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By Joshua Manning • 18 April 2022 • 18:00
Girls Aloud reuniting for fundraising event in memory of Sarah Harding Credit: Twitter
Singer and fellow bandmate Nadine Coyle broke the news in an interview with OK! magazine, stating that alongside bandmates Cheryl, Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts, they would be performing a special-one off fundraising concert in honour of Sarah Harding.
Speaking to OK! magazine, Nadine stated: “We’re planning a night for an event to raise money in honour of Sarah. She’s very much in the forefront of our minds. We want to raise money for a piece of medical equipment that helps diagnose cancer earlier so people can be treated. We definitely want to do something to help others.”
Nadine said that Sarah’s death had been “so devastating” and that it still affects the band “deeply, to think about everything she went through.”
Sarah Harding passed away last year, on 5 September 2021, with her Mum taking to Instagram to share the news stating:
“It’s with deep heartbreak that today I’m sharing the news that my beautiful daughter Sarah has sadly passed away. Many of you will know of Sarah’s battle with cancer and that she fought so strongly from her diagnosis until her last day. She slipped away peacefully this morning. I’d like to thank everyone for their kind support over the past year. It meant the world to Sarah and it gave her great strength and comfort to know she was loved. I know she won’t want to be remembered for her fight against this terrible disease – she was a bright shining star and I hope that’s how she can be remembered instead.- Marie x ”
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two Turkish men who apparently flew right across the Aegean Sea in an ultralight aircraft to seek asylum in the European Union have been rescued after they ran out of fuel and ditched their small plane off the Greek island of Evia, officials said Monday.
The men, ages 32 and 31, were helped out of the water by local fishermen Saturday, and taken for first aid to a health center on Evia, just off the central Greek mainland. Greek media said the men identified themselves as political dissidents in Turkey and were planning to seek asylum. They were arrested for illegal entry.
A coast guard statement said they told authorities they had set off from near the coastal city of Izmir in western Turkey — about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from where they crashed — for Athens, from where they had planned to travel on to some other European country.
Also Monday, the coast guard said in a statement that 28 asylum-seekers were found off the southeastern Aegean Sea island of Rhodes after an air and sea search and rescue operation triggered by a distress call Sunday.
EU-member Greece is a major entry point for people fleeing conflict or poverty in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Most attempt the dangerous crossing by sea from Turkey to Greece's eastern Aegean islands, in unseaworthy boats provided by migrant-smuggling rings.
Greek police said Sunday that a migrant was killed by gunfire at the Greece-Turkey land border while she and several others attempted to cross a river separating the two countries. It was unclear from which side of the border the fatal shot came, or who fired it.
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I hate that it takes tragedies, like wildfires, to show us how compassionate and giving our community is, but I guess it's better now than never. As you know, wildfires have ravaged our area of the Lone Star State causing quite a few families to lose all they have and our community is stepping up in a big way.
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The Easter Monday parade, which commemorates the beginning of the Siege of Derry in 1689, coincided this year with the exact date of April 18 when King James II arrived at Bishop’s Gate.
Billy Moore, General Secretary of the Apprentice Boys of Derry, described the occasion as a “perfect day”.
Speaking to the News Letter, Mr Moore reflected on the return to large-scale parading.
“It’s been a phenomenal day,” he said. “We had our parade in December but it was fairly low key.
“This has been the first major procession of any of the loyal orders, so we have pioneered the course again.
“Belfast today has been absolutely phenonemal.”
He continued: “There’s been a fantastic response by sepctators, members of the association, and obviously the bands as well who have all been attending in huge numbers.”
On the fortuitous weather conditions, the Apprentice Boys General Secretary said: “It’s been a perfect day. The sun has been shining from start to finish, which always helps encourage the spectators and encourages the participants.”
He added: “It’s been an outstanding day in all aspects, including the weather, because when the sun shines it puts everybody in good form, in good humour and increases the attendance.”
Mr Moore also offered some explanation of the significance of the annual Easter Monday procession.
“Our Easter Monday parade every year commemorates the beginning of the Siege proper, the Siege of 1689,” he explained.
“That’s when King James the second arrived at Bishop’s gate on the 18th of April.
“Our Easter Monday parade coincides with and commemorates that particular event, which is the start of the Siege proper.”
On the coincidence that Easter Monday happened to fall on exactly April 18 this year, he added: “It does happen occasionally, but it’s quite unique that today is April 18th and it coincides exactly.”
Today, meanwhile, a total of seven junior Orange parades are due to take place.
The largest such event that has been notified to the Parades Commission sets out noon to 1pm — from Ballynafeigh Orange Hall in south Belfast, eastward to Cregagh Youth and Community Centre, and then back from 4pm to 5.30pm.
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OpGen Inc. (NASDAQ:OPGN) went down by -11.84% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $3.72. The company’s stock price has collected 2.69% of gains in the last five trading sessions.
Is It Worth Investing in OpGen Inc. (NASDAQ :OPGN) Right Now?
Plus, the 36-month beta value for OPGN is at -0.73. Opinions of the stock are interesting as 2 analysts out of 2 who provided ratings for OpGen Inc. declared the stock was a “buy,” while 0 rated the stock as “overweight,” 0 rated it as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The average price from analysts is $3.50, which is $2.83 above the current price. OPGN currently public float of 38.87M and currently shorts hold a 3.02% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of OPGN was 267.79K shares.
OPGN’s Market Performance
OPGN stocks went up by 2.69% for the week, with a monthly drop of -10.62% and a quarterly performance of -24.00%, while its annual performance rate touched -66.67%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 6.47% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 7.72% for OpGen Inc.. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is -11.58% for OPGN stocks with a simple moving average of -60.75% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OPGN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OPGN stocks, with Alliance Global Partners repeating the rating for OPGN by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for OPGN in the upcoming period, according to Alliance Global Partners is $2.30 based on the research report published on March 01st of the previous year 2019.
H.C. Wainwright, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OPGN reach a price target of $9, previously predicting the price at $1. The rating they have provided for OPGN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 07th, 2018.
Rodman & Renshaw gave a rating of “Buy” to OPGN, setting the target price at $2.50 in the report published on June 29th of the previous year.
OPGN Trading at -17.68% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OPGN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -81.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.72%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.47%, as shares sank -5.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -23.53% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OPGN fell by -6.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -71.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.7555. In addition, OpGen Inc. saw -24.01% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OPGN starting from Bacher Johannes, who purchase 25,000 shares at the price of $0.85 back on Jan 26. After this action, Bacher Johannes now owns 60,000 shares of OpGen Inc., valued at $21,250 using the latest closing price.
Bacher Johannes, the Chief Operating Officer of OpGen Inc., purchase 10,000 shares at $1.53 during a trade that took place back on Nov 19, which means that Bacher Johannes is holding 35,000 shares at $15,347 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OPGN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -536.51 for the present operating margin
- +33.85 for the gross margin
The net margin for OpGen Inc. stands at -808.30. Equity return is now at value -104.70, with -60.50 for asset returns.
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McDonald's staff were forced to barricade themselves inside the restaurant after a row broke out over a 77p Fillet-O-Fish.
A group of teens had allegedly been asked to leave the Birmingham restaurant after one of them was only charged 77p or two Filet-O-Fish meals and a milkshake, it was claimed.
A fracas then kicked-off after the teenagers attempted to re-enter the premises, after they claimed staff used "physical force".
McDonald's said the group of youngsters damaged the restaurant and were asked to depart during the incident on April 12.
One teen involved told BirminghamLive : "We were pushed out with physical force.
"A manager saw that we had got the food for 77p and he said we were committing fraud.
"They pushed us out and locked the door on us. One staff member also took my friend's phone off him.
"That's when we went around to the back and everything escalated."
Officers from West Midlands Police attended the incident. A force spokesperson said: "We were called to a customer dispute.
"We attended and spoke to everyone. No one reported any injuries or crimes."
McDonald's said the safety of staff and customers is their "absolute priority".
A spokesman said: "On the evening of April 12, our restaurant team acted quickly to stop a group of youths from accessing the store via the rear entrance.
"This after they had been asked to leave the premises for causing disruption and damage to the restaurant.
"We have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to crime and anti-social behaviour and will assist police with their investigation.”
Last month The Mirror told how a customer was targeted with a warning sign by a McDonald's worker before a vicious fight broke out.
The worker emerged from behind the restaurant counter and picked up a yellow 'wet floor' cone and started swinging at two female customers.
The two women scream at her “are you coming outside? You dumb b****” before a vicious fight broke out.
The fast-food worker was held down by hair by one attacker, while another woman launches a series of kicks at her legs.
A customer tried to hold back a second woman who is shouting “what the f***” are you doing.”
Horrified customers witnessed the fight at McDonald's in Highbury, north London.
The incident snowballed when other customers got involved and attempted to take the woman away from the McDonald's worker after pulling her hair.
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W
hen it comes to the first round of the NFL Draft, the New York Giants do not entirely control their own destiny. What happens if the prospect they really want is no longer on the board when they’re on the clock with Pick No. 5?
According to Paul Schwartz of the New York Post, the “worst-case scenario” would be if two offensive tackles — Evan Neal (Alabama) and Ikem Ekwonu (North Carolina State) — both get selected in the first four picks. In that scenario, Schwartz says it “remains to be seen” whether the Giants think offensive tackle Charles Cross from Mississippi State would be worth the fifth-overall selection in this year’s draft.
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Mel Kiper, the top draft analyst at ESPN, doesn’t have Cross going until Pick No. 13 (Houston Texans) in his most recent mock draft. If the Giants take Cross at No. 5, that pick will likely be criticized as a “reach.” The wiser play might be to address a different position with the 5th-overall pick, then circle back to Cross when they’re back on the clock at Pick No. 7.
Albert Breer, an NFL Insider for Sports Illustrated, provides a different perspective. He reported late last week that the Giants are “connected” to Cross, then named him as his “best early guess” for the fifth-overall pick.
“One executive told me this week that he believes Cross is the bet player in the draft, regardless of position,” Breer wrote for SI.
Cross is 6-foot-5 and 310 pounds. He started all 12 regular-season games at Mississippi State last season and was named first-team All-SEC. In his draft profile on NFL.com, analyst Lance Zierlein compares Cross’ playing style to that of Tampa Bay Buccaneers right tackle Tristan Wirfs.
Here’s Zierlein’s full overview on Cross, via NFL.com (emphasis added):
Two-year starter who played with a high level of consistency from game to game, no matter the opponent. Cross is an average athlete but he’s strong, plays to his length and has sticky, strong hands. Despite limited starting experience, he’s well-schooled and knows how to play. He has average slide range, so edge rockets are going to beat him to the top of the rush at times, but he does a nice job of utilizing length and footwork to recover when beaten. He plays with strong, inside hands and a broad, powerful core. He’s an ace at neutralizing power rushers and is above average in sustain and finish modes as a drive blocker. Cross’ play strength, hand placement and body control should allow for a relatively smooth transition into the league, where he can become a good, long-time starter at either tackle position.
While Schwartz may see Cross at No. 5 as the “worst-case scenario,” many Giants fans would be very content to land what Zierlein describes as a “long-time starter” at offensive tackle with that pick.
Other Positions The Giants Could Target in Round 1
Offensive tackle is widely considered the Giants’ biggest need, but they could also afford to fill a hole on defense in the first round. A lot of mock drafts have them going tackle with the fifth pick, then edge rusher with the seventh pick. We know the team has some concerns about Oregon’s Kayvon Thibodeaux, but he will certainly be in the conversation if two offensive tackles are off the board and he’s still available at Pick No. 5.
Cornerback is also an underrated need for the Giants, and an early run on offensive tackles could allow a talented CB to fall into New York’s lap. The name to watch there is Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner out of Cincinnati. Kiper has Gardner going second overall to the Detroit Lions in his latest mock draft, but it’s not crazy to think he’ll be available for the Giants to pick fifth overall.
Snagging Thibodeaux or Gardner at No. 5, then selecting Cross at No. 7 wouldn’t be a bad start to the 2022 NFL Draft for the Giants.
The NFL Draft Starts in 10 Days
It’s been a long offseason for the Giants, but we’ve almost made it to the biggest rebuilding event of the year. This year’s draft will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the first round starting at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 28. Day 2 (Rounds 2-3) will start at 7 p.m. ET that Friday, and Day 3 (Rounds 4-7) will start at noon ET that Saturday.
The Giants have nine total picks in this year’s draft:
- Pick No. 5 (Round 1)
- Pick No. 7 (Round 1, via Bears)
- Pick No. 36 (Round 2)
- Pick No. 67 (Round 3)
- Pick No. 81 (Round 3, via Dolphins)
- Pick No. 112 (Round 4, via Bears)
- Pick No. 147 (Round 5)
- Pick No. 173 (Round 5, via Chiefs, via Ravens)
- Pick No. 182 (Round 6)
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BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki tested positive for COVID-19 along with two staff members, manager Alex Cora said before Boston faced the Twins in its annual Patriots’ Day game.
Cora said the 31-year-old Plawecki is vaccinated. He was placed on the COVID-19 related injured list and the team called up catcher Conner Wong from Triple-A Worcester. Cora said he was expected to arrive before a scheduled 11:10 a.m. first pitch.
Cora didn’t want to talk about whom the staff members were.
“We’re not going to get into details, none of the coaches,” he said.
“We’ve went through this,” he said. “I’m not going to get concerned with stuff I can’t control. We went through the whole protocol, there were a few close contacts. They got tested, they’re good, so we live today, and we’ll see what happens tomorrow.”
After Sunday’s 8-1 victory over the Twins, Cora said Boston expects to be without multiple unvaccinated players for an upcoming series at Toronto.
Starting pitcher Tanner Houck told the Boston Globe on Sunday that he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and won’t pitch during the four-game series beginning Monday, April 25. He would have been in line to start the second game.
To enter Canada, the Canadian government requires a person must have received a second COVID-19 vaccine dose — or one dose of Johnson & Johnson — at least 14 days prior to entry.
“I’m bummed that I won’t be able to make that start,” Houck said to the Globe.
Players sidelined by COVID-19 vaccine issues are not paid and do not accrue major league service time while on the restricted list.
The Red Sox have won their past two games against Minnesota after losing their home opener. It was the first time Fenway Park was at full capacity for an opener since 2019 because of the pandemic.
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DFSocial Gaming (DFSG) traded 5% lower against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 11:00 AM Eastern on April 18th. One DFSocial Gaming coin can currently be bought for approximately $0.0262 or 0.00000067 BTC on major exchanges. DFSocial Gaming has a market cap of $322,964.24 and approximately $892.00 worth of DFSocial Gaming was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last seven days, DFSocial Gaming has traded 5.7% lower against the dollar.
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- Polkadot (DOT) traded down 4.7% against the dollar and now trades at $17.65 or 0.00044819 BTC.
- Shiba Inu (SHIB) traded 5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
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Prince Harry praises 'extraordinary' commitment of Ukrainians at Invictus Games... and reveals four members of their team including archery instructor were killed fighting for their homeland
- Prince Harry spoke to the BBC about the Invictus Games currently taking place
- The event is being held in the Netherlands with teams from 17 different nations
- Ukraine's team has lost four members, including archery coach Dmytro Sydoruk
- Serhii Karaivan, a former trialist for Invictus Games for Team Ukraine, also died
Prince Harry has today praised the 'extraordinary' commitment of Ukrainians taking part in his Invictus Games, in spite of Russia's invasion of their homeland.
The Duke of Sussex, who is currently staying in the Netherlands, where the games are taking place, said the competition would 'not be the same' without a team from Ukraine.
The 37-year-old, who founded the event for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women in 2014, also revealed how four members of the Ukraine team had died while defending their country in the build up to the week-long sporting competition.
And he said news of their deaths 'brings it home' the scale and real-life consequences of the conflict in Ukraine.
Speaking to the BBC, he said: 'I was struggling for 24 hours about what to say about Team Ukraine.
'The whole world is definitely behind them, but again, is that enough. When you get to see and speak to them, and see in their eyes the experiences and the things they have seen, just in the last few weeks, it is really hard.
The Duke of Sussex, who is currently staying in the Netherlands, where the games are taking place, said the competition would 'not be the same' without a team from Ukraine
People applaud for Ukraine, as Russia's invasion of the country continues, during the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games in The Hague
'It is emotional to think that they all jumped in the bus, first of all they had to make the decision to come, then they jumped in the coach, probably slept all the way, and I think what people need to remember, or perhaps don't even know yet, the vast majority of the Ukraine team were serving in some shape or form.
'So they would remove their uniforms, put their team strips on, jumped on their coach, came over here, slept for a couple days, tried to decompress and then was straight into it. And they have to go back.
'So I think to have them here is extraordinary, and that commitment they have made to leaving their country, which is a real hard thing for them to decide to do, but it came with their president's blessing, and I don't think this games could have been the games it is without Team Ukraine.'
Prince Harry also spoke about the tragic deaths of four Team Ukraine Invictus participants, who have been killed in the fighting with Russia.
Team members Dmytro Oliynyk and Vladimir Motelchuk both died in rocket attacks on Mykolaiv on March 29.
Another team member, Sergey Smilin died in service on March 18. A fourth member of the team, archery coach Dmytro Sydoruk, was killed in action earlier this month.
Serhii Karaivan, a former trialist for the Invictus Games and Warrior Games for Team Ukraine, was also killed in March.
Speaking about their deaths, Prince Harry said: 'And, of course, they (Team Ukraine) have lost now four members of their community. And one being their archery instructor who isn't here, he didn't make it - killed in action.
'So I think it really just brings it home to what is really going on across Europe right now.
'And we've got over 500 competitors here with various different stories and backgrounds, but ultimately we are all together in this.'
Invictus bosses had earlier released a statement on the deaths of Mr Oliynyk, Mr Motelchuk and Mr Smilin last month.
In it, they said: ' Our thoughts are with their families, teammates and the wider community.
'All were Warrior Games trialists and competitors, and whilst they were not preparing for the Invictus Games The Hague 2020, they were all extremely active in the international Invictus community on the We Are Invictus platform, competing in events over the past year including the virtual London Marathon, and online Rowing championships.
'We encourage our community to continue to look out for one another online, as sad news continues to emerge, as many will have had the opportunity to compete alongside Team Ukraine virtually or in previous Invictus Games.'
Meanwhile, Oksana Horbach, said in a statement following the news of Mr Karaivan's death: 'It was tough to learn about Serhii’s death as the fighting continues.
Artem Lukashuk Team Ukraine (pictured left holding a US flag), Rafael Morfinenciso of Team USA (pictured centre in US shorts but holding a Ukraine flag) and Ivan Heretsun (pictured centre right) of Team Ukraine during the medal ceremony of the Men's IJ5 Long Jump on day two of the Invictus Games The Hague 2020
'When we win, we will celebrate his life, talk about him, and his sense of humour, professionalism, patriotism and sports endeavours.
'And we will hug and cry and laugh because the memories of him bring joy and happiness.
'Please do not think of him as a martyr, he would not like it. Think of him as a celebrated Invictus Games community member, hero and defender of Ukrainian people.’
The Invictus Games is taking place at The Hague in the Netherlands this week, having kicked off on Saturday.
The event, which sees more than 500 participants from 17 different countries, is due to end on Friday. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10728533/Prince-Harry-says-having-Team-Ukraine-Invictus-Games-despite-Russia-invasion-extraordinary.html | 2022-04-18T16:47:31Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10728533/Prince-Harry-says-having-Team-Ukraine-Invictus-Games-despite-Russia-invasion-extraordinary.html | false | 3 |
For the readers interested in the stock health of Morgan Stanley (MS). It is currently valued at $84.76. When the transactions were called off in the previous session, Stock hit the highs of $87.90, after setting-off with the price of $86.01. Company’s stock value dipped to $84.59 during the trading on the day. When the trading was stopped its value was $84.13.Recently in News on April 14, 2022, Morgan Stanley First Quarter 2022 Earnings Results. Morgan Stanley Reports Net Revenues of $14.8 Billion, EPS of $2.02 and ROTCE of 19.8%. You can read further details here
Morgan Stanley had a pretty favorable run when it comes to the market performance. The 1-year high price for the company’s stock is recorded $109.73 on 02/10/22, with the lowest value was $81.40 for the same time period, recorded on 04/07/22.
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Morgan Stanley (MS) full year performance was 7.85%
Price records that include history of low and high prices in the period of 52 weeks can tell a lot about the stock’s existing status and the future performance. Presently, Morgan Stanley shares are logging -22.76% during the 52-week period from high price, and 11.16% higher than the lowest price point for the same timeframe. The stock’s price range for the 52-week period managed to maintain the performance between $76.25 and $109.73.
The company’s shares, operating in the sector of Financial managed to top a trading volume set approximately around 16348369 for the day, which was evidently higher, when compared to the average daily volumes of the shares.
When it comes to the year-to-date metrics, the Morgan Stanley (MS) recorded performance in the market was -13.65%, having the revenues showcasing -17.35% on a quarterly basis in comparison with the same period year before. At the time of this writing, the total market value of the company is set at 147.75B, as it employees total of 75000 workers.
Specialists analysis on Morgan Stanley (MS)
During the last month, 14 analysts gave the Morgan Stanley a BUY rating, 4 of the polled analysts branded the stock as an OVERWEIGHT, 11 analysts were recommending to HOLD this stock, 0 of them gave the stock UNDERWEIGHT rating, and 0 of the polled analysts provided SELL rating.
According to the data provided on Barchart.com, the moving average of the company in the 100-day period was set at 95.95, with a change in the price was noted -12.15. In a similar fashion, Morgan Stanley posted a movement of -12.54% for the period of last 100 days, recording 10,862,729 in trading volumes.
Total Debt to Equity Ratio (D/E) can also provide valuable insight into the company’s financial health and market status. The debt to equity ratio can be calculated by dividing the present total liabilities of a company by shareholders’ equity. Debt to Equity thus makes a valuable metrics that describes the debt, company is using in order to support assets, correlating with the value of shareholders’ equity The total Debt to Equity ratio for MS is recording 6.71 at the time of this writing. In addition, long term Debt to Equity ratio is set at 2.33.
Trends and Technical analysis: Morgan Stanley (MS)
Raw Stochastic average of Morgan Stanley in the period of last 50 days is set at 11.86%. The result represents downgrade in oppose to Raw Stochastic average for the period of the last 20 days, recording 24.87%. In the last 20 days, the company’s Stochastic %K was 21.27% and its Stochastic %D was recorded 19.99%.
Now, considering the stocks previous presentation, multiple moving trends are noted. Year-to-date Price performance of the company’s stock appears to be encouraging, given the fact the metric is recording -13.65%. Additionally, trading for the stock in the period of the last six months notably deteriorated by -16.09%, alongside a boost of 7.85% for the period of the last 12 months. The shares increased approximately by 1.96% in the 7-day charts and went up by -7.63% in the period of the last 30 days. Common stock shares were lifted by -17.35% during last recorded quarter. | https://investchronicle.com/2022/04/18/morgan-stanley-ms-is-on-the-roll-with-an-average-volume-of-11-77m-in-the-recent-3-months/ | 2022-04-18T16:54:58Z | https://investchronicle.com/2022/04/18/morgan-stanley-ms-is-on-the-roll-with-an-average-volume-of-11-77m-in-the-recent-3-months/ | true | 19675 |
J&J’s Janssen settles with WVa for $99M in opioid lawsuit
By LEAH WILLINGHAM
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will receive $99 million in a settlement finalized with Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. The state filed a lawsuit accusing the drugmaker of contributing to the opioid crisis in the state that’s led the nation in overdose deaths. State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says he believes West Virginia’s settlement with Janssen is the largest in the country per capita. The settlement was announced at the start of the third week of the trial against Janssen, Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc., AbbVie Inc.’s Allergan and their family of companies. A spokesperson for Johnson & Johnson says the settlement is not an “admission of liability or wrongdoing.” | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/04/18/jjs-janssen-settles-with-wva-for-99m-in-opioid-lawsuit/ | 2022-04-18T16:55:21Z | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/04/18/jjs-janssen-settles-with-wva-for-99m-in-opioid-lawsuit/ | true | null |
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – The Humane Society of Central Texas is now accepting sealed bids for renovation and construction of the shelter court yard at 2032 Circle Road in Waco.
The project consists of labor, materials, equipment, incidentals and more that are required to remove and properly dispose of the existing courtyard pavilion covers to replace with a new roof covering the entire area.
They are also looking to have new turf installed and lighting and electrical.
For all the details, click here. | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/state-regional/sealed-bids-now-accepted-for-shelter-construction/ | 2022-04-18T16:58:40Z | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/state-regional/sealed-bids-now-accepted-for-shelter-construction/ | false | null |
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A knife-wielding woman robbed a Taco Bell restaurant in North Carolina by climbing through the drive-thru window and grabbing a cash drawer, police said.
Winston-Salem police said in a news release that the unidentified woman fled in a brown sport utility vehicle after robbing the the fast-food restaurant on Saturday afternoon.
No injures were reported.
The Winston-Salem Journal reported that the woman was swinging a large knife as she entered the restaurant through the window, then stole an undisclosed amount of money. | https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Police-Robber-enters-restaurant-through-17088116.php | 2022-04-18T17:01:57Z | https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Police-Robber-enters-restaurant-through-17088116.php | true | null |
Everybody loves eating in them; the ‘Asanka’. It just gives that local feel to the food. It could be a bowl of fufu with soup and assorted meat, apem and kontonmire stew or aboom, grounded pepper with herrings and some hot banku or kenkey, you name it.
And then there is all the grinding that goes on in the earthenware bowl popularly called Ayewa or asanka – grinding of various spices for food preparation.
There’s a lot of work that goes into the making of these unique bowls by the people of Kwahu.
Whilst there are red earthenware bowls usually made by the people of Sunyani, the potters in Kwahu usually make the black ones.
How do they get the black colour?
We found this out when some potters took us through the making of Asanka in the last episode of People & Places.
Madam Janet told the team that after moulding, the earthenware bowls are baked under hot coals after which they are put under sawdust.
Fire is set to the sawdust and burnt till it becomes black and then the baked bowls are arranged carefully under the sawdust and left to change colour.
Watch the video as some Kwahu Potters tell us more about the making of local pots and Asanka among other pottery artifacts:
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LAS VEGAS, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OPTX, the Las Vegas-based software company focused on analyzing complex player data to provide real-time insights and recommendations to casino operators, is proud to welcome Washington's Swinomish Casino & Lodge to its rapidly increasing portfolio.
OPTX is bringing its full suite of player development, slots, and artificial intelligence products to Swinomish Casino & Lodge. "We are fortunate to have a growing team and expanding player base, but we needed software that can keep up," said Jumada Schwinden, Director of Marketing for Swinomish Casino and Lodge. "OPTX is able to improve the ability of our team to cultivate customers and provide an unparalleled customer experience, while also providing our executive team with insights that help the entire property. OPTX is exactly what we have been searching for."
"Our advanced machine learning and AI algorithms identify countless insights for departments across the property. We are thrilled to welcome Swinomish Casino & Lodge to the future of player development and slots," said OPTX co-CEO, Brooke Fiumara.
OPTX provides an end-to-end solution focused on slots, marketing and campaigns, player development, and artificial intelligence. Available via desktop and mobile applications, the data intelligence used by OPTX creates actionable recommendations for casino operators, provides real-time individualized insights to ensure that no actionable player is missed, and empowers teams to spend less time compiling the data and more time implementing strategies that increase guest visitation, revenue, and profitability.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More late-season snow and rain was predicted for California on Monday.
A dry start to the day was expected to give way to showers in the Central Valley and mountain snow by evening and continue into Tuesday, the National Weather Service's Sacramento office said.
Four weeks into spring, winter weather advisories will be in effect Tuesday above 6,500 feet (1,981 meters) on the west slope of the northern Sierra Nevada and in the greater Lake Tahoe area.
Travelers were advised to expect snow and difficult conditions, including reduced visibility.
Total snow accumulations on the west slope will range from 4 inches to 7 inches (10-18 centimeters), with localized amounts up to 10 inches (25 centimeters), forecasters said.
In the Lake Tahoe area, ridgetop winds will gust up to 100 mph (161 kph).
Forecasters said the greatest impacts will be felt on higher passes such as Donner Summit, Echo Summit and Mount Rose Summit.
Up to 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) of snow accumulation was expected on the lake shoreline.
Last week's snow total topped 3 feet (0.9 meter) in some mountain areas as of Saturday, UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Lab reported.
The spring snow follows an extremely dry winter, and experts say it will not alleviate California's drought. | https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/California-to-see-more-spring-snow-and-rain-after-17088068.php | 2022-04-18T17:07:34Z | https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/California-to-see-more-spring-snow-and-rain-after-17088068.php | true | 12 |
NFL’s Washington Commanders deny financial impropriety in letter to Federal Trade Commission
WASHINGTON (AP) — The NFL’s Washington Commanders denied several allegations of financial impropriety in a letter sent Monday to the U.S Federal Trade Commission.
The 105-page letter, including testimony, emails and other documents came as a response to the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee asking the trade group to look into the team’s business practices.
The committee last week told the Federal Trade Commission it found evidence of deceptive business practices over the span of more than a decade, including withholding ticket revenue from visiting teams and refundable deposits from fans. The NFL said it engaged Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White “to review the most serious matters raised by the committee.”
The letter signed by Jordan W. Siev from the law firm Reed Smith denies all of those allegations and takes aim at the motives and character of former VP of sales and customer service Jason Friedman, whose testimony against the team framed the committee’s recommendation. Siev argues no financial investigation is warranted, saying the committee never requested information about the allegations made, which the Commanders believe would clear them of any wrongdoing.
“The committee did not request a single document from the team; the committee did not invite a single representative of the team to address the truth of the matters contained in the committee’s letter; and the committee did not pose questions to the team to answer in writing about its allegations, or provide any mechanism whatsoever for the team to address the truth of the allegations,” the letter said. “Had the committee posed any of these questions or requests to the team, the team could — and would — easily and fully have rebutted each allegation.”
Congress began looking into the team’s workplace misconduct after the league did not release a report detailing the findings of an independent investigation into the matter, which led to a $10 million fine but no other discipline. The committee said the NFL and the team “have taken steps to withhold key documents and information.”
In a statement sent to The Associated Press on April 4, a Commanders spokeswoman said there was “absolutely no withholding of ticket revenue at any time” and pointed to audits by multiple parties, adding that “anyone who offered testimony suggesting a withholding of revenue has committed perjury, plain and simple.”
Lawyer Lisa Banks, who represents Friedman, said the team defamed her client, who she said “testified truthfully, with evidence.”
Friedman testified before Congress saying the team had two separate financial books: one with underreported ticket revenue that went to the NFL and the full, complete picture. According to testimony, owner Dan Snyder was aware of the numbers shared with the league while also being privy to the actual data.
In the team’s letter to the FTC, former director of finance Paul Szczenski is quoted as saying, “I can state unequivocally that I never helped maintain, or saw anyone else maintain, a ‘second set’ of books. The team also cites declarations from former chief operating officer Mitch Gershman and former general counsel David Donovan along with emails and other documents to refute allegations cited by the Oversight Committee.
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Jennifer Grey recently mentioned the late actor Patrick Swayze, who was her co-star in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing. The Emile Ardolino directorial launched Grey into stardom and became a cult classic in the subsequent 35 years post its release. As the title of the movie suggests, viewers were in awe of the fiery chemistry between the protagonists on screen as the plot followed Swayze's character teaching Grey some of his dancing moves.
Although their on-screen romance set the screen ablaze, it was a different story altogether off the camera as the actors were known to have a mutual animosity between them. In a recent interview, the actor agreed that she was not a 'natural match' with Swayze, who died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 57 in 2009.
In an interview with People Magazine, the 62-year-old addressed the hostile relationship with the late actor while filming the coming-of-the-age film. Opining that they were not a 'natural match', Grey believed that the friction between them in real life successfully translated into an intense chemistry on-screen. She added, ''Because normally when someone's not natural, you both people move on, but we were forced to be together,''
Furthermore, the actor revealed that the strange scenario created a 'synergy' or a 'friction' between them. Jennifer Grey also revealed that she had recently thought of Patrick Swayze and revealed the one thing she wish to say to him. The actor stated, ''I feel like if I could say anything to him now I would say, 'I'm so sorry that I couldn't just appreciate and luxuriate in who you were, instead of me wishing you were more like what I wanted you to be.' ''
During the interview, Grey was also asked about their relationship after fans wanted them to date following the success of the film. Answering the question, she said, ''The weird thing was, it's like, "What's wrong with me?" I mean, I was not lacking. And he was married. and very in love with his wife,''
Days before the release of Dirty Dancing, the actor was revealed to be dating actor Matthew Broderick whom she met on the sets of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. She continued, ''Whatever he was doing, I was not… I was very busy with Matthew. Like, what could be more different."
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NEW YORK (AP) — Pioneering hip hop artist Keith Grayson, who performed as DJ Kay Slay and worked with top stars, has died of complications from COVID-19.
Grayson’s death at age 55 on Sunday was confirmed by his family in a statementreleased through New York radio station HOT 97, where he hosted “The Drama Hour” for more than two decades.
“A dominant figure in hip hop culture with millions of fans worldwide, DJ Kay Slay will be remembered for his passion and excellence with a legacy that will transcend generations,” the family statement said.
Grayson grew up in Harlem, immersed in New York City’s early hip hop scene. He got his start as a teenage graffiti artist and was featured in the 1983 hip hop documentary “Style Wars.”
He began selling bootleg mixtapes on street corners in the early ’90s and released his first studio album, “The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1,” in May 2003. Grayson released several more albums and worked with the likes of Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes.
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Lehner had to leave the team due to a personal matter related to his family. The Golden Knights are playing the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday as they finish up a road trip before they return home Monday to play the New Jersey Devils. Lehner won’t play Saturday, and it’s not known at this time if he will be with the team for that home game versus the Devils.
Lehner has had a trying season as he has only played in 42 games due to several injuries. Perhaps this is why his numbers are pedestrian at best, as he just hasn’t been able to get into any kind of rhythm. Currently, he sports a 2.82 goals-against average, and a .907 save percentage. Those numbers will not take you far in the playoffs, assuming they can even qualify for the postseason. Going into their game Saturday, they trail the Los Angeles Kings by one point for the final playoff spot in the Pacific Division, but they do have a game in hand. They also have to worry about the Vancouver Canucks, who are just three points behind the Golden Knights.
The Golden Knights are -255 (+1.5) on the puck line, +100 on the money line, with an over/under of seven, over (+116), and under (-142). You can find the lines and props for this game and all others at the FanDuel Sportsbook.
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Lexington murder suspect dies day before trial
Published: Apr. 18, 2022 at 10:34 AM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A Lexington murder suspect’s death is under investigation.
Jail staff found Terrance Francis Fister having medical problems at the Fayette County Detention Center Sunday morning.
A crew took him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
No foul play is suspected.
Fister had been in custody since November 2019 on a murder charge. He’s accused of killing Robert Smith back in 2019 at an apartment complex on Harrodsburg Road.
Fister’s trial was set to begin Monday.
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Plymouth Argyle battled out a tense, absorbing 0-0 draw against League One play-off rivals Sunderland at a packed Home Park.
It was a game of few clear cut chances but it was not for the lack of trying from two evenly-matched sides who played with admirable commitment and attacking intent.
The result ended a run of six successive home wins for the Pilgrims but it was their seventh consecutive clean sheet.
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Argyle went close to getting a late winning goal when a shot from left wing-back Conor Grant was deflected narrowly wide for a corner.
The Pilgrims had come under pressure from the Black Cats during spells of the second half but they defended solidly and with discipline, which meant goalkeeper Mike Cooper was not called into action too often.
Argyle stayed in fourth position in the league table, two points clear of sixth-placed Sunderland, who have a game in hand on them, and Wycombe Wanderers.
The latter, who have played the same number of matches as the Pilgrims, drew 1-1 away to AFC Wimbledon to remain in fifth spot.
There was a welcome return to action for Argyle for 19-goal top scorer Ryan Hardie, who had missed the previous three matches due to a thigh injury.
He was joined in attack by Niall Ennis, with the duo of Jordon Garrick and Luke Jephcott dropping down to the substitutes’ bench after starting in the 2-0 defeat at Wycombe on Good Friday.
Those were the only changes made by manager Steven Schumacher to his team for the Pilgrims’ penultimate home league game of the regular season.
Sunderland boss Alex Neil arrived at Home Park with a record of six wins, four draws and just one defeat after taking charge of the Black Cats in February.
He made one change to his side from the 3-2 home win against Shrewsbury Town with Corry Evans recalled to play in central midfield as Lynden Gooch was named among the substitutes instead.
Sunderland were on a run of three successive victories, while Argyle went into the game with only a point from their previous two games, the 0-0 draw at Burton Albion followed by the loss at Wycombe.
Home Park was packed for the 30th Football League meeting between the two clubs and there was tremendous noise around the Theatre of Greens as the game got under way.
Argyle were without Joe Edwards for a second consecutive match due to a sprained ankle so they were again captained by James Wilson.
The match was played at a frantic early pace with tackles flying in from both teams and it set the tone for the rest of the contest.
Referee Carl Brook let the game flow, although he did issue some words of warning to Sunderland midfielder Jay Matete after he made a late tackle on Panutche Camara.
The noise level was incredible whenever Argyle went on the attack, not least when Ennis almost picked out Hardie with a cross into the penalty area but the ball was just too far in front of the Pilgrims’ top scorer.
Moments later, Argyle right wing-back Steven Sessegnon got to the byline and cut the ball back to Ennis, whose low first time strike was saved by goalkeeper Anthony Patterson.
Argyle were having the better of the play but Sunderland did have a decent scoring opportunity in the 27th minute when Elliot Embleton cut inside onto his left foot but blasted the ball high and wide.
The Pilgrims continued to carry most of the attacking threat as Danny Mayor had a shot blocked behind for a corner by Sunderland skipper Corry Evans.
From the resulting set piece, the ball was headed away by Sunderland but only as far as Argyle defender Macaulay Gillesphey who sent a curling 20-yard shot just over the crossbar.
Cooper was not called into action until the 35th minute when he showed bravery to dive at the feet of Sunderland striker Ross Stewart and make an important save.
Stewart had got in behind the Pilgrims’ defence after the ball was played over the top of them by Embleton but the striker’s poor first touch gave Cooper the chance to make his vital intervention.
Argyle had the best scoring chance of the first half in the 41st minute after some excellent build-up play on the left ended with a cross from Grant.
He picked out Hardie whose close range header went inches wide of Patterson’s right post when most inside Home Park thought it was going to go into the net.
Into the second half and it was Sunderland who had the first chance to open the scoring.
The Black Cats were able to play the ball in behind Argyle for striker Nathan Broadhead and his low angled shot was kicked away by the outstretched left boot of Cooper.
Sunderland made a strong start after the interval and, for the first time, put the Pilgrims under some serious pressure.
Argyle did not help themselves by giving the ball too easily, although Camara was putting in a tremendous shift to repeatedly win tackles and break up attacks.
Argyle defender Dan Scarr had to play the ball over his own bar for a corner shortly before the hour mark after a deep cross from Dennis Cirkin was hooked back from beyond the far post by Broadhead.
There was a big blow for Argyle when Camara had to be substituted in the 65th minute after a tackle on him by Matete and he was replaced by Adam Randell.
Moments later, Grant went close to breaking the deadlock for Argyle with a side foot shot from the top of the penalty area which was deflected narrowly wide for a corner.
With the tension building all the time, Sunderland had penalty appeals ignored by the match officials after Matete collided with Grant.
Sunderland top scorer Stewart then sent a shot wide of the far post before Argyle replaced Ennis with Jephcott in the 76th minute.
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At the same time, Patrick Roberts came on for Embleton as the Black Cats continued to have more of the attacking play than their hosts.
Argyle’s third and final substitution saw Garrick replace Hardie before the Pilgrims went close to scoring in the 86th minute after a superb run and cross from Sessegnon.
The loan signing from Fulham found Grant, who cut inside onto his less favoured right foot and had a shot which was deflected narrowly wide for a corner.
Despite four minutes of added on time being played by the referee the deadlock continued until the final whistle, with Argyle now having scored only one goal in their last five games.
ARGYLE: Mike Cooper; James Wilson, Dan Scarr, Macaulay Gillesphey; Jordan Houghton; Steven Sessegnon, Panutche Camara (Adam Randell 65 mins), Danny Mayor, Conor Grant; Niall Ennis (Luke Jephcott 76 mins), Ryan Hardie (Jordon Garrick 82 mins).
Substitutes: Callum Burton, Ryan Broom, Ryan Law, Romoney Crichlow.
SUNDERLAND: Anthony Patterson; Carl Winchester, Bailey Wright, Dennis Cirkin; Jack Clarke, Corry Evans, Jay Matete (Dan Neil 80 mins), Luke O’Nien (Lynden Gooch 74 mins); Elliot Embleton (Patrick Roberts 76 mins); Nathan Broadhead, Ross Stewart.
Substitutes: Lee Burge, Danny Batth, Arbenit Xhemajli, Denver Hume.
REFEREE: Carl Brook
ATTENDANCE: 15,800 (1,537)
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How June Ambrose Changed the Relationship Between Hip Hop and Fashion Forever
In our long-running series "How I'm Making It," we talk to people making a living in the fashion and beauty industries about how they broke in and found success.
If you grew up with an MTV that actually was "music television," June Ambrose's work is likely permanently embedded into your brain. The creative multi-hyphenate, for whom 'stylist' hardly begins to convey her role, is behind many of the most memorable looks in music-video history, from the shiny red suits Mase and Puff Daddy wore in "Mo Money, Mo Problems," to Missy Elliott's vinyl balloon suit in "I Can't Stand the Rain." While polarizing and risky at the time, these looks — often done in collaboration with legendary director Hype Williams — would go on to define the artists who wore them, and the relationship between hip hop and fashion.
Ambrose, who continues to style several of the stars who entrusted her with their images in the '90s, like Puffy and Jay-Z, has never been afraid to take big swings and choose risks over safety. It's how she began styling artists in the first place, and how she continued to advance her career over the past 30 years.
When we chat over Zoom, Ambrose happily shares her age — 50, which seems impossible given both her appearance and her energy. After decades of using her keen senses of marketing, business and style to shape the images and careers of others (she's worked on over 200 music videos), she's now putting more of those efforts towards herself. That includes her recent turn as creative director of Puma, which puts her in the spotlight as she leverages her long-honed skills merging sportswear and fashion to help refresh and elevate the brand in consumers' minds.
The barrier-breaking mother of two (including one very stylish daughter) is just getting started when it comes to expanding the "Juniverse," as she calls it. Read on to find out more about her future goals (like taking the helm of a luxury fashion house), as well as where her love of fashion and artist development began, how she developed her signature aesthetic, the big risk that could've cost her her career, getting big fashion houses to take hip-hop seriously, and her advice for the next generation.
When did you first become interested in fashion?
Totally my adolescence. When I was in kindergarten, I convinced all of the parents to bring their kids dressed up and I was like, 'I'm going to put on a fashion show.' I organized this fashion show parade and we all had to wear our Sunday best. I was very enterprising at a very young age. When I was in elementary, we used to have to cover our books. I was crocheting book covers and making fabric book covers, and selling them to different students. And then I was making crepe paper and custom pencil holder bags. I used to cut up my grandmother's curtains; I'd start at the bottom in the corner, so she wouldn't see. I draped Barbie doll gowns and stuff like that. I would get in so much trouble.
My mom, when she was in the Caribbean, because I was born in the Caribbean, she had a store. She would always go with the buyer for her store to Puerto Rico and shop, and travel around getting fabric, and she had an atelier. We'd make Carnival queens' clothing and stuff like that. When we came to America, she was always big on how we looked and she'd always dress us up for the smallest occasions. I think that was my first memory of just being in fashion, and that you can get people to give you what you want if you look a certain way. I always wanted to dress the part. As a young girl growing up in the South Bronx, I knew that fashion was a language, and it was how people were going to perceive you, so I adopted that weapon really early — how to stand out. I was always quite precocious. I was never shy.
When did you start thinking about it as a potential career?
I went to a performing arts high school. I was in fashion in high school because I studied musical theater, and when I didn't get the part in the theatrical presentation, I took on the costume designer's role. I was always very fascinated with character development: how the actor really responded to costume, how it helped develop the character.
When I found myself [interning] at a record company and working in music, that costume designer mentality, and all of those things that attributed to character development, was artist development, and it helped carve out my lane and contribution in that space. I didn't come in like, 'I'm going to put clothes together.' I was like, 'How do I develop this artistic persona and character in the space?' And especially when you're dealing with so many different personalities that feel like so much of their real life has to do with the artistic personas. I kind of brought the whole idea of how a costume designer would approach a character. [Artists were] like, 'Oh, I never looked at it that way. I can become this person, or I can evolve to this, or I can separate the fact that I grew up in the projects and I could become like a queen or I could become this high-fashion muse.'
But prior to that, I found myself in financial investment banking in the research department, which really is such an important part of my journey because financial literacy isn't always something that we think about, especially as creatives. But that would play a huge part in how I went after my entrepreneurial endeavors and how I started my own business because I understood the importance of how finance would really play in sustaining a career. Even though I only spent three years there, it still shaped me in so many different ways.
I was by no means a corporate girl, though. But luckily, I kind of tucked away in the research department. I didn't have to follow all the dress code rules. I got written up a couple times. It was combat boots and pencil skirts. And I would dye my hair like four different colors.
So how did you make the leap into music and styling musicians?
Everyone, because I went to performing arts school, kind of stayed in the creative space, and a good friend of mine was working in the marketing department [at Uptown MCA Records], and that's how I got into it. I was able to be infinitely curious, and find my way, and ask questions, and seize every opportunity that presented itself because I was paying attention. I think that's super important, I was like, 'I could do that. Give me give a shot. Is this what you need? I have the experience in this. This is what I did over here. Maybe you can give me a shot to kind of introduce this concept over here.'
Starting off in the marketing department really gave me a firm understanding of the creative-meets-the-consumer, and how the label was trying to connect with that consumer and attract that consumer, or sell that record, or get the record played on radio, or how do we package this artist. It was not about just what they were wearing, but giving context and developing something that could grow the fan base. Especially when you start up in a particular genre of music — and I was in Black music: rhythm and blues, hip hop, all of that. When people talked about hip-hop music, they were like, 'Oh, it's just gangster music.' It wasn't rock 'n roll.
Genres were a big thing. I was very curious about how different genres and cultures were being perceived, and I wanted to disrupt that and change that narrative. And I knew that we had the power to do that, the same way I had the power to do it when I was a young girl, to be able to use my look as a conversation kick-off, I figured that same antidote could really work well in this space, too; when you start to collaborate with certain directors who had vision, and when all the design fashion houses didn't know what this was and weren't interested in lending.…
But I think the best experience for me was the naysayers or the no's, because it really forced me to tap into my competency as a costumer and be able to design and develop particular costumes and pieces, or understanding how to deal with a period piece within a particular music video concept, or building something that was futuristic. I would've just been a stylist, because if I was just able to get the clothes and borrow them, and shop them, and put them together, then story-tell through the eyes of the designer, then I wouldn't necessarily have had to construct and build. If [fashion houses] were willing to partner initially, then I would've just done that, but they weren't. So I built my own atelier, I sourced my own fabrics, and started creating and storytelling through my lens and tapped into that superpower, which was really great.
So you were navigating around brands being too protective of their image. How have you seen that change?
Protective is good word, but back then, 20-something years ago, it wasn't protective. It was classism. It was racism. Now they can say, 'protective.' Before, they were just like, 'No. Who? What? They're from where? I've never heard of them.'
But I didn't take the attitude like, 'I don't need to ever collaborate with you.' I was just trying to shape the narrative so that we could get to a place where we could collaborate. I knew that they had resources that we didn't have. I knew that they had the ability and the bigger financial backing to make it more of a global conversation. I just wanted to get their attention, and we did. So once we were able to do that, I definitely doubled back. I designed Jay-Z's first suit that he ever wore in a music video, but it doesn't mean I didn't go back to Giorgio Armani and ask to borrow something.
And why Giorgio Armani? Here was an artist that wasn't initially a Tom Ford, strong shoulder kind of suit guy, but could understand a really relaxed, easy, Miami Vice kind of vibe. And because we were slowly evolving into this character and structure, it made sense. And also because it was Italian, we started opening the conversation between the Italian houses and this guy who grew up in Marcy Projects.
And then there's so many artists that came after. You think about what happened with Salt-N-Pepa and Chanel, and all of those collaborations, because they started to understand. We'd also have the disposable incomes to buy certain things. We didn't have to borrow, but we could buy. And then when, as [fashion houses] started to see that, they were like, 'Oh, my god. This is great. I love how they interpreted that.'
Some of the music videos had such great ideas. I remember designing a plastic-covered nylon suit for Puffy and Mace. And Dolce & Gabbana did it the next season on the runway, you saw plastic-covered nylon. Missy Elliott did a whole plaid golf look for the MTV Awards one year. Then you saw Dior doing plaid with cleats.
So little things that I was like doing, that felt super costume-y and eccentric, was couture for many fashion houses. I think after them seeing that kind of collaboration that we created on our own, they didn't have a choice but to engage us, because the consumers were looking for the product.
And look where it's led us now: You have ad campaigns with hip-hop artists from the South, you have front rows that are filled with the Pharrells and the Nicki Minajs. You have big design fashion houses flying in artists from all over the world, and doing capsule collections, and all this stuff. It's because of the seeds that we planted in the '90s, that really educated those Europeans about the buying power this consumer had. I think once they got a whiff of that, they just had to get on board, to be honest.
When you look at a Tiffany campaign with a Jay-Z and Beyonce, this is huge. You go from being on just Source magazine covers and only urban covers, to the covers of Vanity Fair, the cover of Vogue, the cover of Fortune, Forbes. We knew that we were quite worthy of being part of the same conversation that someone who was brought into wealth was. We worked for it, you were indoctrinated into it. That doesn't mean that either of us is less worthy of it. That's how you build generational wealth, by knowing that you are worthy of not asking for permission, and just doing the work.
How did you develop the look or aesthetic you've become known for?
The whole gender-fluidity thing, I was doing that in the '90s, and not because I invented it, but because when I looked at Boy George and Bootsy Collins, and Furious Five and Flash, they were dressed very feminine. They were wearing women's blouses. When you look at rock stars and stuff like that. I was like, 'Why is it just Bon Jovi that can wear tight leather pants?'
I was known for a couple things: I would put women's frames on men. I would really play around with feminine silhouettes on men. Busta Rhymes, I had him in a turban made out of lamé, and a long robe out of lamé with matching Timberlands, and that was super, super feminine, and corseted vests and stuff like that. I loved shiny, so people knew when they saw something shiny that I had my hands in it. When they saw big glasses, they knew I had my hand in it. If it was some eccentric costume, they knew that I had my hands in it.
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It was always about a juxtaposition of what's swag and what disruption I could cause to the most couture moment, whether it was a Gucci fur coat with a Paco Rabanne gown... Mixing urban and high fashion couture was kind of my thing. I also liked also bringing luxury fabrics to sportswear silhouettes: leather jogging suits, leather baseball shirts, suede. When you think about my role at Puma, it kind of all makes sense that I've come full circle and I want to bring this fashion-y energy to the sportswear space.
How did you amass new clients throughout your career?
I always say that, 'One client leads you to another client.' I was always kind of like, 'Just give me a shot. If I don't deliver, then that's it. Walk away. But if I do deliver, stick with me.' I guess it was like anyone who was looking to get an investment in a startup, so I approach everything like, 'Invest in me. Give me a shot.' And then I knew that every moment that I had an opportunity, whether it be small or big, that I needed it to lead me to the next. My first job was this artist who had a single deal, and he wasn't even at the record company that I was interning at.
I didn't start off assisting anyone. I have my doctorates in costume design and styling, because I learned on the job and that was my education: reading lots of books on costume design and film, and asking a lot of questions, being infinitely curious.
Coming from corporate, I understood that it was not just about my creativity, but I had to be a business person first. I learned the hard way; I was taken advantage of initially. I had struggles where people didn't want to pay after I did the work, and I had to adjust my sale and not be distracted by the things that knocked me down, but it was how I got up and how I made every step a part of the dance.
I didn't go to an agency to be repped. I started my own agency. I took every intern that I had, and I trained them and developed them, I raised them. And then I employed them and I made them part of my agency. And then when they got to keying jobs, I'd then rep them as an agency. I understood business opportunities and then made it my own
As someone passionate about training and mentoring, what advice would you give someone interested in a career like yours?
I would say trust your gut, and try to educate yourself on the fundamental things of being a freelancer first. Understand the business aspect of it so that you can approach it like a CEO. When you work with a client, know that it's a collaborative experience, even when you have to drive the car and render most of it, still you should always make the client feel like it's a collaborative experience, because at the end of the day, even if I have to drive the entire narrative and come up with the whole concept, the person has to deliver it. That makes it a collaborative experience.
Knowing that you're solely responsible for the outcome of everything, give yourself grace. Pace yourself. Don't take on too much at once, because every job that you get is going to really reflect back on your integrity, your performance. You want to leave every relationship intact. You want to come into it strong and leave strong. And the only way you can do that is being honest, and transparent, and present, and pay attention to what's happening in the moment.
And no one's going to give you anything. You can't sit around and assume you're going to be asked to do something. Sometimes you have to ask for it. And sometimes you'll get 'no,' but it doesn't mean that you're not worthy of the opportunity. It just means it's not your turn. It means continue to fight for what you know that you're capable of doing.
Always ask yourself, 'What makes you so special? What is it about you?' I would always ask myself that. And as an adult now, I ask my young self for permission to be as fearless as I was then. Be that person now. All of my mistakes honestly shaped and made me who I am today, but it was because I was so brave and brazen. It's the reason why things happened for me. So I always tap back into that as an adult when I feel like, 'Oh, god, I have so much to lose.' Be that fearless girl. Be curious because that's what keeps your creative energy alive.
Can you give an example of a time earlier in your career when you did something very bold, or you were brave, or just didn't ask permission and it paid off?
I've had so many of those moments... when I worked with Puffy for the first time, I wanted to do a shiny suit. And he wanted matte leather because it felt safe. And I was like, 'Fuck being safe. Take some risk. If it doesn't work, then blacklist me.' I put everything on it. I was like, 'Never hire me. Tell everybody that I suck.' That was a huge risk. It's still early in my career, but it was my first time working with him. And if I didn't nail that, then I wouldn't have had the whole Bad Boy roster.
Sometimes, like when you advance money, you're taking huge risk. It was like, 'This job is not getting greenlit fast enough and I want to really get ahead of it.' I've been in positions like that, where you have to leverage your credit or something like that, because you really want the job to happen. Those things are risky, but they pay off because you get a head start, and you blow it out the water, and phones just start ringing. And everybody knows that you're the go-to. You become the Olivia Pope of that world.
Like Macy Gray. 'She's 6'1". She's a woman. She has size 13 men's shoes. What do you do?' I became that girl. What do you do with Missy Elliott? Women in hiphop, at that time, it was all about being objectified. It was all about sexualization. But here comes this really shy, timid, plus-size, petite woman from Virginia. I became that girl who they came to to write the prescription and collaborate.
Hype Williams was the director that leaned on me — I was his go-to in those big ideas. You take the risks, and you trust your gut, you listen to your instinct, and you trust your expertise. Because I had did the research, I knew that red suit it was it. I knew that my DP would do this. I knew that my director was going to shoot it this way. I knew what the end result was before we shot it.
So having that bit of knowledge and speaking from a place of authority, I think is also very important. I do that now with my role at Puma, because I'm doing my research. I'm diving into who that customer is. I'm tapping into my AI, my authentic intelligence, and listening to that consumer and paying attention, who she is, what she wants, what drives her, from a real holistic place. And I think that's the job, is to really be able to do that when you're creating clothes.
What would you say is the most rewarding part of your job?
I think seeing how some of the images that I've created over the years impact culture, seeing how the seeds that I planted years ago are reaping. What we see now today are descendants of that, which is really nice. Seeing consumers in stuff that I've designed is really rewarding, and seeing how they interpret it, and seeing how it makes them feel empowered, and fabulous, and fashionable.
I was in Nordstrom yesterday and I saw this really cool girl with her baby in the High Court leggings. It was just kind of nice to see it in the real world, because it was so bold. That was a very risky first launch, a women's basketball collection in a space that the brand didn't really know who the customer was yet.
With Puma, was this creative director sort of role something that you always wanted to do?
I held this role before with Missy Elliott and Adidas, so this is not my first time at the rodeo. And creative direction is something I'd kind of done throughout my career and leading the narratives and shaping them for different artists, with designing, and collaborating and stuff.
But this specifically is special, because I think there's such a great opportunity with Puma to really make my mark and being able to shape that narrative for the brand again, as them being not just performance-based, but also in the style space. It just feels like the next chapter of my life in a way.
It's not to say that I won't end up at a big fashion house down the line, but this is, I think, the reintroduction of me playing this role for a sports brand, because no one remembers the first one. It wasn't a thing when I brought Missy to Adidas. It's a thing now. She was one of the first collaborations.
Aside from maybe spending time at a big fashion house at some point, do you any other career goals, things you haven't done yet that you can share?
I have two kids that I brought into the world. I think about what my legacy would be. I'm an author. I've done television. I've done consumer goods, and continue to do the things that feed into people's lifestyle and bring that 'June joy' to everyone that have I've touched.
How is that? Is it through multimedia platforms? Is it through the 'Juniverse'? What does that look like? So the goal to really be able to be very engaged with consumers as we move into this new way we consume consumer goods, from the beauty to the fashion, to the food and fitness. I believe I have the ability to speak to all of those narratives in a very holistic lifestyle way. And the goal is to be able to really touch all of those categories.
I don't know if I've been in an interview where I've said it, because I don't want to talk about anything until I actually, physically do it, but sometimes there's some real power in saying what you want and what you know that you're going to do.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
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Ukraine rejects Serbian bomb threat claims on Russia flights
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Ukraine on Monday rejected as baseless and false the accusations made by Serbia’s president that Ukraine’s secret service is behind a series of hoax bomb threats against Air Serbia flights to Russia.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has claimed that the foreign intelligence services of Ukraine and an unidentified European Union nation “are doing that. The pro-Russian Serbian leader did not provide evidence for his claim. Other Serbian officials had alleged that the threatening bomb hoax emails have been sent to Serbia from either Ukraine or Poland.
“His (Vucic’s) statements about Ukraine’s alleged involvement in bomb threats to Serbian air carriers flying to Russia are false,” Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said in a statement.
The Serbian national carrier is the only European airline besides Turkish air companies that has not joined EU flight sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine.
Several Air Serbia flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg have been delayed or had to return to Belgrade after the anonymous bomb threats.
Vucic said although the flights to Russia are not making a profit because of frequent returns to their base in the Serbian capital, the flights will continue “as a matter of our principle.”
Serbia has voted in favor of three U.N. resolutions condemning Russia’s bloody carnage in Ukraine, but has so far rejected joining international sanctions against its allies in Moscow.
Ukraine’s foreign ministry spokesman expressed disappointment that Serbia, a candidate to join the EU, has not yet supported the 27-nation bloc’s sanctions imposed on Russia.
“Tough sanctions and unity of the democratic world can stop this war,” Nikolenko said in a statement. “We call on Belgrade to stand up for the truth and fully join in supporting Ukraine and upholding the values on which a united democratic Europe has been founded.”
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The 2022 United States Football League season is finally here! See below for the full 2022 USFL TV schedule with additional information on how to watch each game.
There will be a total of 43 USFL games featuring four games a week during the 10-week regular season, followed by two playoff games, and a championship game. 20 of those games will take place on Sundays, 19 on Saturdays, and four will take place on Friday nights.
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All regular-season games will be contested in the city of Birmingham, Alabama at two venues: Protective Stadium and Legion Field. Playoff and championship games will be held at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
RELATED: Alex McGough leads Birmingham Stallions into the new USFL
NBC Sports will air 22 USFL regular season games on NBC (9), USA Network (9), and Peacock (4) while Fox will air a total of 14 games.
RELATED: USFL’s full TV schedule will put most games on broadcast television
2022 USFL TV Schedule:
(*Times are subject to change)
Week 1 (April 16-17):
Birmingham Stallions 28, New Jersey Stallions 24Houston Gamblers 17, Michigan Panthers 12New Orleans Breakers 23, Philadelphia Stars 17- Tampa Bay Bandits at Pittsburgh Maulers, 7:00 p.m. ET April 18 on FS1
Week 2 (April 22-24):
- Michigan Panthers at New Jersey Generals, 8:00 p.m. ET April 22 on USA Network
- Philadelphia Stars at Pittsburgh Maulers, 12:00 p.m. ET April 23 on Fox
- Birmingham Stallions at Houston Gamblers, 7:00 p.m. ET April 23 on FS1
- New Orleans Breakers at Tampa Bay Bandits, 3:00 p.m. ET April 24 on NBC and Peacock
Week 3 (April 30-May 1)
- Pittsburgh Maulers at Michigan Panthers, 4:00 p.m. ET April 30 on Fox
- Tampa Bay Bandits at Houston Gamblers, 8:00 p.m. ET April 30 on Fox
- Birmingham Stallions at New Orleans Breakers, 2:30 p.m. ET, May 1 on USA Network
- New Jersey Generals at Philadelphia Stars, 8:00 p.m. ET, May 1 on Peacock
Week 4 (May 6-8):
- New Jersey Generals at Pittsburgh Maulers
- Houston Gamblers at New Orleans Breakers
- Philadelphia Stars at Michigan Panthers
- Tampa Bay Bandits at Birmingham Stallions
Week 5 (May 13-15):
- Birmingham Stallions at Philadelphia Stars
- Michigan Panthers at Tampa Bay Bandits
- New Orleans Breakers at New Jersey Generals
- Pittsburgh Maulers at Houston Gamblers
Week 6 (May 21-22):
- Houston Gamblers at New Jersey Generals
- Michigan Panthers at Birmingham Stallions
- Pittsburgh Maulers at New Orleans Breakers
- Tampa Bay Bandits at Philadelphia Stars
Week 7 (May 28-29):
- Birmingham Stallions at Pittsburgh Maulers
- New Jersey Generals at Tampa Bay Bandits
- New Orleans Breakers at Michigan Panthers
- Philadelphia Stars at Houston Gamblers
Week 8 (June 3-5):
- Houston Gamblers at Tampa Bay Bandits
- Michigan Panthers at Philadelphia Stars
- New Orleans Breakers at Birmingham Stallions
- Pittsburgh Maulers at New Jersey Generals
Week 9 (June 11-12):
- Houston Gamblers at Birmingham Stallions
- New Jersey Generals at Michigan Panthers
- Philadelphia Stars at Pittsburgh Maulers
- Tampa Bay Bandits at New Orleans Breakers
Week 10 (June 18-19):
- Birmingham Stallions at Tampa Bay Bandits
- Michigan Panthers at Pittsburgh Maulers
- New Orleans Breakers at Houston Gamblers
- Philadelphia Stars at New Jersey Generals
Playoffs – Saturday, June 25
- Teams TBD
- Teams TBD
Championship Game – Sunday, July 3
- Teams TBD
Read more across NBC Sports: 2022 Boston Marathon celebrates 50th anniversary of official women’s division | World’s top women marathoners set for showdown | https://sports.nbcsports.com/2022/04/18/2022-usfl-tv-schedule-dates-and-times-for-the-10-week-inaugural-football-season/ | 2022-04-18T17:31:36Z | https://sports.nbcsports.com/2022/04/18/2022-usfl-tv-schedule-dates-and-times-for-the-10-week-inaugural-football-season/ | true | 11 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 4" game were:
5-9-9-7
(five, nine, nine, seven)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 4" game were:
5-9-9-7
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Listener Stacy Gilbert wandered into a shop called Protean Books & Records, and she found a weird little room in the back. A sign read, Dr. Gloom’s Crypt of Curiosities. She pulled aside the curtain, and when she stepped inside, she was fascinated by the otherworldly oddities on display. This week, we introduce Stacy to the crypt’s proprietor, we remember Baltimore’s now-shuttered American Dime Museum, and we head up to Havre de Grace to check out a mysterious soon-to-open spot called, First Call Paranormal and Oddities Museum.
In this episode, we hear from:
Chris LaMartina of Dr. Gloom’s Crypt of Curiosities
Dick Horne of The American Dime Museum
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Neymar responds to a tackle from a former Brazilian international
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Neymar Jr has been unstoppable in recent weeks. Back in the fore after many more than disappointing months, the number 10 of Paris-Saint-Germain has regained a semblance of level but above all his clinical surgicality in his last gestures. First scorer in the Classic this Sunday (2-1), the Brazilian has also regained liveliness on his social networks. After responding to Daniel Riolo in recent days on his lifestyle, the “Ney” has subtly cropped one of his compatriots.
Neymar or a huge mess?
Fabio Aurélio, a former Liverpool defender in particular, said a few days ago that: “ Neymar should be disappointed not to have won the Ballon d’Or in his career. “. What the main interested party replied: “ I’m really disappointed… and I haven’t even put everything on yet! “After posting his many trophies with his three clubs (Santos, Barça, PSG) and Brazil.
Fabio aurelio has rattled neymar 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/jH1EpyJYAQ
— Rowan (@bobbyfirminola) April 18, 2022
to summarize
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The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new wave of social engineering campaigns delivering IcedID malware and leveraging Zimbra exploits with the goal of stealing sensitive information.
Attributing the IcedID phishing attacks to a threat cluster named UAC-0041, the agency said the infection sequence begins with an email containing a Microsoft Excel document (Мобілізаційний реєстр.xls or Mobilization Register.xls) that, when opened, prompts the users to enable macros, leading to the deployment of IcedID.
The information-stealing malware, also known as BokBot, has followed a similar trajectory to that of TrickBot, Emotet, and ZLoader, evolving from its earlier roots as a banking trojan to a full-fledged crimeware service that facilities the retrieval of next-stage implants such as ransomware.
The second set of targeted intrusions relate to a new threat group dubbed UAC-0097, with the email including a number of image attachments with a Content-Location header pointing to a remote server hosting a piece of JavaScript code that activates an exploit for a Zimbra cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2018-6882).
In the final step of the attack chain, the injected rogue JavaScript is used to forward victims' emails to an email address under the threat actor's control, indicating a cyber espionage campaign.
The incursions are a continuation of malicious cyber activities targeting Ukraine since the start of the year. Recently, CERT-UA also disclosed that it had foiled a cyberattack by Russian adversaries to sabotage the operations of an unnamed energy provider in the country. | https://thehackernews.com/2022/04/new-hacking-campaign-targeting.html | 2022-04-18T17:34:47Z | https://thehackernews.com/2022/04/new-hacking-campaign-targeting.html | false | 1 |
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Reggie Townsend among those who will advise the president on AI issues
CARY, N.C., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Department of Commerce has named Reggie Townsend, Director of the Data Ethics Practice at analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) software company SAS, to the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC). The NAIAC will advise the president and the National AI Initiative Office on a range of issues related to AI.
Created in response to the National AI Initiative Act of 2020, the NAIAC provides recommendations on the current state of US AI competitiveness, the state of science around AI and AI workforce issues. AI encompasses many technologies, including machine learning, neural networks, computer vision and natural language processing. While it has the potential to improve quality of life, it also can create or exacerbate inequities.
"AI comes with promise and peril," said Townsend. "The need for legal, technical, social and academic frameworks to capitalize on the promise of AI while mitigating the peril is not only important but urgent in these times. I'm hopeful we will succeed and consider it an honor and a privilege to do my part."
As Director of the SAS Data Ethics Practice, Townsend leads a globally coordinated effort to empower employees and customers to deploy data-driven systems that promote human well-being, agency and equity.
"At the heart of everything he does, Reggie emphasizes centering technology around people to ensure a positive impact on our society," said SAS CEO Jim Goodnight. "I know he will bring the same collaborative approach and wise counsel that makes him such a valued leader at SAS to the committee."
Upon the announcement of NAIAC board members, two North Carolina congresspeople extended their congratulations.
- "Reggie Townsend is a dedicated and conscientious artificial intelligence expert, and I am pleased by his appointment to the newly formed National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee," said Representative David Price (NC-04). "His career commitment to equity and oversight in the field of AI will be critical in establishing NAIAC's important work, and I look forward to his leadership on the national level."
- "The Research Triangle in North Carolina is a global leader in science and technology, propelled by companies and visionaries like Reggie Townsend, who is performing cutting-edge work in the field of artificial intelligence at SAS," said Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02). "Reggie has not only been a leader in technology and business development for decades, he has also championed initiatives for equity and inclusion to improve the workplace for everyone. I'm proud that he'll now be advising the Department of Commerce and bringing his expertise to the White House."
Townsend has also recently been invited to join the board of EqualAI, a nonprofit organization focused on reducing unconscious bias in the development and use of AI. In addition to leading the SAS Data Ethics Practice, Townsend serves on the leadership council of the SAS Black Initiatives Group (BIG), one of several company-sponsored inclusion groups led by employees. He is also on the SAS Diversity and Inclusion Action Board.
Townsend has more than 20 years of experience in strategic planning, program management, consulting and business development, focusing on topics such as advanced analytics, cloud computing and AI. With visibility across multiple industries and sectors where the use of AI is growing, he combines this extensive business and technology expertise with a passion for equity and human empowerment.
NAIAC members represent a broad and interdisciplinary range of AI-relevant disciplines from across academia, industry, nonprofits and civil society. Committee members will serve three-year terms and may serve two consecutive terms at the discretion of the secretary. According to US Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves, in an announcement of the NAIAC committee members:
"The diverse leaders of our inaugural National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee represent the best and brightest of their respective fields and will be instrumental in helping the department strike this balance. Their anticipated recommendations to the president and the National AI Initiative Office will serve as building blocks for US AI policy for decades to come, and I am immensely grateful for their voluntary service."
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This is the moment a woman in Kharkiv, above and below, mourned over her father after he was killed in the latest round of shelling of Ukraine’s second city.
Authorities in Kharkiv on Monday morning told residents to spend the whole day in bomb shelters, citing unrelenting shelling that has intensified as the battle for Donbas gathers momentum.
Kharkiv authorities said a man and a woman died as a result of the strike just before noon. Photographers with Associated Press said later at least three people were killed.
One of the dead was a woman who appeared to be going out to collect water in the rain. She was found lying with a water canister and an umbrella by her side.
A separate video posted on a local Telegram channel showed what it said were explosions in Novi Domy in the southwest of the city during the day.
Several parked cars were destroyed in the strike but it was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said that in the past four days 18 people had been killed and 106 injured by Russian bombardment of Kharkiv.
Nine civilians were killed and 25 injured by missile and artillery fire in the region on Sunday alone.
Ukraine’s general staff said on Monday evening that Russian forces had gone on the offensive in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions in what it described as “signs of the beginning of the offensive operation in the Eastern Operational Zone”.
Russian forces appeared to be trying to pin down Ukrainian forces at Slobozhansky near Kharkiv while unsuccessfully trying to gain ground near Izyum, it said.
Earlier Serhiy Haidai, governor of the Donetsk region, said Russian forces had taken control of the villages of Kremenaya and Lugashchnine, both northwest of the town of Severodonetsk.
“Evacuation from there is already impossible,” he wrote on Telegram early in the morning. Residents of Luhansk were warned that this was their last chance to evacuate.
Ukraine on Sunday launched a counter offensive designed to cut supply lines to Izyum, where Russian appears to be massing the troops for the northern trust of an encirclement of Donbas, the mainly Russian speaking and heavily industrialised region where war first broke out in 2014.
The Russian military said on Monday its missiles struck more than 20 military targets in eastern and central Ukraine over the past day, as it stepped up a campaign to hit weapons factories, railways and other infrastructure targets before the offensive.
Residents of Vasylkiv, a town south of Kyiv that is home to a military airbase, reported a large explosion on Monday morning.
Russian missiles also hit Lviv, killing at least seven people, according to Maksym Kozytsky, its regional governor.
“At the moment, we are able to confirm that seven people have died. We also know that 11 people are injured. A child is among them,” he said.
"Three victims are in critical condition," he added.
Mr Kozytsky confirmed there were four missile strikes with three hitting military infrastructure and one a tyre shop.
Lviv, Ukraine's most western city close to its border with Poland, has largely been spared from attacks since Russia invaded on Feb 24.
But its mayor warned the city "must be ready" for further attacks.
Andriy Sadovyi told Fox News: "We must be ready for a new Russian attack. And together we must protect our country.
"It is a very special moment in our life. We have only one country, we have only one land. I believe in our victory, never give up. Only victory."
Mykhaylo Podolyak, a presidential adviser, said: “Five powerful missile strikes at once on the civilian infrastructure of the old European city of Lviv,”
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April 18, 2022
HMM: My First Flight in an Electric Plane. A long way to go with these, but it’s a start, I guess.
HMM: My First Flight in an Electric Plane. A long way to go with these, but it’s a start, I guess.
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Novo Nordisk: Growing Obesity Epidemic Will Generate Strong Demand
Summary
- Sales of obesity therapies grew strongly first 3 quarters of 2021.
- Obesity and related diseases are increasing in both number of cases and geographic diversity.
- GLP-1 diabetes drugs lead the market with no comparable rival.
- Introduction of new obesity therapy, Wegovy, exceeded expectation.
Intro
Medical attention has been focused on the coronavirus since the first infections were discovered in December 2019. It has caused many deaths and many disruptions to lives worldwide. Chronic diseases are flying under the radar and receive much less attention from health care providers and patients, although they have been the silent killers. Diabetes, the most prevalent chronic disease, affects more than 400 million people globally and directly caused 1.5 million deaths, according to the World Health Organization’s data for 2019. Both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes require daily or weekly insulin injections to keep the blood sugar level in check. Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO), the world’s leading producer of diabetes therapies that owns nearly 50% of the insulin market, is constantly trying to find new and effective treatments and, eventually, a cure.
NVO is also an expert in obesity. Globally, more than 1.9 billion adults are overweight, and over 650 million are obese. NVO is gaining important ground in the obesity treatment market with their new drugs, originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes, which have recently been shown to be effective for weight loss in non-diabetic patients. In addition, obese patients tend to develop type 2 diabetes and other comorbidities, such as atherosclerotic cardiovascular and inflammatory liver disease, for which NOVOB DC has a few treatments in the pipeline.
Thesis
Looking forward, Novo Nordisk is in a position to capitalize as the leading provider of insulin and a robust pipeline for obesity and its comorbidities. Below is the detailed analysis.
#1 Strong progress in Obesity
Obesity is the epidemic of the modern world. Once considered a high-income country problem, overweight and obesity are now rising in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings. The World Health Organization (W.H.O) estimated that the number of obese adults and children has nearly tripled since 1975. More than 39% of adults over 18 years old were overweight, and 13% of them were categorized as obese. This will likely continue at least into the near future, with younger people being serious victims of the disease. 39 million children under 5 are overweight and obese, as are 340 million people between 5 and 19.
Obesity treatments are the key to Novo’s long-term growth. The company should receive approval for European marketing of the highly anticipated obesity drug Wegovy in early 2022. Results for Wegovy are extremely significant and promising.
Wegovy was approved by the FDA in 2Q 2021 and is expected to continue growing as it is still new to the market. It has already dramatically overshadowed Saxenda, NVO's previous weight loss drug.
A Firm leader in Diabetic therapies
The number of people with diabetes quadrupled between 1980 and 2014, from 108 million to 422 million worldwide. New patients are now emerging from low and middle-income countries more rapidly than from high-income ones. Diabetes was the eighth leading cause of death in 2020.
Of the total diabetic population, greater than 90% suffer from type 2 diabetes, primarily caused by excess body weight and physical inactivity. Type two diabetes was formerly known as an adult disease but is increasingly found in children.
NVO is a leader in the diabetic treatment market with several medications, here is a chart of their market share as of Q3 2021.
More promising news is seen if you look at their market share in fast-growing markets.
Special attention should be paid to Ozempic, which in both cases gained ~5% market share YoY.
Ozempic
Insulin icodec (a long-lasting form of insulin administered as an injection once a week) is central to Novo’s 2022 clinical news flow. Ozempic is a once-weekly noninsulin medication that mimics the action of a hormone called glucagon-like peptide 1, activating the GLP-1 receptor and prompting your body to generate insulin.
Ozempic only works in people with type two diabetes, as those with type one lack the ability to produce their own insulin altogether. It has been shown to help the body naturally regulate blood glucose levels.
Ozempic carries an upside potential and helps the drug maker reassert its dominance amid the challenge from Eli Lilly’s Trulicity, the primary competitor to semaglutide. The results appear promising as Ozempic performed better in phase 3b at improving blood sugar and promoting weight loss.
Since Ozempic was just recently granted the approval for the 2mg dose, there is no thoroughly convincing evidence it will do better than what is already on the market. Early results are a good place to look though, and investors should keep an eye on relevant news.
Tresiba
Unlike Ozempic, Tresiba is a form of insulin rather than a GLP-1 agonist.
Novo’s Tresiba has the best profile in the basal (long-lasting) insulin class, showing benefits in head-to-head trials versus Sanofi’s Lantus and Toujeo. Tresiba showed both a larger decrease in blood sugar levels as well as a decreased risk of hypoglycemia. Tresiba attained FDA approval in 2015 but was more recently launched in China in 2018. Thanks to its strong label as well as high and immediate demand, it has secured a place on the national drug reimbursement list, which could result in higher sales for the region.
While not new like Ozempic, the relative strength over its competitors displayed here provides a moat.
#3 Robust Pipeline for diabetes comorbidities
Recent studies of more than 1.3 million people show that 98% of adults with diabetes type 2 have at least one comorbid chronic disease, and almost 90% have at least two. Researchers found the most common comorbid conditions were hypertension (82.1%), overweight or obesity (78.2%), hyperlipidemia (77.2%), chronic kidney disease (24.1%), and cardiovascular disease (21.6%). The trend does not appear to be slowing down either, with the market value exploding across the board.
Another important thing to note when reading this chart is that the NVO value is not in dollars but in market share, so, particularly in obesity, NVO is getting a larger piece of a growing pie.
That just encompasses drugs already on the market, let's look at their pipeline.
Many of their drugs are in late-stage clinical trials and have shown promising results in the earlier stages.
Those considering a position should closely watch for important approval dates, especially those in "other serious chronic disorders," as the application of semaglutide could be further than the market has currently priced in.
Conclusion
Novo’s expertise in diabetes treatment provides a large amount of cash flow and aids the expansion into the treatment of obesity and other related conditions. The company is likely to continue to expand its market share in diabetes with Ozempic, and the other potential applications for semaglutide are worth getting excited about. Sales continue to grow while the future looks more and more exciting, and for that reason, NVO is worth buying.
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Ravi Dahiya, Bajrang Punia, Anshu Malik to spearhead Indian challenge at Sr Asian Wrestling Championship
New Delhi, April 18, 2022
Olympic medallists Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia, along with Anshu Malik, will spearhead a 30-member strong Indian challenge at the Senior Asian Championship beginning in Mongolia on Tuesday.
Sports Authority of India (SAI) has sanctioned Rs 1.28 crore for the participation of the team for this continental competition.
Tokyo Olympian Malik said she is looking forward to the tournament. "I have been a part of various international camps and I'm happy to get all these world-class facilities at the SAI national centre of excellence in Lucknow."
"I thank the Wrestling Federation of India, too, for setting up the camp here ahead of the Sr Asian Championship and the CWG and Asian Games this year,” she said.
"My teammates and I are looking forward to the best of performance from the upcoming tournaments," she added.
While the women's team has been a part of the SAI Lucknow training centre, the male wrestlers have been part of the SAI regional centre, Sonepat ahead of the tournament.
A total of 20 wrestlers from the men's team across the Freestyle and Greco-Roman categories and 10 from the women's team will participate at the event, which is an exposure competition ahead of the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games.
Men's team:
Freestyle – Ravi Dahiya, Mangal Kadiyan, Bajrang Punia, Naveen, Yash, Gourav Baliyan, Deepak Punia, Viky, Satyawart Kadiyan, Anirudh Kumar;
Greco-Roman – Arjun Halakurki, Gyanender, Neeraj, Sachin Sehrawat, Vikas, Sajan, Harpreet Singh, Sunil Kumar, Ravi, Prem.
Women's team:
Manisha, Swati Shinde, Sushma Shokeen, Anshu Malik, Sarita Mor, Manisha, Radhika, Sonika Hooda, Nikki, Sudesh.
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(CTN News) – The United States has estimated that Russia has added 11 battalions of tactical groups (BTGs) to its forces in the east and south of Ukraine since late last week, according to a senior US defense official, bringing the Russian total to 76 battalions of tactical groups.
During a press conference, an official stated that the Russians have extended their capability inside Ukraine, adding that all their ground forces are concentrating in the east and the south of Ukraine at the moment. However, the US is unable to pinpoint exactly how the new BTGs are distributed.
At the same time, the United States has sent four flights of security assistance for Ukraine from the newest round of assistance authorized by US President Joe Biden and worth $800 million into the region, the official explained.
It is expected that another flight will arrive “in the next 24 hours,” the official said, but no details about what equipment would be on the flights were provided.
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General Alexander Dvornikov, who commands Russ’s southern military district and has “a lot of experience” from “Russian operations in Syria,” has been appointed by Russia to oversee the war in Ukraine, a Western official told the BBC.
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Citygarden lands on Travel Awaits’ list of special sculpture gardens in midwest
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis’ Citygarden Sculpture Park landed on Travel Awaits’ list of Special Sculpture Garden Experiences in the Midwest.
The Citygarden spans two blocks of Downtown St. Louis. Visitors follow the paved paths past 24 sculptures, six rain gardens, a children’s spray plaza, and a 180-foot pool with a six-foot waterfall. The park first opened in 2009.
Citygarden is one of seven parks on the list. Below is the full list.
- Porter Sculpture Park – Montrose, South Dakota
- Minneapolis Sculpture Garden – Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Art Garden at Wichita Art Museum – Wichita, Kansas
- Enchanted Highway – Regent, North Dakota
- Pappajohn Sculpture Garden – Des Moines, Iowa
- Honoring-The-Clans Sculpture Garden and Cultural Plaza – Winnebago, Nebraska
- Citygarden – St. Louis, Missouri
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Wefald remembered as leader who made Kansas State ‘relevant’
By JOHN HANNA
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Jon Wefald is being remembered as “a human dynamo,” a Kansas State University president for more than two decades who increased its enrollment, improved academic programs and boosted research funding — while finally finding a coach who could win football games.
Wefald, also a former Minnesota State university system chancellor and Minnesota state agriculture commissioner, died Saturday at age 84, Kansas State said. Wefald suffered a heart attack at his home on Bay Lake in Minnesota, about 120 miles (193 kilometers) north of Minneapolis, The Manhattan, Kansas, Mercury reported.
Wefald was president of Kansas State University from 1986 until the end of the 2008-09 school year. The university said that during Wefald’s tenure, enrollment grew to 23,000 students from 16,000, the campus added 2.2 million square feet of new building space and annual research funding increased to $134 million from $18 million.
“He was just a human dynamo,” said former U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, a Kansas State graduate and friend of Wefald’s who worked with him to secure a national biosecurity lab on the university’s main campus in Manhattan in northeast Kansas. “Jon just came down and turned everything around in an amazing, short period of time — athletically and academically.”
During Wefald’s tenure, the university built and opened its Biosecurity Research Institute and, just months before he retired in 2009, landed the federal government’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.
“President Wefald moved our school from very good to great, but most importantly, he made us relevant,” said Pat Bosco, a former Kansas State vice president for student life.
Wefald’s best known decision might have been hiring Bill Snyder to coach a football team known for its losing seasons. Under Snyder, the Wildcats had a winning program and a team that regularly made postseason bowl games.
“Jon was a major part of the reason we came to Manhattan,” Snyder said in a statement. “He was always so very determined to assist our program and all other programs — athletic and academic — to become the very best they could be.”
Wefald served as Minnesota’s appointed agriculture commissioner in the 1970s, then as head of the Minnesota State system in 1982-86. Roberts recalled that when Wefald took over as Kansas State president, enrollment had been dropping and, athletically, it was “in danger of going to the Missouri Valley Conference.”
“He shook us by the back of the collar and said, ‘What kind university do you want?’” Roberts said.
Roberts said during an interview that Wefald make a point of recruiting not only athletes to Kansas State but the top students at high schools throughout western Kansas. He remembered that on one tour of the Kansas State campus in Manhattan in northeast Kansas, Wefald stopped to pick up bits of trash.
“I said, ‘Don’t you have people to do that?’ And he said, ‘They damn well better do a job — a better job — tomorrow,’” Roberts recalled.
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JKSSB Fresh Recruitment for over 4000 new Vacancies, Advertisement No 3 & 4 of 2022
JKSSB Fresh Recruitment for over 4000 new Vacancies, Advertisement No 3 & 4 of 2022
JKSSB has received over 4000 vacancies in various government departments of Jammu and Kashmir in District, Division, and UT Cadre. JKGAD has referred various posts for recruitment to the JKSSB department, JKSSB is a Recruiting body in Jammu and Kashmir for the Non-Gazetted Posts, in addition to this JKGAD has referred 2000+ fresh vacancies to the JKPSC body for recruitment.
The said posts will be advertised and filled on priority basis by the JKSSB department under Fast Trach Recruitment Process via Advertisement No 3, 4, & 5 of 2022, The posts will be advertised in the coming days. Furthermore, JK Administration has made many more fresh changes in the Job policies, District cadre posts will be reserved for the home domicile district candidates only, while as other changes will be shared accordingly with the Advertisement Notifications.
JK Department wise Break down of Posts – PHASE 1
- Department of Finance
- Total Post Number = 122
- Department of General Management
Total Post Number = 44 - Department of Forestry, Environment and Environment
Total Post Number = 92 - Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
Total Post Number = 1395 - Department of Production and Farmer Welfare
Total Post Number = 38 - Department of Horticulture, Gardens and Parks
Total Post Number = 08 - Department of Cooperation
Total Post Number = 29 - Department of Animal Husbandry and Sheep
Total Post Number = 137 - Department of Culture
Total Post Number = 20 - Department of Mines
Total Post Number = 16 - Department of Higher Education
Total Post Number = 73 - Department of Information
Total Post Number = 02 - Department of Tourism
Total Post Number = 23 - ARI Department & Training
Total Post Number = 03 - Department Jal shakti Department
Total Post Number = 24 - Department of Health and Medical Education
Total Post Number = 812 - Department of Public Aviation
Total Post Number = 08 - Department of Public Works (R&B).
Total Post Number = 1045 - Department of Industry & Department of Trade
Total Post Number = 42
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The Modern Corset Tops That Are Fun, Fashionable and Actually Wearable
If there’s one item of clothing that proves fashion is cyclical, it must be the corset, which dates all the way back to the Victorian era. The modern corset had a real moment in the skin-baring days of the ’90s and early aughts, and it’s returned to the mainstream over the past few years, in no small part due to the massive popularities of shows like Netflix’s Bridgerton, because #Regencycore style is a whole vibe.
While the original corsets were (quite literally) bone-crushing garments intended to create an otherwise impossible silhouette (and also often caused actual fainting due to their restrictive structure), today’s corsets celebrate the female form. Instead of a hidden undergarment, the modern corset is a statement piece that’s meant to be shown off, as a fun, fashionable and feminine top.
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Corset-inspired, bustier-esque tops are flattering and unapologetically sexy, and can be worn in so many different ways. While a classic boned bodice is always chic, there are also more subdued and subtle options, including long-sleeved sweater silhouettes, flirty floral lace-up tops and structured knit tanks, all in the corset and bustier-inspired vein. Below, see the best corset tops to shop now, to add a little Regency flair to your spring and summer ensembles.
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Pedicures are at the top of my list of self-care indulgences. I love the way my tootsies look and feel after a good soak, massage and polish session. What I don’t love is the scrubbing required to get rid of dry, cracked skin.
Now don’t get me wrong: The results are worth it. However, I suffer from extremely ticklish feet. It’s so bad that I can barely stay in my seat while the nail technician sloughs off that unsightly skin. When I first saw videos of foot peel masks on social media, I knew I needed to try one. Especially since sandal season was right around the corner and my poor heels were sorely neglected.
I won’t lie. I was excited and a little nervous about trying Dermora Foot Peel Mask. In some of the videos I saw, people using similar masks showed an entire layer of skin shedding off their feet in one sheet. While this fascinated me, it also intimidated me a bit. But I decided to try the product despite my hesitation, and I am so glad that I did.
Dermora Foot Peel Mask is available on Amazon for just under $30. You can choose to buy 2-4 sets in a package, making the cost less than $7 a treatment. It comes in several different scents, including original, vanilla and jasmine. In addition, the brand advises using the peels no more than once a month, so one box can easily get through an entire season or longer.
The directions are straightforward and the masks are easy to use. My tip for simplifying the process is to do all the preparation before you begin and make sure you have enough time. First, make sure your feet are clean and dry. You might want to place a towel on the floor, especially if you put the masks on in your living room or bedroom. Next, open the package and remove the contents. Then, you will need to cut open the masks, which are essentially plastic “booties” with the mask ingredients on the inside. You will also need to open the package of stickers that will hold the masks in place on your feet.
Get comfy once you slip your feet into the masks and attach the stickers. You have to leave them on for one hour for the mask to work. It’s a great time to read a book or catch up on a show.
When the time is up, you just wash your feet, dry them off and go on about your life.
At first, I worried that they didn’t work. However, about a week in, my feet began to peel. For me, it wasn’t especially dramatic. I had some noticeable peeling, especially at first, but as time passed, I mostly noticed flakes of skin in my socks at the end of the day.
Dermora suggests soaking your feet for about 10 minutes a day if you want to hasten the process.
I am thrilled by the smooth, soft condition of my feet. My heels, which were cracked and dry, now look like I just had a pedicure. The sides of my big toes are soft and smooth as well. And it wasn’t painful or uncomfortable at any point. I plan to add a foot peel mask session to my calendar once a month along with my regular pedis so I can bypass the tickle torture.
The masks have an average 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon with nearly 37,000 reviews. Amazon reviewers love the results and ease of use.
“These are great! I went from coarse, sandpaper heels to brand new soft sensitive skin. I am amazed,” one reviewer wrote.
“The skin on my feet hasn’t been this sandal-ready since I was a teenager,” wrote another.
Have you ever tried a foot peel mask?
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A 17-7 loss to Ireland Sunday was a frustrating end for Canada at the HSBC Canada Sevens tournament but a team that had struggled recently found some confidence and managed to move up the overall series standings.
“There’s a lot of good stuff here,” said head coach Henry Paul. “We gave the crowd something to get behind, a lot of good tries, lots of good defence. We’re really working hard as a team.
“This is a springboard.”
The men won two of the three games they played Sunday and three overall counting Saturday’s victory over Spain. Canada came into Vancouver with just one win in 11 games in the last two tournaments they played.
The seven points Canada picked for finishing 10th also moved the team past both Scotland and Wales in the overall points standings for the World Rugby Seven Series. Canada is tied for 11th with New Zealand with 31 points.
Canada needs to collect as many points as possible in the final three tournaments of the year to finish among the top 14 countries and avoid being relocated off the tour. The team’s best finish this year was a seventh in Malaga, Spain.
“It’s a dogfight down there right now,” said forward Jake Thiel, one of Canada’s best players over the weekend. “We don’t want to be stuck in that bottom four.
“We know what the standings are, we’re not going to leave it to fate. We’re going to take it in our own hands. All these games matter to us.”
Argentina defeated Fiji 20-10 in the gold medal game to win its first tournament of the season.
Australia beat Samoa 21-19 in for the bronze medal.
South Africa leads the series standings with 111 points, followed by Argentina with 105 and Australia at 100.
Canada made a pair of costly mistakes against Ireland and trailed 12-0 early. Anton Ngongo scored Canada’s lone try.
Speedster Brock Webster said the team continues to learn from its mistakes.
“There’s tons of confidence,” said Webster. “We’re a young group so that confidence is only going to grow with our play.
“Yesterday, when we lost those first two games, it was frustrating, but we were able to build and come back. That’s huge. It’s when you take losses and don’t learn from it that it’s not OK. As long as we carry that over the rest of the season, I think we’ll find some great success.”
A total of 33,444 fans crowded into BC Place Stadium over the two days of the tournament.
An Easter Bunny with floppy ears was among the colourful and imaginative costumes in the crowd Sunday. There also was a pony with a blue mane, workers in hard hats and vests, three characters from the Handmaid’s Tale and several people wearing loud sport jackets decorated with Maple Leafs. A bunch of bananas sat near a pair of chickens. A herd of cattle rubbed shoulders with a flock of penguins.
Canada won one of three games Saturday, losing 26-10 to Australia and 19-14 to South Africa before beating Spain 26-10.
In Sunday’s first game a crunching goal line tackle by Alex Russell early in the first half swung the momentum as Canada scored 29 straight points for a 29-5 win over Japan. Later, Canada overcame an early deficit to defeat Scotland 26-22.
Russell’s bruising hit knocked a Japanese ball carrier out of bounds inches before he scored the game’s first points.
“It was a hell of a tackle,” said playmaker Cooper Coats, who kicked two converts in the victory. “We needed that early. We pride ourselves on our defence. We want to be that stubborn team on defence, not letting anyone through. That was just one of the examples of one of the guys putting their body on the line.”
Besides his defence, Russell scored two tries in the win. Captain Phil Berna, Thiel and Anton Ngongo also scored for Canada.
In the emotional win over Scotland, Webster scored a pair of tries and Coats kicked three converts before a loud, flag-waving crowd of 15,797. Thiel and Russell also scored tries.
“It was a special one,” said Thiel, who celebrated his try by urging the crowd to make more noise. “I think a little bit of emotion just shows how much we want this and how much we want to prove people wrong.
“This week the results have not gone our way in a couple of these games but we’re hanging in with the best teams, we’re taking these games to the wire.”
The Canadian side competing at the tournament is a young, rebuilding squad after 10 veterans retired from the sevens team that finished eighth at the Tokyo Olympics.
“As a group, I think we’re slowly gelling together,” said Russell. “We’re starting to look a bit better. We know everyone on the field can do some damage on both sides of the ball.”
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LAS VEGAS — The NFL Draft is suddenly now just 10 days away in what is expected to be a highly unpredictable NFL Draft.
On the latest Locked On NFL Draft podcast, co-host Ryan Tracy puts out his latest mock as he and co-host Eric Crocker give their analysis on what they think might happen in this year's draft.
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Check out the results of this week’s mock draft below, and tune into the Locked On NFL Draft podcast’s “Mock Draft Monday” episode for their full explanation and analysis.
Locked On NFL Draft Mock Draft - April 18 - Ryan Tracy's picks
1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE, Michigan
2. Detroit Lions: Travon Walker, EDGE, Georgia
3. Houston Texans: Ahmad Gardner, Cornerback, Cincinnati
4. New York Jets: Ikem Ekwonu, OT, NC State
5. New York Giants: Evan Neal, OT, Alabama
Picks 6-10
6. Carolina Panthers: Malik Willis, QB, Liberty
7. New York Giants: Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon
8. Atlanta Falcons: Drake London, WR, USC
9. Seattle Seahawks: Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State
10. New York Jets: Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State
Picks 11-15
11. Washington Commanders: Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame
12. Minnesota Vikings: Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU
13. Houston Texans: Jermaine Johnson, EDGE, Florida State
14. Baltimore Ravens: Trevor Penning, OT, Northern Iowa
15. Philadelphia Eagles: Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington
Picks 16-20
16. New Orleans Saints: Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama
17. Los Angeles Chargers: Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia
18. Philadelphia Eagles: Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State
19. New Orleans Saints: Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh
Picks 21-25
21. New England Patriots: Zion Johnson, IOL, Boston College
22. Green Bay Packers: George Karlaftis, EDGE, Minnesota
23. Arizona Cardinals: Devonte Wyatt, DT, Georgia
24. Dallas Cowboys: Lewis Cine, S, Georgia
25. Buffalo Bills: Andrew Booth Jr, CB, Clemson
Picks 26-32
26. Tennessee Titans: Kenyon Green, IOL, Texas A&M
27. Tampa Bay Bucs: Daxton Hill, S, Michigan
28. Green Bay Packers: Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota St.
29. Kansas City Chiefs: Boye Mafe, EDGE, Minnesota
30. Kansas City Chiefs: Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida
31. Cincinnati Bengals: Tyler Linderbaum, IOL, Iowa
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — One of two people killed in a hit-and-run crash involving a motorcycle in Wichita over the weekend has been identified by his family.
Levi Ward, 20, died from injuries sustained in the early Saturday morning crash, according to his stepmother, Lana Ward, television station KAKE reported.
The crash happened when a sport utility vehicle collided with a motorcycle carrying two people around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, police said. One man thrown from the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. The other man was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Ward was one of the men killed; the other victim’s name had not been released by midday Monday.
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Next month, Halo Infinite is getting a welcome infusion of new content for its second season. But for all the forthcoming multiplayer maps, modes, and cosmetics, developer 343 Industries is taking something out of the campaign: the scorpion gun.
The inclusion of the scorpion gun, also referred to as the “tank gun,” made for something of a key exploit in Halo Infinite’s campaign, which came out last December for Xbox and PC and is the first in the series to feature something of an open-world structure. Basically, early on, you can pick up a portable version of the scorpion tank’s devastating gun, and just wreak havoc on the Banished. Gameplay designers from 343 recently told IGN that its insertion into the game was unintentional, a vestige from prototyping.
For now, if you want to use the scorpion gun, you still can—after you make your way into the “open” part of Halo Infinite’s open world. There’s an anti-aircraft cannon overlooking an enemy base; interacting with it gives you the scorpion gun. You won’t see a prompt to pick it up, as you would a standard weapon, but the thing is there. It takes up one of your weapon slots. It has unlimited ammo. It kills most enemies in one hit. It has more splash damage than most weapons in the game. You can probably imagine how helpful such a weapon is both for speedrunners and for folks looking to complete “LASO” runs (a sprint through the campaign on the highest difficulty with all skulls, or gameplay modifiers, turned on).
“Heads up for speedrunners and achievement hunters—the tank gun glitch in campaign will be fixed in Season 2,” Halo senior community manager John Junyszek wrote on Twitter last week. “Feel free to do what you like with this piece of information.”
For the most part, the Halo community has done with that piece of information what it does with most pieces of information: scream into the void.
“It’s so fun to play with,” one player lamented in one of the buzziest posts on Halo’s subreddit from the past week. In response to Junyszek’s original remarks, players roundly criticized the move, calling it “tone deaf,” a “bad decision,” and a “wrong call.”
Some also pointed out that Halo Infinite has no shortage of “actual” glitches that negatively affect the game, so they see it as a bit of a slap in the face for development resources to be dedicated toward something that, for all intents and purposes, isn’t hurting other players. Most fans just want to use it to blow up NPCs. It’s not like players are using it online to rack up dozens of easy kills. (That’s what the mangler’s for.) And if 343 really wants to nullify it as an easy route for earning trophies, players have suggested it could just introduce a rule whereby picking up the scorpion gun means you can’t earn any achievements.
All told, the decision to remove the campaign’s unintended money gun has resulted in a contingent of players asking burning questions like “...why?” and “why tho?”
When reached for comment, representatives for 343 Industries did not immediately have anything to add.
Prominent members of Halo Infinite’s speedrunning and glitch-hunting communities have weighed in. Generalkidd, the popular Halo YouTuber, urged 343 Industries to reverse its decision. My favorite idea comes Remy “Mint Blitz,” a Halo player known for breaking Infinite in all sorts of fun ways—like launching himself across the map with the grappling hook—who suggested that 343 keep the scorpion gun but move it elsewhere on the game’s open-world map, thereby forcing the community to try to find it all over again.
It’s also not like Halo Infinite’s scorpion gun isn’t backed by historical precedent. For 2004’s Halo 2, you could find a “scarab gun” in the rafters of an early-game level. Though it looked like a standard-issue plasma rifle, it fired the cannon from the Covenant’s city-busting scarab fortress tanks—a steady stream of lime-green energy that pretty much demolished everything it hit. In terms of payload, it was like wielding an automatic rifle that unleashed a ceaseless stream of miniature nukes and never ran out of ammo. Fun stuff!
When the Halo 2 remaster came out a decade later, the scarab gun wasn’t patched out.
So I find myself largely in lockstep with the “why tho?” camp. Sure, the modern era of Halo may be neater and tidier with all of these edges sanded down. But it’s a hell of a lot less interesting. | https://kotaku.com/halo-infinite-season-2-scorpion-tank-gun-campaign-speed-1848807058 | 2022-04-18T18:03:45Z | https://kotaku.com/halo-infinite-season-2-scorpion-tank-gun-campaign-speed-1848807058 | false | 2 |
Why a proposed Worcester County athletic complex is sparking debate
The Worcester County Commissioners will host a public hearing Tuesday , April 19, to discuss a proposal to purchase 95.521 acres of property.
The parcel of land, located in the Berlin area, would be purchased using a portion of the proceeds from general obligation bond funds and used to construct a top-tier athletic complex.
Plans for the indoor-outdoor athletic complex include multipurpose fields with restrooms, parking and concession stands. The site is intended to satisfy both recreation and travel sports. Additional park amenitieswould include walking trails, ponds and a playground.
The proposed athletic complex has drawn mixed reaction from public officials.
Ocean City Mayor Richard Meehan thinks the sports complex is a necessary addition to Worcester county.
"Those who are against it always show up, and those who are for it always assume someone else will be there — and you can’t assume,” Meehan said while encouraging those in support of the project to attend the hearing.
“This is something we’ve talked about and identified in our strategic planning as something that is a priority for the town of Ocean City,” he continued.
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An Ocean City news release stated the project would put Worcester County “on the map” for youth and adult competitions, providing growing economic development opportunities.
"It is time for travel tournaments to take place in Worcester County instead of our local families having to travel over 150 miles away," Meehan stated in the press release.
Additionally, the Maryland Stadium Authority is in full support of the project.
Others are concerned with potential issues from the introduction of an athletic complex.
Chip Bertino, Worcester County commissioner for Ocean Pines, wrote in a column that the project should be a private sector endeavor.
"I don’t believe taxpayer money should fund the project because doing so mitigates any revenue growth the county treasury will realize," he wrote.
Bertino further questioned the road congestion.
“How can our roads accommodate thousands of additional sports complex visitors when they can’t handle current traffic volumes?” asked Bertino.
The project is forecasted to attract thousands of visitors to Ocean City and West Ocean City, which will result in an increased traffic volume. Possible traffic congestions on Routes 589, 90 and 50 has become a sticking point.
Tuesday's public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. at the Stephen Decatur High School auditorium.
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Afya Limited, or Afya (Nasdaq: AFYA), today announced that it will report first-quarter 2022 financial results for the period ended March 31, 2022, following the close of the market on Monday, May 23rd, 2022 and will host a corresponding conference call and webcast at 05:00 pm EDT.
A live and archived webcast of the call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https%3A%2F%2Fir.afya.com.br%2F.
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Afya is a leading medical education group in Brazil based on the number of medical school seats, delivering an end-to-end physician-centric ecosystem that serves and empowers students and physicians to transform their ambitions into rewarding lifelong experiences from the moment they join us as medical students through their medical residency preparation, graduation program, continuing medical education activities and offering digital products to help doctors enhance their healthcare services through their whole career.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials even in the coronavirus pandemic.
The decision Monday by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, also said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention improperly failed to justify its decision and did not follow proper rulemaking.
In her 59-page ruling, Mizelle said the only remedy was to vacate the rule entirely because it would be impossible to end it for the limited group of people who objected to it in the lawsuit.
“Because our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully even in pursuit of desirable ends, the court declares unlawful and vacates the mask mandate,” she wrote.
The CDC recently extended the mask mandate, which was set to expire Monday, until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant of the coronavirus that is now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S.
The mask requirement for travelers was the target of months of lobbying from the airlines, which sought to kill it. The carriers argued that effective air filters on modern planes make transmission of the virus during a flight highly unlikely. Republicans in Congress also fought to kill the mandate.
Critics have seized on the fact that states have rolled back rules requiring masks in restaurants, stores and other indoor settings, and yet COVID-19 cases have fallen sharply since the omicron variant peaked in mid-January.
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Jennifer Lopez is springtime chic in white floral dress for Easter Sunday... while taking a break from house hunting with fiancé Ben Affleck
Jennifer Lopez looked springtime chic as she enjoyed Easter Sunday.
The 52-year-old mogul shared some fashionable selfies on Instagram late Sunday evening.
She looked absolutely gorgeous for the religious holiday in a white midi dress featuring a multicolored floral detailing at the end of the long sleeves and rising along the hemline.
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Flower power: Jennifer Lopez looked absolutely gorgeous for the religious holiday in a white midi dress featuring a multicolored floral detailing at the end of the long sleeves and rising along the hemline in selfies shared on Instagram Sunday
Jennifer teamed the look with a pair of white platform stilettos as she accessorized with a green leather designer bag.
She also shared another selfie where she proudly showed off her diamond earrings along with her massive new engagement ring.
Her brunette tresses were pulled back as she showcased her natural looks with complementary make-up topped off with pink blush and nude lip.
'Easter Sunday Situation': The 52-year-old mogul also shared another selfie where she proudly showed off her diamond earrings along with her massive new engagement ring
She captioned the image to her 203million followers: 'Easter Sunday Situation.'
It was a busy day for the A-lister as earlier in the day she was seen visiting a construction site with her fiancé Ben Affleck in Los Angeles as they have been in the process of house hunting in recent weeks.
The singer-songwriter wore a long gray sweater over a cream-colored shirt and a pair of dark jeans.
She carried a coffee with her for a much-needed energy boost, sunglasses with clear frames and her hair was tied back into a tight bun.
Morning outing: It was a busy day for the A-lister as earlier in the day she was seen visiting a construction site with her fiancé Ben Affleck in Los Angeles as they have been in the process of house hunting in recent weeks
As they made their way to the car, the Armageddon actor held open the door for the Love Don't Cost a Thing singer.
Affleck, 49, wore a dark blue, button-down shirt, khaki pants and black dress shoes.
He protected his eyes from the harsh California rays with a pair of sunglasses, and his thick brown beard stood out prominently from his face.
Lopez and her beau have visited quite a few properties in recent days, including a $43 million home in Bel Air where Kylie Jenner also owns property.
Kylie - who has quite the real estate portfolio - bought a 19,000-square-foot home in the neighborhood for a whopping $36.5million in April 2020.
While the real estate search might not be going the way the couple want, the romantic part of their relationship almost certainly is.
Earlier this month the pair announced that they were engaged for the second time though both seem optimistic that this engagement will end in marriage rather than a breakup.
Real estate mogul: Kylie - who has quite the real estate portfolio - bought a 19,000-square-foot home in the neighborhood for a whopping $36.5million in April 2020 (pictured 2015)
In a newsletter shared to her website, the Marry Me singer wrote, 'Did you ever imagine your biggest dream could come true? Saturday night while at my favorite place on earth (in the bubble bath), my beautiful love got on one knee and proposed.'
'I was taken totally off guard and just looked in his eyes smiling and crying at the same time trying hard to get my head around the fact that after 20 years this was happening all over again, I was quite literally speechless and he said, "Is that a yes?" I said "YES of course that's a YES."'
Ben and Jen first started dating in early 2002 after meeting on set of Gigli. They became engaged that same year, with Ben proposing to her with a 6.1 carat radiant cut pink diamond ring from Harry Winston.
They were set to get married in September 2003, but postponed their wedding and eventually broke up in January 2004.
The couple's rekindled relationship came as a shock to fans; they reunited in May 2021 - 18 years after their failed engagement.
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Mt. Pleasant and the owner of a popular, long-standing restaurant have struck a deal that will allow the restaurant’s drive-thru to continue operating.
Under terms of the deal, Taco Boy will continue to operate its drive-thru as long as traffic doesn’t back up into public rights of way, said Michael Homier, city attorney for Mt. Pleasant.
It will continue to operate as if it was grandfathered into existence under the city’s old zoning ordinance, Robert Baltierrez, owner of Taco Boy, said Monday in an email. He said he has yet to see the official paperwork. If Taco Boy closes or Baltierrez sells the building, that grandfathered status would end, he added.
The agreement brings to close months of dispute over the popular restaurant’s drive-thru service, which started in 2020 due to seating limitations imposed to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Baltierrez opened the drive-thru in what was previously a drive-thru used by Mission Pharmacy and Tony’s when those businesses occupied the building at 804 S. Mission St. He previously said that while he hadn’t used the window previously, he needed to as a way to keep the business open.
While the window rarely has more than three or four cars at it, it accounted for approximately 25 percent of his 2021 revenue. Without it, he’d be forced to shut it down.
Baltierrez said that the city approached him last summer and told him he needed to shut it down because it violated the zoning ordinance’s rules about vehicle stacking.
The city’s zoning ordinance, adopted in 2017, requires that all restaurant drive-thrus maintain at least 200 feet of space to prevent traffic from backing up onto public roads. While that’s been a problem for certain fast-food restaurants, it hasn’t been for Taco Boy.
City officials told Baltierrez that he could request a variance from the zoning board of appeals, which he did last December. Only four of the six board members attended the hearing.
After hearing Baltierrez’s request, two ZBA members voted against Baltierrez’s request for a variance on the traffic rules. A successful appeal required yes votes from at least three members, dooming his request.
Baltierrez appealed the ZBA’s decision to circuit court. State law forbids the city commission from overriding a ZBA decision, and the ZBA’s bylaws prevent it from hearing the same request within a year’s time.
The deal approved by the city commission settles the lawsuit, Homier has said previously. Because the city commission is empowered to settle lawsuits, the matter doesn’t need to go back through any zoning authority. | https://www.themorningsun.com/2022/04/18/deal-allows-taco-boy-drive-thru-operation-to-continue/ | 2022-04-18T18:13:52Z | https://www.themorningsun.com/2022/04/18/deal-allows-taco-boy-drive-thru-operation-to-continue/ | false | 2 |
BOSTON (AP) — A chemical company agreed Monday to providing drinking water to about 1,000 properties in New Hampshire that showed elevated levels of toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions.
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics announced the agreement for properties in the towns of Bedford, Hudson, Litchfield, Londonderry, and Merrimack. It also provides a framework should additional properties be impacted.
“Ensuring safe drinking water is something we take very seriously," Attorney General John Formella said in a statement. "This agreement is an important step forward in a continuing, multi-faceted effort to ensure impacted New Hampshire residents have access to clean drinking water.”
A spokesperson for Saint-Gobain didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
The company, which bought the Merrimack plant from ChemFAB in 2000, initially believed it wasn’t emitting anything harmful. But the state said that changed in 2004 after the company installed more sophisticated technology and realized it was emitting the chemical. After the company alerted the state, DES determined Saint-Gobain was exceeding state air limits for the chemical, and the company agreed to significantly reduce emissions.
The state didn’t move to do any groundwater testing until 2016 because there was no indication at the time that the emissions posed a threat to groundwater. That came to light after wells near Saint-Gobain facilities in Hoosick Falls, New York, were found to be contaminated with PFOA. Wells Bennington and North Bennington, Vermont, also have since been found contaminated with PFOA around the company’s now-closed plant.
In 2019, the state lowered the standard for PFOA from 70 parts per trillion to 12 parts per trillion and launched an extensive well sampling program. It identified the 1,000 properties and determined the contamination was caused by emissions from a Saint-Gobain plant in Merrimack.
More than 350 impacted properties will received either a waterline connection or a treatment system. Saint-Gobain must propose an alternate water solution for the more than 600 remaining properties that have been offered bottled water.
Democratic Rep. Rosemarie Rung, who lives in Merrimack said she was pleased that the settlement was “bringing resolution for families who have suffered from contaminated water.”
But Rung expressed concerns that “there remains hundreds of families who are still on bottled water and many others without recourse” since they live beyond the area impacted by the consent decree but whose water was contaminated by Saint-Gobain. | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Saint-Gobain-to-provide-drinking-water-to-1-000-17088432.php | 2022-04-18T18:14:27Z | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Saint-Gobain-to-provide-drinking-water-to-1-000-17088432.php | true | 11 |
Carjacker beats up 72-year-old, takes car, only to die in crash, police say
SAN ANTONIO (KABB/WOAI) - A San Antonio great-grandmother is recovering after a brutal carjacking this week.
She’s lucky not to have been more seriously injured, but her assailant later crashed her car and died.
Shirlene Hernandez, 72, was on her way to a Shell gas station Tuesday morning, something she does every day, to get a Diet Coke.
On her way inside, a man grabbed her, hitting her several times in the face in a tussle to take her keys. Hernandez said despite three men trying to tackle the attacker, he still got away with her car.
Not long after, police found her car on the interstate, totaled – and with the suspected carjacker dead inside.
“There’s a lot of people who would say what goes around comes around, karma. I did not think that; the only thing I got (was) really sad because he had died,” Hernandez said. “Now granted, he had hurt me, but the Lord saw fit to take him out of his misery.”
Hernandez said she is still sore and beat up with a bruised face, but she is mostly OK. However, she is left without a vehicle.
Despite her age, she still works every day and needs a vehicle to get her there.
San Antonio residents created a GoFundMe page to help Hernandez buy a replacement car. With an initial goal of $5,000, the page has raised nearly triple that amount as of Monday afternoon.
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A look at what’s happening around baseball Monday:
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OLD FRIENDS
Freddie Freeman faces the Braves in Los Angeles for the first time since leaving the World Series champions for a $162 million, six-year deal with the Dodgers last month.
A five-time All-Star in 12 seasons with Atlanta, Freeman said at his introductory press conference in LA that he expected to be a lifelong Brave and expressed frustration with Atlanta GM Alex Anthopoulos. The 2020 NL MVP is hitting .324 with four RBIs in nine games this season.
”I’m just looking forward to seeing all the guys,” Freeman said. ”We’re champions forever together, so that’s the best part about all this.”
Freeman and the Dodgers don’t travel to Atlanta until June 24, when Freeman will be presented with his World Series ring.
The showdown is also a rematch of last year’s NL Championship Series, and a homecoming for Atlanta closer Kenley Jansen, who pitched 12 seasons for the Dodgers before signing with the Braves last month.
Clayton Kershaw (1-0, 0.00) starts for Los Angeles after throwing seven perfect innings in his season debut.
HEARTBROKEN HILL
Red Sox veteran Rich Hill is set to pitch on Patriots’ Day at Fenway Park days after the death of his father, who ran the Boston Marathon 37 times.
Lloyd Hill Sr. died Friday at age 94, and Rich Hill says he anticipates having his father on his mind for the 11:10 a.m. first pitch. Hill was raised in nearby Milton, Massachusetts, and knows well the significance Marathon Monday holds in Boston.
The 42-year-old Hill (0-0, 6.23) will face the Twins and right-hander Dylan Bundy (1-0, 0.00).
TAKE A DAY
Mike Trout is unlikely to be in the Angels’ lineup for a game at Houston a day after being hit in the hand by an 81 mph slider. X-rays on the hand were negative, and Los Angeles says the three-time AL MVP is day to day.
Trout said he initially thought he broke the hand. He had trouble picking up Spencer Patton’s pitch in the shadows at Texas and lowered his hands into the path of the ball to protect his midsection.
”Could have hit me anywhere else, but hit me in my hand,” he said.
HERE’S THE PITCH
With both teams off to strong starts, the San Francisco Giants (7-2) and New York Mets (7-3) meet in the opener of a four-game series at Citi Field.
Mets right-hander Tylor Megill (2-0, 0.00 ERA), the rotation replacement for injured ace Jacob deGrom, has struck out 11 batters and walked none in 10 1/3 shutout innings this season. New York starters have a 1.07 ERA – lowest for any team after 10 games since earned runs became an official statistic in both leagues back in 1913.
Alex Cobb (1-0, 3.60) pitches for the Giants, who have won five straight. San Francisco starters have permitted no more than two runs in nine consecutive games – the second-longest such streak since 1901. Only the 1966 Chicago White Sox (11) had a better stretch to open a season.
PRIZED IMPORT
Seiya Suzuki and the Chicago Cubs host two-time defending AL East champion Tampa Bay at Wrigley Field. Suzuki hit his fourth home run of the season Sunday at Colorado, extending an impressive start to his major league career. The 27-year-old outfielder from Japan is batting .400 and has hit safely in eight straight games with an at-bat. He’s reached base in all nine games with the Cubs.
AWARDS SEASON
A pair of AL Cy Young Award winners square off when White Sox lefty Dallas Keuchel (1-0, 5.40 ERA) faces Guardians ace Shane Bieber (0-0, 2.70) in frigid Cleveland, where rain and snow is forecast. In their first home series since the club’s name change, the Guardians managed just six hits and four runs over the weekend in a three-game sweep by San Francisco.
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Ford heir says its new 'lightning' F-150 EV MUST be a success or it could kill the company amid fears over competition from the Tesla truck, global computer chip shortages and rocketing price of lithium and nickel needed for batteries
- William Ford Junior admitted the F-150 is the equivalent of 'betting the company'
- But the executive chair believes if it takes off it will be an 'enormous opportunity'
- Ford is battling a flooded market for electric vehicles, amid Tesla, GM and Rivian
- It is also launching the F-150 amid a global shortage of the vital computer chips
- Meanwhile vital parts for the new truck's batteries are surging in prices in the US
Ford's new electric pick up truck needs to be a success or the company is at risk, the firm's heir has warned.
William Ford Junior admitted the $40,000 F-150 'lightning' is the equivalent of 'betting the company' and if it flops it could 'tarnish the entire franchise'.
But the motor company's executive chair - and founder Henry's great-grandson - believes if it takes off it will be an 'enormous opportunity'.
Ford is battling a flooded market for electric vehicles as it struggles to keep up with stiff competition from Tesla, GM and Rivian.
It is also launching the F-150 amid a global shortage of computer chips that could halt the rollout halted before it even begins.
Meanwhile vital parts for the new truck's batteries - including lithium and nickel - are surging in prices across the country.
But Ford remained positive the revamped design will prove popular with customers - boasting how it can race from 0-60mph in four seconds.
William Ford Junior admitted the $40,000 F-150 'lightning' (pictured) is the equivalent of 'betting the company' and if it flops it could 'tarnish the entire franchise'
A manufacturing complex U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co and its South Korean battery partner SK Innovation plan to build in Tennessee, opening in 2025, is seen in an artist's rendition
Mr Ford, whose family is worth $2billion, told the New York Times: 'If this launch doesn't go well, we can tarnish the entire franchise.'
The heir, who did a raft of jobs at the firm before taking on his top role, continued: 'If the Lightning launch goes well, we have an enormous opportunity.'
Chief Executive Jim Farley added: 'I can't wait. I can't wait till customers get this truck.'
Ford's electric F-150 'lightning' could be the most important vehicle in the firm's 113-year history.
It has started well, with around 200,000 people already reserving the trucks and undercuts its competitors by costing just $40,000.
Its competitors - GM, Toyota, Tesla and Stellantis - also are yet to bring out their own similar models.
But Ford faces a tough road ahead before coming on the market, with a global chip shortage potentially stalling its launch.
This proved a problem last year, when the car maker said the lack of semiconductors was expected to slash its first quarter earnings by as much as 20 percent.
It cut production of the F-150 truck - America's most popular vehicle and the firm's biggest profit spinner - over the chip shortage which has hamstrung manufacturers.
Remote working caused a huge demand for computers and other technology which has overwhelmed chip makers mostly based in Taiwan.
Honda and Volkswagen also raised concerns about their supply lines, while Apple said its iPhone 12s had to be limited by the availability of semiconductors.
General Motors also had to announce downtime at three of its factories - one in the US, one in Canada and one in Mexico - due to the chip shortage.
Meanwhile there are also concerns over the skyrocketing price of nickel and lithium needed to produce the huge batteries for the vehicle.
And the potential for software problems in the F-150's coding system when it is already rolled out could further impact profits.
Last month Ford announced it would modernize and convert the company into two sections - Ford Blue for petrol or diesel cars and Model E for electric ones.
It proved popular as stocks soared to $25, before slumping back down to $15 amid Russia's brutal war in Ukraine.
But the market appears to think Tesla is the future, with the likes of Ford and GM expected to become less relevant.
And workers are concerned the changes will lead to job losses as making electric vehicles requires less manpower than gas-powered ones.
Ford turned over $136billion last year, up from $127billion in 2020, marking the second year in a row it had beaten GM.
Ford has announced it will bring electric vehicles with two new technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky. Pictured, an all-electric F-150 Lightning on display at the Motor Bella auto show in Pontiac, Michigan
Ford revealed last year it would produce three major electric-vehicle battery factories and an auto assembly plant by 2025.
It marked an $11.4billion investment in the future of EV that will create an estimated 10,800 jobs and shift the firm's future towards the South.
The factories, to be built on sites in Kentucky and Tennessee, will make batteries for the next generation of Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles.
They mark the single largest manufacturing investment the company has ever made and are among the largest factory outlays in the world.
The new factories will provide a vast new supply of jobs that will likely pay solid wages.
Most of the new jobs will be full time, with a relatively small percentage having temporary status to fill in for vacations and absent workers.
Ford said it will spend $5.6billion in rural Stanton, Tennessee, where it will build a factory to produce electric F-Series pickups.
A joint venture called BlueOvalSK will construct a battery factory on the same site near Memphis, plus twin battery plants in Glendale, Kentucky, near Louisville.
Ford estimated the Kentucky investment at $5.8billion and that the company's share of the total would be $7billion.
The company is making a significant bet on a future that envisions most drivers eventually making the shift to battery power from internal combustion engines.
Should that transition run into disruptions or delays, the gamble could hit the company's bottom line.
Ford predicts 40 per cent to 50 per cent of its US sales will be electric by 2030. For now, only about 1 per cent of vehicles on America's roads are powered by electricity.
A battery manufacturing complex U.S automaker Ford Motor Co and its South Korean battery partner SK Innovation plan to build in Kentucky, opening in 2025. The campus will include a plant to build the next generation of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck as well as a battery plant
A report from the International Council on Clean Transportation last year found EVs release fewer greenhouse gases over their lifetime.
Peter Mock, managing director for Europe, said: 'Even for India and China, which are still heavily reliant on coal power, the life-cycle benefits of BEVs are present today.'
The study looked at greenhouse gases (GHG) in Europe, the US, China, and India, which are responsible for about 70 percent of all new car sales combined. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10728989/Ford-heir-says-new-lightning-F-150-EV-success.html | 2022-04-18T18:19:49Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10728989/Ford-heir-says-new-lightning-F-150-EV-success.html | false | 3 |
The Global Sports Equipment Market is projected to register a growth rate of 4.35% from 2022 to 2030 to reach a market size of USD 101.45 Billion by the end of 2030.
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The growth of the market is driven by increasing awareness regarding general health and fitness. Further, the increasing commercialization of several sports followed by the swelling inclination toward sporting activities to stay fit and relieve stress is estimated to peoples growth.
A release on June 8th, 2021, by the Bureau and Economic Analysis and U.S. Census Bureau reports the recovering of the U.S. market. The report also described the recovery of U.S. International Trade in July 2021.In April 2021, exports in the country reached $300 billion, an increase of $13.4 billion. In April 2021, imports amounted to $294.5 billion, increasing by $17.4 billion. COVID19 is still a significant issue for economies around the globe, as evidenced by the year-over-year decline in exports in the U.S. between April 2020 and April 2021 and the increase in imports over that same period of time. The market is clearly trying to recover. Despite this, it means there will be a direct impact on the Healthcare/ICT/Chemical industries, resulting in a large market for Sports Equipment.
Major market player included in this report are:
Callaway Golf Co.
Amer Sports
Puma SE.
Adidas AG
Nike, Inc.
Mizuno Corporation
YONEX Co. Ltd.
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited
Sports Direct International PLC
Under Armour, Decathlon SA
Gap Inc.
VF Corporation
New Balance Inc.
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The objective of the study is to define market sizes of different segments & countries in recent years and to forecast the values to the coming eight years. The report is designed to incorporate both qualitative and quantitative aspects of the industry within each of the regions and countries involved in the study. Furthermore, the report also caters the detailed information about the crucial aspects such as driving factors & challenges which will define the future growth of the market. Additionally, the report shall also incorporate available opportunities in micro markets for stakeholders to invest along with the detailed analysis of competitive landscape and product offerings of key players. The detailed segments and sub-segment of the market are explained below:
By Sports Type
Racing Sports
Ball Sports
Water Sports
Fitness
Running
Others
By Product
Ball Over Net Games
Ball Games
Fitness/Strength Equipment
Athletic Training Equipment
Protective Equipment
Footwear
Others
By Distribution Channel
Online Retail
Specialty & Sports Shops
Department & Discount Stores
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North America
U.S.
Canada
Mexico
Europe
UK
Germany
France
Spain
Italy
Rusia
ROE
Asia Pacific
China
India
Japan
Australia
South Korea
Rest of Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Rest of South America
Middle East & Africa
UAE
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Rest of MEA
Furthermore, years considered for the study are as follows:
Historical year 2017, 2020
Base year 2021
Forecast period 2022 to 2030.
Target Audience of the Global Sports Equipment Market in Market Study:
Key Consulting Companies & Advisors
Large, medium-sized, and small enterprises
Venture capitalists
Value-Added Resellers (VARs)
Third-party knowledge providers
Investment bankers
Investors
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These 5 fun fish tacos get 2 fins up for Good Friday
Today is Good Friday, which means those who’ve been practicing a penitent and meat-free Lenten diet are nearing the end of their observance. Are visions of burgers or steak or The District’s manhole cover-sized pork chop dancing in your head? You’ve got a little longer to go, but in the meantime, there’s tacos!
So for those of you in the home stretch of Lent — and those of you who simply missed out on Taco Tuesday this week — a five-entry roundup that scratches both itches, with fishes!
Makai Crispy Rice Tacos at Poke Hana
“When people think of tacos, of course they think Mexican food,” says Richelle Leyco, catering manager for Poke Hana. “Sometimes they’ll eye the tacos and say, ‘Is it good?’”
It’s ono, in fact. And the shells are 100 percent gluten-free, which makes them extra popular with the wheatless set. The folks at Poke Hana — both the Mills 50 and Windermere locations have the same menu — fry the rice-paper taco shells fresh every day, same as the rest of the proteins and toppings for their extensive poke menu. Four of them are fish-forward.
Leyco loves the Fire Island tuna.
“And I don’t even eat raw fish!” she says.
For those who do, the Shark Bait features spicy salmon. The Californ I Ayee krab salad. And cooked-fish fans have the fried whitefish option to fall back on.
Not seafood, but notable: There’s a fried tofu option with vegan spicy mayo for the plant-based eaters out there.
Poke Hana: 1225A E. Colonial Drive in Orlando; 407-601-0283 or 5845 Winter Garden Vineland Road in Windermere; 407-395-9423; poke-hana.com
Mango-painted fish tacos at Bem Bom
“Sticking to the winning style of chef Chico, we keep the mango fish tacos just like they were on the big, black food truck all those years ago,” says A.J. Campofiore, owner/managing partner at Bem Bom.
Made with gorgeous and sizable hunks of fish, but so generously loaded with avocado and house slaw they’re difficult to spot beneath this tasty, textural nest, you can have them anytime — dinner, brunch and beyond. The sweet heat of the mango, piri and serrano, however, are easy to recognize along with flaky-firm mahi beneath that riot of color.
Bem Bom: 3101 Corrine Drive in Orlando; 407-960-5101; bembomfood.com
Fish tacos at Ocoee Taco Company
This colorful, family-run operation out in Ocoee is tops for tacos in general. The fish variety is no exception, served lightly breaded and fried, topped with refreshing, crispy cabbage slaw and herbaceous cilantro, dress ‘em how you like ‘em (try the house salsa, laden with chunks of avocado) and wash it all down with a cold bottle of Jarritos.
Ocoee Taco Company: 40 Taylor St. in Ocoee; 407-614-2990; facebook.com/ocoeetacocompany
Fish Tacos at Something Fishy
Now in two locations — the original Apopka hang and the Altamonte Springs venue, which opened in 2021 — chef Terry’s famous fish tacos could fit just about any seafood lover’s craving, from tender cooked salmon to shrimp to ahi tuna poke. There’s a taco of the day option, too, just to keep you on your toes. Your choice of fried, sauteed or blackened and served with a colorful heap of black bean corn salsa and other fixings on top.
Something Fishy: 2107 E. Semoran Blvd. in Apopka or 249 W. SR 436 in Altamonte Springs; 407-703-4850; somethingfishyrestaurants.com
Off the Hook at Tin & Taco
Net this, the sole fish offering on Tin & Taco’s expansive menu, at all locations save Icon Park/I-Drive. It’s a popular one done poke style, with sushi-grade ahi tuna, mixed greens, toasted sesame and wasabi aioli with a smattering of sesame seeds. And if tacos aren’t precisely what you wanted, this one comes as a burrito, rice bowl, salad-style or in a nacho format.
Tin & Taco: Locations in downtown Orlando, SoDo, College Park, I-Drive, Lake Mary, Waterford Lakes, Winter Park and New Smyrna Beach; tinandtaco.com
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
9-4-0
(nine, four, zero)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
9-4-0
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BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
4-4-4-5
(four, four, four, five)
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
4-4-4-5
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In a tense atmosphere this afternoon, the government dismisses the head of the Financial Police, Arafat Muaremi, a member of the SDSM, expres.mk unofficially reports.
Muaremi is publicly mentioned as part of a case investigated by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime.
According to the “Express” news portal, after receiving information about Muaremi’s activities, there is no possibility for him to remain in a high and important position in the government. The Financial Police Directorate is one of the most important tools for control, but unfortunately also for exerting pressure on the legal entities in the country.
Unofficially, the case investigated by the Public Prosecutor’s Office involves a dozens of companies that were racketeered and blackmailed to pay black money, and in return the institutions do not prosecute them for criminal and other acts committed by them.
What is the role of Muaremi and other senior officials from SDSM, DUI and government structures in this case is already being determined in an appropriate procedure by the prosecution.
Muaremi was caught threatening financial inspectors for the VMRO-DPMNE mayoral candidate in last year’s local elections. | https://english.republika.mk/news/macedonia/new-scandal-government-dismisses-financial-police-chief-arafat-muaremi/ | 2022-04-18T18:32:00Z | https://english.republika.mk/news/macedonia/new-scandal-government-dismisses-financial-police-chief-arafat-muaremi/ | false | 1 |
Ocugen Inc, Bharat Biotech's Covaxin partner in the US and Canada, has announced that it would also commercialize the Covid-19 vaccine in Mexico.
With the amended deal, Pennsylvania based Ocugen's Covaxin rights now encompass all of the North American continent.
COVAXIN is already authorized for emergency use in adults by the health regulators in Mexico, and has been submitted for Emergency Use Authorization for children aged 2-18 years, Ocugen Inc and Bharat Biotech said in a statement on Monday.
Last year, Bharat Biotech and Ocugen Inc had announced “a definitive agreement” to co-develop, manufacture, supply, and commercialize Covaxin for the United States and Canada markets. As per the deal, Ocugen and Bharat Biotech would share the profits from Covaxin sale in a 45:55 ratio.
Also Read: What’s the new Omicron XE variant and should you be worried?
However, the US Food and Drug Administration last week put on hold the Phase-2/3 clinical trials of Covaxin in the US.
The USFDA call was based on “the US firm's decision to voluntarily implement a temporary pause in dosing participants of the jab, following the WHO's observations on Covaxin plants in India.”
On 2 April, the World Health Organisation revealed that it has suspended the supply of Covaxin through the UN procurement agencies, and “recommended that countries using the vaccine take action as appropriate.”
The suspension is following WHO inspection of Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing facilities in March, “and the need to conduct process and facility upgrade to address recently identified deficiencies in good manufacturing practices (GMP).”
Bharat Biotech said that it is addressing the GMP deficiencies and is developing a corrective and preventive action plan for submission to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) and WHO.
In the interim and as a precautionary measure, the Hyderabad based company has indicated that it will suspend production of Covaxin for export.
“As a consequence, supply will be interrupted for the foreseeable future,” the WHO had said in a statement.
However, the world health body said that “the risk assessment to date does not indicate change in the risk–benefit ratio.” The data, available to WHO, indicate the vaccine is effective and no safety concerns exist
WHO had issued Emergency Use Listing for Covaxin in November.
“We’re excited to commercialize COVAXIN in Mexico, as authorities there have made conquering this pandemic a major priority. After meeting with Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard, in Delhi, we are encouraged by the role COVAXIN can play in Mexico’s continuing efforts to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic. COVAXIN is currently under review by COFEPRIS (Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios) for emergency use among children between 2 and 18 years of age, and Ocugen is prepared to collaborate with the public health community to help their efforts,” said Dr Shankar Musunuri, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Ocugen, Inc on Monday.
BBV152 or Covaxin is co-developed by Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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Northumberland health boss calls for changes to sick pay to stop spread of Covid
Policy on sick pay needs to be change if workers are expected to isolate to stop the spread of Covid-19.
That’s the message from Northumberland’s top health official after the legal requirement to isolate after contracting the virus was removed by Government.
Speaking at Thursday’s meeting of Northumberland County Council’s Health and Wellbeing Board, interim director of public health Liz Morgan said she acknowledged some people would be unable to isolate due to work commitments.
It followed a question from Coun Jeff Watson, who queried why the Government guidance was to isolate “if you want”.
Mrs Morgan said: “There is no statutory requirement to stay at home. The problem we have is there will be lots of people who will be able to work from home, but there will also be lots of people working in less secure jobs with not particularly generous benefit packages, who can’t afford to stay off work.
“We are aware that a lot of people won’t be able to do that. There’s something to be said to look at the sickness benefits that are available and seeing if they’re fit for purpose – but that is for Government to look at.
“We really need to encourage people to work from home if they can, if they are feeling unwell.”
The public health boss was presenting a report to the board entitled “living with Covid” which was presented to members of the Health and Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee earlier this month. During that meeting, Mrs Morgan told members that there was “no right time” to lift Covid restrictions.
On Thursday she explained that cases were levelling off in some age groups, but were continuing to rise in others. Discussing how to combat the virus in the future, Mrs Morgan said the most important defence was the vaccination programme.
She said: “The next few years will be bumpy. We can expect more waves that may be more transmissible or cause more severe disease.
“The vaccination programme has been absolutely critical. It’s why the Omicron wave is associated with milder disease here.
“We are probably going to need regular vaccinations and maintain high levels of uptake.” | https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/health/northumberland-health-boss-calls-for-changes-to-sick-pay-to-stop-spread-of-covid-3658077 | 2022-04-18T18:35:56Z | https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/health/northumberland-health-boss-calls-for-changes-to-sick-pay-to-stop-spread-of-covid-3658077 | true | 1 |
Half of all new car sales will have to be all-electric models by 2028 under EV mandate
Department for Transport sets out propsals for legally binding zero-emissions targets to start from 2024
Car makers will be forced to ensure more than half of their new model sales in Britain are zero-emmissions vehicles by 2028 under an EV mandate.
The Government plans to outlaw the sale of conventional petrol and diesel cars entirely by 2030 and a new Department for Transport (DfT) consultation has set out proposals for mandatory sales targets in the lead up to the total ban.
Plans for an Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate were first announced in Ocotber 2021 as part of the Government’s “Net Zero” strategy and the new technical consultation from the DfT lays out a proposed timescale, which will see car makers given legally binding targets from 2024 onwards.
Under the plans, from 2024, 22% of all a manufacturer’s new car sales would have to be zero emissions vehicles (EV or hydrogen powered), rising annually from there to 52% by 2028 and 80% in 2030.
While purely petrol or diesel cars will be banned by 2030, some hybrid vehicles will still be allowed until 2035, explaining the 20% allowance for CO2-emitting cars beyond 2030. The DfT says such cars will have to have “significant zero emission capability” but has still not explained what this means in practice. By 2035, 100% of all car maker’s new sales will have to be completely emissions-free.
Last year, 12% of all new car registrations were zero-emissions vehicles, although the EV/combustion engine split for each manufacturer is different.
The UK motor industry’s official body, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) predicts that the rapid growth in EV uptake (which rose 122% between 2019 and 2020 and 97% between 2020 and 2021) will continue, reaching 16% of market share this year and 18% in 2023.
The DfT paper says setting a clear legal mandate for sales will provide market certainty, which will allow other government departments to plan for the shift to EVs. This includes the Treasury, which is set to lose billions in fuel duty and car tax as matters stand.
The paper notes: ”The mandate will give certainty about the minimum proportion of zero emission cars we expect to be supplied although consumer demand may naturally exceed this level. The mandate will provide assurance that we will meet our phase-out deadlines and carbon commitments.”
Many car makers, including Ford, Vauxhall, Mercedes and Volvo, have already announced their intention to be all-electric brands by or before the 2030 deadline but some major marques, including Toyota, Nissan and Kia have not set out clear plans.
Mike Hawes, chief executive of the SMMT said the ZEV mandate proposals were the “most ambitious of any major market in the world” and warned that the Government needed to make sure regulations encouraged customers to buy EVs, not just forced manufacturers to produce them.
He said: “The danger is that consumers will lack the incentive to purchase these new vehicles – vehicles that will remain more expensive than traditional petrol and diesel cars for a number of years to come – in the quantities needed, keeping their older, more polluting vehicles for even longer thereby undermining the carbon savings this regulation seeks to deliver. Market transformation is proven to work fastest when mandates are matched with incentives and, for automotive electrification, we also need commensurate and binding targets for infrastructure provision.”
He added that any mandate needed to be “pragmatic and flexible” to avoid becoming a “straightjacket” for the market.
The proposals outline various options for how the mandate will work, including issuing manufacturers “certificates” for each ZEV. These could either be a simple single certificate for every ZEV produced or could be weighted to reward vehicles that are cheaper, lighter, more energy efficient, have longer ranges or offer better battery/drivetrain warranties.
The consultation also includes proposals to allow manufacturers to trade certificates. This would allow a brand that can’t meet the mandated ZEV target buy certificates from another manufacturer that has outperformed the target. It could also allow brands to “bank” certificates from overproduction for future use. | https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/lifestyle/cars/half-new-car-sales-all-electric-models-by-2028-3657871 | 2022-04-18T18:36:03Z | https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/lifestyle/cars/half-new-car-sales-all-electric-models-by-2028-3657871 | true | 12 |
PITTSBURGH, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a clear indicator to show if someone has smoked within a vehicle interior," said an inventor, from Cleveland, Ohio, "so I invented the VEHICLE SMOKE INDICATOR. My design could help to discourage individuals from smoking in the car."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to detect cigarette smoke within a vehicle. In doing so, it could help to enforce a no smoking policy. As a result, it provides added peace of mind and it could help to keep the car smelling clean and free from smoke. The invention features a simple design that is easy to apply so it is ideal for vehicle owners, parents with teenagers, vehicle rental companies, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Cleveland sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CDK-202, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com
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Suspected burglar falls down Seattle elevator shaft
A suspected burglar fell down an elevator shaft while attempted to elude Seattle police on Sunday, according to the Seattle Police Department.
At around 8:19 a.m. on April 17, security called police to report a man was burglarizing an extremely large, multi-story building under construction.
When officers arrived, the man disappeared somewhere into the building.
Officers were unable to find the man until he attempted to slide down a rope in an elevator shaft, where he lost his grip and fell about 40 feet onto a metal platform, injuring himself.
Officers heard the noise and found the man hiding behind a pallet of construction equipment after apparently dragging himself there.
The Seattle Fire Department responded and transported the man to Harborview Medical Center for treatment. | https://news.yahoo.com/suspected-burglar-falls-down-seattle-174906236.html | 2022-04-18T18:38:03Z | https://news.yahoo.com/suspected-burglar-falls-down-seattle-174906236.html | true | null |
DALLAS, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NexBank Capital, Inc., a financial services company and holding company of NexBank, today announced the recent completion of a $200 million private placement of preferred stock to institutional investors. The $200 million private placement comprised of $78 million of 78,000 shares of Floating-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B that closed on April 14, 2022, and $122 million of 122,000 shares of 6.0% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A from a previous offering.
NexBank Capital, Inc. intends to use the net proceeds of the offering as growth capital and for other general corporate purposes. The Company's preferred stock has a private credit rating of 'BBB' from Egan-Jones Ratings Company.
Jefferies LLC served as financial advisor and Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP served as legal counsel to NexBank Capital, Inc. in the offering.
This press release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or sale is not permitted.
About NexBank Capital, Inc.
NexBank Capital, Inc. is a financial services company that serves its clients through three core businesses: Institutional Banking, Commercial Banking, and Mortgage Banking. It provides customized financial and banking services primarily to institutional clients, financial institutions, and corporations nationwide.
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Oh, boy!
Former Victoria's Secret model Adriana Lima and boyfriend Andre Lemmers shared on April 18 that they are expecting a baby boy.
"And the reveal is in," Adriana captioned the Instagram post. "Thank you @genderrevealmiami for putting together a wonderful last minute gender reveal and for @alebomeny and @lucas.bomeny for capturing the moment! Thank you @patycantoni for making us look pretty! #babygenderreveal."
In the video, Adriana's daughters with ex Marko Jarić—Valentina, 12, and Sienna, 9—shared their guesses as to what the sex of their future sibling would be. Once the family counted down to one, blue streamers and powder filled the air and everyone hugged and cheered in celebration of the exciting news.
In February, the 40-year-old supermodel made her TikTok debut by revealing that she was expecting her third child.
As Jackie Wilson's "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" played in the background, Adriana explained to her followers that her movie-producer boyfriend likes to scare her in random places—including their closet, the store, the bathroom, the museum and other locations.
"But today……is…payback!!!" Adriana wrote in the video, sharing a close-up view of her positive pregnancy test. "Here we go!!!"
The supermodel then recorded the moment she presented a surprised Andre with the test while he was in bed. Viewers were also shown a glimpse of the baby's ultrasound before the words, "COMING FALL 2022" appeared in the video.
While the couple has kept details about their relationship mostly private, last year, they made their red-carpet debut at the Venice Film Festival.
On Valentine's Day, Adriana gave a sweet shout-out to her man on Instagram by sharing a photo of the two cuddling on a boat.
"My forever twin soul mate, Happy Valentines Day," she captioned the pic, adding, "I LOVE YOU MORE THAN CHOCOLATE." | https://www.eonline.com/news/1327652/adriana-lima-reveals-sex-of-baby-no-3 | 2022-04-18T18:40:16Z | https://www.eonline.com/news/1327652/adriana-lima-reveals-sex-of-baby-no-3 | false | 3 |
HELSINKI (AP) — Swedish police said they fired warning shots during a riot in an eastern city to disperse protesters angry about demonstrations over the past several days by a Danish anti-Islam group in Sweden. Three people were slightly injured during the clashes.
A crowd of about 150 people threw stones at officers and police vehicles, and set fire to cars. Police said they responded by firing warning shots and “three people seem to have been hit by ricochets” and were hospitalized in Norrkoping, which has around 130,000 residents and is about 160 kilometers (100 miles) southwest of Stockholm.
“All three injured are arrested on suspicion of crime,” police said, adding that none of them had serious injuries.
A photographer for Swedish news agency TT at the scene reported that several riot police officers were seen carrying a wounded man to an ambulance.
The riot broke out following Danish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan’s meetings and planned Quran burnings in various Swedish cities and towns since Thursday.
Paludan and his Stram Kurs party had planned a demonstration in Norrkoping on Sunday but he never showed up in the city, Swedish media reported. Unrest was also reported in the nearby city of Linkoping.
Paludan said on the party’s Facebook page that he decided to cancel Sunday’s demonstrations in the two locations as the Swedish authorities in the region have “shown that they are completely incapable of protecting themselves and me. If I was seriously injured or killed due to the inadequacy of the police authority, then it would be very sad for Swedes, Danes and other northerners.”
Apart from Norrkoping and Linkoping, unrest and violent clashes have been reported in Stockholm, Orebro, Landskrona and Malmo, Sweden third-largest city, in the past three days.
On Friday evening, violent clashes between demonstrators and counterprotesters erupted in the central city of Orebro before Paludan’s plan to burn a Quran there, leaving 12 police officers injured and four police vehicles set ablaze.
In Landskrona, southern Sweden, a few hundred mostly young people threw stones and set cars, tires and dustbins on fire. They also erected a barrier fence that obstructed traffic on Saturday evening. Similar unrest took place in nearby Malmo, where a city bus was set on fire, among other things, late Saturday.
Paludan, a Danish lawyer who also holds Swedish citizenship, set up Stram Kurs, or “Hard Line” in 2017. The website of the party, which runs on an anti-immigration and anti-Islam agenda, says “Stram Kurs is the most patriotic political party in Denmark.” | https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/international/riots-in-sweden-against-far-right-group-leave-3-injured/ | 2022-04-18T18:41:23Z | https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/international/riots-in-sweden-against-far-right-group-leave-3-injured/ | true | 21 |
LWMC Taking Measures To Ensure Proper Cleanliness In 32 Ramazan Bazaars
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published April 18, 2022 | 10:38 PM
The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) is taking measures to ensure proper cleanliness in 32 Ramazan bazaars in the city besides creating cleanliness awareness among the people
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Apr, 2022 ) :The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) is taking measures to ensure proper cleanliness in 32 Ramazan bazaars in the city besides creating cleanliness awareness among the people.
According to LWMC sources on Monday, the company Chief Executive Officer Rafia Haider said that 64 social mobilizers were working in two shifts in 32 Ramazan bazaars to create cleanliness awareness among people.
She said that 98 containers had been installed in the surroundings of the bazaars for waste handling purpose.
The CEO said, "Shopkeepers are requested to use installed containers and 124 movable waste bins for disposal of garbage."Rafia Haider said that people should lodge their complaints on helpline 1133 if they witness poor cleanliness arrangements in Ramazan bazaars.
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‘Russian Rocket’ Trusova eyes revolutionary figure skating feat
Russian ‘Quad Queen’ Alexandra Trusova has suggested she could take figure skating to the next level by learning a five-revolution jump – something no athlete has ever achieved in competition.
Trusova, 17, made history on her way to winning silver at the Beijing Winter Olympics in February by becoming the first female skater ever to land five quadruple jumps in a single routine.
But the star nicknamed ‘The Russian Rocket’ is not prepared to rest on her laurels and has revealed that she would be keen on nailing a ‘quint’ – a feat which has so far been beyond the reach of any skater, male or female.
“Five rotations? I would like to try to learn. If it works out, I want to do it first,” Trusova told the Waction YouTube channel.
“Not only among women. No one has tried quintuples yet.”
Trusova’s performance at the Olympics was overshadowed somewhat by her outburst after being forced to settle for silver behind countrywoman Anna Shcherbakova.
The flame-haired skater was heard vowing to quit the sport, although that impulsive response to her disappointment appears to have since dissipated.
Indeed, Trusova’s legion of fans has already been treated to glimpses of what might lie in store for her new routines at a series of post-season exhibition shows in recent days.
Rather than calling time on a career that has also yielded two World Junior Championship titles as well as bronze medals at the senior World and European Championships, Trusova signaled she is hungry for more success.
“I did five quads [in one routine] in order to win competitions,” Trusova said of her history-making routine.
“Of course, I really wanted to do them first. So I added and added. It is very difficult for me to stand still. I need to learn something new, I like it.”
That desire to overcome barriers may well see Trusova attempt to land a quint, although the feasibility of any figure skater achieving the landmark in competition has been fiercely debated.
US magazine Slate ran a feature during the Beijing Games on whether the move was possible, quoting American Olympic star Nathan Chen as saying he had contemplated working on a quint, but that “the risk for injury is so high that it’s also not really worth it right now.”
“I would love to see a quint at some point,” Chen added.
Others have pointed out that quads were once seen as unattainable, but are now routinely landed by the likes of Trusova, Olympic champion Shcherbakova, and fellow Russian teenage sensation Kamila Valieva.
“The quadruple jump was previously considered as an unrealistic thing for human beings, but now the fact that so many skaters hit it almost naturally means somebody will land a quintuple someday,” two-time Olympic medalist Shoma Uno said back in 2019.
Russian youngster Maxim Belyavsky made headlines when he landed a quint in training three years ago, although he was wearing a pole harness and his efforts have not materialized into the move being performed in competition. | https://www.rt.com/sport/554092-alexandra-trusova-quint-jump/ | 2022-04-18T18:49:38Z | https://www.rt.com/sport/554092-alexandra-trusova-quint-jump/ | false | 1 |
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Capital Square has named Jacqueline Rogers as chief communications officer. Most recently, she was head of brand program management at Amazon Music.
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RICHMOND, Va., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Capital Square, a national investment sponsor specializing in tax-advantaged real estate investments, announced today that Jacqueline Rogers has joined the firm as chief communications officer.
Rogers built her career at several of the most influential companies in the nation, with an emphasis on cutting-edge technology, branding and marketing. She recently served as head of brand program management at Amazon Music. In her newly created role at Capital Square, she will oversee branding, marketing, investor relations, communications, strategy and implementation.
“Capital Square has grown rapidly since its founding in 2012. The firm continues to expand its product line of tax-advantaged real estate investments, including Delaware statutory trust programs, opportunity zone funds, a multifamily REIT and development funds,” said Louis Rogers, founder and chief executive officer of Capital Square. “I am thrilled that Jacqueline has joined Capital Square. She will help take the firm to an even higher level by increasing brand loyalty across the product line for the mutual benefit of investors, broker-dealers, financial advisors and others.”
At Amazon Music, Rogers spearheaded the organization’s largest strategic initiative, the development of a new Amazon Music global brand platform and design refresh that serves as the customer-facing expression of the organization. Previously, she was the director of design operations and program management for Lyft, where she developed strategically aligned programs and processes across the company’s product design team.
“I am honored to join an established team with a distinguished history of maximizing value for investors,” said Rogers. “I look forward to strengthening the marketing efforts and further increasing our reach to current and prospective investors while continuing to uphold the highest level of excellence that makes Capital Square an industry leader. I am excited to shape the communication of our expanding value proposition to drive our brand forward for our investors, broker-dealers, financial advisors and other colleagues. Capital Square is well-positioned to help lead the real estate industry into a technology-fueled future, and I am thrilled to contribute to the vision of this dynamic company.”
Throughout her career, Rogers has created impactful advertising and marketing campaigns across an array of brands, including BMW, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Lincoln Motor Company, Marriott International, Four Seasons Hotels, Soul Cycle and The Ritz-Carlton. She began her career by co-founding the marketing team at Tumblr, where she helped shape the startup brand into a world-renowned social networking brand.
Rogers earned a bachelor’s degree in communications studies and English, with an emphasis in journalism, from Christopher Newport University, a master’s degree in advertising and brand strategy from The Brandcenter at Virginia Commonwealth University, and an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
About Capital Square
Capital Square is a national real estate firm specializing in tax-advantaged real estate investments, including Delaware statutory trusts for Section 1031 exchanges and qualified opportunity zone funds for tax deferral and exclusion. Since 2012, Capital Square has completed more than $5.6 billion in transaction volume. Capital Square’s executive team has decades of experience in real estate investments. Capital Square’s related entities provide a range of services, including due diligence, acquisition, loan sourcing, property/asset management, and disposition, for a growing number of high-net-worth investors, private equity firms, family offices and institutional investors. Since 2017, Capital Square has been recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing companies in the nation for four consecutive years. In 2017, 2018 and 2020, the company was also ranked on Richmond BizSense’s list of fastest growing companies. Additionally, Capital Square was listed by Virginia Business on their “Best Places to Work in Virginia” report in 2019 and their “Fantastic 50” reports in 2019 and 2020. To learn more, visit www.CapitalSq.com. | https://www.pehub.com/capital-square-recruits-rogers-as-chief-communications-officer/ | 2022-04-18T18:54:57Z | https://www.pehub.com/capital-square-recruits-rogers-as-chief-communications-officer/ | false | 11 |
Piper Laurie loves to kiss and tell.
The “Carrie” actress, 90, has recalled working with — and smooching — Hollywood heartthrobs Paul Newman and Rock Hudson back in the day.
Laurie will be honored at the 13th annual TCM Classic Film Festival later this month and spoke to Fox News beforehand about acting (and more) with the two icons.
She dished about how she “survived” smooching the blond-haired, blue-eyed Newman, with whom she worked in 1961’s “The Hustler.”
“Well, it was a great gift to be part of a wonderful film and participate in moments like that. So, I enjoyed every moment of it,” she admitted with a laugh.
She further described what it was like to simply be near the “Sting” star. “We were sitting opposite each other at a rehearsal hall and I remembered he just took my breath away,” Laurie said.
“That’s when I was really confronted with that beauty, those spectacular eyes,” she added.
“He had this lovely, lovely intelligent face. We read through the scripts together, and it calmed me down a little bit. I realized then that he was just a human being like the rest of us,” she continued. “And he was such a hard worker. He had this great desire to be a good actor.”
While the two also appeared in 1957’s “Until They Sail,” they didn’t share scenes together.
The “Children of a Lesser God” actress starred with Hudson in the 1952 comedy “Has Anybody Seen My Gal?”
Laurie and Hudson had been pals and “acting mates” for a while by the time they appeared in the flick together. “We did our first screen test together at Universal, and we were both signed. We became fast friends,” Laurie gushed.
She recalled that the screen test they did was a “passionate love scene,” stating, “I was miscast in it, but I guess the studio was trying to figure out what they could do with me. The line for the scene was kind of ridiculous, but they hired us. And they kept putting us together in movies.”
Laurie also remembered that the “Giant” actor would hang out at her apartment and they would enjoy home-cooked meals together.
“My mother loved to cook, and Rock used to love eating her food,” she recalled. “We were such good pals, so it was a lovely experience.”
Newman was 83 when he passed away in 2008, while Hudson died in 1985 at age 59 from complications due to AIDS.
Laurie added that whenever she thinks about “Pillow Talk” star Hudson, his “laughter comes to mind.” While the pair would often chuckle together, however, Laurie said that Hudson was also “terribly insecure, but so gifted and magnetic to look at.”
The Michigan native recalled a particularly mesmerizing instance when she saw Hudson — who, she said, had “that smile behind his eyes, which was real” — waiting at the doorway of the commissary at Universal.
“He was just standing there, and that alone took your breath away. He was this big guy with a perfect body and perfect face,” Laurie said.
“He was quite a sight. He was born to be a movie star,” she added. | https://nypost.com/2022/04/18/piper-laurie-how-i-survived-kissing-paul-newman-rock-hudson/ | 2022-04-18T18:59:29Z | https://nypost.com/2022/04/18/piper-laurie-how-i-survived-kissing-paul-newman-rock-hudson/ | true | 1 |
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By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A settlement for $99 million has been reached with one drug company involved in an ongoing trial in Kanawha County Circuit Court.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced this morning Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc, an opioid manufacturer, has agreed to the settlement, which more than doubles the company’s national proposal of a $48 million settlement.
Two other drug companies continue to be part of the court proceedings.
“This settlement will provide significant help to those affected the most by the opioid crisis in West Virginia,” Morrisey said in the announcement. “We are still arguing our case in court involving Teva and Allergan and my office is steadfast in holding everyone in the pharmaceutical supply chain accountable for their actions in causing this scourge in West Virginia.” … | https://www.wvpress.org/wvpa-sharing/one-drug-company-reaches-99-million-settlement-with-west-virginia-in-ongoing-opioid-trial%EF%BF%BC/ | 2022-04-18T19:06:15Z | https://www.wvpress.org/wvpa-sharing/one-drug-company-reaches-99-million-settlement-with-west-virginia-in-ongoing-opioid-trial%EF%BF%BC/ | true | 1 |
New Music Friday: The Top 5 albums out on April 15
After last week's blockbuster slate of album releases, things slow down a bit on April 15. But terrific sleepers still shine through, starting with rising country singer Kaitlin Butts and thematically ambitious cross-genre polymath Samora Pinderhughes. Mal Blum returns with...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 182.5-megawatt energy storage system in Northern California that was designed and constructed in a partnership between Tesla and Pacific Gas and Electric Company is now operational, the utility announced Monday.
The system includes 256 Tesla Megapack battery units on 33 concrete slabs and has the capacity to store and dispatch up to 730 megawatt hours of energy to the electrical grid at a maximum rate of 182.5 megawatts per hour during periods of high demand, PG&E said in a statement.
Known as the Elkhorn Battery because of its location in Monterey Bay's Elkhorn Slough, the lithium-ion battery storage system was approved by the California Public Utilities Commission in 2018 and by the Monterey County Planning commission in 2020, when construction began.
The system is one of nine projects that would bring PG&E’s total battery energy storage system capacity to more than 3,330 MW by 2024, the utility said.
The massive batteries are charged when energy demand is low or when alternative energy produced by solar or wind is high, providing additional capacity by sending that reserved power to the grid when demand grows, it added.
"We are committed to safely delivering reliable and clean energy in a way that achieves the greatest value for our customers, but we can’t go it alone into this clean energy future. Projects like this require innovative partners, such as Tesla, and PG&E will continue to seek out and work with the best and brightest to provide breakthrough clean energy solutions for our customers,” said PG&E Corporation Chief Executive Officer Patti Poppe. | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/PG-E-s-Tesla-Megapack-battery-in-California-now-17088586.php | 2022-04-18T19:09:45Z | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/PG-E-s-Tesla-Megapack-battery-in-California-now-17088586.php | false | 14 |
HOLLYWOOD HILLS, Calif. (KTLA) — A Hollywood Hills, California, man says he was home watching TV Sunday night when five people broke into his home and began rummaging through his belongings.
The man said his dog barked around 11:15 p.m. but he initially thought there was just a raccoon or wild animal walking across the roof of his home.
After remembering he had left a bedroom door unlocked, the man went to check his security cameras and saw a man with a hood in his garage.
A 911 operator told the homeowner to get into a bathroom and asked if he was safe.
The victim said he told the operator, “I guess I’m safe … This is a small house. These guys can come right in.”
Eventually, the homeowner peeked out of the bathroom to see if police had arrived. He said he thinks the suspects saw him and decided to leave the property.
“I was panicking, so I leaned my head out the bathroom, which looks out [to] the living room, which if they were coming through there, they would have saw me,” he said.
When he later watched more surveillance video, the homeowner said he saw five people “racing out” of the house.
They were described as young men, but all of their faces were covered. Police have not provided any official descriptions or said how many intruders they were searching for.
The homeowner said he thinks they used a screwdriver to gain access to the garage. He said the suspects also managed to get into a guest bedroom and got away with some items, although he’s not sure exactly what was taken.
“I saw one guy in one of the videos carrying something. I couldn’t tell what it was,” the homeowner said.
The homeowner was not injured but said he was shaken by the incident.
“I was scared …Bad enough you see one person. When I saw five,” he said.
The homeowner said the suspects were even taking pictures of themselves while going through his house.
The intruders were gone by the time police arrived. Police suggested he add more lights and motion sensors around the property.
The homeowner said he will take their advice but that he is still rattled by the experience.
“I can’t sleep. My house is lit up like a Christmas tree now because I’m just freaked out,” he said. | https://www.kron4.com/news/freaked-out-california-resident-home-watching-tv-as-intruders-break-in/ | 2022-04-18T19:12:36Z | https://www.kron4.com/news/freaked-out-california-resident-home-watching-tv-as-intruders-break-in/ | false | 19 |
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says that the barrage of Western sanctions against Russia has failed.
Putin said Monday that the West “expected to quickly upset the financial-economic situation, provoke panic in the markets, the collapse of the banking system and shortages in stores.” He added that “the strategy of the economic blitz has failed.”
The Russian leader spoke in televised remarks during a video call with top economic officials.
Putin noted that “Russia has withstood the unprecedented pressure,” arguing that the ruble has strengthened and the country has recorded a historic high trade surplus of $58 billion in the first quarter of the year.
Instead, he contended that the sanctions backfired against the U.S. and its European allies, speeding up inflation and leading to a drop in living standards.
Putin acknowledged a sharp hike in consumer prices in Russia, saying they rose by 17.5% as of April on a year-to-year basis and directing the government to index wages and other payments to alleviate the impact of inflation on people’s incomes.
Meanwhile, Russian forces launched missile attacks on the western city of Lviv and pounded other targets across Ukraine on Monday in what appeared to be an intensified bid to wear down the country’s defenses ahead of an all-out assault on the east.
At least seven people were reported killed in Lviv, where plumes of thick black smoke rose over a city that has seen only sporadic attacks during almost two months of war and has become a haven for large numbers of civilians fleeing intense fighting elsewhere.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, meanwhile, vowed to “fight absolutely to the end” in strategically vital Mariupol, where the last known pocket of resistance in the seven-week siege consisted of Ukrainian fighters holed up in a sprawling steel plant. The holdouts ignored a surrender-or-die ultimatum from the Russians on Sunday.
The governor of the Lviv region, Maksym Kozytskyy, said the Russian missile strikes hit three military infrastructure facilities and an auto mechanic shop. He said the wounded included a child, and emergency teams battled fires caused by the attack.
Lviv is the biggest city and a major transportation hub in western Ukraine. It sits roughly 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Poland, a NATO member. The city has been a major conduit for weapons and other supplies coming from NATO countries and for foreign fighters joining the Ukrainian cause.
Russia has strongly complained about the increasing flow of Western weapons to Ukraine, and last week its Foreign Ministry issued a formal note of protest to the U.S. and its allies. On Russian state media, some anchors have charged that the supplies amount to direct Western engagement in the fight against Russia.
Lviv has also been seen as a relatively safe place for the elderly, mothers and children trying to escape the war. But a hotel sheltering Ukrainians who had fled fighting in other parts of the country was among the buildings badly damaged, Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said.
“The nightmare of war has caught up with us even in Lviv,” said Lyudmila Turchak, who fled with two children from the eastern city of Kharkiv. “There is no longer anywhere in Ukraine where we can feel safe.”
A powerful explosion also rocked Vasylkiv, a town south of the capital of Kyiv that is home to a military airbase, according to residents. It was not immediately clear what was hit.
Military analysts say Russia is increasing its strikes on weapons factories, railways and other infrastructure targets across Ukraine to wear down the country’s ability to resist a major ground offensive in the Donbas, Ukraine’s mostly Russian-speaking eastern industrial heartland.
The Russian military said its missiles struck more than 20 military targets in eastern and central Ukraine in the past day — including ammunition depots, command headquarters and groups of troops and vehicles. It claimed artillery hit an additional 315 Ukrainian targets, and warplanes conducted 108 strikes on Ukrainian troops and military equipment. The claims could not be independently verified.
Gen. Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British Army, told Sky News the strikes were part of a “softening-up” campaign by Russia ahead of a planned ground offensive in the Donbas.
Ukraine’s government halted civilian evacuations for a second day on Monday, saying Russian forces were shelling and blocking the humanitarian corridors.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Ukraine had been negotiating passage from cities and towns in eastern and southeastern Ukraine, including Mariupol and other areas in the Donbas. The government of the Luhansk region in the Donbas said four civilians trying to flee were shot and killed by Russian forces.
Vereshchuk said Russia could be prosecuted for war crimes over its refusal to allow civilians to leave Mariupol.
“Your refusal to open these humanitarian corridors will in the future be a reason to prosecute all involved for war crimes,” she wrote on social media.
The Russians, in turn, accused “neo-Nazi nationalists” in Mariupol of hampering the evacuation.
Russia is bent on capturing the Donbas, where Moscow-backed separatists already control some territory, after its attempt to take the capital failed.
“We are doing everything to ensure the defense” of eastern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address to the nation on Sunday.
The looming offensive in the east, if successful, would give Russian President Vladimir Putin a badly needed victory to point to amid the war’s mounting casualties and the economic hardship caused by Western sanctions.
The capture of Mariupol is seen as a key step in preparations for any eastern assault since it would free Russian troops up for that new campaign. The fall of the city on the Sea of Azov would also hand Russia its biggest victory of the war, giving it full control of a land corridor to the Crimean Peninsula, which it seized in 2014, and depriving Ukraine of a major port and its prized industrial assets.
Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar has described Mariupol as a “shield defending Ukraine.”
The city has been reduced to rubble in the siege, but a few thousand fighters, by Russia’s estimate, are holding on to the giant, 11-square-kilometer (4-square-mile) Azovstal steel mill.
The relentless bombardment of Mariupol — including at a maternity hospital and a theater where civilians were sheltering — has combined with street fighting to kill at least 21,000 people, by Ukrainian estimates. An estimated 100,000 people remain in the city out of a prewar population of 450,000, trapped without food, water, heat or electricity.
A pro-Russian Ukrainian politician who was arrested last week on a treason charge appeared in a video offering himself in exchange for the evacuation of Mariupol’s trapped defenders and civilians. Ukraine’s state security services posted the video of Viktor Medvedchuk, the former leader of a pro-Russian opposition party with personal ties to Putin.
It was not clear whether Medvedchuk was speaking under duress.
Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, was also hit by shelling Monday that killed at least three people, according to Associated Press journalists on the scene. One of the dead was a woman who appeared to be going out to collect water in the rain. She was found lying with a water canister and an umbrella by her side.
—Yuras Karmanau, The Associated Press
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Iamgold -8% after BMO downgrade, citing Côté project caution
Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) plunged from 10-month highs Monday after BMO Capital downgraded shares to Market Perform from Outperform and cut its price target to $2.75 from $4, expecting the miner's review of Côté's project scope and budget will be negative compared with previous guidance.
BMO's Jackie Przybylowski currently estimates project Côté's capex at $1.96B, above $1.86B guidance, but she sees risk that the budget could grow further.
The analyst also cites the stock's 19% YTD appreciation and 27% surge since mid-February, compared with gold bullion's 8% gain YTD and 5.5% during the past two months.
Iamgold (IAG) is investing in the Côté project, which should significantly help the gold production in 2024, but the company is struggling to keep capex and costs under control, Fun Trading notes in an analysis posted on Seeking Alpha. | https://seekingalpha.com/news/3823958-iamgold-8-after-bmo-downgrade-citing-ct-project-caution | 2022-04-18T19:16:50Z | https://seekingalpha.com/news/3823958-iamgold-8-after-bmo-downgrade-citing-ct-project-caution | true | 1 |
ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4)– Firefighters rushed to a burning home in Arvada on Monday morning. Crews were called to a house fire at 54th and Columbine before 7:30 a.m.
Heavy smoke was pouring from the home when firefighters arrived. Everyone inside was able to escape unharmed.
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Equities analysts forecast that Green Dot Co. (NYSE:GDOT – Get Rating) will announce sales of $393.24 million for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Four analysts have provided estimates for Green Dot’s earnings. The highest sales estimate is $413.70 million and the lowest is $366.14 million. Green Dot reported sales of $379.81 million during the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year over year growth rate of 3.5%. The company is scheduled to report its next quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 1st.
On average, analysts expect that Green Dot will report full-year sales of $1.42 billion for the current financial year. For the next fiscal year, analysts anticipate that the business will post sales of $1.53 billion, with estimates ranging from $1.50 billion to $1.58 billion. Zacks Investment Research’s sales averages are a mean average based on a survey of analysts that that provide coverage for Green Dot.
Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT – Get Rating) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.08). The business had revenue of $330.84 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $309.35 million. Green Dot had a return on equity of 7.79% and a net margin of 3.31%. Green Dot’s quarterly revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.03 earnings per share.
In related news, Director Glinda Bridgforth-Hodges sold 3,910 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.25, for a total value of $106,547.50. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In the last three months, insiders have sold 5,410 shares of company stock worth $152,658. 3.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Green Dot by 43.0% during the third quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,430 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 430 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Green Dot by 132.8% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,560 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 890 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its holdings in shares of Green Dot by 24.5% during the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 2,221 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 437 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Green Dot by 61.4% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,113 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $156,000 after purchasing an additional 1,184 shares during the period. Finally, First Mercantile Trust Co. increased its stake in Green Dot by 15.6% in the third quarter. First Mercantile Trust Co. now owns 3,188 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $160,000 after purchasing an additional 431 shares during the last quarter. 91.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
NYSE GDOT traded up $0.34 on Friday, hitting $27.75. 5,632 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 592,460. Green Dot has a fifty-two week low of $23.09 and a fifty-two week high of $54.90. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $28.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.05. The company has a market cap of $1.52 billion, a PE ratio of 32.25 and a beta of 0.95.
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Green Dot Corporation operates as a financial technology and bank holding company in the United States. It operates through Consumer Services, Business to Business Services, and Money Movement Services segments. The company offers deposit account programs, such network-branded reloadable prepaid debit cards, network-branded gift cards, and secured credit cards.
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Report: Michigan more than doubled its recycling rate in 3 years
Michigan has more than doubled its recycling rate in three years, according to an analysis the state of Michigan released Monday ahead of Earth Day on Friday.
Prior to 2019, the state estimated Michigan’s recycling rate, the rate at which recyclable materials are recycled from waste, was the lowest in the Great Lakes region at 14.25%. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy estimates the state now has a 35.4% recycling rate.
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Increasing access to recycling services has helped the state to increase recycling, EGLE Director Liesl Clark said at a news conference Monday. More than 75% of the state’s households have access to either curbside recycling bins or drop-off sites in their communities.
The increase in recycling equals out to Michigan recycling 500,000 more tons of recyclable materials a year, according to EGLE.
Since 2019, more than $460 million has been invested into technology for recycling and maintaining existing recycling infrastructure, Clark said, all in an effort to help Michigan reach its goals to fight climate change and reach a 45% recycling rate by 2030.
This Thursday, the state will release a plan outlining a 30-year strategy to make Michigan a carbon neutral state by 2050. A rough draft of the plan was released earlier this year.
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Nicole Marie "Nikki" Willis, 45 of Caldwell, Texas sadly left us on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 in Austin, Texas. A public visitation will be held Tuesday, April 19, from 5:00 – 7:30pm at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Caldwell. All are welcome.
Nikki was born June 7, 1976 in Caldwell to Allan and Nan Willis. A lifelong Lady Hornet, Nikki was active in volleyball, basketball, track, and cheerleading. She was a proud Aggie graduating from Texas A&M in 1998.
Her beautiful life will forever be celebrated by her loving parents, Nan and Allan; devoted younger brother, James Willis; brother-in-law, Eric Foretich; grandmother, Patsy Willis; aunts and uncles, Debra and Bill Springer, Mike and Becky Willis, Lee and Cindy Willis. She is also celebrated by many aunts, uncles, and cousins across Texas. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Hubert A. Willis, and Ed and Bonnie Siebold.
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Florida judge voids US mask mandate for planes, other travel
A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials in the coronavirus pandemic.
The decision Monday by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, also said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention improperly failed to justify its decision and did not follow proper rulemaking.
In her 59-page ruling, Mizelle said the only remedy was to vacate the rule entirely because it would be impossible to end it for the limited group of people who objected to it in the lawsuit.
The judge said “a limited remedy would be no remedy at all” and that the courts have full authority to make a decision such as this — even if the goals of the CDC in fighting the virus are laudable.
“Because our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully even in pursuit of desirable ends, the court declares unlawful and vacates the mask mandate,” she wrote.
The Justice Department declined to comment Monday when asked if the government planned to appeal the ruling.
The CDC recently extended the mask mandate, which was set to expire Monday, until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant of the coronavirus that is now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S.
The mask requirement for travelers was the target of months of lobbying from the airlines, which sought to kill it. The carriers argued that effective air filters on modern planes make transmission of the virus during a flight highly unlikely. Republicans in Congress also fought to kill the mandate.
Critics have seized on the fact that states have rolled back rules requiring masks in restaurants, stores and other indoor settings, and yet COVID-19 cases have fallen sharply since the omicron variant peaked in mid-January.
There have been a series of violent incidents on aircraft that have mainly been attributed to disputes over the mask-wearing requirements.
The lawsuit was filed in July 2021 by two plaintiffs and the Health Freedom Defense Fund, described in the judge's order as a nonprofit group that “opposes laws and regulations that force individuals to submit to the administration of medical products, procedures and devices against their will.”
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,(Bloomberg) -- A former Morgan Stanley adviser was sued by federal securities regulators for using clients’ money to pay for personal expenses including a Tesla Inc. car, credit card bills and cash transfers.
Shawn E. Good, 55, from Wilmington, North Carolina, had clients send funds to his personal bank account to supposedly make low-risk investments in real-estate development projects, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission complaint filed in federal court. Good defrauded investors -- including retirees -- out of at least $4.8 million, resulting in more than $2 million of losses, the regulator said.
A spokesperson for Morgan Stanley said the bank is reviewing the matter and that the alleged conduct is “plainly unacceptable.” Good is no longer employed by the bank. A representative for Good did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Good’s Ponzi scheme went on for about a decade, according to the regulator. He used clients’ money to pay bills, reimburse other investors and to transfer cash on Venmo for transactions with subject lines such as “because youre sexy” and “Hotel for Destiny.”
Good told clients that the bets he was making on their behalf were low-risk and would pay returns between 6% and 10% over three to six months, but he never provided a written agreement, according to the SEC.
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NEW YORK, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sean Kevelighan, CEO, Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) is one of three panelists convening virtually on Tuesday, April 19, at 12 p.m. ET for a webinar on climate risk and resilience.
Presented by The Institutes Griffith Foundation in collaboration with the Insurance Regulator Education Foundation (IREF), the hour-long conversation will explore the climate risk landscape and how insurers are responding to it.
"Insurers are no stranger to climate and extreme-weather risk," Kevelighan stated, in Triple-I's response last year to a Federal Insurance Office Request for Information on the insurance sector and climate-related financial risks. "We may not always have talked about the issue in those terms, but our industry has had a financial stake in it for decades."
Joining Kevelighan on the panel, billed as Peril and Promise: Climate Risk and Resilience, will be two other subject matter experts:
- Benjamin Collier, PhD, Assistant Professor, Risk, Actuarial Science and Legal Studies, Temple University
- Michael Peterson, PhD, Deputy Commissioner for Climate and Sustainability, California Department of Insurance
The non-partisan and non-advocative webinar will be moderated by Frank Tomasello, JD, Executive Director, The Institutes Griffith Foundation. It is presented free of charge. Pre-registration is required.
To illustrate how insurers are leading on the issue of climate risk and resilience, Triple-I also has created products like its Resilience Accelerator and Resilience Ratings map. Both offer guidance to the public on ways to mitigate against climate-related risks.
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BOSTON (AP) — Evans Chebet didn’t know what kind of expectations to have for himself as he prepared to return for his second Boston Marathon.
In 2018, he was among many runners who were forced to pull out due to chilly and wet conditions.
His second trip to Boston proved to bring better weather and a result he'll remember forever.
Under sunnier more spring-like skies, Chebet separated himself with a late-race charge to win the 126th edition of the world’s oldest annual marathon Monday in a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 50 seconds.
“On a day like today I just want to thank God. When I came in 2018, my performance was not as good. Today my performance was better,” a smiling Chebet said through an interpreter.
He led a Kenyan sweep across the finish line. The last time Kenya took the top three spots on the podium was 2012. Chebet is the fifth Kenyan to win the race in 10 years.
Lawrence Cherono crossed second in 2:07:21, followed by Benson Kipruto, who was third in 2:07:27. Tanzania’s Gabriel Geay was stride for stride with Chebet late in the race before fading to fourth at 2:07:53.
Scott Fauble was the top American finisher, coming in seventh at 2:08:52. Kenyan-born American Elkanah Kibet was ninth in 2:09:07. C.J. Albertson was 13th in 2:10:23
Cheering fans lined Boston’s downtown route for the race’s return to its normal spring slot on Patriots’ Day. Chebet led a field of more than 28,000 in running the 26.2-mile course from Hopkinton to the Boylston Street finish line in Copley Square.
It came just six months after the ongoing pandemic limited the marathon to a much smaller field during the only fall edition in the race’s 126-year history.
For the second straight year, Albertson shot to the front of the field at the start and stayed in contention, trading the lead with Kenya’s Bethwel Yegon.
“The only chance for me to really win up there at the top is to break some people,” said Albertson, who led for 20 miles in 2021 before ultimately finishing 10th. “I kind of had the mindset that I’m invincible. You kind of have to think like that.”
Albertson stayed in the mix through Mile 18 when Chebet, Kibet, Yegon and Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor moved to the front.
Chibet and Geay later broke away from a lead pack of about 20 runners as the group emerged from Heartbreak Hill around Mile 22 as Albertson and Yegon fell back. Albertson ultimately crossed 13th.
Albertson said he had the wind to keep up his early pace, but ultimately was done in by muscle tightness.
“It was just super unexpected,” he said. “Coming down that hill, the last five miles everything cramped up.”
Chebet used it as an opportunity to pull away with about four miles to go.
“The coaches told me that when you see other people getting closer to you, you have to shoot out and give them some range,” Chebet said. “I was confident that move would do it."
Looking over his shoulder with about a mile to go, Chebet widened his lead to nearly 20 seconds on his way to the tape.
“I observed that my counterparts were nowhere near me and that gave me motivation,” Chebet said.
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NCS Multistage Holdings Inc. (NCSM) CEO Robert Nipper on Q4 2019 - Earnings Call Transcript
NCS Multistage Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:NCSM) Q4 2019 Results Earnings Conference Call March 3, 2020 8:30 AM ET
Company Participants
Robert Nipper - Chief Executive Officer
Ryan Hummer - Chief Financial Officer
Conference Call Participants
Ian MacPherson - Simmons
George O'Leary - Tudor, Pickering
Sean Meakim - JPMorgan
Kurt Hallead - RBC
Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. And welcome to the Fourth Quarter 2019 NCS, Multistage Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participant lines are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker’s presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today’s conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]
I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Ryan Hummer, CFO. Please go ahead, sir.
Ryan Hummer
Thank you, Katherine. And thank you to everybody joining NCS Multistage's fourth quarter and full year 2019 conference call. Our call today will be led by our CEO, Robert Nipper, and I will also provide comments.
Before we begin today's call, we would like to caution listeners that some of the statements that will be made on this call could be forward looking and to the extent that our remarks today contain information, other than historical information, please note that we are relying on the Safe Harbor protections afforded by federal law. Such forward-looking statements may include comments regarding future financial results and are subject to several known and unknown risks.
I'd like to refer you to the press release issued last night, along with other public filings made from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission that outline those risks. I also need to point out that in our earnings release and in today's conference call, we refer to adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA less share-based compensation and free cash flow, all of which are non-GAAP measures of operating performance. We use these measures of operating performance because they allow us to compare performance consistently over various periods without regard to costs associated with our current capital structure and in a manner that we believe better reflects our operating performance. Our press release and the updated investor presentation, which was posted yesterday on to our website are both available at ncsmultistage.com, where it provide reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest GAAP financial measures.
With that said, I'll turn the call over to Robert.
Robert Nipper
Thank you. Ryan. Welcome to our investors, analysts and employees joining our fourth quarter 2019 earnings conference call. Today I'll review some of our key accomplishments for 2019 and discuss our strategic priorities for 2020. I'll also briefly discuss our outlook in each of the U.S., Canadian and international markets. After that, I'll turn it over to Ryan to discuss the quarterly results in more detail and provide guidance for the upcoming quarter, after which I'll provide some closing remarks.
First, I want to thank our employees. It is through the hard work, dedication and ingenuity of our people that we were able to achieve so much in 2019. And it takes the effort of the entire team to position us to achieve our near and long term objectives.
During 2019, we continue to pair our efficiency, enabling technologies with our service capabilities to help our customers optimize their operations and maximize the value of their assets. Our focused offerings of products and services delivers tremendous value to our customers.
Key examples include, within fracturing systems, [Indiscernible] put out a press release in December highlighting how the use of our technology saves them significant time and money on completions, accelerates production and may enable additional projects.
Our PurpleSeal frac plugs from Repeat Precision have gained significant market share by outperforming competing products. Customers gained efficiencies in pump down and drill out times with this product. Even more impressive has been the market acceptance of our PurpleSeal Express system. A factory assembled unit that combines our frac plug with a limited use setting tool, reducing onsite HS&E [ph] risk during plug and perf operations.
Our tracer diagnostic service line helps operators access parent childhood [ph] well relationships and strategies to mitigate well-to-well interference. Customers use these learnings to adjust their well spacing and development plans to maximize financial returns and capital efficiencies, which is critical in the current environment.
Within well construction, our airlock system provides our customers with greater assurance of landing, casing and extended reach laterals, optimizing the cost of their field developments. The technology can also reduce casing running time providing a net savings to a customer.
We deliver all these products and services through an exceptional and highly trained field operations team, and support our customers operations. We operate in a safe and efficient manner, and all we do with a commitment to safety that extends to our employees and our customers. I'm incredibly proud of our team and our safety record. Our total recordable incident rate has been between 0.3 and 0.4 in each of the last three years, which compares very favorably to industry benchmarks. The value that we bring to our customers across the portfolio allowed us to outperform underlying industry activity levels in each of our operating regions.
Our U.S. revenue was flat year-over-year in 2019. This compares to a decline in the average U.S. horizontal rig count of 8% and EIA estimates of a decline in the U.S. well drills of 5%. International revenue grew by 11% year-over-year outperforming the 8.5% growth in the average international land rig count.
In Canada, our revenue fell by 21% year-over-year far outpacing both the Canadian or the average Canadian land rig count, and the [Indiscernible] wells drilled in Canada, both of which decline by 25% to 30%. The last thing I want to touch on regarding our performance in 2019 is our cost discipline and free cash flow generation.
We made several adjustments through the year as market conditions deteriorated. We did this to right size the business and to maximize free cash flow. We implemented a reduction in force in July that had an immediate impact on reducing our cost base by approximately $5 million on an annualized basis. We also reigned in our capital spending through the year. Our net CapEx for the year of $5 million was well below the initial range we laid out at this time last year of $9 million to $13 million.
As a result, we generated free cash flow of approximately $13 million. We utilize this free cash flow and cash on hand at the beginning of the year to pay the $10 million onetime earn out to our joint venture partner and Repeat Precision and to reduce our debt balance by nearly $13 million. As a result, we have a very strong balance sheet with net debt of only $1.7 million at the end of the year.
Our 2019 free cash flow as a percentage of our current equity market capitalization or free cash flow yield is 25%. We also evaluate free cash flow as a percentage of our enterprise value which is 18%. These calculations are derived from our page -- from page 4 of our presentation.
Our focus on and ability to generate free cash flow continues to be one of the cornerstones of the NCS story. As page 7 of the presentation demonstrates, we have grown our free cash flow each year since 2015 with the sole exception being 2018, when we renovated our technology center in Calgary and implemented a new and robust ERP system. Those two strategic investments totaled over $11 million and we don't expect investments of a similar magnitude in the near future.
Our strategic priorities for 2020 are straightforward. First, we will continue to bring tangible value to our customers through our differentiated product and service offerings. In this, we plan to commercialize new products that will facilitate both near-term opportunities and set the stage for longer term growth.
Second, we will continue to strive to have revenue performance that exceeds underlying industry activity trends in each of the U.S. Canada and international markets. We are highly focused on our international business. International business increased from our international revenues as a total, as a percentage of the total increase from 6% to 8% of our total revenue last year, and we expect international revenue to exceed 10% of our total revenue in 2020.
Finally, we aim to increase our free cash flow generation in 2020. Our Capital Light business model facilitates free cash flow generation. This free cash flow will allow us to further enhance our strong balance sheet and provide flexibility to capitalize on potential strategic opportunities.
I'll now briefly review the market environment and our current strategies in each of our geographic markets, starting with Canada. Our current expectation for full year industry activity would be flat to lower by 5%. Drilling activity in Canada is off to a stronger start in 2020 than to 2019, but we haven't seen indications of increases in full year capital budgets. We believe, we are well-positioned to grow our revenue in Canada in 2020 as compared to 2019 outperforming industry activity.
Our team in Canada continues to impress me with what they have of accomplished in a challenging market environment. The group continues to deliver on our business strategies in that market, growing our market share and fracturing systems and cross-selling our products and services across our customer base. The momentum we've seen in recent quarters continued in the fourth quarter.
During Q4, we grew our revenue by 24% as compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. The average comparative rig count was lower about 23%. Let me repeat that, 24% growth in a market that declined 23%. That is differentiated performance. This can't happen without a true team effort between sales and operations. The team is delivering excellent execution in the field, supporting our sales efforts and strengthening our customer relationships. The quality and efficiency of our field operations continue to differentiate us from our competitions. We are benefiting from the technology center we opened in 2019, nearly 140 customers from over 35 companies toured the tech center during 2019. These tours highlight the breadth of our capabilities, as well as the rigorous testing that supports our current product, service and service offering and new product development initiatives. The technology center has been a great investment for us.
We're also encouraged by positive regulatory developments related to major projects underway to improve pipeline egress for Canadian crude. If these projects are completed, they should improve the relative economics for our Canadian customers who have been operating in a constrained environment for some time now.
For the U.S. our current expectation is the customer capital spending will fall by 10% to 15% as compared to 2019. We would expect the impacts to well count and completion count to be less severe, likely lower by single digits, reflecting increased efficiencies and lower pricing in some product and service lines.
We believe, we are well-positioned to outperform the overall market in the U.S. through continued share gains especially within fracturing systems and Repeat Precision. Within fracturing systems, we continue to target our sales efforts to specific applications where pinpoint stimulation delivers operational benefits and cost savings to our customers. Many of our fracturing systems customers are also key targets for our recently introduced enhanced all recovery offerings.
Repeat Precision continues to grow its share in a very competitive space. This illustrates the robust performance of our PurpleSeal frac plug and the inherent HST [ph] advantages of a limited use setting tool. We believe that international markets are likely to significantly outperform North America in 2020 with customer capital spending increasing 5% to 10%. We continue to grow our international customer base, reducing our reliance on any single region, which was partially responsible for our international revenue improving from $4 million in the first half of 2019 to over $11.5 million in the second half.
We expect that momentum to continue into 2020 despite some seasonality in the North Sea and China in the first quarter. On a positive note, activity in Argentina has rebounded after a period of slower activity in late 2019, related to the elections here in a period of significant inflation. The market there has stabilized considerably. We continue to learn more about the coronavirus and its impact on China and the world. Our thoughts go out to all those who are directly impacted by the situation, and we are hopeful that the international efforts to contain the spread of the virus and identify effective treatments are successful as possible.
As each week passes, the impact of the virus on the world's economy and on all demand is becoming more acute and increases the risk of further activity reductions in North America. Specific to NCS operations, we currently expect to resume completions activity in China during the second quarter of 2020, and we have had a limited impact on our supply chain.
While we believe that we can outperform the industry activity based on the value proposition of our products and services, we remain committed to cost discipline, supporting our gross margins and managing capital expenditures and SG&A. We believe the investments and initiatives of the past several years including our reinvestment, our investment in Repeat Precision in our technology center provides us with opportunities for capital efficient growth and increased free cash flow generation.
Continuing to improve our cost position is critical given the current industry environment. We're in a very competitive industry and one in which activity levels for our customers continue to decline in North America. We have taken steps to right size our operations for the current market environment and won't hesitate to do so again if the industry conditions change.
We have been and will remain good stewards of capital. We believe that we can deliver modest growth while improving our financial returns and growing free cash flow. I’ll now ask Ryan to discuss our financial results in more detail.
Ryan Hummer
Thank you, Robert. As reported in yesterday's earnings release, our fourth quarter revenues were $52.1 million, 4% higher than the prior year’s fourth quarter and in line with the midpoint of the guidance we provided on last quarter's earnings call.
In addition, our fourth quarter revenue in each of the U.S. Canada and international markets fell within the guidance that we provided on last quarter's call. On a sequential basis, revenue in the fourth quarter was 14% lower than revenue in the third quarter, with seasonally driven sequential decreases in each of the U.S; Canada and international markets.
Full year revenue for 2019 of $205 million represented a 9% decrease as compared to 2018. Gross profit defined as total revenue, less total cost of sales excluding depreciation and amortization expense, was $26.1 million in the fourth quarter, or 50% of revenue compared to $24.2 million or 48% of revenue in the prior year’s fourth quarter.
This gross margin percentage was above the high end of the guidance we provided for the quarter. For a sequential comparison, gross profit was $28.6 million or 47% of revenue in the third quarter. Selling, general and administrative costs were $22.2 million in the fourth quarter, as compared to $20.3 million in the prior year’s fourth quarter and were also higher than the third quarter’s level of $20.4 million.
During the quarter, we recorded provision for bad debt expense of approximately $1.8 million related to a single customer, which was the primary driver for the increase and for SG&A to be above the guidance for the quarter.
Our reported SG&A include share based compensation and certain non-recurring expenses including certain litigation costs. Non-recurring expenses totaled $1.2 million in the fourth quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $8.3 million as compared to $7.8 million in the prior year’s fourth quarter. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue was 16% in the quarter.
Our full year adjusted EBITDA in 2019 was $28.2 million reflecting 14% of revenue and compares to $49.7 million in 2018. For the fourth quarter, our depreciation and amortization expense totaled $2.6 million. We had net income attributable to non-controlling interest of $2.2 million in the quarter, reflecting net income at Repeat Precision. Our average and basic diluted share accounts for the quarter were both $46.9 million.
Turning now to cash flow items in the balance sheet. Cash flow from operations for the fourth quarter was $13.1 million and it was $17.9 million for the full year. Our net capital expenditures for the fourth quarter were $0.6 million and $5.0 million for the full year.
As a result, our free cash flow for the quarter was $12.6 million and it was $12.9 million for the full year in 2019. At the end of the year, we had $11.2 million in cash, and total debt of $12.9 million which included $10 million which was drawn under our U.S. revolving credit facility with the remainder being capital leases.
We reduced our debt balance by $3.4 million during the quarter and by $12.8 million during the year. I'll close with a few points of guidance for the first quarter. We currently expect total revenue in the first quarter to be $56 million to $62 million. We expect our U.S. revenue to be between $22 million and $24 million reflecting the relatively slow pace for increased activity during the first quarter, which we believe could accelerate through the middle of the year.
In Canada, we expect a seasonal, sequential increase in revenue to $31 million to $34 million driven by a strong start to activity in 2020 and continued market share gains. The range remains wide due to uncertainty regarding the timing of the onset of weather driven spring breakup. We expect our international revenue to be approximately $4 million to $5 million as we benefit from on-going work we have across multiple geographies, offset by seasonal winter declines in the North Sea and in China, with China also impacted by a slowdown related to the coronavirus.
We expect our gross margin to be between 44.5 % and 47.5% reflecting a decrease relative to the fourth quarter, primarily driven by geographic mix impacts. We expect our reported SG&A inclusive of share based compensation and non-recurring items to be between $22.5 million and $23.5 million. This includes approximately $3.3 million in share based compensation and over $1.5 million in litigation expenses.
SG&A typically increases in the first quarter relative to the fourth quarter due to higher payroll taxes and full accruals for incentive compensation in the New Year. We expect our share based compensation expense to decline during the year, as our pre IPO options will be fully expensed in May leading to a reduction in the second quarter and beyond.
In addition, we expect our non-recurring litigation expenses to decline in the second quarter and thereafter as we expect to conclude the trial phase with respect to a U.S. matter. I will note that significant percentage of incentive compensation under our 2020 plan utilizes cash settled awards. This minimizes dilution for our shareholders, but may introduce more volatility into our reported share based compensation expense as cast several awards are subject to quarterly re measurement.
We expect our first quarter depreciation and amortization expense to be approximately $2.7 million and we expect our net interest expense to be $0.3 million in the first quarter. Our expected gross capital expenditures for 2020 is between $3 million to $5 million, a further reduction from 2019. We continue to evaluate business opportunities that may support additional capital investment, especially at Repeat Precision. If we were to move forward with such opportunities, they would have attractive cash on cash return profiles and enhance the earnings power of our business.
I'll take the next few minutes to discuss NCS’s free cash flow generation in 2020. I would refer you to slide 22 of the investor presentation that we posted last night. As we are not providing any full year EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA guidance, we'll simply bridge from an illustrious EBITDA to walk through sources and uses of cash to arrive at the free cash flow for this illustrative adjusted EBITDA, less share based compensation.
Several of these bridge items have a range, and any summary figures we’ll utilize the midpoint of the ranges provided. Beginning with our adjusted EBITDA less share based compensation. We add $10 million to $12 million in share based compensation for the year. This number excludes potential impacts from the re-measurement related to cash settled awards, as the cash impact for those during 2020 would be minimal.
From there, we deduct $5 million to $7 million that comprises cash interest, cash taxes and other items including the non-recurring litigation expenses. Year-end working capital for NCS typically runs at approximately 30% to 35% of annual revenue, and with our focus on cash flow, we are working towards achieving the lower end of that range in 2020.
The next bar represents the net CapEx that I spoke to earlier of $3 million to $5 million. The sum of these items results in free cash flow equalling adjusted EBITDA less share based compensation, minus approximately $3 million. This bridge is very similar to 2019 when our adjusted EBITDA less share based compensation of $16 million as provided in our earnings release translated to free cash flow of $12.9 million.
I’ll now hand it over to Robert for closing remarks.
Robert Nipper
Thank you, Ryan. Before we open up the call for Q&A, I'd like to highlight some of our accomplishments. In Canada, our team is executing on our strategy to increase our market share and cross-sell products and services to fully capitalize on our strong market presence. We increased fourth quarter revenue on a year-over-year basis by 24% despite a 23% reduction in rig count.
In addition, we completed more wells for our customers in 2019 than we did in 2013, demonstrating our market share gains. In the U.S. we continue to see strong performance of Repeat Precision and we had increased activity in fracturing systems in the second half of 2019, which has continued into the first quarter.
We continue to grow our presence in international markets, which we believe have a more stable near and medium term outlook than do North America. We have on-going work in Argentina, Oman and the North Sea, which should each have steady activity throughout the year. We have trials for multiple products and services upcoming in the Middle East later this year.
I'll close with a couple of brief comments. Our industry continues to face significant challenges especially in North America as customers continue to reduce spending and activity levels. I believe, NCS is positioned to succeed in this environment. We deliver a focused portfolio of technologies that helps our customers operate more efficiently and optimize the value of their assets. We are pursuing accretive growth including in international markets which we expect to grow to more than 10% of our revenue this year. We are focused on optimizing our cost structure and capital spending for the current environment.
One example of this is that we recently consolidated our Houston area footprint from three facilities to two, allowing us to reduce our rent expense with minimal additional capital. We maintain a Capital Light business model, which facilitates free cash flow generation and is supported by a strong balance sheet. Our top financial priority is free cash flow growth.
With that, we'd be happy to take your questions.
Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
Thank you. [Operator Instructions] And our first question comes from Ian MacPherson with Simmons. Your line is open.
Ian MacPherson
Thanks. Good morning Robert and Ryan, congratulations on the really strong Canadian performance there especially among other things. You mentioned in your three strategic priorities Robert, number one, commercializing new products. Can you expand on that a little bit? I know we've heard from some of the other downhole completions technology companies talking about increasing, cluster intensity on the plug-and-perf side. Can you talk about how that translates on sleeves? Or what other new product rollouts speak to that point that you made?
Robert Nipper
Yes, sure. There's a few things that we're not going to talk about today that leads forth -- that would lead toward -- sorry about that. That touches on cluster efficiency. But what I would say is, some of the products that were coming out with are newer versions of our sliding sleeves that give customers, number one, a cost savings from where they are today. So, even improved over some of the recent -- the more recent ones that we've had, sliding sleeves that have a three position system. So they have a position that's closed. So the sleeve can be running the well, submitted in place. It can be open, frac through. And then as the customer decides if that they want to use that well project for injector in future applications, the sleeve can be move to a third position which provides a choke in the well. So that lateral could be used once all the sleeves are placed in that choke position, it can be used for injection. And the injection can be controlled with very little if any additional capital expense to be able to make that conversion.
Some of the other things that we're looking at and working on and expect to come out in the near term are some changes in our composite plug line, which makes our composite plugs even more efficient than they are today. We're also working on in tracer diagnostics, some additional new tracers, as well as some support products for the tracer product lines. And then finally, our EOR project that we've talked about in the past, we continue to make progress with that as we've said in the past when we first introduced it to you guys, it’s a longer term project. We expect --we've generated some revenue with it last year and we have additional field trials already scheduled this year for some of those products and we expect to have additional trials schedule later in the year. That's more of a play for down the road. But we're investing in the near-term opportunities as well as the learn long-term opportunities.
Ian MacPherson
That's right. Thanks for all the color. And then maybe on the international side, can you expand a little bit on which markets are keying the above average growth profile that you see for this year outside of North America?
Robert Nipper
Yes. I think internationally the two markets that we're most focused on in terms of opportunities for growth would be in the North Sea and in Argentina. As we continue to come online with Aker BP project, the whole team -- the other service companies that were working with and our BP has gotten more efficient, and we hope to see increased activity there for that project. We're also having conversations with several other operators in the area that has been spurred by the success that Aker BP has had using this type of technology. So that's an area that's pretty exciting for us. And it looks like it's going to be more longer-term -- not longer-term and being able to achieve revenue, but longer-term in terms of how long it last. And then Argentina, as I mentioned in the comments, it was a pretty rough second half of the year. Last year in Argentina with the political environment and the hyperinflation, but we've seen that that turned the corner in the first quarter this year having conversations with customers now about annual programs. In the last half of the year the industry was virtually shut down with the exception of the local E&Ps, the international operators that were in joint ventures with the locals just -- there was just basically no activity. But we're seeing that turned the corner now and in fact we have work awarded Argentina that that we didn't have before. So we think that that's the pickup as well for us. But we also have a number of other areas that we've been making progress over the last couple years in where we field trials and we have actual work scheduled in new areas for us internationally. So that's -- it's a growth opportunity for us, and as I said earlier, we're investing in it.
Ian MacPherson
Well. Thanks for all the good color this morning and good luck for 2020. Appreciate it.
Robert Nipper
Thanks. Ian.
Operator
Thank you. Our next question comes from George O'Leary with Tudor, Pickering. Your line is open.
George O'Leary
Good morning, guys.
Robert Nipper
Good morning, George.
George O'Leary
Just from a broad brush strokes perspective, I wondered if you could frame the geographic mix for your fracturing systems in the U.S. in 2019? And then, any -- how that's changing as we progressed into 2020? Are there any moves or any basins where you're seeing more notable adoption of your systems in the U.S. in 2020?
Robert Nipper
Sure, George. As we've talked before, we found specific applications in the U.S. market where pinpoint stimulation works well and add value and in many cases more value than competing completions technology, so we focused on those. And geographically those areas are in multiple basins. So parts of the Permian, both in Texas and in New Mexico, and the Rockies, there are a few basins up there where the technology works really well. And then, in some areas in the Mid-Con, we also see -- starting to see some areas of interest in the Appalachia. So I would say primarily, we think about it more from the Permian areas and the Rockies, but we're also seeing some areas where we maybe able to get increased activity as well. One of the things that we struggled with in the past and we struggle with when we first came into the U.S. market was with plug-and-perf being predominant completion methodology; the infrastructure was set up for plug-and-perf setup to support it. And the frac fleets were sized for horsepower that was more than double the requirements for doing pinpoint. So when we would go out and do a pinpoint job, a frac fleet that was twice -- more than twice as big as it needed to be, also with the built more than twice as big as it needed to be would show up. And that's something that we struggle with from day one. Its a cost disadvantage to us if we can't reduce the horsepower cost on location, because its not required.
But more recently over the last few months, we found frac companies more willing to work with us and size their frac fleets to the size that we actually need and price it accordingly. And so, we're working with that with a couple of frac companies now that are pretty advanced with. We've already started doing job jointly with them where we're packaging the coiled tubing, the frac spreads and the pinpoint stimulation technology together. And it looks like we're getting a little bit of momentum with that. So, if that does continue then that may open up other opportunities that we don't have today. But we have seen that it does make pinpoint more competitive with plug-and-perf especially in single well applications.
George O'Leary
That's very helpful color, Robert. Thank you. And then next question is on the margin side of the equation. The margins were very strong from a gross margin respected in the fourth quarter. And the guidance were down sequentially in the first quarter of 2020, I think you cited mix. So, one that mostly just think on the cost side of the equation that drove the better margins in the fourth quarter? And then as we look forward to the first quarter. And can you peel back the onion a little bit on what, in terms of mix? Is that geographical product mix is driving that change in gross margins?
Ryan Hummer
Yes. Sure, George. This is Ryan. With respect to the margin in the fourth quarter, we certainly did have very good performance there. There was a bit of that that was driven just through some as advantageous relationships that we had with vendors that impacted the quarter. And I think those are specific to the quarter and don't necessarily fully flow-through into 2020. Although we expect certain of those arrangements to provide benefits on a continuing basis. And really from the mix standpoint it has to be more geographic than it does product line. As you can see with the guidance that we gave, there is very, very strong growth in the Canadian market. And we've been growing our revenue there and doing a great job taking market share. But that market has been very competitive for a long time and the operators there have been faced with a very low-cost environment for a long time. So, the margins tend to be a little bit skinnier. So we see growth in the Canadian share in Q1 that drives the margin down a bit. The other piece to that is that quarter-over-quarter international is going to be down slightly and therefore, a lower part of the mix. The international, I guess product and service lines that we participate in tend to build a less competitive as far as the number of competitors that we see in the market as compared to North America. So that's really it from a geographic standpoint, nothing specific to product or service mix.
George O'Leary
Okay. That's super helpful. I'll just sneak in one more quick one if I could. Can you frame your market share up in Canada on the fracturing system side of the business even if in broad brush strokes may be not an exact number? But seems like you guys have taken notable share there especially in the fourth quarters. So where do you guys think you sit from a market share perspective up in Canada?
Robert Nipper
Yes. We believe our market share is there now are in the range of 20% to 25%.
George O'Leary
All right. Great. I'll turn it back over. Thanks.
Robert Nipper
Thanks, George.
Operator
Thank you. Our next question comes from Sean Meakim with JPMorgan. Your line is open.
Sean Meakim
Thanks. Good morning.
Robert Nipper
Good morning.
Sean Meakim
So, on SG&A, I'm curious what other cost out scenarios you've run, if we remain in the current E&P spending environment in North America? Or maybe even if we see a decline in the back half of 2020 into 2021. So, I mean, I understand that your position to outgrow the market, but the delta is pretty modest at the moment just given the limitations of the environment. So it seems like that's an area where you could boost free cash? I'm just curious how you're balancing holding on to upside optionality versus trying to boost that cash flow near-term? Or are we satisfied with free cash at current levels?
Robert Nipper
Yes, Sean. This is Robert. So, no, we never satisfied. We -- as we said earlier, as Ryan said early, we intend to grow free cash flow in 2020 versus 2019. We -- as you know, last year we had a restructuring and we made some adjustments. We restructured the organization in terms of personnel. We took out some layers of management, and we achieved about an annual costs savings primarily in SG&A of about $5 million annually. We believe that we're right sized for the market right now based on what our expectations are to continue to outgrow the market. But if we are not able to perform at levels that that we think we are or the market turns in a way that's not expected now then we're fully prepared to reevaluate and make changes as required. They'll required more structural changes.
Sean Meakim
Okay. Fair enough. I appreciate that. Can you talk a little about the tracer's business. So, I know, you mentioned the new products in the works. Are you seeing more intensity of demand in the US from those customers? Maybe as they're slowing down. Sometimes there's more willingness to look at new adoption of technology. Or a finding that tracer is a more of a discretionary spend? Just curious how you're seeing that in the field today?
Robert Nipper
Yes. I'd say, that we're seeing a bit of a pullback, and customers are using Tracers as broadly. So I would say that some of the market for Tracers has progressed a bit from some of the smaller operators that we've worked with. They view that as almost like a science budget in some cases. So we have seen some pullback there. However, some of the larger customers who use customer or use Tracers for different reasons, we really haven't seen a pullback and we continue the same activity levels with those customers. There is a few competitor still in the market. It just like any other service line. It's very, very competitive right now. But we're still holding our terms our own in terms of market share. We have new Tracers in terms of additional Tracer signatures that we've recently introduced. We have more than underdevelopment and we will continue to refine the way that customers can use Tracers to look at inter-well interference. And we think that's really going to be the driver for Tracers adoption going forward in the marketplace is being able to have more capabilities to be able to better understand inter-well interference.
Sean Meakim
Got it. Great. Thanks Robert.
Robert Nipper
Thank you.
Operator
Thank you. And we have a question from Kurt Hallead with RBC. Your line is open.
Kurt Hallead
Hey, good morning.
Robert Nipper
Good morning, Kurt.
Ryan Hummer
Good morning, Kurt.
Kurt Hallead
Hey. Kudos again on great performance up in Canada especially. So, any dovetails maybe into a line of questioning from where I sit. The strength of your performance over time in Canada is remarkable. The challenges in the U.S. are I think pretty obvious given the competitive nature. So as we move forward here, Robert, what kind of things can you potentially take from the lessons you've learned up in Canada and look down here in the U.S. and potentially at the same sort of market share success? I know you mentioned the number of new different product offerings that got coming and you are making market penetration. So I don't want to make light of that at all. But I just want to get a kind of general sense from you as to what you could take from Canada down here in the U.S. and how could potentially accelerate market penetration?
Robert Nipper
One of the really big success stories for Canada has been the cross-selling that's occurred there. So the Canadian market through 2018 was primarily fracturing systems and then Tracers, whenever we brought STS Tracers in. But really the focus was almost 100% on fracturing systems. But as the current market seem to persist in Canada through 2018 and it was a really difficult market. We were coming off of a couple years of market share declines in Canada. The team made the decision in Canada to really get focused on cross-selling opportunities. So getting some of the other products and services that we have from NCS, getting those in the Canada, getting the customers involved with it, and that getting the interest high enough that we could actually go up and start doing that. So that's been part of 2018 and in 2019 that's been a strong focus for them. And that is one big reason for the successes, because they've been very successful in cross training.
We had cross -- formal cross training sessions with our sales team. The guys that we -- the sales folks that we have in place or had in place, they were experts in fracturing systems. But most of them didn't really have exposure to some of the other products and services that we offer. So we made them aware of that. And at the very least have them in a spot where they could at least recognize opportunities. And now are seeing more diverse product opportunities there. So, if we would still be focused 100% on fracturing systems in Canada it would be a bit of a different story. So what we did in 2019 is we took that same training and we did the same thing with our sales force here in the U.S.
So, we just wrap that up around the end of -- around the end of 2019, the first wave of it, because it truly is an ongoing process. And now we're already starting to see the benefits from that of the U.S. where we got salespeople that are selling multiple product lines to the same customers that they've been calling on for years. So I think that coupled with additional products and services that we're introducing is the way that we're going to continue to accelerate market share growth in the U.S. as well.
Kurt Hallead
It's great color. Thank you for that. I just kind of curious to in the context of as you're doing this cross-selling and you're introducing new products and services. I wonder if you can of frame the competitive pricing environment for us in both the U.S. and Canada.
Robert Nipper
Well, it's very competitive. I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for. But it is super competitive in both Canada and the U.S.
Kurt Hallead
I mean, relative to the last couple of years, is it stabilizing to a certain extent? Is it just as intense as it has been? Just some incremental color along that be really helpful?
Robert Nipper
Yes. I would say in Canada, the -- it is -- the driver for the bottom has slowed down a lot. It is at least flat down in Canada. So a year ago it was every day we were having conversations about pricing with our customers. So it feels like its flattened out. In Canada, we haven't seen the pressure over the last several months that we had before. In the U.S. it seems the same thing. We saw several months ago significant pressure on almost every service line, not just the ones that we provide, but not some of our competitors as well. But that seems to have tapered off a little bit now as well. Is it over? I don't know. Are we're going to another wave of it? It's always possible. If we see the U.S. market change adversely more than what we expect. I mean, it could be our customers come back to us again. But so far it seems to have leveled off.
Kurt Hallead
Okay, great. Thank you. Appreciate that.
Robert Nipper
Thank you.
Operator
Thank you. And I'm showing no further questions. At this time, I'd like to turn the call back to Robert Nipper for closing comments.
Robert Nipper
Thanks Catherine. On behalf of our management team and our board, we'd like to thank everyone on the call today including our shareholders and the research analysts who cover NCS, but especially our employees. I extend my appreciation to our nearly 400 employees around the globe, as well as the team at repeat precision. I continue to believe that we have the best team in the industry and our performance backs that up. It is through the talents, effort and dedication of this team that NCS is able to grow our customer base, provide exemplary customer service and drive the innovations that we bring to the industry. We appreciate everyone's interest in NCS Multistage and we look forward to talking again on our next quarterly call, our earnings call in May.
Operator
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