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WASHINGTON (AP) — Not even the annual White House Easter Egg Roll is safe from presidential politics.
President Joe Biden, the host of Monday’s festivities on the South Lawn, said he plans to participate in “at least three or four more Easter egg rolls, maybe five.”
Biden was alluding to his expected reelection bid, but when pressed for news by Al Roker of NBC’s “Today” show, he gave no ground. The president repeated what he’s been saying for months.
“I’m planning on running, Al, but we’re not prepared to announce it yet,” Biden told Roker.
After making an early appearance on the lawn to speak with Roker after the gates opened at 7 a.m., Biden and first lady Jill Biden addressed the crowd from the White House balcony before joining the “egg-citement.” Some 30,000 people, mostly children, were expected, in nine waves of participants, ending at 7 p.m.
“Anything’s possible in America,” Biden said in brief remarks welcoming guests to the South Lawn, “if we remember who we are and we do it together.”
Biden and the first lady then went to the lawn, each one blowing a whistle to kick off egg-rolling competitions. Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug, applauded as another group of children coaxed dyed, hard-boiled eggs to the finish line in a separate area.
Jill Biden later visited the “reading nook,” where she read “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” to the parents and children gathered there, including Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. The first lady’s grandson Beau Biden held the book while she turned the pages.
Her final stop was the talent stage and a performance by the cast of the Broadway musical, “The Lion King.” They performed “Circle of Life” and “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.”
“The Lion King has amazed and enchanted kids and grown ups alike,” she said to introduce the cast. “And now they’re bringing their magic to the Easter Egg Roll.”
She watched the performance off stage and shook hands with cast members and posed for a photo as they exited.
The first lady’s theme is “EGGucation.” Jill Biden is a teacher and she has incorporated numerous learning opportunities into the event. “Learning doesn’t only happen in a classroom, there are so many fun opportunities to learn around us every day,” she said in her remarks on the balcony, explaining that’s why they turned the South Lawn into a “school community.”
The White House Easter Egg Roll dates to 1878, when President Rutherford B. Hayes opened the White House lawn to children after they were kicked off the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.
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2023-04-10T20:12:02+00:00
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texomashomepage.com
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https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/political-news/biden-kicks-off-easter-egg-roll-with-talk-of-reelection-bid/
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — At over $1 billion, the Mega Millions jackpot is among the largest lottery prizes ever up for grabs, making it the latest focus of lotteries that have been conducted in the U.S. and around the world for centuries.
Only two prizes have grown larger than the massive jackpot that could be won Friday night. Other lotteries elsewhere around the globe offer smaller payouts, though in other ways they are more integrated into life in their countries.
“There are a ton of lotteries throughout the world,” said Bill Coley, president of the Institute of Responsible Gaming, Lotteries and Sports at Miami University. “It’s the mystiques of mathematics. You can take a nominal fee and give a chance to build a revenue stream of a billion dollars for potentially one individual. It’s pretty exciting.”
Lotteries in the U.S. initially mirrored similar games in Europe, and in 1776 one was created to help fund the Revolutionary War.
Lotteries remain popular in Europe. The Eurojackpot game paid a $120 million euro ($121.9 million) prize just last week to someone in Denmark, and a player in the United Kingdom recently won a $230 million euros ($233.6 million) Euromillions prize.
Arjan van’t Veer, the secretary general of the European Lotteries Association, noted there also are numerous national lotteries.
Among the most celebrated is Spain’s El Gordo (The Fat One).
Although it isn’t held until Dec. 22, a large promotion campaign began July 5. The effort always includes promotional videos, such as one this summer featuring a know-it-all who is exposed as a know-nothing because he doesn’t know where tickets are sold.
The U.S. Mega Millions and Powerball games can offer bigger individual prizes, but El Gordo’s 2.4 billion euros ($2.4 billion) is the biggest game for total prizes. About 70% of the lottery’s proceeds pay for prizes, with the remainder going to the government.
The top-prize is 4 million euros ($4 million). But the standard ticket bought by people is 20-euro “decimo,” or one-tenth of a full ticket, so that people with the winning number on their décimo get 400,000 euros ($406,340), or about 330,000 euros ($335,268) after taxes.
Spain established the national lottery as a charity in 1763 during the reign of King Carlos III. Despite wars and other political and economic crises, the lottery has never been suspended.
Purchasing and sharing decimos — especially in the run-up to Christmas — is a tradition among families, friends, co-workers and in bars and sports and social clubs. People line up, even in the cold and rain, outside lottery offices, especially those that have sold winning tickets in the past.
After the winning numbers are announced, televised street and bar celebrations follow, with people dancing and singing with uncorked bottles of sparkling wine.
There also are numerous large lotteries in Asia, such as the Japan Jumbo Draw as well as Japan’s Loto 6 and Loto 7, and the Ultra Lotto in the Philippines.
David Schwartz, a professor and gaming historian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, noted that lotteries have long histories throughout the world, in part because they are simple to play and offer rare but potentially huge winnings.
“The driving force behind lotteries is that one ticket isn’t that expensive but you have a chance for a huge, huge payoff,” Schwartz said. “I think people have an understanding there are pretty slim odds, but on the other hand, somebody has to win.”
Visitors to the U.S. are welcome to play lottery games like Mega Millions, and for years residents of Canada and Mexico who live along the borders have made the short trip to buy tickets. There also are options to buy tickets online through private companies, but U.S. lottery officials says people do so at their own risk.
And keep in mind, Ohio Lottery spokesman Michael Bycko said, that people who aren’t U.S. residents are still on the hook for federal and possibly state taxes, depending on where they play.
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Giles reported from Madrid.
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2022-07-29T13:50:03+00:00
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kxnet.com
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https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/1-1b-mega-millions-jackpot-latest-in-history-of-lotteries/
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There is quite a bit of history between the team behind “Theater Camp,” a loving satire of musical theater kids and their teachers that opens in theaters Friday.
Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, Noah Galvin and Nick Lieberman are all, first and foremost, theater kids themselves. They’re also longtime friends. Lieberman has been making things with Platt since they were in high school. Galvin and Gordon are best friends and did a play together about a decade ago. And Galvin and Platt are currently engaged.
It’s Platt and Gordon’s relationship that stretches back the furthest, though. Both children of parents in the entertainment industry, they’ve been friends since they were 3 years old.
“I was deeply in love with him,” Gordon laughed in an interview with her collaborators during the Sundance Film Festival. “He came out to me and didn’t want to be with me, but I still tried for years.”
The ins and outs of all of their collaborations, musical workshops, web series, comedy videos and hours improvising would require a flow chart to process fully. But what it boils down to is when the four found each other, they didn’t want to let go.
About five years ago, they found themselves with a moment between projects and decided that they would finally do something together. So they “stole” some kids from Galvin’s old performing arts high school in Manhattan and put together a short film about a musical theater camp.
“It seemed like the most natural world for us to jump off the ledge into together as this comedy collective for the first time,” Platt said. “We all felt like it really suited us tonally and emotionally. It was exactly the kind of thing we wanted to make. (The short) was a quite a janky, very fast, very, very, very cheap, quick little moment. But it definitely set off an alarm in all of us.”
A few years would go by before they got the greenlight for the feature, helped by Picturestart and Topic Studios, as well as Jessica Elbaum, of Will Ferrell’s Gloria Sanchez Productions, who’d gotten to know Gordon and Galvin during “Booksmart.”
“I’m such a nerd, so I knew who Jessica was,” Gordon said. “We got lunch one day and she said ‘I feel like you want more than this. I feel like you want to write things.’ She’s done that to Noah too. She’s really good at spotting people who want more.”
“Theater Camp” is the feature debut for Gordon and Lieberman. They all wrote the screenplay, and everyone but Lieberman acts in the film. The premise is that a documentary crew has come to make a film about a crumbling but beloved upstate New York camp, AdirondACTS, run by Amy Sedaris’ character. In the first few minutes she has a seizure, and her son, a finance bro (Jimmy Tatro), steps in to try to run the camp. Gordon and Platt play camp teachers and former students, while Galvin is a techie with unsung talents.
“We don’t often give a voice to the tech people,” Galvin said.
Nearly all of the scenarios in the film are based on things that have happened to them or stories they’ve heard from friends.
“Theater is a world of people who are so absurd and in their own worlds. You can get away with them doing things that are ridiculous,” Lieberman said. “But you also want to find a way to ground it.”
“The Bear” breakout Ayo Edebiri — nominated this week for an Emmy — plays a new hire, who tries to hide the fact that she has no experience teaching musical theater.
“We all have moments with teachers who are so formative and meaningful and also, like, wildly absurd,” Platt said.
Though all the 20-somethings have been in the business for most of their lives, making “Theater Camp” was still a baptism by fire in some ways. They only had 19 days to shoot, which they did last summer at a defunct camp in upstate New York, and then had to feverishly edit the film to get a cut to Sundance in time for this year’s festival. This was made more complicated by the fact that “Theater Camp” was also largely improvised.
“There’s about 47 different versions of this movie. Some of them are bad, some of them are good,” Gordon said. “But like Christopher Guest edits for a year!”
Still the set was a joyous place and all took care to make sure it was a fun experience, especially for their young co-stars. Some of their favorite moments ever were at school performances and theater camps and they wanted to recreate that.
“It felt like being in a real theater program,” Gordon said. “Even if they messed up, that could be turned into a beautiful moment. I think everyone was scared when we were pitching this movie. How are the kids going to improvise? And they improvised around all of us. They were amazing.”
The truth and history in “Theater Camp” runs deep, from real footage of Platt and Gordon performing together as kids, up through some more dramatic elements in which the co-dependent friends have a fight.
“I just felt totally, completely free to be intense and unlikable and funny and weird and all of the things necessary in a way that I don’t think I’ve ever experienced,” Platt said. “We’ve all been part of things where the making of it just really didn’t live up to what the project was. And even if it came out beautifully, there was something either challenging or difficult about the making of it. The fact that people can look back on this experience separate from the product and be like, ‘This was so fun and I’m going to remember this positively’ is the best thing.”
The film premiered to positive reviews at Sundance earlier this year and was quickly acquired by Searchlight Pictures for a theatrical release in the summer — the ideal scenario. But the making was already a peak.
“There will never be another quite like it,” Platt said.
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A version of this story first ran during Sundance on Jan. 20, 2023. It has been updated to in advance of the film’s release Friday.
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2023-07-13T01:40:07+00:00
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wcia.com
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https://www.wcia.com/entertainment-news/ap-the-friendship-behind-summers-most-charming-comedy-theater-camp/
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2023-03-31T05:18:40+00:00
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bizjournals.com
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https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2023/03/30/power-50-jennifer-hancock.html
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PEORIA, Ariz. – He came to Seattle in 2016 as a mystery man, hand-picked by new general manager Jerry Dipoto as the latest candidate to try to lead the Mariners out of their playoff desert. Considering that Scott Servais had never managed at any level, the selection was met with a heavy dose of skepticism.
But here Servais is, beginning his eighth season as the Mariners’ manager, having morphed from an object of cynical scrutiny in those early days to one of the most firmly established managers in all of baseball. Whereas a steady succession of hopefuls before him in Seattle had flamed out quickly since Lou Piniella migrated to Tampa Bay in 2003, Servais has instead become a fixture.
How much so? Out of 30 managers in MLB, only three have been with their current team longer than Servais: Cleveland’s Terry Francona, entering his 11th season at the helm of the Guardians, and Kevin Cash of Tampa Bay and Craig Counsell of Milwaukee, both starting a ninth season with their respective ballclubs. Dave Roberts started with the Dodgers the same year as Servais.
Over that time, Servais’ credentials have solidified, most notably by being the One Who Ended The Drought. He has finished in the top 3 in Manager of the Year voting the past two years after guiding the Mariners to back-to-back 90-win seasons. Those who once questioned Servais’ managerial acumen can’t ignore the fact that the Mariners in 2022 became the first team to lead the major leagues in one-run wins in consecutive seasons since the Cincinnati Reds in ’97 and ’98. That’s Eighteen-97 and -98.
Servais, in a quiet moment in his office on Saturday, said he savors the continuity the Mariners have developed, which he believes is conducive to a successful organization. The M’s stuck with him through some lean years, like the 94-loss season at the outset of their rebuild. Now he stands behind only Piniella in franchise victories at 528-504. Piniella (840-711), Lloyd McClendon (163-161) and Servais are the only ones of the 20 managers in franchise history to have a winning percentage above .500.
“I think with a lot of teams, especially in football, turnover is very quick,” Servais said. “Baseball is getting there, too. Ownership gets frustrated, the fan base gets frustrated, and they say, ‘We need to change.’
“I get that change is sexy sometimes. But I think more than anything, I’m just very grateful with our ownership group that they recognize the importance of continuity.”
That said, Servais believes he’s a different manager than the one who Dipoto hired out of the front office of the Angels, where he was in charge of scouting and player development. That followed stints in player development and scouting by Servais with the Rangers, Rockies and Cubs after an 11-year catching career in the majors.
Early on in his Seattle tenure, Servais was aggressively hands-on, trying to put his stamp on every aspect of the ballclub, from on-field instruction to building team chemistry. He still prioritizes the latter, but has learned to lean on his coaching staff more and more.
“I’ve really focused more on just coaching coaches, and dealing with relationships with players, and not so much tinkering with so and so’s swing or this guy’s slider or this catcher’s setup,” Servais said. “You’ve got to be willing to change some. And I’ve changed a lot over time.”
While the Mariners have developed a young core of players that gives them hope their playoff appearance in 2022 won’t be a one-off, they also believe their clubhouse culture is a hidden strength. Servais savors the team bonding meetings each morning of camp and works at developing relationships to the point he can be blunt in his assessments.
“I think our guys know me well enough, I’m not afraid to ask the real hard questions like, ‘What the hell are we doing with this?’ We’ll let them talk and then put out there, ‘You might want to try this.’ “
Servais happily admits that he loves learning about players’ stories and drawing out the path that got them to a big-league camp. Each day in spring, he’ll interview a different player, from stars to scrubs, and delve into his background in front of the full squad. These sessions serve the dual purpose of helping the manager figure out what makes his players tick, and developing camaraderie with teammates.
“I love that part of it,” Servais said. “I think everybody’s got a story. They want to tell it. You just got to give him the opportunity to do it.”
Servais realizes that the Mariners’ success – consecutive 90-win seasons, and a playoff series victory over Toronto – helps give him cachet with the players. It is inevitable that as one’s track record grows, so does the respect he earns.
At the same time, Servais has started to build a reservoir of signature moments that help endear him to the fan base. Think of him flailing away at the bottom of the pile during the Angels’ brawl last season, or lighting a victory cigar after the long-coveted playoff spot was clinched, or giving a heartfelt speech to the fans at T-Mobile Park that night and concluding with a robust, “Let’s Party!”
Servais pushes back against the notion that he’s too stoic in his dugout demeanor, calling it “a bad rap” with a method behind it.
“I think it has to be that way,” he said. “You want players to have that stable feeling about the organization. It’s not like we’re going a different direction every year. We have a plan. And the continuity has been huge. Players know what to expect.”
Mystery solved.
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2023-02-26T01:17:39+00:00
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seattletimes.com
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https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/scott-servais-is-no-longer-a-mystery-after-earning-respect-of-mariners-players-and-fans/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
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An investigation into the April 3, off-road vehicle crash in Gladwin that injured Carter Bean, Karleigh Zmikly and a friend who rescued her from a burning ORV is closed.
Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division Lt. Brandon Kieft said Monday that Gladwin County Prosecutor Norm Gage reportedly declined to pursue any charges against anyone involved in the crash. DNR Conservation officer Ryan Weakman met with Gage earlier in May asking for further investigation.
The accident occurred on state-managed land west of Adams Road near the Island Lake Road intersection in Gladwin County.
Zmikly, 23, of Sanford, is still hospitalized in Hurley Medical Center's burn unit in Flint and is listed in good condition as of Tuesday. Bean, 22, of Freeland, was released from the hospital in late April and continues to recover from his injuries.
Kieft said Bean and Zmikly were in the same ORV. They had been parked at the Gladwin County snowmobile trailhead with a group of friends they had been riding with. Witnesses told Weakman that the ORV landed on its nose, overturned, and caught fire.
Bean was able to crawl away from the ORV, but Zmikly was reportedly trapped in the harness. Chad Chichester was also taken to Hurley for burns he suffered while he and Zac Chichester helped rescue Zmikly from the burning ORV, according to Kieft. The men were reportedly able to get her out of the ORV shortly before it exploded.
Both Bean and Zmikly suffered severe burns when fire engulfed the ORV they were riding. Bean reportedly suffered burns to his entire face, ears, neck and the tops of his hands. Zmikly’s face, ears and left side of her body were burned.
A GoFundMe page was set up by Bean’s twin sister, Chloe Bean, to help with the medical bills for the pair. It has raised $123,958 out of a fundraising goal of $1 million. The page is located at https://bit.ly/3ubxr8g
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2022-05-31T22:24:34+00:00
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ourmidland.com
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https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/No-charges-in-fiery-ORV-crash-17210266.php
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Two people died in a Wednesday fire, the Parke County Sheriff’s Department reported.
Fire departments responded to a 911 call about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday on a structure fire at 11592 N. 790 West St. in Kingman.
“Once the fire was under control, two deceased people were found in the house along with two deceased dogs,” the sheriff’s department said.
On Thursday, Parke County Coroner Dr. Donna McVay released the names of the fire victims. They are Bonnie Coss, 51, and Sally Waggoner, 70.
The two lived in the house, which was a rental property, McVay said.
The Indiana State Fire Marshal Office is conducting the investigation into the cause of the fire.
The coroner’s office, Cayuga Fire Department, Kingman Fire Department and Perrysville Fire Department all responded to the scene, the sheriff’s department said.
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2023-03-30T22:21:10+00:00
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tribstar.com
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https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/update-coroner-ids-two-who-died-in-parke-county-fire/article_a052debc-cf08-11ed-b628-47f0119b4469.html
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HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve was more than happy to oblige when a fan ran onto the field and asked Houston’s star second baseman to take a selfie with him during Game 2 of the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees on Thursday night.
Security at Minute Maid Park had other plans, wrestling the man away from Altuve before he could click off the shot with his cell phone as the ninth inning was set to begin.
“He kind of hugged me and said something like: ‘OK, we better win today, because I spent all my money on the ticket,’” Altuve said. “He pulled his phone from his pocket and tried to take a selfie, and I was ready to take it, but then security guys got there and did their job.”
A group of six security guards and police officers pulled the man away before wrestling him to the ground, handcuffing him and escorting him off the field. An Astros spokesperson confirmed to The Associated Press that the man was arrested.
Altuve, who has had a tough time this postseason and is 0 for 23, said he wasn’t alarmed when he spied the fan heading his way because he was wearing the proper gear.
“I saw someone running and I said: ‘Astros jersey; I’m fine,’” Altuve said of the man's white Craig Biggio shirt.
Altuve added that the man kept repeating that Houston needed to win Thursday. Altuve told him, “we will.”
And a few minutes after the man was led off the field, they wrapped up a 3-2 victory that gave them a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Astros manager Dusty Baker said he didn't notice the fan on the field “until the crowd started going crazy.”
“I mean, what he did was wrong, but he looked harmless. It looked like he was doing it out of love and respect for Altuve. And I think Altuve handled it very well.”
Houston reliever Ryan Pressly had just had entered the game to begin the ninth when the interruption occurred.
“You hate to see that happen because Pressly was ready and he had to back off and had to regroup himself, because when you’re coming out of the bullpen and they’re playing that song, his song, you sort of get into a flow of things, you take your warmup pitches, and then you’re ready to go,” Baker said.
“So that kind of broke that. But he’s been around a long time and he handled it well,” he said.
Pressly struck out three, working around a two-out walk to earn his second save of the series.
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2022-10-21T04:54:59+00:00
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sfgate.com
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https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Altuve-engages-with-fan-who-rushed-field-for-17524053.php
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(KSNW) — Voting is officially open for “Fat Bear Week.”
The annual online event, organized by officials with the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, is seeking the public’s help in identifying the bear that “best exemplifies fatness” at Katmai.
“Presenting your Titans of Tub and hulking, hefty heroes!” Katmai wrote on Twitter earlier this week. “These bears will soon duke it out to see which tanking tummy reigns supreme.”
Those wishing to participate can cast their votes each day through Oct. 11 in a “March-Madness style bracket where bears are pitted against each other for your vote,” the National Park Service explains of the single-elimination tournament. The bear with the most votes will advance onto the next round. Only one bear can be crowned champion on “Fat Bear Tuesday” (Oct. 11).
Bios and photos of each bear can be viewed at Katmai’s “Fat Bear Week” website at NPS.gov. The park also shares livestreamed footage from their Bear Cams, which can be viewed here.
Fat Bear Week originally began in 2014 as a way to celebrate “fat bears and Katmai’s healthy ecosystem,” according to the park. Katmai is currently home to some of the world’s largest bears, the fattest of which can weigh over 1,200 pounds in late summer and early fall.
“Fat bears exemplify the richness of Katmai National Park and Bristol Bay, Alaska, a wild region that is home to more brown bears than people and the largest, healthiest runs of sockeye salmon left on the planet,” the park writes.
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2022-10-05T20:04:27+00:00
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cenlanow.com
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https://www.cenlanow.com/entertainment-news/voting-for-fat-bear-week-is-officially-open/
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Appointment and key award wins highlight commitment to customers and innovation in the sales enablement industry
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mindtickle, the global leader in sales enablement and training technology, today announced it has appointed Gary Luton as its SVP of Customer Success Group, focusing on the continued success and satisfaction of the customer journey. Utilizing his 25+ years of experience, Gary will ensure Mindtickle's customers are equipped with the best tools and processes needed to continue driving revenue and enhancing sales productivity.
Prior to joining Mindtickle, Gary was the Chief Customer Officer at Zip Intake-to Procure, SVP, Global Customer Success at TripActions, followed by 13 years at Salesforce running its Customer Success Group in APAC and Global Operations. Through his previous roles, he gained experience managing large, impactful teams and has repeatedly demonstrated a track record of delivering success for customers at scale.
Gary's appointment comes at a time when buying behaviors continue to evolve with discussions of a looming recession. According to Mindtickle's second annual 2023 State of Sales Productivity report, which analyzed data from over one million pre-sales, sales, and customer support reps at more than 400 companies, buyers asked an average of 18 questions during sales calls, a significant increase from 13 questions in Mindtickle's 2022 report. This reveals buyers are scrutinizing purchases more, putting more pressure on sellers to succeed in difficult times.
Mindtickle is also gearing up for its 2023 Spring Product Announcement. In an April 25 webinar, the team will unveil how its latest announcement brings its revenue enablement and operations solutions closer together. This release helps enablement impact real-world behaviors more directly and helps operations teams go beyond reporting to influence seller performance.
"Our customers' success is at the heart of our business, and the innovations and impact we continue to deliver have proven invaluable during a time of economic uncertainty," said Krisha Depura, CEO at Mindtickle. "Gary's experience building and scaling global customer success strategies and operations will help us drive our customers toward success even further with our award-winning sales enablement platform."
As proof of Mindtickle's commitment to customer success and innovation in the sales enablement industry, Mindtickle was awarded the following recognitions this past year:
- The 2023 Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service: Mindtickle was recognized as a Stevie Gold Award Winner for its Sales Enablement Solution
- 2022 Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Awards: Mindtickle won Bronze for Best Advance in Sales Enablement and Performance Tools
- 2022 Deloitte Technology Fast 500: For the fourth straight year, Mindtickle was selected as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 winner, recognizing its innovation and fast growth in North America
- SecurityScorecard: Mindtickle's SecurityScorecard rating is flying high, ranked as #9 across industries and #3 in the Information Services space among 12 million companies globally
- Great Place To Work® India: For the fifth consecutive year, Mindtickle received the Great Place To Work® Certification™, as a result of its dedication to its employees and fostering a globally diverse and collaborative company culture
For more information about Mindtickle and its award-winning solutions, please visit www.mindtickle.com.
Mindtickle is the market-leading sales readiness and operations platform, helping revenue leaders at over 300+ world-class companies to grow revenue by increasing knowledge, understanding ideal sales behaviors, and adapting to change. Mindtickle is recognized as a market leader by top industry analysts and is ranked by G2 as both the #2 enterprise software product and #7 sales software product. Visit www.mindtickle.com or find us on LinkedIn to learn more.
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2023-03-22T20:24:21+00:00
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mysuncoast.com
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https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2023/03/22/former-tripactions-salesforce-svp-gary-luton-joins-mindtickle-svp-customer-success/
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Interested change leaders can apply starting today through Oct. 9
CHICAGO, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling entrepreneurs, activists and culture shifters. McDonald's USA today announced the Black & Positively Golden Change Leaders program, an initiative to empower the next group of visionaries who are changing the world, one community at a time. The yearlong campaign is part of the Black & Positively Golden movement which began with the McDonald's Future 22 program earlier this year. The Golden Arches is excited to lend its platform and award financial resources to a select group of 10 trailblazers, ages 18 to 30, to help support and foster their community-driven missions.
"The McDonald's Future 22 program opened doors that I didn't think existed," said Marcyssa "Horizem" Brown, a competitive gamer and 2022 Future 22 leader. "Because of McDonald's, I gained new experiences, relationships, and exposure. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for which I am forever grateful. I'm excited for the Change Leaders who will be selected!"
From now through October 9, 2022, change makers can apply at www.McDChangeLeaders.com. In a short video, applicants are encouraged to share their stories on how they are impacting their community. Those selected to be part of McDonald's Change Leaders program will receive financial support from McDonald's to further help their cause, an opportunity to raise awareness of their work in a national advertising campaign, and be featured on McDonald's Black & Positively Golden Instagram, @wearegolden.
"We know there's a difference between being in a community and being a part of one. Through the Black & Positively Golden Change Leaders program, we're honored to celebrate individuals, including our own crew, who embrace giving back to their communities, a value espoused daily by the company and our Owner/Operators," said Veronica Thompson, Director of Cultural Engagement & Activations, McDonald's USA. "We look forward to building on the McDonald's Future 22 platform and shining a spotlight on a new group of incredible leaders as we continue feeding and fostering the communities we serve."
The McDonald's Black & Positively Golden Change Leaders program is just one of the many ways the Black & Positively Golden movement is serving up bright futures in the communities it serves. For more than 65 years, McDonald's has uplifted the Black community through scholarships to HBCU students, impactful partnerships with community organizations like the National Urban League, NAACP, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and more. And this year, McDonald's is proud to celebrate the National Black McDonald's Operators Association for 50 years of entrepreneurial and community excellence.
To learn more about the McDonald's Black & Positively movement and Change Leaders program, follow @wearegolden on Instagram and visit blackandpositivelygolden.com.
McDonald's USA, LLC, serves a variety of menu options made with quality ingredients to millions of customers every day. Ninety-five percent of McDonald's approximately 13,500 U.S. restaurants are owned and operated by independent business owners. For more information, visit www.mcdonalds.com, or follow us on Twitter @McDonalds and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mcdonalds.
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PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. ("Alexandria" or the "Company") (NYSE: ARE) today announced that it is commencing an underwritten public offering, subject to market conditions, of two tranches of senior notes (the "notes"). Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC will act as joint book-running managers in connection with the public offering. The notes will be unsecured obligations of the Company and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P., an indirectly 100% owned subsidiary of the Company.
The Company expects the net proceeds from the first tranche in this offering will be used initially for general corporate purposes, which may include the reduction of the outstanding balance, if any, on the Company's unsecured senior line of credit, the reduction of the outstanding indebtedness, if any, under the Company's commercial paper program, the repayment of other debt and the selective development, redevelopment or acquisition of properties. In addition, following the initial allocation of the net proceeds described above, the Company intends to allocate an amount equal to the net proceeds from the first tranche to fund, in whole or in part, recently completed and future eligible green projects, which are defined as certain development, redevelopment or tenant improvement projects that have received or are expected to receive Gold or Platinum LEED certification, including the development and redevelopment of such projects. The net proceeds from the second tranche in this offering will be used for general working capital and other general corporate purposes, which may include the reduction of the outstanding balance, if any, on the Company's unsecured senior line of credit, the reduction of the outstanding indebtedness, if any, under the Company's commercial paper program, the repayment of other debt and the selective development, redevelopment or acquisition of properties.
The notes are being offered pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-3 that was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company's notes, nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
Copies of the prospectus supplement relating to this offering, when available, may be obtained by contacting: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, at 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, by telephone at (866) 471-2526, by fax at (212) 902-9316 or by email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; BofA Securities, Inc., NC1-004-03-43, Attn: Prospectus Department, at 200 North College Street, 3rd Floor, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001 or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Attn: Broadridge Financial Solutions, at 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by toll-free telephone at (800) 831-9146 or by email at prospectus@citi.com; or RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Attn: Syndicate Operations, at 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10281, by toll-free telephone at (866) 375-6829, by fax at (212) 428-6308 or by email at rbcnyfixedincomeprospectus@rbccm.com.
Alexandria, an S&P 500® company, is a best-in-class, mission-driven life science REIT making a positive and lasting impact on the world. As the pioneer of the life science real estate niche since its founding in 1994, Alexandria is the preeminent and longest-tenured owner, operator, and developer of collaborative life science, agtech and technology campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland and Research Triangle.
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's offering of the notes and its intended use of the proceeds. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's present intent, beliefs or expectations, but forward-looking statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by the Company's forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties detailed in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update this information. For more discussion relating to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the Company's forward-looking statements, and risks and uncertainties to the Company's business in general, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
CONTACT: Sara Kabakoff, Vice President – Strategic Communications, (626) 788-5578, skabakoff@are.com
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2023-02-02T14:31:33+00:00
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students as they slept in a house near campus are asking for outside surveillance video to help solve the week-old crime.
The Moscow Police Department late Saturday requested from businesses and residences in specific parts of the city any footage recorded between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Nov. 13, the day of the killings.
Police said they have received about 500 tips after the killings shook the Idaho Panhandle community of 25,000 residents. The leafy college town about 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of Spokane, Washington, last saw a homicide about five years ago.
Also on Saturday, police said a private driver who gave two of the women a ride home was not involved in the crime.
Police planned a news conference on Sunday afternoon to provide updates.
All four victims were members of fraternities and sororities: seniors Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho; junior Xana Kernodle, 20, of Post Falls, Idaho; and freshman Ethan Chapin, 20, of Mount Vernon, Washington. The women were roommates, and Chapin was dating Kernodle.
Police said Chapin and Kernodle were at Sigma Chi house on the University of Idaho camps and returned home around 1:45 a.m. on Nov. 13. Police said Mogen and Goncalves were at a bar called The Corner Club in downtown Moscow, left the bar and stopped at a food truck, and then also returned home at about 1:45 a.m.
Police on Saturday said Mogen and Goncalves made multiple calls to a male they didn't identify, and that information is part of an ongoing investigation.
Additionally, police said a person wearing a hooded sweatshirt and seen in a video at the food truck near Mogen and Goncalves shortly before they returned home is not involved in the crime.
Police said two other roommates who were in the house on the night of the killings had returned home at about 1 a.m. and slept through the attack, waking later that day. Police said one of their phones was used to call 911 from inside the residence at 11:58 a.m.
Police have said those two roommates were not involved in the killings.
Police said the victims were found on the second and third floors of the six-bedroom home.
Police have said evidence leads them to believe the students were targeted, though they haven’t given details. Investigators say nothing appears to have been stolen from the victims or the home. Police have said there was no sign of forced entry, and first responders found a door open when they arrived.
Police also said online reports of the victims being tied and gagged are not accurate.
Police have seized the contents of three dumpsters to locate possible evidence, and detectives have asked local businesses if they recently sold a fixed-blade knife.
The Moscow Police Department said four detectives, five support staff and 24 patrol officers are working on the case.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has 22 investigators helping in Moscow, and 20 more agents assisting from outside the area.
The Idaho State Police has supplied 20 investigators, 15 troopers, and its mobile crime scene team.
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2022-11-20T21:28:09+00:00
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expressnews.com
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https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Idaho-police-seek-surveillance-video-after-17599531.php
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Cancun, Mexico said Tuesday they are trying to identify eight bodies found dumped in the popular tourist region.
Speaking to families of missing people, Oscar Montes de Oca, the head prosecutor of the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo pledged to carry out more searches and identifications.
The bodies were found in searches over the weekend in which police looked in wooded lots and even sinkhole ponds known as cenotes.
More than 112,000 people are listed as missing in Mexico, and searches for clandestine grave sites have become common throughout the country. What is unusual is that they are now being carried out in Cancun, the crown jewel of Mexico’s tourism industry.
The clandestine body dumping grounds are often used by drug cartels to dispose of bodies of their victims. Several cartels are fighting for control of the Caribbean coast and its lucrative retail drug trade.
Montes de Oca said five of the bodies were found at a building site that had apparently been abandoned. The bodies had been dumped there between one week and two months ago; three have been identified as people reported missing previously.
At another site in a wooded area on the outskirts of Cancun, authorities found three sets of skeletal remains. They have not yet been identified.
The bodies were found in a poor neighborhood about 10 miles (15 kilometers) from Cancun’s beach and hotel zone, but relatively closer to the resort’s airport.
Similar searches were also carried out in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, a town south of Tulum.
Volunteer searchers, including the relatives of missing people, and specially trained dogs also participated with investigators in the searches.
Feuding drug gangs have caused violence in Cancun and the resort-studded Caribbean coast south of it.
Earlier this month, four men in Cancun were killed in a dispute related to drug gang rivalries. The dead men were found in the city’s hotel zone near the beach.
A U.S. tourist was shot in the leg in the nearby town of Puerto Morelos in March. The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert that month warning travelers to “exercise increased caution,” especially after dark, at resorts like Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum.
In 2022, two Canadians were killed in Playa del Carmen, apparently because of debts between international drug and weapons trafficking gangs.
In 2021, in Tulum, two tourists — one a California travel blogger born in India and the other German — were killed when they apparently were caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between rival drug dealers.
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2023-04-26T03:04:33+00:00
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wwlp.com
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https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/mexican-authorities-find-8-bodies-in-cancun/
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Growing customer base includes fast-growing companies and enterprises evolving to meet demands of today's customers
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Totango, the industry's only Composable Customer Success (CS) platform that helps companies drive immediate value, today announced Trimble and Calix, as part of a series of the company's latest enterprise customer wins. As Totango kicks off its Customer Success Summit: Teams in Miami today, these recent wins mark a stellar year of growth since the company announced its $100M in funding in September 2021, with Totango tracking to double its customer count by the end of the year.
The company has also seen more than 58,000 customer success programs running on Totango, utilizing embedded best practices and KPIs through SuccessBLOCs. In the company's efforts to enable more leaders to compose customer journeys and drive customer outcomes using its technology, Totango's revamped freemium customer account model also netted a 57% increase in self-serve signups.
As part of a record-setting month of ARR growth in August, Trimble, a global provider of location-based industrial technologies, has gone live with Totango within its transportation sector as part of its corporate Connect and Scale digital transformation strategy.
"This move is part of the evolution of customer success at Trimble," said Kathleen Berryman, Director of Customer Success at Trimble. "We are focused on supporting thousands of our customers in their own digital transformation journeys as we work together to modernize and simplify the global supply chain."
In another enterprise win, Calix, a cloud and software platform service provider and winner of the Customer Service Team of the Year at the American Business Awards, demonstrates their commitment to customers by signing on with Totango to support their CS model at scale.
"Totango's strong growth across all sizes of company, but in particular small and large enterprise, exemplifies how businesses can invest in CS and become customer-centric using the only Composable platform, no matter how established they are," said Jamie Bertasi, President and COO of Totango. "Companies that are serious about scalable growth and long-lasting customer relationships in this decade are doubling down on CS technology."
Founded in 2010, Totango is the industry's only Composable Customer Success Platform. Totango's no-code, visual software enables businesses to deliver and quickly optimize best-in-class customer journeys, accelerate product onboarding and adoption, maximize customer retention, and increase user satisfaction leading to strong business results. Totango's ready-to-use journey templates (SuccessBLOCs) eliminate the friction of time and money spent on implementation and maintenance of old-school customer success platforms. As the only customer success software that combines a modern visual design and collaboration canvas, easy-to-use workflow orchestration tools, and out-of-the-box templates, Totango gives teams instant clarity and full control to create and consistently execute best-in-class customer journeys. Start where you are and go with a modular platform that provides immediate Day 1 value, continuous recalibration as needed, and predictable scale-up growth. For more information and to start Totango for free, visit Totango.com.
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2022-09-14T13:40:25+00:00
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https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2022/09/14/totango-announces-enterprise-client-wins-trajectory-double-customers-by-years-end/
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom testifies at Harvey Weinstein trial
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, burst into tears a few minutes into her testimony Monday when asked to identify Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand at his trial.
Siebel Newsom spent 15 minutes on the stand in the downtown Los Angeles courtroom before a lunch break, becoming the fourth woman Weinstein is accused of sexually assaulting to testify at the former movie magnate's trial.
Asked by a prosecutor if she saw the person in court that she met at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2005, she went silent then burst into tears before managing to mutter "yes" into the microphone.
Told to describe the 70-year-old Weinstein for the record, she looked toward the defense table where he was sitting, continued crying and said, "He's wearing a suit, and a blue tie, and he's staring at me."
The 48-year-old Siebel Newsom was "a powerless actor trying to make her way in Hollywood" in 2005 when Weinstein raped her during what she thought was going to be a meeting to discuss her career at a Beverly Hills hotel, Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson said during the trial's opening statements.
Weinstein's lawyers say the two had consensual sex and that she sought to use the powerful producer to advance her career.
Siebel Newsom described their initial meeting, saying that she was an actor and producer who had played a few small roles when she went to the festival in September 2005 with a group of entertainment industry friends.
Siebel Newsom said a crowd of people in a hotel lobby area seemed to clear as he approached her: "It felt like the red sea was parting," she testified. "I don't know if it was deference or fear."
She said Weinstein, then at the height of his Hollywood power, was "the kingmaker" to those in the room.
"I felt a bit intimidated," she said. "He was charming. He treated me initially like he was really curious about me. Maybe flattered is how I felt?"
She and a friend later met up with him at the hotel bar.
"I felt like there was a genuine interest in talking about my work," she said.
Siebel Newsom is known as Jane Doe #4 at the trial, and like the others Weinstein is charged with raping or sexually assaulting, her name is not being spoken in court. But both the prosecution and the defense identified have identified her as the governor's wife during the trial and Siebel Newsom's attorney confirmed to The Associated Press and other news outlets that she is Jane Doe #4.
The AP does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they have come forward publicly.
Weinstein has had many famous accusers, including A-list actors, since he became a magnet for the #MeToo movement in 2017. But none of the women telling their stories at the Los Angeles trial have had anywhere near the prominence of Siebel Newsom, first partner to the man who last week sailed to a second term as governor of the nation's most populous state and may make a run for the White House.
"She intends to testify at his trial in order to seek some measure of justice for survivors, and as part of her life's work to improve the lives of women," her attorney Elizabeth Fegan said in a statement at the start of the trial.
Weinstein attorney Mark Werksman told jurors during opening statements that Siebel Newsom was "a very prominent citizen of California" who has made herself "a prominent victim in the #MeToo movement."
"Otherwise," Werksman said, "she'd be just another bimbo who slept with Harvey Weinstein to get ahead in Hollywood."
Actor Daphne Zuniga, star of "Spaceballs" and "Melrose Place," testified about her friend at the trial last week.
Zuniga said she and Siebel Newsom were on a hike when she told her she'd had a meeting with Harvey Weinstein. When asked how it went, Zuniga said Siebel Newsom told her "not good, I don't want to talk about."
"I always had known her to be positive, upbeat, looks you in the eye, lovely energy," Zuniga said, but here, "she seemed upset, squirmy, agitated."
Prosecutors said that — in a pattern described by many other Weinstein accusers — Siebel Newsom had expected they would be meeting in a public space with others in attendance, but instead found herself alone with him in his suite.
Judge Lisa Lench is allowing the defense to use an email Siebel Newsom sent to Weinstein in 2007 asking him for help in dealing with the media surrounding a scandal involving her husband, who was mayor of San Francisco at the time.
Already serving a 23-year sentence for a conviction in New York, Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape and seven counts of sexual assault involving five women. He has denied ever engaging in non-consensual sex.
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2022-11-15T01:15:43+00:00
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wtae.com
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https://www.wtae.com/article/jennifer-siebel-newsom-testifies-at-harvey-weinstein-trial/41958094
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 5, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1131 AM CDT Fri Aug 5 2022
...A strong thunderstorm north of Baytown will impact portions of
northwestern Chambers and east central Harris Counties through noon
CDT...
At 1131 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
northwestern Baytown. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Baytown, Deer Park, Highlands, Channelview, Barrett, Mont Belvieu,
San Jacinto State Park, Sheldon and northeastern Houston Ship
Channel.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 2970 9493 2974 9513 2987 9514 2988 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 1631Z 181DEG 4KT 2982 9499
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2022-08-05T17:11:35+00:00
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The Oakland A's had their largest attendance of the 2023 season Tuesday when 27,759 fans showed up, many of whom were engaging in a reverse boycott of the team's potential move to Las Vegas.
The A's have had the worst attendance in Major League Baseball, along with the league's worst record. But none of that seemed to matter Tuesday when the A's won their seventh game in a row, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1.
Attendance at A's games has crumbled as the team's ownership has worked on a deal to move the team to Las Vegas. Thirteen of the team's 14 previous games drew below 10,000 fans. Through Tuesday, Oakland averaged 9,137 fans per game, which is nearly 2,400 fewer than second-to-last Miami.
Thousands of fans were given free T-shirts and chants of "sell the team" could be heard throughout the game. Hundreds of miles away in Nevada, the state's Senate approved a bill to earmark $380 million in public funds for a new A's ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip.
The bill goes to the Nevada Assembly for a vote next week.
SEE MORE: Nevada legislators weigh plan to put MLB stadium on Las Vegas strip
If the A's move, it would result in Oakland losing all three of its professional sports teams in just a few years. The Oakland Raiders moved to Las Vegas in 2020. The Golden State Warriors moved to San Francisco in 2019.
The protests have gotten the attention of federal lawmakers. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, sent MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred a letter questioning MLB's antitrust exemptions. Lee said that MLB needed the exemption to prevent teams from moving to other cities.
"MLB's continued active encouragement of the A's abandonment of Oakland and the East Bay runs counter the rationale supporting MLB's century's old exemption from federal anti-trust law," Lee wrote. "I ask you to reconsider efforts to subsidize or otherwise encourage the relocation of the Oakland A's out of the East Bay.”
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2023-06-14T15:48:12+00:00
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news5cleveland.com
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https://www.news5cleveland.com/oakland-a-s-fans-fill-stadium-in-reverse-boycott-of-team-s-move
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Later this month, I will have been in the financial industry for 25 years.
What started as a college internship giving investors stock quotes on demand over the telephone has turned into a fulfilling and enlightening career. And just like in life itself, the greatest lesson I’ve learned in the financial business is how little I really know. Frankly, it’s why I love my job. Of all the strange personal/professional discoveries I’ve made, there’s one that still gets weirder the more I think about it:
A pay raise is more likely to make retirement harder, not easier.
I’ll get to the confusing part in a moment, but let’s first explore the pragmatic and obvious. As we learned over the last couple of years, inflation can cause some significant cash flow challenges. For many employers, the annual cost-of-living pay adjustment is supposed to lessen the sting of inflation. These small but important pay increases aren’t what make retirement more difficult. Instead, these modest pay increases prevent life from getting more difficult in the now.
To better understand the point I’m trying to make, let’s create a quality-of-stuff scale. On the 1 end of the scale, you’ve got the least-expensive and lesser-quality stuff. On the 5 end of the scale, you’ve got the most-expensive and higher-quality stuff.
There are several reasons why people gravitate toward nicer stuff, including taste, appreciation for craftsmanship and various reasons rooted in materialism. The more income you earn, the more likely you are to convert all the items in your life into items higher on this quality-of-stuff scale.
For instance, let’s say that, at the beginning of your career, you had the taste and financial ability to have a 3-level TV, a 2-level car, a 2-level wardrobe, a 2-level home and a 1-level relationship with food and drink. Not to mention the dozens of other expenditures and decisions that fell at various places on the quality-of-stuff scale. Let’s also concede the point that you had some level of financial stability via short- and long-term savings vehicles. We’ll call this your baseline of financial stability. It’s neither good nor bad. It’s just your baseline.
If your raises early in your career were at or below the rate of inflation, as they often are, then any increase on the quality-of-stuff scale actually took you backward in terms of financial stability. Taste and awareness alone can lead to this scenario. Not to get weird, but even micro-decisions—like what brand of deodorant doesn’t irritate your skin and what garbage bags don’t tear—are enough to tip the scales in your disfavor.
Now stack on the serious raises throughout your career. What do you notice? Unless you’re uniquely utilitarian, a vast number of your expenditures and decisions rocket up the quality-of-stuff scale. Personal finance experts sometimes call this lifestyle creep.
Remember that baseline you had at the beginning of your career? The one that had some particular level of both short- and long-term financial stability? What I’ve learned is, the more we convert higher up the quality-of-stuff scale, while not also proportionally strengthening our short- and long-term financial stability, the harder it is to successfully execute an income-replacement plan (a.k.a. retirement).
Our parents and grandparents didn’t struggle as badly with this as we do. It might be because they were more closely impacted by the lessons of the Great Depression, depending on their age. Yet it’s not uncommon to see a current retiree come to the realization that he or she over-converted up the quality-of-stuff scale, and that lifestyle is no longer sustainable. Unfortunately, discovering this phenomenon too late is, well, too late. So goes the power of habit.
You should, of course, check yourself along the journey, but around about 50 years old, or when your last child leaves the house, you should deeply consider how your changing tastes and expectations have impacted both your short- and long-term stability. And if this deep philosophical exercise doesn’t appeal to you, take a moment to consider what your parents’ and grandparents’ standards were when they were your current age. You got to see that play out, and you can better judge what worked and what didn’t.
Anyway, these are the sorts of things that constantly run through this brain of mine. Thanks for reading and allowing that to continue.•
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Dunn is CEO of Your Money Line powered by Pete the Planner, an employee-benefit organization focused on solving employees’ financial challenges. Email your financial questions to askpete@petetheplanner.com.
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2023-05-05T18:25:35+00:00
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OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) and Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Daihatsu) announced an MOU of Strategic Cooperation on battery supply and battery technologies to promote e-mobility in Japan.
Under the agreement, CATL intends to provide stable supply of EV batteries to the electric vehicles of Daihatsu, an expert in compact passenger cars and one of the oldest car manufacturers in Japan.
By bringing together the two companies' respective technology advantages, CATL and Daihatsu intend to promote the application of advanced battery technologies including CTP (cell-to-pack) and BMS.
With CATL's advanced batteries, Daihatsu will be able to ramp up production and performance of high-quality and affordable electric vehicles not only in Japan but also emerging markets. The cooperation will accelerate Daihatsu's transition to electrification production, helping it achieve zero carbon goals in the long run.
The partnership marks another important step for CATL's global footprint as it will enable it to explore diverse forms of cooperation in regional markets including Japan and Southeast Asia, thus promoting global drive for e-mobility transition and carbon neutrality goals.
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2022-11-11T02:11:34+00:00
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuAnalytics is pleased to announce the addition of Jennifer Kimball as Compliance & Contracts Manager to the NeuAnalytics team.
Ms. Kimball is a leadership-driven, compliance focused, and resourceful professional with extensive experience in Third-party Management operations, process design, supplier governance, contract management, portfolio strategy execution, and matrix partner collaboration.
Ms. Kimball has a proven track record of structuring and managing third-party risk oversight programs as well as overseeing external enterprise audits for an organization with multiple lines of business. Throughout her career Jennifer's focus has been on driving operational efficiency and bottom-line profitability through the mitigation of organizational risk, supplier compliance and maintaining customer technical eligibility and compliance with industry regulations.
Jennifer brings with her over 18 years of financial services experience. Prior to joining NeuAnalytics, she has worked in compliance focused roles within the mortgage and consumer lending industries. Ms. Kimball holds a B.S. in Business Marketing from the University of Northern Colorado.
For more information about NeuAnalytics, please visit www.neuanalytics.com.
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2023-03-01T17:45:28+00:00
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kwtx.com
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https://www.kwtx.com/prnewswire/2023/03/01/neuanalytics-grows-with-addition-jennifer-kimball/
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On a muggy June night in New York City, more than 800 neuroscientists, philosophers and curious members of the public packed into an auditorium. They came for the first results of an ambitious investigation into a profound question: What is consciousness?
To kick things off, two friends — David Chalmers, a philosopher, and Christof Koch, a neuroscientist — took the stage to recall an old bet. In June 1998, they had gone to a conference in Bremen, Germany, and ended up talking late one night at a local bar about the nature of consciousness.
For years, Koch had collaborated with Francis Crick, a biologist who shared a Nobel Prize for uncovering the structure of DNA, on a quest for what they called the “neural correlate of consciousness.” They believed that every conscious experience we have — gazing at a painting, for example — is associated with the activity of certain neurons essential for the awareness that comes with it.
Chalmers liked the concept, but he was skeptical that they could find such a neural marker any time soon. Scientists still had too much to learn about consciousness and the brain, he figured, before they could have a reasonable hope of finding it.
Koch wagered that scientists would find a neural correlate of consciousness within 25 years. Chalmers took the bet. The prize would be a few bottles of fine wine.
Recalling the bet from the auditorium stage, Koch admitted that it had been fueled by drinks and enthusiasm.
“When you’re young, you’ve got to believe things will be simple,” he said.
A lot has happened over the subsequent quarter-century. Neuroscientists and engineers invented powerful new tools for probing the brain, leading to a burst of revealing experiments about consciousness. Some scientists have used brain scans to detect signs of consciousness in people diagnosed as being in a vegetative state, for example, while others have used brain waves to determine when people become unconscious under anesthesia.
Those experiments fostered an explosion of new theories. To winnow them down, the Templeton World Charity Foundation has begun supporting large-scale studies that put different pairs of theories in a head-to-head test, in a process called adversarial collaboration.
And last month, researchers at the New York event unveiled the results of the foundation’s first trial, a matchup of two of the most prominent theories.
The first, known as the Global Workspace Theory, holds that consciousness is a byproduct of the way we process information. Neuroscientists have long known that most of the signals that come from our senses never reach our awareness. Experiments led by Stanislas Dehaene, a cognitive neuroscientist with the Collège de France in Paris, suggest that we become aware only of signals that reach the prefrontal cortex, a region in the front of the brain. Dehaene has argued that a special set of neurons there can quickly relay the information across much of the brain, generating consciousness.
“Consciousness is the global availability of information,” Dehaene said.
Melanie Boly, a neurologist at the University of Wisconsin, came onstage to explain the other contender: the Integrated Information Theory.
What makes consciousness special, Boly argued, is the way it manages to feel at once rich and unified over time. Brains can produce such a phenomenon thanks to the way neurons are arranged, she said. Clusters of them can process information in particular ways — by identifying the colors or outlines in a picture, for example. But long-range links between those clusters also let them convey information.
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In 2017, Koch, by then working at the Allen Institute in Seattle, invited a dozen experts to the institute to plan experiments that would test the two theories against each other. Chalmers also came from New York University to provide philosophical rigor. They agreed in advance on what the results of each experiment would mean for each theory. And the experiments would be conducted by independent scientists who had not pushed for either theory.
The Cogitate Consortium, as the team called itself, needed two years to prepare the experiment, only to be waylaid by the coronavirus pandemic. In May 2022 the researchers were able to start collecting data.
They asked 256 volunteers to look at a series of faces, letters and shapes and then press a button under certain conditions — if the picture was a face, for example, or a face of a particular person.
Some of the volunteers performed the tasks in an fMRI brain scanner, which measures the flow of oxygenated blood in the brain. Others were observed with magnetoencephalography, which reads magnetic fields in the brain. The researchers also found volunteers who were preparing to undergo brain surgery for epilepsy. They underwent the tests with implants inserted directly in their brains.
The researchers looked for common brain patterns that arose whenever the volunteers had the conscious experience of seeing an object — regardless of what they saw, what their task was or which technology registered their activity.
The two theories made different predictions about which patterns the scientists would see. According to the Global Workspace Theory, the clearest signal would come from the prefrontal cortex because it broadcasts information across the brain. The Integrated Information Theory, on the other hand, predicted that regions with the most complex connections — those in the back of the brain — would be most active.
The timing of the activity could also point to one theory or the other. The Global Workspace Theory predicted that the prefrontal cortex would send out only short bursts of information: one when a picture first appeared, and then another when it disappeared. But the Integrated Information Theory predicted that the back of the brain would be continually active throughout the time that volunteers perceived an object.
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Lucia Melloni, a neuroscientist at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Germany who helped lead the experiments, came to the stage to present the results, with pictures of brains splashed in red, blue and green projected onto a giant screen.
Melloni explained that in some tests there was a clear winner and a clear loser. The activity in the back of the brain endured through the entire time that volunteers saw an object, for example. Score one for the Integrated Information Theory. But in other tests, the Global Workspace Theory’s predictions were borne out.
“The current experiment is enough to show that neither theory is presently sufficient,” said Anil Seth, a neuroscientist at the University of Sussex in England.
But the 25-year bet, at least, has been resolved: No one has found a clear neural correlate of consciousness. Koch ended the evening by carrying to the stage a wooden box full of wine. He pulled out a 1978 bottle of Madeira and gave it to Chalmers.
Then he challenged his friend to a new bet, this time double or nothing: a brain marker of consciousness by 2048.
Chalmers instantly shook on the bet, despite the questionable odds that either will still be alive to see the outcome.
“I hope I lose,” he said. “But I suspect I’ll win.”
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2023-07-02T00:31:12+00:00
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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – New York State Police issued a total of 13,688 tickets statewide during the Memorial Day weekend traffic enforcement campaign. The Upper Hudson Valley had 60 DWI arrests—more than double any other region—and the Capital Region was second with 28 DWI arrests, including the fatal Northway crash.
The special enforcement period began on May 27 at 6 p.m. and ran through May 31 at 2 a.m. State Police say they arrested 213 people for DWI and investigated 808 crashes, including 142 personal injury crashes and eight fatal crashes.
Tickets issued:
State Police utilized sobriety checkpoints, additional DWI patrols, and ticketed distracted drivers who used phones and other handheld electronic devices. As part of the enforcement, Troopers say they targeted speeding and aggressive drivers across the state.
During last year’s Memorial Day weekend enforcement campaign, which ran from May 28, 2021, through June 1, 2021, State Police say they issued 14,249 total tickets and arrested 185 people for DWI.
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2022-06-08T00:42:45+00:00
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HILLSBORO, Mo. (KTVI) – The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri is picking up the tab for booze drinkers.
“We are buying!” the Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook.
It’s not a joke or a trick, Sheriff Dave Marshak said, but a way for his deputies to get much-needed training. It’s called a “wet lab,” and it’s necessary for deputies’ seeking Standardized Field Sobriety Testing certification.
On Sunday, Marshak put out a call on Facebook and Twitter, asking people to come to the station this week and partake of some alcoholic beverages. Deputies will even give volunteers a ride home.
“Seriously, we buy, you drink, and we provide your transportation home (not jail),” the Sheriff’s Office said.
Here’s the catch: Before the ride home and after “1-2 of hours of drinking,” the volunteers — specifically day drinkers due to the test schedule — will help the deputies test their field sobriety training.
“You should probably be a causal drinker, and will need to have normal balance with no standing or walking limitations,” the Sheriff’s Office said.
The training sessions will be conducted Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons and will involve three or four volunteers each day.
“We can provide wine, beer, or liquor. While we will not be providing Pappy Van Winkle, we promise not to serve you cheap wine or rail liquor,” the Sheriff’s Office said. “We appreciate our volunteers more than that.”
After volunteers “drink and socialize,” officers will conduct field sobriety checks. If they think a volunteer is over the legal drinking limit, the person will take a breathalyzer test to “determine (their) level of intoxication.”
The Sheriff’s Office said the wet lab is not new, saying it has been “the standard for law enforcement certification for decades.”
“This is a fun experience, but its also a professional environment where officers are being evaluated by trained professionals,” the office said.
Volunteers cannot have any alcohol-related arrests or pending criminal cases. They also cannot be on prescription medications that should not mix with alcohol.
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2023-01-09T20:35:11+00:00
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https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/why-are-deputies-in-missouri-encouraging-day-drinking/
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Girl, 8, targeted by child predator on Roblox, mom says
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) – Roblox is a popular game among the younger generation, but many people have had problems with their children running into inappropriate content while using the app.
According to WECT, an 8-year-old girl in North Carolina was targeted by an online predator.
They asked for the girl’s phone number over the chat feature on Roblox, and the conversation got worse over text messaging.
The girl’s mother said she has parental controls on all the electronic devices her kids use, but it was a shock when she discovered the messages on her daughter’s phone.
“He kept asking her for hot videos, and I mean, she would send just like an innocent picture of herself or like an innocent video,” said Kaitlin Clarke, the girl’s mother. “But you could tell, like, he kept saying more, that wasn’t what he was looking for.”
Clarke said she hadn’t planned to get her daughter a cell phone at such a young age but decided to in an effort to keep her safe if she was in a scary situation.
“With the way everything in the world is these days, it’s like she needs a way to contact me or her dad or somebody if something happens,” Clarke said.
Experts with the FBI Charlotte Division said that it comes down to being aware of what your child is doing at all times.
Authorities advise putting strict privacy settings on their phones and tablets in addition to disabling any chat features on apps like Roblox.
“Inappropriate photos are not taken in the living room. They’re not taken in the bonus room,” said FBI Charlotte Division Public Affairs Specialist Shelley Lynch. “They’re taken in a child’s bedroom, or in the bathroom. Children really have to understand that they don’t know who they’re really talking to online.”
Experts recommend speaking with your child about the dangers of online predators so they are aware and can alert you if a problem arises online.
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2022-07-11T14:05:16+00:00
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- BCG, The Burning Glass Institute, and Emsi Burning Glass analyzed more than 15 million job postings to understand how skill requests changed from 2016 to 2021
- One in five skills (22%) requested for the average US job is an entirely new requirement in that occupation
- Nearly three-quarters of jobs changed more from 2019 through 2021 than in the previous three-year period
BOSTON, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jobs are more disrupted today than ever before, and changing at breakneck speed, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Emsi Burning Glass, and The Burning Glass Institute. Over one-third of the top 20 skills requested in postings for the average US job have changed since 2016, and one in five skills is an entirely new requirement for that job.
The report, titled Shifting Skills, Moving Targets, and Remaking the Workforce, is being released today. Drawing on data from more than 15 million online job postings from 2016 through 2021, the authors created the Skill Disruption Index to examine and compare how rapidly and significantly skill requests evolved over time within specific roles. In reviewing the five-year data, the study detected an acceleration in the pace of change: nearly three-quarters of jobs changed more from 2019 through 2021 than they did from 2016 through 2018.
"Company leaders—even HR and recruiting leaders—may not even realize how profoundly and rapidly the jobs in their industry are evolving since not every job is disrupted to the same degree, at the same rate, or in the same way. The challenge for employers and employees alike is to keep up—or, better yet, to get ahead of the trends," said Jens Baier, a managing director and senior partner at BCG and a coauthor of the report.
The Great Disruption
According to the report, certain sectors—finance; design, media, and writing; business management and operations; HR; and IT—have changed faster than others.
In the fastest-changing jobs, almost 80% of the top 20 skills either are new or have changed significantly in importance. Examples of these fast-changing jobs include accounting supervisor, advertising manager, marketing associate, software developer, and solar engineer.
By contrast, other occupations have seen 15% or fewer of their skills change. Many of these are physical occupations, such as warehouse worker, packager, janitor, tractor trailer truck driver, and shipping and receiving clerk (see exhibit).
"The pandemic has accelerated the pace of change as people in a broad range of careers have been forced to embrace new ways of working and new skills. But the forces driving this tremendous dynamism were already at play coming into the pandemic as technology reshaped jobs and brought together skills from across domains," said Matt Sigelman, president of The Burning Glass Institute and a coauthor of the report. "The net effect of all of this is that today's workers need an increasingly broad set of skills, blending digital expertise and foundational proficiency."
Four Big Trends in Skill Change
Looking at the data across occupation groups and skill categories reveals four big trends in skill change:
- Digital Skills in Nondigital Occupations. The growth of digital skills isn't limited to jobs in IT. Roles across industries increasingly demand technical fluency and abilities, including data analysis, digital marketing, and networking.
- Soft Skills in Digital Occupations. Digital jobs don't demand programming skills alone; they require a balance of soft skills as well. These include skills involving verbal communication, listening, and relationship building.
- Visual Communication. The use of data visualization has grown across companies, becoming increasingly important even outside of traditional data occupations. Experience with tools such as Tableau, MS Power BI, and Adobe Analytics is in high demand.
- Social Media Skills. Careers are evolving to the current media climate. Many jobs now demand social media knowledge to keep pace, such as experience with Facebook, LinkedIn, and Adobe Photoshop.
Managing such changes is complex. It requires strong C-suite and HR leadership capabilities, clarity on the strategic direction of the enterprise, understanding of the dynamics of each industry sector and their corresponding talent bases, strong learning and development functions, and talent planning on multiple time horizons. It also requires the agility to react to ongoing change and unanticipated disruptions in trends.
"This report provides hard evidence of an important trend: the average worker is going to have to learn new skills just to keep the job they have, much less get ahead in their careers. The pandemic has accelerated the process, but even when not in a crisis, we are undergoing a major shift in how the world thinks about the nature of work," says Bledi Taska, chief economist and executive vice president at Emsi Burning Glass and a coauthor of the report. "Staying informed on changing skills while recognizing and acting on their implications will be key to success for both employers and employees."
Download a copy of the report here: https://www.bcg.com/publications/2022/shifting-skills-moving-targets-remaking-workforce
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About Boston Consulting Group
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders—empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact.
Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place.
About The Burning Glass Institute
Situated at the intersection of learning and work, The Burning Glass Institute is a fully independent non-profit advancing data-driven research and practice on the future of work and of workers. We work with educators, employers, and policymakers to develop solutions that build mobility, opportunity, and equity through skills. Through our expertise in mining new datasets for actionable insight, The Burning Glass Institute's discourse-shaping research draws attention to pressing problems and frames the potential for new approaches. Through project-based engagement and collectives, we put ideas into practice, bringing forward solutions that are high-impact and replicable.
Building on a legacy of breakthrough innovation in labor market analytics, the Institute serves as a trusted source bridging industry, educators, policy makers, and workers. As rapid change increasingly challenges employers and workers alike, the Institute delivers insightful analysis of labor market trends and develops innovative models for economic mobility and workforce equity.
About Emsi Burning Glass
Emsi Burning Glass is the world's leading authority on job skills, workforce talent, and labor market dynamics, providing expertise that empowers businesses, education providers, and governments to find the skills and talent they need and enables workers to unlock new career opportunities.
Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and Moscow, Idaho, Emsi Burning Glass is active in more than 30 countries and has offices in the United Kingdom, Italy, New Zealand, and India. The company is backed by global private equity leader KKR. For more, visit https://www.economicmodeling.com/.
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2022-05-23T04:56:46+00:00
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A little more than a week after contract talks between UPS and the union representing 340,000 of its workers broke down, UPS said it will begin training nonunion employees in the U.S. to step in should there be a strike, which the union has vowed to do if no agreement is reached by the end of this month.
UPS said Friday that the training is a temporary plan that has no impact on current operations.
“While we have made great progress and are close to reaching an agreement, we have a responsibility as an essential service provider to take steps to help ensure we can deliver our customers’ packages if the Teamsters choose to strike,” UPS said.
Last week both sides blamed the other for walking away from talks, which now appear to be at a stalemate with a July 31 deadline approaching fast.
Teamster-represented UPS workers voted for a strike authorization last month and union chief Sean O’Brien previously said that a strike was imminent. On Friday, O’Brien joined union workers in a picketing dry-run in Brooklyn, New York.
“UPS is making clear it doesn’t view its workforce as a priority. Corporate executives are quick to brag about industry-leading service and even more quickly forget the Teamster members who perform that service,” the Teamsters said Friday. “UPS should stop wasting time and money on training strikebreakers and get back to the negotiating table with a real economic offer.”
The Teamsters represent more than half of the Atlanta company’s workforce in the largest private-sector contract in North America. If a strike does happen, it would be the first since a 15-day walkout by 185,000 workers crippled the company a quarter century ago.
UPS has grown vastly since then and become an even more integral piece of the U.S. economy, with consumers relying on swift delivery of most essential home items. Small businesses who rely on UPS could also be left looking for alternative shipping options if the company’s remaining workforce wasn’t able to meet demand during a strike.
Businesses have already begun to prepare for a strike, seeking alternate services for delivery, but the strike would likely lead to significant disruption given the scale at which UPS operates.
UPS delivers around 25 million packages a day, representing about a quarter of all U.S. parcel volume, according to the global shipping and logistics firm Pitney Bowes. That’s about 10 million parcels more than it delivered each day in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2023-07-14T21:51:59+00:00
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https://www.wjhl.com/business/ap-business/ap-ups-to-train-nonunion-employees-as-talks-with-union-for-340000-workers-stalls-and-deadline-nears/
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(Nexstar) – The Saints’ return to the Super Dome after Hurricane Katrina was a moment of revival for New Orleans. But before heading off to his next gig in Denver, former Head Coach Sean Payton shared a story of what almost derailed the big moment.
“None of us – players, coaches, front office employees could have prepared ourselves for what that night was going to be like,” Payton said in a sit-down interview with Nexstar’s Jarrett Payton, referencing the return to the Super Dome a year after the devastating floods. “I do have a fun story though.”
In the interview above, Payton relays the story of how intense traffic and an impractical vehicle almost prevented star quarterback Drew Brees from making it to the stadium.
“He got caught on Highway 10 in bumper-to-bumper. Some troopers were able to locate where he was at and help him get to the stadium. It gets worse though,” recalls Payton, who says the team did not normally drive to the stadium.
He says Brees’ old massive Land Rover looked like something you’d take on a safari.
“He pulls up, and he’s pulling into the parking garage, and it’s a concrete parking garage, but his rack on top is too tall,” recalls Payton. “Literally, he gets stuck. His car gets stuck in the entry to the parking garage.”
Payton says Brees was two hours late, and in line for a fine, so he just handed the keys to someone else so that they could deal with it.
“I think the car is still stuck there,” said Payton.
The Saints would go on to win the division and claim the city’s first Super Bowl a few years later.
Payton went 161-97, including playoffs, in 15 seasons in New Orleans before stepping down last year when Brees retired. He took over a moribund Saints team that had gone 3-13 in 2005 and led them to a 10-6 record and an appearance in the NFC championship game in his first season with the Saints.
Now he’ll attempt a similar turnaround in Denver, where he was named head coach last week.
“I think it’s realistic for our fanbase to expect a completely different type of culture. And I think it’s realistic for them to expect us to win,” Payton said of the challenge.
If starting quarterback Russell Wilson’s new coach asks what kind of car he drives, we now know why.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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2023-02-10T15:35:39+00:00
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ktalnews.com
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https://www.ktalnews.com/sports/nfl/the-big-game/sean-payton-story-of-what-almost-ruined-the-biggest-saints-game-at-the-super-dome/
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Last bank Bonnie and Clyde robbed turning into Airbnb
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) – A couple is planning to transform the last bank Bonnie and Clyde robbed into a luxury Airbnb with a pie and wine bar.
Most banks don’t like to advertise they’ve been robbed, but the crime is the claim to fame for the 140-year-old First National Bank in Stuart, Iowa. It was the last bank the infamous pair robbed in 1934.
Its exterior stucco is now showing signs of trouble, but David and Sheila Stone are coming to the rescue to save the building.
“Everybody cares about the building itself and the integrity and the structure and making sure it doesn’t fall down,” building owner Sheila Stone said.
The Stones, who moved to the area from Washington state on a whim, want to do more than fix the historic landmark. They want to give it new life.
“There’s a lot of interest from people coming from out of town to come look at the building, but nobody has really been able to get inside,” owner David Stone said.
Inside the old bank, there’s a rough patch in the vault’s ceiling from where a warning shot was fired as Bonnie and Clyde forced customers and tellers into the vault during the robbery.
The Stones plan to create a luxury Airbnb apartment on the second floor of the property called Bonnie and Clyde’s Hideaway.
The first floor will be a pie and wine bar with a speakeasy vibe as a tribute to a wild and historic bank-robbing gang with an all-but-forgotten Iowa connection.
“We look forward to not just bring people into this building, but bringing people into Stuart and just having the whole area thrive,” David Stone said.
If all goes as planned, the new bank building should be open and ready to go by next spring.
Copyright 2023 KCII via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved.
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2023-05-12T16:23:36+00:00
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kcrg.com
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https://www.kcrg.com/2023/05/12/last-bank-bonnie-clyde-robbed-turning-into-airbnb/
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NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
ForgeRock, Inc. (NYSE: FORG)'s sale to Thoma Bravo for $23.25 per share. If you are a ForgeRock shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
KnowBe4, Inc. (NASDAQ: KNBE)'s sale to Vista Equity Partners for $24.90 per share in cash. If you are a KnowBe4 shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Imara Inc. (NASDAQ: IMRA)'s merger with Enliven Therapeutics, Inc. If you are an Imara shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Archaea Energy Inc. (NYSE: LFG)'s sale to BP plc for approximately $26.00 per Archaea Class A and Class B share in cash. If you are an Archaea shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Brigham Minerals, Inc. (NYSE: MNRL)'s merger with Sitio Royalties Corp. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Brigham shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 1.133 shares of common stock in the combined company for each share of Brigham common stock owned on the closing date. Upon completion of the transaction, Brigham shareholders will own approximately 46.0% of the combined entity on a fully diluted basis. If you are a Brigham shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
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2022-11-29T18:09:25+00:00
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Vikings acquire tight end TJ Hockenson in trade with Lions
By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Pro Football Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have acquired tight end T.J. Hockenson from the division rival Detroit Lions. The deal was made a few hours before the NFL trade deadline. Hockenson adds another skill-position standout to a high-caliber offense. The Vikings downgraded two draft picks with no net loss to make the swap. They sent a 2023 second-rounder and a 2024 third-rounder for the Lions for a 2023 fourth-rounder and a conditional 2024 fourth-rounder. Hockenson made the Pro Bowl in 2020 and has 2,068 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns in 47 games.
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2022-11-01T19:54:20+00:00
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kyma.com
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https://kyma.com/sports/ap-sports/2022/11/01/vikings-acquire-tight-end-tj-hockenson-in-deal-with-lions/
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BERLIN (AP) — Sadio Mané had two goals ruled out through VAR but Bayern Munich still managed to beat Wolfsburg 2-0 in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Mané thought he’d opened the scoring in the 19th minute and his celebrations were cut short again in the 75th after another lengthy VAR review.
Jamal Musiala and Thomas Müller’s first-half goals were enough to maintain Bayern’s winning start and frustrate former coach Niko Kovac on his return to Munich. Kovac, who led Bayern to a league and cup double in 2019, took over Wolfsburg in the offseason.
Kovac was fortunate his new team only lost by two goals on Sunday.
Benjamin Pavard struck the crossbar and Mané’s goal was ruled out before Musiala finally made Bayern’s dominance pay in the 33rd minute. The 19-year-old Germany forward eluded two defenders before steadying himself to dispatch the ball inside the left post.
Müller made it 2-0 in the 43rd when he deflected Joshua Kimmich’s effort past the helpless Koen Casteels in the Wolfsburg goal. Alphonso Davies had done well to race down the left before pulling it back for Kimmich.
Casteels did brilliantly to keep out a deflected effort from Leroy Sané early in the second half, before Bayern had two more goals — including Mané’s — ruled out for offside.
Bayern, the 10-time defending champion, had started the season with a 6-1 rout of Eintracht Frankfurt last weekend.
Earlier Sunday, Mainz and Union Berlin canceled each other out in a 0-0 draw in Mainz. Both teams stayed unbeaten after winning their opening games.
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2022-08-14T18:02:38+00:00
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How to Watch the Maple Leafs vs. Panthers Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for NHL Playoffs Second Round Game 1
Published: May. 1, 2023 at 6:17 PM CDT|Updated: 56 minutes ago
The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Florida Panthers Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena for the first game of the NHL Playoffs Second Round, starting at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN, SportsNet, CBC, and TVAS.
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Maple Leafs Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- When: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN, SportsNet, CBC, and TVAS
- Where: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario
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Maple Leafs vs. Panthers Head-to-Head
Maple Leafs Stats & Trends
- The Maple Leafs have conceded 220 total goals (2.7 per game), the seventh-fewest in NHL play.
- The Maple Leafs score the ninth-most goals in the league (278 total, 3.4 per game).
- Over the past 10 games, the Maple Leafs have earned 80.0% of the possible points with a 7-2-1 record.
- On the defensive end, the Maple Leafs have allowed 2.8 goals per game (28 total) in those 10 matchups.
- They have averaged 3.8 goals per game (38 total) during that span.
Maple Leafs Key Players
Panthers Stats & Trends
- The Panthers have given up 272 total goals this season (3.3 per game), 21st in the NHL.
- With 288 goals (3.5 per game), the Panthers have the league's sixth-best offense.
- In their past 10 games, the Panthers are 5-4-1 to earn 70.0% of the possible points.
- Over on the defensive side, the Panthers have given up 34 goals (3.4 per game) over those 10 outings.
- They have scored 35 goals during that stretch.
Panthers Key Players
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When Marissa Dates first tried to make her grandmother's brisket, things did not go exactly as planned. It was her senior year of college in Michigan, and Dates was living with six of her good friends. They all were spending Rosh Hashanah away from home for the first time, so they decided to celebrate the Jewish New Year together.
The plan was for everyone to make one thing for the big meal and then the group would come together to make brisket — the main dish and staple of many Jewish holidays.
"Obviously, all of our grandmothers have a brisket recipe, but [they] really aren't all that different," Dates said. All seven housemates reached out to the grandmothers for their recipes.
"We were going to pick the one that we thought was the best, but they were all so similar, so we were like, OK, we'll just combine them," she said.
The brisket turned out great, but then the grandmothers wanted to see pictures of the final product.
"Of course, we sent them all pictures and they're all like, 'That's not my brisket. I don't know what you did. It looks wrong,' " Dates recalled, laughing. "We're like, oh my God, we just managed to offend literally seven Jewish grandmothers in one text message."
Dates now lives in Hermosa Beach, Calif., with her husband. Food continues to bond her to relatives who don't live nearby. She said making brisket helped her stay connected to family in Chicago when the pandemic began and she wasn't able to make the trek home for the holidays.
"Whenever I'm feeling really homesick, it's easy to run out [and buy a brisket]. You stick it in the oven for six hours and you have something that reminds you so much of home," Dates said.
Making brisket also reminds Dates of her connection with the larger Jewish community, she said.
"It's kind of always on the forefront of my mind of that continuation of Jewish tradition and how it was interrupted and almost lost," she said. "And for me, that's so much of what Jewish cooking is. It's like, were they making briskets amongst shtetls of Poland? No, probably not. But does it connect me to my Judaism? Yes, absolutely."
These days when Dates makes her grandmother's brisket, she doesn't try to combine it with any other recipe. Instead, she'll shoot her grandma a text to let her know she's making it. Her grandmother does the same.
"She still cooks for all the Jewish holidays and hosts these gigantic dinners still, and that's what I aspire to be like," Dates said. "So much of what I've learned, especially in the kitchen, has been from her — what she learned from her mom. And that, again, is ... a continuation of American Judaism in a way that is really special."
Grandma's brisket
Recipe submitted by Marissa DatesHermosa Beach, Calif.
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Slice the onion into thin rings and line the bottom of a roasting pan or semi-deep pan, keeping a few rings off to the side.
Place the brisket in the pan, fat side up. Liberally season with salt, pepper and chili powder. Place the onion rings you set aside on top of the brisket. Place the pan in the oven uncovered and cook until juices start to form in the bottom of the pan (about 1 hour).
Take the pan out of the oven and add beef broth to cover the bottom third of the brisket. Cover the pan with tin foil, place it back in the oven and cook for another 90 minutes.
Take the pan out of the oven and remove the tin foil. Cover the brisket with chili sauce and cook for another 45 minutes.
Remove the brisket from the oven and slice. Once sliced, place the brisket back in the pan, cover and cook for another hour or until fork-tender.
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2022-12-19T04:27:36+00:00
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(NEXSTAR) – The slogan for LIV Golf is “golf, but louder,” yet this week in Orlando it might as well have been “golf, but younger.”
The day before a 12-team, 48-player tournament teed off at Orange County National, pros from Majesticks GC showed the younger generation a thing or two about swinging a club.
The Majesticks features big names like Lee Westwood, Henrik Stenson and Ian Poulter, but on Wednesday these seasoned pros played the role of coach for about 20 kids from the Arbor School of Central Florida.
In the video above you can see how these LIV Golfers worked to teach a new generation a love of the game through their “Little Sticks” golf clinic.
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2023-03-31T20:13:04+00:00
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LONDON, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Synamedia, the world's largest independent video software provider, today unveiled its line-up of demonstrations at IBC 2022 on stand A69 in hall 5, emphasising its leadership in SaaS video streaming technologies. With the broadest set of offerings in the industry, Synamedia's portfolio meets the needs of customers across all video services from content providers and streamers to broadcast giants. At IBC, Synamedia will show how its latest solutions protect, enrich and deliver world-class video services with a commitment to reduced total cost of ownership (TCO).
The highlights are:
- Deployments of its multi-tenant SaaS offerings including Synamedia Iris for addressable advertising; Clarissa for business insights; OTT ServiceGuard for streaming anti-piracy; and CSFEye to minimise credential fraud activity and password sharing. The entire SaaS portfolio uses the Synamedia Cloud common framework, creating a cohesive experience across all products and features common workflows for operations and management of services.
- The complete Synamedia Go cloud video suite which offers service providers everything they need to rapidly launch a streaming service and customise it to increase value. Go is a flexible, SaaS-based modular video platform that balances functionality with speed-to-market for VOD and live streaming services. Highlighting Synamedia Go's open design, the stand will also feature some of the pre-integrated solutions from providers in the Synamedia Partner Network.
- Following the acquisition of Utelly in May 2022, Synamedia has now transformed the Go.Aggregate and Go.Recommend packages for content discovery across multiple streaming services and live TV. Synamedia will also demonstrate Go's ability to connect everything - extending search and discovery across music, audio books, podcasts, short-form user-generated content, and more. Go.Aggregate and Go.Recommend add-on packs are available standalone or with Go.Foundation.
- Synamedia's most recent acquisition, Quortex, a cloud-native SaaS solution for just-in-time processing of live and recorded streaming, provides exactly the resources required at any given time, cutting operational costs and reducing energy use dramatically. Ideally suited for disaster recovery, long-tail and niche revenue-generating content, Quortex complements software-defined Vivid Workflow as-a-Service (WaaS) with solutions for service providers of any size that deliver premium OTT services for live events and sports, disaster recovery, and more.
- Synamedia will debut two new SaaS solutions as it expands its Vivid WaaS offer, with Vivid Connect for cost effective backhaul transport services and Vivid Record for time-shifted TV and cloud DVR. The Vivid portfolio being showcased will also include Vivid WaaS PowerVu, Vivid Low Latency Streaming, and Vivid Compression.
- Synamedia will launch Fluid EdgeCDN, a new portfolio of services for scalable, smart, and efficient CDN operations. Features include a sophisticated traffic prediction engine that allows ISPs to sell excess CDN capacity with a share of the revenue going back to the rights holder.
- Synamedia will demonstrate the combined power of its broad suite of solutions to solve the urgent issues of the industry with low TCO, in particular for original content producers such as sports leagues. For example, it will demonstrate live sports streaming at scale, using Synamedia's Fluid EdgeCDN solution to implement edge-embedded watermarking from EverGuard which detects and disrupts streaming piracy many times faster than competitive solutions. Another use case will feature advertising and low latency ad insertion using Synamedia Iris and Vivid WaaS.
Paul Segre, CEO at Synamedia, said, "We have spent the past few years with our heads down developing solutions that address our industry's pressing needs by focusing on unique innovations, agility, scale, flexibility and total cost of ownership. With a fundamental change in our architecture and approach using the Synamedia Cloud framework, we now have the industry's broadest multi-tenant SaaS offerings. While we have transformed our portfolio since we last exhibited at the RAI, visitors will still recognise our continued commitment to innovation to help customers keep pace with the market's fast changing needs."
Robert Ambrose, co-founder of broadcast and media technology industry analysts Caretta Research, commented, "Content owners, streaming services and platform operators are increasingly seeking out SaaS solutions for the flexibility and faster-time-to-market they provide. With platforms fighting to attract and retain consumers, the smart technology buyers at this year's IBC will be looking for vendors who can demonstrate a real commitment to cloud-native technology and flexible commercial models."
To schedule a demo with Synamedia, please click here.
About Synamedia
We're trusted by service providers and content owners to protect, enrich, and deliver video. The flexibility and agility of our cloud products enable customers of all types and sizes to launch, monetise, and scale services at speed. Our award-winning portfolio includes intelligence-led anti-piracy, advanced advertising, business analytics, broadband and streaming video platforms, and video network cloud and software solutions. Synamedia is backed by the Permira funds and Sky.
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NEW YORK, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The use of representations and warranties insurance remains a vital risk-transfer component of merger and acquisition transactions, but RWI claims have become more frequent and severe as the claims process has become more prolonged and difficult, according to a report released by Lowenstein Sandler.
The report, "Are Buyers Still Getting Paid? The Evolution of R&W Insurance Claims," is based on the firm's recent survey of RWI market participants, including private equity, investment banking, strategic buyers, insurance brokers, and insurers. It explores the impact on RWI claims from factors including the COVID-19 pandemic, event-driven litigation, and data and privacy concerns, over the last three years.
Co-author Lynda A. Bennett, chair of Lowenstein Sandler's Insurance Recovery practice, notes both benefits and challenges of the rise in RWI claims. On the one hand, Bennett says, "R&W insurance has transformed the M&A market for the better," resulting in smoother negotiations, increased financial protections, and more fulsome diligence. However, as the claims process becomes more prolonged and difficult — as the report found — she warns that: "The RWI claims market [could start] becoming a commoditized insurance product that does not fit the needs of M&A stakeholders, who expect the RWI policy to function as an effective and responsive risk-transfer solution."
Following up on the firm's previous RWI insurance study in 2020, the new report notably examines the impacts on RWI claims payment for transactions involving special purpose acquisition companies and the increased focus on environmental, social and governance issues.
Key survey findings include:
- Increased Buyer Reliance on RWI: 61% of respondents reported claims entirely within the retention.
- A More Challenging Claims Process: For claims exceeding the self-insured retention, 60% of respondents reported that a claim payment was negotiated, a sharp decline from the 87% success reported in 2020. A majority of respondents reported that it takes longer than six months for R&W insurers to provide an initial coverage position for the claim despite promises in the policy language for a much shorter response time; it continues to take up to three years to get to the stage of securing an actual recovery.
- ESG-Related Breaches: 49% of respondents reported breaches involving an ESG-focused or ESG-driven company, and 32% of respondents confirmed that submitted claims involved an R&W related to ESG compliance, policies and procedures.
- SPAC Transactions: 22% of respondents reported RWI claims that involved SPACs, a significant number considering SPACs are a small subset of the overall M&A transactions that RWI reaches.
- Emerging Breaches: Financial statement breaches (42%) remain the leading type of breach reported by respondents, but data security/privacy breaches (40%) and environmental breaches (24%) also increased.
- New "Center Stage" Coverage Defenses: When asked about reasons R&W insurers denied coverage, respondents reported that the insurers increasingly challenge the existence of a breach (40%) and the amount of loss (47%). Insurers also have readily invoked COVID/CARES Act exclusions (20%).
To counter the impact of the prolonged process, Lowenstein partner and report co-author Eric Jesse recommends "an immediate course correction," advising R&W insurers that "If they fail to respond to buyers' needs for speed, ROI, and rationality in the claims handling process, they run the risk of killing the goose that laid the golden egg."
Conducted in late 2022, the survey includes the responses of 154 executives involved in the RWI market across its key stakeholders: private equity (23%), investment banking (23%), insurance brokerage (21%), insurance companies (14%), and operating companies, i.e., strategic buyers and sellers (12%), as well as other market participants (7%). In some cases, results total more than 100% because of rounding and/or because respondents were asked to select all options that applied or provided data for multiple claims.
Click here for the full report.
About Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Lowenstein Sandler is a national law firm with over 350 lawyers based in New York, Palo Alto, New Jersey, Utah, and Washington, D.C. The firm represents leaders in virtually every sector of the global economy, with particular emphasis on investment funds, life sciences, and technology. Recognized for its entrepreneurial spirit and high standard of client service, the firm is committed to the interests of its clients, colleagues, and communities.
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2023-04-18T14:51:41+00:00
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bob Woodward about his recorded interviews with former President Donald Trump, which are featured in The Washington Post journalist's new audio book: The Trump Tapes.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bob Woodward about his recorded interviews with former President Donald Trump, which are featured in The Washington Post journalist's new audio book: The Trump Tapes.
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2022-10-24T09:48:15+00:00
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CHICAGO — Mourners on Friday remembered a woman who worked tirelessly at her synagogue and a gentle man who loved art in the first formal services to be held for the seven people killed by the gunman who opened fire on a July Fourth parade.
Synagogue members at North Shore Congregation Israel near the Chicago suburb of Highland Park described 63-year-old Jacquelyn Sundheim as a dedicated member of their community who coordinated events and and taught preschool classes, smiling all along and constantly checking on other staff members.
“We are horrified,” Rabbi Wendi Geffen said. “We are enraged, sickened, aggrieved, inconsolable for the terror that has befallen us and robbed us of Jacki.”
But Geffen and other speakers urged the people filling the synagogue to focus on Sundheim’s life — her commitment to her husband, Bruce, and daughter, Leah, the pleasure she took in knitting and her attention to detail when planning bat or bar mitzahs, weddings or funerals.
Her daughter had another request: to use the pain, fear and rage caused by her mother's death to make the world better, in small thoughts and actions.
“I want you to laugh,” she said, holding back tears. “I want you to each and every day put a little more joy and kindness into this world. Do not let this sadness, this fear, rage turn you bitter towards our world. The world is darker without my mom in it, and it's up to us now to fill it with a little extra laughter.”
Mourners also filled the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston to support the family of 88-year-old Stephen Straus, who was eulogized as a funny father and grandfather who loved reading and art and still rode the train five days a week to the downtown Chicago office where he worked as a financial adviser.
Son Jonathan described Straus as “truly to his core, just a sweet, generous person” while his other son, Peter, thanked his dad for instilling a love of the “zany” including Mel Brooks.
Jonathan Straus said learning of his father's death from a doctor at a hospital “was the worst moment of my life.”
“Thinking about what a good, giving, loving person he was, it makes the cruelty and the horror of his death that much harder to take,” he said. "When I see pictures of him ... it really just sweeps over me, what we've lost, who I lost, my best friend ever."
Friends and family of 78-year-old Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza plan to remember him Friday afternoon. Services for 69-year-old Eduardo Uvaldo are scheduled for Saturday.
Funeral details for the remaining victims have not been made public. Authorities have identified them as 35-year-old Irina McCarthy and 37-year-old Kevin McCarthy, who were attending the parade with their 2-year-old son, and 64-year-old Katherine Goldstein, a mother of two.
The accused gunman, Robert E. Crimo III, has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. Prosecutors expect to bring more charges representing the more than 30 people were wounded in the assault.
Investigators have said the suspect, who lived in neighboring Highwood, legally purchased five weapons and planned the attack for weeks before he climbed to the roof of a business along the parade route and opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle.
Investigators reported that Crimo fled the parade by blending in with the fleeing crowd, then drove to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated a second attack. He returned to the Highland Park area, and his car was spotted by police.
Questions remain about whether Crimo should have been able to legally purchase firearms in Illinois. Illinois State Police officials have defended the approval of his gun license in December 2019, months after police received reports that he had made suicidal and violent threats.
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2022-07-09T05:21:29+00:00
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WASHINGTON — If you were exposed to COVID-19, take three home tests instead of two to make sure you’re not infected, according to new U.S. recommendations released Thursday.
Previously, the Food and Drug Administration had advised taking two rapid antigen tests over two or three days to rule out infection. But the agency says new studies suggest that protocol can miss too many infections, and could result in people spreading the coronavirus to others, especially if they don't develop symptoms.
The new guidance applies to people without symptoms who think they may have been exposed. People with symptoms can continue using two tests spaced 48 hours apart.
Thursday's update reflects the evolving understanding of the accuracy of antigen tests, which are less sensitive than laboratory tests but have become the standard testing approach due to their speed and convenience. Instead of detecting the coronavirus itself, they detect protein traces, known as antigens, similar to rapid flu tests.
Health officials have repeatedly cautioned that the tests can give false negatives if taken too early. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people without symptoms wait five days after an exposure. That's because it generally takes several days before the antigens reach levels detectable via testing with a nose swab.
All 22 home antigen tests on the U.S. market were authorized for emergency use based on preliminary data, while companies and researchers gathered more definitive metrics on their accuracy.
The FDA said its latest decision reflects new information on the accuracy of antigen tests. In a government study, adding a third test improved accuracy from 62% to 79%.
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2022-08-11T21:17:18+00:00
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2022-11-02T15:25:03+00:00
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — On a 1989 audio recording crackling with static, an inmate is barely audible as he offers his last words before he is executed in Virginia’s electric chair.
“I would like to express that what is about to take place … is a murder,” Alton Waye — who was convicted of raping and murdering a 61-year-old woman — can be heard saying, before a prison employee clumsily tries to repeat what Waye said into a tape recorder.
“And that he forgives the people who’s involved in this murder. And that I don’t hate nobody and that I love them,” the employee says.
The recording of Waye’s execution, which was recently published by NPR, is one of at least 35 audio tapes in the possession of the Virginia Department of Corrections documenting executions between 1987 and 2017, the department recently confirmed.
The Waye recording offers a rare public glimpse into an execution, a government proceeding often shrouded in secrecy and only witnessed by a select few, including prison officials, victims, family members and journalists. Even those who are allowed to witness are often prevented from seeing or hearing the entire execution process.
But the department has no plans to allow more recordings to be released to the public.
The Associated Press sought the Virginia audio tapes under the state’s open records law after NPR recently reported on the existence of four execution recordings, including the Waye tape, that had long been in the possession of the Library of Virginia.
But shortly after NPR aired its story, the Department of Corrections asked for the tapes back and the library complied. The department then rejected the AP’s request for copies of all of the execution recordings in its possession, citing exemptions to records law covering security concerns, private health records and personnel information.
Several death penalty experts said the four recordings in Virginia and another 23 Georgia execution tapes released two decades ago are believed to be the only publicly available recordings of executions in the U.S.
Richard Dieter, the acting interim director of the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit organization that tracks and has been highly critical of capital punishment, said he would not be surprised if some other states have secretly recorded executions “just to protect themselves” against lawsuits.
“States are wary of things being done right and being challenged in court, and want to have their evidence,” Dieter said.
“So much is secretive that I don’t know that they would want to reveal if they have such tapes,” he said.
A 2018 report by the center found that of the 17 states that carried out a total of 246 lethal-injection executions between January 2011 and August 2018, 14 states prevented witnesses from seeing at least part of the execution, while 15 states prevented witnesses from hearing what was happening inside the execution chamber.
Virginia, long one of the country’s busiest death penalty states, ended capital punishment in 2021, and lawmakers have since defeated legislative efforts to bring it back for certain crimes. But researchers and transparency advocates said the department’s decision to withhold the tapes raised concerns and would limit the ability to scrutinize or research previous executions.
The tapes obtained in NPR’s investigation were donated to the library in 2006 by a now-deceased former Department of Corrections employee named R. M. Oliver, the library said in a statement to AP.
NPR reported that how Oliver ended up with the tapes and why he donated them remains a mystery.
Carla Lemons, a spokeswoman for DOC, said the files that ended up at the library were taken “without VDOC’s knowledge or permission.” The department asked for them back “so we could appropriately maintain them with the other execution files in the agency’s possession,” Lemons wrote in an email.
The library said it agreed after consulting with its legal counsel.
Lemons said the DOC generally keeps execution records in its possession until at least 50 years after the execution. She defended the department’s decision to withhold the records.
“Although the department may have discretion to release certain materials contained within the execution files, VDOC gives deference to the privacy interests of current and former VDOC employees, victims, and inmates and, therefore, chooses not to publicly release these sensitive materials,” she wrote.
Dale Brumfield, an author, journalist and death penalty opponent who has written a book about capital punishment and its abolition in Virginia, said he also received the four tapes NPR covered last year from the library after an initial request was rejected years earlier.
Brumfield said he thinks the value of the tapes to the average listener is minimal, though he said they offer insight when compared to other records and news accounts.
NPR cited accounts by three local reporters who watched the 1990 execution of Wilbert Lee Evans — who was convicted of murdering a sheriff’s deputy — and said that after the administration of the first jolt of electricity from the electric chair, Evans started to bleed from his eyes, mouth and nose.
But the tape of the execution does not record those details. The DOC employee who narrated the recording did not mention any evidence of blood.
Brumfield said state law has forbidden taking pictures and shooting video during the execution process since the early 20th century.
“It’s the only window into a live execution that we’ve ever had,” Brumfield said of the tapes.
Megan Rhyne, executive director of the Virginia Coalition for Open Government, said that the exemptions cited by DOC in its denial of AP’s request to release the tapes follow the pattern of many law enforcement, judicial and corrections agencies.
“There’s a tendency or a knee-jerk response to withhold everything,” she said.
“It takes everything off the table, and the public and the advocates and lawmakers are all left in the dark trying to figure out what’s the best way to administer our justice system,” she said.
Dieter said that following a string of bungled executions in recent years, some states that allow the death penalty have passed new secrecy laws that prevent the public from obtaining information about executions. He said he favors releasing the recordings.
“Executions have been botched … you just don’t know what’s going on, and it’s a matter of life and death,” Dieter said.
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2023-03-07T00:46:24+00:00
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wwlp.com
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SAN MATEO, Calif., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coupa Software (NASDAQ: COUP), a leader in Business Spend Management (BSM), today announced that – for the first time – it has been named a Challenger in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supply Chain Planning Solutions.1 The report evaluated 22 vendors across two dimensions of evaluation criteria and positioned Coupa in the Challengers quadrant for completeness of vision and ability to execute.
In addition to being named a Challenger in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions, Coupa has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites six consecutive times.2
With disruptions happening across the global supply chain, businesses are constantly looking for ways to assess alternatives quickly and balance trade-offs to achieve desired business results.
"Supply chain resilience is mission critical for every business. We think this recognition from Gartner underscores our effort in helping customers through this complex and dynamic environment," said Raja Hammoud, executive vice president of products at Coupa. "Working closely with our customers, we're rapidly co-creating solutions to mitigate supply chain risk by combining AI with community data from more than $3 trillion in global business spend."
COVID-19 has made evident the crippling weaknesses inherent in legacy approaches to supply chain planning and processes. Today, companies need to transform their entire business spend management operation, from planning and sourcing to purchasing and distribution, all with an eye toward increasing both value and purpose.
"Coupa has been a tremendous partner in enabling us to build a more resilient and agile supply chain. Through the successful use of Coupa Supply Chain Design & Planning and other Coupa solutions, we are accelerating our journey toward a more sustainable supply model – in addition to making our supply chain more cost-effective!" said Nicolas Frasquet, executive director - Corporate Procurement at Belcorp.
From the out of stock commodity items like paper products and canned goods to supply shortages and factory shutdowns, many businesses are enduring what is perhaps the most challenging single event in the collective memory. As businesses continue working toward a normal state of operations, many business leaders are reassessing and rethinking their approach to risk – especially across the supply chain, where proper preparation can go a long way to mitigating and overcoming a disruptive event. Coupa Supply Chain solutions equip businesses to understand and prepare for any risk scenario, giving them flexibility and readiness to weather disruptions.
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2022-05-18T18:02:31+00:00
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mysuncoast.com
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https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/05/18/coupa-named-2022-gartner-magic-quadrant-challenger-supply-chain-planning-solutions/
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SINGAPORE, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - China Yuchai International Limited (NYSE: CYD) ("China Yuchai" or the "Company") a leading manufacturer and distributor of engines for on- and off-road applications in China through its main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL"), wishes to announce that three new investors have committed funds to help expand the future development and operations of GYMCL's subsidiary, Yuchai Xin-Lan New Energy Power Technology Co., Ltd. ("Yuchai Xin-Lan"). These investors are unrelated parties.
Yuchai Xin-Lan was incorporated in August 2021 and GYMCL invested a total value of RMB 500 million into the new subsidiary. It was established to research, develop and construct new production capacity for GYMCL's new energy technologies including fuel cell systems, range extenders, hybrid power, electric drive system, etc. Yuchai Xin-Lan has successfully integrated an electric drive axle for the first time into an EV light-duty bus which is currently being sold in the bus market. Its high-power range extender powertrain systems have been introduced into smart mining trucks, and its gas-electric hybrid engines are propelling 10-meter buses.
In November 2022, Yuchai Xin-Lan received a capital contribution of RMB 50 million from the Nanning Industrial Investment New Energy Automobile Investment Company, which is an NEV-related investment company of the Government of Nanning Municipality. In January 2023, to further meet the high capital demand of Yuchai Xin-Lan, two new investors, Guangxi Guangtou Incubation Investment Fund and GIIT Investment Development Company, have also agreed to contribute a total of RMB 20 million capital into Yuchai Xin-Lan. As at the date of this announcement, Yuchai Xin-Lan has received the amount of RMB 10 million and it expects the remaining RMB 10 million to be received subsequently.
Upon receipt of the full RMB 70 million capital contribution, Yuchai Xin-Lan would become an 87.7%-owned subsidiary of GYMCL. Based on the subscription agreements entered into between GYMCL, Yuchai Xin-Lan and the three investors, these investors have the right to require that GYMCL buys back their respective Yuchai Xin-Lan equities at cost plus agreed interests if certain conditions are not being met by end of 2027.
The new capital raised will be used mainly as additional working capital and for investment in further development of high-power, full-electric drive systems, and for hybrid and range extender drive systems for both on-road and off-road applications.
About China Yuchai International
China Yuchai International Limited, through its subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL"), engages in the manufacture, assembly, and sale of a wide variety of light-, medium- and heavy-duty engines for trucks, buses, passenger vehicles, construction equipment, marine and agriculture applications in China. GYMCL also produces diesel power generators. The engines produced by GYMCL range from diesel to natural gas and hybrid engines. Through its regional sales offices and authorized customer service centers, GYMCL distributes its engines directly to auto OEMs and retailers and provides maintenance and retrofitting services throughout China. Founded in 1951, GYMCL has established a reputable brand name, strong research and development team and significant market share in China with high-quality products and reliable after-sales support. In 2021, GYMCL sold 456,791 engines and is recognized as a leading manufacturer and distributor of engines in China. For more information, please visit http://www.cyilimited.com.
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2023-02-09T12:39:03+00:00
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wsfa.com
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https://www.wsfa.com/prnewswire/2023/02/09/gymcl-expands-yuchai-xin-lan-new-energy-subsidiary/
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CALGARY, AB, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Roswell Textiles announces the full commercial launch of ECOFUSE™, plant based low carbon nonwoven materials that can provide carbon offsets and are intended to replace incumbent synthetic nonwoven materials with more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives.
Roswell Textiles developed, commercialized, and scaled Canada's first domestic supply of synthetic meltblown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Roswell Textiles was able to scale production quickly and efficiently, by engineering and manufacturing its own nonwoven production equipment in-house and making its first commercial sale of Canadian produced meltblown material in just 2 months. Building on this innovative spirit, Roswell Textiles is proud to announce its next generation of high performance and technical nonwoven materials under the brand name of ECOFUSE™. ECOFUSE™ nonwoven materials are plant based and manufactured from biopolymers. These highly engineered materials possess similar technical specifications as synthetic, polypropylene materials but with a 65% net carbon reduction. ECOFUSE™ materials, as a result of their plant-based start of life, contribute to a more sustainable and circular economy.
ECOFUSE™ materials are being used by Roswell Textile's strategic partners and clients to decrease the carbon footprint of their products. The ECOFUSE™ materials are already commercial in medical filtration, water filtration and residential filtration applications with additional commercialization processes underway for the use of ECOFUSE™ materials in hygiene, food and beverage packaging as well as in construction materials. ECOFUSE™ meltblown materials, currently in commercial use in regulated medical applications, are certified to be 100% biobased by the United States Department of Agriculture BioPreferred Program.
Roswell Textiles utilizes proprietary production technologies that allow for the technical processing of biopolymers to achieve the high-performance requirements in nonwoven materials that have previously been impossible to achieve at commercial scale. ECOFUSE™ materials are being used to increase OEM's accomplishment of net zero carbon emissions in their product lines, as well as helping companies and industries reduce their carbon emissions to be in compliance with federally and internationally mandated carbon reduction policies. ECOFUSE™ materials align with The Paris Agreement, COP26 Initiatives, WHO, the Canadian Governments 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, US federal executive orders and legislation (the Federal Buy Clean Initiative, Inflation Reduction Act, Building a Clean Energy Economy, and sustainable procurement initiatives).
"It is our belief that the ECOFUSE™ materials can drive meaningful and substantial change in the way in which we manufacture products, helping to reduce our collective carbon footprint by simply utilizing materials that are plant based and return to the environment in a more sustainable circular process versus synthetic plastics that will take thousands of years to degrade in our landfills" says Kyle Fiolka, President of Roswell Textiles and Chief Innovation Officer of PADM Group. "Small steps, like replacing the hundreds of thousands of tons of synthetic materials in HVAC filters with a plant based, sustainable alternative like ECOFUSE™, can help reduce the overall net carbon footprint of that product. We are thrilled to helping our partners achieve substantial outcomes in reducing their carbon emissions."
For more information about Roswell Textiles and how ECOFUSE™ may be able to assist with the reduction of carbon in your products and business, visit: www.roswelltextiles.ca.
Roswell Textiles is a global leader in biopolymer nonwoven technologies and materials, and the first and largest Canadian manufacturer of best-in-class synthetic and plant based meltblown nonwoven fabric for high performance, regulated medical, food grade, industrial filtration and consumer applications. Roswell Textiles mission is to de-carbonize the nonwoven industry by developing plant based and low carbon materials on a large scale. The ECOFUSE™ platform technology is the world's first commercially available plant based meltblown nonwoven material that is rapidly helping transition the world towards a lower carbon and more circular material future. Roswell Textiles is a wholly owned subsidiary of PADM Group Inc.
PADM Group is an operationally diverse, advanced manufacturing conglomerate focused on mid to high volume manufacturing in the healthcare/medical, nonwoven textiles, energy/industrial, and aerospace/defence industries. PADM Group has a brand focus on innovation and highly agile commercialization of sustainable technologies and products.
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2023-02-15T11:58:06+00:00
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kwch.com
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https://www.kwch.com/prnewswire/2023/02/15/introducing-ecofuse-plant-based-sustainable-nonwoven-materials-intended-replace-conventional-high-carbon-footprint-synthetic-plastics/
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The Official Hamburger and Hot Dog Bun of the 2023 Little League Baseball® World Series is giving fans the chance to 'swing big' and enjoy an in-person experience in Williamsport, PA
HORSHAM, Pa., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its continued multi-year partnership with Little League® Baseball and Softball, Ball Park® Buns is offering fans a chance to 'swing big' and receive the ultimate Little League World Series experience. Beginning today, sports enthusiasts across the country have the chance to win a trip to the action-filled Championship Weekend of the Little League Baseball® World Series (LLBWS), slated to take place on August 26-27.
Fans have until July 7 to visit BallParkBuns.com/SwingBig to share in 500 words or less their personal story on why they should win this "home run" of a trip. Entries will be judged on creativity, originality and demonstrated need. The prize package, valued at $15,000, includes four passes to the LLBWS Championship Weekend in Williamsport, PA, roundtrip airfare, a three-night hotel stay, a $500 gift card towards the Little League Official store, a tour of the Little League International complex, World of Little League® Museum, and more.
"Ball Park Buns is synonymous with celebrations, no matter how big or small, and there's no better place to celebrate the hard work and commitment of Little Leaguers® around the globe than at the Little League Baseball World Series," said Cindy Jiskra, Brand Manager, Ball Park Buns & Rolls. "As the official hamburger and hot dog bun of the Little League Baseball World Series, we look forward to reading the outpouring of stories that will be submitted as part of our 'Swing Big' contest. We can't wait to crown a winner and have them attend the big weekend this August."
For spectators planning to attend this year's LLBWS, Ball Park Buns is stepping up to the plate and unveiling its Ball Park Buns Pin Trading Post, the premier one-stop-shop for fans to collect and trade pins, test their skills with fun games and win prizes. Throughout the LLBWS, Ball Park Buns will be dropping new, exclusive, limited-edition pins and branded lanyards.
Perfect for grilling, tailgating, parties and more, Ball Park hot dog and hamburger buns are America's favorite buns and deliver fresh taste and outstanding flavor. With many varieties of buns and rolls, it's easy to make Ball Park Buns part of your next meal – and watch the crowd go wild. Ball Park Buns is a part of Bimbo Bakeries USA. For a full list of Ball Park products and where to buy them, please visit www.BallParkBuns.com.
About Bimbo Bakeries USA
Bimbo Bakeries USA is a leader in the baking industry, known for its category leading brands, innovative products, freshness and quality. Our team of 20,000+ U.S. associates operates approximately 60 manufacturing locations in the United States. Over 11,000 distribution routes deliver our leading brands such as Arnold®, Artesano®, Ball Park®, Bimbo®, Boboli®, Brownberry®, Entenmann's®, Little Bites®, Marinela®, Mrs Baird's®, Oroweat®, Sara Lee®, Stroehmann® and Thomas'®. BBU is owned by Mexico's Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B de C.V., the world's largest baking company with operations in 34 countries.
About Little League®
Founded in 1939, Little League® is the world's largest organized youth sports program, with approximately two million players (ages 4-16) playing baseball and softball in communities across every U.S. state and more than 80 other countries. Operated by more than one million volunteers, Little League® believes in the power of youth baseball and softball to teach life lessons that build stronger individuals and communities. From professional athletes and award-winning celebrities, to public officials and other influential members of society, Little League® graduates have taken the lessons they learned, both on and off the field, to create the next chapter of the Little League® story. Each year, millions of people follow the hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship that Little Leaguers® display at our seven baseball and softball World Series events, the premier tournaments in youth sports. For more information, visit LittleLeague.org, and follow Little League® (@LittleLeague) on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
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2023-05-15T13:40:54+00:00
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wagmtv.com
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https://www.wagmtv.com/prnewswire/2023/05/15/ball-park-buns-is-giving-fans-chance-win-tickets-little-league-baseball-world-series-championship-weekend/
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Charles River will manufacture both plasmid DNA and viral vectors for late phase clinical trials targeting degenerative ocular diseases with no known cure
WILMINGTON, Mass. and DALLAS, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. and Nanoscope Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing gene therapies for retinal degenerative diseases, today announced a comprehensive manufacturing collaboration utilizing Charles River's extensive contract development and manufacturing (CDMO) services in both plasmid DNA and viral vectors.
"We are excited to continue to support Nanoscope Therapeutics' efforts in the production of gene therapies that are focused on restoring vision for people suffering from retinal degenerative diseases with no known cure. Their work is incredibly important to patients, and we look forward to continuing to serve as a partner," said Kerstin Dolph, Corporate Senior Vice President of Biologics Solutions at Charles River.
"Nanoscope looks forward to working with Charles River to support our accelerated development program. We have high expectations for our program and are counting on Charles River leadership, resources and scale to deliver in this partnership," said Anil Lalwani, Vice President of CMC at Nanoscope Therapeutics, Inc.
Through this partnership, Nanoscope will have access to established manufacturing platforms and multiple Charles River CDMO centers of excellence, leveraging a comprehensive range of services including but not limited to GMP cell banking, High Quality (HQ) and GMP-grade plasmid DNA manufacture, and GMP adeno-associated virus (AAV) production.
This gene therapy manufacturing partnership builds on Charles River's acquisitions of Cognate BioServices, Cobra Biologics, and Vigene Biosciences in 2021 that expanded its comprehensive cell and gene therapy (C>) portfolio to span each of the major CDMO platforms – cell therapy, viral vector, and plasmid DNA production.
Nanoscope Therapeutics is developing gene-agnostic, sight restoring Multi-Characteristic Opsin (MCO) optogenetic therapies for the millions of patients blinded by retinal degenerative diseases, for which no cure exists. Nanoscope's optogenetic therapy uses a proprietary AAV2 vector to deliver MCO genes into retinal cells to enable vision in different color environments. The therapy is administered as a single intravitreal injection for in-office delivery without the need for any other devices or interventions.
Charles River provides essential products and services to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, government agencies and leading academic institutions around the globe accelerate their research and drug development efforts. Our dedicated employees are focused on providing clients with exactly what they need to improve and expedite the discovery, early-stage development and safe manufacture of new therapies for the patients who need them. To learn more about our unique portfolio and breadth of services, visit www.criver.com.
Nanoscope Therapeutics is developing gene-agnostic, sight restoring optogenetic therapies for the millions of patients blinded by retinal degenerative diseases, for which no cure exists. The company's lead asset, MCO-010, is presently in Phase 2b multicenter, randomized, double-masked, sham-controlled clinical trials in the U.S. for retinitis pigmentosa (NCT04945772) with top line data expected H1 2023. The company has also fully enrolled a Phase 2 trial of MCO-010 therapy in Stargardt patients (NCT05417126). MCO-010 has received FDA Fast Track designation for RP and FDA orphan drug designations for RP and Stargardt. Preclinical assets include non-viral laser delivered MCO-020 gene therapy for geographic atrophy.
Nanoscope Investor Contact:
Argot Partners
212-600-1902
Nanoscope@argotpartners.com
Charles River Investor Contact:
Todd Spencer
Corporate Vice President,
Investor Relations
781.222.6455
todd.spencer@crl.com
Charles River Media Contact:
Amy Cianciaruso
Corporate Vice President,
Chief Communications Officer
781.222.6168
amy.cianciaruso@crl.com
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2022-10-18T13:14:59+00:00
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kmvt.com
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https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2022/10/18/charles-river-nanoscope-therapeutics-announce-multifaceted-gene-therapy-manufacturing-partnership/
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Ford’s had enough of adventure-seeking families in the market for a crossover SUV heading to Jeep and Subaru showrooms.
At least, that’s the impression the 2022 Ford Explorer Timberline gives. With more ground clearance, a smattering of off-road-oriented hardware, an upgraded suspension, and all-terrain tires, Ford’s created the most off-road capable Explorer in recent memory. But while it should be enough to sway some from a Subaru Outback, it falls short of stealing Jeep’s lunch.
Capability on a diet
Like the Subaru Outback, the Explorer Timberline goes light on the off-road capability compared to the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Let’s just call it Capability Light, the 95-calorie capability.
Every Explorer Timberline has a 2.3-liter turbo-4 rated at 300 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque under its hood mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission. While that’s more power than any Subaru Outback and it’s adequate in the Explorer, the 375-hp 4xe plug-in hybrid powertrain in the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk will leave this Ford in the dust.
In day-to-day driving the Explorer’s turbo-4 is the definition of fine, but it starts to run out of steam in highway passing maneuvers. I don’t question the Timberline’s maximum tow rating of 5,300 pounds, but I do suspect it will struggle to tow confidently at highway speeds. That’s a test for another time. Senior Editor Robert Duffer also noted lumpy first-to-second and second-to-third gear shifts, though I didn’t have the same experience.
Where the Timberline takes a right turn down a gravel road from other Explorers is its suspension and running bits. Ford swapped in a set of heavy-duty shocks (which were yanked from the Explorer Police Interceptor’s parts bin), upgraded the stabilizer bars, and installed off-road springs with more rebound up front to reduce jarring off-road movements. Company engineers also went with taller 265/65R18 Bridgestone Dueler All-Terrain tires, and added skid plates below the engine, transmission, and rear end. They also recalibrated the steering to mesh with the suspension changes.
The result is the best-riding Explorer money can buy. On broken Midwest pavement the Timberline soaks up road imperfections and keeps them in the background. Body motions are well controlled, and with a slightly wider track than the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk, the Timberline feels a bit more stable going down the highway.
The approach angle improves over the standard Explorer from 20.1 to 23.5 degrees, while departure angle rises from 22.0 to 23.7 degrees. But with 8.7 inches of ground clearance (up 0.8 inch over a standard Explorer), the Timberline comes up short, literally, next to the Subaru Outback Wilderness with its 9.6 inches of ground clearance. The Grand Cherokee Trailhawk will go much deeper into the wilderness with its disconnecting front sway bar and 10.9 inches of ground clearance when raised up on its air suspension.
The Jeep also has a 2-speed transfer case to let the SUV crawl over rocks and through streams. The Explorer? It’s living a lie with a 4WD badge slapped on its tailgate despite the fact it lacks a 2-speed transfer case with low-range gearing for low-speed torque and control in the toughest off-road situations. It goes about its business with an all-wheel-drive system that sends power to the wheels with traction. The Ford’s best feature is its Torsen limited-slip rear differential to help keep wheelspin in check during slippery situations.
But, like the Jeep, the Explorer’s ace in the hole, which the Outback lacks, is its traction system and its Normal, Trail, Deep Snow/Sand, Slippery, Sport, Tow/Haul, and Eco driving modes. While my off-roading excursion in the Explorer Timberline consisted only of a gravel farm road, I’ve had extensive experience with the Terrain Management System as it’s featured in everything from Raptors and Broncos to the Expedition. It’s one of the best systems in the business and truly tailors the powertrain and traction/stability control for the conditions at hand, though it’s telling that it lacks Rock Crawl and Mud/Ruts modes on the Explorer Timberline.
The bottom line is the Explorer Timberline will provide the off-roading capability most buyers need better than other versions of Ford’s mid-size three-row SUV. However, it will hit the end of the trail when confronted by the technical, low-speed stuff that the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk can handle.
Playing undercover undercover cop
With blacked-out headlights and taillights, chunky all-terrain tires, 18-inch black-painted aluminum wheels, and grille-mounted LED fog lights, the Explorer Timberline looks like an undercover cop car. The orange Timberline badges and tow hooks reveal it’s a Timberline, but they take more than a quick glance to spot.
The grille-mounted LED fog lights strips on either side of the Ford badge actually perform more like driving lights. They do a terrific job of lighting up the road, but the beams are focused down the center of the road in between the headlights rather than spreading to the sides of the road. They also can’t be used with the high beams, though they can be used in conjunction with the round factory fog lights mounted lower in the bumper, which is an odd choice. The top-mounted fog lights are engaged by an AUX button on the headlight control dial. An orange light indicates they are active and has an aftermarket look.
Inside, the Timberline is standard Explorer fare, including the analog gauge cluster with a 6.5-inch information display and 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system. The standard satin silver colored trim—with Timberline-specific graining Ford calls Stone Mesh—is nice to look at and touch, but it’s the green interior with orange stitching that is hot with ’90s vibes. While the green interior looked fantastic with my tester’s Forged Green paint, it’s unclear how it would look with one of the other available colors.
Those green seats are soft, supportive, and road-trip worthy. The first two rows are extremely comfortable, and the seats are wider than those found in the Grand Cherokee. But the third row is a bit small for adults. It’s acceptable for quick trips around town, but no one past grade-school age will want to spend real time back there. The Outback has no third row and neither does the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk.
At $47,450 as tested (though the base price has since been raised to $51,475), the Timberline falls in the middle of the Explorer lineup between the Limited and the sportier, more powerful ST. It’s also about $11,000 more than a Subaru Outback Wilderness and $14,000 less than a Grand Cherokee Trailhawk.
The Explorer Timberline sits between the Jeep and Subaru in price. It can’t match the Jeep’s off-road capability, but is roughly equivalent to the Subaru as long as 8.7 inches of ground clearance meets your needs. You certainly can’t get a green interior in a Subaru or Jeep, and neither of those has three rows of seats. So, how far do you really need to go off-road—and with how many people?
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2023-01-14T05:27:37+00:00
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qcnews.com
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https://www.qcnews.com/automotive/internet-brands/review-2022-ford-explorer-timberline-fires-back-at-jeep-and-subaru/
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How to get the most out of VR exercise
Most people associate virtual reality with games and 3D chat rooms. Even virtual job training gets a decent amount of press when talking about VR headsets. But it makes a lot of sense to combine fast-paced VR games with intense cardio workouts. To do so safely and effectively, you’ll need the right VR headset, accessories, and software.
Best VR headsets for working out
There’s only one good answer here for most people. The Meta Quest 2 is the most convenient and accessible VR solution by a large margin. For starters, its fully standalone design means you don’t need a separate PC or console to run it, let alone something high-performance and costly. Furthermore, it’s lightweight, comfortable, and able to play a large variety of games. Most importantly, though, it’s surprisingly affordable and straightforward to use.
It’s tough to understate how great the Quest 2’s value is. There’s only one other headset currently available that comes close to competing. The HTC Vive Focus 3 is the sole modern headset aside from the Oculus with standalone operation. It’s an excellent headset in nearly every respect. The biggest drawback is it’s far too expensive for most people to consider. In fact, it’s not particularly user-friendly, as it’s designed primarily for business use. If you can afford it, though, you might like it a lot more than the Quest 2.
There are other VR headsets, but most aren’t worth pairing with a cardio routine. Nearly all the rest require a wired connection to a high-powered PC. Given the cost of powerful PC components these days, that requirement makes PC virtual reality inaccessible to most consumers.
Why are VR workouts so effective?
The best workout schedule is one you’ll actually follow. What better way to make exercise fun than to pair it with an actual video game? Virtual reality workouts break up the monotony of repetition and are ideal for refreshing the mind in between sets of heavy lifting. And if you can convince yourself it’s really a game, it’ll be that much easier to get in your reps and stay healthy.
Amazingly, exercise-cum-entertainment titles do more than simply increase the chances of sticking with your workout plan. Studies show that incorporating virtual reality challenges within the context of a workout actually enhanced the positive psychological effects of the exercise. These benefits were especially pronounced in users who didn’t have much experience with VR or first-person video games in general.
Virtual reality workouts done safely
Of course, it’s all fun and games until you slam your hand into a desk, wall, chair, door frame or other solid object. Arranging your space and configuring your headset properly are two important parts of setting up a safe and versatile VR environment.
To that end, some VR headsets incorporate systems that help keep you in one place while playing. The Quest 2, for example, uses a feature called the Guardian Boundary to display virtual barriers when you reach the edge of the predefined area.
One popular method for enjoying virtual reality with limited physical space is a VR mat such as the ProxiMat Metaverse Portal. This one’s an especially good choice because it provides an entire 42-inch circle of high-traction material. It’s larger than most other options but still relatively compact, and it won’t slide around hard floors.
One important note when looking for a VR mat is that almost none are suitable for plush carpets. Nearly all will slide around or simply not provide enough structure for safe and fun VR use. If your prospective VR space has a high-pile carpet, consider a polycarbonate chair mat specifically designed to stay in place on plush flooring.
Also, keep in mind one of the most satisfying yet annoying parts of a workout: sweat. If you remember way back when Nintendo’s Wii Sports ruled the digitally enhanced exercise scene, you might recall quite a few controllers crashing into TVs at high speeds. While there’s no TV to break in most VR setups, it’s just as easy to lose your grip on a sweaty VR controller. A quality high-grip controller cover can help avoid this problem.
Intense VR exercise, but clean
Traction isn’t the only thing sweat messes with. Moisture, especially perspiration, encourages bacterial growth and breaks down the soft materials used to cushion wearable electronics. Therefore, keeping all your VR equipment clean minimizes grime and odors while also helping prolong its lifespan.
It’s always a good idea to closely follow manufacturer recommendations when cleaning expensive electronics. Meta, for example, urges Quest 2 owners not to use any fluids or other cleaning chemicals when wiping down the lenses. The Quest 2 lenses are made of an even more specialized material than common optical glass. Meta recommends using dry optical cloths for cleaning.
Other parts of your VR setup are less sensitive. Most hard plastic or simulated leather surfaces can handle moderate cleaning chemicals without damage. Everyday Lysol disinfectant wipes are the easiest and safest way to clean most things besides the headset’s actual lenses.
Virtual reality, real comfort
If your headset flops and slides around your head, your workout won’t be comfortable or fun. A premium aftermarket head strap like the Kiwi Design Elite Strap is the first step in the solution. It’s commonly considered every bit as comfortable as the official Quest 2 Elite Strap and significantly more durable.
To quickly revisit the sweat issue, don’t forget that a good workout will cause it to collect around your face. After all, VR headsets aren’t weightless, and the eyepiece all but eliminates any ventilation your face might otherwise get. A VR sweat mask can partly mitigate this issue. Combine a good sweatband with a moisture-resistant, durable aftermarket facial interface, and you’re giving yourself the best chance of a comfortable hour-long VR experience or longer.
Don’t forget the headphones
Most people find over-ear and on-ear headphones too bulky and hot for exercising. That’s especially true when you’re working out indoors with a headset strapped to your face (although an air circulator fan can help). Your Bluetooth earbuds might not work very well, either, since it’s tough to pin down which specific pairs support the low-latency Bluetooth transmission needed for a fast-paced workout.
Instead, consider a quality pair of wired earbuds. Technically, most wired earbuds should work with headsets like the Quest 2 on a plug-and-play basis. Some, though, are designed with the perfect cable length to connect to the headset without any extra wire getting in the way. The Logitech G333 is one such pair. They sound great and are as reliable as they come. They’re also a touch costly. This pair from Kiwi is notably more affordable and works just fine, although they don’t sound as rich at high volumes.
Is it worth buying a VR headset just to work out?
To be clear, virtual reality can’t possibly be the guide for every aspect of a complete workout. You’ll still need to lift weights for strength training and stretch on your own to increase blood flow and prevent injury. There are plenty of calisthenics and other exercises that don’t require fancy equipment but also don’t dovetail very well with what VR provides.
If you’re on the fence about buying a VR headset, remember that exercise is just one of the things it can help with. There’s a wide variety of games and other experiences that can make VR worthwhile. Similarly, VR can only help push you through some parts of your workout. For the rest, you’ll have to take the initiative and power through all by yourself.
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2022-12-20T06:55:16+00:00
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expressnews.com
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NEW YORK, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Dentsply Sirona Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of XRAY during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
CONTACT US HERE:
https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/dentsply-sirona-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=28548&from=4
CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased Dentsply's common stock between June 9, 2021, and May 9, 2022.
ALLEGATIONS: According to the filed complaint, defendants orchestrated a scheme to inflate Dentsply's revenue and earnings by manipulating the Company's accounting for a distributor rebate program so that senior executives would be eligible for significant cash and stock-based incentive compensation. In order to facilitate this scheme, Dentsply and its executives made numerous false and misleading statements to investors during the class period. As a result of defendants' misrepresentations, Dentsply's common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the class period.
DEADLINE: August 1, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/dentsply-sirona-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=28548&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of XRAY during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is August 1, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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2022-06-15T10:20:45+00:00
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CLEVELAND — Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson's disciplinary hearing with the NFL and the NFL Player's Association is slated to start Tuesday, a league source confirmed with Scripps station WEWS.
Source confirms #Browns QB Deshaun Watson's hearing with the NFL's disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson is set to begin Tuesday.
— Camryn Justice (@camijustice) June 25, 2022
Sue L. Robinson was selected by the two organizations to represent jointly and after investigating Watson about the allegations, will begin presenting the information on June 28.
Robinson will then listen to both sides as the NFL is likely to suggest a "lengthy" suspension for Watson; meanwhile, the NFLPA is to defend the quarterback who recently settled 20 of 24 lawsuits against him.
After settling those lawsuits, the NFL clarified that Watson settling the cases would have "no impact on the collectively bargained disciplinary process."
However, according to an ESPN report, the NFL is likely to base the suspension time frame on a fraction of those women's lawsuits.
There is no timeline for a decision to be made, but with the hearings beginning, the process is nearing finality.
Robinson has no record of ruling on cases associated with the NFL and is a former member of Delaware's district court as the first woman to sit on the bench. She also served on the Judicial Conference of the United States.
This article was written by Claire Geary for WEWS.
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2022-06-25T23:43:56+00:00
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tmj4.com
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https://www.tmj4.com/sports/browns-qb-deshaun-watson-scheduled-for-nfl-disciplinary-hearing-tuesday
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(NEXSTAR) – Along with eggs and breakfast cereal, the cost of a vacation has skyrocketed in recent years – but will it ever go back to pre-pandemic prices?
Experts say don’t bet on it.
“Some categories might see price decreases, but we should also be focusing on whether prices will continue to rise in the future,” John Horn, professor of practice in economics at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, told Nexstar. “The price level may not fall, but if it stops rising further, then over time we’d want to see if wage growth caught up so that the buying power when traveling returns to prior levels.”
According to the U.S. Travel Association, the Travel Price Index for March was 21.5% higher than it was for the same month in 2019. The index tracks the cost of airline fares, motor fuel, transportation within and between cities, recreation, lodging and restaurant costs.
In the past year, the greatest single increases were for plane tickets (17.7%), food away from home (8.8%) and lodging (8.1%). Motor fuel fell by 17.3% over the last year, but was still 34.4% higher than in March 2019.
Both the hotel and restaurant industry have been hit hard by a combination of staffing shortages and higher wage pressure Bankrate Senior Industry Analyst Ted Rossman told Nexstar.
If you’re still planning a vacation for this summer, Rossman has some tips including what not to do.
“Theres a danger in hoarding rewards points because these programs change over time, and usually not for the better,” Rossman said. “I would also stress that people should avoid credit card debt, if at all possible. I don’t want to tell people they can’t have any fun but the average credit card rate right now is over 20% and that’s a record high.”
Rossman also recommends that people make use of the vacation days given by their employers. Past surveys found that a sizable percentage of Americans leave vacation time unused.
“I hope people can take some time off this summer and relax and recharge,” Rossman added. “I think there’s a good chance that you know, people can also take a road trip somewhere or fly somewhere if it’s in budget, but I do think it’s important to take a little time away and break the routine and recharge a little bit.”
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2023-04-22T17:51:55+00:00
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upmatters.com
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https://www.upmatters.com/news/national/will-the-cost-of-a-vacation-ever-go-down/
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9 movies that prove Michelle Yeoh is a total badass
By Dan Heching and Lisa Respers France, CNN
Over a career spanning four decades, Michelle Yeoh has been disarming audiences with her physical prowess as a martial artist and her emotive talent as an actor.
While she became an international icon 23 years ago, thanks to Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” it wasn’t until last year’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” that she gained recognition from the Academy with her first Oscar nomination.
Here is a look back at some of Yeoh’s career highlights.
‘Yes, Madam!’ (1985)
A formidable entry in Yeoh’s early years of making movies in Hong Kong, this rock-’em-sock-’em action film is notable for its prominent placement of female actors rising up against the baddies, clearly paving the way for later opuses like Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” saga. “Yes, Madam!” is also a fun time capsule, maintaining a slightly goofy tone while featuring Yeoh in a pixie cut and giant ’80s shoulderpads.
‘Supercop’ (1992)
Yeoh shows off her martial-arts skills in this Hong Kong action-comedy opposite Jackie Chan, which received a dubbed release in the US. She played an Interpol inspector, and her role included truly harrowing stunt work — such as landing a motorcycle on a moving train, and in a few takes, dangerously skidding off of it — that was shown during the closing credits.
‘Wing Chun’ (1994)
A somewhat more stoic but still kinetic action-packed martial arts movie, it’s plain to see how “Wing Chun” allowed Yeoh to soar in the later classic “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” It also marks one of Yeoh’s superior collaborations with legendary director and stuntman Woo-Ping Yuen, with whom she later worked on “Dragon” and other titles.
‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ (1997)
Yeoh played one of the most powerful Bond women, an equal to 007 in terms of smarts and strength. Much was made at the time of Yeoh — a former beauty queen-turned-actress — doing her own stunts in the Pierce Brosnan-starring film, as she kicked butt and won acclaim.
‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ (2000)
A dazzling international hit, memorable to many for its graceful wire-work action sequences, from director Ang Lee. Yeoh co-starred opposite Chow Yun-fat as two warriors unable to express their love for each other, with Zhang Ziyi as the thief they must battle for the possession a fabled centuries-old sword known as the Green Destiny.
‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ (2005)
Adapted from Arthur Golden’s novel, the story begins in the late 1920s, with Yeoh as Mameha, a fierce matriarch who schools her young protégé, Chiyo (again Zhang Ziyi) in the ways of serving as a geisha. The movie did generate some controversy at the time for casting non-Japanese actors, including Yeoh and Zhang, in the most prominent roles but their performances were praised.
‘The Lady’ (2011)
Based on the true story of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, “The Lady” was a tour de force for Yeoh in the role of someone who stood up to violence and oppression. Directed by Luc Besson and costarring David Thewlis, the film is also a touching love story, earning Yeoh a best actress nomination for a Satellite Award.
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ (2018)
Yeoh portrayed a mother not to be played with in this 2018 film, the first major Hollywood movie to feature a majority Asian cast in 25 years (coming after “The Joy Luck Club” in 1993). Her character Eleanor Young is the sophisticated and tough-as-nails mom to main character Nick (Henry Golding), whose choice of girlfriend, Rachel (Constance Wu), Eleanor is less than thrilled with. She also plays a mean game of mahjong.
‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ (2021)
Yeoh joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the most graceful of styles, playing a mystical warrior who showed just how much of a dance martial-arts combat can really be. As the guardian of the magical realm known as Ta Lo, Yeoh’s whimsical character Ying Nan taught the men in the film, including Simu Liu’s titular hero Shang Chi, that success is not only borne from brute strength.
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Touchstone Climate Transition ETF suite is firm's first thematic strategy
CINCINNATI, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Touchstone Investments, known for its Distinctively Active® mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs), today announced the launch of the Touchstone Climate Transition ETF (HEAT: Cboe BZX), an actively-managed ETF that looks to invest in companies that may benefit from leading the development of solutions for or have the potential to benefit from the ongoing climate transition. The ETF, Touchstone's fifth active ETF and first thematic ETF offering, will be sub-advised by Lombard Odier Investment Managers (Lombard Odier IM) and begins trading on May 2, 2023.
"Touchstone is focused on providing access to world-class, Distinctly Active institutional asset management strategies through our mutual fund and ETF offerings," said Blake Moore, president and chief executive officer of Touchstone Investments. "With interest in both thematic and sustainable investing on the rise, the Climate Transition ETF seeks to provide advisers and the investors they serve with an opportunity to better position investment portfolios and meet long-term goals."
The HEAT strategy, in seeking to achieve its investment objective of capital appreciation, is designed to offer investors a comprehensive framework to invest in three categories of companies across all sectors that may benefit from climate transition impacts: solution providers, transition leaders, and adaptation opportunities. Like Touchstone's existing ETF offerings, the Climate Transition ETF offers potential for a more tax-efficient, cost competitive and transparent way to access Touchstone's investment strategies with no investment minimum.
"Our sub-advised model enables us to find best-in-breed asset managers in a variety of asset classes, and we are excited to partner with a manager who truly understands the opportunities being created by the climate transition," added Matt Barry, vice president of product management & head of capital markets at Touchstone Investments. "We believe Lombard Odier IM's forward-looking focus on the climate transition, integrated sustainability and investment research and disciplined processes provide the differentiated expertise needed to help our clients navigate this theme."
Touchstone's commitment to being Distinctively Active means executing a fully integrated and rigorous process for identifying and collaborating with highly skilled asset managers to sub-advise the firm's funds. Lombard Odier IM is Touchstone's fifteenth sub-adviser relationship.
"The transition to a net-zero and climate-resilient world is one of the greatest challenges – and investment opportunities – of our time," said Paul Udall, Portfolio Manager for HEAT at Lombard Odier IM. "We are thrilled to have been selected by Touchstone as the sub-advisory partner of choice to expand their capability in this space. We have a shared prioritization of actively managed strategies that create opportunities for investors amid the climate transition."
For more information about the Touchstone Climate Transition ETF and the full suite of Touchstone ETF offerings, please visit: https://www.westernsouthern.com/touchstone/etfs
About Touchstone Investments
Touchstone's commitment to being Distinctively Active has purposeful intent. Recognizing that not all fund companies are created equal, we actively apply an integrated and rigorous approach for identifying and partnering with highly-skilled asset managers who act in a sub-advisory capacity. Their expertise, disciplined investment processes and employment of active management provide the differentiation required for robust portfolio construction. Touchstone offers a full breadth of investment options across styles and asset classes, including U.S. equity, international equity, income and multi-asset funds. The Touchstone Funds are advised by Touchstone Advisors, Inc., a registered investment adviser, and are distributed nationally through intermediaries including broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, institutions and others by Touchstone Securities, Inc., a registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC. Touchstone, Touchstone Funds and Touchstone Investments are federal service mark registrations and applications owned by IFS Financial Services, Inc. Touchstone Securities, Inc., Touchstone Advisors, Inc., and IFS Financial Services, Inc., are members of Western & Southern Financial Group. For more information, please visit TouchstoneInvestments.com.
About Lombard Odier Investment Managers
At Lombard Odier Investment Managers, we are rethinkers with one goal in mind. To provide our clients with outstanding investment solutions that meet their needs for the long term and evolve to thrive in the challenging world in which we all live.
We are focused investment specialists, seeking out investment opportunities that lie on less trodden paths, where our diverse and talented team can add genuine, persistent, value to our clients. We constantly rethink what we know and do, innovating to create new strategies and develop new ways of investing.
We believe that the next economic revolution has already begun and that sustainability would be a major driver of returns for the foreseeable future and beyond. For those with the skills to adapt to this new reality, sustainability will create new sources of alpha, open up new investment opportunities and lead to enhanced return and reduced portfolio risk.
Our team of sustainability experts combine sophisticated data sources, academic rigour and technical innovation to create leading-edge, science-based tools that provide unique insights that are available to all our investment professionals.
These unique insights are reflected directly in our growing range of dedicated sustainable investment strategies that are aligned to this core belief - that our economic model must move from being Wasteful, Idle, Lopsided and Dirty to become Circular, Lean, Inclusive and Clean. We call this The CLIC™ Economy.
With more than 180 investment professionals, we are a global business with a network of 13 offices across Europe, Asia and North America and have assets under management of 63 billion CHF (as of 31 December 2022). For more information: www.am.lombardodier.com
A Word About Risk
There are risks associated with investing, including possible loss of principal. The Fund invests in equities which are subject to market volatility and loss. The Fund invests in fixed-income securities which can experience reduced liquidity during certain market events, lose their value as interest rates rise and are subject to credit risk which is the risk of deterioration in the financial condition of an issuer. The Fund's climate transition investment criteria may limit the available investments or may cause the Fund to forgo opportunities to buy certain securities, or forgo opportunities to gain exposure to certain industries, sectors, regions and countries, which may cause the Fund to underperform funds that invest in a broader array of investments. In addition, the Fund may be required to sell a security when it might otherwise be disadvantageous for it to do so.
The Fund invests in fixed-income securities which can experience reduced liquidity during certain market events, lose their value as interest rates rise and are subject to credit risk which is the risk of deterioration in the financial condition of an issuer and/or general economic conditions that can cause the issuer to not make timely payments of principal and interest also causing the securities to decline in value and an investor can lose principal. When interest rates rise, the price of debt securities generally falls.
The Fund may experience higher portfolio turnover which may lead to increased fund expenses, lower investment returns and higher short-term capital gains taxable to shareholders.
Touchstone exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are actively managed and do not seek to replicate a specific index. ETFs are bought and sold through an exchange at the then current market price, not net asset value (NAV), and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV when traded on an exchange.
Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the ETF carefully before investing. The prospectus and the summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. To obtain a prospectus or a summary prospectus, contact your financial professional or download and/or request one at TouchstoneInvestments.com/resources or call Touchstone at 833.368.7383. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.
Touchstone ETFs are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.*
*A registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA.
Not FDIC Insured | No Bank Guarantee | May Lose Value
Contacts
Prosek Partners for Touchstone Investments
pro-touchstone@prosek.com
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2023-04-28T11:53:57+00:00
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uppermichiganssource.com
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https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/prnewswire/2023/04/28/touchstone-investments-expands-distinctly-active-etf-lineup-with-climate-focused-fund/
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Chelsea ensured qualification to the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-1 victory over FC Salzburg at the Red Bull Arena on Tuesday, sending them four points clear at the top of Group E.
Stunning goals scored either side of half-time by Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz set Chelsea on their way to the knockout stages, while continuing their unbeaten run since Graham Potter succeeded Thomas Tuchel as manager in September. Junior Adamu momentarily drew Salzburg level in the second half, but Chelsea's victory was rarely in doubt.
- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.)
"It's not easy to create chances against this team but we did, we created good chances from good play," Potter said.
"We've had a lot of games and disruption in terms of key players missing but they [the team] have responded really well and to go through in the Champions League, it's a fantastic effort. We will take steps, tonight was one of those."
Both teams started the game at a good tempo, a frantic affair in which neither could fully assert their dominance.
But Chelsea found the opening goal on 23 minutes out of nothing. Kovacic was poised on the edge of the area and when the ball ricocheted out to him, he struck a left-footed snap-shot into the top corner from the edge of the box.
Potter's side continued to play the eye-catching football which has put them on their impressive run, forcing numerous chances but Salzburg goalkeeper Philipp Kohn held firm. The hosts, on occasion, forayed forward themselves, reminding Chelsea they do carry a threat.
Quick out the blocks in the second half, Salzburg immediately fired themselves back level.
Maximilian Wober charged down the left flank before firing an inch-perfect cross to 21-year-old Adamu, who caressed his first-time finish past Kepa on 49 minutes.
Chelsea, as expected, came back with force in the hunt to restore their lead. After having an effort blocked off the line, Potter's side went back ahead 15 minutes later through another emphatic strike, this time by Havertz.
Christian Pulisic carried the ball forward before laying off to Havertz, the German shifted the ball onto his left foot before striking a resounding effort in off the crossbar from outside the penalty box.
"In the end the [team with] better quality have won," Philipp Kohn told Sky Austria. "Such a goal he [Havertz] doesn't score every day, I have to congratulate him for that. It's a little bit annoying, we would have liked to get a point."
Chelsea face Dinamo Zagreb -- the only side they suffered Champions League defeat to this season -- in their final group match.
Salzburg remain second in the group with AC Milan and Zagreb tied at one point behind them -- the two sides face off in Tuesday's later kick-offs.
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2022-10-25T20:03:34+00:00
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espn.com
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https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=652650
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LONDON (AP) — A computer hacker who stole unreleased songs from British pop star Ed Sheeran and American rap artist Lil Uzi Vert has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, U.K. prosecutors said Friday.
Adrian Kwiatkowski, 23, of Ipswich in southern England, hacked the artists’ cloud-based accounts and sold their songs on the dark web in exchange for cryptocurrency. City of London Police, which investigated the case, said Kwiatkowski made 131,000 pounds ($147,000) on the transactions.
“Kwiatkowski had complete disregard for the musicians’ creativity and hard work producing original songs and the subsequent loss of earnings,’’ said Joanne Jakymec of the Crown Prosecution Service. “He selfishly stole their music to make money for himself.”
In August, Kwiatkowski pleaded guilty to a variety of charges, including 14 copyright offenses and three counts of computer misuse. He was sentenced Friday in Ipswich Crown Court.
City of London Police worked with authorities in the United States to investigate the case after the management companies of several musicians reported that an individual, known online as Spirdark, had gained access to their clients’ cloud-based accounts and was selling their content.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office launched an investigation in 2019, and linked the email address used for Spirdark’s cryptocurrency account to Kwiatkowski. It then identified the IP address of the device used to hack one of the accounts as his home address.
After further investigation, Kwiatkowski was arrested by the City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit in September 2019.
“Cybercrime knows no borders, and this individual executed a complex scheme to steal unreleased music in order to line his own pockets,’’ Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L Bragg Jr said.
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2022-10-21T21:37:01+00:00
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fox44news.com
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https://www.fox44news.com/entertainment-news/ap-uk-hacker-who-stole-sheeran-songs-sentenced-to-18-months/
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WHAT ARE THE BEST UNDER ARMOUR BASEBALL CLEATS?
Baseball players are always on the move — catching fly balls, scooping up grounders, standing in the batter’s box and running the bases. Having the right shoes prevents you from slipping and keeps you headed in the right direction.
Baseball cleats have been around for over a century, and there are hundreds of choices in terms of styles and colors. Under Armour is a leading brand that manufactures cleats for all ages playing baseball, softball and T-ball. The most important considerations are grip and safety, and for its optimal traction support, the best Under Armour baseball cleats are the Men’s Harper 6 Low Baseball Shoe.
What to know before you buy Under Armour baseball cleats
Why you need baseball cleats
- Traction is crucial: Baseball requires ultra-fast reactions by both batters and fielders as they respond to an oncoming pitch or a ball hit sharply toward them. Cleats that grip the ground firmly let you react with confidence, knowing your feet will stay planted where they are placed.
- Injury prevention: Baseball diamonds are built with a combination of dirt and grass or artificial turf. Flat-bottomed shoes can easily slip out from under you, causing you to fall down or twist your knees or ankles. Wearing the proper cleats helps avoid injuries when you’re running or moving laterally.
Types of baseball cleats
There are three main types of cleat for your shoes.
- Molded cleats use permanent rubber studs that work on every type of surface.
- Thermoplastic polyurethane cleats are a harder plastic that provide deeper traction.
- Metal cleats have the most grip, but they are heavier. Many youth leagues have banned them for safety purposes in favor of rubberized cleats.
Check your league’s regulations to make sure your cleats are approved.
Baseball cleat heights
Cleats also come in three heights.
- Low-top cleats are best suited for players who are running a lot and want to maximize their speed. Your ankles will lose some support, but you won’t be hampered by extra weight or material.
- Mid- and high-top cleats stabilize the ankle and increase comfort, but they are heavier and will marginally limit your movement.
What to look for in quality Under Armour baseball cleats
Comfortable fit
Baseball games can last several hours. Players spend most of that time on their feet. Baseball cleats should fit comfortably and prevent your feet and legs from becoming exhausted by the end of the game. Under Armour baseball cleats are known for their breathable material and flexible designs, meant to keep your feet comfortable while keeping the traction and protection you need.
Material
Under Armour baseball cleats are made from a combination of synthetic leather and mesh material. While breathable and flexible, they stand up well to weather and field conditions, providing both support and the freedom to move when the game situation calls for it.
How much you can expect to spend on Under Armour baseball cleats
Beginning low-top cleats are priced at $30-$60. Mid-top and high-top cleats with more cushion and features cost $60-$100, and cleats featuring the latest technology and cleat patterns are over $100.
Under Armour baseball cleats FAQ
How do I keep my cleats from wearing out from practicing?
A. Under Armour manufactures baseball training shoes. They have a lower profile and use shorter rubber studs that provide some traction, but not to the level full cleats do. They are designed for everyday use at the batting cage or practice field. You can keep your game cleats ready for the next game and extend their life and appearance in the process.
What are the best shoes for a pitcher?
A. The best cleats for a pitcher are low-top shoes with metal spikes. They promote the stability of the foot you plant while still allowing full movement toward home plate or to run down a ball hit in the infield. Metal spikes are not permitted on all fields or in all leagues, so check your local guidelines.
What are the best Under Armour baseball cleats to buy?
Top Under Armour baseball cleats
Under Armour Men’s Harper 6 Low Baseball Shoe
What you need to know: This great-looking shoe comes in 12 bold colors and provides excellent traction and flexibility.
What you’ll love: The shoe offers a breathable mesh upper and internal lacing system. A molded sockliner holds the foot in place with patented cushioning for a zero-gravity feel. A 3-3-4 cleat plate is lightweight but grips well.
What you should consider: Some buyers mentioned shipping delays that could be related to third-party distributors.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Under Armour baseball cleats for the money
Under Armour Men’s Leadoff Low Rm Baseball Shoe
What you need to know: Built for comfort and durability, this lightweight shoe is designed for all types of surfaces.
What you’ll love: Made from synthetic leather, it’s lightweight and has extra perforations in the toe to breathe underneath a protective toe overlay. The heel and collar are padded for extra comfort.
What you should consider: Some users reported concerns about the shoes wearing out over the course of a full season.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Worth checking out
Under Armour Men’s Yard MT Baseball Shoe
What you need to know: These shoes are designed to feel like a sneaker while still providing the support and comfort you would expect.
What you’ll love: The synthetic sole is long-lasting, with a molded heel and breathable toe box. It comes with a comfortable sockliner to mold to your foot. The heel pocket is padded for extra comfort and the midsole is designed for speed.
What you should consider: There were a few reports of a weak arch support in these shoes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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2022-05-14T01:48:53+00:00
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Outdoor pool upgrades taking place at Opelika Sportsplex, Covington Recreation Center
OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - In Lee County, a $26 million project is taking place this summer at Opelika Sportsplex and Covington Recreation Center to add outdoor pools and splash pad areas.
“I’m excited to have some areas for just lap swimming,” said Susan Noll.
Upgrades are taking place at the aquatic center to provide swimmers with more options.
The 25-yard outdoor pool at Covington was built in the 1950s. City of Opelika swim coach Tyler Mcgill said it was time for a major upgrade.
“A big water slide, some zero-depth area, some lap lanes, a splash pad area,” said Mcgill.
The Opelika Sportsplex currently has an eight-lane indoor pool used for water aerobics, swim lessons, and swim team practices. Member Susan Noll said she checks in three times a week for lap swimming and agrees a bigger pool is needed.
“We kind of share it with lady aerobics, but when you’re a lap swimmer, which I’ve been all my life. It’s nice to have the space to come in and have the area to swim in,” said Susan Noll.
An outdoor 50-meter pool will replace the current splash-pad area, increasing lane space for members and creating opportunities to host competitive swim meets.
“To have a big competition pool to train in as young people… the greatest thing that is going to happen to Lee County, I think,” said Chris Noll.
This also includes an upgrade in locker rooms, seating areas, and concession stands.
The playground will be demolished, and a new splash pad will be installed with slides, sprayers and fun water features for kids to enjoy during the hot summer months.
“To be able to offer more aquatics, more swimming opportunities to everyone in the community is going to be super valuable just to their experience to the family experience and the community experience in Opelika,” said Mcgill.
For information on Opelika Sportsplex, click here.
For information on Covington Recreation Center, click here.
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2023-05-23T15:29:16+00:00
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wsfa.com
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https://www.wsfa.com/2023/05/22/outdoor-pool-upgrades-taking-place-opelika-sportsplex-covington-recreation-center/
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers voted Friday to approve an amended but divisive law on Russian influences believed to be targeting the opposition and criticized by the U.S. and the European Union.
The law was proposed in May by Poland’s ruling right-wing Law and Justice party and critics see it as primarily targeting opposition leader and former Prime Minister Donald Tusk, before a parliamentary election scheduled for this fall. Following criticism, President Andrzej Duda proposed urgent amendments to tone it down.
The lower house, or Sejm, voted 235-214 with four abstentions to reject the Senate’s veto to the draft law amended by Duda. It only now requires Duda’s signature to take effect.
The amended bill calls for a commission to check whether between 2007 and 2022 politicians have taken decisions under Russia’s influence that could threaten Poland’s security. Duda has said it is needed for transparency’s sake and to prevent Russia from influencing Poland’s stability in the future.
Poland is supporting neighboring Ukraine to fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion and is supplying weapons, humanitarian aid and political backing for Kyiv. That has drawn harsh comments from Moscow.
The previous, more restrictive law is currently in effect, but the commission members haven’t been chosen yet.
When it takes effect, the law will create a powerful committee by experts but not lawmakers to investigate Russian influence in Poland and name politicians who allegedly allowed them, thus barring them in practice from holding public positions. However, critics say it is primarily targeting Tusk, who also served as a top EU official.
Law and Justice accuses Tusk of having been too friendly toward Russia and President Vladimir Putin as prime minister between 2007 and 2014, and making gas deals favorable to Moscow before he went to Brussels to be the president of the European Council between 2014 and 2019.
Law and Justice party leader Jarosław Kaczyński and Tusk are longtime political rivals.
Critics say the law violates the Polish Constitution and could keep government opponents from holding public office by having a negative effect on their eligibility, especially in a parliamentary election later this year. Amendments by Duda, who holds a law doctorate, allowed for the commission verdict to be appealed to court.
The U.S. State Department and EU authorities have strongly criticized the law in its first version and expressed concerns about Poland’s democracy. The 27-member EU, which Poland joined in 2004, also threatened to take measures, if it became fully clear that such a law would undermine democratic standards.
When Duda proposed the amendments in June, he also bowed partially to critics and sent the bill to the Constitutional Tribunal for a review for conformity with the supreme law. That verdict is still pending.
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2023-07-29T01:20:54+00:00
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kron4.com
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https://www.kron4.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-polands-lawmakers-approve-a-divisive-law-on-russian-influence/
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Driver dies after crashing into pole, house in Northern Liberties, police say
PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead after police say he struck a utility pole and a home in his car during the early morning hours on Saturday.
Just a few minutes after 3 a.m., police responded to the 600 block of North 7th Street in Northern Liberties for an auto accident.
Responding officers located a 2011 Mercedes that had crashed into a utility pole and a home. Police say the 25-year-old driver was traveling at a high rate of speed and lost control of his car before he struck the pole.
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Medics with the Philadelphia Fire Department transported the victim to Jefferson University Hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly before 4 a.m.
Authorities say this is an active and ongoing investigation with the Crash Investigation Division.
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2023-05-06T17:15:57+00:00
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fox29.com
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https://www.fox29.com/news/driver-dies-after-crashing-into-pole-house-in-northern-liberties-police-say
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Argentina riding emotional rollercoaster at World Cup
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Argentina is riding an emotional rollercoaster at the World Cup and coach Lionel Scaloni believes it’s not doing his team any good. Lionel Messi struggled to hold back his tears after his go-ahead goal in the 2-0 win over Mexico on Saturday while assistant coach Pablo Aimar let them flow on the bench. Aimar was seen almost hyperventilating and even had to be calmed down by Scaloni as the final minutes were being played. Scaloni says “we should have a little more common sense … I don’t share the feeling that you are playing something more than a (soccer) game.” Expect emotions to be running high in the make-or-break group closer against Poland on Wednesday.
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2022-11-27T16:48:13+00:00
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krdo.com
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https://krdo.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/27/argentina-riding-emotional-rollercoaster-at-world-cup/
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — (MIDDLETOWN, Conn.) -- New England liberal arts college Wesleyan University has ended legacy admissions in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down race-based affirmative action.
In a statement released Wednesday, University President Michael S. Roth addressed the importance of formally ending admission preference for “legacy applicants.”
"We still value the ongoing relationships that come from multi-generational Wesleyan attendance, but there will be no ‘bump’ in the selection process," Roth’s statement read.
His statement continued: "As has been almost always the case for a long time, family members of alumni will be admitted on their own merits."
Legacy admissions played a "negligible role" in the school's admission process because being related to an alumnus indicated "little about that applicant's ability to succeed" at the school, according to a press release from Wesleyan. But, the Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action led to Wesleyan’s move.
Out of 2,280 students admitted for the class of 2027, only 4% had a parent who attended Wesleyan, according to the school. For the classes of 2022 to 2026 that figure hovered between 7% and 8%.
Last month, the high court decided that Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s affirmative action admissions programs violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, impacting colleges nationwide.
The court's decision undercuts more than four decades of legal precedent and is a blow to schools that say race-conscious admissions programs are vital to building a diverse student body.
Following the court's affirmative action ruling, the admissions process for colleges and universities came further under scrutiny, particularly regarding legacy admissions.
Earlier this month, in a federal civil rights complaint against Harvard College, various civil rights and advocacy groups, including the Chica Project and Lawyers for Civil Rights, called on the Education Department to launch a federal investigation into the school's practices surrounding legacy and donor preferences that disproportionately favor white students.
"Harvard's practice of giving a leg-up to the children of wealthy donors and alumni – who have done nothing to deserve it – must end," Michael Kippins, a fellow at Lawyers for Civil Rights, said in a statement to ABC News at the time. "Particularly in light of last week's decision from the Supreme Court, it is imperative that the federal government act now to eliminate this unfair barrier that systematically disadvantages students of color."
Nearly half of Harvard's white students were recruited athletes, related to alumni, children of faculty and staff, or were "of special importance to the dean of admissions," according to a 2019 study from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Less than 16% of African American, Asian American and Hispanic students at Harvard fall into these categories, according to the study.
Wesleyan University is the first university to end legacy admissions since the high court's ruling.
Amherst College in Massachusetts ended legacy admissions in 2021, with then-school president Biddy Martin saying at the time, “Now is the time to end this historic program that inadvertently limits educational opportunity by granting a preference to those whose parents are graduates of the College. We want to create as much opportunity for as many academically talented young people as possible, regardless of financial background or legacy status."
ABC News' Kiara Alfonseca, Devin Dwyer and Alexandra Hutzler contributed to this report.
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2023-07-20T01:58:25+00:00
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whio.com
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https://www.whio.com/news/national/wesleyan-university/UX2KOSBG26MKEEQOMJVS745W4A/
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Three sisters set out to learn why many of the people in their family develop Alzheimer's disease in middle age — and what they can do about it.
Copyright 2022 NPR
Three sisters set out to learn why many of the people in their family develop Alzheimer's disease in middle age — and what they can do about it.
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2022-08-25T09:52:33+00:00
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wksu.org
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https://www.wksu.org/2022-08-25/a-family-looks-for-answers-into-why-so-many-of-them-develop-alzheimers-disease
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Michelle Obama's new book The Light We Carry, in which she talks about tough times in her life and how she not only coped but remained hopeful, comes out Tuesday. NPR was provided an exclusive listen Monday to two sections of the audio book, read by Obama herself.
The former first lady also joined us to talk about her book. You can hear her interview on All Things Considered Tuesday — and it will be available for download from our podcast Book of the Day Wednesday.
Michelle Obama wrestled with the results of the 2016 election. "It still hurts," she says. "It shook me profoundly to hear the man who'd replace my husband as president openly and unapologetically using ethnic slurs, making selfishness and hate somehow acceptable." She says that running underneath were thoughts that what they had done "had not been enough" and that "the problems were too big."
For Michelle Obama, finding the courage to support her husband's run for president in 2008 wasn't easy. Though she had a lot of fear around the loss of control it would bring, she says ultimately she decided she didn't want to sit around later thinking about the path not taken. "In clinging to only what you know, you are making your world small," she says. "You are robbing yourself of chances to grow."
Excerpts from the book, The Light We Carry © 2022 by Michelle Obama, ℗ Penguin Random House Audio, published by Crown and Penguin Random House Audio on November 15, 2022
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2022-11-14T13:41:53+00:00
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kcbx.org
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https://www.kcbx.org/npr-top-news/npr-top-news/2022-11-14/exclusive-michelle-obama-reads-from-her-forthcoming-book-the-light-we-carry
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Relatives of men killed during the construction of Buffalo's Skyway bridge in the 1950s finally saw their loved ones memorialized during a ceremony and sign unveiling on Wednesday.
2 On Your Side has been following their efforts since first telling Western New York about them in a story that aired in February of 2019.
Wednesday was the culmination of the push, primarily led by three sisters who lost their father, who was among a group of workers who performed a dangerous job that earned them the name "The Skywalkers."
These iron workers and riveters were a brave bunch who walked beams without the harnesses and safety nets, which would become standard in more modern times.
Many of the Skywalkers were Mohawk, including Mitchell LaClair, who in April of 1955 was killed after a sudden gust of wind blew him off the bridge deck as he attempted to move a scaffold.
LaClair fell 90 feet to his death near the intersection of Main and Perry streets, at the site of present-day Canalside, leaving behind a wife and three young daughters.
"It's something that we worked for all these years," said Florence Golba, who was only 4 years old at the time of her father's death and has no memory of him.
Celeste Coleman never knew her father, as she wasn't born until six months after he died. Ironically, she was born just two days after the Skyway officially opened in October of 1955.
"I keep seeing the birds flying up here right where my father had fallen and...I know that he's happy," Coleman said following a ceremony to honor their father and two other Skywalkers who suffered a similar fate during the bridge construction.
June Mafoud was 8 at the time of LaClair's passing and is the only one of the three sisters with any clear memory of their father.
"He probably would have said, 'What's the big deal? I'm just going to work, just doing what I'm supposed to be doing, taking care of my family and bringing home a paycheck,' " said Mafoud, who also recalled being told that her dad had an accident and would not be coming home on the fateful day when he had gone to work on his day off, in order to earn extra money to buy her communion dress.
Originally, the sisters were pushing for the Skyway to be renamed the "Fallen Skywalkers Memorial Bridge" and had some support for that in the state legislature.
For now, however, the only distinction for the sacrifices made by their dad and others is a sign ceremonially designating the intersection of Perry and Main streets as Skywalker Way.
"But the thing of it is that right now, it's kind of surreal, it's like an out-of-body experience," said Golba, as the three stood steps from where their father fell.
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2022-06-30T00:20:48+00:00
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wgrz.com
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https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/fallen-skywalkers-finally-memorialized-buffalo-skyway/71-60e96327-c852-4df1-90d9-b41f27a66548
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Rep. Liz Cheney visited Michigan on Tuesday to support Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who the the Wyoming representative crossed party lines to endorse last week in a first.
“If we want to ensure the survival of our republic, we have to walk away from politics as usual,” Cheney said. “We have to stand up, every one of us, and say we’re going to do what’s right for this country. We’re going to look beyond partisan politics.”
Slotkin is a two-term House member competing against Republican state Sen. Tom Barrett in Michigan’s redrawn 7th Congressional District, which includes Lansing. The contest is among the most expensive House races in the country and is considered a toss-up.
Slotkin, who described herself as a Democrat representing a Trump-voting district, told reporters that Cheney approached her last month on the House floor about the possible endorsement. Slotkin acknowledged during her speech that the two differ on most policy issues, joking that the last time Cheney was in the area was to counter something the Lansing-area Democrat was doing.
“But there is one really, really big thing we agree on and that is preserving the American democracy,” Slotkin said.
Cheney’s visit to the battleground state comes as she considers a 2024 presidential run after losing her primary earlier this year. Cheney was one of eight House Republicans who lost primaries or chose not to seek reelection after voting to impeach former President Donald Trump in 2020.
In her endorsement last week, Cheney mentioned that she’s become acquainted with Slotkin while serving together on the House Armed Services Committee. Slotkin also worked in U.S. intelligence, national security and defense during the Obama and Bush administrations.
Cheney said that this was the first time she has ever campaigned for a Democrat but that “it was not a hard decision at all.”
Both have been vocal critics of House Republicans who have sought to downplay the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Cheney is vice chair of the House Jan. 6 committee, which recently issued a subpoena for Trump to testify.
“As a nation today, we are facing an ongoing assault by the former president and by people that are spreading his lie,” Cheney said Tuesday.
Following Cheney’s endorsement last week, her primary opponent Harriet Hageman and former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard both announced that they were supporting Barrett in the Lansing-area race.
Barrett criticized Cheney during an event Tuesday morning for having the “audacity” to endorse his opponent in a critical race that will “decide which party controls Congress.”
“Elissa Slotkin and Liz Cheney prove that the political establishment has an unquenchable thirst for military engagement abroad,” Barrett said during the Howell event.
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Joey Cappelletti is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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2022-11-02T17:26:39+00:00
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kron4.com
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https://www.kron4.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-gops-cheney-visits-michigan-to-support-democrat-slotkin-bid/
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Epson to Present on Manufacturing Considerations for Successful Automation and Offer Live Demos of Robotic Solutions
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson Robots, the #1 SCARA robot manufacturer in the world, will be demonstrating its lineup of robotic solutions at The Assembly Show in booth #1231. This year's show will take place at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center located in Rosemont, Ill. from October 25-27.
The demand for simple-to-use, adaptable and dependable solutions is increasing as more manufacturers turn to automation for day-to-day operations. To address the need for flexible and high-end automation services, Epson will present robotic solutions that help companies improve production costs, throughput and overall quality. A founding exhibitor of The Assembly Show, Epson Robots is participating in its 10th anniversary, with presentations and booth demos that include:
- Automation Presentation: "Why Automate? Manufacturing Consideration in Today's 'New Normal'" – Scott Marsic, Epson Robots group product manager, will explore the "how and why" of automation and help decision makers evaluate the role of robots and automation within their business. Topics will include changes to customer pain points, onshoring and nearshoring impacts, market trends, and top insights for automation project success. The session will take place on October 26 from 10:45-11:15 a.m. CDT in Theater #1.
- Robotic Assembly Presentation: "Case Studies in Thinking Differently About Robotic Assembly" – Steve Thomas, Aptiv manufacturing engineer, will discuss the importance of connectivity and data in assembly technology and the five companies that will help manufacturers get the most out of using data to improve operations. This session is sponsored by Epson Robots and will take place on October 27 from Noon-12:30 p.m. CDT in Theater #1.
- Compact, High-Precision SCARA Robots – The Epson GX4 and GX8 SCARA robots offer high throughput, smooth motion control and heavy payloads with advanced Epson GYROPLUS Technology. Offering multiple arm configurations, a 250-350 mm reach with the GX4 and a 450-650 mm reach with the GX8, the robots can achieve ultra-high precision in applications such as assembly, pick-and-place and intricate small-parts handling. The GX4 can handle payloads up to 4 kg and the GX8 can handle up to 8 kg, both from a small form factor. Equipped with Epson RC+® or RC+ Express application development software, the GX SCARA robots offer ultimate ease-of-use for complex robotic solutions.
- High-Performance Parts-Feeding Solution – This demo will showcase the IntelliFlex™ Feeding System and Vision Guide with Epson RS-Series SCARA robots. Featuring dual IntelliFlex 240 parts feeders, this system demonstrates a pick and place operation with multiple feeders and multiple components per feeder, illustrating the ultimate in flexibility of the system. The IntelliFlex lineup has four feeder sizes and can handle a variety of parts from 3mm to 150mm with optional anti-roll, anti-stick and medical grade tray configurations.
- VT6L All-in-One 6-Axis Robot – The VT6L All-in-One 6-Axis robot offers the perfect solution for simple pick and place automation. With a reach of 900 mm and payload of up to 6 kg, it uses a space-saving, built-in controller, can run on 110 or 200V or as a DC-powered mobile version, and features a hollow end-of-arm design and optional pre-engineered cable mounting brackets for simplified cable management. The VT6L can be operated with no-code, easy-to-use Epson RC+ Express visual development software to implement robotic automation solutions quickly and efficiently.
- T-B Series All-in-One SCARA Robot – The innovative T-B Series All-in-One SCARA robot offers fast, easy integration and installs in minutes. With a built-in controller, 110 V or 220 V power and no battery required for the encoder, the T-B Series allows for quick development and simplified maintenance. The T3-B will be shown with Epson's Vision Guide to demonstrate inspection together with a pick-and-place application.
Epson is dedicated to helping both new and experienced automation professionals succeed by providing essential information and education and by delivering the latest robot technologies and innovations to meet their factory automation needs. For more information, visit www.epsonrobots.com.
About Epson Robots
Epson Robots is a global leader in PC-controlled precision factory automation, with well over 100,000 units sold worldwide1 and a product line of hundreds of models of easy-to-use SCARA and 6-Axis robots based on a common PC-based platform. Building on a four-decade heritage, Epson Robots today delivers robots for precision assembly and material handling applications in the aerospace, appliance, automotive, biotechnology, consumer product, electronics, food processing, medical device, pharmaceutical, plastics, semiconductor, and telecommunication industries. For more information, visit www.epsonrobots.com, or follow our Spotlight page on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/epson-america-robots-/)
About Epson
Epson is a global technology leader whose philosophy of efficient, compact and precise innovation enriches lives and helps create a better world. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson will become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050.
Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of around JPY 1 trillion. global.epson.com/
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2022-10-11T07:39:06+00:00
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https://www.wagmtv.com/prnewswire/2022/10/11/epson-robots-showcase-automation-solutions-assembly-show-2022/
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico state district court judge on Tuesday disqualified county commissioner and Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin from holding public office for engaging in insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The judgment from state District Court Judge Francis Mathew permanently bars Griffin from federal and local public office. It arrived amid a spate of lawsuits aimed at sidelining political candidates and elected officials linked to the Capitol riots.
Griffin was previously convicted in federal court of a misdemeanor for entering Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, without going inside the building. He was sentenced to 14 days and given credit for time served.
The new ruling immediately removes Griffin from his position as a commissioner in Otero County in southern New Mexico. He also is barred from serving as a presidential elector.
“Mr. Griffin aided the insurrection even though he did not personally engage in violence,” Mathew wrote. “By joining the mob and trespassing on restricted Capitol grounds, Mr. Griffin contributed to delaying Congress’s election-certification proceedings.”
Griffin said he was notified of his removal from office by Otero County staff, who prevented him from accessing his work computer and office space at a county building in Alamogordo.
Griffin, who served as his own legal counsel at a two-day bench trial in August, called the ruling a “total disgrace” that disenfranchises his constituents in Otero County.
“The actions that are being taken are, I believe, perfect evidence of the tyranny that we’re right now living under,” Griffin said. “The left continues to speak about democracy being under attack, but is this democracy? Whenever you’re removed from office by the civil courts by the opinion of a liberal judge.”
A flurry of similar lawsuits around the country are seeking to punish politicians who took part in Jan. 6 under provisions of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which holds that anyone who has taken an oath to uphold the Constitution can be barred from office for engaging in insurrection or rebellion.
The provisions were put in place shortly after the Civil War.
“It was written to deal with former Confederates … and it’s basically been dormant ever since with one or two odd exceptions,” said Gerard Magliocca, a professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. “There was nothing else that could be described as an insurrection against the Constitution until Jan. 6.”
At trial, Griffin invoked free speech guarantees in his defense and argued that removing him from office would cut against the will of the people and set a “dangerous precedent.” Elected in 2018, Griffin withstood a recall vote last year but isn’t running for reelection or other office in November.
Mathew wrote that Griffin’s arguments “disregard that the Constitution itself reflects the will of the people.”
Griffin “overlooks that his own insurrectionary conduct on January 6 sought to subvert the results of a free and fair election, which would have disenfranchised millions of voters.”
The lawsuit against Griffin was brought by three plaintiffs in New Mexico with assistance from the Washington-based Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Supportive briefs were filed by the NAACP and progressive watchdog group Common Cause. A federal court declined a recent request to take up the case.
Tuesday’s judgment is “a historic win for accountability for the January 6th insurrection and the efforts to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power in the United States,” Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics President Noah Bookbinder said in a statement.
Griffin, a Republican, forged a group of rodeo acquaintances in 2019 into the promotional group called Cowboys for Trump that staged horseback parades to spread President Donald Trump’s conservative message about gun rights, immigration controls and abortion restrictions.
This year, Griffin voted twice as a county commissioner against certifying New Mexico’s June 7 primary election, in a standoff over election integrity fueled by conspiracy theories about the security of voting equipment in the Republican-dominated county.
Two other commissioners eventually agreed to certify, but Griffin cast the lone dissenting vote while acknowledging that he had no specific basis for questioning the results of the election — attributing his decision to “my gut feeling and my own intuition.”
Griffin is among a dozen people charged in the Jan. 6 riot that had either held public office or ran for a government leadership post in the two and a half years before the attack. Of those, seven have been convicted of crimes for their participation.
Unlike Griffin, the members of Congress targeted for disqualification were neither charged nor convicted of crimes associated with the Capitol riot.
In Georgia, a federal judge allowed a 14th Amendment challenge against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green to advance, but a state administrative law judge found there wasn’t sufficient evidence to back voters’ claims that she had engaged in insurrection, and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Greene was qualified to run.
Greene won her primary, and the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the decision last week to leave her on the ballot. The federal appeal is pending.
In North Carolina, a federal judge blocked the state elections board from formally examining whether U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who spoke at the rally that preceded the riot, should remain on the state’s May 17 primary ballot.
Cawthorn narrowly lost that election, and later in May a federal appeals court reversed the lower court decision. The panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the trial judge got it wrong when he ruled that an 1872 law that removed office-holding disqualifications from most ex-Confederates also exempted current members of Congress like Cawthorn. The lawsuit was ultimately dismissed as moot because Cawthorn isn’t on the November ballot.
Arizona state courts have kept U.S. Reps. Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs and a state legislator on the ballot amid efforts to disqualify them. A judge agreed in April with the lawmakers that Congress created no enforcement mechanism for the 14th Amendment, barring a criminal conviction.
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Gary D. Robertson in Raleigh, North Carolina, Mark Sherman in Washington, and Jacques Billeaud in Phoenix contributed to this report.
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This story has been corrected to show that Mathew is a New Mexico state district judge, not a U.S. federal judge.
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2022-09-07T12:07:46+00:00
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keloland.com
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https://www.keloland.com/news/politics/ap-new-mexico-bars-commissioner-from-office-for-insurrection/
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
4-3-4
(four, three, four)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
4-3-4
(four, three, four)
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2022-09-25T19:45:46+00:00
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ourmidland.com
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https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17465797.php
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WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director Bill Burns met on Monday with his Russian intelligence counterpart to warn of consequences if Russia were to deploy a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, according to a White House National Security Council official.
The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Burns and Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s SVR spy agency, did not discuss settlement of the war in Ukraine during the meeting in Ankara, Turkey. Ahead of the meeting, White House officials said Burns had also planned to raise the cases of Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, two Americans detained in Russia whom the Biden administration has been pressing to release in a prisoner exchange.
The Burns-Naryshkin meeting was the highest-ranking face-to-face engagement between U.S. and Russian officials since before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the February invasion.
The official said that Ukrainian officials were briefed ahead of Burns’ travel to Turkey.
President Joe Biden, after meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, told reporters that they discussed Russia’s war in Ukraine. Biden added they “reaffirmed our shared belief in the threat for the use of nuclear weapons is totally unacceptable.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Russian state news agency Tass that the talks between Burns and Naryshkin “indeed took place.” Peskov said that “it was the American side’s initiative.”
In Turkey, a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed that the country hosted the meeting between the heads of the Russian and U.S. intelligence agencies on Monday. Communications Director Fahrettin Altun told The Associated Press that the meeting was “related to threats against international security, starting with the use of nuclear weapons.”
Turkey earlier this year hosted Ukrainian and Russian officials for talks and played a key role in a U.N.-brokered deal that allowed Ukraine to resume exporting grain to world markets.
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency said Monday’s meeting was hosted by Turkey’s intelligence agency, MIT.
Turkey “will continue to negotiate with all relevant parties for peace and shall not refrain from taking initiative during this process,” Altun said.
The meeting between the spy chiefs came as the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday announced an expanded list of sanctions on 14 people and 28 entities involved in supporting the Russian military-industrial complex. Many of those hit with new sanctions are located outside of Russia, including people and firms based in Switzerland, Taiwan and France.
Biden also heralded the retreat of Russian forces the southern region of Kherson, one of the four regions in Ukraine that Putin annexed in September.
“It’s a significant, significant victory for Ukraine. Significant victory. And I can do nothing but applaud the courage, determination and capacity of the Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian military,” Biden said.
Biden last month declared that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, as Russian officials have raised using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the nearly nine-month invasion of Ukraine.
While U.S. officials for months have warned of the prospect that Russia could use weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine as it has faced strategic setbacks on the battlefield, Biden administration officials have repeatedly said nothing has changed in U.S. intelligence assessments to suggest that Putin has imminent plans to deploy nuclear weapons, according to U.S. officials.
The National Security Council official added on Monday there has been no change in the U.S. intelligence assessment and declined to offer further detail on timing of the decision to send Burns to meet with Naryshkin.
Putin has repeatedly alluded to using his country’s vast nuclear arsenal, including in September as he announced plans to conscript Russian men to serve in Ukraine. Biden has sought to make clear that use of a lower-yield tactical weapons could quickly spiral out of control into global destruction.
Speaking at a conference of international foreign policy experts late last month, Putin said it’s pointless for Russia to strike Ukraine with nuclear weapons.
“We see no need for that,” Putin said. “There is no point in that, neither political, nor military.”
Biden sent Burns, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, to Moscow last fall as the U.S. intelligence community saw signs that Putin was preparing to invade Ukraine.
The CIA chief’s travels are normally closely held, but the White House, as it did last year, has made the calculation that it’s best that Burns’ interaction with the Russian spy chief is widely known.
Before Monday, the last publicly acknowledged face-to-face meeting between senior U.S. and Russian officials took place in January in Switzerland: Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva on Jan. 21, before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the next month.
Blinken and Lavrov have been in the same room for multilateral meetings since the Feb. 24 invasion, including at a G-20 foreign ministers meeting in Bali in early July and at the U.N. General Assembly, but have not had direct discussions.
They have, however, had at least one telephone conversation, which focused on a potential prisoner swap and occurred in late July. In the meantime, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley have also had phone calls with their Russian counterparts, as has national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
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Associated Press writers Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, and Matthew Lee and Fatima Hussein contributed reporting.
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2022-11-15T00:59:04+00:00
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everythinglubbock.com
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https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/politics/ap-cia-director-burns-to-meet-russian-counterpart-in-turkey/
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Plastic surgeon charged with murder in Florida lawyer’s death
LARGO, Fla. (AP) - A Tampa-area plastic surgeon has been charged with murder, accused of killing a lawyer missing since last week from a firm that represents former co-workers the doctor has been suing in a business dispute.
Largo police arrested Dr. Tomasz Kosowski on a first-degree murder charge on Saturday in the disappearance of Steven Cozzi, who was last seen Tuesday at Blanchard Law, the firm where he worked.
Police said Sunday that while Cozzi’s body has not been found, they have evidence that he was killed by Kosowski.
They said Cozzi’s wallet, phone and keys were found in the law office along with a significant amount of blood in the bathroom. They say a suspicious person and car were seen at the office, leading them to Kosowski. A search of the doctor’s Tarpon Springs home found evidence that led to his arrest, police said. They did not elaborate.
Kosowski, 44, who goes by “Dr. K,” was being held without bail on Sunday at the Pinellas County Jail. Court and jail records do not indicate if he has hired an attorney.
Blanchard Law has been representing Kosowski’s former employer and co-workers in a lawsuit he filed against them four years ago and is ongoing. Jake Blanchard, the firm’s principal partner, did not immediately respond Sunday to an email and phone message seeking comment.
In the lawsuit, Kosowski said he began working for Laufer Institute of Plastic Surgery in 2016, mostly doing breast reconstruction surgery. He said the woman Laufer Institute assigned to do his insurance billing didn’t file claims and lied to his patients, costing him tens of thousands of dollars and resulting in negative reviews of him to be posted online.
“Dr. K’s promising young career has essentially been obliterated” by the woman’s actions, Kosowski lawsuit says. “Through no fault of his own, his career was put directly in jeopardy and his reputation has been deeply tarnished.”
He left Laufer Institute in 2018 and had set up his own practice. Laufer Institute did not immediately return a call seeking comment Sunday.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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2023-03-27T16:18:36+00:00
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kalb.com
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https://www.kalb.com/2023/03/27/plastic-surgeon-charged-with-murder-florida-lawyers-death/
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that accused Donald Trump’s oldest son and other Trump allies of an intimidation and defamation campaign targeting a retired Army lieutenant colonel who served as a key witness in the former president’s first impeachment case.
Alexander Vindman testified during 2019 impeachment proceedings about a phone call in which Trump pressed his Ukraine counterpart to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. Trump was impeached by the House but acquitted by the Senate in February 2020.
He sued earlier this year in Washington’s federal court, accusing Donald Trump Jr. and others of participating in an “intentional, concerted campaign of unlawful intimidation and retaliation” over his decision to testify.
In his ruling Tuesday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg acknowledged that the “defendants leveled harsh, meanspirited, and at times misleading attacks” against Vindman. But, he said, “political hackery alone does not violate” the law and allow for a successful lawsuit.
Besides Trump Jr., other defendants include Rudy Giuliani, a longtime Trump adviser who has served as Trump’s lawyer; and former White House communications officials Dan Scavino and Julia Hahn.
Vindman, an Iraq war veteran whose family fled the Soviet Union when he was a child, was a key impeachment witness, testifying that he twice raised concerns over the Trump administration’s push to have Ukraine investigate Biden. After listening to the July 2019 call between Trump and Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, he said he reported his concerns to a lawyer at the National Security Council.
The suit alleged that after Vindman was summoned by House lawmakers to testify, the defendants and others coordinated and advanced “false narratives” about him, including that he was a spy for Ukraine and had spoken pejoratively about the U.S. to foreign officials; leaked classified information about him; falsely accused him of lying under oath; and worked to derail his expected promotion to colonel.
Vindman said in the suit that he swiftly became a “household name” thanks to a intimidation campaign laden with falsehoods.
But Boasberg said the defendants’ actions “suggest only that defendants were looking for ways to undermine his credibility — not the further conclusion that defendants had the specific aim to intimidate him out of testifying or performing functions of his job, or to unlawfully injure him by defaming him or otherwise.
Vindman announced in July 2020 that he was retiring from the Army after more than 21 years, and at the time raised similar allegations of harassment, bullying and intimidation as in Wednesday’s lawsuit. He has since come out with a book about his experiences, titled, “Here, Right Matters: An American Story.”
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2022-11-09T12:26:13+00:00
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cbs4indy.com
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https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-judge-tosses-impeachment-witnesss-suit-against-trumps-son/
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A look at what’s happening around baseball today:
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FEELING 15?
Breakout rookie Julio Rodríguez and the Mariners can match a franchise record with their 15th consecutive win as they open a home series against AL West-leading Houston.
Seattle went into the All-Star break a victory shy of matching the 2001 club for the franchise’s best run. They haven’t lost since July 1, and Rodríguez leads the team with 13 RBIs during the streak.
Just about the only downside to Seattle’s surge is that Houston is 12-5 over that same period, keeping the Mariners 11 games back in the division race.
SOTO WATCH
All-Star Home Run Derby champion and trade deadline target Juan Soto rejoins his Nationals teammates to begin a series in Arizona.
Soto was peppered throughout All-Star week with questions about his future with Washington after he recently rejected a $440 million, 15-year deal. With their efforts to lock up the superstar rebuffed, the Nationals could trade Soto before the Aug. 2 trade deadline. This could be Soto’s final two weeks with his only franchise, where he won a World Series in 2019.
The 23-year-old Soto is having a down season by his lofty standards, hitting .250 with 20 home runs, 43 RBIs and a .901 OPS for the Nats, who own baseball’s worst record.
SHOWDOWN AT CITI FIELD
The NL East-leading Mets open the season’s second half with three games against San Diego, starting with a matchup between aces Max Scherzer and Yu Darvish.
Scherzer (6-1, 2.22 ERA) will be making his fourth start since missing time with an oblique injury, and he’s 1-0 with a 1.40 ERA and 31 strikeouts since returning. Darvish (8-4, 3.41) pitched two-hit ball over seven innings in a 7-0 victory against New York on June 7.
GOOD SEATS AVAILABLE
Major League Baseball is struggling to fill stadiums at pre-COVID levels as the sport heads into the last 2 1/2 months of its first season since 2019 without capacity restrictions.
MLB reached the All-Star break with an average attendance of 26,409. That represents a drop of 5.4% from the All-Star break of 2019 — which was 10 days earlier than this year. League officials remain encouraged and point to the recovery.
While MLB’s average attendance had fallen each year since 2015, most of the drops were by less than 2%. Average attendance was over 30,000 for 14 straight seasons from 2004-17 but hasn’t reached that mark since.
“We have come back to between 94-95% of where we were prior to the pandemic,” MLB chief revenue officer Noah Garden said. “So we feel really good about the progress we have made on the attendance side rebounding strongly from a situation that threatened the very core of how we operate as an industry.”
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2022-07-23T03:00:21+00:00
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keloland.com
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https://www.keloland.com/sports/ap-sports/leading-off-ms-test-streak-vs-astros-soto-rejoins-nats/
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Pet food brand announces it is now a Certified B Corporation™ (B Corp), a prestigious certification that formalizes its commitment to people, the planet, and pets.
SAN DIEGO, Sept 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Honest Kitchen, a San Diego producer of natural, human grade pet foods, supplements and treats, announced today that it has successfully completed the rigorous evaluation process to become a Certified B Corporation™, the gold standard of social and environmental performance in business. The company re-incorporated as a Public Benefit Corporation in early 2021.
"We've been grounded in the principles of conscientious decision-making, such as sourcing non-GMO produce, numerous organic ingredients, and higher animal welfare meat standards since we first began," stated Lucy Postins, The Honest Kitchen's Founder and Chief Integrity Officer. "We believe it's our responsibility to continue to raise the bar for ourselves and becoming a B Corp is the perfect next step to cement our ongoing commitment to lasting, positive impact by using our business as a force for good."
Certified B Corporations work to reduce inequality and poverty, make a positive impact on the environment and create stronger communities by harnessing the power of business. About 5,000 companies around the world have successfully certified as B Corporations, which balance profit and purpose by meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability. The certification process for a company to become a B Corp is not a light undertaking and requires a meticulous, top-to-bottom audit of policies, procedures and practices in five categories: governance, workers, customers, community and the environment.
Becoming a Certified B Corporation provides The Honest Kitchen with a more formalized framework for its future growth and conscientious decision-making. Policies that the company has implemented as part of its B Corp certification include the prioritization of minority and women-owned and operated suppliers, increased local sourcing, further reductions in environmental impact through packaging and distribution choices, tracking and continual improvement of workforce diversity (especially at leadership levels within the organization), further improved animal welfare standards and integration of even more organic and certified Fair Trade ingredients.
"Formalizing our policies and practices to become a Certified B Corp has really allowed us to define and execute on goals for how we care for our people, such as tracking and increasing diversity and equity across our workforce, increasing paid volunteer time for our team and improving benefits," said The Honest Kitchen's Chief Executive Officer, Michael Greenwell.
The news follows the company's recent announcement of Global Animal Partnership (GAP) certification on the chicken used in several of its recipes. GAP is one of the largest and most comprehensive animal welfare food labeling programs in North America and is an important step in The Honest Kitchen's ongoing commitment to humane animal welfare practices in its supply chain.
"We're thrilled to have a company like The Honest Kitchen join the ranks of Certified B Corporations," said Sarah Silverman, Director of Marketing and Communications, B Lab US/Canada. "This recognition marks the company's continued commitment to sustainable sourcing, animal welfare, thoughtful production methods, and caring for its workers both internally and throughout the supply chain."
The Honest Kitchen was founded by Lucy Postins in 2002 in San Diego, CA, with a mission to help as many pets as possible get on the road to good health through good food. They produce a full line of human grade complete & balanced foods for pets including dry, dehydrated, and wet foods; as well as treats; toppers; hydration boosters; and a best-selling digestive supplement. The Honest Kitchen was the first-ever Human Grade pet food, meaning the finished product meets human food production standards (unlike conventional pet food which is feed grade). Each Honest Kitchen product is made with uncompromising quality & safety standards by a company of pet lovers. For more information, please visit www.thehonestkitchen.com.
B Lab is a nonprofit that serves a global movement of people using business as a force for good. B Lab's initiatives include B Corp Certification, administration of the B Impact Management programs and software, and advocacy for governance structures like the benefit corporation. B Lab's vision is of an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economic system for all people and the planet. To date, there are over 5,000 Certified B Corps in 150 industries and 70 countries, and over 70,000 companies use the B Impact Assessment. Visit bcorporation.net for more information.
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2022-09-07T19:08:03+00:00
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kcrg.com
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https://www.kcrg.com/prnewswire/2022/09/07/honest-kitchen-human-grade-pet-food-company-achieves-b-corp-certification/
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, a U.S.-trained ex-general who saw action in the Korean and Vietnam wars and played a key role in a 1986 pro-democracy uprising that ousted a dictator, has died. He was 94.
Ramos’s family announced his death with profound sadness but did not provide other details in a brief statement that asked for privacy.
One of his longtime aides, Norman Legaspi, told The Associated Press that Ramos had been in and out of the hospital in recent years due to a heart condition and had suffered from dementia.
Some of Ramos’s relatives were with him when he died on Sunday at the Makati Medical Center in metropolitan Manila, Legaspi said.
“He was an icon. We lost a hero and I lost a father,” said Legaspi, a retired Philippine air force official, who served as a close staff to Ramos in and out of government for about 15 years.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condoled with the family of Ramos in a Facebook post. “We did not only lose a good leader but also a member of the family,” he said.
The newly elected president is the namesake son of the former Philippine dictator, whose 1986 ouster came after Ramos, then a top official of the Philippine Constabulary, and defense chief Juan Ponce Enrile withdrew their support in defections that sparked massive army-backed protests.
Ramos was the late dictator’s second cousin, and in 1972 had helped him implement martial law during which thousands of people were incarcerated, tortured and became victims of extrajudicial killings and disappearances.
The Department of National Defense, which was once led by him, said Ramos was a decorated soldier who spearheaded the modernization of the military, one of Asia’s most underfunded. He organized the elite special forces of the army and the national police.
The United States, the European Union and other foreign governments expressed their condolences. “His contributions to the U.S.-Philippines bilateral relationship and advancing our shared goals of peace and democracy will always be remembered,” the U.S. Embassy in Manila said.
The cigar-chomping Ramos, known for his “we can do this” rallying call, thumbs-up sign, attention to detail and firm handshakes, served as president from 1992 to 1998, succeeding the democracy icon, Corazon Aquino.
She was swept into the presidency in 1986 after the largely peaceful “People Power” revolt that toppled the elder Marcos and became a harbinger of change in authoritarian regimes worldwide.
In a memorable moment of the revolt, as the tide turned against Marcos, Ramos jumped in triumph with his hands high up while Enrile was rallying a crowd under a Philippine flagpole, drawing applause and cheers from rebel forces. The scene was captured by an AP and a few other photojournalists and had been reenacted by Ramos each year during the anniversary of the revolt, until age and his failing health prevented him from showing up.
Marcos, his family and cronies were driven into U.S. exile, where he died in 1989.
After Aquino rose to the presidency, Ramos became the military chief of staff and later defense secretary, successfully defending her from several violent coup attempts.
In 1992, Ramos won the presidential elections and became the largely Roman Catholic nation’s first Protestant president. His term was marked by major reforms and attempts to dismantle telecommunications and other business monopolies that triggered a rare economic boom, bolstered the image of the impoverished Southeast Asian country and drew praise from business leaders and the international community.
One of his legacies was the 1996 signing of a peace pact between his government and the Moro National Liberation Front, the largest Muslim separatist group at the time in the volatile southern Philippines, homeland of minority Muslims.
Ramos’s calm bearing in times of crises earned him the moniker “Steady Eddie.”
A son of a longtime legislator and foreign secretary, Ramos graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1950. He was a part of the Philippine combat contingent that fought in the Korean War and was also involved in the Vietnam War as a non-combat civil military engineer.
Ramos is survived by his wife, Amelita Ramos, a school official, pianist, sportswoman and an environmental advocate, and their four daughters. Their second child, Josephine Ramos-Samartino, passed away in 2011.
Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
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2022-07-31T20:09:44+00:00
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fox59.com
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https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ramos-ex-philippine-leader-who-helped-oust-dictator-dies/
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ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi won a confidence vote Wednesday in the Senate, but it was a hollow victory after three of his key coalition allies boycotted the voting, virtually dooming any prospects for his unity government’s survival.
The vote Wednesday went 95-38 in the favor of Draghi’s government in the 315-member Senate, after lawmakers deserted the roll call in droves.
“In these days of folly, Parliament decides to go against Italy,’’ tweeted Enrico Letta, a former premier who leads the Democratic Party, the only large party in the ruling coalition to back Draghi in the confidence vote. “Italians will show themselves at the ballot box to be wiser than their representatives.”
The rapid unraveling of Draghi’s 17-month-old coalition could prompt President Sergio Mattarella to dissolve Parliament, opening the path to holding an early election as soon as late September. .
Coalition turmoil prompted Draghi last week to offer his resignation, but Mattarella rejected the bid and asked the premier to take his case to Parliament. After hours of debate Wednesday on his fate, Draghi asked the Senate to vote on a confidence measure calling on him to keep on governing. But his national unity government’s staying power dramatically fell apart.
Just before the vote, representatives of the populist 5-Star Movement, the conservative forces of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right Forza Italia party and right-wing senators from Matteo Salvini’s League party announced they would skip the roll call.
The coalition’s implosion came despite an unprecedented outpouring of sentiment by ordinary Italians in the last few days appealing for Draghi to keep on governing, amid soaring inflation, high energy costs and a surge in pandemic infections.
The former European Central Bank chief — considered by financial markets to be a guarantor of fiscal stability in Italy — had challenged his coalition partners to recommit to a unity pact.
“Are you ready? Are you ready to rebuild this pact? Are you ready?” Draghi thundered. “You don’t have to give the answer to me. You have to give it to all Italians.”
Assuming Draghi tenders his resignation again, Mattarella could hold a round of consultations with party leaders before deciding his next move.
The president could see if parties might agree to a short-lived, limited government by a non-political figure, like the current finance minister, to help ensure that lawmakers could pass the annual budget, whose first draft is due in mid-October. But with a raft of Italian parties already proclaiming themselves ready for an early election, that appeared unlikely.
Opinion polls of voters have indicated neck-to-neck percentages for Letta and Giorgia Meloni, who leads the far-right Brothers of Italy party, the main opposition party now. If Meloni stays teamed up with her traditional allies, Salvini and Berlusconi, in an election alliance, she stands a good chance of clinching her goal of becoming Italy’s first female premier.
Letta’s Democrats had been counting on an election alliance with the 5-Stars, but the split over the confidence vote makes that difficult.
“Nothing will be the same tomorrow, as political parties go,” said Matteo Renzi, another former premier who leads a centrist party that voted for Draghi.
In recent weeks, Draghi was bombarded with ultimatums from 5-Star leader Giuseppe Conte, his predecessor in the premiership. The populists have criticized Italian military help for Ukraine, as did Salvini. That prompted one lawmaker last week to describe Draghi’s impending departure as “a gift” to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Draghi has also pressed efforts to slash Italy’s dependence on Russian gas, including forging agreements with Algeria, which he visited this week.
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2022-07-20T23:24:25+00:00
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wric.com
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https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/stay-or-go-italys-premier-to-brief-parliament-on-crisis/
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte announced that Dr. Richard Mathieu, a former Queens University leader, will be its next president.
The private, nonprofit institution said the move is effective Jan. 3.
The former Queens leader knows the Charlotte area well. He spent time as the dean of the McColl College of Business and the interim dean of the Blair College of Health. Before Charlotte, he worked at James Madison University for ten years, serving as the associate dean for Academic Affairs at the College of Business for the past five years.
“Dr. Mathieu will join JWU next month ready to achieve JWU’s systemwide strategic objectives in pursuit of the university’s mission, essential learning outcomes, and commitment to diversity and inclusion,” JWU Chancellor Mim L. Runey said in a press release. “We are looking forward to Dr. Mathieu being visible and active in the Charlotte business, civic and higher education communities on behalf of JWU.”
Mathieu also had past educational stops at UNC Wilmington and St. Louis University. He a
He earned his doctorate in Systems Engineering) and master of science degrees from the University of Virginia. He earned his undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, from the University of Delaware.
Mathieu takes over after Dr. Cheryl L. Richards. The school named Richards to the post on June 15, 2020.
In taking the post, Mathieu acknowledged JWU’s rich history of “preparing students for meaningful and successful careers.”
“In collaboration with the entire JWU community, I will strive to build upon that foundation here in our thriving city of Charlotte,” Mathieu said. “I am honored to take on this leadership role during an exciting time for Johnson & Wales University as we concentrate on strategic initiatives that include launching high-quality academic programs, strengthening industry relationships, and bolstering a welcoming, inclusive campus culture.”
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JWU has campuses hosting 8,000 graduate, undergraduate and online students in Charlotte and Providence, Rhode Island.
According to The Charlotte Business Journal, the Charlotte campus has struggled recently. Mathieu will mark the school’s fifth president in seven years. The school has also suffered from enrollment issues.
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2022-12-06T21:56:25+00:00
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qcnews.com
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https://www.qcnews.com/news/local-news/former-queens-leader-to-lead-johnson-wales-in-charlotte/
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$33M Longview police station nears completion
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The days are counting down for one East Texas police department to move into a long awaited state-of-the-art facility. For decades, the Longview police department has operated out of an outgrown, cramped facility.
Supply chain issues aside, the new 70,000 square foot, $33 million Longview police station is on track to open as scheduled.
“We’re still looking to open sometime in spring 2023. There are some supply chain issues. There was the electrical panels. We put in temporary ones,” said City of Longview Public Information Officer Ricard Yeakley.
Funded through voter approval of a 2018 bond election, the facility is desperately needed, as the old building became so cramped over time any available space had to be pressed into service.
For Longview police, the move can’t come soon enough. They’ve endured decades of running their operations in cramped spaces.
“The old jail that was there, we had to refurbish it and make it into a property room. We did have to take things that were closets for storage and turn them into offices. We had to rent another building for our criminal investigations division,” said Longview Police Officer Brandon Thornton.
“A lot of the work happening right now is either inside the building or the back of the building: finishing work. Ceiling, painting, flooring. If you drive by, you don’t see the mass of activity you saw in the past year. That’s good news. It means they’re inside the building finishing up, getting it ready for the men and women of the Longview police department,” Yeakley said.
The building being so close to completion has police ready to make the move.
“We’re very excited to finally have the entire department under one roof,” Thornton said.
Though a specific date has not been released, the City of Longview said police department employees will move in by spring of 2023.
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2022-11-11T18:59:28+00:00
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ksla.com
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https://www.ksla.com/2022/11/10/33m-longview-police-station-nears-completion/
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CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plunged 32 cents over the past two weeks to $4.54 per gallon.
Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the continued decline comes as crude oil costs also fall.
The price at the pump is down 55 cents over the past six weeks, but it’s $1.32 higher than one year ago.
Nationwide, the highest average price for regular-grade gas was in Los Angeles, at $5.65.
The lowest average was in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at $3.90.
The survey says the average price of diesel dropped 22 cents, to $5.55.
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2022-07-25T01:54:07+00:00
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centraloregondaily.com
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https://centraloregondaily.com/average-us-gasoline-price-falls-32-cents-to-4-54-per-gallon/
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TORONTO, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tropical Forest Products announces that its premium Black Label™ brand of Ipe and other tropical hardwoods has partnered with Dakota Premium Hardwoods, a trusted distributor of high-quality lumber, engineered products and full job packages such as supports and fasteners. With branch locations in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, Dakota is headquartered in Waco, TX. Dakota Premium Hardwoods will distribute the full line of Black Label's sustainable tropical hardwoods throughout their warehouse locations.
"The Black Label team is excited to continue the expansion of our distribution network in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma with Dakota Premium Hardwoods," said Brian Lotz, Technical Director for Tropical Forest Products. "Dakota's impressive green initiatives, unsurpassed customer service, hardwood expertise and supply chain mastery are essential to the Black Label brand as we grow our distribution footprint."
Black Label is dedicated to offering 100% legally harvested sustainable tropical hardwoods from South America. Every tree chosen to produce Black Label products is carefully selected based on the forest's age, size and productive wellbeing. Black Label features Ipe, Cumaru, Jatoba, Garapa, BulletWood and Tigerwood, with commercial and residential applications ranging from decking, cladding and ceilings to architectural millwork.
"The Dakota partnership with the Black Label brand perfectly aligns with our commitment to offering beauty, sustainability and value across our growing platform," said Ron Mazzarella, CEO of Dakota Premium Hardwoods.
Raising the bar for premium, sustainable tropical hardwoods, Black Label's kiln-dried process enhances every product for strength and stability. Every board and hardware accessory must be Premium Architectural Grade or above to earn the name Black Label.
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MOSCOW (AP) — More than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport for cannabis possession, American basketball star Brittney Griner is to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing ahead of her trial.
The Phoenix Mercury star, considered in some polls to be the United States' most gifted female athlete, could face 10 years in prison if convicted on charges of large-scale transportation of drugs. Fewer than 1% of defendants in Russian criminal cases are acquitted, and unlike in the U.S., acquittals can be overturned.
The trial date has not been announced, but is expected soon; Griner was recently ordered to remain in pretrial detention until July 2. The hearing in the court of the Moscow suburb of Khimki is to address procedural issues.
Griner's detention and trial come at an extraordinarily low point in Moscow-Washington relations. She was arrested at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport less than a week before Russia sent troops into Ukraine, which aggravated already-high tensions with sweeping sanctions by the United States and Russia's denunciation of U.S. weapon supplies to Ukraine.
Amid the tensions, Griner's supporters had taken a low profile in hopes of a quiet resolution, until May, when the State Department reclassified her as wrongfully detained and shifted oversight of her case to its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs — effectively the U.S. government’s chief negotiator.
That move has drawn additional attention to Griner’s case, with supporters encouraging a prisoner swap like the one in April that brought home Marine veteran Trevor Reed in exchange for a Russian pilot convicted of drug trafficking conspiracy.
Russian news media have repeatedly raised speculation that she could be swapped for Russian arms trader Viktor Bout, nicknamed “The Merchant of Death,” who is serving a 25-year sentence on conviction of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and providing aid to a terrorist organization.
Russia has agitated for Bout's release for years. But the discrepancy between Griner's case — she allegedly was found in possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil — and Bout's global dealings in deadly weapons could make such a swap unpalatable to the U.S.
Others have suggested that she could be traded in tandem with Paul Whelan, a former Marine and security director serving a 16-year sentence on an espionage conviction that the United States has repeatedly described as a set-up.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, asked Sunday on CNN whether a joint swap of Griner and Whelan for Bout was being considered, sidestepped the question.
“As a general proposition ... I have got no higher priority than making sure that Americans who are being illegally detained in one way or another around the world come home,” he said. But “I can’t comment in any detail on what we’re doing, except to say this is an absolute priority.”
Any swap would apparently require Griner to first be convicted and sentenced, then apply for a presidential pardon, Maria Yarmush, a lawyer specializing in international civil affairs, told Kremlin-funded TV channel RT.
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2022-06-27T08:39:17+00:00
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daytondailynews.com
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ProductLife Group, a global provider of regulatory and compliance services for the life sciences industry, strengthens its regulatory expertise in borderline products with the acquisition of RNI, a consulting firm providing global regulatory and scientific services across the entire spectrum of Nutrition and Consumer Healthcare products.
PARIS, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ProductLife Group (PLG), the global and specialized provider of regulatory, scientific, vigilance and quality services for the life sciences industries, announces the acquisition of RNI, an expert consultancy providing support in regulatory, medical and scientific affairs for nutrition and health products, with presence in France, the US and the UK.
Co-founded in 2006 by Violaine Chaumont, RNI delivers a comprehensive scope of regulatory services, including development strategy, scientific and toxicology expertise, due diligence work and quality audits. With an international understanding of regulations, RNI's team supports and advises nutraceutical, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, medical devices, active ingredient, and food companies to reach full market approval for their products. The company benefits from a unique regulatory and case law database and close partnerships with specialized trade federations.
Violaine Chaumont, Chief Executive Officer of RNI, said, "Since our foundation, we have set out to bring expert knowledge to support product development, registration and compliance and help manufacturers and brand-owners to navigate through all regulations applicable to selfcare products. By joining PLG, we will add the resources, international profile and expanded client base we need to take our business to the next level".
Xavier Duburcq, Chief Executive Officer of PLG, said, "Thanks to RNI's recognized regulatory expertise, we will be able to deliver an even greater value to clients, helping them navigate through an increasingly challenging market, where product regulatory classifications are becoming even more blurred. The complementary skills and offerings of our respective operations will truly be synergistic in serving our existing clients while increasing our client base. We are confident the RNI team will further enhance our ability to capture the growing customer demand for services to market safe and healthy products, globally".
About ProductLife Group:
ProductLife Group's mission is to improve human health by delivering regulatory & compliance services for the safe and effective use of medical solutions. PLG supports clients through the entire product life cycle, combining local expertise with global reach spanning more than 150 countries. It provides consulting and outsourcing services in the areas of product development, regulatory affairs, quality management and compliance, vigilance and medical information, covering both established products and innovative therapeutics & diagnostics.
With a goal of continuously improving the value delivered to people and customers, PLG is committed to long-term partnership, innovation, flexibility, and cost efficiency.
For more information, visit https://productlifegroup.com/
RNI
Co-founded in France by Violaine Chaumont in 2006, RNI offers cutting-edge expertise in regulatory, medical and scientific affairs for nutrition and health products. RNI bridges the gap between countries, supporting clients in achieving their domestic and international goals. RNI has expanded its coverage by opening offices in the United States in 2015 and the United Kingdom in 2019. The firm also has a strong network of local partners in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
RNI's objective is and will always be the same: thinking beyond mere compliance, addressing developments and projects, even the most complex ones, in a bold and strategic way.
For more information, visit https://www.rni-consulting.com/
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2023-07-20T13:34:21+00:00
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kxii.com
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https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2023/07/20/productlife-group-acquires-rni-expanding-its-scientific-regulatory-offering-selfcare-products/
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Man arrested after woman, 75, found taped up in closet, police say
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) – Troopers with Kentucky Highway Patrol arrested a man accused of kidnapping a 75-year-old woman and leaving her tied up in a closet.
Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade told WBRC that Tony White, 47, was caught in Richmond, Kentucky, around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, one day after the woman was rescued.
Betty Cobb, 75, was found taped up in a closet around 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Wade said Cobb was located within six hours of her being reported missing.
Authorities said they believe White followed Cobb home from the grocery store and kidnapped her. They say she was stuffed inside a car trunk and attacked with a knife before being tied up.
Investigators said they used security footage from stores she had visited to determine a suspect vehicle, which led authorities to investigate several residences connected to the suspect.
According to Wade, Cobb was a well-known volunteer firefighter and drove an ambulance in the community. He said she is kind and has a big heart.
“She would take the shirt off her back and hand it to you,” Assistant Fire Chief Jason Austin said. “That is just the type of lady she is.”
Austin said Cobb was a fighter and believes that’s what kept her alive.
“Whatever he did or however he did what he did to her, it wasn’t easy. She fought. Without a doubt, she’ll fight till the end, and that is why she is still here today. She didn’t give in. She fought till the end,” Austin said.
Wade said they believe White randomly targeted Cobb because she is elderly.
They believe he targets this age group specifically and may even be linked to two other kidnapping cases from 2012 and 2013. They now plan to run his DNA in those cases.
He is now in a Kentucky jail awaiting trial for extradition back to Alabama.
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2022-07-06T12:37:05+00:00
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wymt.com
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https://www.wymt.com/2022/07/06/man-arrested-after-woman-75-found-taped-up-closet-police-say/
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The applied spectral solutions company prepares for growth in its Applied Systems business
ORLANDO, Fla., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocean Insight, the applied spectral knowledge company, is nearly doubling the size of its engineering, production and support facility in Rochester, N.Y., one of the country's leading innovation hubs for optics and photonics. The expansion will bolster the company's growing Applied Systems business unit, which focuses on developing spectral systems for various industries including consumer electronics and scrap recycling.
When completed later this year, the upgraded 14,000-square-foot Rochester facility will accommodate enhanced engineering development capabilities, expanded laboratory and calibration operations, and a growing team of development engineers and technicians.
"The reimagined Rochester facility will allow us to better accommodate our growing Applied Systems business and preserve business efficiency for customers by streamlining our development engineering and operations functions," said Dr. Michael Edwards, President of Ocean Insight. "The deep technical resources of the Rochester area combined with a diverse, technically skilled community make it another great location for Ocean Insight."
The Rochester facility expansion is one of several steps Ocean Insight has taken recently to expand its spectral engineering and production capabilities and strengthen its portfolio of photonics products, application expertise and customer support. Earlier this year, Ocean Insight acquired International Light Technologies, a leading producer of light measurement and detection systems. And in 2020, the company relocated its headquarters and operations to a 52,000-square-foot facility in Orlando, Fla., another U.S. photonics hub.
To learn more, screen the video at https://youtu.be/OZa-ZDZjA6o, visit OceanInsight.com or contact info@oceaninsight.com or +1 727-733-2447.
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2022-06-13T15:12:00+00:00
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A nearly $1 billion tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June's condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, an attorney said Wednesday.
Harley S. Tropin announced the $997 million settlement during a hearing before Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Michael Hanzman. Still pending final approval, the settlement involves insurance companies, developers of an adjacent building and other defendants.
“I’m shocked by this result — I think it’s fantastic,” Hanzman said. “This is a recovery that is far in excess of what I had anticipated.”
Earlier this year, Hanzman had approved an $83 million settlement to compensate people who suffered economic losses such as condominium units and personal property. A key question from the beginning has been how to allocate money from the property’s sale, insurance proceeds and damages from lawsuits among wrongful death cases and property claims.
The 12-story Champlain Towers South condiminium collapsed abruptly in the early-morning hours of June 24, almost instantly destroying dozens of individual condo units and burying victims under tons of rubble. Rescuers spent weeks carefully digging through mountains of concrete, first to find survivors and later to recover the remains of those who died. A total of 98 people were killed.
The main lawsuit, filed on behalf of Champlain Towers South victims and family members, contends that work on the adjacent Eighty Seven Park tower damaged and destabilized the Champlain Towers building, which was in dire need of major structural repair. Champlain Towers was in the midst of its 40-year structural review when it partially crumbled to the ground.
Video released by a team of federal investigators showed evidence of extensive corrosion and overcrowded concrete reinforcement in the building.
The collapse triggered lawsuits from victims, families and condo owners, and prompted state and federal investigations. In December, a Florida grand jury issued a lengthy list of recommendations aimed at preventing another condominium collapse, including earlier and more frequent inspections and better waterproofing.
And in February of this year, the Florida House unanimously passed a bill that would require statewide recertification of any condo building above three stories high. The bill would require recertification after 30 years, or 25 years if the building is within 3 miles (5 kilometers) of the coast, and every 10 years thereafter.
At the time of the collapse, Miami-Dade and Broward were the only two of the state’s 67 counties that had condominium recertification programs.
Champlain Towers was located in Surfside, a town just north of Miami Beach. The little-known enclave comprises a mix of older homes and condos similar to the collapsed tower, built decades ago for the middle-class, and recently erected luxury condos drawing the wealthy. That includes former first daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, who live about a block north of the collapsed condo.
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2022-05-11T23:14:47+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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Indigenous day celebrations continue in Warm Springs with an opportunity to focus on serious issues.
“We feel every day is indigenous day for us, so it’s not anything any different,” said Warm Springs Prevention Manager T.J. Foltz. “So it’s just a way for us to get together.”
Indigenous day was Monday, but due to a death in the tribe, the scheduled powwow put on by the Warm Springs Prevention team was postponed to Wednesday.
“Being indigenous means we get to carry on the way that our ancestors didn’t,” said Opioid Prevention Coordinator Jaycelene Brisbois. “They were punished for being native. They were punished for speaking the language, and here we are privileged. We get to do that freely, and we get to teach it to our kids.”
Before the powwow began, the prevention teams set up 300 pumpkins in the front lawn for kids to take home and several activities to participate in.
“One of our coworkers had the idea of where they wanted to go to the pumpkin patch, but we decided to bring the pumpkin patch to Warm Springs so to speak,” said Foltz.
Pumpkins, food, dancing, and music weren’t the only things getting attention.
▶️ Warm Springs K-8 Academy celebrates 2nd annual Indigenous Peoples Day
The prevention team says they wanted to gauge how the community feels about the reservations’ opioid crisis.
“Fentanyl has hit our community, and we just really want to educate our community, but we also want to collect the data to show that we do have an opioid crisis here in Warm Springs, and the community is noticing, and the community is ready to take action,” said Brisbois.
As the night went on, jingle dresses were heard, the beating of the drums started, and the moves of traditional dancing began.
“Culture is something that we really value. We noticed the kids that are involved in our cultural traditions, they are less likely to be involved in substances, they are less likely to be negatively peer pressured, they are less likely to do a lot of those harmful things that we don’t want them to do,” said Brisbois.
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2022-10-13T07:42:54+00:00
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centraloregondaily.com
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Colorado voters will decide this November whether they want the option of buying wine with their groceries, as well as other changes to state liquor law.
The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office on Friday certified that enough signatures were submitted to qualify the measures for the November ballot. The approval all but finalizes what proposed changes to state law voters will decide in this November’s general election.
The measures approved for the ballot Friday are:
- Initiative 96, which would increase the number of retail liquor licenses a Colorado entity can hold from two to eight next year, and gradually increase to an unlimited number after 2037
- Initiative 121, which would allow grocery and convenience stores licensed to sell beer to also sell wine beginning in March
- Initiative 122, which would allow third-party delivery of alcoholic beverages
The three initiatives round out the three others the secretary of state previously approved for the ballot and five that were approved by state lawmakers during the last legislative session.
The other initiatives include proposals to cut the state income tax from 4.55% to 4.4%, to legalize psilocybin mushrooms, and to dedicate one-tenth of 1% of state income tax to affordable housing funds.
Lawmakers, meanwhile, are asking voters to require initiated measures that would change the tax rate to include a table comparing their effects across income brackets and to cap income tax deductions for high-income taxpayers in order to pay for universal free school meals, among others.
Supporters of the ballot initiatives needed to submit about 125,000 valid signatures in order to place the measures on the ballot. A majority of voters need to say yes to them for them to become law.
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2022-08-26T22:36:49+00:00
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren talked Tuesday about the conference being bold and aggressive as college sports goes through a period of sweeping change, and he left the door open for more expansion after adding Southern California and UCLA in the offseason’s biggest move.
Warren’s opening remarks to begin Big Ten football media days went nearly 15 minutes before he directly mentioned the two Los Angeles schools that they will be joining the conference in 2024.
“Regarding expansion, I get asked every single day what’s next? It may include future expansion,” Warren said. “We will not expand just to expand. It will be strategic. It will add additional value to our conference.”
He added: “We are in a perpetual state of evaluating what’s next for college athletics.”
Warren also said the Big Ten is finalizing a new media rights deal that will go into effect next year, with an announcement expected “sooner rather than later.”
He dodged questions about what it could be worth to the conference but some projections have the Big Ten in position to pay out about $100 million in revenue annually to its schools in the coming years.
He did say USC and UCLA will enter the conference as full members with regards to revenue sharing. In previous expansions with Nebraska, Rutgers and Maryland, the incoming members received partial shares at first.
The West Coast additions will make the Big Ten a 16-member, coast-to-coast conference stretching from Maryland to Southern California.
“You’re going to wake up watching Big Ten football and go to bed watching Big Ten football,” Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said.
For coaches, the prospect of making long road trips was not much of a concern compared to the benefits USC and UCLA bring.
“We recruit worldwide,” said Fitzgerald, whose team opens the season in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug. 27 against Nebraska. “We have a huge alumni base in Southern California.”
Just a year ago at the first in-person Big Ten media days hosted by Warren as commissioner, the SEC dominated headlines with news that Texas and Oklahoma would be leaving the Big 12 for the Southern superconference.
The Big Ten’s counterpunch came 11 months later.
“A lot of work we’ve done on any potential expansion, we’ve done multiple years ago,” Warren said. “We’re always in a perpetual state of analyzing the goodness of fit for any institutions that were coming to the Big Ten Conference.”
Warren said Los Angeles had the largest section of Big Ten alumni outside the Midwest.
“I thought it was a very smart move for our league to get out in front of any changes that might be happening around the country,” Nebraska coach Scott Frost said.
Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck summed it up succinctly: “L.A.! Are you kidding me? That’s perfect.”
Those road trips will be a lot more complicated for the athletes in other sports that compete more frequently and not exclusively on the weekends. Especially for the West Coast schools that will have to hop at least two time zones to face any other conference member.
“We have built a Big Ten kind of readiness committee that we’ll activate here to start working with USC and UCLA to get ideas as far as what we can do,” Warren said.
“And what we’ll do is we’ll work through these next two years from a scheduling component to make sure that we create the environment that’s most healthy and holistic for our student-athletes, which is one of the reasons I’ve started the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee to be able to listen to them to say what’s important,” Warren said.
Warren reminisced about the days when his family would shop from a Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog and about the company’s long history in and around Chicago. The third-year commissioner, who received plenty of criticism of the Big Ten’s handling of the 2020 pandemic season, said he would not let the conference become an outdated business like Sears.
“Where expansion goes, I don’t know,” he said. “It is important for all of us in business to recognize that were in a time of change. I’m embracing change. I’m going to be very aggressive.”
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2022-07-27T12:47:47+00:00
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Congressman's son arrested on drug possession charge
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Congressman's son arrested on drug possession charge
Officials say an Arkansas congressman's son with a history of drug arrests and convictions has been arrested on drug possession charges.An arrest affidavit says police accompanied a probation officer to James Womack's home in Rogers on Wednesday and noticed he was sitting on a zipper-style eyeglass case.The affidavit says that when the case was opened, inside were found several syringes, a small glass vile and a small plastic bag containing what tested positive for meth.The 34-year-old son of Republican Rep. Steve Womack was charged with possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
ROGERS, Ark. —
Officials say an Arkansas congressman's son with a history of drug arrests and convictions has been arrested on drug possession charges.
An arrest affidavit says police accompanied a probation officer to James Womack's home in Rogers on Wednesday and noticed he was sitting on a zipper-style eyeglass case.
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The affidavit says that when the case was opened, inside were found several syringes, a small glass vile and a small plastic bag containing what tested positive for meth.
The 34-year-old son of Republican Rep. Steve Womack was charged with possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
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2022-07-08T16:00:32+00:00
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4029tv.com
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https://www.4029tv.com/article/congressmans-son-arrested-on-drug-possession-charge/40557240
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(The Hill) – A Fox News reporter hugged her son on camera as he came out of a Denver high school where a shooting occurred on Wednesday.
Alicia Acuna, a reporter for the station’s Denver bureau, was reporting at the scene of East High School when she saw her son. She took a moment from her work to hug him and ask him if he was alright.
“There’s no way you would have let your kid walk by,” Acuna said, referring to her brief pause in her reporting.
She said her son kept her updated about what was happening at the school, and her sister was passing on information that she was getting from her daughter.
Local police are searching for a teenager who they say shot two administrators at the school while being patted down before fleeing. The administrators were taken to the hospital with one in serious but stable condition and the other in surgery in critical condition.
Police said the student used a handgun and fired multiple shots.
Acuna has a total of three children who are students at the school, and two who graduated from it. All of her children were able to leave the school safely.
She said she was sitting at her desk working on a different story when she received texts from her son detailing the situation. The son said he was at a school assembly when police and ambulances arrived and officers began guarding the doors.
Acuna said her niece was hiding in a closet while texting with her mother.
She said she asked the school’s superintendent about the “safety plan” the alleged shooter was under, in which he was scheduled to be searched at the start of school every day. The journalist said she and many other parents were unaware that their children were going to school with someone who needed to be patted down regularly.
She said the superintendent said other parents were not told about the safety plan to protect the student’s privacy.
“As a parent, my question is, what about the safety and the concerns that we have for all of our students going in?” Acuna said. “So, there’s a tremendous amount of frustration right now with regard to this student safety plan that we didn’t know about.”
Sandra Smith, who was co-anchoring coverage of the shooting, told Acuna when she saw her son that she could step aside if she needed to. John Roberts, the other anchor, also later told Acuna that she could go be with her son or bring him to her if she needed.
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2023-03-23T13:12:48+00:00
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valleycentral.com
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https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/fox-news-reporter-hugs-son-on-camera-as-he-leaves-site-of-denver-school-shooting/
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United and Air Canada to increase summer capacity by more than 20% with new non-stop flights between Washington-Dulles and Vancouver and Calgary
MONTREAL and CHICAGO, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Air Canada and United Airlines announced today that, through their enhanced transborder joint business agreement, they will offer industry leading capacity and new routes between Canada and the U.S. for summer 2023 – including a new United-operated flight between Washington-Dulles and Calgary and a new Air Canada-operated flight between Washington-Dulles and Vancouver. The carriers have collaboratively optimized their schedules, subject to applicable government and regulatory conditions, and added more flights to provide customers greater connectivity and more flexible flight times, with over 80 transborder codeshare routes and more than 260 daily flights.
"Through our longstanding partnership with United Airlines, Air Canada has been able to offer customers ever-increasing and significant benefits. This summer, customers will have even greater choice and convenience with our joint summer schedule made possible by our airlines' new enhanced transborder agreement. Together we will offer more than 260 daily departures to the U.S, and new non-stop flights from Vancouver and Calgary to Washington-Dulles," said Mark Galardo, Senior Vice President Network Planning and Revenue Management at Air Canada. "Our coordinated schedules will provide business travelers with the convenience of hourly service and the additional comfort of a business cabin on all flights between Toronto and New York and Chicago, as well as Vancouver and San Francisco."
"We're proud of our continued work with Air Canada to provide customers with even greater transborder connectivity, including adding more flights and new direct service to Calgary and Vancouver from Washington Dulles," said Patrick Quayle, Senior Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances at United Airlines. "With schedules designed to give customers more flexibility with timing and more convenient connection options, as well as the ability to enjoy the benefits of both airlines' loyalty programs, our agreement with Air Canada makes United the premier U.S. airline for travel to Canada."
New, non-stop service between Vancouver and Washington-Dulles will begin June 1 and will be operated with an Air Canada Boeing 737 Max 8. United will also introduce a new, non-stop flight between Calgary and Washington-Dulles on June 2 on an Airbus 319. Air Canada and United will codeshare on these flights, allowing Aeroplan or MileagePlus® members to accumulate and redeem miles. Eligible customers and loyalty plan members will also be able to enjoy benefits including priority check-in, lounge access, priority boarding and other benefits where available.
The two carriers will operate more than 260 daily transborder departures in summer 2023, about a 20 percent increase in schedule capacity compared to summer 2022. The schedule will include up to 120 daily departures between the airlines' hub markets, an increase from 101 in summer 2021. Flights will be timed to offer optimized connections at both Air Canada and United's hubs and line stations.
The coordinated schedule will enable both carriers to offer shuttle-style hourly service throughout the day between key Air Canada and United hubs. The airlines will offer 29 daily flights with complementary timings between Toronto and New York/Newark and Chicago, and 11 daily flights between Vancouver and San Francisco.
The airlines' summer schedule also provides increased transborder service between the U.S. and Western Canada. There will be nine daily flights between Vancouver and New York/Newark, Houston and Chicago, and seven flights daily between Los Angeles and Vancouver. A second daily flight will be added between Calgary and both Chicago and Houston, and a second daily flight will also be added from Edmonton to Denver.
Air Canada and United will offer business class seats on every flight between their respective hubs. All eligible customers will be able to enjoy Air Canada's Maple Leaf Lounges and United's lounges, as well as the benefits of the carriers' Aeroplan and MileagePlus® loyalty programs. Additionally, customers will have a wider range of flight options with more than 80 transborder codeshare routes. Overall, customers will be able to connect to over 100 codeshare destinations in the U.S. and 25 of the most popular cities in Canada.
In July 2022, Air Canada and United announced a joint business agreement for the Canada-U.S. transborder market, building on their long-standing partnership that will give more flight options and better flight schedules to customers traveling between the two countries (coordination subject to regulatory conditions). Air Canada and United are also founding members of Star Alliance and a transatlantic joint business agreement with the Lufthansa Group.
In 2019, the U.S.-Canada transborder market was the second largest international passenger air transportation market in the world and the largest international market for both Canada and the U.S., as measured by seats.
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2023-02-23T16:43:38+00:00
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newschannel10.com
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https://www.newschannel10.com/prnewswire/2023/02/23/air-canada-united-airlines-offer-more-than-260-daily-transborder-flights-two-new-routes-this-summer/
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ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — As a deadly tornado tore through the lower Mississippi Delta, the Rev. Mary Stewart clung to a door in the hallway of her Rolling Fork home, shielding herself from the branches and chunks of debris that came flying through her shattered windows.
Friday’s storm flattened entire town blocks, but the Rolling Fork Methodist Church withstood the high winds. And so the first Sunday after the twister commenced just like any other Sunday — with congregants reaffirming their faith and finding solace together.
“We are a very religious community,” said Laura Allmon, a fourth-generation congregant. “It just means a lot for us to be able to get together and pray and be thankful for what we have.”
At least 25 people were killed and dozens were injured late Friday in Mississippi as the storm ripped through one of the poorest regions in the country, carving out a swath of destruction. Elsewhere, a man was killed in neighboring Alabama after his trailer home flipped over several times.
Their homes rendered unlivable, many Rolling Fork residents flocked Sunday to the network of churches dotting the landscape. It is a close-knit farming community bound by intergenerational ties of family and faith that form the social fabric of this rural Southern town of about 2,000.
Wayne Williams, 55, teaches construction skills at a vocational center. He was working with others Sunday to clean up some relatively minor damage at the building. Across the street, a large metal building that had been a community center was ripped apart by the tornado.
“It’s going to be a long road to recovery, to rebuild and get over all the devastation,” Williams said of his community. “With God in the mix, we will recover.”
For Rolling Fork, a rebuilding process now awaits unlike any the town has faced before. But Friday’s tornado wasn’t the first time residents have had their lives upended by the elements. In 2019, the worst flooding since 1973 drove some from their homes.
Religion is a central way residents of the Delta cope with an unpredictable climate and entrenched poverty.
“So many people here know patience from farm work,” Stewart said. “With their dependence on the rain for their crops — their livelihood — and having to leave it in God’s hands … it’s a wonderful reaffirmation that God is in control.”
Founded nearly 135 years ago, the Rolling Fork Methodist Church has long been a source of support and resilience in hard times, its members said.
Since the church building was without power Sunday morning, roughly two dozen worshipers gathered on its historic steps and bowed their heads while Stewart delivered a short sermon.
“We’re grateful, Lord, that you brought us through this storm,” she said, standing in sunshine beneath a clear blue sky. “We have a lot to do and a lot of rebuilding, and there are people that we’ve lost in our town. … We pray for their families.”
Elsewhere, President Joe Biden issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi early Sunday, making federal funding available to the hardest hit areas.
Based on early data, the tornado received a preliminary EF-4 rating, with top wind gusts between 166 mph and 200 mph (265 kph and 320 kph), according to the National Weather Service office in Jackson. Officials said the twister was on the ground for more than an hour.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves issued a state of emergency and vowed to help rebuild as he viewed the damage in the region, which boasts wide expanses of cotton, corn and soybean fields and catfish farming ponds. He spoke with Biden, who also held a call with the state’s congressional delegation.
More than a half-dozen shelters were opened in Mississippi to house displaced residents.
Just a few blocks down the road from the Rolling Fork Methodist Church, pastor Britt Williamson spoke from the pulpit at First Baptist Church, addressing rows of weary congregants. During the service, people hugged, shook hands and wiped away tears.
“The Delta is a hard soul for the gospel,” Williamson said. “Through the calamity of what happened, God has brought a plow bigger than any of these farmers could have.”
He said faith gives people something to hold onto during life’s challenges.
“We don’t want to help people just to give them a place to live. We don’t want to feed them for a day,” he said. “We want to give them an eternal home.”
Marlon Nicholas, a congregant of the church, said his family’s attendance at a local high school prom Friday night meant they stayed safe even as their home was destroyed. He said other relatives also lost their homes but escaped without serious injuries.
“Miracles,” he said.
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2023-03-27T06:12:07+00:00
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keloland.com
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https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/churches-provide-solace-in-tornado-ravaged-mississippi-delta/
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Chris Rock and Lake Bell were spotted out together on several occasions over the Fourth of July weekend. On Friday night, the 57-year-old comedian and the 43-year-old actress were snapped enjoying each other’s company while they dined at celeb hotspot Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California.
For the outing, Rock wore a white shirt with white pants and brown shoes, while Bell sported a black cropped top and black jeans. An eyewitness also tells ET that the two were seen holding hands.
A few days later, the pair was spotted out together again. In a photo obtained by TMZ, Rock and Bell had a casual brunch at Coast in Santa Monica on Sunday, and both looked relaxed during the meal.
This weekend’s outings come after Rock and Bell were spotted in St. Louis, Missouri, watching a Cardinals baseball game from the box seats on June 13.
ET has reached out to Bell and Rock's reps for comment on their recent outings.
Bell’s time with Rock follows her split from Scott Campbell. In 2020, the two shared statements on their Instagram accounts, announcing their divorce after seven years of marriage.
"After 9 years together, 7 years married, 2 sparkling children... Scott and I are ending our marriage but continuing our loving family," Bell's statement read at the time. "With respect and thoughtful guidance, we will continue to be parental comrades in arms and best friends for all of our days."
Campbell’s statement read, "Now we find ourselves ending our marriage and transitioning the love and friendship we've always had into a new chapter," he wrote in part. "All the feelings are felt. And I have invincible confidence in us as parental warriors and as best friends for all our days."
Bell and Campbell are parents of two children, Nova, 7, and Ozgood, 5.
As for Rock, he was married to Malaak Compton-Rock from 1996 to 2016. The pair are parents to Lola, 20, and Zahra, 18. Following his marriage, Rock was also romantically linked to Megalyn Echikunwok in 2020.
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2022-07-05T23:34:21+00:00
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ktvb.com
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https://www.ktvb.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/chris-rock-and-lake-bell-spotted-out-together-on-multiple-outings-in-los-angeles/603-50d26c9d-ddfd-46e1-825f-6265ca4064ae
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Latoyia Fitzpatrick is a Waukegan resident who felt confident in her work skills, believed she had something to offer to the American Place casino when it opens its temporary facility in the fall, decided to go to a job fair there Tuesday and walked away with an offer of employment.
Fitzpatrick, who was one of several job applicants to receive offers in the first 90 minutes of the fair, will be a steward in the kitchen servicing the casino’s three restaurants and other food stations.
“It’s different from my current job, and I wanted to try something different,” Fitzpatrick said. “I knew I had the skills. It feels good.”
American Place’s Meet and Eat Culinary Career Fair opened Tuesday and continues from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m. each day through Saturday at the casino’s temporary headquarters at 1645 South Waukegan Road in Waukegan in an effort to hire approximately 800 people to open the temporary facility.
Not only did participants complete applications, receive interviews on the spot and some got offers, they were also served food outside and had the opportunity to join in some games after they finished the application process.
“Culinary workers are always concerned with serving others,” Sheri Villani, American Place’s director of human resources, said. “We thought they would enjoy getting served and feeding others,” she added, referring to a food drive occurring simultaneously.
Along with seeking work and eating, people were encouraged to bring donations for the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Nicole Pace, American Place’s director of marketing, said anyone is invited to come to the event to donate non perishable food whether they are a jobseeker or not.
“This event is (primarily) for culinary workers and we decided to do something a little different,” Pace said. “They get to have lunch and play some games. This is a chance to help the community, too.”
While the event is geared toward culinary workers, Villani said if someone wants to work as a table game dealer, slot machine technician, cashier or any other position, they are welcome to apply during the event.
Villani said American Place has hired more than 100 people since it began its recruitment effort in March. Like Fitzpatrick, approximately 70% of the applicants are from Waukegan and Lake County. The jobs are not meant to be short-term while the permanent casino and hotel are built.
“We’re looking for long-term employees who will transfer to the permanent casino when it opens,” Villani said. “We are building a very diverse and inclusive workforce. We will have a great employee culture and community.”
Among the food and beverage jobs available, Villani said the company is hiring food servers, baristas for the coffee service, bartenders, cooks, bussers, stewards and more.
When the temporary casino — which will operate 24 hours a day seven days a week — opens, Villani said there will be three restaurants. One will feature American cuisine, another Asian Latin fusion fare and an upscale elevated American diner open for dinner only, with steaks and seafood.
Along with the three restaurants, Villani said there will be a coffee shop for breakfast and two bars. One bar will be an oval in the middle of the casino.
John Ferrucci, the chief operating officer of Full House Resorts, which is the parent company of American Place, said the exterior structure of the temporary casino is complete. He continues to anticipate a fall opening despite a delay laying the concrete foundation.
Both the temporary and permanent casinos will be located on 28 acres of city-owned land bordering the Fountain Square shopping center, and an additional adjacent 10 acres Full House purchased.
The 75,000-square-foot temporary casino will have 1,000 slot machines and 50 table games. Construction of the permanent building is schedule to begin after the temporary facility opens.
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2022-07-27T16:57:12+00:00
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chicagotribune.com
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-waukegan-casino-job-fair-st-0728-20220727-wuee36asfvcnzffoecwemdrkze-story.html
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Are you getting ready for some summer fun? If so, get ready to spend more money.
Just as we started getting back to normal summer activities, after two years of pandemic-limited activities, inflation is now making summer fun more expensive than ever.
Mom Melissa Taylor, while watching her kids play in a local water park, says she's struggling with the soaring costs of things like football camp.
"This is our first year doing football camp, and it is $300 for a week," she said.
Combine that with inflated gas prices, and this mom says she is really watching the spending right now.
"I have 4 kids," she said, "so i am thinking about going to places where it is just $20 to $30 for activities."
Prices are up on so many things
We're not even talking about prices at summer destinations like Disney and Universal, where a day ticket can cost $150.
Prices are up on local activities, from camps to pools to museums too. We looked at ten U.S. cities to get an idea of what people are paying for summer fun.
On average, spending looks like this:
- A single zoo ticket is $25.
- A museum ticket is $10.
- A regional theme park ticket is $38.
Marketing professor Melissa Akaka of the University of Denver says high demand is driving up ticket prices.
"There is definitely pent-up demand for getting out and doing things with your family and with your friends," she said.
The labor shortage, meantime, is affecting prices for summer activities like sports leagues and summer camps, as those organizations now have to pay more for counselors and other staffers.
"If they can't pay enough to their employees they're not gonna have enough to run these programs," she said.
Things you can do to save
So how do you cut down on rising costs? AAA's Paula Twidale says set a budget and plan ahead. And beware of unexpected food costs when you are on the road, which can add $100 a day to your summer travels.
"Between the price of gas and stopping for meals, or meals in a theme park, it gets expensive."
These are the things that are really costly when you have a family because you're feeding your family when you're on the road. She suggests you visit theme parks and museums on weekdays, or evenings for possible discounts. And always buy tickets online for lower prices.
Or look into "staycation" activities, as we did back during the 2009 recession.
That can mean frequenting your local parks, as Melissa Taylor and her 4 children are doing as much as possible.
"You pay $5 a car, we pack a lunch, and we stay all day," she said.
If gas prices and other rising costs are busting your summer budget already, you may want to consider a few more staycation adventures this summer, like the Taylor family is doing, so you don't waste your money.
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2022-05-27T11:31:52+00:00
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ksby.com
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https://www.ksby.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/summer-fun-will-be-expensive-this-year-heres-what-you-can-do
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Faedo stops Padres; Tigers' bullpen holds on for 3-1 win
Detroit — After watching the Padres’ hitters launch five home runs and score 19 runs in the two previous games, Alex Faedo made a business decision.
Just called back up from Triple-A Toledo to make the spot start Sunday, Faedo seemed steadfastly opposed to the center of the strike zone. He was on a mission to burn the edges of the strike zone, even if it meant a few more walks.
Mission accomplished.
"It's hard to say I felt like my command was pretty good today when I walk four," said Faedo, who blanked the Padres over six innings, helping the Tigers salvage the finale, 3-1, in front of 24,523 eventually wet fans at Comerica Park. "But I was around the zone. I thought my misses were just off, so they were quality misses.
"A lineup like that, one through nine they have guys who not only hit it out of the yard but they hit gaps and do everything with the stick, I feel you have to be able to stay out of the middle. That's why my approach was to live or die on the corners."
He did walk four but allowed only one hit, a two-out double to Jake Cronenworth in the second inning. He only posted two strikeouts and got just three swinging strikes. But, he induced seven ground balls, three of which were converted into double plays.
It was artful dodging at its best.
"When the double-plays follow the walks, it feels that way, for sure," manager AJ Hinch said. "He hung in there mentally and physically to get through a lineup he hasn't seen a ton but one he saw do damage the last couple of nights and he knows the names.
"He stayed locked in mentally and got some really big outs, especially in the sixth. We extended him as far as we possibly could and asked a lot out of him and he delivered."
Faedo had got through the fifth, going through the Padres order twice, in 81 pitches. Hinch, with his bullpen taxed by the Padres' offensive onslaught the last two nights, rolled the dice and let him pitch the sixth, facing the top of the order again.
"I try not to look ahead," Faedo said. "But after the fifth, I felt like I had a quick inning. So I was able to possibly go back out there. My pitch-count was good enough. I felt like I had a chance so my mind was ready for the sixth. I felt like, not that I earned the sixth, but I felt like I was prepared for it."
He was. He walked Ha-Seong Kim to start the inning but got Fernando Tatis, Jr., to bounce into a 5-4-3 double-play.
"They made some great plays behind me and (catcher Eric) Haase called a great game," Faedo said. "That double-play between (third baseman Zach) McKinstry and (second baseman Andy) Ibanez was nuts how fast they turned it."
The Tigers offense was contained in two early innings, but they were the ones hitting balls over the wall this time. Against Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove, who had allowed only eight home runs in 85.1 innings in his first 15 starts, Spencer Torkelson and Ibanez both took him deep to left field.
Torkelson launched a 3-2 slider into the Tigers bullpen for his team-leading 15th homer. Ibanez led off the third inning slashing a first-pitch cutter 405 feet into the seats in left. It was his seventh.
The Tigers added a second run in the third on some aggressive base-running by Riley Greene. He singled with two outs. After Torkelson walked, Kerry Carpenter laced a ball to the right side of the infield. It left his bat at 102 mph and it went through second baseman Kim and into right field.
Tatis, Jr., who has nine outfield assists this year, charged it and made a strong throw to the plate. Greene, with a head-first slide to the back corner, beat the tag of catcher Gary Sanchez.
"That's a daring move because of Tatis," Hinch said. "He arguably has the best arm and he's usually on the mark. We were fortunate there. By having some aggressiveness we put pressure on everybody and got away with it. But you have to take chances like that.
"Rarely do you want to test him but with two outs and with Joe Musgrove on the mound, that was the right time to do it."
The Padres broke through in the seventh inning against right-handed reliever Beau Brieske. Xander Bogaerts doubled and scored on a two-out single by Sanchez.
Jason Foley pitched a quick, clean eighth and handed the baton to Alex Lange. He dispatched Juan Soto and Manny Machado on four pitches before things got tense. First, the rain, which held off until the end, started coming down heavily.
"It was a thick rain," Hinch said. "It was annoying. It wasn't a sprinkle and it wasn't a wipeout downpour. Alex has had the unfortunate luck a couple of times where we had those types of elements. We knew it was coming. We just needed to get through that inning."
Haase said the rain was so heavy that the umpire's ball bag was soaked. He was throwing new wet balls back to Lange on the mound. Lange was trying to keep the ball dry by covering it up with his glove hand and forearm when he came set on the mound.
It was a factor. He walked Bogaerts with two outs and shortstop Javier Baez misplayed a routine ground ball from Cronenworth. The ball slipped out of his hand when he went to throw.
That brought Sanchez to the plate. A first-pitch wild pitch put the tying run on second base. With rain falling and the crowd standing, Lange threw seven straight curveballs.
"If it wasn't raining and he wasn't struggling really hard, maybe I would have mixed a changeup down below the zone or a heater up to move his eyes," Haase said. "But the good part for us was, his breaking ball, some were backing up and some were really sharp. We were feeling for any kind of tack we could get.
"But it had the effect of kind of mixing it up by himself."
Sanchez popped up the seventh curveball into shallow center for the final out of Lange's 17th save.
"It wasn't tough to watch that, not with (Lange) throwing," Faedo said. "I have the utmost respect and confidence in him. I've been watching him pitch his tail off since my freshman year of college (when Lange was at LSU and Faedo at Florida). When he toes the rubber, I feel as confident as I am in anyone."
Faedo was summoned to extend the Tigers' rotation for possibly the next couple of times through. That was done in order to give Tarik Skubal, coming back off flexor tendon surgery, an extra day of rest between starts. Also, the Tigers are going to need to slot another starter in if either Eduardo Rodriguez or Michael Lorenzen get traded.
"I think Alex is settling in," Hinch said. "He knows what he needs to do and how he has to use his pitches. I'm just seeing him growing and maturing. He was laser-focused today. You know, we want these guys to take steps forward and a lot of times we want quantum leaps.
"But sometimes it's just putting one foot in front of the other. Today was an example of Alex controlling what he can control."
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2023-07-23T20:00:33+00:00
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detroitnews.com
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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2023/07/23/faedo-stops-padres-tigers-bullpen-holds-on-for-3-1-win/70453056007/
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A report that the COVID-19 virus leaked from a lab in China is the latest former right wing “conspiracy theory” that’s gaining traction and undermining trust in government.
Whether it’s the effectiveness of masks, vaccine mandates or lockdowns, new evidence suggests that what once were viewed as “debunked” theories and banned on Facebook are now grounded in reality.
The latest turnabout comes from an Energy Department report that the COVID-19 epidemic that rocked the world most likely began after an accidental leak in China by scientists studying coronaviruses.
Conservatives have been saying this for years but were labeled as racist conspiracy theorists and kooks by mainstream media and censored by social media companies. The Washington Post called it a “debunked” theory and others called out supporters of the theory – including President Donald Trump – as racist because they blamed the Chinese.
But this week, the Wall Street Journal and New York Times both reported the news that the Energy Department changed its belief about the origins of the virus, which previously was attributed to spreading by bats at live markets in Wuhan.
Now the government agency – agreeing with a conclusion by the FBI – lays the blame on researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, although it says it has only “low confidence” in the conclusion.
But it was enough to start a fierce debate over censorship in social media and the erosion of trust in the U.S. government, the CDC, the Biden administration and big Pharma.
There’s no doubt that COVID-19 cost hundreds of thousands of lives. But three years after the government instituted lockdowns and vaccine mandates, there are now serious questions about whether those even worked. The new doubts about COVID measures could even seep into the 2024 presidential race where Donald Trump and Joe Biden could face off again.
The widely read medical publication the Lancet just published findings that suggested natural immunity is as effective as two doses of vaccine in preventing people from getting reinfected or serious illness from COVID.
The findings support “the idea that those with a documented infection should be treated similarly to those who have been fully vaccinated with high quality vaccines,” reported the research team, which was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
So much for vaccine mandates, which cost thousands their jobs and livelihoods – as well as brought serious derision to those who questioned the mandates.
Another new study from Stanford University also revealed that the lockdown and closure of schools brought more severe mental health problems like anxiety and depression to kids deprived of a proper in person education.
Teenagers’ brains actually aged faster from going through the stress of COVID-19 lockdowns, the study reported.
“We already know from global research that the pandemic has adversely affected mental health in youth, but we didn’t know what, if anything it was doing physically to their brains,” the author of the study, Professor Ian Gotlib, said.
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2023-02-28T12:17:54+00:00
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bostonherald.com
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https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/28/battenfeld-origins-of-covid-the-latest-conspiracy-theory-proved-right/
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Massachusetts woman discovers Celtics Hall of Famer's trophy in home
A Massachusetts woman who lives in a Cape Cod home that was once owned by a Boston Celtics Hall of Famer has been working to connect with him after she made a historic discovery.
Kate Conway was renovating the kitchen in her home last year when she found an award behind the built-in ovens.
The hard-to-read inscription on the trophy made reference to N.Y. University alumni with Celtics Hall of Famer Tom "Satch" Sanders' name on it.
"Behind the double ovens there was a space, and there was a gap at the top, and we suspect this was on top displayed and somebody reached for it and knocked back into that space," Conway said.
Sanders sold the house in 2003, so the trophy bowl has been in hiding for at least 20 years.
"I always thought about the place in Bourne being a real favorite of mine simply because when I drove up to it, I felt so relaxed," Sanders said.
"That should crumble right in your hands that's how old it is," Sanders told Conway, who was united with the Celtics great on a call Thursday.
"We were thinking about taking down another wall, watch there be another trophy behind that one," Conway joked with Sanders.
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2022-11-12T18:16:15+00:00
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4029tv.com
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https://www.4029tv.com/article/massachusetts-woman-discovers-celtics-hall-of-famers-trophy-in-home/41942802
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(The Conversation) – E-commerce may make shopping more convenient, but it has a dark side that most consumers never see.
Say you order an electric toothbrush for Father’s Day and two shirts for yourself from Amazon. You unpack your order and discover that the electric toothbrush won’t charge and only one shirt fits you. So, you decide to return the unwanted shirt and the electric toothbrush.
Returns like this might seem simple, and often they’re free for the consumer. But managing those returns can get costly for retailers, so much so that many returned items are simply thrown out.
In 2022, returns cost retailers about US$816 billion in lost sales. That’s nearly as much as the U.S. spent on public schools and almost twice the cost of returns in 2020. The return process, with transportation and packaging, also generated about 24 million metric tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions in 2022.
Together, costs and emissions create a sustainability problem for retailers and the planet.
As a supply chain management researcher, I follow developments in retail logistics. Let’s take a closer look inside the black box of product returns.
Returns start with miles of transportation
So, you repackaged your unwanted shirt and the electric toothbrush and drove them to UPS, which has an agreement with Amazon for free returns. Now what?
UPS transports those items to the retailer’s warehouses dedicated to processing returns. This step of the process costs the retailer money – 66% of the cost of a $50 item by one estimate – and emits carbon dioxide as trucks and planes carry items hundreds of miles. The plastic, paper or cardboard from the return package becomes waste.
Processing a return takes two to three times longer than initially shipping the item – it has to be unpacked, inspected, repacked and rerouted. That adds more to the cost to the company, especially in a tight labor market. Workers have to manually unpack the items, inspect them and, based on the return reason, decide what will happen next.
Restocking and reselling means more miles
If a warehouse worker decides the shirt in our example can be resold, the shirt will be repackaged and sent to another warehouse.
Once another consumer orders the shirt, it will be ready to be packed and shipped.
In-store returns can significantly cut warehouse and transportation costs, but driving to a brick-and-mortar store might not be convenient for the consumer. Only about a quarter of online purchases are returned in person to the store.
Refurbishing, if repair costs less than the product
If the item is defective, like the electric toothbrush in our example, the warehouse worker might send it back to the manufacturer for fixing and refurbishing. It would be repackaged and loaded on a truck and possibly a plane to be sent to the manufacturer, leading to more carbon dioxide emissions.
If the electric toothbrush can be repaired, the refurbished product is ready to be sold into the consumer market again – often at a lower price.
Refurbishing returned products helps to achieve a closed-loop supply chain where products are reused rather than disposed of as waste, making the process more sustainable than buying a new item.
Sometimes, however, repairs cost more than the product can be resold for. When it is more expensive to restock or refurbish a product, it may be cheaper for the retailer to throw the item away.
Landfills are a common end for returns
If the company can’t resell the shirt or refurbish the electric toothbrush economically, the outlook for these items is grim. Some are sold in bulk to discount stores. Often, returned products simply end up in landfills, sometimes overseas.
In 2019, about 5 billion pounds of waste from returns were sent to landfills, according to an estimate by the return technology platform Optoro. By 2022, the estimated waste had nearly doubled to about 9.5 billion pounds.
Era of free returns might not last
In the past, customers who wanted to return items by mail were often expected to do so on their own dime. That changed after Amazon began offering free returns and providing easy-to-use drop-off locations at UPS or Kohl’s stores. Other retailers followed suit to compete, with many seeing free returns as a way to keep shoppers coming back.
But that pendulum may be starting to swing back. The percentage of retailers charging to ship returns increased from 33% to 41% in 2022.
Retailers are trying several other techniques to lower the return rate, waste and losses, which ultimately come back to consumers in the form of higher prices.
Some retailers have shortened the return window, limited frequented returns or stopped offering free returns. Other strategies include virtual dressing rooms and clearer fitting guides, which can help reduce clothing returns, as can high-quality photos and videos that reflect size and color accurately. If consumers use those tools and pay attention to sizing, they can help cut down on retail’s growing climate footprint.
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2023-06-18T19:33:47+00:00
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localsyr.com
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