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Latest TikTok trend, kicking in doors, especially dangerous in Texas
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - A new TikTok challenge is sweeping the country, turning what in years past would have perhaps been an annoying teenage prank into potential for real trouble. "He could have shot them," said a Dallas mother of a startled homeowner's encounter with her 12-year-old son and a...
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Today, Pure Leaf Iced Tea announced the expansion of its tea portfolio with new Lower Sugar iced teas. The new offerings give consumers a refreshing option that says “no” to artificial flavors and sweeteners, while saying “yes” to great taste with lower sugar content. Now available in major retailers nationwide, the new line from Pure Leaf comes in three delicious flavors that are reduced sugar takes on Pure Leaf favorites — Subtly Sweet Black Tea, Subtly Sweet Peach, and Subtly Sweet Lemon.
“We know that many of our Pure leaf consumers want lower sugar alternatives that don’t sacrifice on taste,” says Julie Raheja-Perera, General Manager, North America, Pepsi Lipton Partnership. “With the help of our expert tea masters, we’re excited to broaden our Pure Leaf iced tea portfolio with three refreshing lower sugar iced teas that give consumers what they are looking for. We know people will love the new Pure Leaf Lower Sugar line as it delivers on subtly sweet taste and reduced sugar content.”
Each 18.5 fl oz bottle of Pure Leaf Lower Sugar contains 20 calories and 5g of added real sugar, which is 85% less sugar than the brand’s Sweet Tea offering. Pure Leaf Lower Sugar is available for a suggested retail price of $2.09/bottle and can be found in the beverage aisle in single serve bottles (18.5 fl oz), packs of six (16.9 fl oz bottles), and a 64oz multi-serve bottle. It can also be found on Amazon in packs of 12 (individual flavors and variety pack; 18.5 fl oz).
In celebration of the launch of Lower Sugar, Pure Leaf reimagined Def Leppard’s popular song, “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” into an exciting new version aptly titled, “Pour Lower Sugar for Me.” The new remix puts a fun twist on the classic rock anthem’s lyrics, highlighting the new product’s subtly sweet flavor and ingredient profile. Today, Pure Leaf launched a new fifteen-second television and streaming commercial featuring the remix.
In addition, Pure Leaf partnered with several TikTok creators to “pour” along to the music in a dedicated TikTok music video. The creators will also share the remixed song in their own TikTok videos, encouraging their followers/TikTok users to “show us what they got” and try new Pure Leaf Lower Sugar. The brand’s TikTok creator partners include Nameless James, Jadah Queen, Carlos & Emma, and more
In conjunction with song release, Pure Leaf is hosting an exciting in-store giveaway. Shoppers can enter for a chance to win free music for a year* by scanning the QR code in select retailers and watching the music video featuring the influencers. The program is live through May 1, 2022, and no purchase is necessary.
The new Lower Sugar line launches under the umbrella of the brand’s ongoing “No is Beautiful” campaign, which highlights its core belief that “no” is at the heart of mastering tea and “no” is a way to achieve a more fulfilled life. In tea, Pure Leaf says “no” to artificial sweeteners, artificial flavors, and to anything that doesn’t make our tea better. In life, Pure Leaf is in pursuit of a world in which saying “no “is both easier and more culturally acceptable, in order to pursue a life with more meaningful yeses.
Like the rest of the portfolio, our expert tea masters brew Pure Leaf Lower Sugar using only the finest ingredients, particularly tea leaves picked at their freshest. All Pure Leaf products contain tea leaves that are sustainably sourced and collected from Rainforest Alliance Certified tea estates in either India, Kenya, Indonesia, or Sri Lanka to give our consumers an authentic tea experiences from the first sip to the last. | https://eturbonews.com/3066819/lower-sugar-iced-teas-just-in-time-for-summer-picnics/ | 2022-04-19T03:25:31Z | https://eturbonews.com/3066819/lower-sugar-iced-teas-just-in-time-for-summer-picnics/ | false | 2 |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "SuperCash" game were:
01-10-12-17-26-29, Doubler: N
(one, ten, twelve, seventeen, twenty-six, twenty-nine; Doubler: N)
¶ Maximum prize: $350,000
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "SuperCash" game were:
01-10-12-17-26-29, Doubler: N
(one, ten, twelve, seventeen, twenty-six, twenty-nine; Doubler: N)
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As the crisis rages in Ukraine, threatening to turn into a wider global conflict, the last thing the world needs is another conflict, such as the ones brewing in Sweden and occupied Jerusalem.
Dozens have been injured in three-day clashes in Sweden, including 17 police officers, following the burning of copies of Islam’s holy book, the Quran, by a convicted racist activist, who leads an anti-immigration group, called Stram Kurs, or Hard Line.
There have been warnings of the consequences well before the fanatic Rasmus Paludan burned copies of a holy book sacred to more than 1.5 billion people worldwide.
The Quran is not just any book. It is the word of God and symbol of the religion and source of pride for Muslims. Swedish authorities knew that. It happened few years ago. But they chose to ignore the warnings claiming ‘freedom of speech’ was paramount! Nonsense.
That is not free speech. It is a terrorist act, meant to intimidate the Muslim community of Sweden into submission to the rules of another community, those who Paludan claims to represent.
Sweden and almost all European countries have banned all Russian media broadcasts in their territories, shut Russian access to YouTube and other social media platforms immediately after the start of the Ukraine war. Where was that sacred principle of free speech then?
As we have said here before, such values seems to be applied by the West selectively.
The world needs peace. Not conflict, hate or racism. The timing of the racist group’s action is dubious too. So is the timing of the containing provocation of Israel’s forces in Islam’s third holiest mosque, Al Aqsa.
As Muslims mark Ramadan, a month where they feel closer to their creator, Israel for the last 10 days has been attacking the Palestinians who pray in the mosque. Nearly 200 Palestinians have been injured so far.
The Israeli proactive exercise of power in the occupied city threatens to ignite another war. The UAE, as well as most other Arab states, have called for calm and protection of the worshippers. Israel should stop any action that violate the sanctity of Al Aqsa Mosque. The statement said this is a time to advance the peace process and end all illegal Israeli practices.
Indeed, it is time to end all wars. It is time to protect the rights of minorities in Sweden and the rest of Europe. And it is a time to refrain from any action that threaten to unleash another bloody conflict in the Middle East. The question, nevertheless, is why couldn’t the world react to these provocative acts in the same manner that it did against the Russian offensive in Ukraine. | https://gulfnews.com/opinion/editorials/sweden-pouring-fuel-on-the-raging-fire-1.87262171 | 2022-04-19T03:29:45Z | https://gulfnews.com/opinion/editorials/sweden-pouring-fuel-on-the-raging-fire-1.87262171 | false | 1 |
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After some snow showers overnight and into the morning Monday, we continued the cool weather with overcast and breezy conditions all day. Snow flurries continue for some of the night tonight, as winds continue to remain breezy. Any snow chances will likely move out by Midnight.
Temperatures get down into the low 30s for the overnight low. Winds could still gust up to 30 mph.
Tomorrow, we are going to see a bit more sunshine early on in the day, but cloud cover once again moves in for later in the evening. Locations that see more sunshine have a better chance of reaching the 50s for the high temperature. Locations that see more cloud cover will likely stay in the upper 40s.
Cloud cover increases through the evening Tuesday ahead of another weather system that looks to bring rain showers through Thursday.
After the system for Wednesday/Thursday, we are looking at a period of continual warming for Thursday through Sunday. The only possible hiccup to this is a warm front on Friday potentially remaining South of the viewing area. With this warm front, we could also see the potential for thunderstorms. This is something to watch going into this week!
The 7 day forecast remains cool for the beginning of the week, but we do warm up significantly going into the weekend, even reaching nearly 80° for Saturday!
For more details on the forecast, watch this video from the 5PM newscast. | https://www.mystateline.com/weather/warm-up-coming-just-not-quite-yet/ | 2022-04-19T03:35:47Z | https://www.mystateline.com/weather/warm-up-coming-just-not-quite-yet/ | true | 1 |
(Adnkronos) – TOKYO, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today the release of the latest addition to the EDIFICE line based on the brand concept of “Speed and Intelligence.” TOM’S Limited Edition EQB-1100TMS is a collaboration model designed with TOM’S to evoke the luxury sports cars that are the team’s specialty.
TOM’S is a top Japanese racing team competing in the most prestigious races in Japan, with a number of SUPER GT and SUPER FORMULA championships under its belt. The company also brings the technologies it cultivates for racing to its aftermarket parts and custom cars. With the TOM’S team needing watches that would allow members to share precise timing during races, Casio has been a sponsor since 2013 through EDIFICE, its line of timepieces inspired by a motorsports worldview.
The third collaboration between TOM’S and Casio, the EQB-1100TMS is a high-performance timepiece featuring a slim case at just 8.9mm and a design inspired by TOM’S luxury sports cars. The watch features a dial made of the carbon fiber so prevalent in motorsports and is accented with the TOM’S logo, second hand, and indicator hand in gold color for a look of rich luxury. Color gradation around the perimeters of the sapphire crystal and the inset dial at the 6 o’clock position recreates the changing color of a sports car’s titanium tail pipe when the exhaust heat causes the titanium to turn bluish. Every detail was created under TOM’S supervision, including the octagonal bezel finished with black ion plating and the gray ion-plated case and band, for a chic timepiece as impressive as the company’s luxury sports cars.
The EQB-1100TMS is also equipped with Mobile Link functions that pair via Bluetooth® to a smartphone. When used with the dedicated EDIFICE Connected app, the watch automatically adjusts the time and enables the wearer to use their smartphone to easily select any of approximately 300 cities for world time and display the time in two cities. The Tough Solar charging system converts light to power the watch for practicality and convenience.
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Airtel, ICICI Bank ordered to pay Rs 6 lakh to customer for their inefficient service
Airtel, ICICI Bank ordered to pay Rs 6 lakh to customer for their inefficient service
Chennai: The cell phone service of J Yesudayan, a resident of West Tambaram, Chennai, who had been using an Airtel postpaid cell phone number, was cancelled in 2012. Yesudayan has complained about the cancellation of the service without his request. Airtel then advised to get a new SIM card. At the time, the number was disabled and Rs 4.89 lakh had been transferred from his account at ICICI Bank, Chennai Teynampet, to four accounts unrelated to him.
After lodging a complaint with the ICICI Bank and the police regarding the money transfer, he filed a case against ICICI and Airtel in the Chennai Consumer Grievance Commission for the lack of service. Based on his complaint, ICICI and Airtel were ordered to pay the petitioner Rs 4.89 lakhs with 9 per cent interest, Rs 2 lakh compensation for the distress and Rs 10,000 as legal costs within three months.
Read: Bank cannot charge interest if education loan is paid before completion of course: Court | https://www.etvbharat.com/english/national/bharat/airtel-icici-bank-ordered-to-pay-rs-6-lakh-to-customer-for-their-inefficient-service/na20220419090317217217248 | 2022-04-19T03:40:00Z | https://www.etvbharat.com/english/national/bharat/airtel-icici-bank-ordered-to-pay-rs-6-lakh-to-customer-for-their-inefficient-service/na20220419090317217217248 | false | 1 |
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were:
08-33-55-59-62, Powerball: 18, Power Play: 2
(eight, thirty-three, fifty-five, fifty-nine, sixty-two; Powerball: eighteen; Power Play: two)
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April 16, 2022
The overwhelming assumption in the West is that the world, with a few exceptions, is strongly opposed to Russia’s military actions in Ukraine. The West itself, including the great majority of Europe, seems to be of one voice in its condemnation. But worldwide the picture is rather more complicated.
In the UN General Assembly on March 3, while 141 countries condemned Russia’s invasion and called for an immediate withdrawal, 35 countries abstained and five voted against. In the recent vote to exclude Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, 93 countries voted in favour, 58 abstained and 24 were against.
Originally published at Global Times in China
While there are clearly deep misgivings on the part of many countries about Russia’s actions, there is also widespread concern about the stance of the US. The most interesting, and potentially by far the most significant case, is India. Given India’s westward drift over the last 20 years and more, it might have been expected that India would strongly back the US.
But, on the contrary, it has been a major critic of the US’s role while maintaining a supportive attitude toward Russia. In the major UN votes it has consistently abstained. As China and India alone between them represent around 38 percent of the global population, this suggests that governments accounting for around half the world’s population are deeply uneasy about America’s position.
The reason is twofold. First, many countries in the developing world, including India, reject the idea that a country, in this case Ukraine, is free to do whatever it likes even if it threatens the security of another country, in this case Russia. Second, the weaponization of sanctions as a new form of warfare is widely viewed as a very negative development.
The US has assumed the right, based on the vaguest of wording, to act in an arbitrary manner against any country that it deems to have continued trading with Russia. The overriding priority of developing countries, however, is the right to trade and receive investment from wherever it might come from.
The American approach to sanctions threatens this freedom. It is striking that the great majority of countries in the developing world have refused to impose sanctions on Russia. In Asia, only Japan, South Korea and Singapore have agreed to implement them.
India’s relationship with Russia goes back to the 1950s. It regards Russia as a very important economic partner, the major supplier of its arms, and a long-standing friend. Despite heavy-duty lobbying by the US, and by others such as the UK, India has refused to support the US position on Russia. Will this prove to be an isolated incident, or could it signal a major turning point in India’s attitude toward America?
Already, there has been a marked shift in Indian commentary on its foreign policy, with many questioning whether India has grown too close to the US and whether it should return to its more traditional stance of neutrality. The most dramatic illustration of its westward drift has been its membership of the Quad, along with the US, Japan, and Australia, although it has declined to participate in its naval patrols.
India is already the world’s third largest economy. Research by Standard Chartered forecasted that during the 2030s, India is likely to overtake the US to become the second largest. India’s future importance in the world, I would argue, has been seriously neglected in China.
By 2050, if not very much earlier, it will be abundantly clear that China’s relationship with India is one of its most important, perhaps even the most important of all. Unfortunately, ever since the border conflict in the 1962 clash, the two countries have witnessed an uneasy and troubled relationship. There are many reasons for this, including the large cultural distance between them, such that they find it difficult to understand each other.
Undoubtedly, the single most divisive issue is the long-running border dispute between the two countries. Although China pays only limited attention to the matter, India has been obsessed with it ever since they received a bloody nose in the 1962 clash.
If the two countries could find a way of cooling the present tensions, or, even better, finding a way of reaching a final settlement, then the biggest single obstacle to a much closer relationship between the two countries would be removed. This should be a major strategic priority for the Chinese leadership.
Taking a global rather than narrowly European or Western view of the Ukraine war offers a very different perspective.
The developing world, home to the great majority of the world’s population, has a markedly different take on it to that of Europe. It is as much, if not more, concerned about the US response than Russia’s actions.
Much attention has been paid to the fact that the war has brought the US and Europe much closer together, but all too little attention has been given to India’s growing distance from the US and what this might mean for the future. It is even conceivable that this might lead to limited forms of cooperation among China, India and Russia.
Originally published at Global Times in China
About the author
The author was until recently a senior fellow at the Department of Politics and International Studies at Cambridge University. He is a visiting professor at the Institute of Modern International Relations at Tsinghua University and a senior fellow at the China Institute, Fudan University. Follow him on twitter @martjacques.
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Below is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Health:
Starting Monday, appointments for second COVID-19 booster shots will be available through county health departments.
Appointments can be made after 5 p.m. today through https://covidvaccine.umc.edu or by calling the COVID-19 hotline at 877-978-6453.
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- 50 years of age or older and it has been at least four months since their first booster shot of any COVID-19 vaccine,
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While Windows 11 is gaining more market share with each passing day, many people are still running Windows 10 and are facing difficulty updating to Windows 11. Those people can now install the latest version of Windows 10, 21H2, as it’s now ready for a broader deployment.
Microsoft has updated the Microsoft documentation page with the information that Windows 10 21H2 is now ready for broader deployment. Also known as Windows 10 November 2021 update, the latest version of Windows 10 gives you advanced protection from the latest security threats and a few noteworthy new features.
Microsoft first released the Windows 10 November 2021 update as an optional update back in November last year. The update was available for only select users, with Microsoft promising that it’d be available to more users in the coming months. What Microsoft promised in November is finally happening now — more users are getting Windows 10 21H2.
Windows 10 21H2 comes with a number of new features. The update includes a new Microsoft Store, Universal Print for Enterprise, the same update cadence as Windows 11, and support for the WPA3 Hash to Element protocol for WiFi. The update also includes security updates for the following products: Windows AI platform, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Apps, Windows Cryptography, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Kernel, Windows Media, Windows Office Media, Windows Office Media, and Windows Virtualization.
Other noteworthy changes include GPU compute support in Windows subsystem for Linux(WSL) and Azure IoT Edge for Linux, cloud trust, and more. Also, Microsoft removed the Timeline syncing feature in the Windows 10 21H2 update.
Windows 10 21H2 was supposed to get all the features that were there in Windows 11 during its launch until Microsoft decided to change its plan to announce Windows 11. Anyhow, Microsoft will continue to release feature updates for Windows 10 once a year until October 14th, 2025.
Are you still running Windows 10? If yes, did you get the Windows 10 21H2 update on your PC? Let us know in the comments section. | https://mspoweruser.com/windows-10-21h2-rolling-out-to-more-people/ | 2022-04-19T03:52:16Z | https://mspoweruser.com/windows-10-21h2-rolling-out-to-more-people/ | false | 1 |
A Shawnee State University professor who refused to use the preferred pronouns of a biologically male student in 2018 won $400,000 from the school in a legal settlement last week, according to Alliance Defending Freedom, his legal representative.
Philosophy Professor Nicholas Meriwether is also now permitted to use, or avoid using, titles or pronouns when referring to or addressing students as part of the agreement. The university is also rescinding a warning it issued to him more than three years ago.
The arrangement follows a lawsuit from Meriwether filed in November 2018, in which he alleged that the school violated his religious freedom and First Amendment rights when they punished him for refusing to use the requested pronouns.
The 6th District U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in March 2021 that the university, which is in Portsmouth. Ohio, across the Ohio River from Kentucky, did indeed violate Meriwether's free speech rights, even after he offered to use any name the student requested instead of titles and pronouns.
''This case forced us to defend what used to be a common belief — that nobody should be forced to contradict their core beliefs just to keep their job,'' said ADF senior counsel Travis Barham.
''Dr. Meriwether went out of his way to accommodate his students and treat them all with dignity and respect, yet his university punished him because he wouldn't endorse an ideology that he believes is false.
''We're pleased to see the university recognize that the First Amendment guarantees Dr. Meriwether — and every other American — the right to speak and act in a manner consistent with one's faith and convictions.''
The university maintains its official statement that it denies ''anyone at Shawnee State deprived Dr. Meriwether of his free speech rights or his rights to freely exercise his religion,'' the Daily Caller reported.
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BY PRAISEMORE SITHOLE
VIOLENCE erupted on Wednesday last week at Dandi 5 gold mine in Matobo, Matabeleland South province, after people suspected to be from Harare invaded the mine.
The gang reportedly used machetes and unidentified weapons to drive out workers from the mine.
Confirming the incident, mine owner Ndodana Moyo told Southern Eye that: “The gang came all the way from Harare with fake papers claiming ownership of the mine. They claimed to be the rightful owners of the mine.
“After trying to defend our mine, the police came and arrested us, but the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development (later) confirmed that the (gang’s) papers were fake.”
Moyo said they were reclaiming ownership of the mine following the skirmishes, adding that a similar incident happened in 2019 when another group of people tried to invade the mine.
Contacted for comment, Mines ministry deputy director Brian Mtewa said: “I am not aware of the issue, I am yet to receive anything.”
Matabeleland South police spokesperson Inspector Loveness Mangena also said she had not yet been notified about the incident.
“I will contact Matopo police to find out if there has been such a case recorded because normally, such cases would have been reported (already),” she said.
According to a report from the International Crisis Group, violence associated with Zimbabwe’s gold mining sector killed hundreds of people in 2019 and early 2020.
The violence stemmed from miners fighting over gold or gangs robbing miners at gunpoint.
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A 15-year-old girl has been stabbed to death on a high school campus in California. A man has been arrested.
The girl was stabbed several times about 11am (7pm London time) at Stagg High School in Stockton in California’s Central Valley. She died at a hospital, Stockton Unified School District superintendent John Ramirez Jr said. The victim’s name was not immediately released.
The attacker, a man in his 40s, was quickly detained. His name was not released. The man had driven to the school and gone through a campus gate, police said. He attacked before security and staff could stop him, Mr Ramirez said. “We definitely will be re-evaluating” campus security, he added.
The school was placed on lockdown after the stabbing. The victim was targeted, school district officials said, but there was no immediate word on how the man knew the teenager. A motive for the killing remains under investigation, police said.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
01-06-16-24-30
(one, six, sixteen, twenty-four, thirty)
Estimated jackpot: $25,000
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
01-06-16-24-30
(one, six, sixteen, twenty-four, thirty)
Estimated jackpot: $25,000 | https://www.trumbulltimes.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Cash-5-game-17089538.php | 2022-04-19T04:08:14Z | https://www.trumbulltimes.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Cash-5-game-17089538.php | false | null |
Mavericks’ 3-point formula with Jalen Brunson as Luka works in Game 2 win over Jazz
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Twenty four hours before the Dallas Mavericks started Game 2, the secondary ticket market screamed, “No chance.”
The price of tickets for the Mavs’ Game 2 against the Utah Jazz in their first-round NBA playoff series dropped by half with the news that All-Star Luka Doncic was likely out again.
Fans will spend premium money to watch Luka and the Mavs in the playoffs.
Fans won’t spend that stupid money a Luka-less Mavs in the playoffs.
Those who splurged got the deal they sought, but didn’t expect.
With Luka out for the second consecutive game nursing that strained calf, the Dallas Mavericks look like 15th-seed St. Joseph’s in the NBA playoffs.
With less than nothing inside, Mavs guard Jalen Brunson made like Luka and the Mavs elected to shoot 3s and hope they dropped.
Brunson scored a career-high 41 points, and the Mavs defeated the Utah Jazz 110-104 in Game 2 of their NBA first-round playoff series on Monday night at the American Airlines Center.
The series is tied at 1.
Yessir!!!! @dallasmavs
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) April 19, 2022
The series is tied at 1 because the Mavs made 22-of-47 of their 3-point attempts, which is the reason they came back from a double-digit second-half deficit to win.
This was the first time the Mavs won a home playoff game since Game 4 of their first round series against Houston in 2015.
Forward Maxi Kleber scored 25 points on 8-of-11 3-point shooting, including two in the fourth quarter that made the American Airlines Center quake.
This is a hard formula to repeat multiple times in a series for three more wins against Utah, but it bought the Mavs time.
Doncic is doing a little bit more, but his status for Game 3 on Thursday in Utah remains doubtful until notified otherwise.
“We know we buy time for Luka coming back. It’s not rocket science,” Mavs guard Spencer Dinwiddie said. “Like I said after Game 1, there’s a reason for optimism. There’s reason for optimism now.”
The Mavs had quality open looks against Utah in Game 1, but made only 9-of-32 of their 3-point attempts in a six-point loss.
In Game 2, they made 47% of their 3-point shots in a six-point win.
“It’s the way Utah plays us, and not having Luka,” Dinwiddie said. “Our emphasis is to crack the paint, and start the blender. You’re looking for a quality shot, not live and die by the three. We’re not Golden State.”
In Games 1 and 2, the Mavs had quality 3-point shots. They just made them in Game 2.
Their 3-pointers offset the ugly reality that they were outrebounded 50-31 in Game 2. The Jazz are outrebounding the Mavs in this series, 103-65.
“You can’t win every stat. You can’t. We didn’t turn the ball over,” Mavs coach Jason Kidd said after the game.
He’s not far off. The Mavs turned the ball over three times, a club record.
“One of the biggest stats was we won the game,” Kidd said. “They can win the rebounding war, but it’s about winning the game, and that’s what we did.”
The other big “stat” was Brunson, who abused whatever Jazz defender tried to stay in front of him. It didn’t matter who the Jazz ran at Brunson, he dribbled around him.
He scored 41 points on 15-of-25 shooting with eight rebounds and five assists.
“He’s going to make a lot of money,” Kidd said of Brunson, who can be a free agent after the season.
True.
“In high school I had 56 points in a semifinal,” Brunson said. “Felt similar.”
This one might have been a little bit bigger.
Along with a load of 3-pointers, Brunson is the reason why the Mavs beat the Jazz, and bought time for Luka to return. | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/mavericks-3-point-formula-jalen-035220741.html?src=rss | 2022-04-19T04:11:55Z | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/mavericks-3-point-formula-jalen-035220741.html?src=rss | false | 1 |
Superintendent apologizes for comments about Asian students
SAN DIEGO, CA (KGTV) — A local superintendent is apologizing after comments she made about Asian students sparked outrage in the community.
“One of the things that obviously jumps at the bottom, the low end here, the ones that are doing better are Asians. Do we know why Asians do so well in school? Do we know why?”
It was that question asked by a board trustee during a San Dieguito Union High School District board meeting focusing on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training Monday, when "D” and “F” grade data was being discussed, that prompted a response from Superintendent Dr. Cheryl James-Ward that was quickly met with backlash.
“I can tell you part of that reason,” she said. “So here in San Dieguito we have an influx of Asians from China, the people who are able to make that are wealthy, you cannot come to America and buy a house for 2 million dollars unless you have money.
That comment and others were quickly met with backlash.
“We had a large influx of Chinese families moving in, sight unseen, into our homes, into the community, and that requires money the whole family comes, grandparents, parents, and the grandparents are there to support the kids at home," said James-Ward, who says her background is Afro-Latino.
"Whereas in some of our Latinx communities, they don't have that type of money, parents are working two jobs. They’re working from sun up to sundown."
A nearly three-minute clip from the meeting posted by a user on YouTube received thousands of views and dozens of comments; with people sharing their personal stories about coming to the United States, and the hard work that went into earning success.
“Comments to say because we're wealthy, that's why we do well, there's sacrifices that are made, there are hardships. Being an immigrant, coming into the U.S. and automatically you're successful, it's just not true,” said JoAnn Fields, the Government and Public relations director of the Asian Pacific Islander Initiative. She said comments like those feed into harmful Asian stereotypes.
“We denounce that statement made and again it's disheartening to hear it from a leader of a school district,” she said, adding “And to say that Latinos are low income and that’s why they don’t do well. I would say you’re a representative of the Afro Latino community and you’ve done well, you’re an example of how supported you must have been to get where you’re at.”
James-Ward issued an apology in a letter sent to district families Wednesday night, saying in part,
"The two-minute posting included a comment that I made and that was taken out of context. Nevertheless, I should have slowed down when making the comments which did not provide the true complexities of student success and challenges, stereotyped a community, and caused harm. I apologize for the harm caused to any of our students, parents, and members of our community."
Fields hopes this incident can lead to meaningful discussions.
“Her apology I hope is sincere, I hope a discussion may come out of it and continue the training on DEI,” said Fields. “My hope is that we have a discussion so that we can talk about what works, what doesn’t work, and maybe that can be modeled for other families, what are the successful tools they use so that they do make the grades.” She encourages any students hurt by the comment to speak with a counselor or their parents.
ABC 10News requested an interview with James-Ward Thursday, but her office told us her schedule was full and she was unavailable. A town hall will be held at 6:00 p.m. at Canyon Crest Academy. James-Ward’s office told ABC 10News in an email, “this meeting is intended to address the pain that may have been caused to our Asian community and to learn how we can be better.”
The discussion will be moderated by San Diego State University Professor Lilly Cheng. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2573192782710/superintendent-apologizes-for-comments-about-asian-students | 2022-04-19T04:13:54Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2573192782710/superintendent-apologizes-for-comments-about-asian-students | false | 2 |
A Russian missile attack killed seven people in Lviv, the first civilian victims in the western city about 60 km from Poland as Ukraine on Monday said that Russia had started an anticipated new offensive in the east of the country. Ukrainian officials also said that Russian shelling killed another four people in the eastern Donetsk region on Monday, while a man and a woman were killed in Kharkiv, in the northeast, when shells hit a playground near a residential building.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces had begun the "Battle of Donbas" after senior officials said Moscow had begun a new offensive push along most of Ukraine's eastern flank. "A very large part of the entire Russian army is now focused on this offensive," Zelenskyy said in a video address, adding: "No matter how many Russian troops they send there, we will fight. We will defend ourselves."
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this week will urge International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank members to increase pressure on Russia to end its "reckless war" in Ukraine, a senior Treasury official said on Monday. The Treasury Department will focus its efforts on cracking down on those seeking to evade sweeping sanctions imposed on Russia over the war, and those who facilitate such efforts, a second official said.
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Suzuki extends hitting streak to 9, Cubs beat cold Rays 4-2
CHICAGO (AP) -
Rookie Seiya Suzuki extended his hitting streak to nine games, tying Akinori Iwamura for the longest by a Japanese-born player at the start of a major league career, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on a cold Tuesday night.
Suzuki singled to left leading off the fourth inning, matching the mark that Iwamura set with the Rays in 2007 and tying Andy Pafko's record for a Cubs player at the start of his career, set in 1943. Suzuki was thrown out by left fielder Randy Arozarena trying to stretch his hit to a double, a call upheld in a video review.
Suzuki is batting .429 after a 2 for 3 night.
There were intermittent snow flurries before the game, and the temperature at gametime was 40 degrees with a 16 mph that caused a 34 windchill. Several Rays wore handwarmers.
Ian Happ's RBI single in the eighth against Jeffrey Springs broke a 2-2 tie and drove in Suzuki, who was hit by a pitch from Jason Adam (0-1) leading off the inning.
Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki heads to first during the second inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Monday, April 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Frank Schwindel homered to right in the eighth off Javy Guerra, who made his Tampa Bay debut, one day after he was acquired San Diego for cash.
Keegan Thompson (2-0) got Arozarena to ground into an inning-ending double play in the fifth and struck out five in 3 2/3 innings while allowing one hit.
David Robertson pitched around a walk in the ninth for his fourth save in four chances, one shy of the 37-year-old right-hander's total from 2018-21. He retired Manuel Margot on a game-ending groundout.
Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks gave up two runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Shane McClanahan allowed two runs - one earned - and four hits in six innings with nine strikeouts.
Patrick Wisdom hit his first home run of the season in the second, a drive about three-quarters up the left-field bleachers. The two-run drive scored Suzuki, who reached on a throwing error by shortstop Taylor Walls.
Wisdom has seven hits in his last four games after starting the season 1 for 21.
Tampa Bay tied the score on RBI singles by Ji-Man Choi in the fourth and Josh Lowe in the fifth.
TRAINER´S ROOM
Rays: SS Wander Franco was a late scratch due to quadriceps tightness. The 21-year-old is batting .381 with 16 hits in 10 games.
Cubs: LHP Wade Miley is set to throw in the bullpen on Tuesday as he works back from left elbow inflammation. ... SS Andrelton Simmons is to take batting practice on Tuesday with the Arizona Complex League Cubs as he rehabilitates from a shoulder injury that has kept him out since late March. RHP Alec Mills will batters with the Arizona Complex League Cubs on Tuesday after going on the 10-day IL on April 7 with a lower back strain.
UP NEXT
LHP Josh Fleming (1-1, 4.05 ERA) is to start Tuesday night for the Rays and LHP Justin Steele (1-0, 1.93 ERA) for the Cubs.
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Chicago Cubs' Patrick Wisdom, right, celebrates his two-run home run with Seiya Suzuki, off Tampa Bay Rays' Shane McClanahan during the second inning of a baseball game Monday, April 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Chicago Cubs' Patrick Wisdom watches his two-run home run off Tampa Bay Rays' Shane McClanahan during the second inning of a baseball game Monday, April 18, 2022, in Chicago. Seiya Suzuki also scored on the play. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ hits an RBI single off Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Jeffrey Springs during the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, April 18, 2022, in Chicago. Seiya Suzuki scored on the play. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Chicago Cubs celebrate the team's 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays after a baseball game Monday, April 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras celebrates with relief pitcher David Robertson the team's 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays after a baseball game Monday, April 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher David Robertson delivers during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Monday, April 18, 2022, in Chicago. The Cubs won 4-2. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Tampa Bay Rays' Josh Lowe (15) steals second as Chicago Cubs' Nick Madrigal fields a high throw from catcher Willson Contreras during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Tampa Bay Rays' Josh Lowe, right, and Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras watch Lowe's RBI single during the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Tampa Bay Rays' Ji-Man Choi watches his RBI-single off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks leaves the game during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Monday, April 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Tampa Bay Rays' Ji-Man Choi, right, celebrates his RBI-single with first base coach Chris Prieto during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Monday, April 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10730323/Suzuki-extends-hitting-streak-9-Cubs-beat-cold-Rays-4-2.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-04-19T04:17:39Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10730323/Suzuki-extends-hitting-streak-9-Cubs-beat-cold-Rays-4-2.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false | 10 |
There is a 20% increase in hiring in the healthcare segment, especially nurses, according to a report by Spectrum Talent Management shared exclusively with ET.
There is robust growth in hiring activity over the last six months from cities across different tiers, like Kolkata, Vadodara, Kochi and Bengaluru. It is a mix of 80:20 of permanent hiring and contractual hiring.
“With the additional pressure on the medical infrastructure in the past and in the coming future, the understaffed healthcare industry has gained much-needed attention,” said Sidharth Agarwal, director, Spectrum Talent Management.
The demand for healthcare IT professionals is also at an all-time high. The top categories that have witnessed the largest number of hiring are - medical coders, nurses, lab technicians, and biotechnologists. Professionals are being hired equally from both tier 1 and tier 2 cities, states the report. Cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Vadodara have recorded the highest number of hiring.
“This will lead to a steady increase in demand for roles of registered nurses, laboratory technologists and technicians, epidemiologists, research associates, API experts and biotechnologists in the next few years,” said Agarwal.
Other functional roles like IT specialists, communication specialists, digital experts within the healthcare sphere too will record a hiring spike, he added.
“Experience with Covid-19 has renewed the focus on the healthcare industry with an increased budget, more hiring etc. This trend is not only unfolding in India but across the globe too,” he added. | https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/healthcare-segment-continues-to-see-increase-in-hiring-shows-report/articleshow/90926699.cms | 2022-04-19T04:17:55Z | https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/healthcare-segment-continues-to-see-increase-in-hiring-shows-report/articleshow/90926699.cms | true | 1 |
Wall Street brokerages predict that SQZ Biotechnologies (NYSE:SQZ – Get Rating) will post sales of $5.41 million for the current quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Two analysts have made estimates for SQZ Biotechnologies’ earnings, with estimates ranging from $4.92 million to $5.90 million. SQZ Biotechnologies reported sales of $5.45 million during the same quarter last year, which suggests a negative year over year growth rate of 0.7%. The company is expected to issue its next earnings report on Monday, January 1st.
On average, analysts expect that SQZ Biotechnologies will report full-year sales of $36.52 million for the current financial year, with estimates ranging from $18.00 million to $59.66 million. For the next financial year, analysts forecast that the firm will post sales of $32.97 million, with estimates ranging from $20.00 million to $40.00 million. Zacks Investment Research’s sales averages are an average based on a survey of research firms that that provide coverage for SQZ Biotechnologies.
SQZ Biotechnologies (NYSE:SQZ – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 16th. The company reported ($0.43) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.68) by $0.25. SQZ Biotechnologies had a negative return on equity of 47.47% and a negative net margin of 253.68%.
Shares of SQZ stock traded down $0.29 on Monday, reaching $3.97. The company had a trading volume of 160,491 shares, compared to its average volume of 83,389. The firm has a market capitalization of $111.75 million, a PE ratio of -1.60 and a beta of 4.41. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $5.00. SQZ Biotechnologies has a 12 month low of $3.86 and a 12 month high of $16.17.
SQZ Biotechnologies Company Profile (Get Rating)
SQZ Biotechnologies Company, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, develops cell therapies for patients with cancer, autoimmune, infectious diseases, and other serious conditions. Its lead product candidate is SQZ-PBMC-HPV, from its SQZ Antigen Presenting Cells platform, which is in a Phase I clinical trial as a monotherapy and in combination with other immuno-oncology agents for the treatment of HPV16+ advanced or metastatic solid tumors, including cervical, head-and-neck, anal, penile, vulvar, and vaginal cancer.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Roadrunner Cash" game were:
04-09-17-20-29
(four, nine, seventeen, twenty, twenty-nine)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Roadrunner Cash" game were:
04-09-17-20-29
(four, nine, seventeen, twenty, twenty-nine) | https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Roadrunner-Cash-game-17089567.php | 2022-04-19T04:19:25Z | https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Roadrunner-Cash-game-17089567.php | true | null |
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EC man fined for his role in stealing catalytic converters
Apr. 19—EAU CLAIRE — An Eau Claire man was fined $906 for his role in the theft of two catalytic converters in September.
David M. Winarski, 51, 2508 N. 54th Ave., pleaded guilty Monday in Eau Claire County Court to two misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property as a party to a crime.
Two misdemeanor counts of theft as a party to a crime were dismissed but considered by Judge Sarah Harless at sentencing.
According to the criminal complaint:
A man arriving to work at 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 2 at Aring Equipment in Eau Claire told police he saw a tan truck circle the main parking lot and then head toward the back of the building. The employee found that one of the company trucks that was parked behind the building, just out of camera view, had the catalytic converter cut off.
Surveillance video showed the catalytic converter in the bed of the tan truck.
On Sept. 28, a police officer spoke to two witnesses who said they saw a white minivan pull up next to a truck on the 600 block of Graham Avenue. The witnesses then saw a man underneath the truck. They heard a noise like a running saw coming from underneath the truck. They then saw the man get into the minivan and leave.
During their investigation, police determined Winarski was involved in both thefts. Winarski was seen on video selling the catalytic converter from the Sept. 28 incident to A-1 Catalytic Converters.
A detective interviewed Winarski about the two thefts on Nov. 12.
Winarski said he and another man were involved in both thefts. He said the other man actually stole the catalytic converters.
Winarski said it wasn't his intention to help with the theft when the pair arrived at Aring Equipment. Winarski said he thought the truck they took the converter from was just a "junk truck."
In the second theft, Winarski said the other man indicated the victimized truck belonged to a family member.
"That was the only one that we took that day, I mean that he took that day. I didn't even take it," Winarski said.
Winarski said he didn't get out of the van in the second incident. He did admit to scrapping the converter. | https://news.yahoo.com/ec-man-fined-role-stealing-040100242.html | 2022-04-19T04:23:27Z | https://news.yahoo.com/ec-man-fined-role-stealing-040100242.html | true | 3 |
The Bad Decision Hut: The New Zealand whisky hut that's the highest in the world
A day spent carving powder calls for post-slope socialising. The tradition of aprés ski, or the act of having a bevy once the ski lifts stop, first came about in the early 1950s when snow sports like skiing became more accessible.
In New Zealand, there are two mountain-top bars to choose from for a post-ski session at Coronet Peak, while a Champagne bar awaits at the top of Cardrona’s Chondola with the Wakatipu Basin in the distance.
Perhaps the country’s most exclusive aprés ski experience can be found on a ridge more than 2000 metres above sea level in Mackenzie.
Established in 2020, the Bad Decision Hut is said to be the highest whisky hut in the world. The bivvy-style hut sits on the more than 100-year-old Glenmore Station, a 19,000-hectare merino, deer and cattle station bordering Lake Tekapo and Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.
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Glenmore Station is run by fourth-generation owners Emily and Will Murray and offers three bookable huts so visitors can experience the backcountry terrain by ski-touring, 4WD driving and guided walks.
With room for up to 10, and luxuries like log burners and kitchen facilities, the huts are a popular option for skiers in the winter months. But what the Bad Decision lacks in bed space, it makes up for with its whisky collection – built up over time from ski touring parties.
The best way for whisky lovers to enjoy a dram on the ridge is by booking space at a hut in-season and pre-ordering a bottle from Whisky Galore in Christchurch.
The bottles are labelled and then flown up on the annual run. They stay in the hut until finished – so it’s up to visitors to be respectful of fellow skiers’ purchases.
Guided experiences can be booked with several local operators, including Tekapo Adventures for walking and 4WD outings, plus Air Safaris and Mackenzie Helicopters for scenic flights.
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The Bad Decision Hut is located on Glenmore Station, around 15 minutes’ drive from Tekapo. Glenmore Station huts can be booked from July 1 to October 15. All whisky orders for the current season need to be placed before June 30, 2022. See: glenmorestation.co.nz/huts
Staying safe: New Zealand is currently under Covid-19 restrictions. Follow the instructions at covid19.govt.nz. | https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/canterbury/300565443/the-bad-decision-hut-the-new-zealand-whisky-hut-thats-the-highest-in-the-world | 2022-04-19T04:26:50Z | https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/canterbury/300565443/the-bad-decision-hut-the-new-zealand-whisky-hut-thats-the-highest-in-the-world | false | 1 |
It can be an anxious time of year for parents as they wait to hear whether their child was given a place at their chosen school. Following the allocation of secondary school places back in March, primary school places are now being revealed.
Primary school national offer day is when parents or guardians are told whether their application to primary school has been successful. Those who applied to local state primary schools will learn the results of their application via a letter or an email on April 19.
The letter or email will contain instructions and a deadline for accepting or declining a primary school place. Parents and guardians must respond by the deadline or the place can be withdrawn and given to another child.
READ MORE: The best secondary schools in East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton with outstanding Ofsted rating
If an application has been unsuccessful, parents can accept an alternative offer, put their child on the waiting list of their preferred schools or make an appeal. The admissions authority for the school must allow at least 20 school days to appeal from when they send a decision letter.
However, places for schools can be competitive and government guidelines state priority is likely to be given to some children. Factors for this include: living close to the school, having a sibling at the school already, faith (if selective on these grounds), attending a 'feeder school', being eligible for pupil premium, or having a parent work at the school for two or more years.
There are many highly rated schools in Sussex, including 42 rated outstanding by Ofsted. SussexLive has compiled a list of all the primary schools in East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove which have the highest Ofsted rating.
East Sussex
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy
Address: Osborne Close, Freshwater Avenue, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2HU
Last inspection: November 1 2016 - Outstanding
Barcombe Church of England Primary School
Address: Barcombe Cross, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5DN
Last inspection: June 24 2015 - Outstanding
Burwash CofE School
Address: School Hill, Burwash, Etchingham, East Sussex, TN19 7DZ
Last inspection: October 19 2011 - Outstanding
Catsfield Church of England Primary School
Address: Church Road, Catsfield, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 9DP
Last inspection: October 9 2013 - Outstanding
Chailey Heritage School
Address: Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4EF
Last inspection: May 24, 2019 - Outstanding
Compass Community School South
Address: Hilltop House, Palmerston Road, Newhaven, East Sussex, East Sussex, BN9 0NS
Last inspection: November 3, 2020 - Outstanding
Cuckmere House School
Address: Eastbourne Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 4BA
Last inspection: July 17, 2018
Claremont School
Address: Baldslow, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7PW
Last inspection: March 3 2020 - Outstanding
Glyne Gap School
Address: School Place, Hastings Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 2PU
Last inspection: May 9 2019 - Outstanding
High Cliff Academy
Address: Southdown Road, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9FD
Last inspection: June 5 2018 - Outstanding
High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School
Address: Chillies Lane, High Hurstwood, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4AD
Last inspection: February 23 2017 - Outstanding
Little Common School
Address: Shepherds Close, Little Common Primary School, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4SQ
Last inspection: March 11 2020 - Outstanding
Netherfield CofE Primary School
Address: Darvel Down, Netherfield, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 9QF
Last inspection: February 26 2019 - Outstanding
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
Address: Beauchamp Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 9JU
Last inspection: Aril 25, 2018 - Outstanding
Newick Church of England Primary School
Address: 63 Allington Road, Newick, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4NB
Last inspection: July 6 2011 - Outstanding
Parkside Community Primary School
Address: Beechwood Lane, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8QQ
Last inspection: March 9 2017 - Outstanding
Polegate Primary School
Address: Oakleaf Drive, East Sussex, Polegate, East Sussex, BN26 6PT
Last inspection: January 15 2020 - Outstanding
The South Downs School
Address: Beechy Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 8NU
Last inspection: March 26, 2019- Outstanding
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School
Address: Buckhurst Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1QE
Last inspection: July 7 2015 - Outstanding
Torfield School
Address: Croft Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3JT
Last inspection: September 19, 2017 - Outstanding
West Sussex
Blackthorns Community Primary Academy
Address: 3 Blackthorns Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 2UA
Last inspection: September 18 2018 - Outstanding
Broadwater CofE Primary School
Address: Rectory Gardens, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 7TQ
Last inspection: October 31 2018 - Outstanding
Eastbrook Primary Academy
Address: Manor Hall Road, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4NF
Last inspection: July 1 2015 - Outstanding
Forge Wood Primary School
Address: Somerley Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 3SW
Last inspection: June 4 2019 - Outstanding
Hassocks Infant School
Address: Chancellors Park, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8EY
Last inspection: January 7 2011 - Outstanding
Heron Way Primary School
Address: Heron Way, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 6DJ
Last inspection: October 18 2011 - Outstanding
Lindfield Primary Academy
Address: School Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 2DX
Last inspection: October 12, 2021 - Outstanding
Maidenbower Infant School
Address: Harvest Road, Maidenbower, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 7RA
Last inspection: September 17 2009 - Outstanding
Manor Green Primary School
Address: Lady Margaret Road, Ifield, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 0DU
Last inspection: February 1 2017 - Outstanding
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Address: Comptons Lane, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 5NW
Last inspection: October 11 2017 - Outstanding
Storrington Primary School
Address: Spierbridge Road, Storrington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 4PG
Last inspection: December 1 2011 - Outstanding
Turners Hill CofE Primary School
Address: Church Road, Turners Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 4PA
Last inspection: March 9 2016 - Outstanding
Upper Beeding Primary School
Address: School Road, Upper Beeding, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3HY
Last inspection: July 1 2015 - Outstanding
Brighton and Hove
Downs Infant School
Address: Ditchling Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6JA
Last inspection: June 26 2013 - Outstanding
Downs Junior School
Address: Rugby Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6ED
Last inspection: March 15 2011 - Outstanding
Downs View Special School
Address: Warren Road, Woodingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 6BB
Last inspection: May 13, 2020- Outstanding
Hill Park School
Address: Foredown Road, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2FU
Last inspection: February 13, 2019 - Outstanding
Patcham Infant School
Address: Highview Avenue South, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 8WW
Last inspection: December 10 2008 - Outstanding
St Luke's Primary School
Address: Queens Park Rise, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 9ZF
Last inspection: October 9 2013 - Outstanding
Stanford Infant School
Address: Highcroft Villas, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 5PS
Last inspection: June 30 2010 - Outstanding
The Montessori Place
Address: 45 Cromwell Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3ER
Last inspection: November 20, 2020 - Outstanding
West Hove Infant School
Address: Portland Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 5JA
Last inspection: December 5 2013 - Outstanding
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Deloitte: addressing change in the banking sector
In early December 2019, Deloitte was engaged to write a report on ANZ Bank New Zealand in order to assess the bank’s attestation and assurance framework.
This decision came subsequent to the departure of CEO David Hisco, following criticism of his leadership and led to intense scrutiny. Deloitte’s verdict was that fundamental changes would need to be enacted in order for ANZ NZ to “reach the level of maturity that was expected of [it]”. The findings of the investigation should be enlightening reading for any bank experiencing similar problems, or looking for best-practice approaches to business transformation.
Key findings
Progress: Deloitte found that ANZ NZ’s “improvements made to date are modest relative to the bank’s planned initiatives”.
Despite this, the report decided that the bank certainly had “positive intent”, which it found both appropriate and valuable. Setting clear and positive goals for a bank are vital to ensuring that its growth is measurably maintained.
However, it should be emphasised that goals must be realistic and quantifiable with hard data to ensure intentions meet results.
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Governance: Good leadership depends on accountability, providing structure to the company, and responsibility for making high-level decisions. Well-conceived processes should be firmly in place, yet the report found ANZ NZ’s board was too dependent on the “high quality of individuals within the bank when processes, governance and controls are inconsistent”.
Whilst confidence in talented employees is certainly a positive thing, a board should not solely rely on their capabilities, as this creates issues of liability.
Culture: Because ANZ NZ has taken a ‘systematic approach’ to organisational culture, Deloitte found “no evidence the bank has a culture of supporting non-compliance or deception”.
However, it did note a certain “level of complacency” regarding the identification of failures or procedural shortcomings. Being proactive in addressing issues as soon as they arise is vital to quarantining the issue early and eliminating the problem. Doing so could, in the report’s view, provide a motivation for improving “the accuracy of data and the effectiveness of controls”.
Framework: It is vital to recognise the interconnectedness of a bank’s goals; they are inextricably linked and the success of the whole depends on maintenance of its components. To approach them as separate entities is to invite the potential for oversights and mistakes of judgement.
Deloitte was clear in stating that this was an issue not solely with ANZ NZ, but rather “reflects the evolution of directors’ attestation frameworks more generally across the sector”. This revelation should galvanise the banking sector into action: everyone can be doing a little more to ensure they are running a solid, accountable, and dependable organisation.
For more information on business topics in ANZ, please take a look at the latest edition of Business Chief ANZ.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Houston second baseman Jose Altuve left Monday's game against the Los Angeles Angels in the eighth inning with an apparent injury.
Altuve legged out an infield single with one out in the eighth and then fell to the ground past first base. He sat on the ground and threw his batting helmet into the ground as he winced in pain.
Trainers came to check on him and helped him to his feet before he gingerly walked to the dugout and into the clubhouse. It was unclear what his injury was and the team didn't immediately provide details on it.
He was replaced by pinch runner Aledmys Díaz with the Astros leading 7-3.
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Our flush wand got stuck in our water heater! Yikes! Didn’t think that would happen…
It is time to pack up and move to cooler ground, so we are getting all those seasonal and yearly RV tasks done. Just one left: Change the anode rod in the water heater and flush it out. It is amazing the amount of gunk that comes out every year!
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Anode rods
It is important to change those rods if your Suburban water heater uses them. The anode rod is made of magnesium, zinc or aluminum that sacrifices itself instead of dissolving the steel tank. We waited two years after we bought the motorhome to change it the first time. That was a mistake—the rod was almost gone!
This year, it wasn’t so bad…
Process
We dutifully followed our standard procedure:
- Turned off hot water heating element.
- Waited several hours for the water to cool down.
- Lifted pressure relief valve.
- Unscrewed the anode rod slightly to let water start to seep out.
- Impatient husband swiftly removes anode rod and is completely blasted with mineral filled water.
- Attached water hose to flush wand.
- Put flush wand in water heater and turned on water to flush.
Flush wand stuck in water heater
- The water from the hose was full force, which detached the wand and shot it into the water heater. Not good. The flush wand got stuck in the RV water heater! I took out our handy waterproof endoscope and searched for it. Next, I added water with the now-wandless flush tool.
- Water rushed out, soaking me this time. I put on a change of clothes and went back to searching. I could see the wand floating and moving around. Twice it made it to the opening. I tried grabbing it with needle nose pliers, a thin screw driver and, finally, withered and cold fingers.
I wish I could say we got it, that all is well and no harm done. But no luck… yet. I would like to show a photo of the whole wand flush tool but, alas, the wand is still in the water heater tank.
So, there are two morals to this story: Change the anode rod regularly, and put a clamp on wand before flushing. I will try to get it out again tomorrow, but right now I need a hot shower. Wait, there’s no hot water….
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
02-12-23-33-39-48
(two, twelve, twenty-three, thirty-three, thirty-nine, forty-eight)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
02-12-23-33-39-48
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Vandy lands 3-star guard Paul Lewis after weekend official
After a weekend official visit to West End, Bishop O'Connell (Va.) guard Paul Lewis announced his commitment to Vanderbilt on Monday evening.
The three-star prospect originally gave his verbal pledge to Maryland, but reopened his recruiting process back in June.
Lewis told Rivals.com basketball recruiting director Rob Cassidy that Vanderbilt was showing interest in him back in January at the R1A Classic. He was named Co-MVP honors at that event following a 12 point, six rebound, and six assist performance.
He also earned Fourth-Team, All-Met by The Washington Post.
Lewis becomes the fifth addition to the Commodores' 2022 recruiting class that also includes signees Noah Shelby, Lee Dort, Malik Dia, and Colin Smith.
With Lewis in the fold, Vanderbilt currently has all of their scholarships fulfilled heading into the 2022-23 season after Monday's addition of UC Davis guard transfer Ezra Manjon and Scotty Pippen, Jr. declaring for the NBA Draft.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were:
02-06-10-24
(two, six, ten, twenty-four)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were:
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Problems were reported Monday afternoon on a rural road in Pine Township and for 233 Penelec customers in White Township.
FirstEnergy said there were two power-related problems in the vicinity of Warren and Ben Franklin roads.
Power restoration was expected by 6 p.m. Monday.
At 3:14 p.m., Indiana County Emergency Management Agency dispatched Pine Township and Nicktown volunteer firefighters to Grisemore Road in Pine Township.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokeswoman Tina Gibbs said Valley Road and Grisemore Road, also known as state Route 1019, is closed in both directions due to a downed tree in power lines at the intersection of Mount Zion Road.
Problems also are reported along state Route 553 in Pine Township and Tipperary Road in Green Township.
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Veronica O'Leary moved to Tanja from Darwin with her husband more 30 years ago after being inspired to join the Far South Coast community she said had a flair for sustainability and alternative lifestyles.
Veronica O'Leary in her home studio located on the Far South Coast in the coastal town of Tathra. Photo: Ellouise Bailey
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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.
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Everything Australian food exporters need to know in 2017
Major food retailers have almost unprecedented buying power, driving down prices for suppliers and putting the global food production and processing market under pressure. Atradius has developed a newly-published food market monitor to help exporters navigate this fiercely-competitive marketplace.
The report focuses on 12 key global markets: USA, Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Ireland, Poland, Hungary, and Portugal. It found that there is a significant amount of consolidation taking place within the industry as companies look to merge to insulate themselves against drops in demand for certain products, as well as volatile commodity prices.
Broken down by country, the report offers key insights including:
USA:
The food and beverage manufacturing industry is one of the largest in the country, employing more than 1.4 million people in more than 21,000 companies, generating revenues of around US$760 billion. The market is tipped to grow by a modest 1.6 per cent in 2017, which is below the expected GDP for the same period. This is largely due to relatively benign agricultural commodity prices, as well as new requirements imposed by the US Food and Drug Administration for manufacturers to include nutritional facts on packaged food to reflect new scientific information, which adds costs to food production.
Belgium:
High energy and labour costs are impacting the Belgian food industry, with labour costing 20 per cent more than in France, Germany and The Netherlands. This reduces profit margins for Belgian companies, though the market is still profitable. This is largely due to the high quality of food products produced in the country, as well as its strong export performance to markets outside of the EU. The sector is set to grow by 1.8 per cent in 2017, ahead of the anticipated 1.3 per cent growth in the country’s GDP.
Germany:
The food sector is Germany’s third-largest industry, employing more than 570,000 people. Domestic market conditions have seen annual turnover figures either level off or decrease, mainly due to a shrinking population and increasing price pressure. A number of high-profile fraud cases have added more pressure, while the fiercely-competitive market has led to a major squeeze on prices for suppliers.
Netherlands: As one of the largest exporters of agricultural and food products in the world, the Netherlands’s food product exports totaling EUR 60 billion in 2015. Small and mid-sized retailers are being squeezed and are expected to lose further market share. Profit margins overall are tipped to remain stable, with the market expected to grow by 1.1 percent in 2017, below the expected GDP of 1.5 percent.
France:
Worth EUR 170 billion in 2015, the French food sector is expected to grow by 1.6 percent in 2017. Many domestic food producers’ margins have been negatively impacted by price competition in the French food retail market. The level of non-payment notifications and insolvencies is low in the sector compared to other industries.
Ireland:
The export-driven food sector remains Ireland’s most important, employing around 50,000 people directly with a further 180,000 related jobs in farming and support industries. It is highly-dependent on the UK market, which accounts for 40 percent of its exports, so the shrinking margins and volatility caused by the Brexit decision has had a negative impact on this market.
Poland:
The Polish food sector, which accounts for 6 percent of GDP and 13 percent of exports, is fairly buoyant at present and, in 2017, the sector is expected to grow by at least 3 percent. Given its current fragmentation, a further concentration and consolidation process in the Polish food sector is highly probable.
Denmark: Denmark’s exports in recent years have been driven by emerging markets, but the sector contracted by 0.3 percent in 2015 and is expected to level off in 2017 due to strong domestic and international competition and low sales prices. As profit margins are generally low, smaller players are susceptible to sudden market shocks.
Hungary:
The food and beverages sector is a very important part of the Hungarian economy, as the second-largest employer and the third-largest producer in the manufacturing industry. It is expected to experience growth of around 2.4 percent in 2017, driven mainly by exports. Primary exports are fruits and vegetables, meat, and dairy products. That high export exposure does make it susceptible to global volatility.
Italy:
Italy’s food sector employs around 385,000 people and generated a total turnover of EUR 135 billion in 2015, with exports accounting for EUR 36.9 billion. Italy is also the world’s biggest exporter of wine. The short term outlook for Italian food exports remains positive, and the industry as a whole is expected to grow by 1.2 percent in 2017.
Portugal:
The Portuguese food sector is expected to grow by 1.8 percent in 2017, up from the expected 0.3 percent growth in 2016, which was affected by a decline in two of Portugal’s biggest export markets: Brazil and Angola. The Russian import ban has also negatively affected produce prices, particularly meat.
Spain:
The agri-food sector is one of Spain’s most important, employing 2.4 million people and accounting for nine percent of the national economy. Food exports, which account for 15 percent of all Spanish exports, increased by 7.5 percent in 2015 to EUR 44 billion. The sector is expected to grow by 1.8 percent in 2017. The external financing requirement of food businesses is high, and the intense price war in the food retail segment has left some players in a difficult situation.
Mark Hoppe, managing director, Atradius ANZ, said, “In general, the food sector continues to perform reasonably well, with a stable credit risk situation in many countries. It helps that, compared to other industries, food is rather resilient to business cycle downturns.
“That said, in most markets, food producing and processing businesses remain under pressure, as a consequence of fierce competitive environments putting pressure on retailers to discount produce, which in turn drives down prices for suppliers, whose margins are becoming stuck at low levels or even shrinking.
“Australian food exporters should be aware of these conditions in our trading partners and take steps to ensure they are managing risk appropriately.”
Please see below a link to the full report.
https://atradius.com.au/documents/atradius-market-monitor-food-december-2016-mm1601en.pdf
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As dispute flares at horse stable in northwest Fort Worth, 88-year-old woman is shot
An 88-year-old woman was struck in her hand by a stray bullet fired on Monday night by a man involved in a dispute at horse stables in a remote area of northwest Fort Worth, police said.
Two men were in a quarrel near the intersection of McCandless Street and NW 33rd Street when one fired about 9:15 pm. and the woman was shot, Fort Worth police said.
The assailant was not in custody late Monday, police said.
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Investigation underway after mother says her child was violated on school grounds
Bedford Central School District officials say that changes will be made after a disturbing incident took place on school grounds earlier this month.
The parent of a student with special needs at Fox Lane High says her child was violated at the school.
The mother claims her autistic son was forced by other students to pose for photos while using the bathroom. Those images were then posted online.
"The fact that we live in a community where anyone would prey on such innocent victims which in some cases can't even speak and report it is happening to them is despicable,” said Karen Close, the student’s parent.
Other parents joined her in calling on the school board to take action.
"We cannot sit by any longer waiting for another unspeakable event to happen,” said Steven Matlin, Bedford Central School District Board Trustee. "Therefore, I am making the following motion...The Bedford Central School District Board of Education approves the hiring of an independent third party...will review the recent incident at the high school to determine how our practices can be improved."
The Bedford Police Department is also investigating the incident. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2573185947697/investigation-underway-after-mother-says-her-child-was-violated-on-school-grounds | 2022-04-19T05:17:21Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2573185947697/investigation-underway-after-mother-says-her-child-was-violated-on-school-grounds | false | 2 |
The in-demand office spaces investors are seeking out in 2022
With office rents down in most CBDs around the country, businesses from out of town are now viewing them as good value propositions and are negotiating deals to shift to work in city heartlands.
Some big alternative metro areas, like Sydney’s Parramatta and North Sydney, and Melbourne’s Richmond and Cremorne, are at the same time undergoing major redevelopment with new office buildings coming up and older ones being refurbished, which are also proving attractive.
“We’re seeing really good demand in the office market now with a strong inquiry level for the first quarter of this year, which is now only down 10 to 15 per cent on the pre-COVID average in 2019,” said Antonia Foweraker, head of office leasing NSW with Cushman & Wakefield.
“There is still some uncertainty with the pandemic and the Ukraine war, but people enjoy being around people and workers now want to come back into the centres. There’s particularly strong demand too for buildings with advanced digital platforms where everything is connected, and you can work but also book meeting rooms, order lunch from your desk and have your dry-cleaning picked up.”
Ms Foweraker points to the success of Charter Hall’s $6 million refurbishment of No 1 Martin Place as illustrating many of the features of office space considered most desirable by tenants and investors alike. At No 1 Martin Place customers are able to connect directly to the building and adjust the on-floor temperature via an app to suit their individual preference.
The needs of staff, employers and investors in the sector aligned hand-in-glove, according to Kiran Pillai, senior director of capital markets at CBRE. Just as staff are zeroing in on locations where they want to live, work and socialise, businesses are demanding office space there, and investors are focusing on those for the best returns.
“It’s areas like Richmond and Cremorne in Melbourne, and then sub-markets like Collingwood and Abbotsford that are starting to register with occupiers and investors.
“There are some amazing new quality buildings coming up in these places and often with a consciousness around carbon-neutrality and ESG (environmental, social and governance), which is a concern for occupiers, developers and a lot of investors, particularly ones off-shore.”
Across the country, in Western Australia– the state least affected by COVID and now enjoying renewed interest from both local and interstate investors – there’s also a strong move back to the Perth CBD. Around 40 per cent of the transactions carried out recently by Dustin May, director of office leasing at Cygnet West in Perth, have been in the CBD.
“There’s a strong flight to both quality and centrality,” he said. “The most in-demand office spaces are those in the CBD that are prime grade, well located and with good transport links and amenity, offering value rents and incentives.
“There’s also a big focus on technology from business owners and tenants. They want touchless entry points rather than swipe cards and apps on their phones that give them access to their buildings. We’re now seeing a really strong rebound in office demand off the back of the pandemic.”
Keep up with Commercial Real Estate news. | https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/the-in-demand-office-spaces-investors-are-seeking-in-2022-1132238/ | 2022-04-19T05:18:48Z | https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/the-in-demand-office-spaces-investors-are-seeking-in-2022-1132238/ | false | 1 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America posted a 12% decline in first-quarter profits from a year earlier, a decline that was much less than the ones its rivals had reported the previous week. The nation’s second-largest bank was helped by higher net interest income and very modest exposure to Russian assets.
The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank said it earned a profit of $7.1 billion, or 80 cents a share, compared with a profit of $8.05 billion, or 86 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier. The results were better than what analysts had forecasted, according to FactSet.
While BofA’s profits fell like the other big five Wall Street bank s this quarter, their results were helped by a few factors that helped the bank do better than its rivals.
The bank saw net interest income increase 13% in the quarter, roughly $1.4 billion. BofA’s balance sheet is more skewed to bonds with shorter maturities, so short-term moves in interest rates tend to quickly impact the bank’s bottom line.
BofA’s consumer banking division, the bank’s largest business by revenue and profits, also helped boost results. Net income in the division was up 11% from a year earlier, helped by higher revenue from loans and interest rates. Deposits also grew quite noticeably, up 14%, to $1.06 trillion.
“This is not a bad result for Bank of America, particularly the continued solid loan growth,” said David Wagner, portfolio manager at Aptus Capital Advisors, who owns BofA shares, in an email.
The bank did not have to set aside much funds this quarter to cover potential losses as well, in contrast to JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, who had to set aside money to cover the risk of a recession as well as for their exposures to Russia. BofA said it had roughly $700 million in total in exposure to Russia, compared with the $1.9 billion Citigroup had to set aside to cover just potential losses.
Wagner thinks it’s possible BofA may have to raise its credit reserves later this year. JPMorgan was aggressive in reserving for loan losses in the pandemic, and seems to be doing so again now with inflation making it likely the Federal Reserve has to aggressively raise rates.
Banks only (reserve for losses) when they think that default rates, which are currently low, will start to rise. And JPMorgan admitted to such during the call, saying it was a ‘preemptive move’ if the economy slowed.”
Like other banks, BofA saw a drop in investment banking revenues and fees in the quarter as businesses refrained from deal-making due to market volatility. Trading revenues were down in the quarter, also due to market volatility. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/business/bank-of-america-q1-profits-fall-12-much-less-than-rivals/ | 2022-04-19T05:19:51Z | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/business/bank-of-america-q1-profits-fall-12-much-less-than-rivals/ | true | 21 |
Bollywood star Disha Patani recently took the internet by storm as she posed in a sexy monokini. Known for her bikini looks and risque fashion choices, Disha Patani's monokini photo did not come as a surprise for netizens. However, many were of the opinion that Disha went a little too far with her recent revealing monokini photo.
On one hand, while Disha's fans went gaga over the actress's hourglass figure and her flawless skin, another section of netizens weren't impressed. And therefore, they trolled Disha by dropping some hate-filled, harsh and mean comments on Twitter and Instagram.
In the now-viral photo, Disha Patani, clad in a sultry monokini struck a sensuous pose for the camera. She oozed confidence in the bold outfit and left a section of social media users asking for more with her drool-worthy photo. However, some felt offended by the Disha's not-so-sankskari photo and so, trolled the actress for going so bold.
"Indian culture kha gye tumhare baby?" asked a Twitter user. "Tell her one can look cute n hot in full clothes too," wrote another. "kya gandh daala hai," commented another. "Vulgar pic...," tweeted yet another user. Another user trolled Disha by sharing a dialogue from Tiger's film, 'arey chotti bachi ho kya'. Then there were also mean comments like 'Kismat ho toh tiger jaisi ho'.
Disha Patani and Tiger Shroff are rumoured to be dating for some time now. While there has been no official announcement, their dinner dates and vacations together hint that the couple will make it official anytime soon.
On the work front, Disha will be next seen in 'Ek Villain Returns' co-starring John Abraham and Arjun Kapoor. She also has 'Yodha' with Sidharth Malhotra. | https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-disha-patani-brutally-trolled-for-her-revealing-monokini-photo-netizens-call-it-vulgar-2947075 | 2022-04-19T05:20:42Z | https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-disha-patani-brutally-trolled-for-her-revealing-monokini-photo-netizens-call-it-vulgar-2947075 | false | 1 |
Los Angeles: Further cementing his relationship with Warner Bros, actor Jason Momoa is set to star in Minecraft, a live-action movie based on the popular video game from the studio.
Momoa is already part of the Warner Bros universe courtesy his role as the DC superhero Aquaman. He recently starred in the multiple Oscar winning film Dune, which also hails from the stable.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor is in final negotiations to star in Minecraft to be directed by Jared Hess of Napoleon Dynamite fame.
Minecraft, a product of the Swedish studio Mojang, debuted in 2011 and allows players to use blocks to create structures and worlds.
The game became a sensation, reaching 100 million users just a few years after launch and helping spark Microsoft to acquire Mojang for USD 2.5 billion in 2014.
Dune producer Mary Parent and Roy Lee will produce the upcoming movie, with Jill Messick receiving a posthumous producing credit for developing the film before her death in 2018.
Executive producers include Jon Berg, Cale Boyter and Jon Spaihts. Lydia Winters and Vu Bui of Mojang will also produce the film.
Warner Studios has been developing a project based on the game for years, with Shawn Levy and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star Rob McElhenney among those who have been attached to direct.
Momoa will next reprise his role in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the sequel to the 2018 film Aquaman, slated to be released in March 2023.
In the late 2010’s, the actor gained prominence following his performance as Khal Drogo in the first two seasons of Game of Thrones, a fantasy drama series from HBO, a premium cable network under WarnerMedia. | https://www.orissapost.com/jason-momoa-to-star-in-warner-bros-minecraft-film/ | 2022-04-19T05:22:41Z | https://www.orissapost.com/jason-momoa-to-star-in-warner-bros-minecraft-film/ | false | 4 |
SÃO PAULO, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. announces to its stockholders and the market in general that by way of its subsidiaries, it has entered into an Investment Agreement and Other Covenants to purchase, through financial contribution, 12.82% of Rede Agro Fidelidade e Intermediação S.A. ("Orbia's") total capital, in which Bayer S.A., Yara Brazil Fertilizantes S.A. and Bravium Comércio Ltda. already hold corporate interest.
Orbia is a platform providing rural producers with a full digital journey, facilitating operations in this segment, ranging from planting to marketing of commodities. It is currently the largest agribusiness marketplace in Brazil, notably when it comes to inputs and other agricultural services. Launched in the end of 2019, Orbia recorded over R$200 million in sales in the first year of operation to reach R$902 million in 2021, just the following year. For 2022, growth is expected to reach R$3 billion in sales.
This operation will enable Itaú to provide Orbia's customer base with more effective credit access solutions. On the other hand, Orbia will increase its market share in agribusiness, reaching a new level in terms of credit access to rural producers.
By connecting different products and services in one and the same platform easily accessible by rural producers, Orbia provides an environment that eases the way its customers and partners do business.
The four companies that will constitute Orbia will sit on the Board of Directors, which will operate on an independent basis.
The completion of this operation is subject to approval from the Brazilian antitrust agency (CADE) and the Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN).
São Paulo (SP), April 18, 2022.
RENATO LULIA JACOB
Group Head of Investor Relations and Market Intelligence
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Auckland Airport submits plans for longer second runway to handle bigger aircraft
Auckland Airport wants its proposed second runway to be longer than originally planned in order to cater for the likes of Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 aircraft.
Having operated on a single runway since it opened around 50 years ago, it expects passenger numbers to more than double to 44mn by 2044. Consent for a second runway was approved back in 2002.
In an update on its website, Auckland Airport said: “Auckland Airport has lodged two Notice of Requirement applications with Auckland Council to develop a second runway… To accommodate the future growth in passenger numbers and larger aircraft it is now proposed that the second runway be 72m further north and extended from 2150m to 2983m longer than what was first planned.”
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It is anticipated that the new runway opens around 2028, as this is when the original runway is expected to hit full capacity.
One concern that will have to be overcome is noise and how this will impact more residents. To compensate, Auckland Airport is looking at offering finance for insulation and heat pumps, which would enable affected homes to have their windows shut in summer months.
The expected noise levels generated by the new runway can be viewed on an interactive map signposted from Auckland Airport’s website.
These latest changes require several consent hearings before they are approved, and could be appealed to the Environment Court of New Zealand.
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- Air New Zealand reveals new Tasman routes following Virgin Australia splitLeadership & Strategy | https://businesschief.asia/videos/auckland-airport-submits-plans-longer-second-runway-handle-bigger-aircraft | 2022-04-19T05:26:28Z | https://businesschief.asia/videos/auckland-airport-submits-plans-longer-second-runway-handle-bigger-aircraft | false | 1 |
Look inside top-rated Don Diego restaurant for sale
Don Diego, one of the best-rated restaurants in Birmingham, is up for sale for £34,950. Situated in Chad Square, Edgbaston, the eatery has received rave reviews from foodies on Tripadvisor.
According to the property listing, the owners are "reluctantly" selling the joint due to them relocating. The restaurant is well-known for its authentic Meditteranean cuisine and cosy atmosphere. | https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/property/gallery/look-inside-top-rated-don-23691915 | 2022-04-19T05:27:50Z | https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/property/gallery/look-inside-top-rated-don-23691915 | false | null |
With the unofficial cruising season on Woodward Avenue emerging, City of Birmingham officials are reportedly addressing concerns over noise levels by reaching out to state legislators — who set the rules for the corridor and other state roadways.
According to a news release from Police Chief Mark Clemence, leaders in Birmingham and neighboring communities are asking state representatives to clarify language to establish consistency and help enforce noise level regulations for vehicles equipped with modified exhaust systems. What’s called for, he says, are changes to the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code, which was written prior to the existence of after-market, noise-amplifying exhaust systems — and make it problematic for police officers to enforce noise violations.
“The police department cannot enforce local noise ordinances on public roadways because local ordinances cannot supersede the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code,” Clemence stated in the news release. “The Michigan Motor Vehicle Code controls all laws pertaining to public roadways.”
As a State of Michigan roadway, Woodward Avenue’s signage, traffic signals, roadway markings and speed limits are controlled by the Michigan Department of Transportation.
The Birmingham Police Department also sent a letter to the state’s Attorney General’s Office seeking clarification on a possible noise enforcement mechanism, “but the response received did not clarify or assist law enforcement in addressing the issue,” the news release stated.
Clemence further stated that his department “has worked very hard on behalf of our residents to assist with the noise problem.” The community is encouraged to join the effort in racing out to state representatives to request pertinent changes addressing concerns “and improve the atmosphere along Woodward,” Clemence added.
Increased police patrols on Woodward, coordinating with police/public safety departments in Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills and Royal Oak, and welcoming traffic units from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and Michigan State Police are among the efforts Birmingham has made, the news release stated.
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The Woodward Dream Cruise, held every August, typically draws more than a million visitors to Birmingham, but many cruisers tend to emerge much earlier — when warm weather hits in the springtime.
More information on Birmingham’s efforts to handle traffic noise and other issues on Woodward Avenue is available at www.bhamgov.org/woodwardnoise. | https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2022/04/18/battling-noise-on-woodward-birmingham-police-chief-says-state-law-needs-clarification/ | 2022-04-19T05:31:56Z | https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2022/04/18/battling-noise-on-woodward-birmingham-police-chief-says-state-law-needs-clarification/ | true | 4 |
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday raised concerns on the risks of cryptos being exchanged in an unregulated environment and highlighted the importance for global efforts and central bank-driven digital currency. She was participating in a high-level panel discussion on "Money at a Crossroad" hosted by Kristalina Georgieva, managing director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday in the US.
“Currency is that which is backed by a bank, the central bank of the country or the government of that country. So that is yet to happen in our country, and it is going to happen sometime this year,” she said.
Sitharaman is on an official visit to the US and was speaking at the Spring Meetings of IMF on April 18.
.@KGeorgieva: "We are at the crossroads around how fast, how far, and in what proportion, but I see this as a one way street in which #DigitalMoney is going to play a bigger role."#IMFMeetings #CBDC pic.twitter.com/eAAMvA2BX5
— IMFLive (@IMFLive) April 18, 2022
Risks And Challenges
Raising concerns over money laundering in new digital assets, she said India wanted to ensure that crypto transactions would eventually become compliant with anti-money laundering rules, and don't end up inadvertently funding any kind of terror activities.
It is important that the government keeps an eye on such activities “and there should be a financial implication on them and therefore the tax, it wasn't as if we have legitimized them," said the finance minister, clarifying that the tax did not amount to regulation of cryptos.
Sitharaman talked about the risks in digital currencies or digital assets that exist in the non-governmental domain. “The risk which worries me more on the non-governmental domain is essentially that you're looking at unhosted wallets from across the globe,” she said.
Highlighting the importance of concerted global efforts, she noted that regulation cannot be brought about by a single country, adding that there were challenges in bringing in a global regulation. “Technology doesn't have a solution which will be acceptable to various sovereigns at the same time applicable within each of the territories. As long as the non-governmental activity of the crypto assets is through unhosted wallets, regulation is going to be very difficult,” she said.
Cross-border payments will become effective with central bank-driven currencies, and lead to better management of large payments between countries, she added.
Elaborating on the logic of bringing in a steep transaction on cryptos, Sitharaman said that since the volumes of such transactions were huge, there was no regulatory mechanism looking at them, and there was no way to keep a track of these transactions, the government announced that the income generated should be taxed at 30 per cent.
India’s Digital Framework
Sitahraman said that the Indian government spent a lot of time over the last decade trying to build the digital infrastructure framework.
Talking about biometric identity through Aadhaar, she said, "We have ensured that we have brought in data security and data privacy elements.”
She spoke about the creation of India Stack, an indigenously developed, technology-driven enabler to host innovations such as API platforms. The finance minister noted that the Indian government has created a database on the platform, which is used for the goods and services tax network and made sure that the bills payment systems and the Unified Payment Interface have all been created under the India stack. | https://www.outlookindia.com/business/unhosted-crypto-wallets-pose-risk-at-global-level-says-nirmala-sitharaman-at-imf-news-192139 | 2022-04-19T05:36:40Z | https://www.outlookindia.com/business/unhosted-crypto-wallets-pose-risk-at-global-level-says-nirmala-sitharaman-at-imf-news-192139 | true | 1 |
Doreen Green’s new podcast is here! Marvel Entertainment and SiriusXM premiered the new scripted podcast series Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show! today.
What’s Happening:
- The first episode of Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show! is now streaming on all major podcast platforms.
- The scripted series follows Doreen Green (Milana Vayntrub) as she hosts an advice call-in show from campus at Empire State University, with assistance from her best friend Nancy Whitehead (Crystal Lucas Perry) and Tippy T. Squirrel (Erica Schroeder).
- Calling into the show are some familiar characters to Marvel Comics readers, including Iron Man, Spider-Man, Chipmunk Hunk, Koi Boi, and Brain Drain.
- Not all of the callers are friendly, with a suspicious caller wreaking havoc for Doreen Green, her friends, and all of New York City throughout the podcast’s run.
- The podcast series is written by Ryan North, who was the mastermind behind the comic series The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015).
- To coincide with the podcast’s launch, Marvel Unlimited released a one-shot Squirrel Girl Infinity Comic today, which acts as a prequel to the podcast.
- New episodes of Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show! will be released on Mondays on all podcast platforms.
- Listeners can hear episodes a week early on the SXM App or by subscribing to Marvel Podcasts Unlimited on Apple Podcasts, which also has exclusive bonus content. The second episode is now streaming on the SXM App and Apple Podcasts.
- Visit Marvel.com/SquirrelGirlPodcast for more information.
What They’re Saying:
- Ryan North, Writer: “For me, a lot of the fun of the project initially was getting to work in a new medium, one where everything that happened had to be communicated through sound. Of course, once we started recording, my favorite part was hearing the actors bring these characters to life. Milana and Crystal are Doreen and Nancy, and the way Leo and Davied and Peter brought Koi Boi, Chipmunk Hunk, and Brain Drain to life was just exceptional. The podcast continues right where the comics left off, so long-time fans will feel instantly at home, but it's also built for new people who maybe have never encountered the world of the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl before.”
Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show! Cast:
- Milana Vayntrub – Squirrel Girl
- Crystal Lucas Perry – Nancy Whitehead
- Leo Sheng – Koi Boi
- Davied Morales – Chipmunk Hunk
- Peter Hermann – Brain Drain
- Erica Schroeder – Tippy T. Squirrel
- Tina Benko – Rachel Oskar
Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show! Creative Team:
- Ryan North – Writer
- Giovanna Sardelli – Director
- Justin Huertas – Music
- Steven Tran – Music
- Bernie Kaminski – Producer (Radio Point)
- Brad Barton – Producer (Marvel)
- MR Daniel – Producer (Marvel)
- Zachary Goldberg – Producer (Marvel)
- Larissa Rosen – Producer (Marvel)
- Alex Bach – Executive Producer (Radio Point)
- Houston Snyder – Executive Producer (Radio Point)
- Dan Buckley – Executive Producer (Marvel)
- Joe Quesada – Executive Producer (Marvel)
- Daniel Fink – Executive Producer (Marvel)
- Lorraine Cink – Executive Producer (Marvel)
- Stephen Wacker – Executive Producer (Marvel)
- Ellie Pyle – Executive Producer (Marvel)
- Jill DuBoff – Executive Producer (Marvel) | https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2022/04/18/marvels-squirrel-girl-the-unbeatable-radio-show-podcast-now-streaming/ | 2022-04-19T05:41:33Z | https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2022/04/18/marvels-squirrel-girl-the-unbeatable-radio-show-podcast-now-streaming/ | true | 2 |
Literature reports a rare case of thoracic endometriosis (TES)
The diagnosis of thoracic endometriosis (TES) is the most common endometriosis outside the abdominopelvic cavity.
Images of the patient with thoracic endometriosis. Photos: Courtesy of the studio.
Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disease characterized by the presence of glands endometrial cells and stromata in areas anatomical and organs outside the uterine cavity.
It has been described that endometriosis deposits can be found almost anywhere in the body, such as the ovaries, the posterior broad ligament, the anterior cul-de-sac, the posterior cul-de-sac, and the uterosacral ligament.
However, although less frequently, it can occur in remote areas such as the intestine, The cavity thoracic and other organs, being an estrogen-dependent conditionwhich manifests itself with chronic pelvic pain, fatigue, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dysuria, dyschezia, among other symptoms, including migraine, according to data published in a study conducted by Dr. Idhaliz Flores in Puerto Rico, which had a sample of Hispanic patients, including from the island.
According to the case report, a 39-year-old married woman had chest pain recurrent on the right side with around 22 years duration, recurrent cough for more than 20 years and progressive dyspnea lasting one month.
Hematoxylin and eosin staining of a pleural fluid sample showing the presence of endometrial stroma and glandular epithelial cell formation. Photo: Courtesy of the studio.
The chest pain was described as pleuritic and often began a few days after the onset of menstruation and lasted the entire cycle of menstrual flow.
The cough worsened chest pain and disappeared after the menstrual period. Over the years, she had presented at various clinics where she was said to have menstrual problems, reported the authors from the Division of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Babcock University Hospital, Ogun State, Nigeria.
The doctors found endometriosis within the chest cavity of the patient, including the lung parenchyma, the diaphragm and pleural surfaces and manifestations in these types of cases may include catamenial chest pain (occurring in about 73% of cases), pooling of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung, pneumothorax, hemoptysis, hemothorax, catamenial hemoptysis, and pulmonary nodules.
The diagnosis of thoracic endometriosis (TES) is the most common endometriosis outside of The cavity abdominopelvic and its diagnosis can be challenging because it occurs in various ways and, in some cases, it can be difficult to link the symptoms and the menstrual cycle.
Endometriosis affects about 10% to 15% of women. In symptomatic women, the prevalence rate can be as high as 50% or more. It is a complex disease that has several theories in the literature about its etiology, from the impact of hormonal, genetic, immune and environmental factors.
Statistics indicate that one in 10 women suffers from this disease and it is estimated that there are 180 million women in the world.
In Puerto Rico, the case of a patient of Dr. Ernesto Mulero, a cardiothoracic surgeon, was also reported exclusively to this media, where endometriosis was found in the woman’s lung, and the specialist stressed to this media that “this case shows how a good history and physical exam can help a doctor detect a rare disease. The case also highlights how different systems in the body can affect each other, in this case the gynecological dysfunction affected the lungs. It’s like a puzzle that you have to put together to help the patient.”
Access the case here. | https://d1softballnews.com/literature-reports-a-rare-case-of-thoracic-endometriosis-tes/ | 2022-04-19T05:42:22Z | https://d1softballnews.com/literature-reports-a-rare-case-of-thoracic-endometriosis-tes/ | true | 2 |
War on the West: DOUGLAS MURRAY on the Whistler mural denounced for its 'white supremacism'... and how Poet Laureate Ted Hughes was almost cancelled for having an ancestor linked to company accused of slavery
- Artwork in the Rex Whistler Restaurant, Tate Britain, depicts black child slaves
- Complaints and a petition about the mural from 1927 gained traction in 2020
- Former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes was targeted for his ancestor's links to slavery
The artist Rex Whistler was just 21 when he was chosen to design and paint a mural that would cover all four walls of the refreshment room at the Tate Gallery in London. He produced an amazing series of fantastical, idyllic (and occasionally macabre) scenes.
There were great lakes and seas with mermaids, and a landscape scattered with Arcadian temples in an expanse of rolling countryside. Throughout this land, strange figures feasted, chased, preened, hobbled and charged. There was even a unicorn.
He called this extraordinary work, which had taken him 18 months to complete, ‘In Pursuit of Rare Meats, a fantasy portrayal of the Duke of Epicurania and his court heading out to find morsels across an imaginary land’.
Its unveiling in December 1927 was a triumph, attracting praise from every quarter. ‘The most amusing room in Europe’ was one of the plaudits given to it by the Press.
Unfortunately, that winter there was heavy snowfall followed by a sudden thaw — and in January the Thames, which runs next to the Tate, burst its banks. Filthy river water poured into the gallery’s lower ground floor and through the just-unveiled room.
It left a line of scum eight feet above the floor. ‘The whole room is completely wrecked,’ Whistler wrote in a letter, joking that ‘at least the mermaids came into their own’. He set about restoring every last inch of it.
The Rex Whistler Restaurant at the Tate Britain art museum gallery in London features artwork from Whistler, some of which has been called racist
'The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats' featured in the restaurant depicts black child slaves
I have always found something deeply touching about Whistler. He was astoundingly talented, with an invention and ease that made everything he painted instantly recognisable. He was loved by everyone who knew him or even just met him.
He also knew where his loyalties lay. When World War II broke out, he volunteered straight away. And while he could have got a comparatively cushy job as a war artist, he instead joined the Welsh Guards and trained to become a tank commander. He was killed in action in Normandy in 1944. He was just 39.
Almost 80 years later, in December 2020, the Tate announced the permanent closure of the Whistler restaurant, following complaints about the mural. The gallery’s ethics committee had investigated and concluded that ‘the imagery of the work is offensive’. The problem, it decided, was Whistler’s depictions of non-Europeans. Chinese people in one tiny corner were deemed ‘stereotypical’. Worse was that in one of the strange hunting scenes, a woman in a frilly frock appears to be dragging a black child, who must be a slave, and hauling him off against his will.
Certainly this is a disturbing scene, one of several in the mural. But they are there for a reason. Whistler was sending a message that even in Arcadia there is cruelty and suffering, as well as indulgence and delight. It is a typical touch of his. Elsewhere in the mural there is a boy drowning as well as an urn with the initials ‘D.A.W.’, a reference to his brother Denny, who died in childhood.
For decades, all of this was accepted as part of the work. As late as the early 2010s, when the Tate carried out a much-needed cleaning of the mural, no concerns were raised.
When the restaurant reopened in 2013, those who praised it included the Guardian’s restaurant critic, who noted the ‘sylvan beauty’ of Whistler’s fantasy while also commending the excellent wine list.
And then in 2020, complaints began, emanating from an Instagram account called The White Pube. Posters on the site called the Tate ‘deranged’ and fulminated: ‘How do these rich white people still choose to go there to drink from “the capital’s finest wine cellars” with some choice slavery in the background?’
To this intolerable pressure, the gallery responded by trying to contextualise the minor figures in question — all of whom, it should be noted, were no more than a couple of inches high.
It placed a note of interpretation beside the mural, admitting that it did indeed contain scenes that were ‘unacceptable’. It described them as imperialist and demonstrating attitudes to racial identity prevalent in Britain in the 1920s.
But then other media piled into the controversy and upped the ante. One outlet lamented that for years, tourists had been ‘clinking china’ alongside ‘a massive mural that depicts child slavery’.
A spokesperson for Tate Britain said they had been 'open and transparent about the deeply problematic racist imagery'
An online petition was got up which carefully selected the two tiny images, blew them up and put them on either side of a carefully selected photo of a group of white people of a certain age looking satisfied after finishing a meal in the restaurant. In strident tones, it demanded either the removal of the painting from the restaurant or the removal of the restaurant from the mural room. It added: ‘There simply should not be a dining experience in modern and multicultural Britain where all races are not respected.’
Incensed signatories claimed that so long as the Tate held on to this mural, the institution was showing it was not committed to racial justice.
Some hundreds of people signed the petition, at which point the Tate seemed to think it was on the run.
A spokesperson announced that it had been ‘open and transparent about the deeply problematic racist imagery in the Rex Whistler mural’ — and that, with the interpretation text now on the wall alongside the mural, the gallery was making efforts to confront the ‘racist and imperialist attitudes in the 1920s and today’ and ‘championing a more inclusive story of British art and identity’.
But none of this impressed the gallery’s ethics committee. It unequivocally condemned the mural, insisted that the gallery had not dealt with the situation adequately, and concluded that the only possible options were for the room to be closed or for the mural to be removed. The Tate is now preparing for an external consultation on the mural’s fate. In the meantime, the room remains closed to the public.
The more you look into the matter, the clearer it becomes that the assault on the Whistler mural is a textbook case of a modern mobbing by extreme activists. The Instagram account that started it all is run by people who claim the arts in Britain are dominated by white middle-class people (as well they might be in a country that is still majority white).
The magazine Vogue, no less, described White Pube as ‘the self-styled cowboy critics shaking up the arts establishment’. But they are after more than just increasing access or representation in the arts. One of their posts in June 2020 states, ‘F**k the Police, F**k the State, F**k the Tate’.
This is the bog-standard revolutionary fare that White Pube deals in, egged on by its small support base.
Yet unsurprisingly this anti-Whistler mural campaign gained traction with politicians such as Diane Abbott. She tweeted: ‘I have eaten in the restaurant. Had no idea mural had repellent images of black slaves. Nobody should be eating surrounded by imagery of black slaves.’ The post was accompanied by two supposedly incriminating images, one from a different painting, and a Black Lives Matter hashtag.
MP Dianne Abbott denounced the mural and restaurant, which she had previously eaten at without realising some of the artwork depicted images of black slaves
What I find most telling about the Whistler mural affair is not that shrill and over-megaphoned voices made their voices heard. Nor that a work of art should suffer such a stratospheric context collapse.
Rather it is that the trustees of the Tate — whose job is to safeguard a historic national collection — should instead have stood judgment over a work in their care and misrepresented it so obscenely.
Because of them, what was once described as ‘the most amusing room in Europe’ turned in a matter of months into a ‘white-supremacist’ restaurant that celebrated slavery.
What might they have done instead? They might have said that the characters being complained about were the tiniest imaginable details in a work positively bursting with details.
They might have pointed out that art galleries are absolutely chock-full of artistic details that might be considered disturbing. Renaissance pictures are packed with crucifixions and martyrdoms. Most galleries have significant numbers of nude or semi-nude bodies. There are generally a few rapes.
And the modern galleries (not least the exhibitions for the finalists of the Turner Prize, which the Tate hosts each year) display things that Whistler would never have imagined in his worst nightmares.
The trustees might have pointed out that a work of art and a political manifesto are different things. That just as a novel that mentions slavery does not mean the novelist is celebrating slavery, so a work of art depicting something evil does not mean that the artist is somehow urging it to happen.
Yet the Tate did none of these things. Instead, the trustees accepted that the steamroller of modern political fashion had every right to crush a work in their care.
They effectively conceded to the appalling claim that Whistler was some kind of pro-slavery, pro-empire, white supremacist. So it is that nearly 80 years after he gave his life fighting Nazism, he now stands besmirched by the gallery he spent months toiling away for.
Unfortunately, the vengeful cycle that Whistler has been put through is not unique to him. In the past few years, almost every great figure in the history of Western art has been subjected to the same treatment.
Always at the hands of people who range from the semi-informed to the uninformed. Always subjected to the same coarse form of attack.
And almost always responded to by people in charge of some of our great cultural institutions — alleged guardians of the heritage — who ran up the white flag of surrender the moment the first shot was fired.
Douglas Murray queries what more the trustees of the Tate Britain (pictured) could have done, beyond pointing out 'that a work of art and a political manifesto are different things'
Our literary heritage has suffered too, prey to the same dulling, remorseless maltreatment. Universities have led the way by supposedly ‘decolonising’ and ‘diversifying’.
Typical is the English department of Leicester University, whose academics were told last year to stop teaching medieval literature and cut back on early modern literature. Out would go Beowulf and the works of Geoffrey Chaucer and in would come what?
The university insisted that Shakespeare was safe but the vice-chancellor, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, said it was necessary to change the course in order to be ‘sustainable’ and to ‘compete on a global level’.
Students would study a span of English literature ‘from Shakespeare to Bernardine Evaristo [the first black person to win the Booker Prize].’ Such courses would allow a chronological study of literature with modules on ‘race, ethnicity, sexuality and diversity, a decolonised curriculum’ and so on.
Perhaps we should have been grateful that Shakespeare could still get a look-in. But only a short while later, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London announced that it, too, was seeking to become ‘anti-racist’ and intending to ‘decolonise’ Shakespeare.
It looked as if the Bard might be for the chop — or at least for severe cutting — in one of the very places that was meant to uphold, celebrate and sustain his legacy. The theatre is near the site of the playwright’s original playhouse and was reconstructed at enormous expense in the 1990s, with the express purpose of audiences seeing his work in the setting for which he originally wrote. For years tourists and locals alike rejoiced in the opportunity.
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre said it intended to ‘decolonise’ Shakespeare
But nothing is safe from the precepts of critical race theory (CRT), which sees everything through the lens of race. After applying this to Shakespeare, a crack squad of Shakespeare scholars unleashed by the Globe deemed his plays ‘problematic’.
Which they may well be. But the ‘experts’ who used this term meant it only in the same dull and reductive tenor they brought to everything else.
One complained that in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the character Lysander says ‘Who would not trade a raven for a dove?’ This was interpreted ludicrously as Shakespeare associating whiteness with beauty and blackness with ugliness.
An American professor of English then chipped in by claiming that all Shakespeare’s plays are ‘race plays’ and contain ‘racialised dynamics’. She also thought Shakespeare a very sloppy writer whose ‘language is all over the place’.
Until now, scholars of English have generally admired Shakespeare’s way with words. But a course of ‘decolonising’ and an ‘anti-racism’ agenda can turn even that around,
It beggars belief that the Globe, a place meant to protect the legacy of Shakespeare, commissioned and then respectfully listened to scholars whose own words and scholarship are so fantastically hostile and inept towards him.
Inevitably, the Globe denied that it was assaulting Shakespeare and claimed his reputation was safe. But there were already signs, of which they should have been aware, that this was not so.
In the U.S., there was a debate in a reputable literary journal about whether Shakespeare’s works should still be taught in American classrooms. According to one expert, his works are ‘full of problematic, outdated ideas, with plenty of misogyny, racism, homophobia, classism, anti-Semitism and misogynoir [a specific hate of black women].’ It was, she said, ‘time for Shakespeare to be set aside and de-emphasised to make room for modern, diverse and inclusive voices’.
The more this sort of thing goes on, the harder it is to find any author who is deemed to pass any muster whatsoever. A Massachusetts school has banned Homer for being just another dead white man.
In such judgments, you see the whole canon of English literature being not reinterpreted but simply declared inadmissible.
But at least Shakespeare was being assailed on his works. Other writers were not so lucky. They were being blacklisted not for anything they had ever written or said but for ancestors they could never have met.
In 2020, the British Library announced that it was creating a list of authors who were found to have any connection to the slave trade or colonialism. The initial list of 300 included Oscar Wilde, Lord Byron and George Orwell. Rudyard Kipling was found guilty of having made the British Empire ‘a central theme’ in his literary output.
The library said that although the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge had expressed anti-slavery views himself and had recorded these views in his poetry, he was on the blacklist because he had a nephew who lived in Barbados and worked closely with estates where there were slaves.
The sins of the father is a familiar problem, but the sins of the people known to the nephew is a new form of associative guilt.
Still the blacklist became more ridiculous. Because one of the people on it — to the surprise of many — was former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes.
Hughes was born in 1930, centuries after the slave trade had ended. He was too young to have any significant effect on the last days of empire.
The reason for adding him to its dossier of wrongdoers was that the sleuths — who are employed at taxpayer expense — claimed they had found that one of his ancestors, Nicholas Ferrar, born in 1592, was ‘deeply involved’ with the London Virginia Company, which helped to set up colonies in North America.
There was no claim that Hughes had any connection with his ancestor and even the British Library’s research squad had worked out that they could not smear Hughes by direct link.
Nevertheless, they insisted that he fitted their criteria of a person with ‘connections to slavery’ or someone who had ‘profited from slavery or colonialism’.
How he had ‘profited’ was not explained, given that he was born in a poor part of Yorkshire, his father ran a tobacco shop and Hughes made it to Cambridge University on a scholarship, making his career and what money he did from his own work.
On this occasion, there was a short and sharp intervention from some of the few remaining adults in the room. First, some actual, real-life researchers pointed out that it was absurd to damn Hughes by association with a man alive in the time of Shakespeare.
Then they followed up with the revelation that Nicholas Ferrar had died without children, so even if Hughes was related to him, he could not have been a direct descendant. They also pointed out that Ferrar was the author of a pamphlet attacking slavery before the British slave trade had even begun. The estate of the late Ted Hughes demanded an apology and got it.
There are several lessons from this affair. One is that people who claim to know what they are talking about do not. They are mostly ignorant, sloppy and less than half-informed. The other is that the slightest firm pushback can bring about a reversal.
So why does this not happen more often? Why is it that the same language, ideas, assertions and dogmatisms are able to run through everything today?
For that is what they have done. It doesn’t matter how delicate or profound the subject, how frivolous or deep it might be. These days, everything is inspected under the same remorseless light. And everything comes out looking equally and eternally guilty.
Extracted from The War On The West: How To Prevail In The Age Of Unreason, by Douglas Murray, published by HarperCollins on April 28 at £20. © Douglas Murray 2022.
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- E. W. Tekwa, James R. Watson, Malin L. Pinsky. Body size and food–web interactions mediate species range shifts under warming. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2022; 289 (1972) DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.2755
The new study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, presents a mixed picture of ocean health. Not only will large species and commercially important fisheries shift out of their historical ranges as climate warms, but they will likely not be as abundant even in their new geographic ranges. For instance, a cod fisherman in the Atlantic might still find fish 200 years from now but in significantly fewer numbers.
“What that suggests from a fisheries perspective is that while the species we fish today will be there tomorrow, they will not be there in the same abundance. In such a context, overfishing becomes easier because the population growth rates are low,” said study coauthor Malin Pinsky, an associate professor in Rutgers’ Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources. “Warming coupled with food-web dynamics will be like putting marine biodiversity in a blender.”
Previous studies of shifting habitat ranges focused on the direct impacts of climate change on individual species. While these “one-at-a-time” species projections offer insights into the composition of ocean communities in a warming world, they have largely failed to consider how food-web interactions will affect the pace of change.
The new study looked at trophic interactions — the process of one species being nourished at the expense of another — and other food-web dynamics to determine how climate change affects species’ ranges.
Using sophisticated computer models, the researchers determined that predator-prey interactions cause many species, especially large predators, to shift their ranges more slowly than climate.
“The model suggests that over the next 200 years of warming, species are going to continually reshuffle and be in the process of shifting their ranges,” said lead author E. W. Tekwa, a former Rutgers postdoc in ecology, evolution and natural resources now at the University of British Columbia. “Even after 200 years, marines species will still be lagging behind temperature shifts, and this is particularly true for those at the top of the food web.”
As climate warms, millions of species are shifting poleward in a dramatic reorganization of life on earth. However, our understanding of these dynamics has largely ignored a key feature of life — animals and other organisms must eat. The researchers have filled this knowledge gap by examining how the basic need for nourishment affect species’ movements.
The researchers developed a “spatially explicit food-web model” that included parameters such as metabolism, body size and optimal temperature ranges. By accounting for climate change, their model revealed that dynamic trophic interactions hamper species’ ability to react quickly to warming temperatures. They also found that larger-bodied top predators stay longer than smaller prey in historical habitats, in part because of the arrival of new food sources to their pre-warming ranges.
“These dynamics will not only be in one place but globally,” Pinsky said. “That does not bode well for marine life, and this is not an effect that has been widely recognized.” | https://shepherdgazette.com/climate-change-will-reshuffle-marine-ecosystems-in-unexpected-ways-novlink/ | 2022-04-19T05:48:43Z | https://shepherdgazette.com/climate-change-will-reshuffle-marine-ecosystems-in-unexpected-ways-novlink/ | true | 1 |
Sri Lanka asks IMF for rapid financial assistance
Sri Lanka has requested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for rapid financial assistance and the global lender could consider it after initial reluctance, an aide to the country's finance minister said on Tuesday (Apr 19).
Protests have erupted in the island nation as it battles a devastating financial crisis brought by the effects of COVID-19, mismanaged government finances and rising prices of fuel that have sapped foreign reserves.
A delegation headed by Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Ali Sabry kicked off formal talks with the IMF in Washington on Monday for a programme the government hopes will help top up its reserves and attract bridge financing to pay for essential imports of fuel, food and medicines.
"The (foreign minister) made a request for a Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) to mitigate the current supply chain issues, yet initially IMF of the view that it doesn’t meet their criteria," Sabry's aide Shamir Zavahir said on Twitter.
"However, India subsequently made representations on an RFI for (Sri Lanka) as well and IMF may consider this request due to the unique circumstances."
Sri Lanka is seeking US$3 billion in the coming months from multiple sources including the IMF, the World Bank and India to stave off the crisis, Sabry told Reuters earlier this month.
Last week, the country's central bank said it was suspending foreign debt payments to avoid a hard default, with its limited foreign reserves required for imports of essential items such as fuel.
"This will be on a temporary basis until we come to an agreement with creditors and with the support of a programme with the IMF," governor P Nandalal Weerasinghe said.
"We need to focus on essential imports and not have to worry about servicing external debt," he added.
In the commercial capital Colombo, protests demanding the ouster of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa have dragged on for more than a week.
Monday marked the 10th straight day of protests outside Rajapaksa's office, with demonstrators establishing a protest camp that they say will continue until the leader stands aside.
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Johnson, Raymond William, - 83, of Ocean City, passed peacefully on April 12, 2022 in Ocean City, NJ, ending a valiant battle with Parkinson's Disease. Ray was born in Camden, NJ and spent his early childhood in Maple Shade before the family moved to Atco during his high school years. Ray enlisted in the United States Navy in 1956 and was commissioned to work with nuclear submarines. He ended his service in 1962 and subsequently held positions at several regional concrete companies where he oversaw the testing and quality control of materials. Upon retirement, Ray enjoyed playing golf and cheering on his Philadelphia Eagles. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Ray is survived by his wife of 64 years, Marlynn; three children, Raymond Johnson III (Karen), Janice Gray, and Kathleen Fischer; three brothers, Robert, William, and Frances Johnson and sister, Anna Slingbaum; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother Joseph Johnson. His Funeral Service will be offered on Monday, April 25th at 12 noon from The Godfrey Funeral Home of Palermo, 644 South Shore Road, Palermo, NJ where friends may call from 11 am until the time of service. Burial will follow in Cape May County Veterans Cemetery, Cape May Court House, NJ. The family wishes to extend gratitude to the nurses and aids at The Shores at Wesley Manor and Holy Redeemer Hospice. In lieu of flowers, a Tribute Page in honor of Raymond for donations to
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Seven-in-ten Brits have changed their energy habits to offset the price cap rise.
The new price cap has put more strain on customers who are going to see an increase of £693 on their annual energy bills.
A new survey by Smart Energy GB shows almost 25% of people feel confused by the conflicting energy saving advice available publicly.
Nearly one-in-three say they don’t know enough about advice around energy usage with just a third feeling well-informed.
As a result, around 66% of consumers are trying methods that they claim have little to no impact on their energy use and one-in-four say they don’t feel in control of their household budgets amid the price rise.
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Chelsea's objectives for the rest of the season are clear; win the FA Cup when they meet Liverpool in the final on May 14. And finish third in the Premier League, a goal they can take a huge step towards when they host London rivals Arsenal on Wednesday evening.
However, ahead of the game there are some injury concerns for Blues boss Thomas Tuchel following Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace. Mateo Kovacic was substituted in the first half at Wembley and could potentially be out of action for some time.
With that being said, here is all of the latest injury updates ahead of the mid-week clash with the Gunners.
READ MORE: Why Thomas Tuchel raged at Jorginho as Chelsea boss continues epic record in Crystal Palace win
Mateo Kovacic
The Croatian midfielder started against Palace but was withdrawn less than 30 minutes into the contest after picking up an ankle problem. He was replaced by Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Tuchel is less than optimistic that he’ll be available to face Mikel Arteta’s side.
What Tuchel has said: "When Kova comes off, you know that he is in pain. The ankle is swollen, it’s a huge ankle right now. So let’s hope. It doesn’t look so good but we will wait for the examination and we can tell you more."
Expected return: Unknown
Ross Barkley
Barkley was expected to return from illness and be available for selection against Palace, but the 28-year-old wasn’t named in the matchday squad. And it remains unclear whether the issue that ruled him out for Sunday’s trip to Wembley will keep him out of the midweek clash against Arsenal.
What Tuchel has said: "Ross Barkley is sick, he will not travel."
Expected return: Unknown
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Hudson-Odoi has struggled with a troublesome Achilles issue restricting the 21-year-old’s involvement of late. No risks have been taken with the academy graduate who remains out and his return date is still unknown.
What Tuchel has said: "Except for Ben Chilwell and Callum Hudson-Odoi. Everyone seems to be okay."
Expected return: N/A
Ben Chilwell
Chilwell suffered a cruciate ligament injury in November that is set to keep him out for the rest of the season. The 25-year-old performed well in the early stages of the campaign but won't make a return until the summer.
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Investors await Netflix earnings while scrutinizing the streaming business model
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business
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Netflix will report first quarter earnings on Tuesday afternoon, setting the bar for a season of financial reports that will reveal a whole lot about the state of streaming.
The streaming king disappointed investors at the beginning of the year with a weak outlook for its future subscriber growth. “The conventional wisdom seems to have changed overnight,” and not just about Netflix, Puck’s William D. Cohan wrote after the last earnings season. The point: There’s “plenty of agita on Wall Street these days about the economics of streaming video.”
Brian Wieser, global president of business intelligence at GroupM, called it a “reset” in an interview with The Guardian. In part, he said, it’s an “acknowledgment that the economics of the streaming business are not as good as the traditional media business.” But he also said Netflix remains “one of the most valuable media companies on Earth,” which no one would dispute. So… how was the first quarter?
Can Netflix pull a rabbit out of its hat?
Netflix shares are down 44% year to date, THR’s Georg Szalai wrote Monday, “and few on Wall Street expect the streaming giant’s first-quarter subscriber and earnings report on Tuesday to turn around the currently gloomy mood of investors.”
With Wall Street focusing “on increasing spending on original content amid intense competition in the streaming space,” he wrote, “Netflix seems to need to pull a rabbit out of its hat as part of its latest earnings report to change the mood in a big way. More likely, though, is that management will continue to emphasize the theme of streaming growth.”
>> Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will likely come up on Netflix’s earnings call, since the company suspended its service in Russia, impacting its total subscriber number…
>> I’ll be listening to the call for any guidance about Netflix’s experiments with charging for password sharing in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru…
The inflation factor
This new report by media consultancy Kantar is about the UK, but it could easily apply in other countries: Soaring inflation “has forced many households to cut back on non-essential spending, and subscriptions to video streaming platforms are firmly in the firing line,” Anna Cooban wrote for CNN Business. Per Kantar, “Britons canceled about 1.5 million subscriptions in the first three months of 2022, up by around 500,000 from the previous quarter. More than a third did so to save money…”
Lowry’s insight
Brian Lowry writes: “Netflix won’t be showing up to its earnings day with the best-picture Oscar that the service has long coveted, but it has clearly made enough inroads in that competition to justify the strategy. Yet the question is to what extent Netflix has been busy pursuing what amount to symbolic victories without adequately addressing the pressures on its business model, especially as studios funnel content to their own streaming services, forcing Netflix to both spend more on developing content and cast a wider net in terms of acquiring it from around the globe. The irony is that Netflix’s cultural footprint has never felt bigger — from launching surprise hits like ‘Squid Game’ to below-the-radar shows breaking out and trending — raising the possibility that the service could win a whole lot of battles and still wind up losing the war…”
“Binge Times” comes out Tuesday
Perfect timing: On Tuesday Dade Hayes of Deadline and Dawn Chmielewski of Reuters are releasing a big new book titled “Binge Times: Inside Hollywood’s Furious Billion-Dollar Battle to Take Down Netflix.” The book “breaks down the absolute mayhem of the streaming wars in a way that even a casual industry watcher can digest,” reviewer Michael Malone wrote. “It is a thoroughly reported work that makes for a compelling read.” Deadline and Lit Hub have published excerpts…
Further reading…
— Is this Netflix’s new way to develop content, combining games and shows? “Netflix is doubling down on games with the upcoming launch of an Exploding Kittens mobile game and an animated cartoon series…” (VentureBeat)
— Gerry Smith’s latest: “Jon Stewart’s struggles add to list of streaming talk show flops…” (Bloomberg)
— After a two-year ban due to Covid, character hugs are back at Disneyland. Brooks Barnes went to Anaheim to document the moment… (NYT)
— “Paramount Global has agreed to pay $14.75 million to shareholders of the former CBS Corp in a proposed class action claiming the company’s failure to disclose sexual misconduct allegations against former CBS chief executive Leslie Moonves artificially inflated the value of its stock…” (Reuters)
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Uneasy calm prevails in Jahangirpuri, heavy security cover continues
By IANS | Published: April 19, 2022 11:18 AM2022-04-19T11:18:04+5:302022-04-19T11:30:08+5:30
New Delhi, April 19 Though under control, the situation remained tense as an uneasy calm prevailed in northwest ...
New Delhi, April 19 Though under control, the situation remained tense as an uneasy calm prevailed in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri, three days after it witnessed violent clashes during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on April 16.
The area was still under heavy security cover, excessively barricaded and manned by the police personnel along with the paramilitary forces.
The people have been asked to avoid walking on that stretch. Several shops in the vicinity of the violence-hit road were still closed.
The police have divided the area into five sectors Sector 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 to efficiently secure the area in case of any emergency. The police personnel in every sector are being led by Additional DCPs.
Notably, the communal violence case was transferred to the Crime Branch which has formed around 14 teams to probe the incident from all angles.
It was officially learnt that the Crime Branch has intensified the investigation and are conducting searches in the area. A man named Gulli is being searched by the police as the police have found that he supplied the illegal firearm to Imam alias Sonu alias Yunus, who allegedly fired shots during the communal clashes.
Accused Imam was arrested by the Special Staff of the northwest district police, a day ago. During interrogation, the accused Imam disclosed that he had fired through his pistol near Kushal Chowk during the violence.
Barring a stray incident of stone pelting, the situation was mostly peaceful on Monday. The stone pelting incident happened when a police team of north west district had gone to an alleged shooter's house in CD Park road in his search and for examination of his family members.
However, when the police reached there, the family members of the said man pelted two stones on them in retaliation following which the police detained one person from the spot. Later the said shooter, Imam alias Sonu, was nabbed by the police. His relative, identified as Salma, was bound down for stone pelting and injuring a police officer. She has joined the investigation, an official said.
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StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Yiren Digital (NYSE:YRD – Get Rating) in a research note issued on Tuesday. The firm set a “strong-buy” rating on the technology company’s stock.
Yiren Digital stock opened at $2.05 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.92, a current ratio of 3.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The business’s fifty day moving average is $2.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $172.17 million, a P/E ratio of 7.88 and a beta of 0.54. Yiren Digital has a fifty-two week low of $1.80 and a fifty-two week high of $6.60.
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Yiren Digital during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $52,000. MARSHALL WACE ASIA Ltd acquired a new stake in Yiren Digital in the third quarter worth approximately $62,000. Millennium Management LLC acquired a new stake in Yiren Digital in the second quarter worth approximately $219,000. BlackRock Inc. lifted its position in Yiren Digital by 22.5% in the third quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 37,086 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $112,000 after purchasing an additional 6,819 shares during the period. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in Yiren Digital in the third quarter worth approximately $141,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.01% of the company’s stock.
Yiren Digital Ltd., through its subsidiaries, operates as an online consumer finance marketplace that connects borrowers and investors in the People's Republic of China. It provides loan facilitation services; and post-origination services, such as cash processing, collection, and SMS services. The company's loan products portfolio includes unsecured consumer loans; secured consumer loan, which include secured financial leasing, auto-secured, and property-secured loans; and small business loans.
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Elon Musk’s social media ambitions are pushing Digital World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:DWAC) down today. The blank check partner of the Trump Media & Technology Group has faced an increasingly difficult road since Truth Social’s launch. The steep decline of app download rates quickly spelled problems for the right-wing social media platform. But now, as Elon Musk maneuvers to acquire Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), the path forward for DWAC stock looks even more questionable.
What’s Happening With DWAC Stock
This week isn’t off to a good start for DWAC stock. It began this morning by falling sharply and hasn’t rebounded. As of this writing, it is down almost 4% for the day. The stock rose briefly last week on rumors of Fox News joining Truth Social. Sources were quick to confirm that it was not true, however, sending DWAC back into the red.
Since its launch, the company has seen few positive catalysts. Now, Elon Musk may inadvertently usher in the end of Truth Social.
Why It Matters
Despite constant speculation, the future of Twitter remains unclear. As InvestorPlace Assistant News Writer Eddie Pan reports, the company’s board of directors has voted to enact a “limited duration shareholder rights plan.” More commonly referred to as a poison pill, it could stop Musk’s attempted hostile takeover. However, Musk maintains that such a move would go against the interests of Twitter’s shareholders.
If Musk is unable to acquire and privatize Twitter, he may be tempted to explore a different option. Reuters reports that he is giving “serious thought” to launching his own platform.
The way it looks from here, Musk has two options. And either one will likely mean the end of Truth Social. If he is able to purchase Twitter, he’s made it clear he will privatize free speech. That will likely mean the reinstatement of accounts banned for violating the platform’s terms of service. The most notable of these accounts is, of course, that of former President Donald Trump. Anyone who left Twitter in protest of Trump’s ban following the Jan. 6 insurrection would likely return in that case.
And if Musk launches his own platform, conservative thinkers and politicians will likely flock to it. That could include Trump. The former president hasn’t been using the platform he launched, likely due to its lack of popularity. He’ll go where he can reach the largest audience. Where he goes, his throngs of followers will be close behind.
The primary reason for Truth Social’s failing is simple — Trump hasn’t been using it. If Musk launches his own platform, he won’t make that mistake. The entrepreneur ushered in a new wave of auto transportation when he built Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). He’s fully capable of building a social network that could compete with Twitter, appealing to the many users who have complained about Big Tech’s censorship policies.
What It Means for DWAC Stock
The bottom line is that DWAC stock is heading for a fall. Elon Musk can build what Donald Trump couldn’t. And he won’t back down. Whichever road he takes will lead to a new frontier within the social media world. And it will lead Truth Social straight to the bottom.
Investors should be closely watching social media stocks. History is unfolding, and Musk is poised to change the game permanently. However, DWAC stock is the worst social media play. The only thing that could potentially save it would be if Musk were to acquire the company, but his sights are set elsewhere. Investors should focus on companies on the way up, not the way down.
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Alexander Skarsgard says it was “such a treat” to reunite with Nicole Kidman in his new Viking epic The Northman.
The Swedish actor said it had been a “privilege” to be able to explore more intimate scenes with his Oscar-winning costar as well as action sequences.
Kidman and Skarsgard previously worked together on popular US drama Big Little Lies, playing married couple Celeste and Perry Wright.
In The Northman the pair play mother and son, with Kidman as Queen Gudrun and Skarsgard as vengeful Viking prince Amleth.
Speaking about filming with Kidman at the film’s global premiere in Los Angeles, Skarsgard told the PA news agency: “It was such a treat.
“There’s a long scene in the movie in which my character tells his mother who he is, and reveals that he is her son.
“It’s such a privilege to be able to shoot a scene like that, in an intimate setting with Nicole.
“In the same movie you get to do massive action scenes and set-pieces. It’s quite rare in this day and age, it’s often one or the other.
“To have the privilege of working on material this intelligent, this deep, this complex, but also this entertaining was a real privilege.”
Skarsgard’s arrival at the premiere on Hollywood Boulevard was greeted by screams from fans and the actor crossed the busy road to sign autographs.
He walked the carpet alongside director Robert Eggers and Kidman, who arrived with her husband, country music star Keith Urban.
Other co-stars at the premiere included Anya Taylor-Joy, Willem Dafoe and Rebecca Ineson, daughter of English actor Ralph Ineson.
Ralph Ineson was cast in Eggers’ 2015 New England folktale The Witch.
His daughter told PA that working with the director was “becoming a bit of a dynasty”.
“Watching my dad work with Rob previously and learning from such a great experience he had with him it transitioned into a beautiful job on The Northman,” she said.
Eggers said: “There are a lot of family dynamics in this movie… I like that.
“My movies are not easy to make so it’s nice to have these trusting relationships going in.”
The Northman is set in 10th century Iceland and was due to be filmed in locations across the world, but this was scuppered by the pandemic.
The team had to recreate the Scandinavian look and feel of the film in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as well as rethinking locations and set building.
The Northman was released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on April 15.
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Ronald Acuña Jr. Backpedaling Rapidly After Ripping Freddie Freeman
Ronald Acuña Jr. is once again asking you to ignore his own words about former Atlanta Braves teammate Freddie Freeman.
Wednesday night during an Instagram Live interview, Acuña claimed he wouldn't miss Freeman, the two had friction, that Freeman was overbearing and that Acuña didn't feel like he could ever talk to Freeman.
Immediately after the comments were reported, Acuña took to Twitter to deny them.
Unfortunately for Acuña, video of the interview soon surfaced.
In the clubhouse before Thursday's Opening Day game, Acuña attempted to downplay those comments, by claiming they were taken out of context and exaggerated. He claimed he didn't say anything bad about Freeman, that he was only discussing what happened in 2018 when Acuña was a rookie.
Acuña did say he didn't regret saying he wouldn't miss Freeman, because Freeman chose to sign with another team (the Dodgers). The 24-year-old outfielder further said he didn't regret anything he said and that they were only blown out of proportion because he said them.
That is a rapid backpedal from Acuña, and given the translations of his original comments, he's not being truthful. Maybe he got carried away in the interview and didn't want to let go with as much as he did, but if he regrets his comments he should just say so instead of blaming others for reporting them accurately.
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Which disc golf basket is best?
Whether you want to practice your skills away from the course or try to set a course up, there’s a disc golf basket for you. They come in a few types that are better for certain situations, and there are a few aspects, such as the number of chains, that separate the good from the great.
The best disc golf basket is the Axiom Discs Pro 24-Chain Disc Golf Basket. It has a sturdy base and 24 chains to ensure your perfect shot falls into the basket as it should.
What to know before you buy a disc golf basket
Disc golf basket types
There are four main types of disc golf baskets.
- Heavy-duty baskets are the closest you can get to having an official course-type basket for traveling. They use heavy metals, such as stainless steel, and are durable enough to be left outside for months. However, they are usually expensive.
- Light-duty baskets are best for beginners or casual enjoyers. They’re sturdier than a foldable basket but built for maximum portability.
- Narrow baskets are meant for practicing your accuracy. They have smaller baskets and chains to force you to throw better.
- Foldable baskets are best only for occasional and casual fun. They are usually made of canvas with metal supports and can fold down into a carrying bag.
Flags
Some disc golf baskets include flag toppers. These aren’t necessary, though they can make a basket easier to see from a distance. They also add a touch of flair.
What to look for in a quality disc golf basket
Stand
The stand is the base of the basket in charge of keeping the whole thing upright. Most use metal loops that you can secure by driving rounded stakes down over the loops. Better baskets include these loops, while others will need to be purchased separately. Other stands use three or four foldable legs to remain upright. These aren’t as stable, but they are less likely to wobble.
Basket
Disc gold baskets are typically made of metal or some weave.
- Metal baskets are more durable and steady but heavier and harder to transport. Most are stainless steel using a latticework of thin but solid wires. Official baskets are always metal.
- Weave baskets are usually canvas or mesh and are rarely found outside the foldable basket subtype. They can have issues holding onto discs if the basket is loose or blown around by the wind.
Chains
Chains exist to snatch discs out of the air to ensure they land in the basket to score. Most disc golf baskets have 12 to 28 chains with more chains making it more likely you’ll score. Some baskets split these chains between an outer and inner layer, matching what most professionally approved baskets use. The best chains are stainless steel, but other metals are possible.
How much you can expect to spend on a disc golf basket
Disc golf baskets typically cost $50-$200. Light and easily portable baskets cost $100 or less, while heavier-duty options cost $100-$150. The best baskets for high-level play and practice start at $150.
Disc golf basket FAQ
Can a disc golf basket be used for anything else other than disc golf?
A. Yes, with a caveat: There aren’t any other recognizable sports or games that use them. However, there’s always the chance of finding something fun and kooky online you can try. You can also be the one to think of something fun and inventive to try yourself.
How can I tell if a disc golf basket is approved for professional use?
A. The Professional Disc Golf Association is in charge of approving baskets, and they place a seal on approved packages.
Does it count if the disc lands on top of the basket rather than in it?
A. No, the disc must land inside the basket or be caught up in the chains for it to count.
What’s the best disc golf basket to buy?
Top disc golf basket
Axiom Discs Pro 24-Chain Disc Golf Basket
What you need to know: This has a great mix of quality parts.
What you’ll love: It’s approved for professional use by the Professional Disc Golf Association, and it comes in six colors. It can be set up and taken down in a minute, and the all-metal construction is sturdy on its base. The 24 chains let no disc pass through them.
What you should consider: A few consumers received baskets with bent or broken pieces in the thinner sections or at weld points. Some of the colors don’t look like the picture.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top disc golf basket for the money
Yaheetech Portable Metal Disc Golf Basket
What you need to know: This is perfect for casual fun.
What you’ll love: It’s designed to be collapsible for quick and easy transport, plus it only weighs 18.3 pounds. The 12 chains are spaced wide enough to catch most discs, and it includes a flag topping for better visibility from a distance.
What you should consider: A few purchasers had issues keeping it upright despite the inclusion of stakes, especially on slightly uneven ground. It isn’t approved for professional use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Dynamic Discs Scout Portable Disc Golf Basket
What you need to know: This is ultra-rugged though pricey.
What you’ll love: It’s built with maximum portability in mind, thanks to a collapsible tripod base and basket and an included carrying bag with shoulder strap. It uses 16 chains, eight inside and eight outside, to ably snatch a disc from the air.
What you should consider: It’s among the priciest baskets. The shoulder strap isn’t as comfortable as some would have preferred. The chains have some rough edges.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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File photo of US VP Kamala Harris. Photograph:( Reuters )
During the anti-satellite weapons test, which is usually demonstrated by the military, a spacecraft in orbit is destroyed using a missile system
In an apparent self-imposed ban, the United States pledged not to conduct a type of anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test as a part of the Biden administration's pledge of using the space with responsibility.
US Vice President Kamala Harris made the announcement at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday (April 18). She also urged other countries to follow suit.
The ban is apparently the first of its kind. The Biden administration has previously promised to promote responsible use of space.
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"I am pleased to announce that as of today, the United States commits not to conduct destructive direct ascent anti-satellite missile testing," said Harris who chairs the National Space Council.
"Simply put, these tests are dangerous, and we will not conduct them. We are the first nation to make such a commitment. And today, on behalf of the United States of America, I call on all nations to join us," she added.
What is an anti-satellite weapon's test?
During the anti-satellite weapons test, which is usually demonstrated by the military, a spacecraft in orbit is destroyed using a missile system.
So far, those countries that performed ASAT tests targeted their own assets in space.
It hasn't been used in warfare yet. A few countries such as China, India, Russia and the United States have successfully shot down their own satellites to show their ASAT capabilities.
On November 15, Russia test-launched an anti-satellite missile that struck a defunct Soviet-era spy satellite in low-Earth orbit.
It created at least 1,632 pieces of space debris, according to a U.S. Space Force database of orbital objects.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid took a stiff arm moments after tipoff and the 7-footer pushed back. Trying to keep his composure, Embiid absorbed a few more deliberate blows from a Raptors defense clearly trying to bully the big guy.
Coach Doc Rivers gave Embiid a quick message: “No, Jo, you be the dominant guy.”
The NBA MVP finalist quit deferring and started dominating.
Embiid took his lumps and powered his way to 31 points and 11 rebounds, Tyrese Maxey showed he was no one-game postseason wonder and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 112-97 on Monday night for a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.
“They put me on the floor a few times and to me, this is where it gets interesting,” Embiid said. “I’m like, cool. I’m going to come back with more power and make you foul me.”
Embiid took foul after foul – he rubbed parts of his shoulders and elbows and shook off at least one foot injury — and made 12 of 14 free throws. He made 9 of 16 shots from the floor for the game.
“That’s what we need from the Big Fella,” Maxey said.
Maxey had 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Tobias Harris had 20 points and 10 rebounds. James Harden scored 14.
Game 3 in the Eastern Conference series is Wednesday in Toronto.
The Raptors trailed by 27 points but showed some life in the fourth cutting it to 11 until Maxey, the Game 1 star, buried a 3 that got the Sixers rolling again.
OG Anunoby led the Raptors with 26 points. Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet each had 20.
The Raptors came ready to rumble after coach Nick Nurse accused the officials of letting the Sixers get away with hard fouls in Game 1. Not even 2 minutes into the game, Anunoby shoved Embiid, Embiid shoved back and both teams had to be separated as the crowd erupted. Anunoby and Embiid were both whistled for technical fouls.
“I didn’t really want them to set that tone,” Embiid said. “I wanted myself and us to set that tone. That’s why I picked up that early technical foul.”
The Raptors raced to an 11-2 lead and had the first six fouls to none for the 76ers.
“They wanted to muck the game up and play physical, Rivers said. ”I just told our guys to just play through it.”
Embiid, the NBA scoring champion who had only 19 points in Game 1, was fouled hard by Siakam and made a free throw — one of the 11 he made in the quarter on 12 attempts. He matched his Game 1 total with 19 points in the quarter.
Embiid told Nurse in the waning moments of the game that he was going to keep making all the free throws if Toronto continued to foul him.
Nurse’s retort? “You might have to.”
Embiid laughed and said he told Nurse, “respectfully, to stop b——ing about calls.”
VanVleet scored 17 points in the half and tried to keep the Raptors in the game. Maxey, who had 38 points in Game 1, didn’t score until he hit a floater in the lane with 8:03 left in the second. He followed with an acrobatic layup for a 50-42 lead and suddenly the Sixers had some juice. Harden hit a 3 for an 11-point lead.
The half ended with a tense moment.
Harden tried to split two defenders on a drive down the lane in the final seconds of the half and his knee crashed into Embiid’s left knee. Embiid’s left ankle seemed to buckle and both players went down in a heap. Both stars were sprawled on the backs for several moments: Harden rubbed his neck and head. Embiid limped down the court on the next possession.
Sixers fans held their breath at the half.
Philly’s first bucket of the third quarter? How about Harden-to-Embiid on an alley-oop that settled nerves and rattled the rim.
Embiid scored nine more points in the third and Maxey had seven for a 95-73 lead at the end of the third. Embiid had 28 points and 11 rebounds before he picked up his first foul midway through the fourth.
Embiid played every bit like the All-Star who carried the Sixers this season.
“He’s the most dominant player in the league,” Rivers said.
TIP-INS
Raptors: Gary Trent Jr. was a game-time decision with an illness. He did not score and had four fouls in the first half. He did not return in the second.
76ers: Philly native and two-time South Carolina national championship coach Dawn Staley rang the ceremonial bell.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Raptors forward Scottie Barnes sat out with a sprained left ankle suffered in Game 1. Barnes did not reveal a timetable for his return but said he was “getting better each and every day.”
CRYING FOUL
“There was another open-handed slap to the face. Again, I don’t understand why will not call them. Other than that, at least there wasn’t as many elbows thrown to the face tonight that we had to endure.” — Nurse, on the officiating.
UP NEXT
The Sixers head to Toronto and will play the next two games without defensive ace Matisse Thybulle. Thybulle, who received one third-place vote in the NBA defensive player of the year award voting, is barred from entering Canada because he is not fully vaccinated.
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A canal runs through it: city site’s new challenge
All the buildings on a city-owned vacant lot near downtown Mesa have been cleared in preparation for long-sought development, but an archaeological consultant thinks the site could still hold Mesa history and prehistory underground. As part of city development partner Miravista Holdings’ master planning process for the development of...
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Shanghai reported seven more deaths due to Covid-19 as the Chinese financial hub grapples with a record outbreak, taking the total death toll in the country to 4,648 with over 21,400 new cases, most of them from the city.
Seven new deaths from Covid-19 were reported on Monday in Shanghai in addition to the three a day earlier, the first in the recent outbreak, taking the total death toll in the country due to coronavirus since it emerged in Wuhan in 2019 to 4,648, according to figures released by China’s National Health Commission on Tuesday.
The late surge of Omicron variant of the coronavirus in China continues unabated as the country has reported 3,297 locally-transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases, of which 3,084 were in Shanghai.
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Apart from Shanghai, 18 other provincial-level regions on the mainland saw new local Covid-19 cases, including 88 in the northeastern province of Jilin, the Commission report said.
Shanghai also reported 17,332 locally-transmitted asymptomatic infections of the Covid-19 out of a total of 18,187 local asymptomatic carriers newly identified on the mainland, it said.
Currently, China has 30,384 people undergoing treatment for Covid-19.
Meanwhile, as the Omicron continued to spread, China's health minister Ma Xiaowei on Monday pledged the toughest measures yet to prevent a major outbreak of Covid-19, ruling out any relaxations ahead of this year's 20th Communist Party Congress.
The once-in-five-year Congress of the CPC which is due to be held later this year has assumed significance as Xi, 68, is expected to get its endorsement for a third five-year tenure as the head of the Party, the military and the presidency.
The 3rd term is unprecedented as all his predecessors retired following the two-term norm for leaders. However, Xi is expected to continue power for life as he is conferred the title of a "core leader" like the Party founder Mao Zedong.
Vowing to continue the much-criticised Zero Covid policy, Ma in a front-page article published on Monday in party journal Study Times, urged the country to stick to the dynamic zero policy and take a clear-cut stand against erroneous thoughts of coexisting with the virus.
The bottom line is to prevent a large-scale rebound in cases and consolidate the hard-won results of pandemic control to welcome the opening of the CPC Congress, he said.
The Omicron mutant strain is highly contagious and can produce a large number of infected people in a short period of time, triggering a rapid increase in the demand for resources for epidemic prevention and control, Ma wrote.
The lack of isolation facilities is the most prominent problem. It is impossible to talk about an effective response to the Omicron epidemic without solving the problem of isolation, or the healthcare system providing continuous and stable daily medical services for the public without isolating the asymptomatic mildly-ill patients in makeshift hospitals, he said.
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Today is Mukesh Ambani's birthday. One of India's richest men was born on April 19, 1957. He is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd, which is the most valuable company in the country.
Apart from being an astute businessman, Ambani is known for his penchant for bollywood movies and sports.
BOLLYWOOD MOVIE BUFF
Mukesh Ambani watches around three Bollywood films each week at home, according to a Bloomberg report.
MUKESH AMBANI NET WORTH
As of April 19, 2022, Ambani has a net worth of $98 billion, according to Forbes.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows Ambani's net worth at $94.4 billion.
MUKESH AMBANI HOUSE
The billionaire owns a residential property worth more than $400 million.
KEY FACTS
Mukesh Ambani chairs Reliance Industries, which has ventures in oil and gas, petrochemicals, telecom and retail.
He is the owner of the world's largest oil refining complex, according to Bloomberg.
Ambani also owns the professional cricket team, Mumbai Indians.
MUKESH AMBANI'S BIG BET
Mukesh Ambani is pivoting Reliance into green energy.
Ambani's company will invest a staggering $80 billion in renewable energy over the next 10 to 15 years.
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Rip Current Statement issued for Rota, Saipan, Tinian by NWS
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Effective: 2022-04-17 18:00:00 Expires: 2022-04-20 06:00:00 Urgency: Expected Severity: Moderate Certainty: Likely Instruction: Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near...
Effective: 2022-04-17 16:26:00 AKDT Expires: 2022-04-18 04:15:00 AKDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Minor Certainty: Observed Target Area: Eastern Aleutians STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY Gusty southeasterly winds up to 60 mph will persist through this evening as a front associated with a strong Bering low moves through the region. Winds will slowly diminish through the overnight hours tonight. Winds are expected to be generally light through Monday as the low passes through the region. Gusty northwesterly winds are then expected to develop by Monday evening with gusts of 50 to 65 mph possible through Tuesday evening. People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. For more information visit http://weather.gov/afc
Effective: 2022-04-15 15:05:00 Expires: 2022-04-16 06:00:00 Urgency: Expected Severity: Minor Certainty: Likely Instruction: Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. Target Area: Guam HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT * WHAT...Large breaking waves of 7 to 9 feet and dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...West facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...Through 6 AM Saturday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surf will continue to subside and should fall below hazardous levels of 9 feet early Saturday morning.
Effective: 2022-04-16 23:42:00 MDT Expires: 2022-04-17 09:00:00 MDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Moderate Certainty: Likely Instruction: The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Target Area: Central Panhandle Mountains WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SUNDAY * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total valley snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches. Total mountain snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches above 3000 feet. * WHERE...Fourth Of July Pass, Wallace, Osburn, Dobson Pass, Kellogg, St. Maries, Fernwood, Lookout Pass, Mullan, and Pinehurst. * WHEN...Until 8 AM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Localized snowfall rates up to an inch per hour will cause rapid accumulations in parts of Shoshone county this evening. Motorists can expect winter driving conditions in areas of rapid accumulation. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wet snow clinging to trees may produce scattered tree damage and isolated power outages.
Effective: 2022-04-13 16:53:00 CDT Expires: 2022-04-13 17:15:00 CDT Urgency: Immediate Severity: Severe Certainty: Observed Instruction: A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for western Tennessee. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Target Area: Carroll; Crockett; Gibson; Henderson; Madison A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CROCKETT...NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON...SOUTHERN GIBSON...WESTERN CARROLL...EASTERN HAYWOOD AND MADISON COUNTIES At 452 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Milan, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include Jackson, Brownsville, Humboldt, Milan, Lexington, McKenzie, Trenton, Huntingdon, Fairview, Alamo, Bells, Three Way, Bradford, Atwood, Blue Goose, Bargerton, Bemis, Belle Eagle, Holly Grove and Adair. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Effective: 2022-03-22 05:47:00 Expires: 2022-03-22 18:00:00 Urgency: Expected Severity: Severe Certainty: Likely Instruction: A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create ideal conditions for rapid spread of wildfires. Target Area: Guam DAYTIME WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO RAPID FIRE SPREAD RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUAM The National Weather Service in Tiyan has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect until 6 PM Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * WIND...Sustained 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph this afternoon. * HUMIDITY...As low as 55 percent. * HIGHEST THREAT...Southern part of Guam, mainly along and south of Cross Island Road. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...Wetting rains are not expected for the next couple of days, allowing for sustained dry conditions.
Effective: 2022-04-18 20:26:00 EDT Expires: 2022-04-19 17:00:00 EDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Moderate Certainty: Likely Instruction: Widespread accumulating snow will create dangerous travel conditions. Submit snow reports through our website or social media. Target Area: Lewis WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT TUESDAY * WHAT...Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations of 7 to 13 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Lewis county. Greatest accumulations will be across the higher terrain. * WHEN...Until 5 PM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could become very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes. The heavy wet snow could also bring down some tree limbs and cause scattered power outages. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates of one to two inches an hour will be possible.
Effective: 2022-04-19 02:04:00 EDT Expires: 2022-04-19 06:00:00 EDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Minor Certainty: Likely Instruction: Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Target Area: Accomack; Northampton; Virginia Beach HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING * WHAT...Large breaking waves of 8 to 9 feet in the surf zone. * WHERE...In Virginia, Virginia Beach, and Northampton and Accomack Counties. In North Carolina, Eastern Currituck County. * WHEN...Until 6 AM EDT early this morning. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion.
Effective: 2022-04-16 16:00:00 MDT Expires: 2022-04-17 00:00:00 MDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Minor Certainty: Likely Instruction: Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Target Area: Idaho Palouse SNOW LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE .Snow will increase across the Blue Mountains, the Palouse, and the central Idaho Panhandle late this afternoon and persist into the night. Localized snowfall rates up to an inch per hour will be possible this evening in places Clarkia, Deary, Mullan, and Lookout Pass. Motorists should be prepared for winter driving conditions this evening and overnight. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE PALOUSE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 195 * WHAT...Snow expected for the Palouse along and east of Highway 195. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 4 inches above 2500 feet. * WHERE...Potlatch, Rosalia, Plummer, Colfax, Tekoa, Moscow, Genesee, Uniontown, Pullman, and Oakesdale. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on winter driving conditions. Snowfall rates up to an inch per hour will be possible early this evening.
Effective: 2022-04-16 15:00:00 MDT Expires: 2022-04-17 09:00:00 MDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Minor Certainty: Likely Instruction: Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Target Area: Kootenai, Cabinet Region; Lower Clark Fork Region WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM MDT SUNDAY * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches with 4 to 5 inches on US 2 from Happy`s Inn to Marion. Higher totals of 5 to 8 inches for Lookout Pass. Watch for ice formation as snow melts on roads and refreezes. * WHERE...Highway 2 Kalispell to Libby, Highway 37 Eureka to Libby, Highway 56 Bull Lake Road, Highway 93 Eureka to Whitefish, Evaro Hill, Highway 200 Thompson Falls to Plains, Highway 200 Trout Creek to Heron, and I-90 Lookout Pass to Haugan. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 9 AM MDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be affected.
Effective: 2022-04-19 12:00:00 EDT Expires: 2022-04-19 15:00:00 EDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Minor Certainty: Likely Instruction: If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Target Area: Coastal Hancock; Coastal Washington COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON * WHAT...Minor splash-over up to 1 foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From noon to 3 PM EDT Tuesday. High tide at Bar Harbor is at 1:27 p.m. and at Machias is at 1:36 p.m. * IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is expected in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront & piers. Some low-lying causeways will have water beginning to approach the road with up to 1 foot of inundation above ground level at vulnerable low lying areas. The majority of roads will remain passable with only isolated closures.
Effective: 2022-04-19 11:00:00 MDT Expires: 2022-04-19 22:00:00 MDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Severe Certainty: Likely Instruction: A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Target Area: Lower Colorado River RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 BELOW 6500 FEET * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 203 Lower Colorado River below 6500 feet. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will become favorable for easy ignition and rapid spread of fires due to low relative humidity and strong gusty winds on both Monday and Tuesday afternoon.
Effective: 2022-04-17 12:30:00 CDT Expires: 2022-04-17 19:00:00 CDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Severe Certainty: Likely Target Area: Columbia; Lafayette; Miller; Union SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 135 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS AR . ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE COLUMBIA LAFAYETTE MILLER UNION
Effective: 2022-04-19 00:04:00 MDT Expires: 2022-04-19 00:45:00 MDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Minor Certainty: Observed Instruction: Stay away from trees and go to a safe place. Target Area: Lower Hells Canyon, Salmon River Region; Northern Clearwater Mountains; Orofino, Grangeville Region; Southern Clearwater Mountains A strong cold front will impact portions of northwestern Idaho and western Clearwater Counties through 1145 PM PDT At 1103 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong cold front along a line extending from near Elk River to near Grangeville. Movement was east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs or small trees and blow around unsecured objects. Power Outages could occur. Locations impacted include Orofino, Grangeville, Kooskia, Pierce, Weippe, Elk River, White Bird, East Kamiah, Headquarters, Lowell, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Stites, Cardiff, Dent, Woodland, Winona, Harpster, Golden and Musselshell. MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
Effective: 2022-04-19 01:40:00 EDT Expires: 2022-04-19 08:00:00 EDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Moderate Certainty: Likely Instruction: Turn around...don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi. The next statement will be issued this morning at 800 AM EDT. Target Area: Delaware The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Pennsylvania Chester Creek Near Chester affecting Delaware County. FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO THIS MORNING * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Chester Creek Near Chester. * WHEN...From early this morning to this morning. * IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, The creek floods adjacent open land. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS - At 1:16 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 7.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early this morning to a crest of 8.0 feet early this morning. It will then fall below flood stage early this morning. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.1 feet on 03/11/2011. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Stream Fld Observed Fcsts (2 am) Crest Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Stg Time Date Chester Creek Chester 8.0 7.1 Tue 1 am 2.9 MSG 8.0 2am 4/19
Effective: 2022-04-19 00:34:00 EDT Expires: 2022-04-19 05:00:00 EDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Minor Certainty: Likely Instruction: Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. Target Area: Atlantic; Coastal Atlantic; Coastal Ocean; Eastern Monmouth; Ocean; Southeastern Burlington; Western Monmouth WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Coastal Ocean, Southeastern Burlington, Coastal Atlantic, Atlantic, Ocean, Eastern Monmouth and Western Monmouth. * WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT early this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Effective: 2022-04-12 19:16:00 CDT Expires: 2022-04-12 20:00:00 CDT Urgency: Immediate Severity: Severe Certainty: Observed Instruction: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Target Area: Gage; Jefferson; Saline The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jefferson County in southeastern Nebraska Southeastern Saline County in southeastern Nebraska Southwestern Gage County in southeastern Nebraska * Until 800 PM CDT. * At 716 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles southwest of Western to Mahaska, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include Plymouth, Fairbury and Diller. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Effective: 2022-04-19 09:00:00 MDT Expires: 2022-04-20 00:00:00 MDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Severe Certainty: Likely Instruction: People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Target Area: Northern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern Rocky Mountain Front HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph, with gusts up to 70 mph, are expected. Wind gusts approaching 80 mph are possible in wind prone areas near the Rocky Mountain Front. * WHERE...The Rocky Mountain Front. * WHEN...From 9 AM Tuesday to Midnight MDT Tuesday Night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Effective: 2022-04-19 12:00:00 PDT Expires: 2022-04-20 03:00:00 PDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Minor Certainty: Likely Instruction: Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. Target Area: Coachella Valley; Riverside County Mountains; San Diego County Deserts; San Diego County Mountains; San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts from 40 to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Riverside County Mountains, San Diego County Mountains, Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts and San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning. * WHEN...From noon Tuesday to 3 AM Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Reduced visibility in blowing dust and sand in the deserts. Strong winds and difficult driving on I-10 through the San Gorgonio Pass into the Coachella Valley.
Effective: 2022-04-19 01:58:00 EDT Expires: 2022-04-19 03:00:00 EDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Moderate Certainty: Likely Instruction: A Coastal Flood Warning means that moderate or major tidal flooding is occurring or imminent. Be prepared for rising water levels and take appropriate action to protect life and property. Follow the recommendations of local emergency management officials. Do not drive your vehicle through flood waters. The water may be deeper than you think it is. You will be putting yourself in danger and your vehicle may be damaged, leading to costly repairs. Visit the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service at water.weather.gov/ahps for additional water level and flood impact information for your local tide gauge. Target Area: Delaware Beaches; Inland Sussex; Kent COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING * WHAT...Up to one foot of inundation above ground level in low- lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...In New Jersey, Atlantic Coastal Cape May and Cape May. In Delaware, Delaware Beaches, Inland Sussex and Kent. * WHEN...Until 3 AM EDT early this morning. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur. Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour. Murderkill River at Bowers Beach MLLW Categories - Minor 6.6 ft, Moderate 7.6 ft, Major 8.6 ft MHHW Categories - Minor 0.9 ft, Moderate 1.9 ft, Major 2.9 ft Total Total Departure Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Flood ft MLLW ft MHHW ft Impact -------- --------- --------- --------- -------- 18/11 PM 7.7 2.0 2.1 Moderate 19/12 PM 4.6 -1.1 0.1 None 20/12 AM 5.2 -0.5 -0.5 None 20/01 PM 3.9 -1.8 -0.4 None 21/01 AM 5.5 -0.2 -0.1 None 21/02 PM 4.0 -1.7 0.0 None Delaware Bay at Lewes MLLW Categories - Minor 6.0 ft, Moderate 7.0 ft, Major 8.0 ft MHHW Categories - Minor 1.3 ft, Moderate 2.3 ft, Major 3.3 ft Total Total Departure Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Flood ft MLLW ft MHHW ft Impact -------- --------- --------- --------- -------- 18/11 PM 7.3 2.7 1.9 Moderate 19/11 AM 4.1 -0.5 0.0 None 20/12 AM 4.6 -0.0 -0.7 None 20/12 PM 3.2 -1.5 -0.7 None 21/01 AM 4.7 0.0 -0.5 None 21/01 PM 3.4 -1.2 -0.3 None Great Egg Harbor Bay at Ocean City MLLW Categories - Minor 5.3 ft, Moderate 6.3 ft, Major 7.3 ft MHHW Categories - Minor 1.3 ft, Moderate 2.3 ft, Major 3.3 ft Total Total Departure Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Flood ft MLLW ft MHHW ft Impact -------- --------- --------- --------- -------- 18/10 PM 6.4 2.4 1.5 Moderate 19/11 AM 3.7 -0.3 -0.1 None 19/11 PM 3.9 -0.1 -1.0 None 20/11 AM 2.6 -1.4 -1.0 None 21/12 AM 4.0 0.0 -0.7 None 21/12 PM 2.9 -1.1 -0.5 None Cape May Harbor at Cape May MLLW Categories - Minor 6.2 ft, Moderate 7.2 ft, Major 8.2 ft MHHW Categories - Minor 1.1 ft, Moderate 2.1 ft, Major 3.1 ft Total Total Departure Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Flood ft MLLW ft MHHW ft Impact -------- --------- --------- --------- -------- 18/10 PM 7.3 2.2 1.5 Moderate 19/10 AM 4.4 -0.7 0.0 None 19/11 PM 5.0 -0.1 -0.7 None 20/11 AM 3.4 -1.7 -0.8 None 21/12 AM 5.1 0.0 -0.4 None 21/12 PM 3.6 -1.5 -0.3 None
Effective: 2022-04-19 00:50:00 EDT Expires: 2022-04-19 03:30:00 EDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Moderate Certainty: Likely Instruction: Turn around...don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Target Area: Hunterdon; Somerset FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EDT THIS MORNING * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of northern New Jersey...including the following counties...Hunterdon and Somerset. * WHEN...Until 615 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS - At 112 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain continuing to fall across the warned area. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall up to 0.5 inches is possible. - For Neshanic at Reaville: At 1:00am the stage was 5.83 feet. Flood Stage is 6.5 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2575037754094/rip-current-statement-issued-for-rota-saipan-tinian-by-nws | 2022-04-19T06:42:33Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2575037754094/rip-current-statement-issued-for-rota-saipan-tinian-by-nws | true | 1 |
Philadelphia hosts Toronto with 1-0 series lead
LINE: 76ers -7; over/under is 220.5. EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: 76ers lead series 1-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia 76ers host the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The 76ers defeated the Raptors 131-111 in the last matchup. Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers...
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AMP could scrap spin-off plan as it confirms Dexus talks
AMP could dump a long-running plan to spin off its private markets arm and instead sell off the business after the wealth manager confirmed it was in talks with potential buyers including property giant Dexus about a possible deal.
Amid mounting speculation that AMP was considering selling its private markets business Collimate Capital, which manages tens of billions of dollars in real estate and infrastructure assets, AMP on Tuesday said it was talking to “multiple parties” about a possible sale, singling out Dexus.
Under AMP chief executive Alexis George’s turnaround strategy, a top priority has been to de-merge Collimate, previously known as AMP Capital, thereby leaving the rest of AMP to focus on retail wealth management.
But as talks with potential buyers including Dexus heat up, AMP’s board must now consider whether shareholders and clients would be better served by the company selling parts or all of Collimate to another asset manager.
For Dexus, led by chief executive Darren Steinberg, buying Collimate would expand its footprint in the sought-after office market, while also giving it access to AMP’s major institutional clients as it pushes further into funds management.
If AMP does change course and sell some or all of Collimate — which could possibly be announced later this week or early next week — it would be the latest sign of potential consolidation in funds management, alongside Perpetual’s $2.4 billion bid for rival Pendal earlier this month. AMP did not name other potential bidders for Collimate, but a market source said another party looking at Collimate was Home Consortium, led by former UBS banker David Di Pilla.
Although press reports estimated AMP and Dexus were getting close to a deal worth about $300 million, some equity analysts have a higher valuation on Collimate, which AMP is aiming to spin-off in the second half of this year.
Barrenjoey analyst Andrew Adams said his estimate of Collimate’s value was about $1 billion, but the figure depended on how costs were accounted for. “The hard thing for AMP is there’s this big corporate cost base and we don’t really know where it all goes,” Adams said.
Jarden analyst Kieran Chidgey said either the demerger or a potential trade sale of AMP’s Collimate business was a “catalyst that could drive value realisation across AMP”.
“I think investor interest in AMP has definitely picked up over the last couple of weeks in anticipation there may be a trade sale rather than just a demerger,” Chidgey said.
AMP shares were flat at $1.06 in afternoon trade, but in the last month, the stock has risen by about 11 per cent, outstripping gains in the ASX 200.
AMP on Tuesday confirmed it was in talks “regarding the potential sale of the assets and businesses of Collimate Capital,” but added other options remained on the table. “AMP will continue these discussions with a focus on maximising the value for shareholders by getting the best outcome for clients and employees,” AMP said.
Dexus, which last year took control of a key AMP property fund, also confirmed on Tuesday that it was talking to AMP about a possible transaction, but said this was not certain. “Dexus notes that it regularly reviews strategic opportunities that have the potential to enhance security holder value and at this stage, there is no certainty that a transaction will result,” Dexus said.
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Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Changing lifestyles have not only affected the heart and other organs, but also one of the most vital organs, liver. Experts say that the number of patients suffering from fatty liver and other liver disorders is increasing continuously, thanks to a sedentary lifestyle and obesity.
“Due to a sedentary lifestyle, the number of obese people is increasing and obesity is directly affecting the liver as fat starts depositing on the liver and it starts shrinking. Earlier, only two patients out of 10 were found suffering from liver disorders. But, now, eight patients reaching us are suffering from liver diseases,” said gastroenterologist Dr Ajay Jain. He said that liver is the one of the most important and second-largest organs of our body. It is also considered one of the most complex organs that perform crucial body functions and is associated with a person's digestion, immunity, metabolism and nutrition storage. To mark its importance and awareness of its functions and liver-related diseases, World Liver Day is celebrated on April 19 each year.
“If any man has a waist size of more than 90 cm and woman has a waist size of more than 80 cm, they may be suffering from liver diseases. Unlike in European countries, people in our country get obese from the centre, that is from the stomach, which increases the chances of suffering from liver disease,” Dr Jain said.
Meanwhile, gastroenterologist of Super Speciality Hospital Dr Amit Agrawal said increasing consumption of junk food had become the reason for fatty liver and liver cirrhosis. “People must keep monitoring their BMI as BMI over 25 may lead to liver diseases,” Dr Agrawal said.
Tips to keep your liver healthy
According to Dr Agrawal, “Liver disease does not show very obvious symptoms until the damage is serious. Common symptoms like loss of appetite and weight loss can be seen if the disease has spread to a large part of the organ. It is, therefore, important to take care of the liver.”
Some tips are given to keep your liver healthy and happy:
1. Eating a balanced diet is the first and foremost way of taking care of your liver and your body. Your diet must include cereal, fresh fruits, fiber-rich vegetables, bread and rice
2. Make sure that you drink plenty of water as keeping your body hydrated can help with your liver too
3. It is important that you maintain a healthy weight as an increase in weight can lead to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
4. Drinking too much alcohol can damage and ultimately destroy liver cells. It is, therefore, advisable to drink alcohol only in moderation and, if possible, abjure it completely
5. Smoking can also affect your liver adversely by enhancing toxic effects that some medications have on the liver. Try to steer clear of cigarettes
6. Similarly, one should avoid taking drugs like pain relievers, stimulants, sedatives and so forth without taking prescriptions from a doctor
Liver Cleansing Tips
There are some foods that can cleanse your liver and keep it functioning as new. These are basic items that can be included in your day-to-day diet:
1. Use olive oil for making food
2. Include garlic and turmeric in your food
3. Fruits like grapefruit, apple, walnuts, etc should be included in your diet
4. Intake of lemon and lime juice is beneficial
5. Add leafy vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and so forth to your diet
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Actress Bhumika Chawla, who shot to fame with the 2003 hit 'Tere Naam', is now finding a place for herself once again in Bollywood. She had played Salman Khan's love interest in the romantic drama.
The actress will be next seen in the upcoming film 'Operation Romeo', which will mark her return to the Hindi screens after three years. Her last Bollywood outing was the Sushant Singh Rajput-starrer 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story'.
In a recent interaction with Times of India, Bhumika opened up on her equation with Salman Khan, who is known to be a support system for his heroines. The actress shared that she has never been close to the superstar and that the two have always been cordial.
She also mentioned about seeing a change in Salman over the years. She said that the actor has indeed changed a lot and has grown as a person as well as an artist.
Meanwhile, Bhumika's upcoming film 'Operation Romeo' is a thriller, headlined by Sidhant Gupta and Vedika Pinto, and helmed by Neeraj Pandey. It is a remake of a Malayalam film called 'Ishq: Not A Love Story'.
In the film, Bhumika will be seen essaying the role of a Maharashtrian housewife, whose life turns upside down after a series of events.
'Operation Romeo' will hit the theatres on April 22.
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Perth’s BHP Billiton to up coal production and cut costs
Perth-based mining giant BHP Billiton has revealed plans to boost its coal output by eight percent over the next three years while continuing to cut costs.
All of BHP’s operations are currently cash positive, with the company making US $3 billion in productivity gains since 2012 despite a worldwide slump in coal prices.
Over the course of the next year, the world’s top exporter of metallurgic coal plans generate a further US $600 million from coal operations — while also cutting costs by 16 percent.
“Against the backdrop of greater uncertainty in the outlook for thermal coal, we are confident that base demand in emerging economies will remain resilient for decades to come and our higher quality coals position us well in an increasingly carbon constrained world," said BHP's President of Mineral Australia operations, Mike Henry.
Henry predicts that the coal sector will be made more sustainable given the Chinese government’s plan to reduce some of its coal mining capacity. BHP also anticipates a 10 to 15 percent rise in demand in India and South-East Asia, where low-cost coal will be a sought-after source of energy.
The company expects to produce 42.5 million tonnes of metallurgical coal in the next year, upping production to 44 million tonnes in 2017 and 46 million tonnes in 2018.
In addition, BHP plans to cut costs at its Queensland coal business by nine percent to $52 a tonne in the next financial year. This contrasts with current coking coal prices which averaged more than $90 a tonne in the June quarter.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — Six people were killed and 12 injured before dawn Sunday in Sacramento when multiple shooters fired amid crowds as bars and nightclubs emptied for the night in the second mass shooting in five weeks in California’s capital city, the police chief said.
Three of those killed were women and three were men, Police Chief Kathy Lester told reporters.
The suspects were still at large Sunday afternoon and authorities said they had recovered at least one firearm and were reviewing video footage posted to social media that showed what appeared to be an altercation before the gunfire erupted. Police in a statement said it’s not yet clear if the fight was related to the shooting.
The crime scene stretched across multiple city blocks, with dozens of blue and yellow evidence markers dotting the pavement. Several of those who were wounded battled life-threatening gunshot injuries in hospitals.
Kelsey Schar was staying on the fourth floor of Citizen Hotel when she said she heard gunshots and saw flashes in the dark. She walked to the window and “saw a guy running and just shooting,” Schar told The Associated Press in an interview.
Her friend, Madalyn Woodard, said she saw a crowd in the street scatter amid the gunfire and a girl who appeared to have been shot in the arm laying on the ground. Security guards from a nearby nightclub rushed to help the girl with what looked like napkins to try to stanch the bleeding.
A video posted on Twitter showed people running through the street amid the sounds of rapid gunfire in the city of about 525,000 located 75 miles (120 kilometers) from San Francisco.
The area where the violence occurred on the outskirts of the city’s main entertainment district is packed with restaurants and bars. Nightclubs close at 2 a.m. and it’s normal for streets to be full of people at that hour.
The district is anchored by the Golden One Center that attracts big-name concerts and is home to the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. City officials have invested heavily in the area to promote development in the area.
“This morning our city has a broken heart,” Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said. “We don’t know all the facts but we know there were mass casualties in a very short amount of time.”
Officers were patrolling the area near the shooting site two blocks from the Capitol at about 2 a.m. when they heard gunfire and rushed to the scene, Lester told reporters. They found a large crowd gathered and six people dead in the street.
Twelve other people were also shot and wounded in the melee and at least four of them suffered critical injuries, officials said.
Authorities recovered “at least one firearm” from the scene, a police statement said, and officials urged witnesses or anyone with recordings of the shooting to contact police.
“We’re asking for the public’s help in helping us to identify the suspects in this,” Lester said. Asked if authorities were searching for one or more than one suspects, Lester told reporters that she did not know.
Pop duo Aly & AJ performed Saturday at Sacramento’s Crest Theatre and their tour bus was caught in the gunfire, the musicians said on Twitter. No one in their touring group was hurt, the tweet said.
Sunday’s violence was the third time in the U.S. this year that at least six people have been killed in a mass shooting, according to a database compiled by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University. And it was the second mass shooting in Sacramento in the last five weeks.
On Feb. 28, a father killed his three daughters, a chaperone and himself in a church during a weekly supervised visitation. David Mora, 39, was armed with a homemade semiautomatic rifle-style weapon, even though he was under a restraining order that prohibited him from possessing a firearm.
Councilmember Katie Valenzuela, who represents the area where the shooting happened, said she’s fielded phone calls reporting many violent incidents in her district during her 15 months in office.
Valenzuela cried at a news conference as she told reporters that the latest phone call woke her up at 2:30 a.m. Sunday with details about the latest tragedy.
“I’m heartbroken and I’m outraged,” she said. “Our community deserves better than this.”
The city’s downtown development effort was working until the pandemic hit and forced many businesses to close, according to Grant Gorman, a bartender who lives near the place the shooting happened.
“Just when we were reaching some semblance of it being a bustling downtown area that was safe and we had a bunch of open businesses to go to, the pandemic hit it and just crushed it,” Gorman said.
Steinberg, the mayor, said in recent years it “has been a very difficult time in downtown Sacramento and Sacramento as a whole.”
He added that the shooting “gives pause to our entire community” but urged people to continue visiting the area despite the recent violence.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement that his administration was working closely with law enforcement officials.
“What we do know at this point is that another mass casualty shooting has occurred, leaving families with lost loved ones, multiple individuals injured and a community in grief,” he said.
Kay Harris, 32, told AP she was asleep when one of her family members called to say they thought her brother Sergio Harris had been killed. She said she thought he had been at the London nightclub, which is near the shooting.
Harris said she has been to the club a few times and described it as a place for “the younger crowd.” She spent the morning circling the block waiting for news.
“Very much so a senseless, violent act,” she said.
Pamela Harris, Sergio Harris’ mother, told The Sacramento Bee the family has not heard from him yet.
“We just want to know what happened to him,” Pamela Harris told the newspaper. “Not knowing anything is just hard to face.”
Berry Accius, a community activist, said he came to the scene shortly after the shooting happened.
“The first thing I saw was like victims. I saw a young girl with a whole bunch of blood in her body, a girl taking off glass from her, a young girl screaming saying, ‘They killed my sister.’ A mother running up, ‘Where’s my son, has my son been shot?’“ he said. | https://www.ktsm.com/news/california-mass-shooting-6-dead-10-injured-in-sacramento/ | 2022-04-19T07:04:51Z | https://www.ktsm.com/news/california-mass-shooting-6-dead-10-injured-in-sacramento/ | true | 27 |
Rome museums free for city's 2,775th birthday on 21 April
Municipal museums mark Natale di Roma with free entry.
Rome celebrates its 2,775th birthday by opening city-run museums for free on Thursday 21 April 2022.
The free opening is part of the city's cultural programme of celebratory events including guided tours, exhibitions, concerts, theatrical performances and film screenings.
In addition to municipal museums and their exhibitions, there will be free access to the archaeological area of the Circus Maximus and the Mausoleum of Augustus (reservations required).
Thursday also sees the reopening of the city's Planetarium.
Known as Natale di Roma, the annual birthday celebration is based on the legendary founding of Rome by Romulus in 753 BC.
The event will be marked with historical re-enactments by costumed centurions, gladiators and vestal virgins who will evoke ancient Roman traditions at the Circus Maximus from 21-24 April.
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Allegion (NYSE:ALLE – Get Rating) is set to post its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, April 26th. Analysts expect Allegion to post earnings of $1.04 per share for the quarter. Allegion has set its FY 2022 guidance at $5.550-$5.750 EPS and its FY22 guidance at $5.55-5.75 EPS.Parties that are interested in registering for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.
Allegion (NYSE:ALLE – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 15th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.11. Allegion had a return on equity of 59.62% and a net margin of 16.84%. The company had revenue of $709.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $678.46 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.49 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Allegion to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Shares of NYSE ALLE opened at $106.60 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $113.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $123.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 1.86 and a quick ratio of 1.23. Allegion has a 1-year low of $105.06 and a 1-year high of $148.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.96, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.13.
A number of analysts recently issued reports on ALLE shares. Mizuho lowered their price target on Allegion from $170.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Allegion from $153.00 to $137.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 7th. Credit Suisse Group lowered their target price on Allegion from $142.00 to $134.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 16th. StockNews.com began coverage on Allegion in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Allegion from $134.00 to $130.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 7th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $143.70.
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Allegion during the 4th quarter worth approximately $354,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake in shares of Allegion by 195.6% in the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 441,533 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $58,477,000 after acquiring an additional 292,180 shares in the last quarter. Ulland Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Allegion in the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in shares of Allegion by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,206,500 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $159,788,000 after purchasing an additional 11,091 shares during the last quarter. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in shares of Allegion by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 162,407 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $21,509,000 after purchasing an additional 2,315 shares during the last quarter. 90.40% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Allegion Company Profile (Get Rating)
Allegion plc manufactures and sells mechanical and electronic security products and solutions worldwide. The company offers door closers, controls, and exit devices; locks, locksets, portable locks, and key systems and services; electronic security products and access control systems; time, attendance, and workforce productivity systems; doors and door systems; and other accessories.
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Brazda, Dorothy G. (Olsufka)
June 7, 1934 - April 7, 2022
Born in Duncan, NE, and passed away in Omaha. Preceded in death by husband, Lloyd "Nin" Brazda; parents, Joseph and Helen Olsufka; brothers, Emil, Clarence, Donald, Edward, and Raymond; and infant sister, Helen Marie. Survived by sisters, Eleanor Boro, Irene Cuevas, and Joan (Ray) Brazda; brother Clifford; sister-in-law, Cookie Brazda; god-daughter, Dawn Skratis; many nieces and nephews.
MASS of CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 10am Thursday, April 21, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 5912 S. 36th St., Omaha, NE, 68107, with VISITATION at the Church one hour prior to the Service. INURNMENT in St. John's Cemetery, Bellevue, NE.
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April 19 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries.
They include:
April 19 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include:
-- Statesman Roger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, in 1721
-- First lady Lucretia Garfield in 1832
-- Music patron Augustus Juilliard in 1836
-- Actor Hugh O'Brian in 1925
-- Actor Jayne Mansfield in 1933
-- Actor Dudley Moore in 1935
-- Actor Elinor Donahue in 1937 (age 85)
-- Actor Tim Curry in 1946 (age 76)
-- Auto racer Al Unser Jr. in 1962 (age 60)
-- Record producer Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. in 1965 (age 57)
-- Singer Dar Williams in 1967 (age 55)
-- Actor Ashley Judd in 1968 (age 54)
-- Television personality Jesse James in 1969 (age 53)
-- Actor James Franco in 1978 (age 44)
-- TV personality/businesswoman Joanna Gaines in 1978 (age 44)
-- Actor Kate Hudson in 1979 (age 43)
-- Actor Hayden Christensen in 1981 (age 41)
-- Comedian Ali Wong in 1982 (age 40)
-- WNBA star Candace Parker in 1986 (age 36)
-- Tennis player Maria Sharapova in 1987 (age 35)
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PHOENIX (AP) — While the practice facility for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury was filled with laughter and the echoes of bouncing basketballs during the team's preseason workout, there was no denying the presence and spirit of 6-foot-9 center Brittney Griner was missing.
“I definitely wake up in the middle of the night sometimes, worrying about BG," first-year Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard said.
“BG" is one of the nicknames for Griner, who remains in Russia after being detained following her arrival at a Moscow airport in mid-February. Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
“We’ve just got to keep praying for her,” Mercury teammate Sophie Cunningham said. “We hope she’s well. That’s all we know, you guys know as much as we do. No one wants to be in her situation. We miss her like crazy.”
The two-time Olympic gold medalist recently had her detention extended to May 19.
Her arrest came at a time of heightened political tensions over Ukraine. Since then, Russia has invaded Ukraine and remains at war.
Phoenix guard Diana Taurasi, who also has played in Russia, said Monday afternoon that the sensitive nature of Griner’s situation — being played out on a diplomatic stage rather than a basketball court — has made things even more difficult.
Taurasi and Cunningham want to show their support — verbal and otherwise — but realize their words carry weight. Nobody wants to say anything that could potentially complicate the situation.
“I spent 10 years there, so I know the way things work,” Taurasi said. “It’s delicate.”
Griner’s ordeal continues as WNBA teams opened preseason camp Sunday and Monday. The WNBA also is taking a cautious approach in its support of Griner, though Commissioner Kathy Engelbert said there will be a league-wide charity initiative spearheaded by the Mercury to support Griner’s philanthropic project, called BG’s Heart and Sole Shoe Drive.
Cunningham stressed her concerns are about Griner the person and not about how the situation affects the Mercury’s season.
“It’s BG, there’s no one like her in the whole world,” Cunningham said. “We definitely miss her, but it’s not even about basketball anymore. We just want her to be well as a human being. She has a big stage, a lot of people know her, so we want her to be on the court.
“Everyone who loves her just wants her to be home safe.”
Griner, one of many top WNBA players who play in Russia during the league’s offseason, was returning to the country after the Russian League took a break for the FIBA World Cup qualifying tournament.
Her detainment in Russia has highlighted why many top U.S. women's basketball players feel the need to go overseas to supplement their income. WNBA salaries have risen in recent years, but there's still ample financial incentive to play in other countries during the offseason.
In the early 2000s, top WNBA players could boost their incomes to about $125,000 by entering a marketing deal with the league. Today, elite players can take home about $500,000 with their salaries, bonuses and WNBA marketing contracts. By playing in Russia, however, they can earn another $1 million to $1.5 million.
Nygaard hopes those financial disparities will soon come to an end.
“I see people all the time, they're like ‘Man, I can’t believe they don't pay those WNBA players. I can't believe they're underpaid,'” Nygaard said. "Well, when was the last time you bought season tickets? When is the last time you bought gear for WNBA?
“If people seriously care about keeping our athletes over here and making sure female athletes are paid at a higher rate, then they need to put their dollars behind our league. Support us.”
Griner is not the only American detained in Russia. Marine veteran Trevor Reed was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2020 on charges alleging that he assaulted police officers in Moscow. And Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan is serving a 16-year sentence on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government have said are false. U.S. officials have publicly called for Moscow to release them.
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Harry and Meghan enjoy spin in tiny cars as they take on Invictus Games challenge
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle enjoyed a mini driving challenge at the Invictus Games on Saturday.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex first watched as competitors drove around an obstacle course in Land Rovers, before Harry hopped into the passenger seat to get the first-hand experience himself.
Meghan was then seen cheering him on from the track before the pair were then taken for a spin in mini Land Rovers.
Harry’s young driver, from Team France, got off to a strong start, while Meghan’s driver, from Team Canada, had a bit of a bumpy beginning.
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Despite finishing last week on the front foot, European markets finished lower for the second week in succession, as concerns about central banks tightening into a slowing global economy weigh on risk sentiment.
It was a similar story for US markets, which also finished lower for the second week in succession over concerns that in its keenness to crack down on inflation, the Federal Reserve will overdo it and tip the US economy into recession.
Asia markets got off to a slow start to the week yesterday after the latest economic data out of China showed that retail sales fell -3.5% in March, slightly more than expected and a big fall from the 6.7% rise seen in February.
Not surprisingly the various covid related restrictions, and lockdowns were the main reason for the decline here, and are likely to see a spill over into April’s numbers as well. With stories of residents unable to go out and buy groceries and other necessary foodstuffs, the real surprise here is that the decline wasn’t bigger.
Industrial production for March was slightly more resilient, rising 5%, although that was still down from the 7.5% gain seen in February.
Having seen such a poor economic performance in March it was rather surprising to see that the Chinese economy managed a reasonably strong 1.3% expansion for Q1, growing at an annualised rate of 4.8%, well above expectations of 0.7%, and 4.2% respectively.
Putting to one side any scepticism about the strength of the headline GDP number, it’s still well below the Chinese government’s annual GDP target of 5.5%, and likely to remain so unless the Chinese government sees its way to relax its current zero covid policy, which has left Shanghai, its main financial centre, locked down for weeks.
The Chinese central bank has taken steps to ease financial conditions by reducing banks reserve requirement ratios by 25bps at the end of last week. This is all well and good in freeing up banks to lend more money, but with demand likely to remain weak it’s the equivalent of pushing on a string. Banks can’t lend if business and consumers don’t want to borrow.
Unsurprisingly the weak economic outlook, uncertain geopolitical situation and rising inflationary environment has prompted the World Bank to cut its 2022 global growth outlook to 3.2% from 4.1% yesterday. This move is likely to be followed by the IMF later this week as it gets set to meet in Washington. Its current estimate for 2022 is 4.4% which it set in January, with Europe and Central Asia likely to take the brunt, due to the Russian war in Ukraine, and Covid restrictions, respectively.
With the return of European markets from the long Easter weekend break we look set to get off to a negative start in the wake of yesterday’s lower finish for US markets, amidst concerns that the growth downgrades seen yesterday could well be the first of many.
The US dollar has continued to look strong, closing in on two-year highs against a basket of currencies, helped by the decline in the Japanese yen to another 20-year low, and which appears to be on course for a move towards the February 2002 levels of 135.00. The euro is also under pressure after the European Central Bank gave little indication that it was in a hurry to raise rates at its latest rate meeting last week.
While it was notable that the ECB was keen to stress that the APP program would be coming to an end by the end of Q3, there was no indication that they would be prepared to go in the opposite direction and start quantitative tightening, putting it very much on a divergent path from other central banks.
US 10-year yields have also continued to climb, pushing up to a new 3 year high, on a combination of Fed hiking concerns, as well as concerns about rising food prices.
Crude oil prices appear to be back on the rise again, pushing up to their highest levels this month, despite concerns about Chinese demand. Disruption in Libya is adding to concerns about supply with the shutdown of some of its facilities.
We’re also seeing renewed upward pressure in agricultural commodity prices, with corn rising to its highest level since August 2012, while wheat is edging higher again, along with rough rice and soybean.
EUR/USD – has slipped below the 1.0800 area, and March lows and looks set for a move towards the March 2020 lows at 1.0635. We need to see a recovery back above 1.0840 to stabilise and signal a move back to the 1.0930 area.
GBP/USD – last week’s rebound off the 1.2970/80 area ran out of steam at the 1.3150 area, thus keeping the risk very much towards the downside on a break below 1.2950. A break below 1.2950 argues for a move towards 1.2800.
EUR/GBP – rebounded from the 0.8250 area but haven’t been able to get back above the 0.8320 area. This keeps the bias for a move lower towards the 0.8200 area and March lows. Above 0.8320 retargets the 0.8380 area.
USD/JPY – has continued its relentless march higher, with the move above 126.00 potentially signalling a move towards 130.00, as well as the 2002 highs at 135.00. While we remain above the 124.70/80 area the bias is for further upside.
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Scholarships are intended to recognize a student’s academic achievement and educational programs. Therefore, the Auckland University of Technology is offering International Full Fee Accommodation Scholarships for the academic year 2022-2023.
There are 60 awards open to financially support new and returning international students in their journey in becoming great graduates at AUT.
Auckland University Technology is a research and higher education institution in Auckland, New Zealand, with three campuses and five faculties. There are degrees available in business, computer and information sciences, education, health sciences, year one of law, sports management, and science at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Why would you like to study at the Auckland University of Technology? Candidates can get the skills and confidence to make a good difference while studying at this university, as well as research possibilities for creating community partnerships.
Application Deadline: Candidates must submit their programme application before June 30, 2022
Brief Description
University or Organization: Auckland University of Technology
Department: NA
Course Level: Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree
Awards: 60
Access Mode: Online
Number of Awards: Not known
Nationality: International students
The award can be taken in New Zealand
Eligibility
Eligible Countries: All nationalities
Acceptable Course or Subjects: Any course in any subject area
Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the given criteria:
Applicants must be full-fee paying international students (Note: International students are students who are neither citizens, permanent residents nor resident visa holders of New Zealand or Australia).
Applicants must be new to AUT, AUT graduates enrolling in a new postgraduate programme of study or currently offshore returning to New Zealand for study in Semester 2, 2022 international students.
New to AUT or new to Programme applicants must have a current and valid conditional or unconditional offer to study in an AUT programme (minimum 120 points) full-time commencing Semester 2, 2022.
Applicants will be asked to provide their AUT Student ID in the box provided on the application form.
Applicants enrolling in a programme less than 120 points intending to pathway on to undergraduate degree level study may apply.
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How to Apply: To apply, aspirants must have to enroll in the degree programme at the university. After being enrolled, students must have to complete the online application form.
Supporting Documents: Applicants will be asked to indicate under which category (select one only) they wish to be considered and must meet the eligibility criteria for the category under which they are applying. Applicants are required to upload: Current and valid conditional or unconditional offer to study at AUT. Updated academic transcripts and any completion certificates.
Admission Requirements: To apply for a degree at the university, aspirants are required to meet the entry requirements.
Language Requirement: Seekers will be asked to provide evidence of their written and spoken English language ability.
Benefits
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Giles Nunis, WA government's first ever CIO, moves to Deloitte
Western Australia’s first ever governmental Chief Information Officer (CIO) has left the position to join Deloitte after three years.
Giles Nunis has agreed to become a partner at the global consulting firm, working with its technology, strategy and architecture team which is based in Perth.
Among the key projects worked on by Nunis for West Australia’s government was GovNext, a programme aimed at overhauling the way IT is purchased across WA agencies.
Part of a wider effort to digitally transform government operations, GovNext will see most agencies move their IT onto public or private cloud.
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The departure of Nunis comes after a review was made into the way numerous public sector organisations were managed. It essentially called for the role of CIO to be split into several central agencies like the Department of Premier and Cabinet and Department of Finance.
Nunis worked for 16 years in the Ministry of Justice as Director of Courts Development before taking on consultancy roles at Coram Solutions and AeM Group. He has held various WA government roles in areas including land registry and state development, and has also advised WA authorities in areas spanning policing, planning and infrastructure and finance.
Michael McNulty, Perth Managing Director for new employer Deloitte, told The West Australian: “We are experiencing significant demand from public and private sector clients for our technology expertise.
“Our clients are all talking about their need to constantly and rapidly adapt to technological shifts in the marketplace, while improving how they service their customers in new and innovative ways.”
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Rand-Whitney to Open 384,000 SF Packaging Facility in Boylston, Massachusetts
BOYLSTON, MASS. — Rand-Whitney, a packaging company owned by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, will open a 384,000-square-foot industrial facility in Boylston, located in Worcester County in the central part of the state. Design-build firm PROCON broke ground on the project earlier this month. When fully operational in April 2023, the new packaging facility will have the potential to manufacture 300 million boxes annually and will add between 50 and 100 new jobs to the local economy. | https://rebusinessonline.com/rand-whitney-to-open-384000-sf-packaging-facility-in-boylston-massachusetts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rand-whitney-to-open-384000-sf-packaging-facility-in-boylston-massachusetts | 2022-04-19T07:40:35Z | https://rebusinessonline.com/rand-whitney-to-open-384000-sf-packaging-facility-in-boylston-massachusetts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rand-whitney-to-open-384000-sf-packaging-facility-in-boylston-massachusetts | false | null |
Bosch to showcase a driverless electric concept shuttle at CES 2019
Bosch will be showcasing a driverless ‘concept shuttle’ at CES 2019 in Las Vegas next month as part of smart home/mobility showcase.
Highlighting “innovative solutions and services for mobility of the future and smart homes, the company will also showcase a driverless electric concept shuttle with integrated services. The driverless shuttles will soon feature on streets in major cities around the world, according to Bosch and will be whisper-silent as they “seamlessly connected with their surroundings”.
CES will be running in Las Vegas from January 8 to 11 and Bosh’s program will be split between ‘mobility of the future’ and ‘intelligent assistants… for the smart home’.
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Mobility of the future will demonstrate the Convenience Charging app, the mySPIN in-car smartphone and a cloud-based solution that sends a warning to wrong-way drivers and all road users at risk within ten seconds, along with a number of other smart solutions for the vehicles of the future.
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