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Dillon Tate was caught completely off guard. He spoke to the crowd of kids at Camden Yards in late August as part of his Baseball Academia Corp., a youth-focused baseball group he operates with his cousin.
Then manager Brandon Hyde came out to watch, and the kids Tate was speaking to pulled out signs. And as Tate read what they had written — congratulating the right-hander reliever for becoming the Orioles’ Roberto Clemente Award nominee — his speech staggered to a stop.
“I had no idea,” Tate said. “I was just doing my thing.”
Tate never looked for any credit. He didn’t know that what he was doing would put himself in contention for an honor from Major League Baseball. All Tate wanted was a way to give back to the community, paying forward what coaches and mentors did for him growing up playing in youth baseball leagues and the Urban Youth Academy in Compton, California.
When his cousin, Johannes Boyd, called Tate shortly after the presentation on Aug. 24, “he was without words,” Boyd said. “He was absolutely speechless.”
And in the days since he learned of the nomination, the feeling is still much the same.
“I’m still kind of unsure how I feel about it,” Tate said. “Of course, it’s a very positive thing. It’s a great recognition to be honored in that way. But just the overall premise of it was just, we’re going to do this and just try to have a positive impact in some sort of way. It was something that was just so simple and ended up being something that was recognized by a greater organization. So it’s an honor.”
With the nomination, MLB will make a $7,500 donation to Baseball Academia Corp; the Orioles will match the donation.
The idea had long been running through Tate’s mind, but as he and Boyd were riding their bikes through Carroll Park in West Baltimore two years ago, the opportunity finally presented itself. Tate didn’t mention anything to Boyd, but he began to steer his bike toward the practice that included 6- and 7-year-olds. Boyd followed.
Once there, the first steps of Tate’s organization took shape. He introduced himself to the coaches and players, then asked them to stay in contact. On an off-day, Tate returned to their practice to teach the kids the basics of fielding and throwing.
“There were no ifs, ands or buts,” Boyd said. “We just did it. It was very, serendipitous is the word that I use, because we had been talking about this stuff, but we had no clue that we were going to see this group. We were just out on a casual ride, keeping fit and keeping active. And they happened to be there at this time when we were looking to be involved in the community. The opportunity presented itself right then and there, and we seized it.”
Over the next two years, Tate’s involvement has expanded. The lockout at the beginning of this season provided time for Boyd and Tate to focus on forming the Baseball Academia Corp., filing for nonprofit status and meeting with other foundations in the area to brainstorm ideas.
Tate has hosted a group of kids at Camden Yards each month this season, and Tate has visited several practices to give on-hand advice. He leans on his own life experiences in each discussion, from his time with the Urban Youth Academy to struggling for playing time as a freshman at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Tate wound up being a first-round pick from the Texas Rangers in 2015, but he had a 5.12 ERA before he was traded to the New York Yankees. He then arrived in Baltimore as part of the deal that sent closer Zack Britton to the Yankees in 2018.
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Each twist and turn gives him material for his speeches, lessons that he learned and wants to pass down to the next generation. He knows there’s a barrier of entry for some families in baseball, but Tate tries to emphasize work ethic and doing what’s right — in baseball and life — as the cornerstones of his talks.
“Being in my shoes, I’d like to see more kids that look like me playing the game, or just getting them to understand that you have what it takes to play the game,” Tate said. “For some kids, it’s tough just because it’s an expensive sport. Getting your feet in the door or getting something off the ground with baseball can be difficult with some families where money may be tight. I think just showing them that there’s a way to get it done, even if you don’t have a lot, is one of the main things that I want to preach to them.”
Tate credits the volunteer coaches and mentors in Los Angeles he had growing up as pivotal parts of his development into a major leaguer who holds a 2.71 ERA in 63 innings for Baltimore this season.
“I think more so than anything, it was the opportunity that I was given,” Tate said. “I felt like I always had a good exposure when it came to coaches, mentors at the Urban Youth Academy. I think that’s something I wanted to continue, at least, as I got further in my baseball career. For me, it’s just paying it forward. That’s what I had, so I want to give that to the next group of kids.”
When asked what it felt like to become a Roberto Clemente Award nominee, Tate shook his head. He doesn’t see himself in the same light as a “model citizen” such as Clemente, the former Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder who died in a plane crash at 38 in 1972 while on his way to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.
But Tate appreciates the honor, and he’s focused on what’s next — finding additional ways to best serve the youth baseball players of Baltimore. He just never thought there would be recognition attached to his service.
“Clout is what it’s called, I guess, today. He’s not about that,” Boyd said. “He’s very to himself, a rather quiet individual when it comes to stuff like this. I know that it’s very much for his heart and for the giving.” | https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-orioles-dillon-tate-roberto-clemente-award-nomination-20220908-i6qqr4glnjas5pzrbrygwtpiqa-story.html | 2022-09-08 18:45:12 | 1 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-orioles-dillon-tate-roberto-clemente-award-nomination-20220908-i6qqr4glnjas5pzrbrygwtpiqa-story.html |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Express Inc. (EXPR) on Wednesday reported a loss of $73.4 million in its fiscal first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had a loss of 99 cents.
The clothing and accessories chain posted revenue of $383.3 million in the period.
For the current quarter ending in July, Express said it expects revenue in the range of $400 million to $450 million.
The company expects a full-year loss of $1.70 to $1.50 per share, with revenue ranging from $1.9 billion to $2 billion.
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YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — At least 25 people were abducted during a week of attacks by armed men in western Cameroon, local officials said Thursday.
The kidnappings by gang members took place in several villages in Ako district along the Nigerian border, Patrick Kernyuy Tah, the top official in Ako, said.
“Several hundred people fled the attacks by unidentified gunmen in Abafum, Akwancha and Abutu villages,” he said. The government has deployed the military to rescue those abducted and help the injured, he said.
Local residents have been calling on Cameroon authorities to increase security in the area, as armed gangs operate on both sides of the border. While it’s unclear who is responsible for the abductions, officials believe it could be ethnic Fulani herders from Nigeria, a largely Muslim semi-nomadic group who regularly cross into Cameroon with their cattle and clash with farmers.
The Central African nation has been plagued by fighting since English-speaking separatists launched a rebellion in 2017, with the stated goal of breaking away from the area dominated by the French-speaking majority country and setting up an independent, English-speaking state. The government has accused the separatists of committing atrocities against civilians. The conflict has killed more than 3,300 people and displaced more than 750,000 others, according to the U.N.
Ako, where the abductions took place, hasn’t been prone to attacks and many people fleeing the separatist violence have sought refuge there.
Those who fled the fighting, which began last week, said people were tortured if they refused to give the attackers money, while many were taken away from their families.
“I am not very concerned about the several bags of rice which were looted from my shop. My main worry is the whereabouts of my two children,” said Cyprain Meme. “I do not know if they are hiding in the bush or if they were abducted.” | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-international/at-least-25-people-abducted-by-gunmen-in-western-cameroon/ | 2023-04-07 05:10:06 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-international/at-least-25-people-abducted-by-gunmen-in-western-cameroon/ |
ISTANBUL, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (d/b/a "Hepsiburada") (NASDAQ: HEPS), a leading Turkish e-commerce platform, will report its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2022 before the U.S. market opens on Wednesday, June 1, 2022.
Conference Call and Webcast Details
The Company's management will host an analyst and investor conference call and live webcast to discuss its financial results at 16.00 İstanbul / 14.00 London / 9.00 a.m. New York time on Wednesday, June 1, 2022.
Live webcast can be accessed via https://87399.themediaframe.eu/links/hepsiburada220601.html. A replay will be available on the Hepsiburada Investor Relations website https://investors.hepsiburada.com following the call.
The Company's results presentation will be available at the Hepsiburada Investor Relations website https://investors.hepsiburada.com on June 1, 2022.
About Hepsiburada
Hepsiburada is a leading e-commerce technology platform in Turkey, combining a globally proven e-commerce business model with a one-stop 'Super App' to cater to our customers' everyday needs and to help make people's daily lives better. Customers can access a broad range of products and services including same-day delivery of groceries and essentials, products from international merchants, airline tickets and payment services through our embedded digital wallet, Hepsipay. As at the end of December 2021, we had seamlessly connected 41.8 million members and 75 thousand Active Merchants.
Founded in Istanbul in 2000, Hepsiburada was built to lead the digitalization of commerce in Turkey. As a female-founded organization, we are committed to meaningful action to empower women. Through our 'Technology Empowerment for Women Entrepreneurs' programme, we have reached around 29 thousand female entrepreneurs across Turkey to date.
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CINCINNATI (14-4) at KANSAS CITY (15-3)
BENGALS OFFENSE: OVERALL (8), RUSH (7), PASS (5), SCORING (29).
BENGALS DEFENSE: OVERALL (16), RUSH (7), PASS (23), SCORING (6).
CHIEFS OFFENSE: OVERALL (1), RUSH (20), PASS (1), SCORING (1)
CHIEFS DEFENSE: OVERALL (11), RUSH (8), PASS (18), SCORING (16)
TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Bengals plus-6; Chiefs minus-3.
BENGALS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Joe Burrow is 3-0 against Chiefs counterpart Patrick Mahomes, including his comeback win in last year’s AFC title game. He’s coming off a season in which he set Bengals records for completions (414), pass attempts (606) and touchdown passes (35). He threw for 250 yards with two touchdowns and a pick in last year’s AFC championship game.
CHIEFS PLAYER TO WATCH: All eyes are on Mahomes, and more specifically his right ankle, which was sprained in last weekend’s divisional win over Jacksonville. Mahomes had X-rays during the game but returned to lead Kansas City to the eventual clinching touchdown in the fourth quarter. He had an MRI exam the following day that confirmed a high ankle sprain, but Mahomes and Chiefs coach Andy Reid insisted all week that he would play against the Bengals. The All-Pro quarterback has had perhaps his best season, throwing for a career-high 5,250 yards with 41 touchdown passes.
KEY MATCHUP: The Bengals’ fleet of wide receivers, led by Ja’Marr Chase, against the Kansas City defensive backfield, which regularly plays three rookie cornerbacks and a rookie safety. Chase had seven catches for 97 yards in the Bengals’ 27-24 win in December, while Tyler Boyd had four catches for 60 yards and Tee Higgins had three for 35 yards and a score.
INJURIES: Bengals OG Alex Cappa (ankle) and OT Jonah Williams (knee) missed practice this week while CB Tre Flowers (hamstring) and LB Joe Bachie (foot) were limited. Chiefs WR Mecole Hardman (pelvis) also was limited.
SERIES NOTES: The Bengals have won three straight against Kansas City, all by three points, with two of them being played in Cincinnati. The one played in Kansas City was last year’s AFC title game, when the Bengals rallied from an early 21-3 deficit to win 27-24 in overtime. That was the first postseason game played between the two former AFL rivals, who first met in Cincinnati’s inaugural season of 1968. Andy Reid is 1-4 against the Bengals, and Mahomes is 1-3, since the coach and quarterback joined the Chiefs. The Bengals won their most recent meeting, 27-24 in December.
STATS AND STUFF: This is the record fifth straight conference championship game hosted by Kansas City. The five consecutive appearances by the Chiefs are tied with Oakland (1973-77) and behind only the Patriots (2011-18) for the most in NFL history. ... The Bengals are making their fourth AFC championship appearance. ... Bengals RB Joe Mixon needs 43 yards rushing to pass Pete Johnson (5,421) for fourth in franchise history. ... Chase set the Bengals single-game record for yards receiving with 266 against Kansas City in a win on Jan. 2, 2022. ... Bengals K Evan McPherson was 4 for 4 on field goals and hit his only PAT try in last year’s AFC title game. ... Cincinnati ran for 172 yards in last week’s divisional win over Buffalo, the fourth-best postseason total in franchise history. ... Chiefs coach Andy Reid is tied with Tom Landry with 20 postseason wins. The only coach with more is the Patriots’ Bill Belichick (31). ... TE Travis Kelce and LS James Winchester set the Chiefs record last week with their 16th career playoff games. ... Kelce had 14 catches last week against Jacksonville, setting a Chiefs playoff record. The total was one off the NFL postseason record shared by the Saints’ Darren Sproles and the Patriots’ James White. ... Kelce has 1,389 yards receiving in the playoffs, tied with the retired Rob Gronkowski for third in NFL history. Kelce needs 53 yards to pass Julian Edelman for second behind Jerry Rice. ... Mahomes is 9-3 in the playoffs as an NFL starter. ... Mahomes needs three TD passes to pass Dan Marino (32) for eighth on the league’s career postseason list. ... Mahomes and Chiefs backup Chad Henne will become two of five QBs to be active for five consecutive conference championship games. Tom Brady, Ken Stabler and Daryle Lamonica are the others. ... Chiefs DE Frank Clark has 12 playoff sacks, tied with Reggie White for No. 4 on the career list since they became an official stat in 1982.
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Monday
Central Middle — Cougar Coffee all week; Academic Team practice, 3 p.m.; Chess Club, 3 p.m.; Special Olympics Polar Bear fundraiser continues this week.
Eisenhower High — 11th grade class meeting, third hour; Anime meets all week, 2:30 p.m; Key Club, 2:30 p.m.
Freedom Elementary — eSports practice, 4 p.m.
Hugh Bish Elementary — Celebrate Hugh Bish Random Acts of Kindness Week — No Sweat to be Kind, wear your sweats.
Lawton High — Art, Social Studies, and Native American Club meetings, 2:30 p.m.; Stomp practice all week, 2:30 p.m.; Student Council, 2:30 p.m.; Table Top meeting, 3 p.m.; ACT tutoring, 3 p.m.; Leadership Club, 3 p.m.
Lincoln Elementary — Show Your Love for Reading Day, bring your favorite book and wear school appropriate pj’s.
MacArthur High — Key Club and Track fundraisers continue; Show Choir to Duncan Contest through Wednesday; Crochet and K-Pop Club meetings, 2:30 p.m.; Student Council, 2:30 p.m.
Pioneer Park Elementary — Random Acts of Kindness celebrated today; collection of cereal to donate to the Lawton Food Bank this week and next week; popcorn fundraiser continues all week.
Whittier Elementary — Breakfast beginning at 8:20 a.m. followed by Wake-up in the gym every morning at 8:30 a.m.; Book Fair event, 7:45 a.m.; D.A.R.E. program for 5th grade students.
Woodland Hills Elementary — Show Your Love for Comfort, wear sweats or school appropriate pj’s.
Tuesday
Almor West Elementary — Valentine’s Day parties.
Central Middle — Art Club, 3 p.m.
Crosby Park Elementary — Valentine’s Day parties, 2:45 p.m.
Edison Elementary — Valentine’s Day parties.
Eisenhower High — Winter Sports pep rally, 1:55 p.m.; NHS and Youth & Government meetings, 2:30 p.m.
Freedom Elementary — Art Club, 3:45 p.m.; eSports practice, 4 p.m.
Hugh Bish Elementary — We Love to be Kind, all wear red; Valentine Grams go out to students and staff.
Lawton High — Open Doors, 8:25 a.m.; Spring Sports pep rally, 1:35 p.m.; English, Aviation and Chess Club meetings, 2:30 p.m.; NHS meeting, 2:30 p.m.; band rehearsal, 3 p.m.; Anime Club, 3:05 p.m.
Lincoln Elementary — Show Your Love for Valentine’s Day, wear your favorite red, white or pink outfit.
MacArthur High — Key Club, 2:30 p.m.
Pat Henry Elementary — 5th grade to StarBase; Valentine’s Day parties.
Ridgecrest Elementary — Valentine’s Day parties, 2:30 p.m.
Whittier Elementary — Breakfast beginning at 8:20 a.m. followed by Wake-up in the gym every morning at 8:30 a.m.
Woodland Hills Elementary — Show Your Love for Valentine’s Day, wear your favorite red, white or pink; Valentine’s Day parties.
Wednesday
Eisenhower High — Student vs Faculty Dodgeball, 8th hour; African American Club, 2:30 p.m.
Eisenhower Middle — FCA, 7:40 a.m.; Student Council, 3 p.m.
Hugh Bish Elementary — We’ll Show You the Color of Kindness, all wear green and orange school colors; Snack Cart order form goes home today, please return with exact change Thursday for delivery on Friday.
Lawton High — FCA, 7 a.m.; group pictures taken today; Academic Team practice, 2:30 p.m.; Talent Show practice.
Lincoln Elementary — Show Your Love to Learn Day, wear a T-shirt with something you like to learn about such as dinosaurs, books, animals or space.
MacArthur High — FCA, 7:15 a.m.; Send-off Parade for swimmers to OSSAA State Swim meet, 1:20 p.m.
Thursday
Carriage Hills Elementary — Candy fundraiser Game Truck here to reward top sellers.
Eisenhower High — GSA and Youth & Government meetings, 2:30 p.m.; Native American Club, 2:30 p.m.
Edison Elementary — 4th/5th grade to Lawton Philharmonic’s performance of “Peter and the Wolf” at McMahon Auditorium.
Freedom Elementary — 4th grade to Lawton Philharmonic’s performance of “Peter and the Wolf” at McMahon Auditorium; Robotics Club, 3:45 p.m.
Hugh Bish Elementary — Show Your Positivi-TEE and wear your favorite shirt with a positive message.
Lawton High — Unified Club meeting, 7:10 a.m.; Talent Show, 10:15 a.m.; Science Club, 2:30 p.m.; Math Club, 2:35 p.m.
Learning Tree Academy — Bingo Night, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Lincoln Elementary — Show Your Love for Lincoln Day, wear your Lincoln gear; SweetHeart Dance, 5-6:30 p.m.
Pat Henry Elementary — 3rd-5th grades to Lawton Philharmonic’s performance of “Peter and the Wolf” at McMahon Auditorium.
Ridgecrest — World’s Finest Chocolate fundraiser information goes home.
Woodland Hills Elementary — Show Your Love for Woodland Hills, wear your favorite school pride outfit.
Friday
Remote Learning Day
Saturday
High School Band/Orchestras to OSSAA District Solo and Ensemble Contest at Elgin.
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Are 3M respirators or Honeywell respirators best?
A well-made respirator can protect you from injury or harm, whether you handle toxic chemicals on a daily basis or you are simply a metal worker in your spare time. That being said, it is important to understand the various types of respirators, since they are made for different jobs. Respirator masks typically come in full-face and half-face options, and some respirators use particulate filters, while other respirator masks use chemical cartridges.
3M respirators
3M respirators come in both full-face and half-face options. Also known as half-mask respirators, half-face respirators cover your nose and mouth and are typically fitted around the back of your head with a single strap. Full-face respirators, on the other hand, cover your nose and mouth, but they also protect your eyes.
Some 3M respirators also work with particulate filters and chemical cartridges for added protection. When you are working with chemicals, like ammonia, chlorine and spray paints, you should use a respirator with chemical cartridges. Particulate filters help protect against biological contaminants or anything that can release physical particles, like asbestos, lead, bleach, bacteria, viruses, mold and dust.
3M respirators range in price from about $15 for a basic half-face respirator to $475 for a pro-grade, full-face respirator mask.
3M respirator pros
There are benefits to both 3M half-face respirators and 3M full-face respirators. For example, half-face respirators tend to feel less intrusive for many people, especially if they are painting or staining and don’t need eye protection. You can also choose to wear your own eye protection when you wear a half-face respirator. Furthermore, many half-face respirators fit under welding hoods.
On the other hand, full-face respirators can protect both your eyes and lungs from harm. The eye protection that you find in full-face respirators is usually much better than the eye protection you get from safety glasses or goggles. 3M full-face respirators offer a cool flow valve, which helps release the moisture from the respirator and keeps it from steaming up, which can happen with many other brands of full-face respirators.
3M respirator cons
That being said, there are some disadvantages to both 3M half-face respirators and 3M full-face respirators. With half-face respirators, you need to buy goggles or safety glasses separately if you don’t already have them and you need eye protection. Full-face respirator masks tend to be very bulky and heavy, compared to half-face respirators.
The best 3M respirators
3M Half Facepiece Reusable Respirator
This half-face respirator offers the best bang for your buck and is an excellent option for those that work with small dust particles, paint spray or metallic fumes.
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This pro-grade respirator mask provides unobstructed visibility, amazing comfort and excellent protection from dust particles and toxic fumes.
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3M Full Facepiece Reusable Respirator 6900
This lightweight, full-face respirator offers great durability and improved comfort with a large lens for amazing visibility. You can also use 3M chemical cartridges or particulate filters to protect your lungs from dust, fumes and chemicals.
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3M Full Facepiece Reusable Respirator 6800
This full-face respirator helps you breathe more easily with a 3M cool flow valve. The 3M respirator also features a large lens for excellent visibility and a smooth surface for easy cleaning.
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3M Safety Professional Paint Respirator
Meant only for occupational and workplace applications, this professional paint respirator offers at least 95% filtration efficiency against liquid and solid aerosols, including oils.
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Honeywell respirators
Honeywell respirators also come in both full-face and half-face options, but the best Honeywell respirator is a full-face option. The best Honeywell respirator model is also compatible with an entire range of filters, cartridges and cartridge/filter combos to suit any work situation, environment or need. Honeywell respirators range in price from $20 for a basic half-face respirator to about $230 for a full-face silicone respirator.
Honeywell respirator pros
Honeywell full-face respirators have some benefits, similar to 3M full-face respirators. For example, Honeywell full-face respirators can protect both your lungs and your eyes from injury or harm in many different situations. You will also get much better eye protection from a Honeywell full-face respirator than you would from a separate eye piece, like a pair of safety glasses or goggles.
Honeywell full-face respirators also work with a wide range of filters, cartridges and cartridge/filter combos. The most common kinds of chemical cartridges include multipurpose cartridges, alkaline cartridges, organic vapor (OV) cartridges, acid gas (AG) cartridges and OV/AG cartridges. Particulate filter types include P100, P99, R95, N100, N99 and N95. These particulate filters and chemical cartridges can help protect you from biological contaminants, like dust, mold, bacteria and viruses, as well as chemicals, like ammonia, chlorine and spray paints.
Honeywell respirator cons
Honeywell full-face respirators have some disadvantages as well. For instance, these full-face respirator masks tend to be quite bulky and heavy, compared to half-face respirators. They also usually steam up, unless they have a way to release the moisture that builds up. While 3M full-face respirators have a cool flow valve built in to help release the moisture, Honeywell full-face respirators do not have this feature.
The best Honeywell respirator
Honeywell North 760008A Silicone Respirator
This silicone, full-face respirator provides premium protection against fumes, dust, mists, organic vapors, airborne particulates, acid gases and other contaminants.
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Should you get a 3M respirator or a Honeywell respirator?
Both 3M respirators and Honeywell respirators have their advantages and disadvantages, but 3M offers a wider range of excellent respirator masks, while Honeywell only provides one superb respirator option, which is a full-face model. You can choose one of 3M’s amazing respirator masks based on your own needs and situation.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — More than 200 professional cyclists representing 13 countries and 24 teams will be competing in the 45th Walmart Joe Martin Stage Race.
Held May 19 to 22, the Walmart Joe Martin Stage Race (WJMSR) is North America’s longest-running multi-day stage race. A stage race is a road cycling race in which each day counts as a stage and each stage has a winner. The overall race winner is the fastest cyclist or team when the results of all the days of the race days are combined.
The WJMSR has a long history of gender equality with the pro fields being divided almost equally between males and females competing for equal cash prizes. Equal prize money will be distributed among the top 20 male and female athletes in the overall standings. A new feature this year will award the overall men’s and women’s winners with gold and diamond medallions valued at more than $5,000 and each custom-made by Underwoods Fine Jewelers, a long-time business located on Dickson Street.
The final stage of the WJMSR professional divisions will be live-streamed on Global Cycling Network (GCN).
Sunday’s Experience Fayetteville Criterium will be held in downtown Fayetteville on a 1.2-mile circuit course as the fourth and final stage of the race. The Experience Fayetteville Criterium will be the most spectator-friendly of the stages, as spectators will be able to line the race route that winds from Dickson Street to the Fayetteville square.
Here is a quick overview of the professional race schedule:
- Thursday, May 19: Mount Gaylor & Devil’s Den Road Race
- Pro Women race 69 miles and finish @ 3:15 pm
- Pro Men race 119 miles and finish @ 4:00 pm
- Friday, May 20: Mount Sequoyah Road Race
- Pro Women race 67 miles and finish @ 2:45 pm
- Pro Men race 113 miles and finish @ 3:30 pm
- Saturday, May 21: Arkansas Tourism Devil’s Den Time Trial
- Pro Women start @ 12:00 pm
- Pro Men start @ 1:00 pm
- Sunday, May 22: Experience Fayetteville Criterium (1.2 mile circuit)
- Pro Women race 16 laps starting @ 3:00 pm
- Pro Men race 30 laps starting @ 4:00 pm
Several roads in Fayetteville will be closed intermittently from Thursday, May 19, through Sunday, May 22, for the races.
Although the majority of the race will take place south of Fayetteville, a portion of the Thursday and Friday racecourses take place within city limits and will cause intermittent road closures. Sunday’s race, a spectator-friendly criterium, takes place around downtown Fayetteville and will require several road closures for the duration of the race.
A full listing of scheduled road closures follows:
Thursday, May 19 – Mount Gaylor Road Race (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
- The start and finish location will be the parking lot near Baum Walker Stadium.
- Portions of 15th St., Beechwood Ave., 18th St., S. Futrall Dr. and MLK Jr. Blvd. will be intermittently closed to traffic from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. as racers leave town to the south.
- Portions of S. Cato Springs Rd./S. Razorback Rd. and the intersection of 15th and Razorback will have intermittent closures and adjusted traffic patterns from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. as racers approach the finish line near the stadium from the south.
Friday, May 20 – Mount Sequoyah Road Race (11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
- The starting location will be Walker Park. Portions of E. 15th St. and E. Huntsville Rd. will be intermittently closed to traffic from 11:30 a.m. to noon as racers make their way out of town to the east.
- Portions of S. Armstrong Ave., 15th, Morningside Dr., Huntsville, Willow Ave., E. Spring St., Fletcher Ave., N. Oklahoma Way, E. Missouri Way, E. Dogwood Ln. and N. Assembly Rd. will be intermittently closed 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. to traffic as racers approach the finish line at Mt. Sequoyah. Please do not park on these streets, which are part of the racecourse, after noon. When driving in these areas, please watch for directions from volunteers stationed along the course.
Sunday, May 22 – Experience Fayetteville Criterium (7 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
- The Experience Fayetteville Criterium race will be held in downtown Fayetteville, so portions of Church Ave., Mountain St., Block Ave., W. Center St., East Ave., W. Dickson Ave., West Ave. and Spring St. will be closed to traffic from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Please do not park on these streets, which are part of the course, after 6 a.m. These roads will remain accessible to local traffic when cyclists are not present.
Drivers are to expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes during these times. Drivers also are reminded to be watchful for cyclists on roads and highways south of Fayetteville Thursday through Sunday as competitors will be practicing and racing throughout the area.
Click here for additional information and route maps for the following races.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge homered for the fourth straight game, hitting No. 55 of the year in Wednesday's doubleheader opener against Minnesota to set the New York Yankees' season record for right-handed hitters.
Louie Varland, a 24-year-old right-hander making his big league debut, allowed just one hit before Judge lined a 2-1 changeup 374 feet into the left-field seats in the fourth inning.
Judge surpassed the 54 homers hit by Alex Rodriguez in 2007. The Yankees' season record of 61 was set by Roger Maris in 1961, one more than Babe Ruth's season high of 60 in 1927.
Judge is one short of his career best of five straight games with home runs, set from July 29 to Aug. 2. He leads the major leagues in home runs and with 118 RBIs.
He has six homers in his last eight games and seven in his last 11.
Judge's home run was his 114th at new Yankee Stadium, one more than Mark Teixeira's previous record for the ballpark, which opened in 2009.
Only two players have hit more homers through a team's first 136 games: the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa had 58 in 1999 and San Francisco's Barry Bonds hit 57 in 2001.
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January 10th, 2023Education has long-lasting problems that need to be addressed; one of them being college readiness. High school students transitioning to college studies find themselves taking remedial writing to prepare them to be at a college level writing.
Forbes reported that employers are seeking individuals that possess modern communication. Adaptability is crucial in professional settings as technology advances communication through micro-learning, video production/editing, and video-based instructions.
TikTok and YouTube have become a form of indispensable communication and resource for employers and jobseekers to make themselves marketable, knowledgeable, and even advance individual businesses.
As students acclimate to continual changes, they become receptive to life as future young professionals.
Writing Centers are available for students, faculty, and staff needing resources, assistance, and guidance with papers, projects, research, and presentations. It also helps students master the basics of writing and identify grammar errors and typos. However, the writing center won’t function as an editing service.
If your college or university has a writing center available on campus or remotely, you have a valuable resource at your disposal for free. Some higher education institutions’ remote writing centers can be 24/7 with a 24-48 hour response time.
A misconception that stops students from seeking proper guidance and assistance is the idea they need to have a completed draft to contact the writing center. Although this might be ideal, if you are experiencing difficulties while trying to start your draft, a tutor from the writing center can help formulate a plan for developing your paper.
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Additionally, writing centers are not just for creative writers, English majors, or those aspiring to write the next best novel. Every college student is assigned writing at some point in their collegiate pursuits—lab reports, research papers, and essays are examples of how writing avails in academia.
Therefore, do not be discouraged from seeking assistance. The writing center ensures students can find their writing voice by posing several questions to direct students in improving their work through feedback.
How does a writing center session work?
Each higher education institution’s writing center functions differently. Some may include scheduling an appointment before attending an in-person session.
Additionally, the writing center may assign you the same tutor regularly, as you have already developed a rapport with this person.
The writing center will help improve your reading comprehension, analytical skills, and writing mechanics: grammar, sentence structure, spelling, etc. How to create a writing strategy, develop clear and concisely communicated ideas, demonstrate argumentation and effective ways to present evidence, and use resources (sources, citations) properly.
Your willingness for knowledge will be the key to your success.
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GENEVA — An Israeli airstrike on the airport of the Syrian capital Damascus in June that forced it to close for two weeks led to the suspension of humanitarian activities during that period, the commission of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said Wednesday.
Commission member Lynn Welchman told reporters in Geneva that her group was aware of some 14 Israeli airstrikes in Syria between January and June, adding that there were more strikes in August.
“We haven’t been able to so far corroborate civilian casualties. Civilian casualties is what we investigate,” she said.
Welchman added that the June 10 airstrike on Damascus airport did lead to “the suspension of all new and humanitarian air force delivery of humanitarian assistance which is extremely serious.”
Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years, but rarely acknowledges or discusses such operations.
Israel has acknowledged, however, that it targets bases of Iran-allied militant groups, such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which has sent thousands of fighters to support Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces.
Welchman said that a continued involvement of third party military activities “in Syrian airspace or indeed on the ground is not conducive in any way with protection of civilians in whichever part of Syria they take place.”
Earlier this month, Israel conducted an airstrike on the international airport of the northern city of Aleppo putting it out of commission for days before flights resumed last Friday.
Speaking about the sprawling camp of al-Hol in northern Syria that is housing tens of thousands of women and children linked to the Islamic State group, commission member Paulo Pinheiro said that several European countries that initially refused to repatriate children and their mothers have now taken some back. He did not name the countries.
Some 50,000 Syrians and Iraqis are crowded into tents in the fenced-in camp. Nearly 20,000 of them are children; most of the rest are the wives and widows of IS fighters. In a separate, heavily guarded section of the camp known as the annex are an additional 2,000 women from 57 other countries — they are considered the most die-hard IS supporters — along with their children, numbering about 8,000.
Speaking about IS fighters held in prisons controlled by the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the country’s northeast, commissioner Hanny Megally, said there are about 10 prisons in the region that have approximately 10,000 male detainees from 20 different countries and 1,000 children under the age of 18.
“We’ve argued quiet strongly of course, children should not be detained with adults especially if you suspect the adults actually a former fighter” with IS or have played a role with the Islamic State, Megally said.
“Their situation is very ambiguous. I mean there is no legal process,” Megally said adding that some members states have asked for a tribunal to be established there to try them. “We ourselves are actually not in a favor of that because that opens up all sorts of other issues about evidence and fair trial,” he said.
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TOKYO (AP) — Toyota said Tuesday that its profit fell 31% in the last quarter as a shortage of computer chips offset foreign exchange gains from a weaker yen.
Toyota Motor Corp.’s quarterly profit through September totaled 434 billion yen, or $2.9 billion, down from nearly 627 billion yen a year earlier.
The maker of the Camry sedan, Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models said it faces many challenges, including rising interest rates, soaring materials costs and fluctuating exchange rates. A shortage in semiconductors, coronavirus lockdowns in Shanghai and flooding in South Africa also bit into earnings.
The global auto industry has been slammed for some time by supply chain crunches because of COVID-19 lockdowns.
“We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers who are waiting for their vehicles. We are working to deliver them as soon as possible,” Chief Officer Masahiro Yamamoto told reporters.
Quarterly sales grew 22% to 9.2 trillion yen ($63 billion), from 7.5 trillion yen a year earlier.
During the first half of the April-March fiscal year, the favorable effects of a depreciating yen added 565 billion yen ($3.8 billion) to Toyota’s bottom line, the company said.
A weak yen lifts the earnings of Japanese exporters like Toyota by boosting the value of its overseas earnings when they are converted into yen. The U.S. dollar was trading at about 110 yen a year ago but is now at nearly 150 yen.
Toyota lowered its vehicle production forecast for the full fiscal year, from an earlier estimate of 9.7 million vehicles to 9.2 million vehicles.
Toyota sold 2.6 million vehicles around the world in July-September, up from 2.5 million vehicles in the same period last year.
It now expects to sell 10.4 million vehicles in this fiscal year, down from an earlier 10.7 million vehicles it had expected to sell globally.
The latest target is still better than the 10.38 million vehicles Toyota sold in the previous fiscal year. Consolidated sales include Daihatsu, Hino and Lexus vehicles, as well as Toyota models.
Toyota’s chief communication officer, Jun Nagata, said inflationary pressures have Toyota reviewing its model prices, region by region. But for long-selling models, especially in Japan and the U.S., customers have “strong attachments” to certain models, and that means they have an impression about appropriate pricing, too. And so higher costs can’t just be passed on to buyers, he said.
Toyota stuck to its profit forecast for the full fiscal year at 2.3 trillion yen ($15.6 billion), unchanged from its earlier projection. Toyota earned more than 2.8 trillion yen in the previous fiscal year.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Fox News sent Tucker Carlson a cease-and-desist letter over his new Twitter series, Axios reported Monday, amid reports of a contract battle between the conservative network and its former prime-time host.
Carlson was ousted from Fox in late April, less than a week after Fox agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems nearly $800 million to settle an explosive defamation case. The network provided no explanation for the firing, but a wave of reports on damaging text messages and other statements Carlson made during his time at Fox have since piled up.
Since leaving Fox, Carlson kicked off a “Tucker on Twitter” series — arguing that Twitter was “the only” major remaining platform that allows free speech as he denounced news media. The series, which has published two episodes so far, has appeared to escalate contract tensions between Carlson and Fox.
Fox has demanded Carlson stop posting videos to Twitter, The New York Times also reported Monday — as the network’s lawyers accuse Carlson of violating his contract, which runs until early 2025 and restricts his ability to appear on other media outlets. Meanwhile, Carlson’s lawyers have said the network breached the contract first.
A spokesperson for Fox News Media and attorneys representing Carlson, Bryan Freedman and Harmeet Dhillon, did not immediately return The Associated Press’ requests for comments on Tuesday.
“Doubling down on the most catastrophic programming decision in the history of the cable news industry, Fox is now demanding that Tucker Carlson be silent until after the 2024 election,” Dhillon said in a statement sent to Axios and the Times. “Tucker will not be silenced by anyone.”
Before his April firing, Carlson was Fox’s top-rated host. His stew of grievances and political theories grew to define the network over recent years and made him an influential, and widely controversial, force in GOP politics.
Carlson has previously come under fire for defending a white-supremacist theory that claims white people are being “replaced” by people of color, as well as spreading misinformation about issues ranging from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to Russia’s war in Ukraine. | https://www.kron4.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/fox-news-sends-tucker-carlson-cease-and-desist-letter-over-twitter-series-reports/ | 2023-06-14 04:43:17 | 0 | https://www.kron4.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/fox-news-sends-tucker-carlson-cease-and-desist-letter-over-twitter-series-reports/ |
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
1125 AM EDT Tue Aug 23 2022
...A thunderstorm with heavy rainfall will impact portions of
central Schenectady and central Saratoga Counties through 1215 PM
EDT...
At 1124 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms near
Galway, or 10 miles north of Scotia, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds up to 30 mph and heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Heavy rains could cause ponding of water.
Locations impacted include...
Schenectady, Clifton Park, Rotterdam, Saratoga Springs, Scotia,
Glenville, Niskayuna, Ballston Spa, Round Lake, Galway, Rotterdam
Junction, East Glenville, Burnt Hills, Rock City Falls, Country
Knolls, North Ballston Spa, Alplaus, Pattersonville-Rotterdam
Junction, Kings and Mount Pleasant.
People attending Saratoga Race Course (Horses), and Saratoga
Performing Arts Center (SPAC) should seek safe shelter immediately!
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 88 near exit 25.
Interstate 90 between exits 25a and 26.
Interstate 890 between exits 1a and 6.
Interstate 87 between exits 9 and 15.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 4327 7389 4311 7363 4285 7377 4275 7401
4275 7404 4278 7408 4290 7409 4290 7408
4300 7410
TIME...MOT...LOC 1524Z 221DEG 18KT 4298 7396
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thousands of farmers and anti-establishment demonstrators protested Saturday in a park in The Hague against Dutch government plans to reduce nitrate emissions, while climate activists angry at what they call state support for the fossil fuel industry broke through police lines to block a major road elsewhere in the city.
The simultaneous demonstrations a few kilometers (miles) from each other took place days before Dutch voters go to the polls in provincial elections. The elections on Wednesday indirectly also indirectly select members of the national parliament’s upper house and could have an effect on proposals for reducing nitrate pollution.
Police said they stopped an unknown number of tractors that were headed for the farmers’ demonstration. The city banned all but two “symbolic” tractors from participating, citing safety concerns.
Thousands of people, many carrying the upside-down Dutch flags that have become synonymous with farmers’ protests and balloons emblazoned with the logo of the far-right Forum for Democracy party, gathered peacefully in front of a park stage for the demonstration. The two permitted tractors drove slowly across the park.
Earlier, Dutch broadcaster Rijnmond showed video of a convoy of tractors crossing Rotterdam’s Erasmus Bridge early Saturday, apparently on their way to The Hague. One of the tractors was emblazoned with a banner saying in Dutch “#proudofthefarmer.”
As the farmers gathered in the park in the south of the city, Mayor Jan van Zanen gave police permission to use a water cannon on Extinction Rebellion protesters who blocked a major highway in the downtown area near where it runs past the temporary home of the Dutch parliament.
Police said demonstrators who refused to leave the road would be detained. The highway was blocked in both directions, but police did not immediately use the water cannon. Several demonstrators lay down in front of the cannon, and another suspended herself off the side of a wall on one side of the road holding up a banner that read: “Power to the people.”
The twin demonstrations prompted authorities to place army trucks near some crossroads ready to block the streets if tractors or other protest vehicles tried to drive into the city center.
Anger at moves to cut nitrate emissions have spread from the Netherlands to other European nations. Just over a week ago, farmers drove hundreds of tractors into the heart of the Belgian capital, Brussels, snarling traffic.
At protests in recent years, farmers have driven hundreds of tractors into the center of The Hague and also used them to blockade supermarket warehouses.
The government has said that nitrate emissions, which are produced by livestock, transport and industry, must be drastically reduced close to nature areas that are part of a network of protected habitats for endangered plants and wildlife stretching across the 27-nation European Union.
The government wants to cut emissions of pollutants, predominantly nitrates, by 50% nationwide by 2030. Ministers call the proposal an “unavoidable transition” that aims to improve air, land and water quality, and have warned that it will mean “that not all farmers can continue their business.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/tractors-head-to-the-hague-defying-ban-on-farms-protest/ | 2023-03-11 14:14:56 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/tractors-head-to-the-hague-defying-ban-on-farms-protest/ |
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his 29th triple double of the season Monday night and the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 116-111, in a game Joel Embiid sat out with a sore right calf.
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That scuttled the highly anticipated showdown between MVP front-runners that many felt could have decided whether Embiid, the runner-up the last two years, denies Jokic a third consecutive award.
With Embiid in the locker room, Jokic scored 25 points, pulled down 17 rebounds and dished out 12 assists.
The MVP clash wasn't the race that was on Doc Rivers' mind.
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“It was not a hard decision for us," the 76ers coach said of holding out Embiid, who complained of discomfort at the team's morning shootaround after playing both ends of a back-to-back on the road over the weekend.
Rivers said he didn't know if Embiid's injury would linger, but he noted that calf injuries are notoriously slow to heal and can lead to more serious leg injuries.
"Everybody wants to see these two guys play against each other,” Rivers said, but “we’re just going to take it slow and be smart. We want to get him and the whole team healthy for the playoffs.”
Embiid, the league's scoring leader, first experienced tightness in his right calf against Chicago last week and Rivers held him out of the second half of that game. Embiid returned to the lineup and scored 46 points at Golden State on and 28 at Phoenix, seemingly putting the issue behind him.
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The Sixers, who also were without James Harden (Achilles) for a fourth consecutive game, matched their season high with their third consecutive loss.
Tyrese Maxey scored 23 of his 29 points in the first half, helping keep the 76ers close. They trailed 61-57 at the half and fell behind by as many as 22 before a late push brought them to 114-111 on Montrezl Harrell's dunk with 29 seconds remaining.
Jeff Green sank two free throws with 13.3 seconds left and Harrell misfired an open 3-pointer in the closing seconds.
Embiid bolstered his MVP credentials in January when he scored 47 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in leading Philadelphia past the Nuggets 126-119.
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ESPN analyist Kendrick Perkins, a former NBA center who sparked an MVP debate earlier this month by calling Jokic a stat padder, said Embiid owed it to Jokic and basketball fans alike to play in the rematch Monday night.
“Joel Embiid is ducking that smoke today and you all know how I feel about Joel Embiid,” Perkins said. "... We know how much it means to him to win this award. And here it is. You gave Jokic a spanking when they were down there in Philly. You have to give him an opportunity to get his lick back.
“You cannot sit out this game,” Perkins added. "I have a vote (for the MVP award) and I'm going to remember this moment.”
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76ers: Philadelphia has lost four of five for the first time all season. ... Embiid has missed 14 games this season. He hasn't played in Denver since November of 2019.
Nuggets: Several stars have missed games at Ball Arena this season, although Giannis Antetokounmpo, another MVP contender, played in Milwaukee’s 129-106 loss at Denver on Saturday, matching Jokic’s 31 points. ... Jokic has five triple-doubles this month and 111 for his career, including the playoffs.
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New federal lawsuits target ex-cop who killed George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesotans filed federal civil rights lawsuits Tuesday against the city of Minneapolis and Derek Chauvin, alleging they were traumatized when the former police officer used his “signature move” of kneeling on their necks — the same way that he killed George Floyd.
John Pope Jr. was just 14 in September 2017 when he says Chauvin subjected him to gratuitous force while responding to a domestic assault report. The other case alleges Chauvin used excessive force against Zoya Code in June 2017 after she allegedly tried to strangle her mother with an extension cord.
Both lawsuits claim racism; Pope and Code are Black and Chauvin is white. They allege the city knew he had a record of misconduct but didn’t stop him and let him stay on the job long enough to kill Floyd on May 25, 2020, a case that led to a national reckoning on racial injustice. Both lawsuits seek unspecified damages and name other officers involved.
The Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office indicated it is considering settlements. Criminal charges against Pope and Code were eventually dropped.
“The incidents involving John Pope and Zoya Code are disturbing,” Interim City Attorney Peter Ginder said in a statement. “We intend to move forward in negotiations with the Plaintiffs on these two matters and hope we can reach a reasonable settlement. If a settlement cannot be reached on one or both lawsuits, the disputes will have to be resolved through the normal course of litigation.”
Chauvin’s attorneys have not responded to requests for comment.
Pope and Code are represented by Minneapolis civil rights attorney Robert Bennett, who negotiated a $20 million settlement for the family of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, an Australian woman who was fatally shot by a Minneapolis police officer in 2017. Bennett also negotiated a nearly $3 million settlement for the family of Philando Castile, a Black motorist killed by a suburban officer in 2016.
The city paid out $27 million to the family of George Floyd. Bennett was not involved in that settlement.
Chauvin admitted to many of Pope’s allegations when he pleaded guilty in December to federal civil rights charges in Floyd’s death, a deal that also included a guilty plea for his actions against Pope. Chauvin is awaiting sentencing on the federal charges. He was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in state court last year for murdering Floyd by pressing his knee to the Black man’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes as he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe.
According to Pope’s complaint, his mother was drunk when she called police because she was upset with him and his 16-year-old sister for leaving their cellphone chargers plugged in when not in use, leading to a physical confrontation. It alleges Chauvin struck Pope in the head with a large metal flashlight at least four times as a scuffle ensued, then put Pope in a chokehold.
“Defendant Chauvin then executed his signature move: he pinned John to the floor with his body weight, pressing his left knee into John’s upper back and neck. ... Chauvin would proceed to hold John in this prone position for more than fifteen minutes, all while John was completely subdued and not resisting,” the complaint alleges. “Over those minutes, John repeatedly cried out that he could not breathe.”
The complaint alleges that at least eight other officers did nothing to intervene. It says Chauvin did not mention in his report that he had hit Pope with his flashlight, nor did he mention pinning Pope for so long. Chauvin’s sergeant reviewed and approved his report and use of force, “despite having firsthand knowledge that the report was false and misleading,” it alleges.
The lawsuit alleges that in addition to physical injuries, Pope suffered significant emotional distress and continues to attend counseling and therapy.
Code’s lawsuit alleges Chauvin and another officer were investigating her mother’s assault report when they handcuffed her on the ground after a brief struggle. When she refused to stand up, the officers carried her outside.
“Outside the residence, Defendant Chauvin gratuitously slammed Zoya’s unprotected head on the ground. Then he immediately took his signature pose, kneeing on the back of Zoya’s neck,” the complaint alleges. It says, his knee was on her neck for 4 minutes and 41 seconds.
Code’s complaint alleges that Chauvin’s partner that day did nothing to intervene, and that his sergeant that shift later reviewed and approved the use of force.
Code acknowledges having a history of mental illness and homelessness, and alleges Chauvin’s actions made her condition worse.
Both lawsuits claim if the department had disciplined Chauvin back then, “history could have been stopped from repeating itself with George Floyd.”
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Which motorcycle helmet is best?
When it comes to transportation, few methods are as enjoyable as a motorcycle. You can feel the speed and the freedom of movement in your bones, making it a more physical experience than driving a car ever could be.
But it’s also more dangerous. One wrong move without wearing the proper safety equipment can severely harm you, if not kill you outright. The most important piece of safety gear is the motorcycle helmet, the best of which is the Yema Helmet Modular Full-Face Motorcycle Helmet. It’s more adjustable than most, so you can be as comfortable as possible.
What to know before you buy a motorcycle helmet
Motorcycle helmet types
There are five types of motorcycle helmets.
- Full-face helmets cover everything from beneath the chin and up. They offer the most protection but can limit your visibility.
- Open-face helmets cover the front of your head from the eyes and up and extend down the entire back of your head. What you lose in protection, you gain in visibility.
- Modular helmets are designed to switch between full-face and open-face configurations easily. These usually cost a little more because of the variability, so only grab one if you know you’ll switch between styles.
- Half-shell helmets only cover the top of your head, offering the minimum protection necessary to qualify as a motorcycle helmet. These are for expert riders who like to feel as unburdened as possible.
- Dual-sport helmets are a combination of on- and off-road helmet elements. Grab one if you do both styles and just want to keep track of one helmet.
Retention
Retention is what keeps your motorcycle helmet on in the event of a crash. This is usually a chin strap, though how the chin strap is secured varies. Regardless, ensure the retention system you use is both secure and comfortable.
What to look for in a quality motorcycle helmet
Material
Motorcycle helmets can be made from several materials, though the most common are polycarbonate, carbon fiber and fiberglass composite.
- Polycarbonate helmets are the most affordable, plus they can flex slightly on impact.
- Carbon fiber helmets are more expensive, but they’re tough and light.
- Fiberglass composite helmets are also expensive, but they provide the best possible protection.
Weight
If a motorcycle helmet is too light, it likely won’t withstand the intense forces of an accident. However, you’ll quickly find your head and neck exhausted if it’s too heavy.
A good weight to start is about 3 pounds, going up or down about a pound as needed. It’s not recommended to go below 1 pound as this weight is usually too flimsy to be effective.
How much you can expect to spend on a motorcycle helmet
Helmets that just get the job done typically cost $50-$100. For $100-$250, you can find mid-tier models with more features that are more comfortable. The best typically cost $250-$500.
Motorcycle helmet FAQ
How do I know if my helmet fits properly?
A. A motorcycle helmet fits properly when it’s snug around your face without feeling tight. The cheek pads should press lightly but not enough to feel pressure. There shouldn’t be any space between your temples and your forehead. Any face shield you use shouldn’t touch any part of your face, such as your nose or chin.
Most motorcycle helmet listings include a sizing chart that uses the circumference of the widest part of your head. Measure yours using a fabric tape measure and get the closest match you can, favoring a slightly tight fit over a slightly loose one.
What safety standards should I look for in a motorcycle helmet?
A. The simplest answer is to seek regulatory approval from one or two organizations. The most common regulatory approval comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Approval from the nonprofit group Snell Memorial Foundation is less common as it has higher safety standards than DOT.
What’s the best motorcycle helmet to buy?
Top motorcycle helmet
Yema Helmet Modular Full-Face Motorcycle Helmet
What you need to know: This helmet is all-around great thanks to its durability and safety features. The sleek look doesn’t hurt, either.
What you’ll love: It has detachable cheek cushions for comfort and easy cleaning. An aerodynamic design reduces drag and noise. The intake and exhaust vents are fully adjustable. It has a clear outer shield and an inner smoked lens. It comes in five sizes and in two colors.
What you should consider: Some consumers found that the sizes ran small. Others wished the noise reduction were better.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top motorcycle helmet for the money
Vega Helmets Warrior Motorcycle Helmet
What you need to know: This minimalist motorcycle helmet still has the protection you need to ride safely.
What you’ll love: It has a dial for tweaking the fit and a quick-release strap so you can pop it off without a struggle. A small sun shield protects the eyes. It comes in six sizes and in nine designs with a mix of matte and gloss finishes.
What you should consider: The lack of full-face protection means portions of your face are exposed to bugs splattering at best or damage in an accident at worst.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
FreedConn Bluetooth Full-Face Motorcycle Helmet
What you need to know: The major draw of this helmet is the Bluetooth integration so you can safely listen to your favorites on the road.
What you’ll love: The Bluetooth connection allows up to three pairings at once so you and your crew can be in sync. Two of the three connected people can also use the connection to talk to each other, intercom style. The battery takes 2 to 3 hours to charge and lasts for up to 10 hours.
What you should consider: It’s expensive. The Bluetooth connection has a range of roughly 1,600 feet. Some purchasers reported the audio getting distorted at high volumes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP)Barcelona is not facing sanctions for having made payments for technical reports on referees to a company that belonged to the vice president of the refereeing committee, the Spanish league said Thursday.
League president Javier Tebas said sports sanctions such as loss of points or relegation are not possible because there was a three-year statute of limitations for the alleged irregularities that occurred through 2018.
Tebas said separate corruption charges would depend on the outcome of an investigation being conducted by prosecutors. The payments are under investigation as part of a tax probe into the company of the former member of the Spanish federation’s refereeing committee.
The federation said it has requested information about the case from both Barcelona and those in charge of the refereeing committee.
Barcelona on Wednesday denied a possible conflict of interest for paying for information on how referees officiate. The payments totaled 1.4 million euros ($1.5 million) from 2016-18, and were considered to be well above market value. Such technical reports are common practice, with clubs paying other companies or having them prepared internally.
Barcelona said the news about the payments was released to try to destabilize the team’s good run.
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts started a June 3 press conference by speaking for about eight minutes on something “that was on my mind” following shootings with multiple victims in Buffalo, Uvalde and Tulsa in the preceding days.
Hurts has returned to the subject in the past week with the release of a video by Penn Medicine featuring the former Alabama standout and two members of Penn Medicine’s trauma team, who talk about their work with shooting victims.
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Hurts has made previous appearances for Penn Medicine. His latest role is to shine a light on the social and emotional consequences for those who survive being shot.
“If we all understand the consequences of gun violence, we can be better at helping those it affects and bringing an end to it,” Hurts says to close the video.
Penn Medicine released the video on Thursday, and later that day, Hurts was asked about it in his weekly press conference.
“I’ve had an opportunity to work with Penn, Penn Hospital here in Philadelphia,” Hurt said, “and we all know the surrounding issues around gun violence in the city and across the country and also just wanted to make people mindful of the things that victims go through after going into the hospital, after being recovered, throughout their recovery process. There’s so many things that I think people have to be mindful of mentally, how they are. You know, there’s so many different things, so just kind of bringing notice to that and trying to spread it.”
In June, Hurts said, “It’s got to change” after lamenting that more than 40 people had been shot in Philadelphia that weekend.
“We have a lot of stuff going on in our world right now, a lot of very unfortunate, fatal things and events and deaths,” Hurts said in June. “When I sit back and think about all of that – what’s happened in Buffalo, Uvalde and Tulsa – whether it’s a grocery store, a hospital, an elementary school – an elementary school, that’s no place of fear. Fear don’t belong in those places. Me sitting here, a big brother, a big cousin, I can’t even imagine my little cousins not coming home from school, my little sister not coming home from school, my dad not coming home from work.”
At that time, Hurts said, he spoke out because “I think it’s my duty. It’s the least that I can do. The least that I can do is to try to bring awareness to it. Obviously, we all know what’s going on, we see what’s going on, but it starts with every one of us. Everybody has their own unique way that they can make change, but ultimately what are you doing to try and influence the right things to be done?”
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The real purpose of the June press conference had been to allow reporters to ask Hurts about the Eagles’ offseason program. On Thursday, his appearance was to preview Monday night’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.
“I think they have a really good defense,” Hurts said. “They got great players at every position, I feel, so it’ll definitely be a great challenge for us. They fly to the ball, they’re all playmakers, so I have to do a lot of preparing for them.”
The Eagles and Vikings square off at 7:30 p.m. CDT Monday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. ABC will televise the game.
Philadelphia kicked off the season with a 38-35 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sept. 11. Hurts completed 18-of-32 passes for 243 yards and ran 17 times for 90 yards and one touchdown.
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Minnesota won its opener 23-7 over the Green Bay Packers.
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CA Marine Warnings and Forecast for Friday, May 13, 2022
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SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
120 AM PDT Fri May 13 2022
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM PDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Steep seas 7 to 9 ft will continue through early this
morning. Conditions improve briefly for the morning and
afternoon period. Then, south winds increase this evening to 15
to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt and seas become steep again at 7 to
9 ft.
* WHERE...All areas, though the steepest seas and strongest winds
are expected north of Cape Blanco.
* WHEN...For the current Small Craft Advisory, until 5 AM PDT
early this morning. For the next Small Craft Advisory, from 5
PM this afternoon to 5 PM PDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds and/or steep seas could capsize or
damage smaller vessels.
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U.S. and Chinese officials vowed on Wednesday to improve communication between the two countries to try to avoid any potential conflicts in the future.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He met for the first time in Zurich, Switzerland, to discuss their countries’ economies and how to strengthen their relationship, two months after the first face-to-face meeting between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia.
The Treasury Department said in a readout of their meeting that the two discussed their views on macroeconomic and financial issues. They recognized the importance of ensuring sustainable development and increasing their cooperation on climate finance issues.
They also said they will work to support emerging markets and developing countries in transitioning toward using cleaner energy instead of fossil fuels. Yellen said she plans to travel to China and welcome her Chinese counterparts to the United States in the “near future.”
Yellen said in remarks ahead of the meeting that there’s a “pressing need” for the world’s two largest economies to work closely together on macroeconomic conditions and share their views on how to best respond to financial challenges.
She said the U.S. and China have a responsibility to show that they can “prevent competition from becoming anything ever near conflict.”
“While we have areas of disagreement, and we will convey them directly, we should not allow misunderstandings, particularly those stemming from a lack of communication, to unnecessarily worsen our bilateral economic and financial relationship,” Yellen said.
Bloomberg reported that Liu recognized the tensions between the two countries but noted that “we only have one planet” and “there are always more solutions than problems.”
The meeting comes as the House voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to create a select committee focused on U.S. competition with China that is tasked with investigating the Chinese government’s economic, technological and security status and submitting recommendations on them. | https://who13.com/hill-politics/us-chinese-officials-vow-improved-communication-to-avoid-conflict/ | 2023-01-18 18:43:14 | 0 | https://who13.com/hill-politics/us-chinese-officials-vow-improved-communication-to-avoid-conflict/ |
SOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) — Jessica Korda extended her lead to six shots going into the final day of the of the Aramco Team Series in Sotogrande and also won the team event Friday.
Korda shot a 4-under 68 in the second round, a day after carding an 11-under 61 that broke the course record and equaled the lowest round in relation to par ever made on the Ladies European Tour.
She was six shots ahead of Pauline Roussin of France (68), while Nelly Korda — Jessica’s sister — was another shot back in third after a 69.
In the 36-hole team event, the quartet including Jessica Korda, Tereza Melecka, Noora Komulainen and amateur Malcolm Borwick won by one shot after finishing on a total of 33-under over two rounds.
“I think we just really had a good vibe out there,” Korda said. “We tried to keep it as light as possible. It was a lot harder today. The wind was definitely up, so it was a bit tough, but everyone played and contributed. When somebody was out, another person had their back – the beauty of team golf.”
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DETROIT, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Detroit Concours returns to the Motor City this year on Friday, September 22, and Saturday, September 23, for a two-day event celebrating automotive Americana. Guests will experience car culture with hands-on-the-wheel opportunities, automotive activities for all ages, Detroit-centric car love and a Concours show field filled with 150 rare vehicles.
"We're proud to bring this signature event back to Detroit, which has long been the center of the automotive universe," said McKeel Hagerty, CEO of Hagerty. "Car enthusiasts across the state and region can again expect to see the very best in automotive innovation, design and craftsmanship in a world class setting. It's going to be a special few days."
Friday's Cars & Community event will provide a festival of fun for the whole family. The day will feature Motor City Car Club Displays, a collection of locally-owned show vehicles curated from the Midwest, the Future Drivers Club for kids of all ages, a RADwood-era showcase and more. Tickets for Friday's event can be purchased here. Children 15 and under will be admitted to the event for free.
Saturday's Concours d'Elegance will host 150 historically significant vehicles. Featured classes including '57 Heaven, Mopar Magic, Ferraris from the '60s, and Concours of America All Stars, which will include Best in Class vehicles from 1979-2021. An awards ceremony and free Hagerty Ride & Drives will be available to public ticketholders all day. Tickets for Saturday's event can be purchased here. Children 15 and under will be admitted to the event for free. Early Entry and Club Detroit ticket-holders may enter at 9 a.m.
Events on both days will take place at the Detroit Institute of Arts. For more details or to enter a vehicle, visit DetroitConcours.com.
About Detroit Concours d'Elegance
The Detroit Concours d'Elegance is a tribute to the people and city that designed, built and drove American car culture, and to the vehicles at its heart. Held at the Detroit Institute of Arts with activity throughout the city, complementary and ticketed activities include new-vehicle showcases, ride & drive opportunities, exclusive experiences as well as Friday's family-focused Cars & Community and Saturday's Concours d'Elegance.
The Detroit Concours d'Elegance builds on more than four decades of world-class automobiles, fine dining, exceptional hospitality and impactful community giving. Its heritage can be traced back to its beginnings in 1979 at Meadow Brook and Concours of America.
For more about the Detroit Concours d'Elegance, visit DetroitConcours.com.
About Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY)
Hagerty is an automotive lifestyle brand committed to saving driving and fueling car culture for future generations. The company is a leading provider of specialty vehicle insurance, expert car valuation data and insights, live and digital car auction services, immersive events and automotive entertainment custom made for the 67 million Americans who self-describe as car enthusiasts. Hagerty also operates in Canada and the UK and is home to Hagerty Drivers Club, a community of more than 750,000 who can't get enough of cars. As a purpose-driven organization, Hagerty Impact aims to be a catalyst for positive change across the issues that matter most to our teams, our members, the broader automotive community, our shareholders and the planet at large. For more information, please visit www.hagerty.com or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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Many of us can turn on our tap right now and have drinkable water. However, that is not the case for tens of millions of Americans who rely on wells and other methods to get their water.
More than 43 million people—or 15% of the U.S. population—rely on domestic wells to get their drinking water, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quality and safety of water from domestic wells are not regulated by the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act or, in most cases, by state laws. Instead, individual homeowners are responsible for maintaining their domestic well systems and for monitoring water quality.
It is why researchers at the Univesity of Colorado Boulder have developed a new way to test for E. coli in drinking water.
“I’ve been working on this for six years now, during my PhD, banging my head against the lab bench for months on end,” said Emily Bedell, a mechanical and environmental engineer and lead researcher on the project. “Poop in drinking water is a huge problem worldwide.”
The group’s method for testing water is cheaper and faster than traditional methods currently used in water treatment facilities nationwide.
Currently, testing involves physically pulling a water sample from a source, filtering that water onto a Petri dish, and letting it sit in an incubator for 18 hours, which allows the liquid to evaporate, before manually counting the number of contaminants on the dish.
Bedell's method takes out all those steps, and instead, tests for the bacteria using UV light, which illuminates the E. coli particles before a sensor counts them. The old way takes 24 hours and costs $21 per test. Bedell's way takes 20 minutes and would cost around $1,000 per sensor, which extrapolates to $2.74 per test if testing is done once per day for a year.
“I might be biased, but I would say it’s groundbreaking for sure. It will save lives, prevent people from getting sick, and help people really understand what’s in their water,” said Bedell.
Bedell admits the sensor is slightly less precise than the old way of counting particles, but she says it can account for levels below when it begins to affect health, hoping more people will be able to track an issue that affects 40 million Americans a day. | https://www.wtvr.com/news/national/researchers-develop-new-way-to-test-drinking-water-for-e-coli | 2022-10-12 18:20:57 | 0 | https://www.wtvr.com/news/national/researchers-develop-new-way-to-test-drinking-water-for-e-coli |
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Uranium Royalty Corp. (NASDAQ: UROY) (TSXV: URC) ("URC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that at its annual general meeting held on October 13, 2022 (the "Meeting"), all nominees listed in its management information circular dated August 19, 2022 were elected as directors of the Company.
Each of the following five nominees proposed by management was elected as a director on a vote by show of hands. The proxies received by management with respect to the election of directors were as follows:
As a result, the board of directors of the Company now consists of Amir Adnani, Scott Melbye, Vina Patel, Neil Gregson and John Griffith.
Shareholders also approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the Company's auditor for the ensuing year and the authorization of the board to fix the auditor's remuneration.
A total of 42,375,377 common shares of the Company were voted at the Meeting, representing 43.84% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares. Detailed voting results for the Meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Uranium Royalty Corp. (URC) is the world's only uranium-focused royalty and streaming company and the only pure-play uranium listed company on the NASDAQ. URC provides investors with uranium commodity price exposure through strategic acquisitions in uranium interests, including royalties, streams, debt and equity in uranium companies, as well as through holdings of physical uranium. The Company is well positioned as a capital provider to an industry needing massive investments in global productive capacity to meet the growing need for uranium as fuel for carbon-free nuclear energy. URC has deep industry knowledge and expertise to identify and evaluate investment opportunities in the uranium industry. The Company's management and the Board include individuals with decades of combined experience in the uranium and nuclear energy sectors, including specific expertise in mine finance, project identification and evaluation, mine development and uranium sales and trading.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s defense minister announced Thursday that he will travel to neighboring Turkey next week as part of an effort to ease tension between the two NATO members, which have long-standing and often volatile disputes.
Nikos Panagiotopoulos told reporters in Athens that he would visit areas devastated by earthquakes in early February with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.
An outpouring of support from Greece to help its neighbor last month has led to a de-escalation in disputes centered around boundaries and drilling rights in the eastern Mediterranean.
“My counterpart suggested that I visit the earthquake-affected areas ... The aim is to send a symbolic message,” Panagiotopoulos said in an interview with Greek private television station Mega.
“A de-escalation of tension in the bilateral relations between Greece and Turkey is now evident. It is our country’s wish for this de-escalation to acquire permanent characteristics.”
In the wake of the earthquakes, Greece and Turkey have resumed high-level meetings, including talks attended by senior diplomats on the so-called positive agenda initiative, aimed at boosting trade and other cooperation in areas unrelated to the disputes.
The devastating Feb. 6 quake in southern Turkey killed around 50,000 people in the country and neighboring Syria.
Panagiotopoulos will visit Turkey on Tuesday and travel to the southern Hatay province, one of the hardest areas hit by the earthquakes, Turkish officials said. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/greek-defense-minister-to-visit-turkey-as-tension-17869195.php | 2023-03-30 17:44:19 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/greek-defense-minister-to-visit-turkey-as-tension-17869195.php |
PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Petersburg Area Transit is set to host the “Virginia State Bus Roadeo” this weekend with nearly 50 transit professionals from areas throughout Virginia competing.
Drivers will take part in a series of obstacle courses in the 35-foot or 40-foot bus categories. Practice Sessions for the Operator Driving competitions will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 20. The competitions will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 21.
Both practice and competition will take place at the Petersburg Sports Complex, located at 100 Ballpark Road.
The family-friendly event is free to attend and open to the public. Food trucks will be on-site with refreshments.
There will be a Maintenance Competition that will take place at the Petersburg Area Transit Maintenance Facility on Saturday, May 20. However, this competition will be closed to the public.
For additional information, contact Petersburg Area Transit at 804-733-2450. | https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/petersburg-to-host-the-virginia-state-bus-roadeo-this-weekend/ | 2023-05-15 19:27:58 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/petersburg-to-host-the-virginia-state-bus-roadeo-this-weekend/ |
President Joe Biden on Tuesday traveled to a place very familiar to him — the U.S. Virgin Islands — to enjoy some downtime and warmer weather and to ring in a new year with family.
The president and his wife, first lady Jill Biden, flew from Washington on Tuesday to St. Croix, one of three islands that make up the U.S. territory in the Caribbean. St. John and St. Thomas are the other two islands. The Bidens were joined by their grandchildren Natalie and Robert.
St. Croix is a tropical getaway that Biden has been getting away to at least since he was vice president, from 2009 to 2017.
“We've missed him the last couple of years,” Beth Moss Mahar, a retired attorney and island resident for nearly three decades, said in a telephone interview.
Biden spent the holidays at his home in Delaware in 2020 and 2021, mostly because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This week's visit to St. Croix will be his first as president to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
“We're tremendously honored,” Del. Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat who represents the Virgin Islands in Congress, said in a telephone interview Tuesday.
“In the past, when he and his family have come, of course sightings of President Biden were almost a thing of legend,” she said.
Any sightings will now be altered by the fact that Biden is regarded as one of the world's most powerful men. As such, he now travels with a significantly bigger footprint than when he was vice president, including a large contingent of U.S. Secret Service agents, White House staff and journalists covering the trip.
Biden and his wife enjoy spending the week between Christmas and New Year's Day in a warmer climate, and Jill Biden likes a beach, aides said.
“We always look forward to his coming and we really understand that this is a place of relaxation for him and Jill and whatever other family he may bring with him and so we leave him alone and let him just relax,” said Donna Christensen, who was Plaskett's predecessor in Congress.
“He usually says, 'In my next life, I'm living in St. Croix,'" she said in a telephone interview.
Both Plaskett and Christensen expressed hope that attention paid to where Biden spends his year-end vacation will amplify challenges facing the U.S. Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories, such as threats from climate change, including more powerful hurricanes and rising sea levels, as well as problems these governments have coping with aging infrastructure.
Biden was scheduled to return to Washington on Jan. 2. That's the day before the president's Democratic Party cedes control of the House of Representatives to the Republican Party following the November midterm elections, potentially complicating Biden's legislative agenda for the remaining two years of his term.
Democrats will continue to control the Senate in the Congress that will be seated on Jan. 3. | https://www.lex18.com/news/national/biden-family-head-to-us-virgin-islands-for-rest-of-year | 2022-12-28 04:59:31 | 0 | https://www.lex18.com/news/national/biden-family-head-to-us-virgin-islands-for-rest-of-year |
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MOSHCHUN, Ukraine — When retired electrical engineers Yuriy Tostopalov and Natalya Tostopalova recently returned to their war-razed village near Kyiv, they assumed all the dead bodies would be gone.
Russian forces had retreated, Ukrainian war crimes prosecutors had come and gone, funerals had been held.
"The local mayor told us the village had been inspected, and all the dead had been buried," Yuriy says. "But they didn't even notice him" — a dead Russian soldier lying near the wild plum trees.
"He was right where we last saw him," Yuriy says, "many weeks before. They didn't even notice him."
That the authorities forgot a corpse, and that this corpse was an enemy soldier, set off a range of emotions in Moshchun, from anger to amusement to a sliver of sympathy. And it brought into focus the problem of what to do with those bodies, of which Ukrainian officials say thousands have been collected from liberated areas around the country, most recently in the Kharkiv region.
Ukrainian officials wouldn't specify how many Russian corpses sit unclaimed in overcrowded morgues and refrigerated railway cars. Ukraine and Russia have exchanged the remains of only about 200 troops from each side in recent weeks, according to Ukraine's government.
Ukraine accuses Russia of refusing to acknowledge the true scale of its war dead. Russia's military has claimed just over 1,300 of its soldiers were killed in the conflict as of late March, but it hasn't updated the death toll — and Western officials believe that's a serious undercount.
Volodymyr Liamzin, head of Ukraine's civil-military cooperation, told reporters last month the Russians promote "this fairy tale that they don't leave their men behind. If that was true, why are all these bodies here?"
The first time they found the body
Moshchun is tucked into a forest just northwest of Ukraine's capital. Before the Russian invasion in February, it was a slice of pastoral suburbia, where urbanites had their country cottages and retirees built their dream homes for their golden years.
"My husband spent 40 years building our house here," says Natalya, Yuriy's 75-year-old wife. "Forty years! And he did it on his own."
She recalls how they tended the vegetable garden and the apple and apricot trees in their backyard, sharing the produce with neighbors.
When Russian troops invaded in an attempt to take over the Kyiv region, the couple refused to leave the home they had worked so hard to build. They huddled in the basement for weeks until a fire broke out at a nearby field in mid March.
The wind was so strong, the couple worried the flames would blow to their house. So they rushed outside, garden rakes in hand, to try to put out the fire.
They ran toward a copse of wild plum trees and almost tripped over him.
"We were scared so we didn't touch him or come too close," Yuriy recalls. "He was just lying there."
The soldier had a boy's face. He was clenching a napkin with crushed cookies.
"He was missing his firearm," Yuriy says. "But he had his helmet and a bulletproof vest, and, I think, also a knife. And a flask, maybe with water."
They didn't have time to look for more details. Shelling began and they ran home.
Ukrainian troops arrived a few days later and told them the road to Kyiv was clear. The couple grabbed some clothes and their two dogs, and drove to the capital in their 1976 forest-green, Soviet-era Lada Zhiguli.
A prosecutor is surprised to hear of Russian corpse
NPR arrived in Moshchun in late April, a day before Yuriy and Natalya returned, and found out about the body at the checkpoint into the village.
Stepan, a cheery Ukrainian soldier with a nose ring, checks the reporting team's documents and says: "So, are you here for the dead Russian? The one with the cookies?"
The soldier declines to give his last name for security reasons but says he went to see the body after Yuriy and Natalya called about it. Stepan says he noticed a label on his helmet that suggests the soldier may be part of a paratrooper unit from Ivanovo, a city northeast of Moscow.
As Stepan talks, a large van pulls up with a forensic team led by lawyer Pavlo Rebenko. He's wearing a dark blue vest with "war crimes prosecutor" written on the back, in English. Rebenko says he's already been to this area at least a dozen times, examining Ukrainians killed by Russian troops. He says he's been called in to see a couple of bodies. He's surprised that one belongs to a Russian soldier.
"We have only found a few dead Russian soldiers here," says Rebenko, who fled his home in Ukraine's east when Russian proxies invaded in 2015. "We have information that the Russians took their dead with them or even had mobile crematoriums where they could burn the bodies."
The team makes its way through Moshchun. Every home here is damaged. Many are just heaps of rubble. The bus stop is plastered with posters for missing neighbors and pets.
"The Russians thought they would take over the Kyiv area in like three days," Rebenko says. "When they realized they were losing, they unleashed this carnage."
His team heads down a grassy slope between a couple of houses. And there, under a copse of wild plum trees, lies a body. The dead Russian.
Forensic experts begin to assess
White, lilac-scented blossoms from the plum tree cover the soldier's body, muting the smell of decomposition.
The soldier's skin has hardened to a leathery brown, and there are traces of a napkin on his left glove. The forensic team finds a cross and a metal tag engraved with a code — a possible clue to his identity.
A Moshchun resident and local forest ranger, Mykola Kostenko, watches the forensic team examine the body. His eyes flash with rage. He says the soldier's remains don't deserve to be collected.
"I don't feel anything but disgust for him," Kostenko says. "I don't care what happens to his body. The best thing it can do is enrich our soil."
Russian troops killed many here, he says, and mined the forest where he and other villages collected mushrooms and berries. He believes Russian soldiers buried villagers who are still missing in the mined forest.
The forensic team lifts the soldier into a body bag, zips it up, places it on a stretcher. They load the body into a refrigerated van.
Kostenko waves the team to a bombed-out home nearby. Scattered amid the rubble and broken glass are more human remains — a hip bone, skull and femur, all burnt.
Viktor Kubiuk, a doctor helping the forensic team, says the remains could belong to a Ukrainian — or another Russian soldier. "The medical examiner will have to answer that," he says, "and it won't be easy."
Ukrainian authorities have invited the International Commission of Missing Persons, headquartered at The Hague, to help them identify remains through DNA analysis.
Rebenko, the war crime prosecutor, says the burnt remains and the body of the Russian soldier will go to regional morgues.
There's no official list of Russia's war dead
Ukrainian authorities insist that the bodies of Russian soldiers are piling up because the Kremlin refuses to acknowledge them.
Liamzin, head of Ukraine's civil-military cooperation, repeatedly declined to answer NPR's questions about how exchanges of soldiers' remains are conducted but he told reporters last month that the Ukrainian side is "ready to return [the bodies] even today or tomorrow."
In Russia, meanwhile, trying to retrieve the body of a soldier killed in Ukraine is challenging because "everything is kept secret" by Russian authorities, says Valentina Melnikova, executive secretary of the Committee of Soldiers' Mothers, a Russian nonprofit group that advocates for military families.
Melnikova says there is no official list of the Russian soldiers who have died or gone missing in Ukraine, "and so the entire story falls on the relatives to write and call everywhere" in search of information.
She adds that even when photos of deceased soldiers with metal ID tags appear online or in social media forums, Russian officials push back that they could be fakes.
The truth is, she says, "everyone [in charge] knows where everyone is fighting. Every unit, every military vehicle is fixed by GPS. There shouldn't be a problem to find out when there was a battle, when there was a firefight, when there was shelling."
The young man was left dead and alone
Back in Ukraine, in the village of Moshchun, Yuriy Tostopalov and Natalya Tostopalova now live in their barn, after spending a chunk of their savings on emergency lodging in Kyiv. The Russian siege pummeled the dream house that took Yuriy four decades to build into burnt rubble.
Their two daughters moved to Russia for work many years ago, and the couple has sent them photos of the devastation in Moshchun. Yuriy says they always sound surprised on the phone when their parents bring up the war.
"It's difficult there," Yuriy says, referring to the Kremlin's crackdown on information about its war on Ukraine. "Maybe they are speaking this way so they don't have problems."
He wonders if the Russian soldier was brainwashed by his government into fighting an unjust war, and says he even feels sympathy for a young man left dead alone, so far from home.
"He has a mother out there," he says, sighing. "Yes, we feel sorry about that. But after all that's happened, what's the point?"
Natalya says too much has happened — to their life, to Moshchun, to Ukraine.
"We can never forgive that soldier," she says, "whoever he is."
NPR's Charles Maynes reported from Moscow. Hanna Palamarenko contributed from Dnipro, Ukraine.
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Martin Lawrence says “one more” ‘Bad Boys’ movie on the way, despite Will Smith Oscar slap
Posted/updated on: July 14, 2022 at 10:04 amHave no fear, another Bad Boys movie is still in the works, according to Martin Lawrence, one of the film's stars.
Lawrence, who stars in the films alongside Will Smith, dismissed any speculation that the project might be canceled as part of the aftermath of Smith slapping Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars.
"We got one more at least," the comedian told Ebony of the franchise.
Sony Chairman Tom Rothman previously shared the same response when asked if there was any truth to rumors that the shocking Oscars moment would put a pause on any Bad Boys plans, telling Deadline, "No. That was inaccurate."
"That movie’s been in development and still is. There weren’t any brakes to pump because the car wasn’t moving," he continued. "That was a very unfortunate thing that happened, and I don’t think it’s really my place to comment, except to say that I’ve known Will Smith for many years, and I know him to be a good person. That was an example of a very good person having a very bad moment, in front of the world. I believe his apology and regret is genuine, and I believe in forgiveness and redemption."
The first Bad Boys movie hit theaters in 1995, with Bad Boys II and Bad Boys for Life following in 2003 and 2020, respectively. Together the franchise has grossed over $840 million worldwide.
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Massive sea urchin die-off in Israeli gulf threatens nearby coral reefs, researchers say
An unknown pathogen is killing black sea urchins near Israel, according to scientists at the Tel Aviv University
- Sea urchins are dying off at an alarming rate in Israel's Gulf of Eilat.
- The die-off of sea urchins first began in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and has now spread to the neighboring Red Sea.
- The Red Sea’s prized coral reefs may now be under threat as sea urchins are critical to maintaining a healthy ecosystem.
Sea urchins in Israel's Gulf of Eilat have been dying off at an alarming rate, researchers announced Wednesday — a development that threatens the Red Sea’s prized coral reef ecosystems.
According to Tel Aviv University scientists, an unknown pathogen is killing off the black sea urchin, Diadema setosum. The massive die-off was first observed in the eastern Mediterranean Sea in July and gradually spread. It was observed in the northern Gulf of Eilat in January, and researchers have since seen it spread south to the neighboring Red Sea, the scientists said.
The black sea urchin is critical to maintaining a healthy reef habitat. Without them, algae grow unchecked, choking off corals and compromising the delicate balance of the reef ecosystem.
SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY CAUSE OF CARIBBEAN SEA URCHIN DIE-OFF
A paper outlining the findings was published Wednesday in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
"It’s a fast and violent death: within just two days a healthy sea urchin becomes a skeleton with massive tissue loss," said Omri Bronstein, a marine biologist at Tel Aviv University and lead author on a series of papers on the sea urchin deaths.
He added that they have ruled out localized poisoning or pollution, and instead suspect a "rapidly spreading epidemic" caused by an as-yet-unidentified pathogen.
Last month, researchers in the United States identified a single-celled parasite responsible for a similar mass die-off of sea urchins in the Caribbean that has laid waste to reef ecosystems.
FISHING PLAN WITH CANADA GIVES US MORE COD, LESS HADDOCK
The Israeli researchers believe a similar pathogen might also be responsible for killing sea urchins in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and have called for urgent action by the Nature and Park Authority to protect Israel's already endangered reef ecosystems.
"This new outbreak of disease is a grave concern," said Ian Hewson, a professor at Cornell University's Marine Mass Mortality Lab who was not involved in the Tel Aviv University study.
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He added that it "would be interesting to know if the same agent is at work" in the Mediterranean as has been identified killing sea urchins in the Caribbean. "If that is the case it will raise questions about how it is vectored between such geographically separated sites."
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‘Tragic event’: 3 dead, 2 missing after fishing charter boat capsizes in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (KHNL/Gray News) - Three people are dead, and two others are missing after a fishing charter boat they were on sank off the coast of Alaska over the weekend.
According to Alaska State Troopers, Maury Agcaoili, 57, and his wife Danielle Agcaoili, 53, were passengers on the boat, along with Danielle Agcaoili’s sister Brandi Tyau, 56, and her partner Robert Solis, 61.
On Wednesday, troopers recovered two bodies from the sunken vessel. Officials said the bodies appear to be that of Danielle Agcaoili and her sister while they wait for an examination by the state medical examiner.
Authorities report vessel recovery efforts are continuing as Robert Solis and the boat captain Morgan Robidou, 32, remain missing.
The sisters’ parents and brother were also on the trip but had taken a separate vessel, according to Jim Solis, the brother of Robert Solis.
The U.S. Coast Guard said the situation started when the team received a call Sunday night from Kingfisher Charters regarding a 30-foot aluminum charter boat with five people on board had not returned from a fishing trip.
Rescue crews reported finding the charter boat partially submerged about 10 miles offshore.
The Coast Guard searched the area for more than 20 hours before suspending the search for the missing boaters around 9:30 p.m. Monday.
“Suspending a search is never an easy decision,” said Darwin Jensen, a captain with Port Southeast Alaska. “We extend our deepest sympathy to the loved ones during this difficult time. Our sincere thanks to community partners and the good Samaritan vessels who rapidly responded to help in the search.”
According to the Coast Guard, swells were between 6 to 11 feet on the day of the sailing - rougher than normal conditions – but there were no advisories.
In a statement, Kingfisher Charters said its team is “devastated by the loss of the guests and captain.” The company said it has been fully cooperating with the investigation and called it a “tragic event.”
The Agcaoilis were active volunteers in Hawaii with the Pearl City High School band where their children, Jarek and Jessika, were band members.
Additionally, Danielle Agcaoili worked in the residential services division at the First Hawaiian Bank.
“We are keeping Dani, her husband, and her family members in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time,” said First Hawaiian Bank CEO Bob Harrison.
A statement on behalf of the Agcaoili family has also been released:
“The family of Maury and Danielle Agcaoili appreciates all of the kind words and condolences. Their family and friends will remember them as loving and encouraging parents. We ask that people respect the family’s privacy as they continue to grieve.”
Alaska State Troopers said salvage crews are working to bring the boat ashore to conduct a full investigation.
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LAS VEGAS — Winnipeg Jets forward Morgan Barron took a skate to his face Tuesday night, requiring more than 75 stitches, but he returned to the ice less than a period later.
Barron was injured in the first period during a big scramble in front of the Vegas Golden Knights’ net in Game 1 of the teams’ Western Conference first-round series. As players collapsed around the front of the net in pursuit of a loose puck, Vegas goalie Laurent Brossoit’s skate cut Barron.
Barron immediately went to the Jets’ locker room, but returned in the second period wearing a full cage on his head.
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Two AFC giants go head-to-head in the NFL playoffs on Sunday as the Cincinnati Bengals visit the Buffalo Bills, and we have NFL Divisional Round expert picks for the big game. Both teams made it through the Wild Card Round successfully, but neither team particularly impressed. The Bills were given a scare by the Dolphins, who had been double-digit underdogs, escaping with a 34-31 win. Meanwhile, the Bengals got a huge break with a 98-yard fumble-return TD to beat the Ravens 24-17.
These are still two great teams, so let’s get into our NFL Divisional Round expert picks focusing on this matchup with odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook.
CINCINNATI BENGALS VS. BUFFALO BILLS PREDICTION: BENGALS +5.5 (-110 at FanDuel Sportsbook)
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NFL Divisional round expert picks for Bengals vs. Bills on Sunday
While both the Bengals and Bills had ugly wins in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, the performance of the Bills was more concerning. Miami had been forced to start third-string rookie QB Skylar Thompson in that game, which should have been too much for even a team blessed with their offensive weapons to overcome.
So it proved, but it was a close shave for the Bills, who were playing at home and expected to produce a far more convincing performance. Bills QB Josh Allen was troubled by Miami’s pass rush, throwing two interceptions and losing a fumble, while also taking seven sacks. Thompson averaged only 4.9 yards per attempt and completed 18 of his 45 pass attempts, but Buffalo now has to face Bengals QB Joe Burrow and his great weapons.
The Bengals have looked one of the best teams in the NFL over the second half of the season and the spread for this game is somewhat disrespectful to the defending AFC champions. That’s why our NFL Divisional Round expert picks focus on the Bengals +5.5.
NFL Divisional Round spreads and picks against the spread
The Bills were favored by more than two touchdowns for last week’s game against the Dolphins and didn’t even get close to covering the spread, and it could be a similar story this week. Buffalo is a 5.5-point favorite at FanDuel Sportsbook for this weekend, making the Bengals a 5.5-point underdog.
As for the other three Divisional Round games, we’ve listed them with the point spreads below and bolded our picks:
- Jacksonville Jaguars +8.5 (-110) vs. Kansas City Chiefs -8.5 (-110)
- New York Giants +7.5 (-110) vs. Philadelphia Eagles -7.5 (-110)
- Dallas Cowboys +4 (-110) vs. San Francisco 49ers -4 (-110)
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The Cincinnati Bengals vs. Buffalo Bills game will be played at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. The Bills had a 7-1 record there in the regular season, and beat the Dolphins there in the Wild Card Round. Meanwhile, the Bengals went 6-3 on the road this season.
The NFL slate has some unusual start times this weekend for the Divisional Round of the playoffs. The Bills vs. Bengals game is the first matchup on Sunday’s slate, with kick off scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 22. It will be followed at 6:30pm ET by the Cowboys vs. 49ers game.
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The 2023 World Endurance Championship gets underway shortly with the 1000 Miles of Sebring scheduled for March 17 at Florida’s Sebring International Raceway.
This season the premier Hypercar class will have multiple new entries, including LMH race cars from Ferrari and Vanwall, as well as LMDh race cars from Cadillac and Porsche.
Incumbent teams Toyota, Peugeot, and Glickenhaus will also be present with their respective LMH race cars. Toyota was the dominant team last season, with drivers Brendon Hartley, RyÅ Hirakawa, and Sébastien Buemi taking home the Drivers’ title, and Toyota taking home the Manufacturers’ title.
Despite the success, Toyota has revised its GR010 Hybrid LMH for the new season—a season in which Toyota will chase its sixth overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The automaker said the focus has been on optimizing the car’s reliability and efficiency.
On the outside, the 2023-spec car is differentiated from its predecessors via new dive planes on the front corners and smaller end plates for the rear wing. There have also been some modifications to the bodywork to help improve brake cooling, including new vents that can be changed during a race. The internals of the headlights have also been tweaked to improve visibility at night.
The GR010 Hybrid’s chassis has also undergone a weight-saving program to get overall weight down to the new minimum of 1,040 kilograms (approximately 2,293 pounds).
Toyota said some adjustments were also made to the powertrain to reduce weight and improve reliability. The setup consists of a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 powering the rear wheels and a single motor-generator powering the front pair. The V-6 delivers up to 697 hp and the electric motor up to 268 hp, though in line with the regulations the two power units can only deliver a maximum combined output of 670 hp at any time.
Driving for Toyota this season will be Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, and José María López in the number 7 car and Buemi, Hartley, and Hirakawa in the number 8 car.
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KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Brooks Koepka holed his birdie putt on the third playoff hole to win the LIV Golf Invitational-Jeddah on Sunday and claim his first victory on the breakaway tour.
Little could separate Koepka from close friend and American compatriot Peter Uihlein all weekend and they matched each other birdie for birdie on the first two playoff holes.
But Koepka eventually prevailed after Uihlein’s third shot from the sand went into the water while Koepka hit a textbook shot before making the putt to seal his first victory since February 2021.
Koepka, a former top-ranked player and four-time major winner, was emotional afterward as the 32-year-old revealed he had feared for his career while battling injury.
“The last two years haven’t been fun. It’s been a long road,” Koepka said. “I didn’t know if my career was over for a half second. So it’s nice to be able to come back and be able to win.”
Koepka had led after the opening round at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City but was overtaken by Uihlein on Saturday.
They were in a four-way tie for the lead at the final hole on Sunday but both birdied to head into the playoff and leave Joaquin Niemann (65) and Sergio Garcia (68) a shot behind.
Koepka had a 1-under-69, while Uihlein made par as both finished on 12 under overall.
Uihlein needed to win to finish second in the season points race. He finished third and earned a $4 million bonus, while Branden Grace finished second, which was worth $8 million. Dustin Johnson clinched the race a week ago and made $18 million.
It was the seventh and final LIV Golf Invitational for individual and team play. The last event of the inaugural season will be in Miami in two weeks for four-man teams.
LIV Golf is funded by the Saudi Arabia sovereign wealth fund, but this was the first tournament held in Saudi Arabia after previous events in London, Portland, Bedminster, Boston, Chicago and Bangkok.
LIV Golf has 48-player fields with no cut over 54 holes and feature $25 million in total prize money. Players who have been drawn to the large prizes have been banned from playing on the PGA Tour and European tour.
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Show your friend how much you care with one of these creative gifts
If you’re lucky enough to have a true-blue friend who’s always ready to share all of life’s ups and downs, you want to make sure they know exactly how much they mean to you. That’s why there’s always some pressure involved in finding the perfect gift for them.
It takes a little creativity to find a present that speaks to your buddy’s personality and interests and can really make their day.
Are you having trouble shopping for your bestie? Check out these unique gift ideas that will thrill your friend regardless of their favorite hobbies or pastimes.
Choosing unique gifts for friends
You usually have an advantage when gift shopping for friends since you probably share many of the same interests. Selecting a gift that celebrates your friend’s favorite hobby or encourages them to pursue an activity they’ve always wanted to try is often the best way to go. Consider your friend’s personality and how they like to spend their free time to find a truly special item they’re sure to love.
- Friends who enjoy cooking will appreciate items that help them try new recipes and techniques in the kitchen.
- Gardening supplies like seed starter kits are a safe bet for friends who have a green thumb.
- If your friend spends all their free time at the gym, don’t just stick to basics like workout pants or a fitness tracker. Gifts that add a little more fun to their workouts, such as a jump rope or a punching bag, are excellent options.
- Friends who love to try out the latest makeup and skin care products will get a kick out of the newest beauty gadgets, such as smart mirrors and facial exercisers.
Best unique gifts for friends
Unique gifts for friends who love to cook
Julie Pedersen Dessert and Baking Salts
This spiced salt kit is designed specifically with baking in mind, so it can bring out the sweetness in your friend’s favorite recipes. It offers unusual flavor combinations, including vanilla lavender and lemon ginger, to take the usual cookies, cakes, muffins and pies up a notch.
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DIY Gift Kits Hot Sauce Making Kit
If your friend likes a little more heat in their recipes, this DIY hot sauce kit allows them to craft their own at home. It contains all the ingredients necessary to make seven hot sauce recipes and includes plastic bottles and labels for the finished sauces.
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Cuisine R-Evolution Molecular Gastronomy Kit
Encourage your friend to do some experimenting in the kitchen with this molecular gastronomy kit that combines food and chemistry. It comes with food additives that allow you to turn liquids into jellies or powder for a truly unique culinary experience. It’s especially fun for dinner parties.
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Chefman Electric Crepe Maker Griddle
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AeroGarden Harvest Indoor Garden
If your friend wants to grow their own herbs but lacks outdoor space, this indoor hydroponic garden makes the perfect gift. It comes with basil, parsley, dill, thyme, Thai basil and mint seeds and can grow up to six plants at a time. It also has a control panel that alerts you when it’s time to water and automatically turns the lights on and off as needed.
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Help your friend add some variety to their workouts with these fun fitness dice. The set comes with six dice that determine the exercises and a seventh with the repetitions and time. The workout doesn’t require any weights or equipment either. Instead, they rely on body weight, making it an ideal option for travel.
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This 3.6-pound hula hoop not only burns fat and strengthens the core, but it can also add plenty of fun to your friend’s workout. It features extra-thick padding to protect the skin during use and is easily assembled by pressing a button on each segment’s end to connect them.
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This beautiful, hand-blown glass ball is designed for holding messages of gratitude and hope. It comes with 52 strips of paper, so your friend can write down their wishes and place them inside to help send them out into the universe. Each one is unique because the ball is handmade, making it a lovely display piece.
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Help your friend have the most delicious movie nights with this tasty popcorn variety pack. It comes with three types of popcorn kernels and five flavorings, including white cheddar, kettle corn, sriracha, chili lime and caramel corn. You can also use the seasonings for other foods, such as potatoes or corn on the cob.
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LONDON (AP) — A senior Nigerian politician and his wife were handed prison sentences Friday for conspiring to transport a street trader to the U.K. as part of an organ-harvesting plot.
Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy president of the Nigerian Senate, and his wife Beatrice were convicted in March of conspiring to arrange the travel of a 21-year-old man to be a kidney donor for their sick daughter.
Ike Ekweremadu, 60, was sentenced to nine years and eight months by a judge at London’s Central Criminal Court. Beatrice Ekweremadu, 56, was jailed for four and a half years and 51-year-old Dr. Obinna Obeta, described by prosecutors as a medical “middleman” in the plot, received a 10-year sentence.
The case was the first to convict suspects of an organ-harvesting conspiracy under the U.K.’s modern slavery laws.
Passing sentence, judge Jeremy Johnson said that “people-trafficking across international borders for the harvesting of human organs is a form of slavery.”
“It treats human beings and their body parts as commodities to be bought and sold. It is a trade that preys on poverty, misery and desperation,” he said, telling the defendants: “You each played a part in that despicable trade.”
Prosecutors said the couple was behind the recruitment of the man at a Lagos street market, and that they arranged for the victim to provide a kidney to their 25-year-old daughter, Sonia, in an 80,000-pound (nearly $100,000) transplant operation at a London hospital.
They said the victim, who was transported to London in February 2022, believed he was being taken to Britain to work. When he discovered the truth, he fled and went to police.
Meanwhile a doctor at the Royal Free Hospital had become suspicious about the circumstances surrounding the proposed operation, and decided it couldn’t go ahead. The Ekweremadus then tried to find more potential donors in Turkey, prosecutors said.
Kidney donations are legal in the U.K., but it’s a criminal offense to pay someone for doing so.
The victim, who can’t be named for legal reasons, told the trial that he did not agree to donate a kidney and “would never” have done so.
“My body is not for sale,” he said.
The victim, who now lives in the U.K., said members of his family in Nigeria had been visited and told to “drop” the case.
“I cannot think about going home to Nigeria,” he said. “These people are extremely powerful and I worry for my family.
“Even though I live here in the U.K. at the moment, I know I need to be careful too. I have no-one here, no family, no friends. I am having to start my life again.”
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy of the Metropolitan Police said it had been a “challenging and complex” case.
“Ike and Beatrice Ekweremadu and Obeta preyed on the victim, a young man vulnerable by his personal circumstances, using their significant wealth and political influence to intimidate and exploit him,” he said.
“The Metropolitan Police is committed to tackling modern slavery, human trafficking and exploitation in all its forms and we can only succeed in this by working closely with partners in the U.K. and overseas,” he added. | https://wgntv.com/health/ap-health/nigerian-senator-wife-jailed-in-uk-for-organ-harvest-plot/ | 2023-05-06 05:56:49 | 0 | https://wgntv.com/health/ap-health/nigerian-senator-wife-jailed-in-uk-for-organ-harvest-plot/ |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
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DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Clarence O. Daniels II had 22 points in New Hampshire's 69-65 win over UMass-Lowell on Saturday.
Daniels added 13 rebounds for the Wildcats (10-10, 5-3 America East Conference). Jaxson Baker scored 14 points while shooting 5 for 10, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc, and added five rebounds. Nick Johnson was 3 of 11 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 12 points, while adding six rebounds.
The River Hawks (17-6, 5-4) were led by Allin Blunt, who recorded 17 points and seven rebounds. Abdoul Karim Coulibaly added 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks for UMass-Lowell. Everette Hammond also put up 10 points.
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WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On NBC 10 News Today, five commanders defending Mariupol are now free and home. for more information, watch the video above.
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Millions of Americans depend on mass transit, and an increasing number of cities are considering it a matter of equity to provide it at no cost for all – like libraries or even sidewalks.
The city council in Washington, D.C., unanimously moved last month to make all bus rides originating in the district fare-free starting in July. And in the next 18 months, the district will provide a $100 monthly subsidy for the Metro subway for residents and implement a $10 million expansion of service and service hours to underserved areas.
Why We Wrote This
Washington has become the largest American city to institute free bus fare – an innovation aimed at creating equity for underserved populations. The underlying principle of such programs is to treat mass transit as a public good.
Rio Bronc, a schoolteacher here, depends on the bus system. But she spends $20 a week for unreliable service and must aim for an earlier bus than necessary because buses frequently run late or just don’t show up at all. She welcomes the financial help of free fare and the hope of more reliable service.
The math doesn’t add up for some opponents who argue that money spent on providing free transit would be better spent on improving service overall.
D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen, who sponsored the bill, is optimistic that other regions and cities will follow suit. Success in the district, he says, “will create pretty significant political will to help move in this direction.”
When Rio Bronc leaves her home in the morning to go to her job as a teacher, she aims for an earlier bus than necessary since buses often run late or just don't show up at all. Ms. Bronc depends on the bus for her livelihood – and, in principle, it is a valuable resource. But practically speaking, she spends $20 per week for an unreliable commute.
The city council in Washington, D.C., unanimously moved last month to help thousands of bus stop denizens like Ms. Bronc by making all bus rides originating in the district fare-free starting in July. And in the next 18 months, the district will provide a $100 monthly subsidy for the Metro subway for residents and implement a $10 million expansion of service hours and service to underserved areas.
Public transportation should be considered a public good, just like schools, libraries, and sidewalks, says Charles Allen, the councilmember who introduced the bill, Metro for D.C. “I want to make it so people are able to use it for free.”
Why We Wrote This
Washington has become the largest American city to institute free bus fare – an innovation aimed at creating equity for underserved populations. The underlying principle of such programs is to treat mass transit as a public good.
This ethic underlies similar efforts to provide free transit that cities have toyed with for years. In 2020, Kansas City introduced a zero-fare plan covering all bus lines in its metro area in both Kansas and Missouri, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, launched a free-fare pilot program now being considered for renewal. And many – like Boston and Denver – have offered free bus service temporarily and on certain lines.
Metro for D.C.’s free service and improved operations, says Mr. Allen, address two needs: affordability and access. Free transit creates equity for lower-income and minority riders. And investment in better service will improve access in underserved corridors. Further, he says, systems operate faster when riders board without stopping to scan passes or pay fares, and there is less pressure for law enforcement of the petty crime of fare evasion.
And public transit isn’t just an important resource for residents; it’s also key to a healthy economy, generating business that, in turn, produces tax dollars for the city.
Nationwide, 30% of bus riders in 2017 had household incomes of less than $15,000, according to the American Public Transportation Association, and communities of color make up 60% of riders. In the District of Columbia, 68% of residents who ride the bus have household incomes below $50,000, while 51% of district residents who ride the rail have household incomes above $75,000 – and are far more likely to have transit costs subsidized by their workplace.
Reasons not to do it
While advocates of free fares across the country focus on public transit as a “public good” and how best to invest in it, opponents argue that money spent on providing free transit would be better spent on improving service.
There are many valid arguments in favor of and against making public transit free, says Jarrett Walker, a transportation consultant who is not an advocate for or against free transit.
Instead, Mr. Walker favors a holistic view. Bus and rail systems work together, he says, and to charge fares on subways but not on buses as Washington is doing doesn’t optimize the system as a whole: “If you’re going to do free fares, you’re going to need to do it across the board.”
A blanket approach to access is a blunt instrument in building equity, he suggests. For example, some who argue against free fares say there’s “no particular public value in reducing fares for people who can afford [them].”
Another argument is the perception that offering free fares could raise security issues simply by virtue of allowing anyone to board the bus, says Mr. Walker.
Councilmember Allen dismisses the concern that unhoused people, for example, would ride buses all day, saying that isolated incidents shouldn’t jeopardize the entire free-fare program.
“Is the answer to not provide fare-free buses?” he asks. “Or does that mean we should really invest in trying to figure out how that person needs help and help get them housed?”
Free-fare math
Eliminating fare revenue may seem counterintuitive to improving service. But funding differs by city.
In Albuquerque, fares were a relatively small share of the agency’s revenue, says Mr. Walker. For Washington to go fare free is a different situation, because WMATA (bus and rail) received 35% of its budget from fares in fiscal year 2020.
The rest of the budget comes from federal grants and state and local funds. The D.C. Council will compensate for the loss of fare revenue by dedicating some of the district’s increased revenue from a growing economy to fund Metro for D.C., says Mr. Allen.
Whether free fare or lower fare makes more financial sense for a transit system depends in part on scale. For example, some small, rural agencies, says Mr. Walker, spend more on the systems to collect fares than they receive in fare revenue.
In Albuquerque, where fare-free buses have been offered since 2021, the impetus was to remove barriers and build a more equitable transit system coming out of the pandemic, says Megan Holcomb, spokesperson for ABQ Ride.
And, because ridership dropped so dramatically in Albuquerque in the 2020 pandemic, there was hope that free fares would provide a boost to ridership. “We still have a long way to go,” says Ms. Holcomb, “but we are definitely getting there.”
Mostly, feedback has been positive, she says. But her department has received complaints about security issues, because “security issues are kind of relative to ridership” – the more people on the bus, the greater the likelihood of incidents.
Security officers make “proactive routes” around the city, she says, and security issues haven’t risen drastically since free fares.
In Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu has pushed for free-fare buses, enacting them on a temporary basis for certain lines. Free or affordable fares are in the government’s best interest too, says Collique Williams, a community organizer.
For example, when transportation is a barrier that prevents someone from getting to medical appointments, says Mr. Williams, the consequences often “fall back on the state anyways, when folks need emergency services.”
A low-income fare system (providing lower fares to lower-income riders) is the answer for Boston for now, says Mr. Williams, who works for Community Labor United. Not only is it easier for local government to embrace a low-income fare system than free fares right away, but focusing resources on riders in the most need “puts something like $500 [per year] back into the pockets of riders.”
D.C. Councilmember Allen is optimistic that other regions and cities will follow suit with free or affordable fares. Success in the district, he says, “will create pretty significant political will to help move in this direction.” | https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2023/0118/Free-transit-Is-it-a-public-good-like-libraries-or-schools | 2023-01-18 21:53:12 | 0 | https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2023/0118/Free-transit-Is-it-a-public-good-like-libraries-or-schools |
Despite the loss of some state funding for teachers in the next year, Talladega city school officials say the funding drop was not unexpected and they believe prior preparation for it will enable the local system to manage the loss.
Superintendent Dr. Quentin Lee told the members of the Talladega Board of Education Tuesday that the system would be losing 11 percent of state funded teacher units in the coming year, based on the average daily enrollment figures from the past year. This is the second largest loss in the state, he said.
“We knew this was coming,” he said, “and now everything that we have predicted has happened. Fortunately, with our reorganization, it doesn’t feel like as big of a loss. ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) and local funds will help too, but what we really need to do is encourage parents to send their children to Talladega City Schools, and I believe if we show them what we have to have offer, they will. Give them an opportunity to see what we’re doing, bring them to the schools. If they like, I am available to speak to them and even take them on a tour.”
Board member Allison Edwards, who is running for reelection, said she has been talking to families in Ward 2 while campaigning, particularly about some of the programs city schools have to offer. The parents she spoke to had been receptive, she said, mentioning one who spoke especially highly of Lee.
Edwards said she agreed with Lee’s assessment. “I think parents are going to want to send their kids back to city schools,” she said.
In any school system, the single highest budget figure is for personnel, including teachers and administrators. The majority of funding for teachers and administrators comes in the form of teacher units, which are calculated based on the average total number of students during the first part of the previous school year.
The reorganization Lee referred to launched during the previous school year, and involved closing one elementary school (Graham) and changing the others from neighborhood schools to schools serving specific grade levels, starting with kindergarten and pre-K at R.L. Young Elementary. The reorganization resulted in the system being able to reassign some units last year.
The loss of teacher units for the coming year when the board begins considering an overall budget for the coming fiscal year next month.
— Hired Rayne Boring (science teacher at Zora Ellis Junior High School), Nancy Cooper (special education at Talladega High School), William Holter (history at THS), Tiffany Hooper (fifth grade at Houston) and Ashley Myers (fifth grade at Houston).
— Approved a leave of absence for Emily Evans at Salter Elementary.
— Rescinded a previous offer of employment to Charlotte Deller, special education teacher at THS.
— Accepted the resignations of Ryan Dawson (history teacher at THS), Marshall Deavers (alternative program teacher at THS), Shaquouria Garrett (first-grade teacher at Salter), Jeffrey Jackson (physical education at Ellis), Kathryn Sund (fourth grade at Houston) and Rebecca Williams (PE at Houston).
— Hired Billy Davis as an instructional aide at Houston and Kevin Seals as a bus driver.
— Accepted the resignation of THS bookkeeper Carmita Vincent.
— Transferred Amy Grogan from instructional aide at Houston to instructional aide at THS.
— Approved slight price increases for breakfasts and lunches for adults, including employees and visitors, as well as extra meals for students. Breakfast and lunch for all students are free this year. Lee said the price increases for adults will be about 40 to 60 cents in the coming year.
— Heard Lee express his appreciation of system employees who have participated in various programs over the summer, including a gifted teacher who gave a presentation on the use of robotics.
— Heard Lee announce that work on expanding the lunchroom at Salter was well underway, although it may not be quite ready in time for the coming school year. The project is being paid for with bond money, not with state or local funds, he said.
—Heard Lee report that work converting Graham into a new central office and teacher resource center was also well underway and expected to be complete by November.
— Announced that the annual Back To School Bash, including the introductions to the THS band and sports teams, would be Aug. 5 from 4-6 p.m. In service will be Aug. 7, and the first day of school will be Aug. 9. | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/talladega-city-schools-to-lose-11-percent-of-state-funded-teacher-units/article_473da3c0-2c4b-11ee-878a-77910f2a0ced.html | 2023-07-27 10:08:03 | 0 | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/talladega-city-schools-to-lose-11-percent-of-state-funded-teacher-units/article_473da3c0-2c4b-11ee-878a-77910f2a0ced.html |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tom Brady helped incite a skirmish that led to the ejections of Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore and Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans, then threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Breshad Perriman that helped lift Tampa Bay to a 20-10 victory over New Orleans on Sunday.
Brady, who had lost four straight regular-season meetings with the Saints, again struggled for the first three quarters of this latest, testy encounter between NFC South rivals.
Brady's frustration was clear when he was caught on camera throwing a tablet in the bench area.
And after his third-down incomplete pass early in the fourth quarter, Brady was shouting at Lattimore when running back Leonard Fournette entered the fray and shoved the Saints' star cornerback. Lattimore responded by shoving Fournette, and Evans rushed in and flattened Lattimore — much like he did in a 2017 game between these teams.
Evans was ejected, as he was five seasons ago. But this time, so was Lattimore.
With Paulson Adebo sitting out with an ankle injury, Lattimore's ejection left the Saints without their top two cornerbacks — and Brady took advantage.
On Tampa Bay's next series, Brady marched the Bucs (2-0) to the New Orleans 28 and then hit Perriman in the back right corner of the end zone to make it 10-3.
The Bucs' defense then squelched the Saints' comeback bid by intercepting Jameis Winston three times in the final 12 minutes. Jamel Dean made the first two picks — one on a deep pass intended for rookie Chris Olave at the goal line. Later, safety Mike Edwards returned an interception near the right sideline 68 yards for a touchdown to make it 20-3.
Brady finished 18 of 34 for 190 yards and the lone TD.
Winston, who had been limited in practice by a back injury, completed 25 of 40 passes for 236 yards and one late TD toss to Michael Thomas.
Tampa Bay didn't score until Ryan Succop hit a 47-yard field goal with 3:09 left in the third quarter to tie it 3-3.
The Saints (1-1) were threatening to retake the lead on the next possession, but safety Logan Ryan punched the ball free of running back Mark Ingram's grasp at the Buccaneers 10, and linebacker Carl Nassib recovered.
The Saints took the opening kickoff and quickly drove inside the Bucs' 20, only to stall and settle for Wil Lutz's 31-yard field goal.
That lead stood up throughout a first half in which Tampa Bay squandered two scoring chances. Brady's fumbled snap on third and short from the New Orleans 34 ended one drive.
The Bucs also failed on a fourth-and-1 from the New Orleans 8 when Carl Granderson stuffed Fournette's run.
INJURIES
Buccaneers: Defensive tackle Akiem Hicks left the game in the second quarter with a foot injury and reserve left tackle Josh Wells, who was starting for the inactive Donovan Smith (elbow), also left in the second quarter with a calf injury. Receiver Julio Jones was scratched pregame with a knee injury.
Saints: Top running back Alvin Kamara was inactive because of his rib injury.
UP NEXT
Buccaneers: Host Green Bay on Sept. 25.
Saints: Visit Carolina on Sept. 25.
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President Biden has started using a CPAP machine at night to deal with sleep apnea
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden in recent weeks has started using a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine at night to help with sleep apnea, the White House said Wednesday. The revelation comes after indents from the mask were visible on the president’s face as he departed the White House.
The president has disclosed since 2008 a history with sleep apnea, a potentially serious but common condition in which breathing can stop and start in the night. Biden used the machine Tuesday night, White House officials said. The imprint lines on his face were apparent when he left Wednesday morning for a speech in Chicago.
A CPAP machine is a motorized device that pumps air through a mask to open a sleeper’s airway. About 5 million Americans have tried them.
While his history with the condition has long been disclosed, it didn’t come up during his most recent physical in February. When he was vice president, doctors noted Biden had an irregular heartbeat probably linked to apnea.
The 80-year-old president is running for reelection and is the oldest person ever to hold the nation’s highest office.
Roughly 30 million people in the U.S. are thought to have the condition, though only about 6 million are diagnosed with it, according to the American Medical Association. In people with the condition, throat and tongue muscles relax and block the airway during sleep, caused by obesity, aging or facial structure.
They stop breathing, sometimes for up to a minute and hundreds of times each night, then awake with loud gasping and snoring. That prevents them from getting deep, restorative sleep. Untreated sleep apnea can lead to dangerous drowsiness and increased heart attack risk. The problem is more common in men than women.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is slipping Thursday, weighed down by a sharp drop for The Walt Disney Co. and flaring fears about the health of some U.S. banks.
The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 265 points, or 0.8%, at 33,266, as of 12:28 p.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% higher.
Disney was one of the heaviest forces dragging down the market. It dropped 8.3% after it said it lost streaming subscribers in the U.S. and Canada last quarter, surprising analysts. That was despite its earnings and revenue for the latest quarter roughly matching Wall Street’s forecasts.
Some banks beaten down by the industry’s mini-panic were also under heavy pressure again, and PacWest Bancorp dropped 25.5% after saying it saw 9.5% of its deposits leave last week. It said the majority of the flight occurred in two days after news reports said the bank was talking with potential investors and partners, raising worries for its customers.
Investors have been hunting for the next possible victim after high interest rates helped lead to three high-profile U.S. bank failures since March.
Also falling was Peloton Interactive, which dropped 8.9%. It’s offering free seat posts for its original model bikes after recalling 2.2 million of them. The assembly can break while someone’s riding it.
Helping to offer some support for the overall market was a report that showed inflation at the wholesale level was a bit cooler last month than economists expected. It followed a report from the prior day that showed inflation at the consumer level was also behaving largely as forecast.
The reports bolstered expectations on Wall Street that the Federal Reserve will hold off on hiking interest rates again at its next meeting in June. That would be the first time that’s happened in more than a year.
The Fed has been hiking rates at a furious pace to get the worst inflation in decades under control. Inflation has come down from its peak last year, but high rates have also sent prices for investments tumbling, helped caused turmoil for the banking industry and slowed the economy enough that many investors are preparing for a recession later this year.
A separate report on Thursday said more workers filed for unemployment benefits last week than expected. That’s bad news for workers and adds to concerns about a potential recession because the job market has been one of the main pillars left to prop up the economy.
But a cooling of the labor market would also contain a silver lining for the Fed, which fears that a too-hot job market could lead to upward pressure on inflation.
Following the reports, Treasury yields fell on expectations for a less aggressive Fed. Traders are betting on a high probability that the Fed will even have to cut interest rates later this year. Rate cuts act like steroids for financial markets but would likely happen only if the economy slides into recession and needs such oomph.
The Fed, meanwhile, has said it’s unsure of its next move but does not anticipate rate cuts this year if things go as expected.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 3.38% from 3.44% late Wednesday. It helps set rates for mortgages and other important loans. The two-year Treasury yield, which moves more on expectations for the Fed, fell to 3.86% from 3.91%.
On the winning side of Wall Street was Robinhood Markets, which rose 4% after reporting a smaller loss and better revenue for the latest quarter than expected. It also launched a way for advanced traders to make some kinds of trades 24 hours a day, five days a week.
In markets abroad, stocks in London slipped 0.1% after the Bank of England raised interest rates to their highest level since late 2008. The move was widely expected as inflation remains high in the U.K.
Stock indexes were mixed elsewhere across Europe and Asia, with most making only modest moves.
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Alabama Public Radio houses student interns from The University of Alabama each semester. Students learn to write for radio, conduct interviews, go out into the field, and learn the ins and outs of reporting. Poppy Jacobs from the UK has been with APR this Spring 2023. She has experienced a lot of firsts coming to Alabama: like having sweet tea and ranch dressing for the first time ever. Poppy also got a taste of a South Alabama tradition in Opp. Here's her take on the Rattlesnake Rodeo:
"When I first decided to study abroad, the annual Rattlesnake Rodeo in Opp, Alabama, wasn’t exactly what I had envisioned for myself, I’ll be honest.
Trucks and cowboy boots? Sure! An old oil drum of rattlesnakes on a Saturday afternoon? Not so much. But as per usual, a bunch of native Alabamians charmed me into it - before I knew it, I was sipping sweet tea and watching a rattlesnake race.
Since moving from England, I’ve done my very best to immerse myself in Southern culture. I got swindled out of too much money over a cowboy hat, I dragged my friends to an actual rodeo - with real life cowboys!! - and even learnt the rules to American football (although, I’ll be honest, I’m not always sure what all the flags are about?).
The Rattlesnake Rodeo is the latest in my series of escapades across the South. Whilst there, I spoke to several snake handlers and heard all about the dangers of rattlesnakes “out in the boonies.” I was mildly disturbed to learn they can continue striking even when decapitated. However, Trippy McGuire, a snake handler at the rodeo for over ten years, was quick to assure me that no handlers nor visitors had been bitten before: “If you plan on getting bitten, I would advise you not to handle ‘em.” Wise words from a wise man.
Personally, watching the rattlesnake race was a highlight. Effectively, a bunch of snakes are put inside a set of two circles (a small ring inside a significantly bigger circle) and the winning snake is the first to leave the outer ring. It sounds pretty simple, but the stakes are high when the loser covers gas money all the way from Tuscaloosa!
Whilst wandering around the rodeo, we obviously indulged in a variety of fried foods – rattlesnake included – and enjoyed the sweltering 90F heat (that’s about 32C, for any Europeans reading!). There were plenty of concession stands and events to keep everyone entertained, as well as a variety of musical acts in the evening. I even saw a camel! I know many visitors were also particularly excited to watch country artist Scotty McCreery, who was performing on the main stage Saturday night.
I come away with only one complaint: the lack of a Greasy Pole Competition, which I was promised ahead of time by my friends. The principle is pretty much as it sounds: there exists a greasy pole, in which competitors must climb to the top of to win. Honestly, I have just as many questions as you do about that, so I guess I’ll just have to come back next year for the answers.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my weekend. I got to meet the Mayor of Opp, Ms. Becky Bracke, who told me all about the meticulous planning that goes into the rodeo – they start the planning next month for 2024, if anyone is wondering – and no doubt caught a few locals by surprise with the English accent, but that’s all part of the fun, right?
This was perhaps the most unpredictable place I’ve found myself yet, but I would definitely recommend visiting the Rattlesnake Rodeo next year to anyone who asked, even if it’s just to say that you’ve been. Do my friends in England think I’ve gone crazy? Probably! Will I post a photo with a rattlesnake on Instagram wearing my cowboy hat and boots? Absolutely! And who knows, I might end up in an even more random locale next weekend."
Roll Yide, y’all.
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Limo company manager sentenced to at least 5 years for New York crash that killed 20
SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — A former limousine company manager was sentenced Wednesday to at least five years in prison for his role in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York.
Nauman Hussain, 33, was convicted of manslaughter earlier this month after prosecutors argued that he intentionally failed to properly maintain an SUV-style stretch limo, which then failed to brake on a downhill stretch of road in Schoharie, a village west of Albany.
The 2001 Ford Excursion was packed with friends out for a birthday celebration on Oct. 6, 2018, when it hit a parked car and trees before coming to rest in a streambed.
Judge Peter Lynch sentenced Hussain, who was shackled and wearing an orange jail uniform, to an indeterminate term of 5 to 15 years in prison. The state’s parole board will determine when Hussain will be released after he serves the minimum.
Some people who lost loved ones in the crash spoke directly to Hussain in court before the judge announced the sentence.
“October 6, 2018 is the date forever burned into my heart and soul,” said a tearful Bethany King, who lost four members of her family in the crash. “You have received a justified guilty verdict,” King said to Hussain, who was looking down, “while the rest of us here have received a life sentence.”
The limo’s driver, all 17 passengers and two bystanders were killed in the crash, one of the deadliest U.S. road wrecks of the past two decades.
Prosecutors presented evidence at the trial that the limo had been allowed to deteriorate, and that Hussain’s rental company had taken steps to keep it on the road, despite a failed inspection that should have taken it out of service.
Special prosecutor Frederick Rench told reporters outside the Schoharie County Courthouse that the sentence was what he expected.
“Mr. Hussain was required by law to comply with certain regulations. He failed to do so although he knew of the regulations and that they applied to him,” Rench said. “He failed to abide by them, he failed to follow them and this crash occurred as a result of that.”
National Transportation Safety Board investigators previously concluded that the rental company also avoided inspection rules for oversized vehicles by filing false information about the SUV’s seating capacity.
“It makes me and my family sick to know that a $2,000 brake repair would have avoided this catastrophe,” said Kevin Cushing, who lost his son Patrick Cushing in the crash. “Nauman, you’re a sorry excuse for a human being.”
The trial came after the judge rejected a plea deal last fall that would have spared Hussain prison time.
“We were angry and we felt we didn’t have a say,” Cushing said of the original plea deal. He said the judge gave families a voice and an opportunity, and that he was “very pleased” with the outcome.
Hussain did not speak during the sentencing.
Hussain’s lawyer, Lee Kindlon, said he plans to file an appeal.
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Watch Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes eat mid-play snack as run scores originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Perhaps the Pittsburgh Pirates should just empty their pockets before games.
Five weeks after Rodolfo Castro was suspended after his cell phone fell out of his pocket as he slid into third base, Ke’Bryan Hayes is under fire for pulling sunflower seeds from his back pocket in the middle of a run-scoring play.
With the Pirates and Mets scoreless in the bottom of the third on Friday night, New York's Eduardo Escobar was on first with one out and Tomas Nido at the plate. With the hit-and-run on, Nido singled to right field. As Escobar rounded third and headed home, Hayes stood in place on the base path holding his glove in one hand while using the other to retrieve seeds from his pocket.
Todd Zeile, a Mets analyst on SNY, noticed Hayes' mid-play snack break and did not approve.
"This play is going on, he's in the big leagues, and he doesn't even have a glove on," Zeile said. "Why doesn't he have a glove on? Because, if you watch a little longer, he's pulling sunflower seeds out of his back pocket. Oh yeah, and during the play he's going to have some sunflower seeds and spit them on the floor while Escobar runs in. That's September baseball when you're in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization right now."
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In recent weeks, the Pirates organization has been criticized for...well, it's lack of deep pockets.
With a payroll of approximately $66 million, the Pirates were called a "hodgepodge of nothingness" by Boston Red Sox analyst Dennis Eckersley last month.
"You talk about a no-name lineup. There's no team like this," Eckersley said. "I’d love to see some of the service time when you add it all up. It’s not much. We just came from Kansas City, seeing all of those young kids. This is different, though. Doesn’t it seem different?”
“This is a hodgepodge of nothingness," he added. "It's ridiculous, it really is. Pathetic."
After an error by Kevin Newman cost the Pirates a run in a 7-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Aug. 26, analyst John Kruk said, "This is like an exhibition game between a big-league team and a college team.
But Hayes, having signed an eight-year $70 million extension in April, happens to be the Pirates highest-paid player. While he wasn't directly involved in the run-scoring play, he at the very least could have been backing up a bag. Instead, he was more like a spectator watching the action unfold on the field while enjoying a snack.
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CHARLESTON, S.C., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading cloud software company powering social good, will report its second quarter 2022 financial results on Tuesday, August 2, after the U.S. financial markets close for trading. In conjunction with this announcement, Blackbaud will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 3, at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss the company's financial results.
A webcast will be available and archived on Blackbaud's investor webpage following the call.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the world's leading cloud software company powering social good. Serving the entire social good community—nonprofits, higher education institutions, K–12 schools, healthcare organizations, faith communities, arts and cultural organizations, foundations, companies and individual change agents—Blackbaud connects and empowers organizations to increase their impact through cloud software, services, expertise and data intelligence. The Blackbaud portfolio is tailored to the unique needs of vertical markets, with solutions for fundraising and CRM, marketing, advocacy, peer-to-peer fundraising, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social and governance (ESG), school management, ticketing, grantmaking, financial management, payment processing and analytics. Serving the industry for four decades, Blackbaud is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, and has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
* WHERE...San Bernardino County Mountains.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
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Monte Alto store owner concerned over authority’s response time after armed robbery
MONTE ALTO – A store on the outskirts in Monte Alto was targeted by thieves at gunpoint. The owner is now worried about the safety of his employees and his livelihood.
Two people dressed in black approached the store Sunday. In surveillance video, the suspects can be seen armed with guns.
A store clerk was forced to open the cash register. After she does, she takes off running through the front. Her coworker, runs out the back.
This is the owner’s, Jesus Rios, first armed robbery in the 10 years his business has been open.
Rios’ main concern was the response time. According to his surveillance, the robbery started at 9:06 p.m. and shows sheriff’s deputies arriving at 9:43 p.m.
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- Private placement priced at $2.00, 82% above Friday's market close.
- Proceeds to be allocated toward the execution of the Company's previously-announced expansion plan.
- Financing arranged by management and a number of long-term investors of the Company without the use of any Placement Agent.
NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Creatd, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: CRTD) ("Creatd" or the "Company"), today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with institutional investors for a private placement with an aggregate principal amount of $4 million (the "Private Placement"). Pursuant to the Private Placement, the Company agrees to sell and issue original issue discount convertible debentures and warrants to purchase shares of common stock. The debentures will be issued with a 10% original issue discount, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $3.6 million, have a term of six months, subject to extension by six months at the Company's option, and are convertible into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $2.00 per share. Pursuant to the Private Placement, Creatd will also issue 2,000,000 Series C warrants to purchase shares of common stock with an initial exercise price of $3.00 per share, and 2,000,000 Series D warrants to purchase shares of common stock with an initial exercise price of $6.00 per share. The Series C warrants and Series D warrants will be exercisable six months following issuance and have a term of exercise equal to five and one-half years following the date of issuance. The conversion price of such debentures and the exercise price of the Series C warrants and Series D warrants are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events.
The conversion price of $2.00, as well as the exercise price of the aforementioned warrants, equal the price and exercise price of the securities included in a unit pursuant to the Company's recently-announced Rights Offering, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 27, 2022.
The Private Placement is expected to close on or about May 31, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Commented Creatd's Executive Chairman Jeremy Frommer, "Creatd has the unique opportunity to jumpstart the expansion plan that I previously discussed in a recent letter to shareholders and illustrated in the Company's most recent investor deck. With all of Creatd's core businesses beginning to show monthly recurring revenue growth and flattening operational expenses, we are advancing toward our objective of reaching breakeven EBITDA. In addition to Creatd's current businesses firing on all cylinders, the market is ripe for savvy acquirers like Creatd, with our proprietary technology plan and a shared-resource business model."
The securities issued in this offering will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Pursuant to a registration rights agreement, Creatd has agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC to register for re-sale the shares of common stock underlying the debentures and warrants.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
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Creatd, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: CRTD) is a creator-first technology holding company and the parent company of the Vocal platform. Our mission is to empower creators, entrepreneurs, and brands through technology and partnership. We accomplish this through Creatd's four business pillars: Creatd Labs, Creatd Partners, Creatd Ventures, and Creatd Studios.
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NEW YORK, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) today announced its phased leadership transition will be completed on September 5, when Bryan T. Kelly, MD, MBA succeeds Louis A. Shapiro as CEO. The role of President passed to Dr. Kelly when the announcement was first made in January, and since then HSS has implemented a variety of adjustments to support a seamless transition following 17 years of leadership by Shapiro.
A world-renowned surgeon, scientist and educator specializing in sports medicine and hip preservation, Dr. Kelly joined HSS in 1996 and since 2019 has served as Surgeon-in-Chief and Medical Director. Those roles will transition to Douglas E. Padgett, MD, currently Associate Surgeon-in-Chief, when Dr. Kelly becomes CEO.
In a message to HSS staff today, Board of Trustees Co-Chairs Thomas H. Lister and Robert K. Steel expressed support for the timing of the transition in light of substantial progress made since January.
"Dr. Bryan T. Kelly leads the enterprise forward from a position of unprecedented strength and opportunity fostered under Lou's 17 years of leadership," said Lister and Steel. "HSS has blossomed from a great hospital into a system projecting knowledge, talent and impact far and wide, recognized as the world leader in its field. His greatest legacy may be the culture that has fueled leaps of vision, performance and resilience, and a daily pursuit of excellence by the most talented and dedicated people in every role.
"During Lou's tenure, HSS grew by more than 300 percent, substantially increased its footprint, dramatically improved its balance sheet, and enhanced its performance in virtually all metrics across clinical quality, patient experience, value, employee engagement, financial and market position. These achievements under Lou's leadership, combined with his focus on culture and patient experience, have led HSS to be top-ranked in the nation for orthopedics and rheumatology the past 13 years."
After a short break, Shapiro is expected to remain active in the healthcare field. "I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to historic advancements at HSS, and am excited to explore my next chapter."
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New Research Cites Improvements in Product Adoption, Time-to-Value, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Lifetime Value and More
BOSTON, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a newly published IDC InfoBrief, Investments in Customer Education Lead to Growth, companies across multiple industries are attributing double-digit improvements in key performance indicators such as time to value, product adoption, customer satisfaction and customer lifetime value to the impact of their customer education programs. The IDC InfoBrief is sponsored by Thought Industries, a pioneer and leader in customer education software and learning strategies.
Findings documented in the IDC InfoBrief show that investment in customer education is delivering 10 to 16 percent increases in key performance measures across all stages of the customer's journey, from demand generation through sales, onboarding, renewal and growth. Notably, in the most important measures influenced by customer education, respondents reported improvements between 19 and 22 percent.
Survey respondents said their customer education programs had the greatest influence on increasing brand awareness, increasing customer lifetime value, reducing customer churn, differentiating their organizations from competitors and lowering customer acquisition costs. Respondents attributed approximately one-quarter of the improvement in these performance measures to their external customer training.
The research showed that more mature customer education programs – defined as programs with certain characteristics identified in the Thought Industries Maturity Model – deliver greater benefits. Respondents with customer education programs in the least mature category had, on average, a 15.7 percent improvement in key performance measures. Those with more mature programs reported an average improvement of 26 percent, a 65 percent difference, with particularly strong improvements in customer satisfaction scores and in cultivating brand advocates.
"Clearly, a systematic, strategic approach to delivering knowledge that helps customers succeed with your organization's products or services can be a catalyst for growth," said Barry Kelly, Chief Executive Officer at Thought Industries. "Well designed and implemented customer education programs move customers successfully from prospect to proficient new user to expert, and ultimately, to becoming brand advocates. On the other hand, customers not well trained on your offerings can grow frustrated, which can lead to eroding customer satisfaction and spillover effects, including higher support costs, increased turnover and lower revenue."
Kelly noted that calculating and communicating the value of customer education programs is frequently cited as an obstacle to organizational investment in customer and extended enterprise training. "The findings in the IDC InfoBrief should put to rest the notion that customer education is an unrecoverable cost," Kelly said. "The exact opposite is the reality based on survey responses. Investments in customer education drive growth."
In the IDC InfoBrief's findings, organizations that spent more on their customer education programs realized more revenue from customer education's impacts. In 2021, revenue from customer and extended enterprise training increased by an average of 12 percent among survey respondents. In 2022, survey respondents are estimating a revenue increase of 19 percent, based in part on an increase in the perceived value of customer education.
"This research shows that investing in customer education programs leads to greater customer success across multiple dimensions," said Cushing Anderson, Vice President, IT Education and Certification Research at IDC. "Customer success leaders should consider how to more completely integrate customer education in their operations."
The performance improvement benefits of customer education programs are being realized across industries. Organizations surveyed for the IDC InfoBrief included manufacturers, software vendors, technology vendors, and telecommunications equipment and software vendors. Across these industry groups, manufacturers reported the largest improvement in performance measures at 24 percent, followed by technology vendors at 22 percent, software vendors at 21 percent, and telecommunications equipment and software vendors at 19 percent.
More than 250 organizations answered the survey. Respondents included manufacturers, software vendors, technology vendors, and telecommunications equipment and software vendors. In addition to customer education, many respondents' programs also educate channel partners and extended enterprise parties. The research was conducted in the first quarter of 2022.
The full IDC InfoBrief, Investments in Customer Education Lead to Growth (doc #US49114422, May 2022) ) is available to be downloaded here. Additional customer education insights and information from Thought Industries are available via the company's bi-weekly newsletter, LinkedIn page and Twitter feed.
Thought Industries provides the world's #1 software platform for customer learning management (CLM). Industry leaders use CLM to grow revenue, increase customer loyalty, and ensure customer success across technology, manufacturing, healthcare and other industries with complex products and training requirements. Thought Industries was founded in 2014 around the core belief that online learning experiences should be modern, intuitive, engaging and scalable. Headquartered in Boston, Thought Industries has offices across North America and Europe.
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How to see 5 planets line up in the sky on Saturday morning
NEW YORK (AP) — Wake up early this weekend to catch a celestial sight: Five planets will line up in the sky before sunrise on Saturday.
Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Mercury will appear together, weather permitting. Here’s how to spot the planet parade.
WHEN AND WHERE CAN I SEE THEM?
For the best views, seek a spot with little light pollution and a clear view of the horizon.
Mercury will be the last to come into view, about an hour before sunrise. If you go outside at that time, you’ll be able to see all five planets stretching across the sky — from Mercury down by the horizon to Saturn higher up in the sky — until the sun rises.
DO I NEED BINOCULARS OR A TELESCOPE?
Some planets will be easier to spot than others.
Jupiter and Saturn will be pretty bright and easiest to see. Mercury will be a little dimmer, though still possibly visible with the naked eye. To get a view of Neptune and Uranus, you’ll probably need to break out a pair of binoculars or a telescope.
HOW COMMON IS THIS?
There was another five-planet lineup in March, with a slightly different makeup. A three-planet alignment will happen in July. This happens when the planets’ orbits line them up on one side of the sun from Earth’s perspective.
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SHANGHAI, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rona Therapeutics, Inc ("Rona") and Keymed Biosciences ("Keymed", HKEX: 02162), today announced a collaboration to jointly discover and develop first-in-class siRNA therapeutics for Glomerulonephritis (also referred as severe kidney diseases). The collaboration will leverage both companies' scientific and technological expertise and will build on Rona's proprietary platform in RNAi targeting liver and extrahepatic tissues.
Under the term of the collaboration, Rona will use proprietary RAZOR™ platform to discover and identify siRNA lead compounds directed to a novel target related to glomerulonephritis and Keymed will contribute research and translational expertise and capabilities. Keymed and Rona have entered into a profit/loss arrangement to further co-develop and commercialize therapeutic product candidates globally that emerge from these discovery efforts. The program is expected to enter into clinical stage in the first half of 2024.
"We are looking forward to partnering with Keymed to jointly discover and develop transformative RNA therapeutics globally," said Stella SHI, the founder and CEO of Rona. "Rona's proprietary next generation siRNA platform technology and the advanced biology expertise from Keymed is a strategic fit for developing first-in-class siRNA therapeutic for devastating diseases like glomerulonephritis."
"I am delightful to announce this collaboration between Keymed and Rona," said Dr. Bo CHEN, the founder and CEO of Keymed. "We keep focusing on the urgent unmet clinical needs and dedicating to provide patients with high-quality, affordable, and innovative therapies. Taking advantage of Rona's pioneering next generation siRNA platform and Keymed's sophisticated biology expertise, the collaboration will provide exciting opportunities for both companies to explore the potential targets that have not been successfully modulated through conventional therapeutic modalities."
Glomerulonephritis is a prominent cause of renal impairment and constitutes 25% to 30% of all end-stage renal disease cases. Common forms of primary glomerulonephritis include IgA Nephropathy (global prevalence is ~2.5 case per 100,000 persons, with much higher prevalence in Asia), Lupus nephritis (prevalence is 8-180 cases per 100,000 persons), Membranous nephropathy (incidence of 8-10 cases per 1 million persons), etc. There is an urgent need for new medicines that treat glomerulonephritis, as there are currently few approved drugs for the disease.
About Rona Therapeutics
Rona Therapeutics is a pioneering RNA therapeutics platform company dedicated to discovery and development of modular and programmable RNA medicines to deliver to patients around the world.
Backed by blue-chip investors, Rona has developed proprietary RAZOR™ platform to discover differentiated siRNA therapeutics from next-generation chemical modification and novel biological insights. Together with partners, Rona is dedicated to advancing transformative RNA therapeutics into clinic in metabolic syndrome, glomerulonephritis, CNS and ocular diseases. www.ronatherapeutics.com.
About Keymed Biosciences
Keymed Biosciences is a biotechnology company focused on the in house discovery and development of innovative biological therapies in the autoimmune and oncology therapeutic areas. We have established a fully integrated platform encompassing all the key functions in the biologic drug development, which enabled us to rapidly and cost-effectively identify, build, expand and advance our diversified pipeline. www.keymedbio.com.
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Parents demand sexually explicit book banned from NJ school’s summer reading
OLD TAPPAN — A book criticized for being "pornographic" has earned the ire of some Bergen County parents, and the mayor of a nearby town, who are demanding that it be removed from their school's summer reading list.
"All Boys Aren’t Blue" is banned from school libraries in at least eight states, Time magazine reported. Author George Johnson, who is Black and identifies as queer, said in an interview with Time magazine that his autobiographical book is geared toward 14 to 18-year-olds.
"I knew this was always going to happen," Johnson said about his book being banned. It's faced national scrutiny for its passages graphically describing masturbation and Johnson's sexual experiences.
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan is the latest school to come under fire in connection with the book. The North Jersey school serving around 1,100 students, according to US News, is a five-minute drive from the New York state border.
NVRHS District Superintendent James Santana told New Jersey 101.5 in a statement that the book is not on a list provided by the district. Santana added that "all summer reading is based on student choice."
"I am aware that some parents in a few NV communities are concerned about a book that is available to young adults around the world," Santana said. "What I have learned is that a lot of the parental concerns brought to my attention related to our summer reading list are based on misinformation."
The superintendent recommended that parents talk with their children about reading choices.
"As requested by parents in the past, the district does provide information about where to find award-winning young adult/teen books," Santana said. "It, along with hundreds of other books, may appear on those award-winning lists not curated by the district."
One such award-winning list is the Young Adult Library Services Association's Teens Top Ten. "All Boys Aren’t Blue" won the number one spot on that list last year after voting by readers ages 12 through 18 years old.
Woodcliff Mayor Carlos Rendo, a Republican and a former candidate for lieutenant governor, is calling for parents to go to school board meetings and call for the book's removal.
"It’s time that we take a stand! This is the agenda that Democrats are pushing," Rendo said on social media Wednesday. Rendo raised the alarm after receiving an email from a concerned parent.
"Please consider attending the BOE meeting tonight to let the administration know that sexually grooming children one way or another is deplorable and unacceptable behavior in our district," Rendo added.
However, North Valley schools don't serve students from Woodcliff. Instead, they attend Pascack Hills High School in Montvale.
"I’m not sure why a mayor from a town not associated with our district would be publicly raising concerns about something in the Northern Valley schools without first reaching out to the Chief School Administrator," Santana said.
A similar effort at North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District to ban two books resulted in a call to the Clinton police last month, the New York Times reported. The books in question, “Lawn Boy” and “Gender Queer,” were also called "pornographic" for including sexual situations, some of which were illustrated.
Rick Rickman is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at richard.rickman@townsquaremedia.com
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- Tetra and Cellvera to jointly develop an orally administered treatment, ARDS-003, in combination with the proven broad-spectrum antiviral, Qifenda 400MG (Favipiravir)
- Companies will jointly develop a combination therapeutic candidate for rapid clearance of COVID-19 infection
- The partnership aims to accelerate the global development of an innovative drug candidate to combat viral diseases by leveraging expertise and resources from both companies
- This novel combination therapy is positioned to compete with Pfizer's flagship antiviral therapeutic
OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc. ("Tetra" or the "Company") (TSX: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) (FRA: JAM1), a leader in cannabinoid-derived drug discovery and development announced today they signed an agreement with Cellvera Global Holdings LLC ("Cellvera"), for the co-development of ARDS-003 as a combination product, with Qifenda 400MG (Favipiravir), a commercial-stage broad-spectrum antiviral drug.
As a monotherapy, compared to placebo, ARDS-003 dose-dependently reduced signs of morbidity and mortality, including respiratory distress following SARS-CoV-2 infection in the humanized ACE2 mouse model. ARDS-003 also outperformed an antiviral drug in reducing multiple proinflammatory mediators (i.e., cytokines) involved in hyperinflammation and immune system dysfunction following viral infection. Other studies have also demonstrated dose-dependent inhibition of viral replication.
Cellvera owns the rights to the brand originator Favipiravir, which has a long and verified history of safety and efficacy and was initially developed by FujiFilm Toyama Chemical Co and approved in Japan (2014) to treat pandemic influenza. Favipiravir is a selective inhibitor of viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) with potent antiviral activity against single-stranded RNA viruses, including coronaviruses. It targets the protein needed for the coronavirus to replicate, making it impossible for the virus to copy itself. The broad-spectrum antiviral drug is effective against 12 families of viruses, including Coronaviruses (COVID, MERS, SARS), Filoviruses (EBOLA, MARBURG), Flaviviruses (ZIKA, WEST NILE, DENGUE), RABIES, NOROVIRUS, and many others.
As novel strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus continue to emerge, preliminary studies on SARS-COV-2 Variants, Omicron and Delta, have shown that Favipiravir maintains its antiviral activity, demonstrating viruses' inability to resist Favipiravir even with prolonged exposure of virus-infected cells to the drug. Favipiravir remains an invaluable asset for emergency preparedness strategies against this constantly evolving COVID-19 virus and other potential future pandemics. Clinical trials of Favipiravir have shown rapid viral clearance and prevention of hospitalization when administered early in the onset of the symptoms.
The parties hypothesize, based on data from AI based in-silico drug discovery platform Prepaire, that a combination product of Favipiravir and ARDS-003 has the potential to allow rapid virus clearance and provide longer-term patient benefits. ARDS-003's cytokine reduction properties may prevent some consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection, such as severe pulmonary inflammation.
Guy Chamberland, CEO and CRO at Tetra commented, "This partnership with a pharmaceutical company with global reach is a sign of the potential for the ARDS-003 drug asset. We look forward to working jointly with Cellvera to bring this combination drug product forward to improve treatment options for patients worldwide."
"The ongoing complexities of COVID-19 require multiple treatment options. By joining forces with Tetra, we hope to offer this additional treatment option to patients." Stated Mary O'Brien, CEO of Cellvera. "This collaboration with Tetra supports our partnership strategy and the development of further combination therapies involving Qifenda (Favipiravir). We share a passion with Tetra to deliver innovative medicines to address this pandemic. We look forward to working with Guy and his team to investigate the potential of ARDS-003 and Qfienda (Favipiravir). By joining the Prepaire partner platform, we connect with like-minded experts from across industry, academia, and the government sector, we are better equipped to lead the way towards transforming drug discovery and development through the application of machine learning".
ARDS-003 is a novel First in Human (FIH) drug product containing the active pharmaceutical agent, Onternabez, a potent and selective full agonist of the type 2 cannabinoid receptor (CB2R), an essential immunomodulatory target. ARDS-003 is positioned to modulate acute systemic inflammation and prevent Sepsis, ARDS, and organ damage - ARDS represents the severe end of lung dysfunction resulting from systemic inflammation secondary to infectious or non-infectious clinical insult (McIntosh, 2020). While the clinical profile of ARDS arising from viral (COVID) or bacterial sepsis can vary, hyperinflammation involving a dysfunctional immune response is a common mediator of lung damage. Tetra's pre-clinical studies have demonstrated that ARDS-003 decreases this hyperinflammatory response and slows disease progression.
Favipiravir discovered and developed by FUJIFILM Toyama Chemicals (a subsidiary of FUJIFILM Corporation (FUJIY), was first approved under the brand name Avigan by regulators in Japan in 2014 as a potent broad-spectrum antiviral treatment for influenza. This antiviral drug is effective against 12 families of viruses, including coronaviruses (COVID, MERS, SARS), Filoviruses (EBOLA, MARBURG), Flaviviruses (ZIKA, WEST NILE, DENGUE), RABIES, NOROVIRUS, and many others. Favipiravir works by inhibiting a viral enzyme called RNA polymerase, preventing viral replication within human cells. Favipiravir has potent antiviral activity against single-stranded RNA viruses, including coronaviruses. This is the protein responsible for "building" the viral proteins. Favipiravir can target the protein necessary for the coronavirus to replicate, making it impossible for the virus to copy itself.
Tetra Bio-Pharma (TSX: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) (FRA: JAM1) is a leader in cannabinoid-derived drug discovery and development with an FDA and a Health Canada cleared clinical program aimed at bringing novel prescription drugs and treatments to patients and their healthcare providers. Their evidence-based scientific approach has enabled them to develop a pipeline of cannabinoid-based drug products for various medical conditions, including pain, inflammation, and oncology. With patients at the core of what they do, Tetra Bio-Pharma is focused on providing rigorous scientific validation and safety data required for inclusion into the existing biopharma industry by regulators, physicians, and insurance companies.
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Cellvera is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing oral therapies and monitoring tools to address the unmet medical needs of patients with life-threatening viral diseases. Leveraging the Company's deep understanding of antiviral drug development, nucleotide chemistry, biology, biochemistry, and virology, Cellvera has built a nucleotide prodrug platform to develop novel product candidates to treat single-stranded ribonucleic acid, or ssRNA, viruses, which are a prevalent cause of severe viral diseases. For more information: www.cellvera.com
PREPAiRE is an Ai-powered drug discovery platform using a proprietary algorithm based on Convolutional Deep Neural Networks (CNN) and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) to build reactive chemical and biological fitting models enabling the identification ligands to protein targets, protein-protein interactions, generating molecular structures with specified properties combining both functionality and drug ability, as well as preparing synthetic data for specific drug discovery and personalized treatment. PREPAiRE is enabling precision medicine by integrating whole-genome sequencing with deep phenotyping to data-visualize clinical IPS panels. The platform combines the in-silico prediction with high throughput wet-lab validation in an iterative cycle that empowers continuous improvement and increases efficiency, accuracy, and reliability which are critical to drug R&D. PREPAiRE offers a partnership eco-system. The outcome of PREPAiRE accelerates all steps of drug discovery and development, including target discovery, lead optimization, toxicity assessment, and trial design. If you would like to learn more about partnering with us, please reach out to: partners@prepaire.com
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At least 14 people injured after vehicle crashes into Virginia pub, police say
Updated: 3:02 AM PDT Aug 13, 2022
At least 14 people were injured on Friday after a vehicle crashed into an Arlington, Virginia, pub and caused a structure fire, police said.Cell phone video above shows people running from the scene of the crashEight people were transported to area hospitals — four of whom were critically injured — and six other people were treated on the scene and released, the Arlington County Police Department said.The crash took place at Ireland's Four Courts pub and restaurant in the 2000 block of Wilson Boulevard, according to police. The restaurant issued a statement Friday evening saying it was "devastated" by the accident.The structure fire has been extinguished, according to a tweet from the Arlington County Fire Department. Building engineers have "evaluated the structure and determined it was structurally sound but could not be reoccupied," Arlington police said on social media.An investigation into the crash remains ongoing, police said.
At least 14 people were injured on Friday after a vehicle crashed into an Arlington, Virginia, pub and caused a structure fire, police said.
Cell phone video above shows people running from the scene of the crash
Eight people were transported to area hospitals — four of whom were critically injured — and six other people were treated on the scene and released, the Arlington County Police Department said.
The crash took place at Ireland's Four Courts pub and restaurant in the 2000 block of Wilson Boulevard, according to police. The restaurant issued a statement Friday evening saying it was "devastated" by the accident.
The structure fire has been extinguished, according to a tweet from the Arlington County Fire Department. Building engineers have "evaluated the structure and determined it was structurally sound but could not be reoccupied," Arlington police said on social media.
An investigation into the crash remains ongoing, police said.
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Turnkey virtual production product now supports the popular FreeD protocol, and is expanding commercial availability to customers in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
SEATTLE, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting August 8, 2022, HTC's new virtual production product VIVE Mars CamTrack is available for general purchase in the US, Canada, and Europe, with availability in Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan to follow in the coming months. VIVE Mars CamTrack enables studios of all sizes to create professional-grade virtual production content more easily, flexibly, and affordably than ever before.
In addition to expanding the commercial availability of VIVE Mars CamTrack, the Mars team has also added support for the popular FreeD protocol to better serve the virtual production community. FreeD is an industry standard protocol for the camera's positional data which is used by established AR and XR solution providers. FreeD support is a part of HTC's ongoing effort to make virtual production more accessible to studios everywhere, by giving users more options and flexibility for implementing their camera tracking data.
VIVE Mars CamTrack has the following highlights:
- Plug-and-play with FreeD and Unreal Engine's LiveLink, with no additional installation required
- Highly compact, lightweight, and portable, supporting a wide range of shoot environments
- Includes a full suite of professional-grade features at an affordable price, lowering the barrier of entry for studios of all sizes to leverage virtual production
- Multi-cam tracking, with support for up to three cameras
- Easy-to-use calibration for nodal offset and lens distortion
- One-click origin reset
- Genlock and Timecode support, offering synchronized output between real and virtual actors
- Robust wiring to reduce latency
"We're excited to see the amazing content that the virtual production community will create with VIVE Mars CamTrack," said Raymond Pao, Senior Vice President at HTC VIVE. "By expanding the availability of Mars and adding FreeD support, we're bringing the power of virtual production to tons of studios and individuals worldwide, in a small package and at a price point that won't break the bank. Everyone who wants to bring their vision to life on the screen should have the opportunity to do so – that's our goal behind VIVE Mars CamTrack."
Putting together a virtual production shoot has traditionally been costly and time intensive. VIVE Mars CamTrack greatly streamlines this process by shrinking a complicated workflow into a compact, plug-and-play, modular device. Furthermore, Mars' portability makes it easy to take on the road and shoot in many different scenarios – opening even more creative possibilities for scenes.
VIVE Mars CamTrack will be shown during the SIGGRAPH 2022 conference in Vancouver, Canada, in cooperation with Departure Lounge and Arcturus. To learn more about VIVE Mars CamTrack and to place an order, visit the product website here. To view the press kit, click here.
About HTC
HTC VIVE is the premier virtual reality (VR) platform and ecosystem that creates true-to-life VR experiences for businesses and consumers. The VIVE ecosystem is built around premium VR hardware, software, and content. The VIVE business encompasses best-in-class XR hardware; VIVEPORT platform and app store; VIVE Enterprise Solutions for business customers; VIVE X, a US$100M VR business accelerator; and VIVE ARTS for cultural initiatives. For more information, please visit www.vive.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a protein powder option to help increase energy and stimulate the mind and body," said an inventor, from Los Angeles, Calif., "so I invented MINERAL PROTEIN. My formula could help individuals attain daily goals in regard to calorie, protein, carb, and sugar intake."
The invention provides a vegan, soy-free, and gluten-free formula for protein powder. In doing so, it could provide added health benefits. As a result, it may bring back balance to the digestive system. It also would offer many of the vitamins and minerals the body requires every day. The invention features a novel formula that is easy to consume so it is ideal for health-conscious individuals. Additionally, it is producible in various serving sizes.
The original design was submitted to the Los Angeles sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-LAX-1463, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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NEW YORK, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased IonQ between March 30, 2021 and May 2, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until August 1, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, IonQ, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) IonQ's quantum the computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper roundtripping transactions with related parties; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were the materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The engines are roaring, the food is ready and thousands of bikers are in Daytona Beach for Bike Week 2023.
Mike Allen — from Birmingham, Alabama — said he and his wife have traveled to Daytona for the annual event almost every year since 1983.
“We come every year, it’s something we don’t miss,” Allen said. “Just down here on Main Street shopping.”
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Briana Johnson is a manager at Biker Life Clothing on Main Street and welcomes the business.
“I get to see regular customers who come back every year, so it’s exciting. It’s super exciting,” Johnson said.
It’s also exciting, she said, that she’s expecting about a 30% boost in business.
“It’s much-needed business,” Johnson said.
Daytona Beach city leaders have been discussing setting rules that would not allow for pop-up businesses. The city would rather businesses be year-round, instead of vacant storefronts that open only for big events. It’s all so Main Street can thrive throughout the year, but a vote on that measure has not yet been set.
Police Chief Jakari Young said at least 60 uniformed officers will be working on Main Street each day.
Last year, a couple was riding their bikes home from Bike Week festivities when they were randomly attacked, stabbed and killed, police said. The suspect was caught four days later.
This year, Young said more lighting will be added.
“The big thing is lighting, so the goal is to really light up that neighborhood up there and have additional units on bicycles and just an increase in overall patrol,” Young said.
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TOKYO and CHICAGO, Illinois, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Imperial Hotel, Ltd. and the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust celebrated on July 18 the 100th anniversary of Wright's 1923 Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, with a private dedication of cherry trees planted in the courtyard of Frank Lloyd Wright's Frederick C. Robie House, Chicago, a UNESCO World Heritage site. An inscription plaque reads: "These cherry trees celebrate 100 years of our shared cultural heritage. The Wright Imperial Hotel Centennial 1923-2023. Imperial Hotel, Ltd., Tokyo, Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, Chicago."
Imperial Hotel's logo: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/202307137127-O1-m9tkV8m7
Frank Lloyd Wright Trust's logo:
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His Excellency Mr. Rahm Emanuel, United States Ambassador to Japan and former Mayor of Chicago, sent a message to mark the occasion. "One of Chicago's chief cultural contributions worldwide is architecture. I was proud to support the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust and Robie House as Chicago's first UNESCO World Heritage site. Wright's legacy is captured in the brilliance of what he built, but also in the ability to inspire ingenuity that transcended countries, namely the United States and Japan. Given Frank Lloyd Wright's great gift to bridge two cultures, two nations, and two peoples, it's fitting that the Imperial Hotel and Frank Lloyd Wright Trust celebrate the centennial of Wright's Imperial at Robie House."
Ms. Celeste Adams, Trust President, stated, "Wright's lifelong fascination with Japanese art and culture began in Chicago where he first encountered Japanese architecture at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park, a mile from the site of Robie House."
The Japan pavilion at the World's Columbian Exposition was inspired by the Phoenix Hall of Byodo-in, a Buddhist temple in Uji near Kyoto. In 1905, Wright traveled outside the U.S. for the first time, spending three months in Japan. In 1908, Wright received the commission for Robie House, completed in 1910.
While several of his prior buildings are influenced by Japanese architecture, Robie House has the most striking affinity, often observed by Japanese visitors. During 1913, a conversation began between Frank Lloyd Wright and Aisaku Hayashi, Manager of the Imperial Hotel. On March 17, 1916, Wright formally accepted the commission for a modern hotel to replace the original Imperial Hotel, which had opened in 1890.
Wright lived in Japan intermittently during the design and construction of the Imperial Hotel, which opened on September 1, 1923, the day of the Great Kanto Earthquake. The Imperial Hotel survived, and Wright considered it his masterpiece. After the Imperial Hotel project, Wright never again returned to Japan, but the 30-year span from his 1893 encounter with Japanese architecture in Chicago to the 1923 opening of the Imperial Hotel engendered lasting friendships and professional relationships spanning generations.
Wright's Imperial became a center for social and cross-cultural exchange. In this spirit, Imperial Hotel, Ltd. and the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust celebrate the power of architecture and the value of cultural heritage as a foundation for enduring international friendship.
Mr. Hideya Sadayasu, President of Imperial Hotel, Ltd., stated, "This year, the Imperial Hotel honors the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. We are pleased to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wright's Imperial at the iconic Robie House in Chicago, the city where Wright established his reputation and home to a majority of his extant works. We hope that the cherry trees we planted with the Trust will grow for many years to come, in honor of Wright's achievements in Japan and the United States."
About Imperial Hotel, Ltd.
The Imperial Hotel opened in 1890, serving as Japan's guesthouse. It was founded by Japanese aristocracy on the same site it occupies today and began as a venue to receive an increasing number of foreign dignitaries visiting Japan in the Meiji Period (1868-1912). For its range of classical Japanese hospitality, it is the traditional favorite of visiting VIPs and travelers from abroad traveling through the Japanese capital. The Imperial Hotel operates three hotels in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kamikochi, and will open another hotel in Gion, Kyoto, in 2026. In addition, the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, plans to rebuild its tower building from 2024 to 2030, and its current main building from 2031 to 2036.
Imperial Hotel's official website: https://www.imperialhotel.co.jp/e/tokyo/
About Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
Founded in 1974, the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust ( https://www.flwright.org/ ) is an independent, charitable not-for-profit organization that operates at four Wright-designed sites.
The vision of the Trust is: To preserve the universal value of the arts for all people.
The mission of the Trust is: To engage, educate and inspire the public through interpretation of Frank Lloyd Wright's design legacy and preservation of his original sites for future generations.
The Trust operates public tours and programs at four Chicago area historic sites: Wright's Home and Studio (1889-1909) and Unity Temple (1905-08) in Oak Park; the Frederick C. Robie House (1908-10) located on the campus of University of Chicago in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood; and the Rookery Light Court (1905-07) in the Chicago Loop.
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NEW YORK (WXIN) — More than 100,000 strollers are being recalled after several reports of the frames cracking and injuring children using them.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall involves Mockingbird Single-to-Double Strollers. These strollers were sold at Target stores nationwide as well as multiple online stores from March 2020 through September 2022.
The recall includes strollers with a lot number between 20091 and 22602. They are made of aluminum and are black or silver in color. The seats are black, and the canopies are available in black, light blue, dark blue, pink, and light green.
The recall was initiated because the lower side of the stroller frame can crack, posing a fall risk to children in the stroller. So far, the company has received 138 reports of cracks in the frame, including eight injuries involving cuts, scratches, or bruising.
Among these reports is one user who reported their stroller snapping in half while they were taking their children to school in October. In the SaferProducts report, the user said their son ended up facedown in a busy intersection.
In another report, a user said they were walking their 1-year-old twins in the stroller when it snapped in half with them inside. The SaferProducts report said when the stroller snapped, both children fell to the ground.
The user also said the stroller was a replacement for one that had broken before. Their children’s weight didn’t meet the max weight for one child in the stroller.
The user said they were walking around the neighborhood on normal sidewalks. Their daughter ended up with a rug burn on her neck, while their son had scratches on his left hand and foot.
Anyone with the recalled stroller should stop using it and contact Mockingbird to receive a free frame reinforcement kit, which includes two frame clamps that attach to the sides of the stroller. Mockingbird is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Anyone with questions can contact Mockingbird toll-free at 877-274-3240 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or by email at recall@hellomockingbird.com. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/100k-strollers-recalled-after-reports-of-frames-cracking-hurting-children/ | 2022-11-10 18:52:46 | 0 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/100k-strollers-recalled-after-reports-of-frames-cracking-hurting-children/ |
CEO of St. Dominic resigns, accepts new job opportunity ‘closer to family’
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The CEO of St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson is resigning in order to accept a new job opportunity “closer to family.”
According to Meredith Bailess, the senior director of marketing and communications at St. Dominic, Scott Kashman’s last day will be July 7.
He has already accepted a new job with a different health care system.
“We are appreciative of Scott’s commitment to the Jackson community and his leadership of our team through a difficult financial environment and the end of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Bailess. “We pray all the best for Scott and wish him well in his new endeavors.”
The news of Kashman’s resignation comes the same week as the resignation of Singing River Health System’s CEO, Tiffany Murdock.
Kristin Wolkart, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Chief Nursing Officer, will act as interim market president of St. Dominic beginning June 20.
Before her time as health system CNO, Kristin served as the market president for St. Francis Health and has served with the organization for 28 years.
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The NFL’s Washington Commanders once again find themselves at the center of an off-the-field issue that has nothing to do with football, dealing another blow to their rapidly sagging reputation as one of the most dysfunctional franchises in professional sports.
The fallout from the latest misstep requiring an explanation or apology — assistant coach Jack Del Rio comparing the protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol — could have far-reaching consequences beyond the locker room.
It immediately scuttled the team’s best opportunity to reach a deal to build a new stadium, which was the most important long-term project facing owner Dan Snyder amid a lengthy drought without a playoff victory and a dearth of fan enthusiasm. Multiple Virginia lawmakers pointed to Del Rio’s comments as another reason not to vote on legislation luring the Commanders to the state, and by Thursday the bill already on its last legs was pushed off the table for the rest of the year.
In a brief interview with The Associated Press, Democratic Virginia Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw cited various investigations and “other issues to be answered.”
The list of embarrassing and concerning issues facing the once-storied franchise continues to grow.
The Commanders, who rebranded after dropping their longtime name in 2020 amid the national reckoning over racism in the U.S. and played the last two seasons as the Washington Football Team, have been the subject of investigations into workplace culture since several employees detailed examples of sexual harassment.
Attorney Beth Wilkinson’s investigation launched first by the team and taken over by the NFL unearthed a toxic workplace culture and prompted a $10 million fine. When the league did not release a written report of the investigation last summer, Congress launched its own review of the sexual harassment allegations, which branched out into potential financial improprieties based on the testimony of a former employee.
While the Federal Trade Commission was informed of the possibility of financial laws being broken — which the team strongly denies — and Virginia and the District of Columbia officials also began looking into the matter, Congress turned its attention back to workplace culture. Just last week, the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform invited Snyder and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to appear at a hearing June 22.
A spokeswoman said the committee has been in communication with the team and league about the request, which has now been pushed to the backburner by Del Rio’s comments made this week on the verge of public hearings opening into the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
“People’s livelihoods are being destroyed, businesses are being burned down, no problem,” Del Rio said Wednesday when asked about a social media post he made comparing the summer of 2020 protests to the insurrection. “And then we have a dust-up at the Capitol, nothing burned down, and we’re going to make that a major deal. I just think it’s kind of two standards.”
He apologized hours later in a Twitter post, saying it was “irresponsible and negligent” to call Jan. 6 a “dust-up.” Del Rio added he stands by comments “condemning violence in communities across the country.”
The president of the NAACP on Thursday called for Del Rio to be terminated, saying the comments could not have been more offensive and ignorant.
“Downplaying the insurrection by comparing it to nationwide protests, which were in response to a public lynching, is twisted,” Derrick Johnson said in a statement. “You can’t coach a majority Black team while turning your back on the Black community.”
There is no indication Del Rio's job is in danger as a result of his comments.
Coach Ron Rivera brushed off any notion of Del Rio’s opinions becoming an issue around the Commanders, whose roster is made up of a majority of Black players. Del Rio’s comments have not led to public outrage by Commanders players or around the league.
Jonathan Allen, a team leader who is Black, told NBC Sports Washington: “I don’t care about his opinion. As long as he shows up every day and he works hard, that’s what I want from my defensive coordinator.”
The potential impact of Del Rio’s remarks on a stadium that wouldn’t open until he, Rivera and almost every current player is no longer with the team may extend beyond Virginia. It already appeared unlikely for the team to return to its old home at the site of RFK Stadium in the District of Columbia, and several city councilmembers on Thursday made it “unequivocally” clear they won’t support using that land for a new Commanders facility.
D.C. City Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, who was not one of the seven members to send a letter to Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton about RFK, said Del Rio’s comment was inappropriate and evidence of revisionist history about the events of Jan. 6.
“It’s just part of many controversies,” Mendelson told The AP. He added his biggest issue with the team is the lack of a written report from the workplace misconduct investigation.
That remains an open issue, with no indication by the league that a report will ever be released. But Del Rio’s comments are indicative of Washington’s team culture, according to a lawyer who represents more than 40 former employees.
“Jack Del Rio’s ignorant remarks, and the failure of the team leadership to immediately make clear that his comments were inappropriate and offensive, is only further evidence of the failure of this organization to evolve or grow,” attorney Lisa Banks said. “It remains a dysfunctional, toxic environment with no conscience or accountability, despite all claims to the contrary.”
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AP Writer Sarah Rankin in Richmond, Virginia, contributed.
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CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — A child is dead and another person is injured after multiple shootings at a party in central Virginia, police said.
Officers were called to an event venue in suburban Richmond on Saturday night for a report of a shooting, local news outlets reported.
Upon their arrival, officers found a juvenile male who had been shot in a bathroom, Chesterfield County Police said in a news release Sunday. The child, whose name and age weren't provided, was pronounced dead at the scene. He appeared to be the intended target of the shooting, police said.
Before police arrived, a sheriff's deputy who was providing security at the party responded to the reported shooting to investigate, according to the news release. The deputy encountered and confronted an individual who was displaying a handgun. The deputy shot the person, who was taken to a hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening. That person was not immediately identified.
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NANTICOKE — Nanticoke police charged Brandon Heaton with threatening to post intimate pictures of a woman unless she paid him, according to court records.
The woman reported she was in a relationship with Heaton, 39, and he had pictures of sexual moments they took together, court records say.
She claimed Heaton allegedly threatened to upload the pictures on social media if she did not comply to his demands for cash.
Police in court records say the woman further reported Heaton threatened to kill her, her boyfriend and family after she obtained a court-imposed restraining order against him.
Heaton, of West Grand Street, Nanticoke, was arraigned Monday by District Judge Brian James Tupper in Luzerne County Central Court on charges of unlawful dissemination of intimate image, terroristic threats and harassment. He was jailed at the county correctional facility for lack of $5,000 bail. | https://www.timesleader.com/news/1584322/man-charged-with-threatening-to-post-intimate-pictures-of-woman | 2022-11-07 15:36:45 | 1 | https://www.timesleader.com/news/1584322/man-charged-with-threatening-to-post-intimate-pictures-of-woman |
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Nothing illustrates the violence and intrigue that has engulfed southern Ethiopia like the life of Fekade Abdisa.
Although he is only one player in a much larger story, his life illuminates the emergence of Ethiopian fighters with shifting, and even unclear, allegiances whose violence continues to roil Oromiya, the country’s largest and most populous region.
The long-running insurgency in Oromiya has been largely overshadowed by the civil war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, which came to an end with a November peace deal. But the conflict in Oromiya has claimed thousands of civilian lives and fueled an explosive growth in ethnic militias, representing a far greater long-term threat to Ethiopia’s integrity and stability.
Fekade and his Oromo forces have been accused by witnesses of involvement in several mass killings. In the ethnically mixed town of Agamsa, for example, Fekade’s fighters, wearing the long braids favored by Oromo rebels, killed dozens of civilians from the Amhara ethnic group last summer, according to witness accounts that have not been previously reported.
“These were innocent Amhara, our neighbors,” said one Oromo resident. “The blame for what happened afterward is with Fekade.” In a raid by an Amhara militia after Fekade’s forces fled, witnesses said, more than 100 Oromo were killed.
Fekade’s life also highlights why previous efforts to end the violence have failed, amid recriminations that the terms of peace deals were not honored or that disarmed rebels were mistreated. The resulting distrust continues to bedevil new negotiations between the government and the main armed group in Oromiya — the Oromo Liberation Army. The latest talks, which ended in Tanzania this month, established a rapport between the two sides, but the OLA rejected the government’s request for a cease-fire because the group wants its political demands addressed and a framework for implementation, an OLA official said.
Fekade was not represented at the talks. In a rare and lengthy telephone interview just before they began, he said he is fighting for the rights of the Oromo people against discrimination by the central government and by Amhara militias. He denied allegations that he is a robber, a kidnapper or an agent provocateur and said his fighters did not kill any civilians during the bloodletting in Agamsa last summer, contradicting the accounts provided in interviews by a dozen witnesses from both ethnic groups.
“We are fighting alongside our people,” he said. “We do not attack innocent civilians. … This is a complete lie.”
The Ethiopian national security adviser, justice minister, and regional president and police chief did not respond to requests for comment for this article.
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Political leaders in the fertile southern lands of Oromiya have long resented what they describe as discrimination and the historic domination by northern highland elites. Oromo rebels have been fighting Ethiopia’s central government for decades.
Fekade said in the interview that he joined the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) in 2000, when he was 18. About a decade later, he received roughly six months of military training in Eritrea, Ethiopia’s small but heavily militarized neighbor, he recounted, a story confirmed by two other OLF members. He said he reentered Ethiopia to bomb government targets but was captured in 2012 shortly after he returned.
Over the next few years, Ethiopian prisons swelled with militants, journalists and protesters, including tens of thousands of Oromos. The turmoil triggered a state of emergency and in 2018, the prime minister resigned. The ruling coalition replaced him with former spy chief Abiy Ahmed, whose father is Oromo.
Abiy released tens of thousands of prisoners, including Fekade and his cellmates. Abiy undid bans on dozens of political parties and armed groups, including the OLF. About 1,300 armed OLF fighters traveled from Eritrea to formally lay down their arms. Then things started to go wrong.
The OLF fighters were denied vocational training and other help they had been promised, said Batte Urgessa, a spokesman for the group. He said many escaped and joined a faction that had refused to renounce armed struggle, calling themselves the Oromo Liberation Army. The Oromiya regional spokesman said that there was no such deal and that the OLF was invited back to participate in “peaceful political struggle.”
Fekade said he briefly joined these fighters when he was released from prison but surrendered as part of a second deal.
Eventually, Fekade returned home to Wollega, east of Addis Ababa. Half a dozen residents there said Fekade’s group began to demand money and livestock, claiming he was fighting for their liberation. Seven families said his fighters kidnapped their relatives for ransom. Residents said his men sometimes fought the OLA, headed by commander Jaal Morro, but rarely engaged government forces.
Fekade “was saying he was OLA and doing things that made people hate the OLA,” one resident said. “But he was also fighting the OLA.”
Fekade strongly denied committing crimes, saying “there is nothing that we take by force.” He told The Post he is an OLA commander, although he does not answer to Jaal Morro. The OLA said he poses as an OLA commander but cooperates with the government.
In 2021, Ethiopia held national elections. Major Oromo opposition parties withdrew from the polls after their offices were burned down and many members were arrested. Several Oromo leaders were detained. Violence surged anew, often along ethnic lines.
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In Oromiya, many of the victims have been Amhara, members of Ethiopia’s second-most-populous ethnic group. Many Amhara had settled in Oromiya during the droughts of the 1980s, but some Oromo leaders began saying Amhara should leave. Armed Amhara formed militias. Some argued parts of Oromiya rightfully belonged to them.
The town of Agamsa is about five miles south of Oromiya’s border with Amhara. Fekade’s forces were a short walk away from Agamsa when security forces under the Oromiya regional government pulled out on the evening of Aug. 28. Amhara and Oromo residents said in interviews they begged the soldiers not to leave, fearing a massacre. They were right.
Hours after the regional forces left, witnesses said, they saw Fekade arrive with his men.
Four Oromo witnesses said they had seen five to 18 Amhara killed by Fekade forces. Five Amhara residents said the total was higher — about 50 people in the town. The victims included a monk and a nun. An Amhara teenager described how her father was shot dead as she hid in the toilet.
“This was an attempt to start ethnic killings,” an Oromo resident said.
Fekade denied his forces killed civilians and said all the dead were armed Amhara. He said he gave a speech encouraging Amhara and Oromo people to live together. He said he escorted a group of Amhara residents to safety, which was confirmed by both sides.
Next, Fekade’s forces ordered Oromo men to assemble in the local primary school and confiscated their weapons, six witnesses said. Fekade confirmed he had disarmed Oromos he thought might oppose him.
Accounts differ about what happened next. Amhara residents said an armed Amhara rescue party arrived the next day from a neighboring town and engaged Fekade’s forces. Oromo townspeople, however, said that Fekade’s forces ran away as the Amhara forces arrived and that Amhara gunmen killed more than 100 civilians, including children and the elderly.
“When I realized they were going for men, I left my wife and two kids,” recalled an Oromo survivor, who said he saw people hacked to death. “I kept running so instead of being dismembered, I thought I’d rather get a bullet.”
After the slaughter, activists for each side blamed the other.
Witnesses have also said in interviews that Fekade and his forces participated in the killings in the nearby towns of Jartege Jarte and Kiremu that provoked retaliatory raids by Amhara fighters. Fekade denied any involvement.
The United Nations says that half a million Amhara have fled the violence in Oromiya and that an unknown number of Oromos have been displaced.
Fekade was unreachable when The Post tried to contact him for comment on the peace talks. But an OLA operative, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, expressed hope they might leave no room for Fekade to operate.
Fekade “might transform into a local gangster. But it will be easier for the government to hunt him down,” the operative said. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/21/ethiopia-oromiya-oromo-amhara/ | 2023-05-21 07:08:03 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/21/ethiopia-oromiya-oromo-amhara/ |
Anthony Edwards, Top Timberwolves Players to Watch vs. the Spurs - April 8
Rudy Gobert is a player to watch when the Minnesota Timberwolves (40-40) and the San Antonio Spurs (21-59) meet at on Saturday. Gametime is slated for 4:00 PM ET.
In the article below, we'll give you all the info you need to know about who to keep your eye on in this matchup, which you can watch on Bally Sports with a seven-day free trial to Fubo!
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Timberwolves' Last Game
In their previous game, the Timberwolves defeated the Nets on Tuesday, 107-102. Edwards scored a team-high 23 points (and contributed three assists and five rebounds).
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Timberwolves Players to Watch
- Edwards averages a team-leading 24.5 points per game. He is also putting up 5.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists, shooting 45.9% from the floor and 36.7% from downtown with 2.7 made 3-pointers per game.
- Gobert averages a team-leading 11.7 rebounds per game. He is also putting up 13.6 points and 1.2 assists, shooting 65.7% from the floor (fourth in NBA).
- Kyle Anderson averages 9.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. Defensively, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocked shots.
- Mike Conley leads the Timberwolves at 6.7 assists per contest, while also averaging 2.8 rebounds and 11.7 points.
- Jaden McDaniels puts up 12.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest. Defensively, he averages 0.9 steals and 1 block.
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Rapper who allegedly tattooed sex trafficking victims with name of his DJ business remains at large: Ohio AG
Ohio authorities want the public's help finding Cleveland rapper Dawud Sami, aka 'Officially GP'
Authorities in Ohio are looking for the public’s help to find a Cleveland rapper wanted for sex trafficking charges who allegedly branded victims with is company’s name.
Dawud Sami, 42, was indicted on six felony counts related to human trafficking and promoting prostitution in December after authorities received tips he was operating a trafficking ring and advertising sex for sale online, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office said in a press release.
Sami, who goes by the name "Officially GP" which stands for "Officially Got Paper," is said to have branded the women he was trafficking with tattoos of the name of his company, "Red Karpet."
The press release says Sami "is a rapper and music producer who owns a business called Red Karpet Entertainment on E. 185th Street in Cleveland."
Sami is also accused of buying luxury cars and a home using the identities of his victims.
"The task force uncovered credible, serious allegations that this trafficker must answer for," Yost said.
"We’re hoping the public has information on his location so this investigation can bring his victims justice."
The press release added that Sami's birth name is Thomas Bradford.
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Report: Classified items found at Trump storage unit in Fla.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump found at least two items marked as classified during a recent search of a storage unit in West Palm Beach, Florida, and have provided them to the FBI, according to a published report Wednesday.
The Washington Post, citing anonymous sources, reported that the items were discovered by an outside team brought in by Trump’s representatives to search his other properties for any additional classified materials. The nature of the classified materials was not immediately clear, but the storage unit in which they were found had been used to hold items from an office in northern Virginia used by Trump staffers after he left office, the newspaper said.
The FBI recovered roughly 100 documents marked as classified during an Aug. 8 search of Trump’s Palm Beach estate, Mar-a-Lago. That’s on top of 37 documents bearing classification markings that Trump lawyers retrieved from the home during a June visit, as well as 15 boxes containing about 184 classified documents recovered in January by the National Archives and Records Administration.
The possibility that the Justice Department had not yet recovered all classified materials has existed for months.
The FBI’s August search of the home came after investigators developed evidence indicating that additional sensitive documents remained there, even though Trump representatives had certified that all classified documents requested in a Justice Department subpoena had been located and returned.
After a federal judge pressured the Trump team to demonstrate its full compliance with the subpoena, the newspaper said, it hired an outside firm to search properties including Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, as well as Trump Tower in New York.
A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment.
A spokesman for Trump, responding to reports about an outside firm’s search for classified materials, said in a statement that “President Trump and his counsel continue to be cooperative and transparent, despite the unprecedented, illegal, and unwarranted attack against President Trump and his family by the weaponized Department of Justice.”
Spokesman Steven Cheung did not respond to a follow-up phone call about subsequent reporting indicating that a search of the storage unit had turned up two items with classification markings.
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Judy Collins will perform at the Belle Mehus Auditorium in downtown Bismarck at 7 p.m. on Oct. 30.
The singer-songwriter of six decades released her 55th album "Spellbound" last year featuring modern folk songs.
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Fourth of July weekend is now upon us, and you know what that means. Shopping, shopping, shopping. Holiday weekends are always a great time to take advantage of the sales going on or even to use the occasion as an excuse to treat yourself to something you've been eyeing on.
Either way, we've got your back. Here are 17 brands that make their products here in the US that you should check out this weekend. Shopping all American-made items is one way to be a little patriotic on our country's Independence Day, and luckily, so many of our favorites are made in the USA! The famous KitchenAid stand mixer is on sale this weekend, so grab that while you can! You can also shop ColourPop's vibrant quality makeup, New Balance's classic sneakers, Reformation's sustainably beautiful dresses, or SkinCeutical's best-selling skincare.
The choices are endless, but we've gone ahead and highlighted a few products that we think should be in your cart at checkout this weekend. Read on for more.
Pro Line Series 7 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer
If you've been waiting for an excuse to splurge on the popular KitchenAid stand mixer, this weekend is your chance to finally get in your hands. The Pro-Line 7 quart mixer is currently on sale at $550 compared to the original price at $680. This appliance is definitely an investment, but it isn't just any old stand mixer. It's a professional quality mixer with a large capacity and ten speeds. You can also get different paddle attachments for a variety of recipes. You can make so many different things with this mixer, and you will definitely get the bang for your buck.
Luxe Hardcore Sheet Bundle
This sheet bundle won the 2022 "Best Bedding" award from Good Housekeeping, and you can get it for 45% off the original price right now. Brooklinen's Luxe Sateen sheets are rich and "buttery smooth" with a 480 thread count and "luminous finish" for the ultimate nighttime comfort. This set comes with a fitted sheet, a flat sheet, 4 pillowcases, and a duvet cover. It comes in 10 colors and in sizes from twin to cali king to fit all the kinds of beds in your house.
It has over 67,000 five star ratings on the Brooklinen site, and tons of customers rave about the "soft, crisp, and cool" fabric that's "perfect for a summer's night." Well, look at that. Now's just the time to buy a set for yourself this hot, 4th of July weekend.
Gift of Grace Liquid Eye Liner & Make-up Perfecter Set
This set from Stila Cosmetics offers you $41 worth of products for only $20. You'll get the Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Liner that has won a ton of beauty awards and is super popular amongst social media beauty gurus. It also comes with the Save The Day Eye & Lip Perfector that will help you take care of any smudges or mistakes, which is especially great for when you're running late and you need a quick solution to fix up your look. You need these two items in your makeup bag.
580 New Balance Sneakers
The New Balance 580's are a great pair of sneakers for all the summer activities ahead. This new model brings the classic look of the original 580 back to life while keeping its original retro flair with the color-blocked leather and mesh upper and iconic New Balance logo. The cushion-y midsole provides the support and comfort you need for a long day of walking. This pair is on sale for only $90!
Banana + Coconut Nourishing Shampoo + Conditioner Duo
This shampoo and conditioner duo won a "Best of Beauty" award from Allure, and we can see why. Briogeo uses combinations of superfoods in these sets to target specific hair types and hair concerns. In this duo, the banana extract uses potassium to strengthen hair, and the coconut oil prevents breakage by keeping each strand moisturized. This is great for those with dry, brittle hair. You can also get the Mango + Cherry pack to neutralize oily hair or the Matcha, Apple + Kale pack to nourish your hair.
Many customers say that the shampoo and conditioner leave their hair feeling soft, smooth, and healthy. You can get this pack for $12 off.
The City Stripe Midi Dress
Everlane is big in the sustainable fashion world, and now is your time to grab a brand new item for your wardrobe that you know will last you for years. This midi dress is the perfect outfit for the summer season with its relaxed silhouette like at outdoor weddings or nice dinners where you want to look styled and sophisticated but still want to keep cool. You can get this dress in a nice dusty red, black, or white.
The Makeup Set
This Glossier makeup set has 3 of their most iconic, best-selling items all at a discounted price. It comes with the Cloud Paint blush, the Lash Slick mascara, and the Boy Brow pomade. Add these essentials to your existing routine or use them alone as a quick "5-minute," 3-step makeup process for a simple, natural look. However, you incorporate this set into your day, you have to get this deal.
A shopper calls this set "the perfect combo" and says, "It has everything you need for that classic no-makeup makeup look that is so perfect for everyday."
Vitamix One
From smoothies to sauces, a Vitamix will come in handy in your kitchen. The Vitamix One is the "perfect starter blender" which has easy controls and comes in a "countertop-friendly size." The stainless steel blades and tamper tool ensures that your food gets blended smoothly and thoroughly with no hassle. This blender is great for simple, easy recipes that will still wow the people you're serving.
A reviewer writes, "It's really the perfect size blender for any kitchen, RV, Dorm room space and even for travel. The blend quality is top notch."
High-Bottom Tote
This L.L. Bean tote is your new summer bag. It's the perfect size for beach days, picnics, camping trips, and quick weekend getaways. This bag is designed with heavy canvas and a "reinforced double-layer base" for lasting durability so you can use this bag summer after summer. You can choose a medium or large size and between 4 different colors.
Customers say that it's "sturdy," "versatile," and "high quality." This bag is 25% off, so make sure to grab it soon.
Hydrating B5 Gel
Treat yourself this weekend to this best-selling, top-rated hydrating serum from SkinCeuticals that uses a combination of vitamin B5 and hyaluronic acid to make an oil-free moisturizer. This serum is good for all skin types, especially sensitive skin, and targets dehydration, acne, and aging. A lot of people dry out during the summer season because of the heat, so you might want to have this handy.
One customer writes, "I love the way it feels on my face and how smooth it is. It diminishes the fine lines and wrinkles visibly."
Fade Into Hue Pressed Powder Makeup Palette
ColourPop is best known for its vibrant makeup products and colorful eyeshadow palettes. After all, it is Colour-POP. This Fade to Hue pressed powder palette is perfect for creating those summertime makeup looks with bright colors and sparkly shades to match the vibes of the season. This is their "rainbow mega palette" which has "a mixture of sparkling metallics, blinged-out Pressed Glitters, and the richest mattes." You can make so many looks with just this one palette, so it definitely deserves a spot in your collection. One customer says that it's "very pigmented and easy to blend."
Tagliatelle Linen Dress
If you're in a shopping mood, you should stop by Reformation to see if there's a summer style you want to purchase. Reformation is the place for timeless feminine looks with a commitment to sustainability, and there are so many great pieces like this white linen dress. White and linen are two staples in any summer wardrobe, and this dress is just perfect with corset bodice, wide square neckline, midi length A-line skirt.
The Stainless Sets 6-Piece
If you're looking to up your cooking game, then consider investing in a quality set of pots and pans that will definitely make a difference in your dishes. Made In Cookware has some deals going on right now like this sale on their stainless set that you have to checkout. For over $100 off, you can get a 6 piece set of premium stainless cookware with "stay cool handles" and one with "professional-quality non stick." The set comes with two "frying pans, a saucepan, and a stockpot."
Dozen Assorted Cookie Tin
Save some room for these treats because Milk Bar is the perfect thing to bring to a summer picnic. Milk Bar is super popular for its unique flavor combos and one-of-a-kind desserts, and this assorted cookie tin is great to try all their different cookies. The box comes with two of each: Compost, Cornflake Chocolate Chip Marshmallow, Corn, Blueberry & Cream, Chocolate Confetti, and Confetti.
The Excercise Dress
If you're going to spend a lot of time hiking, jogging, going to the gym, or even heading to a theme park, you need this Exercise Dress from Outdoor Voices that's 20% off right now. It's the perfect combination of style and comfort with the breathable, stretchy fabric, built in shorts liner, and a cute strappy back. You can get this dress in 17 colors or patterns.
This dress is one of Outdoor Voices's classics, and a ton of customers have rated it with 5 stars. One shopper writes, "I love it so much and live in it all summer!"
Amazing Grace Bath + Body Duo
Everyone loves quality bath products, so check out this set that's on sale at Philosophy. The Amazing Grace bath and body duo comes with a shampoo, bath & shower gel for your hair and skin and a firming body emulsion to moisturize and tone. The amazing grace fragrance is made up of bergamot, lily of the valley, and musk. Customers love the scent and how these products leave their skin feeling soft and smooth.
Classic Ghirardelli Gift Basket
If you've got a summer birthday gift to shop for, look no further than 1800 baskets. You can shop a variety of premium gift baskets by occasion and interests to find the perfect gift for your loved one. This Ghirardelli gift basket has a bunch of treats for that one person in your life with the biggest sweet tooth. It's on sale for $42 off.
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VANCOUVER, BC, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Very Good Food Company Inc. (NASDAQ: VGFC) (TSXV: VERY.V) (FSE: OSI) ("VERY GOOD" or the "Company"), today announced that its board of directors has approved the grant of stock options (the "Options") exercisable for a total of 3,715,000 common shares ("Common Shares") to certain employees (including officers) and directors. All Options were granted pursuant to the Company's stock option plan and are subject to the terms of the applicable grant agreements and the requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V").
The Options were granted at an exercise price of $0.305, being the closing price of the Company's Common Shares on the TSX-V on July 13, 2022. The Options will vest over a period of 12 months with 25% of the Options vesting every four months commencing on the date of grant. The Options have a three-year term until July 14, 2025.
The VERY GOOD Food Company Inc. is an emerging plant-based food technology company that produces nutritious and delicious plant-based meat and cheese products under VERY GOOD's core brands: The VERY GOOD Butchers and The VERY GOOD Cheese Co. www.verygoodfood.com.
OUR MISSION IS LOFTY BUT BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLE: GET MILLIONS TO RETHINK THEIR FOOD CHOICES WHILE HELPING THEM DO THE WORLD A WORLD OF GOOD. BY OFFERING PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTIONS SO DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS, WE'RE HELPING THIS KIND OF DIET BECOME THE NORM.
ON BEHALF OF THE VERY GOOD FOOD COMPANY INC.
Parimal Rana
Chief Executive Officer
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws in Canada and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (collectively referred to as "forward-looking information"), for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking information may be identified by words such as "plans", "proposed", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "estimates", "may", "will", and similar expressions. Forward-looking information contained or referred to in this news release includes, but is not limited to, the option grant and the terms thereof. Forward-looking information is based on a number of factors and assumptions which have been used to develop such information, but which may prove to be incorrect including, but not limited to, material assumptions with respect to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; the Company's ability to manage recent personnel changes; and the Company's ability to successfully execute on its updated business strategy outlined in its most recently filed interim Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2022, which is available at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov. The Company's ability to execute on its strategy may also depend on the Company's ability to accurately forecast customer demand for its products and manage its current and future inventory levels, continued demand for VERY GOOD's products, continued growth of the popularity of meat alternatives and the plant-based food industry, no material deterioration in general business and economic conditions, the successful placement of VERY GOOD's products in retail stores and distribution in the food service channel, the Company's ability to remain listed on the Nasdaq, VERY GOOD's ability to successfully enter new markets, VERY GOOD's ability to obtain necessary production equipment and human resources as needed, VERY GOOD's relationship with its suppliers, distributors and third-party logistics providers, and management's ability to position VERY GOOD competitively. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information because VERY GOOD can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements of VERY GOOD to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking information include, among others, the impact of, uncertainties and risks associated with negative cash flow and future financing requirements to sustain and grow operations, limited history of operations and revenues and no history of earnings or dividends, competition, risks relating to the availability of raw materials, risks relating to regulation on social media, expansion of facilities, risks related to credit facilities, dependence on senior management and key personnel, availability of labor, general business risk and liability, regulation of the food industry, change in laws, regulations and guidelines, compliance with laws, risks related to third party logistics providers, unfavorable publicity or consumer perception, increased costs as a result of being a United States public company, product liability and product recalls, risks related to intellectual property, risks relating to co-manufacturing, risks related to expansion into the United States; risks related to our acquisition strategy, taxation risks, difficulties with forecasts, management of growth and litigation as well as the risks associated with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For a more comprehensive discussion of the risks faced by VERY GOOD, please refer to VERY GOOD's most recent Annual Information Form filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com and as an exhibit to the Form 20-F filed with the SEC on May 26, 2022 and available at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking information in this news release reflects the current expectations, assumptions and/or beliefs of the Company based on information currently available. Any forward-looking information speaks only as of the date of this news release. VERY GOOD undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
None of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, TSX Venture Exchange, the SEC or any other securities regulator has either approved or disapproved the contents of this news release.
None of the Nasdaq, the TSX Venture Exchange or its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), the SEC or any other securities regulator accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
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General Motors dealerships have repaired thousands of Tesla electric cars, GM claimed in its annual investor day presentation.
First spotted by Barron’s, a slide in the presentation simply reads “11,180 repairs on Teslas” without elaboration.
Tesla in the past has made it difficult for third parties to repair its vehicles, but its grip is being loosened by right to repair legislation.
Right to repair bills aim to allow access to detailed repair instructions and some software to enable more independent shops to work on EVs. The Biden administration has stood behind this as a positive for EVs overall, but it’s likely to have a particularly big impact on Tesla repairs.
Tesla has previously hobbled cars that get major rebuilds—or things like battery transplants—at anywhere but its service centers, limiting their charging rates at Superchargers, for instance. It did however recently start inspecting “salvaged” EVs to re-enable features.
Without right to repair laws, even owners of cars that don’t need heavy repairs could be out of luck depending on the willingness of the company to continue supporting older models. Owners of the original Tesla Roadster had to resort to some workarounds with private shops before Tesla started supporting them once again.
Now it seems some of the same protections being put in place for independent repair shops could also benefit GM—one of the world’s largest automakers—and its dealer network.
That dealer network is currently undergoing its own transition to an EV-heavy future. GM has looked to its dealerships to deploy destination chargers in communities, and it’s asking dealerships to install chargers and make other changes to prepare for more EV sales. The automaker has offered buyouts to Cadillac and Buick dealers who don’t want to go along with this plan, although hasn’t offered them to its Chevy dealers.
Green Car Reports has reached out to GM for comment on this story and will update it should the automaker provide more detail.
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- The new Technics SU-GX70, a universal streaming amplifier, easily integrates into the home hi-fi system with the inclusion of an HDMI ARC port
- The color finish of the widely acclaimed Technics SL-1500C turntable is now available in a contemporary white finish
NEWARK, N.J., April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Technics unveiled two new products for the first half of 2023. The new SU-GX70 will extend the Technics Grand Class portfolio with a heavily featured streaming amplifier that combines the sonic genes of Technics Grand Class components with a wealth of source functions, including video connectivity.
In addition, Technics is pleased to introduce a new, stylish white finished model, the SL-1500C-W, of the globally successful and highly acclaimed SL-1500C direct drive turntable. This was developed at the request of vinyl lovers yearning for a design-oriented, fresh aesthetic of the SL-1500C.
SU-GX70:
The new SU-GX70 streaming amplifier is the first Technics product since the brand revitalization in 2014 with a HDMI ARC port. There has been strong demand for high-quality amplifiers allowing easy integration of a TV into the home hi-fi system for superior sound without the hassle of a complex multichannel system. Consequently, this new amplifier realizes very high sound quality at the HDMI ARC connection by using the parent company's (Panasonic) comprehensive experience of video signal treatment, allowing the full potential of the noise and distortion-free sound generated by Technics' proprietary full-digital amplification technology based on the JENO engine.
A new Twin Power Supply helps deliver a high signal-to-noise ratio for superb, detailed sound. The Clean Power Clock Generator technology, taken from Technics' Reference Class components, enables an ultimately stable clock signal for a high-precision digital signal processing.
The SU-GX70 comes with a true wealth of functionalities. Based on the Google Chromecast platform, it allows the use of streaming services such as Spotify, TIDAL, Deezer, Qobuz and Amazon Music. It also supports MQA. For wireless network communication, Wi-Fi, Airplay2 and Bluetooth are on board. 2 Line inputs, 3 digital input as well as USB-A and USB-B support connectivity to a wide range of source components are offered. The SU-GX70 supports internet radio and FM radio. Finally – and, as to be expected from a company representing the pinnacle of vinyl record performance – a high-grade low-noise phono EQ allows hook up to a turntable with an MM pickup cartridge for a genuine audiophile performance.
Additionally, the SU-GX70 is equipped with the "Space Tune" function, which enables the adjustment of sound space according to the room environment and installation location so that anyone can enjoy superb music reproduction. By using the "Technics Audio Center*" app for tablets/smartphones or by selecting a setting from the four presets - "Free," "Wall," "Corner" and "In a Shelf" - using the main unit according to the installation location, the user can achieve the most suitable sound quality for a specific acoustic environment. Furthermore, the "L/R Custom" feature lets the user enter the setting independently for the left and right speakers when the speakers are set up in different installation conditions. This brings out the best sound reproduction in any installation conditions.
* Available for iOS devices only
The SU-GX70 comes in a beautifully elegant, minimalist design in both silver and black. It will be available at authorized Technics retailers from July 2023 for $1,999.
SL-1500C-W
The second design from Technics in the first half of 2023 is a new color finish version of the award winning and highly acclaimed SL-1500C direct drive turntable system, the SL-1500C-W. In addition to the standard silver and black, which already are available, this fully featured turntable system will now be available in matte white.
From our latest experience with Limited Edition models, we have learned that there is a high demand for additional color versions, especially for turntables. Many users look for stylish color alternatives, notably in modern contemporary interiors, reflecting minimalistic design tastes. The new clean white tone underlines the SL-1500C's pure and simplistic aesthetic, employing only the most necessary operational elements needed on a turntable.
Despite its minimalistic look, the SL-1500C-W offers a high-performing operational method and usability and a wealth of features. It comes with a high-quality Ortofon 2M Red MM pickup cartridge that is pre-mounted to the head shell. For maximum connection flexibility, the SL-1500C-W is equipped with a conventional Phono output and an integrated Phono EQ, so it can be connected to audio components without the need for a dedicated separate phono amplifier. An automatic tonearm lift prevents unnecessary wear of the stylus and vinyl at the end of playing a record.
The basic technical genes of the SL-1500C-W bear justice to the excellent reputation of Technics as manufacturer of premium audio turntables. The iron-coreless direct drive motor, in combination with the sophisticated motor control ensures ultimate rotation stability for a classic, smooth vinyl sound. The two-layer platter, in combination with the solid two-layer chassis based on aluminum die-cast and the high-sensitivity S-shaped tonearm made of aluminum ensure high vibration damping and an accurate tracking process for ultimate analog music enjoyment.
The new white version of the SL-1500C will be available from May 2023 at authorized Technics retailers for $1,299.
About Technics
Technics is the brand name of hi-fi audio products owned by the Panasonic Corporation with main residence in Osaka, Japan. The Technics brand was founded in 1965. Driven by a constant strive for innovation and excellence within the audio field, countless legendary hi-fi components have been released by the Technics brand, many of them having set new standards in the audio world.
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks were one of the NHL’s worst teams last season, and their general manager is talking about a potentially long rebuilding process. They are listening to trade offers for their top goal scorer, and the situation at goaltender is murky at best.
Enter Luke Richardson.
“I like a challenge and I’m ready for it,” Richardson said.
The Blackhawks think so, too, and that’s why they hired Richardson as the 40th coach in franchise history. The former NHL defenseman takes over a team in transition under GM Kyle Davidson, one that has fallen on hard times since it won the franchise’s sixth Stanley Cup championship in 2015.
Davidson has made no secret of his plan to remake the roster, and Richardson acknowledged the difficult road ahead when he was formally introduced Wednesday at the team store in downtown Chicago. But he also showed off the competitive nature that helped fuel a 21-year NHL playing career.
“I just feel that playing experiences, coaching experiences, I’m totally comfortable with developing players, having patience with players,” he said, “but I think I said right from the start, I am an optimist and I feel like I want to go win every game, and I’m going to approach every game like that.”
Richardson, 53, played for six NHL teams, finishing with 35 goals and 166 assists in 1,417 games — including his debut with Toronto at Chicago Stadium on Oct. 8, 1987. He retired during the 2008-09 season and joined Ottawa’s coaching staff. He was the head coach for the Senators’ AHL affiliate from 2012 to 2016.
Richardson, who is from Ottawa, Ontario, was an assistant on Montreal’s coaching staff for the previous four seasons. When Dominique Ducharme was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the 2021 playoffs, Richardson took over as coach for six games and helped lead the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993.
It was a pivotal moment in Richardson’s road to the Blackhawks.
“Just to have confidence in myself, at the most pressure time of the year, and to succeed and have a good relationship with the players that allowed that to happen, it really resonated to me that I’m ready for a head coaching job, that my plan works,” he said.
Richardson is stepping in for Derek King, who finished the season as the interim coach after Jeremy Colliton was fired on Nov. 6. King was in the mix for the job, and Davidson said he wants to find a way to keep him in the organization.
“We’re looking to bring high-character people into the organization and Derek is that,” Davidson said. “And so it’s going to be a discussion as we head into the summer, but we’re hopeful that something will be there for him.”
Richardson flew into Chicago for his first interview a few weeks ago and then was brought back for a second session. Richardson went into more depth on some of the areas they covered during his first interview, and the discussions continued when they went to dinner and watched a Stanley Cup Final game.
“Once we got a little deeper into just how he sees the game and how he views players and his communication styles, it really resonated with us and it really felt like something that would work within the system that we’re putting in place here,” Davidson said. “That was the main aspect of what drew us to Luke.”
With Richardson in place, the Blackhawks’ focus shifts to next week’s draft and free agency. Richardson also needs to fill out his first staff as a head coach in the NHL.
While Chicago isn’t expected to contend next season, it will be one of the league’s most closely watched teams this summer. Captain Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat each have one year left on their contracts after the Blackhawks went 28-42-12 this year.
Toews and Kane — still one of the league’s most dynamic players at age 33 — have no-movement clauses, making a trade unlikely unless one of the longtime stars asks for a change in scenery. But the 24-year-old DeBrincat, who scored a team-high 41 goals last season, could be on the move, and the departure of the winger could prompt Kane or Toews to seek a new home.
“There are some players that are untouchable based on their contractual status. That’s something that those players have earned, and we will hold true to that,” Davidson said. “But we’re in a position where we are listening, and I think it would be unwise to do anything but.
“Again, we’re not going to force anything. We’re not going to do something just to do something. But it’s incumbent on us to listen to what’s out there, what the interest is.”
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LINCOLN, Neb. , Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest Sandhills Global aviation industry market reports indicate slight declines in asking values across the used piston single, turboprop, and jet aircraft categories in Sandhills marketplaces. Since the first few months of 2022, inventory levels have been rising from historic lows across all categories. This increase in inventory levels has impacted how quickly assets can be sold. "The number of days on market has been steadily increasing across most aviation segments," says Controller Department Manager Brant Washburn.
Sandhills' aviation products include Controller, Controller EMEA, Executive Controller, Charter Hub, Aviation Trader, Aircraft Cost Calculator, and AircraftEvaluator. AircraftEvaluator is Sandhills' proprietary asset valuation tool for all types of aircraft, built using the same technology behind FleetEvaluator. Widely used and trusted across equipment, truck, and trailer industries, FleetEvaluator identifies asset values with unparalleled accuracy.
The key metric used in all of Sandhills' market reports is the Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI). Buyers and sellers can use the information in Sandhills EVI to monitor equipment markets and maximize returns on acquisition, liquidation, and related business decisions.
Chart Takeaways
This report includes detailed analysis of asking values and inventory trends in the worldwide used aircraft market along with charts that help readers visualize the data. It describes and quantifies important trends in the buying and selling of used piston single, turboprop, and jet aircraft.
U.S. and Canada Used Piston Single Aircraft
- Pre-owned piston singles charted their seventh straight month of inventory increases with a 2.4% month-to-month gain in August. Inventory for this category was up 32% year-over-year in August.
- Sandhills' EVI showed a corresponding cooling off in asking values with a 0.5% M/M decrease. Still, asking EVI for used piston singles was up 24% YOY.
U.S. and Canada Used Turboprop Aircraft
- The used turboprop category logged its sixth consecutive month of inventory growth with a 4.5% M/M increase in August. Inventory levels have been steadily rising by about 5% to 10% each month, although they remained down 41% YOY.
- Asking values for used turboprop aircraft appear to be reaching a peak with a 1.5% M/M slide in August. Asking EVI for the category showed a 28% YOY increase.
Global Used Jet Aircraft
- Worldwide pre-owned jet aircraft inventory continues to expand, marking its seventh straight month of growth in August. Jet asking values eventually responded, and have now tapered off for three months in a row.
- Used jet inventory levels demonstrated an 8% M/M improvement in August and were down 2% YOY. Asking EVI decreased 0.9% M/M and was up 21% YOY.
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Staunch Moderates Radio Show and Staunch Moderates TV Premiered April 17 and April 24
New Radio and YouTube Episodes to Air
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ASPEN, Colo., April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Staunch Moderates Intellectual Movement is once again continuing to push boundaries and grow its base through information and entertainment. After solidifying its footing during the 2020 presidential election year, Staunch Moderates transitioned into music and film to further spread its message by releasing two hip hop albums, a feature-length documentary and several short films during 2021 and 2022. Now the movement is producing two new shows, a weekly one-hour radio show and an accompanying television show broadcast on the Movement's YouTube channel, Staunch Moderates News.
The "Staunch Moderates Radio Show" airs on NBC Radio affiliate station KCAA in Southern California and is co-hosted by Staunch Moderates' co-founder Gregory T. Simmons and radio veteran Gary Garver (listen here). The two tackle political and philosophical issues weekly from a moderate perspective and will interview special political celebrity guests, while playing songs from the Staunch Moderates' music library. The new television show "Staunch Moderates TV" is an enhanced video rendition of the duo's weekly radio musings (watch here).
Radio personality and Staunch Moderate Gary Garver--a staple on the airwaves in Southern California's Inland Empire and nationally on iHeartRadio, helped make these two new media programs possible. Staunch Moderates founder Gregory T. Simmons was recently in Palm Springs, CA with the movement's mascot, an eight-foot Bigfoot named DJ Staunch, heavily promoting the Movement and its latest short films in preparation for film festival season, and was invited by Gary to promote his efforts on Gary's popular show "Controlled Chaos." The rest, as they say, is history!
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Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) announced on Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
Wexton, 54, disclosed her diagnosis in a video posted on Twitter.
“If there’s one thing that Democrats and Republicans can agree on, it’s that Parkinson’s disease sucks. Today, on World Parkinson’s Day, I’m here to tell you that I’ve come to learn this firsthand. And that’s because I’ve learned that I, too, have Parkinson’s, or what some people call PD for short,” Wexton said.
The congresswoman said the disease “has primarily affected” her speech, how her mouth moves and how she walks and keeps her balance.
“You may notice I speak more quickly now,” she said.
Wexton noted, however, that she is “doing well” and has a “positive attitude.” She said her treatment process “involves time and commitment, so you’re going to see me have good days and some days that are not so good.”
“But I want you to know this: my head and my heart are 100% committed to serving the people of Virginia, and especially my constituents in the 10th Congressional District,” she added.
The congresswoman has represented Virginia’s 10th Congressional District since 2019.
Roughly 500,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, though the condition goes undiagnosed in many people, leading some experts to believe the number is higher. It is the second-most common neurodegenerative disorder in the U.S. behind Alzheimer’s disease.
Wexton on Tuesday urged people not to “sorry for me.”
“What Parkinson’s is not is an untreatable disease, a cognitive impairment, or a death sentence. So please! You are welcome to empathize, but don’t feel sorry for me,” she said. “I’m working with my doctor on a treatment plan that addresses my symptoms. And I’ve been feeling good and staying strong. I’ve been focused on legislation, voting in Congress, traveling around my district, hosting constituent service events, and visiting with local businesses and schools – all just like normal.”
“I’m not going to let Parkinson’s stop me from being me,” she continued. “I am confident that as I work with my doctor to get the treatment I need, I can continue being a working mom and an active member of our community.”
She added, “I hope to keep serving you for many years to come.”
Former Rep. José Serrano (D-N.Y.) announced in May 2019 that he was retiring from Congress following a Parkinson’s diagnosis. He made the two announcements simultaneously. | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/hill-politics/rep-jennifer-wexton-announces-parkinsons-diagnosis/ | 2023-04-11 14:49:54 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/hill-politics/rep-jennifer-wexton-announces-parkinsons-diagnosis/ |
During any time of the year, weather or other factors might prompt an organization to close for some period of time, during which the employer might instruct employees not to work at all or to work remotely.
The rules around private sector employers paying employees during a work closure depend on whether the employee is nonexempt (paid by the hour or salaried) and entitled to overtime or exempt and not eligible for overtime.
Classifying your employees correctly is a challenge, and many employers are not in legal compliance. Here, we address only employees who are properly classified as exempt from overtime, and employer obligations to pay exempt employees when they are instructed not to work due to an office closure or other factors, but they are available and ready to work.
The Fair Labor Standards Act dictates how an exempt employee must be compensated to qualify as exempt from overtime. Otherwise, the employee becomes a nonexempt employee and is entitled to all the rights and benefits, including overtime, that come from that classification.
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When an office is closed and the exempt employee is instructed to not come to work or to not work at all, reducing pay from exempt employees has substantial risk for employers.
Most exempt employees fall under the white-collar exemptions, which require that the employees be compensated on a “salary basis.” This means that the employees make a predetermined salary of at least $684 per week and the salary is not reduced regardless of the quality or quantity of the work.
“An employer must pay an exempt employee the full predetermined salary amount ‘free and clear’ for any week in which the employee performs any work without regard to the number of days or hours worked,” according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
The department adds, “As a general rule, if the exempt employee performs any work during the workweek, he or she must be paid the full salary amount. An employer may not make deductions from an exempt employee’s pay for absences caused by the employer or by the operating requirements of the business. If the exempt employee is ready, willing and able to work, an employer cannot make deductions from the exempt employee’s pay when no work is available.”
The Labor Department’s Fact Sheet #17G explains that deductions from pay for an exempt employee are permissible:
for absences from work for one or more full days for personal reasons other than sickness or disability;
for absences of one or more full days due to sickness or disability if the deduction is made in accordance with a bona fide plan, policy or practice of providing compensation for salary lost due to illness;
to offset amounts employees receive as jury or witness fees, or for military pay;
for penalties imposed in good faith for infractions of safety rules of major significance; or
for unpaid disciplinary suspensions of one or more full days imposed in good faith for workplace conduct rule infractions.
“Also, an employer is not required to pay the full salary in the initial or terminal week of employment, or for weeks in which an exempt employee takes unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act,” the Fact Sheet says.
The company is also not required to pay an exempt employee who does not work any part of a week.
The employer can change an exempt employee’s salary prospectively, but it cannot be occasioned due to a temporary change in circumstances. The change must be “bona fide,” not used as a device to evade the salary basis requirements, and must “reflect the long-term business needs, rather than a short-term, day-to-day or week-to-week deduction from the fixed salary,” the Labor Department’s Fact Sheet #70 says.
Thus, if an employer chooses to furlough employees on Fridays, the employer cannot suddenly start docking an exempt employee one-fifth of the employee’s salary. This would violate the salary-basis test.
Note that physicians, lawyers, outside salespeople, or teachers in bona fide educational institutions are not subject to any salary requirements. As a result, deductions from the salary or pay of such employees will not result in loss of the exemption.
The Department of Labor explains, “Isolated or inadvertent improper deductions will not result in loss of the exemption if the employer reimburses the employee for the improper deductions.”
“As a plaintiff’s attorney, the FLSA is one of my very favorite laws for two reasons. First, you can get your attorneys’ fees. Second, it is so easy for employers to get wrong,” says Broderick Dunn, a partner at Cook Craig & Francuzenko.
He adds: “If an exempt employee performs any work at all during a day or a week, an employer may not deduct from that person’s salary. This comes into play more and more with the rise in remote work schedules.”
Karen Michael is an attorney and the president of Richmond-based Karen Michael PLC and author of “Stay Hired.” She can be reached at stayhired@stayhired.net. | https://richmond.com/business/local/labor-law-employer-pay-obligations-during-a-work-closure/article_ad4f8022-9298-11ed-a915-cb470b3d7f7c.html | 2023-01-14 23:31:39 | 0 | https://richmond.com/business/local/labor-law-employer-pay-obligations-during-a-work-closure/article_ad4f8022-9298-11ed-a915-cb470b3d7f7c.html |
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday that it recently rescued 27 Haitian migrants from the rocky cliffs of an uninhabited island that lies between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
The two-day rescue operation began on June 7 after the Coast Guard said it detected an illegal smuggling boat near Puerto Rico’s Monito Island. Officials said they arrested three illegal smugglers and rescued nine of 27 Haitians who jumped into the water upon seeing the Coast Guard.
The agency said dangerous conditions prevented it from rescuing the remaining Haitians, adding that it left food, water and other supplies for them until it returned the next day to rescue the remaining 18 Haitians.
The rescue occurred almost a week before funerals were held in Puerto Rico for 11 Haitian women who died after an overloaded boat they and other migrants were on capsized near the U.S. territory last month. Authorities believe between 60 and 75 migrants were onboard, with 38 rescued and 11 dead.
The Coast Guard said it has intervened in 64 illegal smuggling voyages from Oct. 1 to May 31, adding that more than 1,200 migrants from the Dominican Republic and 370 Haitians have been detained. The agency said the number of Haitians detained in the past year has spiked compared with previous years.
Haiti is currently wracked by an increase in gang-related violence with kidnappings and killings on the rise as a growing number of people flee the country of more than 11 million in search of a better and safer life. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/27-haitians-rescued-from-uninhabited-puerto-rico-island/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_world | 2022-06-22 21:01:29 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/27-haitians-rescued-from-uninhabited-puerto-rico-island/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_world |
Lucero, “Should've Learned by Now" (Thirty Tigers)
It would be selling Lucero short to say the Memphis band's new album feels like what you'd take away from a visit to the Lucero store. As in, you know just what you want, you pay your money for it, and you walk away satisfied with another tasty set of rock ‘n’ roll comfort food.
“Should've Learned by Now" is more than that, for sure, but it's that, too. And yet the reason it tastes good is because it comes from a band that has polished its sound over more than two decades but still has too many rough edges to come off as complacent or ordinary.
Sure, Lucero sounds less like a garage band than it once did. But the serrated edges of Brian Venable’s guitar-playing and the gravel in frontman Ben Nichols’ voice prevent it from slipping into the over-polished category. It also helps that Nichols writes compelling songs and growls them out with energy and conviction.
Nichols' Arkansas roots may account for why the band's music tends to land in the alt-country bin, but his songwriting owes more to the Replacements and Tom Petty than anything coming out of Nashville. That's obvious from the first cowbell and electric guitar riff on the opener, “One Last F.U." It continues into the second cut, “Macon if We Make It," a song about a road trip through Georgia during a hurricane that rides the gale-force energy of Venable's electric guitar.
Other cuts nudge keyboardist Rick Steff to the forefront. “She Leads Me" and “Raining for Weeks" both show off a band making the most of each member's ability to drive a song forward.
Plenty of aging rockers boast enough true believers to sell records and make a living even if they're mailing it in, and Lucero has a dedicated following. But Nichols is too good of a songwriter, and this band is still having too much fun to settle for anything ordinary.
The new stuff is good enough that the loyal followers will stay, and any newcomers who stray into Lucero's orbit will discover a still-underrated band that just keeps serving up good music.
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For more AP Music reviews, go to: https://apnews.com/hub/music-reviews | https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/review-lucero-s-new-album-serves-rock-n-roll-17803699.php | 2023-02-24 16:35:04 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/review-lucero-s-new-album-serves-rock-n-roll-17803699.php |
The police are once again doing what the police do best: protect property. In this case, it is the property of the San Francisco gallery owner caught on video hosing a homeless woman on the second day of the new year. The owner: a white man; the street person, a Black woman. The white man: arrogant posture; the Black woman: bare feet. The white man:"Move! Move! Move!"; the Black woman: screaming and pleading.
Police are guarding the Foster Gwin Gallery a day after a video of the gallery owner turning a hose on a homeless woman went viral. The business is listed as temporarily closed and has received a deluge of one-star reviews as well as a smashed door
As capitalism would have it, the SF police are protecting the “right” person (ie, the gallery and it’s owner) capitalism. Who do the police serve and protect? Property owners. Thankful for this from @mudede for @e_flux https://t.co/K6MaA4WfjW pic.twitter.com/AVo6dWaslR
— toasted agege bread (@ike__chuks) January 12, 2023
Right of the bat, Bay Area's ABC 7 report of the viral video sympathized with the gallery owner. What really happened? Only this: Frustration with the homeless crisis spilled over into cruelty.
Mainstream media knows where the gallery owner, Collier Gwin, is coming from. The frustration is real. These elected liberals are doing nothing about it. The homeless no longer have the right to call themselves human. Gwin indeed thinks he did nothing as wrong as "her on the streets." We can be sure the Safe Seattle crowd sides with Gwin and abhors the humiliated woman. But all of this only exposes the growing soullessness of a city that elected a mayor to sweep the homeless—a policy that is, in essence, no different than the cruelty displayed by the gallery owner. Our Safe and One mayor is saying the exact same thing: "Move! Move! Move!"
The legacy of a radio personality:
Dori Monson’s legacy. https://t.co/KqHhwE6m61
— Derrick E Jones (@deuceohsixx) January 2, 2023
And there is this: Capitol Hill Seattle Blog reports the "City of Seattle team dedicated to" making misery more miserable for the homeless will, at the end of this month, sweep "tents, belongings, and debris from encampments that have formed on the blocks around 13th and Howell." This camp is next to a church that has had enough of the homeless. The church to KOMO: “We need help. [And not from God, but from our very earthly, very material officials in government.]"
A note on The Man from Galilee. Many on the left are in the habit of describing Jesus Christ as a socialist. This is a mistake. There was no such thing as socialism in those Roman days. Socialism is a recent development. It arose as a response to capitalism, and nothing else. The poor socialism attempts to represent are not the same as the poor Jesus healed and fed fish. Their poverty was real. The poverty we see on the streets today is imposed. The poor of the roman world could only hope for miracles.
Speaking of God:
God. Guns. Gas stoves.
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) January 12, 2023
The rain is here and heavy in many areas. KIRO: "An atmospheric river moving across Western Washington is causing high avalanche danger in parts of the Cascades." In some parts, the warm temperatures turned snow into water, and this only made matters worse. Northwest Avalanche Center had this to say: “Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended.”
What's the Attorney General Merrick Garland up to? He picked a special counsel to investigate the "classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s home and former private office from his time as vice president." The person running this investigation will be Robert Hur, a former Trump-nominated US attorney.
Inflation is really falling, but no matter. The Fed will still raise interest rates, make borrowing expensive, and throw millions of Americans out of work. You have two ways to look at this. 1) the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell wants to cut inflation and restore "price stability" by killing jobs ("...restoring price stability when inflation is high can require measures that are not popular in the short term as we raise interest rates to slow the economy, because full employment"). 2) This is class war in the raw. It's about disciplining a workforce that has become too soft, too sleepy from all of this full employment.
#CPI annualized rate over the last three months overall is 1.8 percent, in the core it's 3.1 percent, in the core excluding shelter it's -1.0 percent (yes deflation). Time for the Fed to declare victory and stop rate hikes!
— Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13) January 12, 2023
Smoke some CBD and enjoy this dubby remix of GusGus' "Believe"—and, yes, it's about Jesus. | https://www.thestranger.com/slog-pm/2023/01/12/78811606/slog-pm-sf-police-protecting-gallery-of-man-who-hosed-homeless-woman-biden-gets-his-own-special-counsel-god-guns-gasoline | 2023-01-13 02:47:47 | 0 | https://www.thestranger.com/slog-pm/2023/01/12/78811606/slog-pm-sf-police-protecting-gallery-of-man-who-hosed-homeless-woman-biden-gets-his-own-special-counsel-god-guns-gasoline |
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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, Mads Sogaard stopped 32 shots and the Ottawa Senators beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Monday night.
Alex DeBrincat, Tim Stützle, Erik Brannstrom and Shane Pinto also scored for the Senators, who won for just the third time in 10 games (3-6-1).
“I thought we played a good game, capitalized on our chances and got a big two points. We’ve got to keep the momentum going for the next couple of games,” DeBrincat said.
Gustav Forsling scored twice for the Panthers in their fourth straight loss. Sergei Bobrovsky finished with 21 saves as Florida remained three points behind Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.
Matthew Tkachuk was held without a point for the Panthers.
“I think for the most part we were pretty good. It wasn’t a bad performance. We just got into some penalty trouble and they capitalized on their chances,” Matthew Tkachuk said. “I thought 5-on-5 we dominated, but special teams did not go in our favor.”
The home crowd got into the action they broke into a “Brady’s better” chant on a couple of occasions.
“To be honest I thought it was awesome,” Stützle said of the chant. “I think we have to give Matthew credit, too. I think he has 97 points, he’s an unreal player and he had some chances tonight too, but in the end I’ll for sure stick with Brady.”
Brady Tkachuk got the Senators on the scoreboard first, getting a pass from Thomas Chabot and firing a slap shot past Bobrovsky for his 34th of the season 9:02 into the first period.
Brannstrom made it 2-0 with 1:05 left in the opening period, picking up a loose puck in the right circle and firing it past Bobrovsky on a power play for his third.
Forsling got the Panthers on the board 5:58 into the second, with a long one-timer from the left point past Sogaard.
DeBrincat's one-timer from the left circle off a pass from Drake Batherson on a power play pushed the Senators' lead to 3-1 with 38 seconds left in the middle period. It was his 24th.
Forsling got his second of the night and 12th of the season at 9:15 of the third to pull the Panthers back within one.
However, Stützle scored Ottawa's third power-play goal of the night with 2:23 remaining for his 36th, and Pinto added an empty-netter less than a minute later to cap the scoring.
“We took too many penalties and they really made us pay on their power play,” Forsling said. “We’ve been pretty good 5-on-5 but they have skilled guys on the power play and we took some stupid penalties.”
BETTMAN EXPECTS SENATORS SALE THIS SUMMER
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman met with Ottawa mayor Mark Sutcliffe and the National Capital Commission representatives before the game.
Following his day at City Hall and reviewing the proposed site for a potential new downtown arena, Bettman met with the media at the Canadian Tire Centre and offered very little with regards to the sale of the NHL franchise, saying only that there are about half a dozen candidates still in the mix to purchase the club.
He described the process for the sale of the franchise as “robust” and that the level of interest expressed has been “meaningful.” Bettman also said it should take about another six weeks to be finalized. He did add that midsummer is the likely time frame for final approval.
“To make things crystal clear, and I’ve said this repeatedly, if the team is going to move, the only move that will be permitted is downtown," Bettman said. "The Senators are not leaving Ottawa.”
UP NEXT
Panthers: At Toronto on Wednesday night in the second of a four-game trip.
Senators: Host Philadelphia on Thursday night in the middle game of a three-game homestand.
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AP NHL: https://www.apnews.com/hub/NHL and https://www.twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/tkachuk-sogaard-lead-senators-to-5-2-win-over-17863445.php | 2023-03-28 03:37:27 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/tkachuk-sogaard-lead-senators-to-5-2-win-over-17863445.php |
BEIJING (AP) — Brush fires have forced the evacuation of more than 1,500 people in southwest China and power rationing for factories has reportedly been extended as weeks of record heat and drought batter the region.
Some shopping malls in the megacity of Chongqing have been ordered closed for most of the day to reduce electricity demand, state broadcaster CCTV said, limiting opening hours to 4 to 9 p.m.
The drought and heat have wilted crops and caused rivers including the giant Yangtze to shrink, disrupting cargo traffic and reducing power supply from hydroelectric dams at a time of soaring demand for air conditioning. State media say the government will try to protect the autumn grain harvest, which is 75% of China’s annual total, by shooting chemicals into clouds to try to generate rain.
The disruption adds to challenges for the ruling Communist Party, which is trying to shore up sagging economic growth before a meeting this fall at which President Xi Jinping is expected to be given a third five-year term as party leader.
There was no public announcement of the extension of power rationing in Sichuan province into a second week, but it was detailed in a company statement and a government notice to companies that was reported by Chinese news outlets.
The “tense situation” of power supplies in Sichuan province “has further intensified,” Tencent News said Monday in a report that included a photo of the government notice.
LIER Chemical Co. said in an announcement through the stock exchange in the southern city of Shenzhen that its facilities in the cities of Jinyang and Guang’an in Sichuan received an order extending power rationing through Thursday.
Factories in Sichuan that make processor chips, solar panels, auto components and other industrial goods were required to shut down or reduce activity last week to conserve power for homes as air conditioning demand surged in temperatures as high as 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). Air conditioning, elevators and lights were shut off in offices and shopping malls.
In Shanghai, a factory and shipping hub on China’s east coast, Tesla Ltd. and a major state-owned automaker suspended production last week due to disruption in supplies of components from Sichuan, the Shanghai city government said.
Sichuan, with 94 million people, is especially hard-hit because it gets 80% of its power from hydroelectric dams. Other provinces rely more on coal-fired power, which isn’t affected.
Economists say if Sichuan reopens relatively soon, the national impact should be limited because the province accounts for only 4% of China’s industrial output.
The Chinese government says this summer is China’s hottest and driest since it began keeping temperature and rainfall records in 1961. Temperatures have exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) for the past week and longer.
Brush fires in outlying areas of Chongqing, which borders Sichuan, are the latest scourge resulting from the heat and drought.
More than 1,500 residents had been moved to shelters, while around 5,000 civilian and military personnel had been mobilized to put out the blazes, the official Xinhua News Agency said Monday.
Helicopters have been sent to drop water on the fires, supporting crews on the ground who have in the past been left to their own resources.
In 2019, a wildfire in the mountains of Sichuan province killed 30 firefighters and volunteers.
No deaths have yet been reported as a result of the heat wave, Xinhua said, although that could not be independently verified. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/business/ap-business/china-extends-power-rationing-for-factories-in-drought/ | 2022-08-22 21:28:14 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/business/ap-business/china-extends-power-rationing-for-factories-in-drought/ |
Decorative and off-the-grid solar LED street lights from USA were installed as a part of the sustainable agenda for the world cup preparation
HOUSTON, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As Qatar prepares for the World Cup taking place towards the end of 2022, the country's green agenda has taken the forefront in many infrastructural developments. Among the many initiatives taken, the installation of Smart solar street lights in Doha aims to boost their sustainability drive.
The 350 completely off-the-grid solar street lights produced by Texas based company EnGoPlanet were installed at several locations in Doha. The installed solar street light model, the EnGo Leaf, has previously received a prestigious A' Design award in Street Furniture Design, and has been installed in places all over the world, such as Nevada, Texas, as well as Antigua and Barbuda.
EnGoPlanet, the producer of the Smart Solar street lights, is a US based company that focuses on solar street lights and smart solar furniture like solar-powered benches and bus shelters. The increasing global presence of renewable energy companies like EnGoPlanet reflects the turn towards alternatives and sustainable solutions in order to build Smart Cities of the future.
EnGoPlanet's CEO, Petar Mirovic, commented: "Without these alternatives our future would be bleak, and we are happy to contribute to building smart sustainable cities. Demand for our products is growing, and we are planning to utilize newly adopted Inflation Reduction Act incentives to expand our manufacturing facilities in US."
Many locations in the world are suitable for the application of solar energy to be straightforward, of which solar street lights are perhaps one of the most economical and practical applications of solar energy in smart city infrastructure, given their ability to be entirely off-grid and be easily installed. This can be especially valuable for Africa where currently more than 800 million people live in the dark.
Investment into sustainable infrastructure not only assists Qatar's rebranding as a green hotspot, but also sends a message to tourists arriving for the World Cup – We don't have a Planet B.
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MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Concentric Energy Advisors, Inc. ("Concentric"), a recognized leader in management consulting and financial advisory services focusing on the North American energy and water industries, today announced several significant team member promotions.
Joshua Nowak was promoted to Vice President. Joshua is a testifying expert on cost of capital matters and lead-lag studies in support of cash working capital requirements.
Peter Blazunas was promoted to Senior Project Manager. Peter is a testifying expert on rate design as it relates to multiyear rate plans and transportation electrification programs.
Amanda Nori was promoted to Senior Project Manager. Amanda is a depreciation professional with more than ten years of nuanced experience in the field of depreciation.
Colin Burns was promoted to Project Manager. Colin is an experienced member of the depreciation team and supports depreciation studies for clients in Canada and the US.
Bryan Hu was promoted to Consultant. Bryan specializes in financial models related to return on equity, revenue requirements, and market power studies.
Clara-Ann Joyce was promoted to Consultant. Clara-Ann is involved in engagements covering energy efficiency, utility operations, and M&A due diligence.
Tara Mou was promoted to Consultant. Tara has experience in utility rate design, energy efficiency, alternative rate mechanisms, and performance benchmarking.
Pieter Zwart was promoted to Consultant. Pieter has supported engagements related to utility demand forecasting, energy efficiency, resource planning, revenue requirement, and cost of service studies.
Jack Gross was promoted to Senior Analyst. Jack has recently supported engagements related to strategic M&A support and the fair market valuation of assets.
Hilary Gardner was promoted to Director of Human Resources. Hilary's accomplishments include completing an in-depth compensation analysis and implementing a new recruitment applicant tracking and onboarding system to streamline hiring.
"During this crucial period in the energy industry, our clients are faced with pivotal decisions regarding their core business models," said John J. Reed, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Concentric. "This team of dedicated professionals further enhances Concentric's dynamic ability to provide insightful, rigorous, and pragmatic advisory services to clients throughout the energy industry."
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Developing ourselves and our communities takes time
It was a graduation for a community class that had been running once a week for the last few months. The instructor looked around the room and lauded how the new graduates might go on to plant seeds of knowledge wider than he might ever see. While the class had been split between a Zoom and in-person group, it was nice, he said, to see younger members for a change, not just retirees.
Many of the older members nodded. I sat as a guest of one of the younger graduates, most in their 30s. They likely knew why they were able to be part of this class: They finally had time.
The pandemic did many things, including giving us a chance to investigate new experiences. Many organizations branched out to their members via Zoom. People like me took it upon themselves to infiltrate interest groups in other parts of the state that tend to forget that the other half of the state exists. Other people sought both life and professional development through those organizations and found time to investigate others in their community. It was a tumultuous time, but the pandemic gave us an opportunity to use time in ways we may otherwise never have been able to.
Years ago, when a professional development group debated moving their meetings to a leisurely lunch-hour meeting, my pushback came as a surprise. I told them that if we did that, many of us young members with salaries and hour-long lunches — both already a luxury — would only have a half-hour to be at the meeting, given travel time.
One older retiree looked at me incredulously. "Wouldn't your boss allow flexibility for this? You'd be learning things and networking," she said. "My bosses always encouraged us to get out and meet others, maybe pick up new skills."
I explained that my boss was more interested in my being back behind a desk at a specific time, even if my job didn't face the public. She couldn't understand, and at the time, neither could I.
Over the years, my jobs did benefit from me choosing specific professional development that grew my abilities as a whole person and not just in the format of their choosing. For example, when I started to freelance on the side of my full-time job and interviewed many different types of people, I returned to work and could ask better questions of clients. I also slowly overcame that strange millennial distaste for phones.
Don't get me wrong: I still prefer an email or text to a phone call. And there is a special hell for those who call you to read your email back to you.
Even with the more flexible bosses, if the professional development didn't align precisely with your job duties — not just broadening another skillset or giving in to general curiosity — then their latitude with your interests waned considerably. It seemed that many bosses didn't see you beyond the role you filled for them. They didn't see you as a part of a community they lived in as well. But those are the same people who look around and complain that the youth isn't as engaged with the community as they used to be.
Many young women and men would be more involved if they had time — and if community engagement was promoted as a cultural tenet as much as the cult of productivity. When us younger generations work to develop ourselves, bootstrapping it up as it were, we've had to tuck that time into pockets of low priority. It also starts to look like burnout because there are only so many hours in a day.
The pandemic gave us a little otherworldly time to look at what growth in ourselves and our communities could look like. When our bosses don't allow for that, or promote that, not only do they lose out on better and committed employees, but our communities also lose out on invested and engaged residents.
Cassie McClure is a writer, millennial, and unapologetic fan of the Oxford comma. She can be contacted at cassie@mcclurepublications.com. To find out more about Cassie McClure and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at http://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/yXiqCv2xPoUyK89EYhXu2Cv?domain=creators.com.
Read more of My So-Called Millennial Life:
- Keep playing the game with the cards you have
- Traveling through time to leave hauntings in broad daylight
- Let's circle back to put a pin in civic engagement
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(The Hill) — House Republicans are widely expected to win back power after four years in the minority in Tuesday’s midterm election, but the partisan breakdown of the chamber will have major implications on how it operates next year.
The GOP’s estimated gains vary wildly, from a handful of seats — which would lend Republican leaders just a slim majority — to a red tsunami that would give them a huge cushion to manage their sometimes boisterous conference through the second half of President Biden’s first term.
House Democrats’ narrow majority after unexpected losses in 2020 put Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in the tough spot of straddling the frequently competing demands of the progressive and moderate corners of her caucus. Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who’s likely to replace Pelosi as Speaker if the House flips, is expected to face similar pressure from his restive right flank.
The predictive business, of course, is an inexact one. And there is always room for surprises. Nate Silver, editor of FiveThirtyEight, compared the Republicans’ odds to that of an NFL kicker attempting a 42-yard field goal.
“It’s not a guarantee,” he said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” “But … you would expect that to happen most of the time.”
Here are four midterm scenarios, and their potential consequences.
GOP wins narrow majority
A GOP net gain of between five and 13 seats would win them the majority in the range of 218 to 224 seats. But because Republicans have long had high expectations of a red wave this cycle — McCarthy a year ago predicted they would pick up 60 seats — winning by a narrow majority would likely be seen as a disappointment.
Multiple Republican strategists expect to win a minimum of around 225 seats.
Structural factors — like a wave of Democratic retirements and Republicans shoring up GOP-held seats through redistricting — helped give Republicans built-in advantages in the 2022 House map.
A narrow majority would mean that Republicans are able to execute on those structural advantages and flip Democratic-held districts that former President Trump won in 2020 but, despite heavy spending, were unable to dive into territory that Biden won by more than a few points.
“I think we lose the House. Four seats? There’s just no way. But I don’t think we lose as many as people think,” said a former Democratic leadership aide, who predicted Republicans will end up with a numerical advantage between eight and 15 seats.
That, the aide continued, will make it tough for McCarthy to manage the most conservative members of the conference, who are already pushing to impeach Biden and threatening a federal default if they don’t achieve certain policy demands.
“They’ve got him by the balls now, and if it’s close — he does not have what Pelosi does in our caucus,” the source said.
GOP wins healthy majority
A good night for Republicans would mean they successfully captured districts that Biden won by a few points in 2020, such as Rep. Elaine Luria’s (D) Virginia district that broke for Biden by 2 points.
A GOP majority of around 228 to 237 seats, which would mean gaining a net of 15 to 24 seats, would meet expectations of multiple Republican operatives and independent analysts.
It would be a solid win and a manageable cushion for McCarthy, and Republicans would likely take control of committee gavels without excessive bickering about whether leaders did enough to deliver a majority.
The election experts at Sabato’s Crystal Ball predicted Monday that Republican gains would likely land on the upper end of this range, with a pickup of 24 seats. But they also warned that anything is possible.
“There’s still a fairly wide range of possible outcomes,” said Kyle Kondik, Sabato’s managing editor. “These things always seem obvious after the fact but even a day before there’s often real uncertainty.”
Major red wave
Net GOP gains of 25 seats or more would exceed the expectations of most independent analysts and shoot to the upper limit of what Republican operatives think is possible.
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC, has invested in Democratic seats where Biden won by about 7 points in 2020 — including those represented by Reps. Angie Craig (Minn.), Kim Schrier (Wash.) and Abigail Spanberger (Va.). Wins there could be the difference between a good night and a great night for Republicans.
Republicans are also reaching for some districts that Biden won by more than 10 points in 2020, such as the New York district where Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, head of House Democrats’ campaign arm, moved to run in this cycle.
Such a substantial majority would give McCarthy room to push his legislative priorities without having to worry too much about GOP defections from hard-line conservatives on the House floor.
While Democrats have been dispirited as their prospects have dimmed heading into Tuesday, some are privately saying that Republican control of one or both chambers of Congress will have at least one benefit: It will give Biden the foil he doesn’t have with Democrats controlling all levers of power, and it would put GOP leaders on the line to accomplish the things they’ve promised — a tall order with Biden still in the White House.
A failure by Republicans to make good on those promises could cause the pendulum of public sentiment to swing back in favor of Democrats two years from now — a prospect that a red wave on Tuesday would insulate against.
Democrats hold on to chamber
It’s the least likely outcome, but not impossible, that Democrats hold the chamber next year.
Polls have been unreliable in recent cycles — the double-digit Democratic gains predicted in 2020 were way off base — and vulnerable lawmakers heading into Tuesday said conditions on the ground are far different from the grim forecasts coming from political prognosticators.
“These races are not just a national referendum,” Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.), who is among the most threatened House Democrats this year, told CNN on Monday. “Voters are voting for and against individual candidates in individual districts.”
A Democratic hold would send shockwaves through the House GOP, likely putting McCarthy’s leadership in jeopardy. It could similarly impact the composition of the Democrats’ leadership team, giving Pelosi and her top lieutenants plenty of ammunition to argue that they should remain at the helm — if they so choose.
Most significantly, a Democratic House would empower Biden’s party to control the chamber floor — and the message — surrounding the remaining parts of his policy agenda, which includes a promise to codify Roe v. Wade.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For the past three decades, South Carolina lawmakers have chipped away at abortion access, requiring ultrasounds, parental consent and 24-hour waiting periods, and banning the procedure early in the pregnancy: first after 20 weeks, then after six.
But now that the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared a path to ban abortion entirely in the state, some are taking a step back. Politicians, mostly Republican, are noting what happened this month in Kansas, where nearly 60% of voters rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed the state’s conservative Legislature to ban abortion. Republican Donald Trump received 56% of the 2020 presidential vote in Kansas. Trump won 55% in South Carolina.
“The Kansas vote affirms what most of us know,” said Sen. Sandy Senn, the only Republican senator to vote against the six-week abortion ban that passed 18 months ago. “It’s the people in my party, most all of them men, yelling the loudest that women should have zero choice from the moment of conception.”
Senn says that while she personally believes “all babies should be born,” she also thinks people should be able to decide for themselves whether to continue a pregnancy during the first few months.
South Carolina lawmakers are also watching other Republican-dominated legislatures. Indiana passed a nearly total abortion ban Friday after several days of debate, while West Virginia’s House and Senate couldn’t immediately agree on further restrictions.
A total abortion ban with exceptions only if the life of the mother is in danger has just started its way through the South Carolina General Assembly. Committee hearings and floor debates in the House and Senate will have to take place before any bill lands on Republican Gov. Henry McMaster’s desk.
Republican legislative leaders agreed to the special session after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. But instead of a rehash of the arguments lawmakers had in early 2021, when they passed a ban on abortions after cardiac activity is detected — at about six weeks — some Republicans have begun to reevaluate their positions.
“It’s like you are playing with live ammunition right now. What you are deciding is going to have immediate effect on a lot of South Carolinians,” said Republican Rep. Tom Davis, who voted for the cardiac-activity abortion ban last year after exceptions were added for pregnancies caused by rape and incest and those that put the pregnant person’s life at risk.
Davis said he is now rethinking the whole issue, weighing the rights of a fetus to live against the rights of someone to control their own body.
He says he also will consider the views of people in his well-off coastal district around Hilton Head Island. And he plans to introduce measures to improve prenatal care and give people more emotional and financial support during and after pregnancies.
Rep. Bill Taylor stood just behind McMaster as he signed the six-week ban into law. Last month he sent an email to his constituents with the all-caps title “WHAT’S THE RUSH,” saying South Carolina shouldn’t hurry to pass a full ban now.
Instead, the state should step back for a few years to see how its new law banning the procedure after six weeks works, the Republican lawmaker said. South Carolina should also examine what happens in states that now have a total ban and others that allow abortions later into pregnancies and study the foster care and other social service programs to see what can be done to help them handle an influx of births, he said. About 6,300 abortions were performed in South Carolina in 2021.
“So many questions, so few answers, and solutions,” Taylor wrote in the email, which also included the statement: “I treasure God’s amazing gift of life. I readily accept the label pro-life.”
One reason some abortion opponents don’t want to wait to pass a stricter abortion ban is McMaster, who is up for reelection in November. His Democratic opponent, Joe Cunningham, has promised to veto any bill restricting abortion further. Republicans are a few votes short of the two-thirds needed to override vetoes in both the House and Senate.
Abortion opponents have followed a long path to get South Carolina where it is. Lawmakers first rallied in a significant way in the late 1980s, then ramped up their actions even further in the following decades.
In 1990, they passed a bill requiring the consent of either a parent or judge before a minor could have an abortion. In 1994, they enacted strict requirements for abortion clinics. And in 1997, they passed a law banning partial birth abortions, which are rare.
In 2008, a law required mothers to sign a form that they were told they could look at an ultrasound before an abortion and in 2010, a 24-hour waiting period was passed. A ban on abortion after 20 weeks, which proponents say is the point that a fetus can feel pain, passed in 2018. Prior to its June ruling, the Supreme Court had never allowed states to ban abortion before the point at roughly 24 weeks when a fetus can survive outside the womb.
Republican Sen. Larry Grooms, who has made ending abortion one of the biggest issues of his 25 years in the Senate, said he wants a full ban because his goal is to “save every life he can” — but he isn’t going to demand a certain bill because “when you make it all or nothing, you can end up with nothing.”
“Every pro-life bill we’ve passed over the past 25 years has helped people understand the humanity of the child,” Grooms said.
Democrats in the legislature say it’s too late for reflection, given the Supreme Court’s decision and the fact that the state has already restricted abortion so severely. They fear anything is on the table, including criminalizing women who seek abortions in some way.
“I think we will land between crazy and insane,” Democratic House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford said. “Where that line is won’t make any sense. And we shouldn’t be in this position in the first place.”
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