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Which earbuds are better?
Getting a new pair of earbuds might be more complicated than you think. There are several factors to consider before purchasing earbuds, but if you want to boil it down to two brands, Bose and Samsung are worth your attention. Bose is a leading brand for audio products, including earbuds. Samsung has only recently dipped its toes into those waters and now also offers high-quality earbuds.
How do they stack up against each other, though? Each brand offers several models, but there are differences in design, specs and build.
Bose earbuds
If you’re looking for a high-quality pair of new earbuds, Bose will not disappoint. Bose prides itself on making audio electronics that deliver high-fidelity sound and top-tier features. Bose earbuds range from $130-$200, with the only real difference among models being the build and design.
Bose earbuds pros
Bose uses high-quality tweeters and drivers to reproduce rich sound. If you listen to music such as hip-hop, reggae, jazz or funk, you’ll find that Bose earbuds deliver good bass for their size. They also have a broad soundstage, so music with prominent highs and lows sounds terrific as well.
Most Bose earbuds have an Ingress Protection rating indicating how water-resistant they are, which is an important consideration if you’re looking for a pair to work out with. They also offer good battery life, lasting five to seven hours on a single charge, and the ear tips are typically more comfortable than the ones that come packaged with most Samsung earbuds.
Bose earbuds cons
If you find Bose earbuds on sale, jump at the opportunity — they’re infamous for being expensive. You can find high-quality over-ear headphones by other brands for the same price as, or lower price than, Bose’s top earbuds.
Bose earbuds aren’t as sleek as Samsung earbuds and generally have a more robust build. This makes them more durable but can feel uncomfortable if you plan on using them for exercising.
Best Bose earbuds
Bose QuietComfort Noise-Canceling Earbuds
These earbuds offer crisp high-fidelity audio and have an advanced acoustic system to deliver an immersive listening experience. They come with three sizes of comfortable StayHear Max ear tips, last up to six hours on a full charge and have simple touch controls.
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These earbuds last up to five hours on a single charge and are designed for those with an active lifestyle. They’re suitable for even the most rigorous workout sessions, offer fantastic sound quality and have a beam-forming microphone for crystal-clear audio during calls.
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These earbuds are connected with a cord and designed to stay in your ears during tough workouts. They offer wireless connectivity via Bluetooth or near field communication, last up to six hours on a full charge and come with several Stay Hear+ Sport ear tips.
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Samsung earbuds
Samsung earbuds offer excellent audio quality and are designed to integrate with Android smartphones seamlessly. You can find a basic pair of Samsung wireless earbuds for $100, but if you want something with more premium features and a durable build, expect to spend up to $160.
Samsung earbuds pros
Samsung earbuds have a more sleek, stylish design than most Bose earbuds, and many users find them more comfortable and practical for exercising. As with the best Bose earbuds, the best Samsung earbuds have active noise-canceling for tuning out ambient noise and transparency modes for being more aware of your surroundings.
Samsung earbuds are more affordable than Bose earbuds and are an excellent choice for anyone working with a budget. They’re not cheap by any means, but they’re perfect if you’re looking to save a few bucks on quality earbuds.
Also, although Samsung earbuds are compatible with iOS devices and support various Bluetooth codecs, they work much better when paired with a device running Android 5.0. Specifically, they work best with Samsung smartphones since these offer more software support and diverse touch control functions.
Samsung earbuds cons
Samsung earbuds sound great but generally don’t offer the same bass as most Bose earbuds. Samsung earbuds’ battery life is typically poorer than Bose’s, but since they come with a wireless charging case, it’s not a huge concern for most users. Also, because of the integrated microphones in Bose earbuds, Samsung’s noise-canceling isn’t nearly as effective.
Best Samsung earbuds
These stylish earbuds have a 12-millimeter tweeter, long-lasting battery life and active noise-cancellation to block out ambient noise. They deliver spatial sound and impressive bass for their size, have an always-on voice assistant function and come in five colors.
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Intelligent active noise-cancellation lets users drown out noisy environments with a single touch of a button. The 11-millimeter woofer and 6.5-millimeter tweeter deliver rich sound, the call quality is crystal-clear and they have an IPX7 water-resistance rating, making them suitable for exercising.
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These earbuds have an Ambient Aware feature that lets you be more aware of your surroundings while listening to your favorite tunes. They have a three-microphone setup for high-quality sound during phone calls, touch controls for managing music playback and last 22 hours.
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Should you get Bose earbuds or Samsung earbuds?
Bose and Samsung earbuds share many characteristics and features that make them similar in terms of quality. You’ll get many of the same features across most models, including an IP rating, noise-canceling, simple touch controls, access to voice assistants and different-sized ear tip cushions.
Bose earbuds are generally better if you’re a bass-lover or looking for earbuds with a broader overall soundstage and high-end acoustics. However, if you want high-quality sound at a more affordable price, Samsung earbuds are worth a look and have a more stylish design.
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A Missouri boarding school already under scrutiny amid physical and sexual abuse allegations may soon be shut down, following a judge’s ruling.
Cedar County Circuit Judge David Munton signed an order Wednesday night to close Agape Boarding School in Stockton after the Missouri attorney general’s office and the state Department of Social Services filed petitions citing evidence that someone on the state registry for child abuse and neglect was actively working there.
But early Thursday, Munton stated in a court document that before closing the school he wanted the sheriff to confirm that the employee is still working at Agape. Officials have not said whether that’s the case, and a hearing originally scheduled for Thursday to decide Agape’s fate was postponed until Monday.
“Agape’s employment of a staff member who is listed on the state’s Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry presents an immediate health and safety concern for the children residing at Agape,” the petition from Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office stated. “This new development is sadly consistent with the dark pattern of behavior at Agape previously exposed by the Attorney General’s Office and DSS.”
Agape’s lawyer, John Schultz, said the school remains open. The judge noted in Missouri’s online court filing system that the state and Agape agreed that two Children’s Division workers will have access “to observe the children there” until the hearing occurs.
“My Office has continued to monitor and investigate this situation and when we learned that there was a clear violation of the law, we took swift and decisive action,” Schmitt said in a statement. “We have worked closely with DSS to put into place a Court ordered plan to allow constant on-site monitoring of the children at Agape by DSS to ensure their safety until the hearing is held.”
Munton’s order, if carried out, would require the removal of all 63 boys at Agape, and require assessments of their health, safety and well-being.
Allegations of physical and sexual abuse at Agape and nearby Christian boarding school Circle of Hope Girls’ Ranch prompted a state law last year requiring stricter oversight of such facilities. Among other things, the new law allows state or local authorities to petition the court for closure of a facility if there is believed to be an immediate health or safety threat to the children.
Last year, Agape’s longtime doctor, David Smock, was charged with child sex crimes and five employees were charged with low-level abuse counts. Schmitt’s office contended that 22 workers should have been charged, and with more serious crimes. But in Missouri, only the local prosecutor can file charges, and Cedar County Prosecuting Attorney Ty Gaither has said no additional employees would be charged.
Meanwhile, the husband-and-wife founders of Circle of Hope, Boyd and Stephanie Householder, face a combined 99 charges that include child abuse and neglect, sex crimes and other counts. The school was ordered shut down in 2020 amid the investigation.
Several lawsuits filed on behalf of former students also have named Agape and Circle of Hope.
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LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas-area elected public official was arrested Wednesday and identified by police as the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a veteran newspaper reporter whose investigations of the official’s work preceded his primary loss in June.
Clark County Public Administrator Robert “Rob” Telles, a Democrat, was taken into custody at his home by a police SWAT unit hours after investigators served a search warrant and confiscated vehicles in the criminal probe of the killing of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German.
“The suspect in the homicide that occurred on September 2, 2022, has been taken into custody,” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police tweeted shortly before 7 p.m.
Telles, 45, had been a focus of German’s reporting about turmoil including complaints of administrative bullying, favoritism and Telles’ relationship with a subordinate staffer in the county office that handles property of people who die without a will or family contacts.
Telles did not immediately respond Wednesday to telephone messages at his county office, and it was not immediately clear following his arrest if he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf. The county administrator office was closed.
German joined the Review-Journal in 2010 after more than two decades at the Las Vegas Sun, where he was a columnist and reporter who covered courts, politics, labor, government and organized crime.
Telles, a lawyer who practiced probate and estate law, won his elected position in 2018, replacing a three-term public administrator. He lost his June party primary to Assistant Public Administrator Rita Reid. Telles’ term expires Dec. 31.
In the weeks before the election, German bylined reports about an office “mired in turmoil and internal dissension” between longtime employees and new hires under Telles’ leadership.
Telles blamed “old-timers” for exaggerating the extent of his relationship with a female staffer and falsely claiming that he mistreated them.
“All my new employees are super-happy and everyone’s productive and doing well,” he told the newspaper. “We’ve almost doubled the productivity in the office.”
Telles later posted Twitter complaints about German, the Review-Journal reported, including claims in June that German was a bully who was “obsessed” with him.
German, a reporter with a reputation for tenacity, was working on follow-up reports, the newspaper said Wednesday, and recently filed public records requests for emails and text messages between Telles and three other county officials including Reid and consultant Michael Murphy.
Murphy, the former Clark County coroner hired to address complaints about leadership in the public administrators’ office, did not immediately respond to a telephone message.
German’s body was found Saturday morning outside his home. Police said he apparently was killed Friday and characterized the attack as an isolated incident. The Clark County coroner ruled that German died of “multiple sharp force injuries” and ruled the case a homicide.
After police asked Monday for public help to identify a suspect, developments came quickly.
Police on Tuesday showed a brief video of a possible suspect walking on a sidewalk clad in bright orange “construction attire” and distributed a photo of a distinctive red or maroon GMC Yukon Denali SUV with chrome handles, a sunroof and a luggage rack, saying it may have been linked to the case.
Telles was seen in newspaper photos washing a similar vehicle parked in his driveway on Tuesday, and KTNV-TV reported the vehicle was towed away after police arrived on Wednesday.
German died of “multiple sharp force injuries,” the Clark County coroner said, and the case was ruled a homicide.
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Associated Press writer Walter Berry in Phoenix contributed to this report.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Basil Rajapaksa, the younger brother of Sri Lanka's president and the country's former finance minister, said he resigned from Parliament on Thursday, amid mounting criticism of his alleged role in dragging the island nation into its worst economic crisis in memory.
He told a news conference he had submitted a letter to give up his Parliament seat but insisted that he was not solely responsible for the country's economic hardships.
“The crisis was there even when I took over,” he said. “I did my best with all my strength.”
Rajapaksa, a member of the powerful political family that has ruled Sri Lanka for much of the past two decades, served as finance minister from July last year until April, when he resigned with other ministers over the government’s failure to resolve the economic situation.
He said Thursday that successive governments that ruled Sri Lanka since the 1950s deserve blame too because “they took loans and spent them” without taking steps to avert a crisis.
The resignation could be seen as a severe blow to the Rajapaksa dynasty, which has faced growing public outrage. Protesters have occupied the entrance to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office for more than 50 days demanding his resignation, saying the primary responsibility for the economic crisis rests with him and his family, who they accuse of corruption and mismanagement.
The protests drove another family member, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, from office last month amid nationwide violence that saw his supporters attack peaceful protesters. One of the president’s other siblings and a nephew also resigned from their Cabinet posts but still serve as lawmakers.
Mahinda Rajapaksa was Sri Lanka's president from 2005 to 2015.
Basil Rajapaksa said Thursday he would not be involved in government anymore but vowed to “continue political work.”
Sri Lanka is nearly bankrupt with an acute foreign currency crisis that resulted in a foreign debt default. The country announced last month that it is suspending nearly $7 billion in foreign debt repayments due this year out of about $25 billion due by 2026. Sri Lanka’s total foreign debt stands at $51 billion.
For months Sri Lankans have endured shortages of food and fuel, power outages and other privations. The country lacks the financial wherewithal to buy imported necessities and pay its debts.
Authorities have started discussions with the International Monetary Fund for a bailout package and have asked the IMF to lead a conference to unite Sri Lanka’s lenders.
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President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to suspend federal gas and diesel taxes for three months, a move that has been met with doubt and criticism by some lawmakers and industry experts.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other congressional Democrats have worried that suspending the federal gas tax would allow oil companies to reap additional profits with no guarantee that drivers would see savings at the pump, the Associated Press reports.
“President Biden understands that a gas tax holiday alone will not, on its own, relieve the run up in costs that we’ve seen. But the President believes that at this unique moment when the war in Ukraine is imposing costs on American families, Congress should do what it can to provide working families breathing room,” the White House said in a statement.
Biden is also urging states to provide direct relief by suspending their own gas taxes or through other legislative action.
Ahead of the news, some social media users claimed that five U.S. states have already suspended their gas taxes.
THE QUESTION
Have five U.S. states passed their own gas tax holidays in 2022?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, five U.S. states have passed legislation to suspend gas taxes at some point in 2022.
WHAT WE FOUND
The federal fuel tax in the U.S. is 18.3 cents per gallon and the total for state gasoline taxes averages about 31 cents, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). That means the average American pays about 49 cents total in gas taxes, though some people are paying more if their state taxes are higher.
State gas taxes include per-gallon excise taxes collected at the pump, excise taxes imposed on wholesalers and passed to drivers in the form of higher prices, and sales taxes that apply to the purchase of gasoline, the Tax Foundation explains on its website.
The federal gas tax holiday, if passed by Congress, “could in theory save Americans cumulatively around $70 million per day, though it could take a few weeks for effects to be seen,” GasBuddy spokesperson Nicole Petersen told VERIFY.
“The tax holiday also has the potential to increase demand for gasoline, which could create the opposite of the desired effect and put more upward pressure on prices at the pump,” she added.
As Biden calls on lawmakers to pass legislation that would temporarily eliminate the federal gas tax, five U.S. states – New York, Florida, Georgia, Connecticut and Maryland – have already suspended their state taxes or will do so in the future in hopes of offering relief for drivers.
Here’s what we know about the tax suspensions in each state.
New York
New York is suspending certain state taxes, including the fuel excise tax and sales tax, on gasoline and diesel fuel from June 1 through Dec. 31, 2022, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. This amounts to a reduction of at least 16 cents in the price of gas per gallon in the state, with some counties providing additional savings by setting temporary caps on sales tax.
"By suspending certain fuel taxes for the next seven months, New York is providing some $609 million in direct relief to New Yorkers – a critical lifeline for those who need it most,” Hochul said in a statement.
New York drivers would have paid at least 17.3 cents per gallon in state gas taxes as of June 1, 2022, if taxes had not been suspended, data from the state Department of Taxation and Finance show.
According to AAA, the average gas price per gallon in New York is about $4.99 as of June 22, slightly above the national average of roughly $4.96.
Florida
A one-month gas tax holiday, which will suspend fuel taxes in the state, is set to begin in Florida on Oct. 1, 2022.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 7071, which establishes the gas tax holiday along with nine other tax holidays, on May 6, 2022. A summary of the bill shows drivers in the state will save an estimated $200 million during a one-month fuel tax holiday beginning Oct. 1.
The fuel tax holiday will lower the price of gas in the state by 25.3 cents per gallon, according to DeSantis’ office.
The legislation also suspends taxes on items such as school supplies, items and admissions related to recreational activities, and Energy Star appliances.
AAA data show that the average gas price per gallon in Florida is currently about $4.77 as of June 22, almost 20 cents lower than the national average.
Georgia
Georgia already suspended the collection of its fuel excise tax from March 18, 2022 through May 31, 2022, according to the state Department of Revenue (DOR). Gov. Brian Kemp later issued an executive order on May 26 extending the suspension of excise tax collection through July 14.
Georgia’s state gas tax is regularly 29.1 cents per gallon, DOR data show.
As of June 22, the average gas price per gallon in Georgia is roughly $4.45, about 50 cents lower than the national average, according to AAA.
Connecticut
On March 24, Gov. Ned Lamot signed emergency legislation suspending Connecticut's excise tax of 25 cents per gallon on gasoline from April 1 through June 30, 2022.
“The legislation includes language asserting that failure by retailers to reduce the per-gallon price of gasoline by this amount during the suspension period will be considered an ‘unfair or deceptive trade practice,’” the governor’s office said in a statement.
More than one month later, on May 9, Lamot announced that new legislation had further suspended Connecticut's excise tax on gas through Nov. 30, 2022.
The average gas price per gallon in Connecticut is hovering close to the national average at about $4.92 as of June 22, according to AAA.
Maryland
Maryland implemented a 30-day gas tax holiday from March 18 through April 16, 2022, but it has since expired, according to the state Comptroller’s office. The state gas tax in Maryland is currently 36.1 cents per gallon, and is set to increase by 18% to 42.7 cents per gallon on July 1.
State Comptroller Peter Franchot sent a letter in late May to Gov. Larry Hogan and other legislators, urging them to pass emergency legislation that would waive the 18% increase to the state gas tax.
“This amounts to a new, highly regressive $200 million tax on Maryland families and small businesses,” Franchot said of the increase in his letter.
Franchot also called on the legislature to pass another state gas tax holiday through Sept. 30, similar to the monthlong holiday adopted in March.
Maryland’s average gas price per gallon is currently hovering near the national average at about $4.93 as of June 22, AAA data show.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – On the heels of a federal judge striking down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit, masks are no longer required anywhere inside Fort Wayne International Airport.
Airport officials made the announcement via social media Tuesday morning.
“Effective immediately, FWA passengers, visitors, and employees are no longer required to wear a mask at the airport,” a message read on the airport’s social media accounts. “The TSA will no longer enforce the security directive that requires masks to be worn inside the terminal building.”
Anyone who wants to wear a mask is encouraged to do so, according to the message, and travelers should check with any airlines, connections and final destinations for any specific mask requirements.
The ruling by the federal judge, who is in Florida, gives airports, mass transit systems, airlines and ride-hailing services the option to keep mask rules or ditch them entirely, resulting in rules that vary by city and mode of transportation, according to the Associated Press.
The Transportation Security Administration said Monday night it would no longer enforce its mask requirement, and airports around the country almost immediately followed suit.
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Which “Sesame Street” toys you can buy online now are best?
“Sesame Street” has a long and rich history with toys that promote both learning and curiosity for each generation. You can find the most popular “Sesame Street” toys that are available for purchase without leaving your home thanks to the wonderful world wide web. You can add to the long “Sesame Street” legacy by bringing a little piece of the magic home.
What is “Sesame Street”?
“Sesame Street” is a program created to educate children in a fun and friendly manner. The show includes loveable and well-known characters such as Cookie Monster and Elmo. These characters work and interact with both children and famous adults within the show in order to cater to children in a relevant and engaging way. This American show was first created by the Public Broadcasting Channel.
The show aims to educate children on a variety of different topics, from math to language and more. It even goes out of the way to teach children the necessary tools to navigate the surrounding world. “Sesame Street” presents content in an age-appropriate manner to better connect with younger children and maintain their attention.
How old is “Sesame Street”?
“Sesame Street” was first created in the late 1960s. The show spans several decades and many episodes even include a variety of famous guest stars and personalities from a wide range of specialties and fields.
Is “Sesame Street” still making new episodes?
The beloved child show is still alive and strong with no plan to stop in the near future. The show is widely known and highly regarded for its ability to combine education and entertainment. The show spans well over 50 seasons and includes thousands of fun and engaging episodes.
Best “Sesame Street” toys available online that promote language
“Sesame Street” toys can help promote play and language learning skills. The combination of education and fun can help create a positive connection between language and learning. Find a toy that is age appropriate and works best for your kid. Instilling an interest and curiosity about language skills from a young age can also make it easier for your kid to start learning multiple languages at the same time.
Delta Children Wooden Playhouse 4-Shelf Bookcase
This item comes with the dual capability of acting as both a playhouse and a bookshelf. This bookshelf encourages both play and an interest in books from an early age by creating positive association. The item comes with four different shelves and weighs a little under 20 pounds.
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Sesame Street Elmo’s On the Go Letters
This portable alphabet set encourages language skills and writing capabilities. The toy is recommended for children between the ages of 2 and 4. The fold-up case makes it easy to store and take with you.
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Best “Sesame Street” toys available online that promote motor skills and mental agility
Find a toy that can help boost coordination and reasoning skills during the formative years of the kid in your life. Toys that encourage building and spacial awareness work to boost and improve motor skills and even encourage creativity.
Mega Bloks Sesame Street Let’s Build Sesame Street
The “Sesame Street” building blocks set includes 70 pieces in order to make fun and innovative designs. The toy is advised for kids between the ages of 1 and 5 years old. It weighs about 1 pound and includes a convenient bag for storage.
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TCG Toys Sesame Street Magnetic Wood Dress Up Puzzle
The puzzle includes several fun accessories, such as one base item and eight tops. Elmo can be dressed up and personalized to promote creativity and individual style. The set includes 25 pieces.
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Wonder Forge Sesame Street Matching Game
This matching game includes over 70 tiles and helps to boost recognition and motor skills with younger children. The game is relatively speedy as it takes only about 15 minutes to finish playing.
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Sesame Street Elmo School Bus Ride-On
This toy includes music and can entertain kids between the ages of 1 and 3. The Elmo weighs about 4 pounds and does not require strenuous assembly. The toy works best with batteries and two AA batteries are included.
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Best “Sesame Street” toys available online that encourage play
Toys can help encourage self-confidence and even promote creativity. Find a toy that engages your kid to play and interact with the world in a safe and fun environment. The act of play is extremely important for development and can lead to a more outgoing kid.
If you have the opportunity, join in with your kid and play with one of the “Sesame Street” toys that can be purchased online in order to create a bond with the child and also make lifelong memories.
Sesame Street Let’s Dance Elmo
This toy sings about a variety of different topics, such as colors and animals. The toy is recommended for children between the ages of 1 and 4 years old. This Elmo toy is about 12 inches in height and encourages movement.
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Playskool Sesame Street Collector Pack 5 Figures
The set includes five characters that are just under 3 inches tall in height. This product is recommended for children older than the age of 3.
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Sesame Street Little Laughs Tickle Me Elmo
This plush Elmo toy is interactive and can laugh when given a big hug. It is about 10 inches in height and it is advised for children that are older than 1 year. The toy encourages socialization and play through several nifty phrases.
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The United States added 372,000 jobs in June, which held the national unemployment rate at 3.6%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
The data indicate that even with the added jobs, the U.S. workforce remains below pre-pandemic levels.
Data showed professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and health care industries saw notable increases in workforce participation.
The leisure and hospitality industry, which saw a mass exodus during the pandemic, saw gains of 67,000 workers in June. The industry, however, remains down 1.3 million employees since February 2020.
While inflation is raising the costs of goods, employees saw a bump in pay in June. The average nonfarm hourly rate increased by 10 cents, or .3%, to $32.08. In the last 12 months, the BLS reports that the average hourly rate for nonfarm work rose 5.1%.
While Americans are getting paid more, salaries have failed to keep up with inflation, which has remained over 8% in the last year.
Although the number of Americans collecting unemployment ever so slightly declined, the U.S. workforce declined by 500,000 in June, suggesting a number of Americans continue to retire or voluntarily leave the workforce. The overall workforce participation rate dropped .1% to 62.2%.
The workforce participation rate includes the number of people currently employed or actively looking for work.
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Innovative content-delivery solution among the nation's fastest-growing privately held companies
DENVER, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. Magazine today revealed that Edison Interactive (EI) is ranked 1105 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, a prestigious compilation of the fastest-growing private companies. EI's growth of 588 percent from 2018 to 2021 earned the company a spot on the list for the second consecutive year.
"We are thrilled to be announced to the Inc. 5000 list for the second straight year. It's an honor to be recognized alongside other innovative and disruptive companies that are changing the game in their space. The strong adoption of our Content Management System across a predominantly Fortune 500 client base has led to explosive growth," said Edison Interactive CEO and co-founder, Jeremy Ostermiller. "We are on a mission to provide a superior customer experience for digital devices and the Edison Platform is making that possible in planes, trains, automobiles and beyond.
EI has made a number of "best of" lists, including Colorado Companies to Watch. In 2021, EI ranked 144 on the Inc. 5000 list and ranked 27 on the Inc. 5000 Regional List for the Rocky Mountain Region.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Inc. Editor-in-Chief Scott Omelianuk. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Inc. 5000 2022 list companies have an average three-year growth rate of 230 percent, $317.2 billion in revenue and nearly two million jobs. Complete results can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
For more, visit www.edisoninteractive.com.
Edison Interactive (EI) is a leading out-of-home (OOH) content management system (CMS) for connected devices in golf carts, rental vehicles, hotel rooms and more. Focused on digitally transforming the customer experience, EI is known for its vast network of premium displays, digital signage and infotainment solutions. The EI platform delivers valuable back-end insights and management capabilities for businesses while providing end-users with meaningful content and features that can be monetized. Its client base is predominantly Fortune 500 companies, including Verizon Wireless, Avis Budget Group and Yahoo!. EI was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Denver. For more, visit www.edisoninteractive.com.
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BERLIN (AP) — The Canadian government says it will allow the delivery to Germany of equipment from a key Russia-Europe natural gas pipeline that has undergone maintenance — equipment the absence of which Russia’s Gazprom cited last month as a reason for more than halving the flow of gas.
The return of turbines from the Nord Stream 1 pipeline sent to Montreal for a scheduled overhaul has been complicated by sanctions imposed on Russia over the war in Ukraine. Canada’s minister of natural resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, said in a statement late Saturday that “Canada will grant a time-limited and revocable permit for Siemens Canada to allow the return of repaired Nord Stream 1 turbines to Germany.”
That, Wilkinson said in the statement posted on Twitter, will support “Europe’s ability to access reliable and affordable energy as they continue to transition away from Russian oil and gas.” He said that “absent a necessary supply of natural gas, the German economy will suffer very significant hardship.”
Siemens Energy said after Gazprom started reducing gas flows in mid-June that it had been unable to return a gas turbine that powers a compressor station on the pipeline, which had been overhauled after more than 10 years in service, to the customer, Gazprom.
German politicians have dismissed the Russian explanation for the 60% reduction in gas flows through Nord Stream 1, saying that equipment shouldn’t have been a significant issue until the fall and the Russian decision was a political gambit to sow uncertainty and push up prices.
The Canadian move comes before Nord Stream 1 is due to shut down for annual maintenance on Monday. In previous summers, the work led to a roughly 10-day shutdown, but German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck has said he suspects that Russia may cite “some little technical detail” as a reason not to resume gas deliveries.
The reduction in gas flows comes as Germany and the rest of Europe try to reduce their dependence on Russian energy imports. Germany, which has Europe’s biggest economy, gets about 35% of its gas to power industry and generate electricity from Russia.
Last month, Habeck activated the second phase of Germany’s three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies, warning that Europe’s biggest economy faced a “crisis” and storage targets for the winter were at risk.
On Friday, energy company Uniper — Germany’s biggest importer of Russian gas — asked the government for a bailout to cope with surging gas prices.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OZY Media, the award-winning news and entertainment company, today announced the launch of its 5th annual OZY Genius Awards (OGA).
The landmark grant program supports ten bold and innovative ideas from college and university students with a summer stipend of $10,000. From scientific research to launching new companies, writing books to building nonprofit organizations, the OZY Genius Awards has allowed talented young people to fully pursue their big dreams to help make the world a better place. Since 2015, the OGA program has already helped launch young superstars, such as Amanda Gorman, Brandy Star Merriweather and Dyllen Nellis.
"Winning the OZY Genius Award gave us momentum to scale our impact by enabling our team to launch an online mentorship community for students around the world," said Dante Alvarado-Leon, OGA class of 2017.
"We are so proud of the OZY Genius Awards and all that they stand for," said OZY CEO Carlos Watson. "My mom, a former teacher, helped incubate the idea and I am so pleased to see hundreds of students embrace this wonderful opportunity by putting their best ideas forward."
This year's OGA program, with the support of *AT&T Dream in Black, will give special emphasis to students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)by also honoring them as AT&T Rising Future Makers. A campaign that launched in 2021 to uplift HBCU students making a difference in their communities and providing them the connections needed for greater possibility.
"I've met so many HBCU students who have brilliant ideas, but they lack the capital and resources to bring them to life. I was once in that same boat," said Michael DeVore, OGA class of 2015. "I believe the OZY Genius Awards can help attract resources to talented HBCU students. There are so many amazing young people that need platforms like this to highlight their brilliant ideas."
"We believe deeply in the creativity and genius of young people and are glad to be supporting the OZY Genius Awards," said AT&T Chief Diversity Officer, Michelle Jordan. "AT&T is committed to supporting young leaders and our Rising Future Makers program plays a critical role in that effort."
Applications for the OZY Genius Awards are available here to full-time college students in the U.S. and will remain open until Oct. 31, 2022. Winners will be announced on Nov. 15, 2022.
Current and recent judges have included: former Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Carmen Yulín Cruz; noted physicist and bestselling author Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi; former OMD CEO John Osborn; Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry; Emerson Collective founder Laurene Powell Jobs; former "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric; former McKinsey partner James Manyika.
Enjoy this short video to feel the spirit of the OZY Genius Awards or to learn more about AT&T Dream in Black, please visit attdreaminblack.com.
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200-year-old tree explodes because of Oregon heat wave, expert says
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - During the seven-day heat wave in Portland, a huge branch of an oak tree broke and fell in the Eastmoreland neighborhood, taking down power lines with it. It looks like the heat may have caused the tree to explode.
The tree, estimated to be more than 200 years old, looked perfectly healthy, but seven days of temperatures at 95 degrees or above may have been the cause of the branch falling. The branch was estimated to weigh roughly 30,000 pounds.
No one was hurt and the property damage was minimal. But it was a healthy and regularly maintained tree.
The old oak had just gone through the longest heat wave on record in the Portland area.
That kind of heat is not healthy for people, but it’s also not healthy for even the oldest and most resilient trees.
Arborist Michael Jolliff told KPTV how intense heat can cause a tree to explode.
“That [heat] tends to cause thermal changes inside the tree in the wood tissues and also the buildup of gases inside the tree,” he said. “That can be explosive and sudden.”
Jolliff said these explosions happen in the big old trees, especially oaks, the kind loved for the shade they bring in the summer’s heat. He said the weight of these trees is also a factor.
“We have seen it in a sense explode because, under that amount of weight, you hear it. It’s very dynamic,” he said.
The aftermath looks like an explosion, too, as the tree spontaneously pulled itself apart.
In Powell Park last week, another huge branch came down. Jolliff said there was some rot there, but he also thinks heat and the massive tree’s weight played a part.
A warming climate could mean people will see more explosions in trees, he said.
“We’re going to continue to see it because of the way the heat is trending,” said Jolliff. “There isn’t any real precursor or warnings, and that’s the problem. No tree is perfectly safe.”
Jolliff said sometimes they can brace a tree’s possible failure points, but that is not foolproof.
The heritage tree survived more than 200 years and a slew of ice storms. But Portland’s heat may have been too much for one of Eastmoreland’s favorite old oaks.
The tree will have to be completely removed.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Proteus, LLC announced it has been selected by Andersen Capital Management as its partner to complement Andersen's SMA platform with an efficient, technology-enabled, private fund platform in launching its new alternative investment strategy. Andersen will take advantage of Proteus' best-in-class technology, operational rigor, and related infrastructure to seamlessly offer their investment strategies to Accredited and Qualified clientele.
Proteus is structuring a bespoke master-feeder solution that will allow Andersen to aggregate clientele for its Weather Mark Long/Short investment strategy. The strategy employs the same stock picking process that Andersen has used since 2010, now generalized to permit shorting stocks that have poor business models. The solution will launch September 1, 2022.
"The Andersen relationship is yet another example that highlights our unique position and capabilities in the alternative asset space," says Eric Knauss, CEO at Proteus. "The Proteus Platform truly stands unrivaled in its breadth and depth. Our careful planning and foresight in how we have developed the technology and related infrastructure of the Platform has put us in a position where we can offer tailored solutions that match exacting client needs. In Andersen's case, you see a world-renowned portfolio manager that has found it is possible to enjoy the benefits of operating in a fund structure without any of the burdens. In fact, life will be getting simpler and less costly for both Andersen and their clients by taking advantage of the Proteus Platform."
Proteus offers a wide variety of alternative investment opportunities to Accredited Investor and Qualified Purchaser clients ranging from access to individual managers, no-cost managed strategies, and comprehensive alternative asset management models.
Further, Proteus offers compelling solutions to asset managers whether they currently operate SMAs or Funds. In Andersen's case, Proteus is offering a turnkey solution to extend existing and new clients access to his long short strategy with an efficient and transparent fund structure. "SMA managers and their clients can benefit from the advantages of fund structures. However, before the Proteus offering, there was no elegant way of migrating to a fund structure without exorbitant cost, complexity, and opacity. Proteus is changing that dynamic," Knauss added.
"My clients know I have high levels of integrity," says Peter Andersen, Founder and CIO of Andersen Capital Management. "Since founding Andersen Capital, I had been looking for the perfect partner for relaunching my long/short version of Weather Mark. Most fund structures I considered did not have attractive offering characteristics and were materially deficient in what I expect for my clients. We hesitated to offer the long/short strategy in a fund structure if these problems weren't solved. Proteus does just that. With this partnership I will be able to offer my strategies broadly, at lower cost to the client, and with unparalleled transparency. This solution is perfectly designed with the best interest of my investors in mind."
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Peter C. Andersen, CFA, has managed money for a wide range of clients since 1993. He has direct experience managing separate accounts and over 10 mutual funds throughout his career, including IPOs for two NYSE-listed closed end funds. Peter also is a columnist for Forbes magazine and has written over 125 articles about general markets and investment recommendations for their Intelligent Investor feature. Since 2006 he has appeared on CNBC and Fox Business News to discuss market strategies and investments and is regularly quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Financial Times, and MarketWatch. Investment Advisory Services offered through Integrated Advisors Network LLC (IAN) a Registered Investment Advisor.
Proteus is an alternative investment platform solution. The Proteus Platform provides access to institutional-quality investment opportunities, including private funds, alternative investment model portfolios and sub-asset class pools which invest across the alternative investment strategy spectrum. Wealth advisors and their Accredited Investor and Qualified Purchaser clients use the platform to research alternative investment managers and investments, review due diligence materials and construct custom portfolios all on one platform, thereby eliminating significant hurdles and inefficiencies that have plagued alternative investors for decades. Proteus' fully integrated platform is an end-to-end enterprise solution which also provides sophisticated portfolio construction tools, integrated & compliant portfolio accounting and consolidated K-1 processing.
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Matthew McConaughey is using his platform to call for change.
The Oscar-winning actor, who is from Uvalde, Texas, wrote an op-ed for The Austin American-Statesman.
He said the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde that left 19 children and two teachers dead prompted him to write the piece.
"I believe that responsible, law-abiding Americans have a Second Amendment right, enshrined by our founders, to bear arms," McConaughey wrote. "I also believe we have a cultural obligation to take steps toward slowing down the senseless killing of our children. The debate about gun control has delivered nothing but status quo. It’s time we talk about gun responsibility."
McConaughey claims there is a difference between gun control and gun responsibility, claiming there is "no constitutional barrier to gun responsibility."
The actor said he believes all gun purchases should require a background check. He also believes an "assault rifle" should only be sold to people 21 years and older, unless they are in the military. He also called for a national waiting period on "assault rifles" and for Red Flag laws to become the "law of the land."
"I am not under the illusion that these policies will solve all of our problems, but if responsible solutions can stop some of these tragedies from striking another community without destroying the Second Amendment, they're worth it," McConaughey said.
McConaughey called on lawmakers from both parties to find common ground. He also believes companies, private organizations, and responsible gun owners should be part of the conversation about how to make the U.S. safer.
"It’s time for real leaders to step up and do what’s right, so we can each and all just keep livin’," McConaughey said.
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MANITOWOC, Wis. (WFRV) – The Manitowoc Police Dept is investigating a complaint of a dog attacking another dog in Manitowoc.
According to a release, the incident occurred on the morning of June 26, around 9:30 a.m.
While a person was out walking their Shih Tzu near the 800 block of Hamilton Street, a boxer or pit bull mix ran from the east side of South 8th Street and attacked the Shih Tzu.
The victim’s dog was bitten and received two puncture wounds in the neck. The attacking dog then ran back east across South 8th Street.
Officers describe the attacking dog as being yellowish with white patches.
If anyone knows a person who lives in the area of South 8th and Hamilton, whose dog match’s the description of the attacking dog, you are asked to contact the Manitowoc Police Department at 686-6551.
Local 5 will update this story if more details become available.
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Thought leadership in partnership with iAccess Life will be on display at the largest industry event of the year
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobility software and payments company Passport will showcase its mobility management platform in booth #827 at the International Parking and Mobility Institute's (IPMI) Conference & Expo July 24-27, 2022 at the Ernest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La.. Passport will present three times in conference sessions, and is excited to host Brandon Winfield from iAccess Life for in-booth sessions on July 25 and 26. The company will showcase its complete parking solution through one centralized platform, which brings together all parking and mobility data and provides cities with a holistic view of their entire operation.
In addition to Passport's presence on the showfloor, the company is featured during conference sessions, including, "The Jetsons - The Parking Payment Systems of the Future" and "Customer Success: Voice of the Customer." Passport will also moderate a shoptalk session, "Managing the Dynamic Curb." Special guest, Brandon Winfield of iAccess Life, will discuss equitable parking solutions for the mobility impaired and how the partnership with Passport is bringing attention to this underserved community.
"Hundreds of cities across North America are experiencing the power of Passport's platform and are unlocking actionable insights for smarter decision making," says Doug Rogers, Passport CRO. "We are excited to continue to help cities solve critical problems in their operations, and we look forward to reuniting with clients at one of the industry's largest events of the year."
Passport's platform helps cities manage mobile pay parking, parking enforcement, digital permitting, payment services and more. The Charlotte-based company has helped more than 800 municipalities, universities and private operators streamline processes and use mobility data to increase revenue, decrease costs, easily integrate with other technologies and provide better user experiences.
To attend IPMI's Convention & Expo and be able to see Passport's platform in action, visit the event's website and register online. To learn more about how Passport supports cities' mobility infrastructure, visit the company website.
About Passport
Passport is a mobility software and payments company that builds technology to centrally manage the complexities at the curb. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Passport is trusted by more than 800 cities, universities and agencies, including Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles and Miami. Passport's digital platform helps cities manage parking and mobility infrastructure, creating more livable, equitable communities. One of the fastest-growing companies on the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 lists, Passport was also named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies for 2020.
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MIAMI (AP) — USA Basketball practice was winding down for the day. Players scattered about the Miami Heat practice court to go shoot some free throws and jumpers, with assistant coaches and other team staffers chatting with them and grabbing rebounds.
This was when Jim Boylen needed some alone time.
He grabbed a folding chair, carried it across the court, set it up at midcourt on the far sideline and spent a few minutes all by himself, surveying the scene, taking notes and checking things off the day’s practice plan.
“I was asking myself, ‘Did we get done what we have to get done today?’” said Boylen, the former University of Utah and Chicago Bulls head coach. “Because we can’t skip steps, we don’t have time to change course, and we’ve got a lot to get done.”
Boylen’s current job is a largely thankless and massive undertaking. He’s coaching USA Basketball in another window of World Cup qualifying — with games Friday at Puerto Rico and Monday at Cuba set to complete the first round of the tournament. The Americans (3-1) have already qualified for the second round, and going 2-0 in these next two games would move them significantly closer to clinching a spot in next year’s Basketball World Cup.
“I’ve said this before, and if I’m repeating myself, I’m sorry, but this is the most competitive thing I’ve ever done,” Boylen said. “And this is why: You have 10 days to put the team together, you have 11 days together as a team, seven practices, travel, and you play meaningful games that we need to win. You’re fighting a lot of issues. That makes it the most competitive thing.”
He’s not taking the Olympic team to Puerto Rico and Cuba. As usual, the Americans are using a team composed primarily of either G League players or others who are playing in overseas leagues. Most of the 12-man U.S. roster has some NBA experience, but many had not played together before arriving for camp in Miami last week.
That’s the difference: the teams that the U.S. will face on this trip have largely been together for years. The Americans, by comparison, installed their first out-of-bounds play on Saturday, four days before heading to Puerto Rico.
“It’s very difficult to come together and really play as a team,” said David Stockton, a World Cup qualifying veteran for the U.S. who was going to be part of this team until getting sidelined by a hand injury. “I think Coach does a great job of getting us back to the basics and bringing us together in such a short time to go against these teams that have played forever. You know how hyped up those teams are to play us, and all that comes with representing the best team in the world and having USA on your chest.”
That is a major selling point for Boylen and the Americans, although it apparently doesn’t have to be. Boylen said most players, when approached about playing for this team, said yes before the question could even be asked.
The second round of qualifying starts in August, and the records from the six games played in the first round will carry over. When the second round ends the teams will have played 12 qualifying games; the U.S. will likely need at least seven wins to grab one of the seven available World Cup spots from the FIBA Americas region.
A pair of wins on this trip would move the Americans that much closer. And while the U.S. is the four-time defending Olympic champions, plus the top-ranked nation in the world by FIBA, international games — especially in qualifying — are just different. Some rules of play differ than what U.S. players are typically dealing with, quarters are 10 minutes long instead of 12, and games often get quite physical, especially on the road.
“There’s a misconception, and I tell our guys this: We’re playing they’re game,” Boylen said. “We can’t have this ego where like we invented basketball. And we definitely didn’t invent World Cup qualifier basketball or FIBA Basketball, right? We are playing their game, on their turf, and it’s going to be a challenge. We have to have the appropriate fear, and respect our opponent, but we’re not going to be scared.”
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42Gears customers can continue to manage their upgraded iOS and iPadOS devices using its MDM suite
FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 42Gears today announced that all its products are ready to offer zero-day support for iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. After the new version is released on September 12th, IT admins can continue to monitor and secure their upgraded iPhones and iPads effortlessly using SureMDM, 42Gears' flagship mobile device management solution.
The latest iOS and iPadOS version-16 comes with added features, some minor tweaks, and modifications that will improve the performance and overall experience of Apple devices. To stay relevant and align with the latest release, 42Gears is all set to help customers around the globe manage their iOS and iPadOS devices with its industry-leading device management solution.
"We want to support our customers every step of the way. By providing zero-day support for iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, we ensure that our customers don't have to think twice before updating to iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. Our products will work as smoothly after the upgrade as they do now. As IT admins have a lot on their plates, we aim to make their lives a little easier by proactively ensuring that they don't have to worry about the new version not being supported by the device management solution they use," stated Prakash Gupta, co-founder and COO of 42Gears.
Customers can either download and install iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 from their iPhones and iPads Settings or use SureMDM to roll out the latest update to all of their devices. "Our customer-first approach always motivates us to follow the most recent trends and assist customers in maximizing their benefits. We look forward to seeing the changes that iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 would bring to the MDM space," concluded Prakash.
To learn more about 42Gears' zero-day support for iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, please click here.
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42Gears is a leading Unified Endpoint Management solution provider, offering SaaS and on-premise solutions to secure, monitor, and manage all business endpoints. 42Gears products support company as well as employee-owned devices built on Android, iOS, iPadOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, Wear OS, VR, and IoT platforms. 42Gears products are trusted by over 18,000 customers in more than 115 countries. For more information, please visit https://www.42gears.com.
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KYIV, Ukraine — A small explosive device carried by a makeshift drone blew up Sunday at the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet on the Crimean Peninsula, wounding six people and prompting the cancellation of ceremonies there honoring Russia's navy, authorities said.
Meanwhile, one of Ukraine's richest men, a grain merchant, was killed in what Ukrainian authorities said was a carefully targeted Russian missile strike on his home.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the drone explosion in a courtyard at the naval headquarters in the city of Sevastopol. But the seemingly improvised, small-scale nature of the attack raised the possibility that it was the work of Ukrainian insurgents trying to drive out Russian forces.
A Russian lawmaker from Crimea, Olga Kovitidi, told Russian state news agency RIA-Novosti that the drone was launched from Sevastopol itself. She said the incident was being treated as a terrorist act, the news agency said.
Crimean authorities raised the terrorism threat level for the region to "yellow," the second-highest tier.
Sevastopol, which was seized along with the rest of Crimea from Ukraine by Russia in 2014, is about 100 miles south of the Ukrainian mainland. Russian forces control much of the mainland along the Black Sea.
The Black Sea Fleet's press service said the drone appeared to be homemade. It described the explosive device as "low-power." Sevastopol Mayor Mikhail Razvozhaev said six people were wounded. Observances of Russia's Navy Day holiday were canceled in the city.
Ukraine's navy and an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the reported drone attack underlined the weakness of Russian air defenses.
"Did the occupiers admit the helplessness of their air defense system? Or their helplessness in front of the Crimean partisans?" Oleksiy Arestovich said on Telegram.
If such an attack is possible by Ukraine, he said, "the destruction of the Crimean bridge in such situations no longer sounds unrealistic" — a reference to the span that Russia built to connect its mainland to Crimea after the annexation.
Elsewhere in Ukraine, the mayor of the major port city of Mykolaiv, Vitaliy Kim, said shelling killed one of Ukraine's wealthiest men, Oleksiy Vadatursky, and his wife, Raisa. Vadatursky headed a grain production and export business.
Another presidential adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, said Vadatursky was specifically targeted.
It "was not an accident, but a well-thought-out and organized premeditated murder. Vadatursky was one of the largest farmers in the country, a key person in the region and a major employer. That the exact hit of a rocket was not just in a house, but in a specific wing, the bedroom, leaves no doubt about aiming and adjusting the strike," he said.
Vadatursky's agribusiness, Nibulon, includes a fleet of ships for sending grain abroad.
In the Sumy region in Ukraine's north, near the Russian border, shelling killed one person, the regional administration said. And three people died in attacks over the past day in the Donetsk region, which is partly under the control of Russian-backed separatist forces, said regional Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko.
Podolyak said on Twitter that images of the prison where at least 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed in an explosion on Friday indicated that the blast came from within the building in Olenivka, which is under Russian control.
Russian officials have claimed the building was attacked by Ukraine with the aim of silencing POWs who might be giving information about Ukrainian military operations. Ukraine has blamed Russia for the explosion.
Satellite photos taken before and after show that a small, squarish building in the middle of the prison complex was demolished, its roof in splinters.
Podolyak said those images and the lack of damage to adjacent structures showed that the building was not attacked from the air or by artillery. He contended the evidence was consistent with a thermobaric bomb, a powerful device sometimes called a vacuum bomb, being set off inside.
The International Red Cross asked to immediately visit the prison to make sure the scores of wounded POWs had proper treatment, but said Sunday that its request had yet to be granted. It said that denying the Red Cross access would violate the Geneva Convention on the rights of POWs.
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Creta Class's math learning app for kids will continue to provide an equal and engaging remote learning experience to foster gradual learning patterns post-pandemic
NEW YORK, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading international math learning program, Creta Class, has recently been recognized by the 2022 Mom's Choice Award ("MCA") as being among the best in family-friendly media, products, and services. Creta Class was granted the prestigious Gold Award for its 5-stage learning program. Complementing their MCA success, on May 7, Creta Class was also awarded the Spring 2022 Academics' Choice Smart Media Award, while granted kidSAFE® accreditation and earned a 5-star evaluation from the Educational App Store earlier this year.
Aside from being an exceptional learning tool, Creta Class was granted the 2022 Mom's Choice Gold Award for innovation in remote and application-based mathematics teaching. This has been exceptionally important since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020 and has led to the program being a key component in countless virtual classrooms and homes around the world. With additional award-winning platforms available, the app can be found and explored by more families interested in mathematical thinking and learning.
Upon receiving the award, Christy, Curriculum Development Head of Creta Class said, "We are very grateful for the recognition that our program has received from the 2022 Mom's Choice Awards. At Creta Class, we see it as our mission to understand and guide the cognitive development of young children. Our methodology is to stimulate the interest of young learners, cultivate their enthusiasm for learning, guide them step by step as they explore, and ultimately make them feel happy and accomplished. Moving forward, we are excited to continue extending the reach and depth of our learning materials to help more young children unlock their learning potential."
Creta Class addresses this issue by introducing children to principles of math education from an early age through 240 lessons, 1,200 animations, and over 12,000 interactive exercises to work through each year. The syllabus covers a wide range of areas, including number concepts, operations, shapes, space, and much more. With daily lessons only 15 minutes in length, children are encouraged to focus on short bursts and commit their lessons to long-term memory, giving them a strong foundation to support their future math studies.
"We are happy to award deserving apps like Creta Class," said Dawn Matheson, CEO of Mom's Choice Awards. "Our panel of judges really felt this app merited a place on our list of the best in family-friendly products that parents and educators can feel confident in using."
Creta Class utilizes cutting-edge technology to provide a mathematics educational program that is fun, engaging, and safe for young learners. The team of early education and IT industry veterans designed the course to help 3–8-year-old kids establish systematic knowledge through progressive learning pathways. The program features engaging animations and hands-on interactive exercises supported by AI technology to ensure maximum immersion to realize a learning experience for children.
The MCA award affirms the learning experience of Creta Class provided as an educational product for children and parents, and the ACA award attests its professionalism as a mathematical and logical thinking training product. Creta Class has also been granted kidSAFE® accreditation for its strict security settings, and earned a 5-star evaluation from the Educational App Store which noted the program's scientific-based approach to learning, design, and presentation.
For more information, please visit Creta Class and on social media at Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.
About Creta Class
Creta Class is a math program developed by education experts and designed for kids ages 3 to 8. The systematic program provides a 5-stage plan, with each stage consisting of 240 lessons, 1,200 animations, and 12,000+ interactive exercises with a progressive course setting. Creta Class's 15 minutes per day, 5 days per week approach makes learning math fun and easy with bite-sized daily sessions and AI-backed learning paths.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — While they await a ruling on Deshaun Watson, the Cleveland Browns are working out quarterbacks this week to make sure they’re prepared for training camp, a person familiar with the team’s plans told the Associated Press on Thursday.
The Browns want to open camp next week with four quarterbacks, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team has not disclosed the tryouts.
A.J. McCarron and Josh Rosen, who have been on Cleveland’s radar previously, are among the quarterbacks getting a look, the person said.
ESPN was first to report Cleveland’s QB workouts.
Watson is facing a possible NFL suspension after being accused by two dozen female massage therapists of sexual misconduct during sessions while the three-time Pro Bowler played for the Houston Texans.
Former federal judge Sue L. Robinson, the league’s disciplinary officer, is deciding whether Watson, who was traded to the Browns in March, has violated the personal conduct policy.
If Watson is suspended, the Browns intend to go with veteran Jacoby Brissett as their starter. Brissett has started 37 games during his pro career with New England, Indianapolis and Miami. He signed as a free agent one day after Cleveland enticed Watson to waive his no-trade clause with a five-year, $230 million contract that’s fully guaranteed.
Josh Dobbs is also on Cleveland’s roster, but the 27-year-old has never started an NFL game and the Browns wanted to bring in another veteran in case Watson is out for multiple games.
The 31-year-old McCarron nearly came to Cleveland in a 2017 trade from Cincinnati, but the deal was voided when the Browns failed to file the appropriate paperwork with the league on time. McCarron also has played for Oakland and Houston.
Rosen was one of several top college quarterbacks the Browns considered drafting with the first overall pick in 2018 before choosing Baker Mayfield. Cleveland dealt Mayfield to Carolina earlier this month after agreeing to pick up $10 million of his salary for 2022.
Rosen went 3-13 in starts for Arizona and Miami. He was with Atlanta last season and appeared in four games.
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Dear J.T. & Dale: I’ve recently graduated from college, and I am looking at getting into project management (in tech). However, I don’t have any work experience in project management or much work experience in general. How would I go about applying for project management jobs? — Ines
J.T.: You’ll need to break into the field by getting an administrative or support role in project management. The best way to do this is to find the companies in your area that have project management jobs that require five or more years of experience, and then try to connect with the HR/recruiting team or people who work in project management at those companies. You can use tools like LinkedIn to ask them to connect. Then, you can say, “I’m a recent grad who wants to get into project management. I see you hire for that type of skillset. Do you hire recent grads who are just starting out in support roles?” That way, they know you realize you aren’t qualified to do the higher-level job, but they may have jobs that you could do. Plus, this approach helps you stand out from the sea of candidates applying online.
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DALE: At the same time, you can make use of that new degree in another way: Dip into the alumni pool. Use social media to find successful grads who work in or around project management and ask them to help you, highlighting the educational experience you have in common. Also, you can pick some cities where you’d like to live and tap into the alumni group in those cities. Most people love to help young graduates from their college. They may feel a connection to you that the average HR person probably won’t. You could end up getting not only a job, but a mentor or two.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Certain transgender care treatments under Medicaid may soon be denied in Florida.
Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) proposed a rule that would do so and LGBTQ+ groups are pushing back.
Under the notice, Florida Medicaid would no longer cover these gender-affirming treatments:
- Puberty blockers
- Hormones and hormone antagonists
- Sex reassignment surgeries
- Any other procedures that alter primary or secondary sexual characteristics
Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo already issued a letter recommending these certain medical care for transgender children, arguing “the scientific evidence supporting these complex medical interventions is extraordinarily weak.”
The Florida Department of Health already issued guidance that the treatments shouldn't happen to youth.
AHCA also stated such treatments "are not consistent with widely accepted professional medical standards and are experimental and investigational with the potential for harmful long-term effects."
However, the findings go against federal guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In addition, medical entities like the American Academy of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Cleveland Clinic generally agree on the effectiveness of gender-affirming care.
Several LGBTQ groups have condemned the AHCA's findings and the state's potential move to restrict transgender care treatments under Medicaid. Opponents at the hearing also stated mental health concerns transgender people may face without such coverage.
"We are part of the fabric of this nation and of this great state, and we deserve the rights and benefits afforded to all," Nathan Bruemmer, LGBTQ Consumer Advocate with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, said at the hearing.
However, some proponents who spoke in favor of the proposal called the treatments "child abuse" and expressed concern over minors going through the procedures.
AHCA is accepting comments until Monday and the new rule could take effect after.
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Patient charged after nurse, paramedic stabbed at Missouri hospital
BRIDGETON, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) – A patient was arrested and charged after two people were stabbed at a Missouri hospital.
Just before 11:30 a.m. Monday, officers were called to DePaul Hospital near St. Louis for a stabbing. Upon arrival, they found two victims – a nurse and a paramedic – being treated for injuries.
The condition of those injured has not been released.
Jimissa Rivers, 30, was taken into custody and charged with two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action. Her bond was set at $2 million.
Jakayla Palmer was in the emergency room waiting area and witnessed the attack.
“I heard somebody say, ‘She has a knife,’ so I looked up and I’ve seen a woman. She was stabbing the nurse; and everybody, all the workers, they just rushed to her, all the paramedics and everybody, and the knife was just going everywhere,” Palmer said.
SSM Health later released a statement that read, in part:
“We are deeply saddened and shaken by the tragic incident at SSM Health DePaul Hospital today. Our thoughts and prayers are with our injured colleagues, their loved ones and all of those who have been affected. Our priority is the health and safety of all our team members, patients and the community we serve… As we continue to gather information and partner with the police in their investigation, we will provide updates as appropriate.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Concerns about inflation and personal finances have surged while COVID has evaporated as a top issue for Americans, a new poll shows, marking an upheaval in priorities just months before critical midterm elections.
Forty percent of U.S. adults specifically name inflation in an open-ended question as one of up to five priorities for the government to work on in the next year, according to a June poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That’s a sharp rise from 14% in December and less than 1% the year prior. Seventy-seven percent mention the economy in any way, up from 68% in December.
Now, too, Americans increasingly call their personal finances a major issue: 44% mention it, up from 24% in December and 12% the year before. That includes more mentioning gas or energy prices (33% now vs. 10% in December) and food costs (9% vs. less than 1%).
Those shifts may be advantageous to Republicans as they campaign to win control of Congress in this year’s midterms; the economy has increasingly been a sore subject for President Joe Biden. Still, the economy isn’t the only issue getting more attention this year. Many also prioritize other issues that are core to Biden and Democrats’ agenda, including abortion, women’s rights and gun policy, which could help Democrats as they try to pad — or at least protect — their razor-thin majority.
In a troubling sign for both parties, the poll finds many Americans say they think neither side of the aisle is better at focusing on the issues important to them or getting things done.
Sara Rodriguez said she’s concerned about the impact of rising prices of goods, gas and oil on her household’s finances, especially because her income isn’t keeping up.
“We’ve had a savings built up and we’re noticing that it’s definitely going down fast because we don’t make enough money to cover how much the cost of everything has risen,” the 43-year-old quality control coordinator in Bristol, Connecticut, said.
Rodriguez and her husband and son have had to get to their workplaces and run errands using one car over the last couple of months because of her husband’s broken-down truck.
“We just haven’t had the money to get it back on the road,” she said.
The rise in concerns about the economy is paired with a steep decline in the percentage naming COVID-19 as a top issue, even as new variants continue to emerge: Now just 4% mention it, down from 37% in December 2021 and 53% in December 2020.
Republicans remain more likely than Democrats to mention the economy and inflation or personal finances and gas prices as top issues, but the sharp changes since December are bipartisan.
Daniel Collier, a 39-year-old construction worker in Waynesville, Missouri, thinks lowering gas prices should be a priority.
“It’s hurt me financially,” he said. “I worry about being able to pay the rent, pay utilities.”
He blames Biden for inflation and “poor” economic conditions, saying he thinks the president is “incompetent.”
The poll shows 69% of Americans disapprove of how Biden is handling the economy, including 93% of Republicans and 43% of Democrats. In May, facing an inflation rate at a 40-year high, most Americans said in an AP-NORC poll that they worried about the impact of higher than usual prices on their finances.
For 22-year-old Jakyra Green, rising prices have been prohibitive.
“It’s become very hard to even pay for anything, like rent, gas, and none of our wages are going up,” the college student in Goshen, Indiana, said. “I just spend less or try to not go out the house anymore.”
But Green identified other issues that concern her more. Abortion has long been on her mind as a priority, and it “feels real now” that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. She also identified racism in the U.S. as an important problem.
Mentions of abortion or women’s rights increased sharply to 22% from just 8% in December following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade. The poll shows 12% of U.S. adults mention racial issues, similar to December 2021, but a notable decline from 2020, when 24% called out racism as a chief priority.
“I have these two compounding identities being Black and a woman,” Green said, adding that it’s very concerning that Black women experience higher maternal mortality rates than white women. “It’s just so overwhelming right now in America.”
Mentions of gun issues also ticked up to 30% from 24% in December 2021 — both significantly higher compared with 5% in December 2020. The December 2021 poll was conducted just after a deadly shooting at a Michigan high school, which likely explains the sharp increase from 2020.
Charles Hagemeyer sees “so many different issues” facing the country. The economy affects him the most personally, but he called out the mass shooting in Highland Park on July 4 as evidence of a guns problem in the U.S. The poll was conducted before that attack, but after tragedies in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas.
“Gun violence is another big issue that’s on my mind constantly,” the 68-year-old Jacksonville, Florida, resident said. “You’re afraid to go out anymore.”
Hagemeyer thinks the country is past the point where gun control legislation could even be effective; still, he doesn’t see lawmakers coming together to solve any problem. Both sides have an “us versus them” mentality, he said.
The poll shows a majority of Americans — 57% — don’t think one party is better than the other at getting things done. Thirty-seven percent don’t think either is better at focusing on their priorities; the remainder split about evenly between the two parties. Politics is mentioned in some way as a top problem facing the country by 29% of Americans.
“It just doesn’t seem like anybody in government wants to work with each other and try to solve some of the issues that the American people face,” Hagemeyer said.
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Investigators Work to Identify Human Remains Found in Saint John
The Saint John Police Force continues to investigate after human remains were recovered in the water at Long Wharf Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency personnel responded to the scene at Long Wharf shortly after 2:00 p.m.
The Saint John Police and Saint John Fire Department assisted in recovering the remains from the water. The Major Crime Unit, Forensic Services and the Coroner were all called to the scene to investigate.
Several agencies involved in identifying remains found in water in Saint John
An autopsy was conducted on Wednesday morning. Officials say the remains belong to a female, but at this time, no identification can be made.
Through further investigation, forensic examination and testing, investigators and the Coroner’s office hope to establish identity, including the age of the female. The cause, manner, and time of death is also pending further investigation.
The Saint John Police Force said they do not have any recently reported missing females from their jurisdiction. The Major Crime Unit is gathering intelligence on missing person cases from outside the greater Saint John area.
City Police issued this statement on Wednesday:
The Saint John Police recognizes that these discoveries are extremely difficult on families and friends of missing persons. Our team is working diligently with our partners and forensic experts to identify the human remains.
Anyone with information that may be helpful in the investigation is asked to call the Saint John Police Force at 1-506-648-3333, or if you wish to remain anonymous, contact New Brunswick Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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It comes as precisely zero surprise that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and his GOP colleagues who have been subpoenaed by the Jan. 6 committee are resisting testifying. And it’s not clear under what circumstances the committee could even compel them to cooperate in time, given their investigation is due to conclude before the 2022 midterms.
But it’s worth a look at how McCarthy justifies his actions — a case that’s strained at times, and relies heavily upon arguments that judges previously rejected. On Friday night, McCarthy posted an 11-page letter from his lawyer, laying out his reasoning. Essentially, it boils down to the idea that the committee is not properly constructed.
“Unfortunately, the words and actions of the Select Committee and its members have made it clear that it is not exercising a valid or lawful use of Congress’ subpoena power,” the letter states. “In fact, the Select Committee is not even operating in compliance with the rules its own members voted to put in place.”
It’s an argument that has been seeded and fertilized on the right since shortly after the Capitol insurrection — from the moment Republicans suddenly rejected a bipartisan commission modeled on the 9/11 Commission that their own McCarthy-appointed GOP colleague had negotiated. They’re now attempting to harvest the crop in some high-profile cases.
In the letter, McCarthy’s lawyer argues that committees generally have broad authority to investigate and issue subpoenas, but that this one comes up short in a few ways: It doesn’t have 13 members and five Republicans, it doesn’t technically have a ranking member, and it purportedly doesn’t serve a “valid legislative purpose.”
The letter notes that the committee’s authorizing resolution states, “The Speaker shall appoint 13 members to the Select Committee, 5 of whom shall be appointed after consultation with the minority leader.” It notes that the committee had neither 13 members nor five Republicans. (This is because House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected two of McCarthy’s five picks due to their efforts related to overturning the election, and McCarthy later withdrew all five. Pelosi went on to appoint GOP Trump critics Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.)
But earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, ruled that this didn’t invalidate the committee. In a case involving the Republican National Committee, he said legal precedent suggests that the word “shall” shouldn’t be understood to mean the committee must have those numbers to legally operate.
McCarthy’s letter also cites the lack of an official GOP ranking member. Cheney has been given the title “vice chair,” but the committee’s authorizing resolution describes areas in which the committee’s chair should work with a “ranking minority member.”
But again, a similar claim was rejected in the RNC case. Kelly wrote that Cheney’s technical title aside, “the Court must defer to the Select Committee’s decision to treat Representative Cheney as the ranking minority member for consultation purposes.”
Lastly comes a key phrase: “valid legislative purpose.” Republicans have long argued that the committee doesn’t serve one, and McCarthy does here too.
His reasoning differs somewhat from the RNC’s. While the RNC essentially argued that the investigation was a pretext for harming Republicans, McCarthy’s lawyer scales that back somewhat. He merely argues that the committee has repeatedly said it wants to tell the “story” of Jan. 6 — a noun several committee members have used — and that it is in search of crimes. Exposing things and serving as law enforcement, he says, aren’t valid legislative purposes.
This argument is more difficult to compare to past ones. But Kelly essentially ruled that whatever the committee aims to do or whatever ulterior motives it might have, that doesn’t matter as long as it has a distinct valid legislative purpose, which he said was “apparent enough.” And he wasn’t the first to rule that the committee has a valid legislative purpose; multiple judges have also rejected arguments to the contrary.
We noted at the time of Kelly’s ruling that the RNC’s argument on that count was pretty strained, and Kelly treated it as such, saying it did “not come close” to showing what the RNC maintained. And here, too, the words of the committee members are being stretched.
For instance, at one point the letter states, “Select Committee Member Jamie Raskin has stated, ‘We will expose every facet … and support the story of the worst presidential political offense.’” But a look at the citation reveals some, well, creative editing. Raskin didn’t connect those two thoughts so directly; in fact, he didn’t even write precisely those words or place them in that order.
In an April tweet, he spoke of exposing facets of Jan. 6 after the part about the “worst presidential political offense.”
We now have evidence to support the story of the worst presidential political offense against the Union in American history.
— Jamie Raskin (@jamie_raskin) April 29, 2022
The @January6thCmte hearings in June will expose every facet of the assault against our democracy and Constitution on 1/6.
“We now have evidence to support the story of the worst presidential political offense against the Union in American history,” Raskin said. “The @January6thCmte hearings in June will expose every facet of the assault against our democracy and Constitution on 1/6.”
Raskin has made it pretty clear that he thinks there was an offense here. But his reference to how the committee will “expose every facet” doesn’t so directly and necessarily refer to what Donald Trump did; it could be read much more generally, to describe the committee’s intent to thoroughly investigate all aspects of the insurrection. The letter also misquotes Raskin’s tweet, inserting a “We” in place of “The @January6thCmte hearings in June” and adding an “and” before “support.”
It should be noted that just because multiple judges rejected similar arguments doesn’t necessarily mean a future judge will reject these ones from McCarthy. Ultimately, though, the legal arguments here might be somewhat immaterial. The committee will struggle to get several Republicans’ testimony in time for a variety of reasons.
Still, it’s worth understanding how Republicans who have tried to undercut the committee’s legitimacy from the start are making their case. And here, it’s largely via warmed-over arguments that haven’t particularly worked for them in the past — at least in court.
This case probably will work, if only politically — and if only because it will delay the proceedings in a way that’s proven valuable for Republicans fending off Trump investigations.
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Records show coordinated Arizona ballot collection scheme
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman indicted in 2020 on accusations of illegally collecting ballots apparently ran a sophisticated operation using her status as a well-known Democratic operative in the border city of San Luis to persuade voters to let her gather and in some cases fill out their ballots, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.
Guillermina Fuentes, 66, and a second woman were indicted in December 2020 on one count of ballot abuse, a practice commonly known as “ballot harvesting” that was made illegal under a 2016 state law. Additional charges of conspiracy, forgery and an additional ballot abuse charge were added last October.
Fuentes, a former San Luis mayor who serves as an elected board member of the Gadsden Elementary School District in San Luis, has a Thursday court date where she may change her not guilty plea. Her co-defendant awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to a reduced charge several months ago.
Fuentes is accused of collecting ballots during the 2020 primary election in violation of the law that only allows a caregiver or family member to return someone else’s early ballot, and in some cases filling them out.
Her attorney, Ann Chapman, has not responded to repeated inquiries seeking comment, including on Wednesday.
Republicans have rallied around the possibility of widespread voting fraud in the 2020 election where former President Donald Trump was defeated. They’ve pointed to the charges against Fuentes as part of a broader pattern in battleground states.
There is no sign of that in the investigation records, though. They were obtained through a public records request from the Arizona attorney general’s office that was first made in February 2021, but was denied. The AP sent a new request last October after more charges were filed against Fuentes. The attorney general finally provided more than 20 documents laying out the investigation late last week.
The records show that fewer than a dozen ballots could be linked to Fuentes, not enough to make a difference in all but the tightest local races. It is the only case ever brought by the attorney general under the 2016 law, which was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court last year.
Investigators said it appears she used her position as a powerful figure in the heavily Mexican American community to get people to give her or others their ballots to return to the polls.
The alleged illegal ballot collection by Fuentes and her co-defendant happened in plain sight outside a cultural center in San Luis on the day of the primary election, the reports show. Fuentes was at a card table set up by supporters of a slate of city council candidates and was spotted with several mail-ballot envelopes, pulling out the ballots and in some cases marking them.
The ballots were then taken inside the cultural center and deposited in a ballot box.
It was videotaped by a write-in candidate who called the Yuma County sheriff. An investigation was launched that day, and about 50 ballots checked for fingerprints, which were inconclusive. The investigation was taken over by the attorney general’s office within days, with investigators collaborating with the sheriff’s deputies to interview voters and others, including Fuentes.
Although Fuentes is charged only with actions that appear on the videotape and involve just a handful of ballots, investigators believe the effort went much farther.
Attorney general’s office investigator William Kluth wrote in one report that there was some evidence suggesting Fuentes actively canvassed San Luis neighborhoods and collected ballots, in some cases paying for them.
Collecting ballots in that manner was a common get-out-the-vote tactic used by both political parties before Arizona passed the 2016 law. Paying for ballots has never been legal.
There’s no sign she or anyone else in Yuma County collected ballots in the general election, but investigators from the attorney general’s office are still active in Yuma County.
The Arizona Republic reported Tuesday that search warrants were served last month at a nonprofit in San Luis. The group’s executive director is chair of the Yuma County board of supervisors and said the warrant sought the cell phone of a San Luis councilwoman who may have been involved in illegal ballot collection.
And at a legislative hearing Tuesday where election conspiracy theorists testified, the Yuma primary election case was again a highlight.
“It’s all about corruption in San Luis and skewing a city council election,” Yuma Republican Rep. Tim Dunn said. “This has been going on for a long time, that you can’t have free and fair elections in south county, for decades. And its spreading across the country.”
Ballot abuse is a felony that carries a possible sentence of up to two years in prison and a $150,000 fine.
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National home remodeler and top workplace supports employees' healthcare needs amid new and pending reproductive healthcare laws
CHESTER, Pa., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Power Home Remodeling (Power), the nation's largest, full-service exterior home remodeling company, announced a new policy today, which will provide employees with up to a $5,000-lifetime reimbursement for travel and lodging associated with gaining medical care not available within 100 miles of an employee's residence.
The rollout of the new policy is in response to recent changes in reproductive healthcare laws enacted in several states, which impacts hundreds of Power employees across the U.S. Starting immediately, the new benefit — available to employees and their dependents who are on Power's healthcare plan — will help employees across the country access critical medical resources including but not limited to abortion, organ transplants, cancer treatment, and rehabilitation. The lifetime reimbursement maximum per family may not exceed $10,000. Airfare, mileage/gasoline costs, tolls, hotel fees, meal expenses, childcare, and other applicable costs determined by Power will be covered under the new reimbursement policy.
The announcement was made to employees during a company-wide virtual meeting by Power's Chief People Officer, Hollie Delaney. Delaney joined Power in 2020, and most recently served as the Chief People Strategist at Zappos.
"At Power, we uphold ourselves to put our people-first, and that includes protecting the health and well-being of our employees and their families," said Delaney. "So providing this healthcare travel and lodging reimbursement for our employees was an easy decision to make. This is not about politics, it's about people. It's about the responsibility we have as business leaders to create a safe environment for our employees, support their needs, and safeguard their rights. And I say this not just as a business leader, but as a woman, a mother, and a human being that simply just cares about people and their right to self-determination."
During the company-wide call, Delaney and other human relation leaders also announced additional health-related benefits available to employees including a maternity management program, an increase in fertility coverage, and most notably, unlimited counseling sessions through their Personal Assistance Services plan — which is available to all employees on day one of employment whether covered under Power's healthcare provider or not. All of which are part of the company's continued efforts toward cultivating a supportive, inclusive and equitable workplace, and fighting for that same support, inclusion, and equity outside of company walls.
Recognized as one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies To Work For in 2021, Power Home Remodeling offers engaging, fulfilling career opportunities where employees thrive. To learn more about Power and view career opportunities available in its 17 territories nationwide, visit apply.workatpower.com/job.
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Power Home Remodeling is a dream realization company — believing its purpose is to create positive change in everything the company touches — from customers' homes to employees' lives to the communities they live and work in. Power realizes this purpose by being people-first. Its employees and customers come before profit and their well-being factors into every business decision. Established in 1992, Power is the nation's largest, full-service, exterior home remodeler with more than 2,600 employees, over one million customers and $825 million in annual revenue. Headquartered in the Philadelphia region, Power's primary product line includes windows, siding, roofing, doors, solar roofing panels, and attic insulation, providing energy-saving solutions to residents across its operating territories, including: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Wisconsin.
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Big hits guide Bloomington South softball to its first-ever Conference Indiana title
COLUMBUS, Ind. — After Bloomington South's biggest softball game of the regular season, head coach Meg Montgomery boarded the bus drenched.
It didn't rain at Columbus North Tuesday. Panthers players gave Montgomery a water cooler bath in celebration after the game.
South defeated the Bull Dogs, 5-1, to clinch its first ever Conference Indiana softball championship since it joined the conference in 1997-98.
"I'm just so proud of this group. They deserve this," Montgomery said. "It's exciting. Glad these seniors could get that."
The Panthers (15-3, 5-0 Conference Indiana) won despite recording just three hits in the game. But all three were home runs. Columbus North (15-2, 4-1) was left to rue missed opportunities.
The Bull Dogs had won the previous two conference titles. When South's seniors were freshmen, in 2019, the Panthers went 0-5 in Conference Indiana.
That turnaround was on senior Lexie McGlothlin's mind after the game.
"It's different going three years and not ever making it to the championship of a conference," she said. "It's amazing. Definitely have bragging rights now, but we've got to keep a level head for what's up next."
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Shutting things down
The Panthers were one out away from victory. Columbus North had a runner on second base, but trailing 5-0, the Bull Dogs had work to do.
Columbus North pinch hit senior Rachel Cowan for No. 9 hitter Taylor Hadley. Cowan fell behind 0-2, but kept the at-bat going for several pitches. She eventually hit a pop fly to shallow left field, but South left fielder Akasha Burton and shortstop Keely Hubbard collided and the ball fell in. The runner on second scored, ending the shutout.
The game wasn't in danger, yet, but the Panthers took a mound visit anyway. That error allowed the Bull Dogs to bring the top of the order back up, and if South wasn't careful, the game could get tight in a hurry.
Columbus North's leadoff hitter, Josie Lemmons, struck out in an epic 10-pitch at-bat against junior pitcher Marin Jacobs in the fifth inning. This one didn't last as long. On a 1-2 count, Jacobs induced a ground ball to senior second baseman Kayli Reed. She threw to McGlothlin at first base, and the Panthers swarmed to the infield to hug each other.
"I was just so pumped," Jacobs said. "All this adrenaline rush just hit me, that we just won the conference."
Turning point of the game
Columbus North pitcher Maddi Rutan dominated the Panthers to start the game. She sat down South hitters in order in the first three frames, and was set to do so again in the fourth.
With two outs, Rutan got South senior Jessica Young to pop up into shallow left field. Multiple Bull Dogs converged on the area, and the out was all but assured.
Until it wasn't.
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North dropped the ball, and Young advanced to second base. That extended the inning to bring up McGlothlin. And she wasted no time.
She swung at the first pitch and crushed it over the left field wall. Her teammates mobbed her at home plate as the Panthers grabbed a 2-0 lead that they'd hold for the rest of the game.
Rutan struck out McGlothlin in her first at-bat — one of a whopping 17 strikeouts the Columbus North junior racked up on the night. But that first battle showed McGlothlin adjustments she needed to make. She realized that instead of golfing at it, she needed to overcompensate and try to get on top of the ball.
With the way Rutan was throwing, that would middle out with solid contact — which is exactly what happened.
"The first at-bat, I was guessing, not really knowing what she was going to throw me. But after getting that under my belt, I had a better idea of what she was going to do," McGlothlin said.
Player of the game
Jacobs has excelled this season, and this was one of her finest efforts.
The stats may not be as flashy as some of her other outings. Jacobs didn't pile up strikeouts Tuesday — especially compared to Rutan. But considering how strong Columbus North's lineup is, keeping those hitters at bay most of the game is no small feat.
Jacobs threw the entire game, and the one run she allowed was unearned. She gave up just four hits and one hit batter with five strikeouts.
"i was prepared," Jacobs said. "I was mentally ready to face some of the best batters in the state. So I was ready."
She worked out of critical jams on multiple occasions. That 10-pitch battle against Lemmons in the fifth inning came with runners on first and second.
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Columbus North's biggest chance came in the third inning, when the game was still scoreless. Jacobs drilled Bull Dogs senior Alexia Heafner to open the inning, and she advanced to third base on a sacrifice bunt on the next at-bat. Lemmons hit a fly out to left field that could have brought home the run, but Heafner didn't tag up on the play.
And the next batter, sophomore Kelsey Lovelace, hit a hard ground ball up the middle. Jacobs knocked it down and threw her out at first base to end the threat.
Though the Bull Dogs had some opportunities, Jacobs always seemed in command on the mound. While Rutan came up with all her strikeouts, Jacobs was controlling Columbus North's lineup and coming through in difficult situations.
"Marin was pretty determined today," Montgomery said. "She stepped up."
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In a few minutes, the other side of the Super Bowl, how the NFL and the players union are dealing with ailing former players who can't pay their medical bills.
But first, we turn to our weekly feature Behind Closed Doors, where we talk about difficult issues that are often hidden from public view.
And the height of her career, Terri Cheney was a high-powered entertainment lawyer in Los Angeles representing some of the biggest names in the business, including Michael Jackson. On the outside, she was the epitome of success. She had money, charm and respect. But on the inside, she was tormented by an illness that for much of her life she could not name, an illness that would send her into euphoria and a depression so painful she tried to take her own life. It's called bipolar disorder, commonly known as manic depressive illness. This is the first of two conversations we're going to have this week about mental illness. Tomorrow, we're going to talk with Terri Williams(ph) about her new book on African-Americans and depression.
But first, Terri Cheney on her new memoir, "Manic." She joins us now from NPR West in Culver City, California.
Welcome.
Ms. TERRI CHENEY (Author, "Manic"): Oh, thank you for having me.
MARTIN: Terri, I was thinking - and I hope this doesn't sound strange, but your book is actually kind of fun to read, even though some really awful things happened to you. And I was wondering, is that because - are there aspects of being manic that are fun?
Ms. CHENEY: Well, there's aspects of crazy that are definitely fun. It's over the top, so the exaggeration is bound to be funny after a while.
MARTIN: You told your story in a kind of an interesting way. You bounce around -it moves from different periods in your life. It's not sort of strictly chronological. Why did you decide do it that way?
Ms. CHENEY: Well, because the disease itself is not linear. It goes in all directions. You never know from one moment to the next, at least in my case, where you're going to be. So I thought I wanted the reader to have this real experience of bipolar disorder, to feel what it's like inside the skin of someone going through this illness.
MARTIN: How did you first figure out that there was something wrong?
Ms. CHENEY: Well, I always knew I was a little odd, but it wasn't until I was about 16 that I had such a bad depression - I realize it was, now - that I couldn't get out of bed for about three weeks. I just couldn't move.
MARTIN: Well, what about your folks? What about your parents? Teachers? Friends? I mean, did everybody think it was okay you could just stay in bed for three weeks and nobody did anything?
Ms. CHENEY: I die extremely well in school. I was valedictorian of my high school, for example. So as long as I made good grades, it didn't seem like anyone really was worried about my eccentricity. They just thought of it as Terri's spells.
MARTIN: Well, you didn't really get any treatment. You just were able to go on and finish school and finish law school and get a job at a firm and all that. When did it finally catch up?
Ms. CHENEY: I think in law school was when it finally caught up. I just really couldn't function anymore, and I found it almost unbearable to go to law school, so I stopped going. I just studied at home and would show up for the exams. And I knew something was really wrong, because I would seem to excel really well when I was in public. But when I was by myself, I was just so suicidal.
MARTIN: Did you ever tell anybody?
Ms. CHENEY: Not until much, much later. Not until I was working at a firm, and I had a very dear friend who is gay who came out of the closet and I was able to tell him that I was depressed.
MARTIN: Did that help when you able to talk about it?
Ms. CHENEY: It gave me an ally in the madness, yes.
MARTIN: There are a number of very painful episodes in this book, and I - painful events that you describe in the book. And when I - I remember that when I greeted you and said, oh, it's good to talk to you, I was thinking to myself, yeah, it really is good to talk to you because it wasn't always assured that you would be here with us.
Ms. CHENEY: Oh, thank you.
MARTIN: Can you describe what it's like to feel so low that you just don't want to be here anymore?
Ms. CHENEY: Well, for me, it always manifested in being unable to move, unable to get out of my bed. I would just stay in my bed, literally, for days, having to crawl to the bathroom. It felt like nothing could possibly be worse than what was going on inside my head. So the idea of suicide, of killing myself, didn't really seem that bad. It felt like, it seemed like it would have to be better than what I was feeling.
MARTIN: And then the other side of it, you know, when you're in a manic phase, I mean, you find yourself, you know, flirting wildly, putting yourself in some dangerous situations. I don't want to give away all the details of what happened, but you put yourself in some dangerous situations because your judgment was lacking. Can you describe what that's like?
Ms. CHENEY: Well, all your impulses are extreme when you're manic. If you like something, you don't just like it. You love it. You want it more and more. You want all of it. You want - you know, if you like shopping, that's all you want to do. Or if you like flirting with men - and unfortunately, I liked a lot of those things, and it became very extreme, and I wouldn't stop until I got in trouble. And, you know, I think I say in the book that I couldn't - I had no memory of what I was doing at the time. I had no idea that what I was doing was wrong. I just wanted to keep moving, keep going faster and faster and more and more. And in the end, I would crash, and then I would have to piece what I did by the sales receipts. That's the only way I could figure it out.
MARTIN: You know, Terri, one of the things that strikes me is that we live in a time and you live in a city in which we assume that there's tremendous awareness of mental illness, you know, that it really isn't that big of a deal to tell people that you have bipolar disorder and that you might need to take some medication on a schedule, that you might need to do some things to take care of yourself. And what I'm hearing from this book is that it actually still is a really big deal.
Ms. CHENEY: Yeah. It's a big deal, I think perhaps less now than when I was first struggling with the diagnosis around 1994. But I felt that I would definitely lose my job. I was at a good-size law firm. It was very prestigious, and I didn't even want them to know I was in therapy, let alone that I had a disease.
MARTIN: How is it possible? I mean, there's even an HBO series now, right, which purports to show people in therapy, some very high-powered actors are involved with this series. So I guess I'm wondering - so how is it possible that the entertainment industry talks about this, you know, novelists talk about therapy - I mean, my gosh, you know, Woody Allen certainly talks, you know, has - you know, made his sort of therapy kind of a subject of movies for years. And yet, in the real world, it's still so hard. Why do you think that is?
Ms. CHENEY: I think because it's a real disease, ultimately. When you come face to face with manic depression and it's really happening, it can be very, very frightening because the manic phase knows no bounds. It knows no rules or manners. It can just be very scary to come face to face with someone that's in the grips of it. I mean, it is mental illness, after all. It isn't like indigestion. You know, it isn't just the flavor of the week. It's a real disease. It's as physical as the flu or diabetes. It's not just about being crazy, it's about being forced to be crazy. It's chemical and physical in nature, and I think that there's something about us that we sense that, oh, this person is different and this person is having an episode. And it can be frightening.
MARTIN: I think there are those who would believe that because you are - you know, forgive me - you know, white, attractive, a professional of means, that you are insulated from some of the negative consequences of your illness. But you point out in a powerful way that you really weren't. In fact, there's one point at which you got arrested because you were in need of medication and were not allowed to take it. Can you just tell us a little bit more about that?
Ms. CHENEY: That's the episode where I spent many, many hours in jail because I had driven while under the influence of medication. It was prescribed medication, but nonetheless, I was on something very powerful, and I was supposed to take a dose every few hours. And unfortunately, the police not only confiscated my medication, but put me in jail because of it. And I wasn't able to take my medication as required, so I got manic while I was in jail. And I was somewhat snippy with the police, and I got beaten. And it was the first time I ever realized - I think I say it in the book - that I was touchable. Even I, with all my privileges and my luck, raised as I was, I was actually beaten up, physically and mentally.
MARTIN: Did that change your sense of yourself in the world?
Ms. CHENEY: I was so afraid for so many months after that just to go out in the world, and it made me ultimately have much more compassion for other people because I realized we're all just a hair's breath away from being beaten up.
MARTIN: Do you feel now that you've gotten to who the real Terri Cheney is?
Ms. CHENEY: Well, I think I'm getting there. I wrote a novel since "Manic," and just the experience of writing makes me realize who I am. I'm a person who words. I'm a person who loves ideas, and I like telling my own story more than I like telling somebody else's in a legal brief.
MARTIN: What do you want people to take away from the book?
Ms. CHENEY: There are so many people out there right now that are suffering through this in secret, and just opening up the door to talk to them would make - you could change a life.
MARIN: Terri Cheney is the author of "Manic," a memoir about her struggle with bipolar disorder. She joined us from NPR West in Culver City, California. Terri Cheney, thank you so much.
Ms. CHENEY: Oh, thank you. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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QINGDAO, China, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- May 20th, 2022, Goertek collaborated with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to unveil the new wireless AR (augmented reality) smart viewer reference design based on the Snapdragon® XR2 platform. It is designed to improve time to market for vendors who would like to develop AR products based on Snapdragon XR2 platform.
In March, 2021, Goertek collaborated with Qualcomm Technologies to launch the 1st generation AR reference design based on the Snapdragon® XR1 platform. Compared to the first reference design, the new wireless AR smart viewer reference design offers more efficient processing, higher computing capability, with better transmission. In addition, this wireless AR reference design has a Wi-Fi 6 / 6E and Bluetooth® connectivity to allow wireless streaming connection with wider bandwidth and lower latency. The glasses can be wirelessly tethered to a mobile phone or PC through Wifi6/6E and Bluetooth, and has a complete hardware configuration to support various application scenarios such as office work, game entertainment, task guidance & remote assistance, learning & simulation training.
On optics, the new AR reference design adopts an upgraded ultra-thin free-form optical solution, equipped with a 1920 * 1080 resolution micro-OLED display, with the glasses' front frame thickness reduced by nearly 40%, with a more user-friendly shape. Moreover, the balanced weight design on the front and rear of the glasses effectively optimizes the feeling of overall weight-bearing and makes wearing more comfortable.
Goertek has innovatively applied high-strength carbon fiber to the temples of the AR glasses for the first time, which increases the strength while making the device lighter and thinner; the tail of the temples is wrapped with a deformable soft material titanium alloy, which is more comfortable for the head and fits the population with different head circumferences; in terms of heat dissipation, a passive cooling solution is adopted to efficiently redistributing the heat of the smart viewer effectively reducing the body temperature; the smart viewers are also equipped with Goertek's self-developed near-ear acoustic module, which ensures excellent sound quality and privacy.
Goertek and Qualcomm Technologies have been closely collaborating on XR since 2015. Goertek joined the Qualcomm® HMD (head-mounted display) Accelerator Program in 2017.
With years of continuous investment and accumulation in VR/AR, Goertek offers one-stop solutions from product development and design to manufacturing for VR/AR products. Goertek provides one of the most cutting-edge VR/AR reference design for the industry based on the powerhouse Snapdragon computing platform, combined with Goertek's technical advantages in acoustics, optics, sensors, and material applications and profound vertical system integration capabilities, to assist downstream enterprises in the industry chain to accelerate product time to market.
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BERLIN (AP) — “It’s absolutely crazy to stick yourself to the road with superglue,” admits Lina Schinkoethe.
And yet, the 19-year-old recently landed in jail for doing just that, in protest at what she believes is the German government's failure to act against climate change.
Schinkoethe is part of a group called Uprising of the Last Generation that claims the world has only a few years left to turn the wheel around and avoid catastrophic levels of global warming.
Like-minded activists elsewhere in Europe have interrupted major sporting events such as the Tour de France and the Formula One Grand Prix in Silverstone in recent weeks, while others glued themselves to the frame of a painting at London’s Royal Academy of Arts Tuesday. But Schinkoethe's group has mainly targeted ordinary commuters in cities such as Berlin who, on any given day this summer, might find themselves in an hours-long tailback caused by a handful of activists gluing themselves to the asphalt.
Their actions have prompted outrage and threats from inconvenienced motorists. Tabloid media and some politicians have accused them of sowing chaos and harming ordinary folk just trying to go about their business. Some have branded them dangerous radicals.
Schinkoethe says the escalation in tactics is justified.
“If we wanted people to like us then we’d do something else but we’ve tried everything else,” she told The Associated Press. “We’ve asked nicely. We’ve demonstrated calmly.”
She recalls joining the Fridays for Future protests led by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg which saw hundreds of thousands of students worldwide skip school and rally for a better world.
“I really hoped something would change, that politicians would react and finally take us and the science of climate change seriously," she said. "But we're still heading for a world that’s 3 to 4 degrees Celsius (5.4 to 7.2 Fahrenheit) warmer.”
Such a rise in global temperatures is more than twice the 1.5-C (2.7-F) limit countries agreed to in the 2015 Paris climate accord. While progress has been made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, experts agree the goal is still far out of reach.
Scientists agree that the world has no time to waste in cutting emissions, but have tried to counter 'doomism' by arguing that the world isn’t heading for one single cliff edge so much as a long, steep slope with several precipitous drops.
“Each tenth of a degree matters,” said Ricarda Winkelmann, a scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research near Berlin.
“If we really start acting now and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, chances are that we can limit some of the most severe climate impacts,” she said.
Such messages are lost on many of those caught up in the blockades.
At two protests witnessed by The AP in June and July, several truckers got out of their cabs to berate the activists. One physically hauled two protesters off the road.
Other drivers, some of whom weren't affected by the blockade, also hurled abuse at the activists. A few expressed support for the climate cause but questioned the way the protests were conducted.
“They need to find a different way to do this than to block other people,” said one driver on his way to work, who would only give his name as Stefan.
Berlin's mayor has called the street blockades “crimes,” while the city's top security official is demanding that prosecutors and courts mete out swift convictions. So far, no cases have gone to trial.
Still, Schinkoethe believes she has no choice but to keep going.
“We need to generate friction, peaceful friction, so that there’s an honest debate and we can act accordingly,” she said.
That sentiment was echoed by Ernst Hoermann, a retired railway engineer and grandfather of eight who has been traveling to Berlin from Bavaria regularly to take part in the protests.
“We basically have to cause a nuisance until it hurts," he said as a police officer tried to unstick him from the road with the help of cooking oil.
Similar protests have resulted in weeks-long prison sentences in Britain, where the government has sought court injunctions to preemptively stop road blockades by the group Insulate Britain.
Hoermann, 72, said he isn't afraid of fines or the prospect of prison.
“Not compared to the fear I have for my children,” he said.
Last Generation has recently tried to focus attention on Germany's plans to drill for oil and gas in the North Sea.
Despite having the most ambitious climate target of any major industrialized nation, Germany's center-left government is scrambling like other European countries to replace its Russian energy imports and avoid painful fuel shortages in the coming years.
Schinkoethe says the number of people participating in the group’s actions has grown from 30 to 200 in six months, and argues that the blockades follow the tradition of civil disobedience seen during the U.S. civil rights movement and the fight for women's suffrage.
“What we’re doing is illegal," she said. “At the same time it’s legitimate.”
Manuel Ostermann, a senior member of one of Germany’s police unions, accused the group of committing crimes while portraying themselves as victims.
“Where the process of radicalization gets going, extremism isn’t far off,” he wrote on Twitter.
Members of Last Generation have tried to counter that, citing U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres who earlier this year said that “the truly dangerous radicals are the countries that are increasing the production of fossil fuels.”
"I’m going to keep going until the government locks me and the other activists up for their peaceful protests, or gives in to our demands,” said Schinkoethe.
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MEXICO CITY – When fugitive 1980s Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was arrested in Mexico last week, it stirred up old, terrible memories for Lannie Walker, the daughter of American writer John Clay Walker.
While Caro Quintero was only ever sentenced in Mexico for the killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena and Mexican pilot Alfredo Zavala Avelar in 1985, his gang apparently killed as many as six U.S. citizens in the western city of Guadalajara around the same time.
John Clay Walker, then 36 and a writer who had moved to Guadalajara to finish a book, was one of them.
“We were both very glad to hear that (Caro Quintero) had been captured, and it also brought back a lot of trauma for us,” said Lannie Walker. “My sister and I have lost almost 40 years with our father, there is nothing that can make up for that.”
The U.S. writer and his friend Alberto Radelat, a dental student from Fort Worth, Texas, had walked into “The Lobster,” a high-end Guadalajara seafood restaurant, to celebrate Walker’s planned return to the United States.
They did not know that Caro Quintero and his companions were holding a private party in a back room of the restaurant.
“Our father was an American citizen with no involvement in the Mexico-United States drug war, he was an innocent bystander that unwittingly became caught in the crosshairs of a dangerous drug cartel,” said Lannie Walker. “They began questioning my father and Al, asking them what they knew about the drug enforcement agents in Mexico, what they knew about the investigation. My father knew nothing, he was an innocent writer. They tortured him with an icepick for an hour.”
Mike Vigil, the DEA’s former chief of international operations, said “Caro Quintero was one of those individuals that because he now had power, he had wealth, he crossed the line many times in terms of the people that he killed."
Describing what occurred at the restaurant, Vigil said “they looked out and they saw the two Americans and they immediately through their paranoia as well thought that they were DEA agents. They took him into the back and stabbed to death.”
The bodies of Radelat and Walker were found wrapped in carpet in June 1985, nearly five months after they disappeared.
In December 1984, two young American couples were walking door to door in Guadalajara, trying to spread their faith as Jehovah’s Witnesses. The four were abducted and never seen again.
Two state police officials later said that they helped kidnap and kill the couples on the order of Caro Quintero and fellow capo Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo. They apparently inadvertently knocked on Fonseca Carrillo’s door as they proselytized.
Vigil, who was in Mexico and worked on Camarena's case at the time, explained why the investigation focused on the killing of the DEA agent.
“I think that the DEA concentrated on the Kiki Camarena case and then the drug trafficking charges. I don’t think that the DEA, it was not that they weren’t interested in the other murders, but, you know, that probably would have fallen into the jurisdiction of maybe another agency,” Vigil said.
“One of the things that we were really focused on was bringing these individuals to justice simply because the DEA is committed that if one of the agents is murdered, we will hunt these people down to the end of the earth and not spare any expenditure, any resources or any activity that we have to do to get the job done,” he said.
Lannie Walker says that “if Caro Quintero is extradited to the U.S. and is convicted and punished here, that would be a small amount of justice."
They likely will not come quickly. Caro Quintero's lawyers filed measures with the court - and the judge agreed - that would ensure he goes through the full extradition process and will have the possibility of the corresponding appeals if necessary. Extradition for former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman took a year.
“We do have hope," she said. "But we are very aware of how the Mexican government and the Mexican judicial system has worked, you know, as far as our fathers’ case is concerned up until now. So we do have hope but we are nervous that what happened in 2013 could happen again.”
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One of the first big decisions Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis made during his re-election campaign was something of an about-face.
The mayor, who had rarely, if ever, vocalized concern about the rapid pace at which new apartments and condominiums were being approved throughout the city, called for a pause on new large-scale development.
More specifically, he said the City Council would not vote on any new tax deals, or payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreements, during the pause, and that his administration would simultaneously conduct a study to determine the impact of planned developments “as well as a study of developable land in the community, rental occupancy rates, demand for new housing and other factors.”
That pause remains in effect and will likely last several more months since the study is not yet underway, City Council President Gary La Pelusa Sr. said.
But development projects are progressing through the city’s Planning Board, and what will happen with those remains a gray area, La Pelusa said.
Does the pause apply to any project that has not yet begun construction? Or are there other considerations? The city needs to work to define what projects the pause will apply to, La Pelusa admitted.
“If we’re saying we’re not giving them the right to start building yet, that’s where we have to be more diligent as the city,” he said.
The city’s Law Department did not respond to questions about the status of the redevelopment pause.
An 18-story expansion of the Avenue E Silk Lofts housing development was on the Planning Board agenda right when Davis called for the pause. The project would be amongst the tallest buildings ever approved in the city, and he specifically asked the City Council to vote down a PILOT agreement for the 286-unit project.
The City Council tabled the vote for four consecutive months and the item has not reappeared on the agenda since.
But after several Planning Board meetings in which the project was carried, it was finally reviewed and approved last week.
The next traditional step would be for the City Council to sign off on it, which La Pelusa said he expects to happen. Whether it will be allowed to proceed from there, despite the pause, is part of the gray area, he said.
“I don’t know what the definition is of things that have already been started,” the council president said. “To me, they didn’t have approvals from the Planning Board yet (when the pause began) so I would think this would be one of the things that would have to wait for the study.”
The City Council voted at its July 20 meeting to authorize the study of the state of Bayonne’s redevelopment. It will specifically evaluate how many residential units have been constructed in multi-family homes since 2015, how many of those are occupied and how many additional units are planned for the next two years. The study will also discern the tax revenue generated from those developments since 2015.
A handful of people will be involved in getting the data together, the resolution said, including Bayonne’s tax collector, tax assessor, redevelopment counsel, financial analyst and real estate valuation expert.
The resolution passed unanimously.
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As the official life insurance provider of the NFL Alumni Association, Quility supports more than 17,000 alumni through customized financial solutions and membership savings benefits.
ASHEVILLE, N.C., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quility, an award-winning insurtech company, announced its partnership with the National Football League Alumni Association (NFLA), one of the oldest, most well-known, and well-respected retired player organization in professional sports. During this partnership, Quility will be the official life insurance provider of the NFLA.
Through this partnership, Quility will support more than 17,000 former NFL players and members of the association with life insurance offerings and financial solutions. Quility will also offer a membership benefits savings program to association members and supporters of the NFL Alumni. MyQuility is a centralized digital membership platform with access to significant savings from more than 300K retailers and 1 million travel destinations.
"We are fired up to partner with the NFL Alumni Association as their official life insurance provider," said Quility Co-Founder Brandon Ellison. "Quility's financial products are designed to provide the best-in-class experience for our clients, and we are thrilled for the opportunity to give the best to the members of this elite organization."
During Quility's national conference in August 2022, NFL Alumni Dan Marino and Terrell Davis joined Quility founders Brandon Ellison and Casey Watkins onstage to announce the partnership.
"Partnering with Quility provides us with a unique opportunity to offer essential life insurance solutions to our members," said Najee Goode, Director of Digital Technology and Strategic Marketing for the NFL Alumni Association. "We are so excited to not only provide these benefits to our NFL alumni, but also to help more families secure essential financial protection through life insurance."
As the official life insurance provider for the NFLA, Quility will be featured as a partner of the NFL Alumni in a number of television and radio commercials throughout the regular and post season. The partnership will launch this fall with various events and activations through 2025.
Quility uses innovative and proprietary technology to modernize the process of qualifying for and purchasing life insurance. The Quility digital platform offers clients the option to apply for life insurance online through a 10-minute application or with the support of a licensed insurance agent. To learn more, visit quility.com.
Founded in 1967, the NFL Alumni Association was formed to serve its retired player members and their families. The association's primary purpose is to engage former players through a fraternal structure supporting their ability to live better in retirement. Part of that mission is to build career opportunities, social engagements and social responsibility. Historically, the Chapter leaders' philanthropic and charitable efforts allow the association to donate an average of 1.5 million dollars to children's charities within the local chapter areas.
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Biden, S. African leader to discuss Ukraine, trade, climate
U.S. President Joe Biden and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are set to meet Friday at the White House for talks on Russia’s war in Ukraine, climate issues, trade and more.
Ramaphosa is among African leaders who have maintained a neutral stance in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with South Africa abstaining from a United Nations vote condemning Russia’s actions and calling for a mediated settlement.
South Africa’s international relations minister, Naledi Pandor, said Ramaphosa would emphasize the need for dialogue to find an end to the conflict during his meeting with Biden and in separate talks with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Pandor added that the issue will be South Africa’s focus when it participates in the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly next week.
“We would want a process of diplomacy to be initiated between the two parties and we believe the U.N. must lead, the U.N secretary-general in particular,” Pandor said.
The White House meeting comes on the heels of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to South Africa last month, in which he said the Biden administration sees Africa’s 54 nations as “equal partners” in tackling global problems.
But the administration has been disappointed that South Africa and much of the continent have declined to follow the U.S. in condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
During the Blinken visit, Pandor accused the U.S. and other Western powers of focusing on the Ukraine conflict to the detriment of crises around the globe.
“We should be equally concerned at what is happening to the people of Palestine, as we are with what is happening to the people of Ukraine,” she said.
The Biden administration, meanwhile, has sought to underscore that Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports has led to scarcities in grain, cooking oil and fertilizer — resulting in disproportionate impact on Africans.
South Africa’s neutral position is largely because of the support the Soviet Union gave during the Cold War era to Ramaphosa’s African National Congress in its fight to end apartheid, South Africa’s regime of repression against the Black majority that ended in 1994. South Africa is seen as a leader of the several African countries that will not side against Russia.
Despite the differences on the war in Ukraine, the Biden administration recognizes the importance of strengthening relations in Africa as China has spent decades entrenching itself in the continent’s natural resources markets. Improving relations with South Africa — one of the continent’s biggest economies — is central to the U.S. effort.
John Stremlau, an international relations expert at the University of the Witwatersrand, said the talks underscore that the U.S. sees South Africa as having the “potential to lead Africa in a constructive way” on trade and other issues.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the two leaders would also discuss climate change and opportunities to increase trade and investment. Harris and Ramaphosa will discuss global health security, space cooperation and other matters, when they meet over breakfast at the vice president’s residence, Jean-Pierre said.
South Africa’s ambitious efforts to transition from coal to cleaner energy are expected to be discussed during the leaders’ talks. The U.S., Britain, France and Germany announced a plan last year to provid e $8.5 billion in loans and grants over five years to help South Africa phase out coal.
Ramaphosa could also raise with Biden the failure of the United States and other wealthier nations to make good on a more than decades-old pledge — first made in 2009 and reaffirmed at the 2015 Paris climate talks — to spend $100 billion to help developing nations deal with climate change.
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Magome reported from Johannesburg.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has deployed soldiers to help clean up the Oder River, which runs along the border with Germany, after 10 tons of dead fish surfaced from the waterway in what one official described as an “ecological catastrophe.”
An association of fishers in Zielona Gora, a city in Western Poland, said Friday that it was suspending fishing in the river due to still-unconfirmed reports in the German media saying the river could be contaminated with mercury.
Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the mass die-off of fish. Huge numbers of dead fish were first spotted near the southwestern Polish town of Olawa in late July, along with animals such as beavers.
“We are most likely dealing with a crime where a substance was introduced into the water that causes the death of fish and other organisms. This is currently being verified,” Jacek Ozdoba, Poland’s deputy climate and environment minister, said.
Poland’s political opposition and local residents have accused the government of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki of being too slow to confront the problem.
Przemyslaw Daca, the head of Polish Waters, the national water management authority, said Thursday that 10 tons of dead fish already were removed from the river.
“This shows that we are dealing with a gigantic and outrageous ecological catastrophe,” he said at a news conference held near the river, where officials faced angry local residents.
Environmental protection authorities in the southwestern city of Wroclaw had earlier notified local prosecutors that the country’s second-longest river appeared to have been poisoned.
Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced Thursday that both regular soldiers and reservists were being deployed to help remove pollutants from the river, which is known as the Oder in German and the Odra in Polish and Czech. It flows northward for hundreds of miles from the Oder Mountains of Czechia and empties in the Baltic Sea.
German officials have complained that Poland failed to honor an international treaty by not notifying them immediately about the possible contamination of the river. A boat captain first alerted German authorities about the dead fish in the river on Aug. 9.
“We know that the chain of reporting that’s envisaged for such cases didn’t work,” Christopher Stolzenberg, a spokesperson for Germany’s Federal Environment Ministry, said.
“We finally got the message yesterday that should have come from the Polish side,” he told reporters in Berlin. “But in fact, the pollution on the German side was already known about by then.”
Stolzenberg said German authorities were in contact with their Polish counterparts to get further information about the situation, including about substances found in the water, and to provide any assistance requested.
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DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Dover (NYSE: DOV) today increased its quarterly cash dividend to $0.505 (fifty and one-half cents) per share, from the previous $0.50 (fifty cents) per share, an increase of $0.005 (one-half cent). This is the 67th consecutive year in which the Company has increased its annual cash dividend, demonstrating Dover's longstanding commitment to returning capital to shareholders.
This increased dividend will be paid on September 15, 2022, to shareholders of record as of August 31, 2022.
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When a former student at Colonia High School in Woodbridge, New Jersey, realized that he, his wife and his sister all had brain tumors, he wondered if something about their high school could have caused them. After doing some research, Al Lupiano told TODAY that he discovered 107 former students and teachers with brain tumors. (TODAY did not independently verify the cases.)
When Woodbridge Township Mayor John McCormac learned about Lupiano’s efforts, he reached to him and the township subsequently hired an environmental engineering firm to investigate possible contaminants at the school that could contribute to development of brain tumors. McCormac shared the findings of the environmental assessment in a press conference Thursday.
“We are very happy to announce that our extensive testing for both radon and radiation in the interior and exterior of the school building produced no evidence of any cancer causing hazards that warrant further investigation,” McCormac said. “This is terrific news for the current students of Colonial High School and their parents who are worried about their safety along with current staff members. And it is also great news for all former students who attended and staff that worked at Colonia High School since it opened back in 1968.”
McCormac was joined by Joseph Massimino, superintendent of Woodbridge schools, Shawn LaTourette, New Jersey’s commissioner of environmental protection, Judith Persichilli, commissioner of New Jersey’s department of health, and Kate McGreevy, an epidemiologist from the New Jersey Department of Health. The township worked closely with state and federal agencies in the investigation, according to McCormac.
“We sympathize with anyone who has experienced brain tumors and brain cancers, especially those who lost loved ones to this terrible disease,” McCormac said. “But there is no cause and effect relationship between those illnesses and the building or grounds at Colonia High School.”
LaTourette added: “It’s our conclusion at the Department of Environmental Protection that the radiological status of this building and the grounds of this high school are consistent with typical background levels of radiation that are found in New Jersey. In fact, it is at the lower end of those background levels of radioactive materials.”
Risk factors for brain tumors include a family history and possibly exposure to ionizing radiation, Persichilli explained at the press conference, stressing that much is unknown about the risk factors for developing brain and central nervous system tumors.
The health department also looked at brain cancer rates for Colonia High School and compared them to rates of brain cancer throughout New Jersey and the United States.
“The rates are actually consistent in New Jersey with the United States,” McGreevy said. “This approach of calculating the expected number was done to provide context to the community.”
McCormac added that calling it a cancer cluster was “wrong.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define a cancer cluster as "a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases that occurs within a group of people in a geographic area over a period of time."
Cancer clusters are difficult to prove “because cancer is a relatively common disease, (and) cases of cancer can appear to cluster even when there is no connection among them. That is, clusters of cancer can arise by chance,” according to the National Cancer Institute.
“Whoever started calling this a cancer cluster, to use that phrase, it was ill informed,” McCormac said.
TODAY reached out to Lupiano for comment on the press conference but did not hear back.
In April, he told TODAY was determined to figure out why he, his wife and sister all experienced brain tumors. Lupiano and his wife both had an acoustic neuroma — a benign brain tumor that grows on a nerve from the brain to the inner ear — but his sister had a fatal, cancerous brain tumor. After the press conference he shared a post on Facebook, which reads, in part:
“My heart aches for my friends, family and fellow CHS alumni, teachers, and staff. I don’t know about you … but I’m not giving up so easy … without or without the help of others, the truth will be uncovered.”
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INDIANAPOLIS — Many people in rural Indiana face barriers to accessing mental health resources. However, organizations such as Indiana University are working with communities to assist more people in getting help.
Across Indiana, there are more than 200 facilitates that offer outpatient mental health services. However, for many counties, there is only one facility that offers these services.
How the facilities are spread out throughout the state means some residents, even in central Indiana, would have to take more than a 20-minute drive to get help.
While the majority of Indiana residents are within 20 minutes of a mental health outpatient facility, there are pockets of the state that are not covered, even in central Indiana. This includes the rural Hendricks County town of North Salem and the outskirts of Sheridan in Hamilton County.
A 2016 report by the mental health advocacy organization Mental Health America ranked Indiana among the lowest ranking states for several categories related to mental health.
- Access to mental health care (all ages): 37th
- Prevalence of mental illness (all ages): 43rd
- Adults (prevalence of mental illness and access to care): 47th
- Adolescents (prevalence of mental illness and access to care): 34th
“Mental health is a concern universally across our nation, but what we find in rural communities is their access to care is much more limited than those in urban areas where you have a single provider that could be serving one to many thousands of people in the population area,” said Kerry Thomson.
Kerry Thompson is the executive director for Indiana University’s Center for Rural Engagement. Among the services the center provides, they examine the state of rural healthcare to create a health needs assessment. They look at the statistics and ask residents what they think their health needs are.
“We really look at comprehensively at how to improve community health, and the community gets to decide based on their local health data, what factors they really want to drive, and how to, how to write an actionable plan to improve the health of their community,” said Thomson.
An analysis of the most recent community needs assessments across rural Indiana identified mental health needs are among the top community needs in rural Indiana. In rural Indiana counties, 76 percent reported mental health among top community needs. The only category that more counties reported as a top need was substance use.
Thompson said the lack of readily available mental health services means it is difficult for people to get on the calendar to get regular care without having to drive an hour to see a provider. She says they are working to develop a pipeline to make it easier to make mental health providers available for communities.
If people are in crisis situations, the majority of services are frequently located in hospitals. The center gets involved when people need ongoing mental health care.
“Mental health is really critical to all of us and we all have different needs and different ways of maintaining our mental health,” said Thomson. “When our mental health becomes an issue, it’s important to access care early and really to build it.”
In Central Indiana, IU is working with Decatur County and Owen County to address their needs.
Decatur County
Decatur County is home to 26,600 people, with a median age of 39.2, slightly older than the state’s median age. Its residents are split equally between rural and urban areas.
People living on the southern edge and northeastern tip of the county are more than 20 minutes away from an outpatient mental health facility. The IU assessment identifies mental health as the top need for the county. There are more than 2,300 behavioral health patients per provider in the county.
To address mental health and substance use, members of a committee developed a goal to expand access to prevention, intervention and treatment resources and services. They planned to do this by:
- Determine the target populations to receive mental health and substance use training
- Conduct a baseline survey
- Create a resource card to provide to people seeking support for mental health services and substance use services in Decatur County
- Create a directory of trauma-informed care trainings
- Promote prevention education to Decatur County residents
- Conduct mental health and substance use trainings
- Provide education to the public about mental health and substance use
- Monitor and evaluate activities of county-wide mental health and substance use prevention training
- Develop emotional support resources for organizations and community at large
- Increase presence of mental health professionals within school setting
- Increase mental health resources available for students in Greensburg
- Community Schools and Decatur County Schools
- Assess the need for a larger regional resource guide for mental health services and substance use prevention and treatment options in Franklin, Ripley, Jennings, Bartholomew, Shelby, and Rush counties
They also developed a goal to develop a recovery system of care network in Decatur County to provide support to individuals living with an active addiction and their family members by Dec. 31, 2021. They planned to accomplish this by:
- Establish a baseline in the county for the current number of referrals for services
- Identify a centralized resource for all agencies to utilize that will help increase knowledge of potential referrals and services
- Create an inter-organizational communication protocol/process to ensure a “warm handoff” or referral
- Inform community leaders about Choices (the local Crisis Emergency Response Team) and discuss opportunities for inter-organizational collaboration
- Develop a transportation fund to assist individuals to get to treatment and recovery programs
- Conduct a feasibility study exploring the expansion of behavioral health services in Decatur County
- Explore the feasibility of adoption of peer recovery coaches and if deemed appropriate, begin identifying and training peer recovery coaches
Owen County
Owen County is home to just over 20,000 residents. The median age of the residents is 45.2, older than the median age for the state. Residents have a median household income of $49,500, lower than the state’s average of $56,300.
Behavioral care providers have 5,700 patients per provider, nearly five times the average for the state. A Community Health Needs Assessment for Bloomington Hospital, which includes Owen Monroe, and Lawrence County identified mental health among the top needs. There was no reported county-specific assessment.
People living in the southwest and northwest corner of the county live more than 20 minutes away from an outpatient mental health treatment facility. The state identifies Centerstone and the Hamilton Center, both in Spencer Indiana, as the closest mental health outpatient facilities.
The County is currently in the initiation phase of creating a Community Health Improvement Plan to prepare to address the needs that they identified.
Improving access to mental health
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) encourages people to use the Be Well Crisis Hotline if they are in need of mental health counseling and resources. This line is available through Indiana 211 and lets Indiana residents talk with trained counselors 24/7.
In December 2021, the FSSA reported the helpline surpassed 25,000 calls. Around 59% of the callers got a referral for additional mental health or substance use services or asked for additional crisis counseling.
“FSSA is proud of the important and continuing role our crisis counselors have played to connect with Hoosiers and provide them with the resources they need to support their mental health,” said Dan Rusyniak, M.D., FSSA secretary. “We remain committed to providing free, confidential, and easy access to this resource for Hoosiers in any time of need.”
Indiana residents can speak with a trained mental health counselor by dialing 2-1-1 or the toll-free number, 866-211-9966, entering their ZIP code, and selecting the option for the Be Well Crisis Helpline. In addition, Be Well Indiana’s website contains supplemental resources including blog posts and videos offering tips for maintaining mental health as well as self-screening tools.
Additionally, Thomson said the IU Center for Rural Engagement is working with public libraries in Pike, Sullivan and Lawrence Counties to increase access to mental health resources while reducing the stigma of reaching out for help.
“Everybody goes to the library,” said Thomson. “All of this stigma of parking your car in front of the only mental health provider in the county is removed. Nobody knows what you’re doing. If you’re borrowing books or going in to just have some computer time. You get to have your mental health appointment in private and with no stigma attached.”
Thomson said libraries have been eager to engage with them for Telemental health, finding private spaces within the libraries that can be set up for the program. She says this helps address the issue of people in rural parts of the state that may not have broadband access to connect with other mental health services.
“We need to provide the Telemental health in places that do have broadband access, and so we’re starting with libraries, We may be partnering with faith communities or schools in the future looking at those places where the infrastructure is already in place to serve the people who need it.”
Thomson encourages people to connect with their primary care provider to tailor recommendations for mental health care. They can also visit their website to see other initiatives they are involved in.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The trial of a Colorado businessman on charges that he ripped off thousands of donors who contributed $25 million to a campaign to build a wall along the southern U.S. border ended Tuesday in a mistrial after jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict in a prosecution that once featured onetime presidential adviser Steve Bannon.
The mistrial in the prosecution of Timothy Shea was granted by U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres after the jury reported for a third time that it could not reach a verdict on any count, saying the deadlock was “abundantly clear.” They said extended deliberations had left them “further entrenched in our opposing views.”
Turmoil during jury deliberations was revealed last week when 11 jurors sent a note to the judge to say one juror who complained about a “government witch hunt” had exhibited “political bias,” labeled the rest of them as liberals and complained that the trial should have occurred in a southern state.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement that the mistrial “in no way lessens our resolve or believe in the powerful and compelling evidence that we strongly believe proves his guilt.”
He added: “We look forward to retrying this case as soon as possible.” A retrial, though, was unlikely to occur before the fall.
Shea and his lawyer did not comment as they left the courthouse.
After two previous notes last week pointed toward a deadlock, the judge had urged jurors to try again.
Shea was left to stand trial alone after Bannon, a onetime adviser to then-President Donald Trump, was pardoned. And two other defendants pleaded guilty. The case was prosecuted in New York after it was determined that donors to the fund were from everywhere in the country, including New York.
Conspiracy and falsification of records charges against Shea were filed after questions arose over how donations were spent from a “We Build The Wall” campaign that raised about $25 million for a wall. Only a few miles of wall were built.
Prosecutors said Shea and other fund organizers promised investors that all donations would fund a wall, but Shea and the others eventually pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars for themselves.
Shea’s lawyers contended that he acted honorably regarding the fundraising campaign and did not commit a crime.
Shea, of Castle Rock, Colorado, owns an energy drink company, Winning Energy, whose cans have featured a cartoon superhero image of Trump and claim to contain “12 oz. of liberal tears.”
Dissension among jurors was first revealed Thursday when 11 jurors said in their note to the judge that they were unanimously requesting that one juror be replaced by an alternate juror. They said the juror had expressed anti-government bias.
In response to the note, the judge questioned the juror in her robing room with lawyers on both sides present.
Among her questions, Torres asked him if he had any biases or personal views that prevent him from being a fair and impartial juror.
He said he did not. So she left him on the jury.
After twice requesting a mistrial on Thursday, defense attorney John Meringolo renewed his request in writing on Friday on many of the same grounds as he had the day before.
He said the jury had violated secrecy rules by revealing too much in its note seeking the disqualification of one juror, and he said the judge improperly referenced political views when she read them a so-called Allen charge intended to add new energy to deliberations.
Meringolo said those instructions in light of what had occurred earlier Thursday could only have been understood to be singling out the juror “and pressuring him to come to a verdict.”
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- Genesis takes top rank overall and in premium segment for second consecutive year
- Study measures how well carmakers integrate advanced technology in user-friendly ways
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, J.D. Power designated Genesis as its highest-ranked overall brand in the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Tech Experience Index Study. Genesis earned the top Innovation Index score of 643, offering a significant number of advanced technologies across its product lineup. This is the brand's second consecutive year at the top of the list.
"Genesis is pleased to deliver the latest technologies to our customers with our award-winning lineup of vehicles," said Claudia Marquez, chief operating officer of Genesis Motor North America. "We are glad that the study's results recognize our commitment to implementing technologies focused on improving our customers' driving experience."
The J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study measures how effectively each automotive brand brings technologies to market, measured on a 1,000-point scale. The index combines the level of adoption of new technologies for each brand with excellence in execution. The execution measurement examines how much owners like the technologies and how many problems they experience while using them.
The TXI Study analyzes 35 technologies, which are divided into four categories: convenience; emerging automation; energy and sustainability; and infotainment and connectivity. Only technologies classified as advanced are award eligible.
The 2022 U.S. TXI Study is based on responses from 84,165 owners of new 2022 model-year vehicles who were surveyed after 90 days of ownership. The study was fielded from February through May 2022. The TXI Study complements the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS)SM and the J.D. Power Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) StudySM by measuring how effectively each automotive brand brings new technologies to market.
At Genesis, we put the customer at the center of every decision we make. Genesis is a global automotive brand that delivers the highest standards of performance, design, safety, and innovation while looking towards a more sustainable future. Genesis designs customer experiences that go beyond products, embodying audacious, forward-thinking, and distinctly Korean characteristics within its unique Athletic Elegance design identity. With a growing range of award-winning models — including G70, G80, and G90 sedans, along with GV60, GV70, and GV80 SUVs — Genesis aims to lead the age of electrification, starting with its Electrified G80 and GV60 electric models. Genesis has stated its commitment to becoming an all-electric vehicle brand by 2030 and to pursuing carbon neutrality by 2035.
Please visit our media site for the latest news at www.genesisnewsusa.com (United States) and www.genesisnews.ca (Canada).
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‘I was crying’: Woman’s quick stop at store turns into $777,777 lottery jackpot
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:01 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KAIT/Gray News) - A woman in Missouri will certainly not forget her recent stop at a convenience store.
KAIT says the woman, who was not immediately identified, was on her way to a friend’s house when she stopped at a Munch-N-Pump store on Highway 53.
According to the Missouri Lottery, she bought several lottery tickets. One of those tickets was a Hot 7s scratchers ticket that returned a top prize of $777,777.
“I called my husband, and I was crying,” she said. “I was like, ‘This is not real! It can’t be real.’”
According to Friday’s news release, the woman said she plans to invest the winnings.
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WFO PHOENIX Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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DUST STORM ADVISORY
Dust Advisory
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
532 PM PDT Wed Jun 22 2022
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
* Dust Advisory for...
Riverside County in southern California...
* Until 630 PM PDT.
* At 532 PM PDT, a dust channel was near Desert Center, and is nearly
stationary.
HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility with strong wind in excess
of 40 mph.
SOURCE...CHP Webcam.
IMPACT...Hazardous travel.
* This includes the following highways...
CA Interstate 10 between mile markers 103 and 122.
CA Route 177 between mile markers 1 and 7.
Locations impacted include...
Desert Center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Blowing dust brings reduced visibility, leading to dangerous driving
conditions. If driving, avoid blowing dust if possible. If caught in
dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep
your foot off the brake.
Motorists should not drive into an area of blowing dust. PULL ASIDE
STAY ALIVE!
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Riverside County
through 615 PM PDT...
At 534 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles northeast of Desert Center, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of Riverside County.
This includes CA Route 177 between mile markers 7 and 27.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3371 11510 3379 11535 3407 11525 3401 11483
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 204DEG 8KT 3382 11517
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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By CHINEDU ASADU
Associated Press
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 100 people may have died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeast Nigeria, a local oil official said Sunday as the search intensified for bodies at the site and for two people suspected of being involved in the blast.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in a statement, called the explosion a “catastrophe and a national disaster.”
The explosion Friday night at the facility in Ohaji-Egbema local government area in Imo state was triggered by a fire at two fuel storage areas where more than 100 people worked, state officials told The Associated Press.
Dozens of workers were caught up in the explosion while many others attempted to escape the blaze by running into wooded areas.
Those who died in the disaster are estimated to be within “the range of 100,” said Goodluck Opiah, the Imo commissioner for petroleum resources. “A lot of them ran into the bush with the burns and they died there.”
Buhari has directed the nation’s security forces “to intensify the clampdown” on such facilities being operated illegally in many parts of southern Nigeria, a spokesperson said in a statement.
Although Nigeria is Africa’s largest producer of crude oil, for many years its oil production capacity has been limited by a chronic challenge of oil storage and the operation of illegal refineries.
Nigeria lost at least $3 billion worth of crude oil to theft between January 2021 and February 2022, with shady business operators often avoiding regulators by setting up refineries in remote areas such as the one that exploded in Imo, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said in March.
“There are no arrests yet but the two culprits are on the run with the police now looking for them,” said Declan Emelumba, the Imo State commissioner for information. Officials did not reveal the identities of the suspects.
A mass burial is being planned for those killed in the explosion, many of who “were burnt beyond recognition,” said Emelumba. Environmental officials have started to fumigate the area.
Such disasters are a regular occurrence in Africa’s most populous country, where poverty and unemployment – at 33% according to the latest government estimates – have forced millions of young people into criminal activities.
Operating illegal refineries is not as popular in Imo state as it is in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, where militants have gained notoriety for blowing up oil pipelines and kidnapping workers from petroleum companies.
As many as 30 illegal oil refineries were busted in the Niger Delta region in just two weeks, Nigeria’s Defense Department said earlier this month when it announced a task force to curb crude oil theft.
In the aftermath of the explosion in Imo state, the Nigerian ministry of petroleum told The AP there is “a renewed action” to tackle illegal activities in the oil sector.
The government and the military are stepping up actions “to minimize the criminalities along the oil production lines,” said Horatius Egua, a senior official at the petroleum ministry.
But many of the culprits are not deterred including in Imo state, one of the few places producing oil in Nigeria’s southeast. The problem of illegal refineries “has never been this bad” and remains “difficult to end,” said Opiah, the Imo petroleum commissioner.
“It is like asking why kidnapping or armed robbery has not stopped,” he said. “Even with this incident, not many people will be deterred. I am sure more illegal refineries will be cropping up in other places.”
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SHENZHEN, China, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei's Carrier BG Chief Marketing Officer Philip Song launched a new suite of green development solution today during Win-Win·Huawei Innovation Week.
This solution, he explained in his speech titled " Green Development, Building Energy-efficient ICT Infrastructure ", is aimed at helping operators systematically improve network energy efficiency: "As ICT infrastructure continues to evolve from 5G and F5G to 5.5G and F5.5G, green networks, evaluated against the network carbon intensity (NCIe) index, will become a critical part of future target networks. The main objective of our solution launch today is to help operators systematically build green networks that simultaneously address traffic growth and carbon emission reduction."
According to Song, technological innovation is required at three levels to help customers achieve green development goals:
- At the site and equipment level, more integrated designs and new materials should be used to move sites fully outdoors, and increase equipment energy efficiency and the efficiency of using renewable energy.
- In cross-site coordination and networking, a simplified network architecture and improved forwarding efficiency are required to maximize energy efficiency and make networks all-optical, simplified, and intelligent.
- To achieve green O&M, new O&M and energy-saving policies should be more easily developed and delivered, and energy efficiency indicators and baselines should be made more visible, manageable, and optimizable.
At the event, Song launched Huawei's green development solution with innovations at these three levels, as well as the new NCIe indicator system which supports this three-layer solution of green site, green network, and green operation.
Closing out his speech, Song also announced the opening of the Evergreen Land engagement room, where Huawei will meet with global operators to discuss in-depth about green development and ways to build the most energy-efficient ICT infrastructure. He reiterated, "Huawei is committed to working with operators to improve the energy efficiency of ICT infrastructure and create value using green ICT technologies."
The full details of Huawei's new green development solution have been provided below:
At the site layer, the solution focuses on innovation in three areas:
- Fully-outdoor deployment: Using innovative materials, the industry-leading blade power module supports 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G within a single site. The leading One Blade One Site solution features 97% site energy efficiency (SEE).
- High degrees of integration: Ultra-wideband RF modules and multi-band antennas are integrated within these simplified sites. The company's unique signal direct injection feeding (SDIF) technology is able to realize zero losses with zero cabling inside multi-band antennas, boosting the telecommunications energy efficiency (TEE) of the equipment.
- Efficient use of renewable energy: Solutions such as Huawei's AI-based PV-storage optimization and iPV shading for loss reduction are used to maximize the efficiency of using renewable energy.
At the network layer, the solution also features innovations in three areas:
- All-optical connectivity: By upgrading the entire network from electrical switching to optical switching, the solution improves energy efficiency by about 10 times, while swapping copper for fiber further improves energy efficiency by about five times.
- Simplification: The multi-service processing capability of Huawei routers enables the solution to integrate four units of equipment into one. With SDH modernization, the solution replaces multiple cabinets per site with one sub-rack per site, significantly reducing the amount of equipment room space needed and improving network energy efficiency (NEE). Continuous innovation in the optical transmission network (OTN) has also enabled the ultra-wideband Super C120+L120 solution to support a per-fiber capacity of nearly 100 Tbit/s, which means 1 million users can simultaneously watch movies online over a single fiber the thickness of a hair.
- Intelligence: The solution supports intelligent dynamic hibernation of routers and automatically adjusts the forwarding frequency of network processors based on changes in the traffic volume.
At the operation layer, the solution focuses on user operations, energy saving policies, and energy efficiency indicators:
- The solution accelerates the migration of users to networks using more energy-efficient RATs, for example, from 2G and 3G to 4G and 5G, greatly reducing energy consumption per bit and reducing the NCIe value.
- The solution implements real-time traffic control and analysis, and adjusts forwarding processors' frequency or shuts down ports based on traffic volume changes.
- The solution ensures that the indicators are visible, manageable, and optimizable.
The Win-Win·Huawei Innovation Week is held from July 18 to July 21 in Shenzhen, China. Together with global operators, industry professionals, and opinion leaders, we dive into topics such as 5.5G, green development, and digital transformation to envision shared success in the digital economy. For more information, please visit: https://carrier.huawei.com/en/events/winwin-innovation-week
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WASHINGTON, and LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 23,000 corporate board members, today announced that UCLA Anderson Executive Education has joined the NACD Education NetworkTM, an alliance of top-tier academic institutions offering reciprocal credit for directors who are NACD Directorship Certified®.
The education network was formed in 2020 to better prepare board directors for the rigors of the increasingly complex and challenging work of directorship. UCLA Anderson School of Management Executive Education joins this growing alliance, which began with Stanford University's Rock Center for Corporate Governance, the founding member of the NACD Education Network, along with Columbia Business School Executive Education, Drexel University's Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute, and the Wharton School's Aresty Institute of Executive Education.
Building on NACD Directorship Certification®, which puts directors on the leading edge of governance issues and demonstrates their commitment to the profession of directorship, the NACD Education Network enables NACD Directorship Certified individuals to earn credits to maintain their certification through participation in leading director programs provided by world-class universities. NACD Directorship Certification requires recertification every two years through 32 hours of continuous learning at recognized programs.
"In order to meet the complex and challenging work in today's boardroom, it is vital that board directors are more enlightened and well-prepared," said Donna Sharp, associate dean of UCLA Anderson School of Management's Executive Education Programs. "We are delighted to join with NACD and its partners in providing directors and executives with research and action for board oversight and stewardship of the enterprise."
The goal of the NACD Education Network is to help certified directors to enhance their knowledge, skills, and their abilities to discharge their duties as effectively as possible, as their companies continue to face increasingly complex business markets.
"We are thrilled to add the prestigious UCLA Anderson School of Management to the growing NACD Education Network," said Peter Gleason, president and CEO of NACD. "Expanding the network of world-class providers of executive education to pair with NACD's cutting-edge education programming and certification will help directors succeed as they face the most challenging times of their directorships."
UCLA Anderson Executive Education's upcoming Corporate Governance Program, taking place September 27–29, 2022, is a powerful combination of foundational topics and advanced insight on the timely and pressing issues facing boards today. The program, running continuously since 1999, is taught by world-class UCLA Anderson faculty and distinguished speakers who represent some of the nation's most prestigious organizations. Learn more and apply here. NACD Directorship Certified individuals will earn credits toward their recertification through participation in this leading program.
Plans are underway to expand the NACD Education Network to include additional nationally and internationally recognized institutions. To learn more about the network, visit https://certification.nacdonline.org/educationnetwork.
For more than 40 years, NACD has been on the leading edge of corporate governance, setting standards of excellence that have elevated board performance. NACD arms today's directors with insights and education that drive their mission forward, while preparing a new generation of boardroom leaders to meet tomorrow's biggest challenges. NACD is a community of more than 23,000 directors driven by a common purpose: to be trusted catalysts of economic opportunity and positive change—in businesses and in the communities they serve. To learn more about NACD, visit nacdonline.org.
UCLA Anderson School of Management is among the leading business schools in the world, with faculty members globally renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Located in Los Angeles, gateway to the growing economies of Latin America and Asia and a city that personifies innovation in a diverse range of endeavors, UCLA Anderson's MBA, Fully Employed MBA, Executive MBA, UCLA-NUS Executive MBA, Master of Financial Engineering, Master of Science in Business Analytics, doctoral and executive education programs embody the school's Think in the Next ethos. Annually, some 1,800 students are trained to be global leaders seeking the business models and community solutions of tomorrow.
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Nabiximols oromucosal spray continues to be evaluated in ongoing clinical trials in multiple sclerosis spasticity
DUBLIN, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced top-line results from the Phase 3 RELEASE MSS1 trial (NCT04657666) evaluating nabiximols oromucosal spray (JZP378, or Sativex ®, ex-U.S.) on clinical measures of spasticity in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The RELEASE MSS1 trial did not meet the primary endpoint of change in Lower Limb Muscle Tone-6 (LLMT-6) between baseline and Day 21, as measured by the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS).
Nabiximols oromucosal spray is a complex botanical mixture formulated from extracts of the cannabis sativa plant and contains the cannabinoids delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), as well as other cannabinoid and non-cannabinoid components. Nabiximols oromucosal spray (known as Sativex ex-U.S. and first approved in the U.K. in 2010) has been approved in 29 countries for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe spasticity due to MS who have not responded adequately to other anti-spasticity medication based on previously completed clinical trials.
"We remain committed to the nabiximols program and are actively assessing the RELEASE MSS1 trial results, which will be presented at a future medical meeting. We look forward to additional data from two other ongoing trials that have the potential to support a U.S. FDA New Drug Application submission," said Rob Iannone, M.D., M.S.C.E., executive vice president, global head of research and development at Jazz Pharmaceuticals. "I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all those who supported and made this study possible, including the patients who were enrolled, their families, our investigators, staff, and all of the dedicated Jazz employees."
RELEASE MSS1 was the first, and smallest, of the three clinical trials in the current program, and it evaluated the safety and efficacy of nabiximols oromucosal spray in 68 patients with MS spasticity. Data from these trials will continue to be evaluated as it becomes available, to support the overall registrational program in the U.S. Two additional, ongoing Phase 3 trials to complement and inform a comprehensive development plan include:
- RELEASE MSS3: A Phase 3 multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of nabiximols oromucosal spray, compared to placebo, when added to standard of care, for the improvement of muscle spasms associated with MS over a 12-week treatment period. Estimated enrollment is 446 participants.
- RELEASE MSS5: A Phase 3 multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2-treatment, 2-period, crossover trial evaluating the effect of multiple doses of nabiximols oromucosal spray compared to placebo on a clinical measure of velocity-dependent muscle tone in the lower limbs (Lower Limb Muscle Tone-6 [LLMT-6]) in participants with MS over a 3-week treatment period. Estimated enrollment is 190 participants.
The safety profile in RELEASE MSS1 was consistent with previously reported adverse events, with no new safety signals attributable to nabiximols oromucosal spray observed in this population.
Data from the RELEASE MSS1 trial will be submitted for presentation at a future medical meeting.
About the RELEASE MSS1 Trial
RELEASE MSS1 (NCT04657666) is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-way crossover trial that enrolled 68 adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) to evaluate the effect of nabiximols oromucosal spray on clinical measures of spasticity over a 3-week treatment period. After the trial initiated, the trial protocol was amended to provide flexibility on enrollment size. Ultimately, the initial intended number of patients was enrolled, and 68 patients were randomized. Participants entering the trial were over 18 years of age with a confirmed diagnosis of any disease subtype of MS for at least 12 months prior to first visit, were expected to remain stable for the duration of the trial and experienced spasticity not relieved by their current anti-spasticity medications.
Participants were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to one of two sequences comprised of treatment with nabiximols oromucosal spray and placebo. In the first period of the crossover trial, participants were titrated to a maintenance dose of nabiximols oromucosal spray or placebo in a blinded fashion; in the second period of the trial, participants then initiated therapy with the alternate study drug in a blinded fashion. The primary endpoint in RELEASE MSS1 was a measure of change from baseline in Lower Limb Muscle Tone-6 (LLMT-6) as defined by the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) at the end of each period, compared to placebo.
The secondary endpoints were change in Lower Limb Muscle Tone-4 (LLMT-4) as defined by the MAS, safety, and tolerability of nabiximols oromucosal spray, in individuals with MS spasticity.
About Nabiximols Oromucosal Spray
Nabiximols oromucosal spray is a complex botanical mixture formulated from extracts of the cannabis sativa plant. Nabiximols oromucosal spray contains the cannabinoids delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), as well as other cannabinoid and non-cannabinoid components. Currently, there are no U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved cannabis-derived medications that contain THC, and Epidiolex® is the only FDA approved cannabis-derived therapy.
Nabiximols oromucosal spray is indicated outside the U.S. as a treatment for symptom improvement in adult patients with moderate to severe spasticity due to multiple sclerosis (MS) who have not responded adequately to other anti-spasticity medications and who demonstrate clinically significant improvement in spasticity related symptoms during an initial trial of therapy. Nabiximols oromucosal spray is investigational and currently not approved for any indication in the U.S.
About Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity
Multiple sclerosis (MS) spasticity is one of the most common motor syptoms associated with MS.1 MS spasticity often manifests as involuntary muscle stiffness and/or spasms, occurring in up to 84 percent of individuals with MS, and approximately one-third of individuals with MS still live with uncontrolled spasticity symptoms.2-4 However, MS spasticty can also lead to pain, sexual dysfunction, dysarthria, fatigue, depression and anxiety, mobility impairment, bladder and bowel dysfunction, and sleep disturbances.2,5-7 Less than half of individuals with MS receiving treatment for spasticity are satisfied with the current treatment regimens2 and 41 percent of physicians are dissatisfied with current treatment regimens.8
About Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) is a global biopharmaceutical company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases – often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines and novel product candidates, from early- to late-stage development, in neuroscience and oncology. Within these therapeutic areas, we are identifying new options for patients by actively exploring small molecules and biologics, and through innovative delivery technologies and cannabinoid science. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has employees around the globe, serving patients in nearly 75 countries. For more information, please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com and follow @JazzPharma on Twitter.
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements related to nabiximols for people with MS spasticity and the potential impact on that community; the potential successful submission of a new drug application; and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based on Jazz Pharmaceuticals' current plans, objectives, estimates, expectations and intentions and inherently involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with: pharmaceutical product development; the regulatory approval process, and other risks and uncertainties affecting the company and its development programs, including those described from time to time under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports (Commission File No. 001-33500), including Jazz Pharmaceuticals' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and future filings and reports by Jazz Pharmaceuticals. Other risks and uncertainties of which Jazz Pharmaceuticals is not currently aware may also affect Jazz Pharmaceuticals' forward-looking statements and may cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from those anticipated. The forward-looking statements herein are made only as of the date hereof or as of the dates indicated in the forward-looking statements, even if they are subsequently made available by Jazz Pharmaceuticals on its website or otherwise. Jazz Pharmaceuticals undertakes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, new information, future events, changes in its expectations or other circumstances that exist after the date as of which the forward-looking statements were made.
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Uvalde school year starts amid fear and unfinished security
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A new and worrisome school year begins Tuesday in Uvalde.
There is new high fencing around the Texas community’s public school campuses that still isn’t finished, a heavy police patrol that many families don’t trust and no classes ever again at Robb Elementary School, three months after a gunman with an AR-15-style rifle killed 19 children and two teachers inside two adjoining fourth-grade classrooms.
Ashley Morales is putting her son, Jeremiah, back in class — because she says she has no other choice as a working single mother. She will drop him off outside Uvalde Elementary on the first day. She says parents won’t be allowed inside.
“I’m just nervous, scared,” said Morales, whose son was a third-grader last year at Robb Elementary and lost three friends in the May 24 massacre. During a recent “Meet the Teacher” night, she felt a rush of anxiety walking down the school hall.
“Oh my gosh, it’s actually going to happen,” she said. “School is going to start.”
Although school already started weeks ago in many parts of Texas, officials pushed back the first day of class in Uvalde after a summer of unfathomable heartache, anger and revelations of widespread failures by law enforcement who allowed an 18-year-old gunman to fire inside the adjoining classrooms for more than 70 minutes.
Despite pushing back the start of the year, Uvalde school officials said several enhanced security measures remain incomplete, including installing additional cameras and new locks.
The Texas Department of Public Safety has committed to putting nearly three dozen state troopers on Uvalde campuses — but that is of no comfort to some families since there were more than 90 state troopers on scene during the attack.
More than 100 families in Uvalde signed up for virtual school, while others pulled their kids out of the district and enrolled them in private schools. One teacher who was shot in the abdomen and survived, Elsa Avila, will not be greetings students for the first time in 30 years because she is still recovering.
A damning report by a Texas House committee found that nearly 400 officers in all rushed to Robb Elementary after the shooting but hesitated for more than hour to confront the shooter. Body camera and surveillance footage showed heavily armed officers, some holding bulletproof shields, stacked in the hallway but not advancing to the classroom.
Steve McCraw, head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, called the response “an abject failure.”
Last month, the Uvalde school board fired district police Chief Pete Arredondo, who McCraw and the House report accused of failing to take control of the scene and wasting time by looking for a key for a classroom door that was likely unlocked. The firing has not quieted demands for others to face punishment. One other officer — Uvalde Lt. Mariano Pargas, the acting police chief that day — has been placed on administrative leave.
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ANDOVER, Mass., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TransMedics Group, Inc. ("TransMedics") (Nasdaq: TMDX), a medical technology company that is transforming organ transplant therapy for patients with end-stage lung, heart and liver failure, announced today the upsize and pricing of an underwritten public offering of 3,250,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $40.00 per share. All of the shares are being offered by TransMedics.
The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by TransMedics, are expected to be $130 million. The offering is expected to close on August 9, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. In addition, TransMedics has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 487,500 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Cowen are acting as joint lead book-running managers for the offering. Canaccord Genuity is acting as lead manager for the offering.
The securities described above are being offered by TransMedics pursuant to its automatically effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 3, 2022. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in the registration statement and related prospectus supplement for more complete information about TransMedics and this offering. An electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. An electronic copy of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus will be available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or, when available, may also be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, or by telephone, at (866) 803-9204; from Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014; or from Cowen and Company, LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, Attention: Prospectus Department, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, by telephone at (833) 297-2926, or by email at PostSaleManualRequests@broadridge.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification of these securities under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
TransMedics is the world's leader in portable extracorporeal warm perfusion and assessment of donor organs for transplantation. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, the company was founded to address the unmet need for more and better organs for transplantation and has developed technologies to preserve organ quality, assess organ viability prior to transplant, and potentially increase the utilization of donor organs for the treatment of end-stage heart, lung, and liver failure.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, including statements about the completion, timing and size of the proposed public offering of our common stock. Each forward-looking statement is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statement. Applicable risks and uncertainties include those related to market conditions and satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the proposed public offering. There can be no assurance that we will be able to complete the public offering on the anticipated terms, or at all. Applicable risks also include those identified under the heading "Risk Factors" and in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022, or under the heading "Risk Factors" included in the prospectus supplement related to the proposed public offering and in any subsequent filings with the SEC. Additional information will be made available by our annual and quarterly reports and other filings that we make from time to time with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.
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BANGKOK and BALI, Indonesia, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholars of Sustenance (SOS) Foundation Thailand is pleased to partner with Starbucks Thailand through the new Starbucks FoodShare program. To celebrate their 24th anniversary of business in the country, Starbucks will be sharing food with disadvantaged communities in Thailand. The FoodShare initiative is the result of a partnership between Scholars of Sustenance, Starbucks Thailand, and The Starbucks Foundation, which seeks to reduce the popular coffee business' food waste and contribute to ending hunger in Thailand.
With a mission to reduce food waste, improve food equity, and increase social cohesion, SOS redirects surplus food to vulnerable communities across Thailand that face food insecurity. The recognizable SOS trucks navigate through the cities of Bangkok, Phuket, Hua Hin, and Chiang Mai every day. Surplus food is collected from businesses, like Starbucks, preventing it from entering landfill. Those good-quality food items are then cooked into nutritious meals and served to vulnerable communities.
Those supported include low-income communities, single mothers and their children, refugees, and those with disabilities. Providing a hot meal takes the pressure off individuals to put food on the table so they can focus on employment, education, and planning for their future. SOS community kitchens bring individuals together, strengthening social cohesion and providing much-needed supportive environments.
Rescuing this food from landfill not only supports these communities but helps the environment. When surplus food turns into food waste and goes to landfill, it creates greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, and methane. This contributes to warming global temperatures and climate change.
Since its founding in 2016, SOS has provided over 18.5 million meals for over 1,000 communities. With the support of the Starbucks FoodShare program, the foundation will be able to provide more and more meals for disadvantaged people.
The FoodShare program has two key parts. 8 stores will participate in food donation. At the end of the day, food not sold in stores will be donated directly to SOS. This good-quality surplus food will be redirected by SOS to nearby communities in need of food assistance. Stores participating in food donation are one branch from Central Ladprao, three from Central Pinklao, one from Seacon Square Bangkae, and three from Central Westgate.
All other stores in Thailand will participate in food discounts. During the last 2 operating hours, there will be 20% off on selected food items where a portion of sales will be donated to SOS projects. This money will help the foundation continue its food rescue operations, providing much-needed meals to communities across Thailand.
The FoodShare program will run until July 31st. Visit Starbucks today to donate to Scholars of Sustenance and help provide meals to those in need. Every 5 baht provides a hot, nutritious meal. You can find out more about SOS's mission at https://www.scholarsofsustenance.org/
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Which prenatal vitamins are best?
A prenatal vitamin is a multivitamin that is specially formulated to offer the key nutrients that both babies and mothers need during pregnancy. A health care provider can prescribe a prenatal vitamin, but most consumers purchase over-the-counter prenatal vitamins. Those planning to get pregnant may start taking a prenatal vitamin while trying to conceive, then continue taking them during pregnancy as well as postpartum, especially if they are breastfeeding.
The top choice for a prenatal vitamin that is both effective and affordable is 21st Century Prenatal Tablets. However, every prenatal vitamin is formulated slightly differently to meet expectant mothers’ unique dietary needs.
What to know before you buy a prenatal vitamin
Prenatal vitamin ingredients
Key ingredients to look for in a prenatal vitamin include folic acid, vitamin D, calcium and iron. It is important to note that prenatal vitamin ingredients are not formulated to increase fertility. The dietary supplements included in a prenatal supplement are meant to facilitate a healthy pregnancy by supplementing common nutritional gaps.
Vitamin toxicity
Consuming megadoses of vitamins should be avoided. Ingesting higher vitamin levels than recommended can be toxic and lead to serious health issues. Beware of claims that taking high doses of prenatal vitamins promotes fertility or leads to stronger nails and thicker hair.
Taking high levels of vitamins for extended periods is actually detrimental to our health. Fat-soluble vitamins such as vitamins A, D, E and K are especially toxic when taken in excess. Unlike water-soluble vitamins that are excreted in urine, fat-soluble vitamins build up in the body, damaging tissues, especially the liver.
Prenatal vitamin manufacturers
The established guidelines for dietary supplements in the United States are set by the Food and Drug Administration. These standards are known as Good Manufacturing Practices and are a voluntary regulation vitamin manufacturers may choose to obtain. The GMP label on a bottle of prenatal vitamins indicates they were manufactured under stringent requirements and adhere to GMP guidelines to assure quality and safety.
What to look for in a quality prenatal vitamin
Capsule, liquid or powder
Prenatal vitamins come in a variety of forms, including gummies, chewable, liquids and powders. Anyone who has a difficult time swallowing pills should opt for a chewable or liquid prenatal vitamin formula.
When considering which prenatal vitamin form is the best, it is important to consider the capsule design. Softgel capsules are typically used to hold liquid ingredients, while dry ingredients usually come in a tablet that combines two pieces. There are advantages and disadvantages to each capsule design. Softgel capsules are more vulnerable to UV light deterioration and should be stored in a dark place if they are removed from the bottle for an extended period before use. Vitamin tablets made of two pieces are typically not affected by UV light but are often much larger than softgels, making them harder to swallow.
Prenatal vitamin bottle capsule count
Consider the size of a bottle when comparing the prices of prenatal vitamins. Some brands sell bottles with a month’s supply of 30 capsules, while others sell larger bottles with 60 or even 90 capsules.
When reviewing the price of a prenatal vitamin, the recommended daily capsule amount and serving size of the bottle are important factors. Prenatal formulas that recommend multiple vitamins be taken per day will run out quicker and become more costly than a single daily vitamin formula.
Vegetarian prenatal vitamins
Anyone who avoids animal products should read the ingredient lists on prenatal vitamins closely. A variety of ingredients in dietary supplements are derived from animal sources. The capsule formula is also an important consideration because some are produced from gelatin, which is not vegetarian-friendly. Luckily, there are a variety of prenatal vitamins on the market that are formulated for vegetarians, vegans and others with dietary restrictions.
How much you can expect to spend on prenatal vitamins
Expect to spend between $10 to $40 for a bottle of prenatal vitamins with 30 capsules.
Prenatal vitamins FAQ
Should you continue to take prenatal vitamins after giving birth?
A. There are a variety of reasons mothers continue taking prenatal vitamins after giving birth. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists encourages breastfeeding mothers to continue taking a prenatal vitamin.
What is the best time of day to take a prenatal vitamin?
A. Consistency is key when taking a prenatal vitamin. To avoid nausea, it is best to take a prenatal vitamin with a meal. Keep in mind there is no time of day that is proven to increase absorption. As a routine, taking vitamins either first thing in the morning or right before bedtime may help build consistency into busy daily schedules.
What are the best prenatal vitamins to buy?
Top prenatal vitamins
What you need to know: This dietary supplement contains 800 micrograms of folic acid and is a prenatal formula designed for pregnancy and the postnatal period.
What you’ll love: 21st Century products are manufactured in the U.S. in an FDA-approved, GMP-certified facility.
What you should consider: Large pills can be difficult to swallow.
Where to buy: Amazon and iHerb
Top prenatal vitamins for the money
Thorne Research Basic Prenatal Folate Multivitamin for Pregnant and Lactating Women
What you need to know: A gentle prenatal formula for women who are pregnant, nursing or trying to conceive.
What you’ll love: Special attention was paid to sourcing pure ingredients and excluding additives or coatings.
What you should consider: B12 levels are higher than other prenatal formulas.
Where to buy: Amazon and iHerb
Worth checking out
Garden of Life Vitamin Code Raw Prenatal Multivitamin
What you need to know: A comprehensive prenatal formula that aligns with a vegetarian diet.
What you’ll love: The unique formula includes a blend of organically grown fruits and vegetables that are antioxidants.
What you should consider: Ingredients include vitex, which affects hormones.
Where to buy: Amazon and iHerb
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Security at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, confirmed the mall was on lockdown as they worked with police to gather more information on what was described as an "active incident inside" the mall. The Mall of America described the incident as "isolated," occurring in a "tenant space."
Security advised patrons of the mall to remain in a secure location until the lockdown is lifted.
Bloomington Police were on the scene late Thursday afternoon after videos posted to social media showed people at the mall fleeing to safety, appearing to be confused as to why crowds were running.
The Mall of America replied to one Twitter user writing, "Mall of America is currently under lockdown. Please stay where you are until the lockdown is lifted."
Bloomington Police released a statement on Twitter just before 6 p.m ET writing, "We are currently working an active incident inside Mall of America on the northwest side. Numerous officers are on scene. We will update when we have more information."
Videos shared to social media Thursday showed chaos inside of the mall and near the parking decks as patrons fled, with many looking back in disbelief appearing to be confused as to why crowds were running for exits.
Chaos and confusion at @mallofamerica. Making people go outside. #mallofamerica pic.twitter.com/NzMvI7iK6m
— Andy Paras (@AndyParas) August 4, 2022
One Twitter user posted this video as they witnessed patrons of the mall running out of emergency exits as they say they witnessed cars of police enter the mall grounds.
People running out emergency doors from @mallofamerica. Police swarming the mall. #mallofamerica pic.twitter.com/IQqysLfahq
— Jason Ronimous (@jwronimous) August 4, 2022
Mall of America security was initially only able to confirm that an "incident" had occurred and that security was working with Bloomington Police to "gather more information" on the security situation, but the mall was put on lockdown and people were told to exit immediately.
Calls to the Bloomington Police department were not immediately returned.
A Twitter user shared a video showing police carrying rifles in the mall.
Cops with rifles taking position. Mall PA system telling people to take shelter. Meanwhile several people are walking in unaware of what’s happening. #mallofamerica pic.twitter.com/u24BxFGJh1
— Andy Paras (@AndyParas) August 4, 2022
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NEW DELHI — India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people.
For the first stage, it has identified 19 plastic items that aren't very useful but have a high potential to become litter and makes it illegal to produce, import, stock, distribute or sell them. These items range from plastic cups and straws to ice cream sticks. Some disposable plastic bags will also be phased out and replaced with thicker ones.
Thousands of other plastic products — like bottles for water or soda or bags of chips — aren't covered by the ban. But the federal government has set targets for manufacturers to be responsible for recycling or disposing of them after their use.
Plastic manufacturers had appealed to the government to delay the ban, citing inflation and potential job losses. But India's federal environment minister Bhupender Yadav said at a press briefing in New Delhi that the ban had been in the pipeline for a year.
"Now that time is up," he said.
This isn't the first time that India has considered a plastic ban. But previous iterations have focused on specific regions, resulting in varying degrees of success. A nationwide ban that includes not just the use of plastic, but also its production or importation was a "definite boost," said Satyarupa Shekhar, the Asia-Pacific coordinator of the advocacy group Break Free from Plastic.
Most plastic isn't recycled globally and millions of tons pollute the world's oceans, impact wildlife and turn up in drinking water. Scientists are still trying to assess the risks posed by the tiny bits of broken-down plastic, known as microplastics. In 2020, over 4.1 million metric tons (4.5 million U.S. tons) of plastic waste was generated in India, according to its federal pollution watchdog.
The creaky waste management system in the country's burgeoning cities and villages means that much of this waste isn't recycled and ends up polluting the environment. Nearly 13 million metric tons (14 million U.S. tons) of plastic waste was either littered or not recycled by the South Asian nation in 2019 — the highest in the world, according to Our World in Data.
Cutting plastics is key for India meeting its climate goals
Making plastic releases earth-warming greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and India is home to factories that make over 243,000 metric tons (268,000 U.S. tons) of disposable plastic each year. This means that reducing the manufacture and consequent waste of plastic is crucial for India to meet its target of reducing the intensity of emissions in economic activity by 45% in eight years.
A recent study identified over 8,000 chemical additives used for plastic processing, some of which are a thousand times more potent as greenhouse gases than carbon dioxide. Products like single-use packaging, plastic resins, foamed plastic insulation, bottles and containers, among many others, add to global greenhouse emissions.
Most plastic cannot be recycled, only downgraded, and it's often incinerated or used as fuel in waste-to-energy plants, sometimes known as chemical recycling. While plastics are worth three to four times as much for fuel than as scrap, these recycling processes release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, adding to the greenhouse effect.
"Given the magnitude of the plastic crisis, this is too little. And it's too little both in its scope as well as the coverage," said Shekhar.
Advocates say enforcing the ban will be critical to its success
Ravi Agarwal, the director of Toxics Link, a New Delhi-based advocacy group that focuses on waste management, added that the ban was "a good beginning," but its success will depend on how well it is implemented. The actual enforcement of the law will be in the hands of individual states and city municipal bodies.
India said that the banned items were identified while keeping in mind the availability of alternatives: bamboo spoons, plantain trays, wooden ice-cream sticks. But in the days leading up to the ban, many vendors said that they were confused.
Moti Rahman, 40, is a vegetable vendor in New Delhi. Customers at his cart carefully picked out fresh summer produce Tuesday before he tipped them into a plastic bag. Rahman said that he agrees with the ban, but added that if plastic bags are stopped without a readily available and equally cost-effective replacement, his business will be impacted.
"After all, plastic is used in everything," he said.
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LOS ANGELES, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The team at Our Best Life Companies is thrilled to announce two major internal promotions as part of an ongoing effort to expand their mission. Chief Administrative Officer Wanda Perez is being promoted to Chief Operating Officer and Chief Investment Officer Timothy Vandecar will be accepting the position of Chief Financial Officer.
Wanda has been instrumental in the day-to-day business operations of OBL-- even before the company integrated multiple practices. Her 15-plus years of experience in the dental industry has given her invaluable knowledge of all things practice-management. Her deep personal connection and attention to the team and patients at each individual OBL practice make her a natural choice to become the COO of the company.
Timothy, In his time as CIO, leveraged his many years of experience in healthcare banking to drive OBL's expansion strategy through practice acquisition, de novo launches, and asset management. This expanded role will have Timothy overseeing all financial aspects of business operations as OBL moves into Q2 and continues its strategic growth plan.
Both Wanda and Timothy's commitment to sustainable practice growth and support of daily operations are key components of OBL's mission: to provide the best dental care, foster the best team members, and reach as many patients as possible.
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Acclaimed providers at Cumming practice remain as it joins forces with Olansky
ATLANTA, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Beginning this month, Olansky Dermatology & Aesthetics – Atlanta's premier full-service dermatology practice – will be joining forces with Georgia Dermatology Center in Cumming. The union of two acclaimed, trusted dermatology practices gives patients added confidence and convenience when choosing the right source for their skin-related medical needs.
"Olansky and Georgia Dermatology Center have a long history of working together to achieve the best patient outcomes," says Dr. Jodi Ganz, Managing Partner for Olansky Dermatology & Aesthetics. "Having Georgia Dermatology Center merge with us is an honor, and we're confident this collaboration will have an extremely positive impact on patients."
Located in the same complex as Northside Hospital Forsyth, Georgia Dermatology Center's trusted and acclaimed providers, staff, and top-tier level of service will remain the same. Dr. Alexander Gross, a true thought leader in the field, will continue to lead the charge, powered by his award-winning background. Dr. Gross' leadership includes serving as a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and as past president of the Georgia Society of Dermatology. His compassion for patients can be seen by his tireless volunteerism for charitable organizations such as the American Cancer Society and Gateway Center. The latter is an Atlanta homeless shelter that has its own medical clinic.
Dr. Gross adds to Olansky expertise in both general dermatology and cosmetic procedures. He will be offering the addition of services such as thread lifts and tumescent liposuction of the leg, thigh, midsection, neck, and face. Georgia Dermatology Center's already impressive suite of services will be bolstered by several additions from the Olansky team. These include more aesthetics offerings and Mohs surgery, an advanced surgical procedure that removes skin cancer effectively using only local anesthesia.
Additionally, the merger will allow patients to take advantage of a larger group of accepted insurance options. This widens the scope of patient access without incurring out-of-network fees.
The full transition of the merger will span across 2022 as more enhancements and patient opportunities unfold.
"We're excited to grow in this manner, and we're working closely with Dr. Gross, formulating plans for the future," says Dr. Ganz. "However, at the end of the day, it's the patients who benefit the most, and that's our overall goal."
Appointments can be made by calling 404-355-5484.
Georgia Dermatology Center, 1505 Northside Blvd., Suite 1500, Cumming, Georgia.
Olansky Dermatology & Aesthetics is your dermatology solution. Our ability to provide full-service dermatology to patients of all ages is a distinct benefit to choosing our 40-year-old practice. We offer medical, surgical, cosmetic, and aesthetic services to our patients, and even same-day appointments when possible. This makes us not only a convenient solution for your family, but a comprehensive one as well. With services including our in-house Mohs surgery for skin cancer, advanced laser therapy for psoriasis or our aesthetic services for skin rejuvenation, Olansky Dermatology & Aesthetics can handle all of your skin concerns. For more details, visit our website at OlanskyDermatology.com or call 404-355-5484.
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HARRISBURG, Ill., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clearwave Fiber will begin building the company's state-of-the art, all-fiber Internet network in Lansing, KS. This latest expansion marks the company's first network presence in Kansas and underscores its goal to bring the most advanced and fastest Internet available to more than 500,000 homes and businesses across the United States by 2027.
Clearwave Fiber's Vice President of Kansas, Stormy Supiran, stressed the importance of the company's investment to consumers and the broader local community. "We are committed to providing underserved communities with the high-speed connectivity that is essential for families, businesses, and local economies; without these essential services, many of the communities we are targeting may struggle to survive," said Supiran. "We are excited to extend services to Lansing, and we look forward to becoming long-term partners to the community."
Clearwave Fiber partnered with the City of Lansing to deliver ultra-fast broadband service to residents through the use of Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. "We are pleased to partner with Clearwave Fiber to provide our citizens with the reliability and speed that an al-fiber internet connection will provide. This is truly an investment into the future of our community," said Lansing City Administrator, Tim Vandall.
Featuring gigabit download and upload speeds, Clearwave Fiber will bring ten times more speed to consumer doorsteps at a time when fast, reliable Internet is becoming increasingly critical to modern households. "More and more, we see households where multiple bandwidth-intensive activities occur simultaneously and many consumers' Internet connections just aren't up to the task," said Clearwave Fiber's Midwest President, Byron Cantrall. "The Clearwave Fiber network solves that problem."
For many consumers, Internet touches every facet of daily life. Remote work, telehealth, and virtual learning all require robust, reliable connections. A 2021 study by Deloitte indicated that 55% of U.S. households include one or more remote workers, and 43% include at least one household member attending virtual classes.
Clearwave Fiber is slated to being construction this month. For more information, visit clearwave.com/home.
Clearwave Fiber is an Internet service provider based in Savannah, GA that operates a more than 2,000 route-mile fiber network serving cities across the Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States. Delivering advanced telecommunications solutions with an emphasis on exceptional customer care and community engagement, they provide fiber to business, enterprise, and residential customers in more than 90 municipalities in Illinois and Kansas.
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Related video above: Quinta Brunson talks A+ first semester for 'Abbott Elementary'Quinta Brunson brought the audience to its feet when she won her first Emmy — but at her feet during the moment was Jimmy Kimmel, who pretended to be unconscious and stayed on the floor while she accepted her award as part of an intended joke that ended up miffing some viewers.Kimmel presented the award for outstanding writing for a comedy series with Will Arnett, who dragged Kimmel on stage and joked that Kimmel "got into the skinny margaritas" at the theater's bar after losing in an earlier category.After the "Abbott Elementary" creator and star was announced as the winner for writing the pilot of the popular sitcom, Kimmel stayed on the ground at the base of the microphone stand. He remained there throughout Brunson's acceptance speech and into the commercial break, nearly two minutes in total.Footage shared by a ceremony attendee showed that Arnett pulled Kimmel's body offstage at the end of the segment.Brunson, unfazed, used her limited time to thank the "Abbott Elementary" team, her family and her husband, but not without a dig at Kimmel: "Jimmy, wake up. I won!"Kimmel remained out of the camera's frame for the duration of Brunson's speech, which lasted roughly one minute.Later backstage, Brunson addressed the moment, saying the bit "didn't bother me that much," adding that Kimmel was an early supporter of her and "Abbott Elementary.""Tomorrow maybe I'll be mad at him. I'm going to be on his show on Wednesday, so I might punch him in the face," she joked.It would be the final time Brunson would appear onstage Monday. "Ted Lasso" won over "Abbott Elementary" in the outstanding comedy category, its second win in as many years.Though Brunson's win was widely celebrated — "Abbott Elementary" is a massive hit, ABC's most successful comedy in years — many viewers chided Kimmel for not ceding the spotlight, particularly to a Black woman accepting her first Emmy. (Kimmel, meanwhile, has been nominated for 18 Emmys and won two since 2012.)Sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen, who studies race in the entertainment industry, congratulated Brunson for "Abbott Elementary," whose cast is primarily Black and takes place in an underfunded Philadelphia public school. But she didn't think much of Kimmel's joke: "And presenter Jimmy Kimmel, get up, it's unfunny and rude," Yuen tweeted. Brunson, meanwhile, will return with the anticipated second season of "Abbott Elementary" on Sept. 21.
Related video above: Quinta Brunson talks A+ first semester for 'Abbott Elementary'
Quinta Brunson brought the audience to its feet when she won her first Emmy — but at her feet during the moment was Jimmy Kimmel, who pretended to be unconscious and stayed on the floor while she accepted her award as part of an intended joke that ended up miffing some viewers.
Kimmel presented the award for outstanding writing for a comedy series with Will Arnett, who dragged Kimmel on stage and joked that Kimmel "got into the skinny margaritas" at the theater's bar after losing in an earlier category.
After the "Abbott Elementary" creator and star was announced as the winner for writing the pilot of the popular sitcom, Kimmel stayed on the ground at the base of the microphone stand. He remained there throughout Brunson's acceptance speech and into the commercial break, nearly two minutes in total.
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Quinta Brunson, right, winner of the Emmy for outstanding writing for a comedy series for "Abbott Elementary," checks on Jimmy Kimmel as he lays on stage at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.
Footage shared by a ceremony attendee showed that Arnett pulled Kimmel's body offstage at the end of the segment.
Brunson, unfazed, used her limited time to thank the "Abbott Elementary" team, her family and her husband, but not without a dig at Kimmel: "Jimmy, wake up. I won!"
Kimmel remained out of the camera's frame for the duration of Brunson's speech, which lasted roughly one minute.
Later backstage, Brunson addressed the moment, saying the bit "didn't bother me that much," adding that Kimmel was an early supporter of her and "Abbott Elementary."
"Tomorrow maybe I'll be mad at him. I'm going to be on his show on Wednesday, so I might punch him in the face," she joked.
It would be the final time Brunson would appear onstage Monday. "Ted Lasso" won over "Abbott Elementary" in the outstanding comedy category, its second win in as many years.
Though Brunson's win was widely celebrated — "Abbott Elementary" is a massive hit, ABC's most successful comedy in years — many viewers chided Kimmel for not ceding the spotlight, particularly to a Black woman accepting her first Emmy. (Kimmel, meanwhile, has been nominated for 18 Emmys and won two since 2012.)
Sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen, who studies race in the entertainment industry, congratulated Brunson for "Abbott Elementary," whose cast is primarily Black and takes place in an underfunded Philadelphia public school. But she didn't think much of Kimmel's joke: "And presenter Jimmy Kimmel, get up, it's unfunny and rude," Yuen tweeted.
Brunson, meanwhile, will return with the anticipated second season of "Abbott Elementary" on Sept. 21.
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Cloud9, Fnatic, NAVI, Ninjas in Pyjamas, NRG, SK Gaming, T1, and Team Liquid Enter the World of Blockchain Gaming
SYDNEY, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Guild of Guardians (GOG), a mobile squad-based action RPG game published by Immutable Games Studio and developed by Stepico Games, today announces a multi-year partnership with eight of the world's biggest and most prominent professional esports organizations. Together, the partners will build the future of web3 gaming and digital entertainment and open Guild of Guardians pre-registration to the largest esports communities around the world.
Under the partnership, esports household names, including Cloud9, Fnatic, NAVI, Ninjas in Pyjamas, NRG, SK Gaming, T1, and Team Liquid will join the vibrant fantasy world of GOG, representing their brands as full-fledged, playable characters. These characters will be tradable as digital collectibles on the fully carbon neutral scaling solution, Immutable X.
GOG's unprecedented partnership with the world's leading esports teams will help expose millions of their fans — in addition to over 250,000 already pre-registered players — to the future of web3 gaming.
"This is an incredible opportunity to team up with some of the most prominent and recognizable names in the professional esports space," said Derek Lau, VP & Game Director for Guild of Guardians. "GOG is a mobile team RPG which is built for players and designed as a highly accessible game, making it the perfect gateway into the world of web3 for all players."
Thanks to this collaboration, esports enthusiasts will be able to support their favorite teams and players in new and meaningful ways, by representing their favorite team in-game, via digital assets. With true digital ownership, fans will be able to create, own, and trade their digital assets, in addition to competing against others to earn rewards.
Five of GOG's partner organizations are among the top 10 most valuable esports teams in 2022, according to Forbes, and combined, the eight participants have a valuation of nearly $2 billion USD.
Similarly, the organizations have massive and active fan communities on their social media platforms, bringing together millions of esports enthusiasts. On Twitter alone, the teams are followed by more than 6.3 million users combined.
"We're thrilled to partner with Guild of Guardians in what we believe to be a hugely symbiotic relationship for both our industries - gaming and esports. We firmly believe that esport brand integration into games is the future, enabling closer interactions between fans and teams,"
Pietro Fringuelli, Chairman of the Executive Board of The World Esports Association (WESA). "We're excited by the notion of digital ownership and the ability to earn and trade in-game characters."
WESA includes five of the participating teams and has been chosen to develop a new commercial model for a unique landmark cooperation with a publisher.
This announcement comes in line with persistent growth in the popularity of esports, which boasts an estimated global revenue of $1.3 billion in 2022.
Immutable, the company behind Guild of Guardians, also has a proven track record in the web3 gaming sector, having raised $200 million in a Series C funding round last March.
For more information on Guild of Guardians, please see HERE.
About Guild of Guardians
Already in development since March 2021, Immutable and Stepico's joint gaming project is a mobile RPG where players summon guardians, join a guild, and defend Elderym in this revolutionary fantasy RPG. The game will combine high-quality gameplay, graphics, mechanics, and a sustainable rewards system alongside an active, contributing community. There are over 250,000 pre-registered emails already. Android and IOS releases will be later this year. For more information visit: https://www.guildofguardians.com/
Immutable Games Studio is the global leader in web3 game development and publishing. Having pioneered the world's first blockbuster NFT trading-card game, Gods Unchained and currently building multiplayer mobile RPG Guild of Guardians.
Immutable Games Studio is part of The Immutable Group, advancing the next generation of web3 gaming, and is on a mission to make asset ownership and commerce in digital worlds real - through the power of immutable NFTs.
Founded in 2016, WESA is the result of joint efforts between industry-leading professional esports teams and ESL, the world's largest esports company. Based on similar traditional sports associations, WESA is an open and inclusive organization that will further professionalize esports by introducing elements of player representation, standardized regulations, and revenue shares for teams. WESA serves as a single point of contact for publishers to support and amplify sustainable growth of esports.
Founded in 2013, Cloud9 has grown to become one of the most recognizable esports organizations in the world. With championships industry-wide, unmatched viewership hours, and extensive benefits packages for players and staff, Cloud9 prides itself on being the best in all categories. At this time, Cloud9 fields professional teams in Apex Legends, Chess, CS:GO, Fortnite, Halo, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Overwatch, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Teamfight Tactics, VALORANT, Wild Rift, and World of Warcraft. To find more information about Cloud9, visit https://www.cloud9.gg.
Fnatic is a global Esports performance brand headquartered in London. It is laser-focused on levelling up gamers, thanks to its digital ecosystem and physical products. Founded in 2004 by Sam Mathews, Fnatic teams have since claimed more than 200 championships across 30 different games and are one of the most successful esports brands of all time. Beyond winning prestigious championships, Fnatic's mission is to be the flagship brand for performance. Fnatic is the channel through which the most forward-thinking brands communicate with Gen-Z and Millenials. It delivers industry-leading content, experiences and activations through its offices and facilities in cities between London and Tokyo. For more information, visit Fnatic.com.
NAVI (Natus Vincere) is one of the leading esports clubs in the world, founded on December 17th, 2009, in Kyiv. During its long history, the club has represented 24 disciplines and won over $18,000,000 in prize money. NAVI became champions of The International in 2011, the major-tournament PGL Major Stockholm 2021, and has won over 100 gold medals across over 250 championships. NAVI has gained more than 17M fans on social media and YouTube. In 2020 and 2021, the club became the world's second most-watched esport organization.
Ninjas in Pyjamas is one of the most global esports organizations in the world with esports operations across the strongest gaming regions, including the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Born in 2000, we have pioneered the esports scene since its inception. We earned our stripes by competing at the very top level across almost a dozen game titles and we never lose — we only win or learn. Our vision is to bring gaming culture to a world without boundaries.
NRG is a professional gaming and entertainment company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2016, NRG has embodied competitive esports excellence and the best of gaming culture over the last half-decade. Known for championship teams and innovative gaming lifestyle content, NRG is one of the most-watched organizations in the world on Twitch and YouTube, and the most watched org across platforms in North America for 2021.
SK Gaming is the most traditional esports organisation and one of the world's leading brands in competitive video gaming. Founded in 1997, "Schroet Kommando" has been shaping and inspiring the industry for more than 25 years with a proven track record of business success. In the past two decades, SK Gaming built a legacy of achievements with more than 75 major championships and a rich history of competitive excellence across multiple game titles and genres. SK Gaming strives to inspire young people to have goals & aspirations in life - leading by example with a genuine family-friendly approach while actively promoting youth development, equal opportunities and diversity.
T1 Entertainment & Sports is an award-winning global esports and gaming organization. Fielding professional rosters in League of Legends (LoL), VALORANT, Dota 2, Super Smash Bros, Overwatch, and Splitgate. T1's LoL team has won three World Championship, two MSI and eleven LCK titles, making it the most successful team of all time. For more information on T1, visit www.t1.gg
Team Liquid was founded in 2000 in the Netherlands and has evolved into one of the leading international multigame esports teams with training centers in Utrecht, São Paulo, Brazil and Los Angeles, California. Team Liquid has over 120 athletes competing across 19 distinct games, including all major esports titles, such as VALORANT, Rocket League, DOTA 2, League of Legends, CS:GO, Fortnite, Rainbow 6: Siege, and more. Led by Co-CEOs Steve Arhancet and Victor Goossens, Team Liquid is one of the most successful esports teams in the Western market in terms of competitive achievement and fan engagement across multiple sports.
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CA San Diego CA Zone Forecast for Thursday, May 26, 2022
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Patchy drizzle in the morning. Highs 64 to 69. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 54 to 59. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 66 to 71 at the beaches to
72 farther inland and near higher coastal terrain. Light winds
becoming southwest 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows 53 to 58.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly
sunny. Highs 69 to 74.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows 53 to 58.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs 71 to 76 at the beaches to 76 to 81 farther inland and near
higher coastal terrain.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows 56 to 61.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly
sunny. Highs 70 to 75 at the beaches to 75 to 80 farther inland
and near higher coastal terrain.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows 55 to 60.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs around 70 at the beaches to 72 to 77 farther inland and
near higher coastal terrain.
$$
CAZ554-272200-
Orange County Inland Areas-
Including the cities of Santa Ana, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Irvine,
Orange, Fullerton, and Mission Viejo
243 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 70 to 75. Light winds becoming
west 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly cloudy.
Patchy drizzle overnight. Lows 53 to 59. Areas of winds west
15 mph in the evening becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy in the morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Patchy drizzle in the morning. Highs 67 to 72. Light winds
becoming southwest 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 52 to 59. Areas of winds south 15 mph in the evening
becoming light.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs 71 to 76. Light winds becoming southwest 15 mph with gusts
to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows 52 to 58.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly
sunny. Highs 73 to 78.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 58.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs around 82.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 61.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly
sunny. Highs around 80 towards the coast to 81 to 86 farther
inland.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows 56 to 61.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs 76 to 81.
$$
CAZ043-272200-
San Diego County Coastal Areas-
Including the cities of Oceanside, Vista, Carlsbad, Encinitas,
Chula Vista, National City, and San Diego
243 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 67 to 72. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming cloudy. Patchy
drizzle overnight. Lows 54 to 59. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy in the morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Patchy drizzle in the morning. Highs 65 to 70. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 54 to 59. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Highs 67 to 72. Light winds becoming southwest 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 53 to 58.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly
sunny. Highs 69 to 74.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows 53 to 58.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs 69 to 74 near the coast to 77 inland.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows 55 to 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly
sunny. Highs 69 to 74 near the coast to 75 to 80 inland.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows 55 to 60.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 67 to 72 near the coast to 72 to
77 inland.
$$
CAZ050-272200-
San Diego County Valleys-
Including the cities of Escondido, El Cajon, San Marcos, La Mesa,
Santee, and Poway
243 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 69 to 74 in the western valleys
to 73 to 78 near the foothills. Light winds becoming west 15 mph
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly cloudy.
Patchy fog overnight. Patchy drizzle overnight. Lows 49 to 56.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy drizzle in the morning.
Highs 69 to 74. Light winds becoming west 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming cloudy.
Patchy fog overnight. Lows 47 to 55. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 70 to 75. Areas of winds south
15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 47 to 54.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly
sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 73 to 78.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 49 to 54.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming sunny. Patchy
fog in the morning. Highs 80 to 85.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 54 to
59.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 78 to
83 in the western valleys to 82 to 87 near the foothills.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 54 to 59.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 74 to 79 in the western valleys
to 80 to 85 near the foothills.
$$
CAZ048-272200-
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire-
Including the cities of Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario,
Moreno Valley, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, and Corona
243 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 77 to 83. Light winds becoming
west 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Patchy drizzle
overnight. Lows 49 to 56. Areas of winds west 15 mph with gusts
to 25 mph in the evening becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Highs
72 to 77. Light winds becoming west 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph
in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 48 to 55. Areas of winds
southwest 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the evening becoming
light.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 73 to 78. Areas of winds south
15 to 20 mph. Gusts to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 47 to 54.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly
sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 76 to 81.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 56.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 84 to 89.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 88 to 93.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 60.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 85 to 90.
$$
CAZ057-272200-
Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills-
243 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs 69 to 79. Light winds becoming west 15 mph with gusts to
25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 47 to 53.
Areas of winds west 15 mph in the evening becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 64 to 74. Light winds
becoming southwest 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 46 to 52. Areas of winds
southwest 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the evening becoming
light.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 66 to
75. Light winds becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts to
30 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 46 to 52.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly
sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 69 to 78.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 77 to 85.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 79 to 88.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 58.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs 75 to 85.
$$
CAZ055-272200-
San Bernardino County Mountains-
Including the cities of Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Big Bear City,
Big Bear Lake, Running Springs, and Wrightwood
243 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 74 to 84. Areas of winds south 15 to
25 mph. Gusts to 25 mph...becoming 35 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows 39 to 49 above 6000 feet
to 46 to 56 below 6000 feet. Areas of winds west 15 to 25 mph
with gusts to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 68 to 78. Areas of winds west
15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 38 to 48. Areas of winds
west 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming sunny. Highs
60 to 70 above 6000 feet to 65 to 75 below 6000 feet. Areas of
winds west 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 35 to 45.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs 59 to 69 above
6000 feet to 66 to 76 below 6000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 37 to 47.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 65 to 73 above 6000 feet to 73 to
80 below 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 43 to 53.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 71 to 79 above 6000 feet
to 78 to 86 below 6000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 46 to 56.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 80 above 6000 feet to 77 to
86 below 6000 feet.
$$
CAZ056-272200-
Riverside County Mountains-
Including the city of Idyllwild-Pine Cove
243 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 76 to 86. Light winds becoming west
15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows 43 to 53. Areas of winds
west 15 to 25 mph. Gusts to 35 mph...becoming 40 mph overnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs 68 to 78. Areas of winds west 20 to 30 mph. Gusts to
35 mph...becoming 45 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 40 to 50. Areas of winds
west 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs 67 to 77. Areas of winds west 20 to 30 mph with gusts to
45 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Windy. Lows 37 to 47.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs 68 to 77.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 40 to 50.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 82.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 45 to 55.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 88.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 58.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 79 to 89.
$$
CAZ058-272200-
San Diego County Mountains-
Including the cities of Julian and Pine Valley
243 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 85. Areas of winds west 15 to
20 mph. Gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows 44 to 53. Areas of winds
west 15 to 25 mph. Gusts to 35 mph...becoming 40 mph overnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 66 to 76. Areas of winds west
20 to 30 mph. Gusts to 35 mph...becoming 45 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 43 to 49. Areas of winds
west 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs 64 to 74. Areas of winds west 20 to 30 mph with gusts to
45 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Windy. Lows 41 to 48.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs 67 to 76.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 51.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 75 to 82.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 58.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 88.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 59.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 78 to 88.
$$
CAZ060-272200-
Apple and Lucerne Valleys-
Including the cities of Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley,
and Lucerne Valley
243 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny in the morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Highs 89 to 99. Areas of winds west 15 to 25 mph. Gusts to
25 mph...becoming 40 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 52 to 62. Areas of winds west
15 to 25 mph. Gusts to 35 mph...becoming 40 mph overnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs 82 to 92. Areas of
winds west 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph...becoming 25 to
30 mph with gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly
clear. Areas of blowing dust. Local visibility one quarter mile
or less at times. Lows 48 to 56. Areas of winds west 20 to
30 mph. Gusts to 45 mph...becoming 40 mph overnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of blowing dust. Highs 78 to 87.
Areas of winds west 25 to 35 mph. Gusts to 45 mph...becoming
50 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of blowing dust. Local visibility
one quarter mile or less at times in the evening. Windy. Lows
46 to 53.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 85.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 55.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 84 to 89.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 56 to 64.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 91 to 99.
$$
CAZ065-272200-
San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning-
Including the cities of Banning and Desert Hot Springs
243 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 88 through the pass to 94 to
99 in the northern Coachella Valley. Areas of winds west 15 to
25 mph with gusts to 40 mph...becoming 25 to 35 mph with gusts to
55 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows 57 to 62 through the pass
to 68 in the northern Coachella Valley. Areas of winds west 30 to
40 mph with gusts to 60 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of blowing sand and blowing dust
in the afternoon. Highs around 80 through the pass to 87 to 92 in
the northern Coachella Valley. Areas of winds west 25 to 35 mph.
Gusts to 55 mph...becoming 50 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of blowing sand and
blowing dust. Local visibility one quarter mile or less at times
in the evening. Lows 55 to 64. Areas of winds west 25 to 35 mph
with gusts to 50 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming sunny. Areas of
blowing sand and blowing dust. Highs around 80 through the pass
to 86 to 91 in the northern Coachella Valley. Areas of winds west
25 to 35 mph. Gusts to 55 mph...becoming 50 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of blowing sand and blowing
dust. Windy. Lows 54 to 63.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Areas of blowing sand and blowing dust in
the morning. Breezy. Highs around 83 through the pass to 87 to
92 in the northern Coachella Valley.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 67.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 89 through the pass to 92 to 97 in
the northern Coachella Valley.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 63 to 73.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 93 through the pass to 97 to
102 in the northern Coachella Valley.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 65 to 75.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 93 through the pass to
98 to 103 in the northern Coachella Valley.
$$
CAZ061-272200-
Coachella Valley-
Including the cities of Indio, Palm Springs, Cathedral City,
Palm Desert, Palm Desert Country, La Quinta, and Coachella
243 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 98 to 103. Areas of winds southeast
15 to 20 mph. Gusts to 25 mph...becoming 30 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 66 to 71. Areas of winds northwest
15 to 25 mph. Gusts to 40 mph...becoming 35 mph overnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 94 to 99. Areas of winds
northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph...becoming 20 to
30 mph with gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Areas of blowing dust and blowing sand. Lows 62 to 67.
Areas of winds north 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of blowing sand and blowing dust.
Highs 92 to 97. Areas of winds northwest 20 to 30 mph. Gusts to
40 mph...becoming 45 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of blowing sand and blowing dust in
the evening. Breezy. Lows 61 to 66.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 63 to 68.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 97.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 67 to 72.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 70 to 75.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 104.
$$
CAZ062-272200-
San Diego County Deserts-
Including the city of Borrego Springs
243 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 100 to 105. Light winds becoming
west 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly cloudy.
Lows 65 to 74. Areas of winds west 20 to 30 mph. Gusts to
45 mph...becoming 40 mph overnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 93 to 98. Areas of winds west
20 to 30 mph. Gusts to 35 mph...becoming 45 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Areas of blowing dust in the evening. Lows 61 to 69.
Areas of winds west 20 to 30 mph. Gusts to 50 mph...becoming
45 mph overnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of blowing dust. Local visibility
one quarter mile or less at times in the afternoon. Highs 91 to
96. Areas of winds west 25 to 35 mph. Gusts to 45 mph...becoming
50 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of blowing dust. Local
visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the evening.
Windy. Lows 58 to 66.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 91 to 96.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows 61 to 69.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 99.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 66 to 75.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 100 to 105.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 68 to 77.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 102 to 107.
$$
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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s police watchdog is investigating after armed officers pulled over Portuguese sprinter Ricardo dos Santos' car in London two years after a traffic stop of the athlete led to accusations of racial profiling.
The Metropolitan Police force said officers on a routine patrol pulled over a car in west London early Sunday because they thought the driver might be using a mobile phone at the wheel. The force said officers spoke to the driver, who then went on his way.
Police said the driver lodged a complaint and the force has referred the incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, “recognizing the public interest.”
Dos Santos, 27, said Tuesday that he doesn't feel safe driving in the British capital.
“I’ve recently changed cars. I’ve got a family car just so I can stand out a lot less, but I guess it’s not the car - it’s the person driving the car,” he told the BBC.
“And every time I do see a police car when I’m driving I think, ‘Is it going to happen this time? Will it happen this time? When is it going to happen again?’” he said.
In 2020, dos Santos and his partner, British runner Bianca Williams, were stopped in west London while traveling with their 3-month-old baby in a car. The couple, who are both Black, were handcuffed and searched for weapons and drugs. Nothing was found.
Police later apologized, and five officers face gross misconduct hearings over the 2020 stop and search.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said in 2020 that the incident highlighted the need to overhaul the leadership of the Metropolitan Police, Britain’s largest police department.
London police chief Cressida Dick quit in February after Khan publicly criticized her leadership following a string of allegations involving racist and misogynistic behavior within her department’s ranks.
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Drug could help thousands with advanced breast cancer, researchers say
For the first time, a drug targeting a protein that drives breast cancer growth has been shown to work against tumors with very low levels of the protein.
It’s not a cure. But this latest gain for targeted cancer therapy could open new treatment possibilities to thousands of patients with advanced breast cancer.
Until now, breast cancers have been categorized as either HER2-positive — the cancer cells have more of the protein than normal — or HER2-negative. Doctors reporting the advance Sunday said it will make "HER2-low" a new category for guiding breast cancer treatment.
About half of patients with late-stage breast cancer formerly categorized as HER2-negative may actually be HER2-low and eligible for the drug.
The drug is Enhertu, an antibody-chemotherapy combo given by IV. It finds and blocks the HER2 protein on cancer cells, while also unloading a powerful cancer-killing chemical inside those cells. It belongs to a relatively new class of drugs called antibody-drug conjugates.
The drug was already approved for HER2-positive breast cancer, and in April the Food and Drug Administration granted it breakthrough status for this new group of patients.
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In the new study, the drug lengthened the time patients lived without their cancer progressing and improved survival compared with patients given standard chemotherapy.
The study compared Enhertu to standard chemo in about 500 patients with HER2-low breast cancer that had spread or could not be treated with surgery. The drug stopped the progress of cancer for about 10 months compared with about 5 1/2 months in the group getting regular care. The drug improved survival by about six months (from 17.5 months to 23.9 months).
"It’s a practice-changing study," said Dr. Sylvia Adams, who directs breast cancer care at NYU Langone Health and enrolled several patients in the study. "It addresses a major unmet need for patients who have metastatic breast cancer."
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Now, it will be important to define the HER2 gray area to make sure the right patients receive the treatment and then to monitor them closely, experts said.
The drug, which costs about $14,000 a month, can have severe complications. Three patients in the study died of a lung disease that’s a known hazard of the drug. Doctors need to make sure patients report breathing problems right away so the drug can be stopped and patients treated with steroids.
The findings were featured Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago and published by the New England Journal of Medicine. Funding for the study came from Tokyo-based Daiichi Sankyo and U.K.-based AstraZeneca, which jointly developed the drug.
Patients take the drug until they can no longer tolerate it.
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"A lot of people, including a lot of patients, will not have heard of HER2-low breast cancer before," said the study's lead author, Dr. Shanu Modi of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
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"We finally have a HER2-targeted drug that for the first time can target that low level of HER2 expression," Modi said. "This drug actually helps to define HER2-low breast cancer. It makes it, for the first time, a targetable population."
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Healthcare Staffing Platform Announces Recipients of New Award Program
MCLEAN, Va., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ShiftMed, LLC, one of the largest workforce management platforms in healthcare with over 100,000 credentialed professionals, proudly announces the winners of its inaugural Nurse's Choice Awards, a program where nurses nominate and recognize valued healthcare facilities across the U.S. Considering everything from coworker support to staff perks, ShiftMed's Nurse's Choice Awards give nurses the opportunity to recognize and celebrate healthcare facilities that provide an unmatched work environment. Voting was open from May 9th to May 23rd, with thousands of nurses across the country contributing to the results.
ShiftMed's Nurse's Choice Awards recognize healthcare facilities in three categories:
- Overall Best Facility: The best of the best. From great staff to availability and on-site perks, nurses voted for the facility where they are always excited to claim a shift.
- Best Facility Perks: Nurses voted for their favorite facility based on their accessible location, great parking, public transit proximity, facility snacks and beverages, and other enviable benefits that make their shifts enjoyable.
- Most Welcoming: Facilities in this category welcome nurses with open arms. They appreciate all newcomers and go above and beyond to ensure ShiftMed staff become well-adjusted.
"Healthcare facilities are often ranked based on things like patient safety, clinical excellence, and other measures of output. While these indicators are important, we rarely get to hear about the environment of a healthcare facility from the workers' perspectives," said Todd Walrath, CEO of ShiftMed. "With our Nurse's Choice Awards, we're amplifying the voices of nurses and gathering valuable insights into what matters most to them – insights which can be leveraged by healthcare facilities to bolster retention efforts as we return to a new normal following the COVID-19 pandemic."
Winning top honors across multiple categories was Embrace Health At Southminster, located in Charlotte, NC. In addition to the nurses' nominations, ShiftMed recognizes facilities based on the robust data collected across the company's technology platform. Additional categories of recognition include Lowest Cancelation Rate, Most Guaranteed Shifts and Most Popular. The facilities that ranked top three in the respective categories are:
- Overall Best Facility
- Embrace Health At Southminster, Charlotte NC
- Rio Pinar Health Care, Orlando FL
- Colonial Lakes Health Care, Orlando FL
- Lowest Cancelation Rates
- Pine Arbor, Silsbee TX
- The Laurels Of Walden Park, Columbus OH
- Bristol Park Life, Conroe TX
- Most Guaranteed Shifts®
- Care Pavilion, Philadelphia PA
- Parkhouse Rehab & Nursing, Royersford, PA
- Nursing & rehabilitation Of New Port Richey, New Port Richey, FL
- Best Perks
- Embrace Health At Southminster, Charlotte NC
- Colonial Lakes Health Care, Orlando FL
- Rio Pinar Health Care, Orlando FL
- Most Popular
- Rio Pinar Health Care, Orlando FL
- South Suburban Rehab Center, Homewood IL
- Colonial Lakes Health Care, Orlando FL
- Most Welcoming
- Embrace Health At Southminster, Charlotte NC
- Rio Pinar Health Care, Orlando FL
- Colonial Lakes Health Care, Orlando FL
The full list of this year's honorees can be found here.
For more information about ShiftMed, visit www.shiftmed.com.
ShiftMed is a next-generation workforce management platform that connects hospitals, assisted living providers, in-home care providers, and skilled nursing facilities, to the highest quantity and quality of licensed nurses (CNAs, LPNs and RNs). As the No. 1 nursing jobs mobile app on the App Store with over 150,000 yearly downloads, ShiftMed serves more than 1,000 enterprise healthcare partners across the country by offering software tools and direct access to labor for shift scheduling. The ShiftMed on-demand platform dramatically streamlines the delivery of care services and enables healthcare providers access to compliant, credentialed workers to fulfill their staffing needs faster than any other solution. For more information, visit http://www.ShiftMed.com.
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Midway through an aside about her grandparents’ traveling vaudeville days, Bryce Dallas Howard‘s eyes light up. A scoop of gelato has arrived during a break in a jet-setting press tour: “Sustenance!” she exclaims. Alas, it is more than she bargained for. Now an array of way too much ice cream sits before her, destined for a melty fate.
Her brow furrows slightly as she goes into problem-solving mode.
“Does anyone want any of this?” she asks, looking around the room. She frets for a second at the waste of perfectly good gelato, then snaps back to the topic at hand, one of the reasons she’s been trekking all over the world of late: her big-screen return as Claire Dearing, co-protagonist of the last three “Jurassic World” blockbusters, in the finale installment “Jurassic World Dominion.”
Co-written (with Emily Carmichael) and directed by “Jurassic World” helmer Colin Trevorrow, “Dominion” finds Isla Nublar destroyed and dinosaurs tentatively coexisting with humans when a cataclysmic event endangers all life on Earth.
Finding new dimensions in her once high-strung former theme park exec, Howard brings Claire full circle as she wrestles with her responsibility to the world, to dino-kind and to the ones she loves most: her raptor trainer beau Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and cloned youngster Maisie Lockwood (Isabella Sermon), whom the pair are raising as their own after the events of 2018’s “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.”
The film gave Howard a chance to ditch Claire’s high heels for good and ramp up her action heroine muscles, driven by a maternal instinct to protect Maisie from a shady biotech company. For Howard, who once dreamed of becoming a pro athlete, leaning into the action was a new thrill. “It was great to get to have this experience for Claire where she’s fierce and she’s a mama bear,” says Howard.
It also found her sharing the screen with Laura Dern, who reprises her “Jurassic Park” role as paleobotanist Dr. Ellie Sattler alongside fellow original trilogy stars Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum. Both hailing from showbiz families, Dern and Howard first met nearly a decade prior as directors while editing their respective shorts for the 2013 Lifetime anthology film “Call Me Crazy.”
At the Toronto Film Festival, Bryce Dallas Howard talks about her documentary, “Dads,” for which she interviewed Ron Howard, Will Smith and Jimmy Kimmel.
Reunited on the set of “Dominion,” which was shot in 2020 in Canada, the UK and Malta in the early days of the pandemic, Howard was “the most meticulous team player you could ask for,” said Dern.
“She was such an advocate for me, and as a fellow actress that’s a beautiful thing to see. She’s always going the extra mile, making sure the crew is safe,” said Dern, who was touched when Howard would show up on her days off to offer support and feedback as she filmed scenes. “That is, sadly, radically singular. But man, it’s who I’d want to be the leader of the group if I was on a movie.”
Even on 2015’s “Jurassic World,” Howard would join director Trevorrow at the monitors — something she’s loved to do for decades, having grown up in and around the sets of her father, director Ron Howard.
“She’s a director at heart,” said Trevorrow. “She has an eye for any given moment, not just on an emotional level but from a place of craft. She’ll often frame it as if she’s asking a question and is curious, but I’ll always be like, ‘Come on, you know you actually have an opinion. What do you think we should do?’”
That’s why, in 2017, he encouraged her to double down on her burgeoning directing career. “He was quite firm with me and said, ‘Bryce, there are a lot of female actors. There are not nearly enough female directors working,’” Howard remembers. After filming the second “Jurassic World,” she made her feature directing debut with the 2019 Apple+ documentary “Dads,” then helmed critically lauded episodes of Disney’s “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba Fett.”
Now, after spending time away from family to close out the “Jurassic World” series and filming a role in Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming Apple spy pic “Argylle,” Howard is shifting her attention to producing and directing projects with her own company, Nine Muses Entertainment. As she keeps building her multihyphenate career on both sides of the camera, Howard, 41, gives herself the same advice she tells the film students she teaches at her alma mater, NYU. “Now,” she says, “it is time to own it.”
When you originated the character of Claire Dearing in the first “Jurassic World,” did you have an idea of where you hoped she would end up, two films later?
Something that Colin and I relate over is hair. He’s like, “Once I understand the hairstyle, then I understand the character.” We landed on that haircut for the first movie and I had this image in my head which never came to fruition, of Claire having an undercut. [Laughs] I think that was more about me just wanting it. My daughter is now 10 and she’s had an undercut like three times. So who knows if I was projecting to Claire my own hopes and dreams?
But what you wanted for her was change.
I wanted radical change and a shedding of what existed prior, so that she really feels like she’s living in a new paradigm in terms of her perspective.
You wanted Claire to undergo ... a hair-adigm shift?
Yes! Wow. [Laughs] I just needed to do it internally. But what is interesting about the hair journey for Claire in “‘Jurassic World: Dominion” — and we had no idea that we did this, we figured this out in the last two weeks of shooting — is that we copied Laura [Dern]'s hair journey. We have a side-by-side comparison. So even though there wasn’t as radical an external hair journey, it’s one that’s full of intentional and nonintentional layers. It’s Dr. Sattler’s influence all over the place.
This installment sees Claire become more active in the action, and she goes through a lot of it on her own. Why was it important to you that she be challenged in this way?
I’m a very physical person. [After high school] I needed to decide between, did I want to pursue acting and theater or did I want to continue with my basketball career? Because basketball was really important to me. I went to public school for 10th, 11th and 12th grade, and you had to choose between the two extracurricular activities. It was such a big deal. I went and toured UConn, because that’s where I would have wanted to go as as a player. I was tormented by that decision.
So in a sliding doors situation, had you not become a professional actor we might have seen Bryce Dallas Howard playing in the WNBA?
Those would have been my aspirations! But I really, really doubt that that ever would have happened in terms of talent. I was just really passionate. It’s also something that my dad and I really bonded over. He is super into basketball and the whole family is quite athletic. Getting to do movies early gave me a chance to do something physical. It was always something that I leaned into.
As “Dominion” brings the “Jurassic” franchise full circle, there’s a nice moment between you and Laura Dern when the two female leads of this universe unite.
And pass the Bechdel Test!
What did sharing that onscreen moment with Laura mean to you?
Getting to watch Laura Dern work, and find the honesty and the essence of what was most important to be communicated between these two characters — in terms of regret, in terms of trauma, in terms of second chances — was something I treasure. Because she was so in it with her sleeves rolled up, and it wasn’t pretentious. And when an actor is like that, especially when it’s an actor like Laura Dern who had just won an Oscar before working [on “Jurassic World: Dominion”], it gives you permission to be that way as well.
There is a moment where we have an axe and she has a line where she’s like, “Oh, that felt good.” All of that existed because Laura, Colin and Emily [Carmichael] made space for that. Laura just kept nurturing it.
On set you would show up even on your days off to watch filming. Why was it important to you to do that?
When I became a parent I realized that you want to learn what your kid cares most about, a little superficially, so you can take it away in a pinch. [Laughs] “If you don’t do X, Y or Z, then we’re going to take away your device.” My parents figured out by the time I was 7 that the thing I cared about the most was being on set. I remember one time during “Far and Away” when it happened and I wasn’t allowed to go to set for three days. I cried so much, I was so devastated. I remember saying to my parents, “You’re ruining my life! How can you do this?”
I think as a byproduct of my dad having been a child actor, he felt like if a kid is on set and if they can behave themselves, they can have little jobs; they can be on set and that’s OK. When I started acting professionally and did “The Village” ... when they would wrap me I would beg to stay. Sometimes if they were like, “No, we’re doing something with an actor that needs to be private,” I would go to the hair and makeup trailer and start prepping the wigs because I knew all those little jobs. Because [as a child] I would spend time in every department. I didn’t want to go because I equated leaving set with being punished.
The internet cannot believe that Laura Dern, who played a leading paleobotanist in ‘Jurassic Park,’ was only 23 when she did the classic film.
At what point in your life, both watching and participating in storytelling, did you say to yourself, “I am an actor, and also a director?”
I remember watching my mom [Cheryl Howard Crew] in her career. She’s the most educated person in our family and she focused on being a parent and really devoted herself to that. When I was in high school she went back to writing and wrote a novel. She’s real wild and real bright and I remember she was filling out her passport form, and you need to write your occupation. She wrote “mother and wife,” and I remember being very triggered by that.
She was someone who was that, most certainly. But she was and is such an interesting person, with so many layers, and is so accomplished. She’s done so much. Has an accounting degree. Does all of my parents’ financials. Soloed an airplane when she was 16 years old. Managed a gun range when she was 18 years old. Got her master’s in screenwriting from AFI. She just lives a very full life. And I remember thinking, “You’re not just that.”
She could have written “Renaissance woman” on her passport!
Exactly. I think seeing a person who is many things, even though the world may not define them as such, has given me permission to explore many things. Now, being someone who’s a spouse and a parent, I have a slightly different perspective of it, because, oh my gosh, that’s the hardest thing that I do and the most important. But my mom encouraged me to be very front-footed with my career. I only really recently started identifying more as a multihyphenate, more as a director, and I think it was when I was started teaching at NYU. Because I realized if I didn’t own it, my students wouldn’t. And we’re only that if we declare it ourselves.
You’ve directed short films and television. Is directing a narrative feature something that is a priority to you in the near future?
It’s really, really, really important to me because there’s more to learn. I’m attached to “Flight of the Navigator,” but there’s not a script yet.
There’s also what many people on the internet want, which is for you to direct a “Star Wars” movie...
I honestly have no idea! The support is incredibly moving. I was on a work session with Jon Favreau when this was announced — I’m like, “Oh, I could say yes, I did another episode!” I’ll get choked up, he’s just the most wonderful man. He was like, “Bryce, we were at Celebration and people were so supportive.” He got choked up talking about how people were so embracing of me. Papa Jon! I feel so lucky the way folks have been, because I love getting to do this.
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — In the hurdles world before Sydney McLaughlin, it took years to shave fractions of seconds off records, and winning races didn’t always mean rewriting history.
This once-in-a-lifetime athlete is obliterating that mindset as quickly as she’s destroying the records she sets again and again.
For the fourth time in 13 months, the 22-year-old McLaughlin set the world record. On Friday, she ran the 400-meter hurdles at world championships in 50.68 seconds. She shattered her old mark by 0.73 seconds, a ridiculous number for a race of this distance and an amount of time that, in the world before McLaughlin, it had taken 33 years to trim.
She beat second-place finisher Femke Bol of the Netherlands by 1.59 seconds. McLaughlin’s main rival, Dalilah Muhammad, finished third in 53.13 seconds, a time that would’ve won the world title with ease a mere seven years ago.
And yet, as McLaughlin summed up her takeaways from the evening — an evening in which she delivered in a race she has turned into one of track’s must-see events — she was far from ready to declare she had run the perfect race.
“I haven’t had a chance to watch it, so I’ll have to do that and go back and talk to my coach,” McLaughlin said. “But I think there’s always things to improve on. I think we’re pushing the boundaries of the sport, especially in our event.”
After McLaughlin received her gold medal and listened to “The Star-Spangled Banner,” World Athletics President Sebastian Coe handed her a $100,000 check — the prize for breaking the record at worlds. This marked the fourth straight major race in which she’s bettered the mark.
On a clear, perfect, 72-degree night at Hayward Stadium, McLaughlin left Bol and Muhammad behind by the 150-meter mark. By the time the American reached the final curve, it was clear this would strictly be a race against the clock.
“It was crazy,” Bol said. “She was so far in front at the end, I was almost doubting if I really had a good race. Then, I saw the time and I thought, ‘Wow, that explains a lot.’”
When McLaughlin finished, she bent to the ground, looked at the scoreboard and said, “That’s great, that’s great.” She clutched her knees and smiled. A minute later, the mascot, Legend the Bigfoot, photo bombed her while holding a sign saying: “World records are my favorite food.”
The 400-hurdles record of 52.34, held by Yuliya Pechonkina of Russia, had sat on the books for 16 years when Muhammad, not McLaughlin, lowered it to 52.20 at U.S. championships in Iowa in 2019.
Back then, Muhammad’s coach, Boogie Johnson, said there had long been the thought that the Russian’s record seemed “a little soft” and ripe for a takeover. Muhammad broke it again, at 52.16, at world championships in 2019.
That was a race McLaughlin lost by a mere 0.07, and one that set her about making changes.
Since connecting with coach Bobby Kersee, she has broken the record at last year’s Olympic trials (51.90), the Olympics (51.46) and nationals last month. (51.41). Now, this — a 1.4% improvement on a four-week-old record and a maiden voyage into times in the 50s.
“I definitely thought it was possible,” Muhammad said. “And after that race, I think 49 is possible.”
McLaughlin has set three of her four records on this very track at Hayward Stadium. She has turned what used to be the best one-on-one showdown in track — her vs. Muhammad — into a one-woman show for the time being.
The big question: how?
Some answers lie in the mix of improved track surfaces, new technology in the spikes that hurdling great Edwin Moses compared to “having trampolines on your shoes,” and a new coaching regimen employed by Kersee, who has worked with virtually all of America’s greats, in the run-up to last year’s Olympics.
But mostly, pure talent.
“It’s just putting everything that you’ve done in practice into the race to the point where you’re just letting your body do what it does,” McLaughlin said.
Another way to look at McLaughlin’s dominance: Traversing the track while leaping 10 hurdles took her only 1.57 seconds longer than Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas needed to win the 400-flat, held about a half-hour before the main event.
In the men’s race, American Michael Norman won the world title in 44.29 seconds, pulling away from 2012 Olympic champion Kirani James over the final 80 meters.
Norman received massive applause from the nearly full stands, thought the emotional center of the evening came a few minutes earlier. Javelin thrower Kara Winger, a 36-year-old coming off her second ACL surgery, threw 64.05 meters (210 feet, 1 inch) on her sixth and final attempt to finish second behind Australia’s Kelsey-Lee Barber.
It was the first medal in any major competition for the eight-time national champion, who rigged up a cable-and-pulley system in her backyard to keep up with her training during the pandemic.
And then came McLaughlin. She and Muhammad upped the U.S. medals total to 26 through eight days. The Americans need five more to surpass their championships record. The weekend is heavy with relays, which will include the surprise return of Allyson Felix in the 4×400.
It would be no surprise to see McLaughlin (and Muhammad) on America’s 4×400 relay team, too, just as they were last summer in Tokyo where they helped the U.S. win gold.
Speaking of that 400 flat, McLaughlin teased the idea that she might have a future there, as well.
“My coach thinks there’s a lot more to be done,” she said. “At some point, we could do maybe the 4, or maybe the 100 hurdles. He says to just really enjoy the 400 hurdles while I’m doing it, and then, if you want to expand, go from there. So, the sky’s the limit for sure.”
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Buttigieg: US may act against airlines on consumers’ behalf
(AP) - The day after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with airline leaders to quiz them about widespread flight disruptions, his own flight was canceled and he wound up driving from Washington to New York.
“That is happening to a lot of people, and that is exactly why we are paying close attention here to what can be done and how to make sure that the airlines are delivering,” Buttigieg told The Associated Press in an interview Saturday.
Buttigieg said he is pushing the airlines to stress-test their summer schedules to ensure they can operate all their planned flights with the employees they have, and to add customer-service workers. That could put pressure on airlines to make additional cuts in their summer schedules.
Buttigieg said his department could take enforcement actions against airlines that fail to live up to consumer-protection standards. But first, he said, he wants to see whether there are major flight disruptions over the July Fourth holiday weekend and the rest of the summer.
Enforcement actions can results in fines, although they tend to be small. Air Canada agreed to pay a $2 million fine last year over slow refunds.
During Thursday’s virtual meeting, airline executives described steps they are taking to avoid a repeat of the Memorial Day weekend, when about 2,800 flights were canceled. “Now we’re going to see how those steps measure up,” Buttigieg said.
Travel is back. On Friday, more than 2.4 million people passed through security checkpoints at U.S. airports, coming within about 12,500 of breaking the pandemic-era high recorded on the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year.
The record surely would have been broken had airlines not canceled 1,400 flights, many of them because thunderstorms hit parts of the East Coast. A day earlier, airlines scrubbed more than 1,700 flights, according to tracking service FlightAware.
Weather is always a wild card when it comes to flying in summer, but airlines have also acknowledged staffing shortages as travel roared back faster than expected from pandemic lows. Airlines are scrambling to hire pilots and other workers to replace employees whom they encouraged to quit after the pandemic hit.
It takes months to hire and train a pilot to meet federal safety standards, but the Transportation Department sees no reason the airlines cannot immediately add customer-service representatives to help passengers rebook if their flight is canceled.
The government has its own staffing challenges.
Shortages at the Federal Aviation Administration, part of Buttigieg’s department, have contributed to flight delays in Florida. The FAA promises to increase staffing there. The Transportation Security Administration, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, has created a roving force of 1,000 screeners who can be dispatched to airports where checkpoint lines get too long.
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Grandin Road's Halloween 2022 is like no other season, inspiring shoppers to get ahead of the haunt
WEST CHESTER, Ohio, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Online home furniture and décor retailer Grandin Road® (www.grandinroad.com) is inspiring early Halloween shopping again this year with its new 2022 Halloween Haven collection, offering more fun ideas than ever to plan your spooking season.
Known for its exclusively frightful finds, Grandin Road styles spooktacular scenes to jumpstart your imagination with tantalizing new transformations:
- Enchanted: Haunt your haven like no other this year with castle corridors and moonlit gardens that set the scene for masquerade
- Mystical: Chill your guests with creeping creatures and mysterious treasures that will take you by surprise
- Classic: Pumpkins are the home accessory of the season! Create looks that make you smile with friendly accents like witch hats, bats and cats
- Fall: Embrace the excitement of autumn. Refresh from your front steps all the way to your mantle with shapely gourds, turning leaves and pinecones in unexpected and delightful accents
Whether you like to decorate in one theme or mix, match and layer, the thrill is in creating a look all your own. "Our customers truly inspire us with the unique ways they decorate their homes with Grandin Road for Halloween," said Natalie Brown, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Ecommerce and Creative. "We are already seeing early planning of outdoor scenes – but also tablescapes. This tells us that gatherings with friends and family are on our customers' minds."
You can find accent items under $50, or create an entire front door look using Grandin Road's front door visualizer. Grandin Road has ways to cast a spell in every room of your home, inside and out.
Visit Grandin Road Halloween Haven to shop the experience.
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About Grandin Road: A resource since 2003 for celebrating every season, Grandin Road offers a broad assortment of products ranging from home furniture and accessories to seasonal décor, all offered with a commitment to quality, service, value and customer satisfaction. Grandin Road is part of Qurate Retail GroupSM, a select group of leading retail brands that also includes QVC®, HSN®, Zulily®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate® and Garnet Hill®.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Democrat Mark Haugen has suspended his campaign for U.S. House in North Dakota, saying he was pressured by his party to step aside for former Miss America Cara Mund.
Mund entered the race in August as an independent, citing her support for abortion rights as a major reason.
Haugen opposes abortion and said Sunday that his stance cost him support in the party, the Bismarck Tribune reported. He said he didn't see a path to win.
Democratic-NPL Party Chairman Patrick Hart said in a statement that he doesn't "tell anyone what to do,” but that he supports Haugen's decision to drop out.
Haugen, a University of Mary graduate adviser in Bismarck who has long worked as a paramedic, faced no opposition in the Democratic primary in June. He was seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong, who also opposes abortion. Armstrong is seeking a second term.
Mund, a Bismarck native, Harvard Law School graduate and 2018 Miss America, faces a Tuesday deadline to submit the 1,000 petition signatures needed to make the November ballot as an independent.
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Innovative approach to cyber asset management will help security teams focus on preventative controls to improve cyber risk
BOSTON, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Noetic Cyber, an innovator in Continuous Cybersecurity Asset and Controls Management, today announced that it has been selected by OVO Energy as a solution partner to help them achieve greater visibility and insights into their current cybersecurity posture. OVO is deploying the Noetic platform to gain better context and understanding of their cyber risk.
OVO Energy is the UK's third largest energy supplier, and has adopted a cloud first approach, enabled by implementing a culture of technical autonomy, where teams at OVO select the cloud platforms and services best suited for their specific needs.
This means OVO's security team needs an automated way to understand their cybersecurity landscape across a diverse range of cloud platforms, SaaS applications, on-premises systems and more. The team was keen to adopt a data model that supported different business units and product teams, allowing them to maintain their current agility, but ensuring that central visibility of security control coverage and configuration was available to secure the organization, and meet their regulatory requirements as part of the UK's critical national infrastructure.
To achieve this new kind of visibility and asset intelligence, OVO selected Noetic as their partner. The Noetic platform works across OVO's different cloud and on-premises systems, integrating with existing security and IT management tools to ingest security data, building a multi-dimensional map of all assets in the organization and the cyber relationships between them. This asset intelligence, visualized through an innovative graph database, enables the OVO team to identify security coverage gaps, cloud service misconfigurations and violations of security controls, all prioritized based on business criticality and potential impact.
The Noetic platform uses standardized APIs to integrate with OVO's existing tooling for EDR, vulnerability management, device control, application security, network monitoring, cloud management and more to continuously discover, inventory and manage all assets in OVO's environment.
Gartner describes this new approach to understanding cyber relationship between assets as 'cyber asset attack surface management' (CAASM) and they state that it's value to security teams is 'to improve basic security hygiene by ensuring security controls, security posture and asset exposure are understood and remediated across the environment'1.
"OVO is known as an innovator in the UK energy market in its business model and approach to technology," said Paul Ayers, CEO and co-founder at Noetic Cyber, "Our partnership with them showcases that innovation as we're working together to address a fundamental cybersecurity challenge in finding and securing unknown and unprotected assets."
Initial use cases for Noetic within OVO Energy include:
- Identifying and remediating security coverage gaps across common cloud and endpoint use cases.
- Providing critical insights into patching and vulnerability management by mapping business criticality, asset exposure and exploitability to the existing vulnerability process.
- Supporting the security operations team in incident investigation with more detailed information and context on affected assets
- Working with GRC to ensure that all parts of the OVO business are building and managing controls based on a shared understanding of security data.
For more information on the Noetic's Continuous Cyber Asset Management and Controls Platform, please visit https://noeticcyber.com/platform/.
About Noetic Cyber
Noetic provides a proactive approach to cyber asset and controls management, empowering security teams to see, understand, fix and improve their security posture and enterprise ecosystem. Our goal is to improve security tools and control efficacy by breaking down existing siloes and improving the entire security ecosystem. Founded in 2019, Noetic is based in Boston and London. For more information, visit www.noeticcyber.com, or follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.
About OVO Energy
OVO Energy was founded in 2009 and redesigned the energy experience to be fair, effortless, green and simple for all customers. The company has spent the last decade investing in the market leading technology, customer service operations and digital products to help members cut their carbon emissions. OVO is on a mission through its sustainability strategy Plan Zero to tackle the most important issue of our time; the climate crisis, by bringing our customers with us on the journey towards zero carbon living. OVO Energy has committed to being a net zero carbon business and achieve bold science-based carbon reduction targets by 2030, while helping members reduce their household emissions at the same time.
1 Gartner, Hype Cycle for Security Operations, 2021
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BEIJING, June 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the world is faced with stiff challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, regional conflicts, and backlash against globalization, the international community is striving for maintaining development while tackling deficits in global peace and governance.
"This is an age rife with challenges, but it is also an age full of hope," Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out as he hosted the High-level Dialogue on Global Development on Friday in virtual format.
Xi noted some countries have politicized and marginalized the development issue, built "a small yard with high fences," imposed maximum sanctions, and stoked division and confrontation.
And he urged international community to recognize the prevailing trend of the world, firm up confidence, and act in unison and with great motivation to promote global development and foster a development paradigm featuring benefits for all, balance, coordination, inclusiveness, win-win cooperation and common prosperity.
Realizing people's dream for a better life
Xi recounted the story and his experience of being a farmer on the Loess Plateau in the late 1960s when speaking at the event.
He said that after visiting cities, towns and villages across China and many countries in the world throughout the years, one deep impression he got is that only through continuous development can the people's dream for a better life and social stability be realized.
Stressing placing development at the center of international agenda, Xi called for implementing the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and building a political consensus that development is valued by all people and cooperation is jointly pursued by all countries.
Pursuing common development
Under Xi's guidance, China has been committed to building a world of common prosperity. On Friday, Xi made four proposals for promoting common development.
He called for jointly building international consensus on promoting development. "Only when people all over the world live better lives can prosperity be sustained, security safeguarded and human rights solidly grounded."
He said the international community should work together to create an enabling international environment for development featured with open world economy and a just and equitable global governance system.
Protectionist moves will boomerang; anyone attempting to form exclusive blocs will end up isolating himself, Xi noted, adding maximum sanctions serve nobody's interest, and practices of decoupling and supply disruption are neither feasible nor sustainable.
The Chinese president also highlighted the necessity of fostering new drivers for development, saying efforts should be made to step up scientific and technological innovation as well as institutional innovation, advance modern industries, bridge the digital gap, and speed up low-carbon transition.
In terms of development, no country or individual should be left behind, Xi stressed, calling for forging a global development partnership.
"Developed countries should fulfill their obligations, developing countries should deepen cooperation, and the South and the North should meet each other halfway," said Xi.
China's solid promise
Bearing in mind the well-being of the entire humanity, Xi proposed the Global Development Initiative (GDI) at the General Debate of the 76th United Nations General Assembly in September 2021 in steering global development toward a new stage of balanced, coordinated and inclusive growth, which has been warmly received and strongly supported by more than 100 countries.
On Friday, Xi announced China's further pragmatic steps to give continued support to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and promote global prosperity.
He said China will upgrade the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund to a Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, adding $1 billion to the fund on top of the $3 billion already committed as well as increase input to the UN Peace and Development Trust Fund.
China is willing to work with all sides to advance cooperation in poverty reduction and eradication, food production and supply, green development, vaccines' innovation, research and development as well as enhancing industrialization and connectivity, Xi noted.
According to the Chinese president, the country will set up a platform for experience and knowledge sharing on international development, a global development promotion center and a global knowledge network for development, for the purpose of exchanging governance experience and promoting mutual learning.
"We will host a global forum on youth development and take part in the launch of a global action plan on youth development, in a bid to pool as much strength as possible for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development," said Xi.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Flag football will be played at an international, multi-sport event for the first time next week during the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.
The NFL may be the sport’s biggest cheerleader.
“When we talk about the future of the game of football, it is, no question, flag,” NFL executive Troy Vincent told The Associated Press. “When I’ve been asked over the last 24 months, in particular, what does the next 100 years look like when you look at football, not professional football, it’s flag. It’s the inclusion and the true motto of ‘football for all.’ There is a place in flag football for all.”
Vincent points to the growing number of men and women playing flag football globally. He’s encouraged that six states — Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada and New York — have sanctioned flag football as a varsity sport in high school with 20 more states interested or in the process of piloting to get it sanctioned.
Multiple NFL clubs support high schools in their respective states with helping fund the initiative. The Atlanta Falcons unveiled a girls flag wall in their stadium in May. The league says 450 schools, and more than 10,000 girls participate in flag football across the country.
It was an important step when the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics declared women’s flag football as an emerging sport in 2020. The National Junior College Athletic Association did the same.
“It’s a cost-effective sport feasible for all to play,” Vincent said.
The NFL partnered with the International Federation of American Football to bring flag football to The World Games with an eye on the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
“That’s the ultimate goal to make flag football an Olympic sport,” Vincent said.
Sixteen of the world’s best flag football teams will compete for gold for the first time at The World Games kicking off Sunday at Birmingham’s historic Legion Field. Flag football is one of 33 sports in the program at the Olympic-style, multi-sport event, following its inclusion by the International World Games Association in 2020.
“We are thrilled to have flag football join the official sports program at The World Games for the first time,” IFAF President Pierre Trochet said in a statement. “This is a milestone in the sport’s development and a fantastic opportunity to showcase flag as a truly world-class, international sport.
The World Games are back in the United States for the first time since 1981. The United States men’s and women’s teams both pre-qualified for the tournament by winning gold at the 2021 IFAF Flag World Championships held in Jerusalem last December. A record 39 national teams across four continents competed. The remaining 14 teams earned their place through IFAF’s international qualifying process.
Austria, France, Italy, Mexico and Panama also qualified men’s and women’s teams. Denmark and Germany have the remaining men’s teams. Brazil and Japan have the other two women’s teams.
“This is not something that we dominate because it’s football, the national pastime in America,” Vincent said. “You watch these young ladies and men play in other countries. They come to play. It’s a transitional sport. It’s a cross-functional sport. The best flag players come from soccer, lacrosse, cricket because these are men and women who have tremendous agility. It’s a fast-paced game played in space. You don’t have to play it for years and years. You can develop. You can transfer those skills that you learned in soccer, lacrosse, cricket to flag football.”
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The threat of war with neighboring Congo is simmering under the tidy surface of Rwanda’s capital as the East African nation hosts the British prime minister and other world leaders next week for the Commonwealth summit.
Decades-old tensions between Rwanda, which has one of Africa’s most effective militaries, and Congo, one of the continent’s largest and most troubled countries, have spiked along their shared border a few hours’ drive from Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. Alarm has reached the point where Kenya’s president is urging the immediate deployment of a newly created regional force to eastern Congo to keep the peace.
Each side has accused the other of incursions. If Rwanda wants war, “it will have war,” a spokesman for the military governor of Congo’s North Kivu province told thousands of protesters on Wednesday.
Here’s what’s at stake.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
Eastern Congo lives with the daily threat from dozens of armed groups that jostle for a piece of the region’s rich mineral wealth that the world mines for electric cars, laptops and mobile phones. Earlier this year, one of the most notorious rebel groups, the M23, surged anew.
The M23 launched an offensive against Congo’s military after saying the government had failed to live up to its decade-long promises made under a peace deal to integrate its fighters into Congo’s military. This week the M23 seized a key trading town, Bunagana, sending thousands of people fleeing into neighboring Uganda and elsewhere.
At that, Congo’s military accused Rwandan forces of “no less than an invasion,” alleging that Rwanda backed the rebels in their capture of Bunagana.
Congo’s government has long accused Rwanda of supporting the M23, which Rwanda denies. The accusations have surged again in recent weeks. Many of the M23 fighters are ethnic Tutsis, the same as Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame.
Rwanda, for its part, has accused Congolese forces of injuring several civilians in cross-border shelling.
WHAT’S THE HISTORY OF TENSIONS?
Relations between Rwanda and Congo have been fraught for decades. Rwanda alleges that Congo gave refuge to the ethnic Hutus who carried out the 1994 Rwandan genocide that killed at least 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus. In the late 1990s, Rwanda twice sent its forces deep into Congo, joining forces with Congolese rebel leader Laurent Kabila to depose the country’s longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. The Rwandan forces in Congo were widely accused of hunting down and killing ethnic Hutu, even civilians.
Millions of Congo’s people died during the years of conflict, according to rights groups, and the effects still run deep today. Many women live with the scars and trauma of rape.
Eastern Congo continues to see divisions along ethnic lines at times. The region’s history of instability, loose governance and its vast distance — more than 1,600 miles — from Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, have dampened investment and left some basic infrastructure such as roads tattered or nonexistent.
Congo and Rwanda have long accused each other of supporting various rival armed groups in eastern Congo, a restless region and major hub for humanitarian aid. A United Nations peacekeeping force of more than 17,000 personnel is based in Goma, but a top official this week made clear that the tensions with Rwanda and Uganda are not a part of its role.
“That’s not the reason why were are here,” said Lt. Col. Frederic Harvey, the U.N. mission’s chief of liaison with the Congolese military. “We are here to accomplish our mandate, which consists of protecting the civilian population and preserving national integrity.”
Goma, the region’s key city of more than 1 million people, was briefly seized by M23 fighters a decade ago. Many Goma residents now call on the international community to intervene to help establish peace and stability. “Kagame, enough is enough,” read one sign in a protest on Wednesday.
Pope Francis had planned to visit Goma next month as part of a trip to Congo and South Sudan but canceled it last week, citing doctor’s orders because of his knee problems. The visit was meant to draw further global attention to populations long wrestling with conflict, even as this new one develops.
NOW WHAT?
With an eye on the growing tensions, the six-nation East African Community — Burundi, Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Tanzania — earlier this year created a regional force meant to respond to trouble. Now Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, the current chairman of the bloc, wants the force to be activated immediately and deployed to eastern Congo, noting the “open hostilities” there.
Kenyatta also calls for the eastern Congo provinces of North and South Kivu and Ituri to be declared a “weapons-free zone” where anyone outside mandated forces can be disarmed. Within hours, his call was “warmly” welcomed by the president of Burundi, which borders both Rwanda and Congo.
Regional commanders of the member defense forces will meet on Sunday in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, at the heart of East Africa’s economic hub.
The regional force was agreed to by leaders from the countries now seemingly closing in on war — Congo, the EAC’s newest member, and Rwanda, the largest African troop contributor to U.N. peacekeeping missions worldwide.
But Rwanda notably was the only EAC member to skip a meeting of the heads of regional armed forces earlier this month in Goma. And there was no immediate response from Rwanda on Thursday to Kenyatta’s call to action.
Congo, too, didn’t comment directly on the call to deploy the regional force, but government spokesman Patrick Muyaya welcomed the Kenyan president’s request for a cessation of hostilities and weapons-free zones.
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Associated Press writer Jean-Yves Kamale in Kinshasa, Congo, contributed.
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LUND,Sweden, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunovia will present PanFAM-1 results today, June 27, 2022 at 13:00 pm CET. Analysts, investors and media are invited to a webcast and teleconference. The presentation slides will be available at www.immunovia.com. See also press release published: https://investor.immunovia.com/panfam-1-results-partly-inconclusive/
Philipp Matieu, CEO and President, Thomas King, Medical Director, and Jeff Borcherding, CEO US operations, will present. The presentation will be held in English and be followed by a Q&A session. You are welcome to join via webcast or phone, see details below.
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To ask questions, it is necessary to dial in. A recording of the presentation will be available on Immunovia's website.
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Our first product, IMMray™ PanCan-d is the only blood test currently available specifically for the early detection of pancreatic cancer. The test has unmatched clinical performance. Commercialization of IMMray™ PanCan-d started in August 2021 in the USA and IMMray™ PanCan-d is offered as a laboratory developed test (LDT) exclusively through Immunovia, Inc. For more information see: www.immunoviainc.com.
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BEND, Ore. — Authorities in Oregon say three people, including the suspected shooter, died following a shooting inside a Safeway grocery store over the weekend.
Bend Police said they received reports of someone firing shots just after 7 p.m. in the parking lot in front of the Safeway at The Forum shopping center on Sunday.
During a news conference, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said that the shooter entered the store and shot someone inside the entrance. That victim was taken to a hospital and was pronounced deceased.
The shooter then continued into the store and shot and killed another person, Krantz said.
Krantz said the officers found the alleged shooter dead inside the grocery store. Krantz added that officers found an AR-15-style weapon and a shotgun “in close proximity” to the shooter's body.
If you would like to watch the press conference from tonight at the Bend Police Department regarding the shooting at Safeway, you can find it here: https://t.co/Ne7S8GCIPP
— City of Bend Police Department #BendPolice (@BendCityPolice) August 29, 2022
In a news release, police said officers did not fire any shots at the scene.
The victims nor the suspect's names have been released.
Police said in a tweet on Monday that the Forum Shopping Center remained closed so law enforcement officials could continue their investigation.
Please note that areas of The Forum shopping center remain closed this morning as law enforcement continues its investigation. Thank you for your patience.
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The completion of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail is inching ahead with the start of more construction that would help connect the 70-plus-mile route between Troutdale and The Dalles.
Today, the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department announced that work has begun to improve the south campground and day-use area at Viento State Park, just 7 miles west of Hood River. Those sites are closed through next spring, but when they open, will serve as a refuge for bicyclists and people on foot who are traversing the linked sections of the route.
“The campground remodel that includes ADA campsites and addition of a dedicated hiker/ biker camp is exciting news for campers, visitors, hikers and cyclists in the Gorge,” David Spangler, Columbia Gorge park manager, stated in a press release. “When the Viento hiker/biker camp and trail section are finished, bicyclists can start their state trail cycling trip in Portland and spend a night at the Ainsworth State Park hiker/biker camp and then Viento, before continuing on their way to Mitchell Point.”
Drivers on Interstate 84 may notice work underway, like the removal of big leaf maple and Doug firs from a 1-acre plot. While it may sound counterintuitive to uproot trees from a state park, state officials say it’s necessary in order to allow the existing Oregon white oak ecosystem to thrive. Habitat restoration is scheduled to begin in late September.
After initial work is completed in the campground, upgrades will come next. Crews will build six campsites, including two that comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act, and a host site. A new, modern restroom with an upgraded septic system is also in the plans along with the hiker-biker overnight area, with eight gravel pads—four with three-sided shelters.
By the time Viento reopens, those not traveling by car will be able to do so a little more safely thanks to a loop road redesign that separates motor vehicle traffic from trail users.
Currently, 68 of the original 73 miles of the Historic Columbia River Highway are open. Work began to connect a 2-mile segment between Viento and Mitchell Point early this year, which should open in 2024. An additional .6 miles of trail will be needed to link the trail to the new Mitchell Point Tunnel—a 665-foot-long shaft that echoes the aesthetics of the original, which was regrettably destroyed in 1966 to make way for I-84.
A final portion of trail between Ruthton Point (3 miles west of Hood River) and Hood River awaits funding for completion of design and construction.
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A Childersburg man is being held on a half-million dollar bond after being indicted by a grand jury for a total of 14 sex offenses involving two different victims.
Christopher Edward Guy, 36, was arrested by Childersburg Police on the indictment April 12, according to Talladega County Metro Jail records. He was still in jail as of Thursday afternoon.
According to Talladega County District Attorney Steve Giddens, the crimes alleged in the indictment took place in Childersburg between May and September 2019. The victims, who are related to Guy by marriage, were 15 and 12 to 13 at the time.
“I have been district attorney in this county for 23 years now, and I have to say this is one of the worst cases I have ever seen," Giddens said. "The physical, emotional and sexual abuse that he put those girls through is just unbelievable.”
Guy had allegedly been abusing the two victims for several years, starting when the older of the two was about 5 years old, but took place in another county, Giddens said. The crimes alleged in the current indictment took place after the family moved to Talladega County three years ago.
In total, Guy is charged with one count of rape in the first degree, three counts of sodomy in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree and incest against one of the victims and rape in the first degree, two counts of sodomy in the first degree, one count each of rape in the second degree and sodomy in the second degree, sex abuse in the first degree and incest regarding the other.
Giddens said the rape and sodomy in the first degree charges allege forcible compulsion. The rape and sodomy in the second degree charges stem from the victim being between the ages of 12 and 16 at the time of the abuse.
Rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree are both class A felonies in Alabama, punishable upon conviction by 10 to 99 years or life in prison.
Rape and sodomy in the second degree are class B felonies, punishable upon conviction by two to 20 years in prison.
Sexual abuse in the first degree and incest are class C felonies in Alabama, punishable upon conviction by one year and one day to 10 years in prison.
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Which Under Armour football gloves are best?
Football players don’t have a lot of options for personalizing their uniforms, but they can show off their personality and style with football gloves. Thanks to high-quality construction and a wide range of design options, Under Armour football gloves are among the most popular brands.
For the best mix of style and performance, many players trust Under Armour’s F7 Adult Football Gloves.
What to know before you buy Under Armour football gloves
Purpose of football gloves
Football gloves do not deliver warmth when playing in cold weather. Instead, they protect the hands during collisions and provide some tackiness to help players catch the football successfully.
Position of players
Players who handle the football frequently need Under Armour football gloves that help them grip the ball and catch passes. These gloves have some tacky materials in the palms and the fingers. They also use thin fabrics that do not restrict the hand movements of the players.
Linemen and linebackers want football gloves that have some padding and that are thicker. These gloves may help to prevent injuries and abrasions from blocking and tackling.
Most UA football gloves work better for receivers and running backs. However, the Combat line of gloves from Under Armour delivers the highest level of padding and protection for linemen.
Style and color
Under Armour athletic gear is known for design styles and colors that grab attention, and its football gloves are no exception. UA has dozens of design options and color combinations for adult and youth players. Matching the design of your UA football glove to your personal style can make the game more exciting to play and can give you a boost of confidence.
If you like the look of the Under Armour logo, it’s prominently visible on every pair of the company’s football gloves.
What to look for in quality Under Armour football gloves
Breathable fabrics
Sweaty hands are a common problem for football players wearing gloves while practicing in the heat of summer and early fall. Under Armour offers gloves with breathable fabric, which the company calls ArmourMesh, on the back of the hand and fingers to keep them cooler. Since this part of the glove undergoes less stress than the palms, using breathable fabric in this area does not significantly affect the gloves’ durability.
Tackiness
UA football gloves use tacky material in the palms and fingers. This tackiness helps players keep a solid grip on the ball during running plays or while catching passes.
Gloves made for linemen also have tackiness in the palms, giving the linemen a better chance of maintaining contact with the opponent while blocking.
Adjustable wrist strap
Some Under Armour football gloves have a Velcro strap at the wrist that allows the player to tighten the fit as desired. This adjustable strap also makes it easier to pull the gloves on and take them off, eliminating unnecessary stress on the wrist cuff.
Durability
Under Armour football gloves offer good durability, as they are a trusted brand name that follows precise manufacturing tolerances. However, you may want to have an extra pair of gloves on standby in case of a tear during practices or games.
How much you can expect to spend on Under Armour football gloves
Under Armour packages gloves in pairs rather than offering single gloves. Expect to spend $20-$60 for a pair of UA football gloves.
Under Armour football gloves FAQ
How tight should my UA football gloves be?
A. All football gloves — including those from Under Armour — should fit tightly. They should feel like part of your hand. However, they shouldn’t be so tight that you cannot open and close your hand easily.
How long do UA football gloves last?
A. Most players can wear their UA football gloves for an entire season of practices and games. However, if you see any ripped seams or tears, replace the gloves immediately.
What are the best Under Armour football gloves to buy?
Top Under Armour football gloves
Under Armour Adult F7 Football Gloves
What you need to know: Wide receivers and other players who must catch the ball appreciate the tacky fabrics used for this pair of gloves.
What you’ll love: These durable gloves should last the entire season. The fabrics are breathable, so your hands won’t sweat excessively on hot days. Players can show off their style with numerous designs.
What you should consider: The UA logo is shown prominently on the palm of these gloves.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top Under Armour football gloves for the money
Under Armour Youth Novelty F8 Football Gloves
What you need to know: These UA gloves have striking designs that kids will love to wear, and parents will love their reasonable prices.
What you’ll love: The designs make them stand apart from the rest, as almost any color combination is available. The tacky material in the palm and fingers helps younger players have more success when catching the ball.
What you should consider: These gloves don’t offer an adjustable closure strap at the wrist, so some younger children may struggle to pull them on by themselves.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Worth checking out
Under Armour Adult Blur Football Gloves
What you need to know: This pair of gloves is among the most lightweight and comfortable that Under Armour offers.
What you’ll love: The breathable mesh fabric in the back keeps the hands cool. The adjustable strap at the wrist gives players the most secure fit. Several different color choices are available with metallic-colored highlights and accents.
What you should consider: The palm of the gloves has a large “U” and “A” rather than the traditional Under Armour logo.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
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Pete Seeger, folk singer and activist, gets own stamp
A ceremony has been planned at the Newport Folk Festival where Seeger used to perform
Pete Seeger, the banjo-playing folk singer whose music was indelibly intertwined with his social activism, was honored Thursday as the latest American musician to appear on a U.S. postage stamp.
The forever stamp, which features a color-tinted, black-and-white photograph taken in the early 1960s showing Seeger in profile singing and playing his five-string banjo, went on sale at post offices nationwide, according to a U.S. Postal Service spokesperson.
A special ceremony was planned for the evening in Newport, Rhode Island, the site of the Newport Folk Festival, where Seeger was a performer and for a time a member of the board.
'AMERICAN PIE' SINGER DON MCLEAN TALKS TRUE MEANING OF HIS 50-YEAR SONG
"It is an honor to see a photo of my father I’d taken some 60 years ago become this wonderful forever stamp," his son, Dan Seeger, said in a statement. "My dad did most of his correspondence by hand — written letters — and I can imagine him smiling and of course appreciating this great honor because he relied on the U.S. Mail with its simplicity and honesty, knowing that thoughts and ideas can go from the sender over a tremendous expanse to a single receiver and get delivered."
Seeger, a Harvard dropout who died in 2014 at age 94, wrote or co-wrote "If I Had a Hammer," "Turn, Turn, Turn," and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone." He is also credited with popularizing "We Shall Overcome," an anthem of the civil rights movement.
FOLK SINGER, ACTIVIST PETE SEEGER DIES AT 94
"He was not only a champion of traditional American music, he was also celebrated as a unifying power by promoting a variety of causes, such as civil rights, workers’ rights, social justice, the peace movement and protecting the environment," said Tom Foti, the postal service’s product solutions vice president.
While Seeger, a lifelong activist, was exiled from commercial air play in the 1950s and 1960s after an appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee for his Communist affiliations, his career never slowed and he continued to record and tour.
He won Grammy Awards, was inducted into both the Songwriters and Rock and Roll halls of fame, and earned both the National Medal of the Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors.
He remained an activist late into his life — walking through the streets of Manhattan leading an Occupy Movement protest in 2011.
WHAT PETE SEEGER COULD TEACH AMERICA'S LEFT AND RIGHT TODAY
Seeger joins a long list of musical performers to appear on a U.S. postage stamp, including Elvis Presley, Thelonious Monk, Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra.
The Seeger stamps are sold in panes of 16 resembling a vintage 45 rpm record sleeve, according to the postal service. The stamp and pane were designed by Antonio Alcalá and the photograph was color-tinted by Kristen Monthei.
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MILWAUKEE, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TKO Miller is pleased to announce the sale of Howard Precision Metals, Inc. (Howard), a value-added distributor of high-quality, precision-cut aluminum plate and extruded bar products, to Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. (Ryerson), a U.S. distributor of industrial metal products.
Founded in 1928, Howard is a third-generation, family-owned, distributor of high-quality aluminum products cut at extraordinarily tight tolerances. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Howard distributes aluminum mill products with a focus on plate, bar, and custom extrusions for a broad and diversified customer base across numerous attractive and growing end markets, including aerospace, robotics, pneumatics, machinery, and tool and die.
Ryerson is a leading value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals, with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China. Founded in 1842, Ryerson has around 4,000 employees in approximately 100 locations.
TKO Miller, LLC is an independent, advisory-focused, middle-market investment bank. With over 130 years of collective transaction experience, TKO Miller provides merger and acquisition and financial advisory services for privately held and private equity-owned businesses nationwide, with a special focus on family- and founder-held businesses.
TKO Miller aims to bring value to clients by combining outstanding people with a results-oriented, flexible approach to transactions. Our services include company sales, recapitalizations, asset divestitures, and management buyouts. TKO Miller has a generalist focus but has served clients in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, business services, consumer products, and industrial products and services. For more information, visit our website www.tkomiller.com
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During the month of June, Cold Stone Creamery® (www.ColdStoneCreamery.com) stores will once again host a nationwide fundraising promotion benefiting Best Buddies International®, a global nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
For over 30 years Best Buddies has been helping individuals within this community build friendships with their peers, gain leadership and advocacy skills, and find inclusive living opportunities. Cold Stone Creamery® is working with Best Buddies® to support their mission of ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people living with IDD.
In honor of the fundraiser, two Best Buddies program participants, Drew and Stan, developed their very own Better Together Creation™. The Creation™ features Mint Ice Cream, Brownies, M&M'S® and Whipped Topping. In addition to the promotional Creation™, customers who donate $1 or more will receive double My Cold Stone Club® Rewards points on their entire purchase. Customers simply provide their phone number at checkout in-store or login into their rewards account when ordering online to earn their double points.
Cold Stone Creamery has also launched an exclusive Gift Back eGift card campaign. With every limited edition Give Back eGift card purchased online, Cold Stone will donate 10% of the amount* to Best Buddies. To learn more, purchase your Give Back eGift card, and make a difference please visit: https://coldstonecreamery.wgiftcard.com/responsive_auto/coldstone_resp/Virtual
"We are thrilled to announce the return of our annual fundraiser supporting Best Buddies International this month, a cause very near and dear to our hearts," said Sara Schmillen, vice president of marketing at Kahala Brands™, parent company of Cold Stone Creamery. "We invite and encourage our customers to show their support of friendship through the purchase of a Best Buddies eGift or by making a donation with their purchase."
Promotional Creation™:
- Better Together Creation™ - Mint Ice Cream, Brownies, M&M'S® and Whipped Topping
*Offer available online only from June 1 through June 30, 2022, while supplies last. Additional restrictions may apply. Purchaser receives the full value of the Give Back eGift. Proceeds will be based on the purchase of the specific limited edition Give Back eGift available via the Cold Stone Creamery website. Donation percentage is 10%, with a maximum annual donation of $100,000.
About Best Buddies® International
Best Buddies® is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver, Best Buddies is a vibrant organization that has grown from one original chapter to nearly 2,900 middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Today, Best Buddies' nine formal programs — Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges, Citizens, e-Buddies® , Jobs, Ambassadors, Promoters and Inclusive Living— engage participants in each of the 50 states and in 56 countries, positively impacting the lives of more than 690,000 people with and without disabilities around the world. In many cases, as a result of their involvement with Best Buddies, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities secure rewarding jobs, live on their own, become inspirational leaders, and make lifelong friendships. For more information, please visit www.bestbuddies.org, facebook.com/bestbuddies or twitter.com/bestbuddies.
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Cold Stone Creamery® delivers the Ultimate Ice Cream Experience® through a community of franchisees who are passionate about ice cream. The secret recipe for smooth and creamy ice cream is handcrafted fresh daily in each store, and then customized by combining a variety of mix-ins on a frozen granite stone. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Cold Stone Creamery is owned by parent company Kahala Brands™, one of the fastest growing franchising companies in the world with a portfolio of nearly 30 fast-casual and quick-service restaurant brands with approximately 3,000 locations in 35 countries. The Cold Stone Creamery brand operates nearly 1,500 locations globally in approximately 30 countries worldwide.
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One of the best ways to build flavor is layering, or using one ingredient in two ways or at different stages of cooking. Using the zest of a lemon in cake batter, for instance, while using the juice in a citrusy glaze.
It’s a technique we rely on often in our book “COOKish,” which limits recipes to just six ingredients without sacrificing flavor. And it works particularly well with pickled jalapeños in this recipe for a simple salad with arugula and avocado.
The jalapeños themselves add juicy bursts of bright heat, but we also treat the pickling liquid as a separate ingredient. Using ¼ cup of the liquid as the acid in the vinaigrette boosts the dressing’s flavor without needing additional vinegar.
Along with the avocado, pumpkin seeds offer enough richness to make the salad a light main course, or pair it with sliced grilled skirt steak or hearty grains such as barley, farro or quinoa.
Arugula and Avocado Salad with Jalapeño Vinaigrette
Start to finish: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
3 to 4 tablespoons pickled jalapeño slices, chopped, plus ¼ cup pickling liquid
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
4 cups lightly packed baby arugula
3 radishes, halved and thinly sliced OR ½ English cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
1 cup lightly packed fresh cilantro OR 4 scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
¼ cup pumpkin seeds, toasted
2 ripe but firm avocados, halved, pitted, peeled and sliced
In a large bowl, whisk together the jalapeños and their liquid, the oil and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Add the arugula, radishes, cilantro and half of the pumpkin seeds, then toss. Season with salt and pepper. Fold in the avocado. Transfer to a serving bowl, then sprinkle with the remaining pumpkin seeds.
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WFO EL PASO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 29, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Hudspeth County in western Texas...
* Until 400 PM MDT.
* At 329 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles north of
Finlay, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Hudspeth County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG AND SOUTHEASTERN RANDALL COUNTIES...
At 431 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of
Happy, or 11 miles southeast of Canyon, moving south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lake Tanglewood, Wayside, Palo Duro Canyon and Timbercreek Canyon.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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By Nicole Tsong, former Fit for Life writer
AS SOON AS capoeira teacher Alan Letran asked me during warm-ups whether I was comfortable with handstands, I knew I had either: a) found my people, or b) gotten in way over my head.
I prepped for my first capoeira class by watching a video of two buff, bare-chested men flowing and flipping around each other. I was interested, but I also was mildly worried about the back flip part of the Brazilian martial art (pronounced kap-eh way-reh).
It was a beautiful, sunny evening, so Letran, a substitute for the regular group teacher, moved our small class to the lawn. We jogged in circles and did a few butt kicks to warm up before hopping into handstands. I do handstands any chance I get, but handstands 10 minutes into class made me wonder whether these were my people after all.
The essential move in capoeira is the ginga (jen-ga), a swaying side-to-side step. It is not complicated, but I felt clumsy trying to keep my arms up to protect my face while syncing them with my feet. Kicks were more fun. We learned a couple kinds, all of which had Portuguese names I had trouble pronouncing.
Many of capoeira’s kicks are circular — and your leg, which swings up and over in a wide swath, is supposed to land behind your other foot so you are primed for any other attacks. I felt fierce while kicking, but often landed with a stumble.
It got harder once we added defensive moves and worked with partners to blend it all together. Letran kept layering in more complicated moves, including — yes — back flips. He taught us how to get one partner in a squat while the other person faced away, leaned back, reached for the ground, then flipped over.
Cool, yes. Doable? I got over only with a helping hand.
We also worked cartwheels. The capoeira cartwheel is lower than the elongated cartwheel most of us know, and to get us to fold at our hips, Letran moved us into one-handed cartwheels, leading with the front hand. My yoga strength only went so far in cartwheeling five times down the lawn on one hand, then five times back on the other.
Then he started us with the rear hand going over first. It’s easier than it sounds, but it takes some faith. He reassured us the unnatural motion would be helpful. Helpful for what? Oh, something called aerials, or nohanded cartwheels.
Ha. Ha. Hahaha.
As ridiculously hard as some moves sounded, I did more than I thought I could, even if my feet frequently landed with a thunk. Letran had a lot of tips that helped me get a sense for each trick. The regulars also were sweet about slowing down to work with me.
And, unlike most fitness classes, there’s a lot of talking, and not just about capoeira. It was my first time there, but I felt a genuine sense of community. Add music played by Mo Chang on the berimbau (a wooden bow with a single string), the circle at the end of class (when students pair up for “combat”) and a short tutorial on chanting, and everyone can find an element that works for them.
I’ve been working on my cartwheels; I’m ready for Round 2.
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Padres ace Musgrove placed on COVID-19 list
DENVER (AP) — San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list, interrupting his stellar season.
The team announced the move on Friday night.
Musgrove’s 1.59 ERA ranks second in the majors, and he is 8-0 on the season, tied with four others for the major league lead in wins. He has recorded a quality start in each of his 12 appearances, becoming the seventh pitcher since 1994 to begin a season with at least that many in a row.
Musgrove worked seven innings on Thursday as the Padres beat the Cubs 6-4 at Wrigley Field to complete a four-game sweep. He allowed two runs on nine hits, striking out nine and walking none.
San Diego recalled right-hander Reiss Knehr from Triple-A El Paso to take Musgrove’s place on the roster.
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TORONTO, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Orvana Minerals Corp. (TSX: ORV) (the "Company" or "Orvana") is pleased to report production results and drilling updates from Orovalle, Orvana's unit in Spain, for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 ended June 30, 2022 ("Q3 FY2022").
- Q3 FY2022 production of 15,798 gold equivalent ounces, a 49% increase from previous quarter
- 22.16 g/t Au over 6.05 meters intercept in Ortosa West, part of the Ortosa-Godán Project
- 6,589 m of Infill and Brownfield Drilling
- 1,337 m of Greenfield Drilling
"We are very pleased that Orovalle has stabilized production after overcoming external factors earlier in the year", stated Orvana CEO Juan Gavidia. "Our exploration strategy is advancing with positive results as evidenced by the latest reported high-grade intercept at the Ortosa-Godan Project in Spain. With additional planned exploration work to be conducted at the Ortosa-Godan Project throughout the remainder of fiscal 2022, we hope to identify the third mineral resource opportunity at Orovalle, along with Boinas and Carles. We are very excited with the short term prospects of the Ortosa-Godan Project", Mr. Gavidia added.
- Production of 15,798 gold equivalent ounces (12,354 gold ounces, 1.3 million copper pounds and 38,082 silver ounces).
- 12,354 gold ounces produced, a 48% increase from Q2 FY2022. On track to meet fiscal year 2022 guidance of 44,000 - 46,000 Oz.
- 1.3 million copper pounds produced, a 62% increase from Q2 FY2022. On track to meet fiscal year 2022 guidance of 4.8 – 5.2 million pounds.
Q3 FY2022 Exploration Drilling
The Ortosa-Godán Project is located three kilometers northwest of the Carles mine, at the same gold belt.
Orovalle started an exploration drilling program in Ortosa West at the end of August 2021 in order to define the skarn continuity and verify the oxide mineralization related to N40ºE structures. The Company disclosed first quarter fiscal 2022 results in the press release dated January 18, 2022.
During Q2 FY2022, 426 meters were completed in one drill hole and during Q3 FY2022, 1,337 meters were completed in three drill holes, one of them still ongoing. These drill holes were planned to intersect mineralization throughout N40ºE direction. Drill hole 22ORW07 intercepted 6.05 m with 22.16 g/t Au and 1.60 m with 27.43 g/t Au. These results confirm the continuity of the mineralization along 250 m Northeast-Southwest trend (see Figure 2). Calcic skarn with sulfides (arsenopyrite mainly) and mineralized silicified breccias were intersected.
10 drill holes were completed to date (last one in progress) with 2,890 meters. The first four drill holes were focused on defining the skarn mineralization at depth in a previously drilled area and the remaining six drill holes were completed in an undrilled area targeting intersect mineralization related to N40ºE structures.
The drilling campaign is still in progress focused on defining mineralization to the Northeast and the structure at depth.
The drilling program continued with its focus on upgrading inferred resources, with a total of 3,197 m of infill drilling completed in Breccia East, Boinas South and High Angle East. Also, 3,392 m of brownfield drilling were executed in High Angle East and E2 to extend the mineralization areas and add inferred resources.
Greenfield drill hole samples were sent to an external laboratory (ALS Laboratory) for analyses. Infill and brownfield drill holes samples were analyzed in Orovalle's Laboratory.
Sample preparation was carried out at the El Valle facility. All diamond core samples have been prepared using the following procedure, once split:
- The core samples are dried at a temperature of 105ºC and then crushed through a jaw crusher to 95%<6 mm. The coarse-crushed sample is further reduced to 95%<425 microns using an LM5 bowl-and-puck pulverizer. An Essa rotary splitter is used to take a 450 g to 550 g sub-sample of each split for pulverizing. The remaining reject portion is bagged and stored. The sample is reduced to a nominal -200 mesh using an LM2 bowl-and-puck pulverizer. 140 g sub-samples are split using a special vertical-sided scoop to cut channels through the sample which has been spread into a pancake on a sampling mat. Samples are then sent to the laboratory for gold and base metal analysis. Leftover pulp is bagged and stored.
- After sample preparation, 30g samples are analyzed (in Orovalle Laboratory) for Au by fire assay with an atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) finish and two-gram samples for Ag, As, Bi, Cu, Hg, Pb, Sb, Se, and Zn by ICP-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) after an aqua regia digestion.
- In case of the samples sent to an external laboratory, 30 g samples are analyzed for Au by fire assay with an atomic absorption (Au AA-25) and 35 elements by ICP (ME-ICP41) after an aqua regia digestion. When Au and Ag values are >100 ppm and Cu and As values are >10,000 ppm, specific analysis methods are used to determinate the final grade.
The reported work has been completed using industry standard procedures, including a quality assurance/quality control ("QA/QC") program consisting of the insertion of certified reference material, blanks and duplicates samples into the sample stream.
The exploration update was prepared under the supervision of Guadalupe Collar Menéndez, a qualified person for the purposes of NI 43-101 and an employee of Orovalle Minerals S.L., a subsidiary of Orvana.
Q3 FY2022 financials will be released mid-August, 2022.
Certain statements in this presentation constitute forward-looking statements or forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws ("forward-looking statements"). Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, potentials, future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "believes", "expects", "plans", "estimates" or "intends" or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", "will" or "are projected to" be taken or achieved) are not statements of historical fact, but are forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements herein relate to, among other things, Orvana's ability to achieve improvement in free cash flow; the ability to maintain expected mining rates and expected throughput rates at El Valle Plant; the potential to extend the mine life of El Valle and Don Mario beyond their current life-of-mine estimates including specifically, but not limited to, in the case of Don Mario, the processing of the mineral stockpiles and the reprocessing of the tailings material; Orvana's ability to optimize its assets to deliver shareholder value; the Company's ability to optimize productivity at Don Mario and El Valle; estimates of future production, operating costs and capital expenditures; mineral resource and reserve estimates; statements and information regarding future feasibility studies and their results; future transactions; future metal prices; the ability to achieve additional growth and geographic diversification; and future financial performance, including the ability to increase cash flow and profits; future financing requirements; mine development plans; and the possibility of the conversion of inferred mineral resources to mineral reserves.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company as of the date of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, which includes, without limitation, as particularly set out in the notes accompanying the Company's most recently filed financial statements. The estimates and assumptions of the Company contained or incorporated by reference in this information, which may prove to be incorrect, include, but are not limited to the various assumptions set forth herein and in Orvana's most recently filed Management's Discussion & Analysis and Annual Information Form in respect of the Company's most recently completed fiscal year (the "Company Disclosures") or as otherwise expressly incorporated herein by reference as well as: there being no significant disruptions affecting operations, whether due to labour disruptions, supply disruptions, power disruptions, damage to equipment or otherwise; permitting, development, operations, expansion and acquisitions at El Valle and Don Mario being consistent with the Company's current expectations; political developments in any jurisdiction in which the Company operates being consistent with its current expectations; certain price assumptions for gold, copper and silver; prices for key supplies being approximately consistent with current levels; production and cost of sales forecasts meeting expectations; the accuracy of the Company's current mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates; labour and materials costs increasing on a basis consistent with Orvana's current expectations; and the availability of necessary funds to execute the Company's plan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this news release also contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, including, without limitation, references to the results of the Company's exploration activities, including but not limited to, drilling results and analyses, mineral resource estimation, conceptual mine plan and operations, internal rate of return, sensitivities, taxes, net present value, potential recoveries, design parameters, operating costs, capital costs, production data and economic potential; the timing and costs for production decisions; permitting timelines and requirements; exploration and planned exploration programs; and the Company's general objectives and strategies.
A variety of inherent risks, uncertainties and factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control, affect the operations, performance and results of the Company and its business, and could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or results expressed or implied by forward looking statements. Some of these risks, uncertainties and factors include: the potential impact of the COVID-19 on the Company's business and operations, including: our ability to continue operations; our ability to manage challenges presented by COVID-19; the accounting treatment of COVID-19 related matters; Orvana's ability to prevent and/or mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases at or near our mines; the general economic, political and social impacts of the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, our ability to support the sustainability of our business including through the development of crisis management plans, increasing stock levels for key supplies, monitoring of guidance from the medical community, and engagement with local communities and authorities; fluctuations in the price of gold, silver and copper; the need to recalculate estimates of resources based on actual production experience; the failure to achieve production estimates; variations in the grade of ore mined; variations in the cost of operations; the availability of qualified personnel; the Company's ability to obtain and maintain all necessary regulatory approvals and licenses; the Company's ability to use cyanide in its mining operations; risks generally associated with mineral exploration and development, including the Company's ability to continue to operate the El Valle and/or ability to resume long-term operations at the Carlés Mine; the Company's ability to successfully implement a sulphidization circuit and ancillary facilities to process the current oxides stockpiles at Don Mario; the Company's ability to successfully carry out development plans at Taguas; sufficient funding to carry out development plans at Taguas and to process the oxides stockpiles at Don Mario; the Company's ability to acquire and develop mineral properties and to successfully integrate such acquisitions; the Company's ability to execute on its strategy; the Company's ability to obtain financing when required on terms that are acceptable to the Company; challenges to the Company's interests in its property and mineral rights; current, pending and proposed legislative or regulatory developments or changes in political, social or economic conditions in the countries in which the Company operates; general economic conditions worldwide; the challenges presented by COVID-19; fluctuating operational costs such as, but not limited to, power supply costs; current and future environmental matters; and the risks identified in the Company's disclosures. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking statements and reference should also be made to the Company's Disclosures for a description of additional risk factors.
Any forward-looking statements made herein with respect to the anticipated development and exploration of the Company's mineral projects are intended to provide an overview of management's expectations with respect to certain future activities of the Company and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions and, except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements should assumptions related to these plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions change. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made in this information are intended to provide an overview of management's expectations with respect to certain future operating activities of the Company and may not be appropriate for other purposes.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dismissal of senior officials is casting an inconvenient light on an issue that the Biden administration has largely ignored since the outbreak of war with Russia: Ukraine’s history of rampant corruption and shaky governance.
As it presses ahead with providing tens of billions of dollars in military, economic and direct financial support aid to Ukraine and encourages its allies to do the same, the Biden administration is now once again grappling with longstanding worries about Ukraine’s suitability as a recipient of massive infusions of American aid.
Those issues, which date back decades and were not an insignificant part of former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, had been largely pushed to the back burner in the immediate run-up to Russia’s invasion and during the first months of the conflict as the U.S. and its partners rallied to Ukraine’s defense.
But Zelenskyy’s weekend firings of his top prosecutor, intelligence chief and other senior officials have resurfaced those concerns and may have inadvertently given fresh attention to allegations of high-level corruption in Kyiv made by one outspoken U.S. lawmaker.
It's a delicate issue for the Biden administration. With billions in aid flowing to Ukraine, the White House continues to make the case for supporting Zelenskyy's government to an American public increasingly focused on domestic issues like high gas prices and inflation. High-profile supporters of Ukraine in both parties also want to avoid a backlash that could make it more difficult to pass future aid packages.
U.S. officials are quick to say that Zelenskyy is well within his right to appoint whomever he wants to senior positions, including the prosecutor general, and remove anyone who he sees as collaborating with Russia.
Yet even as Russian troops were massing near the Ukrainian border last fall, the Biden administration was pushing Zelenskyy to do more to act on corruption — a perennial U.S. demand going back to Ukraine’s early days of independence.
“In all of our relationships, and including in this relationship, we invest not in personalities; we invest in institutions, and, of course, President Zelenskyy has spoken to his rationale for making these personnel shifts,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters on Monday.
Price declined to comment further on Zelenskyy’s reasoning for the dismissals or address the specifics but said there was no question that Russia has been trying to interfere in Ukraine.
“Moscow has long sought to subvert, to destabilize the Ukrainian government,” Price said. “Ever since Ukraine chose the path of democracy and a Western orientation this has been something that Moscow has sought to subvert.”
Still, in October and then again in December 2021, as the U.S. and others were warning of the increasing potential for a Russian invasion, the Biden administration was calling out Zelenskyy’s government for inaction on corruption that had little or nothing to do with Russia.
“The EU and the US are greatly disappointed by unexplained and unjustifiable delays in the selection of the Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Office, a crucial body in the fight against high-level corruption,” the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said on Oct. 9.
“We urge the selection commission to resume its work without further delays. Failure to move forward in the selection process undermines the work of anti-corruption agencies, established by Ukraine and its international partners," it said. That special prosecutor was finally chosen in late December but was never actually appointed to the position. Although there are indications the appointment will happen soon, the dismissal of the prosecutor general could complicate the matter.
The administration and high-profile lawmakers have avoided public criticism of Ukraine since Russia invaded in February. The U.S. has ramped up the weapons and intelligence it's providing to Ukraine despite early concerns about Russia's penetration of the Ukrainian government and existing concerns about corruption.
A Ukrainian-born congresswoman who came to prominence early in the war recently broke that unofficial silence.
Rep. Victoria Spartz, a first-term Republican from Indiana, has made half a dozen visits to Ukraine since the war began. And she was invited to the White House in May and received a pen used by President Joe Biden to sign an aid package for Ukraine even after she angrily criticized Biden for not doing more to help.
But in recent weeks, Spartz has accused Zelenskyy of “playing politics” and alleged his top aide Andriy Yermak had sabotaged Ukraine’s defense against Russia.
She's also repeatedly called on Ukraine to name the anti-corruption prosecutor, blaming Yermak for the delay.
Ukrainian officials have hit back. A statement from Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry accused Spartz of spreading “Russian propaganda” and warned her to “stop trying to earn extra political capital on baseless speculation.”
U.S. officials gave Spartz a two-hour classified briefing on Friday in hopes of addressing her concerns and encouraging her to limit her public criticism. She declined to discuss the briefing afterward but told The Associated Press that "healthy dialogue and deliberation is good for Congress.”
“We’re not here to please people," she said. "It’s good to deliberate.”
Hours later, Spartz gave a Ukrainian-language interview broadcast on YouTube in which she called again for the appointment of an independent prosecutor.
“This issue should be resolved as soon as possible,” she said in the interview. “This is a huge problem for the West, so I think your president should address this issue soon.”
Rep. Jason Crow, a Colorado Democrat who sits on the House Armed Services and Intelligence committees, said he had seen no evidence to support allegations that Zelenskyy's inner circle was trying to help Russia. But as the war continues, part of the long-term American strategy in Ukraine will have to include addressing waste and mismanagement of resources, he said.
“There is no war in the history of the world that is immune from corruption and people trying to take advantage of it,” Crow said. “If there are concerns raised, we will address them.”
Igor Novikov, a Kyiv-based former adviser to Zelenskyy, called many of Spartz’s claims a mix of “hearsay and urban legends and myths.” Allegations against Yermak in particular have circulated for years going back to his interactions with Trump allies who sought derogatory information against Biden’s son Hunter.
“Given that we’re in a state of war, we need to give President Zelenskyy and his team the benefit of the doubt,” Novikov said. “Until we win this war, we have to trust the president who stayed and fought with the people.”
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STATESVILLE, N.C., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (NASDAQ: KEQU) today announced results for its fourth quarter and its fiscal year ended April 30, 2022.
Sales during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 were $49,715,000, an increase of 28.4% compared to sales of $38,707,000 from the prior year fourth quarter. The increase in sales resulted from both higher volumes for the Domestic segment as well as the implementation of price increases in response to higher raw material input costs, which are now flowing through production at a higher rate. Pre-tax earnings for the quarter were $2,345,000 compared to a pre-tax loss of $950,000 for the prior year period. Net loss for the quarter was $362,000 compared to $2,975,000 for the prior year. Net loss for the current quarter was unfavorably impacted by additional income tax expense of $2,561,000 due to the increase in the valuation allowance, largely driven by the Sale-Leaseback transaction executed on March 24, 2022, as part of the Company's re-capitalization strategy that is further discussed below. EBITDA1 for the quarter was $2,969,000 compared to a loss of $302,000 for the prior year period. Diluted loss per share was $0.13, as compared to a diluted loss per share of $1.08 in the prior year fourth quarter.
Domestic Segment - Domestic sales for the quarter were $37,720,000, an increase of 39.0% from sales of $27,139,000 in the prior year period. Net earnings for the domestic segment were $2,380,000 compared to a net loss of $56,000 in the prior year period. Domestic segment EBITDA was $2,957,000 compared to a loss of $34,000 for the prior year period. The year-over-year increase in sales resulted from both strong demand across all end-use markets as well as increased revenue per unit from price increases implemented earlier in the year now flowing through production and billings.
International Segment - International sales for the quarter were $11,995,000, an increase of 3.7% from sales of $11,568,000 in the prior year period as activity across the international markets remained strong. Net income for the international segment was $1,020,000 compared to $961,000 in the prior year period. International segment EBITDA was $1,456,000 compared to $1,529,000 for the prior year period. During the fourth quarter, the ASEAN market contributed at its highest level of the year as COVID-19 restrictions in the region begin to be lifted and sales returned to more normalized levels.
Corporate Segment – Corporate segment pre-tax net loss was $3,762,000 for the quarter, as compared to $3,880,000 in the prior year period. Corporate segment EBITDA loss for the quarter was $1,444,000, a favorable improvement of 19.6% from corporate segment EBITDA loss of $1,797,000 for the prior year period. The primary driver of the improved EBITDA was the favorable impact from pension accounting because of the recovery of the plan assets at previous fiscal year-end.
The Company's order backlog was $173.9 million on April 30, 2022, increasing from $138.1 million on January 31, 2022, and $114.5 million on April 30, 2021. This is the highest order backlog in the Company's history.
"Kewaunee delivered strong financial results during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, responding to accelerating demand as construction activity continued to recover from COVID-19 lows," said Thomas D. Hull III, Kewaunee's President, and Chief Executive Officer. "Demand in the international markets remains strong, with an increasing rate of activity being felt in the ASEAN and Middle East markets, complementing what continues to be a strong Indian market. Demand across the United States was especially strong in the fourth quarter, with all our major geographies being extremely active."
"Profitability improved domestically during the fourth quarter based on higher manufacturing volumes as we continue to restore production capacity that was reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, actions taken during the year to align pricing on new orders with rapidly inflating raw material inputs substantially mitigated the cost/price mismatch that we experienced during the previous four quarters. I am proud of how our Kewaunee Associates continue to work to serve our customers, overcoming numerous headwinds due to a historically tight labor market as well as managing through persistent supply chain challenges."
"Kewaunee has posted a record high backlog for the third time in the past four quarters, demonstrating the confidence customers have in our ability to meet their requirements in a dynamic operating environment. Domestically, our order backlog increase has been driven by strength in the life science and higher education end-use markets within the United States. Our international teams continue to see customers investing in large infrastructure projects requiring laboratories in India, the Middle East, and Africa and were awarded multiple, multi-year projects during the year. The strength in our backlog positions the Company well for the next fiscal year as the majority of these orders will deliver over the next twelve to eighteen months."
Sales during fiscal year 2022 were $168,872,000, an increase of 14.5% compared to sales of $147,469,000 from the prior year. Pre-tax loss for the fiscal year was $2,485,000 compared to a pre-tax loss of $2,617,000 for the prior year. The net loss for the fiscal year was $6,126,000, compared to a net loss of $3,672,000 for the prior year. Results for the full year were affected by the factors previously mentioned, as well as the $4,170,000 due to the increase in the valuation allowance, largely driven by the Sale-Leaseback transaction executed on March 24, 2022. EBITDA for the fiscal year was $394,000 compared to $171,000 for the prior fiscal year. Diluted loss per share was $2.20, as compared to a loss per share of $1.33 in the prior fiscal year.
Domestic Segment - Domestic sales for the fiscal year were $126,848,000, an increase of 14.2% from sales of $111,035,000 in the prior year. This increase was driven by year-over-year volume growth as well as the implementation of price increases on new orders in response to higher raw material input costs. Domestic segment net loss was $229,000 compared to net income of $921,000 in the prior fiscal year. Domestic segment EBITDA was $2,223,000 compared to $3,560,000 for the prior year. Profitability was negatively impacted during the year by increased COVID-19 related disruptions, a previously disclosed cyber-attack, ongoing supply chain issues, labor shortages, and significantly elevated costs due to inflation. As discussed in previous press releases, the Company experienced significantly higher raw material costs of $4,559,000 throughout the year which could not be passed along to customers due to the fixed nature of the Company's contracts.
International Segment - International sales for the fiscal year were $42,024,000, an increase of 15.3% from sales of $36,434,000 in the prior year with strong activity in India being the principal driver of growth during the fiscal year. International segment net income was $2,333,000 compared to $2,049,000 in the prior fiscal year. International segment EBITDA was $3,571,000 compared to $3,164,000 for the prior year.
Corporate Segment – Corporate segment pre-tax net loss was $8,230,000 for the fiscal year, as compared to $6,642,000 in the prior fiscal year. Corporate segment EBITDA loss for the fiscal year was $5,400,000, a favorable improvement of 17.6% from corporate segment EBITDA loss of $6,553,000 for the prior year. The primary driver of the improved EBITDA was the favorable impact of pension accounting because of the recovery of the plan assets at previous fiscal year-end, partially offset by expenses related to the Company's decision to exit certain markets, where the Company had historically sold products directly, and professional fees related to financing activities.
Total cash on hand on April 30, 2022 was $6,894,000, as compared to $5,731,000 on April 30, 2021. Working capital was $49,272,000, as compared to $26,276,000 on April 30, 2021. Short-term debt was $1,588,000 on April 30, 2022, as compared to $6,828,000 at April 30, 2021, and long-term debt was $29,704,000 on April 30, 2022 as compared to $112,000 at April 30, 2021. The Company's debt-to-equity ratio on April 30, 2022 was 1.07-to-1, as compared to 0.39-to-1 at April 30, 2021.
"The past fiscal year was another challenging year for Kewaunee as the economy re-opened from COVID-19 shutdowns and the pace of activity rose," said Thomas D. Hull III, Kewaunee's President, and Chief Executive Officer. "Fiscal year 2022 presented what were probably the most challenging headwinds the Company has ever had to manage. We experienced rapid inflation across most of our cost categories that initially had to be absorbed by the Company due to the fixed nature of contracts we enter into with customers. At the same time, we faced a surge in demand and the inability to rapidly ramp production to pre-COVID-19 levels due to staffing shortages and supply chain disruptions."
"Our vision for Kewaunee is to be 'the global supplier of choice with customers in the laboratory furniture and infrastructure markets.' In pursuing this vision, we continued making progress on strategic initiatives throughout the year, positioning Kewaunee well for the future:
- We announced the decision to stop selling direct in certain markets where the Company historically had due to the lack of sufficient dealer coverage in the territory. Through updated and expanded dealer agreements, Kewaunee has solidified its coverage in these territories, which will enable the Company to focus on its manufacturing operations as well as serving its channel partners with excellence. Direct projects remain in our backlog that we will be delivering over the course of fiscal year 2023. Once these projects complete, Kewaunee's domestic segment will be principally a manufacturer of laboratory and technical furniture products, with our channel partners handling product installation, buy-outs, and freight.
- We completed a re-capitalization of the Company through a Sale-Leaseback transaction of the Company's three manufacturing facilities and corporate headquarters located in Statesville, North Carolina. This transaction will enable the Company to terminate its credit facility with Wells Fargo and to deploy capital within the Company's manufacturing operations to improve cost and productivity.
- We made significant progress across our domestic manufacturing operations as a result of our lean and continuous improvement journey. This sets us up well to continue to deploy capital to modernize our metal manufacturing operations over the next two to three years, further improving our competitiveness and increasing our capacity.
- We realized the benefits of the investments we have made in our international team over the past few years, and were awarded several significant projects across the India, Middle East, Africa, and ASEAN regions."
"While significant economic uncertainty exists as we conclude fiscal year 2022, from continued broad-based inflation to concern about a possible pending recession, I am optimistic about the future based on the progress we continue to make in improving the fundamental operating capabilities of the organization. I am proud of how our Associates continue to respond to the challenges presented, recognizing the importance of Kewaunee's role in 'encouraging new discovery… Worldwide.'"
About Non-GAAP Measures
EBITDA and Segment EBITDA are calculated as net earnings (loss), less interest expense and interest income, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization. We believe EBITDA and Segment EBITDA allow management and investors to compare our performance to other companies on a consistent basis without regard to depreciation and amortization, which can vary significantly between companies depending upon many factors. EBITDA and Segment EBITDA are not calculations based upon generally accepted accounting principles, and the method for calculating EBITDA and Segment EBITDA can vary among companies. The amounts included in the EBITDA and Segment EBITDA calculations, however, are derived from amounts included in the historical statements of operations. EBITDA and Segment EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to net earnings (loss) or operating earnings (loss) as an indicator of the Company's operating performance, or as an alternative to operating cash flows as a measure of liquidity.
About Kewaunee Scientific
Founded in 1906, Kewaunee Scientific Corporation is a recognized global leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of laboratory, healthcare, and technical furniture products. The Company's products include steel, wood, and laminate casework, fume hoods, adaptable modular systems, moveable workstations, stand-alone benches, biological safety cabinets, and epoxy resin worksurfaces and sinks.
The Company's corporate headquarters are located in Statesville, North Carolina. Sales offices are located in the United States, India, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore. Three manufacturing facilities are located in Statesville serving the domestic and international markets, and one manufacturing facility is located in Bangalore, India serving the local, Asian, and African markets. Kewaunee Scientific's website is located at http://www.kewaunee.com.
This press release contains statements that the Company believes to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release, including statements regarding the Company's future financial condition, results of operations, business operations and business prospects, are forward-looking statements. Words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "predict," "believe" and similar words, expressions and variations of these words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other important factors that could significantly impact results or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors, risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to: competitive and general economic conditions and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including disruptions from government mandates, both domestically and internationally, as well as supplier constraints and other supply disruptions; changes in customer demands; technological changes in our operations or in our industry; dependence on customers' required delivery schedules; risks related to fluctuations in the Company's operating results from quarter to quarter; risks related to international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations; changes in the legal and regulatory environment; changes in raw materials and commodity costs; acts of terrorism, war, governmental action, natural disasters and other Force Majeure events; and the ultimate impact on the Company of the cyber attack suffered on November 5, 2021. The cautionary statements made pursuant to the Reform Act herein and elsewhere by us should not be construed as exhaustive. We cannot always predict what factors would cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Over time, our actual results, performance, or achievements will likely differ from the anticipated results, performance or achievements that are expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements, and such difference might be significant and harmful to our stockholders' interest. Many important factors that could cause such a difference are described under the caption "Risk Factors," in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022, which you should review carefully. These reports are available on our investor relations website at www.kewaunee.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document. The Company assumes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Donald T. Gardner III
704/871-3274
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BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that he wants to discuss the outlines of a “Marshall plan for Ukraine” with the leaders of the Group of Seven countries at their upcoming summit in Germany.
Scholz hopes for a united front on long-term support for Ukraine when he hosts the annual G-7 summit in Bavaria next week. The group of the world’s leading economic powers is made up of the U.S., France, Germany, Italy, the U.K., Canada and Japan.
The chancellor told Germany’s parliament that “rebuilding Ukraine will be a task for generations.” Recalling his visit last week to Irpin, a Kyiv suburb that saw intense fighting, he said that “some things there remind not just me of the pictures of German cities after World War II.”
Like Europe then, “Ukraine today needs a Marshall plan for its rebuilding,” Scholz said — referring to the U.S.-sponsored plan that helped revive European economies after WWII.
Billions of dollars will be needed to finance rebuilding over years, and that can only work if European nations, other major donor countries and international organizations work together, Scholz said. He has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the matter with the G-7 leaders by video link on Monday.
Aside from funding, “one thing is really decisive — we must agree … what such a ‘Marshall plan for Ukraine’ can look like,” he added. “How we coordinate it internationally; how we decide together in the future what investments advance Ukraine fastest on its European path.”
Scholz said that, together with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, he will call for a high-ranking expert conference on Ukraine to be convened under the umbrella of Germany’s G-7 presidency.
European Union leaders are expect at a summit Thursday and Friday to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for membership, kicking off a progress that will likely take years and whose success isn’t guaranteed.
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By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had his sixth multi-homer game of the season, Mike Trout also went deep and José Suarez threw three-hit ball over seven innings as the Los Angeles Angels routed the skidding Detroit Tigers 10-0 Monday night.
Luis Rengifo had a career-high four hits and drove in a run for the Angels, who had their second-biggest offensive performance of the season with 16 hits.
It was the seventh time this year Ohtani and Trout homered in the same game. Trout’s solo shot to left field in the fifth off Tyler Alexander (3-9) was his 30th home run of the season, marking the seventh time in his 12-year career he has reached that plateau.
It marks the ninth time the Angels have had two players with at least 30 homers in a season. Ohtani has 32, including a two-run line drive in the third and a 416-foot solo drive in the seventh.
The two-way phenom from Japan — who had three hits and three RBIs — is second in the American League in home runs, 22 behind New York Yankees slugger and fellow AL MVP contender Aaron Judge.
Trout also had three hits and drove in a run. He is batting .302 (19 for 63) with six home runs since missing 28 games with left ribcage inflammation.
Suarez (6-6) struck out seven and went seven innings for the second time in 17 starts this season. The left-hander won his second straight start and is 5-3 since the All-Star break.
Detroit rookie Riley Greene had his 13-game hitting streak snapped.
Alexander went 4 1/3 innings, allowing seven runs (six earned) and 10 hits.
LATE RELIEF
Tigers rookie utility player Kody Clemens, the son of Roger Clemens, ended up pitching for the second time in three days with the game out of reach.
Clemens worked one inning and allowed one run on three hits. He did strike out Ohtani looking with a 68 mph eephus pitch.
Kody Clemens has pitched six times this year and has given up three runs on 10 hits in six innings. The strikeout of Ohtani was his first this season.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Tigers: INF Jonathan Schoop (right ankle sprain) will continue his rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo after playing in two games over the weekend at Class A West Michigan. Manager A.J. Hinch said Schoop is progressing toward being activated for this weekend’s series in Kansas City.
Angels: OF Mickey Moniak (left middle finger fracture) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Tigers: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (3-4, 4.17 ERA) threw five innings of four-hit ball to beat the Angels on Aug. 21.
Angels: RHP Mike Mayers (1-1, 5.17 ERA) will make his 21st appearance and third start of the season.
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DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — After spending years as a registered nurse, Marteen Lewis decided to change how she helped people.
So she left the hospital setting and, more than a year ago, opened Earthly Wellness Bar, a health and wellness spa providing handmade products as well as services designed to help with relaxation, lymphatic drainage, and feminine care.
Developing the business is a dream come true for Lewis.
“The fact that you can simply turn a thought of a dream into a reality, stay focused and do the work,” Lewis said. “I really want to let people know it’s possible. Entrepreneurship has been one of the hardest tasks I’ve ever tried to complete, but it has been one of the most rewarding outside of motherhood.”
The Marianna, Florida, native attended nursing school at Wallace Community College in Dothan and worked at Flowers Hospital after graduating. Over the course of her nursing career, Lewis worked as a cardiac care nurse, as a dialysis nurse, and eventually as a travel nurse.
During the first year of the pandemic, Lewis helped care for COVID-19 patients during her travel assignments. The emotional and physical strain of the pandemic on health care workers was far worse than anything portrayed in the media, Lewis said.
“The news shared as much as they could but to be in it was a different story,” she said. “If you give me a scale, it was probably 10 times worse than the scale that you can give me. It was bad. The hours and the exposure, the lack of eating, the lack of sleeping because you go home thinking about all you were exposed to — Will I give it to my family?”
During a travel assignment, Lewis was caring for a dialysis patient in a hospital COVID unit when five members of the same family all hospitalized with COVID-19 coded during the same shift. That was it for Lewis. She began to rethink how she could use her skills as a nurse to help people strengthen their immune systems and live healthier lives.
“I had to make a change, and I just started researching the immune system and detoxification and healthy living,” Lewis said.
It was a difficult transition because she loved being a nurse, and Lewis still works one day a week as a dialysis nurse. Her family, including her two sons ages 20 and 11, have been supportive during her days as a travel nurse and her transition into business owner.
Earthly Wellness Bar is located on the Ross Clark Circle in Dothan. Services, products, and information on booking can be found at earthlywellnessbar.com. Or, call 850-557-8530 for more information.
Services include aromatherapy, detoxification, vaginal steaming, dry brushing, body contouring, and manual lymphatic treatments with wood tools designed to help with post-operative care following cosmetic procedures. Handmade soap, yoni oil, bath balms, foot soaks, and exfoliating scrubs are available for purchase. While the soaps are made by a fellow nurse in Atlanta, Lewis makes other products herself.
Products at Earthly Wellness Bar are made from all-natural ingredients, Lewis said.
While there’s an emphasis on feminine care, Earthly Wellness also offers services for men — such as a beard facial — as well as a package designed for couples. Lewis plans to also bring in a massage therapist to offer massage services.
Prices vary depending on the service but can range from $65 to $100. Services can also be bundled in a package. Soap, oil, bath balm, and exfoliating products can be packaged in a $60 bundle or bought individually for $8, $10, $12, or $35 depending on the product.
Lewis does a consultation with clients prior to their first visit and said she tries to educate her clients about how to live a more healthy life and the benefits they will experience as a result.
Services offered at Earthly Wellness Bar were influenced by Lewis’ own wellness journey when she was still working as a nurse. She began by learning more about clean eating, fasting, detoxifying, and the importance of good gut health. Lewis said as she began eating better, she saw the connection between eating healthy and reducing her stress levels.
“That helped me along the way when I was out travel nursing,” Lewis said. “I was able to make better food choices, I wasn’t as tired. I had more energy because the gut is where the serotonin is stimulated, which gives you happy thoughts.”
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DIAMOND BAR, Calif. , June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bedsure, a global leading home textile manufacturer with over 18 million cozy customers served worldwide, releases a new upgrade to the well-received Bedsure Cooling Blanket to help customers beat the heat and stay cozy in the summer season.
Released in 2021, the original Bedsure Cooling Blanket was a revolutionary summer essential for customers suffering from hot and humid weather. Since its launch, the Amazon's Choice product has been highly received by hot sleepers and heavy sweaters nationwide.
With the 2022 upgrade, Bedsure aims to provide customers with even cozier relaxation, even during the most humid and hot summer days. The new bamboo-based cooling blanket now features the Q-Max technology and is twice as effective. In addition, a reversible design now incorporates viscose from bamboo that wicks away moisture and is Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX certified, which verifies the blanket to be free from harmful material.
Bedsure Cooling Blanket with Viscose from Bamboo
Twice as Effective
The all-new Bedsure Cooling Blanket with Viscose from Bamboo now features the innovative Arc-Chill technology on its fabric. With an industry-doubling Q-Max value of 0.4, which is measures how soon the cooling sensation can be felt upon contact, this new upgraded Bedsure Cooling Blanket brings the chilly breeze in the summer immediately upon making skin contact, giving sleepers the ultimate cozy naps and sleep even during the most uncomfortable summer days and nights.
Reversible with Viscose from Bamboo
With the new viscose from bamboo and nylon blend fabric on the reversed side, the all-new Bedsure Cooling Blanket with Viscose from Bamboo is now cool from both sides at different levels. The Q-Max 0.4 Cooling side of the blanket offers maximum cooling effect for those running hot or wanting to get cooler. The viscose from bamboo fabric on the reversed side is lukewarm, making it suitable for anyone looking for a lesser cooling sensation. The dual side nature makes this blanket a truly versatile addition to any household with hot sleepers year-round.
In addition, the viscose from bamboo on this blanket brings all the benefits of a bamboo viscose-based product into the all-new Bedsure Cooling Blanket with Viscose from Bamboo, such as extra breathability and moisture-wicking.
Standard 100 by OEKO TEX
The natural viscose from bamboo that the new cooling blanket has incorporated is Standard 100 by OEKO TEX certified for being free from harmful materials, making it excellent for those with sensitive skin.
The all-new Bedsure Cooling Blanket with Viscose from Bamboo comes with a heavenly hand-feel. The 100% premium polyester fabric is unprecedently soft and springy and provides a satisfying sensation on the skin of its wearers. In addition, this cooling blanket is silky and smooth, and its anti-static nature makes the blanket suitable for sunny heat and humid summer. Moreover, the new summer upgrade is extremely easy to care for as it is machine washable. Simply machine wash separately in a laundry bag on a gentle cycle with cool water and tumble dry low.
The Bedsure Cooling Blanket with Viscose from Bamboo comes in Blue and Grey variations and is available in four sizes, including Throw, Twin, Queen, and King size. Starting from as little as $27.99, the all-new Bedsure Cooling Blanket with Viscose from Bamboo is already an Amazon's Choice item and is available for purchase immediately.
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About Bedsure
From the moment you wake up to the second you fall asleep, Bedsure aims to make you and your family comfortable. Founded in 2016, Bedsure is a leading home textile manufacturer with products sold to over 15 million customers in the US and Europe. Since its founding, Bedsure has maintained a compound growth rate of 100% for five consecutive years. While Bedsure has grown into a global company with diverse products to meet different customer needs, its focus on comfortable home products and everyday value stays the same.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats want to boost taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend the solvency of Medicare, the latest step in the party’s election-year attempt to craft a scaled-back version of the economic package that collapsed last year, Democratic aides told The Associated Press.
Democrats expect to submit legislative language on their Medicare plan to the Senate’s parliamentarian in the next few days, the aides said. It was the latest sign that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., could be edging toward a compromise the party hopes to push through Congress this summer over solid Republican opposition. Manchin scuttled last year’s bill.
Under the latest proposal, people earning more than $400,000 a year and couples making more than $500,000 would have to pay a 3.8% tax on their earnings from tax-advantaged businesses called pass throughs. Until now, many of them have been using a loophole to avoid paying that levy.
That would raise an estimated $203 billion over a decade, which Democrats say would be used to delay until 2031 a shortfall in the Medicare trust fund that pays for hospital care. That fund is currently projected to start running out of money in 2028, three years earlier.
Most U.S. businesses are pass throughs, which include partnerships and sole proprietorships and range from one-person law practices to some large companies. Owners count the profits as income when they pay individual income taxes, but such companies do not pay corporate taxes — meaning they avoid paying two levels of taxation.
Democrats this week also sent the parliamentarian a separate 190-page piece of the emerging Schumer-Manchin compromise that would lower prescription drug costs for patients and the government. Provisions include requiring Medicare to negotiate drug prices, limiting beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket costs to $2,000 annually and increasing federal subsidies for copays and premiums for some low-income people.
With November elections for control of Congress approaching, Democrats hope the two proposals will be a remedy for a campaign season that so far looks bleak. Republicans are favored to win a majority in the House and could do the same in the Senate.
Democrats say both plans will show voters they are battling to curb health care costs and protect the widely popular Medicare program, positions they say will be dangerous for Republicans to oppose. Polls show widespread public alarm over recent months’ historically high inflation rates, supply chain problems and other economic issues that along with President Joe Biden’s dismal popularity ratings are pushing voters Republicans’ way, the GOP says.
Schumer and Manchin have been bargaining privately for weeks on a package aides say could include around $500 billion in spending and tax credits, more than paid for with about $1 trillion in revenue and other savings. Schumer has described the talks as productive but acknowledged that some issues remain unresolved.
Energy and environment programs, corporate taxes, IRS budget increases to strengthen tax enforcement and a renewal of soon-to-expire federal subsidies for people buying health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law are also under discussion, aides say.
It remains uncertain what will emerge from the talks. The aides described the latest proposals and status of negotiations only on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose the information by name.
The suggestions of progress were emerging seven months after Manchin derailed a roughly $2 trillion, 10-year social and environment bill, dealing a stunning blow to a cornerstone of Biden’s domestic agenda.
The Democratic-run House approved the measure in November, but Manchin abruptly announced he could not support the legislation because of its cost and his worries that it would fuel inflation. Similar provisions lowering pharmaceutical prices and raising taxes on some upper-income people were in that bill.
The West Virginian’s backing remains crucial in the 50-50 Senate. Democrats are using special procedures that would let them pass the pared-down package over expected unanimous GOP opposition with the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Democrats are expected to unanimously back the Medicare solvency and prescription drug plans, one Democratic aide said.
“Medicare is a lifeline for millions of American seniors, and Senator Manchin has always supported pathways to ensure it remains solvent. He remains optimistic there is a path to do just that,” his spokesperson Sam Runyon said.
Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough will have to certify that the new bill’s provisions adhere to the chamber’s budget rules. Last year, she ruled that language making it easier for immigrants to remain in the U.S. had to be removed because it violated prohibitions against using the special procedures to enact significant policy changes.
Medicare has 64 million beneficiaries. Its trust fund covering hospital services, called Part A, is financed largely from taxes deducted from peoples’ paychecks.
That trust fund gained two years of solvency, until 2028, in last month’s report by the program’s board of trustees. It attributed the improvement to the economy’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic-spawned recession.
But both Medicare and Social Security face long-range financing problems, and the trustees suggested that lawmakers act “sooner rather than later” to strengthen them. Without congressional action, Medicare’s hospital trust fund would be able to pay only 90% of its costs in 2028 and less thereafter, the trustees said.
The proposal to increase taxes on some wealthier Americans would raise $203 billion over the coming decade, according to information examined by the AP that Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation provided to Senate Democrats. Federal actuaries told the Democrats that such financing would delay the trust fund’s shortfall until 2031, another document showed.
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PESCADERO, Calif. — A quick-thinking custodian safely confined a curious cougar in an empty classroom after it entered a Northern California high school Wednesday morning, authorities said.
The custodian was opening Pescadero High for the school day when the cub was spotted, said Detective Javier Acosta with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. No students or teachers were on campus at the time, Acosta said.
“The mountain lion casually walked through campus and decided to go into an English classroom,” he said. “The custodian acted quickly and managed to shut the door behind it.”
Acosta said the animal, estimated to be about 40 pounds, appeared “lost and scared."
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife tranquilized the cat and sent it to the Oakland Zoo for examination.
The zoo estimated the male cat's age at 6 to 8 months. It said the cub is too young to survive in the wild and has a badly fractured tooth that will need extraction. He will eventually be placed at an accredited zoo.
"Our newest hospital patient, the mountain lion cub rescued from a Pescadero school, was active and mobile over his first night," the Oakland Zoo said on Facebook Thursday, sharing a video of the cat. "He is now in the hospital ward and we have offered him an expansion into an enriched (logs, hay, etc) outside stall to make him more comfortable."
The zoo's hospital is also the temporary home to a rescued female cougar cub named Rose. The zoo said the cubs are in separate stalls, but zookeepers are watching the pair to decide if they should interact.
Pescadero is a small coastal community about 35 miles south of San Francisco.
According to the National Wildlife Federation, cougars — also known as mountain lions — generally weigh between 115 and 220 pounds as adult males. They can live in a wide range of ecosystems in the Americas, but their territorial nature leads them to have sparse population densities.
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Index Changes Take Effect August 1, 2022
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DENVER (AP) — As the focus on the electron microscope resolved, Richard Reynolds found himself feeling more resigned than surprised.
The slide before him was a snowpack sample collected from pristine Colorado high country. The sample revealed, at intense magnification, the snowpack’s expected sprinkling of rock fragments and spikey grains of sand.
It also revealed what shouldn’t have been there at all: long, straight, human-made fibers of plastic.
The sight confirmed what Reynolds, a retired U.S. Geological Survey researcher, and his colleagues had suspected after seeing snowpack studies from far away places: An invisible layer of microplastic blankets the Rocky Mountains, polluting our snowpack and our water in yet undefined ways.
“It seems to be everywhere,” said Reynolds, coauthor of a new study of the microplastics detected throughout the Upper Colorado River Basin.
“And there’s a lot of it.”
Fragments of shredded truck tires blown in from nearby highways. Pieces of plastic bottles lifted from a Utah landfill by siroccos and dropped onto Loveland Pass. Detritus from the Pacific garbage patch catapulted by El Nino into the San Juan mountains. The microplastics on the slides are too tiny to offer identities like brand names or shapes. But those distant sources are the initial suspicions of the research team as they plan followup studies on more samples.
A host of wildlife and water quality researchers are likely to descend on the study results to gauge impacts of invisible plastic fibers riding snowmelt into every crevice of the high country. They’ll also be looking for any dangers for the cities downhill that rely on that water.
“Microplastics are very persistent. So where are they going to end up?” said Steven Fassnacht, professor of snow hydrology and a senior research scientist at Colorado State University. Fassnacht was not involved in the USGS microplastics study, but is familiar with the team’s work.
“I think we’re going to start seeing more and more microplastics in fish, and in our drinking water,” he said.
For now, the immediate news is bad enough: Much like the dark red dust that blows onto the snowpack from Colorado Plateau and Great Basin storms and creates rust-colored layer cakes above treeline, the microplastics may absorb sunshine and speed up snowmelt.
The previously known impurities in Colorado snow had already piled on the current 22-year drought and long-term climate change to threaten state water resources and outdoor recreation that rely on deep winters. Darker dust layers are an “accelerant” to early snow loss, researchers say. Drought in turn worsens the dust storms by stripping the moisture that binds soil together across the West.
“Climate change is showing its ugly head now,” said Jeff Derry, a coauthor of the microplastics study and executive director for the Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies which has sensors across the San Juan Mountains. “This year in southern Colorado we saw the snow melt essentially a month early.”
— New study adds layer of bad news
Reynolds and USGS researchers Harland Goldstein and Raymond Kokaly had been working with Derry’s center for years to investigate the samples he brought back from high country sites.
Until recently, they focused on identifying where the dust in the snow layers blew in from, and analyzed mineral content and the physical properties that speed up snowmelt by absorbing more solar energy than pure white snow. This is the “albedo,” with a scale that starts at 0 for so dark it absorbs everything, up to 1, a perfect reflection of the energy.
But the whole crew was also seeing more and more disturbing journal articles about human-made impurities showing up in samples around the world. So much plastic is produced each year, for everything from water bottles to clothing to industrial goods to packaging, and so little is recycled, that it bumps and shreds and chips and blows and drifts everywhere.
Plastics are fragmented, but never degraded, at least not in a timespan relevant to life on this planet.
“The world produced 348 million metric tons of plastic in 2017, and this number grows every year by about 5%,” begins a study by Utah researchers published in the journal Science in 2020. “A large proportion of this production accumulates as waste in the environment, and progressive fragmentation” sends the microplastics abroad on the wind, the study said.
The abstract title of their report is “Here, there, and everywhere.”
“Eleven billion metric tons of plastic are projected to accumulate in the environment by 2025,” they add.
The Colorado report’s authors point out that before they retrained more powerful microscopes on their past samples, researchers had found airborne microplastics elsewhere in the western United States, on Arctic ice floes, and high in the Pyrenees and Alps.
“Recently, microplastics have been identified in human blood and lung tissue,” the Colorado study adds, in scientific deadpan.
Standing atop Loveland Pass in mid-July, Reynolds said he had noticed straight lines and unnatural filament shapes on some slides in his first pass through some of Derry’s dust samples, but had dismissed them as microbes that can assume similar shapes. After reading enough microplastics studies from other continents, he realized he and others had missed something.
Derry at first wondered if they had accidentally contaminated the samples. Maybe the straight lines were stray, infinitesimal threads from one of his countless shell jackets or skiing gaiters.
But as the Colorado researchers went back through with more powerful tools, the plastics were unmistakable. And yet still shocking, at least to Derry, who lives for work-related backcountry ski runs around Silverton.
“There’s no place that’s safe from our influence and contamination of the Earth,” Derry said.
Possible contributors to the microplastics seem endless once you start thinking about how they got to 11,000 feet, Derry said. The snow and avalanche center has a Colorado Dust-on-Snow Program with sampling sites that sit on passes like Berthoud, Rabbit Ears, Hoosier, McClure and Wolf Creek.
He suspects tires wearing away constantly on mountain highways, and even drifting clouds of industrial and consumer microplastics swept into the atmosphere from municipal wastewater biosolids spread on Eastern Plains farms.
The samples in the new Colorado study went through 2016, and the researchers are now seeking samples from more recent snow surveys and new regions. Perhaps the only really useful function of work conferences, Reynolds said, is that after presenting a new paper, everybody in the audience sends you samples.
The Colorado researchers said they saw samples over enough years to make them suspect the microplastics problem is getting worse, though they can’t be conclusive yet on this point.
Dozens of samples from water years 2015 and 2016 — water years begin in October to better track one winter’s snowpack and melt — found the frequency of microplastics at the 11 Upper Colorado River Basin sites were greater than in 2013 and 2014.
That doesn’t mean the researchers are ready to conclude the tiny plastic fragments are torching snow banks like a hot black battery pack. They know impurities are bad, but they need to study more about plastics’ absorption or reflection of light, they said.
“Whether or not our observations indicate an increasing influence of microplastics on snow-surface albedo remains an open question,” they conclude.
— After the deluge
But it all has to go somewhere, right? The snow melts. Faster than ever, according to the original research that led to the microplastics discoveries. So what happens to all those microscopic shreds of petroleum-based fibers?
And of course they’re not just getting deposited up high during winter snow and wind storms. Any spring or summer storm is dropping more microplastic straight onto the plants and dirt.
Scientists from any number of fields are now sorting through microplastics studies from the high country and plotting followup research, CSU’s Fassnacht said.
The microplastics wash downhill and end up in mountain streams for wildlife to drink, or swim and breed in. What happens inside animal bodies, if anything? Is more microplastic worse?
Upstream in the food chain, do tundra plants and streamside plants take up the microplastics through their roots? How does it impact their growth? What happens when animals eat them?
And then, of course, there’s the downstream questions. Front Range cities pride themselves on basing their drinking water supplies on snowmelt from the Colorado, Arkansas and South Platte river basins. How much of the microplastic ends up at the intake valves for a city water supply? And does water treatment take it all out?
“We rely on that water, and these are impurities that we don’t really know much about,” Fassnacht said. “We are just starting to evaluate and measure how much is there.”
There are likely to be a series of long-term studies coming out of the microplastics revelations, he said. A model could be the decadeslong measuring of atmospheric pollution at Loch Vale, in the heart of Rocky Mountain National Park, where researchers have measured excess nitrogen deposited from industrial, automobile and agricultural pollution on the Front Range.
“We need to look at this as a system, and how does it move through the system,” Fassnacht said. “Because we may be taking most of it out of the drinking water. But if we’re eating the fish in the rivers …”
Research on the potential toxicity of microplastics in water appears to be in its infancy. A 2019 World Health Organization metastudy found the tiny shards and fibers everywhere in water supplies and wastewater effluent. But the report also said “routine monitoring of microplastics in drinking-water is not recommended at this time, as there is no evidence to indicate a human health concern.” Water treatment agencies should never take their eye off the ball of the constant and quantifiable dangers of dangerous microbes, the WHO said.
Besides, the WHO concluded, “it is likely humans have ingested plastic particles for decades as a result of widespread contact with plastics in household objects including cutting boards, food packaging and direct contamination in air and food.” The WHO recommended far more research into both the quantity and the potential impacts of microplastics in the water supply.
“Even if you aren’t surprised to hear it, it’s still depressing,” Derry said, of reading through international reports.
California, as it is wont to do, is regulating first, and asking questions later.
High Country News detailed California’s 2021 moves to require drinking water measurements, but noted the microplastics field “is still in its infancy. No one knows how widespread microplastics in California’s drinking water really are. There isn’t even a standardized method to test for them. And no one knows what dose may be ‘safe’ to consume, since the human health effects are largely unknown.”
Count Aurora Water in the too-early-to-say category. Spokesman Greg Baker said Aurora is not testing for microplastics in its high country water sources around Leadville and in the Arkansas River basin.
Denver Water said it is closely following what it calls an “emerging issue” with microplastics in runoff. Agency officials said they would add monitoring, watershed management and treatment if needed to ensure “Denver’s tap water always meets or goes above and beyond” strict federal water quality standards.
— Try not to think about what’s underfoot
Geologists live to learn what they are stepping on.
On hikes and other outings, Reynolds brings a magnetic susceptibility meter the size of a wallet, to hover over snow dust layers or trailside rocks. With a click, Reynolds sees the level of iron oxide arrayed before him, and can make an educated guess on how deep into Utah a given dusty layer came from.
After Reynolds and Derry met on Loveland Pass in mid-July to talk microplastics, Reynolds put the meter in his pocket, slung on a backpack, and hiked straight up the ridge toward Mount Sniktau. He spent most of the hike thinking about oxygen, or lack thereof, at 11,990 feet. But the persistent microplastics questions returned when he was back in his car.
How much of the potentially toxic shred is out there? Will Derry find much more in the samples he’s taken since 2017?
Will scientists zero in on where all the plastic is coming from, and will that lead to ways to stop it?
How toxic might the fibers and shards prove to plants, to wildlife, to humans?
In microplastics, as in all of science, Reynolds said, “I am continuously humbled by what I don’t know.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has determined that WNBA star Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained in Russia, meaning the United States will more aggressively work to secure her release even as the legal case against her plays out, two U.S. officials said Tuesday.
Griner was detained at an airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis. Since then, U.S. officials had stopped short of classifying the Phoenix Mercury player as wrongfully detained and said instead that their focus was on ensuring that she had access in jail to American consular affairs officials.
Now, though, U.S. officials have shifted supervision of her case to a State Department section — the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs — that is focused on negotiating for the release of hostages and other Americans deemed wrongfully detained.
“Brittney has been detained for 75 days and our expectation is that the White House do whatever is necessary to bring her home,” said Griner’s agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas.
It was unclear what prompted the shift in Griner's case, though President Joe Biden's administration had been under pressure from members of Congress and others to make Griner's release a priority.
The U.S. last week secured the release of Marine veteran Trevor Reed as part of a prisoner swap that also resulted in a convicted Russian drug trafficker being freed from prison in the U.S.
Besides Griner, another American regarded as unjustly detained in Russia is Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan who was arrested in December 2018 while visiting for a friend's wedding and was later sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage-related charges his family says are bogus.
ESPN first reported the classification in Griner's case. Two U.S. officials confirmed it on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it by name.
Meanwhile, the WNBA announced Tuesday that it would honor Griner with a floor decal and allow the Mercury to pay her without it counting against the team’s cap. The decal will feature Griner’s initials, B.G., as well as her No. 42. All 12 teams will have the decal on their home courts starting with the season opener Friday night. The Mercury open their season at home that night against the Las Vegas Aces.
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Associated Press writer Doug Feinberg in New York contributed to this report.
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Vehicle collides with food truck in Austin, Texas; 11 hurt
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Eleven people were injured in a “major collision” Friday night in Austin, Texas, involving pedestrians and two vehicles, one of which hit a food truck, authorities said.
Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services tweeted that two of the victims sustained potential life-threatening injuries. Seven others sustained non-life-threatening injuries requiring medical evaluation. The other two didn’t require hospitalization.
The collision occurred in a popular area near downtown Austin where there are frequently several food carts stationed.
Jennifer Dunn, an employee at a nearby restaurant, told The Associated Press that a group of 25 people had just left to get ice cream at a food truck a few feet away when patrons inside the restaurant heard a loud boom.
Dunn said several members of the group then ran back inside injured and asking for help. Dunn said she and others ran to the scene where several people, including the drivers, appeared severely hurt.
“We work in the restaurant industry, so we are used to helping,” Dunn said. “I have been doing this for a long (time), so have the servers and we just wanted to help.”
Austin is the Texas state capital and home to the flagship campus of the University of Texas.
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Associated Press reporter Acacia Coronado contributed to this report.
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GALICE, Ore. (AP) — The Rum Creek Fire in remote southwest Oregon has burned nearly 18.75 square miles (49 square kilometers), is threatening thousands of homes and is only about 1% contained.
As of Tuesday morning, the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center said 5,035 homes and more than 2,600 other structures were at risk, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. Officials have said the fire has destroyed one home and two structures.
High temperatures and shifting winds in the next several days are expected to increase fire danger and cause the blaze to become more active, officials said.
Mandatory evacuations are in place for dozens of homes near the towns of Rand and Galice. Lower level evacuations are in effect for some surrounding areas.
Heavy smoke kept temperatures down and helped increase humidity levels, so fire activity slowed on Monday, the update said. The smoke also curtailed air operations and the fire grew by nearly 3.1 square miles (8 square kilometers).
More than 1,300 firefighters are working the blaze with additional personnel arriving. Crews from California are working with the Oregon State Fire Marshall on structure protection, including areas east of the fire, where it is most active, officials said.
An air quality advisory has been issued for the area with the worst rating possible — hazardous — in Grants Pass, according to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
Josephine County and fire officials will hold a community meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at North Valley High School in Grants Pass. It will be broadcast it on Facebook Live.
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