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Building upon the success on Kickstarter, JMGO is now bringing cinema-grade visuals and unparalleled portability to audiences worldwide
SHENZHEN, China, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JMGO, a pioneer of smart projectors, proudly announces the launch of the N1 Series, a collection of triple color laser gimbal projectors, on Amazon US and its global website.
The N1 Series projectors, comprising the N1 Ultra, N1 Pro, and N1, feature JMGO's state-of-the-art triple color laser engine and incorporate an integrated gimbal design, delivering a captivating cinematic experience anywhere, anytime. Rated at 800 CVIA Lumens1, the N1 is a portable 1080P lifestyle projector that can be effortlessly carried single-handedly. The N1 Pro enhances the picture quality with its higher brightness of 1,500 CVIA Lumens and native 1080P resolution. As the flagship model, the N1 Ultra projects a brilliant 4K image at 2,200 CVIA Lumens and has already gained significant acclaim and support from movie enthusiasts, renowned technology publications, and even filmmakers through an immensely successful crowdfunding campaign.
Cinema-grade Visuals Trusted by Oscar-winning Filmmakers
Following the triumphant conclusion of the crowdfunding project in April, the "performance beast" has reached the hands of early backers, many of whom have begun sharing their firsthand experiences on social media. Notably, Academy-Award-winning filmmakers Adam Leipzig, Edd Lukas, and Rachel Morrison have enthusiastically embraced the N1 Ultra, both in their homes and workplaces.
"The acknowledgment we have received from movie enthusiasts, professional producers, and independent reviews affirms that triple color laser technology is the right path to pursue," said Will Wang, Chief Product Office of JMGO. "Through continuous innovation in optical technology, we aim to lead and transform the projector industry."
A Performance Beast Powered by Proprietary Laser Technology
At the heart of the N1 Series lies the cutting-edge MALC (Microstructure Adaptive Laser Control) Triple Color Laser Optics, a revolutionary optical technology that JMGO's engineers have spent two years developing and perfecting. Laser technology stands as the most advanced and powerful projection light source and has been widely adopted in high-end theaters. Laser-based projectors offer unparalleled brightness, contrast, and color gamut coverage that LED models can hardly match, all while demonstrating remarkable durability compared to lamp-based projectors. The N1 Series harnesses triple color laser, the finest laser solution that directly emits three distinct lasers—red, green, and blue—to produce a broad color gamut at 110% BT.2020 with utmost accuracy (Delta E<1), eliminating the need for a phosphor wheel or filters. The remarkable performance of the MALC laser engine has garnered recognition and recommendations from esteemed reviewers at Trusted Reviews, Android Central, Gizmodo, and more.
JMGO's proprietary optical technology further enhances the experience offered by triple color laser technology. In close collaboration with Nichia, JMGO has developed the Modularized Laser Stacking Technology, providing 10 to 15% higher optical efficiency, reducing the size by 40%, and lowering production costs by 30%. Consequently, JMGO has successfully compacted the laser engine into a sleek case, making triple color laser projectors, often associated with premium offerings, accessible to a broader range of users.
JMGO also introduces the Dynamic Light Speckle Reducer Technology (LSR) to address the common challenge of laser speckles faced by triple color laser projectors. This module leverages random and frequent vibration of a diffuser to counteract the interference between the red, green, and blue beams, which causes laser speckles. As a result, it effectively reduces the distracting artifacts by over 96%.
Additionally, the MALC laser engine incorporates the Quad Layered Diffuser System, utilizing a diffuser lens with 400 miniature partitions to achieve a brightness uniformity of over 95%, surpassing the industry average of 85%.
Next-level Portability and Adjustability
The N1 Series empowers users to take the triple color laser-powered cinema experience with them wherever they go. Unlike most portable models available on the market, which often require additional objects like books to adjust the projection angle, JMGO's designers have ingeniously integrated the laser-powered cinema into a gimbal-like stand. This innovation allows the projector to pan and tilt horizontally and vertically, offering users the flexibility to enjoy their favorite shows on the ceiling by simply pointing the lens upward, without the need for a dedicated stand.
Setting up the projector is a breeze—users only need to point the lens at the desired projection surface, akin to operating a spotlight. As the angle changes, the Instant Gimbal-like Display Correction runs concurrently to ensure a sharp and focused image. Whether users are relaxing at home, hosting backyard parties, or venturing into the great outdoors, the N1 Series is always ready to keep them entertained.
Pricing and Availability
The N1 Ultra, N1 Pro, and N1 can be purchased on Amazon US and JMGO's global website at prices of US$2,299, US$1,699, and US$999, respectively. The N1 Series will also launch on Amazon France and Germany in July.
About JMGO
Since 2011, JMGO has committed to delivering immersive large-screen experiences in diverse forms of portability and versatility. Integrating functional design and high-quality entertainment, JMGO strives to build an industry-first all-in-one home entertainment ecosystem that encompasses terminal + content + platform + software to a global market.
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- CVIA Lumens is the latest brightness standard set by the China Video Industry Association. It specifies the measurement of brightness with a color temperature ranging from 6000K to 18000K, and the color deviation value Duv should not exceed ±0.015, based on 9-point testing of the white field.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rookie Malik Willis threw the first touchdown of his NFL career and the Tennessee Titans beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13-3 Saturday night in their exhibition home opener.
The Titans (1-1) want to see if the third-round draft pick out of Liberty can develop quickly enough to back up veteran Ryan Tannehill this season. This was Willis' second straight start, and he showed more patience by staying in and moving around the pocket. Willis still was sacked three times while playing a series into the third quarter.
Willis also had nearly as many runs as completed passes yet again. He ran five times for 42 yards with a long of 24 yards to set up the first field goal and was 7 of 17 for 80 yards passing with a 75.6 passer rating. He capped Tennessee's final drive of the first half by finding fellow rookie Chig Okonkwo with a 6-yard pass for the first TD of both their pro careers.
Veteran Ryan Succop, trying to hold off Jose Borregales, sneaked a 52-yard field goal over the crossbar late in the third quarter for the Bucs (0-2).
Tannehill, running back Derrick Henry, center Ben Jones, receiver Robert Woods, All-Pro safety Kevin Byard and Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons all wore ballcaps instead of helmets. Rookie Nicholas Petit-Frere started at right tackle trying to beat out Dillon Radunz for the job, then moved to the left side after veteran Taylor Lewan left.
Tampa Bay had its own lengthy list of starters missing led by Tom Brady out for a second straight preseason game in his personal break from the Bucs. Julio Jones, who took part in both joint practices against the Titans, watched from the sideline along with fellow receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.
With so many starters out, the teams failed to convert their first nine third downs combined. The Titans outgained the Bucs 145-95 in total offense with Tennessee scoring 10 points off turnovers by halftime.
With Brady out, Blaine Gabbert started and played the first two series going 3 of 5 passing for 13 yards. Kyle Trask finished the game and threw for 105 yards. But he was intercepted just before halftime for a second straight week.
GREAT RETURNS
The Titans have their punt returner in Kyle Philips. The fifth-round pick out of UCLA looked to make a rookie mistake by stepping back into the end zone to field his first punt, then slipped through for a 26-yard return. He went 15 yards on his next opportunity. On his third chance, Philips made the first defender miss on his way to a 35-yard return.
REAL COMPETITION
Rookie punter Ryan Stonehouse is pushing three-time Pro Bowler Brett Kern thanks to his impressive hangtime on his punts. The Titans stepped up the competition by having Stonehouse hold on field goal attempts, and the rookie held for the two field goals and one extra point by Bullock. Kern handled the first two punts. Stonehouse also had a 68-yard punt on his first attempt and averaged 47 yards on four punts.
When Stonehouse bobbled a snap in the fourth quarter, the rookie picked up the ball and ran 24 yards for a first down.
INJURIES
Tampa Bay guard Aaron Stinnie, a former Tennessee player, was carted off the field late in the third quarter after hurting his left leg. Titans safety Joshua Kalu hurt a groin muscle earlier in the third and didn't return.
UP NEXT
Bucs: visit Indianapolis on Aug. 27.
Titans: wrap up the preseason hosting Arizona on Aug. 27.
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Cindy Williams, an American actor who had been in the entertainment industry for over five decades, died on Jan. 25 at the age of 75 following a brief illness. Her most iconic role was that of Shirley Feeney on the popular ’70s sitcom “Laverne & Shirley” alongside Penny Marshall.
“The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable sadness that could never truly be expressed,” her children said in a statement released through family spokeswoman Liza Cranis. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.”
Williams was born in Van Nuys, California, on Aug. 22, 1947. She began acting in church and high school productions as a teen. After high school, Williams graduated from Los Angeles City College with a theater arts degree. She then landed several roles on television shows, including “Room 222,” “Nanny and the Professor” and “Love, American Style.” She made her big screen debut in George Lucas’ 1973 classic “American Graffiti.”
During this time, Williams first auditioned for the role of Shirley Feeney on “Laverne & Shirley.” The show aired from 1976-1983 and ran for 178 episodes. During its run, Williams received multiple awards, including Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her portrayal of Shirley Feeney.
Williams was married to singer Bill Hudson from 1982 until 2000, who was previously married to Goldie Hawn and is also the father of actors Kate and Oliver Hudson. Williams and Hudson had two children together.
In recent years, Williams has continued to stay active as an actress on both stage and screen. Last year, she appeared in a one-woman stage show called “Me, Myself and Shirley,” in which she shared memories of her career.
Cindy Williams is survived by her two children, Emily and Zachary Hudson.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was out for Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals Monday night against the Golden State Warriors with a right knee injury.
Coach Taylor Jenkins made the announcement during his pregame media session. Just more than an hour before game time, Morant posted on Twitter an emoji of a bear in support of the Grizzlies. Then he later added: “stand tall. stay solid. – God wouldn’t put something hard in your life if he thought you weren’t strong enough to get thru it.”
Jenkins said Morant would still be considered day to day while undergoing further evaluation and treatment. So his status is unclear for Wednesday’s Game 4 back in Memphis. The team has called it soreness in the right knee for Morant, who missed time during the season with the injury.
“We’re going to continue to work with our doctors on trying to figure out what’s going on,” Jenkins said.
“Obviously he’s disappointed he can’t be out there to play with his guys and represent the city of Memphis, but his spirits are in a good place,” Jenkins added. “He understands the situation right now. He knows his teammates, and his coaches, and the staff here are going to have his back for tonight’s game. Obviously disappointed not going to be out there to compete with us but his spirits are in a pretty good place.”
The Grizzlies are 20-5 without the All-Star this season. He scored 47 points in Memphis’ 106-101 Game 2 win.
Morant had been listed as doubtful to play after re-injuring his troublesome knee on a play with Jordan Poole that the teams have debated from the Grizzlies’ 142-112 loss Saturday night that gave Golden State a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven series.
Morant limped off with 6:19 remaining in the game after Poole grabbed at the knee on a play the Warriors guard said was simply an effort to strip the ball.
Afterward, Morant posted and later deleted a video of the play on his Twitter feed with the words “broke the code,” a reference Warriors coach Steve Kerr had used five days earlier when Dillon Brooks’ hard foul in Game 2 sidelined Gary Payton II.
Kerr tested positive for COVID-19 and wasn’t available to coach. Associate head coach Mike Brown, named Sacramento Kings coach on Sunday, stepped in for Kerr.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Wildfires have engulfed large areas in Russia’s Ural mountains and in Siberia this week, with authorities promising to swiftly contain them.
A total of over 54,000 hectares of forests in the Sverdlovsk region in the Urals were on fire as of Monday morning, according to local authorities. More than 4,800 firefighters have been battling the blaze, with some 6,000 volunteers helping them.
Head of Russia’s Federal Forestry Agency Ivan Sovetnikov said Monday he expected “most major fires in the region to be contained and put out” within two to three days. It wasn’t immediately clear if such a goal was too optimistic: on Sunday night, the area engulfed in flames stood at 33,000 hectares, but it grew significantly overnight.
In the neighboring Kurgan region, the fires have already destroyed more than 300 residential houses and 3,900 other buildings, Russia’s state news agency Tass reported, citing local emergency officials.
Kurgan Governor Vadim Shumkov said a number of people had been killed and injured by the fires, without specifying how many, and called the situation in the region “very difficult.” Russia’s Emergency Minister Alexander Kurenkov flew out to Kurgan on Monday morning and reported that most of the fires in the region had been contained.
In the Siberian region of Omsk, local authorities have declared a regional state of emergency because of the fires. Local media reported that the city of Omsk, the regional capital, has been covered with a thick layer of smoke since Monday morning.
In the neighboring Tyumen region, 12 wildfires raged as of Monday morning. Tyumen authorities also declared a state of emergency on Sunday.
“Every day we register new sources of wildfires and forest fires. All this is exacerbated by very hot dry weather and strong winds,” Tyumen Governor Alexander Moor said on Sunday.
In recent years, Russia has experienced especially widespread forest fires, which experts blame on unusually dry summers and high temperatures.
The experts also blame a 2007 decision to disband a federal aviation network tasked with spotting and combating fires. Its assets were turned over to the regional authorities, leading to the force’s rapid decline and attracting much criticism.
The government later reversed the move and reestablished the federal agency in charge of monitoring forests from the air. However, its resources remain limited, making it hard to survey the massive forests of Siberia and the Far East.
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Are bedpans or fracture pans best?
Wondering whether bedpans or fracture pans are better for your situation? Bedpans are meant for those patients who have issues with incontinence or are confined to a bed for an illness, surgery or injury, while fracture pans are specifically meant for those with hip issues. It’s important to understand the benefits and disadvantages of each type of bedpan, as well as the best products.
Bedpans
There is a diverse range of different bedpans to choose from, with features and modifications to make it easier on both the senior or patient and the caregiver. There are a few things you should consider when you are purchasing a bedpan, including the overall design, the materials used, the comfort level of the product, and whether it is developed for caregiver use. Bedpans usually range in price from about $10-$25, depending on the features built into the bedpan.
Bedpan pros
There are a number of benefits to using bedpans. For example, bedpans can help in situations involving emergency incontinence, allowing a patient to urinate near the bed without needing to rush to the bathroom. They also tend to be very cost-effective, help patients maintain their health and hygiene, and make waste disposal easier for both the patient and the caregiver.
Bedpan cons
That being said, there are a few disadvantages to using bedpans. For instance, many bedpans are too small or shallow for some patients and some bedpans don’t work well for immobile patients due to their height, so you should keep these considerations in mind when looking for the right bedpan for your own needs and situation.
The best bedpans
Vakly Extra Large Contour Bariatric Bedpan
This extra-large bedpan provides a nonstick surface that is easy to clean with everyday household cleaners. The affordable, latex-free bedpan is also durable, while being comfortable for the user with rounded edges.
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YUMSUM Firm Thick Stable PP Bedpan
This hospital-quality bedpan is super durable and easy to use with a weight capacity of up to 220 pounds. The bedpan also has smooth, rounded edges for maximum comfort, and you can use it in an autoclave for deep cleaning.
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This bariatric bedpan is well-constructed, well-designed, comfortable and easy to use. Seniors and other individuals are able to use the bedpan, either on their own or with the help of a caregiver, because the bedpan is easy to position and manipulate.
Sold by Amazon
Fracture pans
Fracture bedpans, or fracture pans, are smaller than traditional bedpans and have one flat end. These bedpan products are specifically created for patients and individuals who are recovering from a hip fracture or hip replacement. This kind of bedpan can also be used by patients who are not able to roll over or raise their hips high enough for a traditional bedpan. Fracture bedpans typically range in price from about $7-$15.
Fracture pan pros
One of the biggest benefits of fracture bedpans is that they are specifically built for people who are recovering from hip replacement or have had a hip fracture. The traditional bedpan might be too high for some individuals who are unable to raise their hips or roll over.
Fracture pan cons
On the other hand, there are some disadvantages to fracture bedpans. For example, some fracture bedpans are too shallow, since they need to be made lower for patients who can’t raise their hips. This lack of depth means that there might not be enough space for the patient’s urine. Another drawback is that some fracture pans are too small for some individuals.
The best fracture pans
Medpro Fracture Bedpan with Plastic Guard and Built-In Handles
This affordable fracture pan is convenient for both the patient and the caregiver and is a great size for both smaller adults and children. The handles on the bedpan also help with removal and placement, and you can use the bedpan with liners.
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Dynarex Plastic Bedpans for Fracture or Hip Replacement
This affordable fracture pan comes in a beautiful mauve color and is perfect for patients recovering from a hip fracture or hip replacement. The bedpan is inexpensive and lightweight, weighing only 8 ounces.
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This teal hip fracture bedpan has an easy-grip handle on both the front and sides for more comfortable use for fracture and immobile patients. The lightweight, molded plastic is easy to clean, and the tapered front can be positioned without needing to move the patient.
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Comfort Axis Portable Fracture Bedpan with Built-In Handle
This grey fracture bedpan is perfect for immobile patients and contoured for the patient’s comfort. The bedpan is durable, easy to clean and carry, lightweight and odor-resistant and features a built-in handle.
Sold by Amazon
Portable Fracture Bedpan with Plastic Guard
This smaller bedpan features a tapered front that makes it easy to slide under the body and an excellent option for immobile patients. The bedpan is also durable and easy to clean with a nonstick surface.
Sold by Amazon
Should you get a bedpan or a fracture pan?
There are benefits and drawbacks to both bedpans and fracture bedpans, but the bottom line is that traditional bedpans are best for people with no hip replacements or fractures, while fracture bedpans are specifically built for those recovering from a hip replacement or hip fracture.
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Snow Squall Warning issued December 9 at 9:23AM MST until December 9 at 10:00AM MST by NWS Pocatello ID
The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for…
Northwestern Caribou County in southeastern Idaho…
Northeastern Oneida County in southeastern Idaho…
Bannock County in southeastern Idaho…
Power County in southeastern Idaho…
Southeastern Bingham County in southeastern Idaho…
Northeastern Cassia County in southeastern Idaho…
* Until 1000 AM MST.
* At 920 AM MST, a dangerous snow squall was located over Fort Hall
Bannock Creek Lodge, or 9 miles southwest of Pocatello, moving
southeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD…Intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
Interstate 15 will be affected from Fort Hall to north of Malad
City.
Locations impacted include…
Pocatello, McCammon, Lava Hot Springs, Chesterfield Reservoir,
eastern American Falls Reservoir, Chubbuck, Inkom, Downey, Arimo,
Rockland, Fort Hall Bannock Creek Lodge, Pocatello Airport, Fort Hall
Putnam Lodge, Fort Hall Buffalo Lodge, Fort Hall Eagle Lodge, Fort
Hall Bannock Peak, Portneuf Gap, Fort Hall Townsite, Fort Hall Mount
Putnam and Virginia.
REduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.
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WFO MEDFORD Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
421 AM PDT Tue Aug 16 2022
...Abundant Lightning On Dry Fuels Expected Wednesday...
.Instability increases Wednesday with scattered thunderstorms
possible. Thunderstorms are expected to start dry, and become
wetter in time. In addition to the threat of new fire starts, a
dry and unstable layer will support gusty and erratic outflow winds
with any thunderstorms. Plume-dominated fire activity will be
possible with new or existing fires due to hot, dry and unstable
conditions.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285...624 AND 625...
* Impacts: Lightning and high fire danger will likely result in
new fire starts. Gusty thunderstorm winds could contribute to
fire spread. Despite rainfall, initial attack resources could be
overwhelmed and holdover fires are possible.
* Affected area:
In Northern CA Fire Zones...280...281...284...285.
In South Central OR Fire Zones...624...625.
In Southwest OR Fire Zones...617...621...622...623.
* Winds: South to southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Winds becoming
variable and gusty with locally strong thunderstorm gusts.
* Thunderstorms: Possible scattered in coverage with abundant
lightning.
* View the hazard area in detail at:
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD
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Private Wealth Systems only vendor to be shortlisted as best-in-class for three categories in 2023 Private Asset Management Awards
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Private Wealth Systems, a multi-asset class portfolio management and reporting platform uniquely designed for ultra-high net worth (UHNW) individuals, family offices, foundations and accountants, today announced it has been shortlisted as a top technology vendor in the 2023 Private Asset Management (PAM) Awards. Private Wealth Systems is recognized in three categories, including: best Multi-Asset Class Portfolio Management System, best Reporting Solution and best Technology Platform for Family Offices. The PAM awards recognize excellence in UHNW and family office solutions innovation. Companies shortlisted excel in addressing the complexities of managing and reporting on private asset class investments.
"We are pleased to be the only technology platform shortlisted in three PAM award categories, validating the breadth and depth of our portfolio management technology and reporting solution for family offices," said Craig Pearson, CEO of Private Wealth Systems. "The Private Wealth Systems platform is uniquely designed for UHNW investors and family offices looking to transform investment data aggregation, improve data validation and accuracy, and gain faster portfolio insights through daily performance reporting and modeling capabilities. Family offices turn to Private Wealth Systems to achieve greater efficiency, data accuracy and portfolio visibility their previous technology was unable to support."
In addition to its success working with single- and multi-family offices, Private Wealth Systems has gained market recognition as the go-to UHNW portfolio management and reporting solution for UHNW individuals, foundations, accountants and private banks. Its success and continuous commitment to innovation, data accuracy and portfolio evolution has led to multiple awards, including the 2022 Family Wealth Report (FWR) Awards.
Private Wealth Systems is reimagining the world of ultra-high net worth portfolio management through a cloud-based platform uniquely designed to improve efficiency, accuracy and agility. UHNW individuals, family offices and private banks leverage Private Wealth Systems to transform how they aggregate investment data, validate data accuracy, report on multi-asset class portfolio performance and evolve complex investment portfolios over time. Private Wealth Systems' UHNW portfolio management technology platform provides critical insights investors need to effectively manage portfolio performance, risk and liquidity – delivering an accurate pulse of the portfolio. Visit privatewealthsystems.com.
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California continues to deal with treacherous weather. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sheriff William Honsal of Humboldt County, Calif., about what residents are experiencing.
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California continues to deal with treacherous weather. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sheriff William Honsal of Humboldt County, Calif., about what residents are experiencing.
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NEW YORK — Kodai Senga allowed one hit through seven dominant innings and Francisco Lindor homered to help the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Tuesday night in the first meeting this season between the NL East rivals.
Eduardo Escobar added an RBI single and Mets center fielder Brandon Nimmo robbed Nick Castellanos of a potential home run with a leaping catch at the fence.
Senga (5-3) struck out nine and permitted one baserunner — a soft single by Kody Clemens that fell in front of left fielder Tommy Pham in the third.
The rookie right-hander from Japan got six strikeouts with his disappearing “ghost forkball” and set a career high for innings in his 10th major league start.
Adam Ottavino worked a hitless eighth, getting a huge lift when rookie Francisco Álvarez threw out fellow catcher J.T. Realmuto trying to steal second after a leadoff walk.
Realmuto was initially ruled safe, but the call was overturned following a replay review that clearly showed an acrobatic tag by second baseman Jeff McNeil. It was the first caught stealing this season with Ottavino on the mound after 10 successful attempts by opponents.
David Robertson gave up a one-out single in the ninth before getting Bryson Stott to ground into a game-ending double play for his ninth save in 10 chances.
Philadelphia got 6 2/3 encouraging innings from left-hander Ranger Suárez (0-2), who entered with a 9.82 ERA.
Lindor homered off Suárez leading off the fourth and Escobar greeted Connor Brogdon by poking an RBI single between two infielders with two outs in the seventh. Castellanos saved two more runs with a sliding catch in right-center to rob Nimmo.
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Phillies: DH Bryce Harper received a planned rest to give him consecutive days off, including Monday's off day. ... 3B Alec Bohm was back in the lineup after sitting out Sunday night in Atlanta with hamstring tightness. ... LHP José Alvarado (elbow inflammation) is scheduled to throw batting practice on the field Wednesday. He could begin a rehab assignment after that and return to Philadelphia's bullpen following one or two minor league outings. ... 1B Darick Hall (sprained right thumb) and C Rafael Marchán (right hamate fracture) were set to begin rehab assignments with Class A Clearwater — weather permitting. Hall was slated to be the DH. ... RHP Nick Nelson (left glute) will throw batting practice Wednesday. Additional testing determined the injury was to Nelson's glute, not his hamstring, manager Rob Thomson said.
Mets: McNeil was back in the lineup. He didn't start Sunday in Colorado because of groin tightness, although he singled as a pinch-hitter. ... C Omar Narváez (strained left calf) had a scheduled day off on his minor league rehab assignment.
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Phillies: RHP Aaron Nola (4-3, 4.59 ERA) was 0-4 with a 3.99 ERA in five starts versus the Mets last year, dropping him to 9-7 with a 3.30 ERA in 25 starts against them.
Mets: RHP Carlos Carrasco (1-2, 6.75) makes his third start Wednesday night since missing about a month with elbow inflammation and a bone spur. He is coming off his first victory in five outings this season last Thursday at Wrigley Field, where he allowed one run over 6 2/3 innings to beat the Cubs. Carrasco is 2-1 with a 4.02 ERA in four career starts against the Phillies, who signed him at age 16 in 2003 and traded him to Cleveland in 2009 before he reached the majors.
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BINGHAMTON, NY (WIVT/WBGH) – Today, Planned Parenthood Empire State Votes PAC announced its endorsement of Lea Webb for New York State Senate in District 52.
Planned Parenthood Empire State Votes PAC helps elect candidates who stand with Planned Parenthood and fight to protect people’s reproductive rights.
According to Mary Clark, Regional Director of Citizen Action of NY, the endorsement makes a powerful statement about Webb’s longtime commitment to expanding equitable access to reproductive care, especially in communities where gaining access to care is burdensome.
Georgana Hanson, Interim Chair of Planned Parenthood Empire State Votes PAC, said, “Planned Parenthood Empire State Votes PAC is excited to support Lea Webb’s candidacy for the NY State Senate. As states across the country seek to ban abortion, we need voices like Lea’s in the Senate to ensure New York guarantees access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services for all who need them.”
Webb is a longtime advocate for health care reform and she fought to ensure that health insurance in New York would cover birth control and abortion, while working as a healthcare organizer for Citizen Action.
She is a life-long Southern Tier resident and was the first ever African American elected to the Binghamton City Council.
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Ongoing shift to digital media constricting real sales
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- US demand for paper industry machinery (including parts and attachments) is forecast to see less than 1.0% annual growth in nominal terms through 2026, according to Paper Industry Machinery: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Increases will be the result of rising prices for machinery and parts. Real gains will be prevented by declining demand for writing and printing paper, as individuals, offices, and schools continue to shift to digital media. Additionally, the large amount of capital investment by paper and paperboard producers in 2021 and 2022 will hinder investment in subsequent years. However, the ongoing shift to e-commerce will support investment in machinery for the production of paperboard packaging. Efforts among paper and board producers to reduce operating costs through upgrades to more efficient and faster machinery will also boost sales. Demand for paper industry machinery and parts is forecast to grow 1.7% in 2022, with nominal gains reflecting rising prices.
These and other key insights are featured in Paper Industry Machinery: United States. This report forecasts to 2022 and 2026 US paper industry machinery and parts demand and shipments in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of:
- wood preparation and other pulp mill machinery
- converting machinery
- paper production machinery
- finishing machinery
- parts and attachments
To illustrate historical trends, total demand, total shipments, the various segments, and trade are provided in annual series from 2011 to 2021.
Printing machinery is excluded from the scope of this report. Re-exports of paper industry machinery are excluded from demand and trade figures. Trade figures include movements of used equipment.
More information about the report is available at:
About Freedonia Focus Reports
Each month, The Freedonia Group – a division of MarketResearch.com – publishes over 20 new or updated Freedonia Focus Reports, providing fresh, unbiased analysis on a wide variety of markets and industries. Published in 20-30 pages, Focus Report coverage ranges from raw materials to finished manufactured goods and related services such as freight and construction. Additional Industrials reports can be purchased at Freedonia Focus Reports or MarketResearch.com.
Analysis is intended to guide the busy reader through pertinent topics in rapid succession, including:
- total historical market size and industry output
- segmentation by products and markets
- identification of market drivers, constraints, and key indicators
- segment-by-segment outlook in five-year forecasts
- a survey of the supply base
- suggested resources for further study
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The number of COVID-positive dead arriving at Beijing’s funeral parlors and crematoriums is rising, according to media reports, despite China not reporting a fatality from the virus for two weeks.
The Chinese capital is in the grip of its worst COVID-19 wave yet, after officials nationwide abruptly abandoned the stringent curbs that have kept the virus at bay for much of the past three years. Staff at a Beijing crematorium told the Financial Times they cremated the bodies of at least 30 COVID-19 victims on Wednesday, while a relative of one of the dead said their family member had been infected with the virus, according to The Associated Press. Reuters reported funeral homes in Beijing being overwhelmed.
Still, China hasn’t recorded a death from COVID-19 since Dec. 4, when two were lodged, that of an 84-year-old man in Sichuan province with underlying health conditions and another in Shandong province. The last official COVID-19 fatality reported for Beijing — which was seeing thousands of cases a day even before China’s swift u-turn on “zero-COVID” — was recorded on Nov. 23: A woman, 87, authorities said had chronic heart disease.
It’s becoming increasingly hard to get a handle on the scale of China’s COVID-19 onslaught, with the country last week halting reporting of asymptomatic cases, which typically made up the bulk of the infection tally. Even before that move, the dismantling of the country’s once ubiquitous PCR testing apparatus and increased used of rapid antigen kits meant official data was virtually meaningless.
Yet deaths are much less likely to go under the radar than cases.
A spokesperson for China’s National Health Commission told Bloomberg News on Tuesday that people who are COVID-positive at their death are classed as virus fatalities, regardless of whether that’s the immediate cause of their death. Yet, the reports coming out of Beijing’s funeral parlors and crematoriums indicate that may no longer be the case, or that local authorities or hospitals are classing the deaths differently.
When contacted Sunday, the NHC had no comment on the reports of COVID-19 fatalities and stretched funeral parlors in Beijing.
The Beijing Dongjiao Funeral Home cremated 150 bodies on Wednesday, 30 or 40 with COVID-19, a worker who asked not to be named told the FT. COVID-19 deaths are being prioritized for cremation, the employee was reported to have said. FT reporters also saw body bags at a hospital designated for virus patients.
Dongjiao and another funeral home were designated by Beijing health authorities to cremate those who die after testing positive, a relative of one of the dead told the AP. People outside Dongjiao told the news agency at least two of the dead cremated there died testing positive.
Calls to Dongjiao and three other Beijing funeral homes weren’t picked up, while workers at others — in Shunyi, northeast of central Beijing, and the satellite town of Huairou — declined to answer questions on COVID-19 deaths or procedures.
China has reported just 5,235 COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic started in late 2019, with the first known cases in the central city of Wuhan. The system of lockdowns, mass testing and mandatory isolation was borne out of that crisis, and enabled China to go long stretches of the pandemic virtually virus-free.
President Xi Jinping closely aligned his rule with the “zero-COVID” policy, which he used to tout China’s superiority over the West, in particular the U.S. — which has seen more than 1 million official COVID-19 deaths.
That all shifted over the past few weeks, when extraordinary protests across major Chinese cities saw Beijing reverse course on a policy that has been hobbling the world’s second-largest economy all year. The official rhetoric has shifted from demonizing COVID-19 to downplaying it, with one top medical adviser telling college students last week the virus could be described as a “cold.”
A Xinhua commentary on Saturday said lives have been protected to the utmost in China’s battle against COVID-19.
“One thing has become crystal clear now: China has honored what it has always said it would do — putting the people and their lives above all else,” according to the commentary. “After three years, the virus is weaker but we have grown stronger.”
A wave of COVID-19 fatalities would undermine the Chinese government’s narrative that it has handled the virus better than other countries, and that it chose this moment to pivot on scientific grounds.
The country is shedding restrictions in winter and when its vaccination rate among elderly people remains lower than that of other nations that reopened after pursuing virus elimination. China’s hospitals, especially outside major cities, are underresourced and its unclear whether the country has sufficient stockpiles of antivirals and other COVID-19 medications.
While projections vary, China could see almost 1 million deaths from COVID-19 as it finally reopens, according to a report by researchers in Hong Kong on Thursday. Modeling by the U.S.-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation shows fatalities could top 1 million through 2023 as the abrupt reversal on “zero-COVID” results in a surge.
COVID-19 finally being allowed to circulate freely in China could disrupt global supply chains, with waves of absenteeism expected in what is often dubbed the world’s factory floor. Companies from Volkswagen AG to oil refining giant Sinopec are preparing for significant outbreaks.
The lack of any reported deaths since curbs were lifted is also raising questions among some Chinese, with people on social media platforms such as Weibo querying whether fatalities in places like Beijing had increased and complaining about long queues at funeral homes.
There have been questions about China’s COVID-19 data since the start of the pandemic, when reports of long lines and stacks of urns at Wuhan’s funeral homes fueled speculation the country — under fire at the time for being the source of COVID-19 — was obscuring the true number of dead. The official COVID-19 death toll was revised up by some 1,290 fatalities in April 2020, boosting the tally in one go by 40%.
China rejected suggestions at the time that there had been a cover-up, saying the additions included cases where people died at home without seeing a doctor or being tested for COVID-19. Hospitals had been overwhelmed treating patients in Wuhan at the start of the outbreak, and the revisions also included late and incomplete reporting from medical workers, China said at the time.
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Harvey Weinstein goes on trial in Los Angeles on charges of rape and sexual assault
By Eric Levenson, CNN
Two years after his conviction on rape and sexual assault charges, disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein is again set to go on trial on similar charges in Los Angeles.
Weinstein, 70, has pleaded not guilty to charges including four counts of rape, four counts of forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by force and sexual battery by restraint in incidents dating from 2004 to 2013.
Weinstein was already found guilty in New York of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape and was sentenced to 23 years in prison.
The New York charges were based on testimony from Miriam Haley, who testified that Weinstein forcibly performed oral sex on her in 2006 at his Manhattan apartment, and from Jessica Mann, who testified that he raped her in 2013 during what she described as an abusive relationship.
He did not testify in his own defense, but at his sentencing he offered an unexpected, rambling speech which oscillated between remorse, defense of his actions and confusion.
“I’m not going to say these aren’t great people, I had wonderful times with these people, you know,” Weinstein said of the women who accused him of assault. “It is just I’m totally confused, and I think men are confused about all of these issues.”
Weinstein has maintained his innocence, and New York’s highest court agreed in August to hear his appeal in the case.
The former movie producer appeared in frail health during the trial and used a walker as he arrived to and left court each day. He used a wheelchair to arrive to the sentencing in March 2020 as well as in a court hearing in Los Angeles in July 2021. His attorneys have argued the lengthy prison sentence was a de facto life sentence due to his failing health.
As founder of Miramax Films, Weinstein was one of the most powerful men in Hollywood and helped produce movies such as “Pulp Fiction,” “Clerks” and “Shakespeare in Love.”
In 2017, investigative stories by The New York Times and The New Yorker revealed Weinstein’s alleged history of sexual abuse, harassment and secret settlements as he used his influence as a Hollywood power broker to take advantage of young women.
The revelations led to a wave of women speaking publicly about the pervasiveness of sexual abuse and harassment in what became known as the #MeToo movement.
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Raghavan Iyer, the chef who did so much to popularize Indian cooking in the U.S., has died after years of cancer treatments. He released his final book, "On the Curry Trail," a couple of months ago.
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WFO SAN ANGELO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, May 8, 2023
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Coleman County in west central Texas...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 743 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fisk, or near
Santa Anna, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Santa Anna around 830 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Fisk.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
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...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan forces violently cleared the main protest camp of demonstrators outraged by the country’s economic meltdown as the newly elected and deeply unpopular president put army troops in the streets of the capital Friday to maintain order.
Security forces were seen beating at least two journalists during the overnight raid, and the bar association said two lawyers were also assaulted — heavy-handed tactics denounced by the opposition, the U.N., and the U.S. The troops moved in even though protesters had announced they would vacate the site on Friday voluntarily.
Unbowed, the protesters vowed to continue their efforts to change their leadership. A crowd rallied for a few hours outside the main rail station, while some people also gathered as close as they could to the former demonstration site outside the presidential office.
Adding to signs that President Ranil Wickremesinghe would not address the concerns of protesters, he chose a prime minister on Friday with close ties to the political establishment that the demonstrators blame for the country’s collapse.
Sri Lankans have taken to the streets for months demanding their leaders resign over an economic crisis that has left the island nation’s 22 million people short of essentials like medicine, food and fuel. After they stormed the presidential palace and other government buildings earlier this month, then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whose family has ruled Sri Lanka for most of the last two decades, fled and resigned.
Wickremesinghe, who had been prime minister, was elevated to president by lawmakers this week — apparently seen as a safe pair of hands to lead Sri Lanka out of the crisis, even though he, too, was a target of the demonstrations. On Friday, he appointed as prime minister a Rajapaksa ally, Dinesh Gunawardena, who is 73 and from a prominent political family.
After his election in a parliamentary vote this week, Wickremesinghe told lawmakers that the people “are not expecting the old politics from us.” But his recent moves signaled an inclination to maintain the status quo.
On Monday, when he was acting president, Wickremesinghe declared a state of emergency giving him the power to change or suspend laws and giving authorities broad power to search premises and detain people. Overnight, just hours after he was sworn in, he issued a notice under the state of emergency calling on the armed forces to maintain law and order nationwide — clearing the way for the move against the protest camp.
The protesters accuse Rajapaksa and his powerful family of siphoning money from government coffers and of hastening the country’s collapse by mismanaging the economy. The family has denied the corruption allegations, but the former president acknowledged that some of his policies contributed to Sri Lanka’s crisis.
Starting at around midnight, army troops and police arrived in trucks and buses to clear the main protest camp near the presidential palace in the capital, Colombo, where demonstrators have gathered for the past 104 days. They removed tents and blocked roads leading to the site.
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka, the main lawyers’ body in the country, said the lawyers who were assaulted had gone to the protest site to offer their counsel.
In all eight people, including some protesters, were injured, some badly, according to a government official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give the information to the media. Eleven people were arrested, he said. They included both protesters and lawyers, according to the Bar Association.
“The use of the Armed Forces to suppress civilian protests on the very first day in office of the new President is despicable and will have serious consequences on our country’s social, economic and political stability,” the Bar Association said in a statement.
The leader of the political opposition, Sajith Premadasa, also denounced the raid.
“A cowardly assault against PEACEFUL protestors, who agreed to vacate the sites today; A useless display of ego and brute force putting innocent lives at risk & endangers Sri Lanka’s international image, at a critical juncture,” he wrote on Twitter.
Hanaa Singer-Hamdy, the U.N. resident coordinator to Sri Lanka, expressed grave concern over the use of force and U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung also expressed concern.
“Actions that stifle protests and the right to peaceful assembly can worsen economic and political instability in Sri Lanka,” Singer-Hamdy said.
Heavy security was present outside the president’s office at midday.
The political turmoil has threatened to make a rescue from the International Monetary Fund more difficult. Still, earlier this week, Wickremesinghe said bailout talks with the fund were nearing a conclusion and talks on help from other countries had also progressed.
The head of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, told the Japanese financial magazine Nikkei Asia this week that the fund hopes for a deal “as quickly as possible.”
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Certification Demonstrates Company's Commitment to Reducing its Environmental Impact in the Production of Wearable Drug Delivery Devices
NETANYA, Israel, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eitan Medical, a global leader in advanced infusion therapy and drug delivery solutions across the care continuum, announced today it has earned International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 certification for the quality management system for production of its range of medical devices including its Sapphire infusion pumps and the Sorrel™ wearable drug delivery platform solution. This accreditation certifies that the quality system related to the manufacture of these devices is in compliance with the required standards to reduce negative environmental impact.
ISO 14001 comprises a set of standards specifying the necessary requirements for organizations to establish effective environmental management systems. This standard provides guidelines for help in reducing environmental impact, including pollution and carbon footprint, in order to advance environmental conservation.
"Eitan Medical has made a concerted effort to assess and adapt our operations and manufacturing processes to meet these important industry standards. While we focus on developing solutions that heal people, we need to simultaneously ensure we aren't harming the health of the planet," said Igal Shany, CEO of Eitan Medical. "This certification reflects our dedication to creating a more sustainable healthcare ecosystem and exemplifies our core value of providing an environment in which people can live healthier and more enjoyable lives."
Eitan Medical develops connected, patient-centric drug delivery and infusion solutions that are designed to improve patient and clinician quality of life across the continuum of care, including hospital, ambulatory, pre-hospital and home care environments. Eitan Medical's product lines include the Sapphire™ infusion platform, providing connected infusion therapy systems in hospital and ambulatory settings; the Sorrel™ wearable drug delivery platform, a patient-centric on-body injector for delivery of biologic treatments; and Eitan Insights™ a cloud-based platform providing remote treatment data visibility for Eitan Medical's devices.
"As a developer and manufacturer, we are proud that the materials used in our product lines, internal procedures and waste management processes are in-line with global sustainability standards and values," said Judith Antler, Chief Quality Officer at Eitan Medical. "Our commitment extends to our educational framework, through which we provide ecological and sustainability awareness instruction, as well as new manufacturing training programs for employees to increase their knowledge and understanding of this critical issue."
About Eitan Medical
Eitan Medical is reimagining drug delivery, with reliable innovations that put patients at the center of care, making drug delivery easier and safer than ever before. Patient safety and care are only the starting point, as Eitan Medical goes beyond- delivering connected, intuitive drug delivery and infusion solutions that are designed to improve patient and clinician quality of life across the continuum of care, including hospital, ambulatory, and home care environments.
For over a decade, Eitan Medical has provided safe, intuitive, and flexible solutions that meet evolving drug delivery needs. Eitan Medical's product lines include the Sapphire™ infusion platform*, providing connected infusion therapy systems in hospital and ambulatory settings; the Sorrel™ wearable drug delivery platform, the patient-centric on-body injector for delivery of biologic treatments; and Avoset™ infusion pump, connected infusion systems for the home care market.
For more information, visit: https://www.eitanmedical.com/
- Eitan Medical Ltd is legal manufacturer of the Sapphire™ infusion pump, the Sorrel™ wearable drug delivery platform (FDA investigational device) and the Avoset™ (FDA investigational device)
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
6-3-1-1
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
6-3-1-1
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Contentful unlocks the power of digital content with a new portfolio of capabilities and products to further enable customers to build market-leading digital experiences - faster and at scale
DENVER and SAN FRANCISCO and BERLIN, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Contentful, a leading composable content platform for digital-first business, today unveiled its vision for composable content and several new product innovations. During the 2022 Fast Forward Live, Contentful showcased projects with forward-thinking customers and partners, including Moderna, BMW and MINI of UK, Apply Digital, and Splendid Unlimited, and announced the new Contentful Studio™ product, platform orchestration capabilities, and App Framework features. These new capabilities for the Contentful® Composable Content Platform further deliver on the company's vision and leadership in the content management and delivery space, and help reimagine the way organizations compose and connect content to deliver customer experiences at scale.
Today, no matter the size or type of business, content is the customer experience. However, creating, organizing, and orchestrating content can quickly become a complex and inefficient task. Understanding that content and data are at the heart of compelling experiences, businesses need content to be easily composable and adaptable to new challenges caused by the accelerated pace the market demands. The Contentful® Composable Content Platform is designed to facilitate this efficiency and deliver mission-critical capability, unlocking the power of digital content.
"In its simplest form, composable content allows us to respond and adapt to the dynamic needs of our customers," said Barbara Salami, Vice President of Digital, Commercial, Moderna. "That's what we want to do. We don't want to be playing catch-up, we want to have the ability to quickly anticipate, learn, and adapt. That is where we need to be to win the hearts and minds of our stakeholders."
"The digital-first era puts content center stage in customer experiences," said Steve Sloan, CEO of Contentful. "By building a composable content platform, Contentful is here to help businesses – from emerging digital businesses to transforming enterprises – rethink the ways they connect, create, and extend content to deliver customer experiences more efficiently and effectively. And to give digital and content teams the freedom to build what's next together. That's why we built the Contentful® Composable Content Platform."
Contentful delivers on customer demand with several new innovations that empower simplified connection, limitless creation, and composable extension:
- Connect content experiences with Contentful orchestration. A new set of orchestration capabilities native to the platform enables companies to orchestrate content experiences across teams, regions, and brands without the need to piece together content from different data sources. Development teams can empower any team to easily reuse content across digital experiences, spin up new experiences at scale, and orchestrate any content, regardless of where it's stored in the organization. The orchestration capabilities enable businesses to accelerate time to market, improve governance, and enable independent work without sacrificing valuable developer time.
- Create streamlined content with Contentful Studio. Contentful Studio empowers customers to streamline content workflows, development, and publication in one central location. With easy access to all the tools content creators need to produce high-quality content quickly, Studio allows teams to remove reliance on developers by placing the power directly in the hands of content creators, while simultaneously ensuring access rights are centrally managed with governance features. This new unified editorial workspace streamlines and automates day-to-day operations to create efficiencies and accelerate time to market.
- Extend with Contentful App Framework and Ecosystem. The App Framework makes it even easier for businesses to adapt the platform to the preferences and routines of their digital teams - from business-specific UIs to integrating personalization or translation tools of choice. Contentful shipped a new version of the open-source design system, Forma 36, to enhance the platform with visually appealing and accessible features. App actions make the content lifecycle more efficient to build and link individual apps together for complex workflows and business needs. These additions make it easier for developers and partners like Wistia, Writer, Netlify, and Lionbridge to create new apps and integrations from the Contentful Marketplace. Marketplace apps provide one-click installations of 3rd party integrations and enhancements to quickly scale up a modular tech stack.
"We partner with companies that are stepping up to ensure that customer interactions are seamless across platforms to enhance customer experiences," said Frank Pedersen, Managing Director, Apply Digital. "What attracted us to Contentful's technology was the pace of innovation it enabled – what it would allow us to do very quickly. Things that previously took a year or longer to build can now be done much faster and with greater flexibility with Contentful."
Contentful will bring customers and partners together at Fast Forward events in Berlin, New York, London, and San Francisco to dive deeper into its content platform and share best practices, with perspectives shared by partners such as Netlify, Accenture, Reply, Ninetailed, commercetools, Appnovation, HUGE, Kin + Carta, and more. Customers, including Moderna, BMW and MINI of UK, and Nordic Nest, will join Contentful onstage to share how the Contentful® Composable Content Platform enables them to connect, create, and extend content more easily to deliver digital experiences at scale.
Contentful Studio is available now to Early Access Program users and will become available to all customers, along with the Contentful orchestration features, in early 2023. For more information, visit www.contentful.com.
The Contentful® Composable Content Platform brings the building blocks of content together to create once and reuse for any digital experience. The API-first platform integrates easily with data sources and new functionality as digital experiences and technology evolve. With built-in orchestration, a robust app ecosystem, and app framework to easily extend the platform, Contentful frees teams across the business to work together to connect, create, and extend content more efficiently. Contentful helps companies unlock the power of digital content so they can build faster and deliver at scale, making their content a strategic business asset. Nearly 30% of the Fortune 500 and thousands of companies around the world rely on Contentful to help them bring their best ideas to life. For more information, visit www.contentful.com.
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School-worthy essentials for every student
Back-to-school shopping can be challenging. From clothing to classroom supplies and backpacks for carrying gear to and from school, there are numerous items that students need to get the new school year off to a successful start. To help you shop for this busy time of year, we’ve put together a guide that’s packed with the essentials.
Whether you need crayons for a preschooler or a mini fridge for dorm life, our product list has something for students of all ages. What’s more, we’ve organized our favorite products into easy-to-follow categories to simplify your back-to-school shopping goals.
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This backpack has everything a student needs to tote their belongings to and from school — spacious pockets, a laptop sleeve, and comfortable straps. Dual side pockets come in handy for carrying water bottles. It’s also durable and available in several stylish patterns.
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Dorm dwellers have limited options for preparing meals, but the Duo Plus significantly increases the possibilities. It’s a multicooker that has nine functions in one appliance. It’s available in several sizes, but the 3-quart model is ideal for students with limited space.
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Black and Decker Compact Refrigerator
A mini fridge is a must-have for dorm life. This compact model doesn’t take up much space but has enough interior room for a small stash of groceries. The door can fit tall bottles and the interior shelves are removable to maximize space. It also has a small top freezer compartment.
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If your college student’s dorm is extremely small, that doesn’t mean they have to give up on having a fridge. The Cooluli mini model offers just enough space for a few beverages, leftovers, or skin care products. It can be powered with the included standard or USB cords.
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Elegant Comfort Four-Piece Bed Sheet Set
These sheets are available in twin and twin XL sizes that are suitable for most dorm beds. They resist fading and wrinkling, so they are easy to launder. You can choose from a large selection of attractive colors.
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Many college students need coffee in the morning, and whenever they require an energy boost for late-night studying. A French press brews quickly and has a compact design, which are great features for busy scholars. This popular model also keeps coffee warm for as long as an hour, and is available in a choice of several fun colors.
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Clothing and shoes
Hanes Boys’ Eco Smart Pullover Hoodie
This kid-safe hoodie is cord-free but still blocks the wind on cooler days. It’s made of a cotton/polyester blend, with 5% of the polyester coming from recycled bottles. The fabric also features a high-stitch density for improved durability and pilling resistance.
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Crocs Unisex Child Classic Clogs
These versatile, comfy shoes are perfect for school because kids can quickly get them on and off. They’re also flexible, so they let your child move freely. Best of all, they’re available in more than 20 colors to please any kid.
These soft, lightweight jeggings pair well with tees, sweaters, and more. They have a slim fit from the hip to the ankle and feature a comfortable elastic waistband. They also have five pockets to give your child plenty of room to keep their essentials.
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Barbie ’90s Barbie Logo Graphic T-shirt
Thanks to the new Barbie movie, clothing with the popular character is trending. This classic T-shirt offers the best of both worlds — a fun vintage design with the timeless Barbie logo. It’s available in five attractive colors and in sizes for women, men and kids.
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Hey Dude Girls’ Wendy Youth Linen Shoes
These sharp-looking linen shoes are comfortable enough for a full day at school. They have a rounded toe and a flexible design that allows the feet to move freely. They also feature elastic laces, making it easy for kids to slip them on and off.
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Wonder Nation Heart and Unicorn Dresses, 2-Pack
From the first day of school to picture day, there are certain times that students want to wear a dress when heading to classes. Not only is this duo fashionable, but it’s also ideal for budget-minded shoppers since you get two attractive dresses for a reasonable price. You can choose from sizes 4 to 16.
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Other clothing and shoe deals worth checking out
- The Amazon Essentials Zip-Up Hoodie is perfect for layering and features a well-sized kangaroo pocket, so kids can carry small must-have items.
- These Champion Woven Shorts work well for those early back-to-school days when the weather is still hot.
- These Nautica Twill Pants are a dressed-up alternative to jeans. The fabric has some stretch to make them more comfortable for school.
- These Paw Patrol Sneakers are a must-have for fans of the heroic canine characters.
- A comfortable stretch denim jacket by Levi’s can help ward off the fall chill as kids head back to school.
- With a three-button collar and dyed-to-match buttons, this Dickies Polo Shirt gives kids a more polished look for school.
- “Star Wars” fans will appreciate this Amazon Essentials Fleece Pullover Hoodie with Darth Vader artwork.
- Hanes Cotton Briefs are available in affordable multipacks.
- These comfy Epic Threads Skinny Jeans have enough stretch to let kids move easily at school.
- This simple T-shirt with the classic Levi’s logo pairs well with jeans, leggings, and more.
- A pair of comfortable Fila Jogger-Style Sweatpants is perfect for gym days or other events when kids will be active at school.
- If your child’s school requires uniforms, this classic Tommy Hilfiger Sleeveless Jumper is comfortable and stylish.
- These Sperry Washable Sneakers have breathable uppers to keep feet cool and are easy to clean if your kids put them through the wringer.
- Kids can wear these DKNY Leggings on their own with tunic-style tops or under skirts or shorts for extra coverage.
- This classic oxford collar button-down shirt by Tommy Hilfiger is a perfect base piece for a school uniform.
- A comfortable Polo Ralph Lauren Cable-Knit Cardigan can layer well over T-shirts, button-downs, and more.
- Stock up now on Nike Ankle Socks and you’ll have plenty for your youngster when classes begin.
- A pair of soft, stretchy straight-leg jeans by The Children’s Place is a school wardrobe staple that kids can wear with T-shirts, hoodies, and sweaters.
- These classic Timberland Boots are ideal for wet, muddy school days.
- These super-soft Hanes Long-Sleeve T-shirts make excellent transition pieces as the weather cools at the start of the school year.
College and dorm life
Most college dorms have twin XL beds, so it can be trickier to find bedding in the correct size. This comforter set comes in twin XL and features a comforter and matching pillow sham. It’s available in 24 colors, including gray and aqua.
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Coffee-loving students will appreciate having a quick way to make coffee so they don’t have to pick some up before class. Since the K-Mini is a pod coffee maker, there’s no hot plate, so it’s allowed in most dorms.
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Dorm rooms can sometimes be stuffy or musty, but an air purifier improves air quality, making them more pleasant places to spend time. This model is also great for filtering out airborne allergens. It’s energy-efficient and quiet, so you can run it all night.
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Highland Dunes Pettis Rattan Accent Chair
This chair doesn’t take up a lot of space, which makes it a good option for a dorm dweller. But don’t let the size fool you, as it has a thick cushion that’s soft and comfortable. The stylish round design is available in 18 colors.
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Bose Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones 700
One of the latest versions of over-the-ear headphones by Bose, the 700 wireless model stands out for offering 11 noise canceling settings so you can block out sounds in noisy areas. The trim design is lightweight and comfortable to wear. Another feature busy students love is the battery life, which lasts as long as 35 hours with each full charge.
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Other college and dorm life deals worth checking out
- A Black and Decker Dustbuster Handheld Vacuum is perfect for cleaning up small messes and keeping your dorm room clean and tidy.
- Attmu Mesh Shower Caddies are perfect for toting toiletries into shared bathrooms and storing them between uses.
- Large laundry hampers by HomeHacks feature reinforced handles for holding dirty clothes and transporting them to the laundry room.
- This digital alarm clock by Jall will help you get to class on time, even if your phone dies during the night.
- A Hydro Flask Reusable Water Bottle with an integrated straw makes it easy to stay hydrated in your dorm room, in class and when you’re out and about.
- Simple Houseware Over-Door Pocket Organizers help make the most of the limited space available in dorm rooms.
- A compact fabric steamer by Conair easily removes wrinkles from creased clothing without the need to find space for a bulky ironing board.
- Silver Buffalo Ramen Bowl and Chopstick Sets with “The Mandalorian,” “Star Wars” and Marvel designs to make eating instant noodles more of an event
- Dash Miniature Waffle Makers not only cook waffles but also hash browns, quesadillas, cookies and more.
- A set of Ailtec Glass Food Storage Containers will keep food fresh in the fridge and come in handy for packing lunches.
- This Goodfill Silicone Microwave Popcorn Maker is great for quick healthy snacking and spicing up movie night with roommates and neighbors.
- Quick-drying Shower Shoez will help dorm dwellers avoid getting foot fungus or stepping on something nasty in shared shower blocks.
- The JBL Flip Bluetooth Speaker is an excellent device for listening to music in your dorm or out on the lawn around campus.
- A Goodful Travel Mug makes it possible to pour yourself a coffee and head straight out of the door if you’re running late for class.
- The American Soft Linen Towel Set contains bath sheets, hand towels and washcloths to cover all your bases.
- This organic cotton Lane Linen Twin XL Sheet Set includes bedding essentials that are breathable, comfortable, and wash well.
- A quality Nest Reed Diffuser will come in handy since scented candles aren’t allowed in most dorms
School supplies
The Happy Planner 18-Month Daily Planner
Keeping track of assignment due dates and after-school activities is easy with a daily planner. This one is designed for 18 months and has ample space to fill in and organize daily activities on each date. It also has an appealing pattern.
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Samsill Earth’s D-ring View Binder, Four-pack
Kids always need binders for projects, assignments, and other important documents. Each of the binders in this pack of four has the capacity for 350 sheets of paper. They’re made of recycled and renewable materials, which makes them a good choice for eco-conscious students.
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BentoHeaven Premium Bento Lunch Box
With multiple compartments in one convenient unit, this bento lunch box makes it possible to pack a nutritious lunch with several courses. The lids feature silicone seals to prevent leaks. It includes a compartment for storing utensils.
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HP DeskJet 2755e Wireless All-in-One Printer
Students who like the convenience of being able to print their assignments at home will appreciate the features that this versatile printer has to offer. It’s compact, affordable, and has built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile printing. It’s able to print in black and white and color, and it comes with a six-month subscription of Instant Ink to support these capabilities while saving money.
Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Graphics Calculator
When it comes to classes such as algebra, geometry, and statistics, a standard calculator just won’t do. The TI-84 graphics calculator is packed with features for solving complicated equations. Its impressive features include a lightweight build, a large and vivid screen, a rechargeable battery and a choice of several colors.
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Other school supply deals worth checking out
- Bostich Twist-n-Sharp Pencil Sharpeners are perfect for keeping pencil tips sharp and ready to work.
- Classic Paper Mate EverStrong Number 2 Pencils come in handy for numerous types of schoolwork
- A SanDisk Ultra Flair Flash Drive is what you need for saving important assignments and working on them on school and home computers
- Kinia Hand Sanitizer comes in fun keychain holders and keeps germs at bay.
- A cloud-driven model, the Rocketbook Reusable Notebook features pages that wipe clean with ease.
- Hammermill Printer Paper is a top-quality option for printing important assignments from a home printer.
- The Bentgo Classic Bento Box has numerous compartments for keeping food items separated until lunchtime.
- A Trapper Keeper has lots of space for assignments and a cool throwback design.
- Multiple Five Star Spiral Notebooks are great for students who need one for each class for taking notes, writing assignments, and more.
- These Crayola Washable Paints are made for art class.
- Small packets of Lesbin Tissues are simple to stash in bags, backpacks or pockets.
- A budget-friendly pack of 40 Bic Mechanical Pencils is likely to last all school year.
- Emoji erasers by Mr. Pen are great for kids to use, share and collect
- The Five Star Zippered Binder provides extra protection for important assignments and paperwork.
- Bulk Crayola Crayons are perfect for kindergartners and young art students.
- A set of Learning Resources Calculators will inspire kids to learn math.
- AdTech Dot Glue Runner Tape is effective and easy to use when adhesive is required for class projects
Computers and tech
Apple 12.6-Inch iPad Pro, 6th Gen
An iPad is a versatile tablet computer that’s great for creative individuals. A student can use one for writing papers, taking notes, keeping track of assignments, doing research, and more. However, they’re also excellent tools that allow a student to flex their creative muscles when it comes to making art, movies, and musical compositions. If you are going to invest in one, we recommend the latest 6th generation model that has the fast iPadOS with an M2 chip, a gorgeous display and secure Face ID.
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The Galaxy Tab S8 is a popular Samsung tablet that features Microsoft 365 integration, which lets your student work on Excel, PowerPoint, and Word files. The all-day battery means the student won’t have to worry about running out of power halfway through the day, and the S pen is the company’s fastest, most responsive model to date.
Apple AirPods Pro Wireless Earbuds
Wireless earbuds that have active noise cancellation, like the Apple AirPods Pro, are great for a student. They can block out environmental noise and allow them to focus on their studies. Additionally, they can be used to listen to educational podcasts or instructional videos. If the student needs to hear what’s going on around them, they can switch to transparency mode. What’s more, the second-generation AirPods Pro have been revamped to deliver even better sound than the previous generation.
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A quality webcam is essential for remote learning and study groups that can’t meet up in the same physical space. This model lets you remove, blur, or replace your background without a green screen. It offers 1080p video calling and records at 30 fps. The camera also has HD lighting adjustment and autofocus, so you always look your best, even in low-light settings.
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Other computer and tech deals worth checking out
- This award-winning Samsung Galaxy Chromebook is ultra-thin yet impact-resistant, making it great for the on-the-go life of a student.
- An Apple iPad mini is the perfect size for carrying to class, so you’re always prepared for learning.
- When you need to quickly and securely back up your work, the SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive is an excellent option.
- For the student who only wants the very best, the Apple MacBook Pro is the only way to go.
- When it comes time to charge your MacBook Pro, only the MacBook Pro Charger can accomplish the task.
- The Asus Chrome Book Flip is a capable machine that offers four convenient viewing modes: tablet, tent, stand, and laptop.
- An ergonomic Amazon Basics Wireless PC Mouse can help protect a student’s hands when they’re engaged in long hours of work.
- The Logitech Wave is an ergonomic keyboard can help keep a student focused on assignments without worrying about developing aches and pains in the hand and wrist.
- The Fire 7 Kids tablet is a great way to jump-start that thirst of curiosity and love of learning at an early age.
- Believe it or not, an Echo Dot is an extraordinary educational tool that can function as a tutor who’s available whenever you call their name
- The HP Pavilion Plus Laptop is a speedy device with ample storage.
- For the ultimate in durability and portability, consider a waterproof, foldable silicone keyboard like this model by Sungwoo.
- Lenovo’s Chromebook S330 Laptop is a choice option for students on a tight budget.
- Students who learn better by listening will love this remarkable Scanmarker Handheld Scanner that can scan and read pages of text to make learning more natural.
Backpacks and storage
Since it’s designed with premium vegan leather on the bottom and trims, those searching for an eco-friendly option will appreciate this backpack. A 15-inch padded pocket secures and protects a laptop, while the flap pocket is helpful for organizing cords and other electronic accessories.
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Fjallraven Kanken Classic Backpack
With over 35 color combinations and a trendy silhouette, students can finally get a backpack that expresses their style. At 16 liters, it has enough room for every product on the back-to-school checklist. Plus, it features a two-way zipper for functionality and a rain flap for protection.
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The North Face Borealis School Laptop Backpack
From school to sports practice to commuting, this backpack features the brand’s flex vent technology to ensure breathability and support. Fill it to the brim with art supplies, tech, or clothing, thanks to its 28-liter capacity and durable padded pockets. You can choose from a nice selection of colors and patterns to suit any student.
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Herschel Heritage Classic 21.5-Liter Backpack
This backpack is lined with Herschel Supply’s signature red and white striped polyester for a flashy surprise. With a classic silhouette and diamond details, it won’t ever go out of style. It also features an interior sleeve pocket and a media pocket with a headphone port.
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Other backpack and storage deals worth checking out
- A padded Puma Backpack with adjustable straps will stay comfortable, even when carrying must-have supplies from morning to night.
- For a lightweight and compact option, the HotStyle Backpack has an 18-liter capacity.
- Some students may prefer the style of this Sweetbriar Classic Vintage Canvas Messenger Bag for its versatility and spacious main compartment.
- This Dakine 25-Liter Backpack has a large enough capacity to carry textbooks for a full day of classes or traveling between multiple campuses.
- The HP Renew Backpack is designed from recycled plastic bottles and is built to protect must-have electronics.
- Get the style of this 100% leather messenger bag by Oak Leathers with three pockets to organize electronics and other accessories.
- The High Sierra Loop Backpack is stylish and packed with pockets.
- A Nike Backpack that puts a new twist on a classic favorite with additional features and pockets
- A mini version of the trendy and durable Fjallraven Kanken is ideal for young children or those seeking a compact alternative.
- This leather, waterproof, and scratch-resistant Egoelife Canvas Messenger Bag has convenient adjustable and detachable shoulder straps.
- Simple Modern Kids Backpacks come in an abundance of fun designs including unicorns, bold color patterns and Disney themes.
- Styles always come back around, and this Vans Old Skool backpack is one that never stops being trendy.
- A totepack modeled after the popular Fjallraven Kanken backpack that can be worn as a backpack or carried over the shoulder.
- This Timbuk2 Classic Messenger Bag makes it easy to do just about anything, including commuting or rushing in between classes.
- This Patagonia Tote Pack is made of water-repellent fabric that shields textbooks, laptops, and tablets from the elements.
- A waterproof and stylish travel school backpack by Himawari is made of eco-friendly canvas.
- This tech-friendly laptop backpack by Matein is made with an external USB port, padded pocket and anti-theft back pocket for valuables.
- This Dakine Backpack is both affordable and practical.
- A durable and water-repellent Carhartt Backpack is tough enough to last through just about anything
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SEATTLE, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
SUMMARY NOTICE OF (I) PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND PLAN OF ALLOCATION; (II) SETTLEMENT HEARING; AND (III) MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LITIGATION EXPENSES
This notice is for all persons who, during the period between February 10, 2017 and May 9, 2017, inclusive, purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of Yelp Inc., and were damaged thereby (the "Class"):
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY, YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING IN THIS COURT.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, that the Lead Plaintiff in the above-captioned litigation (the "Action") has reached a proposed settlement of the Action for $22,250,000 in cash (the "Settlement"), that, if approved, will resolve all claims in the Action.
A hearing will be held on January 19, 2023 at 1:30 p.m., before the Honorable Edward M. Chen at the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, United States Courthouse, Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, to determine (i) whether the proposed Settlement should be approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) whether the Action should be dismissed with prejudice against Defendants, and the Releases specified and described in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated April 14, 2022 (and in the Notice of (I) Proposed Settlement and Plan of Allocation; (II) Settlement Hearing; and (III) Motion for an Award of Attorneys' Fees and Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses (the "Notice")) should be granted; (iii) whether the proposed Plan of Allocation should be approved as fair and reasonable; and (iv) whether Lead Counsel's application for an award of attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses should be approved.
If you are a member of the Class, your rights will be affected by the pending Action and the Settlement, and you may be entitled to share in the Settlement Fund. If you have not yet received the Notice and Claim Form, you may obtain copies of these documents by contacting the Claims Administrator at Azar v. Yelp, Inc., c/o JND Legal Administration, P.O. Box 91030, Seattle, WA 98111, 1-888-964-0696. Copies of the Notice and Claim Form can also be downloaded from the website maintained by the Claims Administrator, www.YelpSecuritiesLitigation.com.
If you are a member of the Class, in order to be eligible to receive a payment under the proposed Settlement, you must submit a Claim Form online or postmarked no later than December 27, 2022. If you are a Class Member and do not submit a proper Claim Form, you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the net proceeds of the Settlement but you will nevertheless be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action.
In June 2020, the Court ordered Lead Counsel to facilitate the mailing of (i) the Notice of Pendency of Class Action, and (ii) Request for Exclusion From the Class form (collectively, "Certified Class Notice") to potential Class Members. The Certified Class Notice provided members of the Class with an opportunity to request exclusion from the Class. If you previously submitted a request for exclusion and you wish to remain excluded, no further action is required and you will be excluded from the Class. Persons who previously submitted a request for exclusion may, however, opt back into the Class for the purpose of being eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement. In order to opt back into the Class, you must submit a request to do so in writing such that it is received no later than January 9, 2023, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice. Any Person who previously submitted a request for exclusion and timely opts back into the Class shall be afforded all the rights and obligations of a Class Member. If you previously submitted a request for exclusion from the Class and do not opt back into the Class in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice, you will not be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action and you will not be eligible to share in the Settlement. Members of the Class do not have a second opportunity to request exclusion from the Class.
Any objections to the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, or Lead Counsel's motion for attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses, must be filed with the Court and delivered to Lead Counsel and Defendants' Counsel such that they are received no later than December 29, 2022, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice.
Please do not contact the Court, the Clerk's office, Yelp, or its counsel regarding this notice. All questions about this notice, the proposed Settlement, or your eligibility to participate in the Settlement should be directed to Lead Counsel or the Claims Administrator. Visit www.YelpSecuritiesLitigation.com or call toll-free at (888) 964-0696.
Requests for the Notice and Claim Form should be made to:
Yelp, Inc. Securities Litigation
c/o JND Legal Administration
P.O. Box 91030
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1-888-964-0696
www.YelpSecuritiesLitigation.com
Inquiries, other than requests for the Notice and Claim Form, should be made to
Lead Counsel:
GLANCY PRONGAY & MURRAY LLP
Kara M. Wolke, Esq.
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(888) 773-9224
settlements@glancylaw.com
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HOLZER & HOLZER LLC
Corey D. Holzer, Esq.
211 Perimeter Center Parkway
Suite 1010
Atlanta, GA 30346
(770) 392-0090
cholzer@holzerlaw.com
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Riley Gaines, a decorated former collegiate swimmer at the University of Kentucky, spoke out against those who thanked her for advocating for fair play in women’s sports but won’t publicly support her.
Gaines has been at the forefront of women’s sports calling for fair treatment and keeping transgender women from competing against biological females at the highest level of competition. Gaines tied with then-Penn swimmer Lia Thomas at the NCAA championships last year. Thomas’ performance in the pool caused a national firestorm.
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As the former swimmer has spoken out, she’s received support from athletes across the sports spectrum but called on those who supported her privately to step out of the shadows.
"At first, I felt honored when elite (both female and male) athletes thanked me for taking a public stance on having male-bodied athletes in women's sports and locker rooms," she tweeted Tuesday.
"Now I realize these private thanks make them responsible for this continuing and advancing as it has."
RILEY GAINES, FORMER KENTUCKY WOMEN'S SWIMMING STAR, SET TO ATTEND STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
Gaines attended President Biden’s State of the Union address later Tuesday night. She was the invited guest of Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich.
She spoke to Fox News Digital ahead of Biden’s speech and bashed his advocacy of "gender ideology propaganda."
"I am truthfully intrigued as to how he will address the state of our nation. What is the state of our nation? What's the condition of it?" Gaines said, raising concerns that the administration is pushing for more female-identifying men to compete in women's sports across the country.
Fox News’ Aubrie Spady and Kelly Laco contributed to this report.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Pick Three-Evening" game were:
9-8-9, Fireball: 8
(nine, eight, nine; Fireball: eight)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Pick Three-Evening" game were:
9-8-9, Fireball: 8
(nine, eight, nine; Fireball: eight)
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When Chuck Janczy hopped on the Green Line to Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday night he was hoping to watch a decent game between the Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers.
As a longtime Sox fan with a partial season ticket package in Section 109, it has been a difficult season for the 64-year-old Evanston resident, and like many others he has come to expect the worst from this year’s team.
But what Janczy didn’t expect was to wind up in a hospital with fractured ribs after being hit by a car, or falling headfirst through the car’s sunroof after impact, or going on a brief trip down the Dan Ryan Expressway during a pursuit of the hit-and-run driver by Chicago police that ended with a crash, or having a gun drawn on him minutes later as the driver was being arrested.
“The whole thing is bizarre,” Janczy said Saturday in a phone interview.
Janczy said he was walking across 35th Street at Shields Avenue to meet friends before the game Tuesday when he was one of four people injured in the hit-and-run accident.
Condelarious Garcia, the 20-year-old driver of the car, faces four counts of aggravated reckless driving, along with misdemeanor driving on a suspended license and three traffic citations for the incident. He was held in jail in lieu of a $20,000 bail.
According to Assistant State’s Attorney Sarah Dale-Schmidt, one of the four victims suffered a traumatic brain injury and remained “unresponsive and intubated.” Janczy, who works on cloud-based computing for IBM, felt fortunate to escape without a more serious injury.
“I chalk up the fact I ended up in the sunroof as the reason why I wasn’t more severely injured,” he said. “I didn’t hit my head and obviously have no brain damage. I have lots of bruises and fractures, but that stuff will heal. Some of the other victims obviously have more serious, long-term problems.”
Janczy said he was later told by police that the driver had been stopped on 35th Street by traffic administrators who were allowing fans to cross about a half-hour before the start of the game. But the driver allegedly grew upset about having to wait and pulled around some cars by going partially on the sidewalk, heading eastbound on 35th.
“When he was doing that maneauver, someone in the car was going, ‘No, don’t do that, there are people walking,’” Janczy said. “He just didn’t listen. He was going pretty fast when he hit me because he hit me hard.”
For reasons unknown, the city has never considered putting a stop light at the corner of 35th and Shields, or shutting the street down during games. Fans crossing the busy street from Lots B and C have been dodging traffic on game days for years.
Janczy said he suffered seven fractured ribs, a spiral fracture in his right tibia and three small fractures in his spine, forcing him to walk with a cane for now. The bruising and swelling remained as well, but he said that was “slowly getting better.”
Janczy couldn’t recall being on the hood or sliding up the windshield and through the sunroof as it sped off and hanging upside-down.
“It all happened so fast, and the impact, it was such a shock to be hit,” he said. “All of a sudden I come to (in the car) I wasn’t unconscious, but I realized where I was — upside-down in the car and looking at the inside of the car.
“There was at least one person in the back. They were talking among themselves, and one person asked me, I believe twice, if I was OK. I was kind of like, ‘I don’t know. I think so.’ ”
When the car crashed after a police maneuver, Janczy was the last one left inside when a cop approached the vehicle. He said one of them “points his gun at me and is like, ‘Get out of the car, get out of the car.’ ”
Fortunately, another cop told him Janczy was a victim, not a suspect.
A Sox representative reached out to Janczy afterward to see if he was OK. He told her he was.
Janczy said the accident wouldn’t stop him from going to future Sox games, though he conceded he dumped his tickets for Sunday’s game against the Boston Red Sox.
“I sold them online at a loss,” he said. “There’s no way I could go right now. I will go back, maybe against the St. Louis Cardinals (in July).”
His fandom didn’t take a hit. Janczy called himself the product of a “mixed marriage,” with a mother who was a die-hard Sox fan and a father who was a die-hard Cubs fan. He eventually gravitated to the Sox and never looked back.
In spite of the Sox’s struggles the last two seasons, he does not consider himself a typical ticked-off fan.
“Frustrated maybe,” he said. “I wish they would do something different, because whatever they’re doing, obviously it isn’t working.”
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Turn on any sports game, and it'd be hard to escape commercials for sports betting from companies like FanDuel and DraftKings.
A Pew survey found a fifth of all U.S. adults say they bet money on sports in 2022 — a huge change from just four years ago, when the Supreme Court made it legal for states outside of Nevada to set their own rules for legalizing sports betting.
Earlier this year, Ohio became the latest to join 35 other states and Washington, D.C., which have legalized sports betting with age restrictions. By the end of 2023, three more states could join that list.
It's clear the craze of sports betting is taking over fast, leaving many to wonder if there are any signs of it slowing down as it makes a clean sweep across state legislatures.
The main argument for its legalization was two-fold. Proponents like the American Gaming Association (AGA), the trade group representing gambling companies, argued legalization could help curb illegal gambling while providing a huge tax revenue source for local governments.
At first, major sports leagues were very wary of any associations with gambling after decades of high-profile scandals. But NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wrote a now-famous op-ed in the New York Times that broke the mold, siding with the AGA arguing "$400 billion" in illegal gambling was already taking place anyway. That stat would also be cited by lawmakers trying to legalize betting in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The AGA recommended states impose a relatively low 10% tax on the revenue for gambling companies to encourage faster growth. In exchange, they predicted state governments could make hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue.
Now, four years after the 2108 Supreme Court ruling, was that actually the case?
States were so eager to get gambling operations online, few regulations or even rule enforcements were put into place. Some states let companies begin operating before full reviews of their practices were finished: In Iowa and Tennessee, companies let gamblers add money via credit cards, even though the states had outlawed such practices. Louisiana State University partnered with betting companies and encouraged students to place bets, even though gambling is widely illegal for anyone under 21 in Louisiana.
The AGA introduced its own code for "responsible marketing" and claims to self-regulate; the code includes things like no marketing toward underage audiences or irresponsible betting.
A New York Times investigation found most states didn't provide much more enforcement than this. In New Jersey, for example, regulators initially wanted to review all ads but gave up after two years from too many ads coming through.
But in exchange for giving the industry a very long leash, many states haven't been seeing the revenue numbers as estimated. Some state revenues have been as low as half of what was estimated by the AGA. There were a few states that overperformed, though after ignoring the association's advice: New York set a high tax rate of 51% on gambling company revenues and brought in half a billion in revenue just within the first 10 months of 2022. That made up half of all sports betting tax revenues combined nationwide.
As for that $400 billion in illegal gambling Silver mentioned, it's not too clear how much of a dent legalization actually made. That same New York Times investigation mentioned earlier found the number didn't stand up to much scrutiny — the NBA and AGA cite a 1999 report to Congress about the harms of gambling, which put the estimates of illegal betting anywhere "between 80 billion and 380 billion." One economics professor, who admitted regretting citing the same figure in his own paper, told the Times, "The number is pretty much pulled from the air."
As the legal fight was first unfolding, "60 Minutes Sports" interviewed two former illegal bookies — both with mob ties — on how legal betting could overtake the illegal scene. Both had similar responses:
"They won't take it over. They won't even put a dent in it," said John Alite, former Gambino family associate.
"Cause the guy that has no money in his pocket, that's betting on the [games], is still gonna call a local bookmaker to bet because he can bet with no money," said Angelo Lutz, a restauranteur and former bookie.
The meteoric rise in demand for legal sports betting is obvious, but as tax revenues fail to live up to that initial hype, states may reconsider giving gambling companies such free reign. All eyes will be on how the sports betting industry and new sports betting companies navigate the ever-shifting landscape.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Western nations Thursday to provide more money to help Ukraine’s military keep fighting nearly 5½ months after Russia invaded its neighbor.
“The sooner we stop Russia, the sooner we can feel safe,” Zelenskyy said while addressing defense leaders at a Denmark conference aimed at strengthening financing for weapons, training and demining work in his country.
“We need armaments, munitions for our defense,” he added, speaking via a live link from Ukraine.
The conference in Copenhagen is a follow-up to an April meeting at a U.S. air base in Germany that established the U.S.-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which coordinates international military support for Ukraine.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, who attended the conference in Denmark’s capital, told journalists that acquiring more fighter planes is the country’s priority right now.
“In the first stage, we need fighters. After that, demining,” Reznikov said.
Denmark is co-hosting the daylong conference in Copenhagen with Britain and Ukraine. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said the goal of the event was securing “concrete steps.”
He announced that Britain says it will send more multiple launch rocket systems and guided missiles to Ukraine to help it resist Russia’s invasion.
The new weapons, whose number wasn’t specified, come on top of several rocket-launch systems given by Britain to Ukraine earlier this year. Ukrainian troops have been trained in Britain to use them.
“Our continued support sends a very clear message, Britain and the international community remain opposed to this illegal war and will stand shoulder-to-shoulder, providing defensive military aid to Ukraine to help them defend against Putin’s invasion,” Wallace said.
Before the conference started, the Danish government said it would give Ukraine an extra 820 million kroner ($113 million), which would bring Denmark’s total contribution to the war effort to more than 3 billion kroner ($413 million). Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called it “a huge donation.”
Part of the money would pay for 130 Danish troops to help train Ukrainian forces in Britain over the coming months.
“We will not let you down,” Frederiksen said as she opened the conference.
Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram said there was still unwavering Western support for Ukraine.
“There still is a very strong support to help Ukraine, also on the long run. It is decisive for Ukraine to be able to defend itself against the Russian attack,” Arild Gram said.
The Kyiv School of Economics released a report Wednesday assessing the cost of war damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure at more than $110 billion. The report said 304 bridges and more than 900 health care facilities were either destroyed or damaged.
___ Jill Lawless in London, and James Brooks in Copenhagen, contributed to this report.
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Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland State University announced Thursday a tuition discount for any student from a federally-recognized Native American tribe.
Starting this upcoming fall, students who are members of the country’s nearly 600 federally recognized tribes across the country will receive in-state tuition, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
“Portland State offers this benefit to tribal members as part of our ongoing effort to provide a welcoming environment for Indigenous students in downtown Portland,” Chuck Knepfle, PSU’s vice president of enrollment management, said in a statement. “This offer of in-state tuition is a small way to honor the legacy of Indigenous nations from across the country.”
PSU noted in its announcement that it already offers support for students from Indigenous backgrounds including scholarships, programs and student groups through its Native American Student and Community Center.
The discounted tuition will be offered starting this upcoming fall term to students who can provide their official tribal residency documentation to PSU. The university does not require any other information to be considered for the discount.
The difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition is roughly $420 per credit hour or about $19,000 per academic year for students enrolled in 15 credits, according to PSU.
While some universities and colleges offer tuition discounts or waivers to students who are members of in-state tribes, PSU says it’s not aware of any other schools that have also made the move to offer discounts to Native American students on a national scale.
Statewide, the Oregon Legislature approved the Oregon Tribal Student Grant program earlier this year. The grant goes toward tuition and other college-related expenses at colleges and universities for members of Oregon’s nine federally-recognized tribes.
State higher education officials are urging eligible students to apply for that statewide grant by the priority deadline, Aug. 1.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
8-1-4-5
(eight, one, four, five)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
8-1-4-5
(eight, one, four, five)
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Cavs star Evan Mobley heading back to All-Star weekend
Published: Jan. 31, 2023 at 3:37 PM EST|Updated: 34 minutes ago
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Evan Mobley is part of All-Star weekend for the 2nd straight season.
The Cavs big man was picked for the Jordan Rising Stars game, just as he did a year ago as a rookie.
The Rising Stars event will be held Friday Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. ET. It’s a 3-game mini-tournament comprised of NBA rookies, sophomores and G League players.
Mobley, 21, is averaging 15 points and 9 rebounds per game this season.
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WREN, Miss. (WTVA) - Two people died in a Tuesday evening, Aug. 2 crash in Monroe County.
Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley said the collision involved a four-wheeler and a motorcycle. Both drivers died.
The collision happened at approximately 7:21 p.m. on Old Wren Road.
He identified the motorcyclist as James Strawhorn, 22, of Wren, and the driver of the ATV as Vincent Hale, 54, of Okolona. Both victims died at the scene.
The coroner said the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the crash with help from the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
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MOORE COUNTY, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina believe vandalism may have caused a power outage that affected thousands of customers Saturday night.
A mass power outage in several communities beginning just after 7 p.m. Saturday “is being investigated as a criminal occurrence," the Moore County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
“As utility companies began responding to the different substations, evidence was discovered that indicated that intentional vandalism had occurred at multiple sites,” the sheriff's office said.
Moore County deputies and other law enforcement responded and were providing security at the affected sites, the sheriff's office said.
Utility company Duke Energy said nearly 38,000 customers were without power in Moore County, while the Randolph Electric Membership Corporation reported outages affected nearly 3,000 customers in the county's southern area, WRAL-TV reported.
Duke Energy spokesman Jeff Brooks said crews experienced “multiple equipment failures” at substations and the power company was "investigating signs of potential vandalism related to the outages,” WRAL reported.
Duke Energy said power was expected to be restored Sunday, but the wait could last until 10 p.m. Brooks said the company would update customers when information was available, WRAL reported.
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Mission accomplished. The Parkway Lady Panthers are state champions.
Parkway, the No. 2 seed, rolled past No. 5 Ponchatoula 80-57 in the non-select Division I championship game at the Southeastern University Center Saturday night in Hammond.
Parkway closed the season 30-5.
Senior guard Mikaylah Williams finished her sensational high school career with 34 points and 11 rebounds. She was named the game’s Most Outstanding Player.
Junior guard Chloe Larry scored 17 points.
Senior guard/forward Ty’lissa Henderson had nine points and four steals. Senior guard Makenna Miles scored nine.
Senior guard Aniyah Russell had six points. Senior post player Amoree Williams had eight rebounds.
Parkway led 23-19 after the first quarter. The Lady Panthers began to pull away in the second, outscoring the Lady Wave 18-8 in the second for a 41-27 halftime lead.
Parkway extended the lead to 59-37 after three quarters.
Taylor Jackson led Ponchatoula (26-9) with 20 points. Elizabeth Thompson added 17.
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Suspect arrested in 'random' shootings in Detroit that killed 3, police say
A person waiting for the bus and another walking their dog were among four people shot, three fatally, by a man who appeared to fire randomly over about 2 1/2 hours in Detroit, police said.
Police arrested a suspect Sunday night after an hourslong manhunt involving multiple federal agencies. Police Chief James White said tips led officers to the suspect, but he did not immediately release more information about the suspect or arrest.
White earlier said investigators traced all four early Sunday shootings to one firearm but believed them to be random because there was no apparent connection among the victims.
He said police discovered a woman in her 40s who had been shot multiple times around 4:45 a.m. Sunday. While officers were investigating that fatal shooting, a witness reported a 28-year-old man had been shot multiple times nearby, White said.
A third victim, a woman in her 40s, was found in the area around 6:50 a.m. She died after being shot multiple times, police said.
Around 7:10 a.m., an elderly man reported he saw a man peering into vehicles. When the elderly man told the person to get away from the cars, the gunman fired at the elderly man, who was shot once and survived, police said.
White and Mayor Mike Duggan had urged residents Sunday to be alert and call police with any information.
“The suspect already shot four people. Please call immediately. ... Someone out there knows who this is,” Duggan said.
Duggan later credited “critical information from the community” and multiple law enforcement agencies with helping Detroit police take the suspect into custody.
“As we mourn our three neighbors who were killed, we should take the time to appreciate all the men and women in law enforcement whose work today made sure no other families will suffer at the hands of this shooter,” Duggan tweeted.
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“9-1-1 Lone Star” is premiering its 4th season on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. The series stars Robe Lowe, and follows a former New York firefighter as he moves to Austin, Texas to aid in the rebuilding of a firehouse that has undergone a recent tragedy.
Here’s the information you’ll need to watch a free live stream of “9-1-1 Lone Star” online without cable.
How to watch ‘9-1-1 Lone Star’ without cable
If you’re a cord-cutter or don’t have cable, you can live stream “9-1-1 Lone Star” on any one of the following streaming platforms:
When is ‘9-1-1 Lone Star’ on?
“9-1-1 Lone Star” continues with its 4th season on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. on FOX. It will be followed “Accused″ at 9 p.m. and followed immediately thereafter by local programming at 10 p.m.
What channel is FOX?
You can use the channel finder on your provider’s website to locate it: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV, Dish.
How to watch ‘9-1-1 Lone Star’ online on-demand
If you missed an episode of “9-1-1 Lone Star” or want to binge watch the series online when it becomes available, check out the following streaming platforms:
What is ‘9-1-1 Lone Star’ about?
According to the official FOX website: Nearly 20 years ago, OWEN STRAND (Emmy Award nominee Rob Lowe, “Parks and Recreation,” “The West Wing”) was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In the wake of the attack, Owen had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to a firehouse in Austin, Owen, along with his troubled firefighter son, T.K. (Ronen Rubenstein, “Dead of Summer”), takes his progressive philosophies of life and firefighting down to Texas, where he helps them start anew. On the surface, Owen is all about big-city style and swagger, but underneath he struggles with a secret he hides from the world – one that could very well end his life. Once in Austin, Owen meets the brilliant and wry chief paramedic MICHELLE BLAKE (Liv Tyler, “The Leftovers”), as well as police officer CARLOS REYES (newcomer Rafael Silva). He then begins to assemble his new team of diverse and qualified candidates for Firehouse 126, including MARJAN MARWANI (Natacha Karam, “The Brave”), an adrenalin junkie and badass firefighter who also is a devout Muslim; PAUL STRICKLAND (Brian Michael Smith, “Queen Sugar”), a transgender male firefighter, who bravely decided to transition on the job in Chicago and has a gift for observation worthy of Sherlock Holmes; and rookie firefighter MATEO CHAVEZ (Julian Works, “American Crime”). Owen’s toughest challenge may be JUDD RYDER (Jim Parrack, “The Deuce,” “True Blood”), who, like Owen, was the sole survivor of the original 126 house after a rescue call ended in tragedy. A gruff cowboy to his core, Judd is married to GRACE (Sierra McClain “Mindhunter”), a 9-1-1 call center operator, and struggles with PTSD, unsure if he ever can be the firefighter he once was.
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About 5K GM salaried workers take buyouts, avoiding layoffs
DETROIT (AP) — About 5,000 white-collar workers at General Motors took the company’s buyout offers, which the automaker says is enough to avoid layoffs at this time.
GM said Tuesday that the offers will save about $1 billion per year in costs, about half of the $2 billion it wants to cut annually by the end of 2024. The company now has about 58,000 salaried workers in the U.S.
The buyouts come at an uncertain time for the auto industry, which is in the midst of a transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles. GM has a goal of selling only electric passenger vehicles by 2035.
The Detroit automaker and its competitors are making huge capital outlays to develop and build new electric vehicles, all while continuing to make cars, trucks and SUVs with gasoline engines. They’re also spending big to get scarce minerals and parts needed for EV batteries.
“The steps we are taking will allow us to maintain momentum, remain agile, and create a more competitive GM,” the company said in a prepared statement.
GM hopes to get the remaining $1 billion in savings by reducing vehicle complexity and expanding use of shared parts on internal combustion and electric vehicles. It also plans to cut spending across the company, including for travel and marketing, the statement said.
At a Bank of America conference Tuesday, GM Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said the company will take a $1 billion first-quarter charge because of the buyouts, but said it will save $1 billion per year as the workers leave later in in 2023. “You’ve got a pretty quick payback,” Jacobson said.
Last month GM offered buyouts to white-collar workers with at least five years of service, and global executives who have been with the company at least two years.
Jacobson said the number of workers taking the buyouts is about what GM expected. The company made the offers in an effort to reach cost goals without layoffs, he said.
“It’s important that we were willing to pay for the voluntary program to incent people to go who maybe were closer to retirement or had just decided they wanted a change in career or lifestyle, at the same time to do everything we can to try to avoid involuntaries or layoffs,” he said. “And I think we’re in a position where we’re going to be able to do that.”
GM’s statement didn’t completely rule out layoffs in the future, though, saying that “involuntary separations are not a consideration at this point.”
Employees taking the buyouts had to sign up by March 24, and those who are approved for the packages have to leave by June 30.
U.S. salaried workers are being offered one month of pay for every year of service, up to 12 months. They’ll also get COBRA health care and part of the bonuses they would receive this year.
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DETROIT — It wasn’t the dominant type of victory observers might have wanted to see from the Miami Dolphins against the one-win Detroit Lions, but in the NFL, some Sundays a team has to take the victory however it can get it.
On Sunday at Ford Field, it meant coming back from two different 14-point deficits. Miami started immediately in a 14-0 hole, giving up touchdowns on their first two defensive series and losing a fumble in between.
As the offense was buzzing behind quarterback Tua Tagovailoa against the Lions’ struggling defense, the once-reliable Dolphins defense appeared like it couldn’t get a stop. That changed in the second half as Miami shut out Detroit after halftime, but it was assisted by the Dolphins offense keeping the ball away from the Lions with long, sustained drives, and Detroit backing itself up with penalties on a critical third-quarter series. Ultimately, the Lions turned it over on downs on their last chance, and Miami ran out the clock.
Here’s how the Dolphins graded out in various areas of Sunday’s 31-27 win against the Lions to improve to 5-3 with the Chicago Bears (3-5) up next.
Passing game: A
Overall exceptional. Through the air, the Dolphins remained in the game when their defense couldn’t get a stop early, and then put together the comeback with the sustained second-half drives.
Tua Tagovailoa was back in form, going 29 of 36 (80.5 percent) for 382 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions — nor near interceptions, which became a popular statistic after the previous week’s game against the Steelers. Taking advantage of a last-ranked Detroit defense that was down multiple defensive backs, his 138.7 passer rating was his best single-game figure in his career. On third downs, Tagovailoa was at his best, completing 8-of-9 passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns.
Tyreek Hill, in going for 12 receptions and 188 yards, had six catches of 15 or more yards. He consistently got open under an over-the-top safety primarily concerned with not getting beat deep. On one seam route, he got beyond two Lions defenders and Tagovailoa underthrew him, not entirely stepping into the throw with an incoming pass rusher, but Hill came back and came down with his game-long 42-yard reception.
With Jaylen Waddle finishing with 106 yards on eight receptions, Hill and Waddle hold an NFL record for most receiving yards for a pair of teammates through eight games (1,688). The two worked in tandem well on Waddle’s two touchdowns, with Hill drawing coverage away from him. Tagovailoa and tight end Mike Gesicki were in sync on the go-ahead touchdown as Gesicki sat where he was open instead of continuing toward coverage on his corner route.
[ RELATED: Dolphins had good first half of season, now they just need to show consistency ]
Running game: B-
Nothing too spectacular, but it was solid and complemented the passing game. The Dolphins had 107 yards on 26 attempts (a 4.1 average) and picked up eight of their 27 first downs on the ground.
Raheem Mostert continues to be the lead back. He had 14 carries for 64 yards. Tagovailoa scrambled for an 18-yard pickup — and he’s sliding now at the end of his runs. Alec Ingold provided a nice open-field block on that one, and the Miami fullback also scored on a 1-yard sneak, motioning under center to take the direct snap.
Defending the pass: D
The Dolphins started two undrafted rookies in the secondary, and it looked like it early. Verone McKinley, called up from the practice squad for the third time this season, is a good story in starting alongside former Oregon teammate Jevon Holland, but it didn’t pay off in the first half. Miami gave up touchdowns on Detroit’s first three drives, with multiple big plays surrendered through the air.
Cornerback Xavien Howard appeared a step slow on at least a couple of occasions again. Even Holland, who had a career-high 12 tackles playing in the box a lot with McKinley as the deep safety, had his share of mishaps, including the long catch and run given up to tight end T.J. Hockenson.
Kader Kohou was in coverage for the late fourth-down incompletion that sealed it. The one passing touchdown was on linebacker Jerome Baker against running back D’Andre Swift.
There wasn’t much in terms of pass rush, but defensive tackle Zach Sieler had a monstrous sack and two pass deflections. Jaelan Phillips got two hits on Lions quarterback Jared Goff, who had 264 of his 321 passing yards in the first half.
[ RELATED: Things we learned in Miami Dolphins’ 31-27 victory over the Detroit Lions ]
Defending the run: C+
The return of star running back D’Andre Swift wasn’t too impactful as the Dolphins held him to 6 yards on five carries, although Swift did have a receiving touchdown. It was mostly Jamaal Williams for Detroit on the ground. He averaged 5.3 yards per carry on his 10 attempts, which included two touchdowns up the middle.
Overall, Miami surrendered 4.3 yards per attempt rushing. Even then, the Lions feared the Dolphins defensive front enough on the most critical play of the game. Needing one yard on fourth down, after picking up 11 through the air the play before on third-and-12, Detroit didn’t go to the ground and ended up with the failed deep shot to Josh Reynolds against Kohou.
Special teams: B-
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Kicker Jason Sanders made his one field goal. The Dolphins’ one punt was well executed, 38 yards by Thomas Morstead from the Detroit 46-yard line to the 8 with the coverage from Keion Crossen there to bring the returner down at the 12.
Miami may have something with Cedrick Wilson returning punts as the team showed its first signs of life in that area in his two chances, but there was a penalty on one of them. The Dolphins gave up the fake punt late in the first half, which was unexpected from the Lions’ 33-yard line, but the unit nonetheless must be ready for it.
Coaching: C
There was a message that got across at halftime; that’s for sure. Some adjustments defensively played a role in shutting out Detroit in the second half after 27 first-half points, but it was mostly just better execution and limited opportunities for the Lions, only getting three possessions after halftime.
Still, the defensive game plan to start was getting Miami torched against a Lions team that, coming in, hadn’t scored a touchdown in the previous two games.
Penalties were also an issue again as Miami had seven of them, but nine more that were declined because they still resulted in positive plays for Detroit.
Stock up: Tua Tagovailoa
That’s easy. He’s officially back. He shook off the rust from his first game back against the Steelers and was his usual accurate self, delivering balls on time, in the spot his receivers needed them and not really coming close to an interception. Some may grade it the best overall game of his career, as Pro Football Focus did.
Stock down: Eric Rowe
In what appeared primed to be Rowe’s opportunity with strong safety Brandon Jones out, he wasn’t even active for the game. The veteran who has ties from the Patriots with defensive coordinator Josh Boyer was a healthy scratch. The Dolphins opted instead to replace Jones Sunday with Holland playing Jones’ usual role in the box and McKinley largely as the free safety.
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HOUSTON (KIAH) — In the coming months, millions of Americas will be losing Medicaid, pushing them to unfamiliar territory: the Health Insurance Marketplace.
The income based program was paused when the pandemic hit, but now states will be cutting people who no longer qualify based on how much they make now.
If you are unsure if you will be losing coverage, make sure the Texas State Health and Human Services Department has your current contact info to make sure you get notifications. Log into your account at YourTexasBenefits.com.
Meanwhile, insurance brokers suggest you start shopping for new insurance before Medicaid ends so you don’t have any lapse in coverage.
Finally, reach out to the Texas Insurance Marketplace or HealthCare.gov Marketplace Help Center at 800-318-2596. The government-funded navigators are free to use but they cannot recommend any specific choices when it comes to plans.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
3-2-0-8, FIREBALL: 4
(three, two, zero, eight; FIREBALL: four)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
3-2-0-8, FIREBALL: 4
(three, two, zero, eight; FIREBALL: four)
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A potential railroad strike has thrown President Biden a holiday curveball and pushed Congress into crisis mode, scrambling to finalize a federal fix to stave off an economy-rattling freight shutdown at the end of next week.
Biden hosted the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday, less than a day after he’d urged Congress to break the impasse between rail companies and unionized employees that’s threatened to freeze much of the nation’s freight system on Dec. 9.
Shortly after the gathering, House Democratic leaders said they’d rush a resolution to the floor Wednesday morning, where it’s expected to pass with bipartisan support despite reservations from lawmakers on the fringes of both parties.
“This is about whether or not we shut down the railroads of America, which would have extreme, negative impacts on our economy,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters as he announced the vote.
The proposal has been panned both by liberals, who said it doesn’t go far enough to help rail workers, particularly when it comes to sick leave benefits, and by conservatives, who are attacking the very notion that the federal government would “meddle” in a private sector dispute. And Hoyer stopped short of saying it has the votes to pass.
“We just got back,” he said. “We’re counting.”
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced on Tuesday evening that the House will vote Wednesday on the tentative agreement, then consider a separate measure that would add seven days of paid sick leave to the resolution — a direct response to the criticism some Democrats have raised regarding the agreement.
The House will then send the package to the Senate for consideration, Pelosi said.
All sides agree that a rail shutdown would debilitate an already fragile economy heading into the holidays, and top lawmakers in both parties appeared ready to push the bill through, saying they had no other choice.
“At this late hour, it is clear that there is little we can do other than to support this measure,” Rep. Tom Cole (Okla.), the ranking Republican on the House Rules Committee, said Tuesday as the bill was sent to the floor. “The clock is running out, and the president has made clear that this resolution is necessary to avoid a costly strike at the nation’s railroads right as we go into the holiday season.”
The heavier lift will be in the Senate, where 60 votes will be needed to avoid a GOP filibuster — a bar that will be tougher to top if liberal senators also oppose the measure.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said it’s too early to know how many Republicans will get on board.
“There are mixed views, and you’ll just have to work a little harder and talk to our members about it,” he told reporters in the Capitol.
Under a 1926 law, Congress has the power to intervene in labor disputes between railroad companies and their workers — a power designed to prevent interruptions in vital interstate commerce. Since then, Congress has tapped that authority 18 times to avoid strikes, according to the Chamber of Congress.
In September, the Biden administration had brokered a last-minute deal between the rail carriers and union leaders that averted a strike before the midterm elections. But train workers at one of the largest rail unions, SMART-TD, voted it down, citing the absence of new paid sick leave benefits in the White House deal.
Those same concerns are at the center of the current dispute. Union leaders pressed for 15 days of paid sick leave, but the White House’s tentative agreement only provided one additional personal day — a significant difference that is drawing ire among union workers and left-leaning lawmakers.
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters — the third-largest rail union in the U.S. — has argued that depriving employees of sick leave will worsen supply chain problems rather than alleviate the snafus.
Liberal lawmakers are jumping on that bandwagon, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who blocked legislation in September that would have forced workers to accept the agreement without paid leave. Tuesday afternoon, he vowed to block consideration of the resolution until the Senate votes on his amendment guaranteeing seven paid sick days for rail workers.
“At a time of record profits in the rail industry, it’s unacceptable that rail workers have ZERO guaranteed paid sick days,” Sanders wrote on Twitter.
With the House poised to vote on Wednesday, liberals in the lower chamber have joined Sanders in bashing Congress’s heavy hand.
“No worker in America should have to choose between their health and a paycheck,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), a deputy whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, wrote on Twitter. “I will not vote in favor of any rail agreement that comes to the House floor without adequate sick days and the support of rail workers.”
Pelosi acknowledged that the resolution is imperfect, citing the absence of new sick leave benefits. But she’s also defending the resolution as the last best chance to avert a strike — and economic disaster.
“I don’t like going against the ability of unions to strike, but weighing the equities, we must avoid a strike,” Pelosi said as she left the White House. “Jobs will be lost, even union jobs will be lost, water will not be safe, products will not be going to market, we could lose 750,000 jobs, some of them union jobs. That must be avoided.”
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), another liberal icon, said she recognizes the dangers of crippling the economy with a rail strike, but added that “it’s also powerfully important that workers not be forced to show up injured or sick to work because they can’t get a handful of sick days from their employer.”
She wants to give the unions more time to negotiate.
“Right now, we need to keep pushing the parties to find an agreement,” Warren said. “There’s plenty of money for these rail companies to provide a few sick days for the people that are actually doing the work.”
The concerns have not gone unheard, but Biden and top Democrats are nonetheless plowing ahead with the congressional fix, contending that the risks of a strike are too dire to ignore.
Asked if Biden would support including paid leave in the resolution, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stressed the need to protect the agreement that has support from a majority of unions.
“The president’s not going to take any action that would undermine the urgent need to avert a harmful rail shutdown. That’s the way that the president sees this,” Jean-Pierre said. “Again, he’s the president for all Americans.”
The decision to intervene in the rail negotiations is a personal one for Biden, who as a senator in 1992 was one of six to vote against emergency legislation that ended a two-day rail shutdown, one of the 18 times Congress has intervened in such matters.
In his Monday statement calling on Congress to intervene amid the stalemate, Biden touted his pro-union bona fides while underscoring the threat a rail strike poses.
“As a proud pro-labor President, I am reluctant to override the ratification procedures and the views of those who voted against the agreement,” Biden said. “But in this case — where the economic impact of a shutdown would hurt millions of other working people and families — I believe Congress must use its powers to adopt this deal.”
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has not specified when the House resolution would be considered in the upper chamber. But he’s stressing that Congress has no time to lose.
“While the actual deadline of the railroads being shut down is the 8th, our real deadline is sooner than that because … many of the people who, many of the suppliers, if they believe there may well be a shutdown, will then not send their goods,” Schumer said.
“So the real deadline is sooner and we’re going to try to solve this ASAP.”
Al Weaver and Alex Gangitano contributed reporting.
This story was updated at 7:16 p.m.
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NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Montgomery County is warning residents about dangerous cold weather coming.
The county commissioners issued a Code Blue Cold Weather Emergency from Wednesday at 8 p.m. through Sunday at 9 a.m.
The temperature or wind chill during that time is expected to be below 20 degrees, posing a threat of serious harm or death to people without shelter, the county said.
Residents who need emergency shelter during a Code Blue can call 211 or text their zip code to 898-211.
Residents should also limit pets' time outside.
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Maintains #1 Rankings in Account-Based Analytics & Attribution for Enterprise Organizations
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Demandbase, the Smarter GTM™ company for B2B brands, today announces it has earned extremely high rankings across numerous categories on a total of 40 of G2's Summer Grids. Specifically, Demandbase was named a leader in 34 areas, a high performer in six, and took the number one spot in three. The G2 Grid® Reports are the result of real user ratings and reveal which solutions have the most satisfied customers and largest market presence.
"We are so proud to earn high rankings in 40 of G2's Summer Grids," says Jon Miller, chief marketing officer at Demandbase. "We care deeply about our customers' satisfaction and success and having a strong presence on these grids every quarter speaks volumes about how we're serving them. Keeping the top spot in both Account-Based Analytics and Attribution is especially meaningful, given that we've prioritized providing rich data to power our customers' go-to-market strategy. We're eager to keep wowing our customers with our existing platform and every new feature we release."
Demandbase was called out as a leader in the G2 Grid® Reports in multiple categories across:
- Sales Intelligence
- Marketing Account Intelligence
- Account-Based Marketing Account Intelligence
- Account-Based Demand Side Platform (DSP)
- Account-Based Buyer Intent Data Tools
- Account-Based Attribution
- Account-Based Web & Content Experiences
- Account-Based Orchestration Platforms
- Account-Based Analytics
- Account-Based Advertising
- Account Data Management
The company was lauded in these areas particularly in the enterprise space, as well as mid-market and small business. It was recognized in overall global categories, along with specific regions around the world. To learn more about Demandbase on G2's review page for ABM and ABX visit here and for Sales Intelligence Cloud here.
About Demandbase
Demandbase is Smarter GTM™ for B2B brands. We help marketing and sales teams spot the juiciest opportunities earlier and progress them faster by injecting Account Intelligence into every step of the buyer journey and orchestrating every action. For more information about Demandbase, visit www.demandbase.com.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Residents of Kyiv woke up to air raid sirens as Ukraine observed its Independence Day on Wednesday, six months since the star t of the Russian invasion.
Authorities in the capital banned large-scale gatherings until Thursday, fearing the national holiday might bring particularly heavy Russian missile attacks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the public to be vigilant.
“Russian provocations and brutal strikes are a possibility,” Zelenskyy said in a statement. “Please strictly follow the safety rules. Please observe the curfew. Pay attention to the air sirens. Pay attention to official announcements. And remember: we must all achieve victory together.”
A small number of residents gathered at Kyiv's central square, where destroyed Russian tanks and mobile artillery were put on display over the weekend, and the national anthem is played every day at 7 a.m. local time.
“I can’t sleep at night because of what I see and hear about what is being done in Ukraine," a retiree who identified herself only by her first name, Tetyana, said, her voice shaking with emotion.
“This is not a war. It is the destruction of the Ukrainian people," she said.
Wednesday’s holiday commemorates Ukraine’s 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
A car bombing outside Moscow that killed the 29-year-old daughter of right-wing Russian political theorist Alexander Dugin on Saturday heightened fears that Russia might intensify attacks on Ukraine this week.
Russian officials have blamed Ukraine for the death of Darya Dugina, a nationalist Russian TV commentator. The car bomb exploded after she had attended a patriotic festival with her father, whom was widely believed to have been the intended target.
The Ukrainian government has denied any involvement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. Moscow's military encountered unexpectedly stiff Ukrainian resistance, and the six months of fighting has upended life in Ukraine and sent shock waves through the world economy.
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As the SEC prepares to reveal the 2024 football schedule, it appears one of Alabama’s games will be a home game against the Georgia Bulldogs.
On3 is reporting, citing sources, Kirby Smart will bring his Bulldogs to Tuscaloosa at some point in the 2024 season.
RELATED: Thoughts on what could happen with 2024 schedule
The two teams haven’t met in the regular season since 2020 when Georgia traveled to Alabama, a game in which the Tide won 41-24 during the COVID season.
While Alabama has 42-26-4 record against Georgia, the Bulldogs won the last matchup for the national championship game.
RELATED: Watch Nick Saban work out with kids during youth camp
Meanwhile, The Action Network’s Brett McMurphy is reporting Georgia will travel to Texas to face the Longhorns in 2024.
The conference will reveal the 2024 schedule at 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) on Wednesday, June 14. The reveal will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial) and televised on the SEC Network.
Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.
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Orion's Chip Scale Atomic Clock provides critical positioning and tracking data for the CAPSTONE Moon Mission
LOUISVILLE, Colo., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA launched its Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) on June 28, as a part of the Artemis program, to study a specific orbit for the future Gateway lunar station. Led by Advanced Space, this mission is test driving orbital analysis that will enable NASA's future exploration efforts. Orion Space Solutions (OSS) provides a critical satellite component that will support mission success.
Space systems need reliable timing information when flying beyond well-understood orbits, into regions where GPS and other communication signals lose contact with Earth-based systems or control centers. Lacking the information provided by these standard communications, mission operators lose positioning and navigation knowledge and capabilities. The longer a system goes without updated information, the more likely it can drift away from its intended trajectory, resulting in higher potential for mission error or risk.
To address this problem, OSS engineers developed the Chip Scale Atomic Clock, or CSAC, as an important part of the CAPSTONE experiment. CSAC is a precision clock able to provide critical positioning and timing data while the small satellite is in the near-rectilinear halo orbit, which is the planned orbit for the Gateway station to the moon on its future lunar mission. The low size, weight, and power of the CSAC system means it is easily integrated into CubeSats and other small satellites. Several OSS space-based programs use CSAC, giving the equipment flight-proven status.
"OSS engineers and scientists develop space solutions that work," says Mr. Erik Stromberg, OSS Senior Director of Special Programs. "With humans returning to the moon, CSAC's ability to maintain positioning and timing data for any potential dropouts in signal are essential contributions to keeping astronauts and satellites safe for programs, such as CAPSTONE."
"CSAC will provide reliable timing information to maintain a highly accurate positioning indicator for when systems have a loss of communication or positioning for the CAPSTONE mission. While the halo orbit will not put the spacecraft behind the moon, allowing for stable communication back to Earth, no spacecraft has ever operated in the designated orbit for this mission before," explains Mr. Gerald Thompson, Senior VP of Strategy.
CAPSTONE is set to arrive at the moon in November, when it will begin its 6-month long primary mission.
About Orion Space Solutions: Orion Space Solutions (OSS) was born from the vision to apply fundamental space physics knowledge to real-world problems. Founded in 2005, OSS is a leader in the "New Space" small-satellite industry. We leverage our scientific and engineering expertise to develop unique solutions to address complex space physics disciplines, instrumentation, modeling capabilities, and data analytics; OSS turns science into data, data into knowledge.
Contact: Bill Adams
Phone: 949-547-8554
Email: bill.adams@orionspace.com
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — As he prepared for one of the hottest races of the NASCAR season, Chase Elliott said he would use positive thinking to convince himself it wasn't so bad.
And when Elliot was frustrated with his struggling Chevrolet in the early stages at Nashville Superspeedway, his crew chief found his driver receptive to a pep talk that helped NASCAR's current Cup points leader win Sunday night's race.
Elliott has never presented himself as an eternal optimist, In fact, his Hall of Fame father Bill Elliott last year told The Associated Press his son “acts like he’s loading up the covered wagon heading West instead of doing what he loves.”
But the 26-year-old seemed lighter at Nashville and his mood more tolerant, even before he picked up his second win of the season. So as NASCAR's most popular driver heads next to Road America, where he won last year's Cup return after a 65-year absence on the Wisconsin road course, AP asked Elliott about his current mindset.
“I feel like my mindset tries to just stay in the realm of reality, it's always been my approach to just try to be realistic about whatever the situation is,” Elliott told AP on Tuesday. “I do think it’s important to have confidence in your ability and what you’re doing, but I also think it’s important to recognize ‘Hey, if I need to do something different, I’m not too set in my ways, not too stubborn to be willing to at least try to adjust to have a better result or a better approach.’”
When reminded of his father's remark a year ago — a dig at Elliott's perceived negative attitude — the 2020 Cup champion said he doesn't have a glass-half-empty approach. He acknowledged he's very hard on himself and has high expectations, but he's also an Elliott and his extended family was never recognized for their joyful attitudes.
Bill Elliott, despite winning NASCAR's most popular driver award a record 16 times, could be curt and dismissive. His brother, the longtime respected engine builder Ernie Elliott, was often short on words. To this day, the entire Elliott family still lives on family land in Dawsonville, Georgia, and no amount of fame or financial riches has changed them.
“Look, I grew up with my dad and Uncle Ernie and I know a lot of people don’t know them to the extent that I do, but they’ve done this stuff for a really long time,” Chase told AP. "And they’ve seen how this stuff works and when you grow up in an environment that is so well versed — it’s not that they’re not appreciative or don’t recognize how fortunate we are in our lives to call racing a living. I do think we have a very realistic appreciation for that side of it.
“I just at a very young age, I saw a very experienced reality of this world, and, you know, right wrong or indifferent, that’s just how I was raised and that’s just the viewpoint that I watched. It gives me a different approach than a lot of other guys in the series.”
He said his relationship with crew chief Alan Gustafson is so strong because Gustafson understands who Elliott is — Elliott used the word “practical” to describe his approach — and is able to extract what he needs from his driver.
“My goal is to always make the driver the weak link. If he’s the weak link, then I’ve done my job, the team has done their job,” Gustafson told AP about his pep talk with Elliott during Sunday's weather delay. “With him, it’s not an easy thing to do because he’s a pretty strong link. So that’s what I try to do and what I tried to tell him: ‘We’re done messing up and we’re going to get after it, so stick with us, bring your A game, all will be good.’”
Elliott spoke to his father on Monday about his Nashville victory and on Tuesday expected to visit with his uncle at the family shop in Dawsonville. On Wednesday, the die-hard Georgia sports fan will be part of a celebration of Georgia champions at the College Football Hall of Fame.
He treats each day the same and sees no changes in his personality of approach.
“Some days are gonna be really good and there’s some days that aren’t,” he told AP. "If I’m talking to dad, or if I’m talking to Uncle Ernie at the shop today, our conversation is not going to be a whole lot different than it was last week. You know?
“It’s just very, very straightforward, and I appreciate that.”
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As our language evolves, so does Scrabble: Now, you can use hundreds of new words, from "ambigram" to "zedonk," to spell your way to victory in the beloved board game.
Hasbro and Merriam-Webster have added more than 500 new words to the official Scrabble dictionary, which consists of all of the game's playable words. It now includes words that weren't commonly used when the game was first created in the 1930s, like "adorbs," "dox" or "zoodle."
The newest edition of "The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary," its seventh, bends some of the game's rigid rules: Typically, in Scrabble, slang is allowed, but abbreviations and words that are always capitalized are not.
The latest crop of Scrabble-approved words, though, have been expanded to include proper nouns like Google and Boricua (both words' length and amount of vowels make them potentially high scorers). Players can even use "Jedi" (but not "Yoda") to score some points.
Some of the new words simply didn't exist up until a few years ago, "deepfake" and "subtweet" among them. Newer slang has made its way into Scrabble, too, including "vax" and "guac."
In a statement, Merriam-Webster editor at large Peter Sokolowski said the new additions to the dictionary give players an opportunity to "up their game while celebrating the riches of the ever-expanding language."
"English speakers like to have fun with words, and no one does it better than Scrabble players, who make excellent use of words both obscure and common," Sokolowski said.
The complete list of Scrabble-friendly words can be accessed in the new edition of the Scrabble dictionary or online, on Merriam-Webster's Scrabble Word Finder.
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TONIGHT: The cold front that went through midday Sunday has dropped the humidity and temperatures. Tonight into Monday morning will feature the coolest temperatures since May with lows in the 50s for most Arkansans. Localized areas up north could get into the upper 40s! Winds will be out of the north at 5-10 mph with mostly clear skies.
MONDAY: After a chilly start on Monday morning, the afternoon will feature temperatures in the mid 80s and sunny skies! It will actually feel cooler than the low 80s because of the low humidity. There will be a northwest wind 5-10 mph.
TUESDAY: The sunny and dry weather continues into Tuesday! Morning temperatures will be in the upper 50s and the afternoon will be near 90°. Again, it will feel comfortable with low humidity.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK: Sunny skies will continue for the rest of the work week. High pressure is going to park itself right over Arkansas. Expect lows in the 60s and highs in the low 90s for a while. No rain is expected in the extended outlook,
Happy Sunday everyone! – Meteorologist Alex Libby
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Enochian BioSciences, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of ENOB 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.
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CLASS PERIOD: January 17, 2018 to June 27, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's co-founder and inventor Serhat Gumrukcu was engaged in a variety of frauds; (2) Gumrukcu was not a licensed doctor anywhere in the world; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Gumrukcu's purported contributions to the Company lacked a reasonable basis; (5) as a result of the foregoing, the Company had overstated its commercial prospects; (6) Gumrukcu had improperly diverted approximately $20 million from Enochian to entities he owned; and (7) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: September 26, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/enochian-biosciences-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=31644&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of ENOB 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 September 26, 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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#Keyword 2 - Advanced tokenomics in the brand catchphrase, FUEL
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SKYPlay introduces its brand catchphrase, FUEL to please everyone while raising the value of token in these 3 directions, "sustainable," "fair," and "attractive".
FUEL, which pledges to maintain Fun, Utility, and Easy content while keeping the platform's Liquidity intact.
Polygon(MATIC), which SKYPlay chose as its main net for a platform's steady liquidity, is an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain with benefits of scalability, low fees, and quick transmission speed. Following the Terra crisis, it was accepted by multinational corporations, and Meta will also launch Polygon and Ethereum-based NFTs on Facebook and Instagram.
As for the SKP, the governance token of SKYPlay platform, shows steady growth after its initial offering at MEXC in this May.
#Keyword 3 - Engagement, Connection, and Expansion
Since the first formal community launch in April, SKYPlay has focused on resurrecting the regional community in Southeast Asia where P2E game users are concentrated, and it reached 200K members, the 'hard to reach' ceiling of Telegram groups in July even before the start of games and services.
All participants in Coin Grid's global pre-booking, which began on the 11th of this month, are given a variety of game characters that are the top picks from the poll on SKYPlay's official community which had taken place last month.
Through a planned community operation in connection with the platform beta release, SKYPlay will enhance and increase the involvement of SKYPlayan(the community members). Additionally, SKYPlay expands its impact in the global market by attracting foreign investment and displaying advertisements in Times Square in New York.
Web 3.0 is slowly becoming a part of everyday life. Recent NFT projects in traditional art and re-creation of past art history sites in metaverse reflects conservative traditional art industry is also adapting to changes.
Let's keep an eye on SKYPlay with its P2E games as well as its aspiration to be the leader of Web 3.0.
SKYPlay
SKYPlay will offer a rich variety of lifestyle content including easy P2E games, sports, education, music, and art-all of which will be provided through an easy NFT business platform optimized for mobile UI/UX.
SKYPlay will offer a bigger and better space than a simple portal, encouraging users and service providers to grow and thrive within an easy-to-use, reliable, and trustworthy ecosystem.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate slammed world leaders Tuesday who persist in backing new fossil fuel projects as other activists held a symbolic human and environmental rights protest and called for financing for vulnerable nations suffering devastating impacts of climate change.
Countries agreed in the 2015 Paris climate accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) by the end of the century if possible. But scientists say that with about 1.2 Celsius (21. Fahrenheit) of warming already reached, that target is likely to be missed, pushing temperatures to dangerous highs.
“The focus for many leaders is about making deals for fossil fuel lobbyists, surviving the next election cycle and grabbing as much short-term profit as possible,” Nakate said at an event on the sidelines of the U.N. climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
She warned that the annual meeting is being infiltrated by oil and gas representatives who are turning it into “a sales and marketing conference for more pollution and more destruction and more devastation.”
Environmental groups have counted more than 600 delegates with links to the fossil fuel industry at the two-week meeting.
Nakate cited research from the International Energy Agency stating that there can be no new investment in coal, oil or gas if the world is to stay below 1.5 C.
This was being undermined by massive public spending on fossil fuel subsidies, partly as a result of the fallout from Russia’s attack on Ukraine which has triggered a scramble for alternative sources of oil and gas.
“You are sowing the wind and frontline communities are reaping the whirlwind,” she said. “You are sowing seeds of coal, oil and gas while frontline communities are reaping havoc, devastation and destruction.”
Many developing nations are disproportionately impacted by climate change as they are less able to adapt to extreme weather exacerbated by global warming.
Nakate called out those countries that have issued new licenses for oil and gas exploitation in their territorial waters, or promised investments in new fossil fuel infrastructure in Africa.
Jochen Flasbarth, a long-time German climate negotiator, said Nakate was right to highlight the urgency of tackling climate change but questioned her criticism of politicians concerned about elections.
“You might be right that politicians sometimes have a short-term view, but (you should) still make the best out of these elections,” he said, adding that “it is young people who increasingly did not go to elections over the last ten years” in many democratic nations.
Flasbarth told Nakate that young people “need to collaborate” with democratic processes to help “strengthen democracy around the world.”
Later Tuesday, a handful of climate activists gathered outside the conference venue in a symbolic protest to highlight what they said was restrictions and clampdowns on environmental and human rights defenders.
Organized by the Fridays for Future Movement, the brief demonstration took place in the official designated protest area amid tight security. Organizers said they received the required permission from the Egyptian authorities, but they declined to speak to media at the protest venue saying they didn’t want to legitimize it.
They said the symbolic protest aimed to showcase “restrictions on civil society and protest” at this year’s conference.
“We are protesting on behalf of and in solidarity with all those who can’t raise their voices, we are here demanding the liberation of those who have been silenced,” said activist Luisa Neubauer in a speech.
Protests at this year’s conference have so far been broadly limited to the ‘Blue Zone,’ which is considered a U.N. territory.
Climate activists have repeatedly complained that restrictions and costly accommodation has discouraged large protests this year, in a stark contrast to previous years that featured large demonstrations. Last year’s COP26 in Glasgow in Scotland, saw some 100,000 people marching through the streets in one rally and protesters frequently gathered in public squares and parks.
Street protests are virtually banned in Egypt, but the government set up a designated area outside the negotiating venue for demonstrations.
Activists also called for the establishment of a new body to be in charge of climate-related loss and damage for developing funding for nations vulnerable to global warming.
The demonstrations come as negotiators at the conference haggle over numerous thorny issues including increasing efforts to cut greenhouse gases and providing more financial help to poor nations.
Ministers began arriving in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to provide a push for the meeting to clinch a substantial deal by its schedule close on Friday.
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The 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Odds & Preview: Minjee Lee
Following the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Minjee Lee is currently 33rd with a score of +1.
Looking to place a bet on Minjee Lee at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship this week? Read on for the betting odds and stats you can use before you make your picks.
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Minjee Lee Insights
- Lee has finished below par on nine occasions, completed her day bogey-free once and finished 11 rounds with a better-than-average score over her last 17 rounds played.
- She has recorded the best score of the day in two of her last 17 rounds, while scoring among the top five in five rounds and the top 10 on eight occasions.
- Over her last 17 rounds, Lee has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round six times, and within five strokes of the top score of the day on nine occasions.
- Lee has finished in the top five in one of her past five appearances.
- Lee has finished within three shots of the leader in one of her past five events. In that span, she finished within five shots of the winner two times and with a better-than-average score four times.
- Lee will attempt to prolong her streak of made cuts to 12 by qualifying for the weekend again.
Over the last year
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KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Insights and Stats
- In Lee's previous two appearances in this tournament, she has finished among the top five once. Her average finish has been 18th.
- Lee made the cut in each of her last two attempts at this event.
- Lee finished 33rd when she last played this event, which was in 2023.
- Baltusrol GC measures 6,621 yards for this tournament, 394 below the average course on the Tour in the past year (7,015).
- Baltusrol GC checks in at 6,621 yards, 30 yards longer than the average course Lee has played in the past year (6,591 yards).
Lee's Last Time Out
- Lee shot below average over the 20 par-3 holes at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, with an average of 3.30 strokes to finish in the third percentile of the field.
- She finished in the 98th percentile on par 4s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, averaging 3.84 strokes on those 32 holes.
- Lee shot better than 99% of the field at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give on the tournament's 20 par-5 holes, averaging 4.30 strokes per hole compared to the field average, which was 4.63.
- Lee fared the same as the field average on par-3 holes in the last time out, carding a birdie or better on two of 20 par-3s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give.
- On the 20 par-3s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Lee had more bogeys or worse (seven) than the tournament average (2.1).
- Lee's nine birdies or better on par-4s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give were more than the tournament average of 3.0.
- In that last outing, Lee carded a bogey or worse on four of 32 par-4s (the field averaged 4.8).
- Lee finished the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give outperforming the field's average of birdies or better on par-5s (6.4) with 14 on the 20 par-5 holes.
- On the 20 par-5s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Lee outperformed the field's average of 1.1 bogeys or worse on those holes by carding one.
KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Time and Date Info
- Date: June 22-25, 2023
- Course: Baltusrol GC
- Location: Springfield, New Jersey
- Par: 71 / 6,621 yards
- Lee Odds to Win: +2500 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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BARCELONA, Spain — Real Madrid eased to a 2-0 win at Cadiz in the Spanish league on Saturday despite resting several first-choice players ahead of its trip to London to face Chelsea in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.
The win left Madrid 10 points behind Spanish league leader Barcelona, which visits Getafe on Sunday.
Madrid visits Stamford Bridge on Tuesday holding a 2-0 lead after its convincing win over Frank Lampard’s team in Spain.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti once again rotated his squad after his team’s 2-1 loss to Barcelona last month effectively finished off its Spanish league title defense.
Vinícius Júnior and Toni Kroos both stayed in Madrid to recover from what Ancelotti described as minor muscle issues that are not expected to keep them from playing at Chelsea. Luka Modric started the game on the bench. Benzema, who has missed several games this season with muscle injuries, was in the starting 11 at Nuevo Mirandilla Stadium.
In the last round of games, a similar mix of backup players and set starters for Madrid were beaten by Villarreal 3-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu.
This time, Madrid won through at Cadiz which, unlike the attack-minded Villarreal, tried in vain to annul the visitors’ superior talent by packing its area.
With a two-goal advantage, Ancelotti even found the moment to send Eden Hazard on as a late substitute in the former Chelsea star’s ninth appearance of the season.
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The medical, management and technology company transforming care of underserved seniors is among only a handful of healthcare providers honored in both categories
MIAMI, Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ChenMed, a leading medical practice providing high-touch, personalized primary care to Medicare-eligible seniors, has received two coveted awards for the culture of love and inspiration it shows to its employees. The brand reputation platform, Comparably, has named ChenMed among the 2022 Best Companies for Women and Best Companies for Minorities. ChenMed is one of the few healthcare providers named to both lists.
Those workplace culture awards - part of Comparably's annual Best Places to Work series – are based upon sentiment ratings provided by employees who anonymously responded to questions on Comparably.com. Female employees offered ratings for the Women's list, while people of color provided ratings for the Diversity list. Final rankings correspond to feedback on nearly 20 metrics, from compensation (salary, bonus, raises) and career growth (opportunities, mentorship, goals) to leadership (CEO, executives, direct managers) and work environment (work-life balance, perks & benefits, coworkers).
"We are honored to be named among the Best Companies for Women and Best Companies for Diversity, two awards that celebrate our core values of love, accountability and passion for both our team members and the seniors we love to keep healthy," said Stephanie Chen, Chief Legal and Culture Officer at ChenMed. "Receiving both designations further validates that ChenMed promotes a healthy culture of inclusivity and meaningful growth opportunities for team members of all backgrounds, cultures, and walks of life."
ChenMed prides itself on providing equitable access and advancement to all employees. Its highly skilled workforce includes a majority of female clinicians and medical center directors. Many of ChenMed's physicians come from immigrant backgrounds, including from the Caribbean, Central and South America, the Middle East, and Africa. Many of those doctors trained in their own countries, then re-trained in the U.S., making them extremely knowledgeable of best healthcare practices, especially for seniors.
The company also boasts a staff that reflects the many diverse communities it serves across Florida, the southern U.S., and throughout the Midwest region. In addition to supporting social and racial equity, ChenMed embraces its employees' backgrounds and cultures by actively observing Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Asian-American Pacific Islander Month, Women's History Month, and Juneteenth.
Plus, ChenMed encourages employees to participate in employee resource groups (ERGs) relevant to their interests during business hours, including AWARE2 (All Working Together to Achieve Racial Equity and Equality); CHARISMA (ChenMed Healthcare Allies Respecting Individuality & Sexuality of Members & Associates); WIN (Women Inspire Network); and VET (Veteran Engagement Team).
"Our beautifully diverse workforce embraces ChenMed's commitment to providing affordable, best-in-class, transformative primary care for underserved senior populations," says Stephanie Chen. "Together, we build trust and relationships with our patients that lead to more effectively detecting and managing high-risk diseases, and reducing hospital admissions by as much as 50 percent."
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ChenMed, headquartered in Miami, is a privately owned medical, management and technology company that delivers the high-touch and personalized primary care Medicare-eligible seniors need to enjoy better health. The company now operates more than 120 senior medical centers in 15 states. Named a Fortune 2020 "Change the World" company, twice named a "Most Loved Workplace" by Newsweek Magazine, and a certified Best Place to Work® by the Best Place to Work Institute, ChenMed brings concierge-style medicine and better health outcomes to the neediest populations. ChenMed brands include Chen Senior Medical Center, Dedicated Senior Medical Center and JenCare Senior Medical Center. Thanks to its leading healthcare technology organization, Curity™, ChenMed was recently named a "Best Place to Work in IT" by IDG's Insider Pro and ComputerWorld.
About Comparably:
Comparably (now a ZoomInfo company) is a brand reputation platform with over 15 million anonymous employee ratings on 70,000 companies. With the most comprehensive data on large and SMB organizations in nearly 20 different workplace categories – based on gender, ethnicity, age, experience, industry, location, education – it is one of the most used SaaS platforms for employer branding and a trusted third party site for workplace culture and compensation. For more information on Comparably's studies and annual Best Places to Work & Best Brands Awards, visit www.comparably.com/news
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A Maryland man who allegedly stabbed four victims with a knife on Saturday was shot and killed by police in Montgomery County.
Montgomery County Police responded at around 10:36 a.m. Saturday to the Unique Thrift Store on Veirs Mill Road after receiving multiple calls about a stabbing. When officers arrived, they found a woman suffering from apparent stab wounds.
A second caller reported at about 10:37 a.m. that two other women had been stabbed on Colie Drive. Officers responded to that location and found two wounded women and a man with superficial injuries.
MARYLAND SUSPECT ACCUSED OF LURING TEEN INTO WOODS, RAPING HER: POLICE
Two of the female victims were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries while the third is listed in critical condition. The man was not taken to a hospital, police said in a press release.
Police received a description of the suspect and began searching for him. Witnesses told police the suspect stabbed several victims before fleeing into a wooded area near the scene.
The suspect was located at about 10:47 a.m., in the 4300 block of Havard Street holding a 12-inch butcher's knife. He did not follow officers' commands to drop the knife and instead lunged towards an officer.
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The officer then shot the suspect several times. The suspect, after receiving aid from officers, was pronounced dead at the scene.
In accordance with state law, the officer who shot the suspect and the officer who witnessed the shooting have both been placed on administrative leave pending investigation.
The stabbings and the officer-involved shooting remain under investigation.
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The contest was created to select two individuals who are living the Dole Promise and working to better the communities we live in
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dole Packaged Foods, LLC today announced the winners of its Let Your Glow Show Contest, which was launched in January to shine light on two change makers who are living the Dole Promise and bettering their communities by working to solve the hunger crisis, fighting for healthy food access, advocating for nutrition education or finding sustainable solutions for our planet by eliminating plastic use, food waste, or reducing their carbon footprint.
After careful deliberation, Dole selected two winners: Leah Lizarondo, Co-Founder of 412 Food Rescue, Inc., the non-profit behind the Food Rescue Hero app, and Jennifer Kainz, Co-Founder of Mindful Waste. The winners' organizations will receive a $10,000 donation from Dole to support their causes of promoting sustainability and reducing food waste.
"Our goal for this contest was to support those who share our mission of working to solve the hunger crisis, fight for healthy food access, advocate for nutrition education or find sustainable solutions for our planet by eliminating plastic use, food waste, or reducing the carbon footprint," said Orzse Hodi, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Americas, Dole Packaged Foods, LLC. "We're thrilled to have selected these two individuals who are truly living the Dole Promise."
412 Food Rescue's Lizarondo shared an inspiring story of her journey immigrating to the U.S. from the Philippines and how this led to her founding the Food Rescue Hero app in 2016. The technology and logistics platform engages over 39,000 volunteer drivers in 25 North American cities. The app, available on iOS and Android, matches available food donations with appropriate nonprofits and coordinates a last-mile transportation network for volunteers. When there is a "match" between a food donation and a nonprofit in need, the app alerts nearby volunteers of the available "rescue" and coordinates the navigation and delivery of the food. The organization has rescued more than 139 million pounds of food - that's 110 million meals that nourished those in need rather than producing harmful methane gas in landfills - and has a goal of serving 100 cities by 2030.
"Our volunteers truly are my heroes," said Lizarondo. "They deliver at an incredible success rate - 99% - which is even better than some commercial delivery services. In the spring of 2020 when the world went on lockdown, I watched in awe as a record number of people downloaded our app, enabling us to continue to serve the most vulnerable members of our communities when many alternatives closed down."
Jennifer Kainz, Co-Founder of Mindful Waste was pursuing a masters in conservation biology when her co-founder Renee Blue, a writer and educator, was assigned to cover a story about a hop and worm farm at Jennifer's family brewery. They quickly realized their shared passions for reducing food waste and began planning ways to teach children to value food as a resource. The organization is on a mission to reduce food waste through education, prevention, and by setting up food recovery programs in school cafeterias to empower students to donate their uneaten food rather than throw it away. The surplus food from schools go to local hunger-relief agencies in the community. Mindful Waste also provides composting education to encourage people to turn their food scraps into soil, as an alternative to the landfill, introducing these programs as early as kindergarten. This combination of combating food waste and sustainability education was very impressive to the Dole team.
"Receiving this donation will allow our organization to reach more schools and communities," said Kainz. "It will provide resources that teachers and students need to improve their food literacy and allow for more food recovery programs to be set up that fight food waste and hunger at the same time. Ultimately, it will empower more students to become citizens of action and allow them to show their own glow."
Entries were reviewed by a panel of Dole leaders and judged based on community impact and alignment with the pillars of the Dole Promise (food access, nutrition, sustainability), overall quality and creativity of the submission, and how the entrants plan to drive their missions forward.
To learn more about Dole and the Dole Promise, visit dolesunshine.com.
About Dole Packaged Foods, LLC
Dole Packaged Foods, LLC, is a world leader in growing, sourcing, distributing, and marketing fruit and healthy snacks in four core categories: snacks, ingredients, beverages and fruit bowls. The company sells a full line of packaged shelf stable fruit, frozen fruit, dried fruit, and juices. The company focuses on four pillars of sustainability in all its operations: water management, carbon footprint, soil conservation and waste reduction. For more information, please visit dolesunshine.com.
About the Dole Promise
In June 2020, The Dole Promise was announced - with its three pillars around nutrition, sustainability, and the creation of shared value.
Better for People: Access to sustainable nutrition for 1 billion people by 2025, moving towards zero processed sugar in all Dole Packaged Foods products by 2025.
Better for Planet: Working towards zero fruit loss from Dole farms to markets by 2025, aiming for zero fossil-based plastic packaging by 2025. Working towards net zero carbon emissions in Dole operations by 2030.
Better for all Stakeholders: Dole will continue to positively impact all farmers, communities and people working for Dole – through its commitment to equal opportunity, living wages, and an ever-increasing level of safety, nutrition, and wellbeing. The company also seeks to advance human rights within the direct operations and supply chains by building a culture of transparency and accountability. The company also aims for a 50% increase in the value of its business by 2025.
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Collins takes MasterClass members into her creative world and teaches how to produce an entire photography series in 30 days
SAN FRANCISCO, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world's best across a wide range of subjects, today announced that acclaimed artist Petra Collins—who's worked with touchstone brands such as Gucci and Adidas; had several books published with Rizzoli and Penguin Random House; shot covers for Vogue and Rolling Stone; and directed numerous music videos, including Olivia Rodrigo's Grammy-nominated "Good 4 U"—is joining Sessions by MasterClass, a structured, 30-day curriculum where members learn meaningful skills through hands-on experience, step-by-step demonstration and an engaged community. In her session, Collins will share a never-before-seen look into her creative process and evolution of style to inspire members to find meaning behind their art. From technical camera skills to conceptual techniques for bringing an idea to life, members will learn Collins' tips and tricks for capturing images with purpose. Enrollment for Collins' session is available starting today; the class goes live on July 1.
"Petra's aesthetic has help defined film photography for this generation," said David Rogier, founder and CEO of MasterClass. "In her session, she provides an exclusive look into her style, approach and expertise, helping members learn how they can express themselves creatively through film photography."
In her session, Petra will cover how to operate camera settings, lighting and composition, and encourage members to create a meaningful series of work that communicates their vision. The session is broken down into five sections:
- Gearing Up for Inspiration: Collins will share her photography journey to motivate members to pick up a camera and start capturing what they love. For beginners, she will provide her starter kit recommendations, including must-have items such as a manual single-lens reflex camera, 400 ISO film and a 50mm lens. She will also highlight budget-friendly lighting options such as flashlights, fluorescent lights and a metallic gift bag as a bounce or a sandwich bag as a lens filter.
- Understanding Your Camera and Lighting Techniques: Collins will explain how camera settings impact exposure and what settings to use when shooting in different scenarios. Members will shoot at least two rolls of film using both natural light and sourced lighting.
- Portraits and Understanding Your Subject: Joined by her sister, Anna, in this lesson, Collins will demonstrate the importance of connecting and creating intimacy with your subject to capture a revealing portrait.
- Creating Your Series: Leveraging all technical and creative skills taught throughout the session, Collins will provide an intimate look into her past works to illustrate how to create a series of photographs that communicate a larger vision.
- Keep Experimenting: Members will reflect on all that they achieved and hear Collins' tips for how they can keep growing through photography.
"Photography is a powerful way to push a conversation forward because you have the ability to create an image that has never been seen before," Collins said. "In my session, I want to empower members to think about what they want to see and teach them how to capture images that resonate with the world around them."
Though she was just 15 when she launched her career, Collins quickly became one of her generation's most defining artists in photography, fashion, film and music. She has published six photo books—including Fairy Tales with Rizzoli and Petra Collins: Coming of Age with Penguin Random House—and has photographed print ads for legacy brands like Gucci, MAC, Apple and Adidas. Beyond photography, Collins has shot music videos for major artists, including Cardi B and Carly Rae Jepsen, and is currently directing her own feature film with Selena Gomez.
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MasterClass is the streaming platform where the world's best come together so anyone, anywhere, can access and be inspired by their knowledge and stories. With an annual membership, members get unprecedented access to 150+ instructors and classes across a wide variety of fields, including Arts & Entertainment, Business, Design & Style, Sports & Gaming, Writing and more. Step into Nas' recording studio, Gordon Ramsay's kitchen and go behind the big screen with James Cameron. Design your career with Elaine Welteroth, get ready to win with Lewis Hamilton, perfect your pitch with Shonda Rhimes and discover your inner negotiator with Chris Voss. Each class features about 20 video lessons, at an average of 10 minutes per lesson. You can learn and discover at a pace that best serves your lifestyle—in bite-size pieces or in a single binge, on mobile, tablet, desktop, Android™ TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku® players and devices. Cinematic visuals and close-up demonstrations make you feel like you're one-on-one with the instructors, while the downloadable class guides help reinforce your learning. For those looking to learn by doing, Sessions by MasterClass offers a structured, 30-day curriculum where members can roll up their sleeves, get hands-on and learn meaningful skills through step-by-step guidance from world-class instructors and an active community of peers. With MasterClass at Work, companies can keep their employees engaged and boost morale and motivation with immersive, short-form lessons from the world's best.
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As complaints about elections, many of them unfounded, pile up around the country, investigators tasked with dealing with them find themselves on the front line of defending the integrity of America’s system for choosing local, state and national leaders.
In blue states like Oregon and red states like Idaho, elections officials say investigating the complaints is critical for maintaining voter confidence. Many are dealing with a sharp increase of complaints in the runup to the 2022 midterm election after unfounded claims of rampant voter fraud in 2020.
In Oregon, the front line crosses the desk of Alma Whalen, a 28-year-old who oversees election law investigations, campaign finance disclosures and compliance for the state’s elections division.
At least 204 accusations have been filed this year, according to a complaints log obtained through a public records request. The complaints include accusations of campaign finance violations, public employees campaigning while on the job, and someone yelling about signs on lawns.
Almost 20% of the accusations are about purported crimes. Details on those are exempt from disclosure under Oregon law and weren’t included in the document.
Helping Whalen sort through hundreds of complaints are Russ Buttram, who spent 20 years in the Marines and the next five as executive director of operations for a school district, and campaign finance expert Amanda Kessel. Their cubicles are next to Whalen’s in the elections division office in Salem, Oregon’s capital city.
Buttram started the job this year because “this seemed like a place where I could make a difference, where the work was important.”
Written on a whiteboard in Whalen’s cubicle, next to her to-do lists, is the phone number of an FBI agent to call in case of trouble.
“Not only are we seeing more requests for investigation and more cases that we’re having to work on, we’re facing a lot of pressure from people to come up with a certain decision that favors them,” Whalen said, adding that some people try to barge into the office to make demands.
On her bookshelf is an inspirational slogan that once adorned an Oregon newspaper: “No favor sways us, no fear shall awe.”
Investigators like Whalen are becoming more in demand, and more important, as elections and political campaigns become more contentious and divisive. For the first time in Oregon, Whalen’s position received full funding from the Legislature in 2021. In the 2023 legislative session, lawmakers will be asked to provide funding for two more positions, said Ben Morris, spokesman for Secretary of State Shemia Fagan.
“Having dedicated staff for investigations is critical,” Morris said.
Trust in America’s elections was shaken by former President Donald Trump and his allies claiming widespread fraud in 2020, but there is no evidence to back up those allegations. Numerous judicial rulings have rejected Trump’s unfounded claims.
In Idaho, a Republican stronghold, Ada County Clerk Phil McGrane is in charge of elections in the state’s most populous county. Neither he, nor the Idaho secretary of state’s office, has an employee dedicated exclusively to investigating election complaints, McGrane said.
But the secretary of state works with the attorney general’s office on them, said McGrane. McGrane is likely Idaho’s next secretary of state, having won the Republican nomination. McGrane said he believes that the 2020 election was conducted properly and that Joe Biden won the presidency.
In Ada County, which encompasses the state’s largest city of Boise, McGrane’s elections staff investigates complaints, which are often about campaign finance.
“It is important that we do these investigations,” McGrane said in a telephone interview. “And I think now, more than ever, the whole issue of voter confidence has been rattled. It’s really important, as election officials, for us to pursue those cases so we can show that we’re following through.”
Another fairly common complaint in Idaho is felons voting before completing their sentence, McGrane said. He added, though, that voter fraud is rare.
“I’ve seen two competing narratives as I campaigned over this last year: there’s rampant fraud and rampant cheating or the alternative, that there’s no fraud and no cheating,” he said. “And the problem is, neither of those is true.”
“Cases do exist, but they’re not huge in volume,” he said. “Our elections are working properly. The system is working. And part of that is having people investigate these situations and hold people accountable when the law has been broken.”
Back in Salem, Whalen said election law investigations are critically important.
“The public cares about it. It impacts every person who is interested in voting or wants to vote,” she said.
As for attempts at intimidation, she said: “Ultimately we hold the line. And I think that’s something election workers all around the country are doing.”
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Easily manage all products with the Safety 1st Connected App, the only app that empowers parents to create the optimal environment, set the mood, and monitor and comfort their child—anytime, from anywhere
FOXBOROUGH, Mass., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dorel Juvenile, a segment of Dorel Industries and the world's largest juvenile products manufacturer, has launched Connected Suite, a collection of five smart essential products under the Safety 1st brand to help parents manage the nursery atmosphere through the Safety 1st Connected App.
The Safety 1st Connected App is the only app that empowers parents to create the optimal environment, set the mood, and monitor and comfort their child—anytime, from anywhere. The easy-to-use, family-friendly app seamlessly controls and manages every device in the Connected Suite, giving parents the confidence and peace of mind they need to stay connected to their child even when they're apart.
The Connected Suite includes a WiFi Baby Monitor, Smart Humidifier, Smart Soother, Under Crib Smart Light, and Dual Smart Outlet. The collection was created in response to parents seeking a technological solution that provides convenience and control over their child's routines and helps make parenting more connected. The Connected Suite allows parents to manage the full, seamlessly integrated product ecosystem through a single app and easily control products across multiple rooms for those with more than one child.
- WiFi Baby Monitor ($69.99): Always be by baby's side with the Safety 1st WiFi Baby Monitor, which features a fully encrypted HD livestream, crystal-clear night vision, two-way talkback, and customizable motion sensitivity and sound detection through the Safety 1st Connected App.
- Smart Humidifier ($79.99): The Smart Humidifier is a top-fill tank with a one-gallon (3.8L) capacity; can run uninterrupted for 24 hours; and features touch display with a humidity and temperature indicator to help keep rooms at the ideal humidity level so throat and nasal passages stay hydrated.
- Smart Soother ($79.99): The Smart Soother creates the perfect sensory experience using soft lights and sounds to help children fall asleep. A night light and sound machine with 20 lullabies and soothing natural sounds, the Smart Soother offers parents the option to select light brightness and choose from a range of colors or white light, and to save their child's favorite preset theme for a more personalized experience.
- Under Crib Smart Light ($44.99): The Under Crib Smart Light gently glows beneath the crib or bed so baby doesn't wake up during check-ins, and is automatically activated with a built-in motion sensor. Parents can customize lighting brightness and colors or select from six recommended lighting presets.
- Dual Smart Outlet ($19.99): The Dual Smart Outlet allows parents to control almost any electrical device (from lamps to bottle warmers) by making it smart. Independently power and manage two electrical devices when they are plugged into the Dual Smart Outlet. Set a timer, manage a schedule, or create a custom routine with it, and protect curious little ones from touching unused outlets with two Safety 1st Ultra Clear Plug Protectors (included).
With the Connected Suite, parents can build, personalize, and maintain a routine for their child and control the smart products from anywhere, anytime. The products are compatible with iOS and Android devices as well as Amazon Alexa and Google Home for voice-activated control.
"We developed the Connected Suite based on the understanding that parents are seeking innovative and easy ways to help streamline their routines, especially when it comes to bedtime," Olivier Garreau, global connected product director at Safety 1st, says. "Rather than fussing with multiple connected products and various different apps, the Connected Suite allows parents to customize and manage the nursery environment with the single, easy-to-use Safety 1st Connected App on their smart device."
Building on these five smart essential products, Safety 1st will expand the collection with additional products in the Connected Suite in autumn 2022.
The Connected Suite is now available for purchase at safety1st.com and amazon.com and will be available on buybuybaby.com and in-store beginning late September 2022. Download the Safety 1st Connected App to your smart device from the Apple App Store or Google Play, and visit safety1st.com/us-en/connected-suite to learn more.
Dorel Juvenile, a segment of Dorel Industries Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A), is a world-class juvenile products company. Dorel Juvenile's powerfully branded products include global juvenile brands Maxi-Cosi and Tiny Love, complemented by regional brands such as Safety 1st, Cosco, Bebeconfort, and Infanti.
Dorel Industries Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A) is a global organization, operating two distinct businesses in juvenile products and home products. Dorel's strength lies in the diversity, innovation, and quality of its products, as well as the superiority of its brands. Dorel Home, with its comprehensive e-commerce platform, markets a wide assortment of domestically produced and imported furniture. Dorel Industries Inc. has annual sales of U.S. $2.8 billion and employs approximately 6,600 people in facilities located in 22 countries worldwide.
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Robyn Benton scored 20 points, Adebola Adeyeye had 11 points and 17 rebounds and No. 14 Kentucky beat 11th-seeded Florida 72-57 on Wednesday in an SEC Tournament game marred by a scuffle.
Kentucky (11-18) snapped a seven-game losing streak to advance to play No. 6 Alabama on Thursday.
The game had a 22-minute delay for an official review following an altercation between Florida forward Tatyana Wyche and Kentucky forward Ajae Petty with 5:26 remaining in the second quarter. Wyche threw the ball in the direction of Petty and then chased after her down the court. No punches appeared to be thrown, but several players left the bench area leading to eight ejections — four from each team.
“Well, obviously that’s not how we want to represent ourselves as Florida women’s basketball and in the competitive spirit,” Florida coach Kelly Rae Finley said. “So first and foremost, I apologize for that because that is not representative of the SEC, University of Florida, or how we compete.”
When the game finally reached halftime, the score was 22-21. The short-handed teams adjusted at the break, combining for 41 points in the third quarter with Kentucky leading 43-41.
Kentucky, the defending SEC Tournament champions, pulled away during an 10-0 run in the fourth quarter for a 66-52 lead. Florida struggled from the floor in the fourth quarter, missing seven straight shots early and six consecutive shots in the closing four minutes.
Nina Rickards scored 19 points and Alberte Rimdal added 15 for Florida (16-14). Rickards completed a three-point play with 2:15 left in the third quarter to give Florida its first lead, 41-39, since it was 4-2.
The Gators played without Ra Shaya Kyle, Faith Dut, and sisters Taliyah and Tatyana Wyche in the second half. The Wildcats were without Cassidy Rowe, Eniya Russell, Zennia Thomas and Saniah Tyler after the altercation as well.
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Next generation online monitor combines infrared gas measurements with automated on-board calibration using water vapor
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Doble Engineering Company, a leader in power grid diagnostic solutions, today announced the release of the Calisto R9 Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) Monitor. Ground-breaking new technologies allow Calisto R9 to deliver accurate gas readings over the long haul without the maintenance costs associated with cylinders of consumable gas.
"Calisto R9 was developed to provide asset managers with early fault detection and lifetime-accurate DGA diagnostics, while minimizing monitor maintenance time and expense," said Stephan Brauer, Chief Technology Officer at Morgan Schaffer, a Doble company since 2017. "The key to achieving this goal is a U.S.-patented system that uses water vapor as a calibrant to maintain the accuracy of the gas measurements over time – an industry first."
Calisto R9 reports hourly readings of all the key transformer fault gases. A new differential infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy (DIPAS) method provides accurate measurements of carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), acetylene (C2H2), ethylene (C2H4), and ethane (C2H6). Hydrogen (H2) is measured using the sensitive and stable thermal-conductivity method that has been a differentiator for Calisto fault-detection monitors for more than 20 years.
"Early fault detection and identification are key for ensuring asset health and grid reliability. We've paired these powerful new gas measurement technologies with 50 years of DGA know-how to provide a dependable easy-to-use monitor for asset management teams," said May Scally, Chief Operating Officer at Morgan Schaffer.
The new product also features all new electronics for enhanced reliability and supply-chain resilience, with a generous offering of communication features and optional modules. A Linux operating system allows the product to integrate into any smart substation architecture while meeting evolving requirements for cyber security. The new browser-based user interface offers intuitive operation and harmonizes the user experience with other products in Doble's condition monitoring suite.
"We've brought together Doble's century of knowledge in asset health and maintenance and Morgan Schaffer's deep experience in dissolved gas analysis to create this next-generation product that makes dissolved gas monitoring easier and more impactful for utilities globally," added Bryan Sayler, President of Doble.
Calisto R9 will be produced at a new facility in Montréal, Québec, Canada using world-class methodologies for lean-manufacturing and quality assurance. After-sales support will be provided through Doble's international network of channel partners and affiliated companies, including Altanova.
For more information on the Calisto R9 online DGA monitor, please visit the website.
The team at Doble ensures reliable, safe and secure power for all. We do this by providing comprehensive diagnostics and engineering expertise for the energy industry.
Founded in 1920, Doble is committed to the continuing education of our customers, and the support and training of the next generation of power industry workers – uniting the utility sector for an innovative future.
Doble is part of the Utility Solutions Group of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE). For more information, visit: www.doble.com, follow us on Twitter @doble and connect on LinkedIn.
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As world leaders convene on the state of the world and its priorities, Filecoin Foundation is bringing together the world's brightest minds across business and government
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHO: Filecoin Foundation, which facilitates governance of the Filecoin network, funds research and development projects for decentralized web technologies, and supports the growth of the Filecoin ecosystem and community, today announced the Filecoin Sanctuary in Davos, hosted by Filecoin Foundation and brought to you by CNBC International.
WHAT: Located across from the gates to the Congress Centre, the location of World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting, the Filecoin Sanctuary will be open for networking and insightful programming from world-class speakers from January 17-19.
At the Filecoin Sanctuary, programming will explore topics including: digital transformation and how decentralized storage can power a more resilient and secure web; sustainability and how open data can enhance public trust in sustainability initiatives; and distributed infrastructure and how a distributed web can foster growth on many frontiers – from the metaverse to outer space.
Notable speakers include:
- Marta Belcher, President and Chair, Filecoin Foundation
- Suzanne DiBianca, Chief Impact Officer & EVP of Corporate Relations, Salesforce
- Björn Wagner, CEO, Parity Technologies
- Deemah AlYahya, Secretary-General, Digital Cooperation Organization
- Guy Diedrich, Global Innovation Officer, Cisco
For more information, please visit https://events.fil.org/davos/.
WHEN: January 17-19, 2023
WHERE: Scalettastrasse 1, 7270 Davos Platz, Switzerland
About Filecoin Foundation
Filecoin Foundation (FF) facilitates governance of the Filecoin network, funds research and development projects for decentralized web technologies, and supports the growth of the Filecoin ecosystem and community. Its mission is to preserve humanity's most important information.
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Filecoin Foundation
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One minute it’s Christmas, then the new year rolls around and, before you know it, Valentine’s Day has arrived. If it’s snuck up on you this year, you might be looking for a last-minute Valentine’s gift.
Last-minute doesn’t have to mean thoughtless, and you don’t have to resort to grocery store flowers. You can find plenty of great gifts with fast shipping to make your significant other happy this Valentine’s Day, whatever their interests.
In this article: Fujifilm Instax Mini 11 Instant Camera, Tea Forte Tea Chest with 40 Handcrafted Pyramid Tea Infusers and Bose SoundLink Flex Bluetooth Portable Speaker.
Where to find last-minute Valentine’s gifts
If you’ve left it late this year, it’s important to know where to find last-minute gifts. Amazon is a great place to look if you’re a Prime member or would consider signing up. Many items have free two-day shipping, so you’ll receive them quickly.
However, if you’re really cutting it fine, consider ordering from retailers that offer in-store pickup. Kohl’s has several Valentine-worthy gifts.
What to consider when choosing a Valentine’s Day gift
It’s not just getting your hands on a gift before Valentine’s Day you need to worry about, it’s choosing the right one. Just because it’s Valentine’s Day, it doesn’t mean the gift has to be heart-shaped or flowery. In fact, these types of gifts are more likely to be promptly discarded.
Think about the following to help pick the perfect present for your loved one:
- Interests: Start by thinking about your partner’s interests when picking a gift. It might seem obvious, but it’s too often overlooked, especially when stressing about buying gifts at the last minute. If they love games, for instance, a new board game would be a better gift than a bunch of roses.
- Style: When buying clothing, jewelry or homewares, think carefully about the recipient’s sense of style. Someone who loves industrial interior design will balk at a “Live, laugh, love” sign, while someone with a preppy sense of style won’t want a pair of Doc Martens.
- Consumables: When buying for that person who has everything, consumables are a safe bet. This doesn’t just mean food and drink, but anything that gets used up and needs replacing, such as skin care products, bath salts and even guitar picks.
- Price range: Consider your budget, whether you have $10 to spend or over $100. You don’t have to spend a fortune to show your loved one you care. Any gift bought with thought and attention is bound to go down well, whatever your budget.
Best last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts
Winter Greenhouse Begonia Maculata Polka Dot Begonia
Plant-lovers will be excited to receive this gorgeous polka dot begonia with its distinctive leaf markings and shape. Just pair it with a nice outer pot to hide the nursery pot it comes in, and it makes a thoughtful Valentine’s Day gift.
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SG Essentials Aromatherapy Essential Oil Diffuser
Not only does this diffuser release essential oils to lightly scent and humidify the air, it has a striking contemporary style, so it’s a great choice for anyone who’s into design. It can run for up to 10 hours on low mist level before it needs to be refilled.
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Fujifilm Instax Mini 11 Instant Camera
The Fujifilm Instax Mini 11 is perfect for taking cute snaps of you and your partner together and is a great gift for a keen photographer who might want to have fun with instant photos. It prints 2- by 3-inch photos on sticker paper.
Tea Forte Tea Chest with 40 Handcrafted Pyramid Tea Infusers
Perfect for tea lovers, this set contains 40 tea bag infusers with 20 varieties of tea to sample, in various flavors. They come in a wooden box that’s great for storage and makes the gift look even more special.
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Bose SoundLink Flex Bluetooth Portable Speaker
This Bluetooth speaker will make it easier for your Valentine to listen to their favorite music anywhere in the home or out and about. It has the sound quality you’d expect from Bose in a compact package, with an impressive 12-hour battery life.
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If you’re buying for someone who doesn’t function before their first coffee of the day, they might appreciate this pod coffee maker that produces a brew in just a couple of minutes. It’s extremely simple to use, takes up minimal counter space and can make cups of coffee between 6 and 12 ounces.
Fjallraven Kanken Classic Backpack
With its iconic design, this backpack has become a fashion statement in recent years, so if your loved one has been coveting one, now might be the time to buy one. There’s something for everyone, with more than 30 colors and color combinations including fog, peach pink and warm yellow with rainbow straps.
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For the casual gamer in your life, a Nintendo Switch is a perfect choice, with a wide range of games available, but many geared to multiplayer fun. This model has a larger, upgraded OLED screen in handheld mode, but can also be connected to a TV.
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A great choice for music lovers, these wireless earbuds produce crisp, clear sound and easily pair with any Bluetooth-compatible devices. The built-in microphones are ideal for taking and making calls.
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If your partner loves to cook or has a sweet tooth, this mini waffle maker is a great choice. It makes adorable heart-shaped waffles, which is a cute nod to Valentine’s Day.
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Zonli Cooling Knitted Weighted Blanket
Not only does this chunky knitted blanket look great, but it’s weighted to offer calming and relaxing properties. The large-gauge knit makes it cooler than some blankets, ideal for people who tend to sleep hot. It comes in gray or orange.
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Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug
Does your partner often complain about not getting to drink all of their coffee or tea before it goes cold? This temperature-control mug keeps hot beverages at their optimal temperature for up to 80 minutes and pairs with an app to easily set temperature preferences.
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VADUZ, Liechtenstein, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lirium, a leading licensed provider of B2B2C digital asset access solutions, will begin powering digital currency access and settlement services for Mexican digital wallet Albit, reaching more than 2 million customers. Lirium already partners with financial services companies in Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Lirium's white label solution will give Albit's account holders quick and easy access to a variety of cryptocurrencies. Albit is Lirium's first client in Mexico, a country with significant potential for adoption of alternative payment methods and alternative digital asset investment.
Lirium first launched its turnkey digital assets access solution directed at traditional financial institutions and fintechs in Argentina one year ago. Its clients in Argentina include Grupo Financiero Galicia, Brubank and Prex.
Federico Murrone, Lirium Founder and CEO, commented, "We are extremely pleased to partner with Albit, to provide its clients with easy and convenient access to our crypto-as-a-service regulated and compliant platform. Latin America is ready for mainstream cryptocurrency adoption, and Lirium provides simple, fast and safe channels to support the next wave of adoption by a broader demographic."
With local settlement as a priority, Lirium has entered into agreements with partners in the region to provide a B2B solution for various cryptocurrency use cases. Additional countries can be added rapidly for local currency settlement as Lirium has already developed the tech and regulatory rails needed for swift new market rollout, while US Dollar, EUR and GBP settlement is available immediately after API integration with its client. The company provides bank-level oversight of digital asset transactions, including license controls, stringent risk management and security; with fund safeguarding, data protection and fraud prevention as priorities. Lirium's back-end plug-and-play, fully adaptable API, allows its clients to retain full control of end-customer experience without adding any additional regulatory or operational complexities. Lirium extends its full license functionalities to clients, providing fully operational regulatory, compliance, treasury, liquidity, custodial and insurance coverage.
Lirium AG owns three international licenses: exchange services, qualified custodian and pricing services, enabling it to provide crypto-as-a-service regulated and compliant services globally. Lirium's current focus and expertise is in cryptocurrencies in Latin America. However, it intends to further expand regionally and build the legal and tech rails for local provision, transaction and settlement of current and future locally relevant digital asset ecosystem (DAE) products and services.
Founded in 2020 by former Xapo, Lemon Wallet and Patagon teams, Lirium's founders and senior management have a proven track record in fast-scaling crypto, large volume operations and secure administration, having built one of the most relevant and well-respected bitcoin wallets in the world.
Latin America has significant smartphone and digital wallet penetration, as well as crypto awareness with considerable latent demand. The region's users understand the advantages of a dollar-linked digital asset refuge from macroeconomic inflationary and devaluation headwinds. At least one in three (36%1 vs 8% in September 2021) Latin Americans have purchased crypto and almost one fifth (19%)1 does so regularly.
About Lirium
Lirium is a licensed digital asset technology and infrastructure company which leverages its founders' proven fast-scaling crypto track record to provide a full-coverage turnkey solution for local provision, transaction and settlement of digital financial, tokenized and other DAE assets. The company has three Liechtenstein licenses including crypto buy/sell, custody and pricing, allowing it to be a market maker that can supply best pricing and liquidity to an existing financial institution customer base globally. Lirium's initial focus is Latin America, where it is building the regional infrastructure and local settlement rails for local provision, transaction and settlement of current and future locally relevant DAE products and services beyond its current geographical scope. Its low-cost, rapidly scalable business model optimizes gains through a pricing structure that mitigates risk related to crypto asset price fluctuation exposure. This enables traditional banks, digital wallets and native digital crypto players to quickly and safely offer their clients local, compliant and low risk access to cryptocurrencies and locally relevant financial products while retaining full control of the end-customer experience.
1. Source: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, survey N=520 and 90% confidence at country level, August 2022, AMI, Americas Market Intelligence
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Promising senior, 3 others slain in Alabama party shooting
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A high school senior who planned to play college football was celebrating at his sister’s 16th birthday party Saturday night in Alabama when gunfire killed him and three other people and wounded several others.
Police were gathering evidence Sunday at a dance studio where the party was held in downtown Dadeville. They did not immediately say if a suspect was in custody, or if they knew more about any motivation.
Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell, a Dadeville High School senior who had committed to Jacksonville State University, was celebrating at his sister Alexis’ party before he was shot to death, his grandmother Annette Allen told The Montgomery Advertiser.
“He was a very, very humble child. Never messed with anybody. Always had a smile on his face,” Allen told the newspaper, calling it “a million-dollar smile.”
Dowdell’s mother was among those hurt in the shooting.
“Everybody’s grieving,” Allen said.
Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the shooting occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
“There were four lives tragically lost in this incident and there’s been a multitude of injuries,” Burkett said during a news conference Sunday.
The shootings rocked the city of 3,200 residents, which is about 57 miles (92 kilometers) northeast of Montgomery, Alabama.
Dadeville Police Chief Jonathan L. Floyd paused to regain his composure before speaking at the news conference.
“What we’ve dealt with is something that no community should have to endure. I just ask for your patience. It’s going to be a long process, but I do earnestly solicit your prayers,” Floyd said.
More than 12 hours after the shooting, investigators continued filing in and out of the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio, denoted by a banner hanging on the outside of a one-story brick building in Dadeville’s compact downtown. City and county officials milled about the Tallapoosa County Courthouse less than a block away, where officials lowered the American and Alabama flags to half staff.
Dadeville Mayor Frank Goodman said he was in bed in asleep when a council member called him just before 11 p.m. Saturday. He said he went to Lake Martin Community Hospital in Dadeville, where some of the people who had been shot were taken.
“It was chaotic,” Goodman said. “There were people running around. They were crying and screaming. There were police cars everywhere, there were ambulances everywhere. People were trying to find out about their loved ones. That was scene, where we never had anything like this happen in our city before.”
Pastor Ben Hayes, who serves as chaplain for the Dadeville Police Department and for the local high school football team, said most of the victims are teenagers. Dowdell was within weeks of graduation and faced a bright future, Hayes told The Associated Press.
“He was a strong competitor on the field,” Hayes said. “You didn’t want to try to tackle him or get tackled by him. But when he came off the field, he was one of the nicest young men that you could ever meet, very respectful and well-respected by his peers.”
Hayes said worried families swarmed the local hospital Saturday night trying to find the condition of their children. He said serious crime is rare in Dadeville, and the small city is “sad, traumatized, in-shock.”
Jacksonville State football coach Rich Rodriguez said in a statement Sunday: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Philstavious Dowdell and the other victims of the senseless tragedy last night. He was a great young man with a bright future. My staff and I are heartbroken and hope that everyone will support his family through this difficult time.”
Dowdell also recently won medals at a high school track meet at Troy University.
Counseling will be available for students at Tallapoosa County schools Monday, the school superintendent, Raymond C. Porter, said.
“This morning, I grieve with the people of Dadeville and my fellow Alabamians. Violent crime has NO place in our state, and we are staying closely updated by law enforcement as details emerge,” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said in a statement posted on social media.
President Joe Biden has been briefed on the shooting, the White House said, adding that it is closely monitoring the situation and has been in touch with local officials and law enforcement to offer support.
“What has our nation come to when children cannot attend a birthday party without fear? When parents have to worry every time their kids walk out the door to school, to the movie theater, or to the park?” Biden said in a statement Sunday. “Guns are the leading killer of children in America, and the numbers are rising – not declining. This is outrageous and unacceptable.”
Biden called on Congress to “require safe storage of firearms, require background checks for all gun sales, eliminate gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability, and ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.”
The mayor said Dowdell was “a great young man.” He also said he is concerned about those wounded and psychologically traumatized by the shooting.
“We are praying for them,” Goodman said. “We ask God, if it’s his will, to bring them back to their parents safe, so they can mend.”
Goodman said guns and violence are not a frequent presence in Dadeville. He said trying to control guns would prove as futile as trying to control illegal drugs.
This is at least the second time in recent years that multiple people were shot in Dadeville. Five people were wounded in July 2016 during a shooting at an American Legion hall, and a man was later charged with five counts of attempted murder, news outlets reported.
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SARS Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research
Here’s some background information about SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome. Since 2004, there have been no known cases of SARS reported anywhere in the world.
General Information
SARS is an acute viral respiratory illness brought on by a coronavirus.
Symptoms include fever, cough, severe headache, dizziness and other flu-like complaints.
The illness presents as an atypical pneumonia that does not respond to standard treatments.
There were 8,098 confirmed cases of SARS from November 2002 to July 2003, with 774 deaths.
Timeline
November 16, 2002 – What will become known as SARS is first reported in Foshan, China.
November 2002-February 2003 – Five people die and more than 300 are reported ill of SARS in Guangdong province, China.
February 15-22, 2003 – Liu Jianlun develops SARS symptoms on a trip from Huang Xingchu in the Guangdong province to visit family in Hong Kong. He is considered patient zero, or the first person to die of the disease. He infects people at his hotel and his family. He is hospitalized and dies, as does one member of his family.
March 15, 2003 – The World Health Organization (WHO) issues an emergency travel advisory about the illness, calling it a “global threat.”
March 27, 2003 – Hong Kong officials have quarantined more than 1,000 people and schools close in Singapore.
March 29, 2003 – Dr. Carlo Urbani, the WHO physician who identified SARS in patient zero, dies from the virus in Bangkok.
April 1, 2003 – An American Airlines flight from Tokyo is quarantined at Mineta San Jose Airport. Three passengers are transported to an area hospital for evaluation of SARS and later released.
April 4, 2003 – By executive order, President George W. Bush has SARS added to the list of communicable diseases for which a person can be quarantined.
April 14, 2003 – Working independently, American and Canadian scientists announce they have sequenced the genome thought to be the cause of SARS.
April 20, 2003 – China cancels a weeklong national holiday celebration as Beijing’s SARS cases rise from 37 to 339 in less than a week. A wholesale vegetable market in Singapore closes and all 2,400 people are quarantined.
April 22, 2003 – The CDC issues a health alert for travelers in Toronto.
April 23, 2003 – Travel warnings and advisories for Shangxi province, Beijing and Toronto have been increased and those for Hong Kong and Guangdong province have been extended.
April 28, 2003 – WHO lists Vietnam as the first nation to contain the SARS outbreak.
April 29, 2003 – WHO announces it will lift its SARS advisory against travel to Toronto.
May 14, 2003 – WHO removes Canada from its list of countries where local transmission of the disease is occurring.
May 23, 2003 – WHO removes its travel warnings against Hong Kong and the province of Guangdong in southern China.
May 28, 2003 – Russia confirms first case of SARS, in a town bordering China.
May 29, 2003 – Canada has 29 active cases of SARS and more than 7,000 under home quarantine.
June 17, 2003 – The first major conference on SARS opens in Malaysia, with more than 1,000 scientists and clinicians in attendance. WHO lifts the travel advisory to Taiwan.
June 24, 2003 – WHO lifts its SARS travel advisory on Beijing.
July 2, 2003 – WHO removes Toronto from its list of areas with recent local transmission of SARS.
July 5, 2003 – WHO announces containment of SARS.
December 17, 2003 – Taiwanese Department of Health reports a case of SARS.
January 5, 2004 – Civet cats are linked through genetic testing to the outbreak of SARS, and the Chinese Health Ministry orders the killing of thousands of the mammals. A man in Guangdong province in China has a confirmed case of SARS
April 23, 2004 – The Chinese Health Ministry reports two confirmed cases of SARS, one in the eastern province of Anhui and the other in the capital, Beijing. Two other possible cases are being investigated.
April 25, 2004 – The Chinese Health Ministry identifies two new cases of SARS in Beijing.
April 29, 2004 – China’s Ministry of Health reports two new confirmed SARS cases in Beijing, bringing the total number of possible or confirmed cases there to nine.
April 30, 2004 – China’s Ministry of Health confirms that a woman who died last week in Anhui province had SARS, the first death related to the illness this year.
May 18, 2004 – The last reported outbreak of SARS is contained in China.
October 5, 2012 – The CDC’s Select Agent Program declares SARS to be a select agent, “a bacterium, virus or toxin that has the potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety.”
December 2017 – Chinese researchers locate a population of bats in a Yunnan province cave infected with SARS-related coronaviruses. The newly-discovered strains contain the genetic building blocks of the strain that triggered the SARS outbreak.
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, September 3, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
248 PM CDT Sat Sep 3 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of Deep South Texas, including the following
counties, Hidalgo and Starr.
* WHEN...Until 445 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 248 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Santa Catarina, La Gloria, San Isidro, La Reforma, Puerto
Rico and Delmita.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following
counties, Blanco, Burnet, Hays, Travis and Williamson.
* WHEN...Until 600 PM CDT.
- At 249 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Marble Falls,
Dripping Springs, Round Mountain, Anderson Mill, Serenada,
Leander, Lakeway, Lago Vista, Bee Cave, Horseshoe Bay, Hudson
Bend, The Hills, Meadowlakes, Liberty Hill, Spicewood and
Smithwick.
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Decentralized music licensing marketplace allows owners to set fees; eliminates third parties from music licensing transactions to increase speed of payment, reduce costs.
NEW YORK, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dequency has today launched its web3-powered music licensing marketplace, opening its portal to music rights holders everywhere, having completed a 4-month restricted beta phase.
Dequency is building a unique, decentralized music licensing marketplace for music rights holders and visual creators to connect, collaborate, and transact directly with one another.
Built on Algorand, the marketplace is the only option for on-chain sync licensing for blockchain-native content such as motion-visual digital art, NFT projects, games, and metaverse productions.
Analogous to Bitcoin's trustless digital payments, Dequency eliminates third parties from music licensing transactions to increase speed of payment, reduce fees, and give control of the system to market participants.
Dequency CEO Keatly Haldeman said: "We use web3 tools such as smart contracts and cryptocurrency, not to be part of the hype cycle, but because this technology enables unprecedented efficiency and control for licensing transactions and payment."
Prior to today, Dequency released a beta product with a limited seed catalog available to license.
Today's v1.0 launch creates a two-sided marketplace, allowing any music rightsholder that owns both the recording and publishing rights of a track to license their music directly to a licensee without an intermediary in between the transaction..
Music rights owners that use the Dequency marketplace are also able to set their own licensing fees, making this a first of its kind proposition for an online sync platform.
Dequency executed the first ever sync license on a public blockchain last year when Late Night People by Goldfish ft. Soweto Kinch was licensed through the platform's SmartSync contract for use in Algorand's Decipher conference, which was held in Miami, Florida last November.
The company raised $4.5 million via an investment round led by Borderless Capital in February this year.
About the v1 launch, Haldeman said: "Our goal is to create a decentralized sync marketplace where artists and music rights holders control their online licensing experience, thereby attracting the most discerning creators and copyright owners. Audio-visual content creators benefit from a uniquely diverse and elevated catalog of music with easy licensing for their projects. Today, we're one step closer to our vision becoming reality."
Black Dave, a musician and thought leader in web3 music, and an early adopter of Dequency said: "Using web3 technology to purchase, track and pay for licenses for music is absolutely the future. Automating this process as much as possible via the blockchain allows for a new era of democratization of sync licensing, and I'm very excited to be a part of it."
Among Dequency's earliest supporters, electronic music duo Goldfish said: "We have always strived to make music that is unique and finally we have a platform that suits our quest!"
Keatly Haldeman (CEO), a lifelong musician, is co-founder and former CEO of Riptide Music Group, a publishing company and record label specialising in the synchronization of music to picture. Riptide's roster includes songs by artists such as Foster The People, Selena Gomez, Migos, Quavo, Ziggy Marley, Big Gigantic, Black Flag, The Turtles, Goldfish, and Fatboy Slim.
George Howard (CIO), JD/MBA, was recently named one of America's 50 Greatest Disruptors by Newsweek Magazine. He is a founding member of Open Music Initiative (OMI), a collaborative effort between MIT, Harvard, and Berklee to create an open-source protocol to increase transparency for royalty distribution. He is the former president of Rykodisc; cofounder of digital music distributor TuneCore; a Distinguished Professor of music business/management at Berklee College of Music; and author of 2017's best-selling book: Everything In Its Right Place: How Blockchain Technology Will Lead to a More Transparent Music Industry.
Mark Ross (Board member) is the CEO of ACME Innovation which creates access to the metaverse for media companies, and has founded or financed a multitude of entertainment related companies and start-ups including Audigent, Music Audience Exchange, Riptide Music Group, Project M, and Sir George Martin's GrandMaster Music.
Steve Kokinos (Board member) is the CEO of Algorand Inc. and responsible for overall business vision and strategy. Steve is a serial entrepreneur, most recently co-founder and Executive Chairman of Fuze, where he was responsible for corporate strategy. Prior to Fuze, Steve was co-founder of BladeLogic, Inc., a recognized leader in the data center automation market with a Fortune 500 client list including GE, Time Warner, Microsoft, Cable & Wireless, Walmart, and Sprint, among others.
Visit: www.dequency.io.
Algorand is transforming economic models and economies of all kinds. Founded by Turing Award-winning cryptographer Silvio Micali, Algorand's high–performing Layer-1 blockchain is unparalleled for bringing fast, frictionless, and inclusive technologies to everyone. Algorand is reshaping every industry–from TradFi and DeFi to new creator economies and beyond. With an extraordinary commitment to interoperability and consistent delivery, our sustainable technology powers more participation, transparency, and efficiency for all. As the technology of choice for 2000+ global organizations, the Algorand ecosystem is transforming the next generation of financial products, protocols and exchange of value. For more information, visit www.algorand.com.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas synagogues canceled Shabbat services Saturday, both in-person and online after the Jewish Federation of San Antonio said there was a threat to the Jewish community. Temple Beth in San Antonio posted on Facebook Saturday morning that services were canceled because they said they had received information “that the safety situation for the Jewish synagogues in San Antonio today is not optimal.”
The synagogue said it was partnering with community agencies, the FBI, and law enforcement members to ensure its worshipers were safe.
It’s not the only synagogue in Texas making that call. The Jewish Federation of San Antonio put out a security alert saying the FBI informed them of a possible threat to an “unconfirmed Jewish community facility in the San Antonio area.”
“After communicating with all local synagogues and organizations, it was recommended that all formal Jewish gatherings be suspended until further notice,” the federation wrote on Facebook.
The Anti-Defamation League said they have been working with law enforcement in Texas “for more than 72 hours around a series of threats targeting a Texas synagogue.” They said in the past 24 hours, they had been notified of a “specific and credible” threat.
“In this heightened threat environment and in the wake of the horrific act of domestic terror in Highland Park, IL we urge all communities to maintain a heightened sense of awareness and immediately report any suspicious activity to law enforcement. We are grateful to the FBI, state and local law enforcement for their proactive work investigating these potential threats,” ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement.
Shalom Austin sent a message to the Jewish community today, which it forwarded to KXAN, saying it had been in contact with Jewish leaders in San Antonio and that it will update the community if further action is needed in Austin.
“In these very challenging times, we take all reports of antisemitism and potential threats seriously and urge you to report anything that seems out of the ordinary in the community,” the message said.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bryce Young provided one answer Saturday at the NFL’s annual scouting combine: He stands 5-foot-10 1/8 inches and weighs 204 pounds.
Next question: Will his small frame hurt his draft stock?
Team scouts and decision-makers now have nearly eight weeks to debate whether to make Young the first quarterback — or the first player — selected in the April draft.
Typically, teams want their franchise quarterbacks to be several inches taller and perhaps a little heavier to avoid injuries. Instead, Young would be one of the league’s smallest quarterbacks.
He doesn’t believe it’s a big deal, though he was listed at 6-0, 194 in college.
“I’ve been this size my whole life. I know who I am, I know what I can do,” Young said Friday when asked about the size issue.
The 2021 Heisman Trophy winner from Alabama has all the other prototypical tools that franchises seek — strong arm, quick release, good accuracy, mobility and a knack for making big plays, even on the move.
The closest comparisons might be to Kyler Murray, whom Arizona took with the top overall pick in 2019, and Russell Wilson, a third-round pick in 2012 who led Seattle to its only Super Bowl title before landing in Denver last season.
And while the quarterbacks, tight ends and receivers were scheduled to do their on-field drills Saturday in Indianapolis, Young had said he wouldn’t join them. The next time scouts will see Young will be at Alabama’s scheduled pro day.
Many draft analysts believe Young, former Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud, former Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter and linebacker Will Anderson Jr. of Alabama are the four players vying to be selected No. 1 overall.
SUPPORTING CARTER
Defensive tackle Jalen Carter didn’t speak with reporters in Indianapolis after being charged earlier this week with reckless driving and racing in Georgia. Two people were killed in the crash, including a teammate.
As the final interviews took place Saturday, Bulldogs offensive lineman Broderick Jones spoke in support of Carter.
“Great guy, we hang out outside of football,” Jones said. “When we first met, he was a great dude, real chill, real calm, cool and collected, like nothing going on. He didn’t do too much, just sat around, you know, not into everything that goes on in life. He doesn’t do too much. He stays to himself, doesn’t bother anybody.”
MISSING TEETH
Offensive lineman Cody Mauch came to the combine carrying 303 pounds. But it’s what the former North Dakota State player was missing — two front teeth — that got everyone biting.
Mauch explained they were pulled in an emergency room after he collided with a friend during a seventh-grade basketball game and the teeth got knocked loose. The intended repairs didn’t work, either, because either the replacements broke or Mauch lost his retainers.
Eventually, he decided to go without, giving him the trademark look of a hockey player — or Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke, who also played toothless in green and gold.
“I say that I’m going to get them fixed after football, but I don’t even know if I ever will. It’s kind of just part of me,” he said. “I think every team, every person I talked to here has had some kind of question about it.”
THROWING DARTS
Paris Johnson Jr. of Ohio State is ranked as one of the top offensive tackles in this year’s draft. But occasionally, he makes a mistake, and he acknowledged Saturday that he made one during an interview with the Bears.
Chicago officials have been asking players whether they’d rather putt golf balls or throw darts. Johnson figured he’d be better off with the dart board. That’s when the problems began.
He watched someone in front of him throw three darts — two nearly hit the bull’s eye and the third did. Johnson’s turn didn’t go quite as well.
“The first two hit like some snacks in the corner and I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, they’re going to end this meeting,’” Johnson said before describing the third shot. “It hit the board, so I was happy. I should have probably chosen golf.”
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Together the two brands partnered to collect, recycle and repurpose evian water bottles from New York's largest tennis tournament in September 2021 furthering a shared mission to keep plastic waste in the economy and out of nature
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Rothy's and evian® water announced the launch of a limited-edition, tennis-inspired capsule collection made with repurposed evian water bottles, exclusively created by Rothy's. With a shared mission to significantly reduce and repurpose plastic waste, Rothy's and evian collected approximately 72,000 evian bottles from New York's largest tennis tournament last year, and transformed them into a stunning capsule collection using Rothy's signature 3D knitting process.
Each September, nearly ten tons of plastic is generated at this annual tennis event and diverted away from landfills via recycling. In 2021, Rothy's and evian committed to working together to find a circular solution for a portion of diverted waste, equating to approximately 72,000 evian bottles. Together, the brands announced a shared goal of giving evian bottles collected from the tournament a chic second life as part of a capsule collection of court-side essentials, made using Rothy's low waste, circular-focused manufacturing method. Now in 2022, this first-of-its-kind collection where courtside style meets circular production debuts just in time for the height of the 2022 tennis season.
To create the capsule collection, evian bottles were blended with other recycled plastic bottles and then transformed into soft, washable thread, which Rothy's used to knit each item to shape. The limited-edition offerings feature an assortment of durable and washable footwear, tennis gear and accessories including:
- The Slip On Sneaker ($125)
- The RS01 Sneaker ($175)
- The Cap ($95)
- The Visor ($75)
- The Racket Bag ($325)
- The Sling ($195)
- The Duffel Bag ($495)
As both Rothy's and evian pursue a closed-loop future, the partnership comes on the heels of both brands' commitments to be circular by 2023 and 2025, respectively.
By designing with recycled materials, circularity is an inherent benefit baked into Rothy's business model. Rothy's builds every product in its wholly-owned workshop, using world-class knitting technology to create footwear and accessories—with nearly no waste. Furthering its mission, in March 2021, Rothy's announced its pledge to reach circular production by 2023, pioneering the shoe recycling technology to incorporate twice-recycled materials into new products. Investing in nature-based carbon reductions for every mile of shipping, Rothy's will also reach carbon neutrality by 2023.
"Inspired by the staggering amount of waste our founders saw in other footwear manufacturing, Rothy's was founded with the goal of creating something better: better materials, better production, better product. We have built a sustainable business from the ground up, including an owned and operated Rothy's factory, where every single Rothy's product is made. We are excited to collaborate with evian to showcase Rothy's transformative capabilities and prove that through innovation we find new uses for single use plastic." — Saskia van Gendt, Rothy's Head of Sustainability
Packaging allows evian to bring its spring water to consumers, preserving the uniqueness of evian natural spring water's quality – but the brand believes it shouldn't come at the expense of the environment. evian is certified carbon neutral and all bottles are fully recyclable1. evian is part of Danone North America, one of the world's largest certified B Corporations, part of a growing movement of established companies using business as a force for good. Today, evian natural spring water 1.5L bottles in the US are made from 100% rPET2.
"Our pioneering spirit drives the evian brand to find revolutionary and sustainable ways to help limit packaging waste and promote recycling. This partnership has allowed us further our circular commitment and truly give our product a second life together with the sustainability fashion leaders at Rothy's. Collectively, we're inspired by the sport of tennis, and after an exciting journey together over the past year, we are thrilled to introduce this one-of-a-kind collection to the world." — Leeni Hämäläinen, Marketing Director at evian North America.
The Rothy's x evian capsule collection will be available starting today for a limited time, exclusively at Rothys.com and Rothy's New York City store locations, with retail prices ranging from $75 to $495.
Rothy's transforms sustainable materials into beautiful products for life on the go. Redefining expectations of comfort, style and sustainability, Rothy's knits thread made from recycled plastic water bottles into premium shoes and accessories in their wholly owned factory in Dongguan, China. This innovative manufacturing method allows Rothy's to create their signature pieces with significantly less waste than traditional manufacturing. Rothy's recently furthered its commitment to sustainability with a commitment to reach circular production by 2023.
evian® natural spring water comes from the heart of the French Alps, a unique geological site in the world. For more than 15 years, it travels through the rocks, where it picks up minerals. The brand has been working for over 25 years to preserve natural surroundings of the source, in an effort to preserve evian® natural spring water's exceptional quality for generations to come. Natural and uniquely balanced, evian® natural spring water is a healthy choice throughout the day.
evian®, a Danone brand, embraces the company's One Planet. One Health vision that the health of the people and the health of the planet are interconnected and therefore seeks to protect and nourish both.
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Justin Timberlake didn't need a suit and tie to commemorate this momentous occasion.
The "Mirrors" singer celebrated his 10th wedding anniversary with actress Jessica Biel on Oct. 19 by sharing sweet images and videos from their various outings. Among footage of their foodie adventures was a clip of the couple, who wed in October 2012, reenacting a moment straight out of a Disney fairytale.
As seen in a video shared on Instagram, Justin, 41, and Jessica, 40, gave the characters from Lady and the Tramp a run for their money as they eat from the same spaghetti noodle. Just like in the beloved film, the parents of sons Silas, 7 and Phineas, 2, end up sharing a kiss.
"10 years ain't enough! You make me a better husband and father every day!" Justin captioned his Oct. 19 post, "I love you so much you beautiful human! Run it back!"
In his post, the 'N Sync alum also shared throwback photos of the couple at home eating dessert, bringing sexy back at a Dior event and posing together with grapes at a vineyard.
The comments section was quickly flooded with well-wishes from stars, including R&B artist Miguel, who wrote, "Big love to you guys ! Happy anniversary!" Meanwhile, Jessica's 7th Heaven co-star Beverly Mitchell added, "Love you guys! Happy Anniversary to one of my favorite couples!"
Jessica reposted Justin's post on her Instagram Story, adding, "10 years" with a heart emoji.
Reflecting on her marriage with Justin, the Candy star spoke earlier in the year about how fast time has gone by since she tied the knot a decade ago.
"I sometimes feel like 10 years has just flown by in the blink of an eye and other times I feel like, 'Oh my gosh, 10 years, that's a really substantial amount of someone's life,'" Jessica told Access in April. "I just feel really proud of it."
She added, "We've had our ups and down like everybody and I'm just really proud of it and I'm still the happiest and loving my life."
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BRANDON, Fla. (WFLA) — The daughter of a Florida man who died after receiving treatment from a doctor now accused of malpractice says an attorney for the hospital offered to discharge her father’s medical bills if she agreed not to talk publicly about the case.
Keith Davis, 62, of Brandon, went to Brandon Regional in 2020 with a sore leg but died days later from what an autopsy determined was a 9-inch blood clot that Dr. Rathinam Krishnamoorthy did not detect.
A Florida Department of Health investigation determined there was probable cause that Krishnamoorthy committed medical malpractice when he failed to treat the fatal clot. Krishnamoorthy has the right to request an administrative hearing on the findings.
Neither Krishnamoorthy nor his attorney have responded to requests for comment.
In an email to Davis’ daughter Sabrina, hospital attorney Tracy Falkowitz allegedly said her father’s medical bills would be discharged if she signed a “confidentiality agreement and a non-disparagement agreement.”
Sabrina Davis has been critical of the hospital and the Florida Wrongful Death Act that does not allow children 25 years or older to sue for malpractice in the death of a single parent. The law also does not allow parents to sue for malpractice in the death of a child 25 years or older.
Davis said she did not accept the hospital’s offer.
“It’s painful and it’s financially, emotionally exhausting,” Davis said. “I won’t stop talking about what happened until they change the law.”
Brandon Regional spokesperson Brandi Ponsler said the hospital had no comment on the offer made to Davis.
State Representative Mike Beltran, who represents parts of the Tampa Bay area and is in favor of changing the law, said hospitals are not allowed to collect on bills in cases involving malpractice.
“This hospital has been trying to collect their medical bills from my constituent for the very service that constituted medical malpractice that led to his untimely death,” Beltran said. “And I find that appalling.”
During the 2022 session, the bill allowing adult children to sue failed to pass the House Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee while the one that would allow parents of adult children to sue was passed easily by the House. But State Sen. Danny Burgess, the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, did not allow the legislation to make it onto the chamber floor for a vote.
Burgess said while he also believes the law should be changed, the proposed legislation would have “opened up a potential Pandora’s box to litigation.”
Beltran disagrees.
“This law is ready. It has been ready,” Beltran said. “It would not cause a dramatic change in the number of malpractice cases.”
Beltran said the insurance and medical industries are driving the fear in Tallahassee about the impact of changing the Wrongful Death Act.
Both Beltran and Burgess said they expect the bills to resurface next year.
Davis said she did not want to sue to collect a settlement. She wanted answers about her father’s final moments of life.
“When you think about the end of a person’s life and how your loved one might die,” Davis said, “you want to know what happens.”
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Alabama, the school America loves to hate, has a rare chance to capture hearts | Goodbread
Alabama, America's team?
Doesn't roll off the tongue at all, does it?
Crimson Tide athletics has managed to build a nationally-recognized brand, almost entirely through football success, and is awash in revenue that would turn most athletic directors green with envy. There's an alumni club in more than half the states in the country, from Hawaii to Kansas to Connecticut. But when it comes to rooting interest that goes beyond its vast fan base, Alabama is more familiar with the villain role. America loves an underdog, and by extension, it likes to see dynasties crash in spectacular fashion. That's why Alabama football success grows tiresome outside its fan base.
But its baseball team, with the Southeastern Conference tournament commencing Tuesday, has a chance to flip that script.
The rare wave of widespread popularity that can transcend the provincial nature of a college fan base, generally, is a two-part formula: an unexpected run of on-field success, and a story to go with it.
For Alabama, the story springs forth from the ugliest of seeds: the disturbing dismissal of coach Brad Bohannon. Days after being tied to a large wager in an Ohio sportsbook − a bet on Alabama to lose a game it lost 8-6 to LSU on April 28 − Bohannon was replaced by interim coach Jason Jackson. Per UA, there is no evidence that players had knowledge of the bet; the news apparently left them blindsided and back-stabbed. It's difficult to fathom a team taking a nastier collective gut punch than to learn that its own head coach allegedly took an interest in losing a game.
Rebounding from such a gut punch, however, can be a compelling narrative all its own.
And if you haven't noticed, the Crimson Tide has been delivering the other half of the formula − winning − since the day Bohannon was shown the door. Just hours after his firing, UA thrashed a Vanderbilt team that was ranked No. 5 in the nation at the time by an 11-2 score and went on to win the series. In 10 games since Bohannon's ouster, the Crimson Tide is 8-2 with two more series wins over Texas A&M and Ole Miss. It swept the Rebels at home over the weekend. Heading into Tuesday night's SEC Tournament opener vs. Kentucky, having climbed to a winning mark in SEC play with a No. 12-ranked RPI, Alabama might just end up hosting an NCAA regional.
Imagine it, just for a minute, far-fetched as it might be.
It's June 16 in Omaha. The College World Series gets underway. And for the first time since 1999, Alabama is there as a surprise qualifier. Broadcasts have shifted from premium streaming services to the commanding presence of ESPN. Attention on the teams, and the stories that accompany them, ramps up. And here's a squad that overcame what looks like treason to make it to Omaha.
That's a team with a resolve no opponent could even understand, much less duplicate.
And it's a team somebody who doesn't care one bit about Alabama athletics can get behind.
Tuscaloosa News columnist Chase Goodbread is also the weekly co-host of Crimson Cover TV on WVUA-23 and the Talkin' Tide podcast. Reach him at cgoodbread@gannett.com. Follow on Twitter @chasegoodbread.
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Holiday Programming on NEPM
Holiday programming on 88.5
Celebrate the holiday season with a variety of programs from NEPM.
Chanukah
Sunday, December 18, 6 p.m.
Itzhak Perlman’s Chanukah Party
Violinist Itzhak Perlman invites you to his Chanukah Radio Party as he tells the story of the Jewish festival of lights, and shares his favorite recordings for the holiday – some serious, some silly.
Monday, December 19, 3 p.m.
Candles Burning Brightly
Celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights with music from Jewish communities around the world. Join Mindy Ratner as she explores the meanings and traditions of Chanukah on Candles Burning Brightly.
Friday, December 23, 3 p.m.
A Chanukah Celebration with Chicago a cappella
Jonathan Miller leads Chicago a cappella in a choral program of music for Chanukah including favorites “I Have a Little Dreidel” and “For the Miracles.”
Christmas Eve
Saturday, December 24, 10 a.m.
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
The 30-voice King’s College choir performs carols and Biblical readings on the annual Christmas Eve service A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols live from Cambridge, England.
Christmas Day
Sunday, December 25, 10am
Holiday Music with Steve Petke
Join Steve for a selection of holiday classics.
Sunday, December 25, 6 p.m.
The Ballad of the Brown King
The world premiere of Margaret Bonds’ The Ballad of the Brown King features a libretto by Langston Hughes. This Christmas cantata focuses on Balthazar, the dark-skinned king who journeyed to Bethlehem to witness the birth of Jesus.
New Year's Eve
Saturday, December 31, 11 p.m.
Toast of the Nation
Starting at 11 on New Year’s Eve ring in the New Year with the annual New Year’s jazz party, Toast of the Nation featuring performances by Ibrahim Maalouf, Lizz Wright, Ranky Tanky and Chucho Valdés.
New Year's Day
Sunday, January 1, 11 a.m.
Vienna New Year’s Day
New Year’s morning at 11, you can waltz in 2023 with the annual New Year’s Day concert from Vienna performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of Franz Wesler-Most. From the Golden Hall at the Musikverein (Musique-ver-rein), the Vienna Philharmonic perform waltzs, polkas and more from the Strauss family in this annual holiday tradition celebrating the new year.
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JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Cleiver Benitez has some advice for his countrymen in transit through Mexico: Work will open doors for you.
Two-thousand miles from home, the native of Trujillo, Venezuela, is leading by example. He has learned to fix cellphones, put back together eyeglass frames and, lately, become a cook in a unique eatery in Downtown Juarez.
“We try to leave as much natural juice as possible, without mixing in too much water, so your body absorbs all the vitamins. Most of what we do here is with natural (ingredients),” Benitez said as he chops lettuce, tomatoes and onion on a metal counter. “We also do Venezuelan chicha. There are two kinds. We do the one with rice and pineapple. It has cinnamon, clove, pineapple, sugar and rice.”
El Rincon de Doña Panchis, formerly a Mexican food restaurant, has become a gathering place for Venezuelan migrants looking for a taste of home. Benitez and his boss America Rivera supply that by selling meat empanadas, the chicha drink, and stuffed corn flour arepas. It’s a tiny locale where the lone folding table sits on the sidewalk to accommodate takeout food traffic.
“We sell a lot of Venezuelan food. We’re also selling Mexican (dishes) that I have learned during my years in Mexico,” said Rivera, who arrived in Mexico during the 2019 migrant surge. “That includes chilaquiles, enchiladas, pozole, gorditas …”
Like thousands of other Venezuelans, Benitez and Rivera are in Juarez waiting for a chance to apply for asylum in the United States. For the past few weeks, both have been up early trying to request an appointment with U.S. authorities through the CBP One app. They’ve had no luck so far.
Benitez has spent the past five months on the road and arrived in Juarez only two months ago. His goal is to join his brother in New York City and work.
Rivera, once a clothing store owner in Caracas, left Venezuela three years ago. She has seen her travels interrupted on several occasions, including by the passing away of her 85-year-old father.
“I tell others you have to be prepared when you leave your homeland because it is hard. But you have no choice but to leave when all the businesses go broke, your family gets sick and you have no money for medicines,” she said.
One of Rivera’s sons migrated to Peru when his baby was born, while another son and a daughter remain in Venezuela. Her dream is to go to Florida and set up a small business. “I will sell food, I will cook, I will clean. I will do whatever work needs to be done because my family needs me,” she said.
Benitez said it’s important for residents of Mexico and the United States to know that Venezuelan migrants are highly motivated to work hard and “behave well.” He fears Juarez’s recent problems getting migrants to stop begging at street corners, and last Sunday’s attempt by more than 1,000 people to force their way into the U.S. at the Paso del Norte port of entry will shut the doors for everyone.
“They do their marches and things go wrong. It’s better to do things the way the law in the United States tells you to do it,” he said.
Meantime, customers like Edwin are glad there is at least one eatery in Juarez where he can find Venezuelan food. “I like the shredded beef empanadas,” he said, adding that he was already getting used to the much spicier Mexican food in Juarez.
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MT PLEASANT, S.C., Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of the Modern Capital Tactical Opportunities Fund (Ticker: MCTOX) declared a short-term capital gain distribution of $.1897 per share and a long-term capital gain distribution of $.0385 per share, for a total distribution of $.2282 per share, payable on December 16, 2022, to shareholders of record on December 15, 2022. As of December 16, 2022, MCTOX has paid out $.8739 in total distributions year to date, with a potential Q4 Dividend at the end of December.
The MCTOX seeks to provide income and capital gains by investing a significant portion of the portfolio in closed-end funds (CEFs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and sponsored American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). Unlike some funds with a narrow mandate that can restrict the portfolio manager's ability to react to evolving market conditions, MCTOX, allows funds management team wide discretion. Due to a CEF's natural pricing discrepancy with its holdings, the portfolio managers look to buy funds trading at a discount to Net Asset Value (NAV). CEFs also frequently leverage their holdings and, as a result, are capable of returning increased yields compared to a non-leveraged portfolio. This enhanced yield allows the MCTOX to seek above market income without abandoning the potential for equity-like asset appreciation. For a full description please see the fund's prospectus here.
Modern Capital is a Charleston, SC-based advisory firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a broad client base including institutions, corporations, and non-profit entities. For more information about Modern Capital, visit moderncap.com.
Please read the prospectus and consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks, and expenses before investing. To obtain a prospectus, containing this and other information, visit www.ncfunds.com/dl/prospectus/210prospectus.pdf. Holdings are subject to change and risk.
The Fund's investments are subject to risks, including loss of the principal amount invested. The Fund may not meet its objective. The Fund is subject to the following risks: Active trading may result in added expenses, lower return, and increased tax liability. The Fund will have high portfolio turnover rates because the advisor engages in high turnover trading strategies. Closed-End Funds (CEFs) are subject to investment advisory and other expenses, which the Fund will indirectly pay, resulting in duplicative fees. The underlying CEF's advisor may not meet the Fund's objective. Equity securities may experience value changes, their values may be more volatile than other asset classes' values. These value changes may result from factors affecting individual issuers, industries, or the stock market. The prospectus contains more information about the Fund's risks.
Distributor: Capital Investment Group, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC. There is no affiliation between the Distributor and Modern Capital Management Co.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — While Aaron Judge is down to three more games to try to get his 62nd home run for the New York Yankees, Luis Severino was nearly perfect in a promising final start before the playoffs.
Severino faced the minimum 21 batters with one walk while pitching seven no-hit innings, in only his third start since missing two months with a strained right lat, before the Texas Rangers broke through against New York’s bullpen in the Yankees’ 3-1 win on Monday night.
Judge has gone without a homer in four games, and his only one in the last 12 was No. 61 on Wednesday in Toronto that tied Roger Maris’ American League record. He went 1 for 4 with an infield single against Texas, and is 2 for 12 with five walks and a hit by pitch since that last long ball.
The Yankees and Rangers play a day-night doubleheader Tuesday before closing the regular season Wednesday.
Manager Aaron Boone said after the game that he hadn’t spoken yet with Judge about whether he would play both games Tuesday.
“I’m going to kind of get with him, figure out what we want to do,” Boone said.
Boone had a one-sided conversation with Severino (7-3). The manager wasn’t going to push him.
Severino wanted to go back out and said he was “1,000%” positive he could have finished the no-hitter. But he understood why Boone didn't give in.
“I think it was a good decision,” Severino said. “I don’t want to go out there and hurt myself and not be good for the postseason. We’re looking for the bigger picture."
Severino threw 63 of 94 pitches for strikes for the AL East champions.
“It’s still just a decision that just sucks to happen because he was very efficient," Boone said. "To have to be the one that shuts that down is not fun, but one you’ve got to do.”
Judge has a chance to become the first AL Triple Crown winner since Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera in 2012. He leads the AL with 130 RBIs trails Minnesota’s Luis Arraez .315 to 311 in the batting race.
With many in the crowd of 35,906 wearing Yankees jerseys and chanting “M-V-P!, M-V-P!” when Judge batted, his hit came on a checked-swing leading off the sixth when he was jammed, along with a groundout, a strikeout and a liner into a double play.
“We did a nice job of keeping him at bay,” Rangers interim manager Tony Beasley said. “He didn’t hurt us at all. I thought overall we threw the ball well.”
Severino, hoping for a postseason rotation spot, struck out seven and averaged 97.9 mph for 47 fastballs, reaching a top velocity of 100.3 mph. He threw 17 changeups, 16 sliders, 11 sinkers and three cutters.
“I was feeling good from the beginning,” Severino said. “The fastball was electric today, it was spot-on.”
Texas’ only runner off him was Josh Smith, who walked in the third and was immediately erased when No. 9 batter Bubba Thompson grounded into an inning-ending double play.
“Pretty certain he would have got that no-hitter ... the fastball had, like, crazy life today,” said catcher Kyle Higashioka, drawing comparisons to Corey Kluber's no-hitter he caught at Texas in 2021, about six weeks after San Diego's Joe Musgrove also no-hit the Rangers there.
Castro, in his first appearance since July 10 after recovering from a strained shoulder, struck out Adolis Garcia to open the eighth. Rookie third baseman Josh Jung, who is hitting just .195, lined a single over shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Jonah Heim followed with another solid single before Kole Calhoun's RBI groundout.
Marwin Gonzalez and Giancarlo Stanton homered in the eighth off just-in reliever Jonathan Hernández. Stanton hit a 457-foot drive and reached 30 homers for the seventh time. Judge struck out between those long balls.
Scott Effross worked the ninth for his his third save with the Yankees.
Martín Pérez (12-8) allowed only one run over six innings while give up five hits and walking five. The Rangers turned five of their club record-tying six double plays behind the All-Star left-hander.
ONLY SECOND TIME
The roof was open at Globe Life Field, where New York had played only once before — a four-game series last year when Judge had 14 at-bats and a walk without going deep. But the slugger did hit the final homer in the Rangers’ former stadium across the street when the Yankees were the opponent for the last game played there in 2019.
OPENING SIX MONTHS LATER
The opener of the four-game series was the 159th game of the season for both teams. It was initially supposed be the season opener six months ago before MLB’s 99-day offseason lockout delayed spring training and postponed the first week of the regular season.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: 2B Gleyber Torres was a late scratch from the starting lineup because of flu-like symptoms. ... Boone said he had no update on reliever Ron Marinaccio, who exited Sunday after 12 pitches because of a sore right shin. Marinaccio did have an MRI. ... Reliver Clay Holmes (rotator cuff inflammation) is scheduled to start throwing Tuesday to build up for the playoffs. ... DJ LeMahieu went 1 for 3 in his third game in four days since missing three weeks because of an inflamed right second toe.
Rangers: Rookie LHP Cole Ragans (0-3 in his first nine big league starts this season) was placed on the injured list with a left calf strain.
UP NEXT
RHP Jameson Taillon (14-5, 3.83 ERA) is set to pitch the opener for the Yankees, with RHP Gerrit Cole (13-7, 3.51) in the nightcap. Texas will go with RHP Jon Gray (7-7, 3.93) for the day game, and a bullpen game for Game 2.
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Which Amorepacific product is best?
If you’ve ever used a skin care product that included green tea extract, thank Amorepacific. The company pioneered the use of green tea in skin care in the 1980s and today it’s a powerhouse — one of the largest and most respected Korean beauty brands. To experience how Amorepacific blends heritage ingredients and cutting-edge skin care technology, Amorepacific Enzyme Peel Cleansing Powder is a great choice.
What to know before you buy an Amorepacific product
Island-sourced ingredients
Amorepacific’s tea is grown in the company’s tea garden on Korea’s Jeju Island. The volcanic soil there is rich in minerals, and the subtropical climate is excellent for growing green tea, which Amorepacific began doing in 1979.
K-beauty rituals
Korean skin care focuses on hydrating and nourishing the skin to help it stay resilient. To accomplish this, K-beauty skin care routines can include up to a dozen products, layered according to their consistency, with lightest products applied first. Amorepacific products include guidance on when to use them in your routine.
Green tea in skin care
Building on the heritage of green tea in Korean culture, Amorepacific started experimenting on the plant to scientifically determine what made it so good for skin. Green tea extract is a potent source of polyphenols — specifically EGCG — that according to the National Institutes of Health provide antioxidant benefits to skin, improving its appearance and elasticity.
Today, Amorepacific’s research and development looks for improved extraction methods while researching amino acids, antioxidants and new probiotic strains found in green tea. The company has even created its own unique hybrid green tea varieties.
What to look for in a quality Amorepacific product
Handpicked green tea
Many beauty brands use green tea, but no one does it quite like Amorepacific. The brand’s hero ingredient is grown exclusively on Jeju Island and the company says it’s harvested for only 15 days each year, at dawn, so gently that the harvesters must use only their non-dominant hand. This is done during spring when the tea leaves contain their highest levels of nutrients.
After the tea harvest, some tea leaves are fermented and aged to maximize their potent ingredients. Depending on the product, the leaves are aged up to 100 days.
Cutting-edge skin care
Amorepacific’s history reaches back to the 1930s, when its founder, Suh Sung-Whan, helped his mother source and produce camellia seed hair oil. Later, he founded Korea’s first lab dedicated to cosmetics research. Today, that lab has patented multiple skin care discoveries, some in partnership with Harvard University. And the company’s studies go beyond green tea: it’s researching topics such as blue light and the effects of chemotherapy on skin.
Effective botanicals
Along with green tea, Amorepacific products use botanicals with a long tradition of cosmetics usage in Asia. Bamboo sap is extracted in early summer to maximize the hardy plant’s sugars, minerals and amino acids. Red ginseng, which has a long history in traditional medicine, has been used in Amorepacific products since 1966 to help rejuvenate skin and protect it from sun exposure.
Other Asian botanicals you may find in Amorepacific ingredient lists are soybeans, which can plump and firm skin, and camellia seed, which may have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
How much you can expect to spend on Amorepacific product
Amorepacific’s luxury moisturizers cost $160-270. Cleansers cost $50-$68, while toners and essences cost $95-$250 depending on the bottle size.
Amorepacific product FAQ
How do you use Amorepacific?
A. Amorepacific’s product line includes cleansers, toners, moisturizers, masks, eye creams, serums and makeup, but your routine can use as few or as many of these products as you wish. Each product contains thorough instructions, which can be especially helpful for less well-known products such as cleansing oils and exfoliating scrubs.
Is Amorepacific cruelty-free?
A. Amorepacific does not conduct animal testing on its ingredients or finished products. However, Amorepacific permits animal testing in countries where it’s required by law.
What’s the best Amorepacific product to buy?
Top Amorepacific product
Amorepacific Enzyme Peel Cleansing Powder
What you need to know: This powder cleanser transforms into a foam that hydrates skin and supports skin cell turnover with botanical enzymes and hyaluronic acid.
What you’ll love: The chemical exfoliator is gentle enough for daily use, and a small amount of powder goes a long way. It contains papaya and green-tea-derived enzymes for exfoliation that’s gentler than a physical scrub. It has a mild scent and leaves skin soft, smooth and hydrated.
What you should consider: The redesigned packaging may dispense too much product at once, leading to waste. While most will be able to use this peel daily, it may be too strong for sensitive skin.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora and Amazon
Top Amorepacific product for the money
Amorepacific Treatment Cleansing Oil Makeup Remover
What you need to know: For a first cleanse that washes away makeup, try this oil-based cleanser, which gently removes even waterproof makeup with just one pump.
What you’ll love: The oil blend transforms with water into an emulsion that glides over skin — no tugging or scrubbing required. The blend of botanical oils such as green tea seed, babassu palm and coconut helps improve skin’s radiance and moisture retention. The formula is safe for removing eye makeup.
What you should consider: It contains a lot of added fragrance, which caused irritation for some users.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Worth checking out
Amorepacific Color Control Cushion Compact Broad Spectrum SPF 50+
What you need to know: Amorepacific pioneered the cushion compact in the 2000s, and this dewy foundation is perfect for customized coverage and touching up while on the go.
What you’ll love: It offers SPF 50 sun protection plus the hydrating and anti-inflammatory benefits of bamboo sap and green tea extract. The formula gives skin a glowy, not shiny, finish. While it’s pricey, it comes with a refill compact included.
What you should consider: It’s only available in five light to medium shades. Coverage, while buildable, is still light. The scent may be too strong for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora and Amazon
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Evening" game were:
7-5-2, SB: 4
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7-5-2, SB: 4
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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A teen is facing charges after a man was found dead inside of a burned vehicle in DeKalb County last week, authorities said.
The 16-year-old was taken into custody in connection with Peter McGrath's death, according to DeKalb County Police. An online fundraiser for McGrath's family described him as a small business owner and a loving man who was the sole provider for his family of six.
According to the police department, officers were called on June 6 at 12:30 a.m. to the 3600 block of Mecklinburg Place to conduct a welfare check.
While officers were on the way, they were notified that a vehicle was on fire. By the time they arrived, the fire was extinguished. They found the victim dead in the back of the vehicle.
Photos of the vehicle show it charred from the roof down to near the tires. It is unclear when the fire was started or why.
The online fundraiser for the family, which says it was organized by McGrath's wife, has already raised more than $49,600,
"This senseless tragedy is almost too much to bear," she said. "Peter was a great man. Trying to carve out his little slice of the American Dream."
The online fundraising campaign also mentions that McGrath worked as a locksmith and that his van was destroyed.
Police have not released the name of the suspect. 11Alive is working to get more details about the investigation.
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When Pavel Zacha seized the puck behind his net in overtime on Tuesday in Dallas, he could not have been more assertive.
After shaking off Wyatt Johnston,Zacha busted into the open ice, gained the offensive blue line, handed it off to David Pastrnak, who in turn played a long-range give-and-go with Charlie McAvoy before putting the cherry on top of one of the Bruins’ most emotional wins of the season.
Pastrnak’s game-winning goal would not have happened without decisive Zacha’s rush up the ice. It was an action that was indicative of a burgeoning confidence in the former Devil.
B’s coach Jim Montgomery estimated that compared to the start of the season, Zacha’s confidence level is up 70 percent.
“The exciting part about Pav is we think there’s so much more,” said Montgomery. “Like the Dallas game, I thought he was our most impactful forward in that game right from the start. He had an attack mindset and he won a lot of one-on-one battles. When he’s doing that and then you combine it with his natural skillset…everyone sees the shot that’s the tying goal, but he probably attacked the net three times to dangerous areas, where he just put a defenseman on his hip and tried to take it to the far post. When he’s doing that, I know that his game is really developing.”
Montgomery feels Zacha’s biggest area for future growth is in his mindset.
“Doing that consistently and knowing that he’s a go-to player and expecting himself to be a go-to- player every night. You’re not going to be that every night, but if you’re mentally engaged, we’ve seen that,” said Montgomery.
It stood to reason that Zacha would gain confidence with time. He was starting with a brand new team and, back in September, it wasn’t completely clear where he was going to fit into the lineup. He’s still a valuable Swiss Army knife at times, but he’s found a fairly regular home with his Czech mates David Krejci and Pastrnak. When Montgomery needed a goal earlier in the season, he would simply reunite Pastrnak with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. In Dallas, he reached for the Zacha-Krejci-Pastrnak trio.
You didn’t have to study at Quantico to draw a line to when Zacha’s production went into overdrive. After being obtained in a trade with New Jersey for Erik Haula, Zacha – an RFA last summer – signed a one-year extension and would have been a free agent this summer. Since signing his four-year extension worth $4.75 million a season on January 14, he has been a point-a-game player, notching 7-5-12 totals in a dozen games.
Not bad for a player whose previous career high was 36 points. With 28 games remaining, he now has 37 points.
“It was important to me,” said Zacha of the contract. “We talked before the season about staying with Boston for a while and when it came to the negotiations, it was really easy. They want me to be a part of this team for a while, too, so that gives you confidence that they believe in you moving forward. And signing it gives you the feeling that you’re going to be a part of this team fr a while. The trust from the management and coaches that they want you to be here is important. Every player who signs an extension, a weight is lifted off of your shoulders. You can just focus on playing hockey and focusing on getting better with the team and nothing else. It was really important that we got it done mid-seaon and I could focus on the rest of the season and the playoffs.”
It has already proven to be a solid trade for the B’s. But just how good a deal will not be determined until a year or two from now. Presumably, Krejci and Bergeron will have retired by then and Zacha will no doubt get a shot at centering one of the top two lines. He’s certainly holding his own as a top six wing, but the challenge will only grow when he moves to the middle and the responsibilities increase.
“It’s hard to think about right now,” said Zacha. “Of course, whoever grew up playing center wants to play top six center there. And I’m lucky enough that I can be here and watch the players who’ve played the top six for 15-20 years, Bergy and Krech, who really know what it takes. Charlie (Coyle), too has played a long time there….There’s the faceoffs and all the stuff I have to work on if I want to play top six, that’s something I think about when I watch them in practices and games.”
If his game can grow as much as it has in the last month, Zacha’s acquisition will be a home run…
Jake DeBrusk, out since suffering a thumb injury and a broken fibula in the Winter Classic, will be in the lineup when the B’s take on the Islanders on Saturday, said Montgomery. He expects to play DeBrusk with Bergeron and Marchand and will give him him his usual special teams work.
“We’ve got to get him back up to speed,” said Montgomery. “He’s smart. He manages shifts well. I think he’s learned from Bergy. Bergy manages his shifts really well. He never really over-extends. Obviously, that’s a conversation (DeBrusk) and I will have.”…
The B’s siblings trip was a rousing success, but Montgomery conceded to some trepidation.
“I’ve got to admit, I was a little concerned going into Nashville. I know what I would have been doing with my brother,” he said with a laugh.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wealthspire Advisors LLC, an NFP company and independent registered investment adviser, has appointed Channing Olson as Head of Integration and Project Management. Olson will oversee the integration of firms that join Wealthspire Advisors. Additionally, she will manage strategic initiatives and projects and elevate communication throughout the entire firm.
Olson has direct experience with Wealthspire's integration process, having joined from an acquired firm, Private Ocean, and being actively involved in multiple integrations since joining. Prior to joining Private Ocean, Olson managed operations and marketing for a corporate consulting firm focused on accountability and culture management training for Fortune 1000 organizations. She also worked in operations for a top-ten international law firm.
"As we continue to engage in thoughtful M&A as part of our firm's growth strategy, Channing's role will greatly enhance the integration process by providing more focused support to those who are actively involved and improving the overall experience for staff who join," said Hoyt Stastney, Head of M&A at Wealthspire Advisors. "Channing knows firsthand what needs to happen in order for these integrations to be successful, and we are thrilled to welcome her to our leadership team."
"Investing in this area is a strategic advantage for us and a true differentiator in the M&A space," said Olson. "It's exciting to be in a role where I can leverage my expertise in change management and culture to emphasize our focus on our people and our clients."
Across its entities, Wealthspire Advisors currently oversees approximately $18.77 billion of assets under management* throughout 19 offices in 10 states.
About Wealthspire Advisors
Wealthspire Advisors is an independent registered investment advisor that oversees, across its entities, 19 offices in 10 states throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and West Coast. We are fiduciary advisors who value connecting all parts of a client's financial life to deliver thoughtful, collaborative strategies that optimize their finances and fulfill their aspirations. Wealthspire Advisors acts as a wealth manager, investment advisor, consultant, and constant partner in helping clients gain confidence in their financial futures. For more information on Wealthspire Advisors, please visit www.wealthspire.com.
About NFP
NFP is a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, and retirement plan advisor that provides solutions enabling client success through the expertise of over 7,000 global employees, investments in innovative technologies, and enduring relationships with highly rated insurers, vendors, and financial institutions. NFP is the 9th best place to work for large employers in insurance, 7th largest privately-owned broker, 5th largest benefits broker by global revenue and 13th largest broker of US business (all rankings according to Business Insurance).
Visit NFP.com to discover how NFP empowers clients to meet their goals.
*Assets under management as of 12/31/2022.
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Rays eighth. Yandy Diaz pops out to shallow center field to Christian Arroyo. Brandon Lowe homers to right field. Randy Arozarena grounds out to shortstop, Rafael Devers to Bobby Dalbec. Wander Franco pops out to second base to Christian Arroyo.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 1, Red sox 0.
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Meta is set to roll out its new app Threads this week. The app, designed to be a direct competitor to Twitter, has appeared on the Apple app store and should be available for use on Thursday. The launch comes as Twitter faces yet more turmoil under the reign of Elon Musk.
Roben Farzad, host of public radio’s “Full Disclosure” has the latest on all of it and joins host Scott Tong.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP)Former Minnesota co-defensive coordinator Adam Zimmer, an NFL assistant for 17 years and the son of previous Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, has died. He was 38.
Corri Zimmer White, his younger sister, confirmed the death on her Instagram account on Tuesday. Adam Zimmer died on Monday, she said. No cause was cited.
”The kindest, sweetest, family loving, sports obsessed soul there ever was,” Zimmer White wrote.
Adam Zimmer was working remotely this season as an offensive analyst for the Cincinnati Bengals, after eight years with the Vikings under his father. When Mike Zimmer was fired in January, the majority of his staff was also dismissed.
Mendota Heights Police Capt. Wayne Wegener confirmed that officers found a deceased man after responding to a welfare check on Monday afternoon, at a home near Vikings headquarters where Adam Zimmer was living. There was nothing suspicious about the death, Wegener said, and the investigation was turned over to the medical examiner for determination of cause.
”We are heartbroken to hear about the passing of Adam Zimmer. Adam was a kind, respectful man, and over his years in Minnesota, it was evident he cared tremendously about his family, his players, his fellow coaches and the Vikings front office staff. Our thoughts are with Mike, Corri, Marki and the entire Zimmer family,” Vikings ownership said in a statement.
Adam Zimmer broke into the NFL in 2006 with the New Orleans Saints. He was hired by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2010 as an assistant linebackers coach and spent the 2013 season with the Bengals as an assistant defensive backs coach in Mike Zimmer’s final season there as defensive coordinator.
”Our organization has had the privilege of knowing and working with the Zimmer family for 15 years. We have the highest regard for Mike and Adam, and we are incredibly saddened by this tragic news,” Bengals owner Mike Brown said in a statement. ”Mike and Adam were more than just coaches for us – they were friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Zimmer family.”
When the Vikings hired Mike Zimmer in 2014, he brought his son with him to coach linebackers. Adam Zimmer was promoted to co-defensive coordinator with Andre Patterson in 2020.
”Disregard the familial connection. It’s really just about him being a good coach,” former Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway said in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday. ”It wouldn’t have mattered who the head coach was. Adam was a good coach no matter what.”
Though he was older than Adam Zimmer, Greenway quickly developed a trust in his new position coach while trying to learn a new defense in his ninth NFL season.
”He was respectful of the game and the career that I had before that he got there,” Greenway said. ”He was always working with you and not coaching at you, always trying to make the individual better and the team better. He was really smart when it came to the scheme, but more importantly he was a great person who always cared about you as a person.”
Mike Zimmer’s wife, Adam Zimmer’s mother, Vikki Zimmer, died unexpectedly at age 50 in 2009. That was Adam Zimmer’s last year with the Saints, when they went on to win the Super Bowl.
”We had fond memories of Adam from the four years he spent in our organization as an assistant coach,” the Saints said in a statement. ”Adam was knowledgeable, hard working, well-liked by everyone he came into contact with, and enthusiastic. During his time with the Saints, he quickly developed into an excellent coach.”
Corri Zimmer White said in her Instagram post that Adam Zimmer told her ”countless times” how he loved watching her be a mother to his 1-year-old twin nephews.
”My brother was one of my best friends, especially after my mom died, we became so close. He was always there for me and always the first to show up and volunteer at my foundation events,” she said. ”I never even had to ask.”
Early in the pandemic, when NFL facilities shut down and coaches conducted offseason work remotely, Adam Zimmer and his other sister, Marki Zimmer, sequestered with his father at his 160-acre ranch in Kentucky.
Adam Zimmer provided on-site tech support for Mike Zimmer’s internet connection and video conference trouble, and the two of them took advantage of the proximity to fine-tune the team’s defensive scheme.
Adam Zimmer manned the meat smoker for evening meals.
”If I can’t get it figured out, I can text him and say, `Come up here and fix this,”’ Mike Zimmer said in May 2020. ”At night, after dinner or something, we’ll sit down and have some crazy idea and we’ll say, `OK, we can talk about it tomorrow with the rest of the defensive coaches.”
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QUEBEC, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Orchestre symphonique de Québec is pleased to announce the arrival of Clemens Schuldt as Music Director as of the 2023-2024 season, for a four-year mandate. He succeeds Fabien Gabel who held this position from 2012 to 2020. On January 18, Clemens Schuldt will conduct the Orchestra's first concert of 2023: Elgar's Cello Concerto.
His sense of commitment, the quality and excellence of his connection with the musicians, coupled with their enthusiasm and that of the Music Director Renewal Committee, naturally led the Orchestra to select this brilliant, visionary, charismatic and unifying conductor.
This appointment is the result of a rigorous recruitment process: the selection committee, chaired by Sophie D'Amours, Rector of Université Laval, was composed of musicians from the Orchestra, members of the management team, members of the Board of Directors, and personalities from the Canadian and international music community. The Orchestra would like to acknowledge the quality of the various candidates who auditioned, whose professionalism and artistic rigor reflect the influence and prestige of the Orchestre symphonique de Québec in the music scene.
"It is a great pleasure and an honour for me to become the new music director of the Orchestre symphonique de Québec! When I first met the musicians and the wonderful audience in Quebec City earlier this year, the temperature may have dropped to -20 degrees, but the welcome was warm. From the first minutes of our collaboration, I was impressed by the sound, sensitivity, flexibility and passion of each musician. I am convinced that together we will accomplish great things, strengthening the reputation of the Orchestra in the region and far beyond. First and foremost, our mission is to captivate audiences and deliver an exciting program and musical production. This orchestra, known as open-minded, will be innovative and accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds, to all classical music lovers and those who do not know they will be one soon. Many thanks to my predecessors Fabien Gabel and Bramwell Tovey for their wonderful work. I know they were appreciated and will be missed by the musicians and the audience. It goes without saying that the high quality of the current Orchestra is also the result of their work and commitment over the past years. Now a page is being turned, and I look forward to embarking on this journey with you all!" Clemens Schuldt
"On behalf of my colleagues at the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, it is a privilege and an honour for me to welcome our new music director, Clemens Schuldt. It is a rare occurrence for a conductor to elicit such spectacular consensus amongst musicians. Working with this young and brilliant conductor has energised the orchestra like never before. We are delighted to start the next chapter of the Orchestra's story with Maestro Schuldt. Together, we will reach new musical heights!" Catherine Dallaire, Concertmaster (interim)
"I am very much looking forward to this new collaboration with Clemens Schuldt. I was quickly won over by his charisma and his direction, as were the musicians. Clemens Schuldt's musical personality and sense of commitment are a natural fit with the values of the Orchestra. I am convinced that his qualities as a great musician will perpetuate the Orchestra's performance and influence in Quebec City, in Canada, and internationally. His appointment is in keeping with the Orchestra's desire for openness and commitment, and the conviction that we must continue to make culture accessible to all. The Orchestre symphonique de Québec has always grown through its musicians and conductors. The public will be happy to discover who will lead our prestigious ensemble. We look forward to him leading our great Orchestra!" Sophie D'Amours, Chair of the Music Direction Renewal Committee
"I am more than happy that we have found the 'rare pearl' among our candidates, who has exceptional talent and dynamism, to take over from Maestro Gabel as Music Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Québec. Clemens Schuldt was not only unanimously accepted by our musicians and the selection committee, but also by all those who crossed his path during his visit to Quebec City. Clemens is an extremely warm, talented and friendly (young) man. We are truly blessed to be able to welcome him to our home in Quebec City for the next four years. A new chapter is opening for the Orchestre symphonique de Québec. Herzlich willkommen Clemens! (A heartfelt welcome to Clemens!)." Britta Kröger, President of the Board of Directors.
"It is with great pleasure and pride that we welcome Clemens Schuldt to the Orchestre symphonique de Québec as the 12th music director of Canada's oldest orchestra. I join the members of the Music Direction Renewal Committee and all the musicians in wishing him a warm welcome to the National Capital. I am convinced that our fellow citizens, but also music lovers in Quebec, Canada and North America will see him as the extremely talented, inspired, creative, exciting and accessible conductor he is and that they will not be able to resist his charm and his artistic vision. Welcome Clemens and let the show begin!" Astrid Chouinard, President and CEO
His international career began in 2010 when he won the first prize in the prestigious Donatella Flick Conducting Competition and the resulting position as Assistant Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, working with conductors such as Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle and Daniel Harding.
He was Principal Conductor of the Munich Chamber Orchestra (Münchener Kammerorchester) from 2016-2022, one of Europe's leading and most innovative chamber orchestras. In addition to regular opera productions in Germany and England (Garsington Festival, Opera North), it is his international concert invitations in Japan (Yumiuri Nippon Orchestra), USA (Oregon Symphony), Europe (Toulouse, Manchester, Philharmonia London, WDR Cologne, DR Symphony Copenhagen) and Australia (Tasmania) that make him a leading conductor of his generation from Germany.
Born in Bremen, he first studied violin before completing his conducting studies in Düsseldorf, Vienna and Weimar.
Founded by Joseph Vézina in 1902, the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, the dean of Canadian orchestras, has always been closely linked to the events that have marked the history of Québec City and participates in many events of national and international scope. In addition to the major works of the symphonic repertoire, it has premiered numerous works by Quebec, Canadian and foreign composers. Since its creation, the Orchestra has received numerous awards and distinctions. A leader in education and cultural mediation, the Orchestre symphonique de Québec contributes to the democratization of symphonic music with innovative projects such as Zoo musical® and the digital educational platform Symphonic Gallery, Les Matinées symphoniques (elementary school) and Notes à répétition (high school). The Orchestra is distinguished by its collaborations with the Conservatoire de musique de Québec and the Faculty of Music of Université Laval. Eleven conductors have succeeded one another in the history of the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, including: Joseph Vézina, Edwin Bélanger, Wilfrid Pelletier, James DePreist, Yoav Talmi, conductor emeritus, and Fabien Gabel.
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The man killed in a fatal Preble County crash on Sunday has been identified.
Jamie Rogers, 50, of College Corner, the driver of the vehicle, was killed in the crash, according to the Preble County Sheriff’s Office.
On Sunday, April 30, at around 2:56 a.m., the Preble County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call saying a vehicle was in a pond along the roadway of SR 177, near Eaton Oxford Road.
When deputies arrived at the scene, the two were found inside of the vehicle, and were submerged in the water. First responders got the two individuals out and began CPR on both of them.
Jamie Rogers was pronounced dead at the hospital, and his passenger was left in critical condition at the hospital.
A preliminary investigation shows the vehicle was headed northwest on State Route 177 when it is believed to have traveled off of the right side of the road. Police believe the vehicle traveled “several hundred feet” through a field, where it ended in a pond of a farm.
The crash remains under investigation by the Preble County Sheriff’s Office.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BioCatch, the pioneer of behavioral biometric intelligence and a global leader in fraud detection, today announced its recognition as a "Company to Watch in 2023" from Liminal, a strategy advisory firm serving digital identity, cybersecurity, and fintech solution providers and the private equity and venture capital community. The companies highlighted on Liminal's Companies to Watch list are chosen independently by CEO Travis Jarae and his team of researchers. The companies are evaluated based on their momentum, how well their products fit the market, and the current state of the market.
"We are honored to be recognized by the experts at Liminal," said Gadi Mazor, BioCatch CEO. "As financial institutions and their customers face a tsunami of scam attacks, identity theft, and financial fraud, technology must continuously evolve and adapt. I'm proud of our team who are relentlessly focused on serving BioCatch customers, helping today's financial institutions defend against evolving fraud threats."
"The outstanding group of businesses that make up this year's 'companies to watch' list are pioneers in their respective solution segments within Liminal's Digital Identity Landscape. As strategists, we believe that these businesses provide us with the most insightful information about what the future holds for innovation, strategy, and teamwork," said Travis Jarae, Liminal CEO.
BioCatch advances digital banking by seamlessly securing digital transactions that improve the customer experience. As the leader and industry pioneer in AI-driven behavioral biometrics intelligence, the company leverages its proprietary technology to analyze over five billion digital sessions a month in real-time, helping more than 100 of the world's largest financial institutions protect their assets and customers from fraud and identity theft.
Liminal's recognition comes during a period of sustained growth and global expansion for BioCatch as financial crime continues to rise significantly. The company's unique solutions for identifying social engineering scams and money laundering in real-time are leveraged by the largest global financial institutions today. Last month, the company announced that they helped to detect over $1.5 billion of fraud in 2022.
About Liminal
Liminal is a boutique strategy advisory firm serving digital identity, fintech, and cybersecurity clients, and the private equity and venture capital community. Since 2016, Liminal has offered objective, high impact strategic advice, and analytical services, helping to support clients in crucial business decisions at all stages of the product and business lifecycle. Liminal advises many of the world's most innovative business leaders, investors, and government officials on building, buying, and investing in the next generation of integrated digital identity platforms and technologies. For more information, visit liminal.co
About BioCatch
BioCatch is the leader in Behavioral Biometrics and advanced fraud detection, leveraging technology built upon machine learning to analyze an online user's physical and cognitive digital behavior to protect individuals online. BioCatch's mission is to unlock the power of behavior and deliver actionable insights to create a digital world where identity, trust and ease seamlessly co-exist. Today, BioCatch counts over 25 of the top 100 global banks as customers who use BioCatch solutions to fight fraud, drive digital transformation and accelerate business growth. BioCatch's Client Innovation Board, an industry-led initiative including American Express, Barclays, Citi Ventures, and National Australia Bank, helps enable BioCatch to identify creative and cutting-edge ways to leverage the unique attributes of behavior for fraud prevention. With over a decade of analyzing data, more than 80 registered patents, and unparalleled experience, BioCatch continues to innovate to solve tomorrow's problems. For more information, please visit www.biocatch.com.
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Soldiers in Niger have announced a coup, imposing a curfew and closing borders in a country that is a key U.S. ally in West Africa.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke with Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum and said that the U.S. "strongly supports him as the democratically elected president of the country."
Bazoum had been effectively held hostage all day by members of the presidential guard. Soldiers went on state television after midnight there and announced the coup, saying the country's constitution has been dissolved and all institutions suspended.
The U.S. has drone bases in Niger, a country that has been an important partner in counter-terrorism efforts in the region. Blinken says that partnership depends on democratic governance and respect for the rule of law.
Niger has had four coups since gaining independence from France in 1960 and numerous attempted takeovers, including against Bazoum.
Niger is a landlocked country in the middle of an unstable region - there have been successive military coups is countries like neighboring Mali that have severed Western ties and where the Russia-backed Wagner mercenary group has a significant presence.
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Requiring majority Republican support to even hear a Democrat bill is insane
Opinion: The Arizona Legislature may be evenly split, but only bills sponsored by Republicans stand a chance of passing. That's not how good government works.
When I first ran for office, I said I was committed to working with legislators on both sides of the aisle to solve problems.
I still am.
I believed then that good ideas can come from anyone and that the legislative process works best through collaboration with colleagues in both parties.
I believe that now.
The Senate Democrats have a proven record of bipartisanship, evident by the more than five dozen Republican bills that we have voted for and supported.
If we think it’s a good bill – meaning enacting good policy, no matter who the sponsor is – we will vote for it.
Requiring majority support serves no one
Meanwhile, many of my Senate Republican colleagues have had few opportunities to show any bipartisanship because so few of our bills have gone up on the board.
As of Monday, only 14 Democratic bills have received a vote, while 309 Republican bills have.
Remember that the chamber is almost evenly split: There are 16 Republicans and 14 Democrats.
Many of the Republican bills that have taken up our time and passed without any Democratic support are controversial, implement significant changes to law, and will likely be vetoed by the governor.
This is not a productive use of our time.
With such a closely divided Legislature, it would be so much better for Arizonans if senators and representatives focused on bipartisan bills that will improve lives and likely will be signed into law.
16 'yes' votes in Senate should be enough
In one of the committees I serve on, there have been just three Democratic bills included on agendas for a hearing, while 58 Republican bills were presented and discussed.
In addition, we were recently informed that no Democratic bills will have a hearing in the House if they don’t receive a majority of the majority – the support of nine of the 16 Republican members – in the Senate.
This is an artificial rule. The reality is that 16 “yes” votes from the 30 senators should be enough.
We are already seeing evidence that Republicans are intentionally ensuring that Democratic bills do not make that artificial threshold.
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Can I prove it?
Maybe not, but some of us in competitive districts have been told by Republican colleagues that none of our bills will make it to the finish line because they don’t want to give Democrats a “win” in those districts.
Democrats have sponsored multiple bills this session that would implement positive change for our state. When Democratic bills make it through their assigned committees, these bills deserve a debate on the floor of both chambers, and they deserve that final, recorded vote “on the board.”
Only bipartisanship can solve these problems
I have sponsored 24 bills this session, but just one of my bills has been transmitted to the House. Senate Bill 1159 is a potentially life-saving change in law that would allow us to keep up with the evolution of deadly, illicit drugs by making testing and analyzing equipment and devices legal.
The legislation passed the full Senate on a 20-9 vote (with one senator absent), yet with nine of the 16 Republicans voting “no,” it is now apparently “dead” and won’t be heard in the House.
I am frustrated by what we are seeing this session. Voters should be, too.
We are facing life-altering issues in our state:
- We don’t have enough teachers for our classrooms;
- Our water future is dire;
- Too many people are living on the streets because we lack sufficient affordable housing; and yes,
- Drug overdoses continue to take lives.
None of these issues will ever be solved by one party or the other. Bipartisanship is essential.
I would like the opportunity to fight for my bill that is now assigned to the House. Other Democrats would like that same opportunity.
For that to happen, however, my Republican colleagues will need to show that they, too, believe in good policy no matter who sponsors a particular bill.
Sen. Christine Marsh represents east and northeast Phoenix and Paradise Valley in District 4. Reach her at cmarsh@azleg.gov.
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DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Death Valley National Park’s most popular sites will reopen to the public on Saturday, two weeks after massive flash-flooding, but the National Park Service cautioned visitors to expect delays and continuing road closures.
Locations that will reopen include the Furnace Creek Visitor Center, Badwater Basin, Zabriskie Point, and Mesquite Sand Dunes, according to the park’s Facebook page.
Access to the park will be limited to State Route 190 and to the Panamint Valley Road.
Death Valley was hit on Aug. 5 by historic downpours from monsoonal thunderstorms that caused millions of dollars in damage to roads and facilities.
State Route 190 through the park was reopened at about 5 p.m. Friday, two weeks after it was shut down because of flash flooding that damaged miles of the road shoulder, the California Department of Transportation announced.
Crews will continue to fill in sections that were washed away and drivers may experience some slowdowns and lane closures into the fall to allow for repairs, Caltrans said.
Visitors were warned to plan ahead and not to rely on GPS devices because all other paved roads will remain closed for repairs and because backcountry roads are still being assessed.
This summer’s very active monsoon has also damaged roads elsewhere in California’s deserts, including the Mojave National Preserve and the south side of Joshua Tree National Park.
Joshua Tree park officials urged visitors to drive carefully and to keep an eye out for desert tortoises because the water encourages them to emerge and they can be mistaken for rocks on roads.
The National Weather Service’s San Diego office said another surge of monsoonal moisture will increase the chance for mountain and desert thunderstorms through the weekend. Another surge is expected in the middle of next week.
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Why Galaxy are approaching their MLS regular-season finale as a must-win
In Major League Soccer, there’s truly no place like home. That’s especially true in the playoffs.
As a result, among the most important questions to be answered on the final day of the regular season Sunday might not be who plays whom, but rather where they play.
Ten of the league’s 14 playoff invitations have already been handed out, with LAFC and the Galaxy each claiming one. But only five teams are guaranteed of opening the postseason at home, a major advantage in a league where the visitors won only 26% of the time.
LAFC clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs last week when it won its second Supporters’ Shield in four years with a victory at Portland. The Galaxy, however, flew to Houston on Friday needing three points to assure themselves of another home date this year; anything short of that could leave the team facing an arduous path through the single-elimination playoffs as the tournament’s lowest seed.
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“We want to get a good result. Certainly we would like to get home-field advantage,” Galaxy coach Greg Vanney said. “There’s a lot of reasons for us to go out and really focus with the right mentality and approach this game as if it’s a playoff game.”
No matter what happens in Houston, the Galaxy will have a real playoff game next week, just its second in six years. But it hasn’t played a postseason match at Dignity Health Sports Park since 2016, so long ago the stadium had another name then.
“There’s still a lot more work to do,” midfielder Mark Delgado said. “We want to have that home playoff games for our fans, our confidence. To hold it [there] would be special for everyone.”
In MLS, the top seven teams in each 14-team conference qualify for the playoffs, with the regular-season conference champions earning a first-round bye and the next three teams opening at home. The Galaxy (13-12-8) entered the weekend in fourth and they got there by being of the league’s hottest teams down the stretch, losing only one of their last 10.
But they lead the three teams below them — Nashville, Portland and Minnesota — by only two points. Win Sunday in Houston, and they come home again; anything less and they could fall as far as seventh. Even a draw could drop them to sixth.
“Momentum is precious in MLS. We’ve been on a good stretch over the last set of games,” Vanney said. “We just want to be in the right mindset as we work through this weekend and venture toward the playoffs.”
There are six teams battling for the remaining four postseason spots, two in each conference. Cincinnati and Columbus are currently above the playoff line in the East, but Orlando City could jump over both by beating Columbus. Orlando could also finish seventh, ahead of Cincinnati on a tiebreaker, with a draw and a Cincinnati loss at D.C. United.
Philadelphia, Montreal and New York City will start the playoffs at home, but which team finishes atop the standings and earns the first-round bye hasn’t been determined since Philadelphia leads Montreal by only two points. The Union finish the season at home against Toronto while Montreal plays at Miami.
In the West, Real Salt Lake and Vancouver are both below the line, but Salt Lake could win its way in by beating visiting Portland on Sunday while the Whitecaps could advance with a home win over Minnesota. Aside from LAFC and Austin, no team in the West is guaranteed a home opener, meaning Sunday’s results could scramble the postseason schedule there as well.
LAFC (21-8-4), meanwhile, faces a different challenge. The team can’t improve its position no matter what it does Sunday, although a win would make it only the third team in the modern era to win 22 games and the third to finish with at least 70 points.
Denis Bouanga scored his first MLS goal in stoppage time to lift LAFC to a 2-1 win over the Portland Timbers and clinch the Supporters’ Shield.
But the first-round playoff bye can also be a bit of a burden because the team will have at least 10 days off before its first postseason game, a break that can upset a team’s tempo at this stage.
“That bye week is a blessing and a curse in a way because you don’t have that extra game,” midfielder Kellyn Acosta said.
And finishing atop the conference in the regular season doesn’t always set a team up for success in the regular season — in fact, it’s often the opposite. Only once since 2011 has a team won a Supporters’ Shield and made the MLS Cup final in the same season.
“What we have in front of us is a bigger goal,” midfielder Ilie Sánchez said. “MLS Cup is going to be so important, special. That’s what we have in our mind.”
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Legislation criticized by opponents as a vehicle for-profit water companies to take over municipal water authorities in Pennsylvania by imposing expensive regulations on them passed the Republican-controlled state Senate on Tuesday.
Opponents also warned that the bill will precipitate ratepayer increases when water authorities must meet the new regulations or after they are forced to sell out to for-profit water companies.
The bill passed, 27-23, with the backing of Senate Republican leadership. Opposition crossed party lines. The sponsor, Sen. Pat Stefano, R-Fayette, said the bill will create “uniform safety, security and quality standards for all water and wastewater suppliers.”
The bill goes to the House.
Under it, water systems must submit asset management plans to state regulators for approval within a year-and-a-half. The plans are designed to determine when equipment must be upgraded and must include a cybersecurity program that is developed by an accredited professional.
During floor debate, one opponent, Sen. John Kean, D-Delaware, said the bill will make it easier for major water companies — Pennsylvania subsidiaries of Aqua America and American Water backed the bill — to take over municipal water companies, against the interests of rate payers.
The Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association wrote to senators in April, saying its members worry about a "significant increase in rates to the consumer.”
Because of the financial burden, “this could force low-income communities to sell their rights to clean and reasonably priced water to private industry,” the association wrote.
In a statement, Pennsylvania American Water said the bill requires water and wastewater systems to adopt standard industry practices that benefit customers and taxpayers. Aqua Pennsylvania said the legislation improves water quality and makes utilities more accountable to their customers.
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Hospital marketing director arrested after nearly 40 guns, ammo found in office, police say
SECAUCUS, N.J. (Gray News) - The marketing director of a hospital in New Jersey was arrested over the weekend after authorities say they found a large cache of firearms and ammunition at the medical facility.
The Secaucus Police Department said detectives arrested 46-year-old Reuven Alonalayoff after officers found 11 handguns, 27 rifles/shotguns and an assault rifle in an unlocked closet within an office at the Hudson Regional Hospital.
Police said they were called to the hospital on July 18 regarding a possible bomb threat. During a safety sweep of the building, the bomb detection team found the guns and ammunition in an unlocked closet.
“The unsecured storage of a large cache of weaponry, especially in this location, certainly creates a risk to public safety,” said Dennis Miller, police chief with the Secaucus Police Department. “I commend the efforts and professionalism of all the police personnel involved in this investigation.”
Authorities said Alonalayoff, the marketing director at the Hudson Regional Hospital, was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport with assistance from the United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations.
Secaucus police said Alonalayoff’s charges include possession of an assault firearm and possession of a high-capacity magazine.
Authorities said the hospital was cleared regarding the bomb threat and later determined it to be a hoax.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brittney Griner didn’t know what to expect when the WNBA season began, how she would respond after the trauma she experienced of being incarcerated in Russia that also forced her off the court for many months.
Griner surprised herself, playing well enough to become a starter in Saturday’s All-Star Game.
“I just wanted to get out there and try my best not to get hurt, give it the best I’ve got,” Griner said. “I was a little shocked, actually, how it was once I got on the court, so I’m happy with it.
“It was definitely a tough road. A lot of long, hard hours in the gym and in the weight room to get back into it.”
Griner spent nearly 300 days in Russian custody after being arrested Feb. 17, 2022, on drug charges at an airport near Moscow. She was released Dec. 8 after the U.S. government agreed to a prisoner swap.
The WNBA kept Griner top of mind while she was being held in Russia, putting her initials and jersey No. 42 on each court. She also was made an honorary starter at last year’s All-Star Game.
This year, she’s an actual starter after averaging 19.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots for the Phoenix Mercury.
“My stats definitely are going to be better this year than last year,” Griner said laughing. “You got to use humor in life.”
Griner will play for Team Stewart.
“It’s really inspiring to see what she’s doing and the way that she carries herself,” said team captain Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty. “It’s like she was gone for ten months, but she’s still acts and carries herself the same way. The strength she has to do that is something that I definitely admire. And the way that she’s able to to be a force on the court, she’s one of one, and we’re happy that she’s back with us.”
Griner said she not only didn’t think she would be at this year’s All-Star Game, but that she would still be stuck in Russia.
Her return to the U.S. hasn’t been completely joyous, however. Griner was harassed at a Dallas airport last month by someone the WNBA called a “social media figure” that caused the league to re-examine its policies regarding how she travels.
She is interested in playing in the new “Unrivaled” three-on-three and one-on-one league the players are creating so they don’t have to supplement their incomes overseas.
Stewart and Napheesa Collier, an All-Star from the Minnesota Lynx, are the co-founders and hope to schedule a January-March season.
For now, though, Griner’s focus is on the All-Star festivities, and she has a great appreciation for being able to take part. She also was blown away from the tributes at last year’s game.
“Still seeing pictures from things that I didn’t see that were done at last All-Star, so I’m still getting caught up on everything,” Griner said. “But definitely it feels great actually being able to be here physically now.”
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