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Moose and Deonna Purrazzo with the new Impact shirt
Impact Wrestling unveiled a new Pride-themed shirt on Wednesday
at the LGBT+ Center Orlando. And it will be available for purchase just in time for this weekend's Citrus Brawl event in Kissimmee.
To mark Pride month in June, Impact debuted this rainbow-themed t-shirt as part of a partnership with the Central Florida Softball League and North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance. Impact wrestlers — and Orlando residents — Moose and Deonna Purrazzo were on hand to mark the occasion.
"Impact's partnership with NAGAAA is yes another outreach from Impact into the local communities that we go to on a regular basis, whether it be Orlando or Kissimmee," said Impact official Ross Forman during the event.
"We want to thank Impact Wrestling for this wonderful partnership," said CFSL Commissioner Bobby Agagnina.
This new Pride shirt will be available at the merch table during Impact's "Citrus Brawl" tapings in Kissimmee over the weekend.
The Citrus Brawl goes down both Friday and Saturday nights, May 13-14 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee. Tickets are still available for both nights through
Ticketmaster. Moose, Purrazzo, Jay White, Havok, Rosemary, the Good Brothers and more are confirmed to appear.
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BOLTON, Mass. (AP) — Talor Gooch had a 5-under 65 on a day of low scoring and most players wearing shorts, building a one-shot lead Saturday over newcomer Joaquin Niemann after two rounds of the LIV Golf Invitational-Boston.
Gooch was among the first players to sign up with the Saudi-funded league and has finished in the top 10 in all three of the series.
He was at 12-under 198 and will start the third and final round Sunday on the first hole with Niemann and Dustin Johnson (63).
Johnson also has finished in the top 10 in all three LIV Golf events.
“I’ve been playing solid I feel like every week. Each round I’ve felt like I’m doing the right things. Eventually it’s all going to come together,” said Johnson, whose last victory was the Saudi International in February 2021. “The game is definitely in good form, and I like the direction it’s heading in.“
The most improved award goes to Sihwan Kim. He opened with an 87 in the first round, including a 10 on the 16th hole. Saturday was a different story. Kim was 24 shots better with a 63 to match the low round of the day.
Even with such low scoring at The International, most of the contenders felt as though they could have gone lower. Gooch missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th and had to settle for a one-shot lead.
“There’s some more meat on the bone out there,” Gooch said. “You don’t take good rounds for granted but you also aren’t satisfied. You know you can go get some more juice out of the squeeze, so hopefully we can do that tomorrow.”
Niemann, the 23-year-old from Chile, signed with LIV Golf this week after completing the Tour Championship in Atlanta. He will try to join Henrik Stenson (New Jersey) and Charl Schwartzel (London) as players winning their first LIV event.
Another newcomer, British Open champion Cameron Smith, had an eagle on the par-5 closing hole for the second straight day. This one only kept him in the game. That eagle allowed him to break par at 69 and left him five shots behind.
Players were allowed to wear shorts, though not everyone did. And not everyone will.
Johnson rarely wore shorts on the PGA Tour when they were allowed in pro-am. He got the message too late, and said he didn’t want to switch in the middle of the tournament. So he plans to be pants again Sunday.
“I’m sure in Bangkok and Jeddah we’ll all be in shorts,” Johnson said, referring to LIV Golf Invitational events in Asia later in the year.
Phil Mickelson ended his streak of nine consecutive rounds in LIV Golf — and 13 overall including the U.S. Open and British Open — without breaking 70. He shot a 68 on Saturday and was tied for 39th in the 48-man field.
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Which feather duster is best?
A classic feather duster is a cleaning implement that can effectively remove dust and debris from shelves, picture frames, rails and other surfaces. These days, there are also multipurpose dusters that can reach into tight spaces to make your home clean and tidy. If you’re looking for one that makes cleaning easy and convenient, the Swiffer Dusters Heavy Duty Extender Handle Starter Kit is a great choice.
What to know before you buy a feather duster
Uses
The main purpose of a feather duster is to remove debris, lint, dust and even pet hair from surfaces. Those made from feathers or microfiber use static electricity to attract and collect these small particles.
Most, especially those with a classic design, are soft and gentle enough to clean around fragile items, such as glassware or knickknacks. Some multipurpose ones can be used in ways traditional ones cannot, such as to clean the inside of a car or remove debris from upholstery.
Depending on the design, a feather duster can also get in between objects and deep into crevices to get rid of dust. One with a long or extendable handle can also help you access hard-to-reach areas, such as the blades of a ceiling fan or cobwebs in the corner.
Types
Here are the main types of feather dusters:
- Classic: Perhaps the most common type, classic ones consist of real feathers — usually ostrich. They often have a nonadjustable wooden handle. Since they’re soft, they’re ideal for dusting fragile items, such as glass, antiques and artwork.
- Lambswool: Often found in traditional feather dusters, wool is reusable and good for cleaning delicate surfaces. It’s also all-natural and long-lasting. However, it does require spot cleaning with a nonabrasive cloth and a few drops of mineral oil.
- Microfiber: This gentle material is an inexpensive alternative to classic or wool options. It also picks up dust and allergens with ease without scattering them. If the head detaches from the handle, you can wash it in a washing machine.
- Multipurpose: The most versatile type, multipurpose dusters consist of different materials and can lift dust from nearly any surface.
- Disposable: Some options, including the Swiffer duster, are disposable. These come with refill packs or duster head replacements, meaning you don’t need to clean them after use. Most have a longer handle specifically designed to reach high places.
Potential issues and maintenance
Before getting a feather duster, here are some of the most common issues with them:
- Some spread dust around rather than picking it up, meaning they don’t clean as much as they should. This mainly happens when you don’t clean the duster head often enough or if there is a lot of dust or debris.
- They may hold onto allergens. For people with severe dust allergies, using one can worsen the issue. Again, cleaning it regularly can prevent this problem.
With proper cleaning and maintenance, you can ensure your duster lasts a long time and cleans effectively. After every use, shake it off outside to remove some of the larger debris or dust particles clinging to it.
Certain materials, such as microfiber, can be washed by hand with warm tap water. After getting rid of any debris or allergens, let it air dry before using it again. Alternatively, use a vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment to remove larger debris or hair. If the duster starts to lose its shape, ring it out to return it to its original shape.
What to look for in a quality feather duster
Surface area and design
Some feather dusters have more surface area than others. Those with real feathers come in lengths ranging from 14 to 32 inches. They’re also poofy at the end, which lets them pick up more dust.
Others, such as the Swiffer duster, have a cylindrical head that can collect dirt and dust on all sides. Since these dusters have more surface area, they are ideal for cleaning larger areas.
There are also smaller dusters with an average head size of about 10 inches. These are convenient for spot cleaning or reaching tight spaces, such as between books, framed photographs and similarly sized items.
Length and adjustability
Classic feather dusters usually have a simple handle that doesn’t extend or bend. A lot of modern ones have adjustable lengths or swivel heads, though. This makes them ideal for cleaning around and between items without having to move them. It also makes them convenient for reaching higher areas or getting into nooks or crannies.
Some adjustable dusters can reach three feet in length with the press of a button. Others have a long handle by default.
Shelf life
They can last for several months or years when cleaned regularly. If you get a disposable one, expect to replace the head every one to three months.
Handle
Most handles consist of either wood or plastic. Plastic is usually resistant to moisture, meaning it won’t rot or warp if exposed to water for a long time. Wood handles often have a sleek or high-quality aesthetic, but they can sometimes splinter.
Some handles have a nonslip or ergonomic grip. This makes them comfortable to use, especially on larger cleaning projects.
How much you can expect to spend on a feather duster
A basic, disposable feather duster can cost $5-$15. Kits, adjustable or reusable ones usually cost $15-$30.
Feather duster FAQ
What’s the best method to clean with a feather duster?
A. Pull the duster along the surface with a steady, even motion. Don’t go in circles, but do slightly overlap the previous area you’ve already cleaned. Use light pressure to avoid damaging delicate items. Start from the highest surface and go down from there.
Can you use a feather duster outside?
A. Generally, these cleaning tools are meant for indoor use only. But if you have furniture or shelving units on an enclosed patio, you can use a duster to remove light dust or debris from those.
What’s the best feather duster to buy?
Top feather duster
Swiffer Dusters Heavy Duty Extender Handle Starter Kit
What you need to know: This kit is a great choice for anyone who wants a modern cleaning implement to collect dust and small debris from nearly any surface in your home.
What you’ll love: It comes with 12 durable refills and one adjustable handle. It can easily trap dust and allergens without spreading them around. Plus, the handle extends up to 3 feet. The head is also adjustable and can be positioned to reach ceiling fan blades and other hard-to-reach surfaces.
What you should consider: It’s primarily meant for light dusting.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top feather duster for the money
Oxo Good Grips Microfiber Delicate Duster
What you need to know: This gentle duster can easily clean around fragile objects without damaging them.
What you’ll love: This duster is 13 inches long and has a comfortable nonslip handle with a hole you can use to hang it when not in use. It’s made with soft microfiber, and it’s machine-washable.
What you should consider: It’s not very large, so it’s better for smaller spaces.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Unisan Handle Professional Ostrich Feather Duster
What you need to know: This classic duster consists of ostrich feathers and can tackle many different surfaces with ease.
What you’ll love: The handle is 16 inches long, making it convenient for getting into corners and between objects on shelves. It is also lightweight and has a wooden handle that’s contoured for a comfortable grip.
What you should consider: It’s not adjustable.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
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MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A judge refused to grant bail Thursday to the man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie as the acclaimed author prepared to give a talk in western New York.
Hadi Matar, 24, appeared in a western New York courtroom after a grand jury indicted him on charges that he rushed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and stabbed Rushdie multiple times in front of a horrified crowd.
Dressed in a black and white jail uniform, Matar stayed quiet during the hearing while his lawyer unsuccessfully tried to persuade the judge that he should be released while he awaited trial. Public defender Nathaniel Barone said Matar had no criminal record and wouldn’t flee the country if released.
Barone also asked the judge to do something to stop reporters from trying to contact Matar at the Chautauqua County jail. The lawyer said the jail had received “several hundred phone calls” from people trying to reach Matar.
Some of that media outreach resulted in Matar giving a brief interview to The New York Post, in which he talked about disliking Rushdie and praised Iran’s late supreme leader, Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Khomeini issued an edict in 1989 demanding Rushdie’s death over his novel “The Satanic Verses,” which some Muslims consider blasphemous. A semiofficial Iranian foundation had posted a bounty of over $3 million.
Matar’s lawyer complained that the media coverage could potentially lead to a biased jury.
“He’s entitled to a fair trial. He’s entitled to due process, no matter what he’s accused of,” Barone said.
Judge David Foley declined that request, but he ordered the lawyers involved in the case not to give interviews.
“No speaking to the press until we have resolved this issue,” the judge said.
Rushdie, 75, is getting treatment in a Pennsylvania hospital for severe wounds.
Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said during the court hearing that Matar stabbed Mr. Rushdie a dozen times in the neck, stomach, chest, hand and right eye, before he could be stopped by shocked bystanders.
“He doesn’t care about his own freedom, judge, and is so driven by his motives that his mission to kill Mr. Rushdie is greater in his mind and outweighs his own personal freedom,” Schmidt told the judge.
The author was seated in a chair at the lakeside retreat Aug. 12, waiting to be introduced for a discussion of protections for writers in exile and freedom of expression when Matar jumped onstage.
Henry Reese, 73, the cofounder of Pittsburgh’s City of Asylum, was onstage with Rushdie and suffered a gash to his forehead, bruising and other minor injuries.
Matar, who lived in Fairview, New Jersey, with his mother, is charged with attempted murder and assault. He could get decades in prison if convicted. He has pleaded not guilty.
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We may be learning to live with covid, but as the latest inflation report shows, it's still a pandemic economy. Two and a half years after the first lockdowns, the economy remains weird: It can take more than a year to get a dishwasher, many months to get a passport, businesses are short-staffed, stores routinely run out of basic staples like pain reliever, and there is high inflation.
Americans enjoyed years of plenty, where the newest best thing was always available and many services got cheaper by the day. Now it feels like we woke up in the dystopian second half of "Atlas Shrugged."
When will we get back to normal? In some ways, maybe never. The pandemic accelerated changes to the economy that were already in the works. And it upended many of our assumptions, changing the economic relationships that formed the basis for many forecasts, making everything from inflation to consumer spending harder to predict for years to come.
There will always be parts of the economy, like energy prices, that we have less control over, but other aspects can be fixed. One day soon we should again be able to count on fully stocked shelves and more stable prices.
So here's a rundown of what should snap back and what we should all start getting used to as the covid economy evolves into the new economy.
Back to normal:
• The labor shortage is a major reason why the economy is still weird. Every recession loses workers, and some people, especially men, are still not working. Adding to the current shortages is the fact that legal immigration is still effectively on hold, with a backlog of visas that have yet to be processed. The Biden administration should make this a much bigger priority. But wages are up and people are returning to the labor force. Fewer people are retiring, and some of the pandemic early retirees are coming back to work.
• The supply chain is still messed up. The pre-pandemic world economy was incredibly efficient because goods were made with parts from all over the world. But the system was complex and the pandemic showed just how vulnerable it was to disruption. In December 2021, ports were starting to unclog and the computer chip shortage was easing, but hopes for normalcy in 2022 were squelched by Russia's war on Ukraine.
• China is still having covid-driven shutdowns. And a U.S. freight rail strike appears to have just been narrowly averted. Even so, the Citi index of supply chain pressures shows it's better than a year ago. There will be more improvement if energy costs fall and more people go back to work. Longer term, companies may become more resilient to future disruptions and better diversified.
Issues that aren't going away:
• Inflation uncertainty means more volatility in asset markets. Once the supply chain and labor market heal, inflation will ease somewhat and stabilize, and that will help stabilize asset markets. But it will be a very long time before inflation falls back to 2 percent or lower. Between demographic changes and weaker trade relationships, inflation may be naturally higher no matter what central banks try to do. We might need to learn to live with 3 percent or 4 percent inflation. And that means interest rates (and mortgages) will be higher.
• Offices are still empty. The next few months will reveal what the future of work will look like as some bosses demand all employees come back to the office. Some will go back reluctantly, and others never will. Business districts already have more life, but they aren't bustling five days a week. Offices aren't full every day and most public transportation is still down to 60 percent of its pre-pandemic levels. The pandemic established working from home as a viable option and the office will never be the same.
• Trust in institutions also may never recover. During the pandemic everything was politicized, from public health to central banking. It was somewhat inevitable as government becomes a bigger part of life in an emergency; it's condemned for bad decisions (prolonged school shutdowns was a predictable tragedy) and it doesn't get credit for good policies. Nonetheless, distrust will undermine the economy going forward because strong trust in the government and its services, corporations and cultural institutions is critical to a healthy economy and public safety. Fewer children are in public school, and many people no longer trust election results, the justice system or public health authorities.
The pandemic economy will outlast the pandemic. Some of the changes, like how we use technology, may turn out to be positive. But more than two years on, bottlenecks of the flow of goods and people means we are still living with shortages, high inflation and a lot of uncertainty about when some things might get back to normal.
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CHICAGO, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The leading virtual currency exchange, Bitcoin of America, announced its return to BTC 2022 in Miami. The company made headline last year for promoting females in a male dominant industry. Once again, Bitcoin of America made a splash at BTC 2022 with its all-female team. Bitcoin of America sent some of their top women executives to the conference. Bitcoin of America has its shown support for making the cryptocurrency inclusive to women and getting more females into the industry.
Bitcoin of America's female team also spoke with the Miami Mayor about ways they can make a change. Mayor Francis Suarez welcomed the all-women team from Bitcoin of America.
Bitcoin of America is known as the leading operator in the cryptocurrency industry to provide fast and hassle-free transactions to their customers while offering top of the line customer support. The company currently operates 2500 Bitcoin ATM locations across the United States and is constantly expands.
The Bitcoin of America team passed around hats and t-shirts with the company's logo and "women in crypto" embroidery. Bitcoin of America has been known to send their female executive team to attend conferences, expos, and more. They also revealed that most of their top tier positions are held by women. Bitcoin of America's Chief Operating Officer, Operations Manager, Director of Marketing, and Director of Business Development are all run by powerful females.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)- Governor Glenn Youngkin came out with new COVID-19 guidelines for K-12 schools, daycares and camps this week.
The new advisory loosens quarantine rules and clarifies masking recommendations, especially for pre-schools.
“As Virginians continue to return to the office and social settings, the pandemic is disrupting workplaces and family life when entire child care facilities, camps and classrooms shutter in response to as few as two cases,” Youngkin said in a statement on Thursday. “Today marks a shift in my administration’s recommendations to optional quarantine for exposure to COVID-19 in child care and school settings as the severity of the disease decreases.”
The state guidelines say those who show coronavirus symptoms or test positive should still follow recommendations for isolation and masking.
However, those exposed to COVID-19 that aren’t showing symptoms no longer have to quarantine.
That falls short of CDC recommendations, which advise the unvaccinated and those who are not fully vaccinated to quarantine for at least five full days after an exposure. Those who are fully vaccinated are already exempt from quarantining in these circumstances.
According to the Virginia Department of Health, a person is exposed if they have been within six feet of someone with COVID-19 for 15 minutes or more over a day, or if they have direct contact with the person’s “respiratory secretions.”
Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico) said she pushed for the change after hearing from frustrated parents about excessive classroom closures that were causing work disruptions.
Dunnavant said, especially at pre-schools, quarantine and masking policies have been inconsistent.
“The lack of structure around that age group provided a situation for an enormous amount of stress, chaos and variability,” Dunnavant said. “We cannot wait for the CDC to make good decisions on every issue. We have had problems with their timeliness in the past.”
Dunnavant sponsored a law that generally made masking in K-12 schools optional earlier this year.
But even after the law was implemented, Dunnavant said some pre-schools continued to require face coverings because they weren’t sure if the change applied to them. She said some feared they would lose their license to operate due to the uncertainty.
The updated policy specifies that, in general, masks are “not routinely recommended in these
settings, indoors or outdoors, except during isolation.”
That also sets lower standards than the CDC, which still recommends mask-wearing indoors in areas of high transmission.
The state policy appears to leave flexibility for schools and daycares to set stricter recommendations if needed.
If a school or facility is experiencing an outbreak that “has been difficult to control or is unusual in size or scope,” the guidelines say regional and local epidemiologists may recommend “traditional quarantine and isolation standards be applied until the situation is stabilized.”
Even so, parents like Tara FitzPatrick are concerned about the shift. She said her 4-year-old son just got a COVID-19 vaccine this week but he won’t be fully vaccinated until the end of September.
“I think the policy is really frustrating,” FitzPatrick said. “We all want to get back to normal but we can’t really force getting back to normal.”
FitzPatrick said she has friends that have had trouble getting back into the workforce because of regular classroom closures. She has struggled with disruptions as well but she thinks the sacrifice is worth it.
“I think the message would be that this isn’t a very family friendly perspective to take. It is for sure going to lead to increased spread of the virus,” FitzPatrick said.
The Virginia Department of Health didn’t agree to an interview on Friday.
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Honored for Exceptional Innovation
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OneBill announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online, has named its Billing Automation Platform as a 2022 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award winner. This is in fact the fifth consecutive year that the business has taken out this award.
"Receiving this award for the fifth consecutive year is truly an honor, and is a testament to the dedication and hard work that our engineering team is putting into constantly innovating our solution, to make billing more streamlined for our customers." said JK Chelladurai, CEO, OneBill.
"It gives me great pleasure to honor OneBill as a 2022 recipient of TMC's Unified Communications Product of the Year Award for their innovative solution, said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. "Our judges were very impressed with the ingenuity and excellence displayed by OneBill in their groundbreaking work on their automated billing platform."
Winners of the 2022 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award will be announced online and highlighted in INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine online.
OneBill is an automated billing platform that provides complete visibility into all receivables, allowing businesses to monetize their products/services efficiently, automate the order fulfillment process, manage channel partners in real-time, and have a 360-degree view of their customer interactions, to ultimately accelerate time to market and maximize revenue. The platform is an end-to-end revenue management ecosystem that consists of opportunity tracking, product configuration, quoting, contract management, customer relationship management, order fulfillment, inventory
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Through education, industry news, live events and social influence, global buyers rely on TMC's content-driven marketplaces to make purchase decisions and navigate markets. As a result, leading technology vendors turn to TMC for unparalleled branding, thought leadership and lead generation opportunities.
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New KINGSHIP Video 'Rider - Chapter 2' Available HERE
Captain, KING, Arnell, Hud and 10:22PM will pay homage to M&M'S place in Rock'N'Roll Lore with TODAY'S release of three limited collectible packages
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KINGSHIP™, the NFT supergroup created by 10:22PM™, consisting of three Bored Apes and one Mutant Ape, today announced they will appear on limited edition boxes of M&M'S® in honor of KINGSHIP's mythological tour rider containing required backstage items, which always includes M&M'S candies of all colors.
The fundamental inspiration for this first-of-its-kind collaboration with M&M'S is rooted in rock 'n' roll lore and legend. For decades, rock bands notoriously insisted on tour riders to satisfy talent requests for specific backstage beverages, snacks and accommodations. Mars' iconic candies – including world famous M&M'S, have been included in some of the most discerning requests from some of rock n' roll's most illustrious legends.
Music critics and operations experts have debated the rationale for decades – was it rock n' roll extravagance? Or were the clauses a brilliant way for artists to quickly check if they were playing a buttoned-up venue with detail-oriented management?
In all cases, M&M'S were involved and necessary accessories to some of the greatest moments in rock history. KINGSHIP — Captain, KING, Arnell and Hud — are seriously smart and of discerning taste, making sure to request bowls of colorful M&M'S within their precious show rider. But were they checking to see if the venue can follow directions? Or did they just need the taste of delicious morsels of fun ahead of their concert?
These physical collectible boxes have been created for fans of both KINGSHIP and M&M'S and are only available for a limited time. Just 4000 have been created in total: The Gold edition, the rarest version, comes in a white and gold foil gift box and includes custom printed candies with KINGSHIP group members Captain, KING, Arnell and Hud in individually numbered boxes from 1 to 100. M&M'S will also produce only 3,900 exclusive celebratory gift boxes in Brown. Additionally, there will be 6,000 gift jars of the candies, available TODAY to fans in the U.S. for a limited time at https://mms.com/kingship.
Holders of KINGSHIP Key Card NFTs were the first to know about this exclusive collaboration and were given an early opportunity to access the products on mms.com.
"Consumers' expectations for what they want from their favorite brands has shifted, and at Mars, we know we need to be more innovative than ever with such a culturally famous brand like M&M'S," said Jane Hwang, Global Vice President at Mars Wrigley. "We're excited to continue our Mars foray into the metaverse through this partnership with 10:22PM and KINGSHIP, as a way to engage our fans in a new and exciting space."
"KINGSHIP is a group dedicated to the art of storytelling, so it was a great opportunity for us to both pay homage to rock'n'roll history, and one of the greatest bands of all time, but also create a unique fan experience for those that have joined this community at the start of their journey," said Celine Joshua, founder of 10:22PM and the creator of KINGSHIP. "We are grateful to Mars and team at M&M'S for this incredible partnership to help introduce KINGSHIP and NFT culture to the masses, alongside M&M'S, a true icon of pop culture."
In one of the most well-known tour rider requests, a rock band asked venue operators to provide a bowl of M&M'S with a certain candy color removed as a way to check that all of their instructions were followed. But what happened to those missing M&M'S? At last, that mystery has been solved. KINGSHIP has all of them.
As KINGSHIP grew in stature and began playing larger venues, Hud convinced the rest of the group to join him during the downtime between sound check and the show: A search through the labyrinthine backstage areas of each venue for these legendary M&M'S to make each concert sweeter. They found several crates of M&M'S in a broom closet at one of New York's most historic arenas, a buried cache at a rustic Amphitheater in Colorado and a few strays in the Queen's Royal box in London. The members of KINGSHIP knew the key to living in the present is inclusion and bringing people of all backgrounds together. So, they resisted the temptation to consume the candy and instead united all the colors of the M&M'S family. The result of this incredible feat of dedication is today's M&M'S collaboration — with KINGSHIP becoming the first Bored Ape characters to do so.
In addition, M&M'S will play a key role in KINGSHIP's story, with the group traveling to a mysterious island stacked with what appears to be boulders that are later revealed to be a sky-high pile of M&M'S in all six colors.
Since launching in November, the KINGSHIP team has quickly grown to include celebrity animator Jack Lanza, Grammy Award-winning music producers and well-respected NFT collector Jimmy McNelis, a.k.a. J1mmy.eth. KINGSHIP, whose Bored Ape characters include rare Golden Fur and Blue Beams Apes, was created by Celine Joshua, who recruited the members of the group from McNelis. In February, 10:22PM announced Manager Noët All (Bored Ape #5537) as KINGSHIP's manager.
Last month, KINGSHIP sold out their entire collection of 5,000 access-enabled Key Cards in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Key Cards sold out 24 hours after the start of the mint on Thursday, July 14. The collection ranked No. 1 on OpenSea's Music Chart and ranked as the marketplace's No. 1 Trending NFT collection across all categories on release day. As of today, KINGSHIP ranks #1 on OpenSea's Music NFT chart.
The collectible Key Cards feature different members of KINGSHIP and contain unique attributes, some more rare than others. In addition to membership to the group's virtual world, located on an island far away from the swamp where Captain, KING, Arnell and Hud were born, the Key Cards will also unlock exclusive access to music, content, products, and a token-gated community. Only Key Card holders can access a special token-gated channel recently launched in the group's Discord.
For more information on the story behind KINGSHIP's rider and to learn more about the group, visit KINGSHIP.io.
For Editors:
Images, animation, logos and other KINGSHIP and M&M'visual assets can be found here.
KINGSHIP, stylized in all uppercase capital letters, consists of three rare Bored Apes and a rare Mutant Ape: Captain (vocals, bass), KING (lead vocals), Arnell (beats, producer, drums) and Hud (guitar, keyboards, vocals)
For more information on KINGSHIP:
Web: KINGSHIP.io and https://www.MMS.com/Kingship
Discord: https://discord.gg/kingship
Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealkingship
ABOUT MARS, INCORPORATED
Mars, Incorporated is driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. As a global, family-owned business, Mars is transforming, innovating, and evolving to make a positive impact on the world.
Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of quality confectionery, food, and pet care products and services, we employ 140,000+ dedicated Associates. With almost $45 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world's best-loved brands including Ben's Original™, CESAR®, Cocoavia®, DOVE®, EXTRA®, KIND®, M&M'S®, SNICKERS®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, and WHISKAS®. We are creating a better world for pets through our global network of pet hospitals and diagnostic services – including AniCura, BANFIELD™, BLUEPEARL™, Linnaeus and VCA™ – using cutting edge technology to develop breakthrough programs in genetic health screening and DNA testing. For more information about Mars, please visit www.mars.com. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.
About 10:22PM
10:22PM is Universal Music Group's next-gen label, 10:22PM has been discovering, developing and empowering artists, digital creators and brands since 2018. Providing an innovative framework with a team of industry endemics, 10:22PM enables boundary-pushing talent to operate as fast and fluidly as the space requires. Using new technology and platforms, alongside first-of-their-kind strategies and execution, 10:22PM keeps its talent & IP at the forefront of entertainment and commerce. Leading the charge toward a web3 future, the label sits at the intersection of music, gaming, NFTs, blockchain and the metaverse.
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Annissa Holland should be excited her son is coming home from prison after four long years of incarceration. Instead, she’s researching rehab centers to send him to as soon as he walks out the gate.
She doesn’t know the person who’s coming home — the person who she said has been doing every drug he can get his hands on inside the Alabama prison system. She can hear it in the 34-year-old’s voice when he calls her on the prison phone.
Her son is one of almost 20,000 inmates in the Alabama prison system living in conditions the U.S. Department of Justice has called inhumane. In two investigations, it found that the rampant use of drugs causes sexual abuse and “severe” violence in the state’s prisons. The department has sued Alabama, alleging conditions in its prisons violate inmates’ civil rights. According to the Alabama Department of Corrections’ own report, almost 60 pounds of illicit drugs were confiscated from its prisons in the first three months of this year.
Even if Alabama’s prisons and jails are especially overrun by drugs, death, and violence, their problems are not unique in the U.S. Within three weeks this spring, incarcerated people died of overdoses in Illinois, Oklahoma, New York, and the District of Columbia.
The alcohol and drug overdose death rate increased fivefold in prisons from 2009 through 2019, according to a recent study from the Pew Charitable Trusts — a surge that outpaced the national drug overdose rate, which tripled in the same period.
As the opioid crisis ravages America, overdose deaths are sweeping through every corner of the nation, including jails and prisons. Criminal justice experts suggest that decades of using the legal system instead of community-based addiction treatment to address drug use have not led to a drop in drug use or overdoses. Instead, the rate of drug deaths behind bars in supposedly secure facilities has increased.
This rise comes amid the decriminalization of cannabis in many parts of the country and a drop in the overall number of people incarcerated for drug crimes, according to the Pew report.
“It certainly points to the need for alternative solutions that rely less on the criminal justice system to help people who are struggling with substance use disorders,” said Tracy Velázquez, senior manager for safety and justice programs at the Pew Charitable Trusts.
For decades, drug use in America has mainly been addressed through the penal system — 1 in 5 people behind bars are there for a drug offense. Drug crimes were behind 30% of new admissions to Alabama prisons in March. Nationally, they were the leading cause of arrest, and almost 90% of arrests were for possession of drugs, not sale or manufacturing, according to the Pew study. The researchers also found that fewer than 8% of arrested people with a drug dependency received treatment while incarcerated.
Velázquez said a lot of drug use is spurred by people with mental health issues attempting to self-medicate. Almost 40% of people in prisons and 44% in jails have a history of mental illness, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Holland said her son was diagnosed with schizophrenia and PTSD six years ago after struggling with drug use since his teens. The son, who asked that his name not be published for fear his comments could jeopardize his release from prison or subsequent parole, said a schizophrenic episode in 2017 led him to break into a house during a hurricane. He said he didn’t realize people were in the house until after he ate a sandwich, got a Coke from the fridge, and looked for dry clothes. They called the police. He was sent to prison on a charge of burglary.
“They don’t put the mental health patients where they should be; they put them in prison,” Holland said.
She’s not only frustrated by the lack of medical care and treatment her son has received, but also horrified at the access to drugs and the abuse she said her son has suffered in the overcrowded, understaffed Alabama prison system.
He told KHN he’s been raped and beaten because of drug debts and put on suicide watch more than a dozen times. He said he turned back to using heroin, meth, and the synthetic drug flakka while incarcerated.
“We need to really focus on not assuming that putting someone in jail or prison is going to make them abstinent from drug use,” Velázquez said. “We really need to provide treatment that not only addresses the chemical, substance use disorder, but also addresses some of the underlying issues.”
Beth Shelburne, who works with the American Civil Liberties Union, logged 19 drug-related deaths in Alabama prisons in 2021, the most she has seen since she started tracking them in 2018.
She said those numbers are just a snapshot of what is going on inside Alabama’s prisons. The Justice Department found the state corrections department failed to accurately report deaths in its facilities.
“A lot of the people that are dying, I would argue, don’t belong in prison,” Shelburne said. “What’s so disgusting about all this is we are sentencing people who are drug-addicted to time in these ‘correctional facilities,’ when we’re really just throwing them into drug dens.”
The corrections department’s reports reveal at least seven overdose deaths in 2021, three of which officials classified as natural deaths. It reported 97 deaths in the first three months of this year that have yet to be fully classified.
Though Republican Gov. Kay Ivey recently announced a grant of more than $500,000 for a program to help incarcerated people address drug use disorders, the number of graduates of drug treatment programs in the state’s prison system has plummeted in the past decade to record lows. About 3% of prisoners completed a treatment program in 2021, down from 14% in 2009.
In contrast, California reported a 60% reduction in overdose deaths in its prisons in 2020, which state officials attributed to the start of a substance use treatment program and the widespread availability of medication-assisted therapy.
Alabama’s system is developing a medication-assisted treatment plan with its health contractor, said Alabama Department of Corrections spokesperson Kelly Betts. Before 2019, medications that curb drug cravings or mute highs were given only to those who could be separated from the general prison population, according to Deborah Crook, the department’s health services deputy commissioner.
“The science has changed considerably and there are more medication options that are safer to prescribe — even in general population,” she wrote in a statement.
Though prison officials have long blamed visitors for bringing in drugs, the ban on visitation during the pandemic did not lead to a drop in drug use inside. Multiple officers were arrested in Alabama last year and accused of bringing drugs into jails and prisons, and the Department of Justice’s 2019 report found dozens of officers arrested in the previous two years on charges related to drug trafficking and other misconduct.
Illegal drugs are “a challenge faced by correctional systems across the country,” Betts wrote in an email. “The ADOC is committed to enforcing our zero-tolerance policy on contraband and works very hard to eradicate it from our facilities.”
Betts did not specify how these policies are enforced. The department also refused to respond to a detailed list of questions about drug use and overdoses in its prisons, citing the litigation with the Justice Department.
Holland doesn’t know what will happen when her son gets out. He said he hopes he can restart his business as an electrician and provide for his family. But the four years of his so-called rehabilitation have been a nightmare for both of them.
“They’re released messed-up, hurt, and deeply dysfunctional. What do you do with someone that’s been through all that?” Holland said. “That’s not rehabilitation. It’s not.”
KHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs at KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation.
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Remit AI Will be Implemented Across 52 Dental Practices to Reduce Insurance Claim Denials and Accounts Receivable
SAN FRANCISCO , July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zentist today announced that Diamond Braces, a leading provider of world-class, affordable braces and Invisalign® for children, teens, and adults, is implementing the company's Remit AI software in all 52 of its affiliated practices. Diamond Braces has office locations in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and is known for adopting cutting-edge technology.
Zentist's Remit AI Will be Implemented Across 52 Diamond Braces Dental Practices
Remit AI leverages robotic process automation (RPA) and machine learning technologies to consolidate and normalize explanation of benefits (EOB) and electronic remittance advice (ERA) data into user-friendly claim payments for revenue cycle management (RCM) teams.
"We partnered with Zentist because they provide the most advanced RCM technology platform in the dental industry for EOB and ERA automation," said Victoriya Demianenko, Vice President of Operations at Diamond Braces. "With Remit AI, we are able to optimize our insurance payment posting and improve AR by better managing denials. In addition, we will be leveraging their payment data analytics for enhancing our insurance benefits verification and claims submission functions."
"We are excited to partner with Diamond Braces, one of the leaders in providing children and adults with affordable orthodontic treatment in the New York Tri-state area. Diamond Braces applies the most rigorous criteria in selecting technology vendors so I'm proud that Remit AI is their solution of choice for improving revenue cycle management," said Ato Kasymov, Zentist Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer.
At a time when dental businesses lose an estimated $2.1 billion due to legacy billing systems, Zentist leverages robotic process automation (RPA) and machine learning to place otherwise tedious dental insurance billing tasks on autopilot – notably through its Remit AI software. Fully scalable to meet the more complex billing needs of the modern dental industry, Zentist's software minimizes human error, maximizes insurance payout, provides advanced analytics on revenue, and improves the patient-provider relationship. To learn more, visit www.zentist.io.
Diamond Braces, a Diamond Plus Invisalign® Provider, is a leader in high-quality orthodontic care on the East Coast. For over 20 years, Diamond Braces has been guided by its principles of affordability, accessibility, and amazing service. For more information, visit www.diamondbraces.com
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(The Hill) – An unidentified man fatally shot himself after crashing a vehicle into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday morning, authorities said.
The man drove his car into the barricade at East Capitol Street and Second Street around 4 a.m., U.S. Capitol Police said in a press release. The man exited the vehicle, which became engulfed in flames, officials said.
The man then fired several shots in the air, Capitol Police said, alerting officers to the scene. They were approaching the man when he fatally shot himself, authorities added.
No one else was hurt at the scene and Capitol Police noted that it does not appear officers fired their weapons.
Authorities said that the man apparently was not targeting any members of Congress, who are on recess until Sept. 13.
Investigators are currently looking into his background and D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department is handling the death investigation.
The incident follows the attempted breach of the FBI field office in Cincinnati, which led to an hours-long standoff with a suspect, who was later killed by police.
The incident came after the FBI executed a search warrant at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, sparking heated rhetoric from his supporters. Republicans have decried the raid as a politically motivated stunt, with some calling for the FBI to be defunded.
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UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Desperation turned to heart-wrenching sorrow for families of the grade-schoolers killed after an 18-year-old gunman barricaded himself in their Texas classroom and began shooting, killing at least 19 fourth-graders and their two teachers.
Relatives who gathered at a civic center following the shooting on Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in the southwestern Texas town of Uvalde pleaded for information and turned to social media for help.
By Wednesday morning, many were left with the grim reality of unimaginable horror.
One man cried into his phone, “she is gone,” as he walked away from the civic center. A woman standing alone behind the building sobbed and yelled into her phone.
Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Christopher Olivarez told CNN that all those who died Tuesday were in the same fourth-grade classroom.
Among those killed was fourth-grade teacher Eva Mireles.
Relative Amber Ybarra, of San Antonio, was preparing to give blood for the wounded and remembered Mireles as a loving mother and wife who also was "adventurous."
One of the children who died was 8-year-old Uziyah Garcia. His grandfather Manny Renfro got word Tuesday that Garcia was one of the victims in the shooting.
Renfro remembered Garcia as the sweetest little boy he ever knew.
Another victim was identified as Xavier Javier Lopez. His cousin, Lisa Garza, 54, of Arlington, Texas, saying he was "a loving 10-year-old little boy."
The funeral home that is located directly across from the school, Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, posted on its Facebook page that it would assist victims' families at no cost for funeral arrangements.
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Company Receives "Prime" ISS ESG Corporate Rating And Inclusion In The "2022 Verité 40" Carbon Score Index By Axylia
CLICHY, France, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BIC announces it has been recognized with two new distinctions for its corporate ESG initiatives and sustainable business development.
Specifically, BIC achieved the "Prime" ISS ESG Corporate rating, fulfilling the holistic sustainability performance requirements based on an analysis of more than 100 sector-specific ESG factors, judged against industry peers. In addition, BIC has been included on Axylia's 2022 Verité 40*1 (Truth Index 40), affirming the Company's ability to cover its "CO2 bill" and continue to create sustainable value.
"We are honored to have such respected institutions acknowledge our advancements as we continue to innovate long-lasting products for our consumers with the planet, society and future generations in mind." said Gonzalve Bich, BIC Chief Executive Officer. "These distinctions give us further confidence we are on the right path and empower us to go even further in fulfilling our mission to bring simplicity and joy to everyday life, responsibly and sustainably."
BIC's approach to sustainability is deeply rooted in the Company's values and has been a cornerstone of day-to-day operations for over 70 years. In 2018, the Company reinforced its commitment to sustainable development by establishing Writing The Future, Together, a forward looking, global program underpinned by five major commitments. These commitments that guide corporate decision making were recently strengthened by the Company's GHG emission reduction targets, membership in the United Nations Global Compact, and ESG share buyback program.
A world leader in stationery, lighters and shavers, BIC brings simplicity and joy to everyday Life. For more than 75 years, the Company has honored the tradition of providing high-quality, affordable, essential products to consumers everywhere. Through this unwavering dedication, BIC has become one of the most recognized brands and is a trademark registered worldwide. Today, BIC products are sold in more than 160 countries around the world and feature iconic brands such as BIC Kids™, BIC Flex™, BodyMark by BIC™, Cello®, Djeep, Lucky Stationery, Rocketbook, Soleil®, Tipp-Ex®, Us. ™, Wite-Out®, Inkbox and more. In 2021, BIC Net Sales were 1,831.9 million euros. The Company is listed on "Euronext Paris"," is part of the SBF120 and CAC Mid 60 indexes and is recognized for its commitment to sustainable development and education. It received an A- Leadership score from CDP. For more, visit www.bic.com.
1*The Axylia Carbon® Score assesses a company's ability to pay its theoretical Carbon bill. The Carbon bill (CO2 emissions x Carbon cost) is deducted from the company's EBITDA, leading to a "Carbon-adjusted" EBITDA, which measures the ability of the company to remain profitable (A, B, C) or not (D, E, F) once its theoretical Carbon bill is deducted. BIC was awarded a B score in 2022 and included into to the "2022 Verité 40" Carbon Score Index.
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This story was originally published on Sept. 11, 2021.
We will never forget.
Below are the names of 140 soldiers with Alabama ties who died on Sept. 11, 2001, and in the war on terror since that fateful Tuesday 20 years ago, according to names compiled by the Alabama Veterans Affairs Office and U.S. Department of Defense.
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. military, along with a coalition of allied forces, began Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan to weed out al Qaeda and the Taliban regime. The operation was later renamed Operation Freedom’s Sentinel after U.S. combat operations ended Dec. 31, 2014.
Operation Iraqi Freedom includes casualties that occurred between March 19, 2003, and Aug. 31, 2010, in the Arabian Sea, Bahrain, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Persian Gulf, Qatar, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Casualties in these countries before March 19, 2003, were considered Operation Enduring Freedom, according to the Department of Defense.
Along with the nearly 3,000 civilians, police, fire and soldiers killed on Sept. 11, 2001, more than 7,000 U.S. soldiers were killed in the war on terror in the 20 years after that day, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. The numbers do not include contractors.
Here are the 140 fallen soldiers with Alabama ties (name and rank, age, Alabama hometown, location of death, and date of death):
- Army SGT Tamara C. Thurman, Brewton - Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2001
- Army MAJ Dwayne Williams, Jacksonville - Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001
- Navy OS2 Nehamon Lyons, IV, Mobile - Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001
- Navy IT1 Marsha Dianah Ratchford, Prichard - Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001
- CIA Agent Johnny M. Spann, 32 Winfield - Afghanistan Nov. 25, 2001
- Marine GySgt Stephen L. Bryson, 36, Montgomery - Pakistan, Jan. 9, 2002
- Army SGT Jeremy D. Foshee, 25, Pisgah - Philippines, Feb. 22, 2002
- Army CW3 Mark S. O’Steen, 43, Ozark - Afghanistan Jan. 30, 2003
- Army PFC Howard P. Johnson, 21, Mobile - Iraq, March 23, 2003
- Army SSG Nino D. Livaudais, 23, Ft. Mitchell - Iraq, April 3, 2003
- Army PV2 Kelley S. Prewitt, 24, Birmingham - Iraq, April 6, 2003
- Army PFC John E. Brown, 21, Troy – Iraq, April 14, 2003
- Marine CWO Robert W. Channell, 36, Tuscaloosa - Iraq, April 22, 2003
- Army SGT Troy D. Jenkins, 25, Evergreen - Iraq April 24, 2003
- Army SPC Cedric L. Lennon, 32, West Blocton - Iraq, June 24, 2003
- Army SPC Andrew F. Chris, 25, Huntsville - Iraq, June 25, 2003
- Army SGT Timothy M. Conneway, 22, Enterprise - Iraq, June 28, 2003
- Army SGT Jason D. Jordan, 24, Elba – Iraq July 20, 2003
- Army SFC Christopher R. Willoughby, 29, Phenix City - Iraq, July 20, 2003
- Air Force TSgt Bruce E. Brown, 32, Coatopa – Qatar, Sept. 4, 2003
- ARNG SPC Paul J. Bueche, 19, Daphne – Iraq, Oct. 21, 2003
- ARNG SGT Aubrey D. Bell, 33, Tuskegee – Iraq, Oct. 27, 2003
- Army SGT Michael E. Yashinski, 24, Irondale – Iraq, Dec. 24, 2003
- Army SPC Charles G. Haight, 23, Jacksonville – Iraq Dec. 26, 2003
- Army CWO Philip A. Johnson Jr., 31, Mobile – Iraq Jan. 8, 2004
- Army CW2 Brian D. Hazelgrove, 29, Ft. Rucker – Iraq, Jan. 23, 2004
- ARNG SPC Christopher M. Taylor, 25, Daphne – Iraq, Feb. 16, 2004
- Army SPC Stephen D. Hiller, 25, Opelika – Iraq, April 4, 2004
- Army SPC Ahmed A. Cason, 24, McCalla – Iraq, April 7, 2004
- Marine LCpl John T. Sims Jr., 21, Alexander City – Iraq, April 10, 2004
- ARNG 1SG Herbert Ronald Claunch, 58, Alexander City – GB Cuba, April 18, 2004
- Army CPT Robert C. Scheetz Jr., 31, Dothan – Iraq, May 30, 2004
- Army SSG Robert C. Thornton, 35, Rainbow City – Iraq, Aug. 23, 2004
- Marine Sgt. Foster L. Harrington, 31, Mobile – Iraq, Sept. 20, 2004
- Army SGT Charles J. Webb, 22, Alexandria – Iraq, Nov. 3, 2004
- Army PVT Justin R. Yoemans, 20, Eufaula – Iraq, Nov. 6, 2004
- Marine LCpl Bradley M. Faircloth, 20, Mobile – Iraq, Nov. 26, 2004
- Marine WO Charles G. Wells Jr., 32, Montgomery – Iraq, March 30, 2005
- Army SGM Barbaralien Banks, 41, Camden – Iraq, April 6, 2005
- Army SGT Kenya A. Parker, 26, Fairfield – Iraq, April 30, 2005
- Army SSG Tommy S. Little, 47, Aliceville – Iraq, May 2, 2005
- ARNG SSG John E. McGee, 36, Camden – Iraq, May 2, 2005
- Army SSG William J. Brooks, 30, Birmingham -Iraq, May 3, 2005
- Army SPC Steven R. Givens, 26, Mobile – Iraq, May 8, 2005
- Marine LCpl Jonathan L. Smith, 22, Eva – Iraq, June 6, 2005
- Army SPC Brian A. Vaughn, 23, Pell City – Iraq, June 21, 2005
- Army SSG Scottie L. Bright, 26, Montgomery – Iraq July 5, 2005
- Marine Cpl. Christopher D. Winchester, 23, Flomaton – Iraq, July 14, 2005
- Army SSG Jefferey J. Farrow, 28, Birmingham – Iraq July 19, 2005
- Army SGT Christopher J. Taylor, 22, Opelika – Iraq, July 24, 2005
- Army SFC Lonnie J. Parson, 39, Bay Minette – Iraq, Sept. 2, 2005
- Marine LCpl Carl L. Raines II, 20, Enterprise – Iraq, Oct. 6, 2005
- Marine MSgt Kenneth E. Hunt Jr., 40, Eufaula – Iraq, Oct. 12, 2005
- Army SSG George T. Alexander Jr., 34, Clanton - Iraq, Oct. 22, 2005
- Army SSG Phillip L. Travis, 41, Brewton - Iraq, Dec. 2, 2005
- Army SSG Travis L. Nelson, 41, Anniston – Iraq, Dec. 10, 2005
- Marine Cpl Adam R. Fales, 21, Cullman – Iraq, Dec. 16, 2005
- Army SFC Stephen J. White, 39, Talladega – Iraq, Jan. 5, 2006
- Army 1LT Joseph D. DeMoors, 36, Birmingham - Iraq, Jan. 7, 2006
- Marine Cpl Matthew D. Conley, 21, Killen – Iraq, Feb. 18, 2006
- Army SSG Christopher J. Schornak, 28, Hoover – Iraq, Feb. 26, 2006
- Marine PFC Ryan G. Winslow, 19, Hoover – Iraq, April 15, 2006
- Army CW5 Jamie D. Weeks, 47, Daleville – Iraq, May 14, 2006
- Army SGT Carlos E. Pernell, 25, Munford – Iraq, June 6, 2006
- Army 1LT Scott M. Love, 32, Huntsville – Iraq, June 7, 2006
- Army SGT Marquees A. Quick, 28, Hoover – Iraq, Aug. 19, 2006
- Marine Cpl Bradford H. Payne, 24, Montgomery – Iraq, Oct. 6, 2006
- Army 1SG Charles M. King, 48, Mobile – Iraq, Oct. 14, 2006
- Army PFC Stephen D. Bicknell, 19, Prattville – Iraq, Oct. 15, 2006
- Army PVT Michael P. Bridges, 23, Oxford – Iraq, Nov. 2, 2006
- Army CPL Jon-Erik Loney, 21, Hartselle - Iraq, Nov. 28, 2006
- Army CPL Christopher E. Mason, 32, W. Mobile County – Iraq, Nov. 28, 2006
- Army SSG Robert L. Love Jr., 28, Livingston – Iraq, Dec. 1, 2006
- Marine LCpl Cody G. Watson, 21, Oxford – Iraq, Dec. 6, 2006
- Army PVT Johnathon M. Millican, 20, Trafford – Iraq, Jan. 20, 2007
- Army CW4 Keith Yoakum, 41, Coffee Springs – Iraq, Feb. 2, 2007
- Army CPT Donnie R. Belser Jr., 28, Anniston – Iraq, Feb. 10, 2007
- Army SPC Curtis E. Glawson, 24, Daleville – Iraq, March 20, 2007
- Army SSG Harrison Brown, 31, Prichard – Iraq, April 8, 2007
- Army CPL James T. Lindsey, 20, Florence – Iraq, April 12, 2007
- Marine LCpl Adam E. Loggins, 27, Athens – Iraq, April 26, 2007
- Army SPC Matthew T. Bolar, 24, Montgomery – Iraq, May 3, 2007
- Army SPC Joseph A. Gilmore, 26, Hartford – Iraq, May 19, 2007
- Army SGT Jean P. Medlin, 27, Pelham – Iraq, May 19, 2007
- Marine Sgt. Nicholas R. Walsh, 27, Birmingham – Iraq, May 26, 2007
- Army SGT Brandon E. Hadaway, 25, Valley – Afghanistan, May 30, 2007
- Marine LTC Michael A. Robinson, 42, Sylacauga – Afghanistan, June 1, 2007
- Army SGT William E. Brown, 25, Phil Campbell – Iraq, June 23, 2007
- Army PFC James J. Harrelson, 19, Dadeville – Iraq. July 17, 2007
- Army SPC Richard Gilmore III, 22, Jasper – Iraq July 18, 2007
- Army SSG Eric Cottrell, 39, Pittsview – Iraq, Aug. 13, 2007
- Army SSG Clifton D. Johnson, 24, Ethelsville – Israel, Aug. 14, 2007
- Army SGT Edmund J. Jeffers, 23, Daleville – Iraq, Sept. 19, 2007
- Army CSM Jonathan M. Lankford, 42, Scottsboro – Iraq, Sept. 22, 2007
- Marine GySgt Herman Jerome Murkerson Jr., 35, Adger – Iraq, Oct. 1, 2007
- Army CPT Torre R. Mallard, 27, Anniston – Iraq, March 10, 2008
- Army COL Stephen K. Scott, 54, New Market – Iraq, April 6, 2008
- Army CW4 James Carter, 42, Montgomery – Afghanistan, June 5, 2008
- Army SPC Seteria L. Brown, 22, Aliceville – Afghanistan, July 25, 2008
- Army SPC Marques I. Knight, 24, Dothan – Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2008
- Navy CT3 Matthew J. O’Bryant, 22, Theodore – Pakistan, Sept. 20, 2008
- Army CW3 Donald V. Clark, 37, Newton – Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008
- Army SGT Joshua L. Rath, 22, Decatur – Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2009
- Army PVT Sean P. McCune, 20, Nauvoo – Iraq, Jan. 11, 2009
- Army PFC Ricky Lee Turner, 20, Hazel Green – Iraq, Jan. 16, 2009
- Army SGT Carlie M. Lee III, 23, Birmingham – Afghanistan, May 15, 2009
- Air Force Lt. Col. Mark E. Stratton II, 39, Foley – Afghanistan, May 26, 2009
- Army SSG Jeffrey A. Hall, 28, Huntsville – Afghanistan, June 1, 2009
- Army MAJ Kevin M. Jenrette, 37, Auburn – Afghanistan, June 4, 2009
- Army SPC Charles D. Parrish, 23, Jasper – Iraq, June 4, 2009
- Army SGT Ricky D. Jones, 26, Plantersville – Afghanistan, June 21, 2009
- Army CPT Ronald G. Luce Jr., 27, Birmingham – Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2009
- Army SGT Jerry R. Evans Jr., 23, Eufaula – Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2009
- Marine LCpl Bruce E. Ferrell Jr., 21, Perdido – Afghanistan, Aug. 10, 2009
- Army SPC William Z. VanOsdol, 23, Pinson – Iraq, Aug. 19, 2009
- Army SGT Robert D. Gordon II, 22, River Falls – Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2009
- Army SPC Michael S. Cote Jr., 20, Mobile – Iraq, Sept. 19, 2009
- ARNG SPC Adrian L. Avila, 19, Opelika – Kuwait, Oct. 29, 2009
- Army SGT Lakeshia M. Bailey, 23, Ft. Mitchell – Iraq, March 8, 2010
- Marine LCpl Thomas E. Rivers Jr., 22, Hoover – Afghanistan, April 28, 2010
- Army CPT Kyle A. Comfort, 27, Jacksonville – Afghanistan, May 8, 2010
- Army SPC Brendan P. Neenan, 21, Enterprise – Afghanistan, June 7, 2010
- Air Force SSG David C. Smith, 26, Eight Mile – Afghanistan, June 9, 2010
- Army SPC Andrew L. Hand, 25, Enterprise – Afghanistan, July 24, 2010
- Air Force Sr. Airman Mark A. Forester, 29, Haleyville – Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2010
- Marine SSG Stacy A. Green, 34, Alexander City – Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2010
- Marine Cpl. Joseph C. Whitehead, 22, Axis – Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2011
- Army Spc. Joshua T. Lancaster, 22, Millbrook – Afghanistan, Jan. 19, 2011
- Air Force Major Jeffrey O. Ausborn, 41, Hokes Bluff – Afghanistan, April 27, 2011
- Army Sgt. Christopher R. Bell, 21, Red Bay – Afghanistan, June 4, 2011
- Army Spc. Nicholas Hensley, 28, Prattville – Afghanistan, June 24, 2011
- ALARNG Capt. Waid C. Ramsey, 41, Red Bay – Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2011
- Army SSG Michael W. Hosey, 27, Trussville – Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2011
- Marine LCpl Jason N. Barfield, 22, Ashford – Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2011
- Army SGT James L. Skalberg, 25, Cullman – Afghanistan, June 27, 2012
- Army PFC Julian L. Colvin, 21, Birmingham – Afghanistan, July 22, 2012
- Army PFC Errol D.A. Milliard, 18, Birmingham – Afghanistan, July 4, 2013
- Army 1LT Timothy G. Santos Jr., 29, Helena - Fort Bliss, Aug. 18, 2013
- Army SSG Forrest B. Sibley, 31, Oneonta – Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2015
- Marine SGT Amanda N. Brazeal, 26, Chunchula – Iraq April 22, 2021
Names of the Alabama soldiers were provided by Bob Horton, Lt. Col., USA/ARNG (Ret.) and Assistant Commissioner of Outreach and Engagement at the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs with information from the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Annual Event to Celebrate, Thank Hotel Employees
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) today announced it has established Sept. 1 as National Hotel Employee Day in the National Day Calendar.
National Hotel Employee Day will be celebrated annually to thank hotel employees for their hard work and dedication and recognize the integral role they play in our nation's travel, tourism, and hotel industries.
This year, National Hotel Employee Day will take on added significance, as hotels across the nation are working to quickly fill more than 120,000 open hotel jobs. To attract more talent, hotels are offering current and prospective employees higher wages, with better benefits, and more flexibility than ever before.
"On this inaugural National Hotel Employee Day, we thank America's nearly two million hotel employees. Every day in communities across the nation, hotel employees' service and dedication help facilitate some of Americans' most important life events – from wedding receptions to family reunions and vacations," said AHLA President & CEO Chip Rogers. "And with more than 120,000 open hotel jobs across the nation, now is the time to consider one of the more than 200 enriching careers in the hotel industry."
Nearly all hotels are experiencing staffing shortages, and half report being severely understaffed, according to a member survey conducted by AHLA. Ninety-seven percent (97%) of survey respondents indicated they are experiencing a staffing shortage, 49% severely so. The most critical staffing need is housekeeping, with 58% ranking it as their biggest challenge.
These staffing challenges coupled with strong summer travel demand are resulting in historic career opportunities for hotel employees. National average hotel wages have increased from $18.74/hour before the pandemic to $22.25/hour in May 2022. And hotel benefits and flexibility are better than ever.
"There has never been a better time to work in the hotel industry than right now," Rogers said.
The hotel industry offers more than 200 different career paths and many opportunities for upward mobility, with 80% of entry-level workers eligible for a promotion in less than one year and 50% of hotel general managers having started in an entry-level position.
To learn about hotel career opportunities and search for jobs, visit https://www.thehotelindustry.com/
To learn about National Hotel Employee Day, visit https://www.ahla.com/day
About AHLA
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) is the sole national association representing all segments of the U.S. lodging industry. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., AHLA focuses on strategic advocacy, communications support and workforce development programs to move the industry forward. Learn more at www.ahla.com.
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1-year-old dies after accidentally shooting himself in St. Louis City, police say
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ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A boy has died after shooting himself in north St. Louis City on Wednesday.
Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said evidence showed the 1-year-old boy shot himself in the head before 1 p.m. in the 900 block of Melvin in the Baden neighborhood in St. Louis City.
The boy was barely conscious and barely breathing when paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.
“This is just a terrible tragedy that should have never happened. Guns are inherently dangerous,” Lt. Col. Michael Sack with the police department said. “There are a number of them in our community. All of us who own firearms or who have firearms must be responsible with their care and their use.”
The child abuse unit and crisis response teams were seen outside the house Wednesday afternoon.
No other information was released.
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The Biden administration on Thursday announced several new initiatives to develop technology for massive, floating offshore wind turbines as part of the effort to launch offshore wind in California and elsewhere on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
The administration said last year that it was moving to advance offshore wind power on the coast of California for the first time. When developed, the regions selected have the potential to generate enough green energy for up to 1.6 million homes over the next decade, administration officials said at the time.
The deep-water regions off the West Coast -- and other coastal areas, including the Gulf of Maine -- will require turbines to be installed on floating platforms and tethered to the sea floor. The platforms will also allow turbines to be installed farther from the coast.
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm estimated floating turbines could unlock up to 2.8 terawatts of clean energy in the future -- more than double the country's current electricity demand.
The technology needs to be developed and ready to deploy once California starts developing its first offshore wind farm in the coming years; the Department of Interior is set to hold a wind lease auction later this fall off the coast of Morro Bay.
Other future floating offshore wind developments are planned off the coasts of Oregon and the Gulf of Maine, though the dates of those lease sales have not been set.
"More than half of the nation's offshore wind sources are in deep waters," Interior Secretary Deb Haaland told reporters Thursday. "Floating wind will help us reach areas once thought unattainable."
Interior announced a new goal Thursday of adding 15 gigawatts of floating offshore wind power capacity by 2035 -- which alone could be enough to power up to 5 million American homes, Haaland said. That goal is in addition to Interior's plan to install 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030.
In addition, Granholm and White House climate officials announced a new initiative designed to reduce the cost of floating offshore wind energy by over 70%. Granholm called the plan "audacious" and said those cost reductions would be driven by Biden's recent climate law.
Outgoing White House climate adviser Gina McCarthy called offshore wind a "new American industry that's really booming" and said the new initiative were designed so the US can try to position itself "to lead the world on floating offshore wind.
CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect that the Biden administration has a goal to install 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030.
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Data results will be available in Q1 2023
GAITHERSBURG, Md. and SUZHOU, China, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirnaomics Ltd. (the "Company" or "Sirnaomics", stock code: 2257.HK), a leading biopharmaceutical company in discovery and development of RNAi therapeutics, announced today that the Company has dosed the first patient in a Phase I/II clinical study of STP705, the Company's leading siRNA (small interfering RNA) drug candidate, for the treatment of patients with facial squamous cell skin cancer in situ (isSCC).
The open label, dose escalation study is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of various doses of STP705 administered by intralesional injection and to determine the recommended dose. The study will also analyze biomarkers common to isSCC formation pathways, including TGF-β1 and COX-2. The primary endpoint is to determine the number of patients with histological clearance (HC) of facial isSCC lesions at the end of treatment with STP705. HC is defined as the absence of detectable evidence of the isSCC tumor cell nests as determined by central pathology review. A total of 30 patients, divided into three cohorts of 10 patients each, will receive a given dose once per week for six weeks. Cohort A will receive a 30 μg dose, Cohort B a 60 μg dose, and Cohort C a 90 μg dose.
"We expect that the study of STP705 as a treatment for facial isSCC to yield positive results given previous studies of STP705 that have shown to be safe and effective as a cancer treatment," said Dr. Patrick Lu, founder, Chairman of the Board, Executive Director, President and CEO of Sirnaomics. "Our drug has the potential to offer millions of patients with these non-melanoma facial lesions a non-surgical, non-invasive alternative to traditional lesion removal."
"With surgical removal being the only available treatment for isSCC currently, patients have normally found the results to be painful and aesthetically unpleasing on the face. By dosing our first patient in this Phase I/II study, we can begin to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of STP705 in eradicating these cancerous lesions," said Michael Molyneaux M.D., Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer of Sirnaomics. "Formulating this clinical trial as a dose escalation study also gives us the opportunity to determine which dose is the best suited in removing the cancer without adverse events."
The study started in the United States in August 2022, and is expected to be completed in Q1 2023. Additional information about this clinical trial is available at clinicaltrials.gov using the identifier: NCT05421013.
About STP705
Sirnaomics' leading product candidate, STP705, is a siRNA (small interfering RNA) therapeutic that takes advantage of a dual-targeted inhibitory property and polypeptide nanoparticle (PNP)-enhanced delivery to directly knock down both TGF-β1 and COX2 gene expression. The product candidate has received multiple IND approvals from both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Chinese National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), including treatments of cholangiocarcinoma, non-melanoma skin cancer and hypertrophic scar. STP705 has also received Orphan Drug Designation for treatment of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). STP705 is currently in seven clinical trials for different indications: a Phase IIb for squamous cell carcinoma in situ (isSCC), a Phase II for basal cell carcinoma (BCC), a Phase I/II for keloid scarring, a Phase I/II for hypertrophic scar (HTS), a Phase I/II for facial isSCC, a Phase I for liver cancer (basket), and a Phase I for medical cosmetology treatment.
About Sirnaomics
Sirnaomics is an RNA therapeutics biopharmaceutical company with product candidates in preclinical and clinical stages that focuses on the discovery and development of innovative drugs for indications with medical needs and large market opportunities. Sirnaomics is the first clinical-stage RNA therapeutics company to have a strong presence in both China and the United States, and also the first company to achieve positive Phase IIa clinical outcomes in oncology for an RNAi therapeutic for its core product, STP705. Learn more at www.sirnaomics.com.
CONTACT:
Michael Molyneaux, MD, MBA
Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer, Sirnaomics
Email: MichaelMolyneaux@sirnaomics.com
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CONSUMER FIRST ALERT: FBI sees increase in sextortion targeting teen boys
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The FBI has reported an increase in sextortion scams targeting teens--especially boys 14 to 17.
In a Consumer First Alert, Tammy Elliott reports about sextortion and why parents may not be aware it is happening to their child.
A sextortion scam can start with online flirting and move to requests for revealing photos. The scammers will then start to make threats.
Joe Laramie, a former investigator with Internet Crimes Against Children, says they’re seeing an evolution in the past four-to-six months of sextortion for financial reasons more than sexual reasons.
The nonprofit group Connect Safety put together an online guide to sextortion for parents.
CLICK HERE for the full guide.
Connect Safety says sextortion scammers are skilled and sometimes work for teams. They use flattery, gifts, promises, money, or threats.
It can start as a friendship. There are cases in which a scammer poses as an employee for a modeling agency and asks for pictures.
The Cyberbullying Research Center says five percent of teens have been the target of sextortion. Only one-third of those victims told their parents. The center says teens who identify as non-heterosexual were more than twice as likely to be victims.
Parents are encouraged to talk about sextortion with their children. Ask them to be honest. Let them know they are the victim, not the criminal.
Remind children to never share intimate images.
Avoid someone who asks to meet up on another platform.
Contact law enforcement to report the crime.
Support your child. It can be traumatic. Consider contacting a mental health professional.
Being a victim can bring feelings of embarrassment and depression, fear and confusion. These things may prevent kids from asking for help.
There have been recent reports of teen victims of sextortion who died by suicide.
Child advocates say this is serious. If your kids are online, don’t wait until they come to you to talk about it.
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Which bidet attachment is best?
For most of us, getting a good clean after a bathroom trip is harder than it should be, and using more toilet paper often causes rashes or even clogged pipes. A bidet is the perfect solution, offering a sanitary clean that saves you time, toilet paper and calls to the plumber. However, many homes in North America aren’t equipped with the proper plumbing to accommodate a freestanding bidet. A bidet attachment provides all the benefits of a bidet by simply hooking on to your existing toilet. For a straightforward and high-quality attachment, consider this one from Samodra.
What to know before you buy a bidet attachment
Bidet attachment basics: what is it and how does it work?
Bidet attachments connect to both your toilet’s plumbing and your toilet seat. While there are a variety of bidet attachments with different features, they all have a control panel and a spray nozzle. The spray nozzle cleans your tush after you finish your business, and the control panel allows you to adjust the spray with whatever settings your particular seat has.
Benefits of using a bidet
A bidet attachment is a relatively inexpensive upgrade to your bathroom that provides a variety of benefits, including:
- A more hygienic bathroom experience so you leave feeling clean
- Less need for toilet paper and flushable wipes, which means less money on those products and less waste. Most bidet users only use a square of toilet paper for drying.
- Reduced risk of clogged pipes, due to less dependence on toilet paper.
- Ease-of-use for children, elderly individuals and those with mobility needs.
Who will be using it?
Before you pick out a bidet attachment, it can be helpful to consider who will be using it. Is this going in a master bathroom where only you and your spouse will use it? Then you may not have to worry about how user-friendly the controls are. If you have a crowded house or host parties frequently, be aware that all types of people will need to use the bidet attachment without much explanation. If you have children or elderly folks in your home, consider how easy to use the controls are and whether there is any text that might be hard to read.
What to look for in a quality bidet attachment
Adjustable water temperature and pressure
Most bidet attachments allow you to adjust the water pressure of the spray that does the cleaning, and we recommend you start on the lowest setting to get the hang of it. But some bidet attachments also allow you to adjust the temperature of the water being sprayed, which can be a much-appreciated way to avoid a chilly spritz of cold water on your backside. Models with adjustable temperatures can be harder to install, so keep this in mind as well.
Front cleaning settings
Many bidet attachments have two nozzles, one for front cleaning and one for rear cleaning. While anyone can benefit from front-cleaning nozzles, this feature is particularly helpful for people who experience menstruation, as it can make cleanup much easier. Additionally, many pregnant individuals and those who have recently given birth can have a hard time cleaning those hard-to-reach areas, and a well-aimed stream from the bidet can save a lot of effort.
Self-cleaning nozzle
Look for a bidet with a self-cleaning feature. These models will spray water downward to clean the nozzle itself with each use. This way, any water or debris that has splashed back onto the spray nozzle gets cleaned without your labor. Self-retracting nozzles are the most hygienic.
How much you can expect to spend on a bidet attachment
For less than $100, you’ll find straightforward bidet attachments that may have multiple settings but don’t have fancy features or temperature control; these models are more than sufficient for most users. For around $300-$500 you’ll probably get something that has some high-end features but not as many as those closer to $1000, where you’ll be getting the most luxurious experience available.
Bidet attachment FAQ
Is it hard to install a bidet attachment?
A. This depends largely on how complex your bidet attachment is, as well as your bathroom’s configuration. Models that have a warm water setting are more complicated to install than single temperature models.
Is a bidet attachment safe to use?
A. Bidet attachments are completely safe to use. The easiest way to avoid discomfort when getting accustomed to your bidet attachment is to start on the lowest setting, both for temperature and water pressure, and gradually work your way to higher settings.
What’s the best bidet attachment to buy?
Top bidet attachment
What you need to know: This high-quality cold water bidet attachment features easy-to-use controls and multiple settings for anyone’s needs.
What you’ll love: Rather than just a dial, this model has a dial and buttons, allowing you to know exactly what you’re adjusting. It features front and rear cleaning settings, so you can clean your entire nether region in one go. The dial allows you to adjust the intensity of the spray for your cleanliness and comfort. This model also has a sleek and attractive black controller.
What you should consider: It doesn’t have temperature control.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bidet attachment for the money
Luxe Bidet Neo 120 Mechanical Toilet Attachment
What you need to know: This budget-friendly unit features easy-to-use controls and a retractable, self-cleaning nozzle without the use of electricity.
What you’ll love: With easy install and a variety of settings, this non-electric model will save energy and money while still offering all the key features you want in a standard bidet. Plus, the controls are easy to see and use for every member of your household.
What you should consider: This doesn’t have a front cleaning option, and some users experienced occasional leaking.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Luxury pick
Kohler C3 Toilet Seat Bidet Attachment
What you need to know: This premium seat attachment has all the bells and whistles you could dream of and a sleek appearance for the ultimate spa-like experience.
What you’ll love: This seat attachment offers both adjustable heated water and an adjustable heated seat for extra comfort, as well as an LED nightlight in the bowl, oscillating and pulsing sprays, and front and rear washes. Furthermore, it offers programmable user profiles, so you can set your favorite settings for an automatic, customized experience with the touch of a button.
What you should consider: This model is very expensive, considering there are freestanding bidets for similar prices on the market.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
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Cattle mutilations stump law enforcement, ranchers: 'The greatest unsolved serial crime spree in history'
The latest 'Tucker Carlson Originals' is available to stream now on Fox Nation
Fox News has obtained shocking exclusive videos of cattle mutilation scenes from the San Luis valley in southern Colorado.
"It’s the greatest unsolved crime spree in history," says author Chris O’Brien, who recorded the videos. He wrote about his findings in his book, Stalking the Herd: Unraveling the Cattle Mutilation Mystery.
The videos depict the grizzly nature of more than a dozen cattle mutilations. Mutilations differ from typical livestock deaths because the carcasses are found with body parts removed in an unusual fashion.
The never-seen-before footage is featured in the latest episode of Tucker Carlson Originals, which is available now on Fox Nation.
BEARDED BUTCHER ATTRIBUTES CATTLE MUTILATION TO 'EXTRATERRESTRIAL ACTIVITY'
The San Luis cases are just a handful of more than 10,000 mutilations that have stumped ranchers and investigators across the United States for decades.
Just this month, ranchers in Delta Junction, Alaska reportedly found the remains of a cow that was missing its udder, eyes, and reproductive organs.
In 2019, cowboys at the Silvies Valley Ranch in eastern Oregon found five bulls mutilated in a remote stretch of forest.
"There was no forensic evidence of any kind left at the scene," according to Colby Marshall, vice president of the ranch at the time of the mutilations. Marshall says the bulls were missing their blood and reproductive organs when they were found.
"Each one of those bulls would have produced 20 calves a year for probably the next 5 or 6 years. Their overall production value was in the hundreds of thousands of dollars," he said.
The ranch offered a $25,000 reward for information that would lead to an arrest. They got no credible leads.
"I would have never thought this would be possible, that you could basically kill five bulls without any evidence," Marshall says.
OREGON COW MUTILATIONS SPARK CONSPIRACY THEORIES: 'A LOT OF PEOPLE LEAN TOWARD THE ALIENS'
At least eight other cattle were reported mutilated in Oregon since the Silvies Valley Ranch cases. No culprit has been identified.
"The ones I’ve been involved in, we haven’t solved any of them," says Sergeant Tom Roark of the Lake County, Oregon Sheriff’s Department. "There was no evidence, no clues of a suspect."
Ranchers have reported mutilations for centuries, but the cases peaked in the United States in the 1970s.
"Investigators kind of agree there were upwards of a thousand cases just in Colorado alone," O’Brien says.
As the episode explores, In 1975, The Denver Post reported that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management canceled aerial land surveys in the area because officials "are simply afraid their helicopters might be shot down by ranchers and others frightened by cattle deaths."
On three separate occasions, sitting United States senators including Harrison Schmidt (R-NM), an astronaut who walked on the moon, called on the FBI to investigate the mutilations.
"Either we’ve got a UFO situation or we’ve got a massive, massive conspiracy which is enormously well funded," he told a local paper at the time.
ABDUCTIONS, UFOS AND CONSPIRACIES: NEW FOX NATION SERIES EXAMINES PEOPLE, PLACES CONNECTED TO ALIENS
Declassified FBI documents show that in one investigation, the bureau referred the case to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service, which blamed "small mammals such as foxes and opossums," but didn’t explain how predators or scavengers were able to make precise incisions.
In other instances, they claimed they didn't have jurisdiction in the matter.
Other investigators drew different conclusions. A New Mexico state trooper named Gabe Valdez who conducted multiple investigations concluded that "these mutilations are the work of the U.S. government."
Others have suggested that the mutilations have been caused by cults, ranchers, and even UFOs.
"I can poke holes in any theory that’s trying to explain the cattle mutilation mystery," says O’Brien. "It’s really difficult soundbite material."
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capstone, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is pleased to announce two promotions within its Carolinas and Virginia team. Ron Corrao has been promoted to managing director and Eric Liebich to director of the multi-family investment sales team. They are joined by an experienced team of investment sales advisors, including Cole Carns located in Richmond, VA; Thomas Colaiezzi, Jourdan Sullivan, and Matt Weinstein located in Charlotte, NC; and Travis Cundiff located in Capstone's new Raleigh office alongside Chief Executive Officer, Mike Mosher.
Corrao joined Capstone in 2014 and quickly made his mark as one of the top producers in the region. Liebich joined the team in 2018, and he was the fastest growing sales team member firmwide in 2021 with a 573% increase in sales from the prior year. Regarding the recent expansion of the team, Corrao said: "We are excited for the growth of our team throughout the Southeast, and for the opportunity to mirror the results we experienced in expanding our Virginia footprint where we have $300M+ in sales volume sold and under contract this year. We are confident in the work ethic and expertise of our team, and we look forward to continuing to partner with our clients and ensuring they receive the best brokerage experience throughout the Carolinas and Virginia."
This team expansion represents the latest in Capstone's growth throughout the Southeast after bringing on managing directors, Jake Reid and Chad DeFoor, to join Tyler Hogan in our Atlanta, GA office. Reid and Defoor each have over 20 years of experience in the Georgia market and the team represents over $5.5 billion in multifamily sales. "We are excited to join the #1 privately owned multifamily brokerage company that is focused on continued national growth while maintaining a client-centric approach," said Reid.
Established in 2008, Capstone has completed transactions nationwide totaling more than $12B in sales volume. Capstone's clientele ranges across the private, public, institutional, and non-profit sectors with diverse multi-housing expertise across conventional apartment assets, student housing, affordable housing, manufactured housing, multi-housing development sites, and capital placement.
The combination of Capstone's various service lines with this dynamic, experienced team in the firm's Southeast region will further solidify Capstone's industry position as one of the nation's fastest growing multifamily investment sales firms.
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- LF Networking Announces ONE Summit North America 2022 Call for Proposals and Registration are Now Open!
- ONE Summit is the one industry event focused on best practices, technical challenges, and business opportunities facing network decision makers across Networking, Access, Edge, and Cloud
- Reinvigorated for 2022, ONE Summit returns in-person November 15-16 in Seattle, Wash. with a more interactive and creative environment enabling attendees to transform, innovate and collaborate together
SAN FRANCISCO, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LF Networking, which facilitates collaboration and operational excellence across open source networking projects, announced Registration and the Call For Proposals (CFP) for ONE Summit North America 2022 are now open. Taking place in Seattle, Wash. November 15-16, ONE Summit is the one industry event focused on best practices, technical challenges, and business opportunities facing decision makers across 5G, Cloud, Telco, and Enterprise Networking, as well as Edge, Access, IoT, and Core.
For anyone using networking and automation to transform business, whether it's deploying a 5G network, building government infrastructure, or innovating at their industry's network edge, the ONE Summit collaborative environment enables peer interaction and learning focused on open source technologies that are redefining the ecosystem. As the network is key to new opportunities across Telecommunications, Industry 4.0, Public and Government Infrastructure, the new paradigm will be open. Come join this interactive and collaborative event, the ONE place to learn, innovate, and create the networks our organizations require.
"We are pleased to host a rejuvenated ONE Summit, which brings the ecosystem together in-person once again," said Arpit Joshipura, general manager, Networking, Edge, and IoT, the Linux Foundation. "With a shifting industry that must embrace traditional networking now integrated across verticals such as Access, Edge, Core, and Cloud, we are eager to gather to learn, share, and iterate on the future of open collaboration."
The event will feature an extensive program of 80+ talks covering the most important and timely topics across Networking, Access, Edge, and Cloud, with diverse options for both business and technical sessions. Presentation tracks include Industry 4.0; Security; The New Networking Stack; Operational Deployments (case studies, success & challenges); Emerging Technologies and Business Models; and more.
The CFP is now open through July 29, 2022.
To register, visit https://events.linuxfoundation.org/one-summit-north-america/register/. Corporate attendees should register before August 20 for the best rates.
Developer & Testing Forum
ONE Summit will be followed by a complimentary two day LF Networking Developer and Testing Forum (DTF), a grassroots hands-on event organized by the LF Networking projects. Attendees are encouraged to extend the experience, roll up sleeves, and join the incredible developer community to advance the open source networking and automation technologies of the future. Information on the Spring 2022 LFN Developer & Testing Forum, which took place June 13-16 in Porto, Portugal, is available here.
Sponsor
ONE Summit is made possible thanks to generous sponsors. For information on becoming an event sponsor, click here or email for more information and to speak to the team.
Press
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LUXEMBOURG and BASEL, Switzerland, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FORTY51 Ventures today announced the closing of FORTY51 Ventures I, raising USD 43 Million in its first close.
FORTY51's core strategy focuses on company formation and early stage investments in Biotech with geographic emphasis on Switzerland, France and Germany. FORTY51 Ventures will lead or co-lead early rounds (Seed and Series A) of its growing portfolio which will include both academic and Pharma spin-outs.
In addition, FORTY51 Ventures announces its first investment in Mosanna Therapeutics, a newly created company that pursues the development of a small molecule developed by Sanofi S.A. (Paris, France) to address patients' needs suffering from metabolic obstructive sleep apnea.
The fund is advised by a complementary founding team of three industry veterans, Sara Núñez-García, Sascha Oliver Bucher and Tamás Schweighoffer, who bring a deep network and decades of drug development, transactions and venture expertise.
In addition, Peter van Vlasselaer, Bill Symonds, Jonathan Knowles, Hans Schikan and Darren Ji will support FORTY51 Ventures as Industry advisors who will lend deep expertise to the growing family of entrepreneurs. Alan S. Roemer will advise the fund as Strategic Partner in the US.
FORTY51 Ventures is anchored by a strong institutional investor syndicate with Stable Asset Management, as well as the Fischli Family. Seasoned Biotech entrepreneurs and private individuals also participated in the first close of the fund.
"We are incredibly excited to bring FORTY51 Ventures to life with the goal of supporting company creation and early stage Biotech in the European market, where we see unprecedented innovation yet a lack of venture builders" commented the founders.
Erik Serrano-Berntsen, Founder and CEO of Stable Asset Management mentioned "FORTY51 Ventures brings true company building to Europe's exciting Biotech scene and leverages a unique arbitrage opportunity with their reach into the US. I have not come across a truly differentiating investment strategy in Biotech coupled with such a highly complementary skillset among the founding Partners - Sara's scientific and investment expertise, Tamas's experience in bringing early programs into the clinic, and Sascha's ability in building and transacting businesses - we are extremely proud to help bring FORTY51 Ventures to its first close".
Walter Fischli, Biotech entrepreneur and investor commented "From personal experience, I know the great yet largely untapped, investment opportunity that exists in Biotech in Switzerland and its neighboring countries. It requires a very experienced team with the ability to focus on early stage companies being able to provide a clear development path for the assets – given the great prospects of FORTY51, I am very excited to become one of the anchor investors in their first fund ".
FORTY51 Ventures Fund I SCSp, FIAR is domiciled in Luxembourg. Legal and tax advice were provided by Dechert LLP (Luxembourg), Barnes & Thornburg LLP (USA) and Vischer (Switzerland).
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Bubba Wallace and 23XI Racing announced a contract extension Friday.
The Cup team, which launched in 2020, is owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan expanded this season to add a second car, with veteran Kurt Busch as Wallace’s teammate.
“It feels great to get this renewal done and to know I have a home at 23XI Racing,” Wallace said, per The Associated Press. “Thanks to M.J. and Denny for continuing to believe in me. We’ve come a long way together in less than two years and we’ve checked off some major goals along the way. We know we still have work to do, both on and off the race track, but I feel good about our team and the direction we’re heading.”
Wallace is coming off the first pole of his career at Michigan International Speedway. But he came up one spot short of the playoff-clinching victory he needs to earn one of the 16 spots in NASCAR’s championship field.
Wallace has four consecutive finishes of eighth or better as he heads into Sunday’s race at Richmond Raceway ranked No. 19 in the Cup standings.
Wallace gave the organization its first Cup victory last fall with a win at Talladega Superspeedway in the No. 23 Toyota.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Best-in-class sportsbook continues expansion with a new, fully native iOS experience
CHEYENNE, Wyo. and LAS VEGAS, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) ("Caesars") today announced its sports wagering mobile app, Caesars Sportsbook, is available for download throughout Wyoming. Eligible sports fans in the state can now enjoy a new Caesars Sportsbook experience on iOS ahead of its rollout in other states, as well as on Android and desktop.
The new native iOS Caesars Sportsbook app features improved performance with a focus on speed, ease of use, and intuitive features to make getting your bet down easier than ever. Caesars Sportsbook combines this elevated sports wagering experience with the unmatched rewards that Wyoming sports fans can enjoy through the app's integration with the industry-leading customer loyalty program, Caesars Rewards.
"We're ready to give sports fans in Wyoming the first-class sports betting experience they deserve," said Eric Hession, Co-President of Caesars Digital. "Our upgraded mobile sports wagering app together with unforgettable experiences through Caesars Rewards is a special combination we're excited to bring to this market."
In addition to mobile betting on a wide variety of sports from anywhere in the state, Caesars Sportsbook is the only app in Wyoming that rewards sports bettors with exclusive industry-best opportunities at Caesars destinations across the United States and at locations on the famed Las Vegas Strip. Bettors can now earn Tier Credits and Reward Credits on every wager placed that can be redeemed for Caesars Rewards experiences or bonus cash in the app.
Starting today, eligible sports fans anywhere in Wyoming can download the Caesars Sportsbook app on iOS, register, and deposit funds to take advantage of a special sign-up offer for first-time users. In the event that a first-time wager isn't a winner, new users receive a free bet equal to the amount of that first wager up to $1,500.
Caesars is an industry leader in responsible gaming with a decades-long commitment to responsible gaming practices that have carried over as an emphasis for Caesars Sportsbook. Wyoming sports bettors will have access to responsible gaming resources through Caesars Sportsbook's commitment to working with regulators and the community. In addition, the Caesars Sportsbook app has best-in-class tools in place to prevent problem gambling, including Deposit Limits, Spending Limits, Daily Time Limits, and Cool Off Time Limits.
Caesars Sportsbook is live in 24 states and jurisdictions—18 of which are mobile—and operates the most retail sportsbooks across the country. For real-time industry updates and to join the empire of like-minded Caesars, players can engage with the Caesars Sportsbook social handle @CaesarsSports on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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Scotland has become the first country in the world to provide period products, like tampons and sanitary pads, free of charge.
CNN reported that it was made possible after the Period Products Act was passed by Scottish lawmakers unanimously in November 2020.
According to Scottish Parliament's website, the new law states that schools, colleges, and universities must make a range of period products available for free in their bathrooms.
"The Scottish Government will have the power to make other public bodies provide period products for free," Parliament's website said.
The bill's author, Monica Lennon, said she introduced the bill to tackle "period poverty," when those in need of period products struggle to afford them.
“Proud of what we have achieved in Scotland,” Lennon said on Twitter. “We are the first but won’t be the last.”
Proud of what we have achieved in Scotland. We are the first but won’t be the last. 🏴🩸🙌#PeriodDignity #FreePeriodProducts #MenstrualJustice follow @Period_Poverty for updates. https://t.co/8bFTML3MkK
— Monica Lennon MSP (@MonicaLennon7) August 15, 2022
According to the Associated Press, the law went into effect on Monday.
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MERRYVILLE, La. (AP) — Search crews found the body of a little boy Monday miles from the Louisiana sandbar where he was swept away by the Sabine River while playing in shallow water and three men drowned trying to save him, the sheriff said.
Beauregard Parish Sheriff Mark Herford did not release the boy’s name or age but described him as very young.
He identified the men who drowned trying to save him as Troy M. McCollough, who lived nearby in the Junction community, Kelly Bailey of Hornbeck, and Austin Scott of DeRidder. Bailey was engaged to the boy’s mother, the sheriff said, and Scott was his best friend. McCollough just happened to be there, Herford said.
“They’re heroes and should be remembered that way,” Herford said.
Herford says the child was playing in shallows by a sandbar near Merryville and was swept away by the river. His body was found Monday at a spot Herford estimated was several miles downriver.
The sheriff said he is working with the parish police jury to get warning signs posted.
“I’ve been with the sheriff’s office since ’92. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stood in this exact same spot and worked drownings,” he said, adding: “That spot is deadly.”
The current and depth vary widely with power generation from Toledo Bend, and a week of rains made the current even stronger than usual, Herford said.
He said one man’s body was found late Saturday and the other two Sunday morning.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has rented billboards in several red states, including Texas, to remind residents in those states about abortion access in California.
The billboards began appearing on Thursday in seven states, including Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas, all states where abortion is currently restricted or banned.
In the Lone Star State, the billboard portrays a woman with her hands behind her back with a message that reads: "Texas doesn't own your body. You do."
Similar ads were placed in Ohio and South Dakota. Billboards in Oklahoma and Mississippi quote from the Bible, specifically the verse Mark 12:21, which states "love your neighbor as yourself. There is no greater commandment than these."
The ads were purchased using funds from Newsom's re-election efforts, the Washington Post reported. Newsom has so far outraised his California gubernatorial opponent, Republican Brian Dahle, by more than $23 million ahead of November's election.
California has also launched a website to help women traveling to the state for reproductive care find resources to help pay for an abortion or get legal assistance. The website says women do not need to be from California for abortion access.
"We've got your back," Newsom said in a video announcing the website.
Texas has banned most abortions since the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade earlier this summer. Texas is the largest state to ban abortion, with the performance of the medical procedure made a felony punishable by a sentence of up to life in prison. The only exception to the ban in the state is a narrow one to save the life of a pregnant patient.
On ExpressNews.com: Billboard in Los Angeles warns residents not to move to Texas
Texas now has three abortion bans in place, according to the Texas Tribune, with lawmakers considering barring interstate travel for abortion procedures.
"As Republican states continue rolling back fundamental civil rights and even try to prevent people from accessing information online or crossing state lines for care, you’re welcome here in California and we’ll continue to fight like hell for you," Newsom said in a statement.
In July, Newsom took out newspaper ads in Texas, saying California’s gun control policies "protect the right to life."
Greg Abbott's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Motor Control Experts Plan Growth with Pacific Northwest Manufacturers Rep
, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ACI Mechanical and HVAC Sales announces a new partnership with Yaskawa, a leading manufacturer of electric drive technology. This new relationship will cover Yaskawa's industry-leading suite of variable frequency drives and motor starters for HVAC at ACI including Washington and Oregon.
Yaskawa's well-deserved reputation of utilizing digital data to drive performance helps them achieve revolutionary milestones with building automation applications. In the current growing VFD market Yaskawa's product line exceeds industry standards and will help ACI stay competitive with their essential building automation line. Yaskawa has the most advanced and comprehensive set of starters and drives and ACI is thrilled to have this technology on hand for customers.
"We are very impressed with the innovation Yaskawa inserts into their line. They are unique in their ability to stay on top of evolving technologies in motor control products. Their advancement in state of the art starters and drives gives our customers more choices to utilize their user friendly work," said Keith Glasch, President of ACI.
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, ACI is the Pacific Northwest's vendor of choice for commercial HVAC applications. ACI partners with consulting engineers, contractors, and their customers, to help buildings thrive. Solutions include applications for education, data centers commercial office buildings, healthcare, and industrial facilities. Our team includes thirty-five degreed sales engineers and project professionals working with over fifty equipment manufacturers. Visit acimechsales.com for more information.
Yaskawa America's Drives & Motion Division manufactures industrial automation equipment, including low and medium voltage variable speed drives, servo motors and amplifiers, machine controllers, spindle drives and motors, and low voltage industrial switch products. The company's Motoman Robotics Division makes industrial robots that can weld, assemble, cut and handle goods for manufacturers.
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MISSION, Texas (Border Report) — Staff at the National Butterfly Center recently drained their man-made streams and took down bird feeders to help prevent the spread of avian influenza, or bird flu.
But with no reported cases in South Texas, they refilled the streams and birdbaths and began putting seeds in sterilized feeders.
Now, they are wondering if additional precautions should again be taken after the first human case of avian flu has been found in the United States, Marianna Treviño-Wright, the National Butterfly Center executive director, told Border Report on Friday.
“We’ve had some confusing information coming out so we found it best to err on the side of caution,” she said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday night announced the first U.S. human case of avian influenza in Colorado from this specific group of H5 viruses. The patient tested positive for the H5 avian influenza virus after having direct exposure to poultry and having been involved in the culling of birds infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus, according to the CDC.
The only other reported human case has been in the U.K.
As to Treviño-Wright’s question, right now there is no clear and easy answer because guidelines for humans who are exposed to wild birds and recreational birds differ from health guidelines issued for those in the poultry industry, multiple birding experts said.
However Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Spokeswoman Stephanie Salinas Garcia told Border Report on Friday that although the agency has not issued any formal guidance at this time, “those acting out of an abundance of caution may consider pausing backyard bird feeding until nationwide HPAI transmission substantially decreases.”
As of Friday, there have been 35.5 million cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza found in U.S. wild aquatic birds, commercial poultry and backyard or hobbyist flocks since the first bird flu cases were detected in January, according to the CDC.
This is the worst avian flu outbreak since 2015, experts say.
Infected birds have been found in 29 states with 247 outbreaks. But most outbreaks are related to industrial poultry farms and occurred in March.
Those working in the poultry industry should wear gloves and masks, if possible, and avoid coming in contact with droppings or breathing in particles from flocks, according to the CDC.
But guidelines for backyard birders and bird enthusiasts — like the thousands who flock to the South Texas border to catch birds on their migratory routes — vary depending upon the types of birds.
Smaller songbirds pose less risk than larger birds of prey, like hawks and waterfowl, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, which Friday updated its online guidelines for recreation birders due to the ongoing bird flu.
It notes that the “transmission of avian influenza from birds to humans is very rare,” and says “there is currently very low risk of an outbreak among wild songbirds and no official recommendation to take down feeders unless you also keep domestic poultry.”
This is based on information from the National Wildlife Disease Program, which also urges to regularly clean all bird feeders and birdbaths.
The virus is more easily spread among large birds, like raptors (birds of prey,) and waterfowl, like geese, Jeffrey Gordon, former president of the American Birding Association said.
According to Cornell Lab, poultry tends to be most infected and while waterfowl often carry and transmit bird flu, these species “rarely get sick from the disease.”
Smaller songbirds tend to not be as infected, or shed as much virus, meaning they aren’t as likely to transmit the disease. “For these reasons, it is unlikely that bird feeders will contribute to an outbreak among songbirds,” according to Cornell Lab.
However, those with songbird bird feeders who also raise poultry are advised to take down bird feeders because the virus so easily spreads among poultry, the university says.
“The key intervention is to keep songbirds away from poultry; it’s less important to keep songbirds away from each other,” Cornell Lab says.
Those with bird nest boxes should wear gloves and masks when cleaning out the boxes.
Cornell Lab also recommends wildlife rehabilitators take precautions when accepting sick birds.
The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota has temporarily suspended public tours due to rising cases in that state but is still taking in wild raptors in need of help, according to the school’s website.
And if you come upon a sick or dead bird, don’t handle it and call state wildlife officials to examine and remove the bird, Cornell Lab says.
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No. 21-4-00506-41
Notice to Creditors
Superior Court of Washington
County of Pierce
In re: the Estate of Linda Louise Clerget, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ANNIE CLERGET has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney, Law Office of Holly Stanton, PLLC, at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.
Dated this 17th day of June, 2022.
/s/ Annie Clerget
Personal Representative
c/o Law Office of Holly Stanton, PLLC
8401 S. Park Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98444
253.848.9948
Date of filing Notice to Creditors: June 17, 2022
Date of First Publication: June 21, 2022
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From August 24-28, Decentraland will present the 3rd iteration of Metaverse Art Week, Curated in part by David Cash on behalf of Decentraland, featuring Nick Knight, Damian Hirst, and Krista Kim.
TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Decentraland, the world's largest user-owned and operated virtual social world, just launched the third edition of Metaverse Art Week. Exhibitions will include some of the largest-scale and highest fidelity works ever seen in the Metaverse. Curator David Cash has brought this year's theme "The World is Made of Code" to life with 3D sculptures and video works by industry leaders including Krista Kim, legendary image-maker Nick Knight, and Lady Gaga's creative Director Nicola Formichetti. These pieces will be exhibited alongside works from featured galleries, including Artnet, Sotheby's, and others.
According to David Cash, curator for the Decentraland Foundation:
"At this point in metaverse history, artists and curators are constantly battling between fidelity and how many users can experience a virtual space simultaneously. During the third edition of Art Week, we have the chance to witness the best of both worlds, presenting several artworks at a massive scale at their full resolutions. I'm excited to see how this experimental yet new realm of technical possibilities will inspire artists to create works beyond their wildest dreams."
Additionally, the "Cash Labs Gallery" will be launching its permanent collection this Art Week. The gallery will feature four different shows:
The first floor will be comprised exclusively of pieces from David Cash's personal NFT collection curated under the theme "From Physical to Digital," highlighting NFT artists who have transitioned their practices from the physical to the digital realm. This floor includes works by Damien Hirst, Laurel Charleston, Justin Aversano, and several others. This collection will focus on works that include intangible elements, including performance art practices and heavy input of a "human hand" in their creations.
The second floor will also be comprised of pieces from Cash's collection under the theme "Art for the Metaverse," highlighting digitally native art practices. This floor features works by Krista Kim, Bryan Brinkman, IX Shells, and others.
The third floor will feature a takeover by SHOWstudio highlighting the first-ever NFT collection by legendary image-maker Nick Knight featuring collaborations with over 40 Web3 natives.
The fourth floor will feature an art film festival on the current state of moving images as art.
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LONDON (AP) — Tyson Fury has decided to “walk away” from boxing, only three days after saying he was returning to the sport.
Fury turned 34 on Friday and posted a message on social media saying: “Massive thanks to everyone who had an input in my career over the years & after long hard conversations (I’ve finally) decided to walk away & on my 34th birthday I say Bon voyage.”
That seemingly puts Fury back into retirement, after he announced on Tuesday that he was returning to boxing in order to set up a fight against Derek Chisora, a fellow Briton whom he beat twice early in his career.
That announcement had sparked speculation that Fury, the reigning WBC heavyweight champion, was targeting a possible unification bout against the winner between Oleksandr Usyk, the reigning WBA, IBF and WBO title-holder, and Anthony Joshua, who are fighting on Aug. 20 in Saudi Arabia.
Fury did not give a reason for his apparent change of heart.
The undefeated Fury initially said after his win over Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium in April that he was retiring from the sport.
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Stolen dog reunited with her original family 5 years later
BELOIT, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - A dog stolen from her family has finally been reunited with them after five years.
The Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin recently announced the happy reunion between Ginger and her owner Barney, according to WMTV.
The agency said that Ginger was stolen from her family about five years ago.
Since then, her family did all they could to get her back and investigated any lost dog that resembled their own, only to be let down.
However, their luck changed when the Beloit Police Department posted a picture on Facebook of a stray dog they found in hopes of reuniting her with her owner.
The dog was taken to the Humane Society where they continued the search.
They reported Barney called a few days later, hoping the lost dog was his Ginger. When he came to the shelter to make sure it was her, the Humane Society reported there was no doubt.
The moment they were reunited, it was as if not a day had gone by.
“The excitement on the family’s faces, as well as Ginger’s, when they were finally reunited, was beyond memorable,” the Humane Society said in a statement.
The family took Ginger back home where she is making up for lost time and getting acclimated to the dogs they adopted while she was gone. She also discovered her human family grew a little with the birth of another child.
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Hundreds of Chesterfield County students returned to classrooms on Monday, marking the beginning of another year-round calendar for kids at Falling Creek and Bellwood elementary schools.
The rest of the school division comes back to school on Aug. 22.
"It's just good to be back," said Principal Reshaud Johnson on Monday afternoon. "A lot of our kids have been on vacation and a lot of them are excited to be back. The parents are excited to be back, and our teachers are excited for the kids to be back as well."
It was Johnson's first day as a principal, too, following three years as an Exceptional Education teacher, four years as a school counselor, two years as the dean of students and an associate principal for another two.
Bellwood first started its year-round schooling back in 2018, making Chesterfield one of eight districts in Virginia at the time to have at least one school operating with the uncommon schedule. Falling Creek Elementary followed the following year before being disrupted by the pandemic.
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Both have among the highest concentration of poverty in the 61,000-student school district, with more than 66% qualifying for free-or-reduced lunch. More than a third are English learners and nearly every student is Black or Latino.
Superintendent Merv Daugherty said the push for this change four years ago stemmed from wanting to close the differences in what's known as "achievement gaps" in education, specifically proficiency in reading and math, where different groups have different outcomes in areas such as standardized test scores.
During the pandemic, students' performance on SOL tests plummeted, which Black and Latino kids and children from low-income households facing the greatest drop — a predictable trend following decades of inequities in education.
A 2018 brief from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights found that schools nationwide “find it increasingly difficult to provide a quality education to all students” and the allocation of funds “exacerbates rather than remedies achievement and opportunity gaps.”
A 2012 study from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, the legislative watchdog of the Virginia General Assembly, found that extending year calendars aided students who were falling behind on Standards of Learning assessments.
Debbie Bailey, a Chesterfield school board member representing the Dale district, said it's too soon to know whether Bellwood and Falling Creek students are benefitting from the year-round calendar due to the pandemic ejecting students nationwide from in-person learning for much of the past two-and-a-half years.
What's most important, Bailey said, is the children's education and fully gauging whether they're benefiting from the shorter breaks scattered throughout the school year. If the data doesn't support year-round schooling, Bailey said, Chesterfield schools could reconsider the path forward.
"You have to go through probably a good five years to see that data ... But I think for the most part, families, and I know some of the staff, really like the schedule," Bailey said. "I was a teacher for 34 years so the joke about day one is get them in their classrooms, feed them and get them home and that's a good first day."
On Monday afternoon, Bailey — alongside the superintendent and Principal Johnson — looked on as Falling Creek students, many of them masked when not eating, sat in the freshly and brightly re-painted lunchroom with encouraging words splattered across the walls.
“You are capable of more than you know,” one wall read. “Have big dreams. You’ll grow into them.”
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MELVILLE, N.Y., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- P&F Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ GM: PFIN), plans to release its results for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022, before the market opens on Thursday, August 11, 2022. The Company has scheduled a conference call beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time the same day.
Additionally, as a reminder, the Company has revised its procedures relating to the question-and-answer portion of the conference call. It will limit the length of the questions from any particular shareholder or other caller, together with the responses from management to 20 minutes per shareholder/caller.
The dial-in number for the conference call is 1-888-221-3881. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay of the call will be accessible through the Company's web site beginning approximately twenty-four hours later.
P&F Industries, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a leading manufacturer and importer of air-powered tools and accessories sold principally to the aerospace, industrial, automotive and retail markets. P&Fs products are sold under its own trademarks, as well as under the private labels of major manufacturers and retailers.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of public health specialists from the University of Calgary School of Public Policy has developed an interactive, web-based guide to help family doctors better speak to a wide range of patient concerns related to the COVID-19 vaccine.
The researchers – which include Myles Leslie, PhD, Nicole Pinto, MSc, and Raad Fadaak, PhD – document the process their team used to create and disseminate a conversation guide for health care providers in a new publication now available in Annals of Family Medicine. The paper, titled, "Improving Conversations with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitant Patients: Action Research to Support Family Physicians" can be found on AnnFamMed.org here: https://www.annfammed.org/content/early/2022/04/22/afm.2816
The online guide was created for and with family medicine practitioners, who often serve as the first point of contact for patients seeking COVID-19 treatment or have questions about how to protect themselves and their loved ones. To ensure the guide was relevant to health care providers, Leslie et al conducted qualitative interviews with primary care doctors in multiple Canadian provinces. The data gathered through these interviews was then used to identify commonly held beliefs, attitudes and perceptions that impact a patient's willingness to receive the vaccine. "This attention to clinical experience was central to achieving buy-in from our participants," the team wrote.
The research team found that clinicians were frequently encountering many of the same reasons for hesitancy from their patients including concerns around safety; interactions with comorbidities; conspiracy theories; religious or moral obligations; and past traumas experienced in the medical setting.
Using this information, researchers created several provider resources to better counsel vaccine-hesitant patients, in direct response to each potential concern. These are free to the public and include tips for clinicians, patient-provider conversation scripts, and resources to help navigate conversations about COVID-19 vaccines with hesitant patients.
The guide also outlines four steps to help practitioners have better conversations with vaccine hesitant patients, emphasizing the physician's role as an ally on the patient's health journey. Steps include engaging with patients; affirming patient concerns; asking permission before sharing information; and evoking future risks to motivate patients to reconsider vaccine hesitancy.
The guide is available at www.vhguide.ca.
Myles Leslie, Nicole Pinto and Raad Fadaak
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BUTLER — Anyone who lives in or travels through Butler knows about the trains, particularly downtown and on the south side of the city.
Going east to west usually isn’t an issue — unless the Norfolk Southern railroad has the U.S. 6 crossing closed for repairs.
The closure of that crossing was expected to happen Aug. 15 and finish by last Friday, with work on the south S.R. 1 crossing to follow once the east crossing was open.
Needless to say, for whatever reason, those repairs didn’t happen on the original schedule.
Instead, the railroad closed both the east and southernmost crossings for several hours Tuesday — apparently without telling city officials or the Indiana Department of Transportation of their plans.
The railroad isn’t just making crossing repairs; at least part of this project involves replacing the actual rails that trains run on.
Prior to these latest closures, the railroad placed long sections of connected rail under the asphalt road surface for other crews to come along later using special equipment to properly set it.
“It was (mass chaos),” Mayor Mike Hartman said in a phone interview Tuesday night. “I was taking calls at 7:30 a.m., quarter to 8. (District 3 City Council member) Darren Alloway called me a little after 8 a.m. and said he had taken about 20 complaints, from employees coming in and not knowing about it.”
It was the same story at Butler City Hall and the Butler Police Department.
“It’s been very frustrating to say the least,” said Riverdale Elementary Principal Brennen Kitchen, who also serves as transportation director for the DeKalb Eastern school district.
“Many of our north-south passages have been cut off. Buses were struggling to find open routes.”
“The biggest problem is they started the work on the crossings without having all their detour signs in place,” Hartman said. “Once the signs got placed, everything seemed to go fine.
“The biggest deal was shutting down S.R. 1 and U.S. 6 at the same time. That was not in the plans according to INDOT.
“It was very chaotic and very uncooperative of the railroad,” Hartman added. “Friday, I had a meeting with six different INDOT people, and one of them I had been communicating with, I told him (the railroad) hadn’t closed the (U.S. 6) crossing.
“His response was, ‘You’re kidding me.’ They’ll telling us they’re going to work on it next week (meaning this week).
“He said, ‘Their permit is for this week (meaning Aug. 15-19). Their permit is not for next week (Aug. 22-26).’”
INDOT told the railroad to keep one of the crossings open at all times — either S.R. 1 or U.S. 6 — to allow for police, fire and school access.
“(The railroad) told him, ‘No problem, we’ll keep one crossing open,’” Hartman said. “That was a lie. They shut down U.S. 6 (Tuesday).”
Police Chief Mark Heffelfinger went to the southernmost S.R. 1 crossing to find rail crews in the process of closing that as well. Hartman said Heffelfinger was told different stories by several railroad officials, including that the S.R. 1 crossing would reopen at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
That didn’t happen, and Hartman was told work crews moved on to close the C.R. 65 (Federal Street extended) crossing, cutting off yet another route of access.
By Tuesday evening, Hartman said the S.R. 1 crossing was finally re-opened — with a temporary asphalt patch. Crews plan to finish and re-open the U.S. 6 crossing and then return to the S.R. 1 crossing and complete repairs on it.
“According to the railroad — and you can take that for what it’s worth here lately; we have not had a good history of communication with them — U.S. 6 is probably going to be closed most of the week. Then, they’ll come back to South Broadway and it will possibly be shut down for a couple of days,” Hartman said.
“The kicker of it was, once they closed South Broadway, they went down to C.R. 65. Going to the east, C.R. 71 is shut down, C.R. 24 is shut down, Artic (C.R. 79) is shut down.”
He said a former city employee, who now works just east of Butler, had to drive to C.R. E in Williams County, Ohio before he could find an open railroad crossing to come back toward Butler.
At a crossing that was open, Kitchen said a bus was delayed more than a half-hour when the lights and crossing arms activated with no train in sight and no railroad workers present. Kitchen said the bus driver couldn’t turn around because a semi was stopped directly behind it.
“Having them all closed at once is the issue that we have right now. Luckily, S.R. 1 opened last night. That helped a lot,” Kitchen said. “As long as one of those is open, it helps us a little bit. When they’re both closed, it adds so much time to our routes.”
The school district has shared an interactive map with its bus drivers with the status of railroad crossings.
Typically, the best way to get north-south around Butler is to use C.R. 61 — the road that goes to the industrial complex that includes Steel Dynamics and many other companies — and turn onto U.S. 6, C.R. 40, S.R. 1 or S.R. 8.
There isn’t a good solution going east-west when a number of crossings are closed. There are even fewer options when multiple north-south crossings are closed at the same time.
Hartman intends to raise a stink with his INDOT representative.
“Something has to be done here. The communication with the railroad is just pathetic,” he said. “They do what they want, when they want. They’re not even letting INDOT know half of the projects they’re doing around Butler.
“They’re just going ahead and doing it or they ask for a permit and they don’t execute it. Then they decide they’ll do it next week and assume everything will be just fine.”
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Pa. man who attacked police on Jan. 6 gets 46-month sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania man was sentenced Friday to 46 months in federal prison for attacking a police officer with a Donald Trump flag during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
The newspaper reported that Howard Richardson, 72, of King of Prussia, told the court in Washington “there’s no excuse” for his behavior and pleaded for mercy.
But U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly responded, “Your presence and actions in joining other insurrectionists was an inexcusable attack on our democracy.”
Richardson’s sentence is one of the longest yet among those who have been prosecuted for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 to disrupt the certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. In addition to the nearly four-year prison sentence, Richardson was ordered to serve three years under court supervision after his release and to pay $2,000 in restitution.
Richardson never entered the Capitol, the Inquirer reported, but prosecutors said his attack on a Washington, D.C., police officer merited a lengthy prison term.
According to the paper, police body camera footage showed Richardson bludgeoning an officer outside the Capitol with a metal flagpole. NBC News reported that Richardson also joined a mob using a giant Trump billboard as a battering ram.
Approximately 850 people have been charged with federal crimes for their conduct on Jan. 6. Over 350 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors, and over 230 have been sentenced. Dozens of Capitol riot defendants who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor offenses have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from seven days to five months.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Peru has descended into one of the worst political crises in its history and protection of its Amazon rainforest is failing, according to a report published today. Peru is home to the second-largest portion of the Amazon rainforest after Brazil. The country had pledged to stop deforestation by 2021.
The South American country has been immersed in political turbulence since 2016. Corruption scandals and disputes between the executive and legislative branches of government have led to intense turnover — four presidents in five years. Peru’s current President, leftist outsider Pedro Castillo, has already survived two impeachment attempts since he took office in July 2021.
The Peruvian Amazon is massive — larger than Ukraine, some 68 million hectares (168 million acres). It holds the headwaters of the Amazon river as well as Manú National Park, one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world. It's a transition zone between the Andes mountains and the rainforest lowlands, rich in microclimates and ecology.
But the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP), an initiative of the nonprofit Amazon Conservation Association, reports that deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon has hit six historical highs in the past ten years. The analysis is based on data from the University of Maryland, which has kept records since 2002.
The worst year ever was 2020 when Peru lost around 170,000 hectares (420,000 acres) of Amazon rainforest. Last year, that number declined, but still ranked as the sixth highest on record. Peruvian official data, which only goes through 2020, agrees.
Corrupt actors who benefit from environmental crime, together with the political crisis have resulted in a lack of government ability to fight environmental crime, the report said. "What’s more, the Peruvian government continues to prioritize economic development over the protection of the Amazon rainforest.” The Igarapé Institute commissioned the report from InSight Crime, a non-profit organization focused on investigating crime in Latin America.
As in Brazil’s Amazon, cattle ranching and agriculture are the main drivers of deforestation. Agribusiness companies and poor migrants from other parts of Peru seize land illegally. Other illegal activities that harm the forest are gold mining, logging and coca plantations.
“Agriculture is now firmly established," as the leading driver of deforestation, concentrated in the central and southern Peruvian Amazon, said MAAP director Matt Finer. “This includes both widespread small-scale agriculture as well recent large-scale activities from new Mennonite colonies.”
The report, titled The Roots of Environmental Crime in the Peruvian Amazon, identifies three actors behind deforestation: big businesses, such as palm oil companies; entrepreneurial criminal networks, which profit from the trade in timber, land or drugs, and cheap labor — poorly paid workers who cut down trees and plant coca crops.
The products of these illegal activities end up in other parts of the world. Most of the gold exports go to Switzerland, the United States, India and Canada. Peru's domestic market absorbs most of the timber; what is exported goes mainly to China. Around 28 percent of Peru’s gold production is illegal, according to the InsightCrime investigation, which also estimates that most timber extraction is done without permits.
“The political crisis has distracted us a lot from environmental problems," said former minister of Environment Manuel Pulgar-Vidal in an interview with The Associated Press in Rio de Janeiro, on the sidelines of a meeting on climate change hosted by the Brazilian Center for International Relations, a think-tank. The pandemic and the war in Ukraine have magnified these problems, he said.
The current government also promotes activities like illegal mining and illegal logging, he said. The former minister tied this to the unprosecuted deaths of numerous environmental advocates.
Contacted Monday by phone and email, Peru's Ministry of Environment didn’t respond to requests for comment about the current situation in the Amazon.
The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest and an enormous carbon sink. There is widespread concern that its destruction will not only release massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, further complicating hopes of slowing down climate change, but also push it past a tipping point, after which much of the forest will begin an irreversible process of degradation into tropical savannah.
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When gas prices spike in an election year, political candidates scramble to offer their ideas for improving the system. Recent record-high gas prices have lawmakers from both parties demanding answers -- and possibly seeking a political advantage.
Democrats are pouncing on the price rise, hoping that voters this fall will blame the Republicans, the party in power. GOP lawmakers, meanwhile, have been trying to deflect the blame, saying Democrats blocked proposals to increase domestic energy production.
It's not clear whether Congress can do much, if anything, to drastically change gas prices. There are expected to be more hearings and more calls for legislation and investigations. But in the end, Republicans know if prices don't come down, voters are unlikely to be in a forgiving mood this fall.
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Strategic agreement will enable global retailing house to create stronger omnichannel customer experiences and optimise internal supply chains through an enterprise data backbone and advanced AI/ML capabilities
LONDON, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Google Cloud today announced a new partnership with global fashion retailer, H&M Group. The alliance will see the Swedish multinational leverage Google Cloud's extensive data analytics capabilities and secure, sustainable global infrastructure to further enhance its customer experience and supply chain enablement.
Google Cloud will collaborate with H&M Group to develop an enterprise data backbone including a core data platform, data product, and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities. This will also include the establishment of a new data mesh to further make all types of data and events accessible from multiple sources including in-store, online, its brands ecosystem and suppliers.
As the partnership develops, this will translate to increased optimisation of internal supply chains, as well as next-generation customer experiences across a variety of sales channels, from physical stores to ecommerce. What's more, this partnership will enable further development of data science and AI capabilities throughout H&M Group's business.
"H&M Group has a long history of innovation across all our brands and always wants to build meaningful relationships with our customers. We are now further accelerating digitalisation as we believe in sustainable growth powered by advanced analytics and tech. Therefore, I'm happy to announce we've found a provider who matches our needs," said Alan Boehme, Chief Technology Officer, H&M Group.
"We're delighted to announce this partnership, and look forward to working with H&M Group to create new and exciting customer experiences, whether that's in-store or online," concluded Eva Fors, Managing Director Google Cloud Nordic Region. "We admire H&M Group's commitment to innovation and are excited to move forward in our journey together."
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NEW YORK (AP) — Painters — mostly male — have long been the subject of stage shows, like ones about Mark Rothko, Georges Seurat, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lucian Freud and even a group of miners who painted in Newcastle, England. Next up is Frida Kahlo.
The icon, whose art is as immediate and unsentimental as her own fight with adversity, will be the subject of an upcoming musical with music by Mexican composer Jaime Lozano and lyrics by the Obie Award-winning playwright Neena Beber, The Associated Press has learned.
The musical has the blessing of the Kahlo family — universal rights owners of the Frida Kahlo estate represented by Alfonso Durán — alongside BTF Media and theatrical producer Valentina Berger. A workshop is planned for 2023.
“We are deeply moved that this show will allow audiences around the world to get to know Frida as so much more than just an artist. Full of joy, ahead of her time, and steeped in the culture of Mexico, she was a woman driven by an unending passion for life. I hope that this show inspires women everywhere to have the courage to fight for their dreams,” Mara Romeo, speaking on behalf of the Kahlo family, said in a statement.
Kahlo painted more than 150 paintings, mostly depicting herself and events from her own life. Her life changed drastically when she was injured in a streetcar accident at 18. She underwent a series of painful surgeries for her damaged spine and pelvic bones, then wore casts until her death in 1954 at age 47.
Bedridden, she started to paint, and one of her early admirers was Diego Rivera, the celebrated muralist and activist whom she married in 1929 and would be with her until the end, even though he often broke her heart with his affairs.
The planned musical — called “Frida, The Musical” — will follow Kahlo’s journey from Mexico City to Paris and New York, and finally back home to the house of her birth. Producers call it “a full-throated celebration of Kahlo’s joyous spirit of creativity and her unmatched gift for transforming physical and emotional pain into breathtaking beauty.”
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TEXARKANA, Ark. (KTAL/KMSS) — Police are investigating after a man was found dead inside a Texarkana,, Arkansas home Monday morning, along with a small child who appeared to be unharmed.
Texarkana officers were called to the 1600 block of Edwards Street at 8:05 a.m. after a neighbor found the man dead inside the home. TAPD says the child was a young male who has since been taken into custody by the dead man’s family members.
Police believe the man died within hours of the discovery of his body, but investigators are still trying to determine whether foul play was involved.
TAPD says Crime Scene and Criminal Investigation Division detectives are processing evidence, following up on leads, and speaking with residents in the area to gather more information about the incident.
Police say this is an ongoing death investigation and will release more information as it becomes available.
Police are asking anyone with any information or who were a witness to this crime to contact the Criminal Investigation Division at (903)-798-3154 or call Crime Stoppers at (903)-793-STOP (7867).
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Surveillance video shows day care employee binding child’s hands with tape
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News) - Two parents are questioning what kind of accountability a Louisville day care received after their young daughter’s hands were bound together by an employee.
“She’s adorable, she’s sweet, she’s kind,” Nina Colvin said of her daughter.
“She’s got me wrapped around her finger,” Nina’s husband, Chris Colvin, added.
The Colvins thought their daughter, who had just turned 4 at the time, would adjust and be OK going to day care. They found a place, formally known as Outer Loop Child Care.
One day in April 2021, their bubbly 4-year-old seemed a little off.
“She said ‘Mommy, Miss Miah tapped me up today,’” Nina Colvin recalled. “And I was like, ‘Wait, what?’ She said, ‘No, like taped me up.’ She did, like, tape around her arms.”
The surveillance video showed the person tasked with caring for their little girl kneeling on top of a table and missing a shoe.
It also showed what their daughter had described: the employee, Ramiah Douglas, binding the girl’s hands with tape during nap time.
The Colvins’ attorneys said she was left with her hands bound for about 40 minutes.
“It was my child, and I was not there to protect her,” Chris Colvin said.
“It changed her personality,” Nina Colvin described. “She’s terrified that somebody’s going to hurt her again.”
Douglas was fired immediately. But the incident was only the start of what the Colvins would find out about the employee, WAVE reported.
According to court records, she had previous arrests for possession of marijuana, which were either amended down or dismissed, four separate citations for not having registration or a valid license plate, and a prostitution charge.
That charge was also dismissed after she agreed to no longer post on Backpage, a classified advertising site seized by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2018 after facilitating multiple counts of prostitution, according to court records.
While Douglas’ previous citations didn’t cost her jail time, the Colvins are still waiting to find out what qualifications she had to work with children.
“I would not have hired that woman,” Chris Colvin said.
Douglas was arrested and found guilty for binding the child’s hands after Nina Colvin called police.
It’s unclear if Outer Loop Child Care, which has since sold, ever did a background search on Douglas.
What is clear is that the day care had a history of not conducting or keeping any records of criminal background checks for their employees, according to the Kentucky Cabinet of Health and Family Services.
Read a Kentucky day care’s inspection record.
WAVE found three other times where state inspectors wrote the center up for it. In fact, the center had more than 50 violations in less than 10 years.
They included poorly kept employee records, a lack of the required state training or evaluations and four repeated violations for no proof of or expired tuberculosis vaccines.
“You put them somewhere that’s a professional establishment, and they failed us,” Nina Colvin said.
Other violations were repeated, like having bleach and cleaning chemicals accessible to children, dirty toys, and holes in the wall where slugs and birds had made a home, to name a few.
For two years in a row, they were also written up for unsanitary, ripped diaper changing stations.
Keeping an eye for themselves was something the Colvins couldn’t do come March 2020.
“We weren’t allowed in anymore because of COVID,” Nina Colvin said. “We had to stop at the door.”
But, despite the seemingly thorough inspections, the state kept renewing Outer Loop Child Care’s license.
On the state’s daycare inspection portal, there are no mention of fines, suspensions or revocations.
That’s after state records show violations for a child’s shoulder dislocated by an employee, another child rug-burned from being dragged on the carpet, a child’s head slammed into a cot, and another student being locked in the bathroom for seven minutes as punishment, all under the same owner who terminated those employees each time.
“Did anybody’s parents know about these violations at all, because did they report them to the parents or did they just write them up and stick it in a drawer?” Chris Colvin asked.
The violations continued until Outer Loop Child Care was sold. Despite that, its most recent state rating still shows three out of five stars.
As for the Colvins, they’re hoping the pandemic and what they see as a lack of accountability doesn’t put more children at risk.
“If you don’t adhere to that standard, you don’t have a license,” Chris Colvin said. “It’s as simple as that.”
“You have our most important asset, our child,” Nina Colvin added. “You need to do better.”
Outer Loop Child Care has since been sold to a new company. The new owner said they have nothing to do with the day care’s past and have started from scratch.
Douglas’s attorney declined to comment. WAVE is still waiting for a response from the state and from Outer Loop Child Care’s attorney.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — They call him “El Jefe,” he is at least 12 years old and his crossing of the heavily guarded U.S.-Mexico border has sparked celebrations on both sides.
“El Jefe” — or “The Boss” — is one of the oldest jaguars on record along the frontier, one of few known to have crossed a border partly lined by a wall and other infrastructure to stop drug traffickers and migrants, and the one believed to have traveled the farthest, say ecologists of the Borderlands Linkages Initiative, a binational collaboration of eight conservation groups.
That assessment is based on photographs taken over the years. Jaguars can be identified by their spots, which serve as a kind of unique fingerprint.
The rare northern jaguar’s ability to cross the border suggests that despite increased impediments, there are still open corridors and if they are kept open “it is feasible (to conserve) the jaguar population in the long term,” said Juan Carlos Bravo of the Wildlands Network, one of those groups in the initiative.
But some fear for the jaguars’ future. Although it was the government of President Donald Trump that reinforced and expanded the border wall with Mexico, the Biden administration has announced plans for closing four gaps between the U.S. state of Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora — the two states the jaguars traverse.
Conservationists do not know how many jaguars there are in the Sierra Madre Occidental, but of the 176 that have been identified over two decades by the Northern Jaguar Project — another group in the initiative — only two others besides “El Jefe” are known to have crossed the border, Bravo said. In one case, conservationists are not sure if the jaguar crossed the border alive or dead since only its skin was found.
The first photograph of “El Jefe” was taken by a hunter southeast of Tucson, Arizona, in 2011, Bravo said. The jaguar became famous in Arizona and a local school named him “El Jefe.” Motion sensor cameras installed in transit areas photographed the jaguar in Arizona again in 2012 and in 2015.
Conservationists were stunned when they confirmed that a photograph taken by another member of the coalition, Profauna, last November in the center of Sonora was “El Jefe.” The discovery meant not only that jaguars could still cross the border but that other jaguars they had lost track of could also still be alive, the initiative said in a statement.
Hunted in the southwestern United States for rewards offered by the government to promote cattle ranching, they were thought to have disappeared from the U.S. by the end of the 20th century. Jaguar populations are currently concentrated on Mexico’s Pacific coast, southeastern Mexico, Central America and central South America.
A sighting of jaguars in the United States in 1996 prompted studies that found a reproductive point in the center of Sonora.
The NGOs banded together to operate on both sides of the border to track the cats, create sanctuaries, understand where they moved and seek the support of landowners in the U.S. and Mexico to protect them, Bravo said.
Besides the difficulty of determining where to put cameras to record the animals and the subsequent analysis of the images, conservationists in Mexico face another problem: drug cartels.
“There is a presence of armed groups and drug traffickers” who pass through the same isolated areas as the jaguars, Bravo said by telephone from Sonora. “It is important to move carefully, work with the people in the communities that tell us where not to go. … All of this is making it very, very complicated.”
The border is the main challenge for hopes to repopulate the American Southwest with jaguars, with walls impeding movement by those animals as well as the American antelope, the black bear and the Mexican wolf, Bravo said. Light towers and the roads used by the Border Patrol also are a problem, he added.
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Company Announces Expanded Portfolio of Data Center and Infrastructure Solutions for International Client Base Following Strategic Acquisitions
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Service Express, a global data center solutions provider, today announces the full integration of its 2021 U.K. acquisitions of Blue Chip and The ICC Group. Merging the three companies combines decades of expertise and over 1,000 talented individuals to build upon its foundation of providing exceptional maintenance, managed and infrastructure solutions to companies internationally.
Service Express will continue strengthening its position in the marketplace as a major provider across financial services, manufacturing, retail and public sectors, helping its customers maintain and evolve their IT infrastructure.
"This significant milestone marks an exciting time for our company, people and customers," said Ron Alvesteffer, Service Express President and CEO. "Unifying three organizations with shared values and a passion for service will continue to distinguish Service Express as the leader in data center solutions."
"We look forward to strengthening our solutions and providing customers with one source for their data center and infrastructure needs, so they can focus on more critical priorities."
Service Express will continue to deliver its world-class Data Center Maintenance solutions globally with an expanded portfolio of Managed and Infrastructure services, including Hybrid Cloud, OS Managed Services, Disaster Recovery and Managed Service Delivery, specifically focusing on:
- Strengthening its role in providing sustainable and eco-friendly solutions to protect critical resources, lower carbon emissions and reduce unnecessary waste.
- Developing its Hybrid Cloud proposition and augmenting its strategic relationship in the U.K. with IBM as a Gold Business Partner.
- Helping customers transform their digital journey by achieving improved end-to-end user experience and application performance.
- Roll out ExpressConnect® technology internationally to bring an all-in-one solution to simplify data center support and optimize customer performance.
- Providing exceptional customer experiences with an industry-leading Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 91.
- Driving growth and revenue through its people-powered culture, customer-first commitment and dedication to innovation.
"By bringing together over 1,000 passionate and talented individuals, we're well-positioned to provide our customers with the very best data center and infrastructure solutions," said Mike Hallam, Service Express U.K. Managing Director. "We look forward to upholding our commitment to serving people with secure and sustainable solutions as they transform their organizations for a digital future."
For more information on Service Express and its solutions, visit serviceexpress.com.
About Service Express
Service Express is an industry-leading data center solutions provider specializing in global multivendor maintenance, hybrid cloud, managed infrastructure services, hardware solutions and more. Companies around the globe trust Service Express to deliver reliable end-to-end support. Service Express' flagship technology, ExpressConnect®, helps IT teams automate support with monitoring, ticketing, integrations and account management. For more information, visit serviceexpress.com.
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ROME (AP) — Leonardo Del Vecchio, who founded eyewear empire Luxottica in a trailer and turned an everyday object into a global fashion item, becoming one of Italy’s richest men in the process, died on Monday, the eyeglass company said. He was 87.
“EssilorLuxottica announces with deep sorrow the passing of Chairman Leonardo Del Vecchio,″ said a statement from the company, its name reflecting a deal forged several years ago between Luxottica and French-based lensmaker Essilor.
The statement said EssilorLuxottica’s board would meet to “determine the next steps.”
Luca Zaia, the governor of Veneto, the northeast region where Del Vecchio started his business in 1961 in an Alpine valley town, hailed Del Vecchio as one of the “entrepreneurs of greatest success in all the world.”
Italian media said Del Vecchio died in a Milan hospital, where he was admitted several weeks ago. No cause of death was cited.
From a start in a Milan orphanage, Del Vecchio went on to become one of Italy’s richest industrialists. Globalizing fashion eyeglasses, Luxottica now makes frames for dozens of stellar fashion names, including Armani, Burberry and Chanel.
On Forbes’ list of richest persons, Del Vecchio and his family was ranked last year at No. 60, with assets of $24.5 billion.
Del Vecchio’s father sold vegetables on the streets of Milan but died before he was born. The youngest of four children, when he was in his 20s, he worked as an apprentice making parts for eyeglass frames, then went into business for himself. He moved from Milan to the Dolomite Mountains village of Agordo in 1961, taking advantage of an offer of free land to provide jobs and discourage young people from flocking to cities for work.
What started as a company housed in a trailer steadily grew into a sprawling complex, a 90-minute drive from Venice, employing thousands of people and producing tens of thousands of frames every day.
Del Vecchio found gold by turning the rather mundane necessity of life into “designer frames” for prescription glasses and sunglasses. The Luxottica’s corporate website lists 33 top brands, including Valentino, Prada, Michael Kors, Coach and Brooks Brothers.
Two moves as he expanded his business were widely considered key. One strategy saw him invest in the retail sector, opening Luxottica stores. The other strategy led him to acquisitions, notably that of the U.S. company Ray-Ban, in 1999, a brand which under the company’s marketing approach gained cachet.
Del Vecchio’s empire expanded with a deal, announced in 2018, with France’s Essilor. That accord created a massive entity with more than 140,000 employees in 150 countries.
But Del Vecchio took care to keep his family financial vehicle, the holding company Delfin. In its latest configuration, Del Vecchio held 25% of its capital. Under Delfin’s umbrella are considerable stakes in banking and insurance companies as well.
Unlike some of Italy’s flashier industrialists, like TV magnate Silvio Berlusconi and Fiat’s Gianni Agnelli, Del Vecchio kept a low-profile, to the point that Italian media dubbed him “Mr. Nobody.”
Corriere della Sera daily quoted him as saying of his early mentors in the trade: “They left me with several important lessons — discipline, method and competence.”
Del Vecchio preached simplicity. “For years my lunch was based on boiled cabbage. Its smell reminds me of the great effort, the dream that I had to do something that was mine, even if small, but where I could put to use my ideas and my abilities,″ the Milan daily quoted him as saying.
He remained untouched by the corruption scandals that rocked Italian business and political power spheres in the early 1990s.
“I don’t like paying taxes, but I like sleeping at night,” Del Vecchio told The Associated Press in an interview at company headquarters in 1995.
Premier Mario Draghi, an economist who had headed the European Central Bank, issued a tribute from Germany, where he was participating in the G-7 summit.
“For more than 60 years a protagonist of Italian entrepreneurship, Del Vecchio created one of the biggest companies of the country, starting out from humble origins,” Draghi said in a written statement. The industrialist “brought the community of Agordo and the entire country to the center of the world of innovation,” the Italian premier said.
Del Vecchio married three times, including two times with his second wife, Nicoletta Zampillo. He had six children: son Claudio and two daughters from his first marriage to Luciana Nervo; a son, Leonardo Maria from his marriage to Zampillo; and two sons, Luca and Clemente, with Sabina Grossi, a former investor in the group, La Repubblica newspaper said.
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The best Bitcoin casinos work just like traditional online casinos - except they come with the added benefits of no transaction fees, instant withdrawals, more exciting games, and better bonuses. Pretty awesome, huh?
Our expert crypto players have rounded up an updated selection of the best Bitcoin casino sites you can join today.
Along with the usual perks, these Bitcoin gambling sites excel when it comes to the quality of their games, the size of their bonuses, and their ease of use.
We’ve selected BitStarz as the top pick overall, but we’ve prepared 13 more online casino sites to take a look at — all of which accept Bitcoin.
Ready to find your new favorite Bitcoin casino? Let's take a look.
Best Bitcoin Casinos
- BitStarz: Best Bitcoin casino overall
- 7Bit Casino: Best for a variety of casino games
- Ignition: Best for crypto poker
- Slots.LV: Most valuable welcome bonus
- Bovada: Best for Bitcoin betting
- mBit: Best for provably fair games
- CloudBet: Best user interface
- SuperSlots: Biggest match bonus for crypto
- BetOnline: Best for crypto blackjack
- Wild Casino: Best selection of specialty games
- Cafe Casino: Best for new players
- Red Dog: Big selection of video poker
- BC Game: Great selection of BTC exclusive games
- Fortune Jack: Best roulette games variety
1. BitStarz — Best Bitcoin Casino Overall
Pros:
- 100% up to 1 BTC welcome bonus
- Won multiple awards
- Over 3,500 games
- 6 cryptos accepted
- High bet limits
- No deposit bonus available
Cons:
- Lesser-known coins not accepted
Launched in 2014, BitStarz has won multiple awards, plays host to more than 3,500 games, and gets your engines revving with a 100% up to 1 BTC welcome bonus on top of 20 free spins no deposit deal. What more could you ask for? It’s our OG of Bitcoin casinos.
Bitcoin Compatibility: 5/5
One of the best things about playing with Bitcoin at crypto casinos is that, generally, there are zero transaction fees. That’s the case here. What’s more, withdrawals are processed within 7 minutes — and there isn’t a single gambling site out there that can top this.
The maximum withdrawal is 10 BTC, while the least amount you can withdraw in one go is 0.00001 BTC.
Apart from Bitcoin, BitStarz accepts 5 other coins: Litecoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Tether, and Bitcoin Cash.
Bitcoin Games: 4.7/5
It’s impossible to find fault with a casino site that lets you play a whopping 3,500+ games. The only issue you might have is finding a favorite. However, all the games are neatly organized into helpful categories such as table games, jackpots, live casino, and slots.
Altogether, there are over 1,000 slot games here, including high RTP titles like Arabian Spins, as well as a solid variety of online poker games, blackjack games, and roulette titles.
BitStarz is constantly adding new titles, too, and each time they do, they write about them on their blog.
However, there’s one thing to note — and that’s the fact that some of Bitstarz’s games are geo-restrictive. While this casino does have a live dealer section, it won’t be available if you play from the USA.
Bonuses and Promotions: 5/5
BitStarz is one of the standout online casinos when it comes to bonuses. During the registration process, you can choose between two different welcome offers.
The first (and our personal favorite) is a 100% up to 1 BTC bonus that also treats you to 180 free spins.
The second one is a 125% VIP welcome bonus up to 1 BTC + 100 free spins. And yes, anyone is free to become a VIP during the sign-up process.
Before you activate these promotions, you can claim 20 free spins without depositing a cent. Just verify your account, and you’ll get 20 chances to get lucky.
New players can also compete in a welcome tournament and enjoy cashback all week long for a limited time. During the weekend, you can take advantage of 25% cashback on all your losses, while hump day is Free Spins Wednesday.
Reputation: 5/5
BitStarz was launched in 2014 when “crypto casinos” weren't even a thing. Today, it’s widely recognized as one of the world’s leading Bitcoin gambling sites.
It’s owned by Dama N.V., a highly reputable iGaming company that owns multiple other crypto casino sites. It’s also fully licensed by Curacao eGaming.
Misc: 4.5/5
No Bitcoin casino is entirely perfect, and it’s perhaps a bit of a shame that BitStarz only accepts the 6 most popular coins. If it added the likes of Stellar, Tether, and maybe even Cardano — it might attract even more players.
Meanwhile, you can reach customer service 24/7. And if you become a VIP, you can take advantage of higher bet limits.
Click here to enjoy a 100% up to 1 BTC welcome bonus by joining BitStarz.
2. 7Bit Casino — Best Casino Games Selection of all Bitcoin Casino Sites
Pros:
- 100% first deposit bonus up to 1.5 BTC (+100 FS)
- 1,200+ games
- Stylish web design
- Accepts 8 cryptos
Cons:
- Lack of phone support
- Geo-restrictive games
If game variety is important to you, you might want to check out 7Bit Casino. There are 1,200+ crypto games to choose from, and these include over a thousand slots, 20+ blackjack variants, and 20+ roulette games.
And with a stylish, arcade games-inspired user interface, 7Bit is an attractive place to bet for real money.
Bitcoin Compatibility: 5/5
7Bit Casino is a crypto-only casino site that lets you make deposits and process withdrawals with just a few clicks of a button. The whole process is hassle-free, withdrawals take just a few minutes, and there are no transaction fees involved.
Besides Bitcoin, 7Bit Casino accepts 7 other coins: BCH, TRX, USDT, ETH, DOGE, XRP, and LTC.
Casino Games: 5/5
As noted, 7Bit Casino lets you choose from more than 1,200 games.
What we think players will especially appreciate is the sheer number of categories. For instance, there are “high risk” and “low risk” games, which go a long way to helping those who have an appetite for risk (or none at all) choose their games.
There are also categories like “summer games” and “winter games,” and you can easily draw up a Favorites list of your preferred titles.
To the left of the homepage, meanwhile, 7Bit Casino keeps you up-to-date with who’s winning on what games, which is an excellent feature if you’re the superstitious type.
Bonuses and Promotions: 5/5
If you join 7Bit Casino today, you can claim up to a 5 BTC deposit bonus that’s spread across your first 4 deposits. This bonus also comes with 100 free spins, which you can use on most slots powered by BGaming.
Then, you’re free to enjoy 15% cashback on your losses during your first week at 7Bit Casino. You can also participate in the Joker Race for the chance to win a piece of the prize pool.
And while the 15% cashback bonus is only available for a limited period, a weekend cashback offer is available indefinitely as we write this. Depending on how much you stake, you could be entitled to anywhere between 5% and 20% cashback.
Reputation: 5/5
7Bit Casino is another popular Bitcoin gambling site created by Dama N.V. It’s licensed, legit, and it’s gone from strength to strength since its inception in 2014.
It’s got multiple years of experience because it shares the same ownership with numerous high-rated crypto casinos; we have no reason to say anything other than this is a trustworthy Bitcoin casino.
Misc: 4/5
We touched earlier on 7Bit Casino’s retro theme. Indeed, the web design is stylish, modern, and super clean. It’s popping with colors, and there are all kinds of cool, arcade-like graphics.
Live chat, meanwhile, is available 24/7.
If you like the idea of potentially netting up to 5 BTC across your first four deposits, use our link to get started at 7Bit Casino today.
3. Ignition — Best Crypto Casino Site for Bitcoin Poker
Pros:
- Very high-traffic poker site
- No sharks
- Decent range of progressive jackpots
- Generous VIP program
Cons:
- Not a huge selection of games overall
Ignition is consistently ranked among the best poker sites globally when it comes to traffic. There are tournaments all day long, with some offering as much as $17,000+ guaranteed to the winner, while the week-long guaranteed prize pool is always above and beyond $1,500,000.
Bitcoin Compatibility: 4/5
Ignition was launched in 2016 and had been accepting Bitcoin as a payment method ever since. You can also deposit and withdraw via Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Ethereum, as well as a handful of fiat currencies.
All the games are compatible with Bitcoin, while the most you can withdraw in one go is $9,500 (BTC).
Withdrawal processing times for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies take 24 hours at the most, but they’re typically processed within the hour of your request.
Casino Games: 4/5
Anyone who’s been somewhat involved in the iGaming world over the last few years will tell you that Ignition is one of the go-to crypto gambling sites for online poker.
Here, you get your very own personalized dashboard from where you can take a look at all the day’s poker tournaments. You can select games according to the number of players, the buy-in, and the pot.
All the major poker games are here, including Omaha and Texas Hold’em, while Zone Poker (which Ignition markets heavily) is ideal for rapid-fire action. Rake, meanwhile, is set at $0.01 for every $0.20 in the pot for $1 stakes, which is pretty acceptable.
Other casino games include 100+ slots and a handful of blackjack, baccarat, roulette, and live dealer games. However, with around 150 casino games in total, Ignition isn’t the best choice for variety, though it features a really solid lineup of progressive jackpots.
Bonuses and Promotions: 4/5
New Bitcoin players who sign-up with Ignition can take advantage of a $3,000 match deposit welcome bonus. You also get 25 free spins on the house as part of this bonus, and they must be used on the slot game Fast & Sexy (time-limited).
As a regular player, you get to accrue rewards points (known as Ignition Miles) each time you bet.
There’s actually no rakeback at Ignition, but the welcome bonus you get for poker accounts for up to 50% while active, which is much larger than the usual 20% rakeback.
There is also a lucrative VIP program that starts you off with 6% cashback before increasing it as you move up the tiers. You’ll also access more exclusive perks and prizes as you accrue more points.
Reputation: 5/5
Ignition may have only been around since 2016, but it’s already synonymous with online poker. It’s safe and secure to use, it’s owned and operated by Beaufort Media B.V., and it’s the poker site that all players trust.
It’s also fully licensed in Curacao.
Misc: 4/5
It’s worth mentioning that Ignition doesn’t track player stats. As such, it’s a good site for recreational players who don’t want to get eaten by sharks.
The software, meanwhile, is state-of-the-art stuff, and the games look fab on desktop and mobile devices.
Wanna get started playing Bitcoin poker? Click here to claim a $3,000 welcome bonus at Ignition.
4. Slots.LV — Biggest Bonus Match Percentage of all Bitcoin Casinos
Pros:
- 300% first deposit match bonus
- 200+ slots
- $7,500 Bitcoin welcome package
- Easy-to-navigate website
- Top-rated mobile app
Cons:
- Low deposit limits
If you’re looking to “invest” your Bitcoin in some fun slot games, you might want to check out Slots.LV.
We took it for a test drive and found that it’s got a superb selection of just over 200 high-quality slot games that include multiple high RTP titles and progressive jackpots. The games are action-packed and give you the chance to win big off the back of small stakes.
Bitcoin Compatibility: 4/5
Slots.LV is one of the few slots-focused casino sites that accept Bitcoin. But while there are no fees involved whenever you make a deposit or process a withdrawal, it’s worth mentioning that Slots.LV has a rule whereby you must wager all your deposit amount before requesting a withdrawal.
This means that you need to be really careful when making a deposit. In other words, only deposit what you’re prepared to gamble.
Besides Bitcoin, Slots.LV also accepts Bitcoin Cash and a handful of regular payment methods like credit cards.
Casino Games: 4/5
Slots.LV’s biggest draw is undoubtedly the slot games. There are 200+ to choose from, and if you’re ever stuck for a game to play, you can check out categories like “newest games” and “suggested games.”
Each day, Slots.LV also has a “featured slot.”
There are plenty of jackpot games here, too, alongside slot tournaments all week long.
Other than slots, you can play table games like blackjack and roulette, while live dealer games and video poker games are also available.
Bonuses and Promotions: 4.5/5
When you create an account at Slots.LV, you can get started with a Bitcoin welcome package worth as much as $7,500. This is one of the biggest Bitcoin bonuses we’ve ever seen, and it also comes with fair wagering requirements.
The first deposit is a 300% match percentage up to $1,500, with the rest of the bonus split in 150% up to $750 promos across your subsequent 8 deposits.
Regular players are then entitled to play for free spins if they try their luck on the Slot of the Week, and there’s a referral bonus on the table each time you successfully refer a friend.
A 200% weekly double-up bonus further rewards regular players.
Reputation: 4.5/5
Out of all the slots-focused Bitcoin casinos, Slots.LV is actually one of the most established. It’s been around for 9 years now, and it’s run by Lynton Limited Casinos.
It’s fully licensed to operate, while all the games are provided by a number of reputable iGaming developers such as RealTime Gaming, Rival, and BetSoft.
Misc: 4/5
Customer support is available round the clock at Slots.LV and the website is super-compatible with Android and iOS devices.
If you like the sound of a $7,500 Bitcoin welcome package, use this link to get started at Slots.lv and enjoy top-quality Bitcoin slots.
5. Bovada — Best Bitcoin Online Casino for Betting on Sports
Pros:
- Thousands of daily sports markets
- $3,750 crypto welcome bonus
- Hugely trusted brand
- 200% referral bonus
- Reduced juice
Cons:
- No live streaming
- Doesn’t accept as many cryptocurrencies
Bovada has been the OG of the Bitcoin sports betting world for some time now — and for a good reason. It offers reduced juice, broad coverage of American sports (and worldwide), and an excellent in-play betting feature.
You can also bet on table games and online slots here and grab a $3,750 crypto welcome bonus while at it.
Bitcoin Compatibility: 4/5
Bovada accepts 4 cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Litecoin, which is pretty standard but definitely not on par with the likes of Bitstarz and 7Bit.
When it comes to Bitcoin, the minimum withdrawal is $10, while the maximum withdrawal is $9,500 (on one take). All crypto transactions are free, and withdrawals shouldn’t take longer than an hour to process.
Beyond cryptocurrencies, you can also use credit cards to deposit, but do note that Bovada levies high fees for these methods.
Crypto Casino Games: 4/5
As we’ve seen, Bovada stands out for sports betting. There are more than 30,000 markets available each day across a wide range of sports, alongside daily specials for all the major American sports.
The site is perfect for props and futures bets, but while in-play betting is generally excellent, live streaming isn’t yet available here.
When it comes to the casino section, Bovada lets you bet on just under 200 real money games. These include 120+ slots, 12 poker games, 8 blackjack variants, and over 30 live dealer games.
You can also bet on a number of specialty titles, including 7 bingo games.
Bonuses and Promotions: 4/5
New players who sign-up at Bovada can claim an up to $3,750 Bitcoin welcome bonus across their first three deposits at a 125% match rate. This is an excellent offer, although Bovada gives you the option of opting for a 100% up to $1,000 fiat currency bonus instead or a 50% sportsbook welcome bonus.
You can then top your subsequent deposits up with a series of reload bonuses, as well as grab a 200% referral bonus up to $100. This is one of the best referral bonuses we’ve seen, as it comes with just 5x wagering requirements.
Bovada also has a rewards program that will especially benefit you if you’re a sports bettor. For example, each time you place a $1 parlay bet, you’ll earn 25 points.
Reputation: 5/5
Bovada has been around for over 10 years and is easily one of the world’s most trusted online sportsbooks. It was one of the first sportsbooks to start accepting Bitcoin, it’s SSL-encrypted, and it has a Curacao eGaming license.
Misc: 4/5
One of the slight downsides to the Bovada sportsbook is that it posts its lines fairly late. This means you’ll have less chance to take advantage of value bets.
Other than that, the excellent user interface makes it easy for you to pick your bets and place them.
If you like the idea of combining sports betting with top-quality Bitcoin casino games, sign-up with Bovada and claim the 125% BTC welcome package up to $3,750.
6. mBit Casino — Best Provably Fair Selection of all Crypto Casino Sites
- Up to 5 BTC welcome package + 300 free spins
- Over 1,000 slots
- Daily games contests
7. CloudBet — Most Intuitive User Interface
- 100% up to 5 BTC match deposit bonus
- Great for sports betting
- Innovative website
8. SuperSlots — Most Valuable Crypto Match Bonus
- 400% crypto welcome bonus
- 250+ slots
- Daily specials
9. BetOnline — Best Blackjack Range of all Crypto Gambling Sites
- 100% up to $1,000 crypto welcome bonus
- Sports betting available
- 15+ blackjack games and weekly blackjack tournaments
10. Wild Casino — Top BTC Online Casino for Specialty Games
- 300% crypto welcome offer
- Over 350 games
- Wide range of specialties
11. Cafe Casino — Best for New Crypto Players
- $6,000 crypto match deposit bonus
- Low wagering requirements
- New-player and game guides
12. Red Dog Casino — Best BTC Casino for Video Poker
- 320% slots bonus
- Daily reload bonuses
- RealTime Gaming website
13. BC Game — Biggest Range of Bitcoin-Exclusive Casino Games
- 180% first deposit bonus
- Unique colorful site design
- Dice games available
14. Fortune Jack — Great Range of BTC Roulette Games
- 110% up to 1.5 BTC first deposit bonus (6 BTC welcome package)
- Sports betting available
- Huge weekly bonuses
Related: Bitcoin Casinos
Ranking Methodology: How We Chose the Top Bitcoin Casino Sites
Bitcoin compatibility:
All online crypto casinos in our list accept Bitcoin and let you play various Bitcoin games. They all have zero transaction fees and aim to process your withdrawals anywhere from 7 minutes (Bitstarz) to 24 hours tops.
Online casino games:
Whether you want to spin the reels, beat the dealer at blackjack, or compete in poker tournaments, our best Bitcoin casinos have something for everyone. What's more, all our online Bitcoin casinos get their games from world-class iGaming developers.
Bonuses and promotions:
From deposit bonuses to reload bonuses and free spins, we made sure to add the best Bitcoin casinos that reward you with awesome offers.
Reputation:
Lastly, Bitcoin casinos that failed to display their license publicly or had a questionable history and ownership were immediately disregarded by our team. The Bitcoin gambling sites we recommend are all legit and reliable.
Guide to the Best Bitcoin Casinos
What are the Advantages of Joining Online Bitcoin Casino Sites?
The biggest advantage of signing up to Bitcoin online casinos is zero transaction fees. What's more, withdrawals are almost instant. And because Bitcoin transactions take place on the blockchain, they're even safer than traditional online casinos.
What Bonuses are Available at a Crypto Casino?
When you first join any cryptocurrency casino, you're entitled to claim a Bitcoin casino bonus. This is a welcome offer that's typically a matched deposit bonus. Sometimes (as is the case with BitStarz), this will also come with free spins.
Other bonuses you can claim at the best Bitcoin gambling sites include reload bonuses that top your subsequent deposits up, cashback bonuses (such as the 25% weekend cashback bonus at BitStarz), and more free spins. Most crypto casinos also let you join their VIP program for extra perks and prizes.
What Games Can I Play at an Online Crypto Casino?
You can play any and all types of online casino games at online gambling sites that accept Bitcoin. You can play live casino games, blackjack, poker, slots — and more.
The exact games and their variants available at any online gambling site depend on the casino itself. For example, Slots.LV is highly-rated for slots, while Ignition is a good choice for poker.
How Do I Choose the Best Crypto Casinos?
When choosing your next crypto casino, it helps to start by reading an in-depth review guide like ours to introduce yourself to the best casinos available and create a shortlist of sites that stand out to you.
Then, you can take a closer look at each online casino to see if it’s right for you. You can also read existing customer reviews to get a feel for the best casinos. Our top-recommended crypto gambling site is Bitstarz, followed by 7Bit — but we suggest you do some research yourself, too.
Comparison of the Top 5 Cryptocurrency Casinos
In this section, we’ll be taking another quick look at our top 5 picks:
Bitstarz: Coming in at number one is the multi-award-winning BitStarz, a casino site where you can play over 3,500 games, deposit and withdraw via 6 cryptocurrencies and enjoy a swanky, modern user interface. Get started today with 20 free spins (no deposit required), followed by 100% up to 1 BTC welcome bonus +180 extra spins.
7Bit Casino: This Bitcoin casino site is for everyone who loves trying their luck at different types of casino games, but it’s especially ideal if you like the idea of a retro, arcade-inspired casino site. It looks impressive, but it’s also practical and super easy to navigate. You can claim your 100% welcome package up to 5 BTC.
Ignition: If you want to play online poker tournaments at a high-traffic poker site, Ignition might be for you. Rake is fair, there are thousands of players to compete against all day long, and you get access to your very own poker dashboard. Get started with a $3,000 match deposit welcome offer for casino games and poker.
Slots.LV: This BTC casino was launched in 2013 and has been treating players to action-packed slot games ever since. From modern slots to classic fruit machines and progressive jackpots, everything is available. Get started today and claim up to $7,500 across your first 8 deposits.
Bovada: This gambling site is one of the few top-rated Bitcoin casinos that also let you bet on sports. There are thousands of markets available each day, tons of props to choose from, as well as reduced juice (house edge) each week. Get started at Bovada with a $3,750 welcome offer for casino games.
How to Start Playing at the Best Bitcoin Casino Sites
Follow our simple guide below as we explain all the steps required to get started at Bitstarz.
Step 1: Click “Sign-up”
Use this link to start the registration process at Bitstarz and click the “SIGN-UP” button located on the right-hand side of the homepage. A form then pops up requiring you to enter your email address and choose a password.
Step 2: Verification
Once done with the registration process, you’ll need to open your email inbox and find the message sent to you by Bitstarz. This step is required if you want to claim Bitstarz’s no deposit bonus. Open Bitstarz’s mail and click the link within to get 20 free spins credited to your account.
Step 3: Deposit & Play
Once you’re ready to deposit, simply access the Deposit section, choose a payment option, and follow the instructions. Don’t forget to opt-in to the welcome bonus before you actually send a payment to Bitstarz. Once your funds arrive, you can start playing for real money.
Ready to Start Playing at the Best Bitcoin Casinos?
These are the best online casinos available right now that accept Bitcoin based on our thorough testing process and player-first ranking approach.
They have the best Bitcoin casino bonuses, a range of excellent provably fair games, and they're safe and secure to use.
BitStarz is the best online Bitcoin casino overall, thanks to a generous 100% welcome bonus (up to 5 BTC), a huge selection of more than 3,500 games, as well as a safe and secure iGaming experience — with a no deposit deal to top it all off.
However, you have 13 more top-notch crypto casinos on our list to choose from. Whatever you decide to do, just remember that online gambling should always be fun.
DISCLAIMER: The information on this site is for entertainment purposes only. Gambling comes with its fair share of risks and it's important to recognize that when using online gambling sites.
While we review different gambling sites, you should check with local laws in your area before gambling online. Also, all gambling sites and our guides are rated 18+ only. We may receive compensation from the sites we recommended in our guides, but our reviews remain independent and reader-supported.
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Esteemed oncologist to advise on imaging efforts
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Imaging Endpoints (IE) announced today that Dr. Antonio Fojo was chosen to join their Scientific Advisory Board, a global group of leading medical professionals appointed to provide strategic insight and imaging-related expertise for optimizing the opportunity to demonstrate efficacy in clinical trials.
Dr. Fojo is currently a professor of medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the co-director of the Carling Adrenal Surgery Center, the world's largest endocrine surgery center. Known for his research toward reversing cancer chemotherapy resistance, Dr. Fojo's work in tumor growth kinetics (TGK) has been instrumental in advancing the field. His work has shown how a drug's anticancer properties are better demonstrated by tumor growth rate and fraction of tumor killed (as compared to indirect measures such as response rate or progression-free survival).
Dr. Fojo's expertise in adrenocortical cancer, thyroid cancer, and neuroendocrine malignancies — coupled with his involvement in the design, management, and interpretation of clinical trials — makes him particularly passionate about developing additional therapies and expanding treatment options for patients with these cancers.
Dr. Fojo is also particularly interested in the molecular basis of drug resistance and has been integral to several important discoveries in the matter, including the identification of molecular events shown to be influential in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Additionally, as a Principal Investigator for the Medicine Branch of the National Cancer Institute, he established a successful translational clinical program to develop therapeutic treatments for endocrine and neuroendocrine cancers.
Dr. Fojo's new board colleagues are an acclaimed group of clinical experts, including Daniel Von Hoff, M.D., F.A.C.P.; David Sidransky, M.D.; Elliot Fishman, M.D.; Bruce Cheson, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.A.S.; Manuel Hidalgo, M.D., PhD.; and Axel Hanauske, M.D., Ph.D., MBA. The Scientific Advisory Board leverages their expertise to advise Imaging Endpoints on the imaging design for global clinical trials wherein IE is providing its Imaging CRO services.
For more information on the Imaging Endpoints Scientific Advisory Board, visit https://imagingendpoints.com/meet-our-team/scientific-advisory-board/
IE team will be in Paris for ESMO 2022! Schedule a time to meet us at ESMO from Sept. 9th-12th.
Imaging Endpoints (IE) is one of the largest iCROs globally, and the largest focused in oncology. IE is passionately dedicated to its vision to Connect Imaging to the Cure. Every day, IE teams are advancing imaging science, technology, and services to bring curative technologies to humankind.
Having supported many of the most impactful new drug approvals in oncology, IE's experience spans the customization of imaging to facilitate regulatory approval in hundreds of trials across all phases of development. IE also provides additional data to support trial efficacy by integrating advanced imaging technologies such as CD8 imaging, tumor growth kinetics, radiomics, and artificial intelligence — areas in which over fifty peer-reviewed publications have established the company as the industry leader.
Imaging Endpoints is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, with offices in Cambridge, MA; London, UK; Leiden, Netherlands; Basel, Switzerland; Hyderabad, India and Shanghai, China. IE is an affiliate of HonorHealth, one of the largest healthcare systems nationally, and an affiliate of Southwest Medical Imaging, Ltd. (SMIL/RadPartners), part of the largest private radiology group in the U.S.
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Kitchen Basics will join Del Monte Foods, Inc.'s powerful portfolio of brands, offering delicious, accessible and quality meal ingredients to families across the country.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Del Monte Foods, Inc., announced today that it completed the acquisition of Kitchen Basics®, a line of ready-to-use stocks and broths from McCormick & Company. Kitchen Basics® will join Del Monte's brand portfolio as the company expands its national retail presence in the category.
Kitchen Basics® has an extensive portfolio of conventional and organic stocks and broths, including Chicken, Unsalted Chicken, Beef, Unsalted Beef, Vegetable, Unsalted Vegetable, Turkey, Seafood, and Creamy Bean & Vegetable.
The Kitchen Basics® brand was founded in 1996 as the pioneer in liquid stock and remains an industry leader in the U.S. today. The purchase of the brand supports the company's overall growth strategy, as Del Monte Foods focuses on innovation, renovation and customization of its iconic brand portfolio, and expands the geographic reach of its stocks and broths business. No employees were involved in this transaction, and specific terms were not disclosed.
"Del Monte Foods has gone through a positive transformation over the past five years, and we have become a leading innovative CPG growth company," said Greg Longstreet, President and CEO of Del Monte Foods. "As we plan for the next decade of growth, we're committed to strengthening our branded product portfolio to meet consumers' changing needs. Building on our regional College Inn® brand, the acquisition of Kitchen Basics® will provide synergies across our business to scale our broth and stock portfolio across North America."
"We've seen heightened interest in broth and stocks over the last few years as consumers double down on home meal preparation, health and wellness," said Bibie Wu, Chief Marketing Officer of Del Monte Foods. "Kitchen Basics® is well-known for its culinary quality. We're excited to bring Kitchen Basics into the Del Monte family of brands to help people create healthful meals they love."
Del Monte Foods, Inc. is one of the country's largest producers, distributors and marketers of premium quality, branded food products for the U.S. retail market. With the addition of Kitchen Basics® stock and broth items, Del Monte Foods will continue in its goal of nourishing families by building brands with quality products that are perfectly wholesome and thoughtfully prepared.
For more than 135 years, Del Monte Foods, Inc. has been driven by our mission to nourish families with earth's goodness. As the original plant-based food company, we're always innovating to make nutritious and delicious foods more accessible to consumers across our portfolio of beloved brands, including Del Monte®, Contadina®, College Inn®, S&W® and Joyba®. We believe that everyone deserves great tasting food they can feel good about, which is why we grow and produce our products using sustainable and earth-friendly practices for a healthier tomorrow. Del Monte Foods, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Del Monte Pacific Limited (Bloomberg: DELM SP, DELM PM) and is not affiliated with certain other Del Monte companies around the world, including Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., Del Monte Canada, or Del Monte Asia Pte. Ltd. For more information about Del Monte Foods and our products, please visit www.delmontefoods.com or www.delmonte.com.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A homeless man has been found competent to stand trial in the stabbing of a Florida teenager who went missing while riding his bike.
Lawyers for Semmie Williams, 39, had argued — over his objections — that he should be found incompetent and sent to a forensic mental health facility for further evaluation, the Palm Beach Post reported.
Ryan Rogers, 14, was killed in November after leaving home to go on an evening bicycle ride, prosecutors said. His body was later found near an Interstate 95 overpass.
Palm Beach County Circuit Court Judge Charles Burton sided with two court-appointed psychologists who deemed Williams able to understand the charges and participate in his defense. They completed separate evaluations of Williams in March.
“It is evident to the Court that the Defendant has a strategic disagreement with his attorneys over how to present the case to the jury,” the judge wrote. “That, in and of itself, does not make him incompetent to proceed.”
Burton, who handles cases in the court's mental health division, referred the case back to the trial division for a June 21 hearing.
Prosecutors have indicated they'll seek the death penalty.
The ruling doesn't prevent a future court finding that Williams is incompetent.
His mental health has been in question ever since his arrest in December. His lawyers have said he has a “long-standing and persistent mental illness,” and had been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Assistant Public Defender Scott Pribble acknowledged that Williams wants to be declared competent.
“We’re in this precarious situation where we’re kind of walking a tightrope between having information that we believe establishes that he’s not competent to proceed and protecting confidences that Mr. Williams has disclosed to us and to experts that we’ve retained,” Pribble told the judge.
Psychologist Gretchen Moy testified for the defense that while Williams has a factual understanding of the case, his delusional thoughts keep him from having a rational understanding.
She noted Williams believes he's the victim of a nationwide conspiracy that includes having electronic chips planted throughout his body, having holes poked in his face and being “attacked by demons and other supernatural forces.”
She testified that Williams, against the advice of his attorneys, expects to present a defense rooted in delusional beliefs rather than evidence.
“The defense is essentially arguing that the defendant is so incompetent and yet so savvy that he knows who to talk to, what to say, and how to hide his mental issues from two experienced doctors who spent at least an hour with him,” Assistant State Attorney Ettie Feistman wrote in her response.
Court records show that Williams spent two years in a Georgia hospital before he was found competent enough to take a plea deal in a separate case. He was homeless at the time of his arrest. In court on Tuesday, Williams told the judge he understood the information being presented by his attorneys.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boutique apparel brand HappyDic has launched a new collection of must-have tee shirts alongside a bold campaign to raise funds for global charities. Inspired by recent events in Ukraine the first collection features a small woven Ukraine flag detail on the right sleeve so wearers can quietly signal their support.
Accounting for 10% of all retail sales, Streetwear is now estimated to be worth over $185 billion. One of the most striking retail and fashion trends to have emerged in the last three decades.
Combining this ubiquitous style statement with the current global mission to be more sustainable and ethically responsible, HappyDic are taking evolving Streetwear one step further by introducing politics, culture, ethics and global responsibility into its mix. HappyDic streetwear is a statement of cultural engagement, ethical responsibility and a desire to support local apparel industries.
The exciting debut collection features original artwork that fuses iconic gaming characters with globally recognized dictators. "Maorio", fuses the legendary Mario character from Nintendo with Chairman Mao, the Chinese communist revolutionary turned dictator. The former North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il is merged with Donkey Kong to create "Donkey Jong". The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Che Guevara becomes "Princess Peaché". And Joseph (pronounced "Yo-seef" in Russian) Stalin is mashed with Yoshi to produce "Yoshif". Each graphic Tee becomes a graphic statement and a talking point.
Made in the USA, HappyDic's tees are a luxury streetwear apparel brand with ethical values. Mindful of excessive production, HappyDic produces all their tee shirts in small batches which are then lovingly packaged with biodegradable and recyclable materials in their San Francisco studio.
Every HappyDic sale will contribute either all or a part of the proceeds to a designated charity selected from the highly trusted Charity Navigator. The first limited edition collection will see 100% of net proceeds go to charities actively helping Ukrainian refugees including HIAS, UNICEF, CARE and HOPE.
HappyDic's tees are available on white or black cotton in sizes Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large. Each tee is made with premium quality heavyweight 100% combed ring-spun American cotton. Retailing for $100.00.
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The two-night experience invites guests to test the latest machines, wings, and wheels in one of the most unique landscapes in the country on September 7-10, 2022
LAS VEGAS, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Robb Report, the world's leading authority in luxury lifestyle, proudly announces its annual return to Las Vegas for Dream Machines: Land & Air, bringing guests an elite experience with the latest machines, wings, and wheels for a fun, adrenaline-driven desert adventure, taking place September 7-10, 2022, at Resorts World Las Vegas. The two-night action-packed getaway follows the success of Robb Report's tailored travel experience at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and continues the brand's world-class lineup of live events, including Culinary Masters, the 20th anniversary Car of the Year Napa Valley, and Car of the Year Boca Raton.
This year's Dream Machines event invites guests to enjoy unparalleled access to:
- Off-road driving with the newest luxury SUVs
- Go-Cart Racing at Speed Vegas – the first ever Robb Report Grand Prix
- Exclusive helicopter tours
- Exceptional dining & award-winning wines
- Private pool party & mixology classes
- World-class gambling and a behind-the-scenes conversation with SVP Casino Operations
- Most upscale accommodations at Crockfords Las Vegas
As the first integrated resort to be built on the Las Vegas Strip in over a decade, Resorts World Las Vegas seamlessly blends the technology and luxury appeal of an urban contemporary resort with tradition and time-honored details. The sleek elegance of this new property brings the elevated experience that modern and elite travelers have come to know and appreciate.
"We're excited to invite our RR1 members and readers to Robb Report's 4th annual Dream Machines experience at the new Resorts World Las Vegas," said Luke Bahrenburg, Robb Report's EVP & Chief Revenue Officer. "There is no better place to experience the finest in luxury and thrill-seeking adventure, fueled by the latest machines, wings, and wheels. This event brings unmatched, first-look access to the best in luxury performance innovation, alongside world-class dining, wines, and hospitality."
To reserve tickets and find out more about Dream Machines, please visit https://robbreport.swoogo.com/DreamMachines. For any questions or to join RR1, Robb Report's private membership club, please contact Caroline Barry at carolineb@robbreport.com
About Robb Report
Robb Report is the leading voice in the global luxury market. Its discerning audience around the world has a shared appreciation and desire for quality, exclusivity, heritage, taste, and fine design. Robb Report is synonymous around the world with affluence, luxury and the best of the best. Widely regarded as the single-most influential journal of living life to the fullest, with 17 international editions, it is the brand the most successful people rely on to discover the ideas, opinions, products, and experiences that will matter most to them. For more information, please visit RobbReport.com.
About RR1
RR1 is the private-membership club that brings Robb Report to life through extraordinary, curated experiences. Members enjoy unparalleled access to benefits and events, and they become part of a powerful community of like-minded tastemakers who seek out the very finest experiences, products and services. From discovering the most alluring and exclusive destinations, to previewing the top cars and products before their official release, to dining with culinary luminaries and meeting leaders of the world's premier luxury brands, RR1 members truly experience the extraordinary. For more information about RR1, please visit RR1.com.
About Resorts World Las Vegas
Resorts World Las Vegas was developed by Genting Berhad, a publicly traded Malaysian corporation registered with the Nevada Gaming Commission. The company has affiliated operations in the Americas, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the Bahamas. In partnership with Hilton, Resorts World Las Vegas integrates three of Hilton's premium brands into its resort campus, including Las Vegas Hilton, the resort's full-service brand; Conrad Las Vegas, Hilton's lifestyle luxury brand; and LXR, Hilton's network of independent luxury properties, which operates as Crockfords Las Vegas, Genting's internationally renowned ultra-luxury brand. Resorts World Las Vegas features 3,506 guest rooms and suites, an innovative, next-generation gaming floor, world-class food and beverage options, a 5,000-capacity theatre, distinct nightlife venues, a curated retail collection of designer and boutique shops and more. The integrated resort weaves time-honored traditions of the international Resorts World brand into the fabric of Las Vegas, introducing a bold, fresh take on hospitality to the city with stunning design, progressive technology and world-class guest service. Resorts World Las Vegas is Sharecare Health Security VERIFIED™ with Forbes Travel Guide, a verification that ensures the resort has appropriate health safety procedures in place. For more information, visit rwlasvegas.com or find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.
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Newspaper publisher Gannett Co. confirmed Friday that it's laying off some of its newsroom staff, part of a cost-cutting effort to lower expenses as its revenue crumbles amid a downturn in ad sales and customer subscriptions.
The McLean, Virginia-based company declined to provide details about the number of people losing their jobs. In a statement, Gannett spokesperson Lark-Marie Anton cited a need “to take swift action given the challenging economic environment. These staffing reductions are incredibly difficult, and we are grateful for the contributions of our departing colleagues."
Gannett, which owns USA Today and more than 200 other daily U.S. newspapers with print editions, ended last year with more than 16,000 employees worldwide, according to the company's annual report. The payroll included more than 4,200 reporters, editors and photographers,.
The layoffs are the latest sign of the unrelentingly tough times in the newspaper industry, which has been steadily shrinking for more than a decade as more advertising shifts from print to digital and readers turn to other online outlets for information and entertainment.
Major newspapers such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post have been able to amass substantial digital audiences by focusing their coverage on broad topics that appeal to people across the country. But regional and local papers have struggled to find a formula that works in narrower markets.
Gannett CEO Michael Reed foreshadowed the cutbacks last week after the company reported disappointing results for the April-June period and dimmed its outlook for the rest of this year.
Reed told industry analysts that Gannett would be “taking significant and and permanent costs" out its business, with an emphasis on operations devoted to producing and delivering the print editions of its newspapers. That decision reflected a recognition that Gannett is unlikely to recover much of the revenue that has evaporated along with demand for print editions.
In its most recent quarter, Gannett's revenue dropped 7% from the same time last year to nearly $749 million. Meanwhile, the company's operating expenses edged up 1% from last year to nearly $770 million.
That disparity is one of the reasons Gannett suffered a loss of nearly $54 million during the quarter. In another sign of distress, Gannett trimmed its revenue projection for the full year to roughly $3 billion, from a previous forecast of $3.1 billion to $3.2 billion.
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Elgin man shows off his jersey, vinyl collection
ELGIN, Minn. (KTTC) – If you’re looking for your favorite player’s jersey, you’re in luck. Daniel VanEijl was a DJ in Minneapolis for more than 20 years, and he quickly built a name for himself as the “throwback jersey DJ.”
“I started collecting more and more jerseys so I could keep having a fresh jersey every week when I was playing,” VanEijl said.
With the exception of some recent NHL expansion teams, Van Eijl owns a jersey from every professional basketball and hockey franchise.
“Next thing you know, I have about 300 jerseys,” VanEijl said.
VanEijl says what’s even more remarkable than his collection of jerseys is his collection of vinyl records. He owns over 14,000 of them, and they are labeled in chronological order.
“I’ve gone out and collected every title, and they’re organized sequentially by their release numbers,” VanEijl said.
His home will soon be open to the public, as VanEijl is turning the space into a jazz-themed coffee shop.
“I’m the jazz shepherd, and these records are my flock. And I’m here to shepherd these records to make sure they’re safe,” VanEijl said. “What I want to do now is bring to the Rochester area that urban, chic experience of a broad musical palate, a nice place to relax and hang out, and have a slice of the west village here in Elgin Minnesota.”
For more information about the shop’s opening, go to its Facebook and Instagram pages.
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1.4 million breaker boxes recalled for burn and fire hazards
(Gray News) – Schneider Electric recalled 1.4 million of its electrical panels sold nationwide for the potential to overheat, causing burns or catching fire.
The model Square D QO Plug-on-Neutral Load Centers, also known as breaker boxes or electrical panels, manufactured between December 2019 and March are included in the recall, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission stated in a news release June 16.
The indoor and outdoor models were installed in homes and recreational vehicles, as well as commercial establishments, including restaurants, manufacturing facilities and warehouses, commercial lighting and others.
The company said it has received one report of an incident of a loose wire, and no injuries have been reported.
They were sold at authorized Schneider Electric distributors and home improvement and hardware stores nationwide and online, including Home Depot, Lowe’s and Menard’s from February 2020 through January for between $90 and $1,660.
The company said it is contacting known retailers, distributors, homeowners and any other individuals that purchased or installed the recalled product. Purchasers and installers should immediately contact Schneider Electric to arrange to have them inspected by trained electricians to determine if replacement or repair is required.
This inspection and any resulting replacement or repair are free of charge, the CPSC said in its release.
Consumers can find the catalog number and date code on indoor load centers inside the door of the panel. For a full list of affected part numbers, visit CPSC.gov.
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Texas to execute man for slaying of Dallas real estate agent
HOUSTON (AP) — A man who fatally stabbed a real estate agent inside a model home in suburban Dallas faces execution Wednesday evening, more than 16 years after the slaying.
Kosoul Chanthakoummane was on parole when he was condemned for killing 40-year-old Sarah Walker in July 2006. She was found stabbed more than 30 times in the model home in McKinney, about 30 miles (48 km) north of Dallas.
Prosecutors say Chanthakoummane entered the model home and then beat Walker with a wooden plant stand and stabbed her before stealing her Rolex watch and a silver ring, which were never found. DNA evidence showed Chanthakoummane’s blood was found in various places inside the model home, including under Walker’s fingernails.
Walker had been a top-seller for home builder D.R. Horton. She had been recently divorced and had two children.
Chanthakoummane, 41, the son of immigrants from Laos, has acknowledged he was in the model home but said he only went inside to get a drink of water. He had been on parole in Texas after serving time in North Carolina for aggravated kidnapping and robbery.
“I am innocent,” Chanthakoummane said in a letter filed in federal court in March.
His attorneys had asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to stay his execution, challenging the DNA evidence, which was previously described by the appeals court as the “linchpin of the state’s case.” The appeals court this week denied the request. Eric Allen, one of Chanthakoummane’s attorneys, said he hadn’t decided if he would file a final appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court.
His attorneys had argued new science raises the possibility Chanthakoummane’s DNA could have been transferred to Walker’s fingernails without any direct contact between the two.
But authorities say prior DNA testing in his case has failed to clear Chanthakoummane.
“Any belief by Chanthakoummane that further DNA investigation would yield results that will be helpful to his case is a fantasy,” lawyers with the Texas Attorney General’s Office wrote in court documents last month.
On Monday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles declined to grant Chanthakoummane either a 120-day reprieve or a commutation of his death sentence to a lesser penalty.
Chanthakoummane’s attorneys say their concerns about the DNA evidence is part of a pattern by prosecutors of using faulty evidence in the case.
At Chanthakoummane’s trial, a forensic dentist testified the death row inmate was the source of a bite mark on Walker’s neck. Such evidence has since been discredited and in 2016, Texas became the first state to call for banning bite mark analysis in criminal cases.
The two witnesses who said they saw Chanthakoummane near the murder scene were hypnotized by officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety, or DPS, to help identify him.
A 2020 report by the Dallas Morning News found most Texas judges still allow evidence derived from hypnosis despite criticism it can distort memories and lead to wrongful convictions. In January 2021, DPS stopped using hypnosis. Last year, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned people who have been hypnotized from testifying in a criminal trial.
In October 2020, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found that while the bitemark testimony would no longer be admissible in court, Chanthakoummane’s attorneys had failed to discredit the hypnosis-related testimony.
The appeals court also found the DNA evidence was still strong.
At his trial, Chanthakoummane’s attorney, Keith Gore, told jurors his client was guilty “and he wanted to rob (Walker), and it didn’t go the right way, and he killed her.”
Walker’s father, Joseph Walker, who died last year, had opposed Chanthakoummane’s execution and had told the Times Union in New York in 2013 he had forgiven his daughter’s killer.
If Chanthakoummane is executed, he would be the second inmate put to death this year in Texas and the ninth in the U.S.
While Texas has been the nation’s busiest capital punishment state, the use of the death penalty in the state has reached near historic lows. Juries have continued to issue fewer death sentences and in the last couple of years most executions have been delayed by the pandemic or by legal questions over what spiritual advisers can do in the death chamber.
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--Company to Host Conference Call August 15th, 2022, at 8:30AM ET---
RADNOR, Pa., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRXP) ("NRx Pharmaceuticals", the "Company"), a clinical-stage, biopharmaceutical company today announced that management will report second quarter 2022 financial results prior to the market open on August 15, 2022. The company will host a conference call and webcast on August 15, 2022, 8:30AM Eastern Time to discuss its results and provide a clinical and corporate update. Management will host the call, followed by a question-and-answer period. Investors interested in submitting questions must do so in advance of the call and are encouraged to email questions to the Company's investor relations representative at rsheffield@nrxpharma.com by 4:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday, August 12, 2022.
Investors and the general public are invited to listen to a live audio webcast of the conference call, which may be accessed five minutes prior to the start of the call by dialing (844) 826-3033 (U.S.), (412)317-5185 (International) Conference ID: 13729829, or through the webcast link NRx Pharmaceuticals Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Call. A replay will be available from the NRx Pharmaceuticals website following the call at www.nrxpharma.com.
NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. draws upon decades of collective, scientific, and drug-development experience applying innovative science to known molecules to address very high unmet needs and bring improved health to patients. NRx Pharmaceuticals is led by executives who have held leadership roles at Lilly, Pfizer, and Novartis as well as major investment banking institutions.
This announcement of NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our financial outlook, product development, business prospects, and market and industry trends and conditions, as well as the Company's strategies, plans, objectives, and goals. These forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs, expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections of, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company's management.
The Company assumes no obligation to revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Accordingly, you should not place reliance on any forward-looking statement, and all forward-looking statements are herein qualified by reference to the cautionary statements set forth above.
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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has met with a fourth group of transgender people who found shelter at a Rome church, the Vatican newspaper reported Thursday.
L’Osservatore Romano said the encounter took place Wednesday on the sidelines of Francis’ weekly general audience. The newspaper quoted Sister Genevieve Jeanningros and the Rev. Andrea Conocchia as saying the pope's welcome brought their guests hope.
The Blessed Immaculate Virgin community in the Torvaianica neighborhood on Rome’s outskirts opened its doors to transgender people during the coronavirus pandemic.
Francis previously met with some of them on April 27, June 22 and Aug. 3, the newspaper said.
“No one should encounter injustice or be thrown away, everyone has dignity of being a child of God,” the paper quoted Sister Jeanningros as saying.
Francis has earned praise from some members of the LBGTQ community for his outreach. When asked in 2013 about a purportedly gay priest, he replied, “Who am I to judge?” He has met individually and in groups with transgender people over the course of his pontificate.
But he has strongly opposed “gender theory” and has not changed church teaching that holds that homosexual acts are “intrinsically disordered.” In 2021, he allowed publication of a Vatican document asserting that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since “God cannot bless sin.”
Recently, Francis wrote a letter praising the initiative of a Jesuit-run ministry for LGBTQ Catholics, called Outreach. The online resource is run by the Rev. James Martin, author of “Building a Bridge,” a book about the need for the church to better welcome and minister to LGBTQ Catholics.
Francis praised a recent Outreach event at New York’s Jesuit-run Fordham University, and encouraged organizers “to keep working in the culture of encounter, which shortens the distances and enriches us with differences, in the same manner of Jesus, who made himself close to everyone.”
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TIJUANA (Border Report) — With the number of cosmetic surgery centers in Tijuana growing, the state of Baja California’s health secretary has decided to check every facility’s credentials and medical licenses.
Right now there are more than 200 clinics and hospitals performing cosmetic procedures in Tijuana.
“The metropolitan area in Tijuana is where you find the most serious problems,” said José Adrián Medina Amarillas, Baja’s secretary of health.
He said his office has received 22 complaints against hospitals and clinics that perform cosmetic procedures.
He said three of the complaints have led to facilities being shut down.
“We’ve sealed them off and told them they can’t remain in operation without the proper prerequisites,” he said.
Medina Amarillas also stated his office and the state’s Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks are increasing their vigilance and adding personnel to look into the clinics.
“We need to act before tragedies occur,” he said.
The comment is in reference to the death of 38-year-old María José Chacón Herrera, the wife of the Guatemalan consul general in Denver.
She died a few weeks ago after undergoing a procedure at an unlicensed facility where the doctor didn’t have a medical license.
“There are clinics that don’t have the proper credentials and offer services at more economical rates,” said Medina Amarillas.
He said right now there are clinics springing up in just about every neighborhood.
“What we need to make sure of is that these hospitals of questionable quality can operate only if they comply with all the minimum requirements, so no person is at risk.”
Medina Amarillas added that at the very least, doctors should have their medical diplomas and credentials in their offices in plain sight to patients.
In recent years, the cosmetic surgery industry in Tijuana has tripled in size earning $2 billion in revenue.
Doctors on both sides of the border, including Dr. Santiago Horgan with UC San Diego, say people should check their doctor’s credentials and not make decisions based on marketing materials or testimonials, which can be faked according to Horgan.
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CA Reno NV Zone Forecast for Thursday, June 16, 2022
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Markleeville, Stateline, Glenbrook, and Incline Village
332 AM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
LAKE TAHOE...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
53 to 63. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 50 mph. Ridge gusts up to 75 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 27 to 37. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Gusts up to 45 mph decreasing to 30 mph after midnight. Ridge
gusts up to 60 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level 6500 feet rising to
7500 feet. Highs 50 to 60. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 27 to 37. West winds 10 to 15 mph
in the evening becoming light.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 59 to 69. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 34 to 44.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 66 to 76. Lows 32 to 42.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 74 to 84. Lows 36 to 46.
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Surprise Valley California-Northern Washoe County-
Including the cities of Cedarville, Eagleville, Fort Bidwell,
Empire, and Gerlach
332 AM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 64 to 74. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to
45 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 33 to 38. West winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to
10 to 15 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level
rising above 6500 feet. Highs 59 to 69. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 35 to 45. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 65 to 75. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 38 to 48.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 71 to 81. Lows 43 to 53.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 79 to 89. Lows 50 to
60.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 86 to 96. Lows 51 to
61.
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Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra Counties-
Including the cities of Portola, Susanville, Westwood,
Sierraville, and Loyalton
332 AM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 60 to 70. Southwest winds around
10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with
gusts up to 45 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Snow level 7000 feet
lowering to 6000 feet. Lows 29 to 39. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph decreasing to 30 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level
6000 feet rising to 7000 feet. Highs 56 to 66. Light winds
becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing.
Lows 30 to 40. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph
in the evening.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 64 to 74. Light winds becoming
northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 35 to 45.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 70 to 80. Lows 40 to 50.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 77 to 87. Lows 45 to
55.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 83 to 93. Lows 46 to
56.
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Mono County-
Including the cities of Bridgeport, Coleville, Lee Vining,
and Mammoth Lakes
332 AM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon.
Highs 59 to 69. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
increasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph in the
afternoon. Ridge gusts up to 80 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of blowing dust in the evening. Lows
25 to 35. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph
after midnight. Gusts up to 50 mph. Ridge gusts up to 75 mph
decreasing to 60 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers. Highs 55 to 65.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 25 to 35. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 61 to 71. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 31 to 41.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 70 to 80. Lows 36 to 46.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 77 to 87. Lows 40 to 50.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The nomination of Michael Barr, President Joe Biden's choice to be the top regulator on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, was approved Wednesday by a congressional committee and sent to the full Senate.
Barr, who served as a top Treasury Department official in the Obama administration, is considered likely to be confirmed by the Senate. A confirmation vote would make him the third of Biden's nominees to join the Fed's board and would further solidify the president's stamp on the central bank. It would also fill the last of seven seats on the board just as the Fed is grappling with the worst inflation spike in four decades.
The committee voted 17-7 for Barr, with Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, the senior Republican on the panel, and four other Republicans voting to approve the nomination. Biden had nominated Barr after his first nominee, Sarah Bloom Raskin, withdrew in the face of opposition from Senate Republicans and Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat. They asserted that Raskin would have gone too far to take account of climate change as part of the Fed's regulatory authority and would possibly discourage banks from lending to energy companies.
Biden has also reappointed Jerome Powell to a second four-year term as Fed chair and elevated Lael Brainard to the position of vice chair. Biden also nominated economists Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson as members of the board. All have been confirmed by the Senate.
The new members will add to the diversity and political makeup of the Fed. Brainard was the lone Democratic appointee until Jefferson and Cook were approved. Jefferson and Cook, who were sworn in late last month, are the fourth and fifth Black governors in the Fed's 108-year history. Cook is the first Black woman to serve on the board.
Yet most economists expect little change in the Fed's policies, particularly in the short term. To fight inflation, Powell, Brainard and other Fed officials have signaled that the central bank will raise its short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point — double its usual increase — at each of its next two meetings, including one next week. The Fed is considered likely to keep raising rates, perhaps in quarter-point increments, for several meetings after that.
Barr, while serving in the Obama Treasury Department, helped craft the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations after the devastating 2008 financial crisis. He is now the dean of the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
If confirmed by the Senate, Barr would join the Fed's board as the vice chair for supervision, a position created by the Dodd-Frank legislation. He would also have a permanent vote on rate decisions at each of the Fed’s eight policy meetings each year.
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Denver nonprofit is collaborating with Bank of America and Ping Identity to offer turnkey apprenticeship solution
DENVER, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ActivateWork, a leader in connecting employers to a diverse pool of exceptional talent, is expanding its efforts to train and place aspiring information technology (IT) professionals with top employers in the greater Denver area through a new collaborative effort with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and CompTIA.
ActivateWork is the latest organization to join CompTIA Apprenticeships for Tech, a United States Department of Labor (USDOL) standards-based Registered Apprenticeship program that is helping employers fill their current and long-term IT staffing needs and creating employment opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds who are underrepresented in the current tech workforce.
As an intermediary organization in the program, ActivateWork is delivering turnkey apprenticeship solutions for employers like Ping Identity that will provide job access to Coloradans who have traditionally been sidelined from lucrative careers in IT.
"Collectively, we want to change the face of IT in Colorado, adding more people of color, women, veterans, and those without a college degree," said Kathryn Harris, chief operating officer at ActivateWork. "We believe that talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. Our employer partners are opening doors to great careers and simultaneously building a Colorado that works for all."
Colorado has over 30,000 open cybersecurity and coding jobs with an average salary of over $100,000. The state's IT workforce is 77% white and 79% male. At the same time, over 500,000 Coloradans live in poverty. Poverty rates for young adults are disproportionately high, and Black, Indigenous, and Latinx Coloradans are more than twice as likely to live in poverty.
"We have partnered closely with ActivateWork to develop Colorado's first DevOps apprenticeship and are committed to hiring candidates from their program to support modern apprenticeship pathways in Colorado for IT," said Jennifer Arzberger, Ph.D. and Ping Identity Champion of Learning. "We look forward to exploring additional tracks; including cybersecurity and software engineering as we scale our partnership."
Training delivered through the apprenticeship program is based on National Guideline Standards created by CompTIA and approved by the USDOL. These standards detail the competencies in technical and employability skills that apprentices need to join the IT workforce in five high-demand occupations: tech support specialists, network support specialists, cybersecurity support technicians, tech project coordinators and data analysts.
The USDOL selected AIR and CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the IT industry and workforce, to serve as a national Industry Intermediary for expansion of apprenticeship in tech occupations. For more information visit https://www.comptia.org/content/lp/apprenticeships-for-tech.
ActivateWork is a nonprofit recruiting, training, and coaching firm that connects employers to a diverse pool of exceptional talent. Traditional hiring processes leave valuable talent out. We help employers solve talent gaps by finding promising candidates in underrepresented communities and preparing them to excel in new careers.
Our proprietary behavioral screening process, rigorous skills training, and 12 months of on-the-job coaching prepare our learners to be valuable new hires, with a one-year retention rate 36% higher than the industry average. And with an average starting wage of more than $20/hour, our model is one of few proven to launch people to lasting economic freedom. https://www.activatework.org/
CompTIA Apprenticeships for Tech is a national initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) to increase the number of skilled technology workers and expand tech career opportunities for diverse populations, including women, individuals with disabilities and people of color. https://www.comptia.org/content/lp/apprenticeships-for-tech.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB), the financial partner for the innovation economy and parent of Silicon Valley Bank, today announced that CFO Dan Beck will participate in a fireside chat at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on Monday, September 12, 2022, at 7:30 a.m. EDT.
A live audio webcast of the event will be available on the investor relations section of the SVB website at ir.svb.com. An audio replay of the call will be available beginning at noon EDT on September 12, 2022.
SVB is the financial partner of the innovation economy, helping individuals, investors and the world's most innovative companies achieve their ambitious goals. SVB's businesses - Silicon Valley Bank, SVB Capital, SVB Private and SVB Securities - together offer the services that dynamic and fast-growing clients require as they grow, including commercial banking, venture investing, wealth planning and investment banking. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, SVB operates in centers of innovation around the world. Learn more at svb.com/global.
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RENO, Nev., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- aha!, powered by veteran ExpressJet Airlines, is excited to become a part of the Santa Rosa/North Bay Area region with its inaugural nonstop flight from Reno on July 14, 2022. This first flight begins aha! service between Reno-Tahoe International Airport and Charles M. Schultz-Sonoma County Airport.
"We are very appreciative of the warm reception we've had since announcing Santa Rosa as one of aha!'s newest routes - even Snoopy is celebrating with us today!" said Tim Sieber, head of ExpressJet's aha! business unit. "We're thrilled to be able to provide passengers with an easy nonstop flight between Reno-Tahoe and Santa Rosa - two destinations that offer a blend of urban adventures and outdoor recreation."
Travelers can replace a four-to-five-hour drive or painful layover with a quick 57-minute nonstop flight. Flights will operate each Thursday and Sunday departing Reno Tahoe International Airport at 3:40 p.m. PT arriving at Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport at 4:37 p.m. PT. Return flights will depart Santa Rosa at 5:15 p.m. PT and arrive in Reno-Tahoe at 6:12 p.m. PT.
"Connecting these two recreational hot spots is a fantastic addition to our local airport," said James Gore, Chair of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and representative for District 4, which includes the airport. "This gives our residents the opportunity to enjoy all that the Reno-Tahoe area has to offer and gives the Northern Nevada residents an excuse for a hassle-free wine country getaway. An absolute win-win for both markets."
For three days only, aha! is giving one free* ticket to the first 100 Santa Rosa-Reno customers. Travelers can use the promo-code WELCOME2STS to receive the $0 base fare for travel through Oct. 31, 2022 when booked by July 17, 2022.
For a limited time, passengers can take advantage of aha!'s "wine flies free" program. Until November 30, 2022, aha! will accept one dedicated wine bottle case as a free checked bag. Customers can opt-in by selecting the "wine flies free" option during booking or by declaring their wine item during their check-in at the airport. See flyaha.com/winefliesfree for complete details and restrictions.
Flights are currently available for sale at www.flyaha.com and through the aha! Call Center at 775-439-0888.
aha! is a leisure brand of ExpressJet Airlines. aha! seeks to provide travelers in smaller communities, many who have seen air service reduced over the past decade through airline mergers, with convenient, short, nonstop flights to high-quality destinations like the Reno-Lake Tahoe region. In addition to offering value-priced, nonstop flights, aha! will soon partner with resorts, casinos and attractions to "bundle" value-priced vacation packages. www.flyaha.com
ExpressJet Airlines operates Embraer ERJ145 regional jet aircraft and has more than 40 years of experience as a regional airline. ExpressJet operates its leisure brand aha!, which provides travelers in smaller communities with convenient, short, nonstop flights to high-quality destinations like the Reno-Lake Tahoe region. The company is expanding its service with specialty charter flights and additional future routes. ExpressJet is majority owned by KAir Enterprises with United Airlines holding a minority interest. www.expressjet.com
$0 base fare tickets must be purchased by 11:59pm on July 17, 2022, and travel completed by Oct. 31, 2022. Subject to blackout dates. Capacity controls and other restrictions apply. A total of 100 tickets are available at the $0 fare and the number of seats available on each flight are limited. Customer is responsible for paying government-imposed taxes and fees, such as 9/11 security fee and Passenger Facility Charges (PFC), and well as other service fees such as for checked baggage. Fare rules are subject to change without notice. Not valid on previously purchased itineraries. $0 tickets may only be purchased at www.flyaha.com and are not available when calling the call center.
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Media to ask judge to release Trump search warrant affidavit
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Attorneys for many of the nation’s largest media companies will try to persuade a federal magistrate judge on Thursday afternoon to make public the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate last week.
The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the broadcast TV networks, CNN and others want U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart to release the affidavit over the objection of the U.S. Justice Department, which says its investigation of Trump’s handling of “highly classified material” would be compromised.
The media companies argue the affidavit’s release would help the public determine if the Justice Department had legitimate reasons for the search or if it was part of a Biden administration vendetta against Trump, as the former president and his backers contend. Trump, in a Truth Social post last week, called for the release of the unredacted affidavit in the interest of transparency.
“The matter is one of utmost public interest, involving the actions of current and former government officials,” wrote attorney Carol Jean LoCiero, who is representing the Times and others. “President Trump decried the the search as an ‘assault that could only take place in Third World Countries,’ asserted agents ‘even broke into my safe,’ and otherwise challenged the validity of the search.”
Justice Department attorneys argued in a court filing that its investigation into Trump’s handling of “highly classified material” is ongoing and that the document contains sensitive information about witnesses.
The filing by Juan Antonio Gonzalez, the U.S. attorney in Miami, and Jay Bratt, a top Justice Department national security official, says making the affidavit public would “cause significant and irreparable damage to this ongoing criminal investigation.”
“If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a roadmap to the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely course, in a manner that is highly likely to compromise future investigative steps,” they wrote.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Trump’s attorneys had not indicated on the court’s docket that they plan to take part in the hearing.
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A Benton Twp. man in illegal possession of a pistol fled state troopers serving an arrest warrant, state police said.
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For the second straight year, used-vehicle prices are skyrocketing nationally.
Among the hardest-hit spots? Alaska. Cars that fetched $15,000 before the pandemic now sell for around $23,000, after Alaska prices spiked more than 50% since 2020, according to federal data.
The surging costs sharply outpace other commodities amid widespread national inflation. And they’ve turned the Alaska car market upside-down.
Used vehicles can sell for more today than they did two years ago — unheard-of before the pandemic, sellers say. And with supply low, it can take months to find a car. Many buyers say they’re paying thousands of dollars more than they hoped on high-mileage cars and trucks.
Barbara and Marty Leichtung flew to Anchorage from Homer, where they live, to find the car they needed, a 2016 Honda CRV they’d found on an earlier trip. They picked it up last week, after Continental Honda needed time to do maintenance work on it.
The couple paid about $27,000, said Marty Leichtung, a retired North Slope oil field worker.
The car would have sold for less than $20,000 before the pandemic, a salesman said.
“That’s a lot of money for a 2016 car, but that’s the market these days,” Leichtung said.
Auto dealers say the problem is rooted in the limited supply of new cars, underscored by empty showrooms at dealerships.
Delays in the manufacturing and shipping of microchips and other automotive parts, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to reduce the availability of new vehicles, they say. That has reduced the number of vehicles that once replenished the used-car market in Alaska.
“It’s a direct impact from COVID,” said Jose McPherson with Good Guys Auto Sales in downtown Anchorage. “It’s supply chain issues. It’s the lack of microchips and raw materials to make cars. It’s the lack of individuals to produce the products. It’s kind of a perfect storm, unfortunately.”
With new cars hard to buy — they need to be ordered months in advance — car rental companies and individuals hold on to their existing vehicles, further reducing supply, McPherson and other dealers said.
Dealerships, getting fewer trade-in vehicles, say they are increasingly buying cars at highly competitive Lower 48 auctions. Add auction fees and the costs to ship the car to Alaska, and sticker prices can rise well above listed prices in Kelley Blue Book and other guides, they say.
The prices are turning some buyers away, McPherson said last week over the phone as he placed bids at an online used-car auction in Washington state.
“The prices are high, but it’s not because I want to make a mint on every car,” McPherson said last week. “It’s because I’m paying a mint for a car.”
On the other hand, people with a car to sell can get good deals.
This spring, Wasilla resident Sean Fitzpatrick traded his 2018 Ford Edge SUV to an Anchorage dealer for $24,500. That was $500 more than he’d paid for it two years ago, after he put 50,000 miles on it.
“That was a huge shock to me, because it had 85,000 miles when I sold it,” he said. “And it had cosmetic damage, door dings, a crack in the windshield and tail light.”
Cars that get so much wear and tear don’t normally rise in value, he said.
“This market is pretty frickin’ ridiculous right now,” said Fitzpatrick, who commutes from Wasilla to Anchorage to work for the Alaska Department of Corrections.
In return, Fitzpatrick bought a 2020 Nissan Maxima for $30,000, a decent price, he said. It was the full-size sedan he wanted.
But it took nine months to find it.
“There just weren’t a lot of options,” he said. “I think I came across maybe nine vehicles in the category I was searching for, and most had 50,000-plus miles or cosmetic issues.”
Others aren’t so lucky.
Amanda Toorak, a city employee in the Northwest Alaska village of Kaktovik, paid close to $36,000 for a 2015 Jeep Wrangler in May. It had 70,000 miles on it, she said. She found it after a month of searching in Fairbanks and Anchorage.
“It’s pretty crazy how high the prices are now,” she said. “I mean if I knew the prices would be this high, I would have purchased a car a couple of years ago and it could have been $20,000 less.”
Toorak said getting her car to the village will require a barge shipment across the Arctic Ocean, adding more than $4,500. But she needs the Wrangler to haul supplies and relatives to the beach for whale hunts that could start in August.
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MINOT, N.D. (KXNET) — Every August marks National Wellness month, a time to focus on self-care, promoting healthy routines, and managing stress.
One of the ways you can take care of your wellness is by working out or doing physical activities.
At the Minot Family YMCA, people with memberships can swim, use the training center, climb a rock wall, and more.
The Director of Program Services says wellness is an important topic to discuss.
“Wellness, in general, is great because when you workout, you’re able to just work on those things, work on your mobility, work on your balance. And it’s not just that, it’s nutrition as well. Everything is all-encompassing when it comes to wellness and it’s just so important to put that in your daily habits,” said Tia Huber.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man working at a filming location for the TV series “Law & Order: Organized Crime” was shot and killed early Tuesday before filming was scheduled to start for the day.
According to police, Johnny Pizarro was found at about 5:15 a.m. on a residential street in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the head and neck.
The 31-year-old Queens resident was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police were investigating and hadn’t released information on suspects or a motive.
News photos from the scene showed police tape blocking off a street where traffic cones stood in spots where cars normally would be parked. No filming was going on at the time of the shooting, according to an NBC spokesperson.
The network confirmed that Pizarro was a crew member for the series, a spinoff of the long-running “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” It is in production for its third season and scheduled to air this fall.
“We were terribly saddened and shocked to hear that one of our crew members was the victim of a crime early this morning and has died as a result,” NBC and Universal Television said in a statement. “We are working with local law enforcement as they continue to investigate. Our hearts go out to his family and friends and we ask that you respect their privacy during this time.”
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
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This summer, the most essential and attractive accessory you will need is a radiant smile! Karent Sierra, celebrity dentist and star of The Real Housewives of Miami season two knows firsthand the importance of clean teeth and an oral health routine. Between her professional career and her life on camera, Karent is always in the public eye and knows how to put her best face forward.
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She discusses her three essential tips for a healthy summer smile and shares her own oral health routine that anyone can follow at home. In this segment, she expands on the following:
- BRUSH: You've been told to brush twice a day, but what time is best? When you first wake up or after a meal? Can you still enjoy coffee and red wine? Learn the do's and don'ts to achieving a bright white smile.
- FLOSS: Learn not only how often you should floss, but WHY flossing is such a crucial part of a healthy oral care routine.
- RINSE: Mouthwash is not only a remedy for bad breath! It should also be an essential part of your oral health routine, fighting plaque, protecting gums and building strong teeth.
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MORE ABOUT KARENT SIERRA
Dr. Karent Sierra, also known as the "Celebrity Dentist," was born in New York City and raised in Miami with Columbian roots. She graduated as a dentist from the Marquette University School of Dentistry in 1999. Dr. Sierra is known to many for her appearance in the Real Housewives of Miami series. She's been a dentist for more than 19 years and owns a private practice where she offers a variety of services, including extreme smile makeovers. Last year, she became the host of the BeLatina TV Show that airs on Lifetime TV FYI. Dr. Sierra also has a passion for helping people who are less fortunate and is the founder of the Sharing Smiles Foundation, a non-profit that provides dental services to some of the poorest communities around the world.
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UVALDE, Texas (KETK/NEXSTAR) — Police in Uvalde, Texas, are investigating a shooting at the Uvalde Memorial Park on Thursday night, where police say people were injured. The Texas city has remained in international headlines since May 24, when 21 people — including 19 children — were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School.
According to a Facebook statement on Thursday, officers responded to a call around 5:30 p.m. The public is asked to avoid the area as the investigation continues.
Controversy has pervaded in Uvalde, which has about 16,000 residents, in the months following the school shooting, which is the third-deadliest in U.S. history. Questions about response time and actions of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department led to national outrage and the August 24 firing of police chief Pete Arredondo.
NOTE: While Thursday’s shooting happened in Uvalde, police have not given any indication of relation to the Robb Elementary School shooting. The Texas Department of Public Safety said Thursday the shooting is suspected to be gang-related, though that information is preliminary.
Uvalde Memorial Park is about 1.3 miles away from Robb Elementary, which is scheduled to be demolished.
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As Ukraine pushes southern offensive, it also hits Russia in the northeast
By Rob Picheta, Vasco Cotovio and Olga Voitovych, CNN
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has hailed “good news” from the northeastern Kharkiv region, after an apparent surprise counter-offensive forced Russian troops onto the back foot and prompted a pro-Kremlin official to call for evacuations.
The Russian-installed head of the Kupiansk city administration, Vitaly Ganchev, urged women and children to evacuate the city as Ukrainian forces approached.
Ganchev said the city, which lies west of the Donbas region and about 70 miles east of the city of Kharkiv, “is constantly under terror” and experiencing “constant rocket attacks from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
Ukrainian officials have declined to comment on the offensive in the northeast of Ukraine, but footage geolocated by CNN showed Ukrainian forces in the town of Volokhiv-Yar on Wednesday, around 50 km away from Kupiansk, and also on the outskirts of Balakliya to the south. Russian officials have also remained silent on developments in the Kharkiv region.
The operation appeared designed to catch Russian forces off guard, following intensifying conflict in the south of Ukraine near the city of Kherson.
In recent weeks, Russia redeployed some forces to the south to bolster its ranks ahead of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson region, according to Ukrainian officials and footage of equipment moving through Crimea geolocated by CNN.
While the southern front looks set to be one of the main theaters of conflict as the war heads towards winter, a new Ukrainian push in Kharkiv could stretch Russian forces across two disparate locations.
Kyiv “likely used tactical surprise to advance at least 20km into Russian-held territory in eastern Kharkiv Oblast on September 7, recapturing approximately 400 square kilometers of ground,” the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a Washington-based analytical group, said its daily report on the conflict on Wednesday.
“Ukrainian forces likely took prudent advantage of a reallocation of Russian troops, equipment, and overall operational focus to launch localized counteroffensives toward critical points in Kharkiv Oblast,” the ISW said.
In recent weeks, Russia redeployed some forces to the south to bolster its ranks ahead of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson region, according to Ukrainian officials and footage of equipment moving through Crimea geolocated by CNN.
Russian military bloggers and analysts have reported Ukrainian forces’ push towards Kupiansk aims to cut off supply lines to the strategic city of Izium to the south.
Zelensky was coy on whether specific settlements have been retaken by Ukrainian forces in his nightly address on Wednesday. But the President thanked three brigades involved in operations to recapture Russian-held territory there.
“This week we have good news from Kharkiv region,” Zelensky said. “Probably, you all have already seen reports about the activity of Ukrainian defenders. And, I think, every citizen feels proud of our soldiers. It is a well-deserved pride.”
He also thanked units stationed in southern Ukraine what he called “extremely successful hits” on occupying Russian forces, while the simultaneous counter-attack was launched in the north.
“The more difficult it is for the occupiers, the more losses they have, the better the positions for our defenders in Donbas will be, the more reliable the defense of Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and the cities of Dnipropetrovsk region will be, the faster we will be able to liberate the Azov region and the entire south,” he said.
Ukraine continues to press on with its southern counter-offensive; Ukrainian forces are making gains in the south, with the ambitious goal of taking back most of the Russian-occupied region of Kherson by the end of the year, senior US officials and Ukrainian officials told CNN on Wednesday.
The last week has seen the most ambitious ground assaults by the Ukrainians since the beginning of the invasion, following sustained attacks on command posts, ammunition stores, and fuel reserves far behind the front lines, according to geolocation of video and satellite imagery.
The US has observed Ukrainian forces achieve some success in attacking Russian supply lines, with the intention of cutting off and isolating Russian troops currently deployed west of the Dnipro River, according to a senior US official.
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LOS ANGELES, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KBO Bike has launched Ranger cargo electric bike, which keeps up the demands of hauling heavy cargoes. The Ranger Cargo ebike is perfectly designed for delivery workers, parents seeking to take their children on weekend rides, and explorers of nature.
The Ranger cargo electrical bike provides a pleased ride and has a weight capacity of 400 pounds with powerful sustained brush-less geared hub motor and an extra-large adaptable rear rack. Ranger is equipped with a in-frame and removable 48V 17.5Ah lithium-ion battery with an 840Wh battery capacity, making the riders ride up to 60 miles on a single charge. Considering the soaring prices of the gasoline, e-bike is clearly a better option. The company priced this powerful electrical bike at $1,699 and accepted Klarna payment.
"KBO Ranger cargo ebike is easy to assemble, fun to ride and a great bike for the price", said a new client of KBO. "Awesome cargo bike! I love the outdoors, and old injuries prevented me from going on long trips. Now I can go for miles with my Ranger! This bike really broadened my horizons. I can't be happier. Not to mention I'm almost 6.3, and the bike is comfortable for long rides several hours long".
Range- 35-60 miles
Total Payload Capacity- 400 lbs
Recommended Rider Heights- 4'11" - 6'3"
Charger- 48V 3 Amp Quick & Smart Charger
Controller- 48V /22A
Display- LCD backlight display
Weight- 77 lbs
Pedal Assist- 0-5 level
Battery- In Frame and Removable 48V 17.5Ah Lithium-ion Battery with Samsung/LG Cells
Motor- Powerful Sustained 750W Brushless Geared Hub Motor
Headlight- 48V LED Headlight
Brakelight- Integrated Brake Rear Light
Brakes- Mechanical Disc Brakes
Tires- 20"*3.0" CST Tires
Others- The Shimano 7-speed Shifter, Extra-large, Adaptable Rear Rack, Ergonomic Half Twist Throttle, Adjustable Saddle, Intelligent Installation Points, Full Fenders, Center Stand
KBO Bike has been on a mission to enhance the lives of environmentally conscious commuters since 2018. KBO always values customer health and satisfaction as this is their only indication of a service well rendered. In the coming future, the company will spare no effort to optimize its product details and provide better riding experiences. Learn more about KBO Bike at www. kbobike.com.
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University partners with American Institutes for Research and CompTIA to help create career opportunities and address employers' tech staffing needs
TEMPE, Ariz., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arizona State University, recognized nationally as America's most innovative school, has launched a new apprenticeship program for aspiring information technology (IT) professionals in collaboration with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and CompTIA.
Arizona State University is the latest organization to join CompTIA Apprenticeships for Tech, a national initiative to help employers fill current and long-term IT staffing needs through an "earn and learn" apprenticeship program that is also creating employment opportunities for people from a diversity of backgrounds.
The university is a multi-employer sponsor serving employers and apprentices under a standards-based Registered Apprenticeship with the Arizona Department of Economic Security. ASU is actively recruiting employers and apprentices for tech project coordinator positions.
"IT projects are often challenging and require strong support to achieve project milestones and provide deliverables," said Raghu Santanam, Senior Associate Dean, Executive Education, Corporate Partnerships and Lifelong Learning & Principal Investigator, Digital Workforce Apprenticeship Partnership, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University. "The body of knowledge for IT project management incorporates best practices to instill an agile mindset in the project team.
"Project coordinators fill a critical need in project teams and grow into leadership roles in managing large-scale IT projects," Santanam continued. "Apprenticeships in this technical role are ideal for beginning an exciting career path in IT. We applaud our AZNext employer partners for their innovative leadership in participating in this program."
In June, U.S. employers listed job openings for more than 29,000 positions in IT project management.[1]
"The strong demand for IT project management skills reflects the reality that technology is a critical component in virtually every project, whether small, medium or large," said Amy Kardel, senior vice president for workforce relations at CompTIA.
Training for tech project coordinator apprentices follows National Guideline Standards for the job role developed by CompTIA and approved by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL). Apprentices receive on-the-job experience and classroom instruction in the basics of project management, general IT terminology and concepts, business acumen, employability skills and other areas. The standards also include guidance on the qualifications and recruitment of prospective apprentices, the duration of training and a recommended wage scale.
The USDOL selected AIR, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of education, health and the workforce, and CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the IT industry and workforce, to serve as a national Industry Intermediary for expansion of apprenticeship in tech occupations. More information is available at https://www.comptia.org/content/lp/apprenticeships-for-tech.
Arizona State University is the largest provider of lifelong teaching and learning in the world, with more than 74,000 students on four academic campuses in the Phoenix metropolitan area and an additional 54,000 digital immersion students. https://www.asu.edu/
CompTIA Apprenticeships for Tech is a national initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) to increase the number of skilled technology workers and expand tech career opportunities for diverse populations, including women, individuals with disabilities and people of color. https://www.comptia.org/content/lp/apprenticeships-for-tech.
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CHERRY HILL, N.J., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Real Good Food Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGF) ("Real Good Foods" or the "Company"), an innovative, high-growth, branded, health- and wellness-focused frozen food company, today announced the launch of its most anticipated platform ever, nutritious Chicken Nuggets and Strips.
Real Good Foods is expanding into the largest frozen food category, Frozen Meat & Poultry, with a nutritious twist on one of US consumers' favorite foods. The Frozen Meat & Poultry category, an $8.9B category according to SPINS L52 weeks, is ripe for real innovation, as most breaded chicken options today offer the same nutritional profile – 20 to 30g of carbs, and breading made from processed flours and grains.
Real Good Foods' Breaded Chicken is made from nutritious ingredients, 100% Grain-Free and Gluten-Free, with only 3g-4g net carbs and packed with 23g protein per serving. Real Good Foods' Breaded Poultry lineup consists of four offerings: original lightly breaded nuggets, lightly breaded strips, buffalo nuggets and buffalo strips.
Real Good Foods' Breaded Chicken is currently available at Walmart, Stop & Shop, Giant Eagle, Safeway Albertsons, as well as available direct to customers on realgoodfoods.com.
"These craveable nuggets and strips are a result of our mission to make our favorite comfort foods more nutritious and improve human health. Our delicious chicken nuggets and strips are made without all the added sugar, carbohydrates, and processed grains found in other food options, and are instead packed with protein and have a limited amount of carbs," said Bryan Freeman, Executive Chairman of The Real Good Food Company. "After seeing strong and enthusiastic approval from our social community, we're thrilled to finally introduce these grain-free, low carb, and low sodium offerings to the world."
To learn more about Real Good Foods and to find a store near you, please visit www.realgoodfoods.com.
Source: Frozen SPINS L52 Weeks all Frozen Food Sub_Categories.
Founded in 2016, Real Good Foods believes there is a better way to enjoy our favorite foods. Its brand commitment, "Real Food You Feel Good About Eating," represents the Company's strong belief that, by eating its food, consumers can enjoy more of their favorite foods and, by doing so, live better lives as part of a healthier lifestyle. Its mission is to make nutritious comfort foods that are low in carbohydrates, high in protein, and made from gluten and grain free real ingredients more accessible to everyone, improve human health, and, in turn, improve the lives of millions of people. Real Good Foods offers delicious options across breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacking occasions available, in over 16,000 stores nationwide, including Walmart, Costco, Kroger, and Target, and directly from its website at www.realgoodfoods.com. Learn more about Real Good Foods by visiting its website or on Instagram at @realgoodfoods, where it has one of the largest social media followings of any brand within the frozen food industry today with more than420,000 followers. For interviews with Bryan Freeman, Executive Chairman, email realgoodfoods@powerdigital.com.
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Father facing cruelty charges after leaving child in car for 6 hours, police say
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX/Gray News) - A man in Vermont has been arrested after police say he left his child unattended in a car for hours during freezing temperatures.
WCAX reports the Burlington Police Department said Caleb Holden, 28, is facing child cruelty charges after leaving his 4-year-old child for six hours in a parked car.
Police said they were alerted to the situation after the 4-year-old entered a local market Tuesday morning while crying and wearing only shorts, a T-shirt and boots with no socks after he was left alone in a parked car nearby.
Witnesses told police the child looked hypothermic and told them he was looking for his daddy.
Police said Holden tried to get into a rehabilitation center and was taken to a nearby hospital for detoxification that evening. However, he never mentioned his child was in a car during these interactions.
Temperatures dipped into the low 30s in Burlington that night.
Previously, police said Holden was pulled over for speeding on a local highway with a baby in the backseat.
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IRVINE, Calif., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WNC, a leading provider of investment, asset management and development services in the affordable housing industry, announced today that it has appointed Jacqueline Wiegleb as assistant vice president of originations, working with vice president of originations David Ciminelli on the company's southeast and northeast portfolios.
"Jackie has extensive experience in the real estate industry with an emphasis in all aspects of affordable housing transactions," said Anil Advani, executive vice president – originations and finance. "Her professional experience and certifications will make her a significant asset to WNC's originations team."
Wiegleb brings more than 15 years of real estate experience to her new role. Prior to WNC she worked for a national tax credit syndicator as assistant vice president, account manager. During her career, she has participated in the underwriting and review of more than $600 million in affordable housing equity investments, submitting funding applications for Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Program funds and submitting 4% and 9% LIHTC applications. Wiegleb attended The University of Maine, earned a Housing Development Finance Professional (HDFP) Certification through the National Development Council and is a C3P certified credit compliance professional through Spectrum training.
WNC, founded in 1971 and headquartered in Irvine, Calif., is a national investor in affordable housing and community development initiatives. The firm has acquired approximately $15.2 billion of assets totaling in excess of 1,700 properties in 48 states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. WNC's investor base exceeds 19,500 institutional and retail clients, including Fortune 500 companies, multinational banks, and insurance companies. Additional information is available at www.wncinc.com.
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Kate Johnson Appointed President and CEO, Joins Board of Directors;
Jeff Storey to Retire
DENVER, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) today announced Kate Johnson has been appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the company's Board of Directors with the transition date expected to be November 7, 2022. Johnson succeeds Jeff Storey, who has announced his retirement after a distinguished 40-year career within the telecommunication and technology industries, including Lumen and its predecessors. Storey will remain with the company through December 31, 2022, to ensure a smooth transition.
Johnson is a technology executive with an extraordinary track record of success. She specializes in leading digital and business transformations to drive growth, having held key leadership roles across a variety of Fortune 100 companies including Oracle, General Electric and Microsoft. Most recently, Johnson led Microsoft U.S., the company's largest business with a remit for all of the company's sales, services, marketing and operations. During her four-year tenure in this role, she led the division through a substantive cultural transformation while nearly doubling enterprise revenues.
"Kate's appointment and the strategic transition announced today are the culmination of a succession plan that Jeff and the board have been engaged in for the past several years," said T. Michael Glenn, Chairman of Lumen's Board of Directors. "We are confident she is the right leader to take the reins at this important moment in Lumen's history. Kate is an inspiring and motivational leader who is known for identifying and creating growth. She is the ideal CEO for Lumen."
Johnson stated, "I am proud to take on the CEO role and eager to advance the strategy Jeff and the team have created. Lumen has made significant progress strengthening its balance sheet, expanding its fiber footprint and enhancing its portfolio of digital capabilities. I'm looking forward to leading this great company through its next chapter and helping customers leverage the Lumen platform to power amazing digital world experiences."
Glenn continued, "On behalf of the board, I thank Jeff for his leadership and commitment to Lumen during his time with the company. Thanks to his contributions, Lumen is leveraging the areas of our business that we believe are best poised for growth. The imprint Jeff leaves on Lumen is noteworthy – giving our customers better, faster and more secure connectivity. He led with care and empathy during challenging times including the pandemic, ensuring employees stayed safe and customers connected. He leaves Lumen with a strong foundation in place."
"It has been a privilege to serve as Lumen's CEO," said Storey. "Throughout my time with the company, I have been incredibly impressed by our team's commitment to Lumen and to our core purpose of furthering human progress through technology. I am proud of all that we have achieved together as we have driven forward on Lumen's transformation journey. However, when I took this amazing job, I always spoke openly with the board about my future timeline for retirement. I am confident that the organization has the strategy in place to deliver on its priority of achieving profitable revenue growth. I am very excited to welcome Kate to Lumen. I believe her experience, leadership and enthusiasm are exactly what we need as we drive the company forward."
Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With approximately 450,000 route fiber miles and serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more about the Lumen network, edge cloud, security, communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress through technology at news.lumen.com/home, LinkedIn: /lumentechnologies, Twitter: @lumentechco, Facebook: /lumentechnologies, Instagram: @lumentechnologies and YouTube: /lumentechnologies. Lumen and Lumen Technologies are registered trademarks in the United States.
Except for the historical and factual information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond our control, including the finalization of transition planning. Actual events and results may differ materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected if one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect. These forward looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation and expressly disclaims any such obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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HOUSTON and SAN MATEO, Calif., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading population genomics and viral surveillance company, Helix, will begin working with Memorial Hermann Health System – a non-profit, award-winning health system committed to creating healthier Houston communities – in a new partnership this month. The two organizations will launch a population genomics program designed to utilize DNA information to look for hidden health risks. Information will be used to help the health system better understand the health of its overall population and will give patients and their providers insight into their personal health in order to personalize patient care and create proactive care plans to address key risk factors.
With an anticipated 100,000 participants, this will be one of the largest population health programs in Texas. The program will be used by Memorial Hermann to redefine health care for the communities the system has served for more than 115 years. Participants will have firsthand access to their personal genetic data which can help providers initially determine a patient's risk for serious health conditions such as cardiovascular disease and certain cancers. By identifying these risks before symptoms arise, providers and patients can make proactive decisions on care, with a potential to delay, reduce or even prevent detrimental health effects. Participation in the program will be completely optional, at no cost to the participant.
"Unlocking the insights of DNA will allow our affiliated providers to create precise, personalized plans for our patients and protect more people from preventable disease," said Dr. David Callender, President and CEO of Memorial Hermann. "Our mission is to improve the health of all those we serve. We know that population genomics is an increasingly important resource helpful for providing patients with the best possible care and ultimately improving their long-term health."
Powered by one of the largest CLIA / CAP sequencing labs in the world, Helix enables the production of high-quality data at population scale using its proprietary Exome+® assay. Helix is also the first and only lab to receive FDA de novo authorization for a whole exome sequencing platform. The platform uses industry best practices when it comes to data security, to avoid any misuse of information being stored. In addition, participants have complete control over how their information is used and shared, and who receives their information.
By applying its end-to-end genomic platform and unique Sequence Once, Query Often™ model, Helix can run future tests without having to collect additional genetic samples beyond the initial genetic data collection, which entails a one-time saliva sample collected at home then mailed in. So, as new tests are created, providers and patients can have ongoing insights into their health.
"Our partnership with Memorial Hermann gives patients access to information that can change the course of their lives. For example, a patient who learns they are at high risk for a certain disease is able to make proactive decisions that can potentially change the course of the condition," said James Lu, M.D, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Helix. "This collaboration will also provide Memorial Hermann and its research partners with genomics data that will have lasting implications for critical health discoveries and improvements to patient care."
In addition to its work with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Helix has already partnered with other well-respected organizations in the health care industry on similar initiatives. In such programs, as many as one in 75 participants have been found to be at risk for a serious health issue, of which 90 percent would not have been discovered through traditional practice.
"By identifying risks earlier, Memorial Hermann is innovating care delivery to go beyond standard medical practice. Working together with their providers, we hope to inspire patients – whether through medications, diet and exercise, behavioral changes or other medical options – to take greater control of their health," said Callender.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InteliChart, a leading patient engagement and consumer healthcare provider, will be exhibiting at the 2022 Community Health Institute (CHI) & Expo in Chicago, IL, from August 28-30 at booth #337. The event, hosted by the National Association of Community Health Centers, is the largest gathering of health center clinicians, executives, and consumer board members passionate about advocating for the betterment of community health.
"We're excited to attend the CHI & EXPO again this year and showcase how we're helping community health centers nationwide improve the health outcomes of their patients," said Gary Hamilton, CEO at InteliChart. "Our Healthy Outcomes platform allows organizations to use one vendor for all their patient engagement needs. Managing the entire patient journey from a single place not only creates a cohesive care experience for patients, but also allows organizations to focus on patient care, rather than manual administrative tasks."
InteliChart's Healthy Outcomes patient engagement platform helps community health centers better serve their populations with integrated, patient-centric technology that promotes proactive care. The platform was designed to empower patients at every stage of their healthcare journey, from the first appointment to the post-visit survey, with tools designed to be accessible and easy-to-use.
Of particular interest to attendees will be InteliChart's industry-leading solutions for improving population health:
- Patient Activate: A population health solution that fully integrates with other InteliChart services to create "set and forget" campaigns that streamline care education, increase compliance, and improve patient outcomes, particularly among community health's high-risk patients.
- Patient Survey: An automated survey solution that helps organizations keep their finger on the pulse of patient satisfaction and outcomes that is easy to customize to patient populations.
- Patient eHealth: An affordable, easy-to-implement solution that integrates seamlessly with a center's existing workflows, creating a smooth experience for providers and patients.
At this year's exhibit, InteliChart staff will be prepared to discuss engagement challenges specific to community health centers and offer solutions that can be tailored to the populations they serve. The booth will also feature live demonstrations of the Healthy Outcomes platform and how its features work together to improve population health and support UDS reporting.
"We're proud of our proven record of success with community health centers. Our platform of patient engagement solutions provides these facilities with exactly what they need to engage with their highest risk patients. Through powerful automation, it's easy to filter and identify high-risk populations and automatically deliver information that encourages better health outcomes," said Craig Allen, InteliChart's VP of Sales.
InteliChart delivers Healthy Outcomes, the market-leading patient-engagement platform that helps providers attain superior patient outcomes. The Healthy Outcomes platform consists of Patient Portal, Family Portal, Patient Intake, Patient Notify, Patient Survey, Patient Schedule, Patient Activate, and Patient eHealth.
Located in Charlotte, NC, InteliChart was founded in 2010. Industry-leading EHR vendors, hospitals, health systems, and physician practices have selected InteliChart as their patient engagement platform, collectively representing 75 million patients. We integrate with 35-plus EHR products and deliver single integration API access to all the solutions on our Healthy Outcomes platform. For more information, visit www.intelichart.com.
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Mike Trout (27) and Taylor Ward (3) look on after scoring on Trout's home run off aMariners starter Logan Gilbert during the fourth inning Sunday in Seattle.
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Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, left, talks with Mike Trout, left on the bench, as they prepare to bat against the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout hits a two-run home run on a pitch from Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert during the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Mike Trout kicks his foot in the air and stops after home plate umpire calls Trout out on called strikes during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout will be day-to-day with a groin injury.
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Mike Trout in action during Sunday’s game against the Phillies in Philadelphia. The three-time AL MVP from Millville took a career-worst 0-for-26 slump into Monday night’s game against Boston.
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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout is hitting .294 (57 for 194) with 16 home runs, 34 RBIs and 42 runs scored in 55 games.
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
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Mike Trout stands in at the plate for the Angels during Saturday night’s game in Philadelphia. The three-time AL MVP from Millville went hitless in the three-game series.
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout breaks his bat while hitting a ground ball during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. Shohei Ohtani was forced out at second, and Trout reached first. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout comes to Philadelphia to meet up with the Phillies on Friday.
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) runs the bases after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, May 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout stands for a moment of silence for the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas prior to a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Mike Trout looks back during an at-bat against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday. Trout began Friday leading the majors in on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS among qualified players.
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout is hitting .320 with 11 home runs, 23 RBIs and 32 runs scored in 35 games.
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Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout (27) is congratulated in the dugout after scoring during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) runs the bases after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout is hitting .337 (32 for 95) with nine home runs, 19 RBIs and 25 runs scored in 28 games.
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Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers (48) celebrates with Mike Trout (27) after throwing a no hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The Angels won 12-0. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Mike Trout walks back to the dugout after striking out against White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease during the fifth inning Monday in Chicago.
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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout is batting .319 with six home runs, 11 RBIs and 17 runs scored in 21 games.
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, center, hits a two-run home run as Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges, right, watches along with home plate umpire Bill Miller during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Mike Trout watches one of his two home runs for the Angels against Baltimore on Saturday night.
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Mike Trout celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting one of his two home runs against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.
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Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) runs the bases after hitting a homerun during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout looks to the scoreboard after striking out swinging during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout, left, hits a run scoring single with New York Mets catcher Tomas Nido watching during the first inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
Mike Trout, 30, a 2009 Millville High School graduate, is a center fielder with the Los Angeles Angels and was the 2014, 2016 and 2019 American League MVP.
Monday: Went 1 for 4 in a 6-2 loss to the visiting Royals. He batted second and played center field.
Tuesday: Went 0 for 4 with two walks and two runs scored in an 11-inning, 12-11 loss to Kansas City. He batted second and played center field.
Wednesday: Left-hander Daniel Lynch (3-6, 5.19 ERA) will start the 9:49 p.m. series finale for the Royals. Trout has not faced him.
Stats: Trout is hitting .284 (64 for 225) with 21 home runs, 43 RBIs and 49 runs scored in 63 games. He has walked 33 times and struck out 75 times. His on-base percentage is .385, his OPS 1.025.
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Mike Trout (27) and Taylor Ward (3) look on after scoring on Trout's home run off aMariners starter Logan Gilbert during the fourth inning Sunday in Seattle.
Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, left, talks with Mike Trout, left on the bench, as they prepare to bat against the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout hits a two-run home run on a pitch from Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert during the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Mike Trout kicks his foot in the air and stops after home plate umpire calls Trout out on called strikes during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
Mike Trout in action during Sunday’s game against the Phillies in Philadelphia. The three-time AL MVP from Millville took a career-worst 0-for-26 slump into Monday night’s game against Boston.
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Mike Trout stands in at the plate for the Angels during Saturday night’s game in Philadelphia. The three-time AL MVP from Millville went hitless in the three-game series.
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout breaks his bat while hitting a ground ball during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. Shohei Ohtani was forced out at second, and Trout reached first. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) runs the bases after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, May 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout stands for a moment of silence for the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas prior to a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Mike Trout looks back during an at-bat against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday. Trout began Friday leading the majors in on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS among qualified players.
Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout (27) is congratulated in the dugout after scoring during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) runs the bases after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers (48) celebrates with Mike Trout (27) after throwing a no hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The Angels won 12-0. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, center, hits a two-run home run as Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges, right, watches along with home plate umpire Bill Miller during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) runs the bases after hitting a homerun during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout looks to the scoreboard after striking out swinging during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout, left, hits a run scoring single with New York Mets catcher Tomas Nido watching during the first inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for certain prison inmates to seek shorter sentences under a bipartisan 2018 federal law aimed at reducing racial disparities in prison terms for cocaine crimes.
The justices ruled 5-4 that trial judges who are asked to resentence inmates may look at a wide range of factors, including some that have nothing to do with crack cocaine offenses that had produced longer stints in prison, disproportionately for people of color.
The high court settled a disagreement among the nation’s appellate courts over what judges should do in these cases.
The case before the justices involved Carlos Concepcion, who is serving a 19-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to possessing at least five grams of crack cocaine with an intent to distribute.
But the length of Concepcion’s prison term really was determined by previous state court convictions that made him a career offender under federal law.
In 2019, Concepcion asked for a reduced sentence under the First Step Act that President Donald Trump signed into law a year earlier. Concepcion argued that the law made him eligible for a shorter term, but he also pointed to his earlier convictions, one of which had been thrown out and others of which were no longer considered violent crimes under intervening Supreme Court decisions.
Still, the judge refused to consider changes to his sentence.
“The District Court in this case declined to consider petitioner Carlos Concepcion’s arguments that intervening changes of law and fact supported his motion, erroneously believing that it did not have the discretion to do so,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her opinion for the court.
Still, she wrote, judges remain free to leave the original sentence in place.
An unusual group of justices joined her, Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Neil Gorsuch.
In a dissent for four members of the court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that the majority misconstrued the 2018 law.
“The text of the First Step Act authorizes district courts to reduce sentences based only on changes to the crack-cocaine sentencing ranges, not based on other unrelated changes that have occurred since the original sentencing,” Kavanaugh wrote. He was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito and Amy Coney Barrett.
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During Huntsman's (NYSE: HUN) second quarter earnings conference call, the Company provided third quarter adjusted EBITDA guidance of between approximately $310 million and $355 million, excluding Textile Effects. The Company now expects third quarter adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations to be between $260 million and $280 million. As previously announced, Huntsman will begin reporting Textile Effects as discontinued operations following the announced agreement to sell the division to Archroma, a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners.
Peter Huntsman, Chairman, President, and CEO commented:
"Huntsman is feeling the same pressures as others in the industry as we are being impacted by persistent and extraordinary cost of energy in Europe, together with lower than expected demand across segments in our portfolio, primarily within Polyurethanes and Performance Products. The economy in China continues to lag our expectations due to continued Covid-related lockdowns. While the United States remains our most resilient market, demand in residential housing has slowed.
"We remain on track to exceed our previously announced cost optimization and synergy program and expect to deliver an annualized run rate of approximately $170 million by year-end. Given the current operating environment, we are evaluating further cost reduction and optimization opportunities and we are actively moving product into Europe from our facilities in the United States and Asia."
About Huntsman:
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2021 revenues of approximately $8 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. For more information about Huntsman, please visit the company's website at www.huntsman.com.
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CHICAGO — Jake McCarthy had a career-high four hits, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the fading Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Saturday night.
Merrill Kelly surrendered Gavin Sheets’ three-run homer in the first, but allowed just one run over the next 6 1/3 innings in his first win since July 25. Kelly (11-5) yielded five hits and struck out seven while stopping a string of five straight no-decisions.
Emmanuel Rivera, Ketel Marté and Alek Thomas each drove in a run for the Diamondbacks, who won their second straight on the South Side.
Elvis Andrus had two hits for the White Sox. Davis Martin (2-4) was charged with five runs, four hits and four walks in three innings in his fifth career start.
The Diamondbacks opened a 7-3 lead on Perdomo’s RBI single in the eighth, but the White Sox responded with two in the bottom half.
Mark Melancon relieved Kelly and gave up an RBI double to Romy Gonzalez and run-scoring single to José Abreu. Joe Mantiply then came in and retired Eloy Jiménez on a fly ball to right.
Arizona put it away with three in the ninth. Kelly hit a two-run single, and Thomas added a sacrifice fly.
The White Sox got off to a nice start when Sheets lined his 10th homer into the bullpen in right, making it 3-0 in the first.
But Arizona came back with five runs on just two singles in a sloppy second by Chicago. Martin walked three in the inning and another runner reached on interference by rookie catcher Carlos Pérez.
Perdomo drove in two runs with a single, tying it at 3. Kelly scored on Perez’s passed ball, and Rivera’s groundout drove in Perdomo for a 5-3 lead.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW
Pérez had a memorable night in his second major league game and first start behind the plate.
The 25-year-old from Venezuela singled for his first hit in the second. In the top of the inning, he was charged with interference with Daulton Varsho at the plate, and he had a costly passed ball.
In the third, Pérez got crossed up with third baseman Leury García on Varsho’s infield popup. The ball dropped for a double.
Pérez made his big league debut Friday as a pinch hitter in the ninth.
LA RUSSA’S OK WITH JOSÉ
Don’t blame 77-year-old Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa for Chicago’s sour season, says three-time All-Star and 2020 AL MVP Abreu.
“Everybody knows how the old guy is and what he represents,” Abreu said through a translator before Saturday’s game. “We all love him. His sense of unity and his sense of family is something that is around us, is around this team.”
LYNN TO BEREAVEMENT LIST
The White Sox placed Lance Lynn on the bereavement list. The 35-year-old righty is 3-5 with a 5.00 ERA in 14 starts after returning from left knee surgery, but is 2-1 with a 2.73 ERA in his last five outings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
White Sox: Placed 3B Yoán Moncada on the 10-day IL with a strained left hamstring. Moncada, who has been limited to 80 games this season, suffered his most recent injury Thursday in Baltimore. ... Reinstated INF/OF García from from the 10-day injured list and started him at third. ... CF Luis Robert (left wrist sprain) was held out of the lineup again because of difficulty in swinging a bat. ... LH reliever Aaron Bummer (strained lat left) threw a 20-pitch simulated game on Saturday. Bummer, who hasn’t pitched since June 7, expects to go on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte in the next few days.
UP NEXT
Arizona right-hander Zach Davies (2-4, 3.86 ERA) faces Chicago ace Dylan Cease (12-6, 2.27 ERA) on Sunday.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon utilities shut down power to tens of thousands of customers on Friday as dry easterly winds swept into the region in the hopes that it would lessen the risk of wildfires in extremely dry and hot conditions.
Power shut-offs due to extreme fire weather, common in California, are relatively new to the Pacific Northwest. The plans, which were part of permanent rules approved in May to manage wildfire danger in high-risk areas, mark the new reality in a region better known for its rain and temperate rainforests.
Portland General Electric halted power to about 30,000 customers in 12 service areas — including the posh West Hills neighborhood of Portland — and Pacific Power shut down service to more than 7,000 customers in a small community on the Pacific Coast, where a wildfire burned two years ago, and in pockets southeast of the state capitol of Salem.
Schools in the areas with planned power outages canceled classes and authorities urged residents to charge cellphones and be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice.
The winds were whipping up a wildfire southeast of Eugene, Oregon, that had been burning in the wilderness for a month but was now making a run toward the small community of Oakridge, where residents were ordered to evacuate. Gov. Kate Brown declared a fire emergency late Friday for the Cedar Creek Fire as it encroached on the 3,200-person town.
Climate change is bringing drier conditions to the Pacific Northwest and that requires strategies that have been common in fire-prone California for the past decade or more, said Erica Fleishman, director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute at Oregon State University.
Wind patterns haven’t changed, but those winds are now coinciding more frequently with drier vegetation and hotter temperatures — a toxic mix for fire ignition, rapid spread and extreme fire behavior, she said.
“I don’t know whether this is the solution, but it’s an interim effort to manage wildfire risk,” Fleishman said. “People are going, ‘Oh my gosh!’ The areas we thought were safe, they’re realizing those are not immune to fire anymore. The fire likelihood is changing.”
The proactive power shutoffs were just the second for Portland General Electric ever. The utility shut down power to 5,000 customers in 2020 near Mount Hood during firestorms that ravaged the state. Extreme winds over Labor Day weekend led to wildfires that burned more than 1 million acres (405,000 hectares), destroyed 4,000 homes and killed at least 11 people — and utilities were blamed for some of those fire starts.
Pacific Power, another major utility in Oregon, said the shutoffs Friday were the first the company has ever done. The company put a wildfire mitigation plan in place in Oregon in 2018 that includes studying wind and weather patterns to predict high-risk areas.
The utility was sued last year by residents in two towns that burned to ashes in the 2020 wildfires who blamed the company for not shutting down power in advance of the devastating wind storm.
Pacific Power has since hired a team of meteorologists to make fire weather forecasts and is spending more than $500 million to “harden” its electric grid in high-risk areas by replacing wooden poles with carbonized ones and encasing power lines and conductor boxes to reduce the chances of a spark, said Drew Hanson, a Pacific Power spokesman.
“You can look at the West in general and climate change has impacted areas from Southern California, and then Northern California and now up into this region as well, we’re seeing those same conditions,” he said.
“It’s something we are taking very seriously. We realize the changing landscape. We’ve been changing and evolving along with it.”
A number of blazes are burning in Oregon and Washington state.
Just south of Salem, firefighters using at least two planes and a helicopter tried to douse the flames of a wildfire that spread from grass to stands of trees, blanketing parts of the Willamette Valley in smoke.
The largest in Oregon is the Double Creek Fire burning in northeastern Oregon near the Idaho border. The fire grew by nearly 47 square miles (122 square kilometers) Wednesday because of wind gusts up to 50 mph (80 kph) and as of Friday had burned a total of nearly 214 square miles (554 square kilometers). It’s threatening about 100 homes near the community of Imnaha.
In Central Oregon, the Cedar Creek Fire east of Oakridge has burned nearly 52 square miles (135 square kilometers). On Friday, officials ordered a level 3 “go now” evacuation for residents of greater Oakridge, Westfir and High Prairie areas due to increased fire activity.
The Van Meter Fire, which started Wednesday, is burning on Stukel Mountain about 13 miles (21 kilometers) southeast of Klamath Falls. One home and four structures have been destroyed and about 260 structures are threatened by that blaze, officials said.
The Rum Creek Fire was also burning in southwest Oregon and was almost halfway contained at about 33 square miles (82 square kilometers).
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Associated Press reporter Andrew Selsky in Salem, Oregon contributed to this report.
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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Jihadi rebels have attacked Mali’s Kati military base on the outskirts of the capital city Bamako, the ruling junta confirmed Friday.
It’s the first time Kati, Mali’s largest military base, has been hit by extremist rebels in their more than 10-year insurgency in the West African country.
Two vehicles loaded with explosives detonated at the camp at about 5 a.m., according to a statement issued by the military.
“The Malian Armed Forces vigorously repelled a terrorist attack on the Kati barracks,” said the statement, which said that 7 attackers were killed and 8 arrested.
“The terrorists first blew up the vehicles at the entrance to the military camp, then shells were fired at the camp,” said a military official, who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press.
Another group of the jihadis entered the camp on foot and “began burning vehicles parked in the camp, and then the attackers stole two army vehicles,” he said.
Friday’s attack on the Kati barracks base follows a coordinated series of insurgent attacks Thursday. In one of those incidents, the extremists attacked a police base in Kolokani, 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Bamako and two Malian soldiers were killed, said the military in an earlier statement.
The leader of Mali’s ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita frequently stays at the Kati camp, where he launched the 2020 coup that brought him to power.
Jihadi rebels linked to al Qaida and the Islamic State group have been gaining ground in their decade-long insurgency. Their attacks have mostly been in northern Mali but recently the extremists have moved into central Mali. This month they’ve moved closer to the capital.
Last week gunmen attacked an army checkpoint about 60 kilometers (37 miles) outside Bamako, killing at least six people and wounding several others, officials said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but they appear to be by the al-Qaida-linked group known as JNIM.
The attacks show “how the al-Qaida affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin continues to expand its operations outside its traditional strongholds in northern and central Mali,” said Héni Nsaibia, a senior researcher at The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project.
“As in other Sahelian countries such as Burkina Faso and Niger … major cities including the capitals themselves, are increasingly surrounded by a steady spread of Islamist militancy that poses an ever-increasing risk and challenge to the security environment.”
Mali has struggled to contain the Islamic extremist insurgency since 2012. Extremist rebels took control of Mali’s northern cities but were then forced out with the help of a French-led military operation. The jihadis regrouped in the desert and began attacking the Malian army and its allies. Insecurity has worsened with attacks in the northern and central regions on military targets, civilians and U.N. peacekeepers.
The U.N. force has said more than 250 of its peacekeepers and personnel have died since 2013, making Mali the deadliest of the U.N.’s dozen peacekeeping missions worldwide.
Last week the United Nations mission in Mali announced that Egypt will suspend its participation in the peacekeeping force by mid-August, citing deadly attacks. Seven Egyptian peacekeepers have been killed in Mali so far this year, according to officials.
Tensions have grown between Mali’s junta and the U.N. peacekeeping force. Earlier this month the government told the U.N. mission to suspend all flights to move its forces in the country. The government also detained 49 Ivorian soldiers who flew in to help with security for a company contracted by the U.N. mission.
Separately, a European military force that helped fight extremists withdrew from Mali at the end of June. The French military, which spearheaded the Takuba task force, announced the end of its deployment in Mali. The move was tied to France’s decision earlier this year to withdraw troops from Mali after nine years helping Malian forces fight the extremists.
The European force was composed of several hundred special forces troops from 10 countries: Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden. It aimed at training and protecting Malian combat forces.
The exit of the European troops and tensions with the U.N. peacekeeping force come as Mali’s junta has grown closer to Russia with the Wagner Group, a private Russian mercenary force, sending fighters to Mali.
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SAN ANTONIO — Two more shows have been added to the Tech Port Center + Arena's inaugural-season calendar, bringing dream-pop duo Beach House and indie-rock giants Modest Mouse to San Antonio's south side later this year.
September 3 will see Modest House taking over the arena; tickets start at $28.50 and go up to $105.50. Presale for Tobin Members is set for Wednesday at 10 a.m., while the general public can get tickets starting at 10 a.m. Thursday.
The Washington state group continues to churn out new music 18 years after breaking into the mainstream with their Grammy-nominated album "Good News For People Who Love Bad News." Last summer saw the release of their seventh album, "The Golden Casket," for which Modest Mouse is currently on tour.
Beach House, consisting of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, is preparing to hit the road to promote the release of their new album "Once Twice Melody." Tickets to their Sept. 22 show start at $31, and will go on sale to the general public Wednesday at 10 a.m., with presale scheduled for Tuesday.
The San Antonio stop is the only Texas show Beach House has announced as of now for 2022.
Among Tech Port's other upcoming concerts are Rise Against and The Used on August 2; Boyz II Men on August 12; and a hotly anticipated two-night stay by Judas Priest in November.
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Bono mayor honored with leadership award
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - A Region 8 leader was presented with a prestigious honor for his work in the community.
The Arkansas Municipal League held its 88th Annual Convention from June 15 to 17 at the Little Rock Marriott and Statehouse Convention Center.
At this year’s event, Bono Mayor Danny Shaw was honored with the Adrian L. White Municipal Leadership Award.
Every year, the award is given to municipal officials who have served with distinction and dedication to their cities and the League’s boards, councils, or committees for six years.
The award is named in honor of White, who was the mayor of Pocahontas from 1967 to 1974 and a former League president and vice president.
About 900 city and town officials and personnel attended the event for sessions and programs covering current events and other topics important to municipalities.
Shaw has served as Bono’s mayor since 2015. Before that, he owned and operated Shaw’s Furniture and Upholstery until 1988.
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PARIS, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) has completed, through its subsidiary CGI France SAS ("CGI France"), the previously announced acquisition of Harwell Management, a leading management consulting firm specializing in financial services for the French market. As the demand for management consulting services rises worldwide, CGI continues to broaden its capabilities to ensure the delivery of end-to-end capabilities, deep industry knowledge and experience, close collaboration, and trusted partnership for clients in France and across the globe.
Founded in 2009, Harwell Management has 150 employees who will join CGI Business Consulting in France, expanding its offerings in various financial services segments, including retail banking, corporate and investment banking, capital markets, insurance and healthcare mutuals, as well as other specialized financial services, such as leasing, personal financing and factoring.
"Joining together with Harwell Management enables us to provide a broader range of consulting support for our clients across the entire financial services value chain," said Laurent Gerin, President, Western and Southern Europe, CGI. "The merger also acts as a catalyst for CGI's organic growth strategy to the benefit of all CGI stakeholders—employees, clients, and shareholders. I am delighted to welcome the Harwell Management team to CGI."
"Our 800 consultants within CGI Business Consulting join me in warmly welcoming the 150 consultants of Harwell Management," said Pierre-Dominique Martin, Senior Vice President, CGI Business Consulting. "We share a common corporate culture and core values. This merger gives us the opportunity to consolidate our capabilities and accelerate our unique, value-driven consulting approach for financial services clients."
"We are honored to join the CGI Business Consulting team. Together, we are committed to delivering a high level of performance for our clients, offering excellent career opportunities to all our employees, and strengthening the positioning of CGI Business Consulting as the strategic partner of choice for organizations within the financial sector." said Franck Benzoni and Christophe Da Cunha, founders of Harwell Management.
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 84,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2021 reported revenue is $12.13 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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New solar installation brings local energy to agricultural gem
SAINT PAUL, Minn., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Among the fruit trees and berry bushes at Afton Apple Orchard, two solar arrays have sprouted. One rooftop array installed on a workshop in 2018 is now complemented by a larger array atop a barn recently added to the property. All Energy Solar, a full-service solar energy solution provider, designed and installed the systems to provide clean energy on-site at the family-owned and operated orchard located in Hastings, Minnesota.
Nestled in the Saint Croix River Valley on about 250 acres, Afton Apple produces Minnesota-grown crops beyond apples, including raspberries, pumpkins, and more. The grounds are a seasonal destination for family-friendly activities like pick-your-own produce, a corn maze, a playground, and a petting farm. The retail store sells cider, pies, jams, and other items, in addition to pre-picked fruits and vegetables.
"The Femling Family and staff at Afton Apple Orchard have always embraced sustainability, the concept of giving back, and doing good by the community. Supporting their property with solar not only helps Afton Apple significantly reduce their energy consumption from the grid, but also showcases their environmental commitment to thousands of visitors each year, " said Michael Thalhimer, Director of Business Development at All Energy Solar. "This project was important to the Femlings; we're thrilled to support the business and its mission to reduce its dependence on fossil fuel energy."
The rural location and agricultural focus make Afton Apple a perfect candidate for solar power's locally sourced electricity. Solar panels from the new 79-kilowatt system will account for over 90,000kWh of Year 1 energy generation, providing most of the electricity needs supporting the orchard's retail store, machinery, lighting, refrigeration, and outbuildings.
"Interest in our solar project was originally driven by my husband, Frank, who always believed in renewables and looked for ways to make our operation more efficient, to save on costs," said Cindy Femling, owner of Afton Apple. "Frank's legacy was to set up the orchard for success for our kids, and completing this solar project has been a big part of that effort."
"Our goal is to set up the property for success when the next generation of our family takes over the business in the future. One of the biggest costs we face is energy," continued Femling. "Solar power is renewable, reliable, and local, and we believe the cost savings over time will help keep the orchard's operating costs lowered for decades to come."
The solar installation supports Afton Apple's commitment to minimizing the orchard's environmental footprint while growing high-quality produce to keep the farm economically viable. The 25-year projected environmental benefits equate to over 1,500 tons of CO2 offset.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — If there were any questions about Epicenter after his runner-up finishes in the first two legs of the Triple Crown, they’ve likely disappeared.
The favorite Saturday for the 153rd running of the $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, Epicenter left his rivals in his dusty wake with a riveting stretch run, beating Cyberknife by 5 1/4 lengths for his first Grade 1 triumph.
“He looked like he was going one speed and then he kept building and building and building and I felt pretty good turning for home,” jockey Joel Rosario said after his record 12th graded stakes victory of the Saratoga meet. “He had a helluva nice closing speed.”
Epicenter, runner-up in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, covered the 1 1/4 miles in 2 minutes, 0.72 seconds and paid $4.00 to win, $2.80 to place and $2.30 for show. Cyberknife paid $4.10 and $3.30, and Zandon was $2.90 to show.
It was the second stakes victory for Epicenter at Saratoga in a month.
“It looked like he had a chance to show who he was and I believe that he did,” said trainer Steve Asmussen, who won the Travers for the first time. “I thought that answered a lot of questions. For Epicenter to have competed in the Derby, in the Preakness and still have this much horse now, we’re extremely proud of that. His résumé looks very good and we’re willing to run against them again.”
Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike was fourth. Gilded Age, Artorius, Ain’t Life Grand, and Early Voting completed the order of finish.
Epicenter was fourth and began to close on leader Cyberknife as the field neared the top of the stretch, then took control.
“You could tell he was getting away from us a little bit,” Cyberknife’s trainer Brad Cox said. “He’s a very good horse.”
The eight-horse field was stacked with Preakness winner Early Voting and Haskell winner Cyberknife, who set the early pace. Chad Brown, leading trainer at Saratoga with 34 wins entering the day, saddled three horses — Early Voting, Zandon, and Artorius — in his bid to win the Travers for the first time.
This was the first race for Rich Strike, the stunning Kentucky Derby winner at 80-1 odds with jockey Sonny Leon, since he finished sixth in the Belmont Stakes in June.
“He did a good job coming back after the layoff,” Leon said. “I think, mentally, he’s growing up.”
Early Voting did not run in the Derby and skipped the Belmont, making the Travers the first time he had raced against Rich Strike. Both were far behind the winner, who staked his claim as the top 3-year-old in the country.
A month ago Epicenter, owned by Winchell Thoroughbreds, won a four-horse stretch duel that included Early Voting and Zandon in the 1 1/8-mile Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes, the traditional prep race for the Travers. Epicenter charged along the outside as the field of four was bunched together across the track at the top of the stretch, then pulled away to hold off Zandon by 1 1/2 lengths.
“I thought his Jim Dandy was considerably his most professional race until today,” Asmussen said. ”After the Derby and the Preakness, you’re the Derby favorite and he’s still not a Grade 1 winner. That made the Travers that important to us.”
The Travers culminated a customary big day of racing at the venerable track in upstate New York. In other stakes races: even-money favorite Technical Analysis led the entire way and held off Fluffy Socks by a half-length to win the Grade 2 Ballston Spa for fillies and mares 4 years old and upward on the turf; Cody’s Wish overtook overwhelming favorite Jackie’s Warrior in the final strides to capture the Forego by 1 1/4 lengths, handing runner-up Jackie’s Warrior his first loss in five starts this year and depriving him of his fourth Grade 1 triumph at Saratoga in his final race at the track; Jack Christopher held off Gunite to take the Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial; Malathaat charged past Search Results to win the Grade 1 Personal Ensign for fillies and mares 4 years old and up; and Gufo came from far back to beat Mira Mission in the 1 1/2-mile Grade 1 Sword Dancer on the inner turf course.
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GREENWICH, Conn., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- B.More Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of psychedelic medicines for substance abuse disorders, today announced the submission of an IND application to begin a Phase 2b trial to determine the efficacy and safety of synthetic psilocybin (SYNP-101) in treating alcohol use disorder (AUD). The trial, which will be initiated in early 2023, will be led by principal investigator Michael Bogenschutz, Director of the NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine.
According to Carey Turnbull, Co-founder and CEO of B.More, "B.More's psilocybin AUD program IND application is a major step forward in our mission to develop psychedelic medicines for individual struggling with alcohol use disorder. Our Phase 2b trial builds on the impressive work led by Dr. Bogenschutz and will provide vital data to further advance our drug development program."
B.More's Phase 2b, multicenter, randomized, double blind, active placebo controlled clinical trial will assess the 24-week efficacy and safety of synthetic psilocybin (SYNP-101) in treating moderate to severe alcohol use disorder (AUD). With a planned 226 participants, it will be the second largest psychedelics clinical trial ever conducted.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, excessive alcohol use kills roughly 95,000 Americans each year and is the leading cause of preventable death. In addition to increased risk of chronic disease and death, excessive alcohol use can negatively impact memory, learning and mental health and carries massive economic and social costs.
About B.More
Founded in 2017 by Carey and Claudia Turnbull, B.More is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a mission to develop better treatment options for those struggling with alcohol use disorder and other substance use disorders. Named after Claudia Turnbull's brother, Brett Moore, who died of a drug overdose 50 years ago, B.More is focused on the development and commercialization of psychedelic medicines that offer the potential to dramatically improve the lives of those for whom current treatment options have not proved effective. Based on a long history of partnership with researchers at the NYU School of Medicine, B.More is advancing clinical research to help these individuals and their loved ones live a better tomorrow.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A major economic bill headed to the president has “game-changing” incentives for the nuclear energy industry, experts say, and those tax credits are even more substantial if a facility is sited in a community where a coal plant is closing.
The transformative bill provides the most spending to fight climate change by any one nation ever in a single push. Among the many things it could do nuclear energy experts say is spur more projects like one Bill Gates is planning in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Gates' company, TerraPower, plans to build an advanced, nontraditional nuclear reactor and employ workers from a local coal-fired power plant scheduled to close soon.
Companies designing and building the next generation of nuclear reactors could pick one of two new tax credits available to carbon-free electricity generators, such as wind and solar. To ensure coal communities have a place in the energy transition, both tax credits include a 10-percentage point bonus for facilities sited where residents have relied on fossil fuel plants or mining— a “sizeable incentive” to locate them there, according to Matt Crozat, senior director for strategy and policy development at the Nuclear Energy Institute.
That could include towns in coal-dependent West Virginia, since the state eliminated a ban on nuclear power plants this year. Or in Maryland, where the state announced a partnership in June to look at repurposing a fossil fuel site for a small nuclear reactor. Or in Montana, where lawmakers are looking at advanced nuclear reactors as a possible replacement for coal boilers.
Staffan Qvist, an expert in energy systems analysis and decarbonization strategies, has extensively researched the feasibility of replacing coal plants with emissions-free alternatives in China and Poland. He found that coal plants often make ideal sites for advanced, high-temperature nuclear reactors.
“It’s a growing trend," Qvist said, “now it’s being talked about everywhere.” Qvist is also founder of Qvist Consulting Limited in the United Kingdom. “You have a site, you have a grid connection. You have equipment that can remain in use, and you have a workforce that could be retrained.”
A design by NuScale Power is the first to be fully certified in the United States and the company is planning to begin operating a small modular reactor in 2029 at the Idaho National Laboratory. The company's chief financial officer, Chris Colbert, said former coal plants are ideal locations for advanced nuclear technology, in part because transmission lines are already in place.
Colbert also said he thinks potential customers will be more interested in the company’s small advanced reactors because of the incentives in the bill.
There are nearly $375 billion in climate incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act. Among them, there's a new tax credit available to any carbon-free electricity generator. That includes new advanced nuclear reactors that begin construction in 2025 or later. Existing nuclear plants that expand their output could get credit for that additional electricity production. The credit is worth at least $25 per megawatt-hour for the first decade the plant operates, according to NEI, the industry's trade association.
Or, owners of a new carbon-free electricity generator could take advantage of an investment tax credit, worth 30% of the amount they paid to build the facility.
The bill also has $700 million to produce the uranium fuel in the United States that many advanced reactors need. And there's a tax credit for existing nuclear plants worth up to $15 per megawatt hour from 2024 to 2032. That's enough of a boost that it's highly likely no nuclear plants will close during that period for economic reasons, Crozat said. There are expanded options for how the credit can be used, with direct payments for certain owners, such as municipal utilities.
The incentives are a game changer for the nuclear energy industry, said Jacopo Buongiorno, professor of nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Buongiorno has studied the future of nuclear energy in a carbon-constrained world.
“This is really substantial,” he said as he read the list of tax credits. “This should move the needle in terms of making these technologies economically viable right off the bat.”
Buongiorno liked that the credits are available to many carbon-free technologies.
“It's not just nuclear, it's not just solar, it's all of the above, which is what we have been preaching as the right approach for decarbonization,” he said. “You need to sort of push everybody here.”
But Grant Smith, a senior energy policy adviser at the Environmental Working Group, said tax credits for small modular nuclear units is a waste of taxpayer dollars. They divert resources from commercially-viable emerging technologies, Smith said, and stokes “the continuing false narrative of cheap, easily-deployed nuclear technology that the sector has been spinning for decades.” Smith leads the nonprofit's work on accelerating the transition to renewables.
Georgia has the only nuclear project currently under construction in the U.S. Two traditional large reactors were projected to cost $14 billion and are now expected to cost more than $30 billion.
Because of that, Buongiorno said he'd be shocked if there is another order for a traditional large reactor in the U.S. The perception of financial risk, or project risk overall, would be too high, he said.
There are roughly 40 serious concepts in development for the next generation of advanced nuclear reactors worldwide, Qvist said. China was the first to connect one of the next generation of reactors to its grid to produce about 200 megawatts of electricity. A high-temperature, gas-cooled reactor began operating last year.
Kairos Power has applied for a permit to construct a test reactor in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. GE Hitachi is working on a reactor in Ontario, Canada, and if it’s successful, there’s a lot of interest in it in the United States, Poland and elsewhere in Europe, Qvist said.
The largest public power company in the U.S., the Tennessee Valley Authority, launched a program this year to develop and fund new small modular nuclear reactors as part of its strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The TVA is focused on GE Hitachi’s design.
At least a dozen advanced reactors are projected to come online in the 2020s.
“It’s not far off and it’s not speculative and it’s not on paper,” Qvist said. “There are actually a lot of things really happening.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Castillo pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning in his Seattle debut, and the Mariners used a fast start to beat Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees 7-3 on Wednesday.
Eugenio Suárez, Carlos Santana and Jarred Kelenic homered against Cole (9-4) during Seattle’s six-run first. Jesse Winker connected against Wandy Peralta in the seventh, helping the Mariners match their season high for homers.
“It was just another Luis Castillo start,” said Winker, who played with the pitcher in Cincinnati. “He did great. First start here, I’m sure he was fired up and excited and he did his thing.”
Castillo (5-4) struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings in his second start in the Bronx in less than a month. The right-hander allowed three runs and walked three.
“It was a little emotional … but that did not distract me from my routine,” Castillo said through a translator.
Castillo threw 109 pitches, 66 for strikes. He has struck out eight batters in each of his last four starts.
“Thought he was awesome,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “Couldn’t be any more excited about what he’s going to bring to our ballclub, the stability, taking the ball every fifth day and the confidence and the stuff.”
The 29-year-old Castillo pitched seven sparkling innings for Cincinnati at New York on July 14. The Reds traded the ace to the Mariners on Friday night for four prospects.
The Yankees were reportedly in the mix for Castillo, but they acquired right-hander Frankie Montas in a trade with Oakland on Monday.
“They were one of the teams that was very interested in me, but I’m here with the Mariners now and just got to keep moving forward and now I’m here to take this team as far as I can,” Castillo said.
Castillo got some help from shortstop J.P. Crawford, who made a pair of impressive defensive plays.
Crawford cut down Isiah Kiner-Falefa with a strong relay throw when he tried to score from first on a double by Kyle Higashioka. Crawford also speared a 106.5 mph liner by Aaron Hicks to open the fifth while shifted to the right of second base.
Castillo retired 10 straight before issuing consecutive walks to DJ LeMahieu and Josh Donaldson in the sixth. But he got out of the jam by striking out Josh Donaldson on a slider and retiring Andrew Benintendi on a liner to second.
Castillo cruised into the seventh at 95 pitches and easily got the first two outs. He allowed a single to Kiner-Falefa and exited after Higashioka hit a two-run homer.
Cole was booed at various points of the first when Ronald Marinaccio began warming up. He allowed seven hits, struck out eight and walked one in six innings.
“Just a tough inning where he was struggling to I think to just find his command and his rhythm and getting all his pitches,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “Unfortunately we’re behind the eight ball there and then pitched really well from there.”
It was the second time he allowed three homers in the first inning this season. Cole allowed three straight homers in the first and five total for his outing during the Yankees’ 10-7 win at Minnesota on June 9.
“There were bad pitch selections,” Cole said. “There were some bad pitches and we got punished for it again.”
The Mariners took a 3-0 lead when Suárez hit a first-pitch slider into the seats in left for his second straight homer in the opening inning. Santana followed with his 10th homer, driving a 3-1 fastball deep to right-center field.
After Seattle hit back-to-back homers for the second time this season, Crawford singled before Kyle Lewis struck out. Kelenic then made it 6-0 by reaching the short porch in right for his first homer since returning from spending over two months in the minors.
“It was a great day for us,” Winker said.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: 1B Ty France missed a fourth straight game with a sore left wrist. … RHP Ken Giles (right shoulder tightness) struck out two and threw 12 pitches in a rehab appearance for Single-A Everett on Tuesday. … Newly acquired INF Jake Lamb will join the team Friday.
Yankees: Montas was placed on the bereavement list and will make his Yankees debut Sunday in St. Louis. … LHP Zack Britton (left elbow) faced batters at the team’s spring training complex in Florida for the first time since he underwent Tommy John surgery last September.
UP NEXT
Mariners: LHP Robbie Ray (8-8, 4.11 ERA) opens a three-game series against the Angels on Friday in Seattle.
Yankees: LHP Nestor Cortes (9-3, 2.53 ERA) opens a three-game series Friday in St. Louis.
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NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A boy who has been fighting Muscular Dystrophy his whole life can now do so while fighting ghosts, living through his favorite movie on his newly customized 'Ghostbusters' wheelchair.
The reveal took place after Carter won a nationwide contest through the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Magic Wheelchair.
Magic Wheelchair promotes inclusion and self-expression for people with disabilities by transforming their wheelchairs and partnering with MDA every year to customize a wheelchair for a child with a neuromuscular disease.
"The great thing about Magic Wheelchair, they allow the child to pick whatever theme they want and it was the theme he came up with on his own, he likes the new movie Ghostbuster and that's the movie the chose," said Erin Randall, Director of the Firefighter Partnership with MDA.
Carter has Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (CMD).
He turned 9-years old last week with a low-key celebration as he was recovering from his 13th surgery.
The unveiling of his new wheelchair is the ultimate birthday gift for the boy who has watched the new 'Ghostbusters: After Life' movie more than mom can count.
"I don't even know how many times he had us watch it," mom Tara Rhodes said. "He's been driving his wheelchair since he was 2, that is his means of transportation. He has always been independent but having something for him that is something he loves, it's amazing."
The wheelchair was complete with a proton pack, Muncher the monster, and a ghost catcher robot that Carter can control with an Xbox remote. All while also wearing the signature beige Ghostbusting uniform with a patch that now reads 'Carter'.
"It's really cool," Carter said, and "I really like the movie."
"Just seeing the joy in his face, it was everything," his mom Tara added.
This story was first reported by Nadeen Yanes at WFTX in Fort Myers, Fla.
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https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/boy-fights-muscular-dystrophy-and-ghosts-with-customized-ghostbusters-wheelchair
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