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By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Facing massive public pressure, Uvalde’s top school official has recommended the firing of the school district police chief who has been blamed for the botched law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting nearly two months ago that killed two teachers and 19 students. The South Texas city’s school board announced Wednesday that it will consider firing Chief Pete Arredondo at a special meeting Saturday. Arredondo has been accused by state officials of making several critical mistakes during the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. School officials have previously resisted calls to fire Arredondo. The announcement comes two days after a meeting where the school board members were lambasted for more than three hours by members of the public, who accused them of not implementing basic security at Robb, of not being transparent about what happened and of failing to hold Arredondo to account for his actions. Confronted with parents’ vociferous demands to fire Arredondo and warnings that his job would be next, Superintendent Hal Harrell said Monday that the police chief was a contract employee who could not be fired at will. The agenda for Saturday’s meeting includes the board discussing the potential firing with its lawyer. Arredondo, who has been on leave from the district since June 22, has faced blistering criticism since the massacre, most notably for not ordering officers to immediately breach the classroom where an 18-year-old gunman carried out the attack. If fired, Arredondo would become the first officer ousted from his job following the deadliest Texas school shooting in history. Although nearly 400 officers from various agencies were involved in the police response that took more than an hour to confront and kill the shooter, Arredondo is one of only two known to have faced discipline. His attorney did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The move to potentially fire the chief follows the release of a damning 80-page report by a Texas House committee that blamed all levels of law enforcement for a slow and chaotic response. The report found that 376 law enforcement officers massed at the school, with more than half coming from state and federal agencies, but that they “failed to adhere to their active shooter training, and they failed to prioritize saving innocent lives over their own safety.” According to the committee, Arredondo told lawmakers he didn’t consider himself the on-scene commander in charge and that his priority was to protect children in other classrooms. The committee report called that decision a “terrible, tragic mistake.” Body camera footage released by the Uvalde officials shows Arredondo in the hallway trying multiple sets of keys on other classroom doors, but not the one where the massacre took place. The classroom door could not be locked from the inside, but there is no indication officers tried to open the door while the gunman was inside. “Our thought was: ‘If he comes out, you know, you eliminate the threat,’ correct?” Arredondo told the committee, according to the report. “And just the thought of other children being in other classrooms, my thought was: ‘We can’t let him come back out. If he comes back out, we take him out, or we eliminate the threat.’” Arredondo, 50, grew up in Uvalde and spent much of his nearly 30-year career in law enforcement in the city. He took the head police job at the school district in 2020 and was sworn in as a member of the City Council in a closed-door ceremony May 31. He resigned from his council seat July 2. ___ Associated Press writer Paul J. Weber in Austin, Texas, contributed to this report. ___ The spelling of the police chief’s last name has been corrected in several places in the story. ___ More on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shooting Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.	https://wtmj.com/national/2022/07/20/uvalde-schools-look-to-fire-chief-arredondo-after-shooting-4/
TX Houston/Galveston TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, August 9, 2022 _____ 329 FPUS54 KHGX 100728 ZFPHGX Zone Forecast Product for Southeast Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 TXZ211-102100- Austin- Including the cities of Sealy and Bellville 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110. $$ TXZ237-102100- Inland Brazoria- Including the cities of Pearland, Alvin, and Angleton 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning, then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest this morning, then becoming southeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TONIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs around 90. North winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY...Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 60 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 110. $$ TXZ196-102100- Brazos- Including the cities of College Station and Bryan 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 106 in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110 in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up to 110. $$ TXZ195-102100- Burleson- Including the cities of Caldwell and Somerville 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110 in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up to 110 in the afternoon. $$ TXZ214-102100- Chambers- Including the cities of Winnie, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Stowell, and Old River-Winfree 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers after midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest this morning, then becoming southeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. .THURSDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index values up to 105. $$ TXZ210-102100- Colorado- Including the cities of Columbus, Eagle Lake, and Weimar 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. $$ TXZ227-102100- Fort Bend- Including the cities of Missouri City, Mission Bend, Sugar Land, Rosenberg, First Colony, and Pecan Grove 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110. $$ TXZ238-102100- Inland Galveston- Including the cities of League City and Friendswood 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest this morning, then becoming southeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent. .THURSDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs around 90. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY...Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 60 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index values up to 110. $$ TXZ198-102100- Grimes- Including the city of Navasota 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up to 105. $$ TXZ213-102100- Inland Harris- Including the city of Houston 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. .FRIDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110. $$ TXZ163-102100- Houston- Including the city of Crockett 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up to 105. $$ TXZ235-102100- Inland Jackson- Including the cities of Edna and Ganado 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph this morning, then increasing to southeast 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 107. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. Heat index values up to 106. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 110. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 110. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 110. $$ TXZ200-102100- Northern Liberty- Including the cities of Liberty, Cleveland, and Dayton 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 5 mph this morning, then becoming east this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 90. North winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the lower 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. $$ TXZ176-102100- Madison- Including the city of Madisonville 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. $$ TXZ236-102100- Inland Matagorda- Including the city of Bay City 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest this morning, then increasing to south 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY...Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. $$ TXZ199-102100- Montgomery- Including the cities of Conroe and The Woodlands 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110. $$ TXZ179-102100- Polk- Including the cities of Livingston and Corrigan 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. $$ TXZ178-102100- San Jacinto- Including the cities of Shepherd and Coldspring 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds around 5 mph, becoming east this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east after midnight. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. $$ TXZ164-102100- Trinity- Including the cities of Trinity and Groveton 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 5 mph, becoming east this afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent. .TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up to 105. $$ TXZ177-102100- Walker- Including the city of Huntsville 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up to 105. $$ TXZ212-102100- Waller- Including the cities of Hempstead, Prairie View, Brookshire, and Waller 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. Heat index values up to 107. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110. $$ TXZ197-102100- Washington- Including the city of Brenham 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110. $$ TXZ226-102100- Wharton- Including the cities of El Campo and Wharton 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest this morning, then becoming southeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105. $$ TXZ300-102100- Southern Liberty- Including the city of Devers 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with highs around 90. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest this morning, then becoming east this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. .FRIDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs around 90. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. $$ TXZ313-102100- Coastal Harris- Including the cities of Pasadena and Baytown 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 5 mph, becoming west this morning, then becoming east this afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent. .TONIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs around 90. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 60 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the upper 70s. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 110. $$ TXZ338-102100- Coastal Galveston- Including the cities of Texas City, Dickinson, and La Marque 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers after midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent. .THURSDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index values up to 110. $$ TXZ337-102100- Coastal Brazoria- Including the cities of Lake Jackson, Freeport, and Clute 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent. .THURSDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. .MONDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index values up to 105. $$ TXZ336-102100- Coastal Matagorda- Including the city of Palacios 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. 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Near steady temperature in the mid 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Humid. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s. $$ TXZ437-102100- Brazoria Islands- Including the city of Surfside Beach 228 AM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 .TODAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Humid with lows in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight. 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Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 60 percent. .FRIDAY...Thunderstorms likely. Showers likely. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SATURDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. 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FREEPORT, Maine, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Berenson Freeport Associates announced the grand opening and ribbon-cutting of the newly-expanded Lindt Chocolate Store, including new counter service at the Lindt Chocolate Bar. "This new Lindt Chocolate Store and Lindt Chocolate Bar is a beacon for customers from Main Street into Freeport Village Station. The beautiful new store design reflects the unique passion and distinctiveness of premium chocolate, created by Lindt Master Chocolatiers since 1845," stated Alfred R. Yebba, of Berenson Freeport Associates, owners of Freeport Village Station. Representatives of Lindt & Sprüngli (USA) Inc., headquartered in Stratham, NH, were joined by members of the Freeport business and tourism community for the ribbon-cutting celebration. "We are excited to announce the grand reopening of the Lindt Chocolate Store at Freeport Village Station. Customers can explore an extraordinary assortment of Lindt Chocolate and enjoy new offerings including Lindt Crema Gelata, hand-crafted chocolate bark, and a variety of chocolate coffee drinks," said Patrick Diggelmann, Vice President, Retail, E-Commerce, B2B at Lindt USA. "The new and improved Lindt Chocolate Store at Freeport Village Station is the only one in the U.S. offering all of these sweet treats under one roof." VIP guest, Slugger, the Portland Sea Dogs' Director of Crowd Entertainment and baseball's hardest-working mascot, made a special appearance to help cut the ribbon and officially bark open the new Lindt Chocolate Store and Lindt Chocolate Bar. "You have to taste it to believe it," barked Slugger. Freeport Village Station's newly-expanded line-up includes: Lindt Chocolate, L.L. Bean Outlet, Old Navy Outlet, Carter's, Oshkosh B'Gosh, Famous Footwear Outlet, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Francesca's, Oakley Vault, Talbots Outlet, Coach Outlet, sunglass hut, Claire's, AT&T, The Kitchen Store Outlet, Skechers (Opening Soon), and Freeport Market - a local makers market featuring high quality, unique goods from new & established makers. Please visit: onefreeportvillagestation.com. Lindt & Sprüngli has been enchanting the world with chocolate for over 175 years. The traditional Swiss company with its roots in Zurich is a global leader in the premium chocolate sector. Today, Lindt & Sprüngli produces quality chocolates at its 11 factories in Europe and the USA. Its products are sold by 31 subsidiaries and regional offices, in around 500 of its own shops, as well as via a network of more than 100 independent distributors around the globe. With more than 14,000 employees, the Lindt & Sprüngli Group reported sales of CHF 4.59 billion in 2021. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Berenson Freeport Associates	https://www.wkyt.com/prnewswire/2022/09/01/freeport-village-station-celebrates-grand-opening-newly-expanded-lindt-chocolate-amp-new-lindt-chocolate-bar/
Sales of $959.5 million, 15% above Q1 2022; highest quarterly total since Q4 2019 Net loss attributable to ATI of $38.0 million, or $(0.31) per share, including $115.9 million non-cash loss on sale of Sheffield, UK operations Non-GAAP information DALLAS, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ATI Inc. (NYSE: ATI) reported second quarter 2022 results, with sales of $959.5 million and net loss attributable to ATI of $38.0 million, or $(0.31) per share. Second quarter 2022 results include a $115.9 million non-cash loss on the May 12, 2022, sale of the Sheffield, UK operations. Adjusted earnings per share* was $0.54, and ATI Adjusted EBITDA* was $143.1 million, or 15% of sales for Q2 2022. Adjusted results for 2022 exclude $115.9 million and $25.1 million of losses on the sale of the Sheffield, UK operations recognized in Q2 and Q1 2022, respectively. Prior year adjusted results exclude strike-related costs primarily affecting the Advanced Alloys & Solutions segment. Sales in Q2 2021 were also lower due to the labor strike. * Detailed reconciliations of the reported information under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) to adjusted non-GAAP figures are included in accompanying financial tables. "Our strong second quarter financial results reflect both the expanding recovery within the commercial aerospace market and the ongoing transformation of ATI. The actions we took to ensure ramp-readiness and streamline our business and product portfolios are showing results. It is readily apparent in the expansion of our revenues and adjusted earnings versus prior year and prior quarter," said Robert S. Wetherbee, Board Chair, President and CEO. "Despite continued challenges in the global supply chain and labor environments, our teams are over-delivering on our commitments and positioning us for long-term success." Operating Results by Segment HPMC's second quarter 2022 sales increased 16% compared to the first quarter 2022 as commercial aerospace sales increased 27%, led by continued increasing demand for jet engine products. Overall aerospace and defense markets sales were 80% of total HPMC sales in the second quarter 2022. Sales improved 32% compared to the second quarter 2021, with sales of commercial jet engine products increasing 90% compared to the prior year period. HPMC segment EBITDA was $60.3 million, or 15.2% of sales. Operating margins reflect higher sales of next-generation jet engine products and higher facility utilization levels. Compared to the first quarter 2022, benefits from the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection program and other government Covid relief programs were $16.3 million lower. HPMC segment results exclude the loss on sale of the Sheffield, UK operations. AA&S second quarter 2022 sales increased 14% compared to the first quarter 2022, and increased 79% compared to the prior year quarter, which were impacted by the multi-month labor strike largely at our Specialty Rolled Products business. Compared to the first quarter 2022, sales to the energy markets were 42% higher, led by chemical and hydrocarbon industry and specialty energy applications. Aerospace and defense market sales were 10% higher sequentially. Increased selling prices, resulting from higher base prices and elevated raw material pass-through mechanisms, also drove revenue increases. AA&S segment EBITDA was $104.6 million, or 18.6% of sales. A strong mix of nickel-alloy mill products, partially as a result of our transformation efforts, higher exotic materials sales from our Specialty Alloys & Components business, strong commercial discipline and improved operating performance drove profit margin growth. Second quarter 2022 AA&S results included a $9.9 million benefit from the A&T Stainless joint venture's settlement of Section 232 claims, while first quarter 2022 segment EBITDA included $6.8 million of employee retention credits. Prior year AA&S results exclude $38.2 million of strike-related costs. Corporate Items and Cash Second quarter 2022 results include a $115.9 million non-cash loss on the May 12, 2022 sale of the Sheffield, UK operations, primarily relating to a UK defined benefit pension plan that transferred as part of the sale, and cumulative foreign currency translation losses. First quarter 2022 results include a $25.1 million non-cash loss related to the sale of this business. Restructuring credits were $1.3 million in the second quarter 2022 related to reversals of previously-recognized reserves, due to lower than expected severance-related costs. Results for the second quarter of 2021 include $40.3 million of strike-related costs, primarily affecting the AA&S segment, which were excluded from segment and ATI adjusted EBITDA. Corporate expenses in the second quarter 2022 were $16.7 million, compared to $17.0 million in the first quarter 2022, and $15.9 million for the prior year quarter. Compared to the prior year period, expenses increased for business transformation initiatives and incentive compensation programs. Second quarter 2022 results include a $3.4 million income tax provision, primarily related to our Asian precision rolled strip business. ATI maintains a valuation allowance on its U.S. deferred tax assets and does not expect to pay any significant U.S. federal or state income taxes for the next several years due to net operating loss carryforwards. For the second quarter of 2022, cash used in operating activities was $5.2 million, and $222.4 million on a year-to-date basis, as improved operating results were offset by higher accounts receivable and inventory balances primarily due to increased operating levels. Second quarter 2022 managed working capital as a percent of sales decreased 280 basis points to 38.5% sequentially as the operating efficiency of the business improved. Capital expenditures were $54.8 million in the first half of 2022. Cash on hand at June 30, 2022 was $274.0 million, and available additional liquidity under the asset-based lending credit facility was approximately $456 million. The remaining $84.2 million of ATI's 4.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2022 matured in the second quarter, with 5.7 million shares of ATI stock issued on conversion. ATI's next significant debt maturity is the ABL Term Loan in September 2024. Outlook "Looking ahead to the third quarter, we expect ongoing strength in our key markets to drive profitable revenue growth. We expect increased revenues to offset traditionally lower seasonal volumes, routine maintenance outages and financial benefits from government programs and tariff refunds," said Wetherbee. "We remain steadfastly focused on long-term value creation through sustainable revenue, margin and free cash flow growth. Our improving financial trends demonstrate the progress we are making toward our long-term financial targets, delivering value to our shareholders." *********** ATI will conduct a conference call with investors and analysts on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. ET to discuss the financial results. The conference call will be broadcast, and accompanying presentation slides will be available, at ATImaterials.com. To access the broadcast, click on "Conference Call". Replay of the conference call will be available on the ATI website. This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain statements in this news release relate to future events and expectations and, as such, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which may contain such words as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "would," "should," "will," "will likely result," "forecast," "outlook," "projects," and similar expressions, are based on management's current expectations and include known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which we are unable to predict or control. Our performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements due to the following factors, among others: (a) material adverse changes in economic or industry conditions generally, including global supply and demand conditions and prices for our specialty metals; (b) material adverse changes in the markets we serve; (c) our inability to achieve the level of cost savings, productivity improvements, synergies, growth or other benefits anticipated by management from strategic investments and the integration of acquired businesses; (d) volatility in the price and availability of the raw materials that are critical to the manufacture of our products; (e) declines in the value of our defined benefit pension plan assets or unfavorable changes in laws or regulations that govern pension plan funding; (f) labor disputes or work stoppages; (g) equipment outages and (h) business and economic disruptions associated with the currently ongoing COVID-19 pandemic or other similar widespread public health crises that may arise in the future and (i) other risk factors summarized in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no duty to update our forward-looking statements. ATI: Proven to Perform. ATI (NYSE: ATI) is a $3 billion global producer of high performance materials and solutions for the global aerospace and defense markets, and critical applications in electronics, medical and specialty energy. We're solving the world's most difficult challenges through materials science. We partner with our customers to deliver extraordinary materials that enable their greatest achievements: their products fly higher and faster, burn hotter, dive deeper, stand stronger and last longer. Our proprietary process technologies, unique customer partnerships and commitment to innovation deliver materials and solutions for today and the evermore challenging environments of tomorrow. We are proven to perform anywhere. Learn more at ATImaterials.com. Note: The Company no longer presents standard stainless product sales as a separate product category. Prior period information includes these sales within the nickel-based alloys and specialty alloys category. Hot-Rolling and Processing Facility conversion service sales in the AA&S segment are excluded from this presentation. ATI Inc. Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited, dollars in millions, except per share amounts) The Company reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). However, management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures, used in managing the business, may provide users of this financial information with additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior periods. For example, we believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors because these measures are commonly used to analyze companies on the basis of operating performance, leverage and liquidity. Furthermore, analogous measures are used by industry analysts to evaluate operating performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not intended to be measures of free cash flow for management's discretionary use, as they do not consider certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments and capital expenditures. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following table provides the calculation of the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in the Company's press release dated August 4, 2022: Managed Working Capital As part of managing the performance of our business, we focus on controlling Managed Working Capital, which we define as gross accounts receivable, short-term contract assets and gross inventories, less accounts payable and short-term contract liabilities. We exclude the effects of inventory valuation reserves and reserves for uncollectible accounts receivable when computing this non-GAAP performance measure, which is not intended to replace Working Capital or to be used as a measure of liquidity. We assess Managed Working Capital performance as a percentage of the prior three months annualized sales to evaluate the asset intensity of our business. The March 31, 2022 amounts included managed working capital balances held for sale for our Sheffield, UK operations. The above press release was provided courtesy of PRNewswire. The views, opinions and statements in the press release are not endorsed by Gray Media Group nor do they necessarily state or reflect those of Gray Media Group, Inc.	https://www.1011now.com/prnewswire/2022/08/04/ati-announces-second-quarter-2022-results/
CHICO — There are many reasons enrollment at Chico State has declined in the last few years. “There are a lot of factors which contribute to declining enrollment and there’s been a decline since 2017 or 2018,” said Chico State Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management Jerry Ross. “The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in people not seeking higher education, plus the Camp Fire contributed.” However, Ross said the enrollment numbers actually started to drop before the pandemic. “Our decline started before the pandemic,” Ross said. “There is also a great deal of competition for higher education in California, such as the (University of California) system and it’s heavy in California. It’s changed a lot at Chico State; we are playing catch up and trying to recruit new students. We are trying to reach prospective students and families. We want them to see the value of Chico State.” Ross said numbers have improved slightly in the past couple of years. “We are starting to see results,” Ross said. “The incoming freshman class is at 2,000, up since last year,” he said. “It takes a long time to increase enrollment. It’s starting to turn around and eventually should be built back up to where it should be.” Ross said sometimes at the beginning of the semester, classes get canceled. “We try to avoid that, but it does happen. Students have time to prepare their schedules this week and next week,” Ross said. Ross said 80 percent of classes are now in-person this fall. “We are happy to welcome students back as close as we can to a normal semester,” he said. Ross said another factor in lower enrollment is that students have taken different routes than college. “Students also may have opted to go to trade schools or get jobs,” Ross said. “Higher education has a strong value; it’s better to have a college degree than be without one.” The incoming freshman class is up 4-5% compared to fall 2021. “We’ve seen an increase,” Ross said. “It’s a good first step. Community colleges are facing a decline, in schools all over California. Butte College is our strongest partner, along with Yuba and Shasta Colleges. There’s a challenge with fewer transfer students.” He said the on-campus dormitories are at 86 percent. “Every semester since fall 2021, things are returning to normal,” he said. Ross started his job at the beginning of the pandemic. “We’re starting to do good things with restoring enrollment,” he said. “We are doing all the right things as far as marketing and recruiting. It takes time to rebuild enrollment.” Chico State Public Information Officer Sean Murphy said enrollment numbers are not official yet. “Enrollment numbers are not final until Enrollment Census is complete; typically it’s after the fifth week of school is done,” Murphy said. “In May 2022, we graduated 3,500 students, a huge class for Chico State, which is a good thing. Though, the fact that we are helping thousands of students move along on their academic careers more efficiently does affect enrollment numbers” said Murphy. “We are encouraged by the 3,800 students who are starting college for the first time this week. We’re actually changing the language to first time in college students.” Although enrollment has declined, Chico State students said their classes were pretty well-attended so far. Owen North is a Chico State senior majoring in computer science. He said his classes have been fairly full so far, and there are a few students on class waitlists. “They’ve been pretty good about having different sections to sign up for,” North said. Rachel Cunan is a sophomore majoring in child development. She also said so far her classes have been pretty full. “Last year there were more classes taught online,” Cunan said. “It seems like there are more people in person now.”	https://www.chicoer.com/2022/08/24/chico-state-enrollment-has-declined/
Program teaches underserved creators how to monetize their work online BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In April, Black Web Fest, a non-profit organization highlighting Black creators, launched the Black Web Fest x Web Monetization program to educate creators about web monetization. Through the program, the organization is providing several independent Black filmmakers unrestricted grant funding and marketing support. According to an article by the Americans for the Arts, The Impact of Covid-19 on Internationally Marginalized Artists and Creative Workers, BIPOC creators are less likely to monetize their work online. "We created this program out of necessity. As venues, businesses, and in-person events shuttered during the pandemic; many Black creators struggled economically. Due to the digital divide, some artists did not have access to technology, the internet, or the skills to transition from traditional methods. Through this program, we provided over 40 Black filmmakers the tools to monetize their work online" said Victoria Coker, Founder of Black Web Fest. This year marks Black Web Fest's sixth annual festival, which will be held from September 30 to October 1. The event will also feature films and series from the web monetization program. To learn more about Black Web Fest 2022, visit: https://blackwebfest.org/bwf-2022/ Here is the list of Black Web Fest x Web Monetization program grantees: Shoutout 2 My Therapist, Stefanie Philpott SEX, VLOGS, AND KIDNAPPINGS, Kyla Sylvers QuaranDream!, Jeffrey Elizabeth Copeland Marooned, Christopher Lamadieu Hide & Seek, Ajoké Adebesin LOOP, Ivan Mbakop VICTUS, Yolanda Ross Church: A Film by Mac Infinity, BDe'Auan (de-on) McClaine Boxed, Wanjiru Njendu One Hundred Days and Thinking, Conrad Khalil REAL MEN DON'T…: An exploration of modern manhood and masculinity., Elton Loud Why I Turf", formally "Turfin, Latiece Brown A grant from the Interledger Foundation funded the Black Web Fest x Web Monetization program. The Interledger Foundation is a non-profit advocate for the web, promoting innovation, creativity, and inclusion by advancing open payment standards and technologies that seamlessly connect the global society. The Black Web Fest is an organization that helps Black creators build sustainable careers by providing accessible programs and services. Their core themes are new media and technology. Black Web Fest events include film screenings, panels, game jams, and more. The organization previously held events in New York, Atlanta, and London. To learn more visit blackwebfest.org. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Black Web Fest	https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/09/13/black-web-fest-awards-over-20000-black-creators/
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two “forever chemicals” used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, clearing the way for quicker cleanup of the toxic compounds, which have been linked to cancer and other health problems. Designation as a hazardous substance under the so-called Superfund law doesn’t ban the chemicals. But it requires that releases of PFOA and PFOS into soil or water be reported to federal, state or tribal officials if they meet or exceed certain levels. The EPA could then require cleanups to protect public health and recover cleanup costs. PFOA and PFOS have been voluntarily phased out by U.S. manufacturers but are still in limited use and remain in the environment because they do not degrade over time. The compounds are part of a larger cluster of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS that have been used in consumer products and industry since the 1940s. The term is short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which have been used in nonstick frying pans, water-repellent sports gear, stain-resistant rugs, cosmetics and countless other consumer products. The chemicals can accumulate and persist in the human body for long periods of time, and evidence from animal and human studies indicates that exposure to PFOA or PFOS may lead to cancer or other health problems. “Communities have suffered far too long from exposure to these forever chemicals,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement Friday. “The action announced today will improve transparency and advance EPA’s aggressive efforts to confront this pollution.” Under the proposed rule, “EPA will both help protect communities from PFAS pollution and seek to hold polluters accountable for their actions,” Regan said. The Superfund law allows the EPA to clean up contaminated sites and forces parties responsible for the contamination to either perform cleanups or reimburse the government for EPA-led cleanup work. When no responsible party can be identified, Superfund gives EPA money and authority to clean up contaminated sites. The EPA’s action follows a recent report by the National Academies of Science that calls PFAS a serious public health threat in the U.S. and worldwide. It comes after an EPA announcement in June that PFOA and PFOS are more dangerous than previously thought and pose health risks even at levels so low they cannot currently be detected. The agency issued nonbinding health advisories that set health risk thresholds for PFOA and PFOS to near zero, replacing 2016 guidelines that had set them at 70 parts per trillion. The chemicals are found in products including cardboard packaging, carpets and firefighting foam and increasingly found in drinking water. The EPA said in a statement that it is focused on holding responsible companies that manufactured and released significant amounts of PFOA and PFOS into the environment and will not target individual landowners or farmers “who may have been inadvertently impacted by the contamination.” The agency also said it is committed to further outreach and engagement to hear from communities affected by PFAS pollution. Erik Olson, a health and food expert at the Natural Resources Defense Council, called the announcement an important step to clean up hundreds of contaminated sites across the country and protect millions of families exposed to the toxic chemicals. “Listing PFOA and PFOS as hazardous under Superfund law should allow EPA to hold polluters responsible for that contamination,” he said. “Ratepayers and public utilities should not be footing the bill for industry’s decades of wonton use of these dangerous chemicals.” Attorney Rob Bilott, an anti-PFAS advocate, said the EPA’s proposal “sends a loud and clear message to the entire world that the United States is finally acknowledging and accepting the now overwhelming evidence that these man-made poisons present substantial danger to the public health and the environment.” Bilott, whose work to uncover the widespread presence of PFAS chemicals in the environment and in human blood was highlighted in the 2019 film “Dark Waters,” said the EPA must work to ensure that costs of cleaning up the toxins are borne by PFAS manufacturers that caused the contamination — “not the innocent victims of this pollution who didn’t create the toxins and were never warned any of this was ever happening.” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she supports strong action to address PFAS contamination in West Virginia and across the country but was concerned about “the unintended consequences that today’s proposal could have.” If finalized, “property owners, farmers, employers, essential utilities and individuals may be liable for unknowingly having PFAS on their land, even if it was there years or even generations prior to ownership and came from an unknown source,” Capito said. She urged the EPA to develop an enforceable drinking water standard to promote the health and safety of all Americans. The American Chemistry Council, which represents major chemical companies, called the EPA’s proposal “an expensive, ineffective and unworkable means to achieve remediation for these chemicals.” Listing the chemicals under Superfund could harm local fire departments, water utilities, small businesses, airports and farmers, the group said. “The proposed (Superfund) designation would impose tremendous costs on these parties without defined cleanup standards,” the council said in a statement. The EPA said it expects to propose national drinking water regulations for PFOA and PFOS later this year, with a final rule expected in 2023. ___ Follow the AP’s coverage of the Environmental Protection Agency at https://apnews.com/hub/us-environmental-protection-agency.	https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-epa-to-designate-forever-chemicals-as-hazardous-substances/
Demand for new vehicles in Cambodia is growing along with the economy and the middle class. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kingdom of Cambodia's first Ford assembly plant was inaugurated on June 16 in Pursat province, as more Cambodians seek new Ford models in a growing economy. The new plant represents a capital investment of $21 million. In the first 5 months of May 2022, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport registered 4,800 Ford cars and trucks, a 33 percent increase over the same period in 2021, when Cambodia registered 3,600 Ford vehicles. All had been imported. Ngorn Saing, CEO of RMA (Cambodia) Plc, an authorized Ford automobile distributor in Cambodia, noted at the inaugural event that the plant, in Pursat's easternmost Krakor district, would create more than 500 jobs and assemble about 9,000 vehicles each year. The company is also working with the Polytechnic Institute of Pursat Province (PIPP) to train staff and improve the technical skills needed for jobs at the plant. Speaking at the inauguration, Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) Deputy Commander and Royal Cambodian Army (RCA) Commander Lieutenant General Hun Manet said the improvement in living standards in Cambodia and the country's current state of development make the Kingdom a promising place for foreign investment. "The establishment of a Ford assembly plant in Pursat, Cambodia, now is a source of pride for locals as well as people across the country, as well as a welcome to the presence of heavy and modern industry," he said. "This factory is a model of a successful opportunity that will serve as a pioneer and encourage further large-scale investment, especially in the automotive sector in the future." Used cars currently account for 83 percent of the Cambodian market for passenger cars, with revenue at US $242 million in 2022, according to the General Department of Land Transport (GDLT). However, the demand for new cars is growing at a rate of 17 percent annually, parallel with the growing Cambodia economy. Cambodians are attracted to the latest technology, safety systems, quality guarantees and after-sale service that come with new cars. Ford's new assembly plant is the latest in a wave of new factories in the country, including nine new automobile manufacturing plants in 2021. According to the Cambodia Automotive Industry Federation (CAIF), the Kingdom's vehicle market is growing at an estimated 35 percent in 2022. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE The Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia	https://www.kait8.com/prnewswire/2022/06/22/government-kingdom-cambodia-announces-ford-opens-new-assembly-plant-cambodia/
In the two games since losing Manny Machado to an left ankle injury, the San Diego Padres have produced only seven runs on 10 hits over 20 innings. And they won both games — with two different acting managers. The Padres are in position to earn a series sweep Wednesday afternoon when they oppose the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. Veteran left-hander Madison Bumgarner (3-6, 3.45 ERA) will start for Arizona against a possible Padres piggyback of starter Mike Clevinger (1-0, 3.77) and Nick Martinez (2-3, 4.03). While Bumgarner is set for his 15th start of the season and is coming off his first win since May 10, Clevinger will be making only his second start since May 17. Clevinger was on the injured list from May 18-June 4 due to a triceps strain. After one game back — an outing limited to three innings — he went on the COVID-19 injured list. He finally returned on Friday and worked two innings of two-run ball in relief against the Colorado Rockies. Clevinger also started the season on the IL because of a knee strain. “We don’t know what kind of pitch count will be available for Clevinger Wednesday,” said Ryan Christenson, who on Tuesday replaced Ryan Flaherty as acting manager as the Padres await the return of manager Bob Melvin, who has been sidelined due to the COVID-19 protocol since June 11. Clevinger has worked a total of 19 innings this season in four starts and the one relief outing, completing as many as five innings only one time. Martinez, meanwhile, has been the Padres’ fifth, sixth and seventh starter depending on who is available at any given time. This week, he his rotation spot as staff ace Joe Musgrove was cleared from the COVID-19 protocol and is scheduled to return to the rotation on Thursday. “I would imagine Martinez would be available out of the bullpen Wednesday behind Clevinger,” Christenson said. Pitching isn’t the Padres’ biggest concern. The Diamondbacks amassed just three runs on nine hits the past two nights, and they didn’t manage a hit or a run in five innings against the San Diego bullpen on Tuesday. “The theme is, these guys keep coming at teams no matter what the score,” Christenson said. “The most encouraging thing on the road trip (that ended Sunday) was how all parts of the order were contributing. There were some nice rallies going where guys were just passing the baton. “When this lineup is doing things like that, it’s very encouraging.” The lineup could face a challenge on Wednesday against Bumgarner, who was sharp in his most recent outing. He limited the Minnesota Twins to two runs in six innings during a 7-2 win on Friday. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said after that game, “(Bumgarner) kind of controlled the game from the third inning on. I thought he did a really nice job of making pitches and executing. (We) made plays behind him, and that’s key.” However, Bumgarner has always had issues with the Padres and has yet to post a win over San Diego in a Diamondbacks uniform, . Bumgarner has a 13-13 career record against the Padres with a 3.72 ERA in 42 appearances (41 starts). As a member of the Diamondbacks, Bumgarner is 0-3 with a 6.35 ERA against the Padres in six starts. Clevinger will be facing Arizona for the first time in his career. Martinez has opposed the Diamondbacks just once, when he allowed one run in six innings during a no-decision in 2015. –Field Level Media	https://www.kark.com/mlb/padres-chase-sweep-in-low-scoring-series-vs-d-backs/
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Oregon workers need the Snake River dams Oregon working families are caught in the tightening vice of inflation, paying record sums for gasoline, utilities, groceries and other necessities. Despite healthy wage gains, the median wage for working Oregonians, when adjusted for inflation, is declining. Working Oregonians can afford less now than they could a year ago. Economist Milton Friedman called inflation “the cruelest tax” because it saps buying power from consumers. Oregonians need the cruelty to end, and now. Restraining inflation and giving working Oregonians a rescue line should be the top job of our government. Unfortunately, Gov. Kate Brown is doing exactly the opposite, endorsing a plan to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Snake River that provide cheap electricity to one million Oregonians. Her plan would cost electricity consumers in the Northwest up to $860 million per year through 2045. The resulting electricity bill hikes are estimated at between $100 to $230 per year for households that currently use power from the dams. If Brown has her way, working Oregonians will not only pay more for electricity at home, but also they will face diminished job prospects as one of Oregon’s few economic competitive advantages — cheap electricity from hydroelectric dams — evaporates. Workers need jobs, and many of the high-technology, manufacturing and small business jobs in our state are reliant on affordable electricity. Tearing out the Snake River dams would further squeeze working Oregonians at exactly the time they desperately need relief. Brown says we must remove the Snake River dams in order to help increase the state’s salmon population. This is a laudable goal, but the modernized and retrofitted dams are, in truth, remarkably salmon-friendly. A study by the Bonneville Power Administration, the federal agency that operates the dams, found that 96% of spring juvenile salmon survive passage through the dams, and summer migrating fish survival is 93%. These numbers have been bolstered in recent years by millions of dollars of investment in fish-passage technologies. On the other side of the environmental ledger, the Snake River dams are an essential tool to combat climate change. The Snake River dams alone generate enough electricity to power the entire city of Seattle, or Portland, and then some. The removal of those dams — the cost of just the removal itself is estimated at $1.24 to $2 billion — would deprive our electrical grid of a large, reliable source of renewable, climate-friendly generating capacity. The reliability of the dams’ generating capacity is especially critical during extreme weather events such as the ice storm of 2019 and the prolonged heat wave in 2021. During periods when demand for electricity is high, and some other power sources are unable to operate, the Snake River dams, like the other hydroelectric dams in the Columbia River system, literally kept the lights on for countless Oregonians. States like California and Texas have suffered from brown-outs during periods of high demand and extreme weather events. Removing the Snake River dams would increase the likelihood of Oregon suffering the same fate. Oregon’s leaders must stand up for workers in these uncertain, inflationary times. Tearing out the Snake River dams would increase the cost of living of working families when they can least afford it, eliminate a huge source of climate-friendly electricity, degrade the reliability of our grid and have little impact on salmon. Dam removal is an extreme and harmful policy when Oregon workers and small businesses need balanced decision-making. Oregon working families have long been ignored by Salem and by our representatives in Washington, D.C., and they are suffering the consequences. Removal of the Snake River dams would add insult to injury. We cannot afford that. Cheri Helt is a candidate for the non-partisan statewide position of commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. Helt is a former member of the Oregon House of Representatives and a former Bend-La Pine School Board member.	https://www.registerguard.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/08/28/oregon-workers-need-the-snake-river-dams-kate-brown/65418491007/
CHICAGO, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch event contracts on September 19, pending regulatory review. Designed especially for the retail audience, these contracts will allow individuals to trade their views on daily up or down price moves in some of the world's most widely quoted benchmark futures markets, beginning with E-mini S&P 500, E-mini Nasdaq-100, E-mini Dow Jones Industrial Average, E-mini Russell 2000, crude oil, natural gas, gold, silver, copper and Euro FX. These new daily options on futures contracts will offer short-term trading opportunities for individuals seeking to take a position on daily price moves and will allow participants to know their maximum profit or loss when entering a trade. Each event contract is valued up to $20 per contract. For more information on this product, please see: www.cmegroup.com/eventcontracts. As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products and metals. The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex® platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform. In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing. CME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and, E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. BrokerTec and EBS are trademarks of BrokerTec Europe LTD and EBS Group LTD, respectively. Dow Jones, Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and S&P are service and/or trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and S&P/Dow Jones Indices LLC, as the case may be, and have been licensed for use by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CME-G View original content: SOURCE CME Group	https://www.wbrc.com/prnewswire/2022/06/28/cme-group-launch-event-contracts-september-19/
Commanders owner Dan Snyder has begun testifying in front of congressional committee Snyder is being investigated for the team's history of workplace misconduct Washington Commanders Dan Snyder has begun testifying before a congressional committee investigating the NFL team’s history of workplace misconduct. A spokesperson for the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform confirmed Snyder began giving his deposition Thursday morning virtually and in private. The hearing is not public. The spokesperson said in a statement on behalf of the committee: "Snyder has committed to providing full and complete testimony, and to answer the Committee’s questions about his knowledge of and contributions to the Commanders’ toxic work environment, as well as his efforts to interfere with the NFL’s internal investigation, without hiding behind non-disclosure or other confidentiality agreements." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Snyder, who is in Israel, agreed to testify voluntarily after committee members worked out some issues with his legal team on the terms of his deposition. The committee had previously agreed to have Snyder testify under the terms of a subpoena it had initially issued. The committee has the discretion to decide what, if any, information it releases from Snyder’s deposition. The hearing is not being recorded, though a transcript is expected. STEELERS' MIKE TOMLIN ON QUARTERBACK RACE: ‘WE’RE NOT GOING TO MICROMANAGE' Snyder is testifying a month after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appeared before the committee via Zoom to discuss Washington's workplace culture and the league's investigation into it. Snyder was invited to testify at the same hearing and, through a lawyer, declined. The committee launched this investigation last year after the league fined Washington $10 million following its review of workplace misconduct but did not release a written report of attorney Beth Wilkinson's findings. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Washington opened training camp on Wednesday in Ashburn, Virginia.	https://www.foxnews.com/sports/commanders-owner-dan-snyder-has-begun-testifying-in-front-of-congressional-committee
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Flowers, art, and Dior’s world-famous ateliers collided on Friday for a sweet-smelling explosion of creativity. The house’s Paris Fashion Week show was an homage to late British painter Duncan Grant and celebrated member of London’s Bloomsbury Group, who died in 1978. VIP guests gawped as they entered a DIOR-branded tent to discover the makeshift country vista — replete with about 19,000 real poppies, wildflowers and flora planted on hills beside two reconstructed English country houses. All this for the 10 minute fashion show. The set was, of course, intended to evoke Grant’s rolling landscapes. There were almost as many famous faces on display as flowers. David Beckham and son Cruz, Naomi Campbell, J Balvin, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel were among the starry Dior front row staring out across the petals and tufts of grass. Here are some highlights of Friday’s spring-summer 2023 shows: DIOR’S FLOWER POWER For spring, designer Kim Jones recreated the painter’s universe by not just evoking his masterpieces, but by creating the actual garments he wore while working — such as his straw gardening hat reimagined as a pergola fused on baseball cap. Grant’s signature suits were also a key theme, yet reinvented in Jones’ style with clever fashion forward twists. Myriad references riffed on the 1930s — the artist’s heyday. Two sleeves were used in the place of a retro sash on a loose vanilla double-breasted suit. They hung down in the middle abstractly, poking out underneath the jacket. Elsewhere tailored shorts sported turned-down waistbands in the slightly clunkier styles of that time between the two wars. Wooly socks and gardening shoes were a fun nod to the painter, who spent much of his time outdoors, yet also a nod to Jones himself, a designer for whom humor is never far away. The palette of the collection was, fittingly, garden and pond inspired with greens and blues as well as pastels. PAUL SMITH LAYERS A fresh and sensitive wardrobe awaited guests at Paul Smith’s spring show in the southeast of Paris. Layering and optical plays were the themes of the season, in looks that built on the British sartorial master’s bread-and-butter of color, florals and suited looks. A beautiful silver coat ensemble, loose and flowing, cut a trendy preppy vibe with its suit shorts that led the eye down to sock and suede loafers. Elsewhere, it was the realm of gentle optical illusion in patterning that gave several ensembles a kinesis. A granite-colored tunic shirt was constructed in grooved fabric that rippled down in zigzags that changed shape as the model walked. JUNYA WATANABE MAKES A STATEMENT OF DENIM The Japanese fashion designer — a protege of iconic Comme des Garcons couturier Rei Kawakubo — put out an urban, yet soft, display for his eponymous brand Friday. At the heart of Junya Watababe’s designs is a concept called “Monozukiri,” which means literally “production” or “manufacturing” in Japanese and for him has come to comprise a know-how of cutting edge techniques to make clothes. Here for spring, contrasting prints, patterns and textures created visual tensions, while distressed jeans with a bias cut, replete with colorful appliqued patches, to give the collection some fun. Logos of Coca-Cola and images of hamburgers on denim jeans made for a comment on the capitalistic nature of the world — and the fashion industry itself — in a nice moment of introspection. There were plenty of interesting design twists: One jean jacket in Japanese denim had a regal stiffness, which nicely contrasting with the shabbiness of one of its breast pockets being missing. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.	https://wtmj.com/entertainment/2022/06/24/stars-turn-out-for-diors-19000-blooms-at-paris-show-3/
In January, we profiled Ibrahim Songne. As a kid, newly arrived in Italy from Burkina Faso with his family, he took his first bite of pizza. His verdict: "Gross and completely tasteless." But he had a change of taste buds and as an adult started his own pizzeria in Trento. He ran into anti-immigrant prejudices but his pizza prevailed and this year, IBRIS, his eatery, was named one of the world's top 50 pizza places by the website 50TopPizza.it. We caught up with Songne this summer to see how he's been faring. The media response to Goats and Soda's January article about pizza maestro Ibrahim Songne was so strong that ultimately he was forced to call a moratorium on interviews. "The requests got to be overwhelming. I am just a pizza maker," Ibrahim states. "I continue to personally prepare every slice of pizza we serve and so already almost every hour of my day is spoken for. My girlfriend kind of put her foot down. And she is the one who has had to do all of the translations into English." Nonetheless, his appreciation for NPR's coverage was so heartfelt that he created a "Goats and Soda" pizza in our honor. It's composed of goat cheese, dried figs, Trentingrana cheese shavings, rocket salad, pine nuts and spicy oil — quite a radical recipe by local standards. He couldn't quite bring himself to actually put soda on the pizza, though. So the pie is paired with soda instead and was an instant sensation as a rotating special. The NPR story also gave a boost to his practice of asking clients to pay for a second pizza, which he donates to a hungry person. "I didn't realize what a huge thing NPR was until I started getting donations from around the world," he says. "I've had people calling-in to contribute from Canada, Ireland ... all over." His pizza charity was inspired by the Neapolitan tradition of caffè sospeso ("suspended coffee") — cafe clientele pay for an additional coffee that bartenders later give anonymously to those in need. Like some other pizzeria operators, Ibrahim expanded the custom to pizza at the start of COVID lockdowns. And even though the pandemic put some local pizza joints out of business, the demand for Ibrahim's pizza is so great that he has secured a lease and started work on a second location that is more spacious and provides seating. It is due to open by year's end. Meanwhile, his passion for baking continues. In perpetual pursuit of "perfection," he's refined his dough recipe with a longer rise and is also close to developing a pizza crust for the gluten intolerant. Having just celebrated the fourth anniversary of his IBRIS pizzeria, Ibrahim has become a community fixture in his hometown of Trento. A local theater company has plans to stage a play about his life — detailing his story of immigrating from Burkina Faso at age 12 without knowing a word of Italian, overcoming a stutter and then becoming a self-taught pizza chef who has garnered international acclaim. His achievements have impressed some Italians with African roots to make a pilgrimage to the pizzeria. Francesco, age 9, from the Piemonte region recently visited with his family, who emigrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo. They drove close to 6 hours east to visit IBRIS. The boy seemed shy but lit up when it came time to pose for a photo with Ibrahim. "I've never seen a Black pizza maker before," he said. "I didn't even know it was possible. And this is the best pizza I've ever tasted." Anna-Maria, age 5 and like Francesco a second generation Italian of African descent, traveled with her mother on a 3-hour train ride from the Emilia-Romagna region to sample Ibrahim's slices. She declared, "Now that I've met Mr. Ibrahim, I know exactly what I want to be when I get older: a pizza maker .... but also a doctor, too." Ian Brennan is Grammy-winning music producer (Zomba Prison Project, Tinariwen, The Good Ones [Rwanda], Witch Camp [Ghana]) who in the past decade has recorded in the field forty records by international artists across five continents (Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Asia). He is the author of seven books and his latest, Muse-$ick: a music manifesto in fifty-nine notes, was published last fall by Oakland's PM Press. ____________________________________ Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	https://www.wunc.org/2022-09-03/whatever-happened-to-the-african-born-pizza-chef-who-won-over-biased-italians
DALLAS, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trailblazing immigration law firm BAL has been recognized by Texas Lawyer for its tech-forward legal practice and for its next-generation attorneys. BAL's Chief Technology Officer Chanille Juneau is honored with the Legal Innovator Award. The publication's Texas Legal Awards recognize legal professionals who have introduced game-changing ideas and turned those ideas into reality. Under Chanille's leadership, the firm's in-house tech products team has developed industry-leading, award-winning tech tools, including BAL's proprietary immigration case management software and mobile app, Cobalt,® that are making a positive difference for multinational companies and their employees and families around the world. "Innovation means overcoming real-world challenges people are facing, then leveraging legal knowledge and technical skills synergistically to come up with practical solutions," Chanille explained. "The most successful innovations spring from a people-centered purpose, and that is a core value of our culture and our approach." BAL Senior Associate Tiffany Lam-Bentley was also recognized by Texas Lawyer as an attorney "On the Rise." Tiffany was recognized for her accomplishments and expertise as an immigration attorney, her strong leadership and mentoring skills, as well as her initiative in organizing pro bono events to benefit local communities in need of legal services. Chanille and Tiffany will be honored at a ceremony Sept. 14 at the Arts District Mansion in Dallas. BAL, the world's leading corporate immigration law firm, is singularly focused on meeting the immigration challenges of corporate clients around the world in ways that make immigration more strategic and enable businesses to be more successful. Established in 1980, BAL has consistently provided immigration expertise, people-centered client services, and leading technology innovation. In 2018, BAL entered into a first-of-its-kind strategic alliance with Deloitte U.K. to create the world's first global immigration service delivery model. BAL's proprietary Cobalt® digital immigration services platform won the 2020 CODiE Award for Best Legal Tech Product, the prestigious CIO100 award for Innovative Use of Intelligent Automation in Immigration Services, and Legalweek's Most Innovative Law Firm Operations Team of 2021. BAL and its leaders are highly ranked in every major legal publication, including Best Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, and Who's Who Legal. BAL has ranked #1 on multiple industry rankings for diversity, equity and inclusion, including the #1 Law Firm for Women on the National Law Journal's Women in Law Scorecard the past four years in a row (2019-2022), #1 on the Diversity Scorecard by The American Lawyer (2020 and 2021), and #1 on Law360's Diversity Snapshot (2020 and 2021). In 2022, BAL won the Best Company for Diversity, the Best HR Team and the Best Company for Career Growth by Comparably, based solely on employee ratings. See website for details: https://www.bal.com Media Contact: Kasey S. Pipes kasey@corleypipes.com View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP	https://www.kold.com/prnewswire/2022/08/10/texas-lawyer-honors-bals-chief-technology-officer-chanille-juneau-with-legal-innovator-award/
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., a subsidiary of State Farm Insurance, has agreed to pay the federal government $100 million in restitution over its alleged mishandling of flood insurance claims after Hurricane Katrina. The settlement marks the conclusion of legal proceedings that began more than 16 years ago when two whistleblowers filed a lawsuit against the Illinois-based insurance company. State Farm also agreed to dismiss counterclaims it filed against the whistleblowers. The company had alleged that the whistleblowers breached their employment agreements and violated other laws by taking company documents while working as independent adjusters. The settlement was reached on July 20 and reported Wednesday by the Sun Herald. Cori and Kerri Rigsby, sisters and former adjusters based in south Mississippi, sued the company for fraud after they said they witnessed the company shifting state claims to federal flood insurance that should have been paid by private wind insurance. The Rigsbys won their case in 2013, focused on one home in North Biloxi, Mississippi. The sisters said State Farm defrauded the National Flood Insurance Program by charging it for flood damage to a policyholder’s home when the destruction was caused by wind. In 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the jury verdict unanimously. The court rejected claims by State Farm that the whistleblower case against the insurer should have been dismissed because its existence was leaked. U.S. District Court Judge Sul Ozerden ordered State Farm to pay $750,000 in damages, with 30% going to the Rigsbys and the rest going to the federal government. State Farm will pay the $100 million in restitution to the federal government, not individual policyholders State Farm and the Rigsbys said in a statement that “the parties are pleased to bring an end to this 16-year litigation,” the newspaper reported.	https://www.seattletimes.com/business/state-farm-subsidiary-to-pay-100m-for-false-katrina-claims/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
NEW YORK (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO MONDAY After a string of upsets and Serena Williams’ final match left no former U.S. Open women’s champions in the field, all eyes are now on No. 1 Iga Swiatek. She’ll try to make the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time when she plays unseeded Jule Niemeier. Niemeier did make the Wimbledon quarterfinals this year. The two-time French Open champion, Swiatek has yet to drop a set in the Open. Also scheduled to play Monday, No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal plays American and 22nd-seed Frances Tiafoe. Tiafoe has yet to drop a set at Flushing Meadows. Tiafoe is already the first American male to make the fourth round of three straight Opens since Mardy Fish did it from 2010 to 2012. Nadal is 2-0 lifetime against Tiafoe, which includes a win in the 2019 Australian Open. Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie are also in action on the men’s side and Petra Kvitova plays Jessica Pegula at Arthru Ashe Stadium. SUNDAY’S RESULTS Women’s Fourth Round: No. 12 Coco Gauff beat Zhang Shuai 7-5, 7-5; No. 17 Caroline Garcia defeated Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-4, 6-1. Men’s Fourth Round: No. 5 Casper Ruud beat Corentin Moutet 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2; No. 13 Matteo Berrettini beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Spain, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. STAT OF THE DAY 0-8. Corentin Moutet’s career record to players ranked in the top 10. Moutet lost in five sets to No. 5 seed Casper Ruud. QUOTE OF THE DAY “I don’t think I’m the guy to talk too much about trick shots because I don’t have too many of them myself. I’m not the most flashy player.” — Casper Ruud, trying to become the first Norwegian to reach world No. 1 ___ More AP coverage of U.S. Open tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/us-open-tennis-championships and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports	https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/no-1-woman-swiatek-no-2-nadal-set-for-u-s-open-4th-round/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
MISSED the match? Catch Up via beIN SPORTS CONNECT \| 2-week free trial The in-form Vlahovic produced a carbon copy of his stunning strike in the draw against Roma last weekend to put Juve in front at the Allianz Stadium on Thursday (AEST). New signing Milik came off the bench to seal all three points in stoppage time with a clinical finish. The Turin giant is unbeaten in four Serie A matches this season, but it suffered another injury blow when Wojciech Szczesny was carried off after landing awkwardly on his ankle in the first half. Vlahovic produced another moment of pure class to open the scoring in the ninth minute, bending a sumptous free-kick into the top-right corner of the net from 25 yards out after Juan Cuadrado had been bundled over. Spezia was struggling to live with the Bianconeri's high tempo, but there was more misfortune for Massimiliano Allegri's side when Szczesny damaged his ankle flapping at a corner and had to be replaced by Mattia Perin. Cuadrado felt he should have had a penalty in first-half stoppage time, but referee Andrea Colombo adjudged that Petko Hristov made no contact with the Juve captain. Fabio Miretti turned sharply on the edge of the box and had a shot deflected wide before the fit-again Angel Di Maria and Filip Kostic replaced Cuadrado and Moise Kean early in the second half. The dangerous Vlahovic came close to a second goal with a downward header that almost crossed the line before Bartlomiej Dragowski palmed the ball to safety. Danilo should have given Juve breathing space when he fired over the crossbar after bursting into the area, but Milik swivelled in the box after being picked out by a Miretti cross and finished superbly to put the icing on the cake.	https://www.beinsports.com/au/serie-a/video/vlahovic-stunner-seals-juventus-win/1941917
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peak Rock Capital ("Peak Rock"), a leading middle-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce a number of promotions and new hires this summer, as the firm continues to expand the depth and experience of its Private Equity, Credit and Real Estate teams. Meredith Jonker, Carrie Pisarczyk, and Reed Westerman have been promoted to Vice President, and will continue to play critical roles with their portfolio company relationships. Joe Garigliano and David Wolfish have been promoted to Principal within the Private Equity group. In their roles, Mr. Garigliano and Mr. Wolfish have successfully partnered with portfolio companies on value creation initiatives across the investment portfolio. Constantine Tujios has been promoted to Managing Director within the Real Estate group. Mr. Tujios has been involved in all aspects of the real estate investment process including sourcing, diligence and execution. Mr. Tujios has over 15 years of real estate experience investing in a broad variety of property and transaction types. Kim Rose, John Scata, and Patricio (PJ) Torres have all joined the team as Directors. Kim's prior experience includes senior roles at JP Morgan Chase and Kendra Scott. John comes to Peak Rock with experience at MUFG Bank, as well as a 23-year career at the FBI. PJ's prior experience includes roles at Sixth Street Partners and PwC. "I am incredibly proud of the organization we continue to build at Peak Rock. Our high-performance team has been a critical component of the success we have had to date." said Anthony DiSimone, Chief Executive Officer of Peak Rock. "We have a deep bench of exceptional and diverse talent, which will help us achieve our continued success," added Steve Martinez, President of Peak Rock. ABOUT PEAK ROCK CAPITAL Peak Rock Capital is a leading middle-market private investment firm that makes equity and debt investments in companies in North America and Europe. Peak Rock's equity investment platform focuses on opportunities where it can support senior management to drive rapid growth and performance improvement, with expertise in corporate carve-outs and partnering with families and founders seeking first-time institutional capital. Peak Rock's credit platform invests across capital structures, with a broad mandate to provide flexible, tailored capital solutions to middle-market and growth-oriented businesses. Peak Rock's real estate platform makes equity and debt investments in small to mid-sized real estate assets in attractive, growing geographies. For further information about Peak Rock Capital, please visit www.peakrockcapital.com. Media Contact: Daniel Yunger Kekst CNC (212) 521-4800 daniel.yunger@kekstcnc.com View original content: SOURCE Peak Rock Capital	https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/prnewswire/2022/08/24/peak-rock-capital-continues-team-expansion-promotes-new-managing-director-principals-vice-presidents/
Updated September 5, 2022 at 9:56 AM ET Chile spent the past two years writing a progressive new constitution, but the document was so soundly spurned by voters on Sunday that the result was clear less than two hours after the polls closed. Nearly 62% of Chileans rejected the draft Magna Carta that was designed to replace the current one written during the country's military dictatorship while just 38% voted to accept it, according to official returns. Although nearly every public opinion survey suggested the draft constitution was in trouble, Sunday's results were shockingly lopsided and a huge blow for President Gabriel Boric, a leftist elected last year largely on his pledge to shepherd through passage of a new constitution. "As president I receive this message with a lot of humility," Boric, who is 36 and is Latin America's youngest president, said in a TV address Sunday night. "You have to listen to the voice of the people." News that the "rejection" vote had prevailed sparked celebrations in Santiago, the capital, where lines of drivers honked their car horns and people gathered outside to chant and toast victory. "We're happy because, really, we all want a new constitution, but one that is done right and this one didn't fulfill the expectations of the majority," Lorena Cornejo, 34, told the Associated Press, as she waved a Chilean flag. "Now we have to work for a new one that unites us. This one didn't represent us and that was clear in the vote." The proposed constitution was considered too liberal for a conservative country In a traditionally conservative country — married couples couldn't get divorced in Chile until 2004 — many voters considered the new constitution too liberal. It was written by an elected special assembly dominated by leftists and progressives while only about one-third of the 155 delegates were conservatives. The text called for legalized abortion, gender parity in government offices, the abolition of Chile's senate and the establishment of autonomous Indigenous territories. It included vast new protections for the environment that, according to critics, could have put the brakes on the country's lucrative copper mining industry. It also called for universal health care and the right to decent housing, education and pensions, which would have required steep tax increases. "We don't have the financial capacity to pay for all of these things," said Mitzi Rojas, an architect in Santiago who voted against the constitution. The effort to remake Chile's governing guidelines stems from a deep political crisis. For decades the country was viewed as an economic powerhouse and a Latin American success story. But frustration over inequality and the high cost of health care, education and public transportation sparked violent protests in 2019 that nearly brought down Chile's right-wing government. To address protesters' concerns and convince them to call off their demonstrations, Boric — who was then an opposition congressman — helped cut a deal to begin the long, complicated process of writing a new constitution. A new constitution is considered long overdue The current one was written in 1980 under dictator Augusto Pinochet, who ruled Chile for 17 years and calls for private sector involvement in education, pensions and health care. Democracy was restored in 1990. But even though most nations that undergo momentous political transformations write new constitutions to reflect these new realities, Chile never got around to it. "The original sin of the current constitution is that it was written during the dictatorship," said Rodrigo Espinoza, a political science professor at Diego Portales University in Santiago. "It has gone through reforms but is still seen as illegitimate." In a 2020 referendum nearly 80% of Chileans voted to draft a new one. However, experts say the best constitutions are usually short and to the point. By contrast, the document produced by Chile's special assembly was a confusing collection of 388 articles, said Claudio Fuentes, a Santiago political analyst. Another problem, he said, was a vast disinformation campaign that spread lies — including claims that under the new constitution the government would disarm the police and confiscate people's homes. Boric acknowledged these problems in his TV address but he also vowed to lead a new constitutional rewrite process. "I commit to put my all my energies into building a new constitutional process alongside congress and civil society," said Boric, who plans to meet with the heads of political parties and both houses of congress on Monday. Boric added that whoever drafts the next version — whether its Congress or a special assembly — they will have to produce a constitution that unites Chileans rather than divides them. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	https://www.wbaa.org/2022-09-04/chileans-have-rejected-a-new-progressive-constitution
A state Supreme Court order Wednesday will require California’s Department of Motor Vehicles to change its rules for hearings on whether to suspend the license of someone accused of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Under the current rules, the same DMV officer who advocates for license suspension also presides over the hearing. A state appeals court ruled in April that those rules violated the driver’s constitutional right to a fair and impartial hearing. On Wednesday, the high court unanimously denied the DMV’s request to withdraw the ruling as a precedent for future cases. It is now binding on trial courts statewide. A 2005 California law prohibited all state agencies — except the DMV — from assigning an employee to preside over a hearing if the same employee has acted as an advocate or investigator in the same case. Sued by a group of defense lawyers, the department argued that there was no evidence of bias by its hearing officers, who conduct more than 44,000 DUI hearings each year. Officials noted that the DMV’s official manual directs those officers to be “fair and impartial.” But the Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles said in its April 15 ruling that the officers’ dual roles stacked the deck against the driver. “The irreconcilable conflict between advocating for the agency on one hand, and being an impartial decision-maker on the other” creates “an unacceptable risk of bias,” Justice Brian Currey said in the 3-0 decision. Bob Gerstein, an attorney for the California DUI Lawyers Association, said issues at the hearings can include whether an officer had a legitimate basis for stopping the vehicle and whether the breath-testing equipment was properly calibrated. If the DMV determines the driver’s blood-alcohol content was at least .08%, the license is suspended until the driver’s criminal case is resolved, which can take many months. Similar procedures apply to drivers arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs. Gerstein said drivers are now reporting that the DMV has changed procedures in some of its offices since the ruling and brought in other officers to argue for license suspension. But “some drivers’ attorneys are complaining that hearing officers have not really changed their understanding of their roles,” he said. There was no immediate response from the DMV. In its ruling, the appeals court cited a 2006 state Supreme Court decision that found a similar conflict of interest in the practices of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The court said the department violated state law by assigning the prosecutor of a business whose beverage license was under review to prepare a fact-finding report and send it to the department while the decision was still pending. California law requires “some internal separation between advocates and decision-makers to preserve neutrality,” the state’s high court said. As Currey put it in the appellate ruling, “One adversary should not be permitted to bend the ear of the decision-maker or the decision-maker’s advisers in private.” The case is California DUI Lawyers Association v. DMV, S274860. Bob Egelko is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: begelko@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @BobEgelko	https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/Ruling-will-change-California-DMV-rules-on-17318529.php
Which reusable lint roller is best? Lint rollers are great for picking up the hair, fur and other debris that cover fabric, but they can be so wasteful. A reusable roller can clean up your upholstery without having to throw away all of the extra paper. Simply run it along your furniture or clothing to collect the mess without the waste. If you’re interested in an eco-friendly alternative to removing hair from your furniture, the ChomChom Pet Hair Remover is the top choice. What to know before you buy a reusable lint roller There are three types of reusable lint roller. - Sticky: From the double-sided tape wrapped around your hand hack, sticky reusable rollers were born. They are made of plastic and can be used to pick up hair and fur all over your home. Simply roll it over your fabric just like any other lint roller to pick up dog hair and other debris. - Micro bristle: Some of the most common reusable lint rollers are made with a micro bristle material. They look like a hair brush without teeth. Where you would normally see prongs, there is a red fabric that can be rubbed on any furniture or clothing to remove lint and hair. Stroke the area a few times to remove the mess, then take it from the brush with your hand. - Rubber: Whether by accident or on purpose, you have probably discovered that rubber grabs hair — so well, it may pull it out of the skin. The good thing is this painful realization has been turned into another potential way to clear fur and hair. Rubber lint brushes pick up hair quickly and ball it to be easily disposed of. What to look for in a quality reusable lint roller Durability A reusable roller should be strong and sturdy enough to clean your upholstery or clothing many times. Often fur or hair can get wedged into fabric and needs extra effort to remove it. Your roller should be able to make enough passes to remove the mess without falling apart or becoming worn too quickly. User-friendly Quality multi-use rollers are easy to operate. You clean up lint, fur, pilled fabric and other debris with the ease of a brush stroke. They are uncomplicated in structure, often looking like a brush or scraper without the teeth. Simply swipe a reusable lint roller over any furniture or clothing to remove unwanted hair. Cleans off easily The hair your roller picks up must be disposed of. Some rollers collect lint automatically in a section you can dump out, while others have an attachment to remove gathered hair. Brush-style rollers with micro bristles are cleaned off by rubbing the palm along them to gather the fur and lint before reuse. How much you can expect to spend on a reusable lint roller Spend anywhere from $5-$25 on a reusable lint roller. Reusable lint roller FAQ Will it damage clothing or upholstery? A. No, all lint rollers do is pick up excess fur, lint or dirt from an item. They do not snag fabric or leave residue behind. Is it worth the money? A. Yes, reusable lint rollers offer an eco-friendly way to remove unwanted hair from your clothing and upholstery. Will it remove pet hair? A. Absolutely. These rollers were created with pet lovers in mind and remove all kinds of fur. What’s the best reusable lint roller to buy? Top reusable lint roller What you need to know: This multi-surface, multi-use product is easy to reuse and clean out. What you’ll love: Rub it back and forth to collect fur and lint from furniture, blankets and many cloth items. Just press the release button to open and empty the waste compartment. What you should consider: Users have reported that after using this roller regularly, it gets worn and doesn’t pick up fur as well. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Top reusable lint roller for the money What you need to know: This double-sided lint brush gets twice the use and cleans debris up easily from furniture. What you’ll love: It removes debris from clothes, furniture and bedding. It lasts twice as long with two sides of fur clearing fabric and can be used by both hands. Its simple, handy design makes it ideal to store in any drawer or furniture pocket. What you should consider: Some customers say it’s not as quick at removing hair as throwaway lint rollers. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Worth checking out What you need to know: You can store this reusable, self-cleaning roller in its own cleaning piece. What you’ll love: It empties easily after picking up fur and lint from your furniture or clothing. Simply dump the base’s contents and use it again to clean up your house. What you should consider: Some report that the red felt can get worn and will need to be replaced. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Want to shop the best products at the best prices? Check out Daily Deals from BestReviews. Sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter for useful advice on new products and noteworthy deals. Erica Redding writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money. Copyright 2022 BestReviews, a Nexstar company. All rights reserved.	https://www.koin.com/reviews/br/home-br/laundering-fabric-care-br/best-reusable-lint-roller/
Grizzlies keep coach Taylor Jenkins with multiyear deal Jenkins is 128-99 in three season with the Memphis Grizzlies The Memphis Grizzlies are making sure to keep coach Taylor Jenkins around after he led them to their highest playoff seed in franchise history. The Grizzlies announced Monday they signed Jenkins to a multiyear contract extension, with terms not disclosed. General manager Zach Kleiman said Jenkins has done an outstanding job leading the Grizzlies and called the extension well-deserved. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "The year-over-year progress under Taylor speaks for itself, but his growth-oriented, selfless and competitive approach has been a driving force in the establishment of a sustainable culture," Kleiman said. "We have full confidence that Taylor will steer us to Memphis’ first championship." Jenkins is 128-99 in three seasons and led the Grizzlies to the playoffs the last two seasons. He coached Memphis to a 56-26 record, second-best in the NBA and tied for the most wins in a season in franchise history. Memphis earned a franchise-high No. 2 seed in the Western Conference and reached the semifinals for the first time since 2015. He finished second in voting for the NBA Coach of the Year award. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Memphis won its first Southwest Division title in franchise history. The Grizzlies also finished with the second-youngest roster and joined Phoenix as the only teams to rank in the top six for both offensive and defensive rating.	https://www.foxnews.com/sports/grizzlies-taylor-jenkins-multiyear-deal
EP+Co wins John Deere Construction and Sonoco GREENVILLE, S.C., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EP+Co today announced two new business wins: John Deere Construction and Sonoco. EP+Co has been named Agency of Record for John Deere's Construction Division and has also served as AOR for Deere's Residential Agriculture and Turf Division since 2018. The agency will lead the creation of a revitalized brand platform and long-term marketing strategy designed to drive growth and position Deere as the category leader in reliable, innovative construction equipment. The full scope includes brand, strategy, creative and content — leveraging EP+Co's unique in-house production capabilities. Heather Hartley, Manager of Creative and Content Delivery for John Deere, added, "We're excited to evolve messaging for our construction audience through this new relationship. We considered several agencies but found the strategy and energy we were looking for in EP+Co." In addition, global packaging solutions leader, Sonoco, has tapped EP+Co for the production of a marketing asset that positions the brand's products for buyers seeking premium materials. Jeff Hoffman, Chief Growth Officer, said: "Because of incredible partnerships like these, every day is another opportunity to UnThink Everything at EP+Co. We look forward to staying true to that mission as we continue to grow and evolve, well into the future." This influx of new business is a demonstration of EP+Co's proven ability to solve any and every business problem for their diversified roster of brand clients. An Ad Age A-List Standout Agency and one of PR Week's Top 5 Up-and-Coming Agencies, EP+Co is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, with a supporting office in New York City. Redefining what it means to be an integrated agency, EP+Co leverages a range of specialized in-house capabilities to lead creative for some of America's most iconic brands, including John Deere, Morgan Stanley, Verizon, Planet Oat, Bojangles, Duke Health, The UPS Store, Tide Cleaners, Rubbermaid, Calphalon and Contigo. Known for their untraditional team of builders and creators, and their ability to "UnThink Everything," it's EP+Co's commitment to begin each process with a blank slate that allows them to deliver creative like no other — Every. Single. Time. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE EP+Co	https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/06/08/epco-named-agency-record-john-deere-construction/
TORONTO (AP) — Serena Williams wore her game face when she stepped out into the stadium for her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional tennis. Greeted by a standing ovation, the 23-time Grand Slam champion didn’t smile. She didn’t wave. She took a sip from a plastic bottle as she walked in. Some folks in the crowd captured the moment with the cameras on their cellphones. Others held aloft handrawn signs — oh, so many signs — with messsages such as “Queen” or “Thank you.” No one knows exactly how many more matches Williams will play before she puts her rackets away for good, and the 40-year-old American exited the National Bank Open on Wednesday night with a 6-2, 6-4 loss to Belinda Bencic. While there were some familiar fist pumps and yells of “Come on!” during competition, it was only afterward that Williams really allowed her feelings to show, her voice shaking and her eyes welling during an on-court interview when Bencic ceded the spotlight. “A lot of emotions, obviously,” Williams told spectators who offered her encouragement throughout the clear, 75-degree evening. The second-round match at the hard-court tuneup for the U.S. Open came a day after she announced “the countdown has begun” on her playing career, saying she wants to have another child and pursue business interests. She did not state precisely what her last event will be, but did make it sound as if her final farewell will come at the U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 29 in New York. Williams has won the singles title at Flushing Meadows a half-dozen times — first in 1999; most recently in 2014 — to go along with seven championships apiece at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, plus three at the French Open. “It’s been a pretty interesting 24 hours,” Williams said after Wednesday’s match. “I’m terrible at goodbyes,” she added, her hand on her chest, “but goodbye, Toronto!” Next up on her schedule is the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati next week, another event that serves as preparation for the year’s last Grand Slam tournament. Williams, a three-time champion in Canada, started this match, fittingly enough, with an ace. Delivered another later in that game, too, showing off the superb serve that helped her to so many match victories, so many tournament titles, so many weeks at No. 1 in the rankings. That elite ability showed up occasionally against Bencic, whether the trio of unreturnable serves to close out that opening game or a later putaway swinging volley accented with a shout and a tug on the brim of her white visor. But because of a leg injury that sidelined her for the last half of 2021 and first half of 2022, she was playing for only the third time in the past 12 months. There were signs of that, as well, and of why Williams is no longer the dominant force she was for so long. The breaks of her serve that were never quite so frequent when she was younger and at the height of her powers. The not-quite-on-target groundstrokes. The inability to offer up too much resistance while receiving serve; she only earned one break point in the first set, missing a return long to fritter away that chance, and none in the second. “I wish I could have played better,” Williams said, “but Belinda played so well today.” It did not help Williams that she was facing an opponent 15 years her junior and quite talented, to boot: Bencic is ranked 12th, won a gold medal for Switzerland at the Tokyo Olympics last year and has been a Grand Slam semifinalist. “It’s always an honor to be on the court with her,” Bencic said, “and that’s why I think tonight is about her.” Bencic took home the Toronto trophy at age 18 in 2015, when she eliminated Williams in the semifinals to earn the distinction of being the youngest woman to beat a player many consider, as one homemade poster in the stands declared Wednesday, the “GOAT” — the greatest of all-time. In the late match, Bianca Andreescu — the final Canadian left in the singles draw — beat Alize Cornet 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Andreescu won the tournament in 2019 when Williams retired in the final match because of back problems. Bencic advanced to face two-time major champion Garbiñe Muguruza, who beat Kaia Kanepi 6-4, 6-4. Seeded players who left the draw Wednesday included No. 2 Anett Kontaveit, No. 4 Paula Badosa, No. 5 Ons Jabeur, No. 13 Leylah Fernandez and No. 16 Jelena Ostapenko. Jabeur, the Wimbledon runner-up last month, stopped in the second set against Zheng Qinwen because of abdominal pain. Badosa cited muscle cramping for her mid-match retirement while trailing Yulia Putintseva. Fernandez, the Canadian who was the U.S. Open runner-up last year, lost 7-6 (4), 6-1 to Beatriz Haddad Maia, while Alison Riske-Amritraj defeated 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko 7-6 (2), 0-6, 7-5. ___ More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports	https://phl17.com/news/ap-top-headlines/serena-loses-1st-match-since-saying-shes-prepared-to-retire/
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Twins departed for their week in Southern California with a razor thin one-game lead in their division. After a disappointing week in which they went 1-4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels, the Twins have been surpassed by the Cleveland Guardians in the division and caught by the Chicago White Sox. The Twins will head home after a 4-2 loss to the Angels on Sunday, the second straight game in which they did not record a hit with runners in scoring position. With 49 games left in the season, the Twins now trail the Guardians by 2 ½ games in the division and are tied with the White Sox. Sunday’s loss didn’t feature the dramatics of the night before. Instead, it was more of a sleepy loss, in which the Twins did not score a run after the first inning when Byron Buxton hit his 28th home run of the year out to right-center field, a two-run blast. They followed up a day in which they went 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position with one where they went just 0-for-4, finishing with only five hits on the day. The Angels tagged starter Chris Archer for three runs in his four-inning outing, knotting the game up in the third inning with a Luis Rengifo double that plated two and taking the lead for good an inning later on a Kurt Suzuki sacrifice fly. Join the Conversation We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions.	https://www.twincities.com/2022/08/14/twins-cap-1-4-road-trip-with-loss-to-angels/
Raffle open through July 1, 2022 and includes cruises, land packages and more NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial hardships — whether they're caused by illness, a natural disaster or something else — can strike without warning. In these times of great need, the Family Bonds Foundation, a charitable initiative of Travel Leaders Group, is ready to step in, providing grants to those who work in the travel industry as well as the wider community. The Foundation's fundraising drive includes a raffle that runs through July 1 at 11:59 p.m. ET. For every $10 donation, individuals will receive a raffle ticket to support the work of the Family Bonds Foundation and be entered to win a variety of land travel packages and cruise prizes (a $20 donation nets three tickets). In addition, anyone who donates $20 or more will receive a digital copy of the Family Bonds Foundation Cookbook, which includes recipes from preferred supplier chefs and staff, and authentic local recipes from destination partners. To make a donation, visit www.familybondsfoundation.com/donate or text BONDS to 56512. The drawing will be held on July 6. A representative from the Family Bonds Foundation will notify winners to claim their prizes. Other terms and conditions apply. "This vital charitable work is an extension of what we do as travel advisors — we bring people together," said Jackie Friedman, Family Bonds Foundation President. Friedman oversees the Foundation's Board of Directors and provides strategic direction. She is also President of Nexion Travel Group. "All of us deal with emergencies at some point in our lives and they can be devastating, impacting our livelihood at a time when we are least able to cope. When members of the travel advisor community need our support, we want to be ready to help." The grants have helped recipients pay medical bills, made up for lost income when homes were threatened by wildfires and been used to start a nonprofit that combats teen suicide. The Foundation's reach extends to communities in need beyond the United States. In April, it raised $13,000 for the Global Empowerment Mission to support vital work getting aid into and refugees out of Ukraine. Founded in 2015 by John Lovell, President of Travel Leaders Group, a division of Internova Travel Group, the Family Bonds Foundation supports families, their children and their communities who are experiencing hardships. More than 200 grants have been distributed over the past seven years to travel advisors, suppliers and others in need. Anyone can nominate a person to receive a grant from Family Bonds. Grants are open to those in and out of the travel industry. The Foundation Board, which reviews the nominations and awards grants, includes Scott Nisbet, Globus family of brands; Dondra Ritzenthaler, Celebrity Cruises; Mimi Comfort, Cruise Holidays of Kansas City; Alan Rosen, Sand and C Travel; Doug Carpenter, Wings Travel Group; Sandy Clark, Sandy Clark Travel; Stacey Gross, Favorite Place Travel; Christine Potthoff Travel beCAUSE; Nicole Galowin, Travel Leaders Network (Secretary); and Jackie Friedman, Nexion Travel Group (President). If you know a person who is experiencing difficult times or financial hardship and would like to nominate him or her for a grant, please visit the Family Bonds website and click on "nominate." The deadline for nominations for the next round of grants is July 12. To learn more, please visit www.familybondsfoundation.com. Founded in 2015 by John Lovell, the Family Bonds Foundation serves the charitable needs of those who work within the travel industry as well as the broader community. Grants are awarded to support those needing assistance as a result of natural disasters, illness and a variety of other types of financial hardship. Each year, nominations for deserving candidates are taken from Travel Leaders Group membership and preferred partners. The Foundation Board, which includes Travel Leaders Group executives, travel advisors and preferred partners, review the nominations and award grants the following year. Travel Leaders Group is a division of Internova Travel Group. Internova Travel Group is one of the largest travel services companies in the world with a collection of leading brands delivering high-touch, personal travel expertise to leisure and corporate clients. Internova manages leisure, business and franchise firms through a portfolio of distinctive divisions. Internova represents more than 70,000 travel advisors in over 6,000 company-owned and affiliated locations predominantly in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, with a presence in more than 80 countries. CONTACT: Berit Griffin bgriffin@travelleaders.com 651-442-5173 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Travel Leaders Group	https://www.wagmtv.com/prnewswire/2022/06/23/family-bonds-foundation-offers-raffle-exciting-travel-prizes-with-every-10-donation/
TOKYO — A Japanese court ruled Monday that the country's ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the constitution, and rejected demands for compensation by three couples who said their right to free union and equality has been violated. The Osaka District Court ruling is the second decision on the issue, and disagrees with a ruling last year by a Sapporo court that found the ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional. It underscores how divisive the issue remains in Japan, the only member of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations that does not recognize same-sex unions. In its ruling, the Osaka court rejected the plaintiffs' demand for 1 million yen ($7,400) in damages per couple for discrimination they face. The plaintiffs — two male couples and one female couple — were among 14 same-sex couples who filed lawsuits against the government in five major cities — Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Osaka — in 2019 for violating rights to free union and equality. They argued that they have been illegally discriminated against by being deprived of the same economic and legal benefits that heterosexual couples enjoy through marriage. Support for sexual diversity has grown slowly in Japan, but legal protections are still lacking for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. LGBTQ people often face discrimination at school, work and at home, causing many to hide their sexual identities. Rights groups had pushed for passage of an equality act ahead of last summer's Tokyo Olympics, when international attention was focused on Japan, but the bill was quashed by the conservative governing party. The Osaka court on Monday said freedom of marriage in the 1947 constitution only means male-female unions and does not include those of the same sex, and therefore banning same-sex marriages is not unconstitutional. Judge Fumi Doi said marriage for heterosexual couples is a system established by society to protect a relationship between men and women who bear and raise children, and that ways to protect same-sex relationships are still undergoing public debate. The court, however, urged the parliament to seek methods to better protect same-sex relationships, including options to legalize same-sex marriage. Monday's ruling was a setback for activists who were hoping to further pressure the government after the ruling by the Sapporo district court in March 2021. The plaintiffs and their lawyers called Monday's ruling unacceptable and said they would appeal. Akiyoshi Tanaka, a plaintiff, said at a news conference that they took legal action to obtain backing from the judicial process for parliament to take action, but "the court stayed away from making a decision." He said he will keep fighting. "We don't have time to feel discouraged," he added. Public opinion in Japan currently favors legalizing same-sex marriage. Under current rules in Japan, same-sex couples cannot inherit each other's property, house or other assets they share, and have no parental rights over each other's children. They are often barred from renting apartments together, and from hospital visits and other services available to married couples. More than 200 municipalities across Japan, or 12% of the total, have begun issuing non-legally binding partnership certificates to same-sex couples since Tokyo's Shibuya district became the first to do so in 2015. The Tokyo metropolitan government recently adopted a plan to accept registrations starting in October from sexual-minority couples seeking certificates of their partnerships. Still, this is not the same as a marriage certificate and does not provide equal legal protection. Taiwan is the only Asian nation or territory that has legalized same-sex marriage. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-20/japan-court-says-ban-on-same-sex-marriage-is-constitutional
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Filmmaker Steven Spielberg, the most commercially successful director of all time, donated $20,000 to Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' reelection campaign, a tally released Tuesday showed. Spielberg and his wife, actress Kate Capshaw, were among 31 people who gave Evers the maximum $20,000 donation allowed under law, according information from the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Those 31 top donors gave Evers a total of $620,000. Of the $10.1 million Evers raised over the first half of the year, about $4.3 million came in cash and in-kind donations from the Wisconsin Democratic Party, the Democracy Campaign said. That helped Evers report the highest amount of fundraising over that period for any incumbent governor, beating the previous record set by then-Gov. Scott Walker at about $5.5 million in 2018. Evers beat Walker, a Republican, in 2018 and is running for a second term. Spielberg, who directed such blockbusters as “E.T.”, “Jurassic Park” and “Jaws”, is a longtime supporter of Democratic candidates across the country. Earlier this year he and Capshaw also donated $10,000 each to Democratic Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s campaign. The Aug. 9 Wisconsin primary will determine who Evers faces in November. One of the top Republican candidates in that race, construction company co-owner Tim Michels, has spent $7.9 million of his own money so far. Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch raised $3.6 million over the first half of the year and didn't contribute any of her own money. Other notable $20,000 donors to Evers, as tracked by the Democracy Campaign, include: — Jeff and Erica Lawson, of San Francisco. Jeff Lawson is co-founder and chief executive officer of Twilio. — Billionaire couple Dirk and Natasha Ziff, of New York City. — David Rusenko, of San Francisco. He is founder and chief executive officer of Weebly and e-commerce general manager of Square. — Monica Horan Rosenthal, of Los Angeles. She is an actress who appeared in the sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond.” — Jennifer Soros, of New York City, president of the Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation.	https://www.ourmidland.com/entertainment/article/Spielberg-among-big-donors-to-Wisconsin-17314558.php
Which baby cribs are best? A baby crib is the safest place for your baby to sleep. Because babies grow so quickly, a crib that grows along with them is a popular choice among today’s parents. All materials that go into the construction of the frame and mattress should be certified free of harmful chemicals. If you are looking for a crib with an attached changing station that has three drawers and two spacious shelves, take a good look at the Carter’s by DaVinci Dakota 4-in-1 Crib and Changer Combo. It is safe, sturdy and stylish. What to know before you buy a baby crib Types of cribs Traditional cribs These are full-sized cribs with four sides. You may hear them referred to as standard cribs. Convertible cribs Also called 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 beds, this type of crib changes configurations to accommodate children as they grow. Many convertible cribs require conversion kits to morph from one setup to the next. If you buy a convertible crib that does not include a conversion kit, it is best to buy the kit when you buy your crib so you are not stranded if a manufacturer discontinues a product line. Mini cribs These are just what they sound like — miniature versions of full-sized modern baby cribs. They occupy the space between traditional cribs and bassinets. Most can handle newborns to children aged two or three. Some can be folded flat for storage and some have wheels. These small baby cribs are great choices for people who have limited space or want to have a crib that’s easy to move around. Travel cribs This type of crib is lighter in weight to make it more easily portable for when you travel or are away from home overnight. Make sure you choose one that is easy to set up, fold down, carry and store. Drop-side cribs These were once very popular until it was discovered their design was dangerous. Since 2012, it has been illegal to manufacture or sell a drop-sided crib. If someone tries to give you one as a hand-me-down, do not accept it. What to look for in a quality baby crib Adjustable mattress height When you set your baby crib’s mattress on its highest setting, it is the easiest position for you to bend down to lift your baby from the crib. But as babies begin to pull themselves up and stand in their cribs, it becomes too dangerous to have the mattress up so high that your baby could fall out and be harmed. As your baby grows, lower the mattress height. Size and shape The dimensions of baby cribs should snugly fit a standard baby crib mattress which is 27¼ inches wide and 51⅝ inches long. Some trendy designs use non-standard sizes and shapes like circles and ovals. You are better off with a standard-sized, rectangular crib so you can easily buy a snug-fitting mattress. Construction quality You want a sturdy and well-made baby crib to keep your baby safe. Make sure the materials and craftsmanship of the baby crib you chose are of the finest quality. How much you can expect to spend on baby crib The range of prices of baby cribs is from $100 or so to $500 or more. When it comes to baby cribs, there just aren’t many differences in features between inexpensive and expensive ones. The price differences are mainly the materials and build quality. Top-of-the-line cribs are made from quality woods and are more sturdily put together. Baby crib FAQ When do I need a baby crib? A. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends your baby sleep in the same room with you, close to your bed, but on a separate sleep surface. This situation should last somewhere between six months and a year. What should I do when my new crib arrives? A. Check all the components before and after assembly to make sure everything is there, intact and in good working order. Contact the manufacturer immediately if there are any missing, broken or loose parts. Make sure the mattress is a good snug fit by putting two fingers between the mattress and the crib frame. If the gap is more than two fingers, you don’t have a snug enough fit. What’s the best baby crib to buy? Top baby crib Carter’s by DaVinci Dakota 4-in-1 Crib and Changer Combo What you need to know: This crib has an attached changing station that sits atop a compact unit with three drawers and two spacious shelves. What you’ll love: This crib is made of solid sustainable New Zealand pine and TSCA compliant engineered wood. It is treated with a non-toxic, multi-step painting process and is Greenguard Gold Certified. This crib grows with your baby from a full-sized crib to a toddler bed to a daybed to a full-sized bed. What you should consider: The mattress, toddler and full-size conversion rails are sold separately. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Top baby crib for the money Graco Travel Lite Crib with Stages What you need to know: This baby crib folds compactly and includes a carry bag to make travel easy with infants and toddlers. What you’ll love: As your baby grows, this crib changes from a bassinet to a crib and a playard, once known as a playpen. The airy mesh sides provide maximum visibility and ventilation. The canopy shields your baby from direct sun and light and includes removable soft toys for playing. The integrated wheels make this baby crib easy to move. What you should consider: The wheels are okay but could be bigger and better. Where to buy: Sold by Bed Bath & Beyond Worth checking out Delta Children Emery Deluxe 4-in-1 Convertible Baby Crib What you need to know: The mattress height of this award-winning baby crib adjusts to accommodate growing babies: baby crib, toddler bed, daybed and full-sized bed. What you’ll love: This baby crib is Greenguard Gold Certified to meet or exceed the most stringent chemical emissions standards to make your baby’s home healthier. It is also certified to meet or exceed all safety standards set by the Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association. The frame is made of sustainable, high-quality, dense New Zealand pine. What you should consider: This crib weighs 60 pounds. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Want to shop the best products at the best prices? Check out Daily Deals from BestReviews. Sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter for useful advice on new products and noteworthy deals. David Allan Van writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money. Copyright 2022 BestReviews, a Nexstar company. All rights reserved.	https://wgntv.com/reviews/br/baby-kids-br/nursery-br/the-best-baby-crib/
Teledyne LeCroy's Voyager M4x Analyzer/Exerciser addresses the most critical technologies within the USB Type-C® ecosystem. MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Teledyne LeCroy Inc., the worldwide leading supplier of serial protocol test solutions, has announced that the Voyager M4x Analyzer/Exerciser system has been approved by the USB Implementer's Forum (USB-IF) for USB Power Delivery (USB PD), USB Type-C Functional and USB 3.2 Link Layer compliance testing. The Voyager M4x also supports USB4® logical and protocol layer compliance allowing this single test platform to address the most critical technologies within the USB Type-C ecosystem. Universal Serial Bus (USB) is on billions of PCs and devices worldwide. To qualify for the right to display the certified USB logo in conjunction with a product, the product must pass USB-IF compliance testing for product quality. "The USB-IF developed comprehensive logo certification programs around key USB technologies to provide real value to both our members and consumers at-large," said Jeff Ravencraft, USB-IF President & COO. "Test solutions like the Teledyne LeCroy Voyager M4x that can be used to test multiple USB specifications can also help our member companies maximize their test coverage and deliver reliable products to market". The Voyager M4x Analyzer/Exerciser system has always been considered essential for certifying USB4 devices and systems. And now the addition of USB Type-C, USB PD and USB 3.2 Link Layer compliance brings together all the critical technologies that USB developers care about," said Joe Mendolia, vice-president of marketing at Teledyne LeCroy's Protocol Solutions Group. "There are literally hundreds of automated compliance tests available right now on the Voyager M4x that can serve as the foundation for any USB protocol verification program for years to come". Designed from the start to address the broadest range of official USB-IF compliance applications, Voyager M4x uses the same USB Compliance Suite software, test scripts and automation infrastructure that have been used on the highly regarded Voyager M310e / M310P test platforms. Meticulously maintained and up to date with the latest specifications, the Voyager family of compliance test platforms provide one-stop verification for USB PD, USB Type-C and the very latest USB data specifications. All LeCroy protocol analysis and test products feature a hierarchical display, real-time statistics, protocol traffic summaries, detailed error reports, comprehensive automation, and the ability to create user-defined test reports. USB Power Delivery (USB PD), USB Type-C Functional and USB 3.2 Link Layer compliance testing are available now as licensed options that can be added to existing Voyager M4x systems. For additional information, please contact us at 1-800 909-7211 or 408 653-1262; or protocolsales@teledynelecroy.com; or visit the Teledyne LeCroy USB protocol analyzer web page. Teledyne LeCroy is a leading manufacturer of advanced oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, and other test instruments that verify performance, validate compliance, and debug complex electronic systems quickly and thoroughly. Since its founding in 1964, the Company has focused on incorporating powerful tools into innovative products that enhance "Time-to-Insight". Faster time to insight enables users to rapidly find and fix defects in complex electronic systems, dramatically improving time-to-market for a wide variety of applications and end markets. Teledyne LeCroy is based in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. For more information, visit Teledyne LeCroy's website at teledynelecroy.com. © 2022 by Teledyne LeCroy. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice. USB4®, USB Type-C® and USB-C® are registered trademarks of USB Implementers Forum. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Teledyne LeCroy	https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/prnewswire/2022/09/06/protocol-test-system-approved-by-usb-if-usb-power-delivery-usb-type-c-usb-32-link-layer-compliance-testing/
SUFFERN, N.Y., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CDx Diagnostics, Inc. announced that the WATS3D diagnostic platform has been incorporated in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Clinical Practice Update (CPU) on New Technology and Innovation for Surveillance and Screening in Barrett's Esophagus: Expert Review, published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. WATS3D uses a unique wide-area sampling instrument, proprietary 3D imaging with AI analysis, and expert pathologists to reliably identify abnormal cells to help physicians prevent esophageal cancer. "The CPU is based on a thorough review of the existing clinical literature and expert opinion. It includes several Best Practice Advice statements intended to provide gastroenterologists with real-world, actionable, practical advice on the management of BE," said Vivek Kaul, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF, Segal-Watson Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Rochester Medical Center. "The inclusion of WATS3D in this update is an important addition and presents an opportunity for clinicians to potentially increase their detection of BE and esophageal dysplasia, both endoscopically treatable precursors to one of the fastest growing and most fatal cancers in the United States." WATS3D technology helps overcome the limitations associated with traditional upper endoscopy screening and surveillance methods. The CPU highlights some WATS3D clinical evidence, which demonstrated an increased yield for dysplasia detection, and that pathologic interpretation of these specimens has been shown to have significantly higher interobserver agreement, with a kappa of 0.86. "CDx is committed to providing physicians with an AI-based diagnostic solution that empowers them to prevent esophageal cancer," said Bill Huffnagle, CEO of CDx Diagnostics. "The clinical value of adding WATS3D to the upper endoscopy screening and surveillance protocol has now been recognized by 4 major medical societies (AGA, ASGE, AFS, and SAGES). This is a significant accomplishment for CDx which underscores the clinical value of WATS3D and its continued role in preempting this potentially life-threatening disease, one patient at a time." CDx Diagnostics' mission of Empowering Physicians with Innovative Technology to Prevent Esophageal Cancer, One Patient at a Time is accomplished through a proprietary diagnostic platform. This combination of technology synthesizes computer imaging, artificial intelligence, molecular biology and three-dimensional cytopathology to detect precancerous changes earlier and more reliably than prior methods. CDx tests require only a few minutes of practice time, are highly cost effective, widely reimbursed, and address a recognized critical gap in the current diagnostic standard of care. Routine clinical use of CDx testing has detected thousands of cancers and precancerous conditions that otherwise would have been missed in time for effective treatment. CDx Diagnostics is a Galen Partners portfolio company. To learn more, visit www.cdxdiagnostics.com. Media contact: Logan Garrett 423.519.9979 lgarrett@bouvierkelly.com View original content: SOURCE CDx Diagnostics	https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/08/25/wats3d-ai-platform-included-american-gastroenterological-association-aga-clinical-practice-update-new-technology-innovation-surveillance-screening-barretts-esophagus/
CA Sacramento CA Zone Forecast for Friday, July 22, 2022 _____ 463 FPUS56 KSTO 230916 ZFPSTO Interior Northern California Zone Forecasts for California National Weather Service Sacramento CA 216 AM PDT Sat Jul 23 2022 Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for today, tonight, and Sunday. CAZ013-232300- Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County- Including the city of Shasta Dam 216 AM PDT Sat Jul 23 2022 .TODAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 86 to 101 higher elevations...97 to 105 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 73. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. .SUNDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 89 to 104 higher elevations... 100 to 108 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 75. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 104 higher elevations...99 to 107 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 75. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 104. .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 76. Highs 89 to 104. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 106. TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION SHASTA DAM 104 72 106 / 0 0 0 $$ = CAZ014-232300- Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County- Including the city of Burney 216 AM PDT Sat Jul 23 2022 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 84 to 96. Light winds becoming northwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 61. Prevailing west winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 100. Light winds becoming north up to 10 mph in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 65. Prevailing west winds up to 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 101. Light winds becoming west up to 10 mph in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 65. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 100. .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 68. Highs 87 to 101. TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION BURNEY 94 52 97 / 0 0 0 $$ = CAZ015-232300- Northern Sacramento Valley- Including the cities of Redding and Red Bluff 216 AM PDT Sat Jul 23 2022 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 101 to 107. North winds up to 10 mph shifting to the south around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 63 to 73. South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north after midnight. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 103 to 109. North winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 67 to 75. Southeast winds up to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 101 to 107. Light winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 66 to 74. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 99 to 105. .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 66 to 76. Highs 99 to 108. TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION REDDING 106 64 108 / 0 0 0 RED BLUFF 105 68 107 / 0 0 0 $$ = CAZ016-232300- Central Sacramento Valley- Including the cities of Chico, Oroville, and Marysville/Yuba City 216 AM PDT Sat Jul 23 2022 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 97 to 103. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 68. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 99 to 105. Light winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 70. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 98 to 104. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 69. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 95 to 101. .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 71. Highs 95 to 105. TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION CHICO 102 67 104 / 0 0 0 OROVILLE 101 65 103 / 0 0 0 MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY 100 59 102 / 0 0 0 $$ = CAZ017-232300- Southern Sacramento Valley- Including the city of Sacramento 216 AM PDT Sat Jul 23 2022 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 101. South winds up to 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 65. South winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 96 to 104. South winds up to 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 56 to 66. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 101. Southwest winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 56 to 66. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 99. .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 68. Highs 91 to 101. TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION SACRAMENTO 99 59 102 / 0 0 0 SAC EXEC AIRPORT 97 58 99 / 0 0 0 $$ = CAZ018-232300- Carquinez Strait and Delta- Including the city of Fairfield/Suisun 216 AM PDT Sat Jul 23 2022 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 85 to 91...except 79 to 85 near the bay. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows around 56. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Near the bay, mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 88 to 94...except 80 to 86 near the bay. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 54 to 60. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Near the bay, mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 84 to 90...except 77 to 83 near the bay. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 61. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 82 to 88. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 62. Highs 83 to 89. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 56 to 62. .THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 87 to 93. Lows 56 to 64. TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION FAIRFIELD/SUISUN 91 55 93 / 0 0 0 $$ = CAZ019-232300- Northern San Joaquin Valley- Including the cities of Stockton and Modesto 216 AM PDT Sat Jul 23 2022 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 100. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 67. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 95 to 103. Northwest winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 68. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 100. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 68. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 90 to 98. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 68. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 98. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 71. Highs 91 to 101. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 102. TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION STOCKTON 97 60 100 / 0 0 0 MODESTO 99 63 102 / 0 0 0 $$ = CAZ063-232300- Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County- Including the city of Alder Springs 216 AM PDT Sat Jul 23 2022 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 94 higher elevations...98 to 104 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 73 higher elevations...70 to 76 lower elevations. Prevailing southwest winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 82 to 97 higher elevations...100 to 106 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 64 to 78. Prevailing southeast winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the west after midnight. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 82 to 97 higher elevations...99 to 105 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 64 to 76. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 84 to 99. .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 78. Highs 84 to 99. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 85 to 100. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 79. Highs 86 to 101. TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION ALDER SPRINGS 88 67 90 / 0 0 0 $$ = CAZ066-232300- Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley- Including the city of Paradise 216 AM PDT Sat Jul 23 2022 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 99 higher elevations...94 to 104 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 63 to 75. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 102 higher elevations...96 to 106 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 67 to 77. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 105. Light winds becoming southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 66 to 74. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 103. .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 66 to 77. Highs 90 to 105. TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION PARADISE 94 72 96 / 0 0 0 $$ = CAZ067-232300- Motherlode- Including the cities of Grass Valley and Jackson 216 AM PDT Sat Jul 23 2022 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 99. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 62 to 72. Prevailing west winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 101. Light winds becoming southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 65 to 73. Prevailing west winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 100. Light winds becoming west up to 10 mph in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 63 to 73. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 88 to 96. .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 74. Highs 88 to 101. TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION GRASS VALLEY 92 64 95 / 0 0 0 JACKSON 94 65 97 / 0 0 0 $$ = CAZ068-232300- Western Plumas County/Lassen Park- Including the cities of Chester and Quincy 216 AM PDT Sat Jul 23 2022 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 90 higher elevations...81 to 96 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 54 to 69. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. .SUNDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 78 to 93 higher elevations...84 to 99 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 72. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 93 higher elevations...84 to 99 lower elevations. Light winds becoming southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 72. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 95. .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 72. Highs 82 to 97. TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION QUINCY 95 50 100 / 0 0 0 CHESTER 93 53 97 / 0 0 0 $$ = CAZ069-232300- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada- Including the city of Blue Canyon 216 AM PDT Sat Jul 23 2022 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 87 higher elevations...85 to 95 lower elevations. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 64 higher elevations...61 to 73 lower elevations. Prevailing west winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 90 higher elevations...87 to 97 lower elevations. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 67 higher elevations...62 to 74 lower elevations. Prevailing west winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 90 higher elevations...86 to 96 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 70. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 77 to 92. .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 71. Highs 78 to 93. TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION BLUE CANYON 83 67 85 / 0 0 0 $$ = _____ Copyright 2022 AccuWeather	https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather/article/CA-Sacramento-CA-Zone-Forecast-17324257.php
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Khamzat Chimaev has missed weight for the main event at UFC 279, coming in 7 1/2 pounds over the welterweight limit and throwing his showdown with Nate Diaz into doubt. Chimaev, the Chechen-born Swede considered one of mixed martial arts’ top rising stars, weighed 178.5 pounds Friday morning at the UFC Apex Gym in Las Vegas. That’s far over the non-title weight limit of 171 pounds. The UFC didn’t immediately announce whether Diaz or Chimaev will stay on the pay-per-view card, either in two new bouts or against each other at a catchweight that would mean an enormous boost in pay for the 37-year-old Diaz. Chimaev shrugged his shoulders and smiled when told of his weight — and moments later, he posted a joking meme about missing weight on his Twitter account. The entire week in Las Vegas has featured strange behavior from the 28-year-old Chimaev. He reportedly got into a physical fight with undercard fighter Kevin Holland before the UFC 279 news conference on Thursday, forcing the promotion to scrap the event. Diaz could be offered a replacement fight with fellow veteran welterweight Tony Ferguson, who is scheduled to fight Li Jingliang at UFC 279. Ferguson made weight Friday morning. ___ More AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports	https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/chimaev-badly-misses-weight-for-ufc-279-main-event-vs-diaz/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
KHARKIV – For 22 days, Serhiy Chornobryvets barely slept and rarely took off his red paramedic uniform. Day and night, he raced around his hometown of Mariupol, rescuing those wounded by the Russian bombs and shells that pummeled the southern Ukrainian city. When he finally escaped Mariupol — whose residents endured some of the worst suffering of the war during a nearly three-month siege — he still did not rest. Instead, he joined an organization that sends medics to the front lines in eastern Ukraine, where the fighting is currently concentrated. "Me before Mariupol and me after what happened: It's two different people,” the skinny, fresh-faced 24-year-old said during a recent interview with The Associated Press in Kharkiv, another city that has endured intense bombardment. "If I had not survived Mariupol, I would not have gone to work as a paramedic now. I wouldn’t have had enough courage,” explained Chornobryvets, who is simply called “Mariupol” on the battlefield and now wears a patch that bears the symbol of the port city, a yellow anchor, on his camouflage uniform. In fact, he could see no other way of making sense of the horrors he witnessed in a place that became a worldwide symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion. Residents suffered relentless bombardment, many trapped without food, water, heat or electricity. “It was like going back to the Stone Age,” Chornobryvets said. “There was looting, constant shelling, planes, aerial bombardment. People around us were losing their minds, but we got on with our work.” While many hid in basements or bomb shelters, Chornobryvets said he never did. He stayed above ground to tend to the wounded — all while risking his own life. He finally fled on March 18 — his birthday — still in his red paramedic's overalls. His tireless efforts were publicly praised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, when the leader accepted an award in May from the Atlantic Council, the Washington-based think tank, on behalf of the Ukrainian people. Chornobryvets said that his new work on the front and what he did in Mariupol were almost indistinguishable: “Same wounds, only I’m wearing a different uniform.” In footage from July, he and his fellow medics can be seen rushing toward a soldier hit by Russian fire. They tightened a tourniquet around the man’s right thigh, and then carefully tended to a gaping wounds in an arm and a leg, where the bone was exposed. He has a year left of college to finish — but resists making plans for the future. Until the war is won, he has vowed to stay on the battlefield. “Medicine is my life, and my duty is to save people,” said Chornobryvets. He dreams of one day returning to Mariupol, which fell to the Russians in May, but tries not to think about it too much because it's too painful. “My soul will calm down when I enter Mariupol — and the Ukrainian flag is flying over it," he said. ___ Follow AP coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine ___ Associated Press journalists Vasilisa Stepnenko and Evgeniy Maloletka in Kharkiv contributed. Follow Archirova at https://twitter.com/h_arhirova	https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2022/08/28/medic-who-cared-for-mariupol-wounded-heads-for-ukraine-front/
DALLAS (KDAF) — I think we can all agree that no one likes doing the dishes. It’s a messy chore and it’s time-consuming. There is absolutely nothing grosser than touching wet, soggy food in the sink. Count us out. So it makes sense that today would be National No Dirty Dishes Day. Whether you do the dishes or someone else in your household takes on that responsibility, today, we say ‘enough’ and take a vow to keep those dishes clean. However, we all gotta eat, so here is a list of 10 foods people order to avoid getting their dishes dirty from NationalToday.com. They surveyed 1,000 Americans and asked them what their favorite finger foods were. Here are their answers: - Pizza - French Fries - Chicken Wings - Tacos - Hamburgers - Fried Chicken - Mozzarella sticks - Burritos - Egg rolls - Hot dogs For the full report, visit NationalToday.com.	https://cw33.com/lifestyle/its-national-no-dirty-dishes-day-here-are-10-food-items-people-order-to-avoid-doing-dishes/
BRENTWOOD, Mo., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rally House recognizes that Missouri is home to many devoted fans, including on the east side of the state in St. Louis. That's why the company is eager to announce the newest store location, Rally House Brentwood Pointe. When fans stop into this new Rally House store, they'll be greeted by a friendly staff, an immense selection of locally inspired merchandise, and remarkable sports apparel for many pro and college teams. Visitors will find team gear and local merch they're proud to show off when shopping at Rally House Brentwood Pointe. "We're here to serve area fans with all their local sporting needs, whether looking to rep their favorite team or gearing up for a backyard barbecue with the family," explains Store Manager Monica Harris-Farias. "And our party-like atmosphere gives customers a stress-free shopping experience every time!" Expressing team spirit for one's favorite St. Louis pro or college club is a breeze, as this new Rally House store carries products for a large handful of teams. Some stand-out organizations in stock at this location include the STL Cardinals, Blues, KC Chiefs, Mizzou Tigers, SLU Billikens, and more. Additionally, customers will only find products of the highest quality from trusted vendors such as Nike, New Era, Mitchell & Ness, and '47. Considering all the legendary eateries, shops, and breweries surrounding St. Louis, it makes sense that Rally House Brentwood Pointe has a sizeable local section. Here, area residents and visitors will get to browse unique local apparel and gifts for fan favorites like Anheuser-Busch, Schlafly Brewery, and Imo's Pizza. Rally House Brentwood Pointe is dedicated to providing superior customer service and an enjoyable shopping environment. Still, patrons can find even more team gear and local apparel in stock online at www.rallyhouse.com, with shipping options to all 50 states. For the most up-to-date store news, customers can visit www.rallyhouse.com/rally-house-brentwood-pointe or follow the store on Facebook (@RallyBrentwoodPointe) and Instagram (@rallybrentwoodpointe). Rally House and Sampler Stores Inc. is a family-owned specialty boutique that offers a large selection of apparel, hats, gifts and home décor representing local NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and MLS teams in addition to locally inspired apparel, gifts and food. Proudly based in Lenexa, Kansas, Rally House operates 125+ locations across 13 states. CONTACT: Megan Otto, District Manager motto@rallyhouse.com View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Rally House	https://www.wagmtv.com/prnewswire/2022/08/26/new-rally-house-store-joins-st-louis-market/
Kyle Marsh signs on as new Flagler Palm Coast head baseball coach Kyle Marsh and Flagler Palm Coast High School wasted no time. Less than three weeks after former head baseball coach Anthony Campanella announced he was stepping down in early May, the school hired Marsh for the vacated job last week. Marsh spent last season, his first as a high school baseball coach, as an assistant under Campanella. “It definitely feels great,” Marsh said. “Being there this past year and being able to be an assistant there under coach Campanella was a good experience for me and got me acclimated to the program. High school baseball in general has been nice.” Why Campanella stepped down:'THAT'S WHY YOU COACH': After nearly three decades, Anthony Campanella steps away Another new coach:‘It’s a great fit’: Allen Baldwin hired as Trinity Christian Academy's football coach Despite being only 26 years old, Marsh brings an accomplished baseball history with him. He grew up in Port Orange and graduated from Spruce Creek High School in 2014. There, he won a state championship, claimed the All-Central Florida Pitcher of the Year award as a sophomore and senior and was named a Perfect Game All-American. He played two years of college ball and missed another due to injury at the University of Central Florida before transferring to Embry-Riddle for his final two seasons. While a senior in college, Marsh co-founded the Florida Xtreme, a youth baseball organization that gave him his coaching start. He led the program through this spring. He also coaches for the Orlando Scorpions in the summer. Marsh joined Flagler Palm Coast’s staff before last season. He worked mainly with the pitchers, but because he pitched and was a position player all the way through college, he holds expertise in both areas. “I thought it would be a great learning experience for me and a great year to get into high school baseball and learn from (Campanella), one of the best that’s been around high school baseball for 30-plus years and had great success in the game,” Marsh said. So, what did he take from his former boss? “Just the ins and outs of how to run certain things when it comes to umpires, practices, getting ready for games and travel,” Marsh said. “But I think the main things I learned from him are just having patience and knowing when the time is right to do certain things. “The knowledge he has for the game and the care he has for his players went a long way, and I was able to see that the one year I was underneath him.” Days after Campanella stepped down, Marsh saw the job posting online and immediately applied. He talked with Athletic Director Steve DeAugustino about the gig and the hiring process. The next week, Marsh followed up with DeAugustino, who told him the job was his. “It was a quick process,” said Marsh, who also works at the school as a virtual learning assistant. His next steps include piecing together his coaching staff. Marsh said Casey Bell, who was an assistant with Marsh this spring, will return. The Bulldogs finished their 2022 season with a 10-16 record and lost in the district semifinals. The last year they had a winning record was the COVID-shortened 2020 season. But because Marsh spent a year with the current group of players, he knows their strengths, weaknesses and everything in between. He built bonds with many of them. “I’d like to continue to see them grow,” Marsh said, “in the game of baseball and life in general.”	https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2022/06/02/kyle-marsh-signs-new-flagler-palm-coast-head-baseball-coach/7472545001/
NEW ORLEANS, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF"), announces that KSF has commenced an investigation into AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV). Facing the loss of patent protection for its key drug, Humira, in 2023, and the resulting increased competition from generic drug products, throughout the first half of 2021, the Company promoted its drug product, Rinvoq, a Janus kinase ("JAK") inhibitor purposed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis ("RA"). During this time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced warnings resulting from studies of another JAK inhibitor, Xeljanz, which the Company downplayed as unrelated to Rinvoq. In September 2021, the FDA ordered "new and updated warnings" for Xeljanz, as well as other JAK inhibitors including Rinvoq, "since they share mechanisms of action with Xeljanz." On December 3, 2021, the Company announced the updated warning for Rinvoq to include "additional information about the risks of malignancy and thrombosis, and the addition of mortality and MACE (defined as cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction and stroke) risks within the Boxed Warnings and Warnings and Precautions sections." The Company was subsequently sued in a securities class action lawsuit for failing to disclose material information, violating federal securities laws, which remains ongoing. KSF's investigation is focusing on whether AbbVie's officers and/or directors breached their fiduciary duties to the Company's shareholders or otherwise violated state or federal laws. If you have information that would assist KSF in its investigation, or have been a long-term holder of AbbVie shares and would like to discuss your legal rights, you may, without obligation or cost to you, call toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or email KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nyse-abbv/ to learn more. KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking to recover investment losses due to corporate fraud and malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey. To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com. Contact: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Lewis Kahn, Managing Partner lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com 1-877-515-1850 1100 Poydras St., Suite 3200 New Orleans, LA 70163 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC	https://www.wcjb.com/prnewswire/2022/06/11/abbvie-investigation-initiated-by-former-louisiana-attorney-general-kahn-swick-amp-foti-llc-investigates-officers-directors-abbvie-inc-abbv/
NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wix.com Ltd. (Nasdaq: WIX), today released registration information for Wix's conference call discussing the results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 before the market opens on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Management will host a conference call and webcast that morning at 8:30 a.m. ET to answer questions about the Company's financial results. Prior to the conference call and webcast, Wix will issue a press release reporting these results along with a shareholder update and additional materials at https://investors.wix.com/. About Wix.com Ltd. Wix is a leading platform to create, manage and grow a digital presence. What began as a website builder in 2006 is now a complete platform providing users with enterprise-grade performance, security and a reliable infrastructure. Offering a wide range of commerce and business solutions, advanced SEO and marketing tools, Wix enables users to have full ownership of their brand, their data and their relationships with their customers. With a focus on continuous innovation and delivery of new features and products, anyone can build a powerful digital presence to fulfill their dreams on Wix. For more about Wix, please visit our Press Room Investor Relations: ir@wix.com Media Relations: pr@wix.com View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Wix.com Ltd.	https://www.wafb.com/prnewswire/2022/07/27/wix-announce-second-quarter-2022-results-august-10-2022/
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2022. Key results include: - Total revenues increased 1% to $6.6 billion in comparison to the second quarter of 2021, resulting from 3% growth in global product sales partially offset by lower Other Revenue from our COVID-19 manufacturing collaboration. - GAAP earnings per share (EPS) increased from $0.81 to $2.45 driven by a decrease in operating expenses due to the write-off of $1.5 billion in Acquired In-Process Research & Development (Acquired IPR&D) associated with our acquisition of Five Prime Therapeutics in Q2 2021 and lower weighted-average shares outstanding in Q2 2022, partially offset by an impairment charge related to the divestiture of GENSENTA, a generics subsidiary in Turkey. - Non-GAAP EPS increased from $1.77 to $4.65 driven by a decrease in operating expenses due to the write-off of $1.5 billion in Acquired IPR&D associated with our acquisition of Five Prime Therapeutics in Q2 2021 and lower weighted-average shares outstanding in Q2 2022. - The Company generated $1.7 billion of free cash flow for the second quarter versus $1.7 billion in the second quarter of 2021. - 2022 total revenues guidance revised to $25.5-$26.4 billion; EPS guidance revised to $11.01-$12.15 on a GAAP basis, and reaffirmed at $17.00-$18.00 on a non-GAAP basis. "We are focused on delivering our long-term objectives by serving an ever-increasing number of patients around the world with our medicines," said Robert A. Bradway, chairman and chief executive officer. "We are advancing our pipeline and look forward to important readouts over the next few months." Non-GAAP EPS has been recast due to an update to our non-GAAP policy effective January 1, 2022, resulting in a $2.61 reduction of previously-reported non-GAAP EPS for the second quarter of 2021. Refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for further discussion. References in this release to "non-GAAP" measures, measures presented "on a non-GAAP basis" and "free cash flow" (computed by subtracting capital expenditures from operating cash flow) refer to non-GAAP financial measures. Beginning January 1, 2022, the Company's non-GAAP financial measures no longer exclude adjustments for upfront license fees, development milestones and IPR&D expenses of pre-approval programs related to licensing, collaboration and asset acquisition transactions. For purposes of comparability, the non-GAAP financial results for the second quarter of 2021 have been updated to reflect this change. Adjustments to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and other items are presented on the attached reconciliations. Refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for further discussion. Product Sales Performance Total product sales increased 3% for the second quarter of 2022 versus the second quarter of 2021. Unit volumes grew 10%, partially offset by 6% lower net selling price and 2% negative impact from foreign exchange. General Medicine - Prolia® sales increased 13% year-over-year for the second quarter, primarily driven by 12% volume growth. - EVENITY® sales increased 46% year-over-year to a record $191 million for the second quarter, driven by strong volume growth across our markets. U.S. sales grew 65% year-over-year, driven by 60% volume growth. Outside the U.S., EVENITY sales grew 17%, driven by 37% volume growth, partially offset by foreign exchange impact. - Repatha® sales increased 14% year-over-year for the second quarter, driven by 55% volume growth, partially offset by lower net selling price. In the U.S., sales grew 8%, driven by 38% volume growth, partially offset by lower net selling price resulting from higher rebates to support and expand access for patients. Outside the U.S., sales grew 20%. Repatha remains the global proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) segment leader, with over 1.1 million patients treated since launch. - Aimovig® (erenumab-aooe) sales increased 12% year-over-year for the second quarter, primarily driven by higher net selling price, partially offset by a 11% decline in volume. Inflammation - TEZSPIRE® (tezepelumab-ekko) generated $29 million of sales in the second quarter, driven by strong adoption by both allergists and pulmonologists across all severe asthma patient types. Healthcare providers acknowledge TEZSPIRE's unique, differentiated profile and its broad potential to treat the 2.5 million patients worldwide with severe asthma who are uncontrolled or biologic eligible, without any phenotypic and biomarker limitation. - Otezla® (apremilast) sales increased 11% year-over-year for the second quarter, driven by 8% volume growth and favorable changes to estimated sales deductions, partially offset by lower net selling price. In the U.S., total prescription (TRx) volumes grew 12% year-over-year and new-to-brand prescriptions (NBRx) grew 18% year-over-year, supported by broader adoption of Otezla among patients with mild-to-moderate psoriasis. We expect continued volume growth in the second half of 2022 given our unique, broad indication to treat patients suffering from mild, moderate or severe psoriasis. - Enbrel® (etanercept) sales decreased 8% year-over-year for the second quarter, primarily driven by lower net selling price and a 3% decline in volume. Going forward, we expect net selling price to continue to decline year-over-year, driven by increased competition. - AMGEVITA™ (adalimumab) sales increased 8% year-over-year for the second quarter, driven by 32% volume growth, partially offset by foreign exchange impact and lower net selling price resulting from increased competition. AMGEVITA continued to be the most prescribed adalimumab biosimilar in Europe. Hematology-Oncology - LUMAKRAS®/LUMYKRAS™ (sotorasib) generated $77 million of sales for the second quarter, representing 24% quarter-over-quarter growth. In the U.S., LUMAKRAS has been prescribed to over 3,000 patients by over 1,900 physicians in both academic and community settings. Outside the U.S., LUMYKRAS has now been approved in over 40 countries around the world. We are actively launching in 25 markets and pursuing reimbursement in the remaining countries. - KYPROLIS® (carfilzomib) sales increased 13% year-over-year for the second quarter, driven by 19% volume growth, partially offset by lower net selling price. - XGEVA® (denosumab) sales increased 9% year-over-year for the second quarter, driven by higher net selling price and favorable changes to estimated sales deductions. Volume remained flat year-over-year in the second quarter. - Vectibix® (panitumumab) sales decreased 13% year-over-year for the second quarter driven by the timing of shipments to Takeda, our partner in Japan, in the second quarter of 2021. In the U.S., sales increased 4% year-over-year, driven by volume growth. - Nplate® (romiplostim) sales increased 16% year-over-year for the second quarter, primarily driven by 11% volume growth and higher net selling price. - BLINCYTO® (blinatumomab) sales increased 29% year-over-year for the second quarter, driven by volume growth. - MVASI® sales decreased 17% year-over-year for the second quarter, driven by lower net selling price that was partially offset by 10% volume growth. In the U.S., MVASI continued to hold leading volume share with 49% of the bevacizumab segment for the quarter. The most recently published Average Selling Price (ASP) for MVASI in the U.S. declined 39% year-over-year and 21% quarter-over-quarter. Looking forward, we expect continued net selling price erosion and declining volume driven by increased competition and continued ASP erosion. - KANJINTI® (trastuzumab-anns) sales decreased 46% year-over-year for the second quarter, primarily driven by declines in net selling price and volume. In the U.S., KANJINTI continued to hold leading volume share with 41% of the trastuzumab segment in the quarter. The most recently published ASP for KANJINTI in the U.S. declined 43% year-over-year and 21% quarter-over-quarter. Going forward, we expect continued net selling price deterioration and volume declines driven by increased competition and continued ASP erosion. Established Products - Total sales of our established products, which include Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim), NEUPOGEN® (filgrastim), EPOGEN® (epoetin alfa), Aranesp® (darbepotein alfa), Parsabiv® (etelcalcetide), and Sensipar®/Mimpara™ (cinacalcet), decreased 15% year-over-year for the second quarter, primarily driven by lower net selling price. In the second quarter, the published ASP for Neulasta in the U.S. declined 35% year-over-year and 9% quarter-over-quarter. In the aggregate, we expect the year-over-year net selling price and volume erosion for this portfolio of products to continue. Product Sales Detail by Product and Geographic Region Operating Expense, Operating Margin and Tax Rate Analysis On a GAAP basis: - Total Operating Expenses decreased 22%. Cost of Sales margin decreased 2.8 percentage points primarily driven by lower COVID-19 antibody shipments and lower manufacturing costs, partially offset by unfavorable product mix. Research & Development (R&D) expenses decreased 4% primarily due to lower marketed product support, partially offset by higher spend in research and early pipeline. Acquired IPR&D expenses were zero in Q2 2022, compared to $1.5 billion in Q2 2021 due to the Five Prime Therapeutics acquisition. Selling, General & Administrative (SG&A) expenses decreased 4%. R&D and SG&A expenses were also impacted by lower acquisition-related expenses from Five Prime Therapeutics. - Operating Margin as a percentage of product sales increased 21.1 percentage points to 34.6%. - Tax Rate decreased 2.8 percentage points primarily due to the Five Prime Therapeutics non-deductible IPR&D expense in the prior year, partially offset by the impact of current year net unfavorable items, including an increase in the interest expense on tax reserves and the tax impact of the GENSENTA impairment charge. On a non-GAAP basis: - Total Operating Expenses decreased 34%. Cost of Sales margin decreased 2.2 percentage points primarily driven by lower COVID-19 antibody shipments and lower manufacturing costs, partially offset by unfavorable product mix. R&D expenses decreased 2% primarily due to lower marketed product support, partially offset by higher spend in research and early pipeline. Acquired IPR&D expenses were zero in Q2 2022, compared to $1.5 billion in Q2 2021 due to the Five Prime Therapeutics acquisition. SG&A expenses decreased 2%. - Operating Margin as a percentage of product sales increased 26.8 percentage points to 53.1%. - Tax Rate decreased 11.6 percentage points primarily due to the Five Prime Therapeutics non-deductible IPR&D expense in the prior year. Cash Flow and Balance Sheet - The Company generated $1.7 billion of free cash flow in the second quarter of 2022 versus $1.7 billion in the second quarter of 2021. - The Company's second quarter 2022 dividend of $1.94 per share was declared on March 2, 2022, and was paid on June 8, 2022, to all stockholders of record as of May 17, 2022, representing a 10% increase from 2021. - During the second quarter, there were no repurchases of shares of common stock, following the 24.6 million shares of common stock repurchased in the first quarter primarily in connection with accelerated share repurchase agreements that the Company entered into in February 2022. - Cash and investments totaled $7.2 billion and debt outstanding totaled $36.5 billion as of June 30, 2022. 2022 Guidance For the full year 2022, the Company now expects: - Total revenues in the range of $25.5 billion to $26.4 billion. - On a GAAP basis, EPS in the range of $11.01 to $12.15 and a tax rate in the range of 11.5% to 13.0%. - On a non-GAAP basis, EPS in the range of $17.00 to $18.00, unchanged from previous guidance, and a tax rate in the range of 14.0% to 15.0%. - Capital expenditures to be approximately $950 million, unchanged from previous guidance. - Share repurchases in the range of $6.0 billion to $7.0 billion, unchanged from previous guidance. Second Quarter Product and Pipeline Update The Company provided the following updates on selected product and pipeline programs: Inflammation Otezla - The primary and secondary endpoints of the SPROUT study, an international Phase 3, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating Otezla in pediatric patients (ages 6 through 17) with moderate to severe pediatric plaque psoriasis, have been successfully met. No new safety signals were identified and the overall treatment-emergent adverse event profile during the placebo-controlled phase of the study was consistent with the known safety profile of Otezla. The trial will continue to completion and final analysis, expected in 2023. TEZSPIRE - In July, TEZSPIRE was recommended for approval in the European Union by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use for severe asthma. - In July, Health Canada approved TEZSPIRE for the add-on maintenance treatment of adult and adolescents 12 years and older with severe asthma, - In July, the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) approved TEZSPIRE as an add-on maintenance treatment in patients with severe asthma aged 12 years and older. Regulatory reviews continue in other jurisdictions. - The PASSAGE Phase 4 real-world effectiveness study and the WAYFINDER Phase 3b study are enrolling patients with severe asthma. - The SUNRISE Phase 3 study, designed to assess the efficacy and safety of TEZSPIRE in reducing oral corticosteroid use in adults with oral corticosteroid dependent asthma, was initiated. - A Phase 3 study continues to enroll patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. - Planning is underway for a Phase 3 study in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. - A Phase 2b study in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria is fully enrolled with data readout anticipated in H1-2023. - A Phase 2 study continues to enroll patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Rocatinlimab (AMG 451 / KHK4083) - The ROCKET Phase 3 program evaluating rocatinlimab, an anti-OX40 monoclonal antibody, in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis was initiated in June. Following additional discussions with regulators and our partner, we are amending the studies to further improve patient convenience and investigate a range of doses. No safety or efficacy issues have arisen. Rozibafusp alfa (AMG 570) - A Phase 2b study of rozibafusp alfa, an antibody-peptide conjugate that simultaneously blocks inducible T-cell costimulatory ligand (ICOSL) and B-cell activating factor (BAFF) activity, continues to enroll patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Efavaleukin alfa (AMG 592) - A Phase 2b study of efavaleukin alfa, an interleukin-2 (IL-2) mutein Fc fusion protein, continues to enroll patients with SLE while a Phase 2b study continues to enroll patients with ulcerative colitis. Ordesekimab (AMG 714 / PRV-015) - A Phase 2b study of AMG 714, a monoclonal antibody that binds interleukin-15, continues to enroll patients with non-responsive celiac disease. Oncology LUMAKRAS/LUMYKRAS - In June, data were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting where investigators evaluated patterns of resistance to LUMAKRAS in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) at disease progression. These and other data continue to guide the LUMAKRAS clinical development program. - The Company is planning to initiate a Phase 3 study of LUMAKRAS plus chemotherapy in first-line KRAS G12C mutant and PD-L1 negative advanced / metastatic NSCLC. - Initial data from cohorts exploring LUMAKRAS in combination with immunotherapy in patients with KRAS G12C-mutated NSCLC will be presented on August 7th at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC). - Initial data from cohorts exploring LUMAKRAS in combination with the Src homology-2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-2 (SHP2) inhibitor RMC-4630 from Revolution Medicines in patients with KRAS G12C-mutated NSCLC will be presented on August 7th at WCLC. This combination was safe and well tolerated, with promising and durable clinical activity in patients with NSCLC, most notably in those who were KRAS G12C inhibitor-naïve. - Top-line results from the event-driven, confirmatory Phase 3 study comparing LUMAKRAS to docetaxel in patients with KRAS G12C-mutated advanced NSCLC are expected in Q3-2022. - Top-line results from a study comparing the 960 mg/day dose of LUMAKRAS with a lower dose of 240 mg/day in patients with KRAS G12C-mutated advanced NSCLC are expected in Q4-2022. - A Phase 2 study in first-line patients with KRAS G12C-mutated NSCLC whose tumors express serine/threonine kinase 11 (STK11) mutations and/or less than 1% programmed death-ligand 1 is ongoing. - A Phase 3 study of LUMAKRAS in combination with Vectibix in third-line KRAS G12C-mutated CRC continues to enroll. - Data from the full dose expansion Phase 1b study of LUMAKRAS in combination with Vectibix in refractory KRAS G12C-mutated CRC were accepted for presentation at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress taking place in September. Vectibix - In June, the Company and its partner Takeda Pharmaceutical Company presented data from the Phase 3 PARADIGM clinical trial of Vectibix in Japanese patients with previously untreated unresectable wild-type RAS metastatic CRC at the ASCO annual meeting. These data demonstrated that the mFOLFOX6 + Vectibix combination provides a statistically significant improvement in overall survival over the mFOLFOX6 + bevacizumab combination in patients with a left-sided primary tumor or regardless of tumor locations. Bemarituzumab - The final analysis of the FIGHT study, a Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, controlled study evaluating bemarituzumab, a fibroblast growth factor receptor 2b (FGFR2b) targeting monoclonal antibody, and modified FOLFOX6 in patients with previously untreated advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer was completed. These results continued to demonstrate that bemarituzumab + mFOLFOX6 improves the clinical outcome of patients with FGFR2b expressing tumors with no new safety concerns. A greater survival benefit was observed with increasing FGFR2b expression levels. - A Phase 3 study (FORTITUDE-101) of bemarituzumab plus chemotherapy, versus placebo plus chemotherapy in first-line gastric cancer with FGFR2b overexpression continues to enroll patients. - A Phase 1b/3 study (FORTITUDE-102) of bemarituzumab plus chemotherapy and nivolumab versus chemotherapy and nivolumab in first-line gastric cancer with FGFR2b overexpression is enrolling patients in the Phase 3 portion of the study. - A Phase 1b study (FORTITUDE-103) of bemarituzumab plus oral chemotherapy regimens in first-line gastric cancer with FGFR2b overexpression is enrolling patients. - A Phase 1b study (FORTITUDE-201) of bemarituzumab monotherapy and in combination with docetaxel continues to enroll patients with squamous NSCLC with FGFR2b overexpression. - A Phase 1b/2 study (FORTITUDE-301), evaluating the safety and efficacy of bemarituzumab monotherapy in solid tumors with FGFR2b overexpression, was initiated. Tarlatamab (AMG 757) - Updated exploration and first expansion Phase 1 data of tarlatamab, a half-life extended (HLE) bi-specific T-cell engager (BiTE®) molecule targeting delta-like ligand 3 (DLL3), in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory small cell lung cancer (SCLC) will be presented on Aug 8th at WCLC. In this setting, tarlatamab demonstrated promising antitumor activity with notable response durability. - DeLLphi-301, a potentially registrational Phase 2 study of tarlatamab for the treatment of relapsed/refractory SCLC after two or more prior lines of treatment, continues to enroll patients. - DeLLphi-302, a Phase 1b study of tarlatamab in combination with AMG 404, an anti-programmed cell death-1 monoclonal antibody, continues to enroll patients with second-line or later SCLC. - DeLLphi-303, a Phase 1b study of tarlatamab in combination with standard of care in first-line SCLC, is open for enrollment. - DelLphi-300, a Phase 1b study of tarlatamab, continues to enroll patients with de novo or treatment emergent neuroendocrine prostate cancer. AMG 509 - A Phase 1 dose-escalation study of AMG 509, a bi-specific molecule targeting six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of prostate 1 (STEAP1) continues to enroll patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). AMG 340 - A Phase 1 dose-escalation study of AMG 340, a lower T-cell affinity BiTE molecule targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), continues to enroll patients with mCRPC. Acapatamab (AMG 160) - Acapatamab, a HLEBiTE molecule targeting PSMA for the treatment of patients with mCRPC, has been deprioritized in favor of AMG 340. Pavurutamab (AMG 701) - Clinical development of pavurutamab an anti-B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) HLE BiTE molecule being investigated for the treatment of multiple myeloma, has been discontinued for strategic reasons. AMG 193 - A Phase 1/1b/2 study of AMG 193, a novel small molecule methylthioadenosine (MTA) cooperative protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) molecular glue, continues to enroll patients with advanced methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP)-null solid tumors. General Medicine Repatha - An abstract based on data from the Repatha open label extension (OLE) studies (FOURIER OLE) has been accepted as a late-breaking presentation for the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual conference in August. Olpasiran (AMG 890) - In May, the Company announced positive top-line data from a Phase 2 study of olpasiran, a lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) small interfering RNA molecule, in subjects with elevated Lp(a). These data demonstrated a significant reduction from baseline in Lp(a) of up to or greater than 90 percent at week 36 (primary endpoint) and week 48 (end of treatment period) for the majority of doses. No new safety concerns were identified during this treatment period. Presentation of these results is expected at a medical congress in 2022. AMG 133 - A Phase 1 study of AMG 133, a multispecific that inhibits the gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor (GIPR) and activates the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor, has completed enrollment. - Data from the initial cohorts of this Phase 1 study will be submitted to a medical congress occurring in Q4-2022. Biosimilars - The final analysis from a Phase 3 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of ABP 654 compared to STELARA® (ustekinumab) in adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis is expected in 2022. - A Phase 3 study to support an interchangeability designation in the U.S. for ABP 654 is ongoing. - Phase 3 studies of ABP 938, an investigational biosimilar to EYLEA® (aflibercept), and ABP 959, an investigational biosimilar to SOLIRIS® (eculizumab), are on track, with data expected in 2022. - A Phase 3 study to support an interchangeability designation in the U.S. for AMJEVITA™ (adalimumab-atto) is ongoing. - The U.S. label for AMJEVITA™ has been modified to include pediatric Crohn's disease (ages 6 and above) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (ages 2-3). TEZSPIRE is being developed in collaboration with AstraZeneca. Rocatinlimab, formerly AMG 451 / KHK4083 is being developed in collaboration with Kyowa Kirin. Ordesekimab formerly AMG 714 and also known as PRV-015 is being developed in collaboration with Provention Bio. AMG 509 is being developed in collaboration with Xencor. STELARA is a registered trademark of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV. EYLEA is a registered trademark of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SOLIRIS is a registered trademark of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Non-GAAP Financial Measures In this news release, management has presented its operating results for the second quarters of 2022 and 2021, in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and on a non-GAAP basis. In addition, management has presented its full year 2022 EPS and tax guidance in accordance with GAAP and on a non-GAAP basis. These non-GAAP financial measures are computed by excluding certain items related to acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring and certain other items from the related GAAP financial measures. 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Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan, one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump last year, said he doesn't want a rematch between President Joe Biden and Trump in the 2024 presidential election. "I think if in 2024 we're back to a Biden/Trump dynamic, it will be a pretty sad commentary on where our country is," Meijer, who lost to a Trump-backed primary opponent earlier this week, told CNN's John Avlon on "New Day" on Friday. "That is a very messed up and frustrating and depressing dynamic, where we're just settling for the lowest common acceptable denominator rather than advocating for folks that make people passionate, excited and thrilled about what the future may bring," he added. Meijer, a freshman lawmaker, on Tuesday became the second House Republican who voted for Trump's impeachment to lose a primary, in his case to John Gibbs, a fervent election denier running with the former president's support. South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice lost his primary in June. So far only one of the so-called impeachment 10 -- California Rep. David Valadao -- has survived their primary this year and advanced to the November election. CNN has not yet projected whether Washington Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse, who both voted to impeach Trump, will move on to the general election after their Tuesday primaries. Four of the impeachment 10 are retiring. And Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, one of two GOP members on the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, faces several Trump-aligned challengers in her August 16 primary, including Harriet Hageman, who has the former President's endorsement. On Friday, Meijer told CNN that he's "not here to whine about the (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) coming in and meddling" in his race, referring to the House Democratic campaign arm spending spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads to boost Gibbs' profile in hopes of a more favorable general election matchup. (Gibbs will face Democrat Hillary Scholten in November.) But Meijer added: "Any party that pretends to have a set of principles, any party that pretends to have a set of values and that comes in and boosts exactly the same type of candidate that they claim is a fear to -- a threat to democracy -- don't expect to be able to hold on to that sense of self-righteousness and sanctimony." "What type of a system are we going to have if candidates step forward and realize that they can just be ejected by both sides of the aisle? That there is no incentive to try to be a productive member," Meijer continued. "That you will never find any semblance of comfort or safety in doing the job, that it all will come down to partisan benefit, no matter what the consequence." The congressman warned that both parties "are playing this role of trying to eject some of the members who are best capable of holding on to their seats and that is just going to lead to slimmer majorities, it's going to lead to more flipping between extremes, and frankly more partisan chaos." Asked if he would remain open to running for political office again, Meijer replied, " Absolutely. I'm not on the ballot in 2022, I'm not campaigning in 2022, but I plan to stay very engaged in politics." The-CNN-Wire ™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.	https://www.abc12.com/news/politics/meijer-says-returning-to-biden-trump-in-2024-would-be-pretty-sad-commentary-on-country/article_98ebf95b-8410-53cb-a69c-75178e3b63d7.html
FAIRPORT, N.Y., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Manning & Napier, Inc. (NYSE: MN), ("Manning & Napier" or "the Company") today announced that it expects to release its second quarter 2022 financial results the week of August 8th, 2022, in conjunction with its related 10-Q filing. In light of the previously announced definitive agreement to be acquired by Callodine Group, the Company will not host a conference call to discuss second quarter 2022 financial results. Assets Under Management The Company also announced that preliminary June 30, 2022 assets under management ("AUM") were $18.5 billion, which included approximately $13.3 billion in separately managed accounts and approximately $5.2 billion in mutual funds and collective investment trusts. About Manning & Napier, Inc. Manning & Napier (NYSE: MN) provides a broad range of investment solutions through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, and collective investment trust funds, as well as a variety of consultative services that complement our investment process. Founded in 1970, we offer equity, fixed income and alternative strategies, as well as a range of blended asset portfolios, including life cycle funds. We serve a diversified client base of high-net-worth individuals and institutions, including 401(k) plans, pension plans, Taft-Hartley plans, endowments and foundations. For many of these clients, our relationship goes beyond investment management and includes customized solutions that address key issues and solve client-specific problems. We are headquartered in Fairport, NY and had 275 employees as of March 31, 2022. Safe Harbor Statement This press release and other statements that the Company may make may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect the Company's current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. Words like "believes," "expects," "may," "estimates," "will," "should," "intends," "plans," or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, are used to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Although the Company believes that it is basing its expectations and beliefs on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of what it currently knows about its business and operations, there can be no assurance that its actual results will not differ materially from what the Company expects or believes. Some of the factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ from its expectations or beliefs include, without limitation: the delay in or failure to consummate the proposed transaction with Callodine Group; changes in our business related to the proposed transaction with Collodine Group; changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic or political instability and uncertainty, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine; inflation; changes in interest rates; a decline in the performance of the Company's products; client sales and redemption activity; any loss of an executive officer or key personnel; the Company's ability to successfully deploy new technology platforms and upgrades; changes of government policy or regulations; and other risks discussed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investor Relations Contact Emily Blum Prosek Partners 973-464-5240 eblum@prosek.com Public Relations Contact Nicole Kingsley Brunner Manning & Napier, Inc. 585-325-6880 nbrunner@manning-napier.com View original content: SOURCE Manning & Napier, Inc.	https://www.wbtv.com/prnewswire/2022/07/13/manning-amp-napier-inc-report-second-quarter-results-announces-june-30-2022-assets-under-management/
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Most of the stadium has emptied by the time Duane Ross collapses in a black chair in the team lounge, tilts his head back and briefly shuts his eyes. And a short-lived one. Before long, Ross’s eyes open, and he’s up, moving into his office, a windowless space that offers a great view of his athletes’ dominance, if only because the school can’t fit his team’s bounty in its main trophy display. A forest of wooden tablets spans tabletops and spills onto the floor. Fifty-two all-American certificates blanket the wall. Coach of the year trophies occupy two bookshelves, standing tall amid conference championship caps and commemorative batons. But the collection is missing something. Over the past decade, Ross has transformed A&T into one of the premier track and field programs in the country, defying skeptics who said his dreams of turning a historically Black university into a modern athletic powerhouse were too lofty. Now, Ross’s team is one of the best in the country, on the verge of fulfilling his ultimate goal: a national championship. After coming tantalizingly close over the past year, his men’s team is expected to compete for the national title at this week’s NCAA outdoor championships in Eugene, Ore. A win would make A&T the first HBCU to win a national title in any sport other than bowling since 1974, when the Howard men’s soccer team prevailed. And it would affirm Ross’s belief that small schools — that Black schools — can compete with big, predominantly White ones. Their pursuit comes as HBCU athletic programs, in the wake of a national reckoning over racism and racial inequality, have attracted top recruits and risen to challenge the status quo. But it also comes against an undeniable backdrop: Ross is in demand, with wealthy power conference schools hoping to lure him away, and the structures that reinforce that status quo remain an ever-present threat, no matter how much his Aggies outpace expectations. “Every year the program has gotten better and better, and that’s why I’m confident when I say we’re going to win a national championship,” Ross says. “I’ve been saying it for years. It’s going to come. We’re going to do it.” Building a powerhouse That April morning, Ross’s track machine is humming before he enters the stadium around 10 a.m. His sprinters have been on the track since 9, and Ross arrives ready to prescribe their finisher: 500-meter sprints for the 400-meter runners. Ross’s son, Randolph Ross Jr., and teammate Delecia McDuffie begin charging through lane No. 1 as athletes from other schools stretch and laugh near the track. Ross Jr.’s and McDuffie’s calves tighten as they round the curve, their pace so blistering that it evokes the occasional “Oh s---!” from onlookers. This generation of Aggies is not the first from an HBCU to excel on the track while lacking budgets, facilities and state funding comparable with their rival “Predominantly White Institutions.” Tuskegee high jumper Alice Coachman became the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in 1948. Tennessee State ruled women’s track and field under Coach Ed Temple, who produced dozens of Olympians, including Wilma Rudolph and the entire 1960 U.S. 4x100-meter relay team. Morehouse alum Edwin Moses held dominion over the 400-meter hurdles, winning 122 consecutive races between 1977 and 1987. Even as integration redirected talent away from HBCUs, some schools continued to thrive, although that prosperity gave way to sporadic success in the 2000s. At North Carolina A&T, Roy “Spaceman” Thompson led the Aggies’ track team to five conference titles from the 1980s through the early 2000s. But his teams never finished better than 46th at nationals. A 2004 Olympic hurdler, Ross arrived in 2012, selling the university’s new athletic director on his goal to transform the school into a national champion. But success came slowly. In his first season, the men’s and women’s teams finished worse than they had the previous year. They grew more competitive over the next three seasons, but their inability to close the gap against other HBCUs grated Ross. He admits he might have left Greensboro had one of his more recent power conference suitors approached during those choppy first seasons. The breakthrough came in 2017, fueled by a new wave of talent that included one of Ross’s first standout recruits, transfer Christopher Belcher, who chose A&T over LSU. A&T swept the men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles for the first time, Belcher was an all-American, and the men tied for 14th at the NCAA outdoor championships. The Aggies men won every MEAC indoor and outdoor title from 2017 to 2021. The women boast a similar record, save for a half-point finish behind Florida A&M at the 2018 outdoor meet. “The dynamic changed,” Ross says. In his earlier years, “We weren’t expected to compete. Whenever we did something, it was kind of like a pat on the back. Seeing my team out here, these Black men and women, it became more about empowering them and teaching them to believe that they’re just as good as anyone else. ... I wouldn’t call it a revolution, but it became a quest to be the absolute best.” The quest begins as soon as athletes step on campus. Shortly after A&T sprinters arrive, they must learn how to run: the phases of a race, how various body parts should move during each phase, how long the body can maintain top speed and how you should employ that acceleration given their physical traits and the specific race. “Every sprint and hurdle athlete here has a PhD in track,” assistant coach Ron Garner says. “They’re expected to learn their craft. You don’t take a day here to hang out — everything is purposeful.” Ask Ross’s runners about their growth, and they flail their elbows and stomp their feet, demonstrating tendencies Ross helped erase. One former sprinter, Taliyah Townsend, would slog out of the blocks, so Ross retooled her start, helping her develop a more fluid launch and teaching her to time her acceleration better. “My feet took a while to turn over compared to a true sprinter, who goes zero to 100 as soon as they get out of the blocks,” Townsend says. “My whole thing was reacting to the gun and really driving that first 20 meters before I got tall and started to run. When I got that down pat, I feel like I was 10 times better and I had more energy to give toward the end of my race.” If 2017 was the Aggies’ evolution on the track, the following years represented a turning point on the recruiting trail. The 2018 class featured all-American sprinter Kamaya Debose-Epps, who picked A&T over Alabama and Florida State, and Cambrea Sturgis, an unheralded recruit more interested in school than sprints. Ross Jr., who would become a gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, signed the following year. The 2020 class was headlined by a handful of sprinters who ranked among the nation’s best in several events, including Javonte Harding, this year’s 200-meter indoor national champion. Their development was on full display during the April meet, where A&T sprinters looked more explosive and more polished than their peers. While many hurdlers stumble, Aggies women move like aircraft in formation, snapping over each obstacle before flying to the next. “You can’t [overstate] what Duane Ross has been able to do with the team,” says Cory Mull, national editor at MileSplit, which covers high school track and field. “He largely takes athletes who have proven themselves within their states, and he makes them that much better at the college level — and in some cases exceptional.” An early start Ross grew up in Dallas, N.C., a small town outside of Charlotte. His father died when he was 7, leading to a temporary stint in the foster-care system. His mother regained custody of him and his younger sister, Latasha, but remarried into an abusive relationship. At 8, Ross grudgingly left the house before 6 a.m. to start his day, trailing his stepfather to banks around Dallas. He assisted his stepfather’s janitorial service by vacuuming floors and emptying trash cans before and after school until his mother divorced during his junior year at North Gaston High, enabling Ross to pursue his athletic dreams. “I hated it,” Ross says of his childhood hours spent cleaning. “I was a child, but the one good thing it did teach me is the value of hard work and earning my place in the world.” Ross wanted to be a football star, but he joined the track team at the suggestion of its coach, who said it would help him stay in shape during the offseason. A powerful running back, Ross was routed to the shot put. But after seeing sprinters attract the most attention from girls at meets, he asked for a change. At that point a hurdler, Ross chose Clemson to stay within a few hours of his sister. There, he evolved into a seven-time all-American, the 1995 NCAA 110-meter hurdles champion and a team leader. "We all just love this place so much" — Duane Ross on #Clemson HOF induction. READ: http://t.co/GCzMxyzmJm pic.twitter.com/nabamAiyqa — Clemson Track & Field 🐾 (@ClemsonTrackXC) September 29, 2014 Ross was the U.S. indoor 60-meter hurdles champion in 1998 and a 110-meter hurdles bronze medalist at the 1999 outdoor world championships. He took a hiatus in 2001 to build a financial planning business. When he returned to the track, he found even greater success, becoming the No. 5 hurdler in the world in 2003 and narrowly missing the finals of the 110-meter hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Ross retired after the 2005 outdoor season, but the itch for track and field remained. He coached a Raleigh, N.C.-area youth club, and when the head coaching position at Division III Methodist University opened up in 2008, he got the job. His coaching career started just as his legacy was swept up in doping drama. Ross’s former coach, Trevor Graham, was accused of lying to federal agents about distributing steroids in connection with the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO), infamous for providing performance-enhancers to baseball star Barry Bonds. An investigation unearthed receipts that showed Ross and other athletes transferred hundreds of dollars to Graham’s drug supplier. Ross testified to a federal grand jury in 2008 that he purchased legal substances including creatine and vitamin B12. But two years later, his results after Nov. 2, 2001, were disqualified by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Ross broached the subject during job interviews at Methodist and later at A&T, where the athletic director, Earl Hilton, told the Greensboro News & Record that after researching the allegations, “I didn’t have any questions about [Ross’s] integrity.” Ross transformed the Methodist women’s program into a three-time conference champion and one of the best in Division III. At A&T, he created a team atmosphere that helped him attract top athletes. Recruits came for the man they would come to call a second father, who regularly calls their parents just to talk about life and who shies away from games of spades, lest losses diminish his authority on the track. That work finally paid dividends last year. The men finished fifth at the NCAA indoors. Then Ross Jr. helped secure A&T’s third-place finish at the outdoor meet, matching Morgan State in 1951 for the highest finish for an HBCU men’s squad. At the same meet, Sturgis bested Sha’Carri Richardson’s 100-meter collegiate record with a blazing, wind-aided 10.74 seconds. Her 200-meter victory helped the Aggies finish in a tie for fourth, making A&T just the second HBCU women’s program to finish in the top five at the NCAA outdoor meet, following Texas Southern in 1986 and 1989. 🏆 Women's 100m 🏆 — NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 12, 2021 Cambrea Sturgis... WOWOWOW!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥#NCAATF x @NCATAGGIES 📺 ESPNU pic.twitter.com/3VxJy2Xqmq “From 2016 to now, without those steppingstones and building blocks, none of this would have happened,” says Kayla White, the 2019 NCAA women’s indoor athlete of the year, considering how it would feel to see her alma mater win the outdoor title this week. “It’d be an emotional moment for me because I’m so tied to the program. Whenever the girls run fast, the guys run fast, I’m the loudest one screaming. I was dang near in tears watching [Sturgis] at nationals last year.” The next step Ross remembers the people who said A&T could never become what it has. He still hears the qualifiers that accompany compliments about his team’s success. And his athletes overhear unfounded accusations of cheating. For those stresses, A&T’s strides have helped programs beyond Greensboro, where mid-major track coaches speak of shattered ceilings and newfound objectives. At HBCUs, former foes take pride in A&T’s achievements. And some HBCU coaches describe a more tangible side effect, suggesting the Aggies’ success has led to more generous administrations, more receptive recruits and more access to top track meets. “It’s helping us out because we’re able to tell these student-athletes that you can come to an HBCU and you can reap this success just as you would in the SEC or ACC,” Norfolk State Coach Kenneth Giles says. “Speaking to other coaches at the HBCU level, they’re getting more funding, so it’s really helped all over.” After the Aggies men finished second in this year’s NCAA indoor meet, the outdoor title is expected to come down to Florida, Texas and North Carolina A&T. That seemed impossible 10 years ago — before Ross arrived in Greensboro to preach the gospel of HBCU excellence. But Ross’s best chance to fulfill his word also will be his last. Weeks after the April meet, he was named the next coach at Tennessee. After declining high-profile opportunities over the previous five seasons, Ross says, his decision was less about money and resources and more about the right fit and the right time for his next challenge. But the money’s good, too: His $450,000 salary at Tennessee will exceed the $325,000 he earned as the highest-paid employee in A&T’s athletic department and is nearly twice that of his predecessor in Knoxville. “It was time for me to move on to new challenges and new things,” Ross says. “A lot of people think it was about money. It was really just a situation where I felt it was time to move on after 10 years of rolling up my sleeves. “My immediate feeling when I made that decision was that I’m letting a lot of our alumni down because I promised them a national championship during my time here. I do my best to not let the team get caught up in the emotion of all this. We know it’s our last one together, but the mission remains the same.” Others will continue the pursuit. As Ross pulled up to A&T’s stadium that April morning, he stopped to greet alumni laying out silver trays and hot dog buns under white canopies at the far end of the parking lot. The group, composed of former track and field stars, was preparing for the future as much as they were a cookout. They gathered for the first time since the pandemic began to formally announce a fund in honor of Thompson, the former coach, meant to provide supplemental financial support to the program. A&T has come close to matching LSU and Georgia on the track, and the budding booster club hopes to close the financial gap off the track so A&T’s success will last. “It’s cool to see how the program has elevated,” says Damon Vaughan, an A&T long jumper in the 1990s. “It’s beautiful, but we want to build a community that spans different eras.” Neither Ross nor the alumni knew his era would end so soon after he stopped to greet them that morning. Ross’s focus was on the meet and preparing for nationals. After addressing each person under the canopy, he smiled, waved and headed for the track. Jennifer Jenkins contributed to this report.	https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/09/north-carolina-track-duane-ross/
SEATTLE — Classes on Monday were canceled as teachers in Seattle continued to strike. This marks the fourth day Seattle Public Schools students have missed school as teachers strike for better staffing, better wages, and better working environments, the Associated Press reported. Last Tuesday, the Seattle Education Association, the union representing the teachers, said 95% of its members approved to strike. The Seattle Times reported that the following day, which also marked the first day of school, educators at the state’s largest school district, hit the picket line, The Seattle Education Association said their main concerns include receiving adequate support for students in special education and multilingual education and sustainable solutions to growing class sizes. According to the district's website, the school board offered a $2,000 bonus for third-year Seattle teachers earning an English language or dual-language endorsement. The Associated Press reported that the district also offered a pay raise of 1%, which was below what the union asked for.	https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/seattle-teachers-still-on-strike-as-classes-canceled-monday
COLUMBUS, Ga., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) today reported its second quarter results. Total revenues were $5.4 billion in the second quarter of 2022, compared with $5.6 billion in the second quarter of 2021. Net earnings were $1.4 billion, or $2.16 per diluted share, compared with $1.1 billion, or $1.62 per diluted share a year ago. Net earnings in the second quarter of 2022 included net investment gains of $564 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, compared with net investment gains of $89 million, or $0.13 per diluted share a year ago. The net investment gains were driven by net gains from certain derivatives and foreign currency activities of $618 million and net gains from sales and redemptions of $115 million, both driven by foreign exchange. These gains were partially offset by an increase in the allowance associated with the company's estimate of current expected credit losses (CECL) and impairments of $34 million. These net investment gains included a decrease of $135 million in the fair value of equity securities. Adjusted earnings* in the second quarter were $939 million, compared with $1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2021, reflecting a decrease of 13.1%. Adjusted earnings per diluted share* decreased 8.2% to $1.46 in the quarter. It included variable investment income from alternative investments, which was $0.06 per share above return expectations. Adjusted earnings per diluted share excluded adjusted net investment gains* of $0.88 per share. The weaker yen/dollar exchange rate impacted adjusted earnings per share by $0.09. The average yen/dollar exchange rate in the second quarter of 2022 was 129.39, or 15.4% weaker than the average rate of 109.48 in the second quarter of 2021. For the first six months, the average exchange rate was 122.79, or 12.2% weaker than the rate of 107.79 a year ago. Total investments and cash at the end of June 2022 were $121.4 billion, compared with $146.7 billion at June 30, 2021. In the second quarter, Aflac Incorporated deployed $650 million in capital to repurchase 11.2 million of its common shares. At the end of June 2022, the company had 36.6 million remaining shares authorized for repurchase. Shareholders' equity was $26.4 billion, or $41.59 per share, at June 30, 2022, compared with $33.7 billion, or $50.20 per share, at June 30, 2021. Shareholders' equity at the end of the second quarter included a net unrealized gain on investment securities and derivatives of $2.9 billion, compared with a net unrealized gain of $10.0 billion at June 30, 2021. Shareholders' equity at the end of the second quarter also included an unrealized foreign currency translation loss of $3.3 billion, compared with an unrealized foreign currency translation loss of $1.7 billion at June 30, 2021. The annualized return on average shareholders' equity in the second quarter was 19.9%. For the first six months of 2022, total revenues were down 6.7% to $10.7 billion, compared with $11.4 billion in the first half of 2021. Net earnings were $2.4 billion, or $3.73 per diluted share, compared with $2.4 billion, or $3.49 per diluted share, for the first six months of 2021. Adjusted earnings for the first half of 2022 were $1.9 billion, or $2.88 per diluted share, compared with $2.1 billion, or $3.11 per diluted share, in 2021. Excluding the negative impact of $0.15 per share from the weaker yen/dollar exchange rate, adjusted earnings per diluted share decreased 2.9% to $3.02 for the first six months of 2022. Shareholders' equity excluding AOCI (or adjusted book value) was $26.9 billion, or $42.45 per share at June 30, 2022, compared with $25.7 billion, or $38.27 per share, at June 30, 2021. The annualized adjusted return on equity excluding foreign currency impact in the second quarter was 14.9%. In yen terms, Aflac Japan's net earned premiums were ¥313.2 billion for the quarter, or 4.2% lower than a year ago, mainly due to limited pay products reaching paid-up status and constrained sales from the impact of pandemic conditions. Adjusted net investment income increased 8.4% to ¥94.0 billion, mainly due to higher floating rate income as well as the impact of a weaker yen on the dollar-denominated investment income. Total adjusted revenues in yen declined 1.6% to ¥408.3 billion. Pretax adjusted earnings in yen for the quarter increased 1.6% on a reported basis to ¥111.7 billion, due to higher reserve releases and adjusted net investment income. Pretax adjusted earnings decreased 7.0% on a currency-neutral basis. The pretax adjusted profit margin for the Japan segment increased to 27.4%, compared with 26.5% a year ago. For the first six months, net earned premiums in yen were ¥629.6 billion, or 4.3% lower than a year ago. Adjusted net investment income increased 7.3% to ¥173.0 billion. Total adjusted revenues in yen were down 2.0% to ¥804.9 billion. Pretax adjusted earnings were ¥211.9 billion, or 4.0% higher than a year ago. In dollar terms, net earned premiums decreased 19.0% to $2.4 billion in the second quarter. Adjusted net investment income decreased 8.7% to $723 million. Total adjusted revenues declined by 16.8% to $3.2 billion. Pretax adjusted earnings declined 14.3% to $860 million. For the first six months, net earned premiums in dollars were $5.1 billion, or 15.8% lower than a year ago. Adjusted net investment income decreased 6.3% to $1.4 billion. Total adjusted revenues were down 14.0% to $6.6 billion. Pretax adjusted earnings were $1.7 billion, or 8.9% lower than a year ago. For the quarter, total new annualized premium sales (sales) decreased 6.4% to ¥12.7 billion, or $98 million, reflecting the January 2021 launch of a new medical product and continued weakness in sales recovery, in part constrained by pandemic conditions. For the first six months, total new sales decreased 10.7% to ¥24.7 billion, or $201 million. Aflac U.S. net earned premiums declined 1.0% to $1.4 billion in the second quarter, impacted by lower year-to-date persistency. Adjusted net investment income increased 2.1% to $193 million. Total adjusted revenues were up 0.1% to $1.6 billion. Pretax adjusted earnings were $349 million, 15.5% lower than a year ago, which was driven by higher incurred benefits and elevated expenses reflecting, in part, platform and growth investments. The pretax adjusted profit margin for the U.S. segment was 21.4%, compared with 25.4% a year ago. For the first six months, net earned premiums declined 0.8% to $2.8 billion. Adjusted net investment income increased 3.0% to $377 million. Total adjusted revenues were up 0.4% to $3.3 billion. Pretax adjusted earnings were $674 million, or 21.5% lower than a year ago. Aflac U.S. sales increased 15.6% in the quarter to $305 million, reflecting continued investment in growth initiatives as well as productivity gains. For the first half of the year, total new sales increased 17.2% to $604 million. For the quarter, total adjusted revenues decreased 16.0% to $42 million. Pretax adjusted earnings were a loss of $75 million, compared with a loss of $76 million a year ago. These results reflect higher adjusted net investment income from higher interest rates offset by lower amortized hedge income and the impact of federal tax credit investments as tax benefits are recognized in a corresponding lower income tax expense. These results also reflect the impact of foreign currency on total net earned premiums and the corresponding benefits. For the first six months, total adjusted revenues decreased 12.8% to $116 million. Pretax adjusted earnings were a loss of $120 million, compared with a loss of $102 million a year ago. The board of directors declared the third quarter dividend of $0.40 per share, payable on September 1, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 24, 2022. Commenting on the company's results, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Daniel P. Amos stated: "The company generated solid earnings for the first six months, supported in part by the continuation of low benefit ratios associated with pandemic conditions and better-than-expected returns from alternative investments, despite the weakening yen. We continue to remain cautiously optimistic as our efforts focus on growth and efficiency initiatives amid this evolving pandemic backdrop. "Looking at our operations in Japan, persistency remained strong in the second quarter, but sales were constrained as we continued to operate in evolving pandemic conditions. This impacted our ability to meet face-to-face with customers, which continues to be key to a recovery in sales. Within this context, we continue to expect stronger sales in the second half of the year assuming that those conditions subside, productivity continues to improve at Japan Post, and we execute on our product introduction and refreshment plans. "In the U.S., I am pleased with the continued momentum in our core voluntary business and contribution from newly acquired growth platforms of dental, vision, and group benefits. We continue to work toward reinforcing our position and generating stronger sales for the year, while we keep an eye on potential headwinds. "As always, we are committed to prudent liquidity and capital management. We continue to generate strong investment results while remaining in a defensive position as we monitor evolving economic conditions. In addition, we have taken proactive steps in recent years to defend cash flow and deployable capital against a weakening yen. We treasure our 39-year track record of dividend growth and remain committed to extending it, supported by the strength of our capital and cash flows. At the same time, we remain in the market repurchasing shares with a tactical approach, focused on integrating the growth investments we have made in our platform. By doing so, we look to emerge from this period in a continued position of strength and leadership." *See Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures section for an explanation of foreign exchange and its impact on the financial statements and definitions of the non-U.S. GAAP financial measures used in this earnings release, as well as a reconciliation of such non-U.S. GAAP financial measures to the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures. Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) is a Fortune 500 company helping provide protection to more than 50 million people through its subsidiaries in Japan and the U.S., paying cash fast when policyholders get sick or injured. For more than six decades, insurance policies of Aflac Incorporated's subsidiaries have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. In the U.S., Aflac is the number one provider of supplemental health insurance products1. Aflac Life Insurance Japan is the leading provider of medical and cancer insurance in Japan, where it insures 1 in 4 households. In 2021, Aflac Incorporated was proud to be included as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the 16th consecutive year. Also in 2021, the company was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and became a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). In 2022, Aflac Incorporated was included on Fortune's list of World's Most Admired Companies for the 21st time and Bloomberg's Gender-Equality Index for the third consecutive year. To find out how to get help with expenses health insurance doesn't cover, get to know us at aflac.com or aflac.com/español. Investors may learn more about Aflac Incorporated and its commitment to ESG and social responsibility at investors.aflac.com under "Sustainability." A copy of Aflac's Financial Analysts Briefing (FAB) supplement for the quarter can be found on the "Investors" page at aflac.com. Aflac Incorporated will webcast its quarterly conference call via the "Investors" page of aflac.com at 8:00 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Note: Tables within this document may not foot due to rounding. This document includes references to the Company's financial performance measures which are not calculated in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) (non-U.S. GAAP). The financial measures exclude items that the Company believes may obscure the underlying fundamentals and trends in insurance operations because they tend to be driven by general economic conditions and events or related to infrequent activities not directly associated with insurance operations. Due to the size of Aflac Japan, where the functional currency is the Japanese yen, fluctuations in the yen/dollar exchange rate can have a significant effect on reported results. In periods when the yen weakens, translating yen into dollars results in fewer dollars being reported. When the yen strengthens, translating yen into dollars results in more dollars being reported. Consequently, yen weakening has the effect of suppressing current period results in relation to the comparable prior period, while yen strengthening has the effect of magnifying current period results in relation to the comparable prior period. A significant portion of the Company's business is conducted in yen and never converted into dollars but translated into dollars for U.S. GAAP reporting purposes, which results in foreign currency impact to earnings, cash flows and book value on a U.S. GAAP basis. Management evaluates the Company's financial performance both including and excluding the impact of foreign currency translation to monitor, respectively, cumulative currency impacts and the currency-neutral operating performance over time. The average yen/dollar exchange rate is based on the published MUFG Bank, Ltd. telegraphic transfer middle rate (TTM). The company defines the non-U.S. GAAP financial measures included in this earnings release as follows: - Adjusted earnings are adjusted revenues less benefits and adjusted expenses. Adjusted earnings per share (basic or diluted) are the adjusted earnings for the period divided by the weighted average outstanding shares (basic or diluted) for the period presented. The adjustments to both revenues and expenses account for certain items that cannot be predicted or that are outside management's control. Adjusted revenues are U.S. GAAP total revenues excluding adjusted net investment gains and losses. Adjusted expenses are U.S. GAAP total acquisition and operating expenses including the impact of interest cash flows from derivatives associated with notes payable but excluding any nonrecurring or other items not associated with the normal course of the Company's insurance operations and that do not reflect the Company's underlying business performance. Management uses adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per diluted share to evaluate the financial performance of the Company's insurance operations on a consolidated basis and believes that a presentation of these financial measures is vitally important to an understanding of the underlying profitability drivers and trends of the Company's insurance business. The most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share (basic or diluted) are net earnings and net earnings per share, respectively. - Adjusted earnings excluding current period foreign currency impact are computed using the average foreign currency exchange rate for the comparable prior-year period, which eliminates fluctuations driven solely by foreign currency exchange rate changes. Adjusted earnings per diluted share excluding current period foreign currency impact is adjusted earnings excluding current period foreign currency impact divided by the weighted average outstanding diluted shares for the period presented. The Company considers adjusted earnings excluding current period foreign currency impact and adjusted earnings per diluted share excluding current period foreign currency impact important because a significant portion of the Company's business is conducted in Japan and foreign exchange rates are outside management's control; therefore, the Company believes it is important to understand the impact of translating foreign currency (primarily Japanese yen) into U.S. dollars. The most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for adjusted earnings excluding current period foreign currency impact and adjusted earnings per diluted share excluding current period foreign currency impact are net earnings and net earnings per share, respectively. - Adjusted return on equity is adjusted earnings divided by average shareholders' equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI). Management uses adjusted return on equity to evaluate the financial performance of the Company's insurance operations on a consolidated basis and believes that a presentation of this financial measure is vitally important to an understanding of the underlying profitability drivers and trends of the Company's insurance business. The Company considers adjusted return on equity important as it excludes components of AOCI, which fluctuate due to market movements that are outside management's control. The most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure for adjusted return on equity is return on average equity (ROE) as determined using net earnings and average total shareholders' equity. - Adjusted return on equity excluding foreign currency impact is adjusted earnings excluding the current period foreign currency impact divided by average shareholders' equity, excluding AOCI. The Company considers adjusted return on equity excluding foreign currency impact important as it excludes changes in foreign currency and components of AOCI, which fluctuate due to market movements that are outside management's control. The most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure for adjusted return on equity excluding foreign currency impact is ROE as determined using net earnings and average total shareholders' equity. - Amortized hedge costs/income represent costs/income incurred or recognized as a result of using foreign currency derivatives to hedge certain foreign exchange risks in the Company's Japan segment or in Corporate and other. These amortized hedge costs/ income are estimated at the inception of the derivatives based on the specific terms of each contract and are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the hedge. The Company believes that amortized hedge costs/income measure the periodic currency risk management costs/income related to hedging certain foreign currency exchange risks and are an important component of net investment income. There is no comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure for amortized hedge costs/ income. - Adjusted book value is the U.S. GAAP book value (representing total shareholders' equity), less AOCI as recorded on the U.S. GAAP balance sheet. Adjusted book value per common share is adjusted book value at the period end divided by the ending outstanding common shares for the period presented. The Company considers adjusted book value and adjusted book value per common share important as they exclude AOCI, which fluctuates due to market movements that are outside management's control. The most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for adjusted book value and adjusted book value per common share are total book value and total book value per common share, respectively. - Adjusted book value including unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses is adjusted book value plus unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses. Adjusted book value including unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses per common share is adjusted book value plus unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses at the period end divided by the ending outstanding common shares for the period presented. The Company considers adjusted book value including unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses, and its related per share financial measure, important as they exclude certain components of AOCI, which fluctuate due to market movements that are outside management's control; however, it includes the impact of foreign currency as a result of the significance of Aflac's Japan operation. The most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for adjusted book value including unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses and adjusted book value including unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses per common share are total book value and total book value per common share, respectively. - Adjusted net investment income is net investment income adjusted for i) amortized hedge cost/income related to foreign currency exposure management strategies and certain derivative activity, and ii) net interest cash flows from foreign currency and interest rate derivatives associated with certain investment strategies, which are reclassified from net investment gains and losses to net investment income. The Company considers adjusted net investment income important because it provides a more comprehensive understanding of the costs and income associated with the Company's investments and related hedging strategies. The most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure for adjusted net investment income is net investment income. - Adjusted net investment gains and losses are net investment gains and losses adjusted for i) amortized hedge cost/income related to foreign currency exposure management strategies and certain derivative activity, ii) net interest cash flows from foreign currency and interest rate derivatives associated with certain investment strategies, which are both reclassified to net investment income, and iii) the impact of interest cash flows from derivatives associated with notes payable, which is reclassified to interest expense as a component of total adjusted expenses. The Company considers adjusted net investment gains and losses important as it represents the remainder amount that is considered outside management's control, while excluding the components that are within management's control and are accordingly reclassified to net investment income and interest expense. The most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure for adjusted net investment gains and losses is net investment gains and losses. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" to encourage companies to provide prospective information, so long as those informational statements are identified as forward-looking and are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements. The company desires to take advantage of these provisions. This document contains cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected herein, and in any other statements made by company officials in communications with the financial community and contained in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Forward-looking statements are not based on historical information and relate to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. Furthermore, forward-looking information is subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. In particular, statements containing words such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "goal," "objective," "may," "should," "estimate," "intends," "projects," "will," "assumes," "potential," "target," "outlook" or similar words as well as specific projections of future results, generally qualify as forward-looking. Aflac undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. The company cautions readers that the following factors, in addition to other factors mentioned from time to time, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements: - difficult conditions in global capital markets and the economy, including those caused by COVID-19 - defaults and credit downgrades of investments - global fluctuations in interest rates and exposure to significant interest rate risk - concentration of business in Japan - limited availability of acceptable yen-denominated investments - foreign currency fluctuations in the yen/dollar exchange rate - differing judgments applied to investment valuations - significant valuation judgments in determination of expected credit losses recorded on the Company's investments - decreases in the Company's financial strength or debt ratings - decline in creditworthiness of other financial institutions - concentration of the Company's investments in any particular single-issuer or sector - the effects of COVID-19 and its variants (both known and emerging), and any resulting economic effects and government interventions, on the Company's business and financial results - the Company's ability to attract and retain qualified sales associates, brokers, employees, and distribution partners - deviations in actual experience from pricing and reserving assumptions - ability to continue to develop and implement improvements in information technology systems - interruption in telecommunication, information technology and other operational systems, or a failure to maintain the security, confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data residing on such systems - subsidiaries' ability to pay dividends to the Parent Company - inherent limitations to risk management policies and procedures - operational risks of third party vendors - tax rates applicable to the Company may change - failure to comply with restrictions on policyholder privacy and information security - extensive regulation and changes in law or regulation by governmental authorities - competitive environment and ability to anticipate and respond to market trends - catastrophic events, including, but not limited to, as a result of climate change, epidemics, pandemics (such as COVID-19), tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, war or other military action, terrorism or other acts of violence, and damage incidental to such events - ability to protect the Aflac brand and the Company's reputation - ability to effectively manage key executive succession - changes in accounting standards - level and outcome of litigation - allegations or determinations of worker misclassification in the United States Analyst and investor contact - David A. Young, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667 or dyoung@aflac.com Media contact - Ines Gutzmer, 762.207.7601 or igutzmer@aflac.com View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Aflac Incorporated	https://www.cleveland19.com/prnewswire/2022/08/01/aflac-incorporated-announces-second-quarter-results-reports-second-quarter-net-earnings-14-billion-declares-third-quarter-cash-dividend/
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Geneva Financial (Geneva), a direct mortgage lender operating in 46 states, has announced the opening of a new branch in Hoffman Estates, Illinois led by Branch Manager Jonathan Gonzalez. The opening of this new branch provides opportunities for local borrowers and buyers looking to navigate the current housing market. "The focus on the human element at Geneva is what drew me in." Illinois Branch Manager Jonathan Gonzalez stated. "I want to be able to provide the best service for my clients that I can and a big part of that is treating them like people. This move to Geneva has been a fantastic experience and we are excited to see our branch continue to grow." Based out of Hoffman Estates, IL, Gonzalez and his new branch proudly serve homebuyers throughout the state. The new branch will continue Geneva's exceptional service and extensive product offering through countless homebuyer and homeowner-focused products including Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Refinance, Reverse, Jumbo Loans, Condo Financing, and so much more. In the mortgage industry since 2004, Gonzalez has dedicated himself to his Illinois market and is honored to be able to serve his home state with this move to Geneva Financial. In his free time, Jonathan loves spending time with his two boys at their soccer games, and at the movie theater and music concerts with his wife. But more than anything else, Jonathan is passionate about people and helping them achieve their goals. Geneva Financial Home Loans is currently expanding in all markets and seeking branch managers and loan originators across the United States looking to advance their mortgage careers. For information on opportunities, visit www.GenevaFi.com/opportunity Founded in 2007 by Aaron VanTrojen, Geneva Financial (NMLS 42056) is a direct mortgage lender headquartered in Chandler, Arizona with more than 130 branch locations in 46 states. Our mission at Geneva Financial is to approach every aspect of our business from the "inside-out". With a culture-forward mindset, we focus on our loan originators and support staff first to ensure an unbeatable experience for our customers. Our Core Values were created as a daily reminder to operate with the inside-out approach in mind. Core Value #1 is the backbone of all our Core Values, our mission, and our brand vision: Home Loans Powered by Humans®. Learn more about Geneva Financial Home Loans at www.GenevaFi.com View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Geneva Financial	https://www.wkyt.com/prnewswire/2022/07/07/geneva-financial-announces-new-illinois-mortgage-branch-headed-by-branch-manager-jonathan-gonzalez/
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — If you’ve been on social media this week, you may have seen a video that claims to show the moon crossing the sky and blocking the sun over the North Pole. The video, which has been viewed millions of times already, is not real. The video was posted to Twitter early Tuesday morning and looks like it could be a scene from a Marvel or “Star Wars” movie. It shows what looks like the moon – extremely close to Earth – “rise,” then quickly move across the sky to block out the sun. The person who posted the video claimed it was a “breathtaking view” from the North Pole. That “breathtaking view,” however stunning it may look, is fake. Here’s how you can tell it’s not real: Size “While the heavily-altered video makes the moon look amazing and huge, it’s not possible for the moon to appear that large here on Earth,” Max Defender 8 Meteorologist Rebecca Barry said. “The moon’s orbit isn’t a perfect circle, and there are wobbles within the orbit, but we can calculate the moment the moon is closest, and appears the largest, to Earth each year – it is called perigee. At perigee, the moon is still over 200,000 miles from Earth. A Super Moon only appears about 7% larger than a normal full moon, so the much larger appearance of the moon in this fake video just isn’t physically possible.” Speed Another clue that proves the video is fake is the speed in which the moon appears to be rotating in the video. “You can see the moon rotating – quickly – while it makes its fast journey across the sky. The moon rotates much more slowly, imperceptibly to our observation over the course of an entire evening,” Barry explained. “In fact, it takes the moon 23.7 days to make a rotation on its axis.” The “eclipse” The video claims to show the moon completely blocking the sun in the sky for five seconds before disappearing. That visual – showing the moon almost glowing in the sky – is another clue that the video is manipulated. “I watched the last solar eclipse – when the moon moved in front of the sun. You couldn’t see the moon at all in the sky while it approached the sun, “Barry said. “The only way we see the moon is when the sun’s light reflects off of the surface and back to us. At that angle, it is impossible for the moon to be illuminated.” Location The tweet posted Tuesday claims the video was taken from the North Pole, which is another red flag. “The fake terrain shows a dry grass field, not the snow and ice we know covers the North Pole,” Barry said. So where did the video come from? It’s not the first time this video has made the rounds online. It was posted in May 2021 and again in October 2021. Previous tweets claim the video was taken in the North Pole, like Tuesday’s tweet, or between Russia and Canada. It’s not clear exactly where the video came from, but some Twitter users traced it back to a TikTok account that posts videos featuring CGI.	https://www.wfla.com/glance-at-the-galaxy/no-viral-video-does-not-show-moon-blocking-sun-over-north-pole/
On June 13, a man in New York began to feel ill. "He starts to experience swollen lymph nodes and rectal discomfort," says epidemiologist Keletso Makofane, who's at Harvard University. The man suspects he might have monkeypox. He's a scientist, and knowledgeable about the signs and symptoms, Makofane says. So the man goes to his doctor and asks for a monkeypox test. The doctor decides, instead, to test the man for common sexually transmitted diseases. All those come back negative. "A few days later, the pain worsens," Makofane says. So he goes to the urgent care and again asks for a monkeypox test. This time, the provider prescribes him antibiotics for a bacterial infection. "The pain becomes so bad, and starts to interfere with his sleep," Makofane says. "So this past Sunday, he goes to the emergency room of a big academic hospital in New York." At this point the man has a growth inside his rectum, which is a symptom of monkeypox. At the hospital, he sees both an ER doctor and an infectious disease specialist. Again, the man asks for a monkeypox test. But the specialist rebuffs the request and says "a monkeypox test isn't indicated," Makofane says. Instead, the doctor speculates that the man might have colon cancer. A few days later, he develops skin lesions — another key sign of monkeypox. A misleading case count On the surface, the monkeypox outbreak in the U.S. doesn't look that bad, especially compared with other countries. Since the international epidemic began in May, the U.S. has recorded 201 cases of monkeypox. In contrast, the U.K. has nearly 800 cases. Spain and Germany both have more than 500. But in the U.S., the official case count is misleading, Makofane and other scientists tell NPR. The outbreak is bigger — perhaps much bigger — than the case count suggests. For many of the confirmed cases, health officials don't know how the person caught the virus. Those infected haven't traveled or come into contact with another infected person. That means the virus is spreading in some communities and cities, cryptically. "The fact that we can't reconstruct the transmission chain means that we are likely missing a lot of links in that chain," Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist at Brown University, says. "And that means that those infected people haven't had the opportunity to receive medicines to help them recover faster and not develop severe symptoms. "But it also means that they're possibly spreading the virus without knowledge of the fact that they're infected," she adds. In other words: "We have no concept of the scale of the monkeypox outbreak in the U.S.," says biologist Joseph Osmundson at New York University. " Why are so few cases getting detected? Testing. In many ways, the U.S. has dropped the ball on monkeypox testing. Across the nation, public health agencies are running too few tests — way too few, Osmundson says. "State officials are denying people testing because they're using a narrow definition of monkeypox to decide who receives a test. They're testing in only a very restrictive number of cases." Take for instance the man Makofane knows. Eventually, after seeing more than four doctors, the man finally finds an activist who's trying to expand testing. The activist connects the man with a doctor who orders a test through a private company (that's working to produce a commercial test.) The result: He's positive. He has monkeypox. Makofane says the testing situation right now is so "abysmal" in the U.S. that he launched his own study, called RESPND-MI, to figure out the prevalence of monkeypox in New York City and to help friends share information about monkepox. The CDC would not divulge to NPR how many tests have been performed across the country, nor will the agency say where community transmission is likely occurring in the U.S. (NPR emailed the agency multiple times about these questions but the press person declined to comment or provide an interview.) On Thursday, the CDC told the New York Times, it has performed 1,058 monkeypox tests. However, it's not clear how many of these tests are duplications for the same person. And several sources involved with monkeypox testing doubt the agency has tested that many cases. One source told NPR that, as of last Friday, the CDC had tested about 300 cases. At that time, about 100 of those tests were positive, giving a positivity rate of more than 30%. When the outbreak first began last month, the CDC quickly helped to set up testing in about 70 state and local labs across the country. Unlike with COVID, the agency already had a test developed and ready to send to labs. "We should celebrate that prior investment," Nuzzo says. "That's what preparedness means. An ineffective testing system But as the need for testing grew — and the disease became more common than officials initially predicted — the testing system set up by the CDC stopped functioning well, because it actually deters doctors from ordering a monkeypox test. Providers have to go out of their way to order a test. They have to receive permission and instructions from local or state labs, Nuzzo says. The process is cumbersome and often time-consuming. Sometimes a doctor has to sit on the phone for hours. "That's really the bottleneck that we're worried about," she says. "We need to cast a wider net with testing to find infections that we're missing. And that's really hard to do if we make it cumbersome and difficult for health care providers to request a test in the course of their busy days." Nuzzo says the CDC and local health departments need to remove the barriers to testing. "I also want to make testing easier and more widespread so that all clinicians feel that they can test a patient. Any patient with a suspicious rash." And doctors and nurses need to have a better understanding of what monkeypox actually looks like in patients. It's different from what's in medical textbooks. It can present like many other diseases, including herpes, syphilis and colon cancer. "Infections have been largely found in men who have sex with men, who may typically seek care at a sexual health clinic," Nuzzo explains. "Those providers may be particularly well-educated now about monkeypox and may be more willing to send a specimen out for testing. But we may not be seeing that level of education and willingness to test with other health care providers, who see different kinds of patients. And that means we may be missing infections in different patient groups." On Thursday afternoon, the CDC announced they were working to ramp up testing at the main labs that health providers normally use. And the agency is aiming to make testing easier sometime in July. But Nuzzo says changes to testing need to happen right away. It needs to be easier, right now, for doctors to submit samples to the labs already doing this testing. "Time is not on our side here," she says. "Every day we delay, we are missing links in the transmission chain and are allowing this outbreak to grow possibly beyond control." And monkeypox, just like COVID, may become a long-term — perhaps even permanent — problem here in the U.S. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	https://www.apr.org/science-health/2022-06-25/monkeypox-outbreak-in-u-s-is-bigger-than-the-cdc-reports-testing-is-abysmal
Pro-life and pro-choice demonstrators rally at North Dakota State Capitol BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade has caused nationwide protests, with some in support or against the court’s leaked draft. “I am the one helping them. What are you doing to help them? If you’re going to bring them up, no, not talking, action,” shouted one pro-choice protestor. The leaked draft opinion from the monumental Roe v. Wade case has sparked controversy around abortion in the U.S. In Bismarck, what started as a pro-life prayer service turned into a protest as groups from both sides shared their voices on the topic. “Different sides are saying that they’re pro-choice, but the babies are not given a choice. They aren’t given a choice to have life, or even say, ‘hey, I wouldn’t like to be murdered here.’ So, we’re here to speak for them,” said event organizer Keith Hapip Jr. Members of the Capitol Heights Baptist Church and others aimed to worship God and share their beliefs with pro-choice activists. “My foundation is that our trust is in God, so if God chooses to give life, he has a plan and a purpose for every life,” said prayer service participant Mariah Young. Pro-choice activists marched around the capitol loop. “My body, my choice,” the group shouted. “In my opinion, it’s all about choice. It’s like, am I exactly thrilled that a bunch of people are getting abortions? No, but it’s all about somebody’s choice,” said pro-choice demonstrator Hannah Himmes. Tension grew as protesters from both pro-choice groups and one woman who prayer organizer Hapip Jr. said is not a part of their event began shouting at each other. More than a hundred people were at the gathering. “Your master is a cruel master. The devil has blinded your eyes,” said Hapip Jr. North Dakota Highway Patrol stood by in case of violence. “Not everyone is Christian,” shouted one pro-choice demonstrator. Similar gatherings have been happening around the state. Copyright 2022 KFYR. All rights reserved.	https://www.kfyrtv.com/2022/05/16/pro-life-pro-choice-demonstrators-rally-north-dakota-state-capitol/
Relatives turned to social media and waited in a desperate attempt to find their missing children as the death toll in a gruesome school shooting at a Texas elementary school rose to at least 19 students. Authorities said the gunman also killed two adults. Adolfo Cruz, a 69-year-old air conditioning repairman, was still outside Robb Elementary School in the town of Uvalde Tuesday night as the sun set, waiting for word on his 10-year-old great-granddaughter, Elijah Cruz Torres, whose whereabouts remained unknown to family. Cruz drove to the scene after receiving a tearful and terrifying call from his daughter shortly after the first reports that an 18-year-old gunman had opened fire. While he waited outside the school Tuesday night, his family was at the hospital and civic center waiting for any potential word on her condition. Çruz called the waiting the heaviest moment of his life. “I hope she is alive,” Cruz said. “They are waiting for an update.” “It’s a shock for me. I also feel for all the other families. This is a small community. Uvalde has always been real friendly. People are real friendly,” Cruz said. On social media, pictures of smiling children were posted, their families begging for information. Classes were winding down for the year and each school day had a theme. Tuesday’s was Footloose and Fancy. Students were supposed to wear a nice outfit with fun or fancy shoes. By nightfall, names of those killed during the attack were beginning to emerge. Fourth-grade teacher Eva Mireles was remembered as a loving mother and wife. “She was adventurous. I would definitely say those wonderful things about her. She is definitely going to be very missed,” said 44-year-old relative Amber Ybarra, of San Antonio. Ybarra was preparing to give blood for the wounded and was pondering how no one was able to spot possible problems in the shooter in time to stop him. “To me, it’s more about raising mental health awareness,” said Ybarra, a wellness coach who attended the elementary school where the shooting happened. “Someone could possibly have seen a dramatic change before something like this happened.” Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, which is located across the street from Robb Elementary School, said in a Facebook post on Tuesday evening that it would be assisting families of the shooting victims with no cost for funerals.	https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/relatives-worry-mourn-in-wake-of-elementary-school-shooting/
We independently selected these products because we love them, and we hope you do too at these prices. Shop with E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a commission if you purchase something through our links. Prices are accurate as of publish time. Items are sold by the retailer, not E!. Fourth of July weekend is here and so are the sales! Whether you're looking to fill your closet with chic new clothes for summer or you want to get your home guest ready for summer entertaining, Nordstrom has everything you need and more from all the best brands like Tory Burch, Free People, Le Creuset, and Good American. If you're a frequent Nordstrom shopper, you're probably waiting for their big Nordstrom Anniversary Sale to arrive on July 15. Truth be told, so are we! But the good news is, you don't have to wait to find an amazing deal. Nordstrom put out a ton of new discounts ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend, and you can score deals up to 81% off right now. Best part is, Nordstrom offers free and fast shipping, so you could order something today and get your item before the holiday weekend. For instance, if you're throwing a pool party or hitting the beach, you can snag an adorable Sunnylife float or inflatable pool for 40% off, and get it in a few days. There are so many deals available right now, we highly recommend shopping today. With Nordstrom, items tend to sell out fast and you don't want to miss out on something you love. We've rounded up some of the best deals on Nordstrom right now. Check those out below. The Best 4th of July Deals at Nordstrom ASTR the Label Bubble Sleeve Smocked Blouse This pretty smocked top from ASTR the Label is a cute, versatile piece for summer. One reviewer loved it so much, they bought it on multiple colors. As they wrote, "Love! Usually a medium, but was able to get a small because of the stretch. If you're on the fence, go for it! You will not be disappointed. There is a reason it keeps selling out." There are six colors to available, but the black and white will score you the best deal. Halogen Bias Cut A-Line Skirt This flowy a-line skirt from Halogen is perfect for every season. It's originally $59, but it's on sale for $12. We'd snap this up while it's still in stock! ASTR the Label Ruffle Floral Keyhole Crop Top Looking for the perfect summer date night top? We've got what you're looking for right here. Nordstrom shoppers say it's super flattering and cute. One reviewer loved the boning as it gives the top a "flattering corset-like shape." There are three colors to choose from and it's on sale for $39. Clinique Quickliner for Eyes Eyeliner Pencil This top-rated eyeliner from Clinique features a long-wearing formula and comes in 10 shades. It's an eyeliner that numerous Nordstrom shoppers highly recommend. In fact one wrote, "Over the years, I've tried many other higher-end liners (YSL, Laura Mercier, Dior, and Chanel), but I always end up coming back to Clinique Quickliner. The first time I purchased this eyeliner was over 15 years ago, and I remember thinking how much I liked the way it smoothed on without me having to tug or pull on my lid. It's still the same. I also love that it stays in place all day, with no transfer. I would definitely recommend this eyeliner to anybody looking for a cost-effective, professional looking liner!" Best part is, it's on sale now for $14. Katie May Collette Strapless Gown A sexy and sleek $300 dress for less than $75? That's a deal you can't miss. BP. Retro Oversize Cotton Blend Cardigan This cool, retro-inspired cardigan is lightweight, making it perfect for cooler summer evenings. Best part is, it's originally $69, but you can get it on sale for $20. Free People Cerine Ruched Cotton Skirt Throw on a cute tank or crop top and you'll have the perfect summer outfit. Right now, this chic ruched skirt from Free People is on sale for $59. Julia Jordan Halter Neck Jumpsuit This stunning jumpsuit comes in seven gorgeous colors. Shoppers say it has a nice flattering fit, and one even said they get an endless amount of compliments. Stuart Weitzman Sawyer Slide Sandal The simple and chic Sawyer Slide Sandal from Stuart Weitzman comes in four colors, all of which are on sale now for 40% off. Not only are these sandals stylish, Nordstrom shoppers say they're comfy to wear as well. As one wrote, "These are adorable. The sole is jelly and the straps are a good quality patent. I got these in black, periwinkle, and pink. They are comfortable and a great casual sandal. I have a slightly wide foot and the straps fit fine." Madewell Stone Collection Friendship Bracelet Set For just under $11, you can give one of these cute Madewell friendship bracelets to your friend and keep one for yourself. Tory Burch Shower Slide Sandal Give your basic shower slides a chic designer upgrade with these sandals from Tory Burch. According to one shopper, these sandals feel like you're walking on air. They're originally $158, but you can snag a pair for as low as $95. BP. Canvas Tote This colorful canvas tote can fit everything you need for a beach day. There are several patterns to choose from, and you can get it today for as low as $8. Le Creuset 5.25-Quart Deep Dutch Oven For a limited time only, you can snag this highly versatile Le Creuset dutch oven for over $100 off. It's extra deep, so you'll reduce the chance of splatters and boil overs you'll have to clean later. Plus, you can make anything in it from soups and stews to fried chicken. Urban Decay Naked Honey Eyeshadow Palette Create a gorgeous golden look with Urban Decay's Naked Honey Eyeshadow Palette. It features 12 shadows in shimmer, metallic and matte finishes, and it's on sale for $24. Urban Decay is known for their smooth, highly pigmented eyeshadows, so you're getting a really great deal on a quality product here. Nordstrom Moonlight Easy Pajamas Keep comfy and cool all summer long (and beyond!) in sleepwear that "fits like a dream." This pj set comes in five colors, including this pretty pink camelia. It's originally $59, but you can get it on sale today for just $32. Sam Edelman Valeri Slide Sandal These cute and comfy slides from Sam Edelman come in a variety of colors. They're originally $120, but you can snag a pair for $75. Free People Cleo Print Faux Wrap Cotton Miniskirt You're guaranteed to get a ton of compliments in this lightweight cotton miniskirt from Free People. It's listed at $88, but you can get it on sale now for $26. Nordstrom at Home Percale Sheet Set Need new sheets? This $119 king sheet set in the color rust leaf is on sale today for $48. According to one reviewer, it keeps you cool and comfortable all night. Treasure & Bond Woven Favorite Dress This easy, breezy woven maxi dress will be your favorite dress for summer. It comes in eight colors including several bold and bright options that are perfect for the season. You can add it to your summer wardrobe for $23. Looking for more great 4th of July deals to shop today? Check out The Best 4th of July 2022 Sales to Shop Now.	https://www.eonline.com/news/1335960/nordstrom-4th-of-july-2022-deals-score-up-to-81-off-tory-burch-le-creuset-free-people-more
Free e-learning course offers a roadmap for underrepresented inventors to pursue patents WASHINGTON, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Invent Together today launched an online learning platform aimed at guiding inventors from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds through the benefits of the patent system and the process of turning their breakthroughs into patented inventions. Produced in collaboration with Qualcomm Incorporated and free to users, The Inventor's Patent Academy (TIPA) was designed to make patenting more accessible for groups historically excluded from patent-heavy science and engineering fields, including women, people of color, people who identify as LGBTQIA, people from lower-income communities, and people with disabilities. Created by patent-holding inventors, patent-law specialists and experts in social and economic equity, inclusion and diversity, the multimedia TIPA course is written from an inventor's perspective. It features the innovation and patenting experiences of inventors from diverse backgrounds and teaches users about U.S. intellectual property rights and the practical knowledge required to navigate the patenting process. The course is presented online by Invent Together, an alliance of organizations, universities, companies, and other stakeholders dedicated to understanding the diversity gaps in invention and patenting and supporting public policy and private initiatives to close them. "It is estimated that millions of potential American inventors from underrepresented groups are not inventing or patenting, in part, due to a dearth of accessible information and limited early exposure to inventors and invention," said Sudeepto Roy, VP, Engineering, Qualcomm Incorporated, TIPA program lead and a founding member of Invent Together. "The lack of tailored information about the patenting process coupled with the financial barrier to entry prevents many inventors from patenting their inventions. Qualcomm and Invent Together have designed TIPA to be a solution to help increase participation by providing a free course to help people embark on their innovation journeys. In crafting this course, we were motivated by the belief that everyone can invent, and every inventor can learn to patent." Black and Hispanic-American college graduates patent at half the rate of white college graduates, while women make up less than 13 percent of inventors who hold a U.S. patent, according to studies of patent data. Closing these gaps would promote U.S. job creation, entrepreneurial activity, economic growth, and global leadership in innovation, and estimates suggest that increasing participation by underrepresented groups in invention and patenting would quadruple the number of American inventors and increase annual U.S. gross domestic product by nearly $1 trillion. "Thanks to the ideas of brilliant inventors, scientists, engineers and creators, the United States is an innovation powerhouse," said Invent Together Executive Director Holly Fechner. "The goal of TIPA is to expand access to inventing and patenting, and when we do that, we open new doors to opportunities, spur further innovation, create jobs, grow businesses, close wage and wealth gaps, and strengthen the U.S. position as a global innovation leader." TIPA's "at-your-own-pace" modules explore the challenges inventors may face and provide tools needed to solve them. These include the fundamentals of how patents work, relevant patent laws and steps needed to protect inventions. Throughout the program, participants hear from real inventors about the challenges and opportunities of bringing their ideas to life. Upon completing the first module, a course student said: "Before this course, I didn't realize that there was so much more to consider in addition to getting a patent issued. How would an inventor even know how to commercialize? The lessons answered that by offering the different options based on values and personality type. Overall, module one helps to frame the inventor's mindset. It also has therapeutic value in that it acknowledges some of the microaggressions that underrepresented people experience but don't verbalize. The lesson content validates those feelings and makes that group of people feel seen and included as innovators." To learn more about TIPA and access the platform, visit https://inventtogether.org/tipa/. Invent Together is an alliance of organizations, universities, companies, and other stakeholders dedicated to understanding the gender, race, income, and other diversity gaps in invention and patenting and supporting public policy and private efforts to close them. www.inventtogether.com. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Invent Together	https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2022/07/06/by-training-underrepresented-groups-inventors-patent-academy-aims-foster-more-diverse-inventor-pipeline/
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Balance Money announced the launch of its new digital banking service. The company has positioned itself at the intersection of banking and budgeting to provide real-time financial insights and control for their customers. The lack of solutions in the marketplace sparked the creation of this innovative technology that enables automated real-time spend management for consumers looking to improve their financial health. Currently, there are nearly 100 million Millennials and Gen Z'rs living in the United States that can benefit from this solution. In the age of digital transformation, nobody wants to do the mental gymnastics of looking at their bank account to figure out how much money is safe to spend. With Balance Money that is all a thing of the past, the app will calculate in real-time what is safe to spend. A majority of banks either lack a budgeting solution altogether or fail to provide one with a meaningful experience. Additionally, dedicated budgeting apps provide no financial control, require constant relinking and do not provide real-time visibility. Balance Money combines banking and budgeting into one to overcome those challenges. The Balance Money app helps its users organize their money automatically with Balance Money Autopilot - think envelope budgeting but digital and automated. When a user gets paid, The Balance Money app automatically divides their paycheck based on upcoming bills, savings goals, and budgeted spending. Balance Money is not simply another savings app. Instead Balance Money provides spend management tools built for the individual's lifestyle. This personalized experience is based on their spending habits and provides a path to improving their financial health. While Balance Money is focused on innovative financial technology, the company offers many of the services expected from traditional banks. This includes Fee-Free ATMs, check deposit and savings accounts. The Balance Money app is available now for both iOS and Android on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Please visit https://balancemoney.com to learn more and sign-up! Balance Money is a digital banking service built to help people organize their money digitally. Balance Money is a financial technology company, not a bank. The Balance Money Visa® Debit Card is issued by Community Federal Savings Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. For more information, please visit: https://balancemoney.com. Media contact: press@balancemoney.com View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Balance Money	https://www.wcjb.com/prnewswire/2022/09/01/balance-money-launches-its-new-digital-banking-service-built-help-users-organize-their-money-provide-peace-mind/
Which Gilmore Girls gifts are best? If you’re shopping for a fan of Gilmore Girls who just can’t get enough of the show, you might consider buying them Gilmore Girls-themed gifts. Whatever the occasion, you have plenty of options to choose from. Set in the idyllic small town of Stars Hollow, the show centers around Lorelai Gilmore and her daughter, Rory Gilmore. Need Gilmore Girls gift ideas? Anything that features the two main characters, the town of Stars Hollow and their favorite haunt, Luke’s Diner, will go down as a treat. Best Gilmore Girls gifts WindowShopGal Stars Hollow “Autumn Festival” Travel Poster In the show, the town of Stars Hollow is always hosting festivals and events, such as the Autumn Festival. This poster is designed in the style of a travel poster, but for this fictitious town from the Gilmore Girls universe. It’s beautifully drawn, and printed on quality paper. You can choose from four sizes — from 8 by 10 inches to 24 by 36 inches. Sold by Etsy Popfunk Classic Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Adult T-Shirt This officially-licensed t-shirt features the Luke’s Diner logo. Fans of the show will be well-acquainted with this Stars Hollow institution and happy to receive a t-shirt celebrating it. Sizes range from small to 3x-large and it’s available in eight colors, including three tie dye options. Made from 100% cotton, these shirts are soft, comfortable and breathable. Sold by Amazon MontgomeryAndPennyCo Chilton Sweatshirt Chilton was the private school that Rory attended for the first three seasons of Gilmore Girls. If you’re buying for someone who likes to show off their knowledge of the show — or who’s simply a big Rory fan — this Chilton sweatshirt is an excellent gift. It’s available in a range of color choices, and in sizes from small to 3x-large. Sold by Etsy BilblioMagicka Stars Hollow Autumn Festival Soy Candle Jar candles make excellent small gifts, and this candle is a perfect choice for Gilmore Girls fans. It’s based around the imagined scents of the Stars Hollow Autumn Festival, with notes of apple, cinnamon and caramel. Not only is it related to Gilmore Girls, it’s a quality candle in its own right. It’s hand poured and made from 100% soy wax and it features an incredible scent. Sold by Etsy Gilmore Girls Luke’s Diner Loungewear Sleep Pants There’s no better gift than one that promotes comfort. That’s what the Gilmore Girls pajama pants do, as their cotton/polyester blend makes for a comfortable, yet long-lasting product. Sold by Amazon WindowShopGal In Omnia Paratus Poster This poster is based on an iconic moment from the season five episode, “You Jump, I Jump, Jack” in which Rory takes part in a stunt put on by the fictional Yale secret society, The Life and Death Brigade, while researching them for a college newspaper article. It features three figures holding umbrella’s mid-descent, along with the society’s motto, In Omnia Paratus. It’s a great subtle nod to the show, because only people who have watched it will know that it’s a piece of Gilmore Girls art. Sold by Etsy SuzysQTees Doose’s Market Natural Cotton Shopping Bag In another nod to Gilmore Girls this cotton tote bag features the logo of another Stars Hollow institution, Doose’s Market. It’s available in either natural or black colors and the bag itself is sturdy and well-made. It’s the ideal gift for a Gilmore Girls fan who always brings a tote bag wherever they go. Sold by Etsy Gilmore Girls Stars Hollow Logo Sweatshirt Featuring the phrase “Stars Hollow Founded in 1779,” this sweater pays homage to the fictional small town in which Gilmore Girls is set. This piece of officially-licensed Gilmore Girls merchandise is well-made and fits nicely. You can choose between two colors — navy and heather gray — and five sizes from small to 2x-large. Sold by Amazon WildMoonStores Gilmore Girls Autumn Festival Mug Coffee plays a big part in the Gilmore Girls world, with both Rory and Lorelai seemingly drinking gallons of it. It seems fitting, then, to buy a mug for the Gilmore Girls fan in your life, so they can enjoy their coffee just as Rory and Lorelai did. This enameled stainless steel mug features a design representing the Stars Hollow Autumn festival, so it’s another nice piece of merchandise that isn’t obvious to everyone, but surely to the fans of the show. Sold by Etsy Fluffy Crate Hep Alien Concert Shirt Are you buying for a Gilmore Girls fan who’s always wearing t-shirts of obscure bands most people have never heard of? Well, you can’t get much more obscure than a band that doesn’t even exist in the real world. This fictional band shirt references Rory’s best friend Lane’s band Hep Alien and their 2003 tour. It’s the perfect gift for a fan of Gilmore Girls who also loves music. Sold by Amazon Stars Hollow: An Adult Coloring and Activity Book by Caitlin Monachino Adult coloring books help many people relax and provide a low-pressure way to be creative, but it’s easy to get bored of the same old designs. This adult coloring book features pages to color inspired by Gilmore Girls and also includes some fun activities, such as crosswords and bingo boards. Sold by Amazon TheFictionPhantom Mugs of Stars Hollow This gorgeous poster features 12 mugs, each of which has a design inspired by some of Stars Hollow’s most memorable events. Events featured include the knitathon, the 24-hour dance marathon and the festival of living art and the snowman festival. What’s more, the use of mugs references the importance of coffee in Gilmore Girls. Sold by Etsy Want to shop the best products at the best prices? Check out Daily Deals from BestReviews. Sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter for useful advice on new products and noteworthy deals. Lauren Corona writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money. Copyright 2022 BestReviews, a Nexstar company. All rights reserved.	https://fox59.com/reviews/best-gilmore-girls-gift/
Mets fifth. Jeff McNeil singles to shallow right field. Tyler Naquin walks. Jeff McNeil to second. Brett Baty grounds out to shallow right field, Rhys Hoskins to Zack Wheeler. Tyler Naquin to second. Jeff McNeil to third. Michael Perez singles to right field. Tyler Naquin scores. Jeff McNeil scores. Brandon Nimmo lines out to second base to Jean Segura. Michael Perez doubled off first. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 2, Phillies 0. Mets sixth. Starling Marte walks. Francisco Lindor triples. Starling Marte scores. Pete Alonso pops out to shallow right field to Jean Segura. Daniel Vogelbach walks. Jeff McNeil singles to shallow center field. Daniel Vogelbach to second. Francisco Lindor scores. Tyler Naquin flies out to right field to Nick Castellanos. Brett Baty grounds out to shallow right field, Rhys Hoskins to Connor Brogdon. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mets 4, Phillies 0. Phillies sixth. Alec Bohm grounds out to third base, Brett Baty to Pete Alonso. Nick Castellanos singles to center field. Bryson Stott doubles to right field. Nick Castellanos to third. Jean Segura out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Starling Marte. Bryson Stott to third. Nick Castellanos scores. Garrett Stubbs pops out to shallow infield to Jeff McNeil. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 4, Phillies 1. Mets ninth. Brett Baty hit by pitch. Michael Perez walks. Brett Baty to second. Brandon Nimmo doubles to left field. Michael Perez to third. Brett Baty scores. Starling Marte singles to center field. Brandon Nimmo to third. Michael Perez scores. Francisco Lindor reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Starling Marte out at second. Pete Alonso walks. Francisco Lindor to second. Darin Ruf out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Nick Castellanos. Francisco Lindor to third. Brandon Nimmo scores. Jeff McNeil singles to center field. Pete Alonso to third. Francisco Lindor scores. Mark Canha pops out to shallow infield to Rhys Hoskins. 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mets 8, Phillies 1. Phillies ninth. Bryson Stott strikes out swinging. Jean Segura grounds out to shortstop, Yolmer Sanchez to Pete Alonso. Garrett Stubbs walks. Matt Vierling reaches on error. Garrett Stubbs to second. Throwing error by Brett Baty. Edmundo Sosa reaches on error to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Matt Vierling to third. Garrett Stubbs scores. Fielding error by Yolmer Sanchez. Kyle Schwarber called out on strikes. 1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 left on. Mets 8, Phillies 2.	https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/N-Y-Mets-Philadelphia-Runs-17387052.php
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Monday Night Brewing (MNB), an Atlanta-based craft brewery, announced Monday that it will be opening its fifth taproom at 2217 South Tryon in the heart of Charlotte’s dynamic South End neighborhood. “We spent a lot of time with the Monday Night team in both Charlotte and Atlanta, and it was immediately evident that they would be the perfect match for South End’s laid-back and fun-loving culture,” PGC Partner, Eric Nichols, said. “They have cultivated a distinct community at each of their locations by embracing the vibrancy of the neighborhood, while also offering some of the most innovative and exceptional beers.” Monday Night Brewing first launched its operations in Atlanta in 2011 after several years of homebrewing by its three co-founders: Jeff Heck, Joel Iverson, and Jonathan Baker. “The South End is an incredibly exciting locale to debut our broad beer portfolio in the great state of North Carolina,” CEO and Co-Founder of MNB, Jeff Heck, said. “Not only is Charlotte our fifth taproom, but North Carolina is also the fourth state we’ll be expanding our distribution to. We are thrilled to join the beer scene and community in North Carolina, which we have long admired.” MNB’s Charlotte taproom is currently under construction with an anticipated opening in early 2023. The 8,500 square feet building, on 1.13 acres, will offer one of South End’s largest outdoor open spaces. Patrons can look forward to a diverse, internationally-award winning tap list, sweeping outdoor spaces, hand-crafted Neapolitan-style pizzas, and a curated wine and cocktail program. Wake Up Charlotte To Go is a daily news and weather podcast you can listen to so you can start your day with the team at Wake Up Charlotte. SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts \|\| Spotify \|\| Stitcher \|\| TuneIn \|\| Google Podcasts All of WCNC Charlotte's podcasts are free and available for both streaming and download. You can listen now on Android, iPhone, Amazon, and other internet-connected devices. Join us from North Carolina, South Carolina, or on the go anywhere.	https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/monday-night-brewing-charlotte-atlanta-beer/275-8451352d-3ae7-48bc-91ae-152ccc5e018c
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) ("GreenPower"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, today announced the sale and delivery of three BEAST Type D all-electric school buses to the West Virginia Department of Education and the appointment of an independent dealer with locations across the state of West Virginia for GreenPower's BEAST Type D and Nano BEAST Type A all-electric school buses. "We are excited to be working with Monica Matheny and her experienced bus team who are a full-service dealer covering the state of West Virginia," said Michael Perez, Vice President School Bus, Contracts and Grants for GreenPower. "The Matheny family has been selling and servicing commercial vehicles in West Virginia for more than 100 years. This relationship will help ensure that GreenPower school buses, manufactured in West Virginia, will be the school bus of choice across the state. It's a partnership that further provides for economic development in West Virginia and puts an emphasis on kids' health and well-being." The dealer, headquartered in Parkersburg, West Virginia, will be the exclusive dealer for sales, parts and service for GreenPower school buses in the state of West Virginia and has initially agreed to purchase one BEAST and one Nano BEAST school bus from GreenPower for customers and demonstrations. "I am pleased to learn of the new relationship between GreenPower and Monica Matheny and her team," said West Virginia Secretary of Economic Development Mitch Carmichael. "Having these electric vehicles manufactured in West Virginia and on the road transporting our most precious commodity, school kids, means a healthier school day, a stronger West Virginia economy and future job markets for these same children." In addition to the buses to be purchased by the dealer, the West Virginia Department of Education has purchased and taken delivery of the three BEAST Type D school buses which will be used for the pilot project announced by Gov. Jim Justice in June. The pilot will commence in September as the school year begins. One Nano BEAST will also be purchased by the state later in the school year to expand the pilot to include a Type A all-electric, purpose-built, zero-emissions school bus. GreenPower's BEAST is a 40-foot Type D school bus seating up to 90 passengers and the Nano BEAST is a 25-foot Type A school bus which is available with standard seating or with ADA. Both the BEAST and Nano BEAST have a class-leading range of up to 150 miles with a monocoque chassis design and built from the ground up to be battery-electric. The vehicles can charge up to 20 KW on a standard J1772 protocol or DC fast charge. GreenPower and Media Contacts: Brendan Riley President (510) 910-3377 Michael Perez Vice President School Bus, Contracts and Grants (909) 308-0960 Allie Potter Skyya PR for GreenPower (218) 766-8856 allie@skyya.com GreenPower designs, builds and distributes a full suite of high-floor and low-floor all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including transit buses, school buses, shuttles, cargo van, and a cab and chassis. GreenPower employs a clean-sheet design to manufacture all-electric vehicles that are purpose built to be battery powered with zero emissions while integrating global suppliers for key components. This OEM platform allows GreenPower to meet the specifications of various operators while providing standard parts for ease of maintenance and accessibility for warranty requirements. GreenPower was founded in Vancouver, Canada with primary operational facilities in southern California. Listed on the Toronto exchange since November 2015, GreenPower completed its U.S. IPO and NASDAQ listing in August 2020. For further information go to www.greenpowermotor.com This document contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, GreenPower's business and operations and the environment in which it operates, which are based on GreenPower's operations, estimates, forecasts, and projections. Forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections about future events, and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "upon", "may", "should", "will", "could", "intend", "estimate", "plan", "anticipate", "expect", "believe" or "continue", or the negative thereof or similar variations. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict or are beyond GreenPower's control. A number of important factors, including those set forth in other public filings (filed under the Company's profile on www.sedar.com), could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Consequently, readers should not place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. In addition, these forward-looking statements relate to the date on which they are made. GreenPower disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 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LONDON (AP) — The family of a comatose boy who have fought to prevent doctors from ending his life-support treatment have filed a legal action requesting permission to move their son from a London hospital to a hospice. Archie Battersbee’s parents announced the move after the European Court of Human Rights late Wednesday rejected a request to intervene in the case following a series of rulings by U.K. courts that backed doctors who said further treatment was not in the 12-year-old’s best interests because he is brain dead. The family is now seeking permission to move Archie from the Royal London Hospital in east London to a hospice. They say the hospital informed them that life support would be withdrawn at 11 a.m. Thursday unless a legal challenge over the hospice move was submitted by 9 a.m. “I would like him out of here as quick as possible, really, and in a peaceful hospice to say goodbye and spend time with his family, uninterrupted by the noise and chaos,” his mother, Hollie Dance, told the BBC. The dispute is the latest U.K. case pitting the judgment of doctors against the wishes of families. It is common for British courts to intervene when parents and doctors disagree on the treatment of a child. In such cases, the best interests of the child take primacy over the parents’ right to decide what they believe is best for their offspring. Archie was found unconscious at home with a ligature over his head on April 7. His parents believe he may have been taking part in an online challenge that went wrong. Barts Health NHS Trust, which runs the Royal London Hospital, said it understands the motivation behind the family’s request but a previous High Court ruling requires that Archie remain in the hospital while his treatment is ended. The boy’s condition is so unstable that moving him would hasten the deterioration of his condition, the trust said. “As directed by the courts, we will work with the family to prepare for the withdrawal of treatment, but we will make no changes to Archie’s care until the outstanding legal issues are resolved,” Alistair Chesser, chief medical officer of the trust, said in a statement. Archie’s parents took their campaign to prolong his treatment all the way to the U.K. Supreme Court. After exhausting their legal options in Britain, they asked the European Court of Human Rights to intervene. The ECHR late Wednesday said it would not “interfere with the decisions of the national courts to allow the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from (Archie) to proceed.”	https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/family-of-comatose-boy-seek-to-have-him-moved-to-hospice/
RICHMOND, Va. — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration has rewritten Virginia's model policies for the treatment of transgender students, issuing guidance for school divisions that would roll back some accommodations and tighten parental notification requirements. The new model policies from the Virginia Department of Education, which were posted online Friday, say students' participation in certain school programming and use of school facilities like bathrooms or locker rooms should be based on their biological sex, with modifications offered only to the extent required under federal law. The policies also say that students who are minors must be referred to by the name and pronouns in their official records, unless a parent approves the use of something else. Regarding parental notification, the guidelines say school divisions may not encourage teachers to conceal information about a student's gender from his or her parents. And they say parents must be given an opportunity to object before counseling services pertaining to gender are offered. The guidance is subject to a 30-day public comment period that opens later this month. Then, in accordance with a 2020 state law, local school boards must adopt policies that are “consistent with” the department's but may be “more comprehensive,” the document says. Macaulay Porter, a spokesperson for Youngkin, said in a statement that the updated policy “delivers on the governor’s commitment to preserving parental rights and upholding the dignity and respect of all public school students.” The revisions mark a sharp departure to guidance that was first issued in 2021 during Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam's administration. Those guidelines said schools should let students use names and gender pronouns that reflect their gender identity without “any substantiating evidence." They also said students could participate in programming and access facilities in a manner consistent with their gender identity and urged schools to weigh sharing information about students' gender identity with parents on a “case-by-case” basis, considering the health and safety of students. The updated guidelines say school divisions must ensure no student is discriminated against or harassed on the basis of his or her sex and should “attempt to accommodate students with distinctive needs, including any student with a persistent and sincere belief that his or her gender differs from his or her sex." Single-user bathrooms and facilities should be made available in accessible areas and provided with appropriate signage, indicating accessibility for all students, the guidelines say. Conservative lawmakers and advocacy groups welcomed the changes. “We are thrilled to see Governor Youngkin leading our schools toward respecting the privacy and dignity of all students and the preeminent role of parents in the lives of their children,” said Victoria Cobb, president of The Family Foundation. Democrats, the Virginia Education Association and LGBTQ advocacy groups, meanwhile, criticized Youngkin, saying the changes would harm vulnerable children. The new policy “calls for the misgendering and outing of children in schools where they’re supposed to be safe. Absolutely shameful,” tweeted Democratic Del. Mike Mullin. Senate Democrats, in a collective statement, called the move “an outright violation of Virginians’ civil rights" and said it perpetuated "the national MAGA playbook of obliterating any inference of diversity, equity, or inclusion in our communities.” Some LGBTQ advocates suggested the changes could be contested in court. The ACLU of Virginia said it was “appalled” by the overhaul, was reviewing the proposal and would have “more to say in the days to come.” Virginia's initial guidance was developed in accordance with a bipartisan 2020 law, which required the Department of Education to craft the policies concerning the treatment of transgender students in public schools and make them available to local school boards. The school boards were then directed to adopt policies “consistent with” the state's model policies. But many school boards never complied, according to a recent analysis by Equality Virginia, an LGBTQ advocacy group. A Department of Education spokesman told the Virginia Mercury last year the agency was not even tracking which divisions were meeting the standards.	https://www.wptv.com/news/national/virginia-governor-seeks-new-transgender-student-policies
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Cargolux today announced that Europe's largest all-cargo airline has selected the 777-8 Freighter as the preferred solution to replace its 747-400 fleet. The selection was announced at the Farnborough International Airshow. "With the 777-8 Freighter being the preferred solution to replace our 747-400s, Cargolux is looking forward to continuing its ongoing relationship with Boeing," said Richard Forson, president and CEO of Cargolux. The 777-8 Freighter is ideally suited for operators like Cargolux, creating a more sustainable and profitable future. With nearly identical payload and range capabilities as the 747-400 Freighter, the 777-8 Freighter will provide 30% better fuel efficiency and emissions and 25% better operating costs per tonne as the airplane to replace aging large freighters later this decade. "With the selection of our newest freighter as their preferred solution, Cargolux continues its long and enduring history with Boeing, integrating the 777-8F seamlessly into the airline's all-747 cargo operations," said Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "With its investment in the 777-8 Freighter, Cargolux will operate the most advanced, fuel-efficient, twin-engine freighter in the industry. The 777-8 Freighter significantly reduces CO2 emissions compared to previous models with a reduced noise footprint, helping to advance Cargolux's commitment to sustainable operations." Boeing launched the 777-8 Freighter in January and has booked more than 50 orders for the model. With advanced technology from the new 777X family and proven performance of the market-leading 777 Freighter, the 777-8 Freighter offers the highest payload and the lowest fuel use, emissions and operating cost per tonne of any large freighter. Cargolux is the largest operator of Boeing widebody freighters in Europe with a combined total fleet of 30 747-400 and 747-8 Freighters. Boeing and Cargolux's partnership has spanned almost 50 years from 1973 when it received its first Douglas DC-8 Freighter before entering the jet age in 1977 with the delivery of its first 747, a 747-200 Freighter called 'City of Luxembourg'. The 2022 Boeing Commercial Market Outlook projects a 80% increase in the global freighter fleet through 2041, including approximately 940 new widebody freighters such as the new 777-8 Freighter. First delivery of the 777-8 Freighter is anticipated in 2027. Cargolux, based in Luxembourg, is Europe's leading all-cargo airline operating a fleet of 30 Boeing 747-8 freighters and Boeing 747-400 freighters. The Cargolux worldwide network covers over 75 destinations on scheduled all-cargo flights and offers full and part-charter services. The company has more than 85 offices in over 50 countries and operates an extensive global trucking network to more than 250 destinations. With 50 years of experience in the air cargo industry and an extensive product portfolio, Cargolux provides tailored transport solutions for all types of shipments. As a responsible cargo carrier, Cargolux has developed a solid CSR program encompassing Environmental, Social, and Governance principles. The Cargolux Group employs close to 2,500 staff members worldwide. As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing's diverse team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company's core values of safety, quality and integrity. Join our team and find your purpose at boeing.com/careers. Contact Keelan Morris Boeing Communications (London) Mobile + 44(0)208 235 5664 keelan.j.morris@boeing.com Jessica Kowal Boeing Media Relations – Boeing Commercial Airplanes +1 206-660-6849 jessica.m.kowal@boeing.com View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Boeing	https://www.wflx.com/prnewswire/2022/07/21/cargolux-selects-777-8-freighter-preferred-replacement-747-400-fleet/
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri resident has been diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening brain infection. It’s the first confirmed case in the state in 35 years, the Department of Health and Senior Services announced Thursday. The resident, whom public health officials did not identify, is in an intensive care unit battling an infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). It’s caused by the brain-eating amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri. The amoeba lives in warm freshwater, such as lakes, rivers, and ponds. Health officials did not say where the resident was exposed to the amoeba, as they continue to investigate. Since 1962, only 154 known cases have been identified in the United States. The only other case identified in a Missouri resident occurred in 1987, according to DHSS. Although rare, people become infected by Naegleria fowleri when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose. It then travels to the brain, where it destroys brain tissue. This infection cannot spread from one person to another, and it cannot be contracted by swallowing contaminated water. “These situations are extremely rare in the United States and in Missouri specifically, but it’s important for people to know that the infection is a possibility so they can seek medical care in a timely manner if related symptoms present,” Dr. George Turabelidze, Missouri’s state epidemiologist, said in a statement. Symptoms can include severe headaches, fever, nausea, vomiting, stiff neck, seizures, altered mental state, and hallucinations. Anyone who experiences these symptoms after swimming in a warm body of water should contact their health care provider immediately. For more information, visit: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/index.html.	https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/brain-eating-amoeba-causes-rare-infection-in-missouri-patient-first-in-35-years/
As cross-functional contract growth soars, Ironclad doubles down on education and community SAN FRANCISCO , June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At its quarterly State of Digital Contracting (SDC) event, Ironclad, the leading digital contracting platform, announced its first Skills Verified badge program, the first phase of a more robust certification program. The badge program, powered by Ironclad Academy, will encourage Ironclad product adoption, validate technical skills within Ironclad, and give recipients referenceable workplace merits. Over the past year, Ironclad has seen a dramatic increase in contract usage, with contract volume increasing by over 140% year-over-year. Contracts have become a core business function across the entire organization, with more departments leveraging their functionality than ever before. "Contract management and execution is quickly growing beyond the legal purview. We've seen a 285% year-over-year increase in sales workflows launched, a 230% YoY increase for HR, and a 214% YoY increase for procurement. Our data shows that for every legal user, there are eight business users," said Leyla Seka, COO of Ironclad. "Contracts are no longer simply agreements – companies are using them as a vehicle for innovation, speed, and efficiency. When your contracts move fast, your business moves fast." Across organizations in the business, teams use Ironclad to: - Navigate complex business environments: Asana, a leading work management platform for teams, uses Ironclad to focus on speed while still maintaining compliance, control, and accuracy during shifting environments after becoming a publicly traded company. - Provide flexibility and nimbleness: With contracts centrally located in Ironclad's robust contract repository and using its AI-powered SmartImport feature, the finance team at Demostack, a company that lets revenue teams create demo environments within minutes, was able to complete due diligence for a funding round in record time. - Streamline vendor contracts at scale: As the company doubles in size, Thumbtack, the modern home management platform, uses Ironclad to streamline and automate the complexity and wide-ranging nature of vendor contracts – something that touches every single department across the business. New badges signal first phase of Ironclad certification As a first step in the path to launching formal, legally-defensible certifications, Ironclad is releasing Skills Verified badges that can be earned by users who complete a learning path and pass assessments. The learning paths include Skills Verified Badges for Sales Contracting, Clickwrap, Contract Ownership, Core Administration, and Procurement. The launch of its more formal certification program, which will certify mastery with an in-depth, proctored exam, is currently on the roadmap for the future. "Proven expertise in digital contracting technology is becoming an increasingly important skill across the business – not just with legal teams and contracts managers. To date, it's been difficult for professionals to verify that they have these skills in a meaningful way," said Caitlin Wood, director of customer success at Ironclad. "Ironclad's Skills Verified badges offer improved confidence in skills competence to the earner, and also act as a powerful resume differentiator. Additionally, employers looking to hire professionals with verified digital contracting skills can find talent pools easily by accessing the Ironclad Badge Earner Directory." To learn more about the Skills Verified program, check out the recap of Ironclad's latest State of Digital Contracting. About Ironclad Ironclad is the #1 contract lifecycle management platform for innovative companies, powering billions of contracts every year. L'Oréal, Staples, Mastercard, and other leading innovators use Ironclad to collaborate and negotiate on contracts, accelerate contracting while maintaining compliance, and turn contracts into critical carriers of operational business intelligence. It's the only platform flexible enough to handle every type of contract workflow, whether a sales agreement, an HR agreement or a complex NDA. Recently named one of the Top Companies to Bet Your Career On by Business Insider, the company is a Leader on the Forrester Wave for Contract Lifecycle Management and is backed by leading investors like Accel, Sequoia, Y Combinator, and BOND. For more information, visit www.ironcladapp.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. About State of Digital Contracting Ironclad's State of Digital Contracting (SDC) has become the go-to event for the latest news, trends and perspectives on digital contracting and contract management. Complete with keynote speeches, hands-on demos and sessions with leading innovators, the quarterly summit serves as a much-needed opportunity to collaborate with, and learn from, the industry's best and brightest. Click here to learn more about SDC and watch sessions from previous SDC's. 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The same wastewater surveillance techniques that have emerged as a critical tool in early detection of COVID-19 outbreaks are being adapted for use in monitoring the startling spread of monkeypox across the San Francisco Bay Area and some other U.S. communities. Before the COVID pandemic, wastewater sludge was thought to hold promise as an early indicator of community health threats, in part because people can excrete genetic evidence of infectious diseases in their feces, often before they develop symptoms of illness. Israel has for decades monitored wastewater for polio. But before COVID, such risk monitoring in the U.S. was limited largely to academic pursuits. With the onset of the pandemic, a research collaboration that involves scientists at Stanford University, the University of Michigan, and Emory University pioneered efforts to recalibrate the surveillance techniques for detection of the coronavirus, marking the first time that wastewater has been used to track a respiratory disease. That same research team, the Sewer Coronavirus Alert Network, or SCAN, is now a leader in expanding wastewater monitoring to detect monkeypox, a once-obscure virus endemic to remote regions of Africa that in a matter of months has infected more than 26,000 people globally and more than 7,000 across the U.S. The Biden administration last week declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, following similar decisions by health officials in California, Illinois and New York. And SCAN's scientists envision a future in which wastewater sludge serves as a reservoir for tracking a slew of menacing public health concerns. "We're looking at a whole range of things that we might be able to test for," said Marlene Wolfe, an assistant professor of environmental health at Emory. Since expanding its surveillance in mid-June, the SCAN team has detected monkeypox in several of the Northern California sewersheds it is monitoring, including Palo Alto, San Jose, Gilroy, Sacramento, and two locations in San Francisco. Funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and the CDC Foundation, SCAN is doing similar monitoring in Colorado, Georgia, Michigan and four other states, and wants to scale up to 300 U.S. sites. It is one of a growing number of sewage surveillance projects across the U.S. run jointly by universities, public health agencies, and utilities departments that are feeding COVID findings to state and federal agencies. How many of those networks have expanded their search to monkeypox is unclear. SCAN sites in California, Georgia, Michigan and Texas, and a research team in Nevada are among the few that have reported sludge samples that tested positive for the monkeypox virus. Another public health tool As with COVID, data on monkeypox can be used to compare trends across regions, but there are limits to what this kind of monitoring can accomplish. Wastewater monitoring doesn't pinpoint who is infected; it reveals only the presence of a virus in a given area. And it takes a specialist to analyze the samples. Researchers consider wastewater surveillance a complement to other public health tools, not a replacement. "We're still really on the front end in terms of discovering the potential here," said Heather Bischel, an assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering at the University of California Davis, which included wastewater monitoring as part of its Healthy Davis Together COVID testing program for the campus and surrounding community. "But what we've seen already shows that this type of monitoring is adaptable to other public health threats." Some U.S. communities were sampling sewage before the pandemic to figure out what kinds of opioids residents were using. More recently, along with COVID and monkeypox, the technology has shown promise for monitoring flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning pilot studies to see whether sewage can reveal trends in antibiotic-resistant infections, foodborne illnesses and candida auris, a fungal infection. Much of the wastewater testing that ramped up during the pandemic's first year was done in concert with universities or county offices and reliant on funding provided through federal COVID relief legislation. On Bischel's campus, those funds were combined with university donor money to put together a comprehensive testing and treatment program for the school and the city of Davis that included wastewater surveillance. The sewage testing is ongoing under a separate grant. Currently, the CDC is reporting only COVID results on its national wastewater surveillance system, a reflection of the limited number of sewersheds that so far are testing for monkeypox. The global spread of monkeypox was first detected in the United Kingdom in May and prompted conjecture that this virus, too, might shed into wastewater, either through feces or when an infected person with an open sore takes a shower. Sewersheds in areas with infected people might then "light up" with evidence of the disease — if the wastewater testing could pinpoint it. "It did light up," said Brad Pollock, who chairs public health sciences at UC Davis Health. "It acts as a warning system, and you don't have to persuade people to take individual tests in order to use the information; it's collected passively, so you get a more broad community look." A public health emergency The virus is thought to be spreading primarily through intimate skin-to-skin contact and exposure to symptomatic lesions, although researchers are exploring other potential means of transmission. For now, the U.S. outbreak is concentrated largely in gay communities among men who have sex with men. The discovery of monkeypox in San Francisco's wastewater system in June, the first such finding in the nation, set off alarms in a city with a thriving LGBTQ+ population. On July 28, San Francisco declared monkeypox a public health emergency, urging the federal government to step up its distribution of vaccines. For its Northern California surveillance, SCAN partners with local health officials and universities to collect samples and then sends them to Verily Life Sciences — a health tech company owned by Google's parent company, Alphabet — for analysis. In the Atlanta area, SCAN is working with Emory and Fulton County health officials. Not all public health agencies are moving as fast. A wastewater monitoring plan for the virus is only now being put together in Los Angeles County, which had confirmed more than 300 cases of monkeypox by the end of July. And though California is collecting monkeypox data from its surveillance partners, it's not available for all regions, underscoring that wastewater monitoring for viruses is still an emerging methodology. "With every new thing that we add to the testing platform, we are learning things," said SCAN's Wolfe. "The pandemic really cracked open our imagination for a tool that already existed but that hadn't been developed to its full capacity. That's changing now." KHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. It is an editorially independent operating program of KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). Copyright 2022 Kaiser Health News. To see more, visit Kaiser Health News.	https://www.wunc.org/2022-08-08/covid-sewage-surveillance-labs-join-the-hunt-for-monkeypox
VIAVI is the only test & measurement company working with all seven OTICs globally CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced that Kyrio®, a subsidiary of CableLabs®, has chosen VIAVI to be part of its O-RAN Test and Integration Lab in Colorado, USA. VIAVI is now the only test & measurement company to be present in all seven O-RAN ALLIANCE approved Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTICs) globally. In addition, VIAVI and Rohde & Schwarz support several OTICs with their joint solution for O-RAN radio unit (O-RU) conformance testing, and recently enabled Auray OTIC in Taiwan in awarding O-RAN conformance certification for international markets. An OTIC provides a collaborative, open, and impartial working environment, ensuring that both equipment and function conform to O-RAN specifications. The Kyrio facility is the first and only OTIC approved by the O-RAN ALLIANCE in the Americas. Kyrio's parent company, CableLabs, was recently selected by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to host an industry-based 5G Challenge established to measure the compliance of O-RAN vendors with O-RAN standards. Within the lab, Kyrio will be supporting vendors and operators seeking to test and certify conformance with O-RAN standards, verify interoperability and measure performance metrics. To that end, they will be providing an emulated VIAVI 5G test system, two Standalone 5G cores, and two virtualized Radio Access Networks (vRANs). Additionally, the lab can emulate up to 128 UEs and 128 connections across a 10Gb/s interface. The 5G core can support up to 10,000 subscribers and connections. O-RAN Radio Unit (O-RU) conformance testing is enabled via an integrated solution from VIAVI and Rohde & Schwarz. The Kyrio O-RAN Test and Integration Lab is the seventh for the O-RAN ALLIANCE, which already has four in Europe and two in Asia Pacific. The presence of VIAVI in all seven OTICs has been made possible thanks to the company's breadth and depth of O-RAN testing capabilities and the positive reputation it has earned among the global O-RAN community. VIAVI offers the most comprehensive test suite on the market for lab validation, field deployment, and service assurance of O-RAN networks. With vast experience validating network products for operators and manufacturers worldwide, VIAVI enables testing on premise, in the cloud or as a service. "We appreciate the participation of VIAVI in Kyrio's O-RAN Test and Integration Lab and are proud to be operating the only OTIC in the Americas," commented Jason Lauer, vice president of engineering and operations at Kyrio. "We provide the means for all global vendors and operators to test, verify and certify their equipment for O-RAN based networks. The support and technology from VIAVI represent a critical part of that effort, and with their involvement we look forward to expanding the ecosystem of O-RAN compliant hardware in the global market." VIAVI and Rohde & Schwarz also supported Auray OTIC and Security Lab in Taiwan in the process of awarding O-RAN conformance certification for international markets. The certification of an O-RU of the RPQN series from Foxconn was completed according to O-RAN specified processes and procedures as defined by the O-RAN ALLIANCE, and the O-RU was also certified for CE (EU), FCC (USA), TELEC (Japan) and NCC (Taiwan). Auray used a combined testbed including the VIAVI TM500 O-RU Tester and the R&S SMW200A vector signal generator (VSG), R&S FSW signal and spectrum analyzer and Vector Signal Explorer (R&S VSE) software from Rohde & Schwarz, with the O-RU Test Manager from VIAVI as single point of control, providing a seamless user experience. "We are entering a critical phase for O-RAN," said Dr. Ian Wong, CTO Office, VIAVI and Co-Chair, Testing and Integration Focus Group, O-RAN ALLIANCE. "With the recent certification and badging program announced by the O-RAN ALLIANCE, the O-RAN community is readying itself for an expansion into the field. As VIAVI is now present in every OTIC and supporting certifications, we have a central role – and an important responsibility – in supporting that progression." VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for communications service providers, enterprises, network equipment manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, government and avionics. We help these customers harness the power of instruments, automation, intelligence and virtualization. VIAVI is also a leader in light management solutions for the anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, government and automotive markets. Learn more about VIAVI at www.viavisolutions.com. Follow us on VIAVI Perspectives, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. Media Inquiries: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE VIAVI Solutions	https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2022/08/24/viavi-selected-test-equipment-supplier-kyrio-o-ran-test-amp-integration-lab/
NEW YORK — CNN has canceled its weekly “Reliable Sources” show on the media, and said Thursday that its host, Brian Stelter, is leaving the network. The show will have its last broadcast this Sunday. CNN has been looking to cut costs but also to put forth a less opinionated product. Stelter has written a book, “Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth" and been critical of Fox News, making him a frequent target of the CNN's conservative critics. Stelter came to CNN from The New York Times, where he was a media writer. “He departs CNN as an impeccable broadcaster,” said Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent and content development at CNN. “We are proud of what Brian and his team accomplished over the years, and we're confident their impact and influence will long outlive the show.” Stelter said that he was grateful for his nine years at CNN, proud of the show and thankful to its viewers. “It was a rare privilege to lead a weekly show focused on the press at a time when it has never been more consequential,” he said. “I'll have more to say on Sunday.” The “Reliable Sources” newsletter, a daily compendium of the media's big stories, will continue and will be led by CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy.	https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/cnn-cancels-reliable-sources-brian-stelter-leaving/507-58b03395-be32-4bb5-b517-701c736b5002
Tuesday was the biggest primary day left on the 2022 midterm calendar – and there were some telling results that could have implications for this fall, from the state of abortion rights in this country to the risks to Republicans and Democrats posed by former President Trump's influence. Here are four takeaways from the results in Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington state: 1. Abortion-rights supporters get a major boost. Voters in Kansas rejected a ballot initiative that would have opened the door to allowing lawmakers to significantly restrict abortion rights in the state. But it didn't just fail, it failed decisively. It's the first time voters have weighed in on the issue since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and it has to be an eye-opener for Republicans. This is conservative Kansas, not New York or California. And it was on the ballot in August because abortion-rights opponents thought it would advantage them with a low-turnout election. But it was no low-turnout affair. For context, in 2018, only about 450,000 people turned out for the Kansas primary elections. For this ballot measure, it was double. That's about half of Kansas' total registered voters. For a ballot measure in August... wow. Republican strategists over these last few months have been concerned about how the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe would affect the campaigns. This is going to make them raise some eyebrows with their morning coffee, because this result clearly shows where the energy is on the issue of abortion rights right now. Now, this was a one-issue race in Kansas, and moderate voters and independents have been saying inflation, gas prices and crime are more important to their vote this fall. But abortion rights has skyrocketed up the list of concerns and engaged a Democratic base that was otherwise depressed. Republicans were on a glide path to take back the House and potentially the Senate, but abortion-rights supporters now have the potential to help Democrats blunt some of those expected GOP gains in the House and hold the Senate. 2. Trump shows his strength in GOP primaries – again. In Arizona's key Senate race, Blake Masters won with Trump's endorsement and will face the more moderate Democrat Mark Kelly this fall. Masters is a venture capitalist, who has pushed Trump's policies and his election lies. Masters – who had big financial backing from his friend and mentor, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, who poured millions into this race to boost Masters – has said for example, that Democrats "pulled out all the stops" to steal the 2020 presidential election and has suggested this year's midterms might not be on the level. In the secretary of state's race, a Trump-backed conspiracy theorist and election denier, Mark Finchem, who was on the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, won the GOP nomination. Finchem is now the sixth election denier across the country to win the Republican nomination for the job that controls election administration in the states. Four of those places are key presidential swing states — Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico and, now, Arizona. The big race for Arizona governor between Trump's preferred candidate, Kari Lake, and Karrin Taylor Robson, who had the backing of former Vice President Mike Pence and the outgoing governor Doug Ducey, was still too close to call on Wednesday morning. Polls had shown Lake, also an election denier, ahead, but Lake only leads by a couple thousand votes. In the Missouri Senate race, state Attorney General Eric Schmitt handily defeated the controversial former Gov. Eric Greitens. The day before this race, Trump endorsed "ERIC." Just "ERIC," no last name. That doesn't count for much except trolling. In Michigan, Trump got a win with his candidate, John Gibbs, ousting Peter Meijer, one of the 10 Republicans who voted for his impeachment following his conduct on and before the Jan. 6 insurrection. Democrats boosted Gibbs, spending millions to help oust Meijer, thinking it would give them a better shot at winning the seat in a general election. It's a Machiavellian move that's part of a larger trend for Democrats in these kinds of races and has irritated even some Democratic lawmakers. It worked in the short term in this race, but, if Gibbs – and other candidates like him – wins, it would come back to bite Democrats (more on that below). Two other Republican Trump impeachers were also on the ballot in Washington state, Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse. The races have not been called, as only about half the vote was in by Wednesday morning. Both incumbents lead Republican challengers narrowly in primaries where the top two candidates, regardless of party, move on to the general election. If they hold on, they would join California's David Valadao as the only Trump impeachers left standing. Four others announced their decision not to run for reelection, and Jan. 6 committee vice chair and principal Trump antagonist Liz Cheney faces her fate in two weeks in Wyoming. And Cheney is in a lot of trouble. The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found that just 13% of Republicans nationally had a favorable view of her, as compared to 60% of Democrats. That's a tough position in a very conservative state, where Republicans outnumber Democrats five-to-one and that went more heavily for Trump than any other state in 2020. Cheney has been trying to appeal to Democrats in her state, but that is unlikely to work. Why? Let's put it this way: She could win every single non-Republican voter in the state – Democrats, independents, libertarians, Constitution Party members and otherwise unaffiliated voters, and she could still lose by almost 50 points. That's a lot of ground to make up with Republicans. 3. Trump and MAGA candidates are going to be tested this fall. Sure, Trump took out Meijer. But it's a district Biden won by double-digits in 2020, and with the hard-line Gibbs, a Trump Housing and Urban Development appointee, on the ballot, it gives Democrats a key pickup opportunity. In fact, shortly after the race was called, the Cook Political Report changed the race from Toss Up to Lean Democrat. Sure, Masters won in the Arizona Senate race, but can someone peddling Trump's election lies and who supports Trump's hard-right policies in the ever-more purple Arizona beat a more moderate candidate like Kelly? Do these election deniers in secretary of state races win in states Democrats have won in the last several presidential elections when those positions have traditionally gone to fairly nonpartisan people? That's really important, because, as the Jan. 6 hearings have shown, democracy held in 2020, but only because of people who did the right thing. 4. Democrats potentially face a more powerful Trump if he becomes president. If these candidates do win, though – and it's possible given anyone with a "D" or "R" next to their name in these highly polarized times starts at about 45% in a competitive race – and Trump runs and wins in 2024, he will be in a much stronger position to impose his will than in 2017 when he first took office or in 2021 when he left. He would control a lot more levers in states, from state parties to elections officials. And those seeds are being sown, as Biden is at his lowest point of popularity, largely because independents concerned with inflation and high gas prices are heavily disapproving of the job he's doing, while Democrats, notably progressives, are disappointed Biden hasn't been able to get more done for them or fight as boldly as they'd like. But come 2024, Trump could pose an emboldened threat to infighting Democrats – and if Biden runs, as he says he will, his challenge is to get his base back on board to stand up to it. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	https://www.mainepublic.org/npr-news/npr-news/2022-08-03/abortion-rights-shockwave-rocks-the-midterms-and-3-other-takeaways-from-primaries
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Western nations Thursday to provide more money to help Ukraine's military keep fighting nearly 5½ months after Russia invaded its neighbor. “The sooner we stop Russia, the sooner we can feel safe,” Zelenskyy said while addressing defense leaders at a Denmark conference aimed at strengthening financing for weapons, training and demining work in his country. “We need armaments, munitions for our defense," he added, speaking via a live link from Ukraine. The conference in Copenhagen is a follow-up to an April meeting at a U.S. air base in Germany that established the U.S.-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which coordinates international military support for Ukraine. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, who attended the conference in Denmark's capital, told journalists that acquiring more fighter planes is the country's priority right now. “In the first stage, we need fighters. After that, demining,” Reznikov said. Denmark is co-hosting the daylong conference in Copenhagen with Britain and Ukraine. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said the goal of the event was securing “concrete steps.” He announced that Britain says it will send more multiple launch rocket systems and guided missiles to Ukraine to help it resist Russia’s invasion. The new weapons, whose number wasn't specified, come on top of several rocket-launch systems given by Britain to Ukraine earlier this year. Ukrainian troops have been trained in Britain to use them. “Our continued support sends a very clear message, Britain and the international community remain opposed to this illegal war and will stand shoulder-to-shoulder, providing defensive military aid to Ukraine to help them defend against Putin’s invasion,” Wallace said. Before the conference started, the Danish government said it would give Ukraine an extra 820 million kroner ($113 million), which would bring Denmark’s total contribution to the war effort to more than 3 billion kroner ($413 million). Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called it “a huge donation.” Part of the money would pay for 130 Danish troops to help train Ukrainian forces in Britain over the coming months. “We will not let you down,” Frederiksen said as she opened the conference. Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram said there was still unwavering Western support for Ukraine. “There still is a very strong support to help Ukraine, also on the long run. It is decisive for Ukraine to be able to defend itself against the Russian attack," Arild Gram said. The Kyiv School of Economics released a report Wednesday assessing the cost of war damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure at more than $110 billion. The report said 304 bridges and more than 900 health care facilities were either destroyed or damaged. ___ Jill Lawless in London, and James Brooks in Copenhagen, contributed to this report. ___ Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.	https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/ap-online/2022/08/11/ukraine-wants-donors-to-give-more-money-to-stop-russia
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A three-story residential building has collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, killing at least five people with many feared trapped, emergency response services said Monday. “Twenty-three people have been rescued alive including seven children and 16 adults,” said Ibrahim Farinloye of Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency. “Nine of those rescued alive have been treated and discharged.” Among the dead are a mother and her son, said Farinloye. The residential apartment building collapsed late Sunday night in the Oyingbo area of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial center and most populated city with more than 14 million people. Residents and passersby gathered before dawn as they joined a team of emergency and aid workers who searched through the rubble in search of survivors. It is not clear how many occupants were in the apartment building located in a densely populated area of the city. Building collapses in the West African nation are frequent, including in Lagos which recorded five such incidents last year, including in November when more than 40 people died when a high rise still being constructed crumbled on workers. Authorities face accusations that they have failed to enforce building regulations to make sure that structures are safe.	https://www.wane.com/news/building-in-nigerias-commercial-hub-collapses-5-dead/
How to choose the best fairy house You can put a little whimsy in your life with a tiny enchanted house for fairies, gnomes and sprites to live in right in your own backyard. A fairy house should match the spirit of the mythical and legendary wee creatures — vivid imaginations, playful souls and magical powers. Fairy houses may look like tiny cottages, windmills, treehouses, tree stumps or old boots — all styles that attract fairies. What is a fairy garden? Fairy gardens are a bit of miniature magic and mystery in your very own yard. The purpose of a fairy garden is enjoyment, either in the form of relaxation and meditation or as a place to let your imagination run wild with fairies, sprites and other magical creatures. Add to yours with some of the many fairy garden accessories and it becomes an outdoor playhouse. Are fairy houses only for fairies? With doors and window that open, fairy houses make fine, roomy places for ladybugs to live as well as providing shelter for tiny frogs and toads. Where can my children learn more about fairies? Your kids can look up everything about fairies in folklore field guides such as “A Natural History of Fairies” and learn about fairy anatomy, life cycles, habitats and famous fairies from around the world. Fairy houses Most fairy houses are less than a foot tall, just the right size for fairies. There are many fanciful designs, but most are made to stand up to the rigors of the outdoors, especially those that are made of resins that are waterproof and won’t corrode. Best fairy houses You can place this 7.5-inch-tall mushroom cap fairy house on the ground or use the keyhole in the back to hang it from a tree trunk. The front door opens, a friendly snail sits on the roof and a cute peekaboo kitten looks out the window. Sold by Amazon This 7-inch-tall tree house has the look of stone with a thatched roof, shutters and a door that opens. It comes with a sitting fairy holding a frog that is a possible prince and a standing fairy with a lantern to guide other fairies to their new home. Sold by Amazon Teresa’s Collections Boot Fairy House This old boot looks like the one that belonged to the old lady who lived in a shoe. It is 8.8 inches tall, covered with flowers and succulents, and emits a soft glow at night after charging with its solar panel during the day. Sold by Amazon Ovewios Fairy House with Solar Lights and Ornaments This 11.4-inch-tall house looks as if it was made from a tree, with three stories, a stone stairway, a leafy canopy for a roof and flowering vines growing up the trunk. A lovely fairy clad in lavender swings from the biggest branch on the tree. Sold by Amazon Fairy house kits Kids interested in handicrafts will enjoy making their own fairy houses from kits. They get the satisfaction and pride of craftsmanship while making a one-of-a-kind fairy house. Best fairy house kits Wild Pixy Resin Fairy House and Garden Kit This solar-powered house lights up at night. It comes with a working door, bench, chair, bridge with stepping stones, glow stones, toadstools — and a fairy. Sold by Amazon My Fairy Garden Nature Cottage This charming cottage is made from a flower pot and kids use the included soil and seeds to grow a real garden on the rooftop balcony. This cute little house with a water barrel is a great home for your garden’s ladybugs, too. Sold by Amazon Rolife Wooden Fairy House Model Building Kit Follow the instructions included with this clever 1/24-scale kit to build the frame and assemble the components. Kids have hours of fun crafting and assembling fairy houses with the included wood, fabrics, threads, beads and paint. Sold by Amazon Fairy house accessories A house is a good start on your fairy garden, but to make it really come to life and to personalize the design, choose from a variety of garden accessories and turn your fairy house into a little fairy village. Best fairy house accessories Haraqi 108-Piece Miniature Fairy Houses with Garden Accessories You get three micro-houses just over an inch tall and handcrafted with impressive detailing. All the colorful accessories are made of durable, waterproof resin, including ladybugs, owls, rabbits, cows, elephants, chickens, ducks, turtles and a fence, bridge, pond, tower and street lights. Sold by Amazon Mood Lab Fairy Garden Fish Pond Kit Set up this pond right outside your fanciful fairy house. You get a koi pond with five fish, a lily leaf and frog, a swan and a footbridge. Place the sitting sisters and the fairy with bird so they dip their toes in the pond or dangle their legs from the bridge. 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TIPTON, Ind. — We might not be painting pros, but it helps to look the part, right? Indy Now Hosts Jillian Deam and Ryan Ahlwardt took the assignment one step further than necessary, as we tend to do, by transforming themselves into superhero versions of painters. We dropped by Heritage Custom Painting’s job in Tipton to talk to Owners Jason Humrichous and Jason Finney about how they help clients choose the right color, how long a typical project takes, and how the warranty process works. Humrichous said the hardest thing for many clients is choosing a color. Looking at a swatch is enough for some customers, while others need a second or third opinion or a computer rending of the final look to feel confident in their choice. Finney said Heritage guarantees their work and covers anything that might go wrong with the painting job. Rather than waiting for your call, the company reaches out after 30 days, 90 days and even a year to make sure you’re happy. Heritage Custom Painting is based in Tipton but works throughout Central Indiana painting exteriors, interiors and cabinets.	https://fox59.com/indy-now/house-painting-exterior-heritage-custom/
BEIJING (AP) — Factories in China’s southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. Companies in Sichuan province including makers of solar panels, cement and urea closed or reduced production after they were ordered to ration power for up to five days, according to news reports Wednesday. That came after reservoir levels fell and power demand for air conditioning surged in scorching temperatures. “Leave power for the people,” said an order from the provincial government dated Tuesday. The shutdowns add to challenges for the ruling Communist Party as Xi, the country's most powerful leader in decades, prepares to try to break with tradition and award himself a third five-year term as leader at a meeting in October or November. Growth in factory output and retail sales weakened in July, setting back China’s economic recovery after Shanghai and other industrial centers were shut down starting in late March to fight virus outbreaks. The economy grew by just 2.5% over a year earlier in the first half of 2022, less than half the official annual goal of 5.5%. Areas across central and northern China ordered emergency measures to ensure drinking water supplies after summer rain was as little as half normal levels. The official Xinhua News Agency said firetrucks carried water to two dry villages near Chongqing in the southwest. Hundreds of thousands of hectares (acres) of crops across central and northern China have wilted due to lack of water and high temperatures, according to the government. Some areas have reported the summer growing season a failure. The weather agency has warned temperatures in some areas could spike to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). In Sichuan, which has 94 million people, water levels at hydropower reservoirs are down by as much as half this month, according to the Sichuan Provincial Department of Economics and Information Technology. A subsidiary of Guoguang Co., Ltd. that makes pesticide and fertilizer closed from Monday through at least Saturday, according to a company announcement through the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Makers of solar power equipment in Sichuan including Tongwei Solar Co. Ltd. and GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. said they received notices to ration power. Tongwei said the “power cut and production shutdown have not had much impact," the business news outlet East Money reported. China faced similar strains last year when Guangdong province in the southeast, one of the world's most important manufacturing centers, ordered factories to shut down after hydropower reservoirs ran low due to sparse rain. The government has allocated 280 million yuan ($41 million) for drought relief in Hebei and Shanxi provinces and the Inner Mongolia region in the north and Liaoning province in the northeast, according to Xinhua. “Some small and medium-size rivers are so dry that they have stopped flowing,” the report said. Meanwhile, authorities on Tuesday warned some parts of the country face possible flooding from heavy rains forecast in areas from the northwest across Inner Mongolia to the northeast. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.	https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/ap-online/2022/08/17/chinese-factories-close-as-drought-hurts-hydropower
$350K Award Will Establish Pipeline for Women Leaders in Cyber Governance WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Women Business Collaborative (WBC) has been awarded First Place in the Gula Tech Foundation's $1 million Incorporating Cyber Expertise in Corporate Governance competitive grant contest. Announced at the 2022 RSA Conference, the $350,000 award will be used by the WBC to establish the Women's Cyber Governance Collaborative (WCGC) and tasked with advancing gender diversity and cyber governance expertise in the corporate boardroom. "We are honored to have our efforts recognized by the Gula Tech Foundation," said Edie Fraser, Chief Executive Officer of the WBC. "This grant will allow us to empower a new generation of women leaders in cybersecurity to lead America's companies safely and smartly into the digital future." Established by Ron and Cyndi Gula, the Gula Tech Foundation amplifies the impact of cybersecurity nonprofit organizations through a $1 million competitive grant process. Winners are selected by the foundation's grant committee made up of more than 20 leading experts in the cybersecurity discipline. The WBC also announced its partnership with Digital Directors Network (DDN), the world's leading executive network focused exclusively on improving digital and cyber risk oversight in the corporate boardroom. The WCGC will utilize DDN's Masterclass training series to prepare women cyber leaders for the boardroom while also educating women corporate directors on the leading issues in cybersecurity. "Gender diversity in the boardroom has made significant strides over the last decade, but there's still a lot of work to do," said Bob Zukis, Founder and CEO of DDN. "We look forward to teaming with WBC to advance women cyber leaders in the boardroom. By doubling down on these two critically important corporate governance initiatives, WBC and DDN will take these issues to the next level." Rollout of the WCGC and information on the application process for the training will be forthcoming in the second half of 2022. About Women Business Collaborative (WBC) The Women Business Collaborative (WBC) is an unprecedented alliance 70+ women's business organizations and hundreds of business leaders building a movement to achieve equal position, pay, and power for all women in business. Through collaboration, advocacy, action, and accountability, we mobilize thousands of diverse professional women and men, business organizations, public and private companies to accelerate change. (wbcollaborative.org) View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Women Business Collaborative	https://www.cleveland19.com/prnewswire/2022/06/23/women-business-collaborative-receives-first-place-award-gula-tech-foundation-cybersecurity-grant-competition/
Which electric stapler is best? Working in an office, classroom or other document-centric environment requires a handful of essential tools, including a useful stapler. While many simple staplers might get the job done, those spending hours a day stapling papers may benefit from an electric stapler –— and may even shave a few minutes off the day. Out of a wide range of options, the Bostitch Impulse 45 -Sheet Electric Stapler features the most overtly powerful heavy-duty stapler configuration, offering stapling of up to 45 sheets at once. What to know before you buy an electric stapler Type of electric stapler The best electric staplers come in many different shapes and sizes, so it’s important to identify exactly what you’re looking for before you make your purchase. If there are specific features you prefer in an electric stapler, such as a certain amount of paper capacity, a heavy-duty build or something that can be powered with batteries, keep these factors in mind as you shop. Staple storage One consideration that may vary depending on how much stapling you do is the volume of staple storage available, since many professionals can easily go through an entire box of staples in a given day. If you do a lot of stapling, consider purchasing a stapler that includes a compartment for storing extra staple sets, which could save you some time when reloading your stapler. Heavy-duty stapling Other buyers looking for an electric stapler need a unit that includes heavy-duty stapling capacity, such as those that can handle up to 75 sheets of paper at once or other materials such as cardboard, cardstock or other extra-thick documents. What to look for in a quality electric stapler High sheet capacity High sheet capacity allows the user to staple more pieces of paper together with one staple. While the average electric stapler can usually offer up to 25 sheets of paper at one time, some high-powered electric staplers can accommodate 50-75 sheets of paper at once, making them perfect for those who need to create large packets. Powering options Many modern electric staplers include separate options for powering the units, typically including both an AC adapter you can plug into the wall and a battery-operated option for those on the go. Paper and low-staple sensors A major benefit to many electric staplers is the sensors that allow them to detect when a piece of paper is present or when the staples start running out. Both of these features can help simplify a person’s stapling needs by either speeding up the process of stapling documents themselves or by not forcing the user to waste time thinking there are more staples when the unit is really out. How much you can expect to spend on an electric stapler Electric staplers can span a wide range of prices, especially if you’re looking for specific features. In general, you can find cheap electric staplers for as low as $15, while basic electric staplers can cost as much as $100. Industrial or specific-use staplers may cost as much as several hundreds of dollars. Electric stapler FAQ Do electric staplers perform as well on battery power as with AC adapters? A. In most cases, it shouldn’t matter to performance whether your electric stapler is plugged into an outlet or is run via battery power. One exception may occur if the stapler’s batteries are running low or are out completely since this may cause the unit to operate at a slowed power capacity. Are electric staplers better than conventional staplers? A. Unlike most conventional staplers, electric staplers usually automate the stapling process in some way or another, making it easier for the user to staple documents without constantly having to push down the stapler. Others also include features that make them simpler than conventional staplers, such as speedy document stapling, thick packet stapling and a more comfortable experience. What’s the best electric stapler to buy? Top electric stapler Bostitch Impulse 45-Sheet Double Heavy-Duty Electric Stapler What you need to know: This heavy-duty electric stapler can manage nearly any stapling task, and it also includes staple storage and an easy-push reloading button to make it user-friendly. What you’ll love: This electric stapler includes a refill alert to let you know when you’re running low and a jam-eliminating staple dispenser that’s now a signature for Bostitch’s top-tier staplers. What you should consider: Some users complained this model was a little more expensive than other heavy-duty staplers. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Top electric stapler for the money Swingline 48200 Compact Full Strip Electric Stapler What you need to know: For those on a serious budget, this electric stapler offers some of the best functionality for the price, and it’s a little smaller than most heavy-duty staplers, making it portable. What you’ll love: This stapler is great for packing in a bag with its slim design, and it offers the ability to be battery or outlet-powered. It also features an adjustable depth guide for multiple paper sizes and an easy quick-loading staple sheet compartment for the utmost simplicity. What you should consider: This model isn’t as fast at stapling as other models on the market, and it is a little more likely to jam than heavy-duty models. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Worth checking out EcoElectronix EX-25 Automatic Heavy-Duty Electric Stapler What you need to know: Buyers who can afford to pay just a few dollars extra may consider splurging on this premium heavy-duty stapler from EcoElectronix, with dual power and up to 30 sheets of stapling. What you’ll love: The EX-25 heavy-duty stapler can be run using an AC adapter or six AA batteries. This model also includes a lifetime warranty and comes with 210 included staples. What you should consider: Many buyers complained this model was louder than the product listing made it seem like it would be. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Want to shop the best products at the best prices? Check out Daily Deals from BestReviews. Sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter for useful advice on new products and noteworthy deals. Peter McGuthrie writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money. Copyright 2022 BestReviews, a Nexstar company. All rights reserved.	https://www.myarklamiss.com/reviews/br/office-br/office-supplies-br/best-electric-stapler/
MOSCOW – A Russian court has rejected an appeal by imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who contended that prison authorities illegally prevented his lawyers from bringing necessary equipment including voice recorders and laptop computers to a court session held in a prison. Navalny testified at the Tuesday session by video, the first time he has been seen since being moved to a maximum-security prison. A lower court had previously rejected his complaint about the recording devices ban. Close associates of Navalny have faced criminal charges and many have left Russia. Authorities shut down his group’s political infrastructure — an anti-corruption foundation and a nationwide network of offices — by labeling it extremist. On Tuesday, prominent opposition politician Ilya Yashin was sentenced to 15 days in jail on charges of failing to obey police. He was detained late Monday while walking in a park, and police said he had grabbed one officer by the uniform and vulgarly insulted them. However, Yashin claimed that police approached him while he was sitting on a bench with a friend and demanded he go with them without explanation. “I am not crazy, to get in a fight with three policemen,” he said on the Telegram messaging app. Yashin has criticized Russia's military actions in Ukraine and in May was ordered to pay 90,000 rubles ($1700) on charges of discrediting the Russian military. He faces 15 days in jail if convicted of disobeying police. Navalny was arrested in January 2021 upon returning from Germany, where he had been recuperating from nerve-agent poisoning he blamed on the Kremlin. He received a 2½-year sentence for allegedly violating the conditions of his parole while outside Russia. In March, Navalny was sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of fraud and contempt of court, allegations he rejected as a politically motivated attempt by Russian authorities to keep him behind bars for as long as possible.	https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2022/06/28/navalny-appeal-rejected-another-kremlin-critic-jailed/
It's Your Business: Chamber encourages swift action on economic development initiatives Last week the Bloomington City Council unanimously approved a 51% increase to the local income tax rate that applies to all Monroe County residents. The tax increase will generate about $14.5 million in new annual revenue to fund additional economic development initiatives proposed by Mayor John Hamilton that address climate change preparedness, equity and quality of life, public safety and essential city services. Under the new local income tax rate, Monroe County government will also receive a new annual influx of $9.5 million and the town of Ellettsville will receive roughly $1 million in new annual revenue. While the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce did not support a 51% increase to the local income tax rate, we did support new revenue that would provide the needed resources to fully fund our public safety and law enforcement services as well as certain enhancements to public transit services. The Chamber calculated that these investments would cost Monroe County taxpayers $7 million or about half of the amount that the city of Bloomington ultimately approved. About the income tax:Bloomington City Council OKs countywide income tax hike. Here's how much it will cost you. Now that the local income tax debate has been settled, the Chamber looks forward to working with local elected leaders to ensure that these investments deliver strong dividends for the residents, workers, and businesses of Monroe County. Among the mayor’s newly proposed economic development investments that is of particular interest to the Chamber is the creation of an East/West express transit route that would serve the Park 48 education and employment hub located on West Third Street. Area employers such as Cook, Baxter, Tasus, KeHe and their employees would benefit greatly from these expanded transit options. Ivy Tech’s Bloomington campus and the students it serves would also benefit immensely. The Chamber encourages elected leaders to act swiftly with the new income tax revenue and commit to making an East/West express transit route a reality for our community. The Chamber of Commerce also agrees that critical, new public safety investments must be made at both the city and county levels, and we strongly supported generating new revenue for this purpose. The most fundamental role of government is to provide for the safety and welfare of its residents. With an influx of new income tax revenue on the horizon, local leaders must commit to fully funding our public safety operations across the full spectrum of services. These public safety investments are essential to the welfare of our citizens and vitality of our businesses. The Chamber of Commerce looks forward to working with elected leaders and community members to support innovative solutions that will match existing public safety challenges with the trained experts who are best equipped to solve them. Don't forget the convention center While on the topic of new economic development investments for our community, let’s also not forget the tremendous untapped potential of an expanded downtown convention center and the economic benefits it will bring to our area and region. In 2017 a countywide food and beverage tax was passed for the purpose of expanding the existing Monroe Convention Center. Over $12 million has been collected to support the construction and expansion project, but sadly no progress has been made since. The Chamber of Commerce continues to advocate for meaningful progress on the convention center expansion plans, and we look forward to the transformative boost it will bring to our local economy. Let’s make this the year that local officials work together on the convention center expansion project for the benefit of the greater community. Eric Spoonmore is president and CEO of the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce.	https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/05/16/chamber-economic-initiatives-tied-income-tax-increase-needed-soon/9746730002/
Program more critical than ever after new solar panel removal service offered SAINT PAUL, Minn., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- All Energy Solar, a multi-state solar installation leader based in Minnesota, tackles waste from old or damaged solar panels with a recycling program that supports the company's green energy focus. Working with several providers, this commitment to recycling is uniquely important now that the company has launched a solar panel removal and reinstallation service in the Saint Paul area. Solar panels are guaranteed to generate energy for 25 to 30 years; systems installed in the early 2000s are reaching the end of their warranty period in increasing numbers. Most of their components are steel, copper, aluminum, silicon, and other non-toxic materials that could potentially be reused, repurposed, or recycled. "As a green energy company with a goal of reducing environmental harm, working with recyclers seemed like a natural choice," said Michael Allen, All Energy Solar's co-founder and chief executive officer. "Solar panel component recycling is relatively new, but it's vital to support as part of the solar energy industry. New technologies are being developed every day to make it more efficient and widely available." Additional reasons why panels may require removal include storms, hail, wind, and other weather events that damage both solar panels and the structures on which they are installed. Sometimes just one solar panel must be replaced, while other times the whole system may need to come down to make way for a new roof before it can be reinstalled. "We work closely with our customers who endure bad weather events impacting their solar panels. We're experienced in coordinating with insurance companies to make sure removal and replacements go seamlessly," said Jeff Blackwell, Vice President of Operations at All Energy Solar. "When it's time for them to be put back in place, it's a good opportunity for customers to consider upgrading to newer, higher-output products. Having reliable vendors to take care of the recyclable materials after project completion is an important part of that process while supporting our focus on clean, green energy through solar." Agencies have recommended that Minnesota and other states adopt official collection and recycling programs for solar panels. Some e-waste recyclers accept them, but there isn't currently a program aimed at helping residents and companies know what to do with solar panels after they've reached the end of their warranty period. "This is our part of closing the loop on the end-of-life considerations of solar energy, and we hope that others follow suit to support the advancement and expansion of e-waste recycling services," Allen noted. All Energy Solar provides a full-service solar energy integration experience for residential, commercial, agricultural, and government customers seeking to make the transition to solar energy. With industry-leading certifications and full electrical and building licenses, All Energy Solar installs quality solar power systems at competitive prices and monitors and maintains the systems after installation. www.allenergysolar.com. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE All Energy Solar, Inc	https://www.wistv.com/prnewswire/2022/07/20/solar-panel-recycling-all-energy-solar-keeps-waste-out-landfills/
Mother's Day protests by pro-abortion activists reveal their 'utter brokenness,' say faith leaders This Mother's Day, 7 faith leaders urged peace and prayer for life in the face of pro-abortion activism As reports continue to circulate that pro-abortion activists are planning Mother's Day protests on Sunday at churches nationwide because of a potential overturn of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court, a number of faith leaders shared their disdain for, and disappointment about, any such "anti-Mother's Day," anti-faith activity. They urged restraint, prayer and calm, too, in light of reports of vandalism against churches. "As a Christian and pastor, I will not be persuaded to abandon the fight for the innocent lives of the unborn — nor to recant my faith in Christ." At the same time, these faith leaders remain steadfast in their support of the right to life for unborn children and in the freedom to worship in America. Check out their comments to Fox News Digital just ahead of Sunday, Mother's Day, May 8, 2022. ‘Horrified by reports of violence, intimidation’ Pastor Lucas Miles of Nfluence Church in Granger, Indiana, also a faculty speaker at Summit Ministries, said he saw, just this week, a "disdain for life" — and he's concerned about it. "As one of the first people to arrive at the steps of the Supreme Court on Monday evening after news of the leak broke, I witnessed firsthand the venom and disdain for life embodied within the pro-abortion advocates present there," he said. The pastor said, "While I support everyone’s right to peaceful protest, I’m horrified by reports of violence and intimidation toward Christians over the court’s potential decision to overturn Roe v Wade." "One of the greatest freedoms in America is the freedom of religion and our right to gather freely in worship." "Vandalizing churches, blocking houses of worship or terrorizing individuals on their way to worship is reprehensible," added Miles to Fox News Digital — "and anyone who participates in behavior like this should be punished to the full extent of the law." FAITH LEADERS REACT TO POSSIBILITY THAT SCOTUS MAY OVERTURN ROE V. WADE "One of the greatest freedoms in America is the freedom of religion and our right to gather freely in worship." "As a Christian and pastor, I will not be persuaded to abandon the fight for the innocent lives of the unborn — nor to recant my faith in Christ." USP DONATED TO PRO-CHOICE GROUP SAID TO BE TARGETING CHURCHES Pastor Miles added, "I pray for my fellow pastors and church leaders around this country to stand strong and to not be intimidated, nor disheartened, by these acts." ‘Who knows — they might actually hear the truth, which has the capacity to change lives’ Judge Phil Ginn, president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, N.C., said, "I’m not sure what will happen across America if the pro-abortion folks show up at Christian churches. However, I can tell you what should happen." "If they come to my church respectfully," said Ginn, "they will be welcomed and treated with commensurate respect. Who knows — they might actually hear the truth, which has the capacity to change their lives for eternity." However, he added, "all who would stand in contempt and disruption of God should realize that they aren’t the first ones to try to stifle the good news of the Gospel." "Ultimately, God has promised that his word will not return void — and that the gates of hell will not prevail against his church," he said. "As you consider your options, please choose wisely — and choose life here and in eternity." "There is a court of much higher jurisdiction than SCOTUS," said Judge Ginn. "For repentant sinners, it offers eternal life through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For defiant, unrepentant sinners, there is a fate much worse than death on this earth." So, "as you consider your options," he said, "please choose wisely — and choose life here and in eternity." ‘Their voices’ will be heard 'because their mothers didn’t abort them' Bethany Bomberger, together with her husband, Ryan Bomberger, is co-founder of The Radiance Foundation, a faith-based nonprofit in northern Virginia. She told Fox News Digital in an emailed comment on Friday, "Motherhood is the unique and powerful gift that only women can give." She explained, "I faced an unplanned pregnancy in my late 20s as a teacher. I was single, but I refused to allow fear to end my daughter’s life." "I married an amazing man who was conceived in rape but adopted in love — and he adopted her as his own. We have three other wonderful children." "To protest on a day set aside to celebrate the beauty of motherhood reveals the utter brokenness and irony of pro-abortion activism." Added Bomberger, "To protest on a day that is set aside to celebrate the beauty of motherhood reveals the utter brokenness and irony of pro-abortion activism." "They can only have their voices heard because their mothers didn’t abort them." They need to ‘see Christ in the responses of churches they protest’ James Spencer, PhD, head of the D.L. Moody Center (DLMC) in Northfield, Mass., told Fox News Digital, "The diverse reactions to the leaked opinion regarding the Roe v. Wade point to the deep and differing positions Americans hold about abortion." "With the news of planned protests at Catholic churches surfacing, Christians should prepare to meet the frustrations of pro-choice advocates with gentleness rather than bravado." "The strength of our convictions is not revealed in any forthcoming court decision or in a ‘win’ for the pro-life movement — but in the character we exhibit as we follow Christ in loving those who oppose us," added Spencer. "Christians should prepare to meet the frustrations of pro-choice advocates with gentleness rather than bravado." He also said, "I pray that those who choose to participate in the protests will see Christ in the responses of the churches they protest — and come to see that He is the way, the truth and the life." ‘Sharp ideological contrast undergirds this delicate conversation’ Rev. Samuel Rodriguez of the National Hispanic Leadership Conference told Fox News Digital this weekend, "Protest and disruptions to churches by pro-abortion advocates on Mother's Day will result" in a few things. "Disrupters attempting to cause harm will be met by people of faith committed to saving lives." "Protesters filled with anger will be met by worshippers filled with love," he said. Also: "Disrupters attempting to cause harm will be met by people of faith committed to saving lives." "If these activities do take place," he added, "it will present a clear picture of the sharp ideological contrast that undergirds this very delicate conversation." ‘Protests cannot dim the light of freedom nor the beauty of motherhood’ Debbie Wuthnow, president of iVoterGuide in Austin, Texas, told Fox News Digital, "While abortion groups are targeting our churches and justices who have yet to hand down a decision on a case, may the attention of Americans go to the two bedrocks of freedom that are under attack: freedom of religion and the family." She added, "We fully support the Catholic Church and every other denomination in taking a stand for life." "We honor the sacrifices — large and small — that mothers make every day so that even those who protest were given life and freedom of speech." FLORIDA-BASED MOM FINDS WAY TO PAY OFF $40K IN STUDENT DEBT "Protests cannot dim the light of freedom nor the beauty of motherhood," she added. ‘This Sunday, in churches across the country, children will celebrate their mothers’ Meeke Addison of Tupelo, Mississippi, co-host of American Family Radio’s "Airing the Addisons," said that "the threat and intimidation coming from liberal activists is dangerous." "It’s alarming that we have an administration unwilling to condemn this behavior," she noted. "That activists would disrupt the sacred gatherings of Christians on Mother’s Day is startling, but it is also telling." "That activists would disrupt the sacred gatherings of Christians on Mother’s Day is startling, but it is also telling. There is a tremendous lack of self-awareness in these planned acts of terror." She added, "While these violent activists are warring for artificial ‘rights,’ they are, in fact, robbing other Americans of their actual rights." "Unlike Roe’s opinion — which pulled a constitutional ‘right’ to murder babies out of thin air — the First Amendment solidly protects the free exercise of religion for Americans." FLORIDA RABBI, FOR MOTHER'S DAY, HONORS HIS MOM'S TENACITY AND FAITH "This Sunday, in churches all across this country," she said, "children will celebrate their mothers, thanking them for life and all the sacrifices which characterize motherhood." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "Tragically, there will also be less-celebrated mothers who sit silently in regret over their belief of a national lie presented as law. These grieving mothers," Addison also said, "will be traumatized again by radicals who pretend they don’t exist." To learn more — and to view the latest insights of Rev. Franklin Graham on these topics as well — check out this segment on Mother's Day weekend from "Fox & Friends."	https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/mothers-day-protests-pro-abortion-activists-brokenness
BOSTON, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Retirement, a company of Manulife Investment Management, has released its most recent State of the Participant report, showing nearly 53% of its defined contribution (DC) retirement plan participants are positioned to replace at least 70% of their employment income in their retirement years. A common benchmark of retirement readiness, this year's income replacement data sees an increase of nearly five percentage points from 2020 and the highest income replacement John Hancock Retirement has seen in the report since the data has been available.1,2 "In the wake of historically high savings rates and substantial gains in the stock market in 2020 and 2021, we saw improvements in retirement readiness within every age group in 2022, with nearly 70% for those under age 40 on-track," said Sue Reibel, CEO, John Hancock Retirement. "We are pleased to see these results in the data, and we are optimistic about maintaining these results over the long-term. We are confident that the best way to help plan participants progress towards their retirement goals is to provide them a workplace savings plan that gives access to the information, tools and resources they need to make sound savings and investing decisions." Additional findings from the 2022 State of the Participant study include: As seen in past reports, the chances of achieving retirement readiness were highest when plan sponsors took advantage of both types of automatic plan features, including auto-enrollment and the auto-increase feature. In 2021, plans that auto-enrolled eligible employees and included automatic annual deferral increases of 1% a year up to 10% achieved average plan-level retirement readiness of 65%. This compares to 52% for plans without any auto features. The data in the report also found that an increase in the auto-escalation limit has a positive impact on retirement readiness. While a 10% cap has historically been the standard, approximately 60% of plan sponsors are now selecting limits of 15% or higher, with 25% and 15% being the most popular choices. What's more, participants are open to saving more each year through auto-escalation. With each passing year, fewer participants opt out of automatic-escalation over five years with only 5% opting out of auto increases in year four and only 3% in year five. The opt-out data suggests that communicating in the first year of enrollment is vitally important to help participants understand the importance of saving more each year and the impact it can have on reaching retirement readiness goals as the most recent report shows more than half of participants opted out of auto-escalation in the first year of enrollment. Consistent with ongoing labor trends, the percentages of participants leaving their plans between 2019 and 2021 varied by industry and age. Plan turnover was high among those under age 30 in retail and service firms. It was low among people in their 50s working in the materials industry and in the banking, finance, and insurance sector. All these participants were faced with extremely important decisions about what to do with their savings upon leaving their defined contribution plans. The data shows that for participants departing their DC plans in 2021, 61% elected to move their money directly to an IRA or a new employer's DC plan. However, almost four out of ten of those leaving their plan cashed out their account—which exposed them to immediate tax liability, possible tax penalties and a step backward from their retirement goals. This represents an opportunity for plan providers to provide all departing employees with estimates of the amount they would save on current taxes as well as the potential growth they would experience by making a timely rollover or electing to remain in their current plan. 3 More than one-in-ten (11%) of defined contribution open architecture plans administered by John Hancock Retirement make environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds directly available as an option for plan participants, with a total of 80 funds represented. This number may grow in the future, as the U.S. Department of Labor proposed a change to ERISA in October 2021 that would officially allow fiduciaries to consider ESG factors in selecting funds for their DC plan lineups. The interest we've seen on ESG fund option adoption has taken place despite these rules not yet being effective. Interestingly, while some industry trends have shown that younger participants would be attracted to ESG funds, John Hancock Retirement data shows the average age of those investing in these strategies as closer to 50 years of age.4 Increasing inflation can have a negative impact on retirement plans. Investors may feel as though they're facing the difficult decision of adding money to their portfolio in the short term, decreasing their income goals in retirement or postponing retirement. However, evaluating an investment strategy, such as stable value funds, can potentially offer a hedge against inflation. Stable value funds seek to offer a higher yield than money market funds and short to intermediate bond-like performance—all with an insurance-backed guarantee. As the U.S. continues to deal with the highest inflation in decades, the unique advantages of stable value—including their guarantees and ability to help counter inflation—make them a potentially attractive option. 5 This year's State of the Participant data shows that 12% of participants are invested in stable value funds, including over 17% of those age 50 and older. Building a retirement portfolio takes years of planning and discipline, and as the past few years have shown, plans can come under stress by any number of factors. Understanding the impact of inflation on portfolios can be an important tool to help investors plan for retirement. "While the data showing gains in retirement readiness across age groups is very encouraging, we understand that economic conditions and each individual's personal situation can present challenges. Our message is to stay committed to saving, consider increasing contributions when you are able and remain focused on your risk tolerance and time horizon when making investment decisions," said Scott Francolini, head of strategic relationship management and consulting, John Hancock Retirement. "We're committed to continuing to work closely with plan sponsors and financial professionals to help support Americans along their journey to retirement readiness." For complete information about a particular investment option, please read the fund prospectus or offering memorandum/trust document. You should carefully consider the objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. The prospectus or offering memorandum/trust document contains this and other important information about the investment option and investment company. Please read the prospectus or offering memorandum/trust document carefully before you invest or send money. Prospectus or offering memorandum/trust document may only be available in English. John Hancock Retirement is the U.S. retirement business of Manulife Investment Management. For more than 50 years, we've helped people plan and invest for retirement; today, we're one of the largest full-service providers in the United States.i We take a hands-on consultative approach based on the idea that no two plans- and no two plan participants are exactly alike. We partner with plan sponsors, financial professionals, and third-party administrators to ensure that every plan is personal to the participant and delivers results. As of March 31, 2022, John Hancock serviced over 54,000 retirement plans with over 3.1 million participants and over $215 billion in AUMA.ii Manulife Investment Management is the global brand for the global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw on more than a century of financial stewardship and the full resources of our parent company to serve individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto, our leading capabilities in public and private markets are strengthened by an investment footprint that spans 19 geographies. We complement these capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated asset managers from around the world. We're committed to investing responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our retirement plan administration and investment expertise to help their employees plan for, save for, and live a better retirement. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulifeim.com. John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC is the principal underwriter and wholesale distribution broker dealer for the John Hancock mutual funds. Member FINRA, SIPC. John Hancock Retirement Plan Services LLC offers administrative or recordkeeping services to sponsors and administrators of retirement plans. John Hancock Trust Company LLC provides trust and custodial services to such plans. Group annuity contracts and recordkeeping agreements are issued by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), Boston, MA (not licensed in New York) and John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York, Valhalla, New York. Product features and availability may differ by state. Securities offered through John Hancock Distributors LLC. Member FINRA, SIPC. NOT FDIC INSURED. MAY LOSE VALUE. NOT BANK GUARANTEED. © 2022 John Hancock. All rights reserved. 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Wisconsin borrowers: Prepare to pay state income taxes on forgiven student loan debt Wisconsin student loan borrowers may be in for a bit of sticker shock next spring when they file their state income taxes. Under President Joe Biden's loan forgiveness plan, borrowers earning less than $125,000 annually will receive at least $10,000 in debt wiped away. But the discharge of student loan debt is taxable income under current Wisconsin law, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. And that would mean owing hundreds of dollars for most borrowers. The Republican-controlled Legislature would need to change the law to prevent borrowers from being subject to the tax. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, declined to comment on their intentions. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers doesn't believe Wisconsinites who have their student loans forgiven should be penalized with more income taxes, spokesperson Britt Cudaback said. Most other states follow the federal tax code, which temporarily eliminated forgiven student loan debt as a tax burden under a COVID-19 economic relief plan passed by Congress last year. That means the one-time student debt cancellation won't lead to any additional taxes in 37 states, or any federal taxes at all. Wisconsin, however, is one of 13 states whose tax codes stray from the federal government, according to the Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. Evers has directed the state Department of Revenue to address the discrepancy with federal law in the next state budget. Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels did not return requests for comment on whether he supports taxing forgiven student loan debt. Jared Walczak, who is the Tax Foundation's vice president of state projects, said the Wisconsin Legislature last updated its state tax code to conform with federal code through Dec. 31, 2020 — just a few months before Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act exempting student debt discharge from being taxed. Walczak estimates the difference between state and federal tax code will lead most Wisconsin borrowers to be taxed about $530. He encouraged state residents to pay close attention to this issue when filing their returns next spring. It's unclear at this point how much the loan forgiveness tax would generate for Wisconsin. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau said it is waiting for official guidance from the Department of Revenue, which did not return requests for comment. Rep. Adam Neylon, R-Pewaukee, said Republicans haven't caucused on the question but he personally doesn't see a willingness or appetite to change it. He views Biden's loan forgiveness plan as the federal government using taxpayer money to pay itself back. Waiving the state income tax for those who benefit from Biden's order would represent a "double hit" for taxpayers paying off student loans in the first place, he said. "This might be the first tax break I'd oppose," Neylon told the Journal Sentinel. Contact Kelly Meyerhofer at kmeyerhofer@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @KellyMeyerhofer.	https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2022/08/30/student-loan-forgiveness-plan-may-mean-higher-tax-bill-wisconsin/7904355001/
Senate ratifies Sweden, Finland bids to join NATO amid Russia's war on Ukraine Sweden and Finland sought NATO membership after Russian invasion of Ukraine The U.S. Senate on Wednesday officially approved efforts by Sweden and Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in a rebuke to Russia amid its war on Ukraine. The resolution passed 95-1 with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., as the only dissenting vote and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., voting "present." The Senate needed two-thirds of the body to vote in favor of ratification, and it will now head to President Biden to submit to NATO. Sweden and Norway's efforts to join NATO come as the West quickly united earlier this year in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The two Scandinavian countries joining NATO — with Finland sharing more than 800 miles of border with Russia — will be the most significant expansion of NATO since at least 2004. NATO officials formally approved the two nations' efforts to join the alliance last month. They are currently in the final stage of the process of joining NATO, which requires legislatures in all of its member nations to approve of the new additions. NATO SAYS IT'S PREPARED TO INTERVENE IN KOSOVO IF ‘STABILITY IS JEOPARDIZED’ According to NATO's website, more than 20 member countries have already approved Sweden and Finland joining NATO. After the U.S.' approval, just over a half dozen countries remain. Adding Sweden and Finald to NATO has broad bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress, which has been eager to rebuke Russia and since the beginning of Russian President Vladimir Putin's brutal war on Ukraine. Congress approved multiple military aid packages to Ukraine in recent months. But Hawley's opposition has irked his fellow lawmakers, even in his own party. "The vote this afternoon will be as decisive… as it is bipartisan," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Wednesday on the floor. "There's just no question that admitting these robust democratic countries with modern economies and capable, interoperable militaries will only strengthen the most successful military alliance in human history." NATO INVITES SWEDEN, FINLAND TO BECOME MEMBERS IN WAKE OF RUSSIA'S UKRAINE WAR "If any senator is looking for a defensible excuse to vote no, I wish him good luck," McConnell added in Senate floor remarks. "This is a slam dunk for national security that deserves unanimous bipartisan support." Hawley, meanwhile, argued in a Wednesday op-ed that increasing U.S. defense obligations in Europe will take away from efforts to blunt China in Asia. "Finland and Sweden want to join the Atlantic Alliance to head off further Russian aggression in Europe. That is entirely understandable given their location and security needs. But America’s greatest foreign adversary doesn’t loom over Europe," Hawley wrote. "U.S. resources are not unlimited. Already we spend the better part of a trillion dollars a year on defense. And our manpower is already stretched thin across the globe," he continued. "The United States must prioritize the defense resources we have for the China effort, while there is still time. Until our European allies make the necessary commitments to their own national defense, we must not put more American lives at risk in Europe while allowing China’s power to grow unchecked." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP McConnell disagreed with that characterization. He argued that Sweden and Finland joining NATO would "improve burden sharing across the alliance." "Even closer cooperation with these partners will help us counter Russia and China," McConnell added. Fox News' Kelly Laco contributed to this report.	https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-ratifies-sweden-finland-bid-to-join-nato-amid-russias-war-ukraine
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Stuart Woods, an author of more than 90 novels, many featuring the character of lawyer-investigator Stone Barrington, has died. He was 84. Woods passed away in his sleep on Friday, July 22, at his home in Litchfield County, Connecticut, his publicist, Katie Grinch, said Wednesday. Woods, a graduate of the University of Georgia in his home state, moved to New York in 1960 to pursue a career in journalism. He ended up instead with a career in advertising and eventually moved to London and then to Galway, Ireland, where he discovered sailing. His first book, “Blue Water, Green Skipper,” was a non-fiction account of his 1976 adventure competing in the the Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race, which began in Plymouth, England, and ended in Newport, Rhode Island. After W.W. Norton & Company acquired the American rights to the book, it also agreed to publish Woods' first novel. That book, 1981's “Chiefs,” about three generations of lawmen and the murder of a teenager in a small southern town, won literary awards and was made into a CBS miniseries starring Charlton Heston, Danny Glover, Billy Dee Williams and John Goodman. The book's success launched Woods' prolific career as a novelist that saw him write five books a year for G.P. Putnam’s Sons. “I write every day from 11 a.m. to noon, about one chapter a day,” Woods told The Hartford Courant in 2015. "And I answer my emails. The other 23 hours I do anything but write — boating, lots of reading, watching old movies." Woods received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, France’s most prestigious award for crime and detective fiction, in 2010 for his novel, “Imperfect Strangers." Woods memoir, “An Extravagant Life,” was published in June. Putnam plans to release “Black Dog,” the 62nd book in Stone Barrington series on August 2 and “Distant Thunder,” the 63rd book in the series, on October 11. Woods, who also had homes in New York, Florida and Maine, was a licensed pilot who flew his own private jet on his book tours. He is survived by his wife, the former Jeanmarie Cooper of Key West, Florida.	https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Stuart-Woods-author-of-Stone-Barrington-novels-17332971.php
Apple is expected to unveil three new versions of its smartwatch this fall. This includes the new Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Series 8 and a high-end model, called the Apple Watch "Pro." The latter will feature a major redesign, longer battery life and a body temperature sensor, among other upgrades, according to a Sunday report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Gurman says that the high-end Apple Watch's screen will be 7% larger than the standard model and sport a fresh design that is an "evolution of the current rectangular shape" without being circular. The Apple Watch "Pro" is also rumored to feature a more durable titanium body. As for health features, the high-end Apple Watch is said to have a body temperature sensor. A previous report from Bloomberg suggests the sensor will be able to detect fevers and tell you when to check with a dedicated thermometer or consult a doctor. The Apple Watch "Pro" may offer longer battery life, as well. Gurman suggests the high-end Apple Watch will support multiple day uses on a single charge through a new low-power mode. Apple has yet to announce a release date for its upcoming Apple Watch, but rumors point to a fall launch alongside the iPhone 14 and AirPods Pro 2. Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.	https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-watch-pro-rumored-to-feature-bigger-display-body-temperature-sensor/
Peloton will stop making its own interactive stationary bikes and treadmills, outsourcing those duties to a Taiwanese manufacturer as it attempts to revive sales that surged during the pandemic. The New York City company, which recorded its only profitable quarters during the pandemic, is seeking to lower costs after sales slid when gyms began to reopen and cheaper knockoffs entered the market. It will suspend manufacturing operations at the Tonic Fitness Technology plant in Taiwan for the rest of the year. Peloton’s strategy was to bring manufacturing inhouse, believing that if sales remained robust it would reduce costs and avoid shipping complications. Sales growth doubled in 2020 and it ramped up production. However, after three consecutive profitable quarters in 2020, the height of the pandemic, it began to lose money in the first quarter of 2021 and has continued to do so. Other manufacturers, seeing Peloton’s success, stepped in to build cheaper interactive bikes and treadmills, leaving Peloton with a growing inventory of unsold equipment. In February the company announced a major restructuring and abandoned plans to open its first U.S. factory in Ohio, which would have employed 2,000. Co-founder John Foley stepped down as CEO and the company announced nearly 3,000 job cuts. The company reported mounting losses and stagnating sales in its most recent quarter. It also offered a bleak sales outlook for the current quarter and signed a commitment to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars. Peloton has had success with its digital app, which can be used with other equipment. The company has said that it would like to focus more on the app and less on equipment sales. It has cut the price on its equipment, but the price of its monthly subscriptions are up around 13%. Taiwanese manufacturer Rexon Industrial Corp. will manufacture equipment for the company as part of an expanding relationship. Shares of Peloton Interactive Inc. rose 4.5% Tuesday.	https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/peloton-to-stop-making-its-own-bikes-treadmills/
BREA, Calif., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beckman Coulter, global leader in advanced diagnostics, today announced that it will partner with Massachusetts General Hospital to validate the use of the novel Monocyte Distribution Width (MDW) hematology biomarker in rapid identification of children presenting with early signs of severe illness from infection. This pivotal, multi-center trial will receive funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. MDW is currently the only FDA-cleared blood biomarker to aid in detecting adult sepsis in the Emergency Department (ED). This current partnership aims to expand the utility of MDW as a screening tool to measure the severity of infection in children 15 years old and younger presenting with high fevers. Approximately 25 million children under 15 visit the emergency room every year, and about one in five presents with a fever.1 The most common cause of fever in these children is infections that can be safely treated at home; however, one out of every four pediatric hospital admissions are due to complications from infection.2 No objective biomarker yet exists that accurately identifies children at risk of hospitalization from an excessive immune response early in the infectious course when intervention is critical, making clinical decisions in the ED on how to treat pediatric infections difficult. "A sick, febrile child can be challenging to examine, and current blood tests have limited ability to predict who will progress to acute illness," states Lael Yonker, M.D., a pediatric pulmonologist at Mass General for Children, and co-investigator on this clinical trial. "Objective tests that are readily available are needed to make sure children get the medical attention they need in a timely manner." The utility of MDW as a biomarker in pediatric infection was first recognized by Mass General during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when more than 400 children a month were developing a life-threatening complication from COVID-19, now termed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). As published in June 2022 in BMC Infectious Diseases3, the team found that MDW can improve the identification of children at high risk of MIS-C complication, a task that has proven challenging to clinicians.4 Now, this team will join Beckman Coulter and BARDA to potentially expand the use of MDW in the early recognition of severe infections in children presenting to EDs. Notably, this tool is based on routinely ordered blood tests and can be reported as an additional parameter on Complete Blood Count (CBC) results. This approach may allow ED physicians to make rapid, accurate and safe decisions about which children with infections can go home and which children with infections need to be admitted to the hospital for further treatment without subjecting patients to additional and costly testing. "We are thrilled to be partnering with pediatricians at Mass General to investigate the utility of MDW in identifying children at risk of adverse outcomes due to infection," said Julie Sawyer Montgomery, president, Beckman Coulter. "Along with the award from BARDA, Beckman Coulter is committing additional funds to this partnership. We are invested in establishing the performance of MDW in the pediatric population and in continuing our commitment to clinical evidence for use of MDW, and other novel hematological biomarkers." MDW is a regulatory-cleared parameter for adult patients presenting to the ED and is available as a standard component of a CBC performed on Beckman Coulter's DxH 900 and 690T hematology analyzers. The MDW parameter measures the dispersion of monocyte volume in the blood, which is altered during infection due to monocyte activation and subsequent changes in monocyte morphology. Increases in MDW indicate increases in the variability of monocyte morphology, which can indicate a progression from localized to systemic infection. MDW provides physicians with an early indication of sepsis risk, which is especially important when a patient's symptoms are mild and alternative diagnoses are being considered. MDW is only available on Beckman Coulter platforms. This project has been funded in whole or in part with federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services; Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, under contract number 75A50122C00036. Follow and connect with Beckman Coulter via LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook About Beckman Coulter. Inc. A global leader in advanced diagnostics, Beckman Coulter has challenged convention to elevate the diagnostic laboratory's role in improving patient health for more than 80 years. Our mission is to Relentlessly Reimagine Healthcare, One Diagnosis at a Time – and we do this by applying the power of science, technology and the passion and creativity of our teams. Our diagnostic solutions are used in complex clinical testing, and are found in hospitals, reference laboratories and physician office settings around the globe. We exist to deliver smarter, faster diagnostic solutions that move the needle forward from what's now to what's next. We do this by accelerating care with an extensive clinical menu, scalable lab automation technologies, insightful clinical informatics, and optimize lab performance services. Beckman Coulter is part of the Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) family of global science and technology companies. Headquartered in Brea, Calif., it has more than 11,000 global team members. - Cairns C, Kang K, Santo L. National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 emergency department summary tables. Available from: FastStats - Emergency Department Visits (cdc.gov) - Goto T, Tsugawa Y, Mansbach JM, Camargo CA Jr, Hasegawa K. Trends in Infectious Disease Hospitalizations in US Children, 2000 to 2012. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016;35(6):e158-e163. doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000001134 - Yonker LM, Badaki-Makun O, Arya P, Boribong BP, Moraru G, Fenner B, Rincon J, Hopke A, Rogers B, Hinson J, Fasano A, Lee L, Kehoe SM, Larson SD, Chavez H, Levin S, Moldawer LL, Irimia D. Monocyte anisocytosis increases during multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children with cardiovascular complications. BMC Infect Dis. 2022;22(1):563. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07526-9. - Rosu CA, Martens AM, Sumner J, Farkas EJ, Arya P, Arauz AB, Madhavan VL, Chavez H, Larson SD, Badaki-Makun O, Irimia D, Yonker LM. Heterogeneity in the evaluation of suspected MIS-C: a cross-sectional vignette-based survey. BMC Pediatr. 2022;22(1):392. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03446-4. © 2022 Beckman Coulter. All rights reserved. Beckman Coulter, the stylized logo, and the Beckman Coulter product and service marks mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Beckman Coulter, Inc. in the United States and other countries. 2022-10652 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Beckman Coulter, Inc.	https://www.kalb.com/prnewswire/2022/07/25/beckman-coulter-partners-with-mass-general-barda-identify-severe-pediatric-infections-emergency-departments/
Video shows brazen attempted kidnapping of 6-year-old girl from front yard HAMILTON, Ohio - An Ohio man is facing sexual assault and attempted kidnapping charges after reportedly grabbing a 6-year-old girl and trying to kidnap her from her front yard. Video shows the child taking out the trash when a man, later identified as 33-year-old Deric McPherson, approaches her and grabs her. He then walks away briefly but turns around and grabs her by the hand, then tries to pull her away. The child’s mother told the WLWT that she heard a "blood-curling" scream before her daughter ran inside and told her someone touched her private parts and tried to kidnap her. RELATED: Ohio man accused of killing 4 people says it was 'an easy decision' Her parents first tried chasing McPherson on foot, but then her father got in his car and pursued McPherson until police could arrest him. He was charged with gross sexual imposition and abduction. Deric McPherson (Butler County Sheriff's Office) "I've always told her that if somebody ever touches her, talks to her or grabs her, make a scene, scream as loud as she can and fight. She screamed bloody murder and pulled against him and got away from him," her father told the local TV station.	https://www.fox29.com/news/video-attempted-child-kidnapping-hamilton-ohio-deric-mcpherson
After a week of little to no water pressure, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Jackson residents should have normal water pressure. Heavy rain caused the city’s aging water system to crumble. The result was people did not have water for cooking, drinking, taking showers and other purposes. Despite the announcement from the governor, the city is still under a boil advisory. The city said residents should boil water for cooking and brushing their teeth. Officials said Monday that two more water samples are needed before lifting the boil advisory. Even with water pressure returning to normal, Reeves said future issues are to be expected. “We know that it is always possible that there will be more severe challenges. This system broke over several years, and it would be inaccurate to claim it is totally solved over a week,” Reeves said. “We know how to respond, and we can do so effectively. We have the personnel in place today to prevent as many issues as possible, while understanding that a week of repairs does not eliminate every risk. There may be more bad days in the future.” A handful of water distribution sites remained open on Tuesday. The crisis also prompted President Joe Biden to declare a federal emergency, which allowed for national resources to address the water shortage.	https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/jackson-mississippis-water-crisis-coming-to-an-end-nearly-a-week-later
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Berger Montague is investigating securities fraud allegations on behalf of investors who purchased the securities Unity Software Inc. ("Unity" or the "Company") (NYSE: U) between March 5, 2021 and May 10, 2022 (the "Class Period"). If you purchased the securities of Unity during the Class Period, would like to discuss Berger Montague's investigation, or have questions concerning your rights or interests, please contact attorneys Andrew Abramowitz at aabramowitz@bm.net or (215) 875-3015, or Michael Dell'Angelo at mdellangelo@bm.net or (215) 875-3080 or visit: https://investigations.bergermontague.com/unity-software-inc/ Whistleblowers: Anyone with non-public information regarding Unity is encouraged to confidentially assist Berger Montague's investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under this program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to thirty percent (30%) of recoveries obtained by the SEC. For more information, contact us. On May 10, 2022, after the market closed, Unity announced its first quarter 2022 financial results. The Company reduced its fiscal 2022 guidance due to challenges with monetization products. Specifically, "a fault in [the Company's] platform . . . resulted in reduced accuracy for [its] Audience Pinpointer tool, a revenue expensive issue given that [the] Pinpointer tool experienced significant growth post the IDFA changes." On this news, Unity's stock fell $17.83 per share – 37% – to close at $30.30 per share on May 11, 2022. The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (2) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; and (3) accordingly, Unity had overstated its commercial and financial prospects for 2022. Berger Montague, with offices in Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., and San Diego, has been a pioneer in securities class action litigation since its founding in 1970. Berger Montague has represented individual and institutional investors for over five decades and serves as lead counsel in courts throughout the United States. Contacts Andrew Abramowitz, Senior Counsel Berger Montague (215) 875-3015 aabramowitz@bm.net Michael Dell'Angelo, Executive Shareholder Berger Montague (215) 875-3080 mdellangelo@bm.net View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Berger Montague	https://www.weau.com/prnewswire/2022/08/04/unity-software-inc-company-news-berger-montague-investigates-securities-fraud-allegations-against-unity-software-inc-nyse-u-lead-plaintiff-deadline-is-september-6-2022/
UVALDE, Texas — Nearly 400 law enforcement officials rushed to mass shooting that left 21 people dead at a Uvalde elementary school but "systemic failures" created a chaotic scene that lasted more than an hour before the gunman was finally confronted and killed, according to a report from investigators released Sunday. The nearly 80-page report, obtained by multiple media outlets, was the first to criticize both state and federal law enforcement, and not just local authorities in the Texas town for the bewildering inaction by heavily armed officers as a gunman fired inside a fourth-grade classroom . The report — the most complete account yet of the hesitant and haphazard response to the May 24 massacre at at Robb Elementary School — was written by an investigative committee from the Texas House of Representatives and released to family members Sunday. According to the Texas Tribune, which reviewed the report ahead of its scheduled release to the public later in the day, the overwhelming majority of responders at the school were federal and state law enforcement. That included nearly 150 U.S. Border Patrol agents and 91 state police officials, according to the Tribune. "It's a joke. They're a joke. They've got no business wearing a badge. None of them do," Vincent Salazar, grandfather of 11-year-old Layla Salazer, said Sunday. The report followed weeks of closed-door interviews with more than 40 people, including witnesses and law enforcement who were on the scene of the shooting. Flowers that had been piled high in the city's central square had been removed as of Sunday, leaving a few stuffed animal maps scattered around the fountains alongside photos of some of the children who were killed. A nearly 80-minute hallway surveillance video published by the Austin American-Statesman this week publicly showed for the first time a hesitant and haphazard tactical response, which the head of Texas' state police has condemned as a failure and some Uvalde residents have blasted as cowardly. Calls for police accountability have grown in Uvalde since the shooting. So far, only one officer from the scene of the deadliest school shooting in Texas history is known to be on leave. The report is the result of one of several investigations into the shooting, including another led by the Justice Department. A report earlier this month by tactical experts at Texas State University alleged that a Uvalde police officer had a chance to stop the gunman before he went inside the school armed with an AR-15. But in an example of the conflicting statements and disputed accounts since the shooting, Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin has said that never happened. That report had been done at the request of the Texas Department of Public Safety, which McLaughlin has increasingly criticized and accused of trying to minimize the role of its troopers during the massacre. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/npr-news/2022-07-17/nearly-400-officers-were-in-uvalde-before-the-gunman-was-killed-a-new-report-finds
OAKVILLE, ON, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. ("AQN") (TSX: AQN) (NYSE: AQN) today announced plans to release its second quarter 2022 financial results on Thursday, August 11, 2022, after market close. AQN will hold an earnings conference call at 10:00 a.m. eastern time on Friday, August 12, 2022, hosted by President and Chief Executive Officer, Arun Banskota, and Chief Financial Officer, Arthur Kacprzak. Conference call details are as follows: Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., parent company of Liberty, is a diversified international generation, transmission, and distribution utility with over $17 billion of total assets. Through its two business groups, the Regulated Services Group and the Renewable Energy Group, AQN is committed to providing safe, secure, reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable energy and water solutions through its portfolio of electric generation, transmission, and distribution utility investments to over one million customer connections, largely in the United States and Canada. AQN is a global leader in renewable energy through its portfolio of long-term contracted wind, solar, and hydroelectric generating facilities. AQN owns, operates, and/or has net interests in over 4 GW of installed renewable energy capacity. AQN is committed to delivering growth and the pursuit of operational excellence in a sustainable manner through an expanding global pipeline of renewable energy and electric transmission development projects, organic growth within its rate-regulated generation, distribution, and transmission businesses, and the pursuit of accretive acquisitions. AQN's common shares, Series A preferred shares, and Series D preferred shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols AQN, AQN.PR.A, and AQN.PR.D, respectively. AQN's common shares, Series 2018-A subordinated notes, Series 2019-A subordinated notes and equity units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols AQN, AQNA, AQNB, and AQNU, respectively. Visit AQN at www.algonquinpowerandutilities.com and follow us on Twitter @AQN_Utilities. View original content: SOURCE Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.	https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2022/07/13/algonquin-power-amp-utilities-corp-announces-dates-second-quarter-2022-financial-results-conference-call/
(NerdWallet) – Flight delays and cancellations are uncomfortably frequent right now. In fact, the on-time arrivals rate thus far in 2022 among U.S. airports hasn’t been this low since 2014, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. For the period between January and April 2022, just 76% of nonstop, domestic flights arrived on time, according to the BTS. Meanwhile, about 20% of flights were delayed (also a high not seen since 2014) and 4% were canceled completely. For context, 87% of flights arrived on time during the same period last year, and less than 2% of flights were canceled. So how do you improve your odds of traveling on one of the three-quarters of flights that arrives in good time? And how have flight delays and cancelations become so prevalent? Why are so many flights being canceled? There are several reasons flights are being canceled, and there’s currently a lot of finger-pointing, too. Contributing factors include: - Airline issues, like not having enough staff. Mechanical issues and delays may be compounded by staffing shortages. - The Federal Aviation Administration is also experiencing staffing issues. While a shortage isn’t to blame, the agency is still managing backups in training new air traffic controllers quickly enough. National Aviation System delays, such as heavy traffic volume or air traffic control challenges, account for about 5% of delays. - Weather. This issue is minor; weather delays have accounted for less than 1% of late arrivals so far this year. - Increased travel demand. If one aircraft previously flew two flights a day with a six-hour buffer between flights, the second flight wouldn’t be impacted, even if the first flight was delayed three hours. Now, if that same aircraft has increased its flight numbers to three a day with less downtime, even a short delay can severely impact future flights. How to improve your chances of avoiding airline cancellations Know which airlines actually arrive on schedule While past performance doesn’t guarantee future performance, it’s at least a good indicator. NerdWallet analyzed BTS arrival data between January and April 2022 for the 10 largest U.S. airlines by passenger miles to determine each airline’s on-time arrivals rate. If timeliness is a priority, consider booking Delta or Hawaiian, which arrived on time 82% of the time. Skip JetBlue, which only landed on schedule 60% of the time. Air carrier problems — meaning the issue was due to circumstances within the airline’s control, such as maintenance, cleaning, baggage loading or fueling delays — were the top cause of late arrivals for the first four months of 2022, accounting for nearly 8% of delays. Book the earliest flight in the day The second most common cause of delays: The aircraft arrived late from its previous destination. Nearly 7% of flights in the first four months of 2022 were delayed for this reason. It’s not uncommon for the aircraft flying an evening flight to have already made a couple of trips earlier in the day. If one of the earlier flights was delayed, there’d likely be a snowball effect. For example, the aircraft’s first flight of the day may have been fine, but if the second flight had maintenance problems and arrived late, then the third flight would probably run behind schedule, which could in turn affect any subsequent flights. You can try to avoid the snowball effect by booking the day’s first flight. Avoid layovers Sadly, it doesn’t do you much good for the first leg of your flight to arrive on schedule if the second leg is delayed. Who wants to sit twiddling their thumbs in a layover city or airport? It’s potentially even worse if the second leg of your journey departs on time, but you miss it because your incoming flight was delayed. Mitigate this risk by booking nonstop flights. Even if the airfare is more expensive, it could be worth it to avoid the headache of missing a connecting flight. If a layover is unavoidable, it’s almost always better to book the entire journey with the same airline on a single itinerary, as opposed to booking with separate airlines for each leg of the trip. That way, if your first flight ends up being delayed, the airline may work with you to adjust your connecting flight, provided that the delay was its fault. If you book the two legs of your trip on different airlines, you likely won’t get that kind of consideration. Choose an airline with multiple flights per day If your flight is canceled, most airlines will rebook you on their next flight with available space for no additional charge, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. If your airline runs multiple flights on the same route per day, you may only have to wait a few hours. Sure, having to take a later flight would be annoying, but it likely wouldn’t ruin your trip. As an example, let’s say you’re flying from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, a route that United usually flies four times per day. But you choose to take JetBlue, which typically only flies that route two times per day. If your ticket is for the single afternoon flight — and it then gets canceled — there’s a good chance you won’t be able to get to Vegas that day, period. And no, you likely won’t be able to persuade JetBlue to pay for one of United’s remaining flights, as there are no federal regulations requiring airlines to put you on another airline’s flight or reimburse you for another airline’s tickets. What to do after booking Even if you follow our advice to decrease the chances of your flight getting canceled (say, by booking the first, nonstop flight of the day on Delta — one of the most on-time airlines), you could still hit a patch of bad luck. These next steps might save you some headaches: Check your flight status To stay informed, opt-in to receiving flight status updates by email, text or push notification, a feature of some airline apps. Or, simply plug your flight number into a search engine to get real-time flight data. If your flight is canceled, you might decide you’re better off staying put and booking a new flight from home rather than scrambling to do so at the airport. If your flight is delayed, you might simply head to the airport at a more leisurely pace. Just be sure to keep an eye on the flight status, because a flight marked delayed can sometimes revert back to being on time. Don’t pack a checked bag (but do pack your patience) If your initial flight gets canceled and you have to book a different airline’s last-minute flight, it might be difficult to retrieve a suitcase that’s still in the first airline’s hands. Traveling with a carry-on lets you move more nimbly between flights. There is one thing you can pack that won’t take up any luggage space: patience. The gate agent likely isn’t responsible for the delay, so be kind — and they might be more likely to help book you on another flight. Additionally, consider joining an airport lounge membership program like Priority Pass. (Membership is sometimes free with certain credit cards.) Lounge amenities — which sometimes include luxuries like nap suites, Peloton bikes, showers and buffets — can usually make it easier to stomach a long delay. Understand your rights If your flight is delayed or canceled, know what compensation you’re entitled to. Sadly, it’s not much when it comes to delays; there are no federal laws requiring airlines to provide passengers with compensation for delayed flights. Some airlines choose to offer meal vouchers or hotels to stranded passengers, but that’s uncommon among budget airlines. Airlines are not required to reimburse you for non-air expenses, such as a prepaid hotel room or a missed cruise departure. For canceled flights where you opt not to be rebooked on another flight, you are entitled to a refund of the airfare, even if you bought nonrefundable tickets. Have a backup plan Given that airlines aren’t legally required to do much to help you, understand how to help yourself. - Map out nearby airports or alternative transportation: For example, if your in-state flight from Burbank to Oakland, California, gets canceled, you might be able to hail a cab to the airport in Los Angeles or Long Beach and catch a different flight. Look beyond airports too; you might give up on flying completely and hop on a train up north. - Book refundable travel: You may be able to book a refundable ticket if you’re willing to pay extra. Otherwise, as long as you book a non-basic economy fare, you’ll probably at least get a voucher to use on the airline toward another flight if you decide to change or cancel the flight due to itinerary changes. - Consider trip insurance: Travel insurance, which can be purchased separately from your flight (and is sometimes offered as a benefit on certain credit cards), might help you get money back if a trip is canceled or delayed. It might also fund expenses incurred by delays, like an extra hotel room night. This can be helpful, say, if a hurricane prevents you from flying home from your Caribbean vacation, forcing you to book an additional night at your resort. Read the fine print, as many policies exclude delays caused by the airline. The bottom line On-time arrival rates haven’t been this bad since 2014. Unless you’ve got a crystal ball, there’s no way to guarantee you won’t book a flight that gets delayed. But even without one, a thoughtful booking strategy can better ensure you get to your destination on schedule.	https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/how-to-book-a-flight-that-likely-wont-get-canceled/
DENVER (AP) — Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been added to the new Broncos ownership group. Rob Walton announced the inclusion of Rice in a statement issued Monday on behalf of the Walton-Penner family ownership group. The group agreed to buy the franchise from the Pat Bowlen Trust last month for a reported $4.65 billion. It’s pending approval by the NFL. “A highly respected public servant, accomplished academic and corporate leader, Secretary Rice is well known as a passionate and knowledgeable football fan who has worked to make the sport stronger and better,” Walton said in a statement. “Her unique experience and extraordinary judgment will be a great benefit to our group and the Broncos organization.” Rice has strong ties to the Denver community. She received her undergraduate degree and Ph.D. from the University of Denver. The former provost at Stanford University, Rice served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush from 2005-09. She’s also been on the College Football Playoff selection committee and chaired a commission on college basketball. The new ownership group is led by Walton and includes his daughter, Carrie Walton Penner, and her husband, Greg Penner. Walton, 77, was chairman of Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, from 1992-2015, when he retired. He is the eldest son of founder Sam Walton and Helen Walton and has an estimated net worth of nearly $60 billion. ___ More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://apnews.com/hub/pro-32 and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL	https://www.ksn.com/sports/condoleezza-rice-added-to-new-broncos-ownership-group/
IIAI, the premier AI research institution in the Middle East and subsidiary of G42, is announcing a partnership with Petuum to build powerful AI applications through the principles of composability, scalability, and automation PITTSBURGH, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Petuum, the creator of the world's first composable platform for MLOps, and the Inception Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IIAI), have agreed to partner on the development of revolutionary AI applications. Petuum has recently announced a limited release of the composable platform, which includes the AI OS, Universal Pipelines, Deployment Manager, and Experiment Manager, for select private beta partners. Through the partnership with Petuum, IIAI's enterprise AI/ML teams will operationalize and scale their applications into production. Founded in 2018, IIAI's mission is to build full-stack AI solutions and operating systems for enterprise businesses and developers. Besides being the research arm for G42, IIAI is also empowering stakeholders with AI applications and incubating new technology at the cutting edge of ML innovation. "IIAI is the clear leader in the Middle East in terms of raw talent, investment, and focus on AI. Their powerful infrastructure is a perfect fit for Petuum's ability to multiply the value of their on-prem and cloud resources. Through our collaboration, the amazing engineers at IIAI see exponential productivity improvements as they automate all but the most interesting and research-intensive tasks." -Adil Islam, Lead Product Manager at Petuum IIAI's state of the art engines range through NLP, particularly translation, audio recognition and analysis, computer vision and image understanding, video content analysis, and knowledge graphs. In particular, IIAI's robust Machine Translation engine breaks the boundaries of file types, language types, and communication formats. The self-improving multi-modal translation engine allows users to speak or take pictures to receive streaming translations that can be compiled into files for further analysis. This engine is being expanded to sign language, as part of a focus on differently abled communities. After an initial proof of concept with the Petuum Platform, the IIAI team is confident that the productivity and cost enhancements from the partnership will rapidly expand the institute's lead in building state of the art engines, taking it from its position as leader in MENA to becoming a global champion for the adoption of AI in enterprises. "IIAI uses the Petuum platform for developing, deploying, and managing our AI services. Petuum's platform is accelerating the development of our market-leading Arabic NLP AI product. With Petuum AI OS, we can wrap up anything and everything, as long as it runs with Docker. In that sense, we not only have this graph system, but we can also easily standardize all of our pipelines." - Guowei He, Principal HPC Engineer at IIAI IIAI is rapidly expanding and adding top talent to its stellar community of Scientists, Software Engineers, ML Engineers, and MLOps Engineers in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, UAE. To learn more, email contact.iiai@g42.ai. Petuum's award-winning team continues to grow across all roles. To learn more, please visit petuum.com or email careers@petuum.com. About Petuum Petuum is building the world's most composable and scalable platform for MLOps designed to help customers scale up their AI operations for speed, cost, and productivity. With low/no code interfaces and universal representations for data, pipelines, and infrastructure, the Petuum Platform provides an easy-to-use experience to supercharge your ML Engineering. Petuum was named a 2018 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, one of only 61 start-ups in the world to be so honored. Visit petuum.com to find out more about our exclusive private beta. Follow Petuum for News and Updates View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Petuum	https://www.kalb.com/prnewswire/2022/06/06/petuum-inception-institute-ai-partner-advanced-ai/
Golfers going out for some final rounds this holiday weekend should look into the development of the course they're playing – it may have been built by Little Rock's own Lexicon Inc. That's right. The noted steel manufacturer also has a division that designs and builds high-end golf courses around the world – more than 30 in all. The company has not built any courses in Arkansas. Last month, the company's work on a championship course at the new PGA of America National Headquarters in Frisco, Texas, just outside Dallas, drew national attention. Play on the new course is projected to begin next year and it is slated to host leading professional golf events. The course is the centerpiece of the PGA's $550 million, 600-acre campus and will be featured in the 2023 PGA Senior Championship, scheduled for May 24-28. PGA officials hope the course will draw many more major championships to the facility. "This project is a big deal for our company," said Patrick Schueck, president and chief executive officer of Lexicon. "My late father was a fan of the game, so it is exciting to honor his legacy by bringing major championship golf to North Texas, just a stone's throw from our headquarters in Little Rock." Lexicon's Heritage Links division, which began operations in 1999, has experience building championship-worthy courses: The company built Chambers Bay, a public course near Tacoma, Wash., that was home to the 2015 U.S. Open and Liberty National in Jersey City, N.J., site of the 2017 President's Cup. The company also completed a full restoration of Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, site of this year's PGA Championship. Heritage Links, based in Houston with satellite offices in California and Nebraska, has worked on more than 400 courses across the nation, including the Trump National Doral in Florida, an iconic course whose closing 18th hole has been recognized by Golf Magazine as one of the top 100 holes in the world. The magazine noted that the Frisco course is the only U.S. facility designated to host more than 20 professional and amateur events -- including two PGA Championships and two Senior PGA Championships -- while still under construction. "Having completed more than 480 projects across the nation, Heritage Links is a leader in the industry," says Jon P. O'Donnell, president of the division. "Because of our stellar reputation on past high-profile projects, we have had the opportunity to work with groups like the PGA Tour, the USGA and the PGA of America." Heritage Links' services include new construction, renovation and restoration, irrigation installation, sports-field construction and construction management. Globally, Heritage Links has been involved in more than a dozen international courses in the Caribbean, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. After the Senior PGA tournament next year, the KPMG Women's PGA in 2025 and the PGA Championship in 2026 will be held at the Frisco site. There has been speculation the site could be home to the 2041 Ryder Cup. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RECOGNITION Four economic development leaders were honored last week for lifetime contributions for bringing jobs and businesses to Arkansas. The Maria Haley Lifetime Leadership for Economic Development award was given to Gov. Asa Hutchinson; Clifton M. Chitwood president of the Mississippi County economic development board; Bryan Scoggins, president of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority; and Kirkley Thomas, vice president of governmental affairs for the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. Both Scoggins and Thomas are retired. The four leaders were recognized last week at the 2022 Annual Conference of the Arkansas Economic Developers and Chamber Executives in Little Rock. Also at the conference, Cari G. White of the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce was recognized as the state's outstanding chamber executive and Jon Chadwell of the Buffalo River Historic Jail and Museum was named volunteer of the year. "We are proud to recognize these excellent leaders from across the state playing a vital role in community and economic development," said Mallory Darby, president of Arkansas Economic Developers & Chamber Executives. "Recipients of these awards drive and lead development in their respective areas while being proactive to critical workforce needs and advancing community and economic development in transformative ways." The Arkansas Economic Developers and Chamber Executives is the state's premier association representing professional and volunteer economic developers and chamber executives in Arkansas. HELP FOR FARMERS Farmers and growers in 20 Arkansas counties are eligible for emergency credit to help them recover from property and equipment losses brought on by recent extreme drought conditions. By being designated primary natural disaster areas, their producers gain access to emergency loans provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Services Agency. Primary counties include Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Independence, Izard, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Madison, Newton, Polk, Pope, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren, and Washington. Emergency loans also could be available for contiguous counties: Baxter, Craighead, Crawford, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Howard, Jackson, Logan, Lonoke, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Pulaski, Randolph, Scott, Sevier, Sharp, White and Yell. For more information or to apply go to fsa.usda.gov. SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHT Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions is sponsoring a webinar Thursday to help state businesses learn more about navigating disruptions in the global supply chain. The free webinar begins at 1:30 p.m. and registration is required. The virtual session is sponsored by the Arkansas District Export Council and Blue Tiger International. A panel of logistic experts will discuss the snarls that have tied up the supply chain since the pandemic started and offer tips and insight on managing freight disruptions. The event is recommended for professionals in supply chain management, trade compliance, purchasing, global trade and logistics. Registration and more information is available at exportarkansas.org. BROADBAND CLARIFICATION Need to clarify some points in last week's report on the new broadband rules in Arkansas. The public hearing to solicit comments received no objections from providers to the changes. And funding through the American Rescue Plan's broadband funding is focused on fiber to the home to expand high-speed Internet service.	https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/sep/04/little-rock-steel-maker-getting-notice-for-its/
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge homered for the fourth straight game, hitting No. 55 of the year in Wednesday's doubleheader opener against Minnesota to set the New York Yankees' season record for right-handed hitters. Louie Varland, a 24-year-old right-hander making his big league debut, allowed just one hit before Judge lined a 2-1 changeup 374 feet into the left-field seats in the fourth inning. Judge surpassed the 54 homers hit by Alex Rodriguez in 2007. The Yankees' season record of 61 was set by Roger Maris in 1961, one more than Babe Ruth's season high of 60 in 1927. Judge is one short of his career best of five straight games with home runs, set from July 29 to Aug. 2. He leads the major leagues in home runs and with 118 RBIs. He has six homers in his last eight games and seven in his last 11. Judge's home run was his 114th at new Yankee Stadium, one more than Mark Teixeira's previous record for the ballpark, which opened in 2009. Only two players have hit more homers through a team's first 136 games: the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa had 58 in 1999 and San Francisco's Barry Bonds hit 57 in 2001. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP—	https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Judge-hits-55th-homer-Yanks-mark-for-17425592.php
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tom Brady helped incite a skirmish that led to the ejections of Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore and Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans, then threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Breshad Perriman that helped lift Tampa Bay to a 20-10 victory over New Orleans on Sunday. Brady, who had lost four straight regular-season meetings with the Saints, again struggled for the first three quarters of this latest, testy encounter between NFC South rivals. Brady's frustration was clear when he was caught on camera throwing a tablet in the bench area. And after his third-down incomplete pass early in the fourth quarter, Brady was shouting at Lattimore when running back Leonard Fournette entered the fray and shoved the Saints' star cornerback. Lattimore responded by shoving Fournette, and Evans rushed in and flattened Lattimore — much like he did in a 2017 game between these teams. Evans was ejected, as he was five seasons ago. But this time, so was Lattimore. With Paulson Adebo sitting out with an ankle injury, Lattimore's ejection left the Saints without their top two cornerbacks — and Brady took advantage. On Tampa Bay's next series, Brady marched the Bucs (2-0) to the New Orleans 28 and then hit Perriman in the back right corner of the end zone to make it 10-3. The Bucs' defense then squelched the Saints' comeback bid by intercepting Jameis Winston three times in the final 12 minutes. Jamel Dean made the first two picks — one on a deep pass intended for rookie Chris Olave at the goal line. Later, safety Mike Edwards returned an interception near the right sideline 68 yards for a touchdown to make it 20-3. Brady finished 18 of 34 for 190 yards and the lone TD. Winston, who had been limited in practice by a back injury, completed 25 of 40 passes for 236 yards and one late TD toss to Michael Thomas. Tampa Bay didn't score until Ryan Succop hit a 47-yard field goal with 3:09 left in the third quarter to tie it 3-3. The Saints (1-1) were threatening to retake the lead on the next possession, but safety Logan Ryan punched the ball free of running back Mark Ingram's grasp at the Buccaneers 10, and linebacker Carl Nassib recovered. The Saints took the opening kickoff and quickly drove inside the Bucs' 20, only to stall and settle for Wil Lutz's 31-yard field goal. That lead stood up throughout a first half in which Tampa Bay squandered two scoring chances. Brady's fumbled snap on third and short from the New Orleans 34 ended one drive. The Bucs also failed on a fourth-and-1 from the New Orleans 8 when Carl Granderson stuffed Fournette's run. INJURIES Buccaneers: Defensive tackle Akiem Hicks left the game in the second quarter with a foot injury and reserve left tackle Josh Wells, who was starting for the inactive Donovan Smith (elbow), also left in the second quarter with a calf injury. Receiver Julio Jones was scratched pregame with a knee injury. Saints: Top running back Alvin Kamara was inactive because of his rib injury. UP NEXT Buccaneers: Host Green Bay on Sept. 25. Saints: Visit Carolina on Sept. 25. ___ More AP NFL coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL	https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Brady-s-temper-flares-as-Bucs-snap-skid-vs-17450359.php
CHARLESTON, S.C., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading cloud software company powering social good, will report its second quarter 2022 financial results on Tuesday, August 2, after the U.S. financial markets close for trading. In conjunction with this announcement, Blackbaud will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 3, at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss the company's financial results. A webcast will be available and archived on Blackbaud's investor webpage following the call. Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the world's leading cloud software company powering social good. Serving the entire social good community—nonprofits, higher education institutions, K–12 schools, healthcare organizations, faith communities, arts and cultural organizations, foundations, companies and individual change agents—Blackbaud connects and empowers organizations to increase their impact through cloud software, services, expertise and data intelligence. The Blackbaud portfolio is tailored to the unique needs of vertical markets, with solutions for fundraising and CRM, marketing, advocacy, peer-to-peer fundraising, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social and governance (ESG), school management, ticketing, grantmaking, financial management, payment processing and analytics. Serving the industry for four decades, Blackbaud is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, and has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook. Steve Hufford Director, Investor Relations IR@blackbaud.com View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Blackbaud, Inc.	https://www.valleynewslive.com/prnewswire/2022/07/12/blackbaud-announces-date-second-quarter-2022-financial-results/
- Tetra and Cellvera to jointly develop an orally administered treatment, ARDS-003, in combination with the proven broad-spectrum antiviral, Qifenda 400MG (Favipiravir) - Companies will jointly develop a combination therapeutic candidate for rapid clearance of COVID-19 infection - The partnership aims to accelerate the global development of an innovative drug candidate to combat viral diseases by leveraging expertise and resources from both companies - This novel combination therapy is positioned to compete with Pfizer's flagship antiviral therapeutic OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc. ("Tetra" or the "Company") (TSX: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) (FRA: JAM1), a leader in cannabinoid-derived drug discovery and development announced today they signed an agreement with Cellvera Global Holdings LLC ("Cellvera"), for the co-development of ARDS-003 as a combination product, with Qifenda 400MG (Favipiravir), a commercial-stage broad-spectrum antiviral drug. As a monotherapy, compared to placebo, ARDS-003 dose-dependently reduced signs of morbidity and mortality, including respiratory distress following SARS-CoV-2 infection in the humanized ACE2 mouse model. ARDS-003 also outperformed an antiviral drug in reducing multiple proinflammatory mediators (i.e., cytokines) involved in hyperinflammation and immune system dysfunction following viral infection. Other studies have also demonstrated dose-dependent inhibition of viral replication. Cellvera owns the rights to the brand originator Favipiravir, which has a long and verified history of safety and efficacy and was initially developed by FujiFilm Toyama Chemical Co and approved in Japan (2014) to treat pandemic influenza. Favipiravir is a selective inhibitor of viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) with potent antiviral activity against single-stranded RNA viruses, including coronaviruses. It targets the protein needed for the coronavirus to replicate, making it impossible for the virus to copy itself. The broad-spectrum antiviral drug is effective against 12 families of viruses, including Coronaviruses (COVID, MERS, SARS), Filoviruses (EBOLA, MARBURG), Flaviviruses (ZIKA, WEST NILE, DENGUE), RABIES, NOROVIRUS, and many others. As novel strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus continue to emerge, preliminary studies on SARS-COV-2 Variants, Omicron and Delta, have shown that Favipiravir maintains its antiviral activity, demonstrating viruses' inability to resist Favipiravir even with prolonged exposure of virus-infected cells to the drug. Favipiravir remains an invaluable asset for emergency preparedness strategies against this constantly evolving COVID-19 virus and other potential future pandemics. Clinical trials of Favipiravir have shown rapid viral clearance and prevention of hospitalization when administered early in the onset of the symptoms. The parties hypothesize, based on data from AI based in-silico drug discovery platform Prepaire, that a combination product of Favipiravir and ARDS-003 has the potential to allow rapid virus clearance and provide longer-term patient benefits. ARDS-003's cytokine reduction properties may prevent some consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection, such as severe pulmonary inflammation. Guy Chamberland, CEO and CRO at Tetra commented, "This partnership with a pharmaceutical company with global reach is a sign of the potential for the ARDS-003 drug asset. We look forward to working jointly with Cellvera to bring this combination drug product forward to improve treatment options for patients worldwide." "The ongoing complexities of COVID-19 require multiple treatment options. By joining forces with Tetra, we hope to offer this additional treatment option to patients." Stated Mary O'Brien, CEO of Cellvera. "This collaboration with Tetra supports our partnership strategy and the development of further combination therapies involving Qifenda (Favipiravir). We share a passion with Tetra to deliver innovative medicines to address this pandemic. We look forward to working with Guy and his team to investigate the potential of ARDS-003 and Qfienda (Favipiravir). By joining the Prepaire partner platform, we connect with like-minded experts from across industry, academia, and the government sector, we are better equipped to lead the way towards transforming drug discovery and development through the application of machine learning". ARDS-003 is a novel First in Human (FIH) drug product containing the active pharmaceutical agent, Onternabez, a potent and selective full agonist of the type 2 cannabinoid receptor (CB2R), an essential immunomodulatory target. ARDS-003 is positioned to modulate acute systemic inflammation and prevent Sepsis, ARDS, and organ damage - ARDS represents the severe end of lung dysfunction resulting from systemic inflammation secondary to infectious or non-infectious clinical insult (McIntosh, 2020). While the clinical profile of ARDS arising from viral (COVID) or bacterial sepsis can vary, hyperinflammation involving a dysfunctional immune response is a common mediator of lung damage. Tetra's pre-clinical studies have demonstrated that ARDS-003 decreases this hyperinflammatory response and slows disease progression. Favipiravir discovered and developed by FUJIFILM Toyama Chemicals (a subsidiary of FUJIFILM Corporation (FUJIY), was first approved under the brand name Avigan by regulators in Japan in 2014 as a potent broad-spectrum antiviral treatment for influenza. This antiviral drug is effective against 12 families of viruses, including coronaviruses (COVID, MERS, SARS), Filoviruses (EBOLA, MARBURG), Flaviviruses (ZIKA, WEST NILE, DENGUE), RABIES, NOROVIRUS, and many others. Favipiravir works by inhibiting a viral enzyme called RNA polymerase, preventing viral replication within human cells. Favipiravir has potent antiviral activity against single-stranded RNA viruses, including coronaviruses. This is the protein responsible for "building" the viral proteins. Favipiravir can target the protein necessary for the coronavirus to replicate, making it impossible for the virus to copy itself. Tetra Bio-Pharma (TSX: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) (FRA: JAM1) is a leader in cannabinoid-derived drug discovery and development with an FDA and a Health Canada cleared clinical program aimed at bringing novel prescription drugs and treatments to patients and their healthcare providers. Their evidence-based scientific approach has enabled them to develop a pipeline of cannabinoid-based drug products for various medical conditions, including pain, inflammation, and oncology. With patients at the core of what they do, Tetra Bio-Pharma is focused on providing rigorous scientific validation and safety data required for inclusion into the existing biopharma industry by regulators, physicians, and insurance companies. Connect with Tetra: Email \| Website \| LinkedIn \| Twitter \| Instagram Neither the TSX Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Cellvera is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing oral therapies and monitoring tools to address the unmet medical needs of patients with life-threatening viral diseases. Leveraging the Company's deep understanding of antiviral drug development, nucleotide chemistry, biology, biochemistry, and virology, Cellvera has built a nucleotide prodrug platform to develop novel product candidates to treat single-stranded ribonucleic acid, or ssRNA, viruses, which are a prevalent cause of severe viral diseases. For more information: www.cellvera.com PREPAiRE is an Ai-powered drug discovery platform using a proprietary algorithm based on Convolutional Deep Neural Networks (CNN) and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) to build reactive chemical and biological fitting models enabling the identification ligands to protein targets, protein-protein interactions, generating molecular structures with specified properties combining both functionality and drug ability, as well as preparing synthetic data for specific drug discovery and personalized treatment. PREPAiRE is enabling precision medicine by integrating whole-genome sequencing with deep phenotyping to data-visualize clinical IPS panels. The platform combines the in-silico prediction with high throughput wet-lab validation in an iterative cycle that empowers continuous improvement and increases efficiency, accuracy, and reliability which are critical to drug R&D. PREPAiRE offers a partnership eco-system. The outcome of PREPAiRE accelerates all steps of drug discovery and development, including target discovery, lead optimization, toxicity assessment, and trial design. If you would like to learn more about partnering with us, please reach out to: partners@prepaire.com www.prepaire.com Some statements in this release may contain forward-looking information. All statements, other than of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future (including, without limitation, statements regarding potential acquisitions and financings) are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of the words "may", "will", "should", "continue", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "believe", "intend", "plan" or "project" or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's ability to control or predict, that may cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, without limitation, the inability of the Company to obtain sufficient financing to execute the Company's business plan; competition; regulation and anticipated and unanticipated costs and delays, the success of the Company's research and development strategies, including the success of this product or any other product, the applicability of the discoveries made therein, the successful and timely completion and uncertainties related to the regulatory process, the timing of clinical trials, the timing and outcomes of regulatory or intellectual property decisions and other risks disclosed in the Company's public disclosure record on file with the relevant securities regulatory authorities. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results or events not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake an obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise unless required by applicable securities legislation. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc.	https://www.wkyt.com/prnewswire/2022/09/06/tetra-collaborates-with-cellvera-develop-potential-oral-combination-treatment-covid-19-patients/
LINCOLN, Neb. , Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest Sandhills Global aviation industry market reports indicate slight declines in asking values across the used piston single, turboprop, and jet aircraft categories in Sandhills marketplaces. Since the first few months of 2022, inventory levels have been rising from historic lows across all categories. This increase in inventory levels has impacted how quickly assets can be sold. "The number of days on market has been steadily increasing across most aviation segments," says Controller Department Manager Brant Washburn. Sandhills' aviation products include Controller, Controller EMEA, Executive Controller, Charter Hub, Aviation Trader, Aircraft Cost Calculator, and AircraftEvaluator. AircraftEvaluator is Sandhills' proprietary asset valuation tool for all types of aircraft, built using the same technology behind FleetEvaluator. Widely used and trusted across equipment, truck, and trailer industries, FleetEvaluator identifies asset values with unparalleled accuracy. The key metric used in all of Sandhills' market reports is the Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI). Buyers and sellers can use the information in Sandhills EVI to monitor equipment markets and maximize returns on acquisition, liquidation, and related business decisions. Chart Takeaways This report includes detailed analysis of asking values and inventory trends in the worldwide used aircraft market along with charts that help readers visualize the data. It describes and quantifies important trends in the buying and selling of used piston single, turboprop, and jet aircraft. U.S. and Canada Used Piston Single Aircraft - Pre-owned piston singles charted their seventh straight month of inventory increases with a 2.4% month-to-month gain in August. Inventory for this category was up 32% year-over-year in August. - Sandhills' EVI showed a corresponding cooling off in asking values with a 0.5% M/M decrease. Still, asking EVI for used piston singles was up 24% YOY. U.S. and Canada Used Turboprop Aircraft - The used turboprop category logged its sixth consecutive month of inventory growth with a 4.5% M/M increase in August. Inventory levels have been steadily rising by about 5% to 10% each month, although they remained down 41% YOY. - Asking values for used turboprop aircraft appear to be reaching a peak with a 1.5% M/M slide in August. Asking EVI for the category showed a 28% YOY increase. Global Used Jet Aircraft - Worldwide pre-owned jet aircraft inventory continues to expand, marking its seventh straight month of growth in August. Jet asking values eventually responded, and have now tapered off for three months in a row. - Used jet inventory levels demonstrated an 8% M/M improvement in August and were down 2% YOY. Asking EVI decreased 0.9% M/M and was up 21% YOY. Obtain the Full Report For more information, or to receive detailed analysis from Sandhills Global, contact us at marketreports@sandhills.com. About Sandhills Global Sandhills Global is an information processing company headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. Our products and services gather, process, and distribute information in the form of trade publications, websites, and online services that connect buyers and sellers across the aviation, construction, agriculture, and commercial trucking industries. Our integrated, industry-specific approach to hosted technologies and services offers solutions that help businesses large and small operate efficiently and grow securely, cost-effectively, and successfully. Sandhills Global—we are the cloud. About the Sandhills Equipment Value Index The Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI) is a principal gauge of the estimated market values of used assets—both currently and over time—across the construction, agricultural, commercial trucking, and aviation industries represented by Sandhills Global marketplaces, including Controller.com, AuctionTime.com, TractorHouse.com, MachineryTrader.com, TruckPaper.com, and other industry-specific equipment platforms. Powered by FleetEvaluator and AircraftEvaluator, Sandhills' proprietary asset valuation tools, Sandhills EVI provides useful insights into the ever-changing supply-and-demand conditions for each industry. Contact Sandhills www.sandhills.com/contact-us 402-479-2181 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Sandhills Global	https://www.kait8.com/prnewswire/2022/09/09/aviation-values-show-signs-cooling-across-all-used-aircraft-categories-inventory-levels-improve/

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