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Which ‘Scooby-Doo’ toy is best?
When mystery is afoot, the Scooby gang is on the trail. If a child in your life is a big fan of the “Scooby-Doo” TV shows or movies, you may be looking for a “Scooby-Doo” toy to put a smile on their face.
From action figures to plush toys to board games, there are many types of Scooby-themed toys available. Consider the age range you’re buying for and which characters the recipient likes best. The Playmobil “Scooby-Doo” Mystery Machine is a fun play set for ages 5 and up.
What to know before you buy a ‘Scooby-Doo’ toy
Types of ‘Scooby-Doo’ toys
You’ll find all kinds of Scooby-Doo-themed toys, so think about the preferences of the person you’re buying for.
- Figures: You can find figures of the whole Scooby gang: Velma, Fred, Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo himself. You can also find some figures of iconic foes from the TV show and movies.
- Play sets: Play sets include figures and some kind of setting in which to play with them. The Mystery Machine camper is a popular play set choice, but you’ll also find sets that include haunted mansions, cemeteries and other spooky settings.
- Plush toys: Scooby-Doo is the most common character you’ll find plush toys of, but you can occasionally find plushies featuring other members of Mystery Incorporated. Plush toys can range from 2-3 inches tall to over 12 inches tall.
- Games and puzzles: Kids who love games and puzzles will appreciate “Scooby-Doo” board games and jigsaw puzzles. Some Scooby-themed board games are original, while others are versions of popular games, such as Clue and Monopoly.
- Play tents: Play tents that look like the Mystery Machine are great for kids who love imaginary play.
Age group
Consider the age of the child you’re buying for and make sure the toy you choose is age-appropriate. Some age recommendations are based on skill level, while others are based on safety. For instance, some games might be recommended for ages 8 and up due to the skills required to play them, but they’re technically safe for children over 3.
TV and movie tie-ins
From the original “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” to “Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo” to the 2002 live-action “Scooby-Doo,” the franchise has seen many iterations on the small and big screens. Some toys are related to the franchise and its characters in a general way, while others are tied into a specific movie or TV show.
What to look for in a quality ‘Scooby-Doo’ toy
Accessories
The right accessories can make or break a play set or a selection of figures. Scooby snacks, sandwiches, flashlights and magnifying glasses are all great additions.
Ease of cleaning
Kids toys can get dirty and unhygienic over time, so it’s great if they’re easy to clean. Ideally, plush toys should be machine washable and other toys should be easy to wipe clean.
Collector’s editions
Of course, not everyone wants special edition toys, but these are great for older fans and collectors. You can still find some 50th anniversary edition toys and figures, plus some die-cast vehicles and figures that are meant for collecting rather than play.
How much you can expect to spend on a ‘Scooby-Doo’ toy
You can pay anywhere from $10-$100, depending on the type of toy and what it does, though most cost under $50.
‘Scooby-Doo’ toy FAQ
Are ‘Scooby-Doo’ toys still being made?
A. The “Scooby-Doo” franchise might not enjoy the popularity it once did, but some companies still make toys featuring the main characters, notable foes and the iconic Mystery Machine.
Are ‘Scooby-Doo’ toys educational?
A. Most “Scooby-Doo” toys aren’t explicitly educational, but there’s still value to imaginative play, which is important for kids’ development. Some “Scooby-Doo” games can help teach critical thinking and strategy, but it’s fine if toys are just for fun.
Can I buy other ‘Scooby-Doo’ merchandise?
A. If you’re looking for something other than toys, you can also find “Scooby-Doo” merchandise, including clothing, lunch boxes, coloring books, adhesive bandages, dog toys, backpacks and journals. There’s something for “Scooby-Doo” fans of all ages and interests.
What’s the best ‘Scooby-Doo’ toy to buy?
Top ‘Scooby-Doo’ toy
Playmobil “Scooby-Doo” Mystery Machine
What you need to know: This playset features the beloved Mystery Machine plus Velma, Daphne and Fred figures.
What you’ll love: It comes with accessories, including a magnifying glass, map, flashlight and ghost cards. Inside the vehicle is a light-up monitor that you can insert your ghost cards into for more information on the mystery at hand. The roof and windshield lift off for easier access.
What you should consider: No Scooby or Shaggy figures are included, though you can buy them separately.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top ‘Scooby-Doo’ toy for the money
Playmobil “Scooby-Doo” Scooby and Shaggy with Ghost
What you need to know: This trio of figures is compatible with other Playmobil sets.
What you’ll love: You get Scooby-Doo and Shaggy figures, plus a generic figurine with a removable ghost costume. The Ghost costume fits on most Playmobil figures, so anyone can be the baddie. It comes with a range of accessories, including a sandwich and Scooby snacks.
What you should consider: This small set isn’t all that playable on its own, so it’s best paired with the Playmobil Mystery Machine or Mystery Mansion.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: Fans of the classic game will love this “Scooby-Doo” version, though it’s also suitable for anyone who’s never played the original.
What you’ll love: You can play as Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, Fred or the mansion’s housekeeper, Mrs. White. It’s fun to play for kids and adults alike. It’s focused on mystery rather than murder, which some parents prefer compared to the original game.
What you should consider: With six players, whoever’s left playing Mrs. White instead of a character from “Scooby-Doo” might be disappointed.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Paddy O’Hanlon has won his first major competition as he came across the finish line at the Irish Grand National 2022.
The young jockey was riding Lord Lariat and beat the long-time leader Frontal Assault.
Away from the racecourses, Paddy likes to spend a lot of his time practicing but when he’s not working, he can be seen with his girlfriend.
The winning jockey opened up about what the victory meant to him as he explained that it was “unbelievable” and he was “over the moon” while expressing his gratitude.
At 24 years old, Paddy has been with trainer Dermot McLoughlin for nearly six years after initially considering becoming a flat jockey.
He ventured over to England to work but eventually decided to return home to Ireland to continue his career.
His Easter Monday win was an incredible feat after the 40-1 shot outlasted his competitors to take home the top prize at Fairyhouse.
Paddy has been surrounded by horses his entire life as his father bred horses and had a couple in training with trainer Tom McCourt.
He shared that as a child he was constantly on the road with his father going to the races or visiting a trainer in Tattersalls or Goffs.
He ended up taking riding lessons at a young age and got his own pony when he was old enough.
Paddy was very passionate about horse riding and explained that he would go hunting or show jump at any opportunity he had.
He rode his first winner at Dundalk in December 2014 and continued on to major success.
While his number one passion is horse racing, in his free time, he likes to hang out with his girlfriend Samantha Duffy.
The pair have a lot in common with Samantha owning her own business, SLD Equinetherapy, which is focused on Equine Massage Therapy and Rehabilitation.
He doesn’t post on his social media that frequently but they celebrated enjoying a weekend away together on 23 September 2020.
The couple first started dating in 2018 with Paddy marking their two year anniversary with a cute collage of their dates.
They are quite adventurous and like travelling together with them visiting Cancun, Mexico's Caribbean coast.
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Anime Expo Twitter account restored following hack by NFT scammers
Anime Expo regained access to its own official Twitter account today. The account, which has over 300,000 followers, was hacked over the weekend and began sharing large amounts of NFT-related content, including links to external sites.
The convention confirmed that the account was hacked via their official Instagram account on Saturday, April 16. “Our Twitter account was compromised this morning,” organizers from the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation shared. “We apologize for the confusing posts regarding NFTs. Please do not click on any links in the meantime while we work to resolve this issue.”
The move was the latest in a series of official accounts big and small being hijacked to promote scams that take the appearance of NFTs. The now-deleted posts shared similarities with those by several hacked Indian government Twitter accounts earlier this month, as documented by Mashable. It also looks a lot like what happened to Smash Bros. champion Leonardo “MkLeo” Lopez Perez last month, per Kotaku’s reporting.
On Monday, the convention was able to post an update from their Twitter account with the message ”Our Anime Expo Twitter account is back.”
First held in 1992, Anime Expo returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center this year following a two-year long hiatus. The convention, which saw crowds top 100,000 the last time it was held, will run from Sunday, July 1, through Monday, July 4.
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NFL's Washington Commanders send letter to FTC denying financial impropriety
The NFL's Washington Commanders denied several allegations of financial impropriety in a letter sent Monday to the U.S Federal Trade Commission.
The 19-page letter including testimony, emails and other documents came as a response to the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee asking the FTC to look into the team’s business practices. There are more than 80 pages of signed affidavits, emails and text message exchanges laid out as the team's evidence.
The committee last week told the FTC 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 at the time 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.
The team called Friedman's accusations baseless, false and reckless and painted him as a disgruntled former employee. Banks and fellow attorney Debra Katz said in a statement to The Associated Press that Friedman is prepared to defend himself publicly if Snyder allows him to do so, but in the meantime would communicate directly with the team about what they called "demonstrably false allegations."
"Mr. Friedman stands by his testimony, which was truthful and based on his experiences with the team," Banks and Katz said. "He is happy to answer follow-up questions from Congress, the FTC, or any government agency." | https://www.kcra.com/article/nfl-washington-commanders-ftc-letter/39751528 | 2022-04-18T19:50:09Z | https://www.kcra.com/article/nfl-washington-commanders-ftc-letter/39751528 | true | 10 |
MILWAUKEE (AP) — On a night when their usually potent offense was searching for answers, the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks had to rely on their defense in their playoff opener.
Fortunately for the Bucks, that’s the one part of their game that was at a championship level.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 16 rebounds, and the third-seeded Bucks recovered after blowing a 16-point lead to beat the sixth-seeded Chicago Bulls 93-86 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series Sunday.
“We’ve got to win the ugly games,” said Jrue Holiday, whose 3-pointer with 5:03 left put the Bucks ahead for good. “I feel like today was ugly. It was a battle and it was tough, but it was an ugly one.”
Holiday’s 3-pointer was part of an 8-0 run that gave the Bucks an 85-78 edge. The Bulls got the margin down to one but could never regain the lead, as Zach LaVine missed a potential tying 3-pointer from nearly 30 feet away with 29 seconds left.
“I thought it was a good shot,” LaVine said. “We were down three. I got a really clean look.”
Milwaukee overcame its struggles on offense by holding the Bulls to the lowest single-game point total of any Bucks opponent all season. The Bulls shot a season-low 32.3% from the floor in their first playoff appearance in five years. They were 7 of 37 on 3-point attempts.
In the fourth quarter, the Bulls were 6 of 28 and 1 of 12 from 3-point range.
“Every shot I took tonight felt good,” said DeMar DeRozan, who scored 18 points but shot 6 of 25. “I guarantee you that me, Zach and Vooch (Nikola Vucevic) aren’t going to miss that many shots again.”
The Bucks, who have won 17 of their last 18 meetings with the Bulls, grabbed an early 32-16 lead and threatened to put this game out of reach early. But they struggled to score the rest of the way.
After shooting 53.8% (14 of 26) in the first quarter, the Bucks made just 34.5% of their attempts (20 of 58) the rest of the way. They had an equal number of turnovers and baskets – 14 – in the second half.
They finished with 21 turnovers. They scored just three points in the first 6 minutes, 57 seconds of the fourth quarter.
“The whole team was kind of out of rhythm,” said Antetokounmpo, who didn’t score in the fourth quarter while dealing with foul trouble. “We weren’t able to find one another as easy as we usually find one another and make shots. We missed a bunch of open shots today. Usually we make those and we get energy.”
Brook Lopez scored 18 points, Holiday had 15, Khris Middleton had 11 and Bobby Portis added 10. Portis also had 12 rebounds.
Vucevic had 24 points and 17 rebounds but shot 9 of 27. LaVine had 18 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 6 of 19.
The Bulls didn’t take their first lead until late in the third quarter. They took their last lead at 78-77 on Vucevic’s inside basket with 5:56 left before the Bucks scored eight straight points.
Alex Caruso’s layup with 1:36 left cut Milwaukee’s advantage to 87-86, but the Bulls wouldn’t score again.
“We showed resiliency tonight,” Lopez said. “Things didn’t go our way offensively for a lot of the game, and we fought through it and did a good job defensively.”
GOING BACK TO CHICAGO
With the two cities separated by only about 90 miles, the Bulls are heading back to Chicago after Game 1 before returning to Milwaukee for Wednesday’s Game 2.
“If we would have had to play Sunday-Tuesday, I think we would have definitely stayed here,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said before the game. “But I think because we have two days, we have a chance to get home at a decent time, those guys can sleep in their own bed, practice tomorrow, practice Tuesday and then come back up.”
TIP-INS
Bulls: Caruso was in the starting lineup. Caruso had started just 18 of the 41 regular-season games he played. … The Bulls were missing assistant coaches Chris Fleming and Damian Cotter, who had tested positive for COVID-19. “They’re still in protocols right now with the league,” Donovan said before the game. Donovan added that “they have never really been in a situation where either one of them has felt bad at all, so that’s been a positive.”
Bucks: Reserve guard George Hill (abdominal strain) and reserve forward Jordan Nwora (back soreness) were unavailable for Sunday’s game. Hill also was held out of the Bucks’ regular-season finale. Jevon Carter essentially filled Hill’s spot in the rotation and scored three points in 9 1/2 minutes. … The Bucks won Game 1 for just the second time in their last seven playoff series.
UP NEXT
Game 2 is Wednesday in Milwaukee.
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The Colorado Buffaloes have been defeated in a 15-8 battle at their home territory of Kittredge Field by the No. 17 USC Trojans. Fifth year attacker Sadie Grozier continues to be the focal point of this Colorado offense as her team-leading goal count increases to 38 after she scored four goals in this contest. Head coach Ann Elliott Whidden explained the struggles that CU had against the Trojans.
“They (USC) are a good defensive team,” Whidden said. “They’re disciplined in what they do. They don’t give you a lot of space and opportunities to execute. They put pressure on you in a small space. We’ve had trouble in the past scoring goals against them. We had trouble today and that played out in the end.”
This being the Buff’s fourth loss of the season, all four of their losses have come against Pac-12 opponents. Two losses from USC, one loss from Stanford, and another loss from ASU places CU in fourth place in the Pac-12 standings despite their overall record of 9-4. Although Stanford and ASU each have six overall losses on the season, each team only has two losses against Pac-12 opponents, ranking them above Colorado.
Colorado’s ball control on offense looked more out of shape than usual, as they turned the ball over 15 times in comparison to the Trojan’s 10 turnovers. USC used these five additional offensive possessions as an advantage, as they shot the ball a total of 36 times, 27 of which were on goal. The Buff’s only amounted 26 shots (16 shots on goal) throughout the game as they spent the majority of the time on defense. Senior attacker Charlie Rudy admired the team chemistry that the no.17 ranked team in the nation showed.
“They’re a strong team,” Rudy said. “They play really good team defense and they communicate well.”
Although Grozier and Rudy continue to be the source of offensive production, fifth year attacker Sam Mcgee, sophomore attacker Morgan Pence, and senior attacker Chloe Willard have also chipped in offensively as they’ve played in all 13 games alongside Grozier and Rudy.
McGee currently ranks third in goals for Colorado with 24, just under Grozier’s 38 and Rudy’s 27. Pence has been extremely impressive this season for the Buff’s, considering she has the fourth most goals scored (20) without starting a game this season. In addition to her helpful six assists this year, Pence currently leads all Buff’s that have a minimum of nine shots on goal this season, in shot on goal percentage at .854 percent. Willard leads CU with her 11 assists, while also having the fifth most goals scored (19) and ranking third in total points (30).
The Colorado Buffaloes will look to gain ground in the Pac-12 standings in their upcoming matchup against the Arizona State Sun Devils, taking place on April 17 at 12:00 MST in Boulder.
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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.
The decision Monday by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa also said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention improperly failed to justify its decision and did not follow proper rulemaking.
The mask mandate was recently extended by President Joe Biden’s administration until May 3.
"The Mandate exceeded the CDC's statutory authority, improperly invoked the good cause exception to notice and comment rulemaking, and failed to adequately explain its decisions. 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," Mizelle wrote.
The Biden administration extended the mandate amid a small increase in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
A number of states have sued the federal government to order an end to the mask mandate that covers passengers and crew onboard planes, trains buses and rideshares.
The plaintiffs claim there is no "high-quality data to support the efficacy of mask mandates, case numbers and hospitalizations experiencing a large downward trend, and 81.7% of the population having received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine."
It was not immediately clear if or when the order would go into effect or whether the CDC will appeal. The Justice Department declined to comment, but released a statement to ABC News.
"We’re reviewing the decision and are declining any further comment," the department said.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose state was among those that sued the government, celebrated the ruling.
"Great to see a federal judge in Florida follow the law and reject the Biden transportation mask mandate. Both airline employees and passengers deserve to have this misery end," he said. | https://www.wsfltv.com/news/national/judge-voids-nationwide-mask-mandate-for-mass-transit | 2022-04-18T20:01:08Z | https://www.wsfltv.com/news/national/judge-voids-nationwide-mask-mandate-for-mass-transit | true | 11 |
The official languages commissioner says events broadcast live on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Facebook page must be accessible in both English and French.
More than a dozen people complained to the commissioner’s office about the lack of simultaneous translation on Trudeau’s Facebook page during a July 6 press conference announcing the nomination of Mary Simon as governor general.
In a preliminary report tabled last month and obtained by The Canadian Press, commissioner Raymond Théberge found that the Privy Council Office, which provided organizational support for the press conference, failed to meet its obligations under the Official Languages Act.
The investigation acknowledged that no simultaneous interpretation or subtitle service is currently available on Facebook Live, but Théberge suggested a link could be included in the caption of the video directing viewers to another website where the broadcast could be watched in both official languages.
The Privy Council Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Canadian Press.
The nomination of Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat who does not speak French, led to hundreds of complaints to the language commissioner’s office.
—The Canadian Press
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Student leader recalls anti-Hindi protests in 1965
Chennai:
P R Rangaswami, 77, was a first year student at Chennai’s Pachaiyappa’s college which led the anti-Hindi agitation in 1965 in erstwhile Madras state which snowballed into a riot and till date politicians of Tamil Nadu warn the union government of such a reaction when rallying against Hindi imposition, which was recently fuelled by Amit Shah’s remarks that Hindi be a link language in India.
Though Rangaswami was insistent that they protest peacefully, across Tamil Nadu students pelted stones on buses, set trains on fire and several immolated themselves. “It was a complete standstill for days together,” says Rangaswami. “We were protesting peacefully inside our campus first. But some students pelted stones at a police station in Nungambakkam so the police entered our campus.”
He recalled that students spilled on to the streets when the day of the switch-over from English to Hindi neared. With students in the forefront, a fledgling protest found support in states like Bengal until the proposal was dropped.
DMK founder C N Annadurai announced that January 26, 1965 (when the Official Languages Act came into force) will be observed as a day of mourning. About 3,000 DMK cadre, including Annadurai, were arrested as a pre-emptive measure to foil the protests. About 70 people were killed, according to government estimates.
It was this protest that caused a major political change in the history of the state. It ousted the Congress in Tamil Nadu, brought the DMK to power for the first time in 1967 under Anna and since then the state has only swung between the Dravidian majors. The movement which was led by students also gave birth to future leaders, such as the state’s water resources minister Durai Murugan.
Rangaswami recalled that he hid in Durai Murugan’s room when police began lathi charging students. The following day when Rangaswami left the college campus, he was jailed in the central prison for 10 days. Protesting along with him were present day politicians who were then students, such as V K Sasikala’s late husband M Natarjan from Presidency college and G Vaiko from the city’s law college. By the time he was out, the Indira Gandhi-led union government had recalled the order and it was guaranteed that Hindi and English would be used in official transactions. “When the Congress government’s law minister called us students and asked why we were protesting, I told him that Hindi can never enter Tamil Nadu,” says Rangaswami. It’s a sentiment which he holds till today.
Anti-Hindi sentiments Reignited
As the DMK is closer towards completing its first year in government led by M K Stalin, the party’s trademark electoral campaign against imposition of Hindi has had another fresh start following Shah’s comments. Last week, the DMK’s mouthpiece Murosoli warned the BJP not to forget the anti-Hindi agitation from 1965.
It was sparked after the union home minister Shah on April 8 while presidenting over the 37th Parliamentary Official Language Committee said that Hindi should be accepted as an alternative to English in Indian states as a unifying language. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided that the medium of running the government is the Official Language, and this will definitely increase the importance of Hindi. Now the time has come to make the Official Language an important part of the unity of the country,” Shah had said.
Stalin was quick to slam his comments saying that it was an attack on the unity of India. “The BJP leadership is continuously working to destroy India’s diversity. Is Amit Shah thinking that ‘Hindi state’ is enough but not Indian states? One language for all does not ensure unity. Uniformity also does not create unity. You are repeating the same mistake. But you will not succeed in it,” Stalin had said.
BJP’s ally and the main opposition of Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK, too opposed such a move. Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and the Trinamool Congress also said that Hindi imposition will always be resisted. Oscar-winning and pan-India musician A R Rahman first tweeted an illustration of ‘Thamizhanangu’ (meaning Goddess Tamil) on April 8 with a slogan roughly translated as beloved Tamil is the root of our existence which led to wide speculation that it was a response to Shah’s comments. Later when reporters asked Rahman for his reaction, he said, “Tamil should be the link language.”
Rangaswami laughs when asked about the situation. “From A R Rahman to BJP’s ally, everyone has opposed it. That’s the sentiment of the people of Tamil Nadu and it will never change.”
Anti-Hindi protests that sowed the seeds for State versus Union
Rangaswami recalls how they led a march from inside the college campus of Pachaiyappa’s to the city’s famous Marina beach. “We raised slogans, “Hindi ozhiga, Tamil vaazhga’ (meaning down with Hindi, long-live Tamil.” Both Pachaiyappa and Marina are important spatial orders in the history and politics of the state and the country. In 1988, on the sands of Marina a seven-party National Front led by Vishwanath Pratap Singh was formally launched. The euphoric movie-style political rally was hosted by Karunanidhi.Renowned mathematician Ramanujan and former Tamil Nadu chief minister Annadurai are among its many alumni. Even during the Quit India movement, Pachaiyappa’s College students played a prominent part. The college is now a mere shadow of its past. B R Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, and Swami Vivekananda have also walked through this institution’s narrow corridors.
It was in this corridor where Rangaswami waited to meet the then principal of the college in his last attempt to get admission under the principal’s quota. Ranagswami had come to erstwhile Madras from a remote village in Tiruvannamalai with a sole aim to study in Pachaiyappa’s because Annadurai had studied there. Rangaswami’s uncle who was with the DMK had given him a note addressed to DMK’s star campaigner and matinee idol M G Ramachandran (MGR who later went against Karunanidhi and founded the AIADMK). Chennai’s AVM Studios would not let Rangaswami in to meet MGR where he was shooting. Rangaswami in his last attempt went back to AVM studios one day and the watchman let him in. “MGR was extremely respectful,” says Rangaswami’s son Anbu Rangaswami. “After the meeting my father realised that MGR was a trustee in Pachaiyappa’s and that’s why his uncle had addressed the note to him.” MGR, known to be a giving person, took a bunch of cash and pressed it into Rangaswami’s pocket, called up the Principal and his admission was sealed.
In the college’s internal elections Rangaswami went on to beat Durai Murugan to become the secretary of the students’ union and later the chairman and he retired as the Principal of the colonial-era college. Rangaswami was asked to contest against his mentor Kamaraj which he refused to do. And another Pachaiyappa’s student Srinivasan, who had participated in the anti-Hindi agitations, was fielded against the mighty Kamaraj. And to everyone’s shock he defeated Kamaraj.
Though buoyed by DMK’s victory which was the course of Tamil Nadu’s politics, Ranagswami invited Kamaraj to preside over a function in Pachaiyappa’s. Karunanidhi was the transport minister in Anna’s cabinet when Rangaswami led a student delegation to meet him. “In those days, Anna consulted the students’ union on policies and took their feedback,” says Anbu. “So my father went in with a group of students and asked Karunanidhi, we fought so much against Hindi so what are we doing for Tamil? Karunanidhi responded what he could do as a transport minister. My father suggested they print Thirukural on public transport buses.” His idea was implemented.
After Annadurai’s death in 1968, Karunanidhi became CM and Ranagswami brought him to Pachaiyappa’s too which Anbu says was his first public appearance as CM. But with the changeover in DMK, Rangaswami began to withdraw from politics and took to academic life. “He was the first and last Principal of Pachaiyappa’s who went to college by bus,” says Anbu. Rangaswami still lives in a two-bedroom apartment allotted to him by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board in the 1970s. While the anti-Hindi agitations he participated in is still alive today, his contributions remain in the shadows. “It’s not possible for Tamil to be the link language. And it’s also never possible for Hindi, definitely not in Tamil Nadu,” says Rangaswami.
Tamil Nadu has maintained that it isn’t opposed to the language, but against the imposition of Hindi. The state has refused to accept the three-language formula under the NEP and is steadfast in following the two-language policy (Tamil and English) brought in by Annadurai’s cabinet. | https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/student-leader-recalls-anti-hindi-protests-in-1965-101650308783686.html | 2022-04-18T20:04:07Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/student-leader-recalls-anti-hindi-protests-in-1965-101650308783686.html | true | 2 |
TEEN Mom Leah Messer let her frustrations come out in the trailer for this week's episode as she's seen ripping MTV cameras out of her car.
Leah's ride to school with her daughter, Adalynn became tense after she expressed her nerves over her real estate exam.
In the preview, the TV star shares her concerns with her boyfriend Jaylan Mobley on the phone while driving the nine-year-old to school.
Noting that the pair are running behind, she reveals she feels unprepared for her test.
"I don't feel like I've studied enough, but it's fine," she anxiously tells Jaylan, who attempts to calm her nerves.
Meanwhile, Adalynn has gotten impatient in the backseat as she questions if they could walk to school.
"If we weren't running behind I would walk you, but because we're "If we weren't running behind, I would walk you, but because we're running behind, I'm getting you to school, and I'm letting you out, and I'm getting to my exam by 8:30," Leah snaps at the pre-teen.
The scene continues with the mom-of-three voicing her disappointment with herself over not dedicating more time to her studies.
"I'm just frustrated with myself; I shouldn't have failed. It just makes things a little, like, more stressful," Leah explains.
Leah then rushes her daughter to remove the camera from the backseat before the screen goes black.
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The 29-year-old first posted about studying for her real estate license on social media in 2020.
During last week's episode of Teen Mom 2, viewers saw Leah studying for her “new career path.”
She said in the clip: “Last year I started an online course to get my real estate license. In a few weeks, I’m taking the exam.”
The Sun can exclusively reveal the young mom has not obtained her real estate license, as she is not listed on the West Virginia Real Estate Commission website.
'VERY DISAPPOINTING'
Leah came under fire after Tuesday’s episode, as viewers noticed her real estate “notes” were covered in doodles and notes for her memoir.
One fan titled the Reddit thread: "From tonight’s episode. Leah’s notes for her 'real estate exam' are actually notes for her last book. What did she do, dig out an old notepad just to make it look like she was studying in this episode?"
A user commented: "I was really rooting for her and her Real Estate career, very disappointing."
A third called the scene “embarrassing.”
But real estate isn’t Leah’s only career venture, as The Sun previously reported she filed a trademark for Go Higher With Purpose on January 20, 2021.
NEW CAREER
The services for the trademark include: “Personal coaching services in the field of healthy living and health education, women's interest topics, empowerment, lifestyle, wellness, personal development, entrepreneurship and self-sufficiency.”
Leah also revealed her goal of offering education courses through "online, non-downloadable video and audio recordings and instructor assistance.”
The TV personality also plans to start a blog, website and podcast that will include “self-reliance, preparedness, sustainability and survival training” in addition to the healthy living and wellness topics.
Leah will also provide “real estate brokerage services” under the trademark.
The MTV star filed a business license for Leah Messer, LLC in West Virginia a month before the trademark on December 14, 2020.
Leah, who is also a mom to twin 13-year-old daughters Ali and Aleeah, has also made many changes in her personal life.
She recently purchased a home and adopted a dog with her boyfriend Jaylan, 25.
Rumors have also circulated that the lovebirds are secretly married and expecting a baby.
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Which toddler bedsheets are best?
Once your child is ready to transition from a crib to a toddler bed, it’s time to go in search of the perfect toddler bedsheets. Not only are they necessary for practical reasons, but appealing sheets can also encourage toddlers to transition to a new bed and bedtime routine.
Think about what items of bedding your toddler needs and, like anything for kids, whether they’re soft and easy to clean. Carter’s Four-Piece Toddler Sheet Set is a versatile choice with several designs available.
What to know before you buy toddler bedsheets
Sheet set contents
While you can buy sheets to fit toddler beds individually, most are sold in sets. Three-piece and four-piece sets are the most common options.
- Three-piece sheet sets: These contain a fitted sheet to go over the mattress, a flat sheet for your toddler to sleep underneath and a matching pillowcase. This type of set is good for summer use, buyers who already have a toddler-size comforter and toddlers who don’t like to sleep under heavy blankets.
- Four-piece sheet sets: In a four-piece sheet set, you’ll get everything you’d find in a three-piece set, plus a comforter. This is a good choice for use in the cooler months when a flat sheet isn’t enough to keep your child warm at night.
Design
Although plain toddler bedsheets are available, many have designs that are geared toward young children. The right design could mean the difference between your toddler being excited to sleep in their own bed and them refusing to go to bed or ending up sleeping in with you.
You’ll find a huge range of designs, featuring dinosaurs, unicorns, trains, stars and rocket ships, woodland animals and Disney characters, to name just a handful of the available options. Consider what your child likes before buying or ask them what they’d like on their sheets.
Fabric
The main choice is between natural materials and synthetic materials, both of which have their pros and cons.
- Natural materials: Cotton is the most common option, but you can also find bamboo bedsheets. These materials are naturally breathable and better for the environment than synthetics, but they cost more and take longer to dry.
- Synthetic materials: Synthetics, such as microfiber and polyester, are affordable and dry quickly, often with minimal wrinkles. However, they’re not as breathable.
What to look for in quality toddler bedsheets
Ease of cleaning
It’s likely that your toddler will have a nighttime accident or spill juice in their bed at some point, so it’s important their sheets are easy to wash and dry. Almost all toddler sheets are machine-washable, but ideally, they should be suitable for tumble drying.
Colors
As well as the design, pay attention to the background color. White and other pale hues are prone to staining in the case of spills or accidents.
Double-sided
Some flat sheets, comforters and pillowcases have double-sided designs, with a different design on the other side for the sake of variety.
How much you can expect to spend on toddler bedsheets
Expect to spend anywhere from $10-$80. Four-piece sets with comforters cost more than three-piece sets and individual sheets.
Toddler bedsheets FAQ
What size sheets do you need for a toddler bed?
A. The fitted bottom sheet for a toddler mattress measures approximately 28 inches wide by 52 inches long, while the flat top sheet measures around 45 inches wide by 60 inches long. Toddler mattresses are the same size as crib mattresses, so you can also use sheets designed for crib mattresses.
Can toddlers sleep with pillows?
A. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, babies up to 1 year old shouldn’t sleep with a pillow due to the risk of suffocation. After this point, children are highly unlikely to suffocate from loose bedding, so it’s safe for toddlers to sleep with pillows. That said, many people wait until their child reaches around 18-24 months to introduce a pillow.
Are fitted sheets and blankets safe for toddlers?
A. The same AAP advice on pillows applies to blankets, comforters and fitted sheets, so once your child reaches toddlerhood, they can safely sleep with a loose covering.
What are the best toddler bedsheets to buy?
Top toddler bedsheets
Carter’s Four-Piece Toddler Sheet Set
What you need to know: This four-piece set comes with a comforter and works well for both warm and cooler nights.
What you’ll love: You can choose from 10 designs, including trucks, floral print and woodland creatures. It’s machine-washable and suitable for tumble drying on low. The microfiber material is soft to the touch.
What you should consider: The comforter is thin, so an additional blanket may be needed at the height of winter.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top toddler bedsheets for the money
Everyday Kids Three-Piece Toddler Sheet Set
What you need to know: Featuring a pillowcase, fitted sheet and flat sheet, it’s great for warm-weather use or for buyers who already have a comforter.
What you’ll love: The sheets are easy to care for, as they’re machine-washable and dryable. There are a variety of solid colors and prints, including a space design and a llama design.
What you should consider: These sheets must be washed on a cold cycle and with similar colors.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Wildkin Four-Piece Toddler Bed-in-a-Bag
What you need to know: Containing all the bedding you need, this is a versatile choice that can be used with or without the included comforter.
What you’ll love: The colors are vibrant and don’t fade easily if you follow the washing and drying instructions. You can choose from five designs, including dinosaurs, mermaids and horses. The comforter feels soft and plush.
What you should consider: The pillowcase fits a standard pillow, so it’s large for a toddler-size pillow, if your child uses one.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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After finishing as basically a league-average offense in 2021, the Yankees brought in a new hitting coach, Dillon Lawson, who also came with a new philosophy. The idea? Be aggressive on strikes. It makes sense, there’s more than a few hitters in this lineup capable of hitting the ball very hard and very far, and generally the more you swing at good pitches, the more opportunity there is to do just that.
The early returns on the 2022 Yankees offense have not been ideal thus far, but a lot of that is situational. The Bombers have currently worked out a roughly league-average team-wide wRC+ of 102, but the perception of this offense so far wouldn’t suggest that, as they’ve slashed a paltry .190/.283/.329 with runners in scoring position. So, things have looked pretty bleak, but also a bit misleading. Early-season numbers of course bring some very lofty highs, as well as some shocking lows, which is always important to keep in mind. However, the aforementioned new approach is showing itself regardless.
As it stands, the Yankees have the fifth-highest overall swing percentage at 48.9 percent, a stark contrast from last year, when they held the lowest rate in the game. There are certainly some benefits to be reaped with this mentality — when you can hit the ball as hard as many of the Yankees do, it’s ideal to be putting the ball in play as much as possible. However, this does not come without some negative consequences.
With their more conservative approach last year, the Yankees had the fourth-lowest swing percentage on pitches outside the zone, sitting at 28.3 percent. This year, New York sits atop that leaderboard, with a rate of 36 percent. Propensity to swing at pitches outside of the zone generally leads to less quality contact, but is also likely an inevitable consequence of having a more aggressive approach.
The Yanks are demonstrating their shiny new philosophy early in counts as well. Thus far, they are swinging at the first pitch a hair under 34 percent of the time, the league’s sixth-highest rate. Once again, this is a noticeable difference from last season, in which they maintained the lowest such rate in baseball at 26.1 percent. You’ll find more of the same on the first three pitches of at-bats, as the Yankees have swung at these pitches over seven percent more often in comparison to last season.
Some of the more established players in this lineup have not changed as much as their teammates, but I don’t know how much you want your Judges, Rizzos, and Donaldsons of the world to change at this point anyway. Still, there are a number of players throughout the lineup who have made huge jumps in this department, swinging at the first pitch at least 10 percent more often than they did in 2021.
It should certainly be noted that these changes don’t inherently lead to positive outcomes, and that they could be subject to change, but at the very least it’s interesting to see the tangible effects of new coaching philosophies. There are still some encouraging signs present, though. The heart of the Yankees order is continuing to do what they do best; hit the ball hard. The team has the fourth highest hard hit rate, and the second lowest soft hit rate. That’s a good thing, and hopefully points to greener pastures ahead. As mentioned, the Yankees came into the season looking to be more aggressive — when you hit the ball as hard as they do, being more aggressive and putting more balls in play would seem to be a productive cause.
At least to the naked eye, the New York offense has been disappointing thus far, exacerbated by their poor performance in high-leverage spots. This, of course, will need to improve as the season goes on, but things may not be as bad as they seem. It is early, certainly too much so to make any definitive judgements, but this team seems to be fully implementing a new philosophy at the plate, one that could pay dividends given the nature of the lineup. | https://www.pinstripealley.com/2022/4/18/23029374/yankees-analysis-hitting-coach-aggressive-offense-approach-swings-lineup-dillon-lawson | 2022-04-18T20:15:23Z | https://www.pinstripealley.com/2022/4/18/23029374/yankees-analysis-hitting-coach-aggressive-offense-approach-swings-lineup-dillon-lawson | true | 1 |
Israel intercepts rocket fired from Gaza as tensions soar
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Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel for the first time in months on Monday, in a potentially major escalation after clashes at a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem and a wave of attacks and military raids elsewhere.
Israel said it intercepted the rocket, and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Israel holds Gaza's militant Hamas rulers responsible for all such projectiles and usually launches airstrikes in their wake. It was the first such rocket fire since New Year's Eve.
Terrorists in Gaza just fired a rocket into Israel.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) April 18, 2022
The Iron Dome Aerial Defense System intercepted the rocket. pic.twitter.com/jNyL06yS5q
Hours earlier, the leader of the Islamic Jihad militant group, which boasts an arsenal of rockets, had issued a brief, cryptic warning, condemning Israeli “violations” in Jerusalem.
Ziad al-Nakhala, who is based outside the Palestinian territories, said threats to tighten an Israeli-Egyptian blockade on Gaza imposed after Hamas took power in 2007 “can’t silence us from what’s happening in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.”
Palestinians and Israeli police clashed over the weekend in and around the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, which has long been an epicenter of Israeli-Palestinian violence. It is the third holiest site in Islam and the holiest for Jews, who refer to it as the Temple Mount because the mosque stands on a hilltop where the Jewish temples were located in antiquity.
Protests and clashes there last year eventually led to an 11-day Gaza war.
Police said they were responding to Palestinian stone-throwing and that they were committed to ensuring that Jews, Christians and Muslims — whose major holidays are converging this year — could celebrate them safely. Palestinians view the presence of police at the site as a provocation.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Monday, ahead of the rocket fire, that Israel has been the target of a “Hamas-led incitement campaign."
The latest tensions come during the confluence of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the week-long Jewish holiday of Passover. Christians are also celebrating their holy week leading up to Easter, and tens of thousands of visitors have flocked to Jerusalem’s Old City — home to major holy sites for all three faiths — for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Jordan and Egypt, which made peace with Israel decades ago and coordinate with it on security matters, have condemned its actions at the mosque. Jordan — which serves as custodian of the site — summoned Israel’s charge d’affaires on Monday in protest.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II discussed the violence with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, agreeing on “the need to stop all illegal and provocative Israeli measures” there, according to a statement. Jordan planned to convene a meeting of other Arab states on the issue.
Israel has been working to improve relations with Jordan over the past year and has recently normalized relations with other Arab states over their shared concerns about Iran. But the Jerusalem clashes, and a recent wave of violence, have brought renewed attention to the conflict with the Palestinians, which Israel has sought to sideline in recent years.
An Arab party that made history last year by joining Israel’s governing coalition suspended its participation on Sunday — a largely symbolic act that nevertheless reflected the sensitivity of the holy site, which is at the emotional heart of the century-old conflict.
Israel captured the West Bank, along with the Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem — which includes the Old City — in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians seek those territories for a future independent state.
The Palestinians have long feared that Israel plans to take over or partition the mosque compound, and in recent weeks calls by Jewish extremists to sacrifice animals there have circulated widely among Palestinians on social media, sparking calls to defend the mosque.
Israeli authorities say they have no intention of changing the status quo, and police are enforcing a prohibition on animal sacrifices. Israel says its security forces were forced to enter the compound early Friday after Palestinians stockpiled stones and other objects, and hurled rocks in the direction of an adjacent Jewish holy site.
The violence in Jerusalem has come in the wake of a series of Palestinian attacks inside Israel that killed 14 people. Israel has launched near-daily arrest raids and other military operations in the occupied West Bank that it says are aimed at preventing more.
The Israeli military said Monday it arrested 11 Palestinians in operations across the occupied West Bank overnight. In a raid in the village of Yamun, near the city of Jenin, the army said dozens of Palestinians hurled rocks and explosives at troops.
Soldiers “responded with live ammunition toward the suspects who hurled explosive devices,” the military said. The Palestinian Health Ministry said two men were hospitalized after being critically wounded.
Two of the attackers came from in and around Jenin, which has long been a bastion of armed struggle against Israeli rule.
At least 25 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in recent weeks, according to an Associated Press count. Many had carried out attacks or were involved in clashes, but an unarmed woman and a lawyer who appears to have been a bystander were also among those killed.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s 20-year-old phenom Roki Sasaki almost did it again.
A week after pitching the first perfect game in Japanese professional baseball in 28 years, Sasaki delivered eight more perfect innings Sunday before being pulled after throwing 102 pitches.
The game was tied 0-0 when Sasaki left, and his Lotte Marines wound up losing 1-0 in 10 innings to the Nippon Ham Fighters in a Pacific League game.
Marines manager Tadahito Iguchi defended his decision to pull Sasaki.
“If you think about what’s best in the long run, I thought he reached his limit today,” Iguchi was quoted as saying by Japan’s Kyodo news agency. ”By the end of the seventh inning, he was getting close to hitting the wall.”
The Ham Fighters’ Chusei Mannami, who won game with his home run in 10th, explained the trials of facing Sasaki.
“(Sasaki) is just too tough,” Mannami said. “The way that forkball drops, forget about it.”
Sasaki struck out 14 of the 24 batters he faced, just short of the 19 strikeouts he registered in his perfect game.
Sasaki signed with the Marines out of high school and was scouted by Major League Baseball teams. He is reported to routinely touch 100 mph with his fastball. Kyodo said he was reaching 101 mph when he was pulled.
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DJ Kay Slay, an influential member of the New York hip-hop scene whose raucous mixtapes became legendary, has died from Covid-19 complications.
His family confirmed his death through a statement released by New York hip-hop radio station HOT 97. He was 55.
Kay Slay, whose real name was Keith Grayson, was a DJ at HOT 97. But he had been a star of the genre since the early 1990s, when mixtapes he produced featured up-and-comers and superstar rappers like Jay-Z and later, Eminem.
A young Kay Slay appeared in the seminal 1983 documentary "Style Wars," which explored New York's burgeoning hip-hop scene. Then an East Harlem graffiti artist primarily using the name Dez, he tagged the sides of subway train cars, calling himself the "king of the number three train."
His depth of experience as a young artist growing up during the rise of Grandmaster Flash and the Sugarhill Gang, and later as a producer in his own right, introduced him to major artists. He released over 500 mixtapes in 10 years since his first in 1994, per previous reports, featuring artists going tit-for-tat with each other on tracks rarely found on the radio.
The mixtapes Kay Slay executive produced reverberated far outside New York. In 2003, the New York Times said that "high-profile hip-hop beef in the last three years ... began or ended on a Kay Slay tape," including tiffs between Nas and Jay-Z. Kay Slay took to calling himself "The Drama King" because of the years-long feuds that began (and later, sometimes, ended) on his tapes.
His debut album, 2003's "The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1" was the first marketed to a national audience. It featured 50 Cent, Nas and Eminem, among many others, performing songs primarily produced by other artists, along with its followup. He also worked closely with the artist Papoose, with whom he left Jive Records to record independently.
'The game was boring until I came around," he told the Times in 2003. "I brought the controversy back. I brought the game back to life."
For years, Kay Slay hosted "The Drama Hour" on HOT 97, on which he interviewed countless hip-hop stars and aired out (or inflamed) beef between rappers.
In January, Kay Slay's family announced he was in the hospital with Covid-19. His brothers later told HipHopDX that he had a "long time" to go before he could start his recovery.
Talent manager Wack 100, who called Kay Slay his "brother, friend, business partner & mentor," said the two had been friends for 20 years. For months, he updated followers on Kay Slay's health and progress in the hospital.
In a statement on its website, HOT 97 said it was "shocked and saddened by the loss of our beloved" Kay Slay.
"A cultural icon, The Streetsweeper Kay Slay was more than just a DJ, to us he was family and a vital part of what made HOT 97 the successful station it is today," the station said.
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WFO BINGHAMTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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WINTER STORM WARNING
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
315 PM EDT Mon Apr 18 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy wet snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4
to 9 inches.
* WHERE...Sullivan county.
* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon EDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning commute. Heavy, wet snow
could lead to scattered power outages.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will be highly elevation dependent,
with the heaviest totals across the higher terrain. Snow may
change to a wintry mix or even entirely to rain after midnight.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi Department of Corrections probation officer faces up to 80 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of embezzlement for taking more than $4,000 from people who were trying to pay court-ordered fines and fees.
Dendrick Hurd, 28, entered the plea Monday, a day before his trial was set to begin in Forrest County Circuit Court, the Hattiesburg American reported.
Hurd told probationers to buy money orders and leave them blank, and he then used the money orders for his own benefit according to state Auditor Shad White. Victims contacted the auditor’s office to report money was not credited to their accounts between February 2020 and June 2021.
Hurd told Circuit Judge Bob Helfrich he was guilty of the crimes for which he was charged. Hurd entered an open plea, which means no agreement was made with the district attorney’s office. He faces up 20 years for each charge and up to $20,000 in fines.
Helfrich ordered Hurd taken into custody until sentencing, which will be set later.
Although Hurd was indicted for embezzling $4,150, the auditor's office said in a December news release that it issued a demand for Hurd to pay $8,668, which also includes interest and investigative expenses. | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Former-probation-officer-pleads-guilty-to-17088824.php | 2022-04-18T20:31:31Z | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Former-probation-officer-pleads-guilty-to-17088824.php | false | 11 |
Why I Donated $1.2 Million to Hang Out with MrBeast
How a tweet and a $1.2M donation turned into a meet-and-greet with one of the most popular YouTubers in the world.
Okay, the title is a little misleading. Let me give you a little context.
MrBeast, the 9th biggest YouTuber in the world, teamed up with another popular YouTuber and former NASA engineer, Mark Rober, to save the ocean. The initiative, #TeamSeas, in partnership with Ocean Conservancy, removes one pound of trash from the ocean for every $1 donated. Their goal was $30 million, which would remove 30 million pounds of trash from the ocean.
I donated $1.2 million to this cause, because I want to save the world. That’s actually the whole reason I started Great.com — the world’s first online affiliate that donates 100% of its revenue to charities.
Beyond the "saving the world" motive, I also donated because I saw it as an opportunity. An opportunity to challenge the way people think about philanthropy, to raise more awareness to #TeamSeas and honestly, to grow my brand. Let’s take a deeper look at these points and what entrepreneurs can learn from my experience.
Related: 4 Strategies to Build a Stronger Brand Through Philanthropy
The backstory
Before we dive into the lessons, I feel that I should explain what happened. I came across the #TeamSeas project and was interested in contributing to the cause. I’m also a huge fan of MrBeast and Rober as well as the brands they have each built. Being in the business of brand-building myself, there is a lot I’ve learned from these two and a lot more I could learn if we met.
So, I reached out on Twitter with a proposal: I’d contribute $1.2 million to the initiative if they’d agree to let me hang out with them and their team in person.
.@MarkRober @MrBeast @teamseas Love what you are doing! I'd like to make a $1,2 million donation on the condition that I can come and hang out with you for a few days. You guys are a big inspiration for me! Let me know ❤️
— Erik Bergman (@smilingerik) October 31, 2021
MrBeast and Rober responded immediately, agreeing to the proposal. So, I donated $1.2 million. Then, I flew out to North Carolina to hang out with their team and help with MrBeast’s Slap-A-Thon live stream for #TeamSeas.
The whole experience was a whirlwind, from the original tweet going viral and being discussed on Jimmy Kimmel Live to spending time with MrBeast and seeing the work that goes on behind the scenes. So, what did I learn?
Stop being scared to talk about philanthropy
I’m not sure who decided that charitable donations should be a closed-door activity, but it’s time to rethink that approach to philanthropy. We’re comfortable sharing awards, vacations, expensive clothes and other luxuries on social media and in conversation, but rarely do people share their charitable donations. In fact, four out of the top 10 largest donors to #TeamSeas labeled themselves as “anonymous” when submitting their donation.
Donating isn’t something to be ashamed of, it should be celebrated and encouraged. Generosity and altruism have been scientifically proven to increase happiness, improve health and reduce stress — areas in which everyone, especially entrepreneurs, could use a little boost.
Philanthropy in business doesn’t just help the donor and cause, studies have also found that corporate giving can increase productivity throughout the entire organization. One study from the University of Southampton found charitable donations increased employee productivity by 13% on average and by 30% in the lowest-performing employees.
Research on social influence has also shown that people will copy good deeds if they feel others are doing them. In today's society, entrepreneurs influence more than just those within their immediate circle. Many, myself included, have a large network of followers on social media and are frequently asked to participate in podcasts, interviews and other public forums. We're considered innovators and thought-leaders, so if we don’t change the perception of philanthropy, who will?
Related: The Power of Social Influence
Sometimes you need to give to get
Entrepreneurs are usually risk-takers, so we’re not afraid to ask others for advice, money, time, etc. This level of courage has its advantages, but if we’re only focused on what we want, it can put a strain on the relationship and decrease the chances of getting what we’re asking.
In my case, I wanted to get the opportunity to hang out with MrBeast and his team. He has multiple YouTube channels, a whole crew of employees and even his own burger restaurant. Does he really have the time to hang out with some random affiliate marketer from Sweden? Probably not, but he still said yes.
Why? Because I knew what he wanted at that time — donations to his cause. Instead of just asking for what I wanted, I gave him what he wanted first. I was willing to prioritize his interest, even though I wanted something from him.
While donating $1.2M may be a bit of an extreme example, entrepreneurs can still practice this exercise at any scale. If you want mentorship, spend time engaging, commenting and complimenting another entrepreneurs' work before asking them to mentor you. If you want to land a client, focus on the added value you provide and not strictly what your goods or services do.
By putting the other person’s interests first when you’re asking for something from them, you can level or even tip the value exchange while also showing awareness, appreciation and understanding.
Charity can be a powerful networking tool for entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are always looking for new techniques or tools to help them grow their networks. While you may have never thought about it this way, charity can be one of these tools.
Growing my website for the last four years has helped me develop a better understanding of charity, particularly effective altruism. Along the way, I’ve had the opportunity to meet and work with some incredible innovators in a number of different spaces. Thanks to the recent donation to #TeamSeas, that list now includes one of the most influential people in the world, MrBeast.
Charity and philanthropy, in general, can be one of the most effective networking resources. Networking requires many things, but the most important is a mutual interest, a shared cause or belief. I founded my website with the goal of saving the world, and we have focused our efforts on donating to high-impact environmental causes, like removing trash from the ocean. The #TeamSeas initiative aligned perfectly with our mission. Donating to the cause was an opportunity to not just help the planet, but to network with MrBeast and his team.
As an entrepreneur, look for causes that you care about and dive into the charities working within that area. Keep a pulse on others contributing and working in that space, and connect with the ones who align with where you want to grow professionally. Getting involved with causes you believe in will not just open more doors for networking, it will give you additional purpose and drive.
The meeting
When I landed in North Carolina, I had no idea what to expect. After all, the only exchange we really had to that point was through a Twitter thread. However, he and his team were amazing. Not only did they welcome me with open arms, but MrBeast and I had some really incredible conversations. We even played a charity poker game.
The lessons I learned from this experience and the rapport I developed with him and his team are invaluable. Who knows where this relationship will lead? But for now, it makes for a pretty crazy story.
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Auburn Councilman Steven Dixon filed a lawsuit against the City Council and city officials in June 2021 over short-term rental regulations, and the case was brought before Lee County Judge Jacob Walker for a summary judgment hearing last month.
The judge asked for each party to submit additional documentation. Dixon and the City of Auburn submitted the documents on Friday and are waiting for Walker's ruling on the case.
Dixon opposes the council’s action to ban the use of homestays and short-term non-primary rentals in his home district of Ward 5, which is zoned Neighborhood Conservation (NC).
Dixon purchased a home in Auburn in April 2018 and started renting out his basement primarily on Airbnb.
When the short-term rental ordinance came before the council in March 2021, Dixon recused himself from the vote. The vote passed 5 to 3, and Dixon said he lost his ability to rent his basement along with 151 other residents who were offering short-term rentals in Auburn.
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The ordinance banned two types of short-term rentals in the NC-zoned neighborhoods: homestays, which are in a person’s permanent residence, and short-term non-primary rentals, which take place in an investment property.
Neighborhoods allowing short-term rentals include Comprehensive Development District; Medium Density Residential District; Neighborhood Redevelopment District; Redevelopment District; Rural District; Urban Core; College Edge Overlay District; the East, West and South Urban Neighborhoods; and the Urban, Suburban and East and West Corridor Redevelopment Districts.
“I think it’s a very discriminatory ordinance that passed where some people in Auburn are allowed to rent their home, their property, on a short-term rental basis while others cannot,” Dixon said.
He gave an example of the White Oak neighborhood in Auburn, which he said is “split.” Some parts of the neighborhood are allowed to have short-term rentals, while other parts are not.
Dixon said it’s difficult to figure out why these neighborhoods have been divided in this way.
“I believe the family definition was put in place sometime in the '80s, and I think that was to prevent college students from living in single-family neighborhoods,” he said. “In my opinion, there was not much thought put into the updating zoning of family definition.”
Dixon has seven claims against the City and said he feels “extremely confident” that he will win.
“We believe that our strongest claim is the grandfathering clause, preexisting non-conforming use,” Dixon said. “We believe that we will have a favorable case or a favorable win on that claim.”
Some of the other claims include impairment of contracts, unlawful taking without just compensation, invasion of privacy and violation of the Alabama equal protection.
“I want fairness and equality,” Dixon said. “That’s all I’ve ever wanted…I’m not asking for any kind of financial compensation for doing this. I’m not suing the city for financial damages. I just want my property rights back.”
While Dixon is not suing for money or asking for his legal fees to be paid back, he said the council gives an update at the meetings of how much the lawsuit is costing the City. Dixon said he believes the latest number was around $60,000.
“I would argue that they are the ones that are costing the City the money," Dixon said, "because had they allowed for this to be fair and equitable for everybody, this lawsuit wouldn’t have happened,” he said.
The City of Auburn is represented by Paul Clark, an attorney from Hill Hill Carter Franco Cole & Black, P.C. in Birmingham.
Clark said he was not able to make a comment about the active litigation, following the City of Auburn’s policy, but he said the City is “vigorously defending the lawsuit” and making the arguments needed “in order to defend the validity of the ordinance.”
Clark said the documents he sent to Judge Walker on the City’s behalf stated that many of Dixon’s claims “are based on provisions of the Alabama Constitution which do not actually exist,” and that Dixon’s claims “fail” because he “cannot, as a matter of law, establish the essential elements of those claims” or because he “does not have standing to assert them.”
Dixon said he hopes that the City will either allow everyone in Auburn to have short-term rentals or that the City will use the grandfather clause, which would allow those who were renting out space before the ordinance was passed to continue to do so.
Dixon said he's hopeful that this situation will be resolved sometime in May.
The City cited Dixon in November 2021, claiming that he continued to rent out his basement after the ordinance was passed, but Dixon said he stopped renting after the ordinance was passed.
This charge against Dixon will be brought before the Auburn Municipal Court on May 10. If Lee County Judge Walker rules in favor of Dixon in his civil charge against the City before then, the criminal charge should be dropped, Dixon said. | https://oanow.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/councilman-dixon-awaits-ruling-on-his-lawsuit-against-city-of-auburn-over-short-term-rentals/article_0f0e1968-bf45-11ec-a32f-f7ce8c214977.html | 2022-04-18T20:31:50Z | https://oanow.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/councilman-dixon-awaits-ruling-on-his-lawsuit-against-city-of-auburn-over-short-term-rentals/article_0f0e1968-bf45-11ec-a32f-f7ce8c214977.html | true | 1 |
The pandemic has offered us many flavors of hell, but one particular torture is reserved for working parents of small kids. For many of us, a COVID-19 exposure doesn’t just mean days of nasal swabs and low-grade anxiety, it means we’re suddenly isolated; cut off from childcare and trapped during business hours with a tiny, lovable demon.
It seems to happen in my household at least every other month, and in an act of desperation we have turned to the furry monsters of Sesame Street. Elmo in particular has become a third co-parent, and there are times when I love him more than my wife.
Led by my 13-month-old, I have watched hundreds of hours of Sesame Street. Not full episodes, of course; if I’m on a call, I can’t risk one of those meandering animations that always seem to plod across the screen as soon as it’s my turn to talk. So as a compromise between what I like — music — and what he likes — Elmo — we have burned through clips of Sesame Street‘s musical guests, taking in everything that YouTube has to offer.
What follows is a practical parent’s guide to monsters and popular music. I write it not as a music critic, but as an exhausted father who has learned through trial and error which videos are worth five minutes of peace.
I say “videos,” because this exercise is about visual delights as much as songs. Some of the finest musical moments in Sesame Street‘s history — from Ray Charles teaming up with Bert and Ernie, to Johnny Cash serenading Oscar the Grouch with “Nasty Dan,” through Yo-Yo Ma’s epic collaboration with the Honkers — are too subtle for my one-year-old, and left him toddling to the kitchen to turn all the knobs on the stove.
I’m not here to apologize for his awful musical taste. This is a kid who tries to eat dirt, okay? We’ve got bigger problems. Instead, let’s give the little people what they want: elaborate puppet musical sequences shot with all the flair of a midcentury MGM musical.
The next time you need to take a work call, unload the dishwasher, or just have a good cry in the bathroom, here are the top 10 videos to try. | https://consequence.net/2022/04/sesame-street-musical-moments-best-guests-list/ | 2022-04-18T20:35:18Z | https://consequence.net/2022/04/sesame-street-musical-moments-best-guests-list/ | false | 1 |
If you’re anything like us, one of the initial questions you might ask your online date in person is: “What kind of music do you like?” Tinder is helping you cut to the chase with Festival Mode, a feature that allows users to meet up with eligible singles at live music events. A lot of us are just now warming back up to the post-pandemic dating and festival scenes; now, you can conveniently combine both of those anxiety-inducing situations into one!
Tinder points to a recent survey in which nearly one-third of single people between 18 and 39 said they planned to attend a music festival or concert this year, with nearly two-thirds of those singles saying they enjoy meeting new people while attending live music events. Of the latter group, 61% report they’ve become friends, or more, with people they met at a music festival or concert.
Festival Mode relaunched last week after a stint back in 2019 and aims to “bridge the gap between online introductions and IRL connections.” You can find the feature under your Tinder Explore page.
Users in Festival Mode can select in advance which festivals they’ll be going to, and match with other attendees up to a month before the event. The list includes Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Stagecoach, EDC Las Vegas, and over a dozen more, while the feature also boasts a general “Festival Goers” space for those who don’t see their chosen festival listed, or just want to connect with fellow music lovers. Of course, Festival Mode can be used just to find platonic concert buddies, but considering Tinder’s reputation, we’re inclined to believe this feature will precipitate many romantic festival flings.
“So many of our members are excited to jump back into in-person events,” Kyle Miller, VP of Product Innovation at Tinder, said in a statement. “We wanted to build on that excitement and offer them a head start at meeting someone new ahead of one of the biggest festival seasons in years. Festival Mode gives you a chance to get yourself back out there, meet new people, and make friends before you hit the festival grounds. It’s a great, low-pressure way to make real world connections again.”
Tinder’s Festival Mode is available now around the globe in the US, UK, EU, and Australia. See a full list of the participating festivals below, and happy swiping!
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In the height of the pandemic, in Yukon, Canada, Gurdeep Pandher danced every day for two years.
"I decided to make one video every day to spread joy, hope and positivity, to calm down some of the worries," Pandher said.
His videos went viral. Hundreds of thousands of viewers watched him dance bhangra, a traditional Punjabi folk dance.
"It was created by Punjabi or Sikh farmers a long time ago," Pandher said. "Farmers that did used to dance upon bhangra Punjab to express their joy, and also to express their gratitude to the land for providing the crop."
It started as a hobby to deal with the emotions of the pandemic. He started solo, then third graders joined in, and even the Canadian Armed Forces.
"When you create joy, and you share joy with others, it brings people together, it brings people closer, and it builds community," Pandher said.
Pandher began receiving handmade gifts and letters.
A grieving mother even asked for a special birthday dance for her partner who recently passed away.
Pandher, an elementary school teacher, is touring Canada this year. Maybe next year he'll be dancing his way across the U.S. — creating more joy.
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A reasonably aggressive rate hike cycle by the US Fed has been already factored in by the markets, says HARSHAD PATIL, chief investment officer, Tata AIA Life, in an interview with Puneet Wadhwa.
Edited excerpts: What’s your outlook for the markets? Given the heightened volatility caused by geopolitical tensions leading to a surge in commodity prices, and thereby affecting earnings in the near term, we believe that the markets may remain range-bound and only regain momentum after geopolitical tensions are abated and there is normalisation of inflationary pressure. We ...
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WFO BURLINGTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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WINTER STORM WARNING
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Burlington VT
416 PM EDT Mon Apr 18 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to
10 inches. Higher amounts are likely for mountain summits.
* WHERE...Western Clinton and Western Essex Counties in New York.
* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour
are expected during the early morning hours on Tuesday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
Please allow extra time if travel is necessary.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT TUESDAY...
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HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) — In recognition of National Lover’s Day, Hershey is offering a chance for Reese’s fans to win free Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups for one year — or even for life.
Now through July, people can look for specially marked packages of Reese’s Cups as part of the Reese’s Loves You Back promotion.
The special packages have a code or QR code that allows you to see if you’ve won. Visit www.ReesesLovers.com to complete the registration page and enter the code from the wrapper or email.
To enter without a purchase, obtain a code via email by sending a 3×5 card or piece of paper with your full name, address, city, state, zip code, date of birth and email address to be received by July 27 to:
Standard Group
Attn: REESE’S Lovers Game Request
500 East Oregon Road
Lititz, PA 17543
Other prizes include $5,000 in Visa Rewards cards or a $75 Visa Rewards Card.
The promotion comes as Hershey brings back the Reese’s Peanut Butter Lovers Cups and Reese’s Ultimate Peanut Butter Lovers Cups for a limited time.
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(The Hill) – Vice President Harris is spelling out her strategy for one of her favorite gaming hobbies, boasting of a perfect Wordle score.
The VP told The Ringer that she repeats the same word every day when she’s playing the uber-popular New York Times five-letter guessing game: “notes.”
“I think that you have to have a healthy mix of consonants and vowels, and a lot of words come with an ‘s,’” Harris told the website in an interview published Monday.
The approach has led to a 48-game winning streak, according to Harris. The 57-year-old vice president first revealed her Wordle routine last week during a Democratic National Committee fundraiser.
“When I can’t sleep, I’ve been doing Wordle,” she said.
But Harris said her travel schedule often doesn’t allow for some Wordle downtime.
“Listen, it’s not like I’m going to a beach when I travel. It’s 13-, 14-hour days and, you know, little sleep. So, yeah. Wordle gets put aside,” she said.
Harris said it takes her, on average, four out of six tries to correctly guess the daily answer.
Asked if she’s ever lucked out and guessed correctly on her first attempt, Harris replied, “No, but I’ve had six on the second word.”
Harris said she’s not committed to only one word-focused game: “My nighttime ritual is the mini New York Times crossword. And then sudoku, although I don’t think I’ve pronounced that right ever.”
“Wordle, for me, is like a brain cleanser. So it’s in the middle of very long days, back-to-back meetings on a lot of intense issues,” she said. “If I have a break, let’s say that people are running late or my little 25 minutes for lunch, sometimes while I’m eating I’ll figure out Wordle.”
But Harris lamented that she can’t subscribe to another game, The New York Times’s Spelling Bee, ostensibly due to security limitations on her phone.
“[The New York Times app doesn’t] let you play all the way through and it’s really frustrating. They do let you get to, like, in the 20s and then they turn you over and say, ‘You’re really good at this! Would you like to subscribe?’” Harris said.
“It’s really annoying, but it may actually be for the best because I’d probably otherwise spend too much time at night not sleeping.”
She also can’t join the world of Wordle score trumpeters and post her standing on social media or via text message.
“No, because my phone does not let me do that. My phone doesn’t let me text anybody, which is sad.”
Harris said she was almost tripped up by the Wordle answer on the day she was interviewed. But she managed to come up with the word, “shame,” on the sixth and final try and not mess with her winning streak.
“Because I have 100 percent, and I intend to keep it that way,” she said. | https://whnt.com/news/kamala-harris-shares-her-wordle-winning-streak-strategy/ | 2022-04-18T20:45:08Z | https://whnt.com/news/kamala-harris-shares-her-wordle-winning-streak-strategy/ | false | 24 |
As NPR's Southwest correspondent based in Austin, Texas, John Burnett covers immigration, border affairs, Texas news and other national assignments. In 2018, 2019 and again in 2020, he won national Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio-Television News Directors Association for continuing coverage of the immigration beat. In 2020, Burnett along with other NPR journalists, were finalists for a duPont-Columbia Award for their coverage of the Trump Administration's Remain in Mexico program. In December 2018, Burnett was invited to participate in a workshop on Refugees, Immigration and Border Security in Western Europe, sponsored by the RIAS Berlin Commission. | https://www.klcc.org/2022-04-18/alex-jones-infowars-files-for-bankruptcy-after-sandy-hood-defamation-lawsuits | 2022-04-18T20:45:12Z | https://www.klcc.org/2022-04-18/alex-jones-infowars-files-for-bankruptcy-after-sandy-hood-defamation-lawsuits | true | null |
(CNN) — Arthur Rupe, a record producer and 2011 inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, died Friday at his home in Santa Barbara, California, according to a statement from the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation. He was 104.
His death was also announced by his daughter, Beverly Rupe Schwarz, according to the New York Times. CNN has reached out to Schwarz for comment.
READ MORE: Susan Sarandon Facing Backlash Anti-Cop Twitter PostRupe is credited with launching the career of Rock and Roll pioneer Little Richard and helped make R&B a mainstream genre of music, according to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“Rock and roll as we know it would not exist without Art Rupe,” the Hall of Fame wrote on its website.”Rupe’s fastidious work ethic and uncanny musical intuition shaped the evolution of rock.”
Rupe was born Arthur N. Goldberg to a Jewish working-class family in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, his foundation said.
READ MORE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Demands Disclaimer For 'Richard Jewell' MovieHe would later change his name to “Rupe” after he moved to California and learned from his paternal grandfather that the family name Goldberg was adopted at Ellis Island, according to his foundation.
After working with an engineering crew testing Liberty ships during World War II, Rupe decided to become a record producer, his foundation said.
He eventually started his own record label, Specialty Records, which would go on to feature many artists, including Roy Milton, Percy Mayfield, Joe and Jimmy Liggins, Lloyd Price, Little Richard, and Sam Cooke.
Rupe is survived by his daughter Beverly and her husband Leo Schwarz as well as his granddaughter Madeline Kahan and her husband Kyle Kahan, his foundation said.
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Police searching for man they say took ‘up-skirt’ photos of woman at Stockbridge Walmart
Henry County Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who they say took “up-skirt photos” of a woman at a Stockbridge Walmart.
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Police have released two surveillance videos of the suspect in the hopes that someone will recognize him.
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Exploding Kittens is coming to Netflix — as both a TV show and a game.
The upcoming television will be an adult animated comedy, where God and the Devil are sent to Earth in the form of chonky house cats. The show will hit Netflix in 2023 and features the voice talents of Tom Ellis (Lucifer), Abraham Lim (The Boys), Lucy Liu (Elementary), Ally Maki (Toy Story 4), Mark Proksch (What We Do In The Shadows) and Sasheer Zamata (Woke).
Meanwhile, the upcoming Exploding Kittens mobile game will launch on the Netflix Games app in May. It’ll basically be a mobile version of the card game, with two new cards exclusive to the Netflix version: Radar, which reveals the location of the Exploding Kitten closest to the top of the deck, and Flip Flop, which reverses the order of the deck. There are plans to integrate elements of the animated show into the game.
The Netflix Games mobile app is not to be confused with the streaming service’s on-platform interactive specials. The app is free to play for all Netflix subscribers, and includes games like Stranger Things: 1984 and Shooting Hoops.
Exploding Kittens is currently available as a physical card game, as well as a mobile game on iOS and Android and a game on Nintendo Switch. | https://www.polygon.com/23030598/exploding-kittens-netflix-show-game | 2022-04-18T20:53:18Z | https://www.polygon.com/23030598/exploding-kittens-netflix-show-game | false | 2 |
As NPR's Southwest correspondent based in Austin, Texas, John Burnett covers immigration, border affairs, Texas news and other national assignments. In 2018, 2019 and again in 2020, he won national Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio-Television News Directors Association for continuing coverage of the immigration beat. In 2020, Burnett along with other NPR journalists, were finalists for a duPont-Columbia Award for their coverage of the Trump Administration's Remain in Mexico program. In December 2018, Burnett was invited to participate in a workshop on Refugees, Immigration and Border Security in Western Europe, sponsored by the RIAS Berlin Commission. | https://www.tpr.org/2022-04-18/alex-jones-infowars-files-for-bankruptcy-after-sandy-hood-defamation-lawsuits | 2022-04-18T20:54:33Z | https://www.tpr.org/2022-04-18/alex-jones-infowars-files-for-bankruptcy-after-sandy-hood-defamation-lawsuits | true | null |
MURFREESBORO, TN / ACCESSWIRE / April 18, 2022 / National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) today provided guidance for 2022 in lieu of a monthly business update and announced a share repurchase plan.
2022 Guidance
The Company's guidance range for the full year 2022, with underlying assumptions and timing of certain transactions, is set forth below:
1 Net of amounts attributable to non-controlling interests
2 Loss on Holiday lease foreclosure related to working capital deficit
NHI's 2022 annual guidance includes the following assumptions:
- Recognition of $8.8 million in rental income from a Holiday lease security deposit in the first quarter of 2022 and recognition of a $6.9 million payment related to the Welltower settlement agreement in the second quarter of 2022;
- NOI from newly created senior housing operating portfolio ("SHOP") beginning in the second quarter of 2022;
- Continued rent concessions, asset dispositions and loan repayments throughout 2022;
- Approximately $76.0 million in investment funding of existing commitments; and
- No incremental benefit from unidentified acquisitions or repayment of outstanding deferral balances.
In addition to the assumptions listed above, NHI's guidance range is based on several other assumptions, many of which are outside the Company's control and all of which are subject to change. The guidance range may change if actual results vary from these assumptions.
Share Repurchase Plan
On April 15, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan for up to $240 million of the Company's common stock. The plan is effective for a period of one year. Shares may be repurchased from time-to-time in open market transactions at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means in accordance with the terms of Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended and shall be made in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations in effect. The timing and number of shares repurchased, if any, will depend on a variety of factors, including price, general market and economic conditions, alternative investment opportunities and other corporate considerations. The stock repurchase plan does not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
Portfolio Activity
On April 15, 2022, the Company sold two memory care communities consisting of 74 units in Texas for net proceeds of approximately $7.3 million. The properties were previously classified as held for sale and operated under NOI-based leases from which NHI received no rental income in 2021 or the first quarter of 2022.
About NHI
Incorporated in 1991, National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) is a real estate investment trust specializing in sale-leaseback, joint-venture, mortgage and mezzanine financing of need-driven and discretionary senior housing and medical investments. NHI's portfolio consists of independent, assisted and memory care communities, entrance-fee retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings and specialty hospitals. For more information, visit www.nhireit.com.
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements regarding the Company's, tenants', operators', borrowers' or managers' expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, funds from operations, dividend and dividend plans, financing opportunities and plans, capital market transactions, business strategy, budgets, projected costs, operating metrics, capital expenditures, competitive positions, acquisitions, investment opportunities, dispositions, acquisition integration, growth opportunities, expected lease income, continued qualification as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), plans and objectives of management for future operations, continued performance improvements, ability to service and refinance our debt obligations, ability to finance growth opportunities, and similar statements including, without limitation, those containing words such as "may", "will", "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "estimates", "plans", and other similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from those projected or contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things; the impact of COVID-19 on our tenants, borrowers, economy and the Company; the operating success of our tenants and borrowers for collection of our lease and interest income; the success of property development and construction activities, which may fail to achieve the operating results we expect; the risk that our tenants and borrowers may become subject to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings; risks related to the concentration of a significant percentage of our portfolio to a small number of tenants; risks related to governmental regulations and payors, principally Medicare and Medicaid, and the effect that lower reimbursement rates would have on our tenants' and borrowers' business; the risk that the cash flows of our tenants and borrowers would be adversely affected by increased liability claims and liability insurance costs; risks related to environmental laws and the costs associated with liabilities related to hazardous substances; the risk of damage from catastrophic weather and other natural or man-made disasters and the physical effects of climate change; the risk that we may not be fully indemnified by our lessees and borrowers against future litigation; the success of our future acquisitions and investments; our ability to reinvest cash in real estate investments in a timely manner and on acceptable terms; the potential need to incur more debt in the future, which may not be available on terms acceptable to us; our ability to meet covenants related to our indebtedness which impose certain operational limitations and a breach of those covenants could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations; the risk that the illiquidity of real estate investments could impede our ability to respond to adverse changes in the performance of our properties; risks associated with our investments in unconsolidated entities, including our lack of sole decision-making authority and our reliance on the financial condition of other interests; operational risks with respect to our proposed senior housing operating portfolio ("SHOP") structured communities; our dependence on revenues derived mainly from fixed rate investments in real estate assets, while a portion of our debt bears interest at variable rates; the risk that our assets may be subject to impairment charges; risks related to our ability to maintain the privacy and security of Company information; and our dependence on the ability to continue to qualify for taxation as a real estate investment trust. Many of these factors are beyond the control of the Company and its management. The Company assumes no obligation to update any of the foregoing or any other forward looking statements, except as required by law, and these statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. Investors are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by NHI in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors and other information disclosed in NHI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year. Copies of these filings are available at no cost on the SEC's web site at https://www.sec.gov or on NHI's web site at https://www.nhireit.com.
Contact:
Dana Hambly, Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations
Phone: (615) 890-9100
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Easter brought tragedy for one Gwinnett County family after what is believed to be an intentionally-set fire in their home claimed the life of a 10-year-old girl on Sunday morning and her teenage brother is now facing murder charges.
Gwinnett County police said the house fire, which took occurred at 4400 block of Beaver Road in unincorporated Loganville, is being treated as a homicide investigation. The girl's 15-year-old brother, who has not been identified by police, has already been charged with felony and malice murder, and is expected to also face an arson in the 1st degree charge, Police Officer Senior Hideshi Valle said.
Daily Post news parter FOX 5 Atlanta is reporting that the 10-year-old victim was Zoe McCue.
"This is still an active investigation and is being treated as a homicide," police said in a statement. "Gwinnett Police detectives are working closely with arson investigators throughout the duration of this investigation."
Police have not yet said what charges the sibling could face in connection with the fire.
A GoFundMe campaign has been started at bit.ly/3jQK4Q4 to help the family members cover funeral costs and rebuild their lives. The campaign's goal is to raise $50,000 for the family. It had raised $740 in the first 16 hours.
Seven people lived in the home but five people were home when the fire broke out, according to fire officials. Among the residents was a 15-year-old who was initially reported missing, but the teen was later found, at around 9 a.m. Sunday, away from the scene.
An adult and two other children who were at the home were able to escape the flames.
Firefighting crews arrived at the home about 4:57 a.m., and found the one-story home in flames, according to fire officials. There was a heavy amount of flames coming from the front of the home when firefighters arrived at the scene.
Crews found the body of the 10-year-old girl in a room that did not have window access after the flames were brought under control, according to fire officials. The room was being used as a bedroom.
The bodies of two cats who died in the fire were also found in the home.
Firefighters continued to sift through the debris from the fire for a couple more hours in an attempt to find the 15-year-old brother of the victim since it was believed at that time that he had also been in the home.
He appeared to be OK when he was found, alive and away from the home, later in the morning, fire officials said.
The attic, and the rest of the front half of the house sustained extensive fire damage.
The American Red Cross is helping the displaced family, which includes two adults and the surviving children, as well as two dogs, according to fire officials. | https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/gwinnett-police-file-murder-charges-against-brother-of-10-year-old-girl-who-was-killed/article_3750f72a-be95-11ec-b200-dfc9bdbed571.html | 2022-04-18T20:58:13Z | https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/gwinnett-police-file-murder-charges-against-brother-of-10-year-old-girl-who-was-killed/article_3750f72a-be95-11ec-b200-dfc9bdbed571.html | true | 1 |
Affidavit: Daycare worker charged with neglect after two children go to hospital
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE/Gray News) - A daycare worker in Indiana is facing neglect charges after two children were taken to the hospital with injuries.
The investigation started in early March when investigators with the Department of Child Services contacted authorities about an incident at High Point Daycare in Evansville, WFIE reported.
They say a 13-month-old was taken to the hospital with a broken arm.
According to the affidavit, the child’s parents took her to the hospital when she kept fussing and they couldn’t do anything to comfort her.
They said the daycare told them the child’s fussiness was from teething.
The affidavit states that after learning their child had a broken arm, the parents went to the daycare to review surveillance. They said their child was acting normal until a diaper change.
Police said the video showed a daycare worker, 26-year-old Nikki Moore, picking up the child and thrusting her down onto the changing table.
They said the video shows the child crying and screaming.
The affidavit said Moore then put the child in the crib because she wouldn’t stop crying.
Officers said they learned of a similar situation involving the daycare that happened several days before.
Officers were called to the hospital at the beginning of February after a 15-month-old child was brought in with cuts and bruises. Authorities said the child’s mother was told of an incident at their daycare a day before.
The daycare told the child’s mother they noticed a cut and redness during a diaper change. She was also told there was some bleeding in the child’s diaper.
Officers say they interviewed Moore, who was also working that day. She told officers she changed the child’s diaper in the afternoon.
Investigators said they reviewed surveillance of the incident and showed it to a pediatrician.
According to the affidavit, the doctor was “very disturbed” when watching the video.
The doctor reported that the child was handled with excessive force while being wiped, which could cause injuries to the child’s genital area.
Moore is booked in the Vanderburgh County Jail on a $1,000 bond.
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WFO BINGHAMTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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WINTER STORM WARNING
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
315 PM EDT Mon Apr 18 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy wet snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4
to 9 inches.
* WHERE...Sullivan county.
* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon EDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning commute. Heavy, wet snow
could lead to scattered power outages.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will be highly elevation dependent,
with the heaviest totals across the higher terrain. Snow may
change to a wintry mix or even entirely to rain after midnight.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to
12 inches.
* WHERE...Northern Oneida, Otsego, Chenango, Cortland, Tompkins,
Tioga, Broome, Delaware, Madison and Southern Oneida counties.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates could be as high as 1 to 2
inches per hour, with isolated areas approaching 3 inches per
hour at times. Snow totals will be highly elevation dependent,
with the highest totals in the higher terrain.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 8
inches.
* WHERE...Chemung county.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 6
* WHERE...Schuyler, Steuben, Onondaga, Yates, Seneca and
Southern Cayuga counties.
could cause scattered power outages.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow totals will be highly elevation
dependent, with the heaviest totals across the higher terrain.
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
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I’ve been putting this off all season, because typically Caeleb Dressel pops a little speed in-season. He cracks the door to let us know… Hey swim fans, this is coming down the pike. Not this season. His first pro swim competition in Chicago was slow. His pro swim stop in San Antonio wasn’t slow, but it was a little slow for him.
50 free – 21.8
100 free – 49.1
100 fly – 52.7
The Truth? It’s been a short season. And he’s only been to a handful of competitions, and U.S. World Champ Trials is in April, the 26th-30th, which is way early.
We know he’s been working hard. We know he got crushed over Christmas training. And he posts those weight lifting videos. He recently posted that video of a big SNATCH, which was a personal best he’s been chasing.
I feel like I should say he burnt from the last 4 years, but Dressel has signaled to us he thinks TIME. IS. SHORT. And he’s hungry to race.
You know, with Kyle Chalmers likely skipping Worlds, and Kliment Kolesnikov now banned due the Russia’s war on Ukraine, Dressel still wins the sprints at World Championships even if he’s a little off this year.
So for a swimstar who just needs to get the job done in Greensboro, NC, here are my Caeleb Dressel World Championship Trials Predictions:
100 fly – 50.2 – a win
50 free – 21.3 – barely edging Michael Andrew
100 free – 47.62 – for the win
200 free – which i would love to see, in case he’s testing his 200 legs – 1:45.8
But who care what I think. It’s all about what you think. Drop your comments below.
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Feedback wanted on Windsor-Essex food and organic waste survey
Windsor-Essex residents can have their say on a food and organic waste program.
The Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority in partnership with the City of Windsor and the County of Essex is preparing a food and organic waste diversion program that will be implemented by 2025.
“We want your thoughts to help us get the best program possible for our area,” said a news release from the city.
Residents can help contribute to the planning process by completing this survey.
The survey will be open until May 31, 2022.
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The family of an Edmonton teen who was assaulted outside his high school is grieving and remembering him as a fun, outgoing, and loving family member.
Florida judge voids U.S. 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.
Police release image of woman wanted in shoving incident at Toronto subway station
A suspect who allegedly pushed a woman onto the tracks at a Toronto subway station Sunday evening is now wanted on an attempted murder charge, police say.
Why Ukrainians are waiting in line for hours to buy this stamp
Hundreds of Ukrainians are lining up to get their hands on a new collector's item, a stamp commemorating the moment when a soldier purportedly told off a now-sunken Russian warship.
U.S. FDA investigating Lucky Charms illness reports, no Canadian recalls to date
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating dozens of reports of customers getting ill after eating Lucky Charms cereal, but no Canadian recalls have been issued yet.
Travellers left stranded as Sunwing Airlines experiences major technical issues
Numerous Sunwing Airlines flights, including at least 10 departing from Toronto's Pearson International Airport, have been delayed due to a technical issue. | https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/feedback-wanted-on-windsor-essex-food-and-organic-waste-survey-1.5865396 | 2022-04-18T21:04:49Z | https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/feedback-wanted-on-windsor-essex-food-and-organic-waste-survey-1.5865396 | true | 1 |
Some Tennessee lawmakers are pushing for those convicted of crimes to serve their full sentences. But critics worry that without incentives for early release, prisoners won't be motivated to change.
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Some Tennessee lawmakers are pushing for those convicted of crimes to serve their full sentences. But critics worry that without incentives for early release, prisoners won't be motivated to change.
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By DON THOMPSON
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California woman pleaded guilty Monday to faking her own kidnapping and lying to the FBI about it, leaving her motive unanswered in the carefully planned hoax that set off a massive three-week search before she resurfaced on Thanksgiving Day in 2016.
Sherri Papini, 39, of Redding, offered no explanation for her elaborate hoax during the half-hour court hearing.
“I feel very sad,” she said tearfully when Senior U.S. District Judge William Shubb asked her how she was feeling.
“Were you kidnapped?” he asked her later in the hearing.
“No, Your Honor,” she replied.
“Did you lie to government agents when you told them you were kidnapped?” Shubb continued.
“Yes, Your Honor,” she responded.
Papini agreed to plead guilty in a deal with prosecutors reached last week and is scheduled to be sentenced July 11.
Prosecutors agreed to recommend a sentence on the low end of the sentencing range, estimated to be between eight and 14 months in custody, down from the maximum 25 years for the two charges.
She also agreed to pay restitution topping $300,000. That includes the cost of the search for her that covered several Western states, and the subsequent investigation into the “two Hispanic women” she said had kidnapped her at gunpoint.
Papini was actually staying with a former boyfriend nearly 600 miles (966 kilometers) away in Southern California’s Orange County. Three weeks later, he dropped her off along Interstate 5 nearly 150 miles (240 kilometers) from her home.
She had bindings on her body and self-inflicted injuries including a swollen nose and blurred “brand” on her right shoulder. She had other bruises and rashes on many parts of her body, ligature marks on her wrists and ankles, and burns on her left forearm.
The married mother of two kept lying about it as recently as August 2020 when in fact there was no kidnapping, she admitted in her guilty plea.
Papini has offered no rationale for why she did it.
Her attorney, William Portanova, said last week that he doubts even she knows.
He suggested “a very complicated mental health situation,” and said her long-delayed acceptance of responsibility and punishment is part of the healing process.
Papini said Monday that she has been receiving psychiatric care for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder ever since her return — more than $30,000 worth of treatment for which she billed a state victim compensation fund and which is now part of her restitution.
Prosecutors say her faked kidnapping wasn’t impulsive, and that she planned it for more than a year without her husband knowing. The former boyfriend told investigators they didn’t have sex while she stayed with him.
Papini’s organization and planning would seem to make conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression an unlikely explanation, two mental health experts said independently.
Both cautioned that they have not examined Papini and that many factors in the case remain unknown to the public.
She may have expected that the kidnapping hoax would bring her “fame and fortune,” said Dr. Ian Lamoureux, a forensic psychiatrist and frequent expert witness who teaches at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic.
And she did benefit financially: Aside from the victim compensation, she must repay nearly $128,000 in disability payments. Separately, a GoFundMe campaign raised more than $49,000 to help the family.
As a possibly related factor, Lamoureux has researched the false hero or “pathological hero” phenomenon that takes advantage of society’s treatment of victims as heroes. Those who fake their own victimization may be seeking recognition or popularity, and if mental illness is involved it may suggest a narcissistic or histrionic personality disorder.
Another possible explanation is that she faked her kidnapping to avoid some other adverse consequence, he said, typically something like a divorce or being fired, though Papini was a stay-at-home mom.
Lamoureux, who specializes in complicated criminal and civil cases, said manufacturing a crisis may be a way for those with fragile egos and poor coping skills to seek to prevent the bad outcome from happening.
And there are such things as compulsive liars, as well as those who do “not have a great distinction between fantasy and reality,” sometimes because of an earlier trauma, said Dr. Ziv Cohen, founder and medical director of Principium Psychiatry in New York City.
This case is unusual in that Papini had no clear motive and “this is consciously creating some kind of false traumatic situation,” said Cohen, who teaches at Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University. “She harmed herself — she wasn’t actually abused by anyone.”
But for some pathological liars the motivation is simply in fooling others, he said, in this case perhaps her husband and investigators.
“These patients can sometimes remain quite mysterious and they often can deny their lies right until the end,” Cohen said. “They will persist and say in the face of all evidence that their version is true.” | https://www.pe.com/2022/04/18/california-woman-pleads-guilty-to-2016-kidnapping-hoax/ | 2022-04-18T21:14:58Z | https://www.pe.com/2022/04/18/california-woman-pleads-guilty-to-2016-kidnapping-hoax/ | true | 52 |
The Rare Planet Alignment You Need To Watch Out For This Month
Several planets in our solar system are lining up this month, with NASA explaining that the four astral bodies will continue to be visible through the rest of April 2022. The convergence started with Venus, Mars, and Saturn appearing to make a line across the early morning sky at the beginning of April. Jupiter later joined the ranks around the middle of the month.
Unlike such events detailed in works of fiction, this planetary alignment doesn't open extra-dimensional portals and, technically, it's not really an alignment, as the celestial bodies aren't actually that close together out in space (they just look like it from here on Earth). While the event won't break the fabric of reality as we know it, it's still pretty significant.
Each of these planets takes a different amount of time to orbit the sun, ranging from 225 days for Venus to 29 of our years for Saturn. With that much of a gap between their completed orbits, it can take decades or more for an arrangement like this to happen — and this is just four of the seven planets in our solar system, not including Earth.
How to see the alignment
The biggest requirement for being able to see this planetary alignment is getting up early — like, really early. NASA recommends taking a look to the southeast about an hour before sunrise (a little after 5 a.m. Eastern time). Assuming the sky is relatively clear and there aren't too many harsh city lights around, this will be when the planets are the easiest to spot.
As for hardware, the good news is you may not need any. You should be able to see all four planets in the early morning sky without the use of a telescope or even a pair of binoculars, though they will just appear as small bright dots. So, while the additional gear isn't necessary, it could help if you want to be able to make out a little more detail.
If you want to try to catch a glimpse of Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and Venus all together, the alignment has already begun and will continue through the end of April 2022. | https://www.slashgear.com/835938/the-rare-planet-alignment-you-need-to-watch-out-for-this-month/ | 2022-04-18T21:15:14Z | https://www.slashgear.com/835938/the-rare-planet-alignment-you-need-to-watch-out-for-this-month/ | false | 1 |
(NEXSTAR) – Cristiano Ronaldo shared heartbreaking news with his fans on social media Monday. In a note signed by the Portuguese soccer star and partner Georgina Rodriguez, the couple said their baby boy had died.
“It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away,” the post reads. “It is the greatest pain that any parents can feel. Only the birth of our baby girl gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness.”
In October of last year, Ronaldo and Rodriguez announced on Instagram they were expecting twins, but did not specify a due date.
“We would like to thank the doctors and nurses for all their expert care and support,” Ronaldo’s post continues. “We are all devastated at this loss and we kindly ask for privacy at this very difficult time.”
Ronaldo, who plays for Manchester United and is among the world’s highest paid athletes, has four other children. Rodriguez and Ronaldo welcomed their first child together in 2017.
Ronaldo’s announcement Monday has an especially large audience. He currently holds the record as the person with the most followers on Instagram at more than 428 million.
The note shared by the couple ends: “Our baby boy, you are our angel. We will always love you.” | https://www.wdtn.com/sports/cristiano-ronaldo-shares-news-of-babys-death-you-are-our-angel/ | 2022-04-18T21:15:22Z | https://www.wdtn.com/sports/cristiano-ronaldo-shares-news-of-babys-death-you-are-our-angel/ | true | 25 |
“Blonde,” Andrew Dominik’s Ana de Armas–led reimagining of Marilyn Monroe’s legendary rise to fame, has already made history as Netflix’s first NC-17-rated original film.
Now, Dominik revealed his aims to have “Blonde” premiere at this year’s Venice International Film Festival after taking a “while to cut” the film with Netflix and coming to terms with the streamer.
“Netflix [is] letting me release the movie I wanted to make,” Dominik told Collider, “and even with the NC-17 rating, I think that’s pretty good.”
Dominik, mincing no words, also described “Blonde” as “a movie for all the unloved children of the world. It’s like ‘Citizen Kane’ and ‘Raging Bull’ had a baby daughter.”
Dominik previously told the outlet that he thinks “Blonde” will be “one of the 10 best movies ever made.” Just don’t ask the director about the epic film’s runtime: “Mate, that’s like asking a woman her age,” he joked.
Based on Joyce Carol Oates’ novel of the same name, “Blonde” charts Norma Jean Baker’s transformation into screen icon Monroe, culminating in her death.
“The whole idea of ‘Blonde’ was to detail a childhood drama and then show the way in which that drama splits the adults into a public and private self,” Dominik continued. “And how the adult sees the world through the lens of that childhood drama, and it’s sort of a story of a person whose rational picture of the world as being overwhelmed by her unconscious, and it uses the iconography of Marilyn Monroe.”
The “Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” director explained that “Blonde” uses images of Monroe throughout her public persona but re-frames those photographs and film clips by placing them alongside her “internal drama.”
“It’s sort of a movie about the unconscious, in a way,” Dominik said. “And it’s a tragedy. It’s sort of like an unwanted child who becomes the most wanted woman in the world and has to deal with all of the desire that is directed at her, and how confusing that is. It’s kind of a nightmare. It’s about being in a car with no brakes. It’s just going faster and faster and faster.”
Dominik added that he was “obsessed” with telling the story of “Blonde” for years prior to writing the script in 2018.
“It’s just some ideas just keep on giving. Some ideas just have ideas, like I always just have ideas for ‘Blonde,'” Dominik said. “I just think about ‘Blonde’ all the time. I mean, there’s other shit that you can do and you just can’t be fucked thinking about it. It’s boring. Or you think about it for a while, ‘Wow, this is good,’ and then you get bored with it, but ‘Blonde’ never did.”
Dominik mused, “It’s probably because the story is connected somehow to how I’m personally wounded, do you know what I mean? And I think the wound is kind of the source of all that stuff. It’s the source of what moves you creatively. So I don’t know, mate, I mean, I’ve just been obsessed with it for years.”
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Nautilus Data Technologies
Nautilus Data Technologies is a global pioneer in data centre technology, leading a fundamental shift in the industry. The company’s patented water-cooling technology delivers data centres which operate at a higher efficiency than traditional facilities and achieves higher environmental standards.
The data centres can be based either on the water or land.
Nautilus’ water-cooling systems reduce power usage, decreases air pollution, lowers greenhouse gases emissions, and eliminates water consumption.
Nautilus Data Technologies is a global pioneer in data centre technology.
Nautilus’ patented water cooling system is at the core of its design, delivering a colocation data centre that operates more efficiently enabling higher rack densities than traditional facilities while achieving higher environmental standards.
The Nautilus technology was validated with the commissioning of the Stockton 1 Data Center, the world’s first successful data centre on water. Partnering with the U.S. Navy, Applied Materials, and Veolia, the Stockton 1 Data Center demonstrated how its water-cooling technology reduces power usage, decreases air pollution, lowers greenhouse gas emissions, and eliminates water consumption.
The Nautilus vision is a reflection of its founder, Arnold Magcale, a U.S. Navy Veteran and recognised technology industry expert. Mr. Magcale combined his maritime expertise and military security knowledge with decades of industrial data centre experience, to create the Nautilus design.
Executives in Nautilus Data Technologies
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Suspect arrested for murder following summer 2021 shooting in Millvale
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A suspect has been arrested for murder in connection with a summer of 2021 shooting in Millvale.
Lavars Carter, 22, was arrested on a murder warrant for the death of 36-year-old Patrick Moore, Cincinnati Police Homicide Unit announced Monday.
Moore was shot on June 27, 2021, around 2:30 a.m. in the 3000 block of Beekman Street, according to police.
The victim was shot three times and taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center by the officers who found him.
Moore died from the injuries he sustained in the shooting on Dec. 2, 2021.
Now, nearly 10 months after Moore was shot, Carter was arrested, CPD said. The Homicide Unit’s investigation is ongoing.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The list of contestants for the first places in the final of the international Holy Quran recitation and call to prayer competition, Scent of Speech (Otr Elkalam), is complete. The final episode will be broadcast on April 20. Eight contestants in the recitation and call to prayer categories reached the final stage to compete for the competition prizes.
The first-place winner in the category of reciting the Holy Quran receives $1.3 million, while the first-place winner in the category of delivering the call to prayer receives $533,000. The remaining prize money is divided among six other contestants.
The finalists in the Holy Quran recitation category include Younis Mustafa Gharbi from Morocco, Sayed Jassem Mousavi from Iran, Mohammad Ayoub Asif from the UK and Mohammad Mujahid from Bahrain. The finalists in the call to prayer category include Abdul Rahman bin Adel and Anas Al-Rahili from Saudi Arabia and Mohsen Kara and Albijan Celik from Turkey. The final of the international competition presents the sweetest and most beautiful voices in reciting the Holy Quran and delivering the call to prayer.
The entertainment authority in Saudi Arabia has allocated the largest financial prize in the history of talent competitions of this kind in the world, especially competitions of a religious nature, with a value of $3.2 million.
The competition, launched by the General Entertainment Authority, is distinguished by its precise criteria and specialized jury, which enhances competitiveness. It is broadcast daily on the Saudia channel and Shahid platform at 5 pm, Riyadh time.
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Pestana Hotel Group
The Pestana Hotel Group is the largest international tourism and leisure group of Portuguese origin. Dedicated to offering their guests ‘the time of their lives’, the company’s portfolio owns and manages 100 properties, across 3 continents.
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Dillian Whyte believes Tyson Fury cannot get in his head and is completely focused on their fight this Saturday.
Fury and Whyte are scheduled to clash at Wembley Stadium with a record-breaking 94,000 people expected to attend. 'The Gypsy King' will defend his WBC Heavyweight Championship and undefeated record against the Brixton boxer.
'The Body Snatcher' chose not to take part in the promotion of the fight when it was initially announced. But this has not stopped Fury from engaging in his usual trash talk and playing mind games with his hard-hitting opponent.
Watch Tyson Fury talk about his plans to beat Dillian Whyte:
Here's what Whyte said in an interview with BT Sport:
"He can't get in my head, he's just going to find a lot of disturbence in there, so I don't give a f***
It remains to be seen if Fury's trash talk has had any effect on Whyte's focus. 'The Bodysnatcher' is likely to appear at the final press conference and will come face-to-face with his 6ft 9in opponent.
Dillian Whyte is looking forward to fighting Tyson Fury
Dillian Whyte continued by stating that he is not worried about the last week before the fight and is determined to defeat 'The Gypsy King'.
"The fight is done, everything is done, everything is contractually signed. Getting in there and having a fight for the World Heavyweight Championship because kids like me shouldn't be where I am. I'm far from where I want to be, I'm not comfortable, I'm not content, I'm still hungry and I still got so much fire in my belly. So Im gonna get in there, put on a good fight and win the title."
Whyte is the clear underdog going into Saturday's bout. The bookies heavily favor Fury, who is widely considered the best heavyweight in the world. Regardless, Whyte has waited more than 1000 days for his world title shot and has displayed that he has one of the most destructive left hooks in the division.
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Did the Disney CEO admit that Disney made “a huge mistake by going woke”? No, that’s not true: This article was created by the satirical website, USA Taters. The article falsely states that Disney’s CEO is Joe Barron. Walt Disney’s CEO is Bob Chapek at the time of writing. There is also an explicit satire disclaimer on the About Us page of this website.
The claim originated in an article published by USA Taters titled “After Devastating Losses, Disney CEO Admits Company Made ‘A Huge Mistake’ Going Woke” (archived here), which opened:
Walt Disney Enterprises LLC made a huge mistake going woke, according to its very own CEO, Joe Barron. Barron says the company made a hasty decision and already regrets it.
Users on social media only saw this title, description and thumbnail:
After Devastating Losses, Disney CEO Admits Company Made ‘A Huge Mistake’ Going Woke
(Source: USA Taters screenshot taken on April 18 13:59:24 2022 UTC)
In the first sentence of this article, USA Taters claims the Disney CEO is Joe Barron, a name frequently used on this website’s network of satirical sites as a tribute to a writer who passed away some time ago. The current CEO of the Walt Disney company is Bob Chapek, at the time of writing. Chapek has been the CEO since February 25, 2020.
On their About Us page, USA Taters explicitly states that they write fictional content:
Usataters.com is a subsidiary of the “America’s Last Line of Defense” network of parody, satire, and tomfoolery … Everything on this website is fiction.
Here is another Disney claim We’ve debunked. Patriot Party Press, another satirical website in the “America’s Last Line of Defense” network, wrote that Disney shareholders panicked after a $2.4 billion loss in a single day. | https://shepherdgazette.com/fact-check-disney-ceo-did-not-admit-company-made-a-huge-mistake-going-woke-this-article-is-from-a-satirical-site/ | 2022-04-18T21:32:35Z | https://shepherdgazette.com/fact-check-disney-ceo-did-not-admit-company-made-a-huge-mistake-going-woke-this-article-is-from-a-satirical-site/ | false | 1 |
Canada is grappling with 30-year high inflation of 5.7%. The central bank is looking to increase the interest rate at an accelerated pace throughout the year. High-growth tech stocks have lost 50-60% value, and crypto-related stocks remain volatile. The liquidity is drying up. Such an economy has attracted investors to the more conventional form of alternative investing: real estate. REITs are a cost-effective way of investing in real estate.
Why REITs?
REITs, or real estate investment trusts, develop, maintain, lease properties, and share rental income and gains from selling property with investors. They give you regular income and also hedge against inflation.
Some income trusts invest in residential, commercial, retail, hotel, and industrial properties. Some REITs invest in foreign properties and some earn interest on mortgages. Each property is affected by different factors. For instance, residential REITs’ prices fell, as the Canadian government discussed a bill to impose a 1% annual tax on Canadian residential properties owned by non-citizens. Retail REITs surged, as shops reopened after the pandemic. You can make the most of all properties by investing in REIT ETFs.
When investing in ETFs, look for the management expense ratio (MER) and its holdings. These can make a noticeable difference in your returns in the long term.
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF
Founded in October 2002, iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF (TSX:XRE) is the oldest REIT ETF. Time is on its side, as it managed to grab some REITs at an attractive price. It has $1.27 billion in assets under management (AUM), with 35.8% in retail REITs, and over 20% each in residential and industrial REITs. XRE has invested in 19 REITs and returned 9.9% since inception. It is slightly lower than the S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index, which returned 10.54%. This difference is probably because of its 0.61% MER.
The ETF’s top two holdings are Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (13.7%) and RioCan REIT (11.2%). Both the REITs are running in the opposite direction this year. That balances out the ETFs total returns and gives your portfolio the cushion to fight inflation. XRE gives you a 3.37% distribution yield.
BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF
Founded in May 2010, BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF (TSX:ZRE) has invested in 23 REITs and tracks the Solactive Equal Weight Canada REIT Index. Unlike XRE, this ETF has invested an equal amount of around 5.09% of its holdings in each REIT, removing any market cap bias. ZRE has $782.87 million in AUM, with around 29% in retail REITs, 23% in residential, and 14% each in industrial and diversified REITs.
ZRE has the same MER as XRE. However, ZRE gives you a more diversified REIT portfolio, as it also has 10% holding in office REITs and another 10% in healthcare REITs. That explains its 3.92% annualized distribution yield. It has returned 10.84% since its inception, underperforming the benchmark index, which returned 11.6%.
Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF
While the above two ETFs have higher exposure to large REITs, Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF (TSX:VRE) has exposure to mid- and small REITs. Founded in November 2012, VRE has invested in 18 REITs. Like the above two ETFs, VRE has its largest holdings in retail (22.7%) and industrial (16.9%) REITs, respectively. However, it has lower exposure in residential (14.9%) and higher in office REITs (15.1%) and real estate services (15.5%).
Like the XRE ETF, VRE’s top two holdings are CARPEIT and RioCan and track the FTSE Canada All Cap Real Estate Capped 25% Index. It has a distribution yield of 3.09%. The ETF returned 7.64% since inception, lower than its benchmark index return of 8.08%. Despite a lower distribution yield, VRE is attractive because it has the lowest MER of 0.38%. | https://www.fool.ca/2022/04/18/the-3-best-reit-etfs-to-buy-in-canada-in-2022/ | 2022-04-18T21:33:02Z | https://www.fool.ca/2022/04/18/the-3-best-reit-etfs-to-buy-in-canada-in-2022/ | true | 1 |
Singapore's domestic recycling rate remained at 13 per cent last year - unchanged from 2020's figure, a 10-year low - even as households produced more waste as economic activity resumed after the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The National Environment Agency (NEA), in its annual waste and recycling statistics released yesterday, said households generated 1.82 million tonnes of waste last year, up from 1.77 million tonnes in 2020.
For both years, only 13 per cent of domestic waste was recycled. Between 2017 and 2019, the domestic recycling rate hovered between 17 per cent and 22 per cent.
In 2020, the first year of the pandemic, the collection of recyclables from the domestic sector was put on hold, and it restarted gradually only from the third quarter of that year.
Last year, NEA said the waste generation and recycling patterns of 2020 were "unlikely to be repeated in 2021", as the impact of the pandemic gradually eased.
Under the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint, Singapore wants to raise its recycling rate to 30 per cent by 2030.
Contamination in the blue recycling bins is a key obstacle to realising this ambition. NEA said about 40 per cent of the contents found in blue recycling bins cannot be recycled owing to leakage, mainly from food and liquid waste.
A number of residents also do not wash their recyclables before placing them in the bins.
To inform the public about correct recycling practices, NEA has rolled out online content such as a filter on its Recycle Right website to help the public identify what can and cannot be recycled.
And to make recycling more convenient for residents, NEA is planning to provide recycling bins later in the year to households that want them, so that residents can put recyclables in them before dropping the items off at neighbourhood recycling bins.
But Singapore's overall recycling rate inched up from 52 per cent in 2020 - the lowest in a decade - to 55 per cent last year, as economic activity picked up and the industrial sector recycled more.
The resumption of more economic and social activities last year led to 10 per cent more waste thrown away than in 2020.
Compared with the pre-pandemic period in 2019, last year saw 11 per cent less waste recycled, and 5 per cent more thrown away.
This was due to lower construction activity and export demands for recyclables, especially for construction and demolition waste, as well as wood and non-ferrous metal, said NEA.
The recycling rate of plastic waste - one of three major waste streams here - rose slightly from 4 per cent in 2020 to 6 per cent last year, but NEA said more needs to be done to improve the rate as it remains low. The other two priority waste streams are electronic waste and food waste.
Commenting on last year's statistics, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said the recycling rate of 55 per cent is still below the pre-pandemic level of 59 per cent in 2019. "To achieve our target of reducing waste-to-landfill per capita by 30 per cent (in Semakau Landfill) by 2030, we must push for more sustainable consumption and production practices," she said yesterday.
She was speaking at the joint opening of the 2022 Singapore International Water Week and the CleanEnviro Summit Singapore.
Held at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre till Thursday, both events are among the first and largest sustainability conferences to be held in the Asia-Pacific since the pandemic hit, with more than 15,000 attendees expected.
Among them are government officials, industry players and academics from around the world who are gathering to network and share best practices on issues such as coastal protection and enhanced hygiene standards. | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/households-recycle-13-of-waste-in-2021 | 2022-04-18T21:37:01Z | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/households-recycle-13-of-waste-in-2021 | false | 2 |
Sports Illustrated Writer Defends Aaron Hernandez Tattoo, Saying Convicted Murderer ‘Used His Own Blood’ to Share ‘Truth’
Easter Sunday in the 21st century usually means social media accounts are flooded with messages about family, religion, or a little bit of both. But for some like Sports Illustrated writer Daniel Kelly, it is a good occasion to acknowledge the most unlikely of people, citing convicted killer Aaron Hernandez as the inspiration for a tattoo.
Kelly took to Twitter Sunday, posting images of himself wearing the former NFL player’s jersey, as he used a bible verse to defend the troubled murderer and explain a tattoo of his autograph on Kelly’s hand.
I am wearing my Hernandez jersey today as a reminder we are saved by grace through faith and not by our works (Ephesians 2:8). Aaron understood that. He used his own blood to share that truth. That’s why his autograph is tattooed on my hand. #NFL #Easter https://t.co/SsQWmAEZo5 pic.twitter.com/YvJbek3kWh
— Whatever it Takes (@danielkellybook) April 17, 2022
“I am wearing my Hernandez jersey today as a reminder we are saved by grace through faith and not by our works (Ephesians 2:8),” Kelly captioned the post. “Aaron understood that. He used his own blood to share that truth. That’s why his autograph is tattooed on my hand.”
The Detroit Lions writer also linked an ESPN story detailing Hernandez’s 2017 death in prison.
Hernandez was drafted in 2010 by the New England Patriots from the University of Florida, where he was an All-American and part of the 2008 National Championship team. In 2015, he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a man who was dating his fiancee’s sister.
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Sarasota police: Bradenton man charged in shooting of two men during argument
A Bradenton man was charged with aggravated battery and assault Monday after he allegedly shot two unidentified men.
Yalik Miller, 24, faces charges of aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated assault with a weapon without intent to kill after shooting at a group of men.
Officers were called to a reported shooting at 23rd Street and Dixie Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday night, finding two gunshot victims, according to police.
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An affidavit from Sarasota Police Department says Miller was detained and transported to the police station while the two other men went to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. The report specified that one of the victims suffered one gunshot to his left lower thigh.
Officers believe Miller started shooting after an argument with the victims.
Police request that anyone with information on the case can call Detective Dominic Harris at 941-263-6825 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers online or by calling 941-366-TIPS.
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SoMD Chronicle Recipe of the Week: Swing Into Spring with a Special Easter Dessert
(Family Features) It’s tough to top the joy of an Easter morning spent celebrating with family, enjoying a delicious brunch, or snacking on sweet treats. With warmer weather and bright sunshine comes plenty of opportunities to enjoy favorite recipes.
Celebrating the occasion with eggs can bring loved ones together in the kitchen and beyond, from crafting classic desserts to serving up new delights. Plus, the versatility of eggs allows for nearly countless creations.
Boiled, scrambled, poached, baked and any other way you like them, eggs can be your kitchen superhero. As a natural source of vitamins and minerals, they’re a delicious protein powerhouse with just 70 calories per large egg.
Make the day truly memorable with the power of eggs in a sweet dessert-like these Meringue Nests with Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream and Strawberries, a perfect option for topping off a brunch feast or an afternoon meal.
Find more Easter recipe ideas and ways to celebrate the season at incredibleegg.org .
Meringue Nests with Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream and Strawberries
Recipe courtesy of the American Egg Board and Sam Adler (@frostingandfettucine)
Prep time: 15 minutes
Total time: 6 hours
Servings: 6
Meringue Nests:
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Garnish:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (or 1 vanilla bean, scraped)
- 1/2 pint fresh strawberries, sliced
To make meringue nests:
- Preheat the oven to 200 F. On a parchment, paper-lined baking sheet spread the sugar evenly and bake for 5-7 minutes to slightly heat. Remove sugar from the oven then increase oven temperature to 225 F.
- Carefully separate egg whites from yolks completely. In the bowl of a hand or stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment, whisk egg whites on medium-low speed until foamy about 1 minute.
- Slowly add sugar 2-3 tablespoons at a time and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes between each addition. Sugar needs completely mixed into egg whites to ensure success. Continue mixing on medium until mixed through and the meringue does not feel gritty.
- Add cream of tartar, vanilla extract, and cornstarch. Increase to high speed and beat until stiff peaks form.
- On two parchment paper-lined baking sheets, pipe or spread meringue with a spoon into six 4-inch circular “nests.”
- Bake 1 hour, 15 minutes then turn off the oven and let the meringues cool without opening the oven for at least 4 hours or overnight. The USDA recommends egg dishes be cooked to 160 F.
To make garnish:
- When ready to serve, in a clean mixing bowl fitted with the whip attachment, whip heavy whipping cream on medium speed. Slowly add sugar and vanilla. Continue mixing on high speed for 2-3 minutes until stiff peaks form.
- Dollop whipped cream on meringue nests and top with sliced strawberries.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels have agreed to rid their ranks of child soldiers, who have fought by the thousands during the country's seven years of civil war, the United Nations said Monday.
The Houthis signed what the U.N. described as an “action plan” to end and prevent recruiting or using children in armed conflict, killing or maiming children and attacking schools and hospitals. U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the rebels committed to identifying children in their ranks and releasing them within six months.
The Houthis' deputy foreign minister, Hussein al-Azey, and a representative from the U.N.'s children's agency, Philippe Duamelle, posed for the media at a signing ceremony in Yemen's capital, Sanaa. The Houthis called the agreement a plan to protect children.
Yemen's internationally recognized government, which is operating in exile, made similar commitments in several documents signed since 2014, the U.N. said.
Virginia Gamba, the U.N.'s top official looking out for children in war zones, called the Houthis' move “a positive and encouraging step,” but she noted that “the most difficult part of the journey starts now."
"The action plan must be fully implemented and lead to tangible actions for the improvement of the protection of children in Yemen,” Gamba, who signed in New York as a witness to the Houthis’ commitment, said in a statement.
The U.N. says nearly 3,500 children have been verified as recruited and deployed in Yemen's civil war. However, a senior Houthi military official told The Associated Press in 2018 that the group had inducted 18,000 child soldiers into its army by then, and former child soldiers told the news cooperative that boys as young as 10 were recruited. At the time, a Houthi military spokesman denied any systematic recruiting of people under 18 and said there were orders to reject children who tried to join up.
More than 10,200 children have been killed or maimed in the war, the U.N. says. It's unclear how many may have been combatants.
Yemen’s civil war erupted in 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthis seized Sanaa and forced the government into exile. A Saudi-led coalition, including the United Arab Emirates, entered the war in early 2015 to try to restore the government to power.
War monitors estimate the conflict has killed over 14,500 civilians and 150,000 people when combatants are included. The fighting also created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
The warring sides agreed earlier this month to the first nationwide truce in six years. The two-month pact was timed to start during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and raised hopes about building momentum for peace.
Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi stepped aside last week and said a new presidential council would run the exiled government and lead negotiations with the Houthis.
Saudi Arabia and a number of other countries welcomed the leadership change after years of infighting among anti-Houthi factions. A Houthi spokesperson dismissed the development as an “illegitimate” decision made from afar. | https://www.union-bulletin.com/seattle_times/un-yemen-s-houthi-rebels-agree-to-stop-using-child-soldiers/article_70c4c4b8-9025-5c48-bcc6-ec32395bfb65.html | 2022-04-18T21:45:04Z | https://www.union-bulletin.com/seattle_times/un-yemen-s-houthi-rebels-agree-to-stop-using-child-soldiers/article_70c4c4b8-9025-5c48-bcc6-ec32395bfb65.html | true | 43 |
NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo about the deadline to file taxes and what the department says the IRS needs.
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NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo about the deadline to file taxes and what the department says the IRS needs.
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Famous cereal brand Lucky Charms is being investigated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after they've received complaints from dozens of customers who said they became ill after eating it.
In a statement to the Associated Press, the FDA said that the agency "takes seriously any reports of possible adulteration of a food that may also cause illnesses or injury."
On Saturday, the agency said they've had more than 100 complaints related to the cereal so far this year.
The news outlet also reported that hundreds of people have complained on the website iwaspoisoned.com about having nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting after eating the cereal.
The maker of the cereal, General Mills, told the news outlet that they had not found a link between the cereal and illnesses in consumers.
The Minneapolis-based company added that if customers are concerned, they are encouraged to contact them directly. | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/fda-investigating-claims-lucky-charms-is-causing-illnesses | 2022-04-18T21:45:33Z | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/fda-investigating-claims-lucky-charms-is-causing-illnesses | false | null |
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) _ National Bank Holdings Corp. (NBHC) on Monday reported first-quarter net income of $18.4 million.
The bank, based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, said it had earnings of 60 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs, were 61 cents per share.
The holding company for NBH Bank posted revenue of $68.6 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $65.7 million, falling short of Street forecasts.
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NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo about the deadline to file taxes and what the department says the IRS needs.
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State Supreme Court Tosses Democrats' Race-Based Election Map, Replaces It with Republican Alternative
The Wisconsin Supreme Court delivered a serious blow to Democrats after rejecting the left’s redistricting map and adopting one drawn up by Republicans for the state’s upcoming elections.
The state’s highest court made its decision last week after the U.S. Supreme Court in March threw out the voting map for state elective offices drawn up by Wisconsin Democrat Governor Tony Evers.
With its 4-3 decision Friday, the state court issued its ruling so late that state Democrats will likely not have have time to try and fight the implementation of the Republican-crafted districting plan for the 2022 midterms, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Gov. Evers called the court’s ruling an “outrageous” and “unconscionable miscarriage of justice,” and went on to hyperbolically claim that “our democracy is under near-constant attack.” The court’s decision is actually a defense of democracy under the law.
BREAKING: Today’s redistricting decision by #SCOWIS is outrageous. At a time when our democracy is under near-constant attack, the judiciary has abandoned our democracy in our most dire hour. This is an unconscionable miscarriage of justice. My full statement here ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/jVjJpyr4AT
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) April 15, 2022
Friday’s decision affects only state legislative offices, the Journal-Sentinel reported. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Evers’ plan for congressional districts in March.
While it seems a lock that the GOP voting plan will be used for the 2022 elections, the state Democrats are still mulling continued court challenges against the redistricting map for 2024, according to the Journal-Sentinel.
Despite apparently being stuck with the maps for 2022, the Democrats still claim that the GOP-created map violates the federal Voting Rights Act.
The argument started after Evers released his plan. State Republicans had objected to the governor’s map because it increased Milwaukee’s black-majority districts from six to seven, even though the city’s black population did not grow to justify adding a district, the Journal-Sentinel reported.
Meanwhile, the new map approved by the courts goes in the opposite direction by reducing the black-majority districts in Milwaukee from six to five.
In the end, the state’s high court said that Evers failed to prove his case.
“The Governor did not present evidence of a (Voting Rights Act) violation, despite drawing maps on the basis of race. He produced no evidence of electoral history and no district-specific evidence demonstrating that the black communities he moved among districts would be denied the opportunity to effectively participate in democracy absent his proposed district lines,” Chief Justice Annette Ziegler wrote in the court’s decision, the Journal-Sentinel added.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Jill Karofsky, writing for its minority, claimed that arbitrarily increasing the black districts in Milwaukee was justifiable based on the city’s purported “history of forced segregation” that reduced the political influence of blacks in Wisconsin. Neither the court’s majority, nor the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with that assertion.
Indeed, Milwaukee was a focal point for suspected manipulation in the 2020 election. Milwaukee and the surrounding areas, including Racine and Kenosha, were the recipients of more than $8 million in grants issued by leftist Facebook chief Mark Zuckerburg for the 2020 election cycle. The grants were described as “an election bribery scheme under Wisconsin law,” according to a report by special counsel Michael Gableman.
“And by targeting important jurisdictions with large Democrat vote potential with greater financial resources, opportunities were given to some voters that weren’t made available to all Wisconsin voters,” Gableman exclaimed.
It was also alleged that several Milwaukee officials took “Zuck Bucks” as bribes during 2020.
The Thomas More Society, a conservative law firm based in Chicago, alleged that former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and City Clerk Jim Owczarski sought $3.4 million for a get-out-the-vote scheme to increase absentee balloting in their jurisdiction.
There were numerous other problems with the 2020 election in the Badger State, too.
For instance, the margin of victory for Biden over Trump dwarfed the 2016 results of Trump versus Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
“Vice President Joe Biden carried [Milwaukee’s districts] in 2020 with 3,768 votes to President Donald Trump’s 2,883— a margin of 885, or eight times what it was in 2016, when Trump earned 1,904 votes to Hillary Clinton’s 2,012,” Milwaukee City Wire reported in November of 2020.
That same month, WISN-AM talk show host Dan O’Donnell reported that county and municipal clerks and poll workers in Wisconsin may have illegally changed mail-in ballots all across the state.
O’Donnell wrote that Wisconsin state law requires that all mail-in ballots must have a witness’s signature and the witness’s home address to be valid and to be counted in an election.
“The statute is very, very clear,” O’Donnell quoted retired Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman as saying. “If an absentee ballot does not have a witness address on it, it’s not valid. That ballot is not valid.”
But O’Donnell wrote that he’d been informed by sources that many county and municipal clerks who handled these ballots simply “filled out witness signatures themselves.”
“Acting on false and unlawful advice from the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC), these clerks may have inadvertently invalidated thousands of absentee votes,” he wrote.
Then there was the highly suspicious flood of 250,000 Wisconsin voters suddenly requesting special voting status in 2020, a jump of more than 170,000 requests over previous elections, as reported by the MacIver Institute, a conservative think tank based in Madison.
Ahead of the election, Wisconsin was flooded with a quarter-million voters who all of a sudden applied to be allowed as “indefinitely confined” to their homes, a status that let them avoid the state’s voter ID law, the institute reported.
A quarter-million Wisconsin voters now say they’re “indefinitely confined,” and therefore exempt from the #VoterID law. pic.twitter.com/vJJuAsMQiT
— MacIver News Service (@NewsMacIver) October 28, 2020
We may never know the number of improprieties committed during the 2020 elections, but at least in Wisconsin one small measure to help the vote better reflect truth and reality has now been implemented.
The question is, do Republicans elsewhere have to spine to force the issue like Wisconsin’s GOP just did.
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UC San Diego Health has opened a clinic for patients with gastrointestinal and digestive conditions at the Westfield UTC shopping mall, touting it as the first clinic of its kind in the county, it was announced Monday.
The clinic will offer care from specialists for patients with a range of issues, including the esophagus, stomach, intestines and colon. A team of physicians, surgeons, endoscopists, oncologists, radiologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists and dieticians will care for patients with conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, inflammatory bowel disease, hernias, obesity and cancer.
"We are excited about the opening of this new clinic. It is in a highly visible location in our community, meeting patients where they need us," said Dr. Christopher Kane, CEO of UCSD Health Physician Group. "Our health system continues to expand services and locations throughout San Diego County so our patients have convenient access to our extraordinary medical and surgical teams for all of their health care needs."
The 11,000 square-foot clinic in University Town Center, east of La Jolla, has 18 patient exam rooms. According to Dr. Santiago Horgan, chief of the division of minimally invasive surgery at UCSD Health, patients eligible for surgery will have access to a team of experts who have pioneered minimally invasive surgeries, including device implantation, that minimize the number of scars and healing time.
"We know how challenging living with digestive diseases can be for patients. We want to provide them the most superb experience when they come for care," said Dr. Sonia Ramamoorthy, chief of the division of colon and rectal surgery at UCSD Health. "The new clinic allows for a true synergy and collaborative approach for our patients and teams, all working together to achieve the best outcomes for good health."
The clinic, located at 4303 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 2110 in Westfield UTC, is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. | https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/retail-therapy-uc-san-diego-health-finally-opening-clinic-at-the-mall/2923225/ | 2022-04-18T21:52:32Z | https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/retail-therapy-uc-san-diego-health-finally-opening-clinic-at-the-mall/2923225/ | false | 3 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is declining to wade into a lawsuit filed by four New York City public school employees over a policy that they be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Lower courts had previously allowed the policy to go into effect while litigation continued, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor had also rejected an emergency request that the policy be put on hold. The justices said Monday they wouldn’t get involved in the dispute. As is typical the justices did not say anything in rejecting the case, and it was one of more than 100 the court turned away.
New York City began requiring public school employees to be vaccinated in the fall of 2021. Courts had declined to bar the city from enforcing their policy, which applies to some 150,000 employees and has religious and medical exemptions.
Three of the teachers involved in the case have been fired and a fourth has taken extended leave. | https://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/politics/high-court-wont-hear-new-york-city-teacher-vaccine-dispute/ | 2022-04-18T21:53:40Z | https://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/politics/high-court-wont-hear-new-york-city-teacher-vaccine-dispute/ | false | 22 |
Devonport-based HMS Albion has returned to Plymouth from the Norwegian Fjords after spearheading the amphibious elements of NATO’s Exercise Cold Response. She played a key role in the largest military exercise in Norway for more than 30 years, as 30,000 personnel from 26 nations demonstrated NATO’s collective Arctic war fighting capability.
Operating as part of UK Commando Forces, HMS Albion and her embarked Littoral Strike Group headquarters, planned the delivery of sophisticated, lethal and tactically dispersed Commando effect ashore. Working as part of a large NATO Task group, she provided a strong offering to NATO allies and strengthened long standing relationships as well as demonstrating the UK’s ability to operate in the High North.
With 3,000 UK personnel participating, Exercise Cold Response provided an opportunity to assure allies and partners of the UK’s military commitment to invest in collective training in the Arctic region. Against the stunning backdrop of the Norwegian Fjords, at times under the backlight of the Aurora Borealis, landing craft from HMS Albion transferred Royal Marines and their equipment ashore.
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HMS Albion was also able to conduct Defence Engagement with Port visits to Tromso, Harstad, and Stavanger, demonstrating to our Norwegian and NATO partners the versatility of the UK’s high readiness amphibious assault ship. During her visit to Stavanger HMS Albion hosted 60 staff from NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre as well as conducting assurance of her communications, sensors and weapons on the NATO Forces Sensors and Weapons Accuracy Check Site (FORCAS).
Captain Simon Kelly Royal Navy, Commanding Officer of HMS Albion, said: "We have conducted a busy couple of months training with our NATO partners in the High North. The Norwegian Fjords have been an incredible and challenging part of the world to operate in. They have provided us with a fantastic opportunity to successfully deliver amphibious effect in one of the most extreme environments on the planet.
"After a busy start to 2022, Exercise Cold Response was a great opportunity to integrate UK Commando Forces into a larger multi-national maritime task group, whilst demonstrating to our NATO partners the capability and versatility of the UK’s high readiness amphibious assault ship. We have further advanced the Royal Navy’s Commando Force concept, shaping how Royal Marines will operate in the future."
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Meet with over 30 public safety recruiters at the South Bay Regional Public Safety Career Fair on April 23rd beginning at 11 am. The career fair will include background presentations, K-9 demonstrations, motors on-site, swat vehicles on-site, drone demonstrations and more.
This event is free and open to the public.
Location: South Bay Public Safety Academy - Coyote Valley Campus
560 Bailey Ave. San Jose CA, 95141
To learn more visit: https://theacademy.ca.gov/ | https://www.nbcbayarea.com/community/south-bay-regional-public-safety-career-fair/2866891/ | 2022-04-18T21:54:22Z | https://www.nbcbayarea.com/community/south-bay-regional-public-safety-career-fair/2866891/ | false | null |
Torquay frustrated by Eastleigh goalkeeper Joe McDonnell
Torquay had to settle for a 0-0 home draw against Eastleigh, who were indebted to goalkeeper Joe McDonnell.
Torquay pair Daniel Wright and Connor Lemonheigh-Evans both went close with first-half headers and Keelan O’Connell’s far-post effort was well saved by McDonnell before half-time.
The home side threatened again early in the second period when Asa Hall fired wide and McDonnell produced further saves to thwart Wright and Klaidi Lolos.
Eastleigh went close in the 79th-minute through Brennan Camp, but the on-loan Bournemouth defender was denied by Torquay keeper Shaun MacDonald, who then kept out Crawley loanee Ronan Silva’s shot.
Torquay, who had won their previous four matches, failed to create further chances despite seven minutes of added time.
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How important is Game 1 in deciding an NBA playoff series? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Game 1 is just one game, but what does it tell us about how an NBA playoff series is going to end?
There’s a lot of basketball to be played in a best-of-seven NBA series. Even after winning Game 1, a team needs to go .500 or better over the rest of the series in order to pick up the four necessary victories required to get past its opponent.
Still, it never hurts to start out on the right foot. And as history shows, winning Game 1 can go a long way in deciding which team advances and which one goes home.
Here’s a look at how important Game 1 is in determining the course of a series:
How often does the winner of Game 1 win an NBA playoff series?
Historically, Game 1 plays a major factor in determining the winner of a series.
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Of all best-of-seven series in NBA playoff history, the winner of Game 1 went on to win the series 75.6% of the time (433-140).
How often does the winner of Game 1 at home win an NBA playoff series?
A three-quarters chance is impressive, and the number rises even more when it comes to teams that take care of business at home in Game 1s.
Teams that were victorious in Game 1s on their home floor won their series 84.8% of the time (352-63). That higher number can be expected since the team with the better regular season record earns home-court advantage in a given series.
How often does the winner of Game 1 on the road win an NBA playoff series?
Conversely, teams that start a series on the road face an uphill battle, even if they win Game 1.
Teams that stole the first game of a series on the road won their series 51.3% of the time (81-77).
How often do teams with a 2-0 lead win the series in the NBA playoffs?
Winning Game 1 is a great first step, but winning Game 2 puts teams in an even more comfortable position to advance.
Teams that started out a best-of-seven series with a 2-0 lead won the series 92.4% of the time (302-25).
How important was winning Game 1 in the 2020 NBA Playoffs?
It should be noted that all of the data above includes series results from the 2020 playoffs, which took place in the Orlando bubble.
Game 1 winners won their series 73.3% of the time (11-4). Teams that won Game 1 “at home” won 87.5% of their series (7-1), while “road” Game 1 winners won 57.1% of their series (4-3).
How important was winning Game 1 in the 2021 NBA Playoffs?
Game 1 did not play a huge role in determining the winner of a series in the 2021 NBA Playoffs, especially for the eventual champions.
Despite home-court advantage returning to some degree in the 2021 postseason, the team that took Game 1 won just 53.3% of its series (8-7). The Milwaukee Bucks went just 1-3 in Game 1s during their playoff run and even fell behind 2-0 in the Eastern Conference semifinals and NBA Finals, but Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. fought back each time on their way to an NBA title. | https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/how-important-is-game-1-in-deciding-an-nba-playoff-series/2866807/ | 2022-04-18T21:55:32Z | https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/how-important-is-game-1-in-deciding-an-nba-playoff-series/2866807/ | false | 10 |
The Memphis Grizzlies are down 1-0 after Anthony Edwards had a monster performance to lead the Timberwolves to a road upset in Game 1 on Saturday. With two days off before Game 2, the Grizzlies have plenty of time to stew on what happened in the opener and get themselves fired up for a chance to even the score on Tuesday night.
For Ja Morant, that meant finding some inspiration from the GOAT, as he posted one of the best clips from The Last Dance on Sunday night to Instagram (in the slide after a photo), of Michael Jordan smoking a cigar and swinging a bat in his locker while explaining why he’s not bothered in the slightest by losing a Game 1.
“So what? We lost one game,” Jordan says. “Well it’ll be a dog fight tomorrow. But that’s alright. Let’s see if all that trash talkin starts when it’s 0-0 instead of a 5-6 point lead. That’s where it starts. That’s the sign of a good man. If you can talk shit when it’s even score, or when you’re behind score. When you’re ahead, it’s easy to talk. ”
Ja told reporters on Monday that he was watching The Last Dance to channel that energy going into Game 2 and get himself even more hyped up to try and even the series with Minnesota.
Ja Morant said he was watching “The Last Dance” last night and wants to channel the MJ energy.
“That’s the goat. If you don’t like Michael Jordan, you don’t like basketball.”
— Drew Hill (@DrewHill_DM) April 18, 2022
The Grizzlies will get that chance on Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. on NBATV and there’s clearly plenty of motivation on the Memphis side to get themselves in the win column before they trek north to Minnesota. | https://uproxx.com/dimemag/ja-morant-michael-jordan-last-dance-bat-video-post-game-2/ | 2022-04-18T21:57:56Z | https://uproxx.com/dimemag/ja-morant-michael-jordan-last-dance-bat-video-post-game-2/ | true | 1 |
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Which floor machine is best?
Floor machines are two-in-one cleaning wands that scrub both hardwood floors and thin carpeting. They are typically used in commercial environments to deep clean large chunks of flooring quickly. Some people also use them for their homes if they have messy children or pets. Even the affordable options are pricey, so make sure you need the power before committing.
The best floor machine is the Oreck Commercial Orbiter Hard Floor Cleaner Machine. It has an extra-long cord and commercial strength, but the head is smaller than most.
What to know before you buy a floor machine
Cleaning head size
The size of the floor machine’s cleaning head determines how much you can cover and how quickly it can be covered.
- Residential heads for smaller homes are roughly 13 inches wide so they can be more easily controlled around tight spaces.
- Commercial heads can be as large as 20 inches or more to clean as quickly and efficiently as possible.
- Mixed-use heads, such as those for large homes or small commercial spaces, are roughly 17 inches wide.
Power source
Floor machines are either corded or cordless.
- Corded machines are more common as they’re more powerful. Double-check the cord length against your space to be cleaned before purchasing — If it’s too short you won’t be able to reach every space while being too long means you’ll waste time winding up the cord when you’re done cleaning. Most are roughly 20 feet long but some can be as long as 50 feet.
- Cordless machines are battery-operated. They can reach any space and there are no fears of tangles or tripping, but the batteries rarely last longer than 30 minutes on a full charge. They are also usually weaker.
Noise
Most floor machines are, unfortunately, loud. The more powerful the machine, the louder it will be. Small residential machines are the quietest but still make their share of noise while commercial machines can drown out average volume speech. Keep this in mind when choosing when to clean.
What to look for in a quality floor machine
Power
Floor machines typically come in 1-, 1.5- and 2-horsepower strengths with each power being better suited to certain tasks.
- Standard cleaning, especially for residential use, is best handled with 1 HP.
- Commercial cleaning and stripping floors are best handled with 1.5 HP
- Powerful cleaning that can handle anything and also draw dirt from carpeting is best handled with 2 HP.
Weight
Floor machines can weigh 15-100 pounds with heavier weights being harder to wield but cleaning more thoroughly. Residential and midrange commercial machines usually weigh 15-25 pounds.
Tank size
Some floor machines have water tanks, one for expelling clean water and one for pulling in dirty water. The larger the tanks, the less you’ll need to refill and empty while cleaning larger floors.
How much you can expect to spend on a floor machine
Floor machines cost $100-$1,200. Small residential models cost less than $200 with a few dropping below $100. More powerful modes cost up to $400. Huge commercial-grade machines start at around $500.
Floor machine FAQ
What surfaces can a floor machine clean?
A. Floor machines are typically designed to clean any sealed hard floors, including tile, concrete, laminated hardwood and vinyl.
Additionally, some machines can also clean carpeting, though it needs to be thin.
How do I use a floor machine?
A. Most are as simple as powering them on and pushing them around. Some of the heavier, stronger commercial-grade options technically follow the same general practice but can be much harder to control.
What maintenance does a floor machine require?
A. Most of the maintenance revolves around replacing the cleaning pads and brushes that are attached to the head, though some can be reused. You also need to clean any water tanks your machine may have on occasion to prevent the buildup of mold and mildew. Otherwise, give the exterior a rub down if it gets dirty.
What’s the best floor machine to buy?
Top floor machine
Oreck Commercial Orbiter Hard Floor Cleaner Machine
What you need to know: It has just the right amount of power for residential and small-scale commercial use.
What you’ll love: It can be used on all hard flooring and thin carpets to not only clean but to sand, wax and strip. Its cord is extra-long at 50 feet, meaning less time changing outlets. The brush head rotates orbitally to prevent brush marks and residue.
What you should consider: The cleaning pads need to be replaced with more regularity than other floor machines and the small head means cleaning takes longer.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top floor machine for the money
Bissell SpinWave Cordless Hard Floor Expert
What you need to know: It’s perfect for light residential cleaning.
What you’ll love: It uses two rotating mopping pads that are reusable and washable, plus it doesn’t make much noise. You can manually apply the cleaning solution with the press of a button for accurate measurements.
What you should consider: It doesn’t have the capability to handle major messes or deeply soiled carpeting. The battery only lasts for up to 20 minutes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
Worth checking out
Hoover FloorMate Deluxe Hard Floor Cleaner Machine
What you need to know: This is another great residential machine, but corded.
What you’ll love: It’s available individually or bundled with one of several cleaning solutions. It has two tanks, one for clean water and one for dirty water. A control fingertip on the handle lets you apply extra solution to problem areas.
What you should consider: You can only use other Hoover products with it. It doesn’t fully dry the floors, but, that said, there isn’t much water left.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Masks are no longer required outdoors in Guam, a U.S. territory.
Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero announced by video Monday that starting Tuesday, the outdoor mask mandate would be lifted, along with size limits on on social gatherings and requirements for social distancing.
Masks were still required indoors, but the governor said she hopes to lift that mandate on May 3 if low rates of transmission and hospitalizations continue.
Lifting restrictions doesn't mean the coronavirus pandemic is over, she said.
“To those of you who wish to continue the practice of wearing masks outdoors, and observe your own social gathering and social distancing preferences, whether in your businesses or your homes, I encourage you to do so, based on your circumstances and comfort level,” the governor said.
According to the Department of Public Health and Social Services, there were 38 new cases reported of COVID-19 between Saturday and Monday, Pacific Daily News reported.
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MADISON (WKOW) - After a chilly start to the work week, temperatures are on the rise, gradual rise through midweek with a major rise over the weekend.
High temps were around the upper 30s Monday, with breezy NW winds.
Another round of snow moves in this evening, coming from the NW to the SE corner of the region. This is the final round of snow with this system, expected to bring a chance of visibility issues more than accumulations.
Snow showers becoming light, very spotty and ending overnight.
Drier weather returns Tuesday, along with mostly sunny skies. Highs will likely rise into the upper 40s, still below the average.
Highs in the 50s return Wednesday, 60s through the end of the work week.
The next chance of rain hits Wednesday, with chances increasing through the day likely arriving by the evening becoming widespread at night. Another rain chance hits Friday into Saturday. Showers and storms are possible.
Highs on Saturday could sky rocket into the mid-70s across the region. | https://www.wkow.com/weather/big-temperature-increase-ahead/article_3f611f84-bf59-11ec-9863-13d148f0d242.html | 2022-04-18T22:04:34Z | https://www.wkow.com/weather/big-temperature-increase-ahead/article_3f611f84-bf59-11ec-9863-13d148f0d242.html | false | 1 |
What happened
On a down day for the market, shares of fintech company Block (NYSE: SQ) performed worse than many other stocks. They closed the day 1.6% lower, in contrast to the essentially flat performance of the S&P 500 index, on news of a pair of departures from the boardroom.
So what
Before market open, Block announced that two members of its board of directors will not stand for reelection at the company's upcoming annual general meeting (AGM). The pair are David Viniar, a former chief financial officer and executive vice president of investment bank Goldman Sachs, and Anna Patterson, who founded and serves as managing partner at Alphabet unit Gradient Ventures.
According to Block, the two individuals and the fintech are parting on good terms.
The announcement said, "Their decision to not stand for reelection was a result of wanting to devote more time to other professional and personal activities and was not a result of any disagreements with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices."
In the case of Viniar, his decision was partly due to concerns about "competitive overlap with other boards." The company was not more specific.
Now what
Block's AGM is scheduled for June 14. The company said Viniar and Patterson would continue to serve until that date, which not coincidentally represents the end of their terms. Block does not plan to replace either of them, a decision that will reduce the board to 11 individuals from the current 13.
There doesn't seem to be much scuttlebutt about the departures, so we can probably believe the company's assertion that the partings are friendly. Investors probably shouldn't be concerned.
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Jon Jones has opened as the betting favorite over Stipe Miocic.
Recently, UFC president Dana White revealed that the UFC is looking to book Jones vs. Miocic for International Fight Week. It is a massive fight and one many fans have been asking to see ever since ‘Bones’ hinted at possibly moving up to heavyweight.
“Listen, people have been talking about how awesome this card is, and I was just telling somebody the other day our lineup for this summer is incredible, so I’m hoping that Jon Jones is gonna be a part of that lineup this summer,” White said to TMZ Sports… “Stipe makes sense (for Jones).”
Following White’s comments, BetOnline.ag released odds for the fight that saw Jones open as the betting favorite over Miocic.
Here are the opening odds for a potential Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic fight:
Jon Jones -200 (1/2)
Stipe Miocic +170 (17/10)(odds via @betonline_ag) 👀 pic.twitter.com/BZ0KleEDN8
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) April 18, 2022
With Jon Jones opening as a -200 favorite, you would need to bet $200 to win $100 if he wins. If you like the Miocic side, a $100 bet would net you $170 if the former heavyweight champion gets the job done.
As of right now, the fight between Jones and Miocic is not done and has not been agreed to. However, it is something the UFC is working on, and perhaps it gets done sometime in the very near future. It also means a lot for the division as the winner would likely get the next heavyweight title shot.
Jon Jones has not fought since UFC 247 In February of 2020, where he beat Dominick Reyes by decision to defend his belt. Following the win, he vacated the light heavyweight belt and had planned to move up to heavyweight.
Stipe Miocic, on the other hand, has not fought since UFC 260 where he suffered a KO loss to Francis Ngannou for the heavyweight belt. Since then, he has been holding out for either a big fight or a rematch against Ngannou.
Who do you think would win, Jon Jones or Stipe Miocic?
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Equities analysts forecast that Interface, Inc. (NASDAQ:TILE – Get Rating) will post sales of $282.05 million for the current quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Two analysts have provided estimates for Interface’s earnings. The lowest sales estimate is $281.10 million and the highest is $283.00 million. Interface posted sales of $253.26 million during the same quarter last year, which suggests a positive year-over-year growth rate of 11.4%. The company is expected to announce its next quarterly earnings report before the market opens on Monday, January 1st.
According to Zacks, analysts expect that Interface will report full year sales of $1.30 billion for the current fiscal year, with estimates ranging from $1.29 billion to $1.30 billion. For the next fiscal year, analysts expect that the firm will post sales of $1.35 billion, with estimates ranging from $1.33 billion to $1.38 billion. Zacks Investment Research’s sales averages are an average based on a survey of research analysts that that provide coverage for Interface.
Interface (NASDAQ:TILE – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 1st. The textile maker reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $339.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $324.67 million. Interface had a net margin of 4.60% and a return on equity of 21.39%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 22.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.27 EPS.
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC bought a new position in Interface during the third quarter worth about $39,138,000. Meros Investment Management LP bought a new position in Interface in the 4th quarter valued at about $7,801,000. BlackRock Inc. increased its holdings in Interface by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 9,484,692 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $151,280,000 after buying an additional 244,770 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its holdings in Interface by 22.9% in the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,182,342 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $17,912,000 after buying an additional 220,595 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Interface by 110.1% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 256,666 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $4,094,000 after buying an additional 134,525 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.57% of the company’s stock.
Shares of TILE stock traded down $0.26 on Wednesday, hitting $12.59. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 104,369 shares, compared to its average volume of 202,732. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 2.19 and a quick ratio of 1.17. Interface has a fifty-two week low of $11.89 and a fifty-two week high of $18.03. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $13.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $14.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $746.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.35 and a beta of 1.88.
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 31st. Interface’s payout ratio is 4.26%.
Interface Company Profile (Get Rating)
Interface, Inc, a modular flooring company, designs, produces, and sells modular carpet products primarily in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers modular carpets under the Interface and FLOR brand names; carpet tiles under the GlasBacRE name for use in commercial interiors, including offices, healthcare facilities, airports, educational and other institutions, hospitality spaces, and retail facilities, as well as residential interiors; modular resilient flooring products; rubber flooring under the norament and noraplan brand names; and luxury vinyl tile products.
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ZENVIA sets agenda for fiscal 2022 first quarter results
Published: Apr. 18, 2022 at 4:34 PM CDT|Updated: 36 minutes ago
SÃO PAULO, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ZENVIA Inc. ("ZENVIA" or "Company") (NASDAQ: ZENV), the leading cloud-based CX communications platform in Latin America empowering companies to transform their existing communications with end-customers along their life cycle, today announced that its fiscal 2022 first quarter results will be released after the market close on Thursday, May 05, 2022.
On Friday, May 06, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Zenvia's senior management team will host a webcast to discuss the financial and operating results. The webcast can be accessed at the Company's investor relations website: https://investors.zenvia.com. A replay will be available at https://investors.zenvia.com/financial-information/financial-results/.
About ZENVIA
ZENVIA is driven by the purpose of empowering companies to create unique experiences for customer communications through its unified end-to-end platform. ZENVIA empowers companies to transform their existing customer communications from non-scalable, physical, and impersonal interactions into highly scalable, digital first and hyper contextualized experiences across the customer journey. ZENVIA's unified end-to-end CX communications platform provides a combination of (i) SaaS focused on campaigns, sales teams, customer service and engagement, (ii) tools, such as software application programming interfaces, or APIs, chatbots, single customer view, journey designer, documents composer and authentication, and (iii) channels, such as SMS, Voice, WhatsApp, Instagram and Webchat. Its comprehensive platform assists customers across multiple use cases, including marketing campaigns, customer acquisition, customer onboarding, warnings, customer services, fraud control, cross-selling and customer retention, among others. ZENVIA's shares are traded on Nasdaq, under the ticker ZENV.
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Zenvia's actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to several factors, including but not limited to: our ability to innovate and respond to technological advances, changing market needs and customer demands, our ability to successfully acquire new businesses as customers, acquire customers in new industry verticals and appropriately manage international expansion, substantial and increasing competition in our market, compliance with applicable regulatory and legislative developments and regulations, the dependence of our business on our relationship with certain service providers, among other factors.
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FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Breath Test That Can Detect the Virus in 3 Minutes
Your next COVID-19 test might look a little different. Up until now, the primary method of testing for COVID-19 has been through nasal swabs. But as the pandemic continues to evolve, so does the technology being developed to help protect us from the virus. On Thursday, the Food and...
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Meta institutional investors urge opposing re-election of two board members
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(Reuters) - A group representing some of Meta Platforms Inc's institutional investors urged shareholders of the Facebook owner to vote against the re-election of two of its board members, Marc Andreessen and Peggy Alford.
"We believe the lack of independence of board members Peggy Alford and Marc L. Andreessen is undermining the board's ability to adequately oversee the management team and represent shareholders' best interests," said Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE) in a filing.
The group of 15 shareholders, including SHARE, the Illinois State Treasurer and Arjuna Capital, instead urged the nomination of new, highly-qualified independent directors, according to the filing.
Peggy Alford, an executive at PayPal Holdings Inc, joined Meta's board in 2019, whereas venture capitalist Marc Andreessen has served on the company's board since June 2008.
The shareholders also urged the board to implement certain governance reforms, including eliminating the dual-class structure and separating the functions of chief executive officer and chairman. SHARE added that Meta's board did not respond to discuss these matters.
Meta, which is scheduled to hold its annual meeting on May 25, declined to comment.
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An American motor racing star who moonlights as a drummer in a rock band has revealed he came "a lot closer" than people believed to securing a spot on the Formula 1 grid this season.
Colton Herta, 22, is one of motorsport's brightest young talents and has made a name for himself in IndyCar with a handful of race victories to his name already. The team he races for is run by Michael Andretti, son of Mario – the last American to win an F1 race back in 1978.
As talk of Andretti wanting to move into F1 reached fever pitch last year, Herta was also in the headlines. The American team owner was in talks to buy Sauber, which runs the Alfa Romeo team, and it was expected the IndyCar racer would sign up to live his Formula 1 dream.
But suddenly the whole deal went up in smoke, as Andretti walked away from talks. But before he had done that, Herta has claimed, the team owner had pulled him aside at one race in September and told him that they were "really close" to reaching an agreement.
"People were saying it was 50% or 60%," Herta told the Indianapolis Star. "Even then, it was a lot closer than that." The collapse of the deal spelled the end of the young racer's chances of realising his F1 dream this time, and Alfa Romeo would bring in veteran Valtteri Bottas from Mercedes to partner rookie Zhou Guanyu.
In the same interview Herta, who along with his racing career plays the drums in indie rock band The Zibs, revealed the preparations he was doing to make the switch to F1. "It was a crazy ride, the craziest year of my life," he said as he recounted an arranged plan to have a test in a Ferrari in Italy.
"I was definitely telling myself I'd be back [in IndyCar] but I just didn't really know when. I didn't want to race in F1 the rest of my life and retire. I wanted to come back and be able to run the Indy 500 more times and run the full season.
"But I believed I was going [to F1], and I thought it was almost for sure – although there was a small part of me that was still, like, 'Well, I don't have a contract yet, so it can still come undone'. It was just so surreal. I thought we did it for a second, and then it all came crashing down."
Before the deal fell apart, he spent a week in Switzerland with Alfa Romeo where he took on their drivers at the time, Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi, in the team's wind tunnel. He was faster than both of them – but the collapse of the Andretti deal meant he never got the chance to repeat the feat on the track. | https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/other-sport/formula-one/colton-herta-indycar-alfa-romeo-26740568 | 2022-04-18T22:20:40Z | https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/other-sport/formula-one/colton-herta-indycar-alfa-romeo-26740568 | false | 2 |
The Ravens released wide receiver Miles Boykin on Monday, parting ways after a quiet three years in Baltimore.
Boykin, a third-round pick in 2019, was coming off the most disappointing season of his NFL career and had a $2.8 million salary cap hit this year. Releasing Boykin, who was the subject of offseason trade rumors, saves the cap-strapped Ravens about $2.5 million in cap space.
The 6-foot-4 Boykin, the team’s best blocking wide receiver and a special teams standout, showed his promise as a rookie, when he had 13 catches for 198 yards and three touchdowns in a run-heavy offense. But he finished with just 266 yards and four touchdowns in 2020, his season marred by communication issues with quarterback Lamar Jackson. His catch rate (57.6%) was the lowest of any Ravens player with at least 10 receptions.
“I’m harder on myself than anybody else can be, so when I make a mistake, I understand,” Boykin told The Baltimore Sun in October 2020. “I’m not going to make excuses about it. I’m not going to jump around. I understand that I made a mistake and I’ve got to get it corrected.”
Boykin struggled early in training camp last year and opened the season on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. He didn’t make his season debut until Week 5 and saw limited offensive snaps over the next four weeks. A finger injury sidelined Boykin from Week 11 to Week 14. He ended the season with one catch for 6 yards, both career lows.
Boykin’s release leaves the Ravens with just one rotational wide receiver taller than 6 feet: the 6-1 Rashod Bateman. It also leaves another blotch on general manager Eric DeCosta’s first draft in Baltimore. Wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown is the team’s only projected starter from the 2019 class, which also featured outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson (third round), running back Justice Hill (fourth), guard Ben Powers (fourth) and cornerback Iman Marshall (fourth).
The Ravens also announced the signing of four exclusive-rights free agents Monday: quarterback Tyler Huntley, center Trystan Colon, inside linebacker Kristian Welch and long snapper Nick Moore.
Huntley, who’s entering his third year in Baltimore, like the three other signings, started four games in place of Jackson last season, going 1-3. He completed 64.9% of his passes for 1,081 yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions. He also added 47 carries for 294 yards and two touchdowns.
Colon, who played 12 games last year, starting one, is expected to back up Patrick Mekari at center. Welch has developed into a solid special teams player and could contend for more snaps on defense this year, while Moore capably replaced Morgan Cox in his first season as the Ravens’ starting long snapper. | https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-ravens-miles-boykin-released-20220418-qrftagqpqnevhj7k3oz4b52764-story.html | 2022-04-18T22:21:32Z | https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-ravens-miles-boykin-released-20220418-qrftagqpqnevhj7k3oz4b52764-story.html | true | 8 |
Before the recent decision of Fisch v. Davidson, 2022 NY Slip Op 01442 (2d Dep't, 2022), matrimonial practitioners representing affluent clients who owned multiple homes in different counties of this state, often raced to be the first to file the divorce action in the venue they believed would be the most advantageous for their client. For the reasons discussed below, winning or losing this race could have an enormous financial impact. This gamesmanship displeased judges for many years and would often spur litigation before the substance of the case even began. But with the Fisch decision, this forum shopping has been curtailed and likely marks the demise of the destination divorce in New York.
Why Courts Oppose Forum Shopping
Forum shopping has been commonplace for some time. Article 5 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) provides that the plaintiff chooses the venue, and in matrimonial cases, the venue must be in the "county in which one of the parties resided." CPLR 503(a). Although a party may have multiple residences in different counties, missing from the language in the statute is a definition of the crucial word "resided."
Among the many reasons one might prefer a particular venue over another is that despite the standardization of certain aspects of divorce by statute, judges retain significant discretion in how they weigh the statutory factors. This creates strategic planning opportunities and concerns, especially when one party has assumed the role of homemaker and the other the breadwinner. One venue may have the reputation of awarding longer periods, or greater amounts, of spousal support, or may place a higher value on the indirect and direct contributions of the non-titled spouse and thus award that spouse a larger percentage of the value of the titled spouse's business or partnership interest. Another venue may have a history of awarding less in counsel fees to the non-monied spouse.
Often, forum shopping is used to intentionally inconvenience the other spouse; a form of gameplay for which judges of this state have demonstrated their clear disdain. Opining on the "destination divorce," now retired Supreme Court Justice of New York County, Matthew Cooper, recognized that defendants in foreign counties are more likely to default or settle instead of assuming expensive and time-consuming travel costs to the court. Statewide Coordinating Judge for Matrimonial cases, Justice Jeffrey Sunshine of Kings County, labeled these destination divorces as a "major problem," a "drain [on] the limited judicial resources," and often used to "deny access to justice." (Matrimonial Practice Advisory and Rules Committee, "Report to the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of the State of New York," (January 2020), at pp. 47-53, www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/IP/judiciaryslegislative/pdfs/Matrimonial-MPARCReport2020.pdf.)
The Vacation Home, Venue and Fisch v. Davidson
On March 9, 2022, the Second Department issued an opinion in Fisch v. Davidson, which held that a "seasonal and temporary" residence in Suffolk County didn't meet the venue requirements under CPLR 503(a) and ruled that the case must be transferred to New York County where the parties had primary residency. In addition, the court found that sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic hadn't created a sufficient degree of permanence to establish residency in Suffolk County for venue purposes.
In this case, Mark Fisch, was a real estate developer and his wife, Rachel Davidson, was a retired Newark Superior Court Judge. They were married for 35 years and had three adult children. During their marriage, they amassed a significant marital estate, which included a residence in Manhattan and another in Southampton. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rachel quarantined at the Southampton home with the parties' pregnant and immunocompromised daughter. In August 2020, Mark filed for divorce in Suffolk County. Rachel sought to transfer the case to New York County alleging Suffolk County was an improper venue. The lower court rejected her request and held that the venue was proper in Suffolk County. Rachel appealed.
The Appellate Division overturned the lower court's decision and found that the parties primarily resided in New York County, the proper venue for this divorce. The court focused on many factors evidencing the parties' residency, including that New York County was where the parties' significant art collection was located; Mark maintained an office; Rachel was registered to vote; and the Manhattan address was listed on their income tax return, their automobile registrations, their bank statements and Rachel's driver license.
In addressing whether the parties were residents of Suffolk County for venue purposes, the court applied the definition of "residency" used in Yaniveth R. v. LTD Realty Co, 27 N.Y.3d 186 (2016). In that case, the Court of Appeals held residency was "for some length of time" and that the party must "have the bona fide intent to retain the place as a residence with at least some degree of permanency." Taking that definition into account, the Second Department ruled that the parties' "seasonal and temporary" use of the Southampton house only on weekends in the summer, and a few days over the 2018 Christmas holiday break, hadn't made either party a resident of Suffolk County. Additionally, the court found Rachel's decision to shelter in place at the Southampton house hadn't made her a resident of Suffolk County as it was "undisputed" that her stay was temporary and for the purpose of assisting her daughter.
A Fraught Future for Forum Shoppers
What should now be very clear to the tempted tourist is that a seasonal and temporary stay at a vacation home and sheltering in place during the pandemic in another county won't establish residency for venue purposes. A party may have multiple residences according to the venue statute, but the Fisch v. Davidson decision indicates courts will look to particular factors to determine whether that residence is "primary" or permanent. Considering the concerns judges have been raising in this state for years, Fisch v. Davidson marks the future trajectory of venue laws. To those forum shopping in New York, the closed sign is now on. Buyer beware.
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SOME Nigerians are demanding a special law to protect children against exposure to the Internet at an early age.
They asked telecommunication operators (Telcos) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to restrict access to sexual contents for minors.
This is coming on the heels of the alleged rape of a 10-year-old pupil of Chrisland School, Victoria Garden City, Lagos, during an international competition in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The concerned individuals spoke at a Twitter Space organised by Olorisupergal, a social media influencer on Monday. The meeting was titled: Chrisland School: A pain in the heart of parents.
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It was a platform to discuss important role of proper parenting in a digital age, with reflection on the Chrisland school incident.
They argued that early use of phones by children under-18, and early exposure to the Internet, could lure pupils to ponographic contents, if left unchecked, hence, should be discouraged.
Parents who were too busy to take care of their wards, they said, could easily fall victim.
A lady identified as Lolooflagos @madamelolah called for a new policy to regulate the use of Internet by underage children.
She advised schools to be more proactive and engage teachers based on their specialisations.
The tutor who majored in French cited instance of the UAE where police gets immediate notification once a resident visits ponographic websites.
Another user, Kim Kadri shared same argument stating that government should restrict access to the Internet except those above 18.
“Until there is a regulation to the internet access, perhaps capping it for children where they don’t have access to phones until they are adults.”
Besides, Kadri raised need for parents to enlighten their children on sex education among children.
In his part, Michael @mtubeservations, suggested what he described as communal child upbringing.
This is a situation where members of the society or neighbourhood collectively support in ensuring a child maintains good upbringing.
“A nuclear family is the smallest unit of the society. I remember those years where an elderly person away from your parent can chastise you for wrong doings. It is no longer the case.
“We are in a period where parents will visit schools to arrest teachers for chastising their wards. So we need to go back to that method where people collectively rise to promote moral upbringing in children.”
The Chrisland school incident has thrown up different sentiments and arguments among Nigerians.
While some blamed it on poor parenting, others push it on poor government policy to protect the vulnerable.
This newspaper can confirm that through Nigerian Film Video and Censor’s Board (NFVCB), the Federal Government attempts to censor erotic scenes or explicit contents but most of the concerned movies still found their way to different homes.
The ICIR earlier reported how the mother of the victim accused the school management of a cover-up in a viral video.
She alleged that the school under guise of conducting a COVID-19 test secretly took the victim for a pregnancy test.
The school management subsequently placed the concerned pupil on suspension.
The Lagos State Government has closed all Chrisland schools in the state until further notice.
The police earlier told The ICIR it was investigating the incident.
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BELLE FOURCHE — After two split votes, the Belle Fourche City Council could not reach a consensus about whether to adjust the hours of operation on Saturdays at the city-owned landfill.
Currently, Saturday operation hours at the landfill change twice a year – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from May 1 to Sept. 20 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. from Oct. 1 to April 30. The recommendation from the city’s public works committee was to modify the hours on Saturdays, being open to the public from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. year-round.
The topic was the source of discussion during the council’s April 4 meeting.
After Mayor Randy Schmidt finished reading aloud the agenda item and requested a motion and second on the topic, Councilman Randy Sowers immediately moved to table the issue.
“I believe new council representation would like the opportunity to voice their vote on that,” he said, referring to three new council representatives who are slated to be seated in May. “And I would like to give them the opportunity to do so.”
Councilman Vern Hintz seconded Sowers’ motion.
Councilwoman Rebecca Larson voiced concern about tabling the issue as the springtime begins an uptick on the usage of the landfill.
“I understand the sentiment of wanting to wait for some new opinions, but I believe the summer is kind of a busy season, and I don’t know what effect that makes on the landfill, setting those hours now versus waiting another month or six weeks,” she said. “I guess I would just like to get it cleaned up and figured out sooner than later for those reasons …”
Sowers said that he received information from Public Works Director Dirk Hoffman related to the typical usage at the landfill, as well as the costs of staffing and revenue.
“Wage wise, and the hours we’re going to be open, and the amount of tonnage we could hit is close to a wash,” he said. “It isn’t like we’re losing a ton of money there. I know that it might be an inconvenience for employees, but I think that we should afford the time to consider all options.”
Although it had been in the past, the municipal landfill no longer allows commercial dumping on Saturdays, which Sowers said would increase revenue for the city on those days.
“I think that it should be considered a little more fully beings how people coming on board this council have some considerable experience (related to) landfill,” Sowers said.
Hoffman explained that to offer commercial dumping on Saturdays, the city would have to increase their staffing expenses to accommodate the waste.
“You’re going to have to have a full staff there to start doing commercial because we’ll end up having to bale it,” he said. “And I’d recommend that we wouldn’t loose fill it, because we have enough problems with paper and plastic blowing around.”
Additionally, Hoffman said that the city doesn’t lose those commercial customers due to not accepting their waste on the weekend. Instead, he said it is not uncommon for those customers to be lined up at the landfill around 5 a.m. on Mondays, awaiting the 7 a.m. opening of the facility.
Assistant Finance Officer Jason LaFayette weighed in, saying that the city would incur the additional expense of paying overtime to fully staff the landfill an additional day.
Having gotten in the weeds related to side topics, Larson clarified that the discussion should be focused on the motion to table the topic.
Schmidt asked for a vote on whether to table the proposed change in the hours of operation.
Councilman Monte Talkington opposed tabling the issue, saying that if future councilmembers disagree with the change, they can bring the topic back to the full council for reconsideration.
“I think that we ought to go ahead and vote on it instead of tabling it,” he said.
Councilman Bob Somervold weighed in.
“We’re looking out for the city of Belle Fourche, the taxpayers’ dollar,” he said, adding that he is in support of the modification due to information he’d received indicating that the simple change would save the city approximately $7,000 per year.
“I agree, I think to allow that consistency to have it the same time every Saturday throughout the year instead of having to change it twice a year,” Councilwoman Annie Reich said. “I think it should be the same all year long. I like that idea.”
The ensuing vote failed to garner the support need to table the topic, resulting in a split 6-3 vote with Sowers, Hintz, and Councilman Derrick Erhart in support.
Talkington moved and Reich seconded to approve the public works committee recommendation to augment the landfill’s Saturday hours to 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., year-round.
Before the council voted, Larson said that she was unsure whether 2 p.m. was a reasonable closing time, particularly during the warmer months.
“In the summertime when it’s nice and you’re doing the projects, by 2 o’clock, you might just be getting to the big part of (a project),” she said, suggesting perhaps 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., which might better accommodate the community. “I’m OK with shorter and people can make that work, but I would just like to see that open later in the summertime if possible.”
After discovering that he’d received supplementary financial figures, by request, related to the landfill, Sowers questioned how the council could make a determination at that point without all of the necessary material to do so.
Schmidt asked for a vote on the new motion, which would approve the change recommended by the committee. Again, the vote was split, 4-4, with Councilwoman Heidi Parker, Reich, Talkington, and Somervold in favor and Larson, Sowers, Erhart, and Hintz against.
Although Kellen Willert, one of the city’s attorneys, advised Schmidt that as the mayor, he could vote to break the tie, Schmidt declined to do so. As a result, the motion failed, leaving the city landfill hours as they currently are for now.
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BlackSky Sets New Standard for Agile Satellite Operations to Support Customers During Ukraine Crisis
In response to the conflict, company shifted orbits, launched two new satellites within 45 days
HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$BKSY #geoint–BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) has demonstrated the ability to rapidly shift orbits, launch two new satellites, and collect images over Ukraine all within a 45-day window. In addition to generating a strategic increase in constellation capacity, customers received dawn-to-dusk analytics and imagery products of Ukraine within 24 hours of the company’s most recent launch on April 2.
“We’re setting a new standard in the new space industry for speed, resilience, and agility,” said Brian E. O’Toole, BlackSky CEO. “Our two newest satellites went from launch to delivering images of Ukraine to customers on day one.”
“Shifting orbits can traditionally be a months or years-long process,” O’Toole said. “In February, shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine we changed the orbit plans for our two newest satellites to improve the intra-day revisit frequency with which imagery and analytics could be compiled over Ukraine and the surrounding region, which is a notoriously difficult area to image due to weather.”
BlackSky’s constellation provides dawn-to-dusk coverage of the most critical locations and economic assets in the world. In combination with BlackSky’s Spectra AI tasking and analytics platform customers can log in, task a satellite through a browser, and receive imagery and analytics in 90 minutes.
“We continue to stand with and provide support for the courageous people of Ukraine,” O’Toole said. “Clear insight into what’s happening on the ground is helping non-profits, governments and companies respond to the economic and humanitarian impacts of the crisis as it continues to unfold.”
BlackSky’s official statement on the Ukraine conflict can be found here.
About BlackSky Technology Inc.
BlackSky is a leading provider of real-time geospatial intelligence. Leveraging its own satellite constellation and harnessing the world’s emerging sensor network, the Company monitors the activities and locations worldwide that matter most to its customers. BlackSky’s on-demand constellation of proprietary satellites, together with the sensors in its partners’ constellations, are capable of imaging targeted locations on Earth multiple times a day in a variety of conditions. The data collected from BlackSky’s satellites and other sources populates BlackSky’s proprietary data lake and platform. Cutting-edge computer techniques, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, allow BlackSky’s customers to derive unique and commercially valuable insights, providing them with a first-to-know advantage. BlackSky’s suite of real-time geospatial intelligence products can be integrated into a customer’s system or made available through BlackSky’s Spectra platform using a laptop and internet connection. The Company’s variety of pricing and utilization options enables customers to customize their first-to-know experience. For more information, visit www.blacksky.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to BlackSky. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections, and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including but not limited to: (i) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, (ii) achieve anticipated revisit rates and maintain current launch schedules, and (iii) our ability to predict and respond to customer trends. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive and is based on information available as of the date of this communication, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. If any of these risks materialize or underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that we do not presently know, or that we currently believe are immaterial, that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect our expectations, plans, or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this communication. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause their assessments to change. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. Additional risks and uncertainties are identified and discussed in reports filed with the SEC, including within the section titled “Risk Factors” on BlackSky’s registration statement on Form S-1, and available at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Cosmos (ATOM) traded down 1.1% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 17:00 PM E.T. on April 18th. Cosmos has a market capitalization of $6.82 billion and $522.67 million worth of Cosmos was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Cosmos coin can now be bought for approximately $23.80 or 0.00058391 BTC on exchanges. During the last week, Cosmos has traded 0.4% lower against the U.S. dollar.
Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:
- Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) traded 1.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $40,706.04 or 0.99863628 BTC.
- Function X (FX) traded 3.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.51 or 0.00001246 BTC.
- Venus (XVS) traded 1.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $10.14 or 0.00024878 BTC.
- Phantasma (SOUL) traded 13.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.90 or 0.00002200 BTC.
- Nestree (EGG) traded 2.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0358 or 0.00000088 BTC.
- Tranchess (CHESS) traded 4.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.77 or 0.00001878 BTC.
- mStable USD (MUSD) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $0.99 or 0.00002431 BTC.
- Redd (RDD) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.0011 or 0.00000008 BTC.
- Numbers Protocol (NUM) traded down 3.8% against the dollar and now trades at $0.28 or 0.00000677 BTC.
- Offshift (XFT) traded down 3.2% against the dollar and now trades at $3.19 or 0.00007823 BTC.
Cosmos Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “Cosmos is a network of many independent blockchains, called zones. The zones are powered by Tendermint Core, which provides a high-performance, consistent, secure PBFT-like consensus engine, where strict fork-accountability guarantees hold over the behaviour of malicious actors. Tendermint Core’s BFT consensus algorithm is well suited for scaling public proof-of-stake blockchains. The first zone on Cosmos is called the Cosmos Hub. The Cosmos Hub is a multi-asset proof-of-stake cryptocurrency with a simple governance mechanism which enables the network to adapt and upgrade. In addition, the Cosmos Hub can be extended by connecting other zones. The hub and zones of the Cosmos network communicate with each other via an inter-blockchain communication (IBC) protocol, a kind of virtual UDP or TCP for blockchains. Tokens can be transferred from one zone to another securely and quickly without the need for exchange liquidity between zones. Instead, all inter-zone token transfers go through the Cosmos Hub, which keeps track of the total amount of tokens held by each zone. The hub isolates each zone from the failure of other zones. Because anyone can connect a new zone to the Cosmos Hub, zones allow for future-compatibility with new blockchain innovations. The supply won’t be limited as the project plans to introduce a yearly inflatory model. “
Buying and Selling Cosmos
It is usually not presently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Cosmos directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Cosmos should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as GDAX, Changelly or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to purchase Cosmos using one of the exchanges listed above.
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MonetaGo Hires Ian Milne to Head Up Asia Pacific Sales
SINGAPORE & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Financial technology solutions provider MonetaGo has appointed Ian Milne to the newly created role of head of sales, Asia Pacific, effective immediately.
Milne brings to MonetaGo over three decades of banking experience, having held senior roles at global banks including Fortis, Standard Chartered, HSBC and most recently Rabobank.
Over the course of his career, Milne successfully led the delivery of a robust operational infrastructure, establishing procedures and frameworks to provide sanctions, anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing compliance on all commodities and structured trade finance facilities, along with operational risk controls in accordance with regulatory standards.
Based in Singapore, Milne will lead MonetaGo’s engagement with trade financiers across the Asia Pacific region to drive adoption of the Secure Financing platform.
“The entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has opened up new opportunities for trade across the region, but this growth risks being held back by the trade finance gap, which disproportionately impacts developing Asia,” says Jesse Chenard, CEO and founder of MonetaGo. “Having Ian on board will take MonetaGo closer to its goal of providing the Secure Financing system to all trade financiers, enabling more trade finance to get to where it’s so desperately needed.”
“Throughout the course of my 32-year career, I’ve had a front-row seat to some of the major fraud defaults that have rocked trade and commodity finance, all of which brought into sharp focus the need for a solid understanding of the industry,” says Ian Milne, head of sales, Asia Pacific, at MonetaGo. “MonetaGo’s Secure Financing system provides a compliant means by which banks can share information on potential risks, solving for the problem of duplicate financing in trade once and for all.”
About MonetaGo
MonetaGo provides the first-ever global solution to duplicate financing fraud in trade finance, and is the world’s foremost provider of such technology to prevent both domestic and cross-border duplicate financing.
MonetaGo’s Secure Financing system is proven in production, having been live since March 2018 with substantial transaction throughput.
The Secure Financing solution has been recognised as Best Solution in Trade Finance at the AMTD DigFin Innovation Awards at the Hong Kong Fintech Week 2021, and as Most Innovative Use of Blockchain in Banking and Most Effective Bank-Fintech Partnership at the IBS Intelligence Global Fintech Innovation Awards 2021. For more information, visit www.monetago.com.
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