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UNBC forward Sveta Boykova named Canada West Biosteel player of the weekNEW YORK , Nov. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On the year of their 125 th year Anniversary, The E-J Group continues to expand to meet their client's needs by strengthening their presence in the Northeast. E-J has acquired State Electric Corporation. State Electric, located in Bedford, Massachusetts , has been in business since 1988 and is one of the most respected and trusted full-service electrical contractors in New England. The depth of experience and expertise, particularly in healthcare, life science, commercial, sports & entertainment, transportation, power and renewable energy, transmission, distribution and substation work, will only enhance the services offered to our clients. The E-J Group looks forward to providing their clients with additional experience, expertise, and innovative solutions to this area of the Northeast for the reliable, fast-track project delivery they are accustomed to. "We are pleased to welcome State Electric to the E-J Family," says Anthony E. Mann , CEO of the E-J Group. "State's culture of safety first, innovative solutions align with E-J's and makes for an ideal new member of the organization." "All our divisions operate under the same philosophy, safety first while delivering the best quality workmanship, utilizing prefabrication and lean construction solutions. We share the same client focused approach of doing business," states Ronnie Koning , President of State Electric Corp. "Being part of the E-J Group provides more opportunities for our employees and strengthens what we offer to our clients." State Electric will retain its name and cultural identity, with its current leadership continuing in their respective roles. Ronnie Koning will remain as President, reporting to E-J's EVP, Dave Ferguson . Brendan Dickie will continue as COO, and Jane Wu will maintain her position as Controller. Their collective expertise will remain instrumental to the organization's ongoing success. E-J has thrived and survived the test of time by emerging into nearly a $1 billion national electrical company with great financial strength, national clients, project diversity, and a company culture that is founded on Safety First. E-J currently has 15 offices in 5 states across the country in New York , New Jersey , Connecticut , Rhode Island , Arizona , and now Massachusetts . About E-J: The E-J Group is active in all facets of electrical contracting - we are not your typical electrical contractor. We bring experience, expertise and a national reputation on projects that vary in size to over $300 million . Typical installations include rail systems, transit facilities, office buildings, hospitals, power, renewable and clean energy, co-generation facilities, roadway and outdoor specialty, airports, industrial facilities, universities, sport stadiums, extra high voltage distribution, utility, and gas infrastructure. At E-J, four family generations of practical expertise have created an organization keyed to the most modern technological advances in providing rapid and efficient solutions to today's lighting, power, energy, and communication needs. E-J has a 125-year reputation for unparalleled integrity, quality, and service in the electrical field. Please visit our website at www.ej1899.com to learn more about the company. About State Electric Corporation: State Electric Corporation is a leading full-service electrical contractor in the Northeast. Since 1988, State Electric has been a trusted partner of owner's construction managers, utilities, low voltage integrators, and other business partners around the region. While working in partnership with clients, State continually executes the most complex and high-profile electrical construction projects on time and on budget. Headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts , with a satellite office in Braintree , State Electric is a signatory contractor to the IBEW. Contact: Katie Nilsen , VP Business Development & Strategy – E-J Group 917-807-9496 View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-e-j-group-welcomes-state-electric-corporation-to-the-organization-302314568.html SOURCE E-J Electric Installation Co.
Scotland star scores a Serie A screamer from 45 yards out as fans rave about his ‘crazy idea’Alaska Airlines selected to connect San Diego and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport with nonstop serviceWhen dockworkers walked the picket line in October, the strike lasted for 3 days. And if a new contract between their 45,000 member union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance isn't signed by mid-January — a longer strike could send inflation going in the wrong direction. Just months after a strike at Gulf and East Coast ports ended, operators and union members are now at an impasse — once again — over automation. Port operators say they need more technology to increase port efficiency, improve safety and to control costs. But union members say no, because some workers will lose their jobs. A new strike could come if an agreement isn't reached by January 15. And if that happens inflation could increase, when goods aren't flowing in an out of ports as quickly. Thursday union leaders met with President-elect Donald trump at Mar-a-Lago and walked away with his support. Writing about automation on Truth social, Trump said "the amount of money saved is nowhere near the distress, hurt, and harm it causes for American workers," and that foreign countries "...shouldn't be looking for every last penny knowing how many families are hurt." RELATED STORY | Billions of dollars of U.S. economic activity halted as port workers enter day two of their strike Professor Todd Belt of George Washington University called it Trump striking a different path than he did during his first term. "During the first Trump term you had Donald Trump, surrounded by a lot of people who were suggested to him by incumbent Republicans who had really a Republican orthodoxy on free trade. Donald trump now is going to be surrounded by a lot of people who support his ideas of interventionism and tariffs, as well as other trade policies that will protect working people at the expense of, of course, inflation," Belt said. The International Longshoremen's Association has until Jan. 15 to negotiate a new contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports and shipping companies. At the heart of the dispute is whether ports can install automated gates, cranes and container-moving trucks that could make it faster to unload and load ships. The union argues that automation would lead to fewer jobs, even though higher levels of productivity could do more to boost the salaries of remaining workers. The Maritime Alliance said in a statement that the contract goes beyond ports to "supporting American consumers and giving American businesses access to the global marketplace — from farmers, to manufacturers, to small businesses, and innovative start-ups looking for new markets to sell their products." "To achieve this, we need modern technology that is proven to improve worker safety, boost port efficiency, increase port capacity, and strengthen our supply chains," said the alliance, adding that it looks forward to working with Trump. In October, the union representing 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for three days, raising the risk that a prolonged shutdown could push up inflation by making it difficult to unload container ships and export American products overseas. The issue pits an incoming president who won November's election on the promise of bringing down prices against commitments to support blue-collar workers along with the kinds of advanced technology that drew him support from Silicon Valley elite such as billionaire Elon Musk. Trump sought to portray the dispute as being between U.S. workers and foreign companies, but advanced ports are also key for staying globally competitive. China is opening a $1.3 billion port in Peru that could accommodate ships too large for the Panama Canal. There is a risk that shippers could move to other ports, which could also lead to job losses. Mexico is constructing a port that is highly automated, while Dubai, Singapore and Rotterdam already have more advanced ports. "For the great privilege of accessing our markets, these foreign companies should hire our incredible American Workers, instead of laying them off, and sending those profits back to foreign countries," Trump posted. "It is time to put AMERICA FIRST!" The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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In the wake of a season that began with major arm injuries to prominent pitchers Shane Bieber, Spencer Strider and Eury Pérez , Major League Baseball has issued a report to the front offices of all 30 clubs citing an increase in velocity, an added emphasis on generating movement, and the proliferation of pitchers throwing at maximum effort as the primary culprits behind the sport’s ongoing injury crisis. Advertisement “Injury rates among pitchers have skyrocketed over the past several decades,” reads the report, a 63-page document that represented the summation of more than 200 interviews conducted during the past year with executives, coaches, trainers, surgeons, representatives from amateur baseball and former big-league pitchers. The purpose of the study, MLB officials said, was to spur conversation about a topic that tends to engulf the sport every April. The study cited additional factors at the professional and amateur level that have contributed to the increase in arm ailments. The number of surgeries to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow rose from 104 between the majors and the minors in 2010 to 281 in 2024. This past season began with the loss of high-profile pitchers, like Bieber, Strider and Pérez. The World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers were so beset by pitching injuries this past season that the organization ordered an offseason audit of its developmental practices. There are no easy solutions, the MLB report explained. The document is light on prescriptions. The report includes the suggestion that MLB rules “could be adjusted or designed to encourage or require starting pitchers to preserve enough energy to allow them to pitch deeper into games,” but does not offer specifics. In addition, there could be more restrictions on how often teams make roster moves with pitchers. The study, which was run by MLB vice president for amateur and medical baseball operations John D’Angelo, does not include interviews with current big-league players. The Major League Baseball Players Association has engaged with MLB officials about a joint study that would involve input from active players, according to MLB and MLBPA officials who requested anonymity in order to speak freely about the situation. The report called for “a detailed examination of offseason training regimens and early-season workloads,” indicating that arm injuries tend to spike at the start of each season. Advertisement At the center of the dilemma is heightened velocity. The average four-seam fastball clocked at 91.3 mph in 2008. That average rose to 94.2 mph in 2024, with corresponding increases in the velocity of offspeed pitches. The rising tide matches the growing realization that faster pitches, of all kinds, are harder to hit. “That’s why you see these guys throwing 87 mph sliders now,” one big-league executive told The Athletic earlier this year, as part of a series on the rise of strikeouts . “It might have fringe-y spin and movement. But the fact that it’s hard makes it miss bats.” The MLB report outlines a vicious cycle: Players at the big-league level are incentivized to throw as hard as possible with as much movement as possible. Players in the minors pursue the same practices in order to get promoted. Players in college and high school attempt to mimic those attributes in order to get drafted. Children in youth baseball do the same in search of travel-ball opportunities and college scholarships; children in Latin America likewise do so in hopes of signing with a big-league club. “The current generation of amateur players ... tries to emulate how they view professionals training and performing,” the report reads. This cycle “poses a unique risk to young, amateur players,” who often lack access to high-quality trainers and coaches, according to the report. The pursuit of velocity leads to more amateur arm injuries, which leads more players to enter the professional ranks having already undergone surgery and thus are more susceptible to future injury. “I have a 14-year-old who played travel ball last summer into the fall,” Athletics general manager David Forst said at the general managers’ meetings in November. “He had three pitchers on his team by August who were unavailable because of arm injuries. I mean, those aren’t Tommy John surgeries — but they’re kids with arm problems.” Advertisement At the professional level, the report outlines, exacerbating the problem is the usage of ball-tracking technology. That includes innovations like Edgertronic cameras, Rapsodo monitors and Trackman radar systems, which permit pitchers to chase the maximum velocity and the maximum amount of movement on individual pitches, potentially placing the arm in unnatural positions. The technology also allows teams to monitor bullpen sessions with a level of scrutiny that was once reserved for actual games. Because teams might become alarmed when a pitcher’s performance wavers, players are now motivated to operate at higher levels of effort in those once-relaxed settings. The access to granular data also allows teams and players to reshape pitches on a daily basis. In recent years, pitchers have embraced the splitter , which was once mothballed for fear of injury risk, and pioneered the sweeper, a horizontal-moving slider variant that some within the industry have condemned . All of these pitches, along with fastballs and curveballs and changeups, are thrown as hard as possible, because they generate better results. In turn, some trainers interviewed in the report indicated they found pitchers have over-emphasized strength training and de-emphasized cardiovascular conditioning, which may contribute to the problem. “Pitchers increasingly throw near maximum effort in accordance with modern baseball strategies that prioritize the pursuit of swings and misses over inducing weak contact from batters,” the report reads. Rather than offer concrete solutions, the report emphasizes the importance of ongoing dialogue and more research. The trouble comes in reshaping a system in which all of the actors — from amateur players all the way up to the major leagues — are behaving rationally. Pitchers are rewarded for throwing harder, with heightened movement, at maximum effort, because it’s effective. In other words, a healthy pitcher with a 5.00 ERA still has a 5.00 ERA. Advertisement Near its conclusion, the report reads, “many experts agreed that creating a system where pitchers are encouraged or required to moderate their activity and throw at sub-maximum effort to go deeper into games may be better for pitcher health.” That may be better for the pitcher’s health. The problem, as those involved in this process understand, is it won’t necessarily help the club win games. (Top photo of Strider: AP Photo / Brynn Anderson)
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Shopping on Shein and Temu for holiday gifts? You're not the only oneManchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his side are “fragile” after letting a three-goal lead slip in Tuesday’s 3-3 Champions League draw with Feyenoord. Guardiola’s side had led 3-0 after 53 minutes before Feyenoord scored three times in the final 15 minutes to earn a draw and extend City’s winless run to six matches in all competition. Advertisement The result, according to Opta, sees City become the first team in Champions League history to be leading a match by three goals as late as the 75th minute and fail to win. “The game was fine, 3-0 and playing good. But then we concede the three goals because we are not stable,” Guardiola told Amazon Prime. “We give them the first (goal) and it’s difficult. “We lost a lot of games lately and we are fragile and we need a victory and the game was good for the confidence, we were playing at a good level.” Erling Haaland gave City the lead with a first-half penalty, and this was followed early in the second half by a deflected Ilkay Gundogan finish and Haaland’s second to put the hosts in control. Anis Hadj Moussa capitalised on an under-hit back pass from Josko Gvardiol to pull one back for the visitors after 75 minutes, and Ederson was beaten at his near post as Santiago Gimenez reduced the deficit further with eight minutes of normal time remaining. Ederson then rushed from his goal but was beaten to the ball by Igor Paixao as David Hancko scored an 89th-minute equaliser. “I don’t know if it’s metal (fragility),” Guardiola added. “The first goal cannot happen and the second as well, and after that we are desperate to win to do well. We do well but we don’t win games. “There are a lot of good things but after 3-3, (there is) nothing much you want to say. At that level we cannot give them (goals) away.” The result leaves City 15th in the Champions League league phase on eight points from five matches, two points adrift of the automatic qualification places for the knockout stages. “Right now I am not ready to think about that (potentially needing to win the final three games to finish in the top eight),” Guardiola added. “We have to recover and prepare for the next game. If we are not able to win games like we did today it is difficult to do it.” City return to action against Premier League leaders Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. GO DEEPER The Briefing: Manchester City 3 Feyenoord 3 - Defensive disarray, expectations lowered, glimpses from Gundogan (Carl Recine/Getty Images)