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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two New Hampshire fathers who were barred from school district events for wearing pink wristbands marked “XX” to represent female chromosomes insisted at a federal court hearing Thursday that they didn't set out to harass or otherwise target a transgender soccer player at the game they attended. But a judge hearing the case suggested the message the parents sent may matter more than their intentions. Kyle Fellers and Anthony Foote sued the Bow school district after being banned from school grounds for wearing the wristbands at their daughters' soccer game in September. The no-trespass orders have since expired, but a judge is deciding whether the plaintiffs should be allowed to wear the wristbands and carry signs at upcoming school events, including basketball games, swim meets and a music concert, while the case proceeds. Testifying at Thursday's hearing, both men said that they did not view the wristbands as a protest against Parker Tirrell, a transgender girl on the opposing team, but rather as a show of support for their daughters and their teammates. U.S. District Court Judge Steven McAuliffe questioned whether there is a meaningful distinction and whether their intentions matter. “Sometimes the message you think you’re sending might not be the message that is being sent,” he said. McAuliffe asked Foote whether it occurred to him that a transgender person might interpret the pink XX wristbands as an attempt to invalidate their existence. “If he’s a trans female, pink might be a color he likes,” Foote said. McAuliffe also noted that while both plaintiffs said they had no problem with transgender people outside the issue of sports, they repeatedly referred to the athlete in question as a boy. “You seem to go out of your way to suggest there’s no such thing as a trans girl,” McAuliffe said. Foote disagreed, saying it was “like learning a new language” to refer to transgender people. In a separate courtroom earlier Thursday, another judge held a hearing on a lawsuit brought by Parker Tirrell and another student challenging the state law that bans transgender athletes in grades 5 to 12 from teams that align with their gender identity. It requires schools to designate all teams as either girls, boys or coed, with eligibility determined based on students’ birth certificates “or other evidence.” U.S. District Court Chief Judge Landya McCafferty ruled earlier this year that the teens can try out for and play on girls school sports teams. The order only applies to those two individuals for now as they seek to overturn the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act on behalf of all transgender girl students in New Hampshire. Lawyers for the teens said in court Thursday they hoped the matter could go to trial and be resolved before the start of the next school year in September. They said the teens’ school districts and others in the state have asked for guidance regarding the statute. Lawyers for the state said they needed more time to prepare. Judge Talesha Saint-Marc suggested the timing of the trial was ambitious and asked that both sides talk further about scheduling. Gov. Chris Sununu, who signed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act into law in July, has said it “ensures fairness and safety in women’s sports by maintaining integrity and competitive balance in athletic competitions.” About half of states have adopted similar measures. In the Bow case, school district officials have said they acted appropriately in sanctioning the parents for conduct they knew violated school policy at athletic events. They'll explain their evidence on Friday. On Thursday, the plaintiff's lawyer, Endel Kolde, accused the district of “breathtaking” overreach by asserting that the wristbands target transgender students in general, regardless of whether such students were present at the events. “This is viewpoint discrimination, and it’s very clear they’re proud of it,” Kolde said. Kolde initially conceded that a school district can limit speech “to some degree” to protect children from harassment, but he stopped short of agreeing with the judge’s claim that yelling “transgender students out” at a particular player would be subject to such regulation. “It might be,” he said. “I’m trying to get you to concede the obvious,” McAuliffe said. “It’s less than obvious to me,” Kolde said. Feller, the first witness in the case involving the wristbands, said he purchased them thinking his daughter and her teammates would wear them, but ended up wearing one himself after they declined. After being told to leave the game, he stood in the parking lot with a sign that said “Protect women’s sports for female athletes.” “I wanted to support women’s sports and I believed what was going on was a travesty,” he said.St Mirren 2 Aberdeen 1. Boss Jimmy Thelin’s reaction as Dons’ unbeaten start to the Premiership campaign endsROCHESTER, N.Y. — The craze from Buffalo Bills rookie wideout Keon Coleman's first official photoshoot has come and gone, but the bracelets he wore remain. Plenty of people see the Bittners every week out at Highmark Stadium. "Something crazy. But so many people have them and they're all excited to show them," said Krystle Bittner, mother of young Bills Mafia member Logan, said of the viral bracelets. The attention continues to be fun, but the demand for the bracelets after a decision to start selling them for a good cause does too. "Initially, Logan's fundraising goal was $1,000 that got smashed in 24 hours," she added. "So kiddo committed to a couple nights a week making them for an hour and sort of being on his games or something else like that." The entire family now spends that hour together nightly, but it's not all board games and homework. What people may have seen is how big this effort got, but what people might not know is that for every bracelet sold, $5 has gone to a good cause and now more than $20,000 for places like Oishei Children's Hospital. "With an additional Echo Machine, they were able to save the life of another kid," Krystle said. "We're a piece of that." But, does her 10 year old understand how big of an impact he's made? "Now, obviously he was not the only person who contributed to those funds, but just knowing that, I've been pretty honest with him, but just in a 10 year old way, about what those impacts could look like." He seems to have that pride in the community aspect of the Mafia. "It feels very, very, very, very, very ultra super amazing," said Logan. There's a number of special designs for his favorite players, but every time they finish making a bracelet, it hits home. "My favorite part is helping those kids and making them stuff that makes them happier and definitely cheers them up," Logan added. "My money goes to them, and it helps them recover from whatever they have that makes them go to the hospital." The effort continues, and Logan will continue to see that impact online and in Orchard Park. "I've said this a thousand times: He is a nicer human being than I am, and was, at that age," said Krystle. "It gives me a lot of hope that he will continue to internalize that and grow up to be the kind of person that continues to give back when he's, you know, 20, 25, 30."
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Simon Harris says sorry to Cork carer for ‘not giving her the time she deserved’MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 17, 2024-- CardioFocus, Inc. , a medical device company dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for cardiac arrhythmias, today announced the first series of patients treated with the investigational OptiShotTM Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation as part of the VISION AF clinical trial. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217582090/en/ Image: [A] Endoscopic view of LSPV, [B]&[D] OptiShot Balloon, [C]&[E] Post PFA map (Photo: Business Wire) Dr. Vivek Reddy, Director of Cardiac Arrhythmia Services at Mount Sinai Hospital and Prof. Petr Neužil, Chief of Cardiology at Na Homolce Hospital, performed the first cases at Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic. The first-in-human trial will treat up to 50 patients in the coming months with 12-month follow-up planned, including critical remapping procedures to validate the efficacy of this novel technology. “The OptiShot balloon catheter is unique among the advanced generation of PFA catheters, with its ability to deliver circumferential lesions to the pulmonary veins with endoscopic visual confirmation of electrode-tissue contact,” said Dr. Reddy. “Direct contact confirmation made me more confident that our acute treatment strategy with this system may provide good long-term outcomes.” Professor Petr Neužil said, “The ultra-compliant balloon allows for adaptation to all anatomies with unparallelled tissue contact and precise pulsed electric field energy delivery. This design is focused on raising the bar for patient outcomes and we look forward to continuing the study.” “CardioFocus has combined our expertise in pulsed field waveforms with our clinically proven compliant balloon system to create OptiShot, a next generation PFA system for the treatment of atrial fibrillation,” said CardioFocus CEO Steve Ogilvie. “We are one step closer toward providing a true single shot pulmonary vein isolation tool, designed for safe and effective patient treatment. We are thankful to our electrophysiologist partners as well as the CardioFocus team and advisors for making this remarkable achievement happen.” CardioFocus is taking a portfolio approach to PFA. In addition to OptiShot, CardioFocus will continue clinical trials evaluating the investigational QuickShotTM PFA System, a large area focal ablation catheter that integrates with various navigation technologies. In the EU CardioFocus has treated over 6000 patients with the Centauri PFA System, which uses a proprietary monopolar waveform with marketed contact-force sensing focal ablation catheters and mapping systems. The OptiShot PFA Balloon System is investigational and not approved for commercial use. About CardioFocus, Inc. Headquartered in Marlborough, MA, CardioFocus is a medical device innovator and manufacturer dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for cardiac disorders such as atrial fibrillation, the most common heart arrhythmia. For more information, visit CardioFocus.com . View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217582090/en/ CONTACT: Media Relations [Pete Bell.pbell@cardiofocus.com ] KEYWORD: MASSACHUSETTS EUROPE UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MEDICAL DEVICES HEALTH HOSPITALS CLINICAL TRIALS CARDIOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY SOURCE: CardioFocus, Inc. Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/17/2024 03:09 PM/DISC: 12/17/2024 03:10 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217582090/en
New Delhi: From being led in science and innovative research, India is today in a position to lead others across the world, proven by recent success stories accomplished under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including space sector, biotechnology and vaccine breakthroughs, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Saturday. Addressing the eighth convocation of the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) in the national Capital, Dr Singh said India has progressed from a single-digit count of space startups to over 300, while the biotechnology sector now boasts nearly 9,000 startups, contributing significantly to the country’s economy. The minister celebrated the accomplishments of women in science, noting the historic appointment of CSIR’s first woman Director General, Nallathamby Kalaiselvi. “India’s woman power has always been the foundation of great achievements, but it is now receiving the recognition it deserves,” the minister stated. Dr Singh also highlighted AcSIR’s role in fostering interdisciplinary learning, promoting industry-academia collaboration, and driving India’s ascent in global science and technology rankings. He called the institution’s futuristic academic approach a cornerstone for achieving PM Modi’s vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat 2047.’ AcSIR is ranked among the top three per cent of global universities, despite being a relatively young institution. “AcSIR is not just an academic institution, it’s a torchbearer of a new academic culture in India,” said the minister, adding that its partnerships with 82 institutions, including CSIR, ICMR, and DST, exemplify effective collaboration in research and development. AcSIR offers an innovative Integrated PhD (iPhD) programme. “iPhD links innovation, imagination, and industry right from the start of research journeys, ensuring sustainable startups,” said Dr Singh. The minister tied such efforts to India’s meteoric rise in the global innovation ecosystem, moving from 81st to 40th in the Global Innovation Index under the PM Modi government.
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NoneThe Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Norfolk presented new design renderings for a proposed floodwall project to Norfolk’s Architectural Review Board on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. The Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Norfolk presented new design renderings for a proposed floodwall project to Norfolk’s Architectural Review Board on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. A rendering shows one option for a Norfolk floodwall system which includes a combination of a levee and wall. Residents of Norfolk's West Freemason neighborhood packed a meeting Wednesday, with many speaking in opposition to the floodwall. (Rendering courtesy Norfolk Office of Resilience) The Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Norfolk presented new design renderings for a proposed floodwall project to Norfolk’s Architectural Review Board on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. The Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Norfolk presented new design renderings for a proposed floodwall project to Norfolk’s Architectural Review Board on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. The Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Norfolk presented new design renderings for a proposed floodwall project to Norfolk’s Architectural Review Board on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. The Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Norfolk presented new design renderings for a proposed floodwall project to Norfolk’s Architectural Review Board on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. The Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Norfolk presented new design renderings for a proposed floodwall project to Norfolk’s Architectural Review Board on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. The first phase of Norfolk’s $2.6 billion floodwall and flooding mitigation project has new renderings showing how the project would transform the downtown waterfront. The city and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers presented the new design diagrams this week as part of a presentation to the Norfolk Architectural Review Board. The renderings show how the wall would tower 16.5 feet above the Elizabeth River, near locations such as Harbor Park, the Elizabeth River Trail and the future Norfolk casino property. The first section of the first building phase, 1A, runs from Berkley Bridge to Campostella Bridge . The overall endeavor, called Coastal Storm Risk Management Project , is a city partnership with the Army Corps and includes not only a floodwall but a series of levees, tide gates, pump stations and other mitigation efforts across the city. The federal government plans to fund 65% of the project, leaving the city and state to fund the remaining $931 million. Though the wall itself is not designed to combat nuisance flooding caused by high tide or regular storms, new pump stations at phase 1A would help would help address the problem around Harbor Park, said Doug Beaver, deputy city manager, during a Monday Norfolk City Council retreat. Beaver said the pumps would redirect storm water and could be turned on during rainstorms when necessary. The project drew criticism from community leaders in neighborhoods such as Berkley, Campostella and Campostella Heights, which were left out of initial floodwall plans. Afterward, the City Council asked the Army Corps to study whether the locations could be included. However, the Corps did not receive funding for that study, at least for 2024, according to WHRO reporting. Property owners and other residents in the historic, wealthy West Freemason district also have voiced opposition to the floodwall , saying it would block waterfront views and decrease property values. The design team plans to revise floodwall designs after input from the Architectural Review Board and submit then for approval at a later date, said Megan Shearin, a project spokesperson with the city’s Office of Resilience. Project leaders will hold monthly open houses on the project and city flood mitigation strategies and also ramp up other community meetings going forward, Beaver said at the retreat. The 1A design also needs to go through the Army Corps’ approval process, he said. 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