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STAMFORD, Conn., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Silver Golub & Teitell LLP ("SGT"), a plaintiffs' class action law firm which represents data breach victims, continues to investigate potential class action data breach claims against PharMerica Corporation ("PharMerica") following a data breach that exposed the sensitive personal information and health information of almost 6 million PharMerica pharmacy customers (the "Data Breach").
PharMerica has sent notification letters to individuals impacted by the data breach by US Mail. If you have received a notification letter and would like to learn more about your options, reach out to SGT today
A class action lawsuit has been filed in federal court as a result of the PharMerica Data Breach and SGT is continuing to investigate claims against PharMerica. According to media reports and PharMerica itself, the following information of impacted individuals has been compromised as a result of the Data Breach
- Names;
- Dates of birth;
- Social Security numbers;
- Medication lists; and
- Health insurance information
- Other medical information including allergies, Medicare numbers, and diagnoses that could be damaging to patients if leaked – such as details about alcohol, drug, and mental health-related illnesses.
SGT believes PharMerica Data Breach victims are at increased risk of identity theft and other identity fraud-related crimes and thus may have claims against PharMerica.
If you have received a notification letter in the mail from PharMerica regarding the exposure of your information and would like to learn more about your rights, you can contact SGT Attorneys Ian W. Sloss at isloss@sgtlaw.com, Brett Burgs at bburgs@sgtlaw.com, or visit our website at: https://www.sgtlaw.com/cases/pharmerica-data-breach-class-action-investigation or call our office at (203) 325-4491.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
8-8-2-3
(eight, eight, two, three)
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8-8-2-3
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LONDON (AP) — With British Prime Minister Boris Johnson dealt a heavy blow after surviving a no-confidence vote from his own Conservative Party, questions already are being asked about who might succeed him if he was forced from office.
Conservative lawmakers voted 211-148 to keep Johnson as leader Monday following revelations that he and his staff held Downing Street parties that broke Britain’s COVID-19 lockdown rules. But the scale of the revolt was considered more damaging than expected.
Although the leadership rules give Johnson a year’s respite from another such vote, he faces other risks.
Party rebels could change the rules to force an early vote; he could be seen as a political liability if Conservatives lose special elections this month; he could be forced out if an ethics committee finds he lied to Parliament over the “partygate” scandal; or he could simply get fed up and quit.
That would trigger a leadership contest to choose his replacement. While there is no single front-runner, here is a look at some possible contenders:
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LIZ TRUSS, FOREIGN SECRETARY
Truss, 46, took on the high-profile Cabinet post in September after serving as trade minister. She has been gaining momentum as a contender since then and has made no secret of her ambitions.
As Britain’s chief diplomat in the Ukraine crisis, Truss got a frosty reception from her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, prior to Moscow’s Feb. 24 invasion.
She is also the U.K.’s lead negotiator with the European Union on lingering issues following Britain’s exit from the bloc. Once a campaigner for remaining in the EU, Truss has become a Brexit champion. Her former role as international trade secretary saw her signing post-Brexit deals around the world and channeling Johnson’s ambitions for “Global Britain.”
Truss is popular with many Conservatives, who see echoes of the party’s first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, in the the free-market-loving politician. Truss’ supporters have coined the slogan, “In Liz We Truss.”
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RISHI SUNAK, TREASURY CHIEF
Until recently, Sunak was widely regarded as the party’s brightest rising star, the best-known of the contenders — and the bookies’ favorite to succeed Johnson.
Sunak, 42, was thrust into the spotlight when he became treasury chief in 2020, tasked with the unenviable job of steering the economy through its worst economic slump on record because of the pandemic. He dished out billions of pounds in emergency spending to help businesses and workers, and his policies have generally been seen in a positive light.
But “partygate” changed those fortunes. Like Johnson, he was issued a police fine for attending a lockdown-flouting birthday party at Downing Street in June 2020. He also came under heavy criticism for being slow to respond to Britain’s severe cost-of-living crisis.
Sunak also faced pressure following revelations that his wife, Akshata Murthy, avoided paying U.K. taxes on her overseas income, and that the former investment banker held on to his U.S. green card while serving in government.
If he succeeds, he would be Britain’s first prime minister of color. Born to Indian parents who moved to the U.K. from East Africa, Sunak attended the exclusive Winchester College private school and studied at Oxford.
Some see his elite education and past work for the investment bank Goldman Sachs and a hedge fund as a deficit because he seems out of touch with ordinary voters.
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JEREMY HUNT, FORMER CABINET MINISTER
Hunt, a former health secretary and foreign secretary, ran against Johnson in the 2019 leadership race, billing himself as the more serious candidate. He lost heavily, and was dumped from the Cabinet when Johnson took over.
He has openly said he wouldn’t back Johnson, warning that keeping him in power would wreck the party’s chances in the next general election.
He is widely expected to make a new bid for the party leadership. In a January interview, the 55-year-old was quoted as saying that his ambition to lead the country hasn’t “completely vanished.”
Hunt has remained a lawmaker, and kept himself in the public eye by grilling ministers and experts as head of Parliament’s Health and Social Care Select Committee.
As a critic of the government’s response to the pandemic, he may appeal to those seeking a change from Johnson, although some look on him unfavorably for implementing unpopular policies as health secretary.
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BEN WALLACE, DEFENSE SECRETARY
Wallace has won admirers for his straight talk, particularly among Conservative lawmakers who pressed for the U.K. to increase its defense spending.
A 52-year-old army veteran, Wallace has raised his profile considerably as a key government voice in Britain’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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TOM TUGENDHAT, COMMONS FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Tugendhat, 48, is a non-Cabinet Conservative being mentioned as a possible leadership contender. Although he has no ministerial experience, Tugendhat reportedly is favored by some in the party as a good choice for a new start.
An opponent of the 2016 Brexit referendum, the former soldier has been a trenchant critic of Johnson. He is also among a group of key Conservatives urging the U.K. to take a tougher stance on China.
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NADHIM ZAHAWI, EDUCATION SECRETARY
Zahawi, 55, came to prominence as vaccines minister during the pandemic and was credited with playing a key part in the successful rollout of the COVID-19 shot.
A co-founder of the market research firm YouGov, Zahawi was elected as lawmaker in 2010. He was born in Iraq to a Kurdish family and came to the U.K. as a child when his parents fled Iraq under Saddam Hussein’s rule.
He is seen by some as a safe choice if other candidates such as Truss prove too divisive.
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SAJID JAVID, HEALTH SECRETARY
Javid, 52, has been health secretary since June 2021, leading Britain’s COVID-19 response. Before that, he served as treasury chief, but resigned in early 2020 after clashing with Johnson over his order to fire his team of advisers.
The fact that Johnson brought him back into the government to handle the coronavirus response reflects his reputation for competence.
The son of Pakistani immigrants, Javid has billed himself as a common-man alternative to his private school-educated rivals — although he had a lucrative career in investment banking before entering politics.
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MICHAEL GOVE, LEVELING UP SECRETARY
Gove, a party heavyweight, has held many key Cabinet posts and currently is in charge of delivering on the government’s promise to “level up” Britain — to address inequality by increasing opportunities in deprived areas.
Gove, 54, played a key role in the Brexit campaign and is widely respected in the party, but is not completely trusted. In the 2016 Conservative leadership campaign, he backed Johnson for leader before deciding to run himself — a betrayal that many Conservatives haven’t forgotten.
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PENNY MORDAUNT, TRADE MINISTER
Mordaunt, 49, has emerged as a surprise potential contender, with supporters saying she could help heal the party’s divisions.
Mordaunt played a prominent role in the pro-Brexit campaign and had backed Hunt in the 2019 leadership contest. She was removed as defense secretary as soon as Johnson became prime minister.
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Oil giant BP plans to launch a series of large EV fast-charging “Gigahubs” aimed at ride-hailing vehicles.
The first of these hubs will be built near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in collaboration with rental-car firm Hertz, and will be funded in part by a $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC), BP said in a press release.
BP said that 48 charging ports would be installed in this first hub, with an estimated 6,400 ride-hailing fleet EVs using the site daily by 2027.
The site is near an existing Hertz facility. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this year calling for BP, via its BP Pulse business, to oversee charging for Hertz, which plans to add tens of thousands of EVs from Tesla, Polestar, and General Motors to its fleet by 2024.
More than 25,000 Uber drivers have rented vehicles from Hertz to date, Jeff Nieman, the company’s senior vice president of operations initiatives, said in a statement. The number of those drivers using EVs should increase significantly in the coming years.
California in 2021 approved an EV mandate for Uber and Lyft that will ramp up a growing portion of their fleets to fully electric between 2023 and 2030. Ride-hailing needs to go all-electric, as 2019 data found that 39% of the miles covered by on-duty ride-hailing drivers were “deadhead miles” with no passenger.
At the same time, most charging-infrastructure programs to date have overlooked ride-hailing drivers. Many charging networks are looking to facilitate road-trip charging by spanning intercity route gaps, but to aid ride hailing urban fast-charging stations will likely be needed. That could also help city residents who use EVs as their personal cars, as they don’t currently have many charging options.
BP plans to expand its current network to 100,000 chargers globally by 2030 as it looks to diversify from fossil fuels. The company, earlier this year, said that its fast-chargers are almost as profitable as gas pumps, on a margin basis.
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(CNN) — We’ve all seen it. Many of us have done it.
We treat dog walks as a chance to accomplish two (or three) things at once, leading our pooches around the neighborhood while gazing at our phones, chatting with a friend, listening to a podcast or pushing a stroller.
The more ambitious among us even incorporate dogs into our exercise regimens, jogging or biking while our pets trot alongside.
It’s understandable. In today’s overscheduled world, this kind of multitasking can feel extra productive. And walking a dog twice a day around the same streets can get boring.
But animal behaviorists say that at best, dog walkers who aren’t paying full attention can confuse dogs or frustrate by giving them conflicting signals. And at worst, they can endanger the dog’s safety — and their own as well.
“It’s kind of like the dog-walking equivalent of distracted driving,” says Leslie Sinn, a board-certified veterinary behaviorist in Ashburn, Virginia. “You’re not paying attention to the signs that your dog is uncomfortable … and if you’re missing all those clues because your head is elsewhere, that’s a problem.”
Dogs can gobble something harmful when you’re not looking
Matt Semrad is an avid reader and devours audiobooks from the library — about one a week. He also spends several hours each day walking his two black doodles, Sirius and Sonny.
So to maximize his reading time, the suburban Atlanta resident listens to books on his dog walks.
“I would be bored just walking the dogs,” he says.
Semrad says he doesn’t worry much about his dogs’ well-being on walks because they’re well-behaved and he watches them closely when they pass other dogs on the street.
Other dog walkers may not be as vigilant. CNN spoke to a handful of animal behaviorists who say they routinely see people walking dogs in their neighborhoods who are on their phones or pushing strollers and appear to be largely ignoring their pets.
This can pose a safety problem for several reasons, dog experts say. Research has shown that only a small percentage of people can multitask effectively. Distracted dog walkers may not notice potential threats: bicyclists, joggers, cars or unleashed dogs, experts say. By the time a person looks up from their phone, their pet could be in an altercation with another dog — or worse.
“You need to be alert at all times,” says Jacob Hollier, founder of Crate Escape, a dog-walking and pet-sitting service based in Atlanta. “If there’s a car out of control or a scooter coming on the sidewalk … at any given moment, it could be dangerous and possibly be fatal.”
Hollier says he requires his employees to stay off their phones while walking dogs — except to snap photos of the dogs to send to their owners.
“I work with an 180-pound Great Dane, and I have to be watching him at all times,” he says. “He’s bigger than me.”
It’s not just the dogs that are at risk. Experts say they have seen distracted dog walkers injure themselves tripping over sidewalks or even their own dogs. One study found that humans’ injuries while dog walking increased more than fourfold from 2001 to 2020.
Also, dogs are notorious for eating stuff that’s bad for them, experts say.
“If you aren’t paying attention, dogs can pick up and eat things QUICKLY — chicken bones, cigarette butts, dead/poisoned rats, etc.,” says Amy L. Pike, a board-certified veterinary behaviorist in Fairfax, Virginia.
“If you didn’t see it, you won’t know to take them into the vet. Or if you do take them in because they are sick, you won’t know what they ingested, which helps your vet treat them.”
Distracted dog walkers can affect pets’ mental health, too
Physical safety is the most urgent concern, but distracted dog walking also can be detrimental to a dog’s behavioral training and even mental health, experts say.
A multitasking dog owner may be missing an opportunity to reinforce basic training — sit, come, stay and other commands — in a practical setting, says animal behaviorist Mary R. Burch, director of the American Kennel Club’s Family Dog program.
Someone buried in their phone also may not notice when their dog becomes agitated or shows signs of fatigue or an injury.
“Your dog ‘speaks’ primarily with their non-verbal body language,” Pike says. “If you aren’t paying enough attention to what they are ‘saying,’ you won’t know how your dog feels.”
Walks are about more than physical exercise for dogs — they offer mental benefits as well, says Valli Parthasarathy, a board-certified veterinary behaviorist at Synergy Veterinary Behavior in Portland, Oregon. Parthasarathy says dogs like structure and consistency on their walks.
If their owner is just marching forward or not paying full attention, the dog could become confused by conflicting signals — for example, being allowed to sniff one bush but jerked away from sniffing another.
Dogs experience much of the world through their nose, and can become frustrated if they’re not allowed some latitude to explore, Parthasarathy says.
“My ideal walk for a dog is one where they have a lot of time to sniff and take in their environment,” she says. “They have their own doggy priorities. Using the nose is their enrichment … it’s like they’re reading the news.”
Parthasarathy says she’s even seen oblivious dog owners yank on the leash while their dog was in the middle of peeing.
A distracted walker also may be missing an opportunity to bond with their dog, says Burch of the American Kennel Club. “Interacting and having fun together forms a bond that can last a lifetime,” she says.
Some dog owners try to multitask during walks without sacrificing their animal’s wellbeing. Teddy Thomas of suburban Atlanta likes to listen to music or audiobooks on his walks with Stella, a tan-colored rescue mix.
“I don’t feel like I look at my phone all that much while I’m walking her,” he says. “I’d say she has most of my attention — maybe not 100% of it, but enough to keep us both safe.”
Parthasarathy says she understands why some people multitask while walking their dogs. Some overworked parents can’t leave their kids behind during dog walks, so they bring the kids along. Other parents don’t have time for separate outings each day.
“Everyone’s trying the best that they can,” she says. “But going for a walk with your dog should be about building that relationship and focusing on what your dog needs. That may be the only time he gets out of the house that day.”
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TROY, Ala. — Gunnar Watson passed for 351 yards and four touchdowns and Troy scored 31 unanswered points to beat Alabama A&M 38-17 on Saturday night for coach Jon Sumrall’s first victory.
Troy had a slim 7-3 lead at halftime in front of the 10th-largest crowd (26,189) in school history at The Vet.
Alabama A&M (0-2) hosts Austin Peay next week.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
1-6-3
(one, six, three)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
1-6-3
(one, six, three) | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Evening-game-17157141.php | 2022-05-08 05:03:05 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Evening-game-17157141.php |
As e-bikes proliferate, so do deadly fires blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteries
NEW YORK (AP) — The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop filled with motorized bicycles and their volatile lithium-ion batteries. Billowing smoke quickly killed four people asleep in apartments above the burning store.
As the ubiquity of e-bikes has grown, so has the frequency of fires and deaths blamed on the batteries that power them — sparking a push to better regulate how the batteries are manufactured, sold, reconditioned, charged and stored.
Consumer advocates and fire departments, particularly in New York City, are urging the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish national safety standards and confiscate imports that don’t comply with regulations at the border, so unsafe e-bikes and poorly manufactured batteries can be taken off the streets and out of homes.
The matter comes under discussion when the commission convenes a public hearing Thursday in Washington.
“We’ve been sounding the alarm for months,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said a day after an exploding battery ignited the Chinatown e-bike shop fire last month. “We need real action, not only on the state level, but on the federal level.”
With some 65,000 e-bikes zipping through its streets — more than any other place in the U.S. — New York City is the epicenter of battery-related fires. There have been 100 such blazes so far this year, resulting in 13 deaths, already more than double the six fatalities last year.
Nationally, there were more than 200 battery-related fires reported to the commission — an obvious undercount — from 39 states over the past two years, including 19 deaths blamed on so-called micromobility devices that include battery-powered scooters, bicycles and hoverboards.
New York’s two U.S. Senators, Democrats Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, introduced legislation last month that would set mandatory safety standards for e-bikes and the batteries that power them.
Because mandatory standards don’t exist, Schumer said, poorly made batteries have flooded the U.S., increasing the risk of fires.
Earlier this year, New York City urgently enacted a sweeping package of local laws intended to crack down on defective batteries, including a ban on the sale or rental of e-bikes and batteries that aren’t certified as meeting safety standards by an independent product testing lab.
The new rules also outlaw tampering with batteries or selling refurbished batteries made with lithium-ion cells scavenged from used units.
Meanwhile, New York City officials also announced they had received a $25 million federal grant for e-bike charging stations across the city — which fire marshals hope will reduce the risk of fires.
These aren’t typical fires, said New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh. The batteries don’t smolder; they explode.
“When they fail, they fail quite spectacularly,” said Kavanagh, who will speak at Thursday’s forum and advocate for national safety standards and stronger measures against possibly dangerous devices. “Once one of these ignites, there is a huge volume of fire, often so much so that the person in their home can’t get out and the firefighters can’t get in to get them.”
Such was the case in April when two siblings, a 7-year-old boy and his 19-year-old sister, died when a scooter battery ignited a fire in Queens.
Because of the fire hazard, some residential buildings have banned e-bikes. Last summer, the New York City Housing Authority sought to prohibit tenants in all of its 335 developments from keeping or charging e-vehicles in their units, only to back down a few months later after protests from delivery workers.
Use of motorized bicycles grew dramatically in the city during the COVID-19 pandemic as homebound people turned more to food delivery workers for meals and groceries.
With the rash of fires, delivery workers like Lizandro Lopez say they are now more mindful about precautions.
“As soon as the battery is charged, I disconnect it. You shouldn’t leave it charging for too long,” Lopez told The Associated Press in Spanish, “because if you leave it on there too long, that’s when you can cause a fire.”
Los Deliveristas Unidos, which represents app-based delivery workers in the New York area, estimates that fewer than 10% of e-bikes sold in the city have been deemed safe by a third-party evaluator, such as UL Solutions, a product testing company that certifies safety compliance for a host of electrical products, including Christmas lights and televisions.
E-bike batteries rely on the same chemistry to generate power as the lithium-ion batteries in cellphones, laptops and most electric vehicles — products that were initially prone to overheating.
Tighter regulations, safety standards and compliance testing drastically reduced the risk of fires in such devices, according to Robert Slone, the senior vice president and chief scientist for UL Solutions.
The same can happen with e-bike batteries, he said, if they are made to comply with established safety standards.
“We just need to make them safe, and there is a way to make them safe through testing and certification,” Slone said, “given the history that we’ve seen in terms of fires and injuries and unfortunately, deaths as well — not just in New York, but across the country and around the world.”
In London, the fire brigade says lithium batteries are the city’s fastest growing fire risk, with one fire erupting about every two days. Last year, there were a total of 116 fires involving e-bikes and e-scooters. At least one death has been attributed this year to an overheated battery.
In San Francisco, there have been at least 21 battery fires so far this year — compared with just 13 battery-related fires in 2017, according to an analysis by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Last year, some 1.1 million e-bikes were imported into the U.S., according to the Light Electric Vehicle Association, an industry group. In 2021, more than 880,000 e-bikes came into the country — about double from the year before and triple the number in 2019.
Many of the batteries now on the road are aftermarket products that are cheaply made and popular with delivery workers because of their lower prices.
“But that product is so cheap because it hasn’t gone through those design and testing. ... It doesn’t meet a standard, so that’s why they’re inexpensive,” said Matt Moore, the general and policy council for the PeopleForBikes Coalition, which will also take part in the forum. “Even if there was a regulation, there will still be the ability of foreign sellers and manufacturers to send these products into the United States.”
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Associated Press video journalist Ted Shaffrey and video producer Vanessa A. Alvarez contributed to this report.
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Rost: The likelihood of Seahawks’ 4 possible routes with No. 5 pick
There’s little certainty about anything heading into the NFL Draft for the Seahawks and the rest of the league. It’s the case every year for good reason.
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But as close to certain as you can get is that the top two teams aren’t budging. The Panthers traded a haul to the Bears for the opportunity to select their quarterback No. 1 overall, a pick the Texans were hoping to use for their franchise passer (they’ll need to settle for pick No. 2). So there goes C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young, in either order.
It’s at pick No. 3 that things start to get interesting for the Seahawks, which kicks off a few draft possibilities. That starts with something head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider have never done: trade up in the first round.
Option 1: Trade up
Trades between division rivals are rare, so there’s likely additional capital needed here.
Arizona has a chance to improve its defense with Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson Jr., who’s been widely mocked here. Or, the Cardinals could do what Chicago did and benefit from an early run on quarterbacks with a swap.
If Seattle’s in love with Anderson and a quarterback-needy team moves up to No. 3, the Seahawks can stay put at No. 5 and likely have their choice of the two best defensive players in the draft (that’s unless Indianapolis swaps with Arizona to keep other teams at bay). If Seattle is smitten with someone like Florida QB Anthony Richardson, it will need to make a move to jump ahead of a Colts team that badly needs a franchise passer.
Ruling: Unlikely
Seattle’s top brass made the rounds to visit the top four quarterback prospects and neither Schneider nor Carroll have ruled out the possibility of selecting a quarterback. But the position is at least solidified for 2023, and this is a team that not only loves having more bites at the apple (a philosophy more consistent with the Seahawks’ habit of trading back) but one that also badly needs defensive help.
Option 2: Stay at 5 and draft a QB
What if the Seahawks still had bites at the apple and a chance to find a passer? Without sacrificing picks, they could still face the option between improving their defense or snagging one of the draft’s top remaining quarterback prospects, which will be the case if either Richardson or Kentucky’s Will Levis is available.
I can hear it now:
“But why would they take a quarterback if they need defensive help? This would never happen!”
Because finding a franchise quarterback is the most important thing any team will do. Asked why they’d take a passer if they extended Geno Smith, Schneider responded with a single line: “Because they don’t grow on trees.”
There’s real temptation here for Seattle. Schneider and Carroll haven’t shied away from taking a risk if they fall in love with a player (see: trades for Percy Harvin, Jimmy Graham and Jamal Adams), no matter what critics think.
Ruling: Possible
Schneider and Carroll’s efforts to visit those four top QB’s pro days in person can seem like smoke and mirrors, an effort to entice other teams into a trade. But I believe there’s also genuine intrigue for a team that hasn’t definitively answered the biggest question they faced after their trade of Russell Wilson: Who’s the next franchise guy? It may well be Smith, though the curiosity about a younger talent will linger. Still, finding a defensive difference-maker is the primary goal for 2023.
Option 3: Stay at 5 and draft best defensive option
Two months ago, that would undeniably have been Georgia’s Jalen Carter. Talent-wise, that remains true. More recent mocks have Seattle taking another option like Texas Tech’s Tyree Wilson.
If Carter’s available at No. 5, there will be plenty of temptation there, but also more recent character concerns. Those stem from misdemeanor charges for reckless driving and racing filed in March to which Carter pleaded no contest. He declined interviews at Georgia’s pro day, showed up nine pounds heavier, and reportedly struggled through drills. And this week, his agent Drew Rosenhaus announced Carter wouldn’t be interviewing with any teams drafting outside the top 10 in the first round.
“I think it’s another on the list of horrendous decisions on his part,” longtime sportscaster Trey Wingo told us Monday on Seattle Sports’ Bump and Stacy. “(Seattle) might be benefiting from him being there at five. I mean, he’s the best overall talent on the board, but because of a series of actions and decisions that he’s made he might very well be available there. I just think that this guy is either not getting it or his representation isn’t doing him any good…
“Talent weighs out. There’s always going to be that guy. Now, I know one team that’s taken him off their board completely. But there’s always that one team that says I can make it work. That one coach that says I can do it. His talent is undeniable, and sometimes that’s just far too much to pass by.”
Ruling: More likely than not
Whether it’s Carter, Wilson or another top defensive prospect, this is Seattle’s greatest area of need and has been for years. They were 31st against the pass in 2020 and 2021, and 30th against the run in 2022. Say what you will about Smith’s weaker second half or concerns on the interior offensive line (which are fair). This team isn’t going anywhere until they improve defensively.
Option 4: Trade back
Seattle could still get a mid-first round talent (potentially a top-10 talent) and add more capital. But here’s another consideration for this one: Schneider has never had an opportunity to draft this high. For the first time in his career here there’s an opportunity for a top-5 pick. Isn’t this one worth using to find the kind of blue-chip talent they’ve been unable to acquire in past classes?
Ruling: Possible
Because it’s the Seahawks.
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Ellen Wilkirson Promoted to Managing Director
Pierce Latham Promoted to Vice President
DALLAS, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Freestone Holdco, LLC ("Freestone"), a portfolio company of Tailwater Capital LLC ("Tailwater") focused on disruptive energy transition investments, today announced the promotions of Ellen Wilkirson to Managing Director and Pierce Latham to Vice President, effective immediately.
"As we continue to grow the Freestone platform and partner with disruptive businesses enabling the transition to a more carbon-neutral economy, both Ellen and Pierce have played a significant role in our success to date, and I am pleased to recognize those contributions with these well-deserved promotions," said Alan Boswell, Managing Director at Freestone. "I look forward to continuing to work with Ellen and Pierce to build on our momentum, expand our portfolio of transformative investments and capitalize on exciting new initiatives and opportunities alongside our partners at Tailwater."
Ellen Wilkirson joined Freestone in April 2021 and has been instrumental in sourcing and evaluating the company's investments in Elemental Recycling and Momentum Technologies. As Managing Director, she will continue to focus on the origination of new opportunities, executing investments and partnering with management teams to identify and implement long-term strategic and growth initiatives. Prior to joining Freestone, Ms. Wilkirson worked as a Vice President at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors focusing on public and private investments in energy infrastructure and renewable energy. Ms. Wilkirson currently serves as a Director for Momentum Technologies and a Board Observer for Elemental Recycling.
Pierce Latham joined Freestone in May 2021 and has made significant contributions to the execution of Freestone's investment strategy. In his role as Vice President, he will continue to be responsible for evaluating, executing and monitoring Freestone's investments. Prior to joining Freestone, Mr. Latham worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley in the Global Natural Resources group and RBC Capital Markets in the Global Power and Utilities group.
To date, Freestone has made two investments in the waste-to-value sector including Elemental Recycling, a company that has developed a process to upcycle plastic and other organic waste material into high-quality graphite and hydrogen, and Momentum Technologies, a lithium-ion battery and rare earth magnet recycling company.
About Freestone
Freestone is a portfolio company of Tailwater Capital that is focused on investing in companies that specialize in disruptive infrastructure, manufacturing, support services, and technologies that enable the transition to a lower carbon or more circular economy. For more information, please visit www.freestoneac.com.
About Tailwater Capital LLC
Dallas-based Tailwater Capital is an energy and growth infrastructure private equity firm with a well-established track record of working constructively with proven management teams to deliver value-added solutions. Tailwater has raised more than $3.8 billion in committed capital since inception and the team has executed more than 100 transactions representing over $23 billion in value. For more information, please visit www.tailwatercapital.com.
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Catch these early Prime Day bargains before they disappear
If you are like many Amazon shoppers, you are eagerly counting down the days until Prime Day 2023 arrives. This year, the epic sales extravaganza will take place on July 11 and 12, but many deals are already live.
From inexpensive personal care items to state-of-the-art tech, literally anything can be available at marked-down prices before and during Prime Day. However, many top-selling small appliances, home items, unique gadgets, essential beauty products and more fall into the $100 or less price range when they are on sale for the big event.
Now is the perfect time to save on popular items at deeply discounted prices. To help you get started, we’ve rounded up the best early deals of 2023 that are available now and cost less than $100, including a favorite of the BestReviews Testing Lab.
Shop this article: Kidde Carbon Monoxide Detector, Cricut EasyPress 2 Heat Press Machine and Echo Dot 5th Gen Kids
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Having a carbon monoxide detector in your home is vital to the safety of your household. Made by a top brand, this model simply plugs into an outlet. It uses batteries as a backup in the event of a power outage. The low price plus a 10-year limited warranty make it a deal you won’t want to miss.
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Virtual Forum with Families, Educators Held on Eve of National Special Education Day
CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Easterseals, in partnership with Bellwether, today shared the findings of a recently published report, Ignored, Punished, and Underserved: Understanding and Addressing Disparities in Education Experiences and Outcomes for Black Children with Disabilities, during a virtual in-depth discussion that focused on the pandemic's disproportionately negative impact on students with disabilities.
Erika Watson, Easterseals National Director, Childhood Development, Education, and Equity, and Harold T. Hinds, Bellwether Associate Partner, led a discussion featuring Dr. Hailey Love, Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Aubry Threlkeld, Dean of the School of Education at Endicott College; and Sandra Heidt, Parent & Law Enforcement Professional with a background in Social Services and Administrative Management in the City of Chicago local government. Watson and Hinds shared the report's findings on the numerous disparities for black students with disabilities and offered specific recommendations to address those inequities at the teacher, district, and policy levels.
"This joint report shares insights from students and families, advocates, and school leaders that spotlight the disparate educational experiences of children of color with disabilities," said Watson. "Ensuring that all students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to learn is a critical cornerstone of the Easterseals mission. Our Intersection Collective: Disability + BIPOC Youth is working to develop more effective programming and research to support youth at the intersection of race and disability."
The report focuses on four key areas that contribute to a climate of discrimination and inequities for students of color with disabilities: identification, placement, discipline, and family engagement and support.
"The stories we documented in this report highlight the urgent need for investments to better support students of color with disabilities," said Hinds. "We identified concrete steps leaders can take at the classroom, district, and policy levels — from improving teacher preparation, to prioritizing more authentic family engagement, to expanding access to high-quality early intervention programs — that would create more equitable school experiences for some of the most marginalized children in our education system."
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected students with disabilities in the classroom and in other areas including student mental health and in the loss of learning momentum. The forum highlighted the pandemic's impact on populations of students who sometimes receive less attention in broader conversations about special education.
The full Easterseals and Bellweather report is available here.
Easterseals is leading the way to full equity, inclusion, and access through life-changing disability and community services. For more than 100 years, we have worked tirelessly with our partners to enhance quality of life and expand local access to healthcare, education, and employment opportunities. And we won't rest until every one of us is valued, respected, and accepted. Through our national network of Affiliates, Easterseals provides essential services and on-the-ground supports to more than 1.5 million people each year – from early childhood programs for the critical first five years, to autism services, medical rehabilitation and employment programs, veterans' services, and more. Our public education, policy, and advocacy initiatives positively shape perceptions and address the urgent and evolving needs of the one in four Americans living with disabilities today. Together, we're empowering people with disabilities, families, and communities to be full and equal participants in society. Learn more at www.easterseals.com.
Bellwether is a national nonprofit that exists to transform education to ensure systemically marginalized young people achieve outcomes that lead to fulfilling lives and flourishing communities. We work hand in hand with education leaders and organizations to accelerate their impact, inform and influence policy and program design, and share what we learn along the way. Learn more about Bellwether at www.bellwether.org.
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A 17-year-old charged with murder in a fatal shooting at the Mall of America last month has been found and arrested in Georgia, police said Tuesday.
Police had been searching for Levon Semaj Longstreet for more than two weeks after the teenager was charged with second-degree murder and second-degree assault in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old at the Minnesota mall on December 23, Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said at a news conference Tuesday.
The shooting broke out during an altercation between five to nine people inside a Nordstrom at the mall, police have said. Johntae Raymon Hudson was shot and killed and a bystander was grazed by a bullet.
Taeshawn Adams-Wright, 18, has also been charged with second-degree murder with intent and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, a Hennepin County District Court spokesperson has said.
"Mr. Longstreet ... and Mr. Adams-Wright stood over Mr. Hudson and fired multiple rounds into his body," Hodges said.
CNN has been unable to determine if Longstreet or Adams-Wright have attorneys.
Longstreet was found in Decatur, Georgia, an Atlanta suburb that is more than 1,000 miles from Bloomington, Hodges said.
Longstreet's mother Erica McMillan allegedly drove her son to Georgia after the shooting, according to Hodges. She was arrested in Golden Valley, Minnesota, on Tuesday and will be charged with aiding and abetting her son's escape, the chief said.
"You cannot drive somebody who murdered somebody out of state, even if it's your son," Hodges said.
Two people who were in the Decatur residence where Longstreet was found were also arrested, the chief said, including a woman charged with aiding an offender and a man arrested on an assault warrant out of Georgia.
At least four people have been charged in connection with the shooting, including two other minors.
Hodges said he expects more arrests to come in the case. "Anybody that we can determine that's helped any of these folks is going to jail," he said.
If Longstreet doesn't agree to voluntarily return to Minnesota, authorities will have to begin extradition proceedings, Hodges said.
Adams-Wright is incarcerated in Hennepin County, Minnesota, on a $1.5 million bond and is expected in court on January 23, jail records show. | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/17-year-old-charged-with-murder-in-mall-of-america-shooting-has-been-arrested-in/article_58f68d36-c5e0-585a-bf23-a9fb94dc1dee.html | 2023-01-18 09:41:39 | 1 | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/17-year-old-charged-with-murder-in-mall-of-america-shooting-has-been-arrested-in/article_58f68d36-c5e0-585a-bf23-a9fb94dc1dee.html |
Jury selection begins in trial of former deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland shooter
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection began Wednesday in the trial of a former Florida sheriff’s deputy charged with failing to confront the shooter who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school five years ago.
The first four dozen prospective jurors to be considered for Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson‘s child neglect trial were brought into Circuit Judge Martin Fein’s courtroom at mid-morning. Fein, prosecutors and Peterson’s attorney will spend several days winnowing through hundreds of prospects until they find a pool of 50 who say they could serve for the two months the trial is expected to take.
From those 50, the attorneys will try next week to agree on a panel of six and four alternates to hear the case. Florida is one of six states that allow six-member juries for trials other than capital murder. The others are Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts and Utah. All other states use 12-member juries in felony trials.
Peterson, 60, remained outside a three-story classroom building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during Nikolas Cruz’s six-minute attack on Feb. 14, 2018.
He is charged with seven counts of felony child neglect for four students killed and three wounded on the 1200 building’s third floor. Peterson arrived at the building with his gun drawn 73 seconds before Cruz reached that floor, but instead of entering, he backed away as gunfire sounded.
He says he thought the shots were coming from outside the building, perhaps from a sniper. His attorney also argues that under Florida law, Peterson had no legal obligation to enter the building and confront Cruz.
Peterson is also charged with three counts of misdemeanor culpable negligence for the adults shot on the third floor, including a teacher and an adult student who died. He also faces a perjury charge for allegedly lying to investigators. He could get nearly a century in prison if convicted on the child neglect counts and lose his $104,000 annual pension.
Prosecutors did not charge Peterson in connection with the 11 killed and 13 wounded on the first floor before he arrived at the building. No one was shot on the second floor.
Peterson retired shortly after the shooting and was then fired retroactively.
Cruz pleaded guilty in 2021 to the killings. In a penalty trial last year, his jury couldn’t unanimously agree on whether he deserved the death penalty. The 24-year-old former Stoneman Douglas student was then sentenced to life in prison.
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Martin Truex Jr. was untouchable at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Monday.
Truex led all but 47 laps of the 301-lap race on the way to his third win of the season. The dominating victory also pushes Truex to first in the NASCAR Cup Series points standings.
Truex looked like he was going to cruise to a win but ended up having to get through three late-race restarts to snag the win. Noah Gragson crashed with 31 laps to go and forced the teams in the top 10 to choose between two and four fresh tires on a pit stop.
The No. 19 went with two tires to keep its track position. With the rest of the top five making the same decision, that turned out to be the right call. Truex restarted third after Gragson’s crash behind Kevin Harvick and Austin Dillon after they stayed out. Truex easily passed both immediately after the restart.
He then held the lead over Joey Logano on the final two restarts of the race. Those restarts came for a multi-car crash that included Alex Bowman and Chris Buescher and Christopher Bell's wreck. | https://www.wpxi.com/news/national/nascar-martin-truex/FR57FZOLVIJFYNVXLHBK3NAQKY/ | 2023-07-17 20:13:52 | 1 | https://www.wpxi.com/news/national/nascar-martin-truex/FR57FZOLVIJFYNVXLHBK3NAQKY/ |
New species of orchid found in gardens, planters in Japan
Published: Mar. 19, 2023 at 12:32 PM MST|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) – Scientists in Japan have discovered a new species of orchid.
The pink-and-white blooms of the flower are so delicate and fragile that they look like they were spun from glass.
The orchid was identified in parks, gardens and planters in Tokyo prefecture.
The newly described flower is a neighbor to populations of a related orchid common in the country.
According to scientists, the discovery is an important reminder that unknown species are often living right under our noses.
The finding was published in the Journal of Plant Research.
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LONDON, UK — Ten things to know about the life of Queen Elizabeth II:
BRITAIN'S LONGEST-REIGNING MONARCH
Elizabeth, who marked 70 years on the throne this year, was the oldest and longest-reigning monarch in British history. In September 2015 she surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years and seven months.
In 2016, Elizabeth also became the longest-reigning monarch in the world with the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. In 2022, she became the second-longest-reigning monarch in world history, behind 17th century French King Louis XIV, who took the throne at age 4.
Apart from Elizabeth and Victoria, only four other monarchs in British history have reigned for 50 years or more: George III (59 years), Henry III (56 years), Edward III (50 years) and James VI of Scotland (58 years.)
HOME-SCHOOLING
Like many royals of her time and before, Elizabeth never went to a public school and was never exposed to other students. Instead, she was educated at home with Margaret, her younger sister.
Among those who taught her was her father, along with a senior teacher at Eton College, several French and Belgian governesses who taught her French, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, who taught her religion.
Elizabeth’s schooling also included learning to ride, swim, dance and the study of fine art and music.
“NO. 230873”
During World War II, young Princess Elizabeth briefly became known as No. 230873, Second Subaltern Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor of the Auxiliary Transport Service No. 1.
After months of campaigning for her parents’ permission to do something for the war effort, the heir to the throne learned how to drive and service ambulances and trucks. She rose to the rank of honorary Junior Commander within months.
‘GREAT MIMICKER’
Elizabeth often gave the impression of a serious demeanor, and many have noted her “poker face,” but those who knew her described her as having a mischievous sense of humor and a talent for mimicry in private company.
Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has said the queen could be “extremely funny in private — and not everybody appreciates how funny she can be.”
Bishop Michael Mann, the monarch’s domestic chaplain, once said that “the queen imitating the Concorde landing is one of the funniest things you could see.” Ian Paisley, the Northern Irish clergyman and politician, also noted that Elizabeth was a “great mimicker” of him.
More recently, she showed her mischievous side during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, when she starred in a comic video alongside an animated Paddington Bear and spoke of hiding marmalade sandwiches in her purse
ROYAL TAXPAYER
She may have been the queen, but she paid taxes too — at least since 1992.
When Windsor Castle, the queen’s weekend residence, was ravaged by fire in 1992, the public rebelled against paying millions of pounds for repairs.
But she voluntarily agreed to pay tax on her personal income. She said she would meet 70 percent of the cost of restoration work, and she also decided to open her home at Buckingham Palace to the public for the first time to generate extra funds from admission fees.
LITTLE LILIBET
The queen was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor of York, in honor of her mother, paternal grandmother and paternal great-grandmother. But as a child, she was endearingly known as young Lilibet by her family — said to be because she couldn’t pronounce “Elizabeth” properly.
In a letter to her grandmother Queen Mary, the young princess wrote: “Dear Granny. Thank you very much for the lovely little jersey. We loved staying at Sandringham with you. I lost a top front tooth yesterday morning,” before signing off, “Love from Lilibet.”
The nickname became more widely known after Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, named their daughter Lilibet Diana in 2021.
A STEADFAST ROMANCE
Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip enjoyed a stable relationship for more 70 years, a union that far outlasted the marriages of three of her four children: Charles, Anne and Andrew.
“He has been quite simply my strength and stay all these years,” the queen said of Philip on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Their story began in 1939, when Prince Philip of Greece, a handsome 18-year-old naval cadet, was detailed to entertain the 13-year-old Elizabeth for a day. Several years later, Philip was invited to join the royal family at Windsor Castle at Christmas, and he soon made discreet inquiries whether he would be considered an eligible suitor.
The couple married in Westminster Abbey in 1947. When Philip died in 2021 at age 99, Elizabeth described his passing as leaving a “huge void” in her life, according to their son, Andrew.
MULTIPLE BIRTHDAYS
Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926, but it was sometimes confusing for the public to know when to celebrate.
There was no universally fixed day for her “official birthday” — it’s either the first, second or third Saturday in June, and was decided by the government.
In Australia, her birthday was celebrated on the second Monday of June, while in Canada, was marked on a Monday either on or before May 24, Queen Victoria’s birthday.
Only the queen and those closest to her celebrated her actual birthday in private gatherings.
HOW MANY CORGIS?
It’s widely known that Elizabeth loved corgis — Princess Diana reportedly called the dogs the queen’s “moving carpet” because they accompanied her everywhere.
She owned more than 30 corgis over the years. She also had two “dorgis” — crossbreeds of dachshund and corgi — named Candy and Vulcan.
Elizabeth was photographed hugging one of the dogs as far back as 1936 at age 10, and was given a corgi named Susan for her 18th birthday. The breed was introduced to the royal family by her father, King George VI, in 1933, when he bought a male corgi called Dookie from a local kennel.
As queen, she also technically owned the thousands of mute swans in open British waters, and had the right to claim all sturgeons, porpoises, whales and dolphins, according to a statute from 1324.
‘A PRETTY NICE GIRL’
The queen inevitably became the subject of pop songs.
The Beatles immortalized her with the tongue-in-cheek “Her Majesty,” calling her “a pretty nice girl” though “she doesn’t have a lot to say.” The brief song, sung by Paul McCartney and recorded in 1969, appeared at the end of the “Abbey Road” album.
Other musical treatments weren’t so kind. The Sex Pistols’ anti-monarchist “God Save The Queen,” released right before her Silver Jubilee in 1977, was banned on British television. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/facts-about-queen-elizabeth/507-fde5f66b-dc9a-40ba-b6d0-3029dc970eda | 2022-09-08 19:29:41 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/facts-about-queen-elizabeth/507-fde5f66b-dc9a-40ba-b6d0-3029dc970eda |
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday criticized Hong Kong authorities over their pursuit of two pro-democracy activists who live in Australia.
Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that eight pro-democracy activists who now live in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia will be pursued for life for alleged national security offenses, dismissing criticism that the move to have them arrested was a dangerous precedent.
Albanese said his government was concerned and disappointed by Hong Kong authorities issuing arrest warrants for Australian citizen Kevin Yam and Australian permanent resident Ted Hui.
“I am of course disappointed. I’ve said we’ll cooperate with China where we can. But we will disagree where we must. And we do disagree with China with these actions,” Albanese told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
The U.S. and British governments also criticized the move, taking issue with the extraterritorial application of Hong Kong’s National Security Law. The U.S. said it marked a dangerous precedent that threatened human rights, and Britain said it will not tolerate attempts by China to intimidate and silence people overseas.
Hong Kong’s leader John Lee insisted that extraterritorial power exists in the security laws of many countries and his government will not be swayed by comments by overseas officials and politicians.
Albanese also said he disagreed with China on the detention of Australian journalist Cheng Lei who has yet to learn of a verdict after standing trial in March last year on national security charges.
He said Cheng was being held “without proper process.”
“We continue to advocate for the interests of Australia. We’ll continue to do so. We will disagree where we must. We will engage in our national interest. And this decision overnight is an example of where Australia and China do have different approaches to these issues. And we’ll stand up for our values,” Albanese said.
Hong Kong, a former British colony that returned to Chinese rule in 1997, has come under increasingly tight scrutiny by Beijing following months of mass pro-democracy protests in 2019.
Hong Kong police have acknowledged they will not be able to arrest the eight if they remain overseas. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/ap-australian-leader-criticizes-hong-kong-authorities-over-arrest-warrants-for-activists-in-australia/ | 2023-07-05 15:41:24 | 0 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/ap-australian-leader-criticizes-hong-kong-authorities-over-arrest-warrants-for-activists-in-australia/ |
New Hampshire's state police and the attorney general’s criminal bureau were subpoenaed by the lawyers for hundreds of people who say they were abused at a state-run youth detention center and are now demanding information they say has been deliberately withheld.
Close to 850 men and women have sued the state since early 2020 alleging they were sexually, physically or emotionally abused as children at the Sununu Youth Services Center, formerly called the Youth Development Center. The first lawsuit was filed six months after the state launched a broad criminal investigation into the facility in Manchester.
That case is not expected to go to trial until March 2024. Meanwhile, 10 former workers were charged in April 2021 with either sexually assaulting or acting as accomplices to the assault of more than a dozen teenagers from 1994 to 2007, while an 11th man faces charges related to a pre-trial facility in Concord. Six trials have been scheduled between this summer and July 2024.
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The subpoenas delivered Wednesday order criminal bureau and state police officials to appear at a deposition on May 15 or provide all materials related to the investigation and prosecution of the former workers and any information disclosed to their defense lawyers.
Attorney Rus Rilee, who expects to file another 150 lawsuits soon, said his clients simply want access to the same information that has been given to their abusers. The lawsuits filed so far allege abuse by 150 staffers from 1960 to 2018, including gang rapes, forcing children to fight each other for food, and locking them in solitary confinement for weeks or months.
"It has become clear that the state has no real intention of prosecuting all of its abusive employees, so our clients’ only recourse is through the civil justice system, which the state is now abusing through embarrassing defenses, ridiculous denials and transparent delays," Rilee said Thursday.
Department of Justice spokesperson Michael Garrity said both the attorney general’s office and state police were reviewing the subpoenas "and will respond as appropriate."
The development highlights the complexity associated with simultaneous civil cases against the state, and criminal proceedings against the accused workers.
The attorney general’s office says it has systems in place to build strong "ethical walls" to keep them completely separate. But legal experts, including the judge overseeing the civil lawsuits, have raised questions about the dynamic.
At a hearing last month, Rockingham County Superior Court Judge Andrew Schulman asked whether lawyers for the state would be contradicting each other at the separate trial.
FORMER NEW HAMPSHIRE ADVISOR IMPLICATED IN YOUTH DETENTION CENTER SEXUAL ABUSE LAWSUITS
"You seem to be saying it’s fine, if the person hasn’t been convicted yet, for the state to go to court, seek bail, put somebody on trial, stand up, tell the jury this guy committed aggravated felonious sexual assault on that day — and for the state of New Hampshire to come into a different courtroom and say, ‘Oh, no, that never happened. The person we called the victim in the other courtroom is a liar,’" Schulman said. "That seems incongruous to me."
"I’m not saying that, your Honor," replied Assistant Attorney General Brandon Chase.
Chase emphasized that he wasn’t privy to anything on the criminal side, and he argued that the civil bureau has "been very transparent" during the discovery process about what information it has been able to find. For example, state police recently retrieved 15 million items from the hard drives of more than 300 abandoned computers from the youth center’s basement.
"These are massive document requests. We are doing our best to obtain documents and produce them," he said.
The youth center, which once housed upward of 100 children but now typically serves under a dozen, is named for former Gov. John H. Sununu, father of current Gov. Chris Sununu. Lawmakers have approved closing it and replacing it with a much smaller facility, likely in a new location. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/new-hampshire-officials-subpoenaed-in-youth-detention-center-sex-abuse-investigation/article_7ed88603-d2ce-536f-ac47-1abfbf77b445.html | 2023-05-05 01:13:43 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/new-hampshire-officials-subpoenaed-in-youth-detention-center-sex-abuse-investigation/article_7ed88603-d2ce-536f-ac47-1abfbf77b445.html |
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces claimed some battlefield success Wednesday as Moscow's invasion of Ukraine labored to gain momentum almost a year after it began, while Ukraine said it needs another few months to stage its own offensive.
The Russian Defense Ministry said its troops broke through two Ukrainian defensive lines in the eastern Luhansk region and pushed back Ukrainian troops some three kilometers (two miles), forcing them to leave behind equipment and the bodies of those killed.
It was not possible to independently verify Moscow's claim. Ukrainian officials made no immediate comment.
Russian artillery, drones and missiles have been relentlessly pounding Ukrainian-held eastern areas for months, indiscriminately hitting civilian targets and wreaking destruction, as the war largely slowed to a grinding stalemate in the winter. Moscow is hungry for some progress after months of setbacks.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said his country’s forces would need “a few months” to learn how to use new Western weapons before they can try and push the Russians out of Ukraine.
The Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which together make up the industrial Donbas region bordering Russia, continue to bear the brunt of Russia's bombardments as Moscow reportedly moves more troops into the area.
In Luhansk, the number of Russian ground and air attacks is “growing every day,” Gov. Serhii Haidai said on Ukrainian TV.
“The Russians were able to transfer new forces for the offensive and now they are trying to overwhelm us with sheer human mass,” Haidai said.
Donetsk Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said Wednesday that one town had come under “nonstop” fire from multiple rocket launchers for over three hours the previous day, damaging at least 12 residential buildings.
At least 12 civilians were wounded when Russian forces struck a five-story apartment block in the city of Pokrovsk, Kyrylenko said. At least two others remained under the rubble.
With the one-year anniversary of Russia's war approaching, followed by improved spring weather, Western officials and analysts say the fighting could be nearing a critical phase when both sides look to launch offensives.
The Kremlin is striving to secure eastern areas it illegally annexed last September — the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions — and where it claims its rule is welcomed. Pro-Moscow separatists have controlled part of Donetsk and neighboring Luhansk province since 2014.
“The enemy, trying to take full control of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, continues to focus his main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk areas,” the Ukrainian military reported, referencing towns in the two provinces as well as on the eastern edge of the neighboring Kharkiv region.
Kyiv’s continued defense of Bakhmut, a mining town that for months has been a key target of Russia’s campaign in the east, has been “strategically sound” because it sapped Moscow’s momentum, a U.S. think tank said.
Kyiv’s defense has “degraded significant Russian forces,” including units from the Wagner Group, a Russian private military contractor, the Institute for the Study of War said late Tuesday.
Some analysts had doubted the wisdom of Ukraine holding out in Bakhmut because it could hurt the chances of its expected spring offensive.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday claimed that Western support for Kyiv’s war effort was prearranged, telling the lower house of Russian parliament that “the U.S. and its satellites are waging a comprehensive hybrid war following years of preparation.”
Lavrov said a revised Russian foreign policy doctrine to be published soon will emphasize the need to “end the Western monopoly on shaping frameworks of international life.”
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The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday posted lower-than-expected profit and revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter even as its streaming services did well, sending its shares lower in after-hours trading.
The company said it earned $162 million, or 9 cents per share, in the July-September quarter, nearly flat compared to $160 million, or 9 cents a share, a year earlier.
Excluding one-time items, Disney earned 30 cents per share. Analysts, on average, were expecting earnings of 56 cents per share on that basis, according to FactSet.
Revenue grew 9% to $20.15 billion from $18.53 billion. Analysts were expecting revenue of $21.27 billion.
Disney said it ended its fiscal year with more than 235 million subscribers to its streaming services. That’s above analysts’ expectations of 231.5 million.
The company plans to increase prices at Disney+ next month and also introduce a lower-priced version that includes advertisements. Currently, Disney+ is ad-free.
Disney+ added 12.1 million subscribers to bring the total 164.2 million as of Oct. 1. In comparison, Netflix — which is also adding an ad-supported tier to its streaming service — has about 223 million subscribers.
CEO Bob Chapek said the company still expects Disney+ to be profitable in 2024 “assuming we don not see a meaningful shift in the economic climate.”
Shares in Disney, which is based in Burbank, California, fell almost 8% in after-hours trading. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/business/ap-disney-posts-q4-results-below-wall-street-estimates/ | 2022-11-09 19:46:40 | 1 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/business/ap-disney-posts-q4-results-below-wall-street-estimates/ |
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Propellus Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, (OTC PINK: PRPS), an alternative finance company that specializes in assisting small businesses with their cash flow needs, filed its Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the period of April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. For the year ended March 31, 2022 the Company had revenues of $1,627,927 as compared to $237,247 in the corresponding period an increase of approximately 700%. Operating Expenses were reduced by nearly 50% to $4,033,700 from $8,060,378. Net loss was $2,405,773 or $(0.27) per share as compared to $(0.89) per share.
"We are excited by the progress that we have made over the past year, as we transitioned from a private company to a public entity," stated Ralph Johnson, CEO. "The vast majority of our losses over the previous two years were as a result of non-cash items, and we believe that we have those behind us, and Propellus is positioned to be profitable in the coming fiscal year."
Propellus Inc., is engaged in offering small businesses a variety of financing alternatives ranging in amounts between $20,000-$500,000. Such financings include: payroll advances directly and through third-party professional employer organizations, merchant cash advances, accounts receivable factoring, short-term line of credit loans, and other types of loan products and cash flow financing.
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Ethical Sourcing, Sustainability and Recycling for Non-Ferrous Metals
- Sumitomo Corporation has been appointed by SMX as its exclusive, worldwide distributor to market and sell its products for application in the Non-Ferrous Metals Market (all raw materials supply chain market segments of the Non-Ferrous Metals) as well as SMX's exclusive, worldwide reseller and sub-licensor of SMX's products and services with respect to customers in the Non-Ferrous Metals Market.
- Parties targeting US$35 million in sales under the agreement.
- SMX technology provides users with special security features to enable the invisible labelling of Non-Ferrous Metals for geographical origination and authentication of a product with the potential to be linked to blockchain technology, thus ensuring ethical sourcing and recycle and reuse.
- Sumitomo Corporation to contribute to scale SMX's marker technology with stakeholders and organisations within the Non-Ferrous Metals Market.
NEW YORK, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (Nasdaq: SMX; SMXWW), a company focused on digitising physical objects on the blockchain to enable a circular and closed loop economy, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive Commercial Agreement with Sumitomo Corporation, one of the world's leading general trading companies (Sogo shosha), for the exclusive, worldwide distribution to market and sell products for application in the Non-Ferrous Metals Market (all raw materials supply chain market segments of the Non-Ferrous Metals) as well as SMX's exclusive, worldwide reseller and sub licensor of the SMX's productsi and servicesii with respect to Customersiii in the Non-Ferrous Metals Market. SMX in turn has agreed to not directly or indirectly, market or sell products or provide SMX products or service to customers or for application in the Non-Ferrous Metals Market during the term of this Commercial Agreement other than through Sumitomo, unless otherwise agreed.
SMX's special security features include the ability of invisibly marking substances (including Non-Ferrous Metals) with information on its exact geographical origin. With the aid of SMX special reading devices and specially developed software, the information on the Non-Ferrous Metals can be read out and its origin can be precisely assigned at any time. As part of the industrialization of this technology, it would also be conceivable for the marker technology to be linked to blockchain technology, which is believed to be forgery-proof. Thus, SMX's special marker technology, is intended to contribute to even greater transparency and traceability along the entire Non-Ferrous Metals Market while enabling companies to:
- Accurately identify that the Non-Ferrous Metal(s) have been ethically sourced;
- Digitally certify the grade/quality of the Non-Ferrous Metal(s);
- Accurately identify the amount of Non-Ferrous Metal(s) contained in the finished good; and
- Enable the reuse/recycle of the finished good at the end of life.
This business partnership is driven by SMX's goal of creating a circular economy, where sustainability and environmental impacts are a key focus.
The companies are in discussion to further expand their relationship and will provide relevant updates to stakeholders as, if and when required.
Sumitomo Corporation, commented:
"Sumitomo Corporation is thrilled to pursue the collaboration globally in the Non-Ferrous Metals market with SMX by utilizing its unique technology. SMX's innovative technology provides unique ID directly to the objects without affecting physical properties, supplies optimal solutions to match information and the objects, and enables traceability from raw materials to product supply chain and its product life.
Together with SMX's leadership in its technology and with our global network, we intend to contribute to social and ethical issues in the Non-Ferrous Metals market, with the expectation of creating new value to the industry."
SMX, commented:
"We are honored to be working collaboratively with Sumitomo, to help achieve a more sustainable and ethical world for Non-Ferrous Metals. SMX believes that this Agreement brings the beginning of the successful transition to a truly circular economy for Non-Ferrous Metals – where every material is fully utilized, reducing the use of virgin materials.
Together, we expect to authenticate sustainability requirements and further improve transparency in the Non-Ferrous Metals Market, with the aim of creating a new industry standard that ensures more Non-Ferrous Metals can be recycled."
About SMX
SMX – Giving materials a memory of their origination and history,
so, it can be recycled, reused, and authenticated multiple times.
SMX is a forward looking, B2B white label technology company which empowers companies across a variety of different industries, including timber, rubber, palm oil, cocoa, steel, gold, luxury goods, leather, plastics, and non-ferrous metals, to transition successfully to a sustainable circular economy, thus reducing their carbon footprint and waste.
SMX offers a robust, innovative, and scalable technology solution that enables supply chain authentication, traceability, and transparency, transforming businesses for participation in the circular economy. Its technology gives materials in all states of matter, solid, liquid, and gas, the ability to maintain a virtual memory of their origination, processing and supply chain journey, including the ability to authenticate provenance, as well as to track recycling loop counts and the percentage of authenticated and/or recycled materials contained. The data is recorded digitally on blockchain, and a linking molecular chemical marker is embedded in the product itself and can be read with a proprietary reader. The SMX technology has been in active operational use on a national scale by the Israeli Government for more than ten years, is environmentally sustainable and has a proven track record.
The SMX solution is an efficient, cost effective, drop-in solution within an existing supply chain, enabling substantial benefits for manufacturers, consumers, and others in the value chain – and the planet, including providing the necessary data for product recycling and re-use. In addition, the SMX technology addresses the issue of the increase in waste globally by enabling the increase in demand for verified, usable recycled materials by creating a commoditized, tradable certified asset which is the recycled material, which can be traded and sold to other players in the value chain and ecosystem.
Forward-Looking Statements
The information in this press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intends," "may," "will," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the successful launch and implementation of SMX's agreement with Sumitomo; changes in SMX's strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX's ability to develop and launch new products and services; SMX's ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX's ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX's product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX's business model; developments and projections relating to SMX's competitors and industry; and SMX's approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company's shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX's business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX's products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX's filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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i SMX's Internet based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution representing a customized blockchain solution to support SMX's proprietary technology which authenticates, tracks and traces materials and products, comprising Readers and Markers and a unique algorithm embedded within the Reader and recording system to create a "digital twin" of the subject material or product which is uploaded to and stored in such customized blockchain solution, along with any third party products or features that are incorporated into or used by SMX Products, and any other additional products that become part of the SMX Products including any modifications, enhancements or updates of the SMX Products, all of which are software products.
ii Any service hosted by or on behalf of and managed by SMX and accessible using commercially available browsers over the Internet, through which End Users can use SMX Products.
iii A Customer has been defined as any purchaser or potential purchaser within the Non-Ferrous Metals Market of Products or any End User or potential End User (including third party) within the Non-Ferrous Metals Market of the Products and SMX Service.
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed concern Saturday about Russian and Chinese military cooperation in Asia and said the security situation in Europe could not be separated from that in the Indo-Pacific region since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Speaking at a meeting of European and Indo-Pacific foreign ministers in Sweden, Hayashi said Russia’s war in Ukraine had “shaken the very foundation of the international order” and must face a united response by the international community.
“Otherwise, similar challenges will arise in other regions and the existing order which has underpinned our peace and prosperity could be fundamentally overturned,” Hayashi said.
Japan firmly backs Ukraine in the war but China says it remains neutral while declaring a ”no limits” relationship with Moscow and blaming the U.S. and NATO for provoking the conflict. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in March at the same time as Chinese President Xi Jinping met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Hayashi accused Beijing of “continuing and intensifying its unilateral attempts” to change the status quo in the East and South China seas by force and increasing its military activities around Taiwan.
“In addition, China and Russia are strengthening their military collaboration, including joint flights of their bombers and joint naval exercises in the vicinity of Japan,” Hayahshi said.
China, which claims most of the South China Sea as well as Japanese-held islands in the East China Sea, says it has the right to defend its sovereignty and development interests.
Hayashi also warned that North Korea was “escalating provocations” in the region by conducting ballistic missile launches “with a frequency and in a manner that are unprecedented.”
He joined dozens of ministers from the European Union and the Indo-Pacific region for the meeting just north of the Swedish capital. China was not invited to the talks.
“Since the aggression of Russia to Ukraine, the security situation here in Europe and the security situation in the Pacific are not separable,” Hayashi said as he arrived.
Some of the Indo-Pacific countries, including India and Pakistan, have called for an end to the Ukraine war but stopped short of condemning Russia for it.
“We all try and address it in our own different ways,” Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said. “I think a lesson a country like Pakistan has learned is that percolation of conflict is never the answer; that we want an end to hostilities, an end to conflict, so people can go back to building lives rather than destroying more lives.”
Most EU countries have provided military support to Ukraine and the bloc has imposed sanctions on Russia. Asked whether the EU was hoping to convince Indo-Pacific countries to align with the bloc’s stance on the conflict, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said, “We don’t want to convince anyone. We just want to share our analysis of the causes and consequences of the war.”
He dismissed a question about whether it was possible to have a meaningful dialogue with the Indo-Pacific countries without China, saying the EU had plenty of other opportunities to talk to Beijing.
“We can perfectly discuss the Indo-Pacific without China,” Borrell said. “It doesn’t mean we neglect China. It doesn’t mean we want to substitute China. I don’t see where the problem is.” | https://www.koin.com/news/international/china-and-russia-are-increasing-their-military-collaboration-japans-foreign-minister-warns/ | 2023-05-13 20:35:52 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/international/china-and-russia-are-increasing-their-military-collaboration-japans-foreign-minister-warns/ |
The 2023 Barbasol Championship Odds & Preview: Russell Knox
The Barbasol Championship is entering the final round, and Russell Knox is currently in 23rd with a score of -10.
Looking to bet on Russell Knox at the Barbasol Championship this week? Keep reading for the betting odds and stats you can use before you make your picks.
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Russell Knox Insights
- Over his last 17 rounds, Knox has shot better than par 14 times, while also posting 12 rounds with a better-than-average score.
- He has not finished any of his last 17 rounds with a top-10 score on the day.
- Over his last 17 rounds, Knox has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round once, and within five strokes of the top score of the day on six occasions.
- In his past five appearances, Knox has had an average finish of 44th.
- In his past five appearances, Knox has posted a score better than average in one of them.
- Knox has qualified for the weekend in four tournaments in a row.
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Barbasol Championship Insights and Stats
- Knox has not finished inside the top 20 in his past two appearances at this event.
- Knox made the cut in one of his past two entries in this event.
- Knox finished 23rd on the leaderboard in his previous appearance at this event, in 2023.
- The par-72 course measures 7,328 yards this week, 323 yards longer than the average Tour stop during the past 12 months.
- Keene Trace Golf Club (Champions Course) checks in at 7,328 yards, 92 yards longer than the average course Knox has played in the past year (7,236 yards).
Knox's Last Time Out
- Knox was good on the 16 par-3 holes at the John Deere Classic, averaging 2.75 strokes to finish in the 90th percentile of competitors.
- He averaged 4.00 strokes on par-4 holes (of which there were 44) at the John Deere Classic, which landed him in the 35th percentile among all competitors.
- Knox was better than only 29% of the competitors at the John Deere Classic on par-5 holes, averaging 4.75 strokes per hole compared to the field average of 4.60.
- Knox fared better on par 3s than most players his last time out, recording a birdie or better on five of 16 par-3s at the John Deere Classic (the field averaged 1.9).
- On the 16 par-3s at the John Deere Classic, Knox recorded less bogeys or worse (one) than the field average (1.6).
- Knox recorded fewer birdies or better (six) than the tournament average of 6.4 on the 44 par-4s at the John Deere Classic.
- In that most recent tournament, Knox had a bogey or worse on six of 44 par-4s (the field averaged 4.8).
- Knox finished the John Deere Classic registering a birdie or better on four par-5 holes, compared to the field average of 3.8 on the 12 par-5s.
- On the 12 par-5s at the John Deere Classic, Knox carded more bogeys or worse (one) than the tournament average (0.6).
Barbasol Championship Time and Date Info
- Date: July 13-16, 2023
- Course: Keene Trace Golf Club (Champions Course)
- Location: Nicholasville, Kentucky
- Par: 72 / 7,328 yards
- Knox Odds to Win: +50000 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A child’s body was found in the river near downtown Dayton on Saturday.
Authorities responded after a call about a possible body in the water near Riverview Avenue, just north of Monument Avenue.
The Dayton Police Department and the Dayton Fire Department arrived on scene, and discovered the body of a young boy between the ages of six and nine. The body has not been identified yet, and authorities said the identification could take several weeks.
Police could not confirm whether the boy is Lucas Rosales, the 7-year-old who went missing near Eastwood Metro Park on April 29, 2023; however, his family was notified and was on the scene | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/childs-body-discovered-in-miami-river/ | 2023-05-14 01:44:20 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/childs-body-discovered-in-miami-river/ |
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A crash on Interstate 295 has closed all northbound lanes in the Woodvale area of Chesterfield County.
According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, the crash took place just north of the West Hundred Road exit, at mile marker 16.
All lanes in the northbound direction are currently closed. Drivers in the area are asked to use alternate routes and expect delays.
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Want the $7,500 tax credit for an electric vehicle? Consider leasing.
DETROIT (AP) — Thanks to a boost from the government, leasing — not buying — is becoming the most affordable way to get your hands on an electric vehicle.
Last year’s Inflation Reduction Act provided a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 to use toward an EV. Under the rules, a dealer can apply that credit to any leased electric vehicle, no matter where it’s made, to reduce a customer’s monthly payment.
Not so for people who buy an EV.
For buyers, only EVs made in North America qualify for the full tax credit. And only 10 of the 49 electric vehicles for sale in the United States this year meet that requirement. Even then, the EV must contain certain percentages of battery parts from the United States or countries with which it has a trade deal for the buyer to receive a full $7,500 credit.
Why the distinction between leased and purchases vehicles?
The Treasury Department says that in establishing the tax credit, Congress classified leased — but not purchased — EVs as “commercial” vehicles. Under the law, commercial vehicles are exempt from the North America manufacturing and battery-content requirements. The result is that people who lease enjoy a much wider selection of EVs that qualify for the $7,500 credit.
“Lease affordability has surpassed purchase affordability” in a J.D. Power index that includes total cost of ownership, said Elizabeth Krear, vice president of the EV practice at J.D. Power.
Many consumers have become aware of the difference and are capitalizing on it. In April, Krear said, leases accounted for 41% of all U.S. EV deliveries — four times the percentage in December, before the new rules took effect.
Geoff Pohanka, president of a 21-dealership group in Maryland, Virginia and Texas, said he is anticipating an increase in leasing. Buyers, he predicts, will increasingly recognize that the tax credit will help defray the typically substantial cost difference between an EV and a similar gas-powered vehicle.
“It definitely makes sense,” he said. “Incentives can move the market if that narrows the affordability issue between gas and electric cars.”
Pohanka, whose group sells vehicles from multiple automakers, said the tax credits have just begun to lower the cost of leasing. Still, the rules governing the credit are complex enough that some buyers appear unsure if they would qualify for it. The rules not only make distinctions between leased and purchased vehicles. They also include income thresholds that disqualify some buyers.
To qualify for the tax credit, a car cannot cost more than $55,000. SUVs, pickups and vans can’t exceed $80,000. And a buyer’s gross income must be no more $150,000 if single, $300,000 if filing jointly and $225,000 if head of a household.
Given the confusion he has noticed among customers about qualifying for the tax credit, Pohanka said some EVs are sitting longer on dealer lots than they otherwise would.
“This disruption, I think, is very damaging to the momentum on electric vehicles,” he said.
Critics, including some lawmakers on Capitol Hill, say they regard the Treasury rules that allow many leased, but not purchased, EVs to receive the full tax credit to be an unfair loophole. They argue that it benefits automakers that produce all their vehicles overseas and have yet to build EV and battery factories in the United States. These foreign manufacturers, they say, can devote themselves to leasing EVs in the United States at the expense of domestic automakers.
Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat and a key author of the tax-credit language, wanted the North American manufacturing requirement to help boost U.S. manufacturing jobs. He included the battery requirements to incentivize companies to build a domestic EV supply chain. But Manchin says the Biden administration is circumventing the law’s intent by allowing tax credits for vehicles manufactured overseas.
“The administration continues to ignore the purpose of the law, which is to bring manufacturing back to America and ensure we have reliable and secure supply chains,” he said in a statement.
Foreign automakers had complained that they were excluded from the tax credit for buyers despite doing what the bill intended — building U.S. battery and assembly plants.
The Treasury Department denies creating a loophole and says it was Congress that exempted commercial vehicles from the manufacturing and battery requirements. When a dealer buys a vehicle and leases it to someone, it amounts to a commercial transaction. The dealer or a finance company receives the tax credit and retains ownership of the vehicle.
“Eligibility for the commercial vehicle credit is a straightforward reading of the Inflation Reduction Act as written by Congress and application of longstanding tax law regarding leased assets,” Ashley Schapitl, a spokeswoman, wrote in a statement. “There was no room for Treasury interpretation.”
Hyundai, with three EV models made in South Korea and for sale in the United States, is among the beneficiaries of the leasing provision. A spokesman for the Korean automaker said that leases amounted to 30% of its U.S. EV deliveries in the United States from January through March. In 2022, that proportion was only 5%.
The average monthly ownership cost on an EV leased for three years has dropped $403 since December, largely because of the tax credits, J.D. Power found. By contrast, for an EV purchase financed over five years, the average monthly cost has declined by only $118.
Hyundai is offering to lease an Ioniq 5 SE rear-wheel-drive EV for $499 a month for three years, though the customer must put down nearly $4,000. Buying the same EV would cost $865 a month for five years at the average new-auto loan rate of 7%.
Though it may be cheaper, leasing won’t fit into everyone’s financial plans. Unlike with a purchase, monthly payments don’t end when a loan is paid off.
Experts note, too, that not everyone who leases an EV will receive the tax credit, even if they qualify for it. The automakers and dealers are allowed to decide whether to pass along the tax credit to their customers; they aren’t required to do so.
Krear said some companies are passing the entire $7,500 credit on to qualifying consumers, thereby reducing their monthly payments. Others are passing on only a portion of it.
Eventually, as automakers make adjustments to comply with the North American manufacturing and battery-composition requirements, buying an EV could cost less than leasing over the long run, Krear said, though there are too many variables to predict when that might happen.
“At that time, it will be a different playing field,” she said.
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SINGAPORE, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A Singapore-based pioneering venture capital and research firm, Bing Ventures, has published a market research report on the Crypto Payments Industry. This report, developed in collaboration with Alchemy Pay, the leading fiat-crypto payment gateway, delves into the history, existing market status, and prospects of the industry from various perspectives, including technological, commercial, and regulatory aspects. Offering a holistic view, the report highlights the key factors and trends that are driving future growth, fostering technological innovation, and shaping the competitive landscape.
For the analysis of the market, the crypto payments industry is segmented into three sectors namely crypto on and off-ramps, crypto payments for real-life uses, and blockchain-native payments. Through a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis, the research studies the business model of market players and estimates the market size of each sector. It also covers discussions on cutting-edge payment methods such as money streaming and offers profiles of major market players including Alchemy Pay and Moon Pay.
Key Trends of the Crypto Payments Industry
Despite a challenging bear market for cryptocurrency in 2022, the crypto payments industry continues to witness rapid growth, reflected in more and more top brands embracing crypto, the entrance of many new market players, and the growing number of regulations being put in place worldwide.
Nevertheless, the research finds that the penetration of cryptocurrency into the real economy is still less than 1%, with the biggest hurdle being the strong network effect created by the existing user base of traditional payments.
But based on the estimated growth of the global payments industry and a sensitivity analysis of the market size of crypto payments for real-life uses, the report forecasts that the size of the crypto payments market will grow to hundreds of billions within three years.
Essential Factors Driving Industry Growth and Shaping Competition
It emphasizes that the urgent directions for technological developments are to address security risks and ease trust between transaction parties. Although with two decades of development, the efficiency and usability of crypto payments have been greatly improved. The security and trust issues are not fundamentally solved.
In terms of the competitive landscape, compliance, and merchant networks are expected to become the most important dual factors determining a crypto payment company's success in the future. Against this backdrop, no single market player will be able to dominate the market easily. And the developing markets where e-payment methods are yet deeply rooted are expected to have the largest potential for growth.
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By producing this report, Bing Ventures and Alchemy Pay intend to equip enthusiasts and builders in Web3 and blockchain with knowledge of the crypto payments industry and draw attention to the opportunities and challenges that are present to facilitate the development of the industry and mass adoption of crypto payments. To access this report, visit Bing Ventures website at here.
About Bing Ventures
Founded in 2021 by former J.P. Morgan and Standard Chartered bankers, Bing Ventures is a pioneering venture capital firm that backs startups and entrepreneurs driving the next wave of Web3 and blockchain innovations. Its team of crypto veterans and natives collectively brings decades of experience in investing in, incubating, developing, and marketing Web 3.0 projects. With a sector-agnostic, value-investing approach, it now has a portfolio spanning DeFi, NFT, GameFi, DAOs, infrastructure, Web3, and more. Bing Ventures is headquartered in Singapore and has team members decentralized across Asia, the UK, and the US.
For more information, please visit https://www.bing-ventures.com/.
About Alchemy Pay
Founded in Singapore in 2017, Alchemy Pay is a payment gateway that seamlessly connects crypto and global fiat currencies for businesses, developers, and users. With its Ramp Solution, Alchemy Pay supports payments from 173 countries - Visa, Mastercard, Google Pay, Apple Pay, popular regional mobile wallets, and domestic transfers with a focus on emerging markets. Its offramping capability remits to users in 50+ local fiat currencies. In addition, Alchemy Pay's NFT Checkout enables direct purchases of NFTs using fiat payment methods. The Crypto Card Solution, tailored specifically for businesses, empowers them to provide their users with branded virtual and physical cards, which enable instant global shopping and can be easily topped up with mainstream tokens. ACH is the Alchemy Pay network token on Ethereum and BNB Chain.
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Dinos, hillbillies ‘get a little rambunctious’ for day two of Hillbilly Days
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - The second day of the Hillbilly Days festival brought more visitors to the Pikeville Streets, celebrating after a two-year hiatus.
Organizers say it was great to see the familiar faces flooding the area, with some different booths to highlight the sights, sounds, and smells that only come with the festival.
From new booths, like Dino-ROAR!- displaying fossils, dinosaur fun and more on Hambley Boulevard, there is plenty for the family to enjoy.
“I’ve loved dinosaurs since I was a little kid, so it’s kind of a dream job for me. But it’s also both an educational and entertaining show, so there’s a little bit of everything for everyone,” said Jacob Whitson, owner of DinoROAR. “The dinosaurs can get a little rambunctious, so usually there’s a lot of surprises and thrills and a lot of laughs for everybody.”
Then there are the unique finds and projects like Appalachia Book Company, aiming to celebrate Appalachian voices.
“If there’s talent out there in the area, with roots in Appalachia, then we’d like to get those stories out,” said Brian Sperger with Appalachia Book Company.
The event brought in more people as the evening progressed, with thousands of Hillbillies hitting the downtown scene.
“All kinds of fun. You’ve got all the food, you’ve got all the rides at the carnival,” said Kevin Roberts. “We’ve been gone for two years. Everybody is excited to be here; as I’m talking to folks in the street, they’re just happy to be able to get out. Kind of lets us know everything is getting back to normal.”
The festival continues Saturday, with a parade on deck for 2 p.m.
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists received an unexpected boost from its main rival in next month’s national election on Saturday when his party won the mayor’s office of Barcelona following a tight vote at city hall.
Sánchez’s Socialists, or PSOE, took a beating in local and regional elections in May when the conservative Popular Party routed leftist mayors and regional chiefs in votes across the country.
The situation in Barcelona, however, was different. A party in favor of the Catalonia region seceding from the rest of Spain won the most votes by a slim margin over the Socialists. That left the Popular Party, which polled poorly in Barcelona, with the dilemma of either letting separatists rule the Catalan capital or helping the Socialists — PP’s leading opponent nationally.
Xavier Trias of the pro-independence Together for Catalonia party said that he arrived to Saturday’s investiture vote believing he had the support needed thanks to a deal struck with another separatist party.
But the apparent last-second decision by the Popular Party to back Jaume Collboni put the Socialists in charge of Spain’s second-largest city for the first time in 12 years.
The Socialists’ success in Barcelona comes amid a wave of Popular Party power grabs across many areas of Spain, often thanks to the support given by the far-right Vox party.
Sánchez responded to the electoral thumping his party took in May by immediately calling a national election for July 23. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/business/spains-socialists-have-won-the-barcelona-mayors-office-after-getting-help-from-conservative-rivals/ | 2023-06-18 00:43:38 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/business/spains-socialists-have-won-the-barcelona-mayors-office-after-getting-help-from-conservative-rivals/ |
The company announces initial investment of $8.7 million with an additional $11.5 million expected over 5 years
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conterra Ultra Broadband Holdings, Inc. ("Conterra Networks") today announced its continued investment in fiber network growth across Carteret and Onslow counties with its initial investment of $8.7 million and an additional $11.5 million expected over 5 years.
Conterra Networks designed and built its 100% fiber network in the North Carolina counties with symmetrical service and speeds of up to 10 Gbps and 99.99% network reliability. The company's local team manages the all-fiber network, which is now available to approximately 2,013 businesses and growing.
"We're committed to enabling limitless communications opportunities throughout Carteret and Onslow counties, providing ultra-high-capacity broadband networks to local businesses," said Craig Gunderson, President and CEO of Conterra Networks. "Our teams live and work in Carteret and Onslow counties, so we believe in investing in the community and allowing businesses to succeed through access to our innovative fiber network, custom solutions, and local customer support."
Conterra Networks is growing and investing in communities in North Carolina, including Salisbury, Kannapolis, Statesville, Lenoir, Hickory, Jacksonville, Morehead City, Monroe, Sanford, Rocky Mount, Greenville, Pinehurst, and Southern Pines. The expansion is part of the company's growing network infrastructure across the United States. To date, Conterra Networks has 13,250 fiber miles, 2,700 schools served, and 7,500 on-net locations.
To learn more about Conterra Networks and the expansion efforts in North Carolina, visit www.conterra.com.
About Conterra Networks
Founded in 2001, and now operating 13,250 fiber miles, Conterra Networks is one of the largest remaining independent broadband infrastructure companies in the United States based on its optical fiber and fixed wireless network assets and annual recurring revenues. The company is owned by affiliates of APG and Fiera, along with significant participation by the company's senior management team. For more information about Conterra Networks, please visit www.conterra.com.
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MADRID (AP) — It's taken quite some time for Jon Rahm to adjust to changes in his personal life this year, and he said that made it tougher for him to meet expectations on the course.
Rahm, who won the Spanish Open on Sunday for his second victory of the year, said only now he feels things are finally starting to click following a busy off-the-course year that included the birth of his second child.
“People think I’ll keep winning a couple of tournaments around the world, but it’s not easy,” Rahm said. “You have to understand that I had a second child, my wife was pregnant in the middle of the season, I had to change homes, change a lot of things.
“It’s not that those are bad things, but I had to do a lot of things a little bit differently than before,” the 27-year-old Rahm said. “It was a year in which it took me some getting used to, and now that things are getting better you can see how well I’ve been playing in the last few months. It was definitely noticeable.”
Rahm’s other victory this year was at the México Open in May. At this point last year, Rahm was the No. 1 player in the world and was coming off his first major victory at the U.S. Open.
The Spaniard said it has been a lackluster year in terms of results mostly because of the expectations that had surrounded him. He noted, though, that there was still time for him to add more victories before the year is over.
“The PGA Tour ended in August but there are still some months left and usually I win during these last months,” Rahm said. “It was nice to be able to add this (Spanish Open) title and to have more than a victory in a year again.”
Rahm came to Madrid after shooting 62 in the final round of the BMW PGA Championship last month at Wentworth. It was not enough to give him a victory but it showed he was able to put everything together again for a low score. He said that round came a long way to giving him an edge in a relatively “bad” year in which he felt he didn’t get the breaks that went his way last season.
Rahm’s 9-under 62 on Sunday at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid allowed him to reach his goal of matching Seve Ballesteros with three Spanish Open titles. He finished the week with a tournament-record 25 under.
“My lowest round, my lowest score out here, it was pretty much a perfect week,” Rahm said. “The only thing that would make it better was if my wife and kids were here. It was the first one, the newest one with Eneko, so I’m glad that’s it’s certainly after each kid that I’ve won a tournament.”
Rahm’s youngest child, Eneko, was born in August. His first, Kepo, was born in April 2021, not long before his victory at the U.S. Open.
Rahm is expected to finish the season at the DP World Tour Championship in November in Dubai.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Twenty animals were rescued from a Hardee County animal shelter Friday.
In a Facebook post by the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, the shelter announced that it had taken in six dogs and 14 kittens from Bowling Green Animal Control in Hardee County.
The post states that following Hurricane Ian, the Hardee County shelter was flooded and called for help.
A volunteer drove down and rescued all of the animals from the shelter.
"Our hearts and thoughts are with our neighbors to the South and the devastation they've felt from Hurricane Ian," the shelter wrote in a Facebook post. "We are so thankful to have been able to take in these homeless pets and get them adopted soon."
Hurricane Ian swept through the state as a category 4 storm Wednesday, causing devastating flooding, storm surge and destruction, especially in coastal communities.
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LOS ANGELES — The combined strike by Hollywood actors and screenwriters is entering its second week with no sign that a swift ending will be achieved.
For a week, actors including household names like Tina Fey, Kevin Bacon and wife Kyra Sedgwick, Rosario Dawson, David Duchovny and other stars have joined working class performers and writers on picket lines outside studios and corporate offices of streaming giants Amazon, MAX and Netflix.
The actors' regular appearance on picket lines has provided additional starpower and voices on issues that are key to both groups — better pay and preserving established practices like residual payments, as well as protection from the use of artificial intelligence. Roughly 65,000 actors — the vast majority of whom don't make enough from acting to qualify for health benefits through their guild — along with 11,500 screenwriters, are on strike.
While many of the picket lines are in Los Angeles and New York, film and television production happens throughout the country. Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago were among the the major cities with strike events Tuesday and Wednesday. Later Friday, actors in London are scheduled to hold an event in solidarity with their Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists brethren.
There's no indication when negotiations with studios and streaming companies, which are represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, will resume. The group has said they've offered both writers and actors substantial pay increases and have tried to meet other demands.
Many on the picket lines have seized upon comments by their corporate bosses like Disney CEO Bob Iger, who last week called the unions' demands “not realistic.”
During an earnings event Wednesday, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said grew up in a union household and knew the strike was painful on workers and their families. “We're super committed to getting to an agreement as soon as possible. One that's equitable and one that enables the unions, the industry and everybody in it to move forward into the future,” he said.
Actor-writer Seth Green said streaming, which became a dominant entertainment outlet during the pandemic, has upended the livelihoods of those striking.
“It all got broken. I mean, it sounds silly to say, but it’s really as simple as that," Green said speaking outside Paramount Studios in Hollywood Thursday. Traditional entertainment contracts used to compensate actors and writers throughout the long lifespan of successful shows and movies. But no longer, he said.
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CARMEL, Ind., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchants Bancorp ("Merchants") (NASDAQ: MBIN), parent company and registered bank holding company of Merchants Bank of Indiana ("Merchants Bank"), today announced that Merchants Bank completed a private securitization of $1.2 billion of first-lien floating-rate multifamily bridge loans via a real estate mortgage investment conduit (REMIC). In this transaction Merchants Bank acquired senior certificates representing approximately 86.6% of the beneficial interests and unaffiliated, third-party institutional investors purchased subordinate certificates representing the remaining interests. Merchants Bank's wholly owned subsidiary, Merchants Capital Corp., will continue to service the loans. Through this transaction it is expected that Merchants Bank will reduce its risk-weighted assets and receive capital relief under current risk-based capital rules.
Ranked as a top performing U.S. public bank by S&P Global Market Intelligence, Merchants Bancorp is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana operating multiple lines of business, including multi-family housing and healthcare facility financing and servicing; mortgage warehouse financing; retail and correspondent residential mortgage banking; agricultural lending; and traditional community banking. Merchants Bancorp, with $11.1 billion in assets and $8.3 billion in deposits as of June 30, 2022, conducts its business primarily through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Merchants Bank of Indiana, Merchants Capital Corp., Merchants Asset Management, LLC, Merchants Capital Investments, LLC, Farmers-Merchants Bank of Illinois, Merchants Capital Servicing, LLC, and Merchants Mortgage, a division of Merchants Bank of Indiana. For more information and financial data, please visit Merchants' Investor Relations page at investors.merchantsbancorp.com.
This press release includes "forward-looking" statements as that term is defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including with respect to the timing and size of the offering and the anticipated use of proceeds, which statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to those that are described in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of Merchant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and other periodic filings with the SEC from time to time (which are available at www.sec.gov). Potential investors should note that the forward-looking statements included in this press release are not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as "may," "might," "should," "could," "predict," "potential," "believe," "expect," "continue," "will," "will likely result," "anticipate," "seek," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "projection," "goal," "target," "outlook," "aim," "annualized," "would" and "outlook," or the negative version of those words or other comparable words or phrases of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about Merchant's industry, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by Merchant's management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond Merchant's control. Any forward-looking statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and Merchants does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Bijan Robinson has a new number with a big Atlanta history, a newly signed contract and huge expectations no rookie Falcons running back has faced in recent years.
The Falcons announced Friday on the opening day of the team’s three-day rookie minicamp that Robinson signed a $21.96 million, four-year contract with a fifth-year option. Robinson debuted his new No. 7 jersey — the number worn by former Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick — at the camp.
Robinson worked out an agreement with placekicker Younghoe Koo, who switched from No. 7 to No. 6.
Though no Falcons number has been retired, Robinson said coaches received approval from Vick for the rookie to wear No. 7.
Robinson acknowledged he thought twice about taking the number Vick wore for six years in Atlanta after being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 NFL draft. Vick was named to three Pro Bowl teams and became the first quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards before he served 21 months in federal prison after being found guilty for his role in a dog fighting ring.
“The coaches asked Vick if I could wear it and he was super excited about it,” Robinson said. “I think it’s pretty cool to continue on such a great number. When I was thinking about the number I was like ah, I don’t know if I should do it. There’s been some good players that wore it. But it means a lot to the program and I’m going to ride with it and do it the right way.”
Robinson said Koo was “super cool” with relinquishing the No. 7.
The Falcons’ choice of Robinson at No. 8 overall in last month’s NFL draft was widely regarded as confirmation of the team’s run-first philosophy under third-year coach Arthur Smith.
Robinson is quick to note he expects to be more than a runner in the Falcons’ offense. He had 60 catches for 805 yards and eight touchdowns in his college career at Texas while running for 3,410 yards and 33 touchdowns.
Robinson was the first running back to be taken among the first 10 picks in the draft since Saquon Barkley was the second pick in 2018 by the New York Giants. That sets up inevitable comparisons between Robinson and Barkley.
The fit of Robinson in a run-first attack places Robinson in position to flourish as a rookie. Fanduel Sportsbook lists Robinson as the favorite to be named AP NFL rookie of the year, ahead of quarterbacks Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson.
Robinson says he doesn’t find those projections to be a burden.
“Obviously I’m going to have expectations,” he said. “For me it’s just another opportunity to be the best player I can be. … I’m really more excited to show what I can do as a good teammate and then let everything else go from there.”
Smith says there is room in the offense for Robinson and second-year running back Tyler Allgeier, who ran for 1,035 yards as a rookie and finished the 2022 season as the No. 1 running back.
Smith says Robinson’s explosive big-play ability makes him a “home-run hitter” in the offense. Smith said Allgeier is “a sledgehammer that’s bludgeoning through their line of scrimmage as the game goes on and wears you down.”
Robinson’s skills may more closely compare with Cordarrelle Patterson, a former wide receiver with Minnesota and Chicago before moving to running back when he joined the Falcons in 2021. Patterson continued to line up wide in many formations with the Falcons and will be entering the final year of his contract in 2023.
Robinson’s history playing in the slot at Texas sets him up for a versatile role in Atlanta.
“With Bijan, how he fits, there are a lot of guys that are versatile,” Smith said Friday. “… We feel like we can give some people some unique matchups and continue to push the limits and we’re excited about all the rookies in it.”
NOTES: Falcons senior personnel executive Phil Emery retired following 23 seasons in the NFL, including 15 with the Falcons. He was the Bears’ general manager from 2012-14. … Notable among the second-year players participating in the camp is OG Justin Shaffer, a sixth-round draft pick in 2022 who spent last season on the practice squad.
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‘When does time finally run out?’ Richard Glossip has maintained his innocence for 26 years on death row. A special counsel is now reviewing his case
By Brynn Gingras and Linh Tran, CNN
At least once a week, Richard Glossip’s defense team connects on the phone — sometimes to catch up, and other times to strategize on how to save the life of the Oklahoma man on death row.
Glossip, who’s been behind bars for 26 years on a capital murder conviction, now has a tablet in his cell at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and can use it to make collect phone calls.
“It’s one of the scariest things, especially if you’re an innocent person, to know they’re going to take your life for something you had nothing to do with,” Glossip told CNN in an exclusive interview during one of those phone calls.
Last month, Glossip learned of his ninth execution date: May 18. For years, he’s been dealt a string of reprieves and stays, and this latest date comes at the order of newly elected Oklahoma Attorney General, Gentner Drummond.
“It is my responsibility to ensure that we are appropriately responding to all evidence that has been presented through Mr. Glossip’s conviction and incarceration,” Drummond said in a statement. “Circumstances surrounding this case necessitate a thorough review.”
Drummond’s office appointed an independent special counsel to lead that review. Glossip’s attorney, Don Knight, called it “hugely significant,” and “the right thing to do.”
“Anybody who looks at this case has to come to the same result and that’s what this whole purpose is, making sure everyone sees the truth,” said Glossip.
In August, Oklahoma said it planned to execute 24 death row inmates through 2024, despite cries by critics and experts who pointed not only to outstanding questions of the mental fitness or possible innocence of some but also the state’s recent history of botched lethal injections. In recent weeks, the state adjusted that pace to about one man every 60 days at Drummond’s request, citing a burden on the corrections department.
Convicted of murder-for-hire
Glossip, a former motel manager, is convicted of murder for ordering the 1997 killing of his boss, Barry Van Treese.
Another employee, then-19-year-old Justin Sneed, admitted to killing Van Treese with a baseball bat in Oklahoma City. But prosecutors told jurors Sneed did so in a murder-for-hire plot masterminded by Glossip. Sneed received a life sentence in exchange for his testimony against Glossip.
Glossip has always maintained his innocence.
He was first convicted and sentenced in 1998, but that was overturned in 2001 because of ineffective defense counsel. He was again convicted in 2004 and again sentenced to death.
“You do scream it and scream it, and then finally somebody stands up and says, ‘There’s something to this,'” says Glossip of his lawyer Knight, who began representing him in 2015.
That year, Glossip was more than an hour past his execution time when the governor issued a stay based on the constitutionality of the state’s execution protocols. Glossip has been on the verge of execution three times before, even being served three separate last meals, according to his attorney.
Knight, along with his paralegal Meri Wright, have experienced highs and lows in their pursuit to exonerate Glossip.
“It’s hard to not feel emotionally attached to the case, but also to Rich himself,” Wright told CNN. “It’s an extraordinary burden to try to save another human being’s life.”
November dealt another legal setback, when the Oklahoma Criminal Court Appeals denied a petition for a hearing on new evidence in the case.
It followed an explosive, more than 300-page report released by international law firm Reed Smith that concluded, “No reasonable juror hearing the complete record would have convicted Richard Glossip of first-degree murder.”
The report was commissioned by a bi-partisan group of 34 state lawmakers and led by state Republican Kevin McDugle, who has vowed to repeal the death penalty in Oklahoma if Glossip is executed.
McDugle told CNN the report changed the minds of many of his colleagues who believe in capital punishment but want to ensure the state’s death penalty process is just.
New evidence uncovered
Within the last year, Reed Smith and Glossip’s defense team have uncovered even more evidence that they say proves Glossip’s innocence.
Among the documents is a letter from Sneed to his attorney, in which Glossip’s defense argues he may have been trying to recant his testimony.
“There are a lot of things right now that are eating at me. Somethings I need to clean up,” Sneed wrote in the letters, which were shown to CNN by Glossip’s defense and are part of an amendment to Reed Smith’s initial report.
In another letter, Sneed wrote, “Do I have the choice of recanting my testimony at any time during my life…”
In a separate letter shown to CNN, Sneed’s public defender responded to one of his letters saying, “I can tell by the tone of your letter that some things are bothering you… Had you refused (to testify against Glossip) you would most likely be on death row right now.”
The Oklahoma County public defender’s office, responsible for Sneed’s attorney at the time, declined to comment.
“We always suspected that Justin Sneed really wanted to, at some point, tell the truth,” Knight said. “But from those papers, we could tell that even though he was trying to, his lawyer at the time was telling him, ‘Don’t do it.'”
What happens next
The special counsel appointed by the state attorney general began their deep dive into the case last month.
There is no deadline for a report on the findings, but it will be “before the state pardon and parole board meets, scheduled for April 12,” a spokesperson for Drummond’s office told CNN.
The office also said the attorney general spoke to the Van Treese family before ordering the review. Van Treese’s sister declined to comment to CNN for this story.
In the meantime, Glossip waits.
He said he has made peace with his situation and tries to accomplish something every day.
He writes poetry. He speaks to his wife — whom he married last year — on his tablet phone each day. He watches religious services at their church on television so he can see her on camera.
He said he’s looking forward to their first anniversary, which he wouldn’t have been able to celebrate had this latest delay not happened.
And he prays for more people to hear his cries of innocence.
“I’ve been through this so many times,” Glossip said.
“It’s still scary, it will always be scary until they finally open this door and let me go, or remove this from over my head completely, so I don’t have to worry about, ‘Are they going to kill me next month? Or the month after that? When does time finally run out?'”
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground where they were buried alive by the boulder-laden deluge, an official said Sunday.
At least 20 bodies, including those of children, have been dug out by rescuers in the vast muddy mound that now covers much of Kusiong village in southern Maguindanao province, among the hardest-hit by Tropical Storm Nalgae, which blew out of the northwestern Philippines early Sunday.
Officials fear 80 to 100 more people, including entire families, may have been buried by the deluge or washed away by flash floods in Kusiong between Thursday night and early Friday, according to Naguib Sinarimbo, the interior minister for a Muslim autonomous region run by former separatist guerrillas.
Nalgae, which had vast rain clouds, left at least 73 people dead in eight provinces and one city in the Philippine archipelago, including in Kusiong, and a trail of destruction and flooding in one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries.
The catastrophe in Kusiong, populated mostly by the Teduray ethnic minority group, was particularly tragic because its more than 2,000 villagers have carried out disaster-preparedness drills every year for decades to brace for a tsunami because of a deadly history. But they were not as prepared for the dangers that could come from Mount Minandar, where their village lies at the foothills, Sinarimbo said.
“When the people heard the warning bells, they ran up and gathered in a church on a high ground,” Sinarimbo told The Associated Press, citing accounts by Kusiong villagers.
“The problem was, it was not a tsunami that inundated them but a big volume of water and mud that came down from the mountain,” he said.
In August 1976, an 8.1-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami in the Moro Gulf that struck around midnight left thousands of people dead and devastated coastal provinces in one of the deadliest natural disasters in Philippine history.
Lying between the Moro Gulf and 446-meter (1,464-foot) Mount Minandar, Kusiong was among the hardest hit by the 1976 catastrophe. The village never forgot the tragedy. Elderly villagers who survived the tsunami and powerful earthquake passed on the nightmarish story to their children, warning them to be prepared.
“Every year, they hold drills to brace for a tsunami. Somebody was assigned to bang the alarm bells and they designated high grounds where people should run to,” Sinarimbo said. “Villagers were even taught the sound of an approaching big wave based on the recollection of the tsunami survivors.”
“But there wasn’t as much focus on the geo-hazards on the mountainside,” he said.
Bulldozers, backhoes and payloaders were brought to Kusiong on Saturday with more than 100 rescuers from the army, police and volunteers from other provinces, but they were unable to dig at a spot where survivors said the church lay underneath because the muddy mound was still dangerously soft, officials said.
The national disaster-response agency reported 22 missing from the storm’s onslaught in several provinces. Sinarimbo said many of the missing in Kusiong were not included in the government’s official tally because entire families may have been buried and no member was left to provide names and details to authorities.
Army Lt. Col. Dennis Almorato, who went to the mudslide-hit community Saturday, said the muddy deluge buried about 60 rural houses in about 5 hectares (12 acres) of the community. He gave no estimate of how many villagers may have been buried but described the extent of the mudslide as “overwhelming” and said the nighttime disaster may have unfolded fast.
A regional army commander, Major Gen. Roy Galido, has been ordered to lead an emergency command center to head search and retrieval work in Kusiong, officials said.
The stormy weather in a large swath of the country prompted the coast guard to prohibit sea travel in dangerously rough seas as millions of Filipinos planned to travel over a long weekend for visits to relatives’ tombs and for family reunions on All Saints’ Day in the largely Roman Catholic nation.
More than 100 domestic and international flights were canceled, Manila’s international airport was briefly closed amid stormy weather and sea voyages in storm-whipped seas were prohibited by the coast guard, stranding thousands of passengers.
Floodwaters swamped many provinces and cities, trapping some people on their roofs, and more than 700 houses were damaged. More than 168,000 people fled to evacuation camps. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed disappointment over the high casualty toll in a televised meeting with disaster-mitigation officials Saturday.
“We should have done better,” Marcos Jr. said. “We were not able to anticipate that the volume of water will be that much so we were not able to warn the people and then to evacuate them out of the way of the incoming flash floods.”
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SRM is working with Seattle Children's to provide ovarian tissue freezing for patients undergoing treatment for cancer and other conditions that can cause infertility
SEATTLE, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle Reproductive Medicine (SRM) today announced the expansion of its Fertility Preservation Program to include ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC), an emerging fertility preservation option for girls and young women undergoing medical treatment that can cause infertility. SRM is the first facility in the Pacific Northwest to provide ovarian tissue processing and freezing in addition to other methods of fertility preservation such as egg and embryo freezing.
SRM now provides OTC services to Seattle Children's patients who are undergoing medical treatment that can cause ovarian failure, including cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant and radiation as well as treatments for other conditions such as sickle cell disease.
OTC is the only method of fertility preservation available to girls who have not yet gone through puberty and are too young for the hormonal stimulation needed for egg or embryo freezing. OTC is also an option for women whose need for treatment is too urgent to allow sufficient time for the standard fertility preservation methods of egg and embryo freezing.
"For these patients, ovarian tissue cryopreservation is a vitally important option for preserving their fertility," said Dr. Lynn Davis, who leads SRM's Fertility Preservation Program. "SRM is proud to partner with Seattle Children's, which is one of the only institutions in our region that currently offers this choice to girls and young women who have no other fertility preservation option."
Ovarian tissue cryopreservation was considered experimental until 2019, when the American Society for Reproductive Medicine determined that OTC can be regarded as established medical procedure. To date, more than 200 babies have been born worldwide to women who have had their ovarian tissue removed, cryopreserved, and later transplanted back into their body.
"Seattle Children's began offering OTC for fertility preservation in 2020 as part of its comprehensive cancer services," said Dr. Tyler Ketterl, medical director of Seattle Children's Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program and medical director of its Comprehensive Fertility Care and Preservation Program. "Ovarian tissue cryopreservation is critically important to us because it is the only fertility preservation option for prepubescent girls undergoing curative cancer therapies such as bone marrow transplant that can cause infertility."
With OTC, a surgeon removes one of a patient's two ovaries by laparoscopy and the tissue is transported to a facility where it is cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen so it can be used later in life. Once the tissue is transplanted back into the patient's body, it may restart the patient's menstrual cycle and estrogen production and may enable the patient to get pregnant, either naturally or through in vitro fertilization (IVF).
"It is important to remember there is no type of fertility treatment that can achieve a positive outcome 100 percent of the time, and that too is the case with ovarian tissue cryopreservation," said Dr. Davis. "But OTC does offer the possibility of fertility to a very specific group of pediatric patients who would otherwise probably not have that possibility later in life because of the need for treatments that are expected to result in ovarian failure."
Since 2020, Seattle Children's has performed OTC procedures for patients ranging in age from one year old to 22 years old. Previously, ovarian tissue needed to be sent to the East Coast for processing and freezing because there was no facility in the region. This was often complicated and costly because of the distance and time difference. In the past two months, SRM was able to locally perform the processing and freezing of ovarian tissue for three patients at Seattle Children's.
"Working with SRM will be beneficial," said Dr. Ketterl, "because it is much more convenient and cost-effective to send ovarian tissue to a trusted facility here in Seattle for processing and freezing rather than a facility across the country."
Faster delivery also allows for greater flexibility in scheduling OTC procedures, which is especially important for patients who urgently need to have their ovarian tissue removed before starting treatment. When tissue is shipped cross-country, procedures cannot be scheduled on certain days or at times when there is a risk the tissue may not be received at its destination within 48 hours. Same-day delivery from Seattle Children's to SRM reduces scheduling limitations, which improves access to OTC for eligible patients.
"SRM is committed to improving access to fertility preservation options," said Dr. Davis. "We are pleased to be partnering with Seattle Children's to improve access to ovarian tissue cryopreservation for patients who can benefit."
Seattle Reproductive Medicine brings a special blend of medical expertise, pioneering technology, and compassion to fertility care. SRM has 14 board certified or eligible doctors and 13 Reproductive Endocrinologists on staff, plus four male fertility specialists. With six locations throughout Washington State in Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, Tacoma, Everett and Spokane, SRM is caring for patients from all areas of the PNW as well as Alaska and Montana. On-site laboratories in Seattle and Spokane enable SRM to provide patients with results quickly and expedite their care plans. Our providers are community leaders in wellness and fertility preservation and are producing leading-edge research to advance fertility success. For more information visit seattlefertility.com.
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Fed: Sharply higher rates may be needed to quell inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials were concerned at their meeting last month that consumers were increasingly anticipating higher inflation, and they signaled that much higher interest rates could be needed to restrain it.
The policymakers also acknowledged, in minutes from their June 14-15 meeting released Wednesday, that their rate hikes could weaken the economy. But they suggested that such steps were necessary to slow price increases back to the Fed’s 2% annual target.
The officials agreed that the central bank needed to raise its benchmark interest rate to “restrictive” levels that would slow the economy’s growth and “recognized that an even more restrictive stance could be appropriate” if inflation persisted. After last month’s meeting, the Fed raised its key rate by three-quarters of a point to a range of 1.5% to 1.75% — the biggest single increase in nearly three decades — and signaled that further large hikes would likely be needed.
The Fed has been ramping up its drive to tighten credit and slow growth with inflation having reached a four-decade high of 8.6%, spreading to more areas of the economy. Americans are also starting to expect high inflation to last longer than they had before — a sentiment that could embed an inflationary psychology and make it harder to slow price increases.
And with midterm elections nearing, high inflation has surged to the top of Americans’ concerns, posing a threat to President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress.
At a news conference after last month’s Fed meeting, Chair Jerome Powell suggested that a rate hike of either one-half or three-quarters of a point was likely when the policymakers next meet late this month. The minutes released Wednesday confirmed that other officials agreed that such an increase would “likely be appropriate.” A rate hike of either size would exceed the quarter-point increase that the Fed has typically carried out.
Last month, the Fed released projections that showed that the officials expect to raise their benchmark rate to 3.4% by the end of this year. At that level, the Fed’s key rate would no longer stimulate growth and could weaken the economy. The minutes suggest that the policymakers could potentially raise rates above that level.
At the time of last month’s meeting, the policymakers said the economy appeared to be expanding in the April-June quarter, with consumer spending “remaining strong.” Since then, though, the economy has shown signs of slowing, with consumer spending falling in May, after adjusting for inflation, for the first time this year. Home sales are plunging as mortgage rates have jumped, accelerated by the Fed’s rate increases.
The signs of economic sluggishness have intensified fears that high prices and rising rates could send the economy into a recession late this year or next year. Such concern has further complicated the Fed’s policymaking because a recession would normally lead it to cut rates to stimulate growth.
The Fed had been expected to raise rates by a half-point at last month’s meeting but ended up announcing a three-quarter point hike instead. At his news conference afterward, Powell mentioned recent economic reports that had heightened concerns about high inflation. Those reports included inflation data for May, which showed that the pace of price increases reached a 40-year high.
Powell also cited a survey of consumer sentiment conducted by the University of Michigan that said consumers’ longer-term inflation expectations were starting to rise more quickly. That unnerved Powell and other Fed officials, because if people expect higher inflation, that sentiment can lead to an acceleration of prices. Workers could, for example, demand higher pay to cover their expectation of rising bills and expenses, leading companies, in turn, to raise prices further to offset their higher labor costs.
The Fed is seeking to convince the public that it will rise to the challenge and tame the pace of price increases, with the goal of keeping Americans’ inflation expectations in check.
There is “a significant risk now facing the (Fed) that elevated inflation could become entrenched if the public began to question the resolve” of Fed officials to combat higher prices, the minutes said.
As a result, the minutes said, tighter credit and “clear and effective communications” are critical to controlling inflation.
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What we’re watching
Mackenzie Oliver, writer (@kenzieroliver)
I may be a couple decades late to the game, but my first few weeks of summer have been entirely dedicated to watching “Sex and the City” for the first time.
It’s hard to imagine a romantic drama full of outdated sex advice and niche New York pop culture references as having any connections to our modern world, especially the modern world of a Seattle college student with an irrational fear of dating apps.
However, “Sex and the City” is timeless in a way that I, and presumably other watchers, did not expect.
In typical female-friendship fashion, “Sex and the City” captures the essence of womanhood in a way that appeals to women in all walks of life. Following the relationships and careers of sex columnist Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) and her eclectic group of friends, it’s like a Buzzfeed quiz waiting to happen: “Which ‘Sex and the City’ Character are you?” Are you the clever yet clueless Carrie, the hopelessly romantic Charlotte, the headstrong Miranda, or the confident and spontaneous Samantha?
This show is about realizing that no matter where or when you’re going through life, there are always common experiences: waking up with bad hair, indulging in some good old-fashioned retail therapy, or waiting by a phone that will never ring. As Carrie Bradshaw says in the first season, “no one has breakfast at Tiffany’s and no one has affairs to remember.”
Instead, we can all just watch “Sex and the City.”
What we’re listening to
Sofia Schwarzwalder, News Editor (@schwaarzy)
“Jack of all trades, master of none,” is a pretty apt way to describe my music taste. These are the songs, artists, and albums I’ve had on repeat the last few weeks:
Country: Sam Barber. I’ve fallen in love with this boy and his unreal voice. If you only listen to one song, listen to “Straight and Narrow”.
Pop: Dominic Fike. Some of these are dated, but I’m yet to get sick of them. You can’t go wrong with “Westcoast Collective,” “The Kiss of Venus,” “Politics & Violence,” “Dancing in the Courthouse,” and “10x Stronger.”
R&B: Lauryn Hill. One of my only no skip albums: “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” It’ll never get old.
Pop rock: The 1975. I’m a die-hard fan. There isn’t a single album I wouldn’t recommend.
Anddd…..some of the one offs that are fighting for top five on my Spotify wrapped: “Feel So Good” (Mase), “A Million” (Nipsey Hussle), “Mirrors” (Justin Timberlake), “Chicago” (Michael Jackson), “You’re Gonna Go Far” (Noah Kahan), “American Pie” (Don McLean), “Mo Money Mo Problems” (The Notorious B.I.G, Mase, Diddy), “When It Rains It Pours” (Luke Combs), “Now Or Never” (Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige), “Sweet Disposition” (The Temper Trap).
What we’re reading
Zinnia Hansen, writer (@hansenzinnia)
I picked up a copy of “Devotion (Why I Write)” by Patti Smith hoping it would help me focus my attention.
Last November, I had the chance to encounter the icon herself as the youth reader for the Seattle Arts & Lectures talk with the punk rock poet. In the greenroom, Smith gave me advice for conquering my stage fright and complimented my shaved head, resulting in me blushing a lot and gushing a little. We took a picture. I gave her my book. She gave me a red ribbon.
It was hard not for this experience to foster a bit of an obsession, an infatuation with this woman who’d been swept away in the storm of the sixties and seventies, who’d become a lightning rod for the zeitgeist, without losing herself in the process.
Smith is unusual because, in addition to being an icon, she is also an iconographer, a skill she employs brilliantly in her book “Devotion.” The book skips, as steady as a heartbeat, from Simone Weil — who I started reading as well — to ice skating, from memoir to fiction.
Though I hesitate to call myself a mystic, I do desperately search for mystery. Before my encounter with Smith, I’d assumed the only place that mystery could be found was in paradox, in the sweaty struggle of reconciling two contradictory ideas. But after listening to her lecture, Smith offered me another option: a new route toward a landscape beyond reason — serendipity. And this summer, “Devotion” has served as a map.
“Devotion” is about how one encounter can lead to another. It shows us how the icons we meditate upon can become open windows.
What we’re doing
Hannah Bahram Pour, writer (@hbpbpp)
After ten years of not being within six feet of a canoe, I’m not quite sure what sparked my desire to head out onto the water on what — at first — felt like an aluminum deathtrap
But this summer, I dared to voyage out onto the water. I headed down to the Waterfront Activities Center (WAC) with nothing but my wallet, phone, speaker, and a load of excitement. After checking in and getting my life jacket, I got seated in a canoe for the first time since fifth-grade summer camp.
The initial shakes and rocks of the canoe as my partner and I got comfortable scared me to my core, but after being in the vessel for some time I felt myself getting comfortable as we glided through the water. Eventually, the familiar sounds of the water and rhythmic motions of moving the paddle back and forth soothed me as I canoed through Union Bay.
Along the voyage, we were observers to countless moments that felt out of a nature channel as we passed ducks, turtles, beavers, and other animals. As each minute went on and with each turn of the paddle, I could feel the stress of the day lift off of my shoulders.
Since that first day on the canoe, I’ve already lost track of the amount of times I’ve returned to the WAC. For $13.25 an hour, I’d go canoeing any day of the week.
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adidas' Commitment to Innovation to Foster Deeper Connection with Players and Fans ahead of 2026 World Cup
NEW YORK , Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Major League Soccer and adidas announced today a multi-year extension of their partnership. Under the multi-faceted agreement, adidas will continue as the official supplier for the League, its clubs and youth academies. As a founding, strategic partner of MLS, adidas remains at the core of the League's efforts to grow its business both on- and off-field in North America and beyond. To support this partnership endeavor, adidas will bolster key development efforts with MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT.
Through this renewed partnership, the two organizations will continue to grow the sport, and elevate soccer culture and communities. Together, MLS and adidas will launch new, inclusive initiatives to empower, support and inspire a future generation of players and fans ahead of the 2026 World Cup and ensuring a legacy beyond it.
As part of the renewed, long-term agreement, adidas continues as the Official Sponsor, Footwear Provider, and Apparel Provider of MLS, and will recognize the best in youth soccer as presenting partner of the MLS NEXT Golden Ball (MVP) and MLS NEXT Best XI. adidas will continue outfitting MLS Clubs with all jerseys, footwear, training gear, and sideline apparel, and will also provide the official match ball for all MLS properties – including MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT. The new agreement features additional investment in youth development and community activation.
"We are so pleased to extend our partnership with adidas, the leading soccer brand in the world," said MLS Commissioner, Don Garber. "Adidas had been helping to drive the popularity of MLS and the sport of soccer in North America for generations and we look forward to working closely with them to accelerate our growth leading into and following the 2026 FIFA World Cup."
MLS and adidas began their relationship at the League's inception in 1996. adidas' commitment to growing the game has established the brand as the biggest name in soccer in the world. The partnership with MLS is part of adidas global soccer footprint, which includes some of the most legendary clubs in Europe.
"We are very proud to be extending our partnership with Major League Soccer. It is incredible to see the growth and success of the League and soccer in North America and the work that has been done," said adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden. "Soccer is an important part of our history and who we are at adidas. We are committed to helping grow the game and could not be more excited as we approach the 2026 World Cup hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico."
The announcement of the extension was unveiled this morning as part of a series of events surrounding MLS is Back kickoff week.
This announcement arrives during a period of tremendous momentum behind the sport of soccer in North America, as Major League Soccer enters its 28th season this month and we approach the 2026 World Cup hosted by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Clergy sexual abuse cases are casting a pall over the Catholic Church in Portugal, ensnaring senior officials even as authorities scramble to explain why shelter was given to a Nobel Peace Prize-winning bishop at the center of sexual misconduct allegations.
Senior Catholic leaders apologized over the weekend for the hurt caused by decades of alleged abuse and cover-up — current estimates number around 400 cases — with the archbishop of Lisbon begging the faithful to not lose faith in the church.
“Be confident that for our part we will do our best, with respect to the law and the Gospel,” Archbishop Manuel Clemente said after Sunday Mass.
A spotlight fell on Portuguese church authorities, as well as the Vatican, last week when the Holy See’s sex abuse office confirmed a Dutch media report that in 2020 it had secretly sanctioned Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, the revered independence hero of East Timor, a small former Portuguese colony in East Asia. Belo, who has been living in Portugal, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996.
Other unwelcome revelations for the Portuguese church have piled up in recent days, just as Portugal seeks to gain momentum for its hosting of World Youth Day next year in Lisbon. Pope Francis is due to attend the event, which is a major occasion on the Catholic calendar.
Portugal’s attorney general’s office confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday that the head of the Portuguese Bishops Conference, Bishop José Ornelas, is being investigated on suspicion he covered up for abuser priests in Mozambique, a former Portuguese colony.
Ornelas, who presides over Portugal’s world-famous shrine at Fatima, has denied any misconduct or wrongdoing and has promised to cooperate with any investigation, but the inquiry added to the pressure on Portuguese church authorities.
Ornelas flew to Italy at the weekend for a private meeting at the Vatican with Francis, who also received his ambassador to Portugal. The Vatican provided no details about the meetings.
Ornelas’ visit to the pope came two months after the archbishop of Lisbon, Clemente, went to meet the pontiff amid a deluge of allegations of child sex abuse by priests and alleged cover-ups by senior members of the Portuguese church.
The scandals have come against a backdrop of revelations published by a lay committee looking into historic church sexual abuse cases in Portugal. Since January, it has unearthed around 400 alleged cases. Previously, church officials had said they knew of only a handful of cases.
On Saturday, the diocese of Braga in northern Portugal issued an apology for the “pain and suffering” caused by allegations of sexual abuse leveled against a local priest by men and women in the area. The abuse allegedly occurred in the 1990s, and victims complain that nothing happened after they sounded the alarm after the turn of the century.
Many unanswered questions remain about Belo’s time in Portugal. The Salesian missionary order to which he belongs said it took him in at the request of its superiors. His current whereabouts are unclear.
The Vatican prohibited Belo from having contact with minors or with East Timor, based on misconduct allegations that arrived in Rome in 2019.
The East Timor Embassy in Lisbon didn’t immediately respond Monday to a request for comment on a Portuguese media report that, following last week’s revelations, it picked him up from a Salesian property in Lisbon and took him to an undisclosed location.
Belo has said he retired in 2002 for health reasons and to give the newly independent East Timor different church leadership. But within a year of his retirement, Belo had been sent by the Vatican and the Salesians to Mozambique to work as a missionary priest. Portugal maintains close ties with the African country.
There, Belo has said, he spent his time “teaching catechism to children, giving retreats to young people.”
The United Nations and advocates for victims have called on Francis to authorize an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Belo’s 2002 retirement, when he was 20 years shy of the normal retirement age, and why he was sent to Mozambique. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-portugal-abuse-cases-mount-amid-questions-over-nobel-bishop/ | 2022-10-03 22:28:00 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-portugal-abuse-cases-mount-amid-questions-over-nobel-bishop/ |
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Saturday marks 30 years since Corpus Christi Police Department officers discovered the body of 29-year-old Kathleen Suckley.
She was found at her South Side home on Meandering Lane on April 8, 1993.
Suckley was brutally attacked, stabbed more than 40 times. Her throat also had been slit, all while her sons were inside.
No one has been arrested for the crime.
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Final report on 2022 Jerome County officer-involved shooting released
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Minidoka County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office released their final report on the officer involved shooting of Arlo Dillon Campbell that happened on September 20th of 2022 in Jerome County.
According to the report written by Minidoka County Prosecutor Lance Stevenson, he found no evidence to support criminal charges against the officers that were involved in the incident with Campbell on Valley Road.
In the report it states that Campbell was wanted on a variety of warrants dating back to June of 2022 for various felonies and drug related crimes.
And on September 13th an officer’s safety bulletin was released by the Idaho Criminal Intelligence Center that stated that Campbell was aware of his outstanding warrants and was waiting for law enforcement to find him so he could kill as many officers as possible by the use of firearms and homemade explosives.
Then when Jerome County Sheriff’s Officers encountered Campbell on September 20th, 2022 and tried to pull him over for a traffic stop - Campbell refused to yield to officers, drove to his house at 801 Valley Road and began to engage law enforcement verbally and by use of homemade bombs and by gunfire.
At which time a Jerome County Corporal felt that his life, and the life of other officers were in danger so he returned fire with a rifle that struck and killed Campbell.
Campbell was discovered with a .22 caliber Marlin rifle.
Stevenson writes at the end of his report that after conferring with the Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office, the opinion is that the officers involved acted reasonably and lawfully and there is no evidence to support criminal charges against the officers involved.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (NewsNation) — A new study hopes to change how beachgoers perceive sharks.
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers in Southern California used drones to observe great white sharks — and their encounters with humans.
“Despite all the statistics you hear about the probability of being bitten by a shark (approximately 1 in 3.75 million), we actually have no real statistics because we don’t know how many people go in the water,” said Dr. Chris Lowe, a professor in marine biology and director of the Shark Lab at California State University, Long Beach.
In a way, Lowe and his team are tracking humans as much as the sharks.
“By gathering this data, we can better adjust those statistics about your chances of being bitten by a shark,” Lowe said in 2019. “I expect the risk to be much lower.”
“We have a study coming out next week that was done using drones to survey and look at when white sharks and people were next to each other; we’ve actually found that the risk is very low,” Lowe told NewsNation.
He believes the study may change people’s perception of sharks and the fear many people have of them.
“(Swimmers) are around sharks all the time, they just don’t know it. And the sharks aren’t bothering people, to begin with,” said Lowe.
The dramatic nature of shark bites and the stories of survivors, such as Hawaii surfer Mike Morita’s tale of fighting off a shark in April, captures the imagination. It’s a good idea to remember just how rare shark bites truly are, scientists said.
However, if a shark does get close enough to where it looks like it may bite, Lowe recommends a “good whack of the nose.”
“(The nose) is a sensitive part of the body. And that quite often will scare a shark away,” he said.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and state lawmakers are launching into their busiest stretch: the horse-trading and budget-making weeks of June that are vastly different this year than any other in memory, with billions of extra dollars to spread around.
It is a particularly unusual spot for a state that has been largely mired in deficits since the Great Recession and is struggling with a shrinking workforce and fast-growing elderly population.
There is, of course, no shortage of demands on the money.
“To me this should be easy, but it comes down to — and I’ll be honest — when everybody has money, they want to spend every last dollar,” said House Appropriations Committee Chair Stan Saylor, R-York.
Assembling a spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1 will play out in the shadow of partisan fights over abortion rights, gun violence and proposed constitutional amendments that Republicans are wielding as a policy-making avenue around Wolf’s veto pen.
Wolf, a Democrat who is serving his last year in office, kicked off the budget season in February with a $43.7 billion proposal to the Republican-controlled Legislature. Its dominant feature is a request for about $1.8 billion, or about one-fifth, more for instruction, operations and special education in public schools. The aggressive request caps a hallmark of his tenure: a campaign to wipe out deep funding disparities between the poorest and wealthiest public school districts.
How much Republican lawmakers are willing to approve could determine how willing Wolf is to go along with GOP budget priorities.
Other major Wolf proposals include using federal coronavirus aid to send $2,000 checks to households earning under $80,000 a year — an idea that gained no traction with Republicans — and a $200 million scholarship program to bolster the state’s shrinking public university system.
Since he took office in 2015, Wolf has pushed to cut Pennsylvania’s corporate net income tax rate — one of the highest in the nation — but with structural changes to crack down on tax avoidance that were opposed by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.
This year, the chamber and Wolf are optimistic about a compromise.
Wolf’s office says his plans comprise a “historic opportunity to make Pennsylvania a more desirable place to live and work.”
House and Senate Republican leaders were working toward a joint counterproposal over the weekend and are on board with sending more money to public schools. But not nearly at the level Wolf wants.
They preach restraint, worrying over projections that the economy is heading for a slowdown.
The state’s bank accounts are now flush with — by some estimates — $12 billion in reserves and surpluses, boosted by inflation and an economy juiced with federal pandemic subsidies.
That is a revenue “bubble,” said Rep. Jesse Topper, R-Bedford, vice chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
“It’s unprecedented and it is not sustainable,” Topper said. “So how do we go about using this money in a way that really helps set a good course for the future when the inevitable rough seas approach?”
A couple billion in leftover federal coronavirus relief aid must be spent by the end of 2024 and lawmakers expect to commit all of it this month. Water and sewer projects, state lands and businesses hurt by the pandemic are likely to get some of it.
Meanwhile, several billion in state reserves will be necessary to prop up spending next year.
There are other big demands on the state.
Nursing homes are warning of further closures without an increase in the long-stagnant Medicaid reimbursement rate.
The No. 1 priority of counties is to win the restoration of decade-old cuts to state aid for mental health services — a growing need that has been spotlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic and mass shootings.
Meanwhile, difficulty in finding workers to care for children, the elderly and disabled has budget-makers eyeing more subsidies for those professions.
Saylor said his goal is to keep at least $5 billion in reserve, “or the next governor is going to have a very difficult time.”
In a lot of ways, the billions of dollars in extra cash is making lawmakers open to things they have rejected for years.
Wolf’s office and lawmakers are eyeing ways to tear off Band-Aids — such as borrowing and delayed payments — that they’ve applied to the state’s finances during lean times.
The National Federation of Independent Business, for years, has sought improvements in how their members remit sales tax receipts and relaxed limits on expensing purchases. This year, the organization’s state director in Pennsylvania, Greg Moreland, is more optimistic than ever.
“I’m going to be pretty disappointed to be quite honest if we don’t see something big in the budget this year for small business,” Moreland said. “The timing’s right. The revenues look good. They can’t use that as an excuse any longer.”
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Believe it or not, Destin Lasco will be nervous.
He admits he'd be lying if he said there wouldn't be any jitters heading into his third NCAA Championships swim meet Wednesday.
Every year, there's a different emotion. As a freshman, he went in with no expectations. As a sophomore, he and his Cal Berkeley teammates were focused on winning a national championship.
Now, the junior said it's all about defending a national title, adopting a "senior role" as one of the Golden Bears' leaders and best swimmers.
Lasco, who graduated from Mainland Regional High School in 2020 as one of the greatest swimmers in Cape-Atlantic League history, has more major goals in front of him after the NCAA meet.
But right now, winning another national title with the team and adding to his gold medal count are his prime focus, he said.
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"There's a lot that goes into (winning a team national title) that a lot of people don't see," Lasco, 21, said by telephone last week. "It takes the right 18 guys that come together and being able to work together and pursue a goal.
"You know how hard it is to get top-caliber guys to do that? Just the work behind the scenes, it's insane. We work so hard inside and outside of the pool. ... Holding a national championship trophy is huge. We push ourselves every day and see our goals come to fruition."
The national meet will be run through Saturday at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Lasco will defend his national title in the 200-yard backstroke. He will also compete in the 100 backstroke (fourth in 2022) and the 200 individual medley (second in 2022). His busy week will include racing in the 200-, 400- and 800-freestyle and 400 medley relays.
Lasco, of Linwood, is a three-time Pac 12 champion in the 200 backstroke. Backstroke events were always his best races growing up, he said, calling the 200 his "bread and butter."
Lasco also owns one of the best 200-meter backstroke times in the country. His time of 2 minutes, 0.37 seconds is fifth in the country and easily qualified him for the 2024 Summer Olympic trials.
He credits former Cal teammates Bryce Mefford and four-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy for helping him train and pushing him as a student and an athlete.
"I feel like I've grown so much as an athlete and a person," said Lasco, a business administration major. "Cal matured me in a way where I work really hard and nothing is given to me and I have to earn it. Being on a team with top-caliber athletes like Ryan Murphy, who took me under his wing and helped me achieve goals and helped me get into the Haas School, a prestigious business school (at Cal)."
'Don't shy away'
Lasco remembers the first time he stepped foot in CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, to compete in the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials. The best advice he got was to just soak it all in.
"Don't shy away. When I walked in, I saw the whole arena, the seats, the lights, the cameras, and embrace that," Lasco said. "That was a big part of my success at trials."
Lasco placed fifth in the 200-meter backstroke in 1:56.98 at the trials. Murphy won and Mefford was second to qualify for Tokyo.
"When people see the cameras — and I had to do interviews with NBC and for swimming magazines and newspapers — and looking at the screen with six Zoom mics, that could throw people off," Lasco continued. "I took it all in and embraced it and felt comfortable. I think that helps me with every meet, is just embrace the energy and embrace the electricity in the air."
Since those trials, Lasco said he hasn't done much differently. He has actually come down in "volume," adding an older body can't handle being bigger in a sport where the most successful must be able to easily move through water.
So Lasco has upped the his speed training. But he's also kept a clean and focused lifestyle, shying away from college parties on weekends and avoiding slip-ups that can easily occur away from home.
“What sets Destin apart is his commitment to his craft," Cal swimming director and head coach David Durden, who is also the coach for Team USA, said in an email. "There are no wasted thoughts or movements when it comes to Destin’s swimming, and his aquatic curiosity is one of the best in the country. That carries over to his leadership qualities — he is one of those athletes that pulls out the best in his teammates by just being around him.”
Lasco's competition won't end after the NCAA Championships. He's going to take a few days off after this weekend and then begin his training for the Swimming National Championships held June 27-July 1 in Indianapolis with hopes to qualify for the Swimming World Championships (July 14-30) in Fukuoka, Japan, and the World University Games (July 28-August 8) in Chengdu, China.
Success at those events plus next year's slate will prepare him for the 2024 Olympic Trials next summer. So being ranked fifth right now in his "bread and butter" event isn't on his mind.
"What I've learned over the years is you just need to pop at one moment, Lasco said. "It doesn't mean anything coming in ranked seventh or third or last. It's how you execute that race at that moment in time." | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/cal-swimmer-destin-lasco-looking-to-add-to-national-title-count-this-week/article_ef79b6a0-c508-11ed-a34e-eb14eddd6d05.html | 2023-03-22 00:27:12 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/cal-swimmer-destin-lasco-looking-to-add-to-national-title-count-this-week/article_ef79b6a0-c508-11ed-a34e-eb14eddd6d05.html |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a federal judge to throw out a free speech lawsuit filed by a Democratic prosecutor he suspended from office over statements about not pursuing criminal charges in abortion, transgender rights and certain low-level cases.
The Republican governor told U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle of Tallahassee in a filing late Friday that Andrew Warren — removed last month as elected state attorney in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa — cannot claim First Amendment protection for his comments on how he would handle these hot-button political issues.
“Mr. Warren had no First Amendment right, as a public official, to declare that he would not perform his duties under Florida law,” state Solicitor General Henry C, Whitaker wrote in the 39-page filing for DeSantis.
Warren, first elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020, claimed in his lawsuit filed Aug. 17 that the governor is overturning the will of the people who put him in office and that his suspension is based solely on his statements and not on any actual prosecutorial decisions.
Warren said the governor's dismissal motion misses the mark. His lawsuit ultimately seeks his reinstatement as state attorney.
“This is a poor defense of an indefensible abuse of power. The fact that taxpayers continue to foot the bill for this makes it even more shameful,” Warren said in an email statement.
Hinkle has scheduled a Sept. 19 hearing in Tallahassee to hear arguments in the Warren lawsuit. The GOP-dominated state Senate, which has authority to affirm or rescind the prosecutor's suspension, is holding off its proceedings until the court challenge is settled.
The case comes as DeSantis seeks re-election in November against Democrat Charlie Crist, who has made abortion rights a cornerstone of his campaign. DeSantis is also widely considered a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
When Warren was removed from office Aug. 4, DeSantis accused the prosecutor of incompetence and neglect of duty. The governor cited joint statements Warren signed with prosecutors across the country pledging not to prosecute people who seek, provide or support abortions or to criminalize gender-affirming health care or transgender people.
The governor also contended that Warren was improperly seeking to “pick and choose” which laws to enforce, such as a policy against going after some low-level crimes such those found when police stop a pedestrian or bicyclist — known locally as charges stemming from “biking while Black.”
In the dismissal motion, DeSantis argues that Warren has no justification to bring a free speech claim because he was not simply stating opinions but taking official prosecutorial positions — which Warren rejects — and that federal court is not the place to settle it.
“At bottom, this case does not warrant federal court intervention in a quintessentially state matter: the governor’s constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, and the state’s constitutional process for removing wayward officials who refuse to faithfully execute those laws,” the governor's motion says.
DeSantis appointed former Hillsborough County Judge Susan Lopez to replace Warren as state attorney. She was previously appointed to the bench by DeSantis in 2021.
Warren has received support for his lawsuit through “friend of court” briefs filed by a number of legal scholars and by members of the state Constitution Revision Commission. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/DeSantis-seeks-dismissal-of-suit-by-suspended-17417478.php | 2022-09-03 18:01:01 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/DeSantis-seeks-dismissal-of-suit-by-suspended-17417478.php |
The auto industry is playing catch-up to Tesla on over-the-air software updates and upgrades, and now Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis are making up for lost time.
On Tuesday in Korea, Hyundai announced its next-generation connected car operating system and next-generation EV skateboard, and talked advances in over-the-air (OTA) software updates.
Light on details and big on promises, the Korean automaker is aiming to produce fully connected cars that will allow owners to buy new features over the air after the initial purchase.
Ioniq 6 kicks off Hyundai’s next-generation connected car
By 2025 Hyundai said all its EV and gas models, including those made by Kia and Genesis, will offer over-the-air update capabilities. But not every model will have the same level of integration when it comes to software updates.
Current models such as the electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 were too far along in their development to feature deep firmware integration upgrade capabilities, according to Hyundai spokesperson Miles Johnson.
The first model to feature firmware-level over-the-air (OTA) update capabilities will be the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6, which is based on the same E-GMP platform as the Ioniq 5 and EV6. But hardware and software differences due to development cycles will enable deeper integration of software upgradability.
Johnson told Motor Authority the firmware updates will extend to vehicle powertrain components, including but not limited to control units, electric motors, power steering systems, and electronic stability control systems. OTAs will even be able change acceleration and other driving characteristics.
OTAs coming to next-generation EV platforms
Future Hyundais will ride on next-generation EV platforms that will feature an integrated software controller that the company will be able to access with OTAs.
Said to arrive in 2025, the new platforms will be known as EM and ES based on the group’s Integrated Modular Architecture (IMA) announced in March. A key element of the IMA will be standardization of parts, including the battery pack, five types of motors, and chassis components.
The EM platform is being designed to underpin EVs across all segments, and Hyundai said it will provide a 50% range increase compared to today’s EVs. The 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5 has an EPA rating of 303 miles in its most efficient form. The platform will support Level 3 or higher autonomous driving technology as well.
The ES platform is under development exclusively for purpose-built vehicles with a flexible structure that is aimed at business-to-business demands. Hyundai said it will be capable of making tailor-made vehicles for delivery, logistics, and car-hailing companies.
The future? Features on demand
Hyundai is planning for connected cars to be a new source of revenue with Feature-on-Demand (FOD) services rolling out in 2023. The automaker said customers will be able to purchase functions and features for their vehicles over the air.
Plans call for customers to have the ability to remotely upgrade the performance and functionality of their vehicles anywhere at any time without a trip to the dealership. Updates will be constant.
The automaker didn’t respond at the time of publishing as to what kinds of functions and features will be offered via FOD, or whether these will be one-time fees or subscription-based.
Next-generation operating system baked into new architecture
Hyundai’s new operating system will be dubbed the Connected Car Operating System (CCOS). The automaker is developing it internally, though it’s unclear what if any outside operating system will serve as the backbone.
The automaker is working with Nvidia and the using tech giant’s Nvidia Drive semiconductor platform.
Like Volvo, Hyundai plans to integrate cameras, radar units, and lidar systems into its future vehicles and feed all the data into the CCOS. Hyundai hasn’t said who will provide the lidar hardware. Volvo is sourcing its lidar units from Luminar.
Hyundai also hasn’t said whether the CCOS will be compatible with or feature Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration.
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This story was adapted from Episode 2 of Louder Than A Riot, Season Two: Baby girl, you're only funky as your last cut. To hear more about MC Sha-Rock and the fight to situate women in the rap canon, stream the full episode or subscribe to the Louder Than A Riot podcast.
Hip-hop was born in the Bronx at a back-to-school party in 1973, when DJ Kool Herc started scratching for the crowd, but rapping didn't become the music's primary form until it transitioned beyond the party — with record deals, singles, tours and TV spots. The late 1970s and early 1980s were a formative time for MCing with seminal acts from Sugar Hill Records leading the charge: Keef Cowboy, of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, is often credited with coining the term "hip-hop," and, in 1979, the trio The Sugarhill Gang released "Rapper's Delight," which broke the music for a national audience. These are familiar figures in recaps of rap's ascent into a global phenomenon, but who gets to leave a legacy and who gets left out?
The retelling of hip-hop history centers men, often excluding the women in the same frame, so if you haven't heard about MC Sha-Rock, original member of Sugar Hill's Funky 4 + 1, and the first woman MC, you're not alone. She was such a titanic force in early rap communities that even DMC, one third of the game-changing group Run-DMC, cites her as an influence. Yet she is not given her due as a trailblazer.
But Sha-Rock has receipts. Using her personal mementos, Sha-Rock takes us through her entry into early hip-hop culture as a B-girl, her emergence as a pioneering MC, her groundbreaking (pregnant!) performance on Saturday Night Live and her long-running fight to preserve her legacy, in her own words.
The very moment [I got] my taste for hip-hop is 1976 as a B-girl — you know, being out there, break dancing, watching young kids move around throughout the Bronx, traveling as nomadic B-girls and B-boys, just to hit those breakbeats. The MCing came in 1977. The first person that I saw breakdance was friends of mine that had went to junior high school with me. They taught me what it was to uprock, what it was to just hit the beats whenever you hear that certain break beat.
From there, you know, I used to travel and watch the famous twins perform, back then were called the N**** Twins, now they are called the Legendary Brothers, Keith and Kevin. I used to travel around with them to B-girl, to every park jam, every DJ that played, every house party, every hip-hop venue. I traveled all over the Bronx just to be a part of the whole scene.
The circle was always male-dominated. It was a young male sport at the time. I was sort of like a tomboy growing up. But there was just a feeling that you knew you had to be a part of. Some of us was living in poverty, politicians always doing their own thing. So when we came within that circle, that was our way to get away from all the other negative stuff. I mean, just being out there in the street and just listening to some of this, the sounds and the music and the percussion — it just gave you a feeling like you could just take on the world. It just empowered you as a woman.
A young man that was a part of the organization called the Brothers Disco Work was passing out flyers. He said, "Listen, you know, we're having an audition. Would you wanna come and audition for MC?" I said, "Sure, why not?" The audition was held in the basement at DJ Breakout's house. And so I took a friend with me uptown in the Bronx and auditioned. Everybody uptown knew where he worked, where he lived. And so it was a lot of people. I had to go home from school that day; I wrote the rhyme on the bus and just recited it over and over and over again heading back uptown. And I won the part. There was no other girl MCs auditioning. But because they loved the way that I wrote my rhyme and how my cadence was, I became the MC for the organization.
In late 1977, I became the first female MC, but at the time there were only two male MCs [in the organization] — Keith Keith and K.K. Rockwell. And then at the beginning of '78, we add another MC to the group, Rahiem. This is how we became the original Funky 4.
Then you had the Furious Four, which was Grandmaster Flash's group. They had four male members. So the Funky 4 and the Furious Four — before we became the Funky 4 + 1, and before they became the Furious Five — we created the first rap battles in the history of hip-hop culture. That means groups going against each other. I was the first and the only female MC to ever battle anybody.
I was always a secret weapon. In order to compete with my group, a lot of other groups were scrambling trying to find female MCs that can be able to deal with Sha-Rock. I never felt no kind of way because my group had always let people know, out there in New York City or wherever we travel — whether it was Connecticut, Washington, D.C., any place up and down the I-95 corridor — that MC Sha-Rock was the best female MC, and that they had the best female MC ever.
One day we had a battle and we come to find out that Rahiem from our group was thinking about going over to the Furious Four. We felt like Raheim threw the battle because he said he didn't wanna sing — he was the singer and the harmonizer of the group. And so we knew that Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Four won because of that. We were the only two groups in New York City at that time that was garnering attention and getting everybody to come to our parties. So the other two members kicked him out of the group, and he winds up going to the Furious Five in 1979.
Rahiem and I were very close, so I didn't know what really went down. And so I left the group. I came back to the group on the strength of the manager asking me to come back. They had gotten two new members, so when I came back, that's when I became the plus one.
I never thought about [why they called it Funky 4 + 1 and not Funky 5] at the time. I'm young — 17, 18 years old — I'm just saying, OK, well I'm the plus one. Yeah, it's added on. I think in the end it was like a gift and a curse. When people hear Funky 4 + 1, they think of 1979 rap records, but they don't know the history before 1979, of me being a part of the original Funky 4, me being on the streets in New York, playing at over 500 hip-hop venues, on 500 flyers as opposed to any other female in the history of hip-hop culture.
I never really looked at it as I should have been the Funky 5. I think what my manager probably had in mind is that he wanted to be different than the Furious Five. He just wanted me to stand out, and that's why he came up with the plus one.
My manager, Jazzie D, went and found out how to buy this instrument called the Echo Chamber. So whenever I used to say a rhyme, he'll put the echo on it. It would repeat every last word of my rhyme. When you used to hear my voice on cassette tapes, it would carry. And so that's why you would have people like DMC from Run DMC [using it]. When he heard my tapes floating around in the streets, he told Jam Master J, "I want you to make me sound like Sha-Rock on the Echo Chamber." And so when you hear them doing the Tougher than Leather album, you could hear the echo in their voice.
[Editor's Note: One of the people who noticed that distinct style was Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of Run-DMC. Here's what he told the Louder team about Sha-Rock: "So I heard Funky 4 + 1. I heard that. And then on that record was this girl. And since it was a girl, the voice was so distinctive, but it sounded stronger, more grounded, more versatile, more unique, more impressive than all of the dudes that I had heard up to that point. It was just a different energy and they were all switching off from rapping. But when it got to the part where they said, "Sha-Rock, don't stop, just turn on your mic and you're ready to rock." And this person, I don't wanna just say "girl," this person just went. I heard her rhyming over the break beat "Seven Minutes of Funk" and it was just, it was just the craziest thing that I ever heard. And I heard a lot of people do it. But there was something about the way Sha-Rock delivered her rhymes. That was just the prototype to be."]
I had my first record deal under Enjoy record label, as the Funky 4 + 1. I signed it in October of 1979. And we recorded our song three months after "Rapper's Delight," which was the first breakout hit for The Sugarhill Gang off of Sugar Hill record label. The song came out in November. Enjoy had all of the top MCs that was on the streets of New York prior. For some reason, there was a scout that came to us and said, "Sylvia Robinson wants y'all to come over to Sugar Hill Records." My manager was against it, but we felt like because she had the No. 1 song in the world at the time — a rap song — we felt like her marketing reach was better than Enjoy Records. ["Rapper's Delight" topped the charts in Canada, Spain and the Netherlands and finished Top 5 in nine other countries, but peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.] Somehow the owner of Enjoy, Bobby Robinson, worked something out with Sugar Hill Records, and we were able to get off the label, and sign to Sugar Hill that following year.
I was 17, going on 18. But the crazy thing about it is that my mother didn't even sign my contract for me. My sister, she wasn't my legal guardian, but she signed my contract for me because I wanted to do it so bad. When it came to songs that we recorded, like "Rappin' and Rocking the House," you know, we went into the studio and did that in one take, simply because we used the rhymes that we were already rhyming to in the parks and the streets in New York before record deals. "That's the Joint" — we were always doing routines. That's what we were known for. We just gonna let each and every MC rhyme and then bring in the cadence of a rhyme to bring the next person in.
What Sylvia Robinson did with this first Sugar Hill tour is she wanted everybody that was under her label at the time — Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five, The Sugarhill Gang, the Funky 4 + 1, and The Sequence — she wanted to take us on like this major tour around the world to be able to let people see what Sugar Hill Records was doing. I mean, we hit every major city that you could imagine. Every arena, every place that we played at was sold out. People of all ages were coming because you're talking about 1981, where rap music is hitting. She took this R&B group Sky that was out there with us, and she took Charlie Wilson and the Gap Band with us, and the Rapping Dummy was out there with us as well. And so it was the best thing ever: the first documented hip-hop tour. It was on a different level. The Sequence and I were the only females out on the major tours in the beginning of hip-hop culture outside of New York City or the surrounding areas.
When you going to places like Wisconsin, you going to places like Chicago, Florida, you know, places that we never even been before, hip-hop was something new to them. They treated us like we were the Jacksons. When it comes to hip-hop, I'm very protective of the culture and its stories and its essence, especially the truth when it comes to it.
So to be out there on that stage and hear the young teenagers and their mothers and fathers just roaring for something that we young kids brought to them was one of the most exciting things.
Ms. Robinson called us out on tour to say, "Saturday Night Live want y'all to come and perform." When we got the call, everybody on that tour bus was mad but us. A lot of animosity built up on that tour. A fight erupted with the Furious Five. We were the top groups in New York City at the time. And so once they find out that we were gonna be on Saturday Night Live — so much stuff happened within those last couple of days, fights and arguments, all that stuff went down.
It came to a head in the parking lot of Sugar Hill Records. We didn't know at the time the impact of being on that television show. We were hood stars in our own areas. People knew us in New York City. They knew who we were from the tapes floating around, from them knowing who the Funky 4, the Funky 4 + 1 was because we traveled all over the five boroughs of New York City. But to be on Saturday Night Live and have the entire world hear us rhyming was like one of the best things that ever came our way. You may have had, like, Kurtis Blow and Sugarhill Gang on Soul Train, but we were the first authentic hip-hop group out the streets of New York to ever perform on national television.
They wanted the Funky 4 + 1 because we was a group that not only played in punk-rock clubs, we were the first group to ever go down to Soho, in Manhattan, and play for a different genre of people. So Blondie wanted us. Debbie Harry, the lead singer of the group, wanted us. And we were told the reason why she wanted us, as opposed to Grandmaster Flash [and] the Furious Five or The Sugarhill Gang, is because we had a female, and the fact that we were young and innocent looking. So I have to commend Debbie Harry for bringing us on because it allowed us to show the world what we were doing back in the Bronx. When Debbie Harry announced us, what she said was: "I got the best street rappers, the best street rappers from the Bronx, the Funky 4 +1."
When we walked into NBC, the Saturday Night Live set it was like, OK, we're gonna be on TV. And I was pregnant at the time. I think I was about four or five months pregnant. So I was like hurting, I was feeling kind of crazy. But my group didn't know.
We were gonna work with Blondie and Debbie Harry. She was trying to help us get off our contract. She was like, "Whatever you do, don't go re-sign. I'm gonna hook you up with our attorneys and we are gonna try to get you off the label and want you to tour with us." We were gonna start recording with her and everything. But some of us, including me, my crazy tail, went and re-signed thinking that Sylvia Robinson was gonna do the right thing by us again, because this is what she promised us. She promised us that she was gonna pay us. She promised that she was gonna allow us to record as many songs as we want, and she was gonna ensure that all our fruits of labor would come to fruition — where we would be able to monetize off of the culture that we created. And she promised us that, but it didn't happen.
My crew was very upset at me once they did find out that I was pregnant. They felt like it would hinder everything that we had moving forward simply because I was the plus one. I was the female. I was the female that a lot of men try to compete with as well. "We are the Funky 4, we out here, but Sha-Rock is our secret weapon. Not only is she a woman, but she's also a dope MC." In their minds, they think that we were at the peak of our career, and because I was pregnant we probably wouldn't have gotten as much work.
They wanted to be able to capitalize off of Saturday Night Live. After we did go on television, that's when the craziness started — within the group and within Sugar Hill Records. We started being pit against each other. Li'l Rodney C was basically like the spokesman for the group, but he had no filter and he would say what he felt was right. That was intimidating to some of the owners at the label. It's just that we didn't follow his lead, because we other members in the group felt like [Sylvia Robinson] was going to do us right.
Rodney C and K.K. Rockwell, who were very tight, were allowed to leave the group because she felt those two were the outspoken ones. Me, Keith Keith, and Jazzy Jeff stayed. At the time, being pregnant was a scary thing. I was at the height of my career as well, and I was so nervous, not because I didn't have the support of my family, but nervous to know that it would put a damper on me moving forward. So I had to figure out how I was gonna navigate through all of this. With the support of my mom, I was able to. And then once I had my daughter, I was able to try to figure out what's my next move?
So I fell back and I didn't record for a long period of time, simply because I felt the way for me to handle this was to regroup, let my contract run out. I don't do anything that anybody can take away from me again. So in order for me to love the culture that I helped build, I fell back because of Sugar Hill Records.
So I went back into the studio and started recording because Ms. Robinson promised me that she was going to look out for me, especially for the fact that she became the godmother of my daughter. She christened my daughter at two months old. She came up to the Bronx in her Rolls Royce and christened my daughter. So I believe that she was going to look out for me — for all the money of the songs that I made. I honestly believed that if she didn't look out for nobody else, she was gonna look out for me, because I had her goddaughter.
My daughter was born in 1981. I signed my contract with her in 1980. So this is like the beginning of a good relationship. So I felt like no matter what she would be there to be the godmother. So if something happens to me [or] my mom — she's able to financially take care of her. And the fact that that was my money, made from my songs. So it wasn't like I was asking you for anything. That was my money that you were supposed to give me.
When I realized that no money was coming in — I'm broke, given all I had, all my good songs, all my good lyrics to these records. I'm not seeing no money. I'm not seeing no tabulations of credits, or breakdowns of what sold or what didn't. In 1983, I said, I'm not gonna do this. I'm not gonna allow no one to pimp me and take everything away from me that I love. So I fell back and I didn't record for a long period of time, simply because I felt the way for me to handle this was to regroup, let my contract run out. I don't do anything that anybody can take away from me again. So in order for me to love the culture that I helped build, I fell back because of Sugar Hill Records.
When I decided to come back on the scene and figure out a way to attack the situation, I was aware of Queen Lisa Lee that was down with Afrika Bambaataa. We were very good friends. And I seen Debbie D rhyming in the early '80s. I said to Lisa Lee, "We need to start a girl group. I know this girl that'll be good to be a part of the group." And there was an audition that was happening downtown at the Roxy for the movie Beat Street that was gonna be produced by Harry Belafonte. I said to him that day when he was at auditions, "We are the three best female MCs out here in New York City. We need to be a part of the movie. People know us."
The other girls weren't under contract. I was the only one that was signed. Because I was under a recording contract and we had to record a song and be in a part in the movie. I wind up having Harry Belafonte call Sylvia Robinson. And she said OK. But there's a stipulation. Melle Mel from Grandmaster Flash the Furious Five has to write the hook and the song to Beat Street.
When we went down to Harry Belafonte's office, he said, "I have somebody in here that's got a song. I want y'all to do this song. It's called "Us Girls Can Boogie, Too." And that's how we became the Us Girls. He had us come in, do the song and a little routine to it, and then we just wrote our own rhymes to the song.
When you talk about the movie Beat Street, for me, "Us Girls Can Boogie, Too" — it made a statement. It wasn't like the type of girlish rhymes. You know, the "Yes, yes, y'all / to the beat, y'all / freak freak, y'all / Let's rock the house, y'all." It wasn't that type of rhyme. It kind of offered a different sentiment to how us as women were portrayed. Then it shouted it out to the world. It's not just about the men, but we can rock as well.
I came in the game in 1977. So to fight to still be even talking about this right now — it's like you gotta fight and fight and fight for your legacy. To say that you was first at doing this or the first at doing that, comes with a price because you're gonna always have somebody come and say, "Listen, nah, it didn't happen like that." You're always gonna have detractors that's gonna try to switch the story up a little bit to take away from what you accomplished. But the way that I see it is: The only way that you can share your story and go toe-to-toe with anybody that come[s] behind you to say, "No, that's not how it happened," is to show proof and to account for everything that you said you did.
The misconception is that it was a male-dominated field, and the females just came on the scene later. No, the males didn't dominate anything. We were always there.
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SAN ANTONIO — It appears the San Antonio Spurs mascot, the Coyote, is quite popular on social media and among other NBA mascots.
In a study by Gambling.com, the Coyote slotted in at No. 4 in a ranking of the most-followed NBA mascots.
According to the study, the Coyote has 137,910 followers across social media platforms. This includes his nearly 14,000 followers on TikTok; 44,200 on Twitter; and 93,400 on Instagram. He has zero followers on Facebook.
The mascots ahead of the Coyote belong to the Bulls, Jazz and Rockets. The Pistons' mascot rounds out the ranking.
The study used four different data points that were measured in an index. They were the mascots' social media following on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.
According to the study, all four index points were added up for a total value (total combined followers). All active mascots across MLB, NBA, and NFL with at least 100 followers on the official mascot Social Media channels were factored in.
The Coyote is very popular not just in San Antonio but globally.
Recently, he was among the few picked to be part of a toy line by Kinder and he even has his own Funko POP! bobblehead.
Hopefully, he will get more social media followers to climb up in the ranks to be number one but no matter what this study may show, the Coyote will always be number one in all Silver and Black fan's hearts everywhere.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Rite Aid Corporation ("Rite Aid" or the "Company") (NYSE: RAD). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Rite Aid and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On September 29, 2022, Rite Aid announced a $252.2 million charge for the impairment of goodwill related to the Company's Elixir subsidiary. On an earnings call held later in the day, Rite Aid's Chief Financial Officer, Matt Schroeder, explained that the large impairment charge was triggered by a change in Rite Aid's estimate of lives covered by Elixir for 2023 based on the latest selling season.
On this news, Rite Aid's stock price fell $1.97 per share, or 28.02%, to close at $5.06 per share on September 29, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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SAN ANTONIO — Produce grower Soli Organic Inc. is building an automated indoor farm and packing facility at Brooks on the city’s Southeast Side.
Spinach and herbs such as basil, mint and cilantro will be grown and packed in the 140,000-square-foot warehouse and sent off for sale at H-E-B, Walmart and other grocers.
Rockingham, Va.-based Soli Organic will lease about 18 acres at Brooks, a 1,300-acre former Air Force base that’s been converted to a mix of manufacturing businesses, new housing, stores, schools, hotels and medical operations.
Its farm is an “ opportunity zone ” project, part of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax overhaul designed to promote investment in economically distressed areas and provides backers with tax breaks.
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It will be staffed by about 100 employees, most of whom Soli Organics said it plans to hire locally. That includes positions in equipment operations, maintenance and shipping management.
The facility is a roughly $50 million investment and expected to be operational in the fourth quarter of next year, said co-founder and President Phil Karp.
“This is the future of farming that’s coming to Brooks and coming to San Antonio,” he said.
Founded in 1989 as Shenandoah Growers Inc., privately-owned Soli Organic employs soil-based farming instead of hydroponic or aeroponic farming. Its produce is sold in more than 20,000 stores nationwide.
The process starts with a proprietary blend of soil and seeds put into containers on carts in darkness and humidity.
The sprouts are moved to an area dubbed the nursery with LED lights in a climate-controlled environment and fed with nitrogen fertilizer produced by Soli.
The growing herbs and leafy greens are then automatically moved by machinery to a vertical six-level tray system. Employees harvest and cut the produce, which is then cooled down and packaged.
On ExpressNews.com: Urban farming can cost thousands of dollars to develop. Advocates are trying to change that.
Compared with other methods, Karp said soil-based farming uses less water and generates produce year-round.
Each farm produces about 5 million pounds of herbs and leafy greens annually. Soli Organic’s facilities are built so capacity can be doubled in the future, Karp said.
Over the past year, Soli Organic has raised nearly $300 million to build more such farms. That includes $120 million from real estate development firm Decennial Group, which has focused on opportunity zone investments.
The opportunity zone designation and proximity to nearby markets and other Soli facilities near Dallas made the Brooks site an attractive location, Karp said.
Soli Organics said it plans to build two facilities a year.
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Isabella Dickens signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her academic and athletic career at Vernon College.
Dickens has been a standout for the Lady Hawks across many sports for her entire high school career. She now joins a Lady Chaps program which is under new leadership, as Veronika Webb took over as head coach after serving as Rob Blakley’s top assistant last season. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/sports/local-sports/iowa-parks-dickens-signs-nli-may-10-2023/ | 2023-05-11 05:27:05 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/sports/local-sports/iowa-parks-dickens-signs-nli-may-10-2023/ |
The network expands its team with award-winning journalist ahead of new season of REVOLT Black News Weekly
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading Black-owned multimedia company REVOLT today announced the exciting addition of industry veteran Mara S. Campo as the Global News Anchor of their growing news division. Through this initiative, REVOLT continues to expand its highly talented team with pioneering women ahead of the season four premiere of its flagship series, REVOLT Black News Weekly.
"Our vision for REVOLT Black News is to build a world-class news network that can compete with global news powerhouses that isn't driven by red or blue politics, but instead is driven by stories of critical importance to the Black community," said Detavio Samuels, CEO of REVOLT. "Bringing on Mara as our new Global News Anchor is a giant leap towards bringing our vision to life and we're excited to see how her experience and perspective takes RBN to the next level."
The news show is dedicated to delivering stories most relevant to Black culture from an authentic lens. The series returns on January 26th with an exclusive, in-depth conversation with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors as she fights to clear her name while continuing the fight against police brutality. Throughout this season RBNW will deliver significant culture-forward content and storytelling that gives a voice to typically unheard perspectives. Mara and the team aim to keep relevance at the center of its investigative reporting, while exploring the experiences most important to Black culture as they build on the series' highly successful track record.
"We are thrilled to welcome Mara to the team as we continue to set a new standard of inclusivity for journalism that especially resonates with the Black communities," said Monique Chenault, President of REVOLT News, Specials & Documentary. "Mara's in-depth reporting style will further propel our news division as a critical vessel for sharing stories and assessing realities that most impact Black people in America and throughout the African diaspora."
Four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist Campo will serve as both the Global News Anchor of REVOLT Black News Weekly and as the Managing Editor of the news division. She will lead the multimedia company's investigative journalism sector as it continues to confront the most pressing issues concerning social justice, economic advancement, public safety, health, wellness, and education. With over 15 years of experience covering some of the most significant news stories, Campo will authentically report on crucial conversations and pertinent topics.
"It is an honor to join REVOLT Black News, which has served as a trusted resource uncovering important issues most relevant to Black viewers," said Campo. "I look forward to continuing the work of raising awareness and starting crucial conversations for our community."
Campo collaborated on REVOLT Black News Weekly's first investigative special, "The Real Thirst Trap," which premiered in December. Campo will continue creating impactful content at the network, further advancing REVOLT's mission to spotlight underrepresented topics and critical conversations, and diving deeper into socioeconomic issues.
Returning for a fourth run, REVOLT Black News Weekly begins its new season with a special episode featuring Patrisse Cullors, Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter, for a meaningful conversation surrounding Black women, body positivity, and the lack of consequences for anti-Black rhetoric. The fourth season of REVOLT Black News Weekly will air on REVOLT's linear channel tonight, January 26th at 9pm ET with weekly episodes airing on Thursdays.
For more information on REVOLT's linear content, please visit https://www.revolt.tv/ and visit www.revolt.tv/providers to find REVOLT in your area.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Brands Group, Inc. ("DBG") (NASDAQ: DBGI), a curated collection of luxury lifestyle, digital-first brands, today announces that on January 17, 2023, the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the "Panel") formally notified the Company that it has evidenced compliance with all applicable requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, including the minimum stockholders' equity requirement. The Company will remain subject to a 12-month monitoring period however, as described in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5815(d)(4)(A) (the "Panel Monitor"). In the event the Company fails to satisfy a continued listing requirement during the Panel Monitor, the Company will not be provided with the opportunity to present a compliance plan to Nasdaq's Listing Qualifications Staff, which might otherwise be available under the Nasdaq Listing Rules, but would instead submit such plan directly to the Panel.
Certain statements included in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding the acquisition and the ability to meet the closing conditions required to complete the acquisition. Forward-looking statements are made based on our expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting DBG and therefore involve several risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as "will," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "should," and "may" and other words and terms of similar meaning or use of future dates, however, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. We caution that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. DBG undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Potential risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: : (i) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations and identify and realize additional opportunities, including the ability to access the capital markets (ii) risks arising from the widespread outbreak of an illness or any other communicable disease, or any other public health crisis, including the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic; (iii) the level of consumer demand for apparel and accessories; disruption to DBGs distribution system; the financial strength of DBG's customers; fluctuations in the price, availability and quality of raw materials and contracted products; disruption and volatility in the global capital and credit markets and global supply chain; (iv) DBG's response to changing fashion trends, evolving consumer preferences and changing patterns of consumer behavior; intense competition from online retailers; manufacturing and product innovation; increasing pressure on margins; DBG's ability to implement its business strategy; (v) DBG's ability to grow its wholesale and direct-to-consumer businesses; retail industry changes and challenges; (vi)DBG's and its vendors' ability to maintain the strength and security of information technology systems; the risk that DBG's facilities and systems and those of our third-party service providers may be vulnerable to and unable to anticipate or detect data security breaches and data or financial loss; (viii) DBG's ability to properly collect, use, manage and secure consumer and employee data; (ix)stability of DBG's manufacturing facilities and foreign suppliers; continued use by DBG's suppliers of ethical business practices; DBG's ability to accurately forecast demand for products; continuity of members of DBG's management; (x) DBG's ability to protect trademarks and other intellectual property rights; possible goodwill and other asset impairment; (xi) DBG's ability to execute and integrate acquisitions; changes in tax laws and liabilities; legal, regulatory, political and economic risks; (xii) adverse or unexpected weather conditions; (xv) DBG's indebtedness and its ability to obtain financing on favorable terms,; and (xiii) climate change and increased focus on sustainability issues. More information on potential factors that could affect DBG's financial results is included from time to time in DBG's public reports filed with the SEC, including DBG's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Forms 8-K filed or furnished with the SEC.
About Digital Brands Group We offer a wide variety of apparel through numerous brands on a both direct-to-consumer and wholesale basis. We have created a business model derived from our founding as a digitally native-first vertical brand. Digital native first brands are brands founded as e-commerce driven businesses, where online sales constitute a meaningful percentage of net sales, although they often subsequently also expand into wholesale or direct retail channels., Unlike typical e-commerce brands, as a digitally native vertical brand we control our own distribution, sourcing products directly from our third-party manufacturers and selling directly to the end consumer. We focus on owning the customer's "closet share" by leveraging their data and purchase history to create personalized targeted content and looks for that specific customer cohort. We have strategically expanded into an omnichannel brand offering these styles and content not only on-line but at selected wholesale and retail storefronts. We believe this approach allows us opportunities to successfully drive Lifetime Value ("LTV") while increasing new customer growth.
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Eric Davis and St. Elizabeth Healthcare Team Up to Save Lives
EDGEWOOD, Ky., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Elizabeth Healthcare and former Cincinnati Reds center fielder and World Series champion Eric Davis are teaming up for a cancer-centered campaign and their message is clear: early detection saves lives. The Cincinnati Reds legend cares deeply about the community where he spent the majority of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career and is dedicated to raising cancer awareness and voicing the importance of early detection, with screenings available at St. Elizabeth.
The two-time All-Star and World Series champion always battled on the field, but in 1997 he fought a different fight off the field. Severe pain led Davis to call his trainer, and after more than eight days of testing at two different hospitals, a colonoscopy revealed the diagnosis of colon cancer.
"Everybody has to be aware of this, and that's why early detection is so important. When identified, cancer can be treated. The sooner the better, and healthcare providers at St. Elizabeth can help," said Davis.
At the age of 34, Davis underwent 32 weeks of chemotherapy, receiving intravenous treatment for two hours once a week. He returned to the field with a renewed outlook on life, determined to be an advocate in the fight against cancer. As a survivor, he has continued to learn about colon cancer while focused on breaking down the stigmas that inhibit those from seeking treatment.
"Men, in general, have grown up with the machismo of not going to the doctor," Davis continued. "We were always taught that you fight, you battle, no pain, no gain. Knowing that cancer is treatable and that early detection is possible, we have to eliminate the stigma of men avoiding visits to the doctor."
As part of the campaign, St. Elizabeth has partnered with the Cincinnati Reds to lead the community in raising cancer awareness and highlighting the importance of cancer screening. Key dates at Great American Ballpark include:
- June 1-30: Health and Wellness Month at the ballpark.
- June 19: Eric Davis oversized baseball card giveaway for Father's Day.
- June 22: Pink Party, a fun night out at the ballpark while raising awareness for the fight against breast cancer.
"At 46, I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. I'm also an oncologist working with cancer patients every day. I can't emphasize enough the gravity of preventative cancer screenings and early detection," said Dr. Doug Flora, Executive Medical Director of Oncology Services at St. Elizabeth. "I'm now in routine surveillance as a cancer survivor with lots of scans and even more hope. I'm so grateful for those who have seen the difference early detection can make and choose to advocate for preventative screenings as a result, which is why I'm thrilled about our partnership with Eric Davis."
When it comes to comprehensive cancer care and screening, Davis sees amazing work being done in the Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana regions.
"It almost gives you an advantage because it's in your backyard. If you need it, it's there. It's like having that friend you can lean on."
The American Cancer Society now recommends individuals get screened for colon cancer at the age of 45. To learn more about the campaign and to schedule preventative screenings, visit stelizabeth.com/44.
St. Elizabeth Healthcare operates six facilities and more than 172 primary care and specialty practices throughout the Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana and Greater Cincinnati region. Sponsored by the Diocese of Covington and a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, St. Elizabeth is a mission-based organization committed to improving the health of the communities it serves, providing more than $108 million in uncompensated care and benefit to the community each year.
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An Ohio couple that was married for 79 years couldn’t live without each other.
Hubert and June Malicote, both 100 years old and residents of Butler County, died last week, just 20 hours apart.
“They went out together,” said their son, Sam Malicote, 76.
The Malicotes celebrated Thanksgiving a day early by hosting a pizza dinner for their family.
“Everything was fine,” Sam Malicote said.
But during the night, his mom got seriously ill. Her daughter, Jo Malicote, 70, who lives across the street, called Hospice and June was transported to Hospice of Hamilton.
Hubert visited his wife on Nov. 25 and he “broke down,” his son said.
“He fell apart really,” he said.
He then was admitted to hospice and he shared a room with his wife. They were unconscious for days and their hands were placed together.
Hubert died at 9:15 p.m. on Nov. 30 and his wife died at 5:40 p.m. Dec. 1, about 20 hours later. Neither one regained consciousness.
Malicote said his father died of a “broken heart.”
When asked about losing his parents that close together, Malicote said: “I feel sad, but I shouldn’t. Who can expect to live a life like that? They lived a long, happy life together and they were devoted to God and the family.”
They celebrated their 79th wedding anniversary on June 8. June turned 100 on July 13 and Hubert turned 100 on July 23.
In the winter of 1942, Malicote enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He only saw June when he was home on leave for 13 days. On his second 13-day leave, since he didn’t know when — or if would he return home after World War II — they decided to get married.
After World War II, he returned to work for Diebold Inc. where he retired as shop supervisor in 1990.
The Malicotes have three children, Sam, Jo, and Theresa McBride, 68; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Visitation is from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at Eaton Road Church of God, 2000 Eaton Road, followed by the funeral at noon. Pastors Christie Cooling and Brad Napier will officiate. Burial will be at Collinsville Cemetery.
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DANBURY, Conn. (AP) _ MannKind Corp. (MNKD) on Tuesday reported a loss of $29 million in its second quarter.
The Danbury, Connecticut-based company said it had a loss of 11 cents per share.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 9 cents per share.
The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $18.9 million in the period, beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $16.3 million.
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I’m a big dog person. If you don’t like dogs — or if dogs don’t like you — I’m not exactly sure how I’ll feel about you myself. With any pup, keeping them entertained and giving them something to do can be one of the hardest hurdles. That’s where an interactive dog toy comes in, like this Aelflane Treat Dispensing Puzzle that’s on sale for just $10.79 right now at Amazon (46 percent off).
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Members of the Kenosha Unified School District joint standing committees of audit/budget/finance, curriculum/program, personnel and planning/facilities came together to engage in a school budget activity, and subsequent discussions, in a joint standing committee meeting Tuesday evening.
At the start of the meeting, Kenosha Unified Chief Financial Officer Tarik Hamdan introduced an activity in which groups were given an imaginary financial scenario for a fake school district and the task of adjusting the budget to reach the needed net total reductions.
Groups marked "yes," "no" or "maybe" on a google doc worksheet on the budget items they wanted to keep or eliminate.
The imaginary school district was described as having 20,000 students, declining enrollment, high healthcare costs, a community with strong values, pride and engagement, a need for a strategic plan, a fund balance within board policy, physical buildings that have remained in good shape, a dip in the district report card and class sizes that are close to exceeding the limit for school board policies.
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In the first scenario, healthcare costs were projected in increase by $4 million and the revenue limit authority, which is the maximum amount of money a district can raise through state aid and property tax for the general, non-referendum debt and capital expansion funds, decreased by $2 million. The needed net total reduction was $6 million.
Groups discussed the list of action items, which indicated costs and savings to the budget, and made decisions on what to keep or cut with a 20 minute time limit for each scenario.
In the first scenario, some "hard no's" for some groups included cutting sports and theater programs and classroom teacher reductions.
Some groups had "wild cards," which allowed them to modify or create new budget items. In the fist scenario, some of the wild cards were school consolidation and reducing curriculum.
In the second scenario, the healthcare costs were projected to increase by $4 million and the revenue limit authority was projected to decrease by $5 million. The needed net reductions were $9 million.
Groups stated they had an easier time going through the budget because there was some familiarity with the items after scenario one. However, as Hamdan pointed out, some "no's" and "maybe's" for reductions from scenario one became a "yes" to the reduction. One example of that was a consensus among all six groups to consolidate schools in the second scenario.
Some of the wild card suggestions were using a fee collection agency to collect regular school and student fees from parents and eliminating middle school sports.
In the third and final scenario, the healthcare costs were projected to increase by $4 million, the revenue limit authority was projected to decrease by $5 million and a grant for $3 million is ending and the amount is to be moved into the general fund. The needed net reductions were $12 million.
Some of the wild card suggestions for cuts included eliminating fourth and fifth grade orchestra, closing three schools, eliminating noncertified staff and cutting some of the reduction amounts in half.
At the conclusion of the activity, many groups expressed how it was "not fun" and the decisions were not easy to make.
Weiss pointed out that the school district budgets are typically 75% staff-related -- if not higher -- so the decision making process is not easy.
"In most schools, 75% of the budget is salary and benefits, and we are right around that, if not a bit higher than that 75%," Weiss said. "So when we talk about some of those things that aren't that, we are nibbling on the edges, unfortunately, when you get into numbers like the numbers we were looking at tonight." | https://www.kenoshanews.com/kusd-hosts-budget-workshop-exercises-for-the-joint-standing-committee/article_5fe931ee-49b3-11ed-8724-63a658470822.html | 2022-10-13 23:13:32 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/kusd-hosts-budget-workshop-exercises-for-the-joint-standing-committee/article_5fe931ee-49b3-11ed-8724-63a658470822.html |
NEW YORK — The trial of R. Kelly’s manager opened Tuesday on charges that he forced the cancellation of a screening of a documentary about the singer’s sexual abuse of women and girls by calling in a threat to the crowded Manhattan theater.
“He knew his words would sabotage the event,” she said.
The phone call prompted an emergency call to police, who ordered an evacuation that forced the cancellation of the premiere, including a live panel discussion that was to include several women featured in the documentary.
“The defendant wanted to keep the women quiet,” Pomerantz said in Manhattan federal court. She added that Russell was motivated by a desire to protect the lucrative career of the Grammy-winning, multiplatinum-selling songwriter.
Kelly, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison last month, was convicted last year of racketeering and sex trafficking.
Defense attorney Michael Freedman told jurors that they would exonerate Russell if they study the evidence.
Freedman said there were a lot of phone calls to the theater on the day of the screening and jurors will “have to decide what it all means and what, if anything, it proves about my client.”
He said there was no recording of the phone threat so jurors cannot hear the voice that made it. But he added that there was not enough evidence to prove Russell committed a crime.
Adrian Krasniqi, who worked at the 25th Street venue, testified that he received the threatening call less than an hour after a man claiming to be part of Kelly’s legal team called and said the documentary was violating Kelly’s copyright to his name and should not be shown. He said the caller had a low, professional sounding voice.
Krasniqi said the later call consisted of a deep voiced man with a “slang tone, like a thug,” saying in a very serious and very blunt manner that “someone had a gun and they were going to shoot up the place.”
On cross examination, Krasniqi said he believed the caller had a Brooklyn accent, which he was familiar with because he lived in Brooklyn. He said he also thought the caller was outdoors when he made the threat.
Pomerantz said Russell demonstrated his guilt in part through his communications with a female co-conspirator who was at the theater at the time.
She said Russell sent the woman a text to say the police may be coming to the theater shortly before they did. And then he later asked her to delete the text, though she never did, the prosecutor said.
Pomerantz said phone records to be introduced as evidence will show that Russell called the theater nine times on the day of the screening.
In a separate Kelly-related case, a fan of the performer pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court to charges he made threats against prosecutors in Kelly’s sex abuse trial. Court papers cite a video of defendant Christopher Gunn saying, “If Kellz goes down, everybody’s going down.”
A message was left with Gunn’s lawyer seeking comment.
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Rio S (with Technology Package) Received Top Honors in the New Car Segment
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Five select Kia models have been named to Cars.com's 2023 Best Value New Cars report, further cementing the brand's leadership position in offering award-winning vehicles at an incredible value. The 2023 Rio S (with technology package), 2023 Forte LXS (with technology package), 2023 Seltos S, 2023 Niro Plug-In Hybrid EX, and 2023 Sportage Plug-In Hybrid X-Line made the report, which Cars.com says helps car shoppers who are considering their next vehicle purchase. In addition, the 2023 Rio S (with technology package) was named the winner of the New Car segment.
"We are thrilled to have so many of our models added to the Cars.com 2023 Best Value New Car report, including two of our Plug-In Hybrid models under the 'Plan S' umbrella of electrified offerings," said Steven Center, COO and EVP, Kia America. "This recognition reinforces our commitment to design, safety, reliability, dependability and value."
Cars.com's 2023 Best Value New Cars report identifies the most affordable new-car models in four categories — small SUVs, EVs and PHEVs, small pickup trucks, and cars — that offer the best value for the price based on features and each category's median price among Cars.com's inventory.
"We expect affordability to be top of mind for consumers in 2023. Finding affordable vehicles that still offer impressive technology and safety features can be challenging for car shoppers," said Jane Ulitskaya, Cars.com Editor. "Cars.com's 2023 Best Value New Cars report will help shoppers find a quality vehicle within their budget including five options in small SUVs, sedans and plug-in hybrids from Kia."
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Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia America continues to top automotive quality surveys and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands. Kia serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and offers a range of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electrified vehicles sold through a network of over 750 dealers in the U.S., including several cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America*.
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NFL player learns about cancer diagnosis during routine physical exam
(AP) - NFL tight end Foster Moreau posted on Twitter on Wednesday that he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma during a physical with the New Orleans Saints.
“I’m grateful for the support and thankful for people who have stood firm with me,” Moreau tweeted. “There hasn’t been a single step I’ve taken without hundreds of people lighting the path before me, and I will continue to seek their guidance.”
The 25-year-old Moreau added he was stepping away from football for now and vowed to beat cancer “and get back to doing what I love!”
Moreau is a free agent who played the previous four seasons for the Raiders, who took him in the fourth round of the 2019 draft out of LSU when the Las Vegas team was based in Oakland. Last season, he set career highs with 33 catches for 420 yards. Moreau also caught two touchdown passes.
In a tweet posted by the Raiders, the team showed its support for Moreau: “Your Raider family is with you, Foster.”
He started 14 games last season and 25 over the last two years. Moreau has 91 career receptions for 1,107 yards and 12 TDs.
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A judge ruled Monday he will allow jurors to hear evidence that disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was stealing money from his law firm and clients and committing other financial crimes long before his wife and son were killed in 2021.
Prosecutors have said those witnesses are key to their case in Murdaugh’s double murder trial to show he was worried his alleged crimes were about to be discovered and that Murdaugh killed his family to get sympathy and buy time to cover up the missing money.
Murdaugh, 54, is standing trial in the shootings of his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, on June 7, 2021, at their Colleton County home. He faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted of murder.
The defense argued that prosecutors want to smear Alex Murdaugh with details of his finances because they have lots of evidence he stole money but none on the killings. Murdaugh’s lawyers said it is ridiculous that a lawyer would think scrutiny into his life would be diminished by the brutal deaths of his family.
In explaining his ruling, Judge Clifton Newman said the jury is entitled to consider whether Murdaugh’s “apparent desperation” and “dire financial situation” resulted in the killings of his family.
Newman said he didn’t think the financial crime evidence alone would persuade the jury to convict Murdaugh of murder.
The decision means jurors over the next several days will hear from witnesses who testified previously before a judge about how Murdaugh secured $4 million in settlements for the family of the longtime Murdaugh housekeeper who died in a fall. He allegedly kept the money for himself.
Other testimony includes the office manager confronting Murdaugh over almost $800,000 in missing law firm fees the day of the killings and how a key hearing in a wrongful death lawsuit that might reveal the true condition of Murdaugh’s finances was scheduled for three days after his wife and son were shot. The hearing was cancelled.
Early Monday afternoon, the woman taking care of Alex Murdaugh’s mother testified about how he stopped by to visit her the night of the killings. Murdaugh said he found the bodies after seeing his mother, who has dementia.
Shelley Smith testified Monday that was the first time she saw Murdaugh visit his mother during her 8 p.m. at 8 a.m. shift, although during cross-examination the defense brought up a statement Smith previously made to a state agent in which she said Murdaugh has visited late at night before and was the most frequent visitor among his siblings.
Alex Murdaugh stayed about 20 minutes or so, laying beside his mother and holding her hand, Smith said. She didn’t notice any blood on him.
Smith also testified that Alex Murdaugh visited nine days after the killings at 6:30 a.m. and was carrying a blue tarp. In their opening statement, prosecutors mentioned a blue rain coat with gunshot residue on it. Defense attorney Jim Griffin spent several minutes getting Smith to say the item was big, like a tarp, not a raincoat.
Judge Newman’s decision to allow evidence of Alex Murdaugh’s possible financial crimes came after hearing from a potential witness Monday — a lawyer representing a family suing Murdaugh over a boat crash killed 19-year-old Mallory Beach in 2019. Alex’s son Paul Murdaugh was driving the boat and faced a felony charge of boating under the influence at the time of his death.
When Alex Murdaugh called 911 and first spoke to investigators after his wife and son were killed, he mentioned people who knew Beach being angry with his son.
Beach family attorney Mark Tinsley said Alex Murdaugh and his lawyer were working hard to keep his financial information out of Tinsley’s hands when the killings happened.
“Pretty quickly I recognized, the case against Alex, if he was the victim of some vigilante, would in fact be over,” Tinsley said.
He said Murdaugh’s lawyer told him Alex Murdaugh was broke, but Tinsley didn’t believe it given what appeared to be a successful law practice and his family’s generational wealth. He said justice called for damages from Murdaugh because they could not bring Beach back.
“The Beach family stood on the causeway for eight days while their daughter’s body was in the water,” Tinsley said. “I don’t know there is any amount of money somebody would willingly take to go through what they went through.” | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/national/ap-alex-murdaugh-murder-jury-to-hear-financial-crimes-evidence/ | 2023-02-06 21:46:08 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/national/ap-alex-murdaugh-murder-jury-to-hear-financial-crimes-evidence/ |
(The Conversation) – Intensive livestock farming is a huge global industry that serves up millions of tons of beef, pork and poultry every year. When I asked one producer recently to name something his industry thinks about that consumers don’t, he replied, “Beaks and butts.” This was his shorthand for animal parts that consumers – especially in wealthy nations – don’t choose to eat.
On Thanksgiving, turkeys will adorn close to 90 percent of U.S. dinner tables. But one part of the bird never makes it to the groaning board, or even to the giblet bag: the tail. The fate of this fatty chunk of meat shows us the bizarre inner workings of our global food system, where eating more of one food produces less-desirable cuts and parts. This then creates demand elsewhere – so successfully in some instances that the foreign part becomes, over time, a national delicacy.
Spare parts
Industrial-scale livestock production evolved after World War II, supported by scientific advances such as antibiotics, growth hormones and, in the case of the turkey, artificial insemination. (The bigger the tom, the harder it is for him to do what he’s supposed to do: procreate.)
U.S. commercial turkey production increased from 16 million pounds in January 1960 to 500 million pounds in January 2017.
That includes a quarter-billion turkey tails, also known as the parson’s nose, pope’s nose or sultan’s nose. The tail is actually a gland that attaches the turkey’s feathers to its body. It is filled with oil that the bird uses to preen itself, so about 75 percent of its calories come from fat.
It’s not clear why turkeys arrive at U.S. stores tailless. Industry insiders have suggested to me that it may simply have been an economic decision. Turkey consumption was a novelty for most consumers before World War II, so few developed a taste for the tail, although the curious can find recipes online. Turkeys have become larger, averaging around 30 pounds today compared to 13 pounds in the 1930s. We’ve also been breeding for breast size, due to the American love affair with white meat: One prized early big-breasted variety was called Bronze Mae West. Yet the tail remains.
Savored in Samoa
Rather than letting turkey tails go to waste, the poultry industry saw a business opportunity. The target: Pacific Island communities, where animal protein was scarce. In the 1950s U.S. poultry firms began dumping turkey tails, along with chicken backs, into markets in Samoa. (Not to be outdone, New Zealand and Australia exported “mutton flaps,” also known as sheep bellies, to the Pacific Islands.) With this strategy, the turkey industry turned waste into gold.
By 2007 the average Samoan was consuming more than 44 pounds of turkey tails every year – a food that had been unknown there less than a century earlier. That’s nearly triple Americans’ annual per capita turkey consumption.
When I interviewed Samoans for my book “No One Eats Alone: Food as a Social Enterprise,” it was immediately clear that some considered this once-foreign food part of their island’s national cuisine. When I asked them to list popular “Samoan foods,” multiple people mentioned turkey tails – frequently washed down with a cold Budweiser.
How did imported turkey tails become a favorite among Samoa’s working class? Here lies a lesson for health educators: The tastes of iconic foods cannot be separated from the environments in which they are eaten. The more convivial the atmosphere, the more likely people will be to have positive associations with the food.
Food companies have known this for generations. It’s why Coca-Cola has been ubiquitous in baseball parks for more than a century, and why many McDonald’s have PlayPlaces. It also explains our attachment to turkey and other classics at Thanksgiving. The holidays can be stressful, but they also are a lot of fun.
As Julia, a 20-something Samoan, explained to me, “You have to understand that we eat turkey tails at home with family. It’s a social food, not something you’ll eat when you’re alone.”
Turkey tails also come up in discussions of the health epidemic gripping these islands. American Samoa has an obesity rate of 75 percent. Samoan officials grew so concerned that they banned turkey tail imports in 2007.
But asking Samoans to abandon this cherished food overlooked its deep social attachments. Moreover, under World Trade Organization rules, countries and territories generally cannot unilaterally ban the import of commodities unless there are proven public health reasons for doing so. Samoa was forced to lift its ban in 2013 as a condition of joining the WTO, notwithstanding its health worries.Author Michael Carolan cooks turkey tails for the first time.
Embracing the whole animal
If Americans were more interested in eating turkey tails, some of our supply might stay at home. Can we bring back so called nose-to-tail animal consumption? This trend has gaining some ground in the United States, but mainly in a narrow foodie niche.
Beyond Americans’ general squeamishness toward offal and tails, we have a knowledge problem. Who even knows how to carve a turkey anymore? Challenging diners to select, prepare and eat whole animals is a pretty big ask.
Google’s digitization of old cookbooks shows us that it wasn’t always so. “The American Home Cook Book,” published in 1864, instructs readers when choosing lamb to “observe the neck vein in the fore quarter, which should be of an azure-blue to denote quality and sweetness.” Or when selecting venison, “pass a knife along the bones of the haunches of the shoulders; if it smell [sic] sweet, the meat is new and good; if tainted, the fleshy parts of the side will look discolored, and the darker in proportion to its staleness.” Clearly, our ancestors knew food very differently than we do today.
It is not that we don’t know how to judge quality anymore. But the yardstick we use is calibrated – intentionally, as I’ve learned – against a different standard. The modern industrial food system has trained consumers to prioritize quantity and convenience, and to judge freshness based on sell-by-date stickers. Food that is processed and sold in convenient portions takes a lot of the thinking process out of eating.
If this picture is bothersome, think about taking steps to recalibrate that yardstick. Maybe add a few heirloom ingredients to beloved holiday dishes and talk about what makes them special, perhaps while showing the kids how to judge a fruit or vegetable’s ripeness. Or even roast some turkey tails.
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There were more than 20 panels in the two days' event that brought together attendees such as Finance Minister, Fernando Haddad; the President of the Central Bank, Roberto Campos Neto; the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira; the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, and top executives who discussed investment perspectives in Brazil and macroeconomic issues
SÃO PAULO, Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 14 and 15, the main business and political leaders gathered at the 24th edition of CEO Conference organized by BTG Pactual, the largest investment bank in Latin America. Over two days, the event's 23 panels addressed the main challenges and trends in the economy, politics and technology for Brazil, bringing together more than 50 spokespersons, such as BTG Pactual Chairman and Senior Partner, André Esteves; Brazil's Finance and Justice Ministers, Fernando Haddad and Flávio Dino, respectively; the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira; the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco; and the President of the Central Bank of Brazil, Roberto Campos Neto.
"Our intention with the CEO Conference is to help investors, financial agents, public administrators, and society to have a clearer vision of what to expect from the Brazilian economy and greater predictability of the monetary and fiscal policies adopted. Our wish is that everyone has the necessary trust to continue investing and, thus, increasingly generate more jobs, income, and taxes that make our country more prosperous and inclusive", said BTG Pactual CEO, Roberto Sallouti, during the opening of the conference.
In all, 50,000 people followed the program online and another 2,000 guests and representatives of 180 companies were present at the space, which also hosted more than 2,000 business meetings with investors. Following BTG Pactual's social responsibility guidelines, the CEO Conference was a carbon neutral event. All the scenery that was used is being transformed into furniture and toys for donating to Non-Governmental Organizations. In addition, during the conference, products were offered by small businesses run by women entrepreneurs who underwent management development workshops administered by the bank's social responsibility area.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky university has agreed to a settlement of more than $14 million over the death of a student wrestler hours after practice, the school announced.
The settlement over the death of junior Grant Brace, 20, of Louisville, Tennessee, includes an agreement for the University of the Cumberlands to participate in a heat-illness training program and to help raise awareness of heat-related injuries, the university said Wednesday in a statement.
Brace’s death on August 31, 2020, from heat stroke after he begged for water and was refused “was tragic and entirely avoidable,” news outlets reported, citing the lawsuit.
Brace was diagnosed with narcolepsy and ADHD and was prescribed Adderall which requires maintaining hydration, according to the lawsuit.
He died during the wrestling team’s first training day of the season. After practice, the team had to sprint multiple times up and down a steep hill and Brace completed several before sitting down from exhaustion. The then-coach threatened to kick Brace off the wrestling team, so he ran up the hill again and was later heard saying “I’m done. I can’t do this anymore,” the lawsuit said.
He begged for water and his condition continued to deteriorate, but the coaches didn’t provide water or contact the trainer or emergency medical personnel, according to the lawsuit. Brace left and tried to drink from an outdoor water fountain that was not working. He also tried to get into a building but could not, and he collapsed. About 45 minutes later, the coaches found him dead with his hands clenched in the grass and dirt, according to the suit.
The university said in a statement that it believed it could defend the claims asserted in the lawsuit, but the legal process would have been long and costly.
“The University made the decision to settle the case now in a manner it hopes will respect the Brace family’s tremendous loss,” the statement said.
It said the safety of students and athletes is a top priority and it “welcomes the opportunity to work with the Brace family’s consultant to ensure it is providing the safest environment possible for student-athletes in all sports.”
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NEW YORK, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mohari Hospitality, an investment firm focused on the luxury lifestyle and hospitality sectors, announced today the completion of its acquisition of Tao Group Hospitality, a global leader and innovator in restaurants, nightlife, and entertainment from Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR) ("Sphere Entertainment") and other limited partners.
"Welcoming Tao Group to our portfolio is a major strategic milestone for Mohari and we're excited about the prospects for the combined business and the transformational potential of our partnership," said Mark Scheinberg, Founder and Principal, Mohari. "Noah and Jason built a world class and industry leading organization and I'm personally thrilled to have their leadership and entrepreneurial spirit now part of the Mohari family. The combination of our assets, brands and teams has created a unique global platform to further realize our vision and expand on our ambition in the hospitality space."
Mohari's deep estate development and hospitality management experience joined with Tao Group's global platform and management team will accelerate Mohari's growth plans and amplify its presence in leading hospitality destinations.
Tao Group joins Mohari's extensive portfolio of luxury and lifestyle properties and operating companies, including the Peninsula Papagayo in Costa Rica, anchored by a Four Seasons luxury resort; Centro Canalejas Madrid, featuring the Four Seasons Madrid; and The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. All of which aligns with Tao Group's global collection of 80 branded locations in over 20 markets, including TAO, the Michelin Star-awarded Hakkasan, OMNIA, Marquee, LAVO, Beauty & Essex and more.
"When you think of premium lifestyle and hospitality experiences, you think of Tao Group. They are a global innovator and leader in nightlife, but also in hospitality and entertainment experiences," said J. Allen Smith, Managing Partner, Mohari. "Mark and I, alongside the entire Mohari team, look forward to working together with Tao Group and the management team to continue growing their business globally as we elevate both of the brands."
"Tao Group is thrilled to build this partnership with Mohari and bring our shared vision of premium lifestyle and hospitality experiences for guests around the world to life on an even larger scale," said Noah Tepperberg, Co-CEO Tao Group. "Mohari's experienced leadership team and impressive portfolio make it ideal partner for the next phase of Tao Group's growth."
As previously disclosed, Tao Group will enter into a multi-year agreement with Sphere Entertainment for consulting, marketing, and support services.
Monarch Alternative Capital LP served as the lead lender for the debt financing associated with the transaction.
For Mohari Hospitality, Moelis & Company LLC served as financial advisor and placement agent, Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal advisors and Deloitte served as accounting and tax advisors. For Tao Group Hospitality, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as financial advisor, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP served as legal advisor and Ernst & Young LLP served as accounting advisor.
For more information on Mohari Hospitality visit moharihospitality.com, and for more information on Tao Group Hospitality visit taogroup.com.
About Mohari Hospitality
Mohari Hospitality, founded in 2017 by entrepreneurial investor Mark Scheinberg, is a global investment company that engages in a broad range of real estate investment activities, with emphasis on luxury hospitality in prime urban and resort markets. Mohari's investments include both development and operating assets, and Mohari invests both independently and with partners.
About Tao Group Hospitality
Tao Group Hospitality delivers distinctive culinary and premium entertainment experiences through its portfolio of restaurants, nightclubs, lounges, and daylife venues. Tao Group Hospitality acquired Hakkasan Group in April 2021. The combined company operates over 80 branded locations in over 20 markets across four continents and features a collection of widely recognized hospitality brands. These include TAO, Hakkasan, OMNIA, Marquee, LAVO, Beauty & Essex, Wet Republic, Yauatcha, Ling Ling, Cathédrale, Little Sister, The Highlight Room, Sake No Hana, Jewel, and more.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The spike in food, fuel and fertilizer prices sparked by the war in Ukraine is threatening to push countries around the world into famine, bringing “global destabilization, starvation and mass migration on an unprecedented scale,” a top U.N. official warned Wednesday.
David Beasley, head of the U.N. World Food Program, said its latest analysis shows that “a record 345 million acutely hungry people are marching to the brink of starvation” — a 25% increase from 276 million at the start of 2022 before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. The number stood at 135 million before the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.
“There’s a real danger it will climb even higher in the months ahead,” he said. “Even more worrying is that when this group is broken down, a staggering 50 million people in 45 countries are just one step away from famine.”
Beasley spoke at a high-level U.N. meeting for the release of the latest report on global hunger by the World Food Program and four other U.N. agencies that paints a grim picture.
The report, “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World,” says world hunger rose in 2021, with around 2.3 billion people facing moderate or severe difficulty obtaining enough to eat. The number facing severe food insecurity increased to about 924 million.
The prevalence of “undernourishment” — when food consumption is insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life — is used to measure hunger, and it continued to rise in 2021. The report estimates that between 702 million and 828 million people faced hunger last year.
Beasley said in live virtual comments that the impact of the conflict in Ukraine, “the bread basket of the world,” on global food availability and food security “means the number of chronically hungry people in the world is likely already much higher than the 828 million.”
Before the war, Ukraine and Russia together accounted for almost a third of the world’s wheat and barley exports and half of its sunflower oil. Russia and its ally Belarus, meanwhile, are the world’s No. 2 and 3 producers of potash, a key ingredient of fertilizer.
Beasley called for an urgent political solution that would allow Ukrainian wheat and grain to re-enter global markets.
He also urged substantial new funding for humanitarian groups to deal with “the skyrocketing levels of hunger,” governments to resist protectionism and keep trade flowing, and investments to help the poorest countries protect themselves against hunger and other shocks.
“If we had successfully threaded this needle in the past, the war in Ukraine wouldn’t be having such a disastrous global impact today,” Beasley said.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been trying to put together a package that would enable Ukraine to resume exporting wheat and other commodities and Russia to ship grain and fertilizer to world markets. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Wednesday that discussions are continuing.
Issued by the World Food Program, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, U.N. Children’s Fund, World Health Organization and International Fund for Agricultural Development, the report says the 2021 statistics make clear “the world is moving backwards in its efforts to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms.”
The heads of the five agencies say in the report that in addition to the disruptions to supply chains from the war in Ukraine that are driving up food prices, more frequent and extreme climate events are also causing supply problems, especially in low-income countries.
The report says hunger kept rising last year in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, but at a slower pace than from 2019 to 2020.
“In 2021, hunger affected 278 million people in Africa, 425 million in Asia and 56.5 million in Latin America and the Caribbean,” it said.
U.N. development goals call for ending extreme poverty and having zero hunger by 2030, but the report says projections indicate that 8% of the world’s population — nearly 670 million people — will be facing hunger at the end of the decade. That is the same number of people as in 2015 when the goals were adopted.
The gender gap in food insecurity, which grew during the pandemic, widened further last year, the report says. Driven largely by widening differences in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as in Asia, “31.9% of women in the world were moderately or severely food insecure compared to 27.6% of men” in 2021, it says.
Looking at the situation of the very young, the report estimates 22% of children under age 5 — about 149 million — had stunted growth and development, while 6.7% — 45 million — suffered from wasting, the deadliest form of malnutrition. At the other end of the scale, 5.7% of youngsters under 5, or 39 million, were overweight, it adds
The five agency chiefs said the intensification of the triple crises of climate, conflict and the pandemic combined with growing inequalities require “bolder action” to cope with future shocks.
Qu Dongyu , director-general of the Food and Agricultural Organization, called for countries to expand food production, strengthen supply chains to support small farmers, and provide cash and other critical items for cereal and vegetable production and to protect livestock.
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WAUKESHA, Wis., March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Generac Power Systems, Inc., (NYSE: GNRC) a leading global designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions and other power products, has been named one of America's Most Trustworthy Companies by Newsweek.
America's Most Trustworthy Companies 2023 were identified in an independent survey conducted by Newsweek in partnership with Statista. Approximately 25,000 U.S. residents were surveyed, rating companies on three touchpoints: customer trust, investor trust, and employee trust. A total of 95,000 evaluations were submitted. All companies headquartered in the US with a revenue over $500 million were considered in the study.
"We've built our name by making products that customers rely on," said Aaron Jagdfeld, president and chief executive officer of Generac. "Generac's recognition as one of America's Most Trustworthy Companies is another well-deserved acknowledgement of our employees who strive to do right by our customers, day in and day out."
Generac is ranked #12 out of 31 total companies in the Machines & Industrial Equipment category and is one of only 22 companies headquartered in Wisconsin included on the list. Generac was also included on the list in 2022, the first year it was published. Generac is committed to leading the evolution to more resilient, efficient, and sustainable energy solutions.
For more information on Generac's complete line of backup power solutions for residential and commercial applications, visit www.generac.com.
Generac Power Systems, Inc. (NYSE: GNRC) is a leading energy technology company that provides advanced power grid software solutions, backup and prime power systems for home and industrial applications, solar + battery storage solutions, virtual power plant platforms and engine- and battery-powered tools and equipment. Founded in 1959, Generac introduced the first affordable backup generator and later created the category of automatic home standby generator - a market in which nearly eight of ten generators sold is a Generac. The company is committed to sustainable, cleaner energy products poised to revolutionize the 21st century electrical grid.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing endangered woman in Tampa after she left her residence on foot with no phone or money.
This missing woman has been identified as 23-year-old Danielle Durden.
Durden left her residence in the 3700 block of Ambermist Drive sometime between Saturday and Sunday.
According to officials, the 23-year-old is also diagnosed with schizophrenia, epilepsy and type II diabetes. Durden is also developmentally delayed and has the mental capacity of a 10-year-old.
She is described as a Black woman with brown hair and brown eyes. She weighs approximately 210 pounds and is 5 feet 2 inches tall. Police say she was last seen with her hair in a bun.
Anyone with information on Durden’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at 813-247-8200. | https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county-sheriffs-office-searching-for-missing-23-year-old-woman-with-disabilities/ | 2022-10-23 17:20:59 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county-sheriffs-office-searching-for-missing-23-year-old-woman-with-disabilities/ |
WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
432 AM EDT Wed Sep 14 2022
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions.
* WHERE...Beaches of Northern Cayuga and Oswego counties.
* WHEN...Through this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions.
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
* WHERE...Beaches of Jefferson county.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions
expected.
* WHERE...Beaches of Wayne county.
* WHEN...Through late tonight.
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BALTIMORE — Only three days into July and police are investigating a weekend of violence. Baltimore experienced nine weekend shootings that left two people dead and others in critical condition.
One of the shootings took on the 600 block of Broadway, police reported on Saturday they found a male victim lying on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound. The unidentified male was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Unfortunately this was just one of the many shooting that took place this weekend.
"I don't feel safe anywhere. I mean there's crime everywhere. There are killings all day everyday on the news," said Latesha Lawrence, Baltimore Resident.
The weekend violence began Friday morning when police got reports of hit and run on the 500 block of North Payson street, but instead of finding a hit and run victim, they found a 44-year-old man who'd been shot. Police say he died at an area hospital.
The crime has become an ongoing trend that some people aren't surprised anymore when they hear about it
"Not to say I'm conditioned to it but growing up in Baltimore all my life you get use it. It just makes it unsafe, to walk the streets," said Dexter James Baltimore Resident.
Gun violence is also impacting young people as a 14-year-old was found on the 4000 block of Erdman avenue suffering from a gunshot wound in the left hip. He's expected to survive but residents wonder when the violence will stop.
"I just want a future for my grandson. It’s sad that you can't go anywhere without crime, I think they should put more officers on the street, and crack down on drugs," said Lawrence.
If anyone has information on shootings that took place in Baltimore contact metro crime stoppers at 18667 lockup.
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ARound App Adds New Features Including Immersive, Real-Time Player and Team Data Visualizations to Enhance the Twins' In-Ballpark Experience
NEW YORK and MINNEAPOLIS, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to deliver groundbreaking fan experiences, the Minnesota Twins today announced a continued partnership with ARound, the cutting-edge, smartphone-based shared augmented reality (AR) platform that is part of the Stagwell Marketing Cloud. Building on the success of the initial August 2022 in-ballpark pilot, the second iteration of the ARound app adds new features including immersive, real-time player and team data visualizations, along with in-ballpark AR games. This pilot app expands and enhances the Twins fan experience at Target Field.
"We've made incredible inroads in shared AR since piloting this app with the Twins last August, consistently refining the platform in response to fan and team feedback," said ARound Founder and CEO Josh Beatty. "Incorporating stats into the experience was a frequent request. Now, as we enter our second season with the Twins, we're excited to bring forward a more advanced experience, integrating richer visualizations and AR entertainment to captivate fans of all kinds."
Major League statistics bring game-changing new features
With Official MLB statistics licensed from Sportradar launching for the first time in the new Twins AR experience, fans can delve into the world of live statistics and data visualization. With a new level of immersion, fans can use their smartphone to view real-time advanced statistics and historical data overlaid directly on the field, customized to match the real-life field view from where the fan is sitting. This adds a captivating layer of interactivity to the in-ballpark experience.
Taking fan engagement to new heights, ARound has seamlessly integrated with real-time sports APIs, providing visual game data and automated effects connected to key moments of the game. This new feature amplifies the excitement of live baseball, transforming the way fans connect with the action on the field including:
- Real-Time Player and Team Statistics: Fans can access real-time advanced statistics like spray charts, exit velocity and launch angles – all with a visual overlay matching their in-ballpark viewing angle at Target Field. This can help fans better understand player performance and make the game more engaging.
- Historical Data Visualization: With new historical data now available for display for players and teams, providing context and comparison to past performances.
- Interactive Data Experience: The statistics feed will allow fans to interact with sports data in unique and immersive ways, including AR games and experiences that incorporate live gameplay and statistics.
- Live Game Analysis: The integration of real-time sports APIs allows for a live analysis and replay of the action as the game unfolds.
- Educational Tool: For those new to the sport or those wanting to learn more, the ARound app can act as an educational tool, providing both entertainment and explanations of live action, including real-time player and team performance.
"We are thrilled to introduce our fans to this next-level experience that will resonate with avid and casual fans alike," said Minnesota Twins Senior Director of Innovation and Growth Chris Iles. "These broadcast-style data visualizations served in real-time, and customized to where fans are in Target Field, have the potential to significantly enhance the way fans enjoy Twins games while bridging generations of baseball fans."
ARound, which built upon its 2022 success at Target Field with integrations for the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium, the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, plans to further innovate and enhance the fan experience this season in baseball and beyond through shared stadium AR, especially around data-driven experiences connected to fans and live events.
About ARound
ARound is a first-of-its-kind stadium-level shared augmented reality platform and is part of the Stagwell Marketing Cloud, a proprietary suite of SaaS solutions built for the modern marketer. ARound keeps audiences engaged by capturing their attention through immersive, interactive and shared experiences with fellow fans across the venue. Where other AR products offer isolating, singular experiences, ARound's massive multi-user AR – which uses 3D spatial computing to localize content – redefines what it means to be part of a connected fan experience. It was the winner of Stagwell's annual innovation competition which invests in new product ideas proposed by the network's 13,000+ employees. ARound and the Stagwell Marketing Cloud are a part of Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing.
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U.S. Homeowners can Seamlessly Purchase and Protect Investment in One Step
NEW YORK, July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Haven Life, a leading digital direct-to-consumer life insurance agency backed and wholly owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Blend, a leading provider of cloud banking services. This collaboration will make applying for life insurance a frictionless experience for the millions of Americans who are purchasing a home and seek to protect their investment and their loved ones' financial security.
"Buying a home is one of the most significant milestones and biggest investments in a person's life," says Wade Seward, Head of Partnership Distribution at Haven Life. "Partnering with Blend gives us the ability to enable new homeowners to seamlessly secure financial protection for their loved ones as part of a streamlined and efficient purchasing process."
The partnership will assist Haven Life in continuing its mission of making life insurance more accessible and affordable for all U.S. households. Today's digital tools enable consumers to conduct research quickly and easily with streamlined processes allowing consumers to complete online applications when and where it is most convenient.
Approximately 66% of Americans owned their homes in 2022 with first-time buyers accounting for 26% of this group. Most home buyers take out a mortgage with only 23% of all U.S. homeowners owning their homes free and clear, the third lowest percentage in a study of 28 countries.
Blend's end-to-end digital mortgage software is integrated with major nationwide lenders to reduce processing time and increase efficiency in the lending process. This partnership enables Haven Life to offer life insurance coverage through Blend Insurance Agency to homeowners at the expedient time of home purchase.
"We are thrilled to partner with Haven Life to bring life insurance options to homeowners across the nation," said Joe Perry, Group Manager, Blend Insurance Agency. "Haven Life's commitment to innovation and customer-centric solutions aligns with our mission to simplify and improve the homeownership journey from application to close. Together, we can give homeowners peace of mind, knowing their investment is safeguarded."
Haven Life is committed to building a better life insurance experience, delivering innovative online solutions that make it simpler and more affordable for consumers to protect those they love financially.
About Haven Life:
Haven Life Insurance Agency, LLC (Haven Life) is re-thinking how people financially protect the ones they love. Haven Life is committed to delivering exceptional products, delightful purchasing experiences, and meaningful moments of service to the modern life insurance customer.
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The Philadelphia Phillies will go for their sixth straight win when they wrap up a rare five-game series against the host Washington Nationals on Sunday.
Philadelphia hasn’t swept a five-game series since 2001 at home against the Marlins.
Right-hander Zach Eflin (2-4, 3.98 ERA) opposes Washington rookie right-hander Jackson Tetreault (0-1, 15.75 ERA) in the finale.
In his last start, Eflin allowed four runs on five hits over six innings in a no-decision against the Marlins. He was pulled after throwing only 80 pitches due to soreness in his surgically-repaired right knee.
Eflin came through a series of tests on his patellar tendon and threw a bullpen session on Friday.
“That’s really what we were worried about,” interim manager Rob Thomson said of his pitcher’s knee. “So it was good news.”
Eflin has a 7.13 ERA in away games this season.
Tetreault, 26, was called up from Triple-A Rochester to make the start in place of the injured Stephen Strasburg on Tuesday.
Tetreault allowed seven runs on nine hits over four innings against the defending champion Braves in his major league debut.
“Obviously not the result I was looking for,” he said. “But still, I’m not going to shy away. I’m eager to get back out there and throw again. Just happy to get the first one under my belt.”
Three of those hits were homers, including back-to-back shots. He struck out the first batter he faced, but Dansby Swanson followed with a homer.
“I think he was a little bit amped up,” Washington manager Dave Martinez said. “He came out throwing really hard, but he was a little bit erratic, and (the Braves) put together some pretty good at-bats.”
On Saturday, the Nationals rallied to tie the game 1-1 on a two-out RBI single by Lane Thomas in the ninth, but they couldn’t get the game winner.
Philadelphia’s Rhys Hoskins drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the 10th inning and Seranthony Dominguez retired the Nationals in order in the bottom half.
That made a winner of Brad Hand, who’s blown save canceled out eight innings of shutout baseball from Aaron Nola.
The Phillies have won 15 of 17 to move a season-best five games over .500.
“It’s a pretty good run we’re on, that’s for sure,” Thomson said. “We’ve just got to keep it going. Stay consistent. We’ve got a good club. We knew that coming out of spring training. We just got off to a little bit of a slow start.”
Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper (blister on his left index finger) was scratched from the starting lineup.
Juan Soto had two walks and a single for the last-place Nationals, who have lost eight straight.
“We’re in a little rut right now, but about a week before we were playing pretty good baseball,” Nationals starter Josiah Gray, who left after six shutout innings, said. “So continue to get back to those winning ways. And we’re going to get there soon.”
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Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, has died at 91, Russian media reported Thursday.News organizations quoted a statement from the Central Clinical Hospital as saying he died after a long illness. No other details were given.Though in power less than seven years, Gorbachev unleashed a breathtaking series of changes. But they quickly overtook him and resulted in the collapse of the authoritarian Soviet state, the freeing of Eastern European nations from Russian domination and the end of decades of East-West nuclear confrontation.His decline was humiliating. His power hopelessly sapped by an attempted coup against him in August 1991, he spent his last months in office watching republic after republic declare independence until he resigned on Dec. 25, 1991. The Soviet Union wrote itself into oblivion a day later.A quarter-century after the collapse, Gorbachev told The Associated Press that he had not considered using widespread force to try to keep the USSR together because he feared chaos in a nuclear country. “The country was loaded to the brim with weapons. And it would have immediately pushed the country into a civil war,” he said.Many of the changes, including the Soviet breakup, bore no resemblance to the transformation that Gorbachev had envisioned when he became the Soviet leader in March 1985.By the end of his rule he was powerless to halt the whirlwind he had sown. Yet Gorbachev may have had a greater impact on the second half of the 20th century than any other political figure.“I see myself as a man who started the reforms that were necessary for the country and for Europe and the world,” Gorbachev told The AP in a 1992 interview shortly after he left office.“I am often asked, would I have started it all again if I had to repeat it? Yes, indeed. And with more persistence and determination,” he said.Gorbachev won the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the Cold War and spent his later years collecting accolades and awards from all corners of the world. Yet he was widely despised at home.Russians blamed him for the 1991 implosion of the Soviet Union — a once-fearsome superpower whose territory fractured into 15 separate nations. His former allies deserted him and made him a scapegoat for the country’s troubles.Te official news agency Tass reported that Gorbachev will be buried at Moscow’s Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife.___Vladimir Isachenkov and Kate de Pury in Moscow contributed.
MOSCOW — Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, has died at 91, Russian media reported Thursday.
News organizations quoted a statement from the Central Clinical Hospital as saying he died after a long illness. No other details were given.
Though in power less than seven years, Gorbachev unleashed a breathtaking series of changes. But they quickly overtook him and resulted in the collapse of the authoritarian Soviet state, the freeing of Eastern European nations from Russian domination and the end of decades of East-West nuclear confrontation.
His decline was humiliating. His power hopelessly sapped by an attempted coup against him in August 1991, he spent his last months in office watching republic after republic declare independence until he resigned on Dec. 25, 1991. The Soviet Union wrote itself into oblivion a day later.
David Longstreath
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev addresses a group of 150 business executives in San Francisco, Monday, June 5, 1990.
A quarter-century after the collapse, Gorbachev told The Associated Press that he had not considered using widespread force to try to keep the USSR together because he feared chaos in a nuclear country.
“The country was loaded to the brim with weapons. And it would have immediately pushed the country into a civil war,” he said.
Many of the changes, including the Soviet breakup, bore no resemblance to the transformation that Gorbachev had envisioned when he became the Soviet leader in March 1985.
By the end of his rule he was powerless to halt the whirlwind he had sown. Yet Gorbachev may have had a greater impact on the second half of the 20th century than any other political figure.
“I see myself as a man who started the reforms that were necessary for the country and for Europe and the world,” Gorbachev told The AP in a 1992 interview shortly after he left office.
“I am often asked, would I have started it all again if I had to repeat it? Yes, indeed. And with more persistence and determination,” he said.
Ivan Sekretarev
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev speaks to the Associated Press during an interview at his foundation’s headquarters, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2016.
Gorbachev won the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the Cold War and spent his later years collecting accolades and awards from all corners of the world. Yet he was widely despised at home.
Russians blamed him for the 1991 implosion of the Soviet Union — a once-fearsome superpower whose territory fractured into 15 separate nations. His former allies deserted him and made him a scapegoat for the country’s troubles.
Te official news agency Tass reported that Gorbachev will be buried at Moscow’s Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife.
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Tides and solunars: Know when to hit the outdoors
Tides are handy whenever heading to the coast, whether fishing or pitching a chair. Solunar tables tell you the best times for hunting or fishing.
ANCLOTE KEY
Saturday: Highs at 2:16 a.m. and 1:22 p.m. Lows at 7:57 a.m. and 8:38 p.m.
Sunday: Highs at 2:41 a.m. and 2 p.m. Lows at 8:34 a.m. and 9:08 p.m.
Monday: Highs at 3:06 a.m. and 2:41 p.m. Lows at 9:12 a.m. and 9:40 p.m.
Tuesday: Highs at 3:33 a.m. and 3:26 p.m. Lows at 9:53 a.m. and 10:14 p.m.
Wednesday: Highs at 4:04 a.m. and 4:19 p.m. Lows at 10:40 a.m. and 10:51 p.m.
Thursday: Highs at 4:40 a.m. and 5:28 p.m. Lows at 11:37 a.m. and 11:34 p.m.
Friday: Highs at 5:24 a.m. and 6:59 p.m. Low at 12:49 p.m.
ANNA MARIA
Saturday: Highs at 2:49 a.m. and 11:43 a.m. Lows at 4:53 a.m. and 7:34 p.m.
Sunday: Highs at 3:07 a.m. and 1:47 p.m. Lows at 7:20 a.m. and 8:59 p.m.
Monday: Highs at 3:23 a.m. and 2:33 p.m. Lows at 8:12 a.m. and 9:28 p.m.
Tuesday: Highs at 3:45 a.m. and 3:24 p.m. Lows at 9:08 a.m. and 9:58 p.m.
Wednesday: Highs at 4:14 a.m. and 4:22 p.m. Lows at 10:11 a.m. and 10:29 p.m.
Thursday: Highs at 4:47 a.m. and 5:37 p.m. Lows at 11:25 a.m. and 10:59 p.m.
Friday: Highs at 5:26 a.m. and 7:23 p.m. Lows at 12:49 p.m. and 11:25 p.m.
BAYPORT
Saturday: Highs at 4:08 a.m. and 3:14 p.m. Lows at 10:11 a.m. and 10:52 p.m.
Sunday: Highs at 4:33 a.m. and 3:52 p.m. Lows at 10:48 a.m. and 11:22 p.m.
Monday: Highs at 4:58 a.m. and 4:33 p.m. Lows at 11:26 a.m. and 11:54 p.m.
Tuesday: Highs at 5:25 a.m. and 5:18 p.m. Low at 12:07 p.m.
Wednesday: Highs at 5:56 a.m. and 6:11 p.m. Lows at 12:28 a.m. and 12:54 p.m.
Thursday: Highs at 6:32 a.m. and 7:20 p.m. Lows at 1:05 a.m. and 1:51 p.m.
Friday: Highs at 7:16 a.m. and 8:51 p.m. Lows at 1:48 a.m. and 3:03 p.m.
CAPE CORAL BRIDGE
Saturday: Highs at 6:23 a.m. and 4:29 p.m. Lows at 12:24 a.m. and 10:52 a.m.
Sunday: Highs at 6:32 a.m. and 5:12 p.m. Lows at 12:52 a.m. and 11:41 a.m.
Monday: Highs at 6:48 a.m. and 5:58 p.m. Lows at 1:20 a.m. and 12:33 p.m.
Tuesday: Highs at 7:10 a.m. and 6:49 p.m. Lows at 1:49 a.m. and 1:29 p.m.
Wednesday: Highs at 7:39 a.m. and 7:47 p.m. Lows at 2:19 a.m. and 2:32 p.m.
Thursday: Highs at 8:12 a.m. and 9:02 p.m. Lows at 2:50 a.m. and 3:46 p.m.
Friday: Highs at 8:51 a.m. and 10:48 p.m. Lows at 3:20 a.m. and 5:10 p.m.
CLEARWATER
Saturday: Highs at 2:23 a.m. and 1:29 p.m. Lows at 8 a.m. and 8:41 p.m.
Sunday: Highs at 2:48 a.m. and 2:07 p.m. Lows at 8:37 a.m. and 9:11 p.m.
Monday: Highs at 3:13 a.m. and 2:48 p.m. Lows at 9:15 a.m. and 9:43 p.m.
Tuesday: Highs at 3:40 a.m. and 3:33 p.m. Lows at 9:56 a.m. and 10:17 p.m.
Wednesday: Highs at 4:11 a.m. and 4:26 p.m. Lows at 10:43 a.m. and 10:54 p.m.
Thursday: Highs at 4:47 a.m. and 5:35 p.m. Lows at 11:40 a.m. and 11:37 p.m.
Friday: Highs at 5:31 a.m. and 7:06 p.m. Low at 12:52 p.m.
FORT PIERCE INLET
Saturday: Highs at 10:15 a.m. and 10:44 p.m. Lows at 4:02 a.m. and 4:12 p.m.
Sunday: Highs at 10:55 a.m. and 11:20 p.m. Lows at 4:37 a.m. and 4:49 p.m.
Monday: Highs at 11:36 a.m. and 11:57 p.m. Lows at 5:14 a.m. and 5:28 p.m.
Tuesday: High at 12:19 p.m. Lows at 5:52 a.m. and 6:09 p.m.
Wednesday: Highs at 12:35 a.m. and 1:05 p.m. Lows at 6:36 a.m. and 6:56 p.m.
Thursday: Highs at 1:16 a.m. and 1:58 p.m. Lows at 7:25 a.m. and 7:50 p.m.
Friday: Highs at 2:02 a.m. and 2:57 p.m. Lows at 8:21 a.m. and 8:52 p.m.
GANDY BRIDGE
Saturday: Highs at 6:07 a.m. and 4:13 p.m. Lows at 9:47 a.m. and 11:47 p.m.
Sunday: Highs at 6:16 a.m. and 4:56 p.m. Low at 10:36 a.m.
Monday: Highs at 6:32 a.m. and 5:42 p.m. Lows at 12:15 a.m. and 11:28 a.m.
Tuesday: Highs at 6:54 a.m. and 6:33 p.m. Lows at 12:44 a.m. and 12:24 p.m.
Wednesday: Highs at 7:23 a.m. and 7:31 p.m. Lows at 1:14 a.m. and 1:27 p.m.
Thursday: Highs at 7:56 a.m. and 8:46 p.m. Lows at 1:45 a.m. and 2:41 p.m.
Friday: Highs at 8:35 a.m. and 10:32 p.m. Lows at 2:15 a.m. and 4:05 p.m.
SEBASTIAN INLET
Saturday: Highs at 9:41 a.m. and 10:10 p.m. Lows at 3:39 a.m. and 3:49 p.m.
Sunday: Highs at 10:21 a.m. and 10:46 p.m. Lows at 4:14 a.m. and 4:26 p.m.
Monday: Highs at 11:02 a.m. and 11:23 p.m. Lows at 4:51 a.m. and 5:05 p.m.
Tuesday: High at 11:45 a.m. Lows at 5:29 a.m. and 5:46 p.m.
Wednesday: Highs at 12:01 a.m. and 12:31 p.m. Lows at 6:13 a.m. and 6:33 p.m.
Thursday: Highs at 12:42 a.m. and 1:24 p.m. Lows at 7:02 a.m. and 7:27 p.m.
Friday: Highs at 1:28 a.m. and 2:23 p.m. Lows at 7:58 a.m. and 8:29 p.m. | https://www.theledger.com/story/sports/outdoors/fishing/2022/07/28/tides-and-solunars-know-when-hit-outdoors/10157711002/ | 2022-07-28 23:45:22 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/sports/outdoors/fishing/2022/07/28/tides-and-solunars-know-when-hit-outdoors/10157711002/ |
Warburg Pincus Investment Values MRL at $2.25 Billion
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: CLMT) ("Calumet") today announced a series of transactions conducted by its unrestricted subsidiary Montana Renewables LLC ("MRL"), a renewable fuel business.
Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor, has agreed to invest $250 million in MRL in the form of a participating preferred equity security, which values MRL at a pre-commissioning enterprise value of $2.25 billion. The preferred equity investment is not interest-bearing and carries certain minimum return thresholds. In connection with the investment, Warburg Pincus will have a representative on MRL's four-member board of managers.
Calumet also announced that Stonebriar Commercial Finance ("Stonebriar") has invested an additional $350 million through a pair of sale and leaseback contracts on top of its existing $50 million commitment to MRL. The sale and leaseback transactions carry an approximate 12.3% cost of capital and offer certain strategic early termination options. Concurrent with these transactions, the $300 million convertible investment from Oaktree Capital Management L.P. ("Oaktree") in MRL has been retired.
Today's transactions are accretive in the aggregate. MRL's pro forma liquidity, after giving effect to these transactions, is approximately $300 million. Additional information will be reported in Calumet's filing with the SEC on Form 8-K.
Once fully operational, Montana Renewables, based in Great Falls, Montana, will use waste feedstocks to produce low-emission alternatives that directly replace fossil fuel products including Renewable Hydrogen, Renewable Diesel (RD) and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). RD and SAF created by catalytic hydroprocessing of renewable feedstocks significantly reduce the carbon footprint of hard to electrify industries.
"This investment will accelerate our mission to quickly produce low-emission alternatives that directly replace fossil fuel products. We are pleased to partner with Warburg Pincus, a world class institutional investor, as well as to extend our longstanding multi-site relationship with Stonebriar" said Bruce Fleming, EVP Montana Renewables and Corporate Development. "We would also like to extend our gratitude to Oaktree for their initial investment in MRL. Oaktree's alignment and support of our vision allowed the launch of this business in 2021. Today's announcement of increased capitalization further solidifies MRL's go-forward business plan to increase capacity in 2024-25 to an estimated 18,000 barrels per day, including the optionality to convert a large portion of the plant's production from RD to SAF".
Warburg Pincus has a strong track record of investing in companies committed to the growth of low-carbon opportunities. Notable energy transition investments include ClimeCo, Eco Material Technologies, Gradiant, Monolith, Scale Microgrid Solutions, Solar Mosaic, and Viridi. "Understanding ways to economically reduce our carbon footprint in the immediate term is incredibly important. As the world recognizes a sustainability responsibility and as demand for low-emission fuels increases, MRL's ability to produce RD and SAF quickly and efficiently will result in immediate carbon reductions," said Roy Ben-Dor, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus. "We believe the partnership with Bruce and the MRL team, combined with our strong network and long-standing experience in energy transition, will help establish MRL as one of the most advantaged renewable fuel producers in North America," added Jeff Luse, Principal, Warburg Pincus.
Todd Borgmann, CEO of Calumet added "Stonebriar Commercial Finance, an Eldridge business, has been a collaborative, creative, and valued business partner to Calumet and MRL, and we are excited to grow that partnership through their additional investment into MRL. Montana Renewables is now fully capitalized with a healthy balance sheet as we approach startup in the near future and the identified organic growth opportunities shortly thereafter."
"Stonebriar is pleased to continue our partnership with Montana Renewables and to expand our investments in decarbonization and more sustainable opportunities," said Nicholas Sandler, President of Stonebriar. "This transaction demonstrates Stonebriar's commitment to providing comprehensive solutions to our customers."
Calumet will continue to market the potential share sale to strategic and other investors via the formal process being conducted by Lazard.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as legal advisor to Montana Renewables. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Jackson Lewis P.C. and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP served as legal advisors to Warburg Pincus.
About Montana Renewables LLC
Montana Renewables is modifying existing assets at the Great Falls, Montana facility to process up to 15,000 barrels per stream day of renewable feedstocks (such as used cooking oil, distillers corn oil, tallow and seed oils) into low-emission sustainable alternatives including Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel. RD and SAF address environmental concerns in hard to electrify industries, where few alternative decarbonization opportunities exist today, and are capable of reducing the carbon footprint by 50-70% or more versus incumbent fossil fuel products. MRL's finished products are fungible drop-in replacement fuels for diesel or aviation use, and are fully compatible with existing engine technology, distribution and fueling systems.
About Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.
Calumet manufacturers, formulates, and markets a diversified slate of specialty branded products to customers in various consumer-facing and industrial markets. Calumet is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and operates twelve facilities throughout North America.
About Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus LLC is a leading global growth investor. The firm has more than $85 billion in assets under management. The firm's active portfolio of more than 250 companies is highly diversified by stage, sector, and geography. Warburg Pincus is an experienced partner to management teams seeking to build durable companies with sustainable value. Founded in 1966, Warburg Pincus has raised 21 private equity and 2 real estate funds, which have invested more than $106 billion in over 1,000 companies in more than 40 countries. The firm is headquartered in New York with offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, Mauritius, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.warburgpincus.com.
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Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. decided they had unfinished business at Alabama, even if it isn’t another shot at a national championship.
The fifth-ranked Crimson Tide stars are sticking around for the Sugar Bowl on Dec. 31 against No. 11 Kansas State instead of joining other high-profile NFL prospects — like Texas All-American running back Bijan Robinson — who are skipping bowl games to get a head start on preparing for the draft and minimize their risk of getting injured.
The decision by Young and Anderson is notable, because they’ve been floated as candidates for the No. 1 pick.
“Everybody says it’s like the business part of it, but when you love the game of football you always have that competitor part of it,” said Anderson, who has won several national awards. “Me just being at home with training and sitting down watching the game, I would be feeling so bad or not feeling great about myself, just the competitor in me.”
Neither Anderson nor Young has officially announced plans to skip their senior seasons, but it seems almost a foregone conclusion.
Other Southeastern Conference stars have opted out of their bowl games, including Kentucky quarterback Will Levis and running back Chris Rodriguez Jr., LSU defensive lineman BJ Ojulari, Arkansas linebacker Drew Sanders and Tennessee wide receiver Jalin Hyatt.
Nationally, the opt-outs include Robinson, Oregon cornerback Christian Gonzalez, Clemson edge rusher Myles Murphy, Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer and edge rusher Isaiah Foskey, Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. and North Carolina wide receiver Josh Downs.
And Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said running back Eric Gray, offensive tackles Anton Harrison and Wanya Morris and defensive lineman Jalen Redmond have opted out of the Alamo Bowl.
Playing without quarterback Anthony Richardson and All-America guard O’Cyrus Torrence — among others — Florida lost to Oregon State 30-3 i n the Las Vegas Bowl.
Alabama failed to make the College Football Playoffs, and its repeat bid last season was squashed by Georgia in the national championship game. Some Tide players have entered the transfer portal but none have opted out for the NFL.
Young, who won the 2021 Heisman Trophy and has passed for 3,007 yards with 27 touchdowns and five interceptions this season, said playing in the Sugar Bowl “was a pretty clear-cut decision for me.”
“I take pride in being a leader on this team,” said Young, who missed the Texas A&M game and most of Arkansas with a shoulder injury and didn’t have nearly the potent weapons at wide receiver he did the year before. “It’s something that ‘s really important to me. It means a lot. I have another chance to go out there to be a leader, to play with my brothers. That’s not something I can pass up.”
Tide coach Nick Saban thinks playing another big game is a good business decision for players looking to improve their draft stock.
“You know, it’s kind of interesting that people opt out of playing for their team, and the way you create value for yourself is to play football,” Saban said. “That is the best way you can create value for your future. … You know, I hear guys all the time say, ‘I’m going to get ready for the NFL.’ Well, what do you mean? Getting ready for the combine? A lot of the things that you do at the combine are not even relevant to what you do on the football field.”
Anderson has won the Bednarik Award as the nation’s top defensive player, the Lombardi Award as the top lineman, the Lott IMPACT Trophy and the SEC’s defensive player of the year. He said he’s savoring one more chance to play in the crimson-and-white uniform and not fixating on the danger of getting injured months before the draft — a concern for many players eyeing big NFL contracts.
“That was never anything in my mind,” he said. “I’ve been playing three years here, some of the hardest football in my life, SEC football. If I had that same mentality going into my freshman year, I probably wouldn’t standing up here right now, because I’d be worrying about getting hurt.”
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)-On a night when they honored eight departing seniors the UNM Lobos women’s soccer team did enough to repeat as Mountain West Champions. The Lobos clinched a share of the title after 0-0 draw with San Diego State Thursday night. The Lobos are sharing the title with Wyoming. Both teams finished with 20 points in the standings. Thursday’s Lobo game against San Diego State was a defensive struggle with both teams not able to cash in on chances during the match. The closest the Lobos got to a goal was a shot fired by standout player Jadyn Edwards. The ball hit the top bar and bounced away. The Lobos had 19 shots while San Diego State had 13. With the draw the Lobos extended their unbeaten streak to 7 games. The Lobos have had 5 clean sheets during that time with Alli Davis tending to the goal. With the win, the Lobos improved to 7-3-8 overall and 5-1-5 in the Mountain West. San Diego State dropped to 7-5-7 overall and 5-3-3 in league play. Next for the Lobos is the Mountain West Tournament, which they will be hosting, starting Oct. 30 through Nov. 5.
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Alfalfa sprout recall tied to salmonella outbreak expanded
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska company on Friday expanded a recall of alfalfa sprouts after 15 cases of salmonella were linked to the food.
SunSprouts Enterprises doubled its recall that was first announced Thursday, Nebraska health officials said. The 1,406 pounds of raw sprouts was distributed in 4-ounce and 2.5-pound packages to food service and grocery customers in the Midwest between late November and mid-December.
The recalled sprouts have best-by dates between Dec. 10, 2022, and Jan. 7, 2023.
People who have the sprouts are advised to dispose of them.
Of the 15 confirmed cases in which people became ill, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said two were hospitalized. Eight cases were reported in Nebraska, six in South Dakota and one in Oklahoma.
The CDC said there likely are many more cases among people who didn’t seek medical care.
SunSprouts is based in Fremont, Nebraska.
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(NEXSTAR) – For the past few months, scientists have been sounding the alarm about a 5,000-mile long belt of seaweed that was threatening to wreak havoc on Florida and Caribbean beaches. The bloom of sargassum, a type of seaweed that smells like rotten eggs when it washes ashore and can cause breathing issues, reached record size in March – an estimated 13 million tons, University of South Florida (USF) researchers said.
But something unexpected has happened, the university team said last week: The mass shrank.
The quantity of seaweed found in the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB), which stretches from the western coast of Africa into the Gulf of Mexico, shrank by 15% between April and May, according to the team of researchers that monitors sargassum’s growth and movement.
“Such a decrease for this time of the year never occurred in history since the first year (2011) of the GASB,” they wrote.
The biggest reductions in seaweed mass happened far from U.S. beaches, all the way in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Closer to home, sargassum quantities actually went up in the western Atlantic and the Gulf.
What does this mean for the beaches already being inundated with seaweed? The future is murky for most places, the researchers admit – but there is some hope for Florida.
In the Gulf of Mexico, “Sargassum quantity is likely to decrease in June, which should be good news to the residents along the Florida Keys and east coast of Florida,” the USF researchers said.
Still, they expect the problematic seaweed to be present in “substantial” amounts through June before decreasing later in the summer.
Since 2011, the seaweed’s geographic area has massively expanded.
In normal quantities, sargassum can actually contribute to a healthy ocean ecosystem. The problems start when it comes on land and starts to rot. As it decays, sargassum lets off hydrogen sulfide and smells like rotten eggs, explains the Florida Department of Health.
It can irritate people’s eyes, nose and throat, and trigger breathing issues for people with asthma.
The Department of Health recommends beachgoers avoid touching or swimming near the seaweed. The small creatures that live inside it, like jellyfish larvae, could sting or cause your skin to itch.
The department also suggests using gloves if you have to handle sargassum and closing windows if you live near the beach to avoid breathing issues and bad smells. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/massive-sargassum-seaweed-bloom-takes-surprising-turn/ | 2023-06-05 13:45:21 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/massive-sargassum-seaweed-bloom-takes-surprising-turn/ |
Some rivers in Olympic National Park have seen waters reach historic lows, leading park officials to close recreational fishing indefinitely.
The National Park Service announced it would halt all recreational fishing starting Thursday on the Ozette, Bogachiel, South Fork Calawah, Sol Duc, North Fork Sol Duc, Dickey, Quillayute, Hoh, South Fork Hoh, Queets, Salmon, and Quinault rivers.
The Cedar, Goodman, Kalaloch and Mosquito Creeks within Olympic National Park are also closed.
The announcement comes as the region has seen above average temperatures and low rainfall. Seattle has seen only 0.48 inches of rain from July to September, while the average for that period is 3.16 inches, making this the driest that stretch has been on record.
Park officials hope the closure will help protect fish, especially those attempting to make upstream spawning migrations in the low water levels.
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a prison in Nigeria’s capital which freed nearly 900 inmates including 60 of its members.
Nigerian security forces on Thursday continued to search for at least 400 escaped prisoners who are still at large.
While Nigeria has suffered multiple jailbreaks in recent years, the attack on Tuesday night was the first in the nation’s capital within that period — a development that analysts say points to a “failure of intelligence.”
The Islamic State West Africa Province said in a statement that the attack on the Kuje prison was carried out in 50 minutes by three groups: One attacked the prison’s gate, another stormed the prison and the third blocked the road leading to the facility.
The group said the attack is part of the Islamic State group’s campaign to free its members from prisons.
Authorities said the extremist rebels were “very determined” and launched the daring attack on the Kuje prison with “very high-grade explosives.” They killed one prison guard and freed 879 inmates including 64 of their members whom authorities believe they had “specifically” come to rescue.
People living near the prison told The Associated Press how the neighborhood was rocked by gunfire and explosions late Tuesday night.
A worker at a nearby bakery said the explosion “shook the bakery.” The attackers “were shooting and shooting and shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ (God is greatest),” said the bakery worker who insisted on anonymity for his safety.
“More than one hour after, I saw many people leaving (the prison) and I even thought it was people that went to enjoy themselves at the bar here,” he said of the casual way the escapees walked through the streets.
Emmanuel Johny, who lives near the prison, said at the first explosion, “I knew this was a bomb and not a gun.”
The Islamic State West Africa Province is an offshoot of Nigeria’s Boko Haram group which has waged an extremist insurgency against the Nigerian government for more than a decade.
Since the death of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau in mid-2021, the IS-linked splinter group has sought to strengthen its position in northeast Nigeria and the surrounding Lake Chad basin, though both extremist groups remain united in their fight against the Nigerian government. Their extremist rebellion has caused more than 35,000 deaths in northeastern Nigeria and displaced an estimated 2 million people, according to the U.N.
Their jihadi insurgency has expanded to the neighboring countries of Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
The attack on the prison in Nigeria’s capital city shows the severity of insurgency, according to experts.
“For Abuja to be having this kind of attack, it tells you how much our security intelligence has failed,” said Confidence MacHarry with the Lagos-based SBM Intelligence security firm. The attack was “long-planned,” he said.
Nigeria’s security forces “could get all the manpower and everything but can’t prevent attacks before it happens,” MacHarry said.
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Youssef contributed to this report from Cairo, Egypt. | https://www.koin.com/news/international/extremists-claim-responsibility-for-nigerian-prison-attack/ | 2022-07-07 17:16:02 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/international/extremists-claim-responsibility-for-nigerian-prison-attack/ |
RALEIGH, N.C. – An agreement to expand Medicaid in North Carolina neared final legislative approval Wednesday as the House agreed to a bipartisan plan to ease or eliminate regulations that block the opening of new hospital beds or operating expensive equipment.
Republican lawmakers had been skeptical for nearly a decade about accepting expansion, which originated from the 2010 federal Affordable Care Act.
But the House voted 95-21 for legislation stemming from a deal between House and Senate GOP leaders, announced three weeks ago, that would direct state health officials to accept Medicaid coverage for potentially 600,000 low-income adults.
Legislators also were convinced by an estimated extra $1.75 billion in cash over two years that Congress approved in a COVID-19 recovery law if North Carolina joined now.
One more affirmative House vote is needed Thursday before it goes to the desk of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, a longtime expansion advocate, for his likely signature. The Senate passed the final legislation by overwhelming margins last week.
North Carolina, one of 11 states that haven’t yet adopted expansion, currently has 2.9 million enrollees in traditional Medicaid coverage.
“Today marks an important day for so many North Carolina citizens,” said Rep. Donny Lambeth, a Forsyth County Republican, during Wednesday's floor debate. “This has been a long bumpy, journey, but we’re here to make history and move North Carolina forward.”
Cooper doesn't care for the North Carolina expansion bill language that says expansion can’t be enacted until a separate state budget law is approved in the months ahead. Republicans argue that it makes sense for the state to accept expansion at the same time they adjust the state’s conventional Medicaid program.
Democratic legislators like Rep. Carla Cunningham of Mecklenburg County had sought expansion for years. Cunningham, a registered nurse, said during the brief debate that she's been "waiting a good long time to get to the bittersweet end of this journey."
“We're almost there and can celebrate,” she said.
The state’s 10% share of expenses for Medicaid expansion recipients would be paid through hospital assessments. Hospitals also are expected to receive larger reimbursements for treating Medicaid patients through a federal program the state is requested to enter in the legislation.
The legislation also would scale back “certificate of need” rules that have required state health officials, for example, to sign off before hospital beds for mental health patients are opened or MRI machines are purchased. Senate Republicans insisted on such changes as part of any expansion deal — a requirement that meant talks idled in 2022. Negotiations resumed earlier this year.
Cooper and many lawmakers want to spend much of the additional $1.75 billion on mental health services. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2023/03/22/north-carolina-lawmakers-nearing-final-medicaid-expansion-ok/ | 2023-03-22 21:14:32 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2023/03/22/north-carolina-lawmakers-nearing-final-medicaid-expansion-ok/ |
BERLIN (AP) — New research reveals that the hunter-gatherer people who dominated Europe 30,000 years ago sought refuge from the last Ice Age in warmer places, but only those who sheltered in what is now Spain and Portugal appear to have survived.
Using new genetic analysis of prehistoric human remains, scientists were able to trace the fate of the Gravettian culture, a term used to describe the people who once roamed Europe and produced distinctive tools and art such as the voluptuous ‘Venus’ figurines found at ancient sites across the continent.
The study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, highlights the impact that climate change and migration had on the early inhabitants of Europe. It suggests that those who lived in what is now Italy when the ice expanded southward some 25,000 years ago appeared to have found themselves in a dead end compared to their cousins who lived in region that now covers parts of southern France, Spain and Portugal.
Those who went west survived the worst of the Ice Age, known to scientists as the last glacial maximum, said Cosimo Posth, a researcher at the University of Tuebingen who led the study.
“To our big surprise, in Italy the population that was present before the last glacial maximum completely disappears,” said Posth. “They didn’t make it.”
Genetic analysis of individuals from Italy after the last Ice Age shows the dark-skinned, dark-eyed Gravettian population was replaced by newcomers from the Balkans, who brought blue eyes and a touch of Near Eastern ancestry with them.
The researchers analyzed 116 new genetic samples they added to 240 ancient specimens already known, covering a span from about 45,000 to 5,000 years ago.
The Gravettians who survived the Ice Age in Spain, meanwhile, mixed with migrants from the east as Europe warmed again almost 15,000 years ago and then swiftly repopulated the continent from Iberia to Poland and the British Isles, dominating it for thousands of years.
The genetic footprint of the Gravettians can be found in the last Spanish hunter-gatherer populations until the arrival of the first farmers, who migrated to Europe from Anatolia some 8,000 years ago, said Posth.
In an accompanying commentary published by Nature, Ludovic Orlando of the Center for Anthropobiology and Genomics in Toulouse, France, said the study showed how climate change affected populations in Europe and that ancient human cultures weren’t always ethnically homogenous.
Orlando, who was not involved in the study, said the findings also demonstrate how fluid Europe’s genetic history was. “No modern population can claim a single origin from the human groups that first became established on the continent,” he said.
Posth hopes to delve deeper into the history of ancient migration in Europe, particularly the mysterious people who arrived from the Balkans around the time of the last glacial maximum.
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The Food and Drug Administration will research and propose a standardized front-of-package labeling system to help consumers more readily understand nutrition information, the White House said Tuesday.
The proposed update to the existing setup, in which nutritional information is provided primarily on the backs of labels, is part of the Biden administration's effort to help consumers make healthy choices and “to shift our health care system away from just treating disease to preventing it,” a senior administration official told reporters on a call.
The front-of-package labeling — which could come in the form of star ratings or traffic light images — would aim "to help consumers, particularly those with lower nutrition literacy, quickly and easily identify foods that are part of a healthy eating pattern," the White House said in a 44-page strategy report.
The administration also said it would propose an update to the nutrition criteria for the “healthy” claim on food packages.
Read the full story on NBCNews.com | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/biden-administration-to-propose-nutrition-labels-on-front-of-food-packaging/3374456/ | 2022-09-27 13:07:46 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/biden-administration-to-propose-nutrition-labels-on-front-of-food-packaging/3374456/ |
Peterman Brothers helps keep homes safe with educational advice
INDIANAPOLIS, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peterman Brothers, a leading HVAC and plumbing company serving the Greater Indianapolis area, is providing advice to Indianapolis residents on how to keep their homes safe while away on summer vacation.
"Summer is a chance for families to go on vacation and enjoy spending time with family," said Chad Peterman, president of Peterman Brothers. "While enjoying ourselves is the primary goal, it is important to keep the safety of our homes top-of-mind. No one wants to return home to a house fire caused by an electrical malfunction. Taking small steps can help keep your home secure while you're away."
To help homeowners prepare for their summer vacation, Peterman and the Peterman Brothers crew offer these electrical tips.
- Unplug all appliances: Whenever homeowners leave for an extended period, make sure all the appliances are unplugged. Even if an appliance isn't turned on or is in standby mode, it is still using energy. It is also important to turn off sockets that have switches. Unplugging the appliance will help lower energy bills and help prevent potential electrical fires.
- Equip the house with a power surge protector: A lightning strike doesn't have to be present for a power surge to take place. The truth is a power surge can happen at any time. To protect your property against surges, consider purchasing a whole-home surge protector.
- Book an electrical fire safety inspection: It is recommended for homeowners to schedule an electrical inspection before leaving for vacation. A thorough inspection will uncover hazardous appliances, electrical wiring issues, and much more.
"We want to ensure our customers can take a vacation with a peace of mind," Peterman said. "By taking preemptive safety steps or scheduling an electrical inspection, it will help ensure you won't return to a potentially disastrous situation."
Peterman Brothers is available to help with any electrical, plumbing or cooling needs. For more information, call (317) 376-8090 or visit https://www.petermanhvac.com/.
About Peterman Brothers
Founded in 1986, Peterman Brothers provides residential heating, cooling, and plumbing services in the Greater Indianapolis area. A second-generation family business, the company offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee with any new installation of HVAC equipment. All technicians are certified through the North American Technical Excellence (NATE) program and fully bonded and insured. Peterman Brothers provides 24/7 emergency service to its customers and offers several financing options with approved credit. To find out more, call (317) 376-8090 or visit https://www.petermanhvac.com.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African government on Wednesday terminated the national state of disaster it declared two months ago to deal with an electricity crisis, although there are no signs that the power problems are ending.
The government ended the state of disaster while Africa’s most developed economy still wrestles with nationwide rolling blackouts — currently for six hours a day — due to failures at the state-run power company, Eskom.
Analysts have this week warned that Eskom’s own forecasts indicate that South Africa’s businesses and its 60 million people will experience electricity cuts for at least another year.
The national state of disaster was announced by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State of The Nation address on Feb. 9. It would allow the government to exempt essential services like hospitals and water treatment plants from power blackouts and free up public money to purchase additional power from neighboring countries on an emergency basis, Ramaphosa said.
Ramaphosa has also since appointed a new cabinet minister whose sole responsiblity is to deal with the electricity crisis.
The government said in a statement Wednesday that the state of disaster had been “a necessary response” to “critical” levels of power cuts at the time it was issued.
The frequency of the blackouts has only eased slightly from up to 10 hours a day in February. The blackouts are usually applied in two-hour blocks before the electricty is switched back on for a period.
South Africa has also issued state of disaster declarations recently in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding.
The electricity problems have been blamed on years of mismanagement and corruption at Eskom, which is struggling to keep its aging coal-fired plants running. Eskom has been unable to provide a constant supply of electricity and relied on blackouts to save power for years but the cuts in 2022 were the worst the country has experienced.
They were a key contributor to South Africa’s economy shrinking by 1.3% in the fourth quarter of last year, economists said, raising fears that the country is on the brink of a recession. | https://wgntv.com/news/international/ap-international/south-africa-ends-state-of-disaster-over-electricity/ | 2023-04-06 02:56:17 | 0 | https://wgntv.com/news/international/ap-international/south-africa-ends-state-of-disaster-over-electricity/ |
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON: Humidity remains low into the afternoon. But temperatures still heat up a bit more. Temperatures likely peak around the upper 80s with a few spots perhaps reaching 90. Sunshine will dominate through the afternoon with no chance of rain.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT & OVERNIGHT: Expect mostly clear skies overnight. But temperatures will be a bit milder, thanks to an incoming warm front that imports humidity. Lows slip into the upper 60s.
THURSDAY: Humidity will continue to flow into the region Thursday with mostly sunny skies. Temperatures climb into the lower 90s. Heat index values reach the mid and upper 90s. A few isolated showers and storms will be possible, especially in eastern Arkansas.
FRIDAY & BEYOND: As heat and humidity continues to thrive, isolated showers and storms will become more widespread. This will gradually increase a bit on Friday with even more into the weekend. Highs reach the lower 90s with index values reaching the triple digits. Some storms may linger into the 4th of July.
Be alerted as soon as severe weather coverage begins by downloading the Arkansas Storm Team app from the App Store or on Google Play. | https://www.fox16.com/weather/weather-forecasts/arkansas-storm-team-forecast-hot-with-low-humidity-thursday-afternoon/ | 2022-06-29 18:01:39 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/weather/weather-forecasts/arkansas-storm-team-forecast-hot-with-low-humidity-thursday-afternoon/ |
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