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NEW YORK (AP) — Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa scored 27 points as Columbia beat Fairfield 85-72 on Saturday night. De La Rosa shot 8 of 15 from the field, including 5 for 11 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the line for the Lions (11-1). Avery Brown shot 5 of 8 from the field and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line to add 16 points. Kenny Noland went 5 of 12 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) to finish with 15 points. The Stags (5-8, 1-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) were led by Louis Bleechmore, who recorded 12 points. Fairfield also got 12 points and seven assists from Jamie Bergens. Deon Perry had 12 points and five assists. Columbia's next game is Monday against Rutgers on the road, and Fairfield visits Merrimack on Friday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a legislative bill package designed to strengthen protections for the personal data of consumers. According to a news release from Hochul's office, companies, offices and organizations statewide, experience higher levels of fraudulent activity involving consumer data and information during the holiday season. "With this series of bills newly signed by the Governor, New York continues its commitment to protecting consumer data and safety both online and offline from dangerous activity," the release stated. “New Yorkers should never have to worry about their personal information being misused or falling into the wrong hands,” Hochul said. “With this legislative package, we are taking bold action to hold companies accountable, strengthen protections, and give consumers the transparency and security they need and deserve. My administration will continue to lead the fight to protect privacy, combat fraud, and ensure every New Yorker can live and work with confidence in an increasingly digital world.” One piece of legislation requires social media companies to post terms of service for each social media platform owned or operated by the company "in a manner reasonably designed to inform all users of the social media platform of the existence and contents of the terms of service"; and also requires social media companies to submit to the attorney general certain terms of service reports; and provides remedies for violations, according to the release. State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal said, “With white supremacy, antisemitism, islamophobia, anti-LGBTQ hatred and anti-AAPI violence all on the rise, social media companies must ensure that their platforms don’t advance disinformation and hate-fueled violence. The current social media landscape makes it too easy for bad actors to promote false claims, hate and dangerous conspiracies, too often leading to violence like January 6 and the rise in antisemitism and islamophobia we have seen in the aftermath of the October 7th terrorist attacks in Israel.” Another piece of legislation strengthens protections of medical and insurance information from identity theft. State Sen. Roxanne J. Persaud said, “By expanding the definition of identity theft to include medical and health insurance details, we are taking a crucial step forward in safeguarding New Yorkers' personal and medical information. This legislation will help ensure that the privacy and security of every New Yorker’s sensitive health data is better protected, giving people peace of mind knowing that their medical information is just as safe as their financial records.” Another bill requires better security features in devices procured by the government by directing state agencies to require procurement of personal computing goods, services and solutions meet the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework. State Sen. Kevin Thomas said, “Cyber security attacks cost business and government billions each year, we need to take all available measures to combat this growing problem. Utilizing best practices that have been adopted by the U.S. Government is an important step in protecting the data of our residents.” Another piece of legislation requires that a business provide notification of a data breach within 30 days of such breach; and includes the Department of Financial Services to the list of entities that must be notified of a data breach that affects any New York resident. State Sen. Leroy Comrie said, “This bill marks a significant step forward in protecting New Yorkers’ personal data and ensuring transparency from businesses in the event of a data breach. By requiring notification within 30 days and including the Department of Financial Services as a key entity to be informed, this law strengthens consumer protections and enhances accountability.” Yet another bill prohibits the use of social media websites for debt collection. State Sen. Kevin Parker said, “Debt collectors should not have the ability to invade the personal privacy of New Yorkers through online platforms or social media. With this law, we are protecting New Yorkers from these intrusive and inappropriate tactics, reaffirming our commitment to safeguarding their privacy in the digital age.” Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn said, “Social media has become the Wild West of the internet for fraudsters and bad actors to steal our money; threatening our safety and causing irreparable damage, but New York is leading the nation in fighting back by enacting sweeping online safety legislation.” Online dating services are the target of another bill, which relates to how such services handle fraudulent members; and requires certain disclosures and regulations. State Sen. James Skoufis said, “Americans lose billions each year to scams, and dating sites are often used to target those looking to connect. This new law permits online dating platforms to disclose to its users when someone they've been in contact with has been previously banned or when someone they've previously been in contact with has since been banned. Having this fuller picture can help New Yorkers make informed decisions about with whom they want to invest their time.” Assemblymember Clyde Vanel said, “The romance scam industry is a multi-billion dollar enterprise that preys on vulnerable groups, including the elderly. This legislation is an important step forward in protecting New Yorkers from these heartless schemes by ensuring that online dating services inform New York members when they have interacted with fraudulent accounts.”uLab® Announces Strategic Collaboration with Voxel and LuxCreo to Revolutionize Direct Print Aligner Technology
Dillon Gabriel's run at Oregon harkens back to the days of another Hawaii-born QB, Marcus MariotaMillions of people across the country are expected to shop in-store and online, looking for last-minute sales and deals. Many of them turned out through the weekend and on Monday at the outlet stores and other shops in Vacaville. The National Retail Federation estimates that 157.2 million people planned to shop the last weekend before Christmas, up from $141.9 million just last year. The Federation also says because Thanksgiving was held during the last week of November, people had less time to shop making these final days before Christmas a critical time for final shopping tasks. That was the case for the Favre family from Novato, who were happily scooping up bargains at the Reebok outlet store Monday. “We wanted a time when we could all go shopping together,” explained Michelle Farve. “And we figured there wouldn’t be as many shoppers on a weekday as there was on the weekend.” Husband Gary Favre agreed. “It was tough getting off work before now,” he said, insisting they hadn’t procrastinated. “Besides, it’s better this way,” said daughter Lauren Favre, a student at College of Marin who is now home on holiday break. “This way, I can go out with them and point out what I want!” According to the Federation, 69.5 million people say they plan to shop in-store and online. But no matter where or how people shop, they’re hoping to find a good deal. There were plenty of deals, said Dixon resident Lorena Maya, who made a quick trip to the outlets to help her sons Adriel and Itzae purchase a gift for their dad. “They wanted to give him something instead of just a gift card,” she explained. A recent federation survey also showed that clothing or accessories and toys were the most purchased items so far this holiday shopping season. That was the case of Dana Rodriguez of Sacramento who turned out to find last minute items at the outlets. “I’m mostly done with my shopping this year but I can’t resist a bargain,” she said with a laugh. “I’m mostly looking for stocking stuffers now.” Earlier this month, U.S. Census Bureau stats saw overall retail sales climbing with November numbers up 0.7% seasonally adjusted month over month and up 3.8% unadjusted year over year. That compared with increases of 0.5% month over month and 2.9% year over year in October. November’s core retail sales as defined by NRF — based on the Census data but excluding automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants — were up 0.4% seasonally adjusted month over month and up 3.8% unadjusted year over year.William M . Coli: Reality check
Scientists identify brain cell type as master controller of urination December 3, 2024 eLife Researchers have identified a subset of brain cells in mice that act as the master regulators of urination. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email Researchers have identified a subset of brain cells in mice that act as the master regulators of urination. The research, published today as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife , is described by editors as an important study with convincing data showing that estrogen receptor 1-expressing neurons (ESR1+) in the Barrington's nucleus of the mouse brain coordinate both bladder contraction and relaxation of the external urethral sphincter. Urination requires the coordinated function of two units of the lower urinary tract. The detrusor muscle of the bladder wall relaxes to allow the bladder to fill and empty, while the external sphincter opens when it's appropriate to allow urine to flow out, but otherwise keeps tightly shut. "Impairment of coordination between the bladder muscle and the sphincter leads to various urinary tract dysfunctions and can significantly degrade a person's quality of life," says first author Xing Li, Advanced Institute for Brain and Intelligence, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China. "But although we know the individual nerve signalling pathways that control each of these urinary tract components, we don't know which brain areas ensure they cooperate at the right time." To explore this, the authors used state-of-the-art live cell imaging to study the activity of brain cells in anaesthetised and awake mice during urination. They focused on a brain region called the pontine micturition centre (PMC), otherwise known as the Barrington's nucleus, and compared the activity of different PMC nerve cell subtypes. In their first experiments, they measured the activity of the cells as the bladder empties by measuring changes in levels of calcium. This revealed that the electrical firing rate of a subset of PMC cells expressing estrogen receptors (PMC ESR1+ cells) was tightly linked to bladder emptying. When they combined this with monitoring bladder physiology, they found that it was not only the timing of PMC ESR1+ cell activity that correlated with bladder emptying, but the strength of cell electrical activity, too. Next, they tested what happened to urination if they blocked or triggered the PMC ESR1+ cells. They found that when PMC ESR1+ cell activity was blocked, the amount of urine the mice passed was significantly reduced and ongoing urination was suspended from the moment the cells were inactive. To understand the mechanism behind this, they measured the activity of the bladder muscle and sphincter. They discovered that both increase of bladder pressure and sphincter muscle bursting activity associated with bladder emptying both stopped when PMC ESR1+ cell activity was blocked during an ongoing voiding even. Similarly, when PMC ESR1+ cells were artificially activated using light, bladder emptying occurred 100% of the time. This suggests that PMC ESR1+ cells work as a reliable master switch that either initiates or suspends bladder emptying. To test whether PMC ESR1+ cells can influence bladder emptying independently of controlling the sphincter, they disconnected either the nerve carrying messages from the brain to the sphincter, or the nerve carrying messages from the brain to the bladder. They found that PMC ESR1+ cell control of the bladder was fully operational even when communication to the sphincter was blocked, and vice versa. This showed the cells could control the bladder and sphincter independently of one another, but the question remained: could they coordinate the action of the bladder muscle and sphincter together? That is, operate them in a controlled, perfectly timed manner, to trigger bladder emptying when appropriate? To explore this, they simultaneously recorded bladder pressure and electromyography measurements of sphincter activity. The timing of bladder pressure changes immediately before sphincter bursting activity was consistent for both spontaneous bladder emptying and emptying caused by activating the PMC ESR1+ cells, showing that these cells can coordinate the two steps in a precisely temporal sequence and controlled way. "Our study shows that a subset of cells in the Barrington's nucleus of the brain can initiate and suspend bladder emptying with 100% accuracy when needed, for example, to release only a small volume for landmarking by animals, or for a human to urinate into a small sample tube for a health check," concludes senior author Xiaowei Chen, Third Military Medical University, and Chongqing Institute for Brain and Intelligence, China. "While other cells will no doubt be involved in perfect urination control, our pinpointing of PMC ESR1+ cells' crucial role in bladder-sphincter coordination will aid the development of targeted therapies for treating urination dysfunction caused by brain or spinal cord injury or peripheral nerve damage." Story Source: Materials provided by eLife . Note: Content may be edited for style and length. Journal Reference : Cite This Page :
Vanderpump Rules star James Kennedy has landed himself in some hot water as the reality TV personality, known for his temper and charm, was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence on Tuesday (December 10) in Burbank, California. According to Variety , police confirmed that they were dispatched to the home of Kennedy (also known as James Kennedy Georgiou) that evening after he reportedly got into an argument with a woman. “On December 10, 2024, at about 11:30 pm, Burbank Police were dispatched to a residence regarding an argument between a man and a woman. The investigation determined it was a domestic incident, leading to Mr. Georgiou’s arrest,” police shared with Variety . Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Cardlytics reports that card-linked cash-back offers represent a strategic stocking stuffer for smart shoppers navigating the expensive holiday landscape. Click for more. Holiday spending hacks: How to unwrap savings without sacrificing festive cheer