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during the past confession to me Celebrity Big BrotherAnd Valerie Carpenter be criticized in order to ” shake “ Sunglasses. between you and us, It looked rather cool…
In fact, on April 17, All candidates from Celebrity Big Brother They all came back to reflect on the season.
Many fans of the show criticized Valérie Carpentier’s wearing of glasses.
” Really rude sunglasses. Good progress…… the road will be long Swipe the user. Valerie replied: It is a spiritual journey, not an election campaign! Haha peace and love to you “.
” It is a spiritual journey, not an election campaign! »
After that, the singer-songwriter on Facebook wrote a message to netizens: “ againstSome people seem to enjoy disappointing others. I understand. It’s hard to measure yourself. You should be able to compare its size to another… What is its value? Why do you want to know your height? When I see the sea, I thank the sky for being small enough to take a shower. When I see rain, I thank the sky for being big enough not to drown me in it. Everything is relative. Even the weather. Even morale. Even the heart. So are you “.
To this, a few fans responded in the comments.
” Rather, I say that everything begins with the eye of the beholder. Moreover, our value pattern is the same when we look at others as when we look at ourselves. To see what kind of comments are said a lot on the page of well-known people or artists or even less, says a lot about the self-esteem these people have! Never forget that most of what you notice is self-projection! Let’s say this sets the record straight! Valerie Peace, love and friendship!!! ‘, a fan.
” I love this philosophy that I have always had. Also, there is always someone who needs help. I have learned that in life everything is given to us, because often the help we need at some point in our lives is not always given by the person we helped but by someone else in regression who is sometimes related or not to the person we helped User added.
” When you know your worth, you don’t need to compare yourself. We don’t compare apples to bananas. We are all different in many ways Someone else wrote.
” It is a great lack of confidence in a person who makes fun of another person, there are jealous and envious people, above all who do not play their game! Another post.
And you, what do you think of Valérie Carpentier’s sunglasses during past confession The second season of Celebrity big brother?
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (WXYZ) — The body of a World War II soldier is coming home.
The daughter of U.S. Pvt. Alfred R. Ricke received a call she never thought she would get in this lifetime.
“I wanted to come out and meet you," Maryalyce Lupher said to the man who is bringing her family some closure.
After many years, Lupher was starting to lose hope.
"At one point, I said, 'I’m 83. Is this going to happen before I die?," Lupher said.
Her father, who went to France during World War II in 1944, never came home. Ricke's body was never located.
Lupher shared with 7 Action News the telegram her mother received. It sits in a binder where she keeps pictures of her father and all his military records.
The letter attached with the telegram said her father, 29-year-old Riche, who is originally from Titusville, Pennsylvania, is missing in action.
Almost 78 years later, the day this family prayed for is finally here. Ricke's remains are coming home to his family in Farmington Hills.
"Still a little stunned. Still a lot stunned," Lupher said.
Lupher received a phone call back in September from a genealogy research company working with the U.S. Department of Defense to identify the remains of service members from past wars.
They asked Lupher and other male family members to send in DNA samples.
"I was very frustrated at that point. You get to wait this long, you’ve heard nothing and all at once, they are giving you something to hope for, but you’re afraid it’s still not going to be true," Luther said.
But it was true. The DNA was a match. They identified her father.
The Department of Defense is still working with the family on the arrival date of Ricke’s remains, but they still wanted to give the family something to hold on while they wait.
First Sgt. Kris Babel, a casualty assistance officer in U.S. Army, presented the family with Ricke's medals.
From a Bronze Star medal to the Purple Heart, Lupher started getting emotional holding her father's medals.
Babel vowed to bring her father's remains soon. He says Ricke will be buried with full military honors.
For other families of soldiers who went missing in combat, this daughter who waited for almost 80 years has a message.
"Keep on praying. They will bring them home. God's time isn’t always our time, but it will happen," Lupher said.
The family plans to lay his remains to rest at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly. | https://www.tv20detroit.com/news/hero-homecoming-remains-of-wwii-soldier-returning-to-farmington-hills-family | 2022-04-20T03:51:11Z | https://www.tv20detroit.com/news/hero-homecoming-remains-of-wwii-soldier-returning-to-farmington-hills-family | false | 2 |
One of the biggest environmental issues out there is emissions. The U.S. has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, but where are most of our current emissions coming from?
EPA data from a 2021 study shows that transportation is the biggest source of pollution in the U.S., and regular cars are responsible for nearly 60% of those transportation emissions. That's for a few different reasons: Many American cities are built for drivers, they have limited or unreliable public transportation and they often don’t have a lot of bike lanes.
When looking at the design of cities, about 75% of the residential land in most U.S. cities is zoned for only single-family homes, but because of this setup, there are a lot of suburbs where everything is spread out, making a car a necessity to get around.
According to the American Public Transportation Association, 45% of Americans have no access to public transportation, but public transportation helps reduce the country’s overall carbon emissions by about 63 million metric tons a year.
But even without public transportation, there is one way to cut back on emissions and get around on your own: biking. Now, not every city has the best bike network, but we've seen more improvements over the last decade.
A report from the League of American Bicyclists shows that among seven cities that expanded their bike lane mileage by 50% between 2007 and 2014, the number of bike riders doubled, and the risk of death and serious injury was cut in half.
"It is not unusual to see cities jump very quickly in their cycling population at the moment that they cross that threshold from not having an effective comprehensive system to having a more comprehensive system," said Jeff Speck, a city planner.
Speck helps cities establish more effective bike systems. He says these improvements can start at a low cost rather than completely rebuilding the existing infrastructure, meaning it’s a practical way to reduce our transportation emissions.
"Change the striping to make the lanes narrower so people go 15 or 20 instead of 25 or 30, which makes them, you know, five times less likely to kill a pedestrian," Speck said. "Reshape the lanes so that perhaps the parking comes off the curb and creates a zone between the parking in the curb, where bicyclists can bike protected. That's called a cycle track or a protected bike lane. Reduce the number of driving lanes."
Cities like Copenhagen, Oslo, and Amsterdam have created models for best biking practices. A study from the European Commission looked at seven European cities and found that if someone switches one trip per day from driving to bike riding, they reduce their carbon footprint by 0.5 tons a year. Compared to EPA data, regular cars in the U.S. emit 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year.
"The experience in Europe started earlier than ours, and so they've got a leg upon us, but there's no reason why we can't do the same thing," Speck said. "Often in cities, I talk about cycling and someone stands up and says, 'But we're not Amsterdam.' 40 years ago, Amsterdam was not Amsterdam. It was as car-dependent and choking in traffic as the typical American city."
In the Netherlands, biking was popular before World War II, but there was a spike in car ownership in the 50s and 60s. Then, in the 70s after a sudden rise in car accidents involving children along with rising gas prices, citizens pushed to get cars off the road. This led to the bike-friendly cities they have today.
Here in the U.S. experts say there could be more incentives and less investment in road infrastructure to help get more people biking.
A few states are offering different incentive programs. California has dedicated $10 million to help people purchase e-bikes starting in July. In Washington, Gov. Jay Inslee proposed a $1,000 rebate for zero-emission motorcycles and e-bikes, and bills in the New York State Assembly and State Senate would offer up to $1,100 cashback on e-bike purchases.
Nationally, there was a tax credit for e-bikes proposed in the Build Back Better bill that didn't pass, but there are other bills going through Congress to support e-bikes.
In the infrastructure bill that passed last year, $110 billion was given to improving roads and bridges, which could lead to widening roads, while only $39 billion in new investment was given to public transit.
"When you have a congested system and you add lanes to it, you actually are removing the impediment that was keeping some people from driving in congested road networks," Speck said. "The principal constraint to driving is congestion, so you take the congestion away, you just generate more drivers, more people than make the choice to not take rail or bus or bike."
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With a sudden surge in Covid-19 across the nation, Agra has also reported five new cases on Monday, including three foreign tourists.
The district health department has gone on an alert mode and asked citizens to wear masks and take precautions in public.
Out of these five infected, one is a tourist from Mexico while two tourists have come from the US.
The other two are local patients from Agra.
While appealing to the public to take precautions amid the Covid-19 spike, District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh, said “35 days ago, on March 13, two patients were found in Kamla Nagar, so the Kamla Nagar area was a hot spot, but soon the cases stopped coming. Now the test report of 2763 patients has come, where five people have been found positive.”
Chief Medical Officer Dr Arun Srivastava told India Today those three tourists from Mexico and America had come to Agra to see the Taj Mahal.
“When they got tested in a private lab, the virus infection was confirmed in the report. Samples of these three are being sent for genome sequencing,” he added.
He also revealed that the travel history of all three foreign tourists is also being investigated.
COVID-19 VACCINATION
Amid the spike in cases, the administration ran the vaccination drive at around 426 centres in Agra. Around 15,241 people, including children, were vaccinated on Monday.
Vaccination in charge Dr Sanjeev Burman said that 3240 children in the age group of 12 to 14 years received their first dose, while 104 children got the second dose.
He revealed that as many as 299 children aged 15 to 17 have received the first dose and 1899 have received the second dose, while 3818 people above the age of 18 years have received the first dose and 5433 have received the second dose. Around 458 have also been administered a booster dose.
Additional District Magistrate (City) AK Singh said that in view of the effect of increasing corona infection in the NCR region, a message regarding Covid-19 and its precautions will be played at every intersection of the city. He said that everyone must use a mask to prevent themselves from Covid-19.
READ | Odisha: Baby delivered using phone, candle light at health centre in Ganjam | https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/story/agra-three-foreign-tourists-among-five-test-covid-19-positive-1939538-2022-04-20 | 2022-04-20T04:02:22Z | https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/story/agra-three-foreign-tourists-among-five-test-covid-19-positive-1939538-2022-04-20 | false | 1 |
BEIJING (AP) — A health official says 4 million more people in Shanghai have been allowed to leave their homes as anti-coronavirus quarantine rules ease.
The official, Wang Ganyu, said Wednesday a total of almost 12 million people are allowed to leave their homes as China’s most populous city tries to contain virus outbreaks.
Authorities imposed rules that confined most of Shanghai’s 25 million people to their homes starting March 28 following a surge in infections.
China’s case numbers in its latest infection surge are relatively low, but the ruling Communist Party is enforcing a “zero-COVID” strategy that has shut down major cities to isolate every case.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Night" game were:
9-7-6-2, WB: 5
(nine, seven, six, two; WB: five)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Night" game were:
9-7-6-2, WB: 5
(nine, seven, six, two; WB: five) | https://www.mysanantonio.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play4-Night-game-17092307.php | 2022-04-20T04:05:09Z | https://www.mysanantonio.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play4-Night-game-17092307.php | true | null |
- Core Scientific now reports daily production on its website, corescientific.com.
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Core Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: CORZ) (“Core Scientific” or “the Company”), a leader in high-performance, net carbon neutral blockchain infrastructure and software solutions, today announced it has begun daily reporting of self-mined Bitcoin production on its corporate website, corescientific.com, updated at 12:00pm EST every morning.
“We believe that the daily Bitcoin production metric is one of the most important performance measures in our industry. Sharing daily production provides transparency to our shareholders and other stakeholders,” said Mike Levitt, Core Scientific Chief Executive Officer. “As market leaders, we encourage this kind of transparency across our industry.”
Darin Feinstein, Core Scientific Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, stated, “I have been mining Bitcoin for over a decade, during which time the most commonly asked question has been, ‘how much Bitcoin does your company mine on a daily basis?’ Today, we are the first publicly traded Bitcoin mining company to report our daily self-mined production, which is updated on our website every day at 12:00pm EST.”
ABOUT CORE SCIENTIFIC
Core Scientific is one of the largest publicly traded, net carbon-neutral blockchain infrastructure providers and miners of digital assets in North America. Core Scientific has operated blockchain infrastructure in North America since 2017, using its facilities and intellectual property portfolio that has grown to more than 70 patents or applications for digital asset hosted mining and self-mining. Core Scientific operates data centers in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, North Dakota and Texas, and expects to commence operations in Oklahoma in the second half of 2022. Core Scientific’s proprietary Minder® fleet management software combines the Company’s hosting expertise with data analytics to deliver maximum uptime, alerting, monitoring and management of all miners in the Company’s network. To learn more, visit http://www.corescientific.com.
As of September 30, 2021, over 50% of the power used in Core Scientific’s operation was generated from non-carbon emitting sources by local power providers pursuant to long-term power contracts. The Company determines whether power is generated from non-emitting energy sources from dispatch reports or grid generation mix reports provided by the Company’s power providers. Based on these reports Core Scientific purchased Green-e certified renewable energy credits (“RECs”) to offset 100% of the carbon produced as a result of its contracted power. The Company expects to maintain its net carbon neutrality by increasing its overall use of renewable power and by purchasing RECs when necessary.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AND EXPLANATORY NOTES
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those related to the Company’s ability to scale and grow its business, source clean and renewable energy, the advantages and expected growth of the Company, future estimates of revenue, net income and adjusted EBITDA, future estimates of computing capacity and operating capacity, future demand for hosting capacity, future estimate of hashrate (including mix of self-mining and hosting) and operating gigawatts, future projects in construction or negotiation and future expectations of operation location, orders for miners and critical infrastructure, future estimates of self-mining capacity, the public float of the Company’s shares, future infrastructure additions and their operational capacity, and operating capacity and site features of the Company’s operations center in Denton, Texas. These statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of the Company’s management. These forward-looking statements are not intended to serve, and must not be relied on by any investor, as a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of the Company. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those identified in the Company’s reports filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, and if any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
1-1-9-3
(one, one, nine, three)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
1-1-9-3
(one, one, nine, three) | https://www.darientimes.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Win-4-Evening-game-17092268.php | 2022-04-20T04:06:14Z | https://www.darientimes.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Win-4-Evening-game-17092268.php | false | null |
Oil and stock markets were under pressure on Wednesday on worries about the fallout from China's pandemic lockdowns, while the yen slightly extended its record losing streak as traders put Japan's ultra-easy monetary policy settings to the test.
The Chinese yuan hit its lowest since October after the central bank promised support for the services sector, but was volatile as China also surprised and disappointed equities investors by not cutting lending rates.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was steady as modest losses in Hong Kong and Shanghai offset gains in Sydney. Japan's Nikkei trimmed early gains to stand 0.5 percent higher by mid-morning. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures fell 0.4 percent and 0.9 percent respectively.
"COVID lockdowns and shipping delays and backlogs may have heightened worries (about China's trade surplus)," said Moh Siong Sim, a strategist at the Bank of Singapore. At the same time, inflationary pressure from the disruption and war in Ukraine is adding to markets expectation of an aggressive response from US monetary policymakers which is driving U.S. Treasury yields higher and the yen lower.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields were within a whisker of 3 percent on Wednesday and inflation-protected yields were in positive territory for the first time since 2020. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said overnight that the Federal Reserve will "have to do more" to bring inflation down if China's lockdowns flow across supply chains.
The yen, which has tumbled at the same time as Japan by contrast vows to stick with ultra-loose monetary policy and keep its government bond yields anchored near zero, wallowed at a two-decade low on Wednesday and fell on crosses.
At 129.43 per dollar, there were some nerves that intervention, verbal or otherwise, from Japanese authorities could drive a bounce, but most traders still seem to think that the path of least resistance is lower. Better than expected, the US housing data also seemed to add to investors' expectations of US rate rises.
Elsewhere in currency markets, the war in Ukraine has kept the euro pinned and it last bought $1.3025. Brent crude futures were steady at $107.35 a barrel after dropping 5 percent on Tuesday.
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BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai allowed 4 million more people out of their homes Wednesday as coronavirus rules that shut down China’s largest city eased and some factories resumed operation.
A total of almost 12 million people in the city of 25 million are allowed to go outdoors following the first round of easing last week, health official Wu Ganyu said at a news conference. Wu said the virus was “under effective control” for the first time in some parts of the city.
Shanghai shut down businesses and confined most of its population to their homes starting March 28 after a spike in infections. That led to complaints about lack of access to supplies of food and medicine. People in Shanghai who test positive but have no symptoms have been ordered into quarantine centers set up in exhibition halls and other public buildings.
The shutdown of Shanghai and other industrial centers to fight outbreaks has prompted fears global manufacturing and trade might be disrupted. Official data this week showed economic activity in the first three months of this year declined compared with the final quarter of 2021.
China’s case numbers in its latest infection surge are relatively low, but the ruling Communist Party is enforcing a “zero-COVID” strategy that has shut down major cities to isolate every case.
On Wednesday, the government reported 19,927 new cases in China’s mainland, all but 2,761 of which had no symptoms. Shanghai accounted for 95% of the total, or 18,902 cases, of which only 2,495 had symptoms.
The government reported 26,760 people who tested positive but had no symptoms were released on Wednesday from observation. That included 25,411 in Shanghai, where some residents of quarantine centers have complained they are unsanitary.
Other major industrial and trading centers including Changchun, Jilin and Shenyang in the northeast, the port of Tianjin east of Beijing and Shenzhen and Guangzhou in the south have shut down businesses, imposed travel restrictions or told told residents to stay home.
That forced global automakers and other manufacturers to reduce or stop production because their suppliers couldn’t deliver.
Volkswagen AG announced this week its Changchun factory resumed production and the automaker was considering when its Shanghai facility would reopen. BMW AG said its factory in Shenyang reopened.
Under the latest changes, the status of areas with more than 4 million people shifted from closed to controlled, said Wu, the health official. He some are not allowed to leave their neighborhoods and large gatherings were prohibited. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/shanghai-allows-4-million-out-of-homes-as-virus-rules-ease/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-04-20T04:12:12Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/shanghai-allows-4-million-out-of-homes-as-virus-rules-ease/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | false | 23 |
Meghan Markle tells Invictus Games competitor she and Prince Harry almost named their son Harrison instead of Archie - but decided to make it his middle name instead
Meghan Markle told an Invictus Game competitor she and Prince Harry were torn over what to call their son.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex named their baby boy, now two, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor when he was born in May 2019.
But Meghan, 40, is said to have told the parent of a little boy called Harrison that she and Harry, 37, could not decide whether to choose Archie or Harrison as a first name.
RAF Squadron Leader Sherry McBain, 42, who lives in Southampton, said her wife Mandy brought their little boy Harrison to a children's book reading attended by Meghan at the games in The Hague, and the pair got chatting.
Ms McBain said: 'She was like '"Harrison, that's Archie's middle name", and Mandy was like "Yeah, I know'"
'They were just having a chat because Harry and Meghan couldn't decide between Archie and Harrison for the first name.'
Ms McBain, a nursing officer, who has undergone four abdominal surgeries and one carpal tunnel operation as result of her service in the airforce is a member of the archery and sitting volleyball teams.
Archie means 'genuine', 'bold' and 'brave', and is German in origin. Short for Archibald, it is now given as a name in its own right.
Harrison means 'son of Harry', so its inclusion in Archie's full name is likely to have been a tribute to the duke.
Harry and Meghan named their daughter - born on June 4 2021 - Lilibet 'Lili' Diana.
Lilibet is the Queen's family nickname and the couple refer to their daughter as Lili.
Ms McBain, a nursing officer in the RAF, said of the book reading at the games: 'My little boy Harrison was just over the moon that a princess has read him a story, so that went down really well with all the UK children.'
She said she was told Meghan was 'really open' and 'very friendly' at the event.
'Harrison was drawing pictures and telling her that it was a picture of a tram.
'I don't think it quite looked like a tram, so she was very gracious and said that's a brilliant tram, so he was delighted,' she said.
Ms McBain added of the the Invictus Games: 'It's made a massive difference for me. It's the difference in the fact that I'm still serving.
'I was diagnosed with delayed complex PTSD. This journey has just meant that actually I can still live a life instead of hiding, and not stepping out of the house and just being broken.
'I owe so much to the Invictus Games and everything that it has done for me and for my family.'
Meanwhile, Daniel O'Connor, 31, from Hereford, picked up a bronze medal in an archery event at the games on Monday.
He spoke about the positive impact Harry has had with the games and how much it means to the competitors.
'The impact he's had and the influence he brings whenever he enters the room is huge.
'But then he's also very good at maintaining personal connections with people,' he said.
Mr O'Connor said Harry has taken the time to meet with competitors from all the nations involved.
'It's definitely not just the favouritism to the UK. He's influential to everyone and it clearly means a lot for his presence to be here, and he's made such a huge difference,' he said.
Harry founded the Invictus Games to aid the rehabilitation of injured or sick military personnel and veterans from across the globe, by giving them the challenge of competing in sporting events similar to the Paralympics.
Some 150 friends and family have joined competitors in The Hague to cheer on Team UK, supported by the Royal British Legion.
Harry and Meghan made their first public appearance together in Europe since quitting as senior working royals more than two years ago when they attended a reception at the games on Friday. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2575866290341/meghan-markle-tells-invictus-games-competitor-she-and-prince-harry-almost-named-their-son-harrison-instead-of-archie-but-decided-to-make-it-his-middle-name-instead | 2022-04-20T04:14:51Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2575866290341/meghan-markle-tells-invictus-games-competitor-she-and-prince-harry-almost-named-their-son-harrison-instead-of-archie-but-decided-to-make-it-his-middle-name-instead | true | 4 |
Chief Financial Officer to take over management responsibilities of the agency that oversees the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner intercity passenger rail service
ORANGE, Calif., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles–San Diego–San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency Board of Directors unanimously appointed Jason Jewell as the Interim Managing Director of the LOSSAN Agency, effective April 18, 2022.
Jewell has been with the LOSSAN Agency for seven years serving as the Agency's Chief Financial Officer. He has a longstanding career in transportation, acting in accounting and finance management roles at the Orange County Transportation Authority for more than 10 years before joining the LOSSAN Agency.
Jewell will take over management and operations of the Agency and continue his current responsibilities as the Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Donna DeMartino, who served as the LOSSAN Agency Managing Director since January 2020.
"I am honored for the opportunity to serve the LOSSAN Agency as the Interim Managing Director," said Jewell. "I am committed to working closely with the LOSSAN board and staff to advance the Agency's goals, including the further restoration of the Pacific Surfliner service as travel demands increase while also advancing projects that will benefit the LOSSAN rail corridor both now and in the future."
The LOSSAN rail corridor spans 351 miles and covers a six-county coastal region in Southern California, from San Diego to San Luis Obispo. It is the second busiest intercity passenger rail corridor in the United States, hosting intercity, commuter, long-distance, and freight rail services.
The LOSSAN Agency, which works to improve passenger rail service along the rail corridor and also oversees the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service, is governed by an 11-member Board composed of officials representing rail owners, operators, and planning agencies.
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The Pacific Surfliner travels along a 351-mile coastal rail route through San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, serving 27 stations. It is the busiest state-supported intercity passenger rail route in the United States. To learn more and plan a trip, visit pacificsurfliner.com.
The Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency is a joint powers authority composed of rail owners, operators and planning agencies along the entire LOSSAN rail corridor. In addition to working to improve passenger rail ridership, revenue, on- time performance, operational flexibility, and safety, the LOSSAN Agency assumed management responsibility for the Pacific Surfliner service in July 2015, following the execution of an interagency transfer agreement with the state of California. For more information, visit Lossan.org.
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) was named the Managing Agency of the LOSSAN Agency in November 2013 and provides all necessary administrative support for the LOSSAN Agency and its Board. For more information visit octa.net.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ja Morant scored 23 points and handed out 10 assists as the Memphis Grizzlies looked much more like the team that posted the NBA’s second-best record, routing the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-96 on Tuesday night to even up their first-round Western Conference series at 1 apiece.
Brandon Clarke, Xavier Tillman Sr. and Ziaire Williams each had 13. Tyus Jones added 10.
Game 3 is Thursday night in Minneapolis.
Anthony Edwards, who scored 36 points in his playoff debut in Game 1, led Minnesota with 20. All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Naz Reid and Taurean Prince had 12 each off the bench, and D’Angelo Russell added 11.
HEAT 115, HAWKS 105
MIAMI — Jimmy Butler scored a playoff career-high 45 points, including a personal 7-0 run in the final moments, and the Heat held off the Hawks in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Tyler Herro scored 15 for Miami, while Max Strus scored 14 and Gabe Vincent added 11 for top-seeded Miami, which took a 2-0 lead over the eighth-seeded Hawks.
Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 19 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter for Atlanta. Trae Young scored 25 for the Hawks, while De’Andre Hunter had 16 and John Collins finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawks.
Butler’s previous playoff best was 40, done twice, both in the bubble when the Heat made the 2020 NBA Finals. The Heat needed all of his heroics then, and they needed them all on Tuesday as well.
Bogdanovic’s 3-pointer with 3:15 left got Atlanta within 104-101.
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Jeff talks about using software to help manage the safety and security of visitors, vehicles and vendors in several high-profile NYC buildings and facilities. A timely conversation as the City of New York dropped its key to NYC requirements, including vaccine and mask mandates, and as the City pushes employers to bring workers back to the office.
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Kihika becomes isolated in the wake of UDA primaries
What you need to know:
- Ms Kihika is in bad books with the party bureaucrats, with some claiming she is planting seeds of discord in the party.
- The Senator has worn a brave face, dismissing claims that she was at loggerheads with UDA honchos.
Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika, who is seeking to unseat Governor Lee Kinyanjui, is walking a tightrope, amid a falling-out with Deputy President William Ruto’s lieutenants and some local MPs ahead of the August 9 General Election.
At the heart of her tiff with the party mandarins are accusations that she influenced the outcomes of some of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party primaries.
The latest accusations of interference with the nominations, coupled with underlying supremacy battles over control of the party in Nakuru, threaten to strain her relationship with the party.
Sources have revealed that Ms Kihika is in bad books with the party bureaucrats, with some claiming she is planting seeds of discord in the party.
“It is true Senator Kihika had preferred candidates in the party nominations and may have influenced the outcome, something that has not gone down so well with the top party officials,” revealed a Nakuru MP who sought anonymity.
Reached for comment amid speculation of a tiff with the Senator, DP Ruto’s aide, Farouk Kibet, did not respond.
Despite her troubles, Ms Kihika has worn a brave face, dismissing claims that she was at loggerheads with UDA honchos.
Specifically, on alleged differences with Farouk, Ms Kihika said: “I do not have any issues with Farouk Kibet. That’s propaganda by my opponents who want to drive a wedge between us.”
“We have no issues at all, Farouk was even the best man during my wedding,so he is a family friend. The issue that he slapped me last week is laughable. It was propaganda propagated by bloggers hired by my opponents,” she added.
Ms Kihika, who became the Nakuru County Assembly Speaker after losing the Bahati parliamentary elections in 2013, garnered an impressive 672,143 votes in 2017 to become one of only three elected women senators. Her closest challenger, Mr Samwel Ogada of ODM, had 57,524.
She was named Senate Majority Whip, but was ousted in 2020 for her association with DP Ruto.
Yesterday, she insisted her relationship with the DP and the party was still great.
“I am not having any trouble with my party. That is political propaganda. I am firmly in the UDA party,” she told the Nation.
Ms Kihika has been accused of interfering with UDA primaries in Naivasha, Rongai constituencies and Biashara ward, claims she dismissed.
“All that is propaganda by my opponents, it is a political season and everything is possible,” she said in an interview.
The UDA National Elections Board last week ordered repeat elections in Rongai Constituency and Biashara Ward, which were conducted on Tuesday.
“Senator Kihika interfered with nominations in Naivasha, Rongai and Biashara ward where she had preferred candidates. She even influenced the appointment of presiding officers and clerks for the Biashara ward,” an elected lawmaker who sought anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter told the Nation.
This comes right after Ms Kihika was accused by Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara of “planting seeds of discord in the party” and supporting her opponent John Kihagi.
Mr John Kihagi represented the constituency in the National Assembly before Ms Kihara defeated him in the 2017 Jubilee Party primaries. Mr Kihagi, who had initially been announced the winner in the party primary, lost the ticket to Ms Kihara on Monday when the party’s disputes panel ruled he had 9,903 votes against Ms Kihara’s 9,904.
“We can’t allow [Ms Kihika] to continue creating disharmony in our party unless the UDA top hierarchy is sanctioning her actions,” said an infuriated Ms Kihara.
The MP accused the senator of “conspiring with Jubilee Party” to sponsor a mole to weaken UDA from within. She further alleged that some of the UDA candidates vying for the party’s primaries had the senator’s backing, despite her earlier having flip-flopped on her party of choice.
Ms Kihika is also said to have strained relationships with at least four local MPs who claim she has been picking fights with UDA supporters and local leaders, besides fielding her preferred aspirants to face elected leaders in the region.
“I wish the senator could desist from engaging in political fights that might be detrimental to the party’s success in the August polls. She has been picking fights with virtually everyone,” another local leader claimed yesterday.
Ms Kihara made the same claims, citing Ms Kihika’s past duels with Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri.
“The accusations are baseless, false and unfortunate ... However, given the political season that we are in, malicious propaganda is certainly expected. My one vote is in Bahati. I am not running for MP in Naivasha, so I am not even sure how my name gets dragged into this sort of mess. I can’t influence any election,” said Ms Kihika, as she dismissed the claims.
The latest infighting has compounded the situation for Ms Kihika who has in the past been accused of dominating in the region’s party leadership. She has for long been entangled in a war over control of the party with Mr Ngunjiri. The divisions have led to formation of two factions, one led by Mr Ngunjiri and the other by Ms Kihika.
A few months ago, Dr Ruto summoned Nakuru UDA members to resolve the differences and avoid further cracks in the party, to no avail.
“As far as I am concerned, there are no divisions in UDA party in Nakuru. I wish to clear the air that UDA is very strong in Nakuru. We only have a few teething problems that will be resolved,” said Mr Ngunjiri, in a recent interview.
Both Ms Kihika and Mr Ngunjiri have been positioning themselves to influence UDA politics in Nakuru and the South Rift.
Now, Mr Ngunjiri and Ms Kihara have withdrawn their support of Ms Kihika ahead of the elections. Mr Ngunjiri had fashioned himself as the greatest supporter of Ms Kihika as she guns for the governor’s seat.
Political pundits say her being at loggerheads with other local leaders might interfere with her bid to dislodge Mr Kinyanjui.
“Ms Kihika should avoid wars with local leaders, especially MPs because such a move can injure her political journey,” said lawyer and political analyst Steve Kabita. | https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/kihika-becomes-isolated-wake-of-uda-primaries--3787992 | 2022-04-20T04:17:12Z | https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/kihika-becomes-isolated-wake-of-uda-primaries--3787992 | true | 1 |
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. —After the TSSAA changes that sorted schools into four classifications, Tennessee High’s baseball team no longer is obligated to face Science Hill.
Vikings coach Preston Roberts chose to, anyway.
Science Hill, the reigning state Class AAA champion, made quick work of the Vikings in a 10-0, five-inning affair on Tuesday at TVA Credit Union Stadium. Roberts could point to a slew of mistakes and missed opportunities, but also, noted the big picture.
“That’s why we schedule these guys,” he said. “Most people don’t. The reason we schedule these guys is, it makes us better. We could schedule down and do whatever. But we schedule Science Hill and the biggest schools in the state for a reason.”
On paper, it was a matchup between two of the top teams in their respective classifications. Science Hill (22-4) came in ranked second in Class 4A, while THS (15-5) was the sixth-ranked 3A team in the state. Such a tasty matchup didn’t materialize, thanks in large part to Cole Torbett.
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In addition to no-hitting the Vikings in the abbreviated game, Torbett helped himself by finishing a double shy of the cycle. The Middle Tennessee State signee finished with eight strikeouts, fanning seven in his first foray through the batting order.
“Cole was fantastic, pitching on both sides of the plate with his fastball and getting his curveball and his changeup over for strikes,” Hilltoppers coach Ryan Edwards said.
Tennessee High held Science Hill scoreless for the first inning, then Science Hill started breaking through. A two-run single by No. 9-hole hitter Jet Swartz put the ‘Toppers on the board in the second inning. Science Hill plated two more runs in the third on a Jack Torbett double and a wild pitch. Cole Torbett led off the fourth with a blast over the high wall in right field. RBI hits by Jaxon Diamond and Nate Conner made it a 7-0 game.
Cole Torbett tripled home a run in the fifth, scoring on a Diamond single. Jack Torbett’s line single into the outfield plated the decisive run.
Tennessee High did little to help itself, committing five errors. Amid all the defensive issues, shortstop Evan Mutter and second baseman Adyn Patlen each turned in fine plays during the fourth inning.
“Anytime you’re playing one of the best teams in the state, with [last season’s] Mr. Baseball on the mound, you’ve got to play clean, and take advantage of opportunities when they’re given to you,” Roberts said. “I felt like, and this is going to sound really, really weird, we hit four of the hardest balls that I’ve seen hit all year by us. They just happened to be right at them. Ten feet one way or the other, they’re probably doubles, triples. Would that have made a difference in the game? I don’t know. But they were early on. Those balls find gaps. Then that’s just four extra opportunities to get guys on base.”
The Vikings have cooled off from their 10-1 start, losing three of their past five — all by double digits. Tennessee High still is sitting pretty atop the Upper Lakes Conference, however, with a 7-1 mark in league play. | https://heraldcourier.com/sports/science-hill-throttles-tennessee-high-10-0/article_ff23162c-c05a-11ec-a79a-bb48e27b2270.html | 2022-04-20T04:21:18Z | https://heraldcourier.com/sports/science-hill-throttles-tennessee-high-10-0/article_ff23162c-c05a-11ec-a79a-bb48e27b2270.html | true | 1 |
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said it is ready to appeal a ruling that eliminated the mask mandate for plane and train travel if necessary, even after some argued the best way to preserve the government’s authority was to let the case die.
Monday’s federal court ruling scuttling the requirement has posed a difficult legal and political calculus for the department and President Joe Biden, with airlines opposed to the mandate and widespread public exhaustion with masking. Late Tuesday, the U.S. said it would appeal the ruling if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decides that masks should remain in place past the current assessment period, which is due to expire May 3.
The government’s top priority is to protect what power it has left to enact a mandate months down the road if there’s another surge in COVID-19 cases, administration officials said earlier, speaking on the condition of anonymity as deliberations continued.
Appealing carries a significant downside, said Andy Slavitt, a former COVID response team official for the Biden administration.
“While it’s highly tempting to appeal a very dubious ruling like this, there is a risk in doing so,” Slavitt said. “If they appeal and lose, the CDC could end up powerless to take some basic public health precautions in the event of a surge in cases in the fall or winter.” With a slew of Trump-appointed judges, he said, that concern had to weigh on them.
The ruling was issued by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, who was nominated by former President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate in November 2020 after being admitted to the Florida bar in September 2012. She was the eighth federal judge confirmed during the Trump administration to be rated “not qualified” by the American Bar Association, which typically requires a minimum of 12 years of experience to rate a nominee qualified.
Republicans have accused the ABA of being biased against conservatives.
Mizelle’s ruling, while momentous, is just one front in the culture war over the pandemic response, in which conservative groups have pushed back against what they say are onerous public health measures and pursued legal challenges to rein in agency authority.
The CDC argued that planes, trains and airports are unique disease vectors, with passengers often jammed up against one another for long stretches of time. Still, it extended the mandate by only 15 days last week, its shortest yet, and appeared poised to lift it if cases and hospitalizations driven by the BA.2 subvariant of the coronavirus — the pandemic’s latest threat — don’t surge.
Appealing would be a “huge mistake” for Biden, said Peter Pitts, co-founder of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest and a former associate commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration.
The science behind COVID-19 right now is that BA.2 typically has mild symptoms, particularly for the vaccinated and boosted, as well as a very low death rate, he said. At this point, mandatory mask wearing serves only to divide the public while serving no health purpose, exacerbating “mask PTSD” for some and serving as a “virtue signal” for others, Pitts said.
The Biden administration has been weighing the politics, said Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law.
There is “some tension, with a lot of state governors and legislators deciding that very comprehensive masking is not ideal,” Tobias said.
Discussions continued within the administration Tuesday, with some officials saying they believed an appeal was growing unlikely and others arguing it remained unclear. All the legal options were problematic in one way or another, one said.
An appeal would go to the federal appeals court in Atlanta, which is ideologically conservative and might side with Mizelle, Tobias said. Her ruling drew heavily on a Supreme Court decision striking down vaccine mandates, raising the specter of the top court upholding the ruling as well.
The calculation was likely whether an appeal would probably end up at the high court, said Eric Feldman, professor of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. “And the Supreme Court’s not likely to be all that sympathetic to the government’s position on this,” he said.
Feldman said a loss is “likely” and a win “isn’t all that useful on this.”
Instead, he said, the administration should consider whether another agency, such as the Federal Aviation Administration, might have the authority to impose similar restrictions.
The case is Health Freedom Defense Fund v. Joseph Biden, 21-cv-1693, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (Tampa).
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NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign said its communications with a firm that did opposition research into then-candidate Donald Trump’s Russia ties should be kept out of a related criminal case.
The campaign and research firm Fusion GPS said in Tuesday court filings that their 2016 messages are protected by attorney-client privilege. Fusion said the privilege applies because it had been hired by the Democratic National Committee’s law firm — Perkins Coie LLP — to help prepare a defense in case Trump sued them for defamation over their Russia claims.
The filings by the campaign and Perkins Coie seek to intervene in the criminal case against DNC-linked lawyer Michael Sussmann, who is accused of lying to the FBI before it opened the Trump-Russia-probe.
Special Counsel John Durham, tasked with investigating the origins of the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe, seeks to use the communications at the July trial of Sussmann. Durham has asked a judge to review the communications to determine if they are truly covered by attorney-client privilege.
“The government is not entitled to obtain privileged material simply because it has filed a motion to compel,” campaign lawyer Robert Trout said in a filing. The lawyer said it would file the details of its argument under seal.
Fusion, whose probe ultimately helped produce the so-called Steele dossier about Trump, was hired by then-Perkins Coie partner Marc Elias, a top DNC election attorney, according to the filing.
Elias had a “reasonable concern about Mr. Trump’s litigiousness given his numerous threats of and actual litigation against his critics,” Fusion said in its filing. “Indeed, that concern was prescient, with Mr. Trump having recently launched litigation seeking tens of millions of dollars against every interested party here.”
Fusion’s messages with the DNC and the campaign may be relevant to the case because Sussmann is accused of falsely telling the FBI he wasn’t representing any client when he gave the agency information about suspected links between Trump Tower and a Russian bank a few months before the election.
Durham has accused the Clinton campaign and the DNC of wrongfully withholding the communications, which were sought under a grand jury subpoena.
Sussmann’s motion to dismiss the case was denied earlier this month by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, who ruled a jury would need to decide whether Sussmann’s alleged lie to the FBI was material to the Russia probe.
Fusion said it was hired because of its expertise on topics including Russia, the Kremlin, foreign interference in U.S. elections, Russian oligarchs and their relationships with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the filing. Trump famously asked Russia to “find” Clinton’s “30,000 emails.”
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ROAD TRIP: Historic Lincoln Highway, AKA; U.S. 1, 30, 530, 40, and 50
WASHINGTON: Most people driving down the country’s interstate highway system have no appreciation of how it all came to be. They mistakenly figure Uncle Sam, and our Washington, D.C. government must have taken the lead. However, the first interstate paved road was conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, formally dedicated on October 31, 1913.
Fisher was the owner of the Prest-O-Lite Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, which made automobile headlights to allow early autos to travel after dark. Fisher’s lights used compressed acetylene tanks of gas ignited by a sparking switch. Fisher was a founding father of the Indy 500 Raceway. The raceway was a test track for all the major automakers of that time.
The Lincoln Highway runs coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City west to Lincoln Park in San Francisco.
The road was initially through 13 states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California. Lincoln Highway was named after President Abraham Lincoln to honor him for the transcontinental railroad. The east met west by rail at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869.
Unfortunately, President Lincoln, our 16th President, never got to see his dream come true as he was assassinated on April 14, 1865.
The Lincoln Highway will be 110 years old next year.
Fisher was not alone in his effort, though.
Two other automotive titans to envision transcontinental roadway systems were Frank Seiberling, president of Goodyear, and Henry Joy, president of the Packard Motor Car Company. They each contributed vast amounts of money to build the first “interstate” paved road system.
They appealed to Henry Ford and others in the auto industry to join them in their effort, but Ford declined as he felt it was the government’s job to provide paved roads.
On July 1st, 1913, The Lincoln Highway Association was founded with over one-million dollars in the bank.
The goal of The Lincoln Highway Association was to create a “rock road” for 3,389 miles from coast to coast across America.
Over the years, The Lincoln Highway’s course was altered for various reasons. This can be confusing for those trying to retrace the original route. For example, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa were then, as now, widely regarded as the breadbasket of America, with all of the farmers growing food for us. That also made these three states the mud bog of Lincoln Highway.
The Lincoln Highway Association came up with a plan to construct some seedling miles.
Across the United States, each state took responsibility for planting some “Seedling Miles” of concrete as both an experiment in road construction, as well as a public relations. A move to garner more donations from the private sector, both individuals and companies.
By 1914, the Lincoln Highway Association had gathered enough materials to start paving a muddy section of the Lincoln Highway. The goal was to show the public the future of improved roads for automobiles.
The Association chose a particularly muddy low lying section of the road to improve just in front of Kishwaukee College.
The Association paved a mile of the road in Malta, Illinois, which they named a Seedling Mile. DeKalb County of Illinois is said to have the second most fertile soil in the world, only after the Nile River Vallely in Egypt. For this reason, affluent DeKalb County farmers were asked to donate money for this Seedling Mile. The work began in September, with this first rural paved mile of Lincoln Highway completed in October of 1914.
Interestingly, as the Seedling Mile was being constructed in Malta, Illinois, another Seedling Mile began at Mooseheart north of Aurora, Illinois.
James J. Davis is duly honored as Mooseheart’s founder.
In 1912 Davis convinced the Moose organization to purchase a large farm west of the Fox River along the Lincoln Highway to establish a Child City home and school where dependent widows of Moose members could take their children. Davis is said to have tirelessly sold hundreds of thousands of men on the idea.
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Back then, Americans took the passages in the Bible about taking care of widows very seriously.
An Illinois State Historical Society marker sits on the campus of Kishwaukee College commemorating the First Seedling Mile of the Lincoln Highway. Other markers, standing near gazebos, can be found along the path of the Lincoln Highway throughout Illinois.
Another big moment in the history of the Lincoln Highway happened in 1919 when a military convoy set out from Washington, D.C.
The convoy moved across the United States as an exercise of man, machine, and the burgeoning road system leading the government to budget and spend 75 million dollars on improving the interstate roadways of the country.
The Lincoln Highway Association had done much of the research and groundwork to determine how to make an American highway.
Through surveys with America’s civil engineers, they came up with some basics:
The roadway should be 10-inches thick and of concrete.
It should be reinforced with steel bars.
Bridges must be designed for the weight of heavy trucks.
Banked elevations should line the roadway.
Gutters that direct rain away from the roadway.
It should be crowned to the middle causing the raid to drain away.
Constructing an “Ideal Section” of a road in 1922 began according to 18 engineering design principles.
America’s first 4-lane undivided highway.
It was built in Indiana from the Illinois State line to Schererville, Indiana at a cost of $167,000, making the worldwide news. It was considered the Crown Jewel of the entire Lincoln Highway.
Henry C. Osterman was killed in an automobile accident on Lincoln Highway in Iowa in 1920.
Osterman, the ‘founding father’ of the Lincoln Highway “Ideal Section,” was on a road trip to promote the Lincoln Highway Association, Osterman was raising funds and promoting the association’s efforts. As a result, a memorial was erected to remember Osterman in 1921 on the south side of Lincoln Highway in Dyer, Indiana. In September of 2016, the monument was renovated.
The Lincoln Highway Association, made up of private volunteer citizens, disbanded in 1928 but not before having the Boy Scouts of America place 3,000 Lincoln Highway concrete markers along the highway route.
The Lincoln Highway Association came back to life in 1992 with a mission of preserving the highway in history.
Its national office is in a building in Franklin Grove, Illinois. A volunteer effort took hold to remember the highway in history and honor all those involved in its planning and construction.
Planning a road trip down the Lincoln Highway is about as difficult as planning a road trip down Route 66, the famous road that started at Lake Shore Drive in Chicago and concluded on the Sunset Strip of Los Angeles.
In some places, such as in Dyer, Indiana, the Old Lincoln Highway is named and still navigable as it once was, much as it is throughout Indiana along the Pennsylvania Railroad line. However, today the “Pennsy” Railroad is no more, and that same rail line is used by the Amtrak, Canadian National (CN) and Burlington Northern, and Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad companies.
In Illinois, Rt. 30 has moved south from Rt. 38. In Iowa, much of the old highway remains both in its old original locations abandoned and the newer sections still in use today.
The history connected with the Lincoln Highway should never be forgotten.
The American patriot volunteers who pioneered this infrastructure system for our country are credited with being the founders of highway safety in America. Adolph Hitler supervised the four-lane divided high-speed highway, known as the Autobahn. Hitler surely studied the Lincoln Highway Association before the construction of the Autobahn in the mid-1920s.
The Nazis took over the project between 1936 to 1942. In 1942, when the war turned against Nazi Germany, only 3,800 km (2,400 mi) out of a planned 20,000 km (12,000 mi) had been completed.
Still, what the Germans had accomplished was impressive and became the impetus for America’s future high-speed turnpikes and toll roads.
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GRANITE CITY – Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit this week against Fuel South Express LLC/Circle K in relation to the release of thousands of gallons of fuel from a tanker truck that occurred April 6 in Madison County.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) had referred an enforcement action to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office against Circle K for the release of gasoline and diesel fuel from a tanker truck in Granite City on April 6.
According to the IEPA the Illinois Emergency Management Agency was notified that a Circle K tanker truck overturned at Illinois 3 and St. Thomas Road, spilling 8,000 gallons of its 9,000-gallon load of fuel. The truck was carrying 6,400 gallons of reformulated gasoline and 2,600 gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel. Raoul’s lawsuit states likewise.
The release occurred during heavy rain, and the spilled fuel traveled at least 200 feet in both directions, spreading into three ditches, a culvert and adjacent farm fields.
“If not immediately remediated, spilled fuel can cause significant damage to the environment as well as present dangers to human health,” Raoul said. “Our complaint seeks to require Fuel South Express to take action to address this spill and ensure that any lingering environmental threats posed to the area are permanently abated.”
The complaint seeks to require Fuel South Express to take immediate action to address any impact the release has had on the roads, medians, farmland and groundwater, as well as any other potential impacts to the environment. The filing also seeks to prevent conditions at the site from worsening and to require that Fuel South Express enter the state’s Site Remediation Program to ensure oversight of the cleanup.
About 1,000 gallons of fuel was vacuumed out of the tanker. Emergency responders and representatives from Illinois EPA responded to the site. Emergency responders tried to block nearby culverts to slow or stop the migration to groundwater.
An environmental remediation contractor has been hired by the responsible party to begin cleanup, according to state officials, and an investigation of the incident and remediation at the site continues.
The referral asks the Attorney General’s Office to obtain an order requiring Circle K to immediately address any impact of the release to the roadway, medians, farmland and groundwater, and any other impact on the environment resulting from the spill. The IEPA also is seeking an injunctive order so that site conditions do not worsen and the impact is managed in a proper manner to avoid any additional harm to human health and the environment.
“This was a serious situation, made worse by difficult weather conditions, which led to spilled fuel going beyond the roadway and causing significant impacts in adjacent medians and farmland,” IEPA Director John J. Kim said.
“The Illinois EPA referred this emergency matter to the Attorney General’s Office to allow for a quick response, and we will work closely with their staff to ensure all environmental impacts are addressed and remediated.”
Assistant Attorneys General Raymond Callery, Bridget Flynn and Natalie Long are handling the case for Raoul’s Environmental Bureau. | https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/AG-Raoul-files-suit-to-ensure-proper-cleanup-17092093.php | 2022-04-20T04:25:30Z | https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/AG-Raoul-files-suit-to-ensure-proper-cleanup-17092093.php | false | 1 |
Today in the Globe newsroom we saw how empty bowls were filled with generosity.
Missouri Southern State University held an empty bowls fundraiser Tuesday to help raise money for scholarships from the university's Lion Co-op program.
We'll have more about this story in Wednesday's edition of the Globe and online at joplinglobe.com. We'll also have reports about:
- Bright Futures Carthage receiving a $1 million gift for an endowment.
- Actions taken by the Joplin Board of Education.
- Missouri lawmakers working on an about $46 billion state budget.
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BOSTON — Three competitiors from the area completed the Boston Marathon on Monday.
Deary’s Dan Mottern, 50, had a time of 3 hours, 14 minutes, 15 seconds, finishing 5,707th overall and 341st in his age group.
Kage Sobotta of Clarkston finished in 3:02:59. He was 3,599th overall and 2,255th in the 18-39 age group.
Lindsey Gilmore of Moscow, 37, finished in 4:05:46, good for 18,043rd overall and 3,384th in her age group.
Lewiston’s Jimmy Oribo, 33, was scheduled to run, but no results were found. | https://dnews.com/sports/three-locals-finish-race/article_3cf5e0c7-5306-5b67-8d46-921a7c508a22.html | 2022-04-20T04:27:31Z | https://dnews.com/sports/three-locals-finish-race/article_3cf5e0c7-5306-5b67-8d46-921a7c508a22.html | false | null |
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California jury on Tuesday awarded $1.5 million to the family of a man who was mistakenly declared dead by authorities, resulting in a stranger being buried in the family plot.
A Superior Court jury found the Orange County coroner's office committed negligence and intentional misrepresentation when it declared Frankie Kerrigan dead in 2017.
The office said that Kerrigan, who was 57 at the time, had schizophrenia and frequently lived on the streets, had died that May outside a store in Fountain Valley.
A police officer told the coroner's office that he believed the body was Kerrigan's based on previous contacts and a deputy coroner misidentified him based on Kerrigan's 11-year-old driver's license photo.
Fingerprints from the dead man were sent to the FBI and other law enforcement agencies and turned out to belong to another man, John Dean Dickens, 54. However, the identification code for the prints wasn't checked due to an employee lack of training on a new digital system, a coroner's official testified at the trial.
Authorities handed over a body to the family, who held a Catholic Mass and a burial with an open-casket viewing.
“I touched his hair, and I said goodbye,” Kerrigan's father, Francis Kerrigan, testified at the trial in Santa Ana.
But a little over two weeks after the family was notified of Kerrigan’s death, a friend who had been a pallbearer at the funeral called the father to say Kerrigan had shown up at his house.
Kerrigan said he was “overjoyed for about a minute" before thinking: “Oh my God, there's a stranger in Frankie's grave."
The jury awarded $1.1 million to Francis Kerrigan and $400,000 to his daughter, Carole Meikle.
“This is a wake-up call for the county and every single county out there,” Kerrigan's father said. “It can happen to anybody.”
Norm Watkins, who represented the county, said there wasn't any intention to deceive the family and the county will decide whether to appeal the jury verdict.
Dickens, a Kansas native who died of heart disease, was exhumed from the family gravesite and his body returned to his relatives.
Kerrigan is currently living in a hotel and hasn't been told about the verdict, his family said.
James DeSimone, an attorney who represented Kerrigan and Meikle, said Kerrigan hasn't been taking his medication but he is “relatively stable, with a roof over his head."
“If he has some inclination there’s a court case going on, they’re afraid he’ll just bolt,” the attorney said. | https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Jury-awards-1-5M-in-California-mistaken-body-ID-17092352.php | 2022-04-20T04:28:55Z | https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Jury-awards-1-5M-in-California-mistaken-body-ID-17092352.php | false | 21 |
A funding announcement made Tuesday by the provincial government is meant to address a shortage of skilled tradespeople in Niagara.
At Niagara College’s Welland campus, Labour, Training and Skills Development Minister Monte McNaughton pledged more than $1.2 million in training for unemployed or underemployed people in the region.
In partnership with the college and Niagara Homebuilders Association, 80 individuals will be afforded the opportunity to get skills they need for well-paying jobs as roofers and drywall installers, leading to job placements with local employers building homes in Niagara.
“We’re giving them and their families a hand up, while growing our local economy, too,” McNaughton said.
In Ontario, there are 300,000 “unfilled” jobs in trades, as the province faces a “once-in-a-generation labour shortage,” he said.
For eight weeks, participants will take courses in Niaagara College’s school of trades on health and safety, tools and techniques, and other skills specific to their trade, which both pay $27 an hour on average.
Each participant will get a hard hat, steel-toed safety boots, safety glasses and professional-grade tools, all of which they get to keep.
Courses will be followed by a six-week paid job placement.
College president Sean Kennedy said the funding will “help bridge the gap between young people who are underemployed who need that extra pathway to help fill that gap that’s so critical in our local workforce.”
Studies show as many as one in five jobs in Ontario will be in the skilled trades by the year 2025, according to Richard Lawrence, homebuilders association president.
The first intake of students will be received in June, said Michael Wales, the college’s director of communications.
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BOSTON (AP) — Connor Wong drove in the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Tuesday night despite getting held to three hits.
“It seemed like a playoff game, right? And I managed it like a playoff game,” said Boston manager Alex Cora, who used five pitchers. “I went for the win.
“We will be better. We want more than two runs, obviously, but today it was enough to win the game.”
Kiké Hernández and Trevor Story had back-to-back doubles in the third for Boston.
Zack Collins homered for the Blue Jays off starter Nathan Eovaldi.
Wong was called up from the minors Monday to replace catcher Kevin Plawecki, who went on the COVID-19 injured list.
“I think it’s a good opportunity, but the main objective is just to win, win as many games as we can, and while I’m here that’s what I’m going to do,” Wong said. “If I perform well and we win, it’s even better.”
Batting ninth and facing right-hander Yimi Garcia (0-1), Wong lofted a fly ball to right field that scored Bobby Dalbec, who opened the inning by reaching on an error by shortstop Bo Bichette.
It was Bichette’s second error of the game, his first two this season.
Collins’ home run leading off the second gave Toronto an early lead. Boston tied it the next inning on doubles by Hernández and Story off Yusei Kikuchi.
Hansel Robles (1-0) threw 1 2/3 hitless innings in relief for the win. Garrett Whitlock pitched a perfect ninth for his first save of the season.
Kikuchi went five innings, giving up one run on three hits with three walks and a strikeout. Eovaldi was lifted with two outs in the fifth. He allowed a run on seven hits with six strikeouts.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: RHP Nate Pearson, sidelined with mononucleosis, threw 36 pitches over two simulated innings in a bullpen session at Toronto’s spring training complex as the Blue Jays stretch him out to be a starter. He is expected to return by the middle of May. ... LHP Hyun Jin Ryu, on the injured list with left forearm inflammation, Teoscar Hernandez (left oblique strain) and C Danny Jansen (left oblique strain) all stayed in Toronto to continue their rehab programs. ... RHP Julian Merryweather is experiencing right knee discomfort. He will continue to pitch but will wear a knee brace.
Red Sox: Boston added C Christian Vazquez and INF Jonathan Arauz to the COVID-19 injured list. RHP Tyler Danish and OF Rob Refsnyder were called up to take their spots on the roster.
OTHER MOVES
Red Sox LHP Rich Hill, whose father died Friday, was placed on the bereavement list. C Ronaldo Hernandez was called up to replace Hill on the roster.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: Although RHP Jose Berrios (0-0, 11.81 ERA) is without a decision, Toronto has won each of his first two starts. In seven career games against the Red Sox, he is 0-5 with a 4.43 ERA. In three career games at Fenway Park, he is 0-3 with a 7.31 ERA. His lone appearance against Boston while with the Blue Jays came last Aug. 7 in Toronto, when he went six innings, allowing one run with six strikeouts and no walks.
Red Sox: Nick Pivetta (0-2, 9.39) has had a rough start to the season, with Cora saying he would like to see improved mechanics from the right-hander. In seven career games against Toronto, Pivetta is 1-2 with a 5.77 ERA. He faced the Blue Jays five times in 2021, going 1-1 with a 5.93 ERA.
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Looking forward to attending live shows again? For your easy reference, we’ve put together a list of the most important concerts, performances and events in KL to take note of this 2022.
Concerts are back and with it Justin Bieber. While the superstar might have broken the Internet when his ‘Justice World Tour’ was resurrected for October 2022, he won’t be the only artist to croon before a live audience in KL this year. Plenty more will be progressively jetting in to entertain Malaysians who have been musically deprived.
Read on and add these dates for the most highly anticipated concerts, shows and events to your 2022 calendars.
Justin Lo’s ‘Fresh Start’ on 30 April 2022
Taking place at Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting, Hong Kong-American heartthrob Justin Lo will be among the first international artists to perform in person since Malaysia reopened on April 1.
He is known for his string of Canto-pop hits ‘第一秒 or First Second’, ‘命硬 or Die Hard’ and ‘好人 or Good Guy’.
Tickets range from the democratic RM188 to RM788 for a VIP seat. Resorts World Genting members are entitled to a small discount. The concert starts at 8.30pm.
Get your tickets here.
‘Lost in Karak’ from 26 till 30 May 2022
The myths of lost souls patrolling the Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway in the depth of the night, as well as that of a yellow vehicle piloted by a phantom driver, are purportedly among the country’s most infamous paranormal activities. This May, an immersive pop-up horror experience jointly presented by Pepsi, Hauntu and The Livescape Group will breathe life into the hair-raising tales of the highway bisecting the Titiwangsa Mountains, through a series of compelling storytelling, lifelike characters and terrifying effects.
Taking place at The Linc 11am-10pm, ‘Lost in Karak’ isn’t for the faint-hearted. But that’s the reason you will be there – you aren’t terrified, are you? Tickets are priced at RM29 per pax before May 1, or RM39 per pax after the promo ends.
Get yours here.
Nigel Ng’s ‘Haiyaa World Tour’ on 17 June 2022
Thanks to a hilarious yet brutally scathing put down of a fried rice recipe originally aired on BBC, the YouTube comedian turned Internet sensation has been sought out by Michelin-star chefs for peer approval. Our March 2021 cover star will return to his homeland to dish out more laughter – this time before a live audience at the KL Convention Centre.
Adopting the Uncle Roger persona, Nigel has raked up hundreds of millions of views on YouTube. But why watch YouTube when you can be humoured in person?
Tickets range from RM128 to RM228. The show starts at 8pm.
Get your tickets here.
Boys Like Girls live in Malaysia on 15 October 2022
American rock band Boys Like Girls are lending their edge to KL. Originally slated for July 2021, the Asia-Pacific leg of their world tour was pushed to October 2022. They are set to appear in KL a week before Justin Bieber’s tropes. While details including the venue, tickets, etc are scant as of writing, it is expected that they will perform their 2006 eponymous album in its entirety.
Justin Bieber’s ‘Justice World Tour’ on 22 October 2022
Postponed ad infinitum due to the global Covid outbreak and subsequent complications on tour, ‘Justice World Tour’ is finally back on the card for Beliebers in Malaysia. Justin Bieber is known for successive chart-topping numbers ever since he burst onto the scene as an adolescent with the infectious ‘Baby’.
His versatile talent has taken him from dance pop to ballads and even Christmas specials. The set list will include ‘Where Are U Now’, ‘What Do You Mean?’, among others.
If you’re clamouring for a ticket to the 2022 show — one of the most highly awaited concerts in KL — we wish you luck. They have long been sold out. The concert is held at the National Stadium.
Russ’ ‘The Journey Is Everything’ on 3 November 2022
Live concerts in KL continue late into 2022 as American rapper Russ is bound to spellbind fans again in Malaysia with his groovy beats and rapid delivery. Supported by fellow rap artist Bugus, Russ will hit the stage at Surf Beach, Sunway Lagoon. His prior appearance in Malaysia was at the Good Vibes Festival 2019 held in Genting Highlands.
The rapper’s hit singles include ‘What They Want’, ‘Losin’ Control’ and ‘Best on Earth’. Tickets go on sale 15 April 2022, starting from RM155.
Get your tickets here.
(Hero and feature images: Justin Bieber/ @justinbieber/ Instagram)
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Egyptians and Egyptians had clashed for several years now over possession of Deir Al-Sultan in the holy land Jerusalem
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Ethiopians and Egyptians in the holy land of Jerusalem on Monday, according to a report by DW Amharic.
It happened the night after Palm Sunday after the Egyptians painted their flags in the part of Deir Al-Sultan that is owned by Ethiopians.
No injuries were reported however Police dispossessed an identity card of an Ethiopian, whose name is unspecified, who tried to remove the painted flag.
The report indicated that the Egyptians painted it on the wall of the entrance of Golgota Ethiopian Monastery.
Betty Kassa is a member of the Ethiopian Community in Jerusalem. DW Amharic cited her as saying that it is customary for Ethiopians to hoist the Ethiopian flag during feast celebrations. But this year the Egyptians warned Ethiopians not to do it.
“They painted their own flag overnight,” she added.
The matter is reported to authorities in the city, according to Betty.
“Israeli police said, you [Ethiopians] remove your flag. We will make sure that Egyptians remove their flag too,” is the response the community got, as quoted in the DW Amharic report.
Abune Enbaqom, archbishop of Ethiopian Monasteries in Jerusalem, is quoted as saying “the disruption of peace that happened is usual. We will add or lose from what we have.”
He recalled that there was a similar controversy last year. He added that it is inappropriate for Egyptians to paint their flag on the gate.
“The Egyptians do not want us to be visible here. They claim that the place is theirs but that is not right,” Abune Enbakom said.
Furthermore, he said that Ethiopians ask authorities to resolve the matter.
Ethiopians and Egyptians had been clashing in Deir Al-Sultan, the Holy land for several years now. The Egyptians have had claims about what is possessed by Ethiopians for ages.
Both the Egyptians and Ethiopians in the area are followers of the same faith – the Orthodox Church.
The Syrian, Armenian, Egyptian, and Ethiopian Orthodox Churches were celebrating the feast of Palm Sunday on April 17 as the rest of the Protestants and Catholics were celebrating Easter.
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Rockies slip past Phillies behind C.J. Cron's go-ahead blast
C.J. Cron homered, Kris Bryant had two hits, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 in Denver on Tuesday night.
Justin Lawrence (1-0) tossed an inning of relief to earn the win, and Daniel Bard worked the ninth for his fifth save for Colorado.
Kyle Schwarber homered among his two hits, J.T Realmuto finished with three hits and Matt Vierling, Johan Camargo had two hits each for the Phillies. Camargo entered the game for Didi Gregorius, who suffered a left hand contusion when he was hit by a pitch in the second inning.
Kyle Freeland started hours after he agreed to a contract extension with the Rockies. The Denver native avoided arbitration by signing a five-year deal worth $64.5 million.
Philadelphia jumped on Freeland in the first. With one out, Rhys Hoskins tripled to center field and scored on Bryce Harper's sharp single to left to make it 1-0.
The Phillies scored again in the fourth when Alec Bohm scored on a single by Vierling.
The Rockies finally got to starter Kyle Gibson in the bottom of the fourth. Charlie Blackmon and Bryant led off with singles to put runners on the corners, and Blackmon later scored on a sacrifice fly.
After Brendan Rodgers reached on a fielder's choice, Randal Grichuk and Elias Diaz hit consecutive RBI singles to give Colorado the lead.
Freeland left with a 3-2 lead after allowing two runs on six hits over five innings, and Philadelphia rallied off reliever Ty Blach. Realmuto led off the sixth with a single and Schwarber followed with his third homer of the season to put the Phillies ahead.
Philadelphia starter Kyle Gibson allowed three runs on six hits in six innings but was denied the win when Colorado rallied in the seventh.
With two outs, Blackmon walked and Bryant singled off Seranthony Dominguez (1-1). Jeurys Familia then gave up a three-run homer to Cron, his sixth of the season.
Realmuto doubled with one out in the eighth and came home on Schwarber's single to cap the scoring.
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Suns star Devin Booker leaves Game 2 with hamstring tightness
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker departed Tuesday night's playoff game against the New Orleans Pelicans with right hamstring toughness and will not return.
Booker exited with 4:35 left in the third quarter and headed back to the locker room to be examined. Suns coach Monty Williams told TNT after the third quarter they would find out the severity of the injury after the game.
Booker scored 31 points -- all in the first half -- before exiting. He made 12 of 19 field-goal attempts and 7 of 11 from 3-point range.
Booker scored 25 points in Game 1 when the Suns opened the Western Conference first-round series with a 110-99 win on Sunday night.
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New Delhi, April 2022: India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre, a collaboration between the Swedish Trade Commissioner’s Office, AIIMS New Delhi and AIIMS Jodhpur, launched ‘Skill For Scale’, an e-learning initiative designed to equip nurses with hands-on practical knowledge and skills to practice latest patient care for managing non-communicable diseases. This program is certified by AIIMS Jodhpur and is endorsed by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) will allow nurses from across the country to register for free, learn at their own pace.
Nurses being the backbone of the healthcare system in India plays a very critical role in enabling patient to understand a disease and its complications. In its first phase, the program is focusing on Diabetes management prevention and awareness based on a world-class comprehensive curriculum created from diverse resources available within the NCD domain following the NPCDCS guidelines. This program content and modules are created by the team of experts from AIIMS Jodhpur and an advisory board with representation from AIIMS Delhi, ICMR, DGHS, Indian Nursing Council (INC) and AstraZeneca. These modules will equip nurses to provide standardized and quality counselling, care and support services to the people to prevent and manage Diabetes. Subsequently, these trainings will be extended to other areas of NCDs in the subsequent phases like Hypertension, Cardiovascular and Oncology.
With a multi-phased approach, the Skill for Scale program is aimed to upskill 5000 nurses across the country within this year by converting the current theoretical and practical modules into easy interactive e-learning techniques. Explaining the need of such as upskilling program Dr. Sanjeev Misra, Director, AIIMS Jodhpur said, “NCD disease burden is increasing significantly in India and is already accounting for more than 60% of deaths in India. It is also estimated that 1 in 4 people have a risk of dying from an NCD before the age of 70. This burden of NCD is expected to increase further over the coming years but the number of doctors with specializations available to treat these increasing numbers are very limited making it critical to upskill the existing healthcare practitioners in managing non-communicable diseases. Through this initiative, we are trying to bridge the knowledge gap that exists at the point of care for patients. The curriculum of this program is carefully designed to enable nurses to deliver specialized care, essential support services and standardized counselling for patients living with an increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases in India”.
This e-learning mobile compatible program is pegged at two levels-basic and advanced and includes a training of 20-24 hours to be completed at your own pace. The course can be completed in a span of 2 months further to which each student will be awarded a completion certificate from AIIMS Jodhpur.
“Skill for Scale program is in line with our continuous efforts and commitments to address the growing burden of NCDs on our healthcare systems. At AstraZeneca, we stand by our global initiatives and industry collaborations, focusing on creating awareness and upskilling key stakeholders to make healthier choices. The Government’s recognition of this program will go a long way to deliver accurate health information and ensure safe essential health services. We will continue to focus on upskilling the health workforce and bring impactful solutions locally and globally,” said Dr. Anil Kukreja, VP Medical Affairs and Regulatory, AstraZeneca India
By the end of the training nurses will be able to recognize risk factors, causes, pathophysiology, screening methods, diagnostic tests and management of diabetes. They will gain an understanding to initiate timely action for confirmatory diagnosis and appropriate treatment, make timely referrals of complicated cases, follow standard treatment protocols, counsel and interact on the importance of early screening of diabetes, educate community on adoption of healthy lifestyle and assist them to overcome barriers, myths and misconceptions.
Expalining on the importance of industry support on critical healthcare programs, Cecilia Oskarsson, Swedish Trade Commissioner to India said, “ISHIC was created to address the healthcare challenges in the country through key pillars – technology, protocol & process and capability building. We are deeply encouraged to see the support these programs have garnered from the government, key industry organisations which is absolutely crucial to be able to implement such program at a national level and encourage wider use to be able to deliver benefits to the end patient and create an impact on the burden of healthcare. We will continue to evolve these programs to be able to bring about holistic benefit to patients in their journey of managing non-communicable diseases”.
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A man was shot and killed early Tuesday near Garfield Park in Pomona.
At about 1 a.m., officers were called to a shooting near the intersection of Arboleda Way and Holt Avenue, near Garfield Park, where the victim was found suffering from gunshot wounds, according to the Pomona Police Department.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Information on the victim was not immediately available, pending notification of family.
Investigators had not yet determined the motive for the shooting.
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ZURICH, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amcor plc (NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC) will announce its year to date results for the nine months ended 31 March 2022 after the US market closes on Tuesday 3 May 2021.
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Memetic / PepeCoin (MEME) traded up 3.9% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 0:00 AM ET on April 19th. One Memetic / PepeCoin coin can now be purchased for about $0.0509 or 0.00000123 BTC on exchanges. During the last week, Memetic / PepeCoin has traded 5.8% higher against the dollar. Memetic / PepeCoin has a market cap of $1.52 million and $139.00 worth of Memetic / PepeCoin was traded on exchanges in the last day.
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- Secret (SCRT) traded 4.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $5.07 or 0.00012257 BTC.
- Immutable X (IMX) traded up 10.9% against the dollar and now trades at $2.02 or 0.00004895 BTC.
- DigitalBits (XDB) traded 2.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.33 or 0.00000803 BTC.
- MimbleWimbleCoin (MWC) traded 2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $8.97 or 0.00021688 BTC.
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- Meme (MEME) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $409.51 or 0.00754320 BTC.
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Asian shares mixed after tech-led rally on Wall Street
Stocks were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a rally on Wall Street led by technology stocks.
Share benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney but fell in Shanghai. U.S. futures were lower and oil prices pushed higher.
Japan reported its trade deficit p ersisted in March as imports surged 31% thanks to soaring oil prices and a weakening yen. The deficit of 412 billion yen ($3.2 billion) for March was lower than the previous month’s 670 billion yen but was quadruple analysts’ estimates and a reversal from a surplus of 615 billion yen in March 2021.
Data for the fiscal year that ended in March showed exports jumped almost 24% but were outpaced by imports, which climbed 33%. The fiscal year deficit of 5.4 trillion yen (nearly $42 billion) was the highest in seven years.
“Seemingly, the global supply chain disruptions due to the ongoing war and China lockdowns are weighing on regional trade activity,” ING economists said in a research note.
The dollar remained at a 20-year high against the Japanese yen, at 128.59 to the dollar. The weaker yen reflects a divergence between rising interest rates in the U.S., where the Federal Reserve is seeking to tamp down inflation, and unchanged rates in Japan, where the central bank has kept its key rate at minus 0.1% for years.
The weaker yen helps make Japanese exports more competitive overseas and fattens profits when they are converted from dollars to yen, but it also raises costs both for consumers and businesses.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index gained 0.8% to 27,198.13 while the Kospi in South Korea edged less than 0.1% higher to 2,720.21. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong advanced 0.1% to 21,059.52 and the Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.6% to 3,174.35.
In Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 picked up 0.1% to 7,569.50. India’s Sensex gained 0.8% while the SET in Bangkok rose 0.4%.
On Tuesday, stocks overcame a weak start to finish broadly higher, giving the major indexes on Wall Street their best day in nearly five weeks.
The S&P 500 rose 1.6% to 4,462.21 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.5%, to 34,911.20. The tech-heavy Nasdaq shook off an early loss and added 2.2%, closing at 13,619.66.
The Russell 2000 of small-caps rose 2% to 2,030.77.
Nearly 90% of the stocks in the benchmark S&P 500 rose. Technology stocks helped power the broad gains. Pricey valuations for many of the bigger technology companies give them more sway in directing the broader market higher or lower. Microsoft rose 1.7%.
Treasury yields continued their climb, which allows banks to charge higher interest rates on loans. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.94% from 2.85% late Monday.
The last time the indexes mounted a bigger rally was March 16. Stocks have mostly struggled this year amid uncertainty over how the economy and Corporate America will be affected as the Federal Reserve moves to reverse low-interest rate policies that helped markets soar in recent years.
Investors are focusing on the current round of corporate report cards as more big companies release their earnings. Signature Bank jumped 8.1% after beating analysts’ expectations.
Netflix sank 26% in after-hours trading after the video streaming giant reported its first loss in worldwide subscribers in its history. Netflix said it expects to lose another 2 million subscribers in April-June. As of Tuesday’s close, Netflix had already lost half its value since hitting an all-time high last November.
Railroad giant CSX will report earnings on Wednesday, along with Tesla. American Airlines and Union Pacific will report their results on Thursday.
Also Wednesday, the National Association of Realtors releases its home sales report for March.
The latest round of earnings comes as investors try to gauge how companies and consumers are dealing with rising inflation that has made everything from food to clothing and gas more expensive.
The conflict in Ukraine has added to those price pressures. The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday downgraded the outlook for the world economy this year and next, blaming Russia’s war in Ukraine for disrupting global commerce, pushing up oil prices, threatening food supplies and increasing uncertainty already heightened by the coronavirus and its variants.
In other trading:
U.S. crude oil gained $1.19 to $103.24 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It sank $5.56 on Tuesday to $102.05 per barrel.
Brent crude, the standard for pricing international oil, added $1.19 cents to $108.44 per barrel.
The euro rose to $1.0819 from $1.0789.
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DENVER (AP) — C.J. Cron hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Tuesday night.
Rockies starter Kyle Freeland agreed to a $64.5 million, five-year contract with his hometown team earlier in the day and left with the lead after five innings. He gave up two runs on six hits and struck out three.
The left-hander was able to celebrate when Colorado rallied from a 4-3 deficit in the seventh. Phillies reliever Seranthony Domínguez (1-1) issued a two-out walk to Charlie Blackmon and gave up a single to Kris Bryant. Cron connected off Jeurys Familia to put the Rockies back in front with his sixth home run of the season.
“Super pumped for him. He deserves it for what he’s done for this organization,” Cron said about Freeland. “He’s always taking the ball every five days and that’s pretty special of a pitcher. We were glad we were able to get those runs for him tonight.”
Justin Lawrence (1-0) got the win and Daniel Bard worked a perfect ninth for his fifth save.
Kyle Schwarber homered and drove in three runs for the Phillies, and J.T. Realmuto had three hits. Philadelphia has lost three straight.
The Phillies took a 2-0 lead at Coors Field on RBI singles by Bryce Harper in the first inning and Matt Vierling in the fourth. Colorado answered in the bottom of the fourth with three runs.
Cron drove in Blackmon with a sacrifice fly, Randal Grichuk tied it with a single and Elías Díaz put the Rockies ahead 3-2 with a single off starter Kyle Gibson.
“He still had us off balance pretty good. We got a few nice Coors hits — a couple bloopers, a couple balls through the infield,” Cron said. “I’m sure he was pretty frustrated out there. But hey, that’s baseball. And sometimes you get lucky like that.”
Schwarber’s two-run homer in the sixth off Ty Blach — his third of the season — put Philadelphia back ahead.
Gibson had the one tough inning but was in line for the win after allowing three runs in six innings. The Phillies’ bullpen couldn’t hold the lead.
“It’s tough to be too critical when it’s one inning that dominates the story, but I felt a lot better than last time out,” Gibson said. “I felt like we did a really good job of mixing pitches when we needed to. Feel like we did a good job of staying with the heater when we needed to.”
Schwarber’s RBI single in the eighth got Philadelphia within one.
“He hit a home run the other way and then a base hit for another RBI,” Phillies manager Joe Girardi said. “It’s encouraging.”
TRADING DAY
The Phillies made a minor deal, acquiring outfielder Dustin Peterson from the Milwaukee Brewers for cash. Peterson played in two games with the Atlanta Braves in 2018 and 17 with Detroit in 2019. He was assigned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Phillies: SS Didi Gregorius exited with a bruised left hand after getting hit by a pitch in the second inning. He was checked out by a team trainer as he walked to first base and initially stayed in the game. But he was replaced in the fourth by pinch-hitter Johan Camargo. X-rays were negative.
Rockies: RHP Robert Stephenson and LHP Lucas Gilbreath were active for the first time this season. Both were placed on the COVID-19 injured list before opening day.
UP NEXT
Philadelphia RHP Zach Eflin (0-1, 4.50 ERA) faces RHP Germán Márquez (0-0, 3.97) on Wednesday to wrap up the three-game series.
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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — The remaining Manchester United fans inside Anfield were chanting for the club's owners to sell up when the coaches and players were already back inside analyzing their failings in a 4-0 humiliation by Liverpool.
It was a moment, before facing the media, for introspection and self-criticism by interim manager Ralf Rangnick and midfielder Bruno Fernandes at the home of their club's fiercest rival.
“What I tell them in the locker room stays there, obviously,” Rangnick said, before offering a flavor of the damning assessment. "We were just not up to it in the first half. We didn’t win a single second ball. In most of the first ball situations we were just spectators. We were onlookers.
“If you play like that against a team like Liverpool, then it’s difficult.”
Coming from the temporary coach who is set to move into a consultancy role at the end of the season, it painted a bleak picture of what expected incoming manager Erik ten Hag will find at Old Trafford.
Not that United’s malaise will be hard for the Dutchman to detect from his vantage point at Ajax. The combined 9-0 tally in losses to Liverpool in this season’s pair of Premier League games has exposed the team's shortcomings with Ole Gunnar Solskjær and, now, Rangnick at the helm.
Or course, the coaching credentials of both Solskjær and Rangnick can be debated, given their limited top-level experience before being hired by United. The suitability of distant owners can be questioned, too, especially as they appear to show little affection toward the club beyond its ability to make them money.
“Any owner should analyze the situation,” Rangnick said. “It’s not that difficult to analyze. The team needs a rebuild.”
Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata are among the players out of contract. Up to 10 new players could be required next season, and there’s the signing of Ten Hag from Ajax that is yet to be completed.
How, though, can United be no closer to winning the title when more than $1 billion has been spent on players since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 after winning the club’s record 20th English title?
“If you cannot get hold of the ball, if you cannot put at least a little bit of pressure on the ball against a team like Liverpool,” Rangnick said. “We just didn’t attack them. We didn’t dare to attack them. It almost looked as if they were afraid to be outplayed, but again, in the second half, this was better.”
That assessment was despite United conceding twice in the second half, just as it did before the break. Mohamed Salah scored two goals, and Luis Díaz and Sadio Mane also scored for Liverpool.
Liverpool is challenging Manchester City for the Premier League trophy, to join United on 20 titles. Manchester United, meanwhile, has dropped to sixth place, struggling to make the four Champions League qualification places.
“For us it is extremely embarrassing and as a coaching staff to have press conferences like the one we have right now,” Rangnick said. “But, we just have to admit they are better than us.”
Rangnick attributed Liverpool's recent success to the time Jurgen Klopp was given to reshape the squad from his hiring in 2015 to winning the Premier League in 2020, including Champions League glory in 2019. United hasn’t won a trophy since the 2017 Europa League title under Jose Mourinho.
“I’m not blaming anyone -- not my players nor anybody else -- but we just have to realise what kind of squad they had available,” Rangnick said of Liverpool. “This just shows what quality squad and team they have built together, working together with Jurgen and his team the last six years.
“This is not only a question of quality of players ... it’s also a question of how they play together, what mentality do they have, what kind of energy, what kind of physicality compared with high speed. I would say they have 25 Formula One racing cars in their squad.”
United is running on empty.
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SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s internationally recognized presidential council was sworn in Tuesday in the southern port city of Aden, state-run media reported.
The swearing-in took place before the parliament in a ceremony attended by foreign ambassadors and the U.S. and U.N. envoys to Yemen, SABA news agency said.
Aden serves as the interim seat of the internationally recognized government since the Houthi rebels seized the capital of Sanaa in 2014, setting off Yemen’s long-running civil war.
The presidential council was appointed earlier this month after former President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi stepped aside. Hadi transferred his powers and those of his vice president to the council, which will run the country and lead peace talks with the Houthis.
Hadi’s move came during concerted international and regional efforts to end the conflict.
The move angered the Iran-backed Houthis as it was meant to unify the anti-Houthi camp after years of infighting and disputes. It came as the Houthis and the government embarked on a 60-day truce brokered by the U.N. earlier this month.
The council is chaired by Rashad al-Alimi, an adviser to Hadi and former interior minister with the government of late strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh. He has close ties to Saudi Arabia.
Al-Alimi called on the international community to pressure the Houthis to engage in peace efforts because he said the rebels were still attacking the central city of Marib and other government-held areas despite the truce.
The council is committed to “end the (Houthi) coup and the war” and establish “fair and permeant peace that preserves the state and its constitutional institutions,” he said.
Parliament Speaker Sultan al-Borkani echoed the same message. However, he warned that they were ready to continue fighting after the unification of the anti-Houthi camp.
“This is our opportunity to take the road of fair and honorable peace,” he said. “Our hands are still extended (for peace), and our weapons are ready at the same time.”
There was no immediate comment from the Houthis.
The council has seven other members, including Aydarous al-Zubaidi, head of the secessionist Southern Transitional Council — an umbrella group of heavily armed militias propped up by the United Arab Emirates since 2015.
Also on the council are Sheikh Sultan al-Aradah, the powerful governor of energy-rich Marib province, and Tariq Saleh, a militia leader and nephew of the late president with close ties to the UAE.
Another member is Abdel-Rahman Abu Zarah, commander of the UAE-backed Giants Brigades, which played a crucial role recently in repelling the Houthi offensive on the central city of Marib.
The Houthis are backed by Iran while the government forces are aided by a Saudi-led coalition that launched an air campaign in 2015 to try to restore the internationally recognized government.
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SALT LAKE CITY >> Matthew Butler spent 27 years in the Army, but it took a day in jail to convince him his post-traumatic stress disorder was out of control.
The recently retired Green Beret had already tried antidepressants, therapy and a support dog. But his arrest for punching a hole in his father’s wall after his family tried to stage an intervention in Utah made it clear none of it was working.
“I had a nice house, I had a great job, whatever, but I was unable to sleep, had frequent nightmares, crippling anxiety, avoiding crowds,” he said. “My life was a wreck.”
He eventually found psychedelic drugs, and he says they changed his life. “I was able to finally step way back and go, ‘Oh, I see what’s going on here. I get it now,’” said Butler, now 52. Today his run-ins with police have ended, he’s happily married and reconciled with his parents.
Butler, who lives in the Salt Lake City suburbs, is among military veterans in several U.S. states helping to persuade lawmakers to study psychedelic mushrooms for therapeutic use.
Conservative Utah has become at least the fourth state over the last two years to approve studying the potential medical use of psychedelics, which are still federally illegal. A string of cities have also decriminalized so-called magic mushrooms and an explosion of investment money is flowing into the arena.
Experts say the research is promising for treating conditions ranging from PTSD to quitting smoking, but caution some serious risks remain, especially for those with certain mental health conditions.
Oregon is so far the only state to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the psychedelic active ingredient in certain mushrooms. But studying them for therapy has made inroads not only in blue states like Hawaii, Connecticut and Maryland, but also GOP-led Texas, Utah and Oklahoma, which passed a study bill through the state House this year.
The progress stands in contrast to medical marijuana, which Utah lawmakers refused to allow until a ballot measure helped push it through. However, the proposal to study a broad range of psychedelic drugs passed easily this year.
Texas has yet to legalize medical marijuana, but former Republican Gov. Rick Perry helped shepherd through a bill last year to use $1.4 million to fund a study of psilocybin for treating PTSD.
“The stigma attached to psilocybin and most psychedelics dates back to the 60s and 70s. It’s been very hard for them to overcome,” said Democratic Rep. Alex Dominguez, who sponsored the bill. “My approach was, ‘Let’s find the group that all sides claim that they are supportive of.’ And that would be veterans.”
He also heard from conservatives like Perry who support the use of psilocybin to treat PTSD — and let advocates from that end of the political spectrum take the lead publicly.
Maryland also gave bipartisan approval to spending $1 million this year to fund alternative therapies for veterans, including psychedelics. Democratic sponsor Sen. Sarah Elfreth, whose district includes the U.S. Naval Academy, noted the spike in suicides among veterans.
“I don’t envision the VA acting anytime soon,” she said. “We’re at a true crisis level and it’s time for the states to step up.”
Psilocybin has been decriminalized in nearby Washington, D.C., as well as Denver, which decriminalized it in 2019, followed by Oakland and Santa Cruz in California, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
There’s also plenty of venture capital being invested from people who have had positive experiences and are “highly motivated” to invest in psychedelics as treatment, said John Krystal, the chair of psychiatry at Yale University.
Rhode Island lawmakers are weighing a proposal to decriminalize psilocybin this year, and in Colorado there’s an effort to get statewide decriminalization on the ballot. But similar measures have stalled in Statehouses elsewhere, including California and Maine.
Studying psychedelics, though, has gained more traction. In Oklahoma, a bill from Republican Reps. Daniel Pae and Logan Phillips would legalize research on psilocybin.
“I believe the research will show that there is a way to use this drug safely and responsibly, and it could save the lives of thousands of Oklahomans,” Pae said in a statement. The bill passed the House last month and is now under consideration in the Senate.
It’s a stunning turnaround for a field that captivated researchers in the 1950s and 1960s, before mushrooms and LSD became known as recreational drugs. They were federally outlawed during the Nixon administration, sending research to a screeching halt.
New studies, though, have indicated psilocybin could be useful in the treatment of everything from major depression to alcoholism, said Ben Lewis, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute.
“People are referring to this current period of time as the psychedelic Renaissance,” he said. Up to 30% of depression sufferers are considered resistant to current treatment, and there have been few recent leaps forward in drug innovation, he added.
The risk of addiction or overdose is considered low with psychedelics, especially under medical supervision, and while some cardiac conditions can present a physical risk, many people’s physical reactions aren’t dangerous.
But there are serious psychological risks, especially for people with certain forms of mental illness or a family history of conditions like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
“Then there’s a possibility that a high-dose psychedelic experience could sort of trigger that and lead to long-lasting mental health issues,” said Albert Garcia-Romeu, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Classic psychedelics include LSD, mescaline, psilocybin and ayahuasca. Plant-based psychedelics have long been used in indigenous cultures around the world.
Today, their therapeutic use at Johns Hopkins is carefully monitored, Garcia-Romeu said. Patients are rigorously screened and typically have at least three appointments: one for preparation, a second to take the drugs and a third to work through the psychedelic experience.
For Butler, the 2018 arrest at his parents’ home was a turning point. He started researching new ways to deal with the PTSD he has suffered since deploying six times to Iraq and Afghanistan and working in counterterrorism and hostage rescues in Somalia for the U.S. Special Forces before retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 2017.
Eventually he came across ayahuasca, long a part of traditional cultures in South America. Last summer, he took part in a ceremony involving the psychoactive brew, overseen by a woman knowledgeable about its effects. She talked to him as the experience took hold, including a feeling of euphoria, the sight of geometric shapes and a sense he was entering his subconscious.
She spoke to him about his childhood and how the military had shaped his life.
“It really was as simple as having an experienced person who understood the medicine, who understood that subconscious space and understood PTSD. It was as simple as listening to her,” he said.
He credits that single session with getting his PTSD about 80% under control, though he occasionally does another if he finds his symptoms returning.
About two-thirds to three-quarters of people in studies have experienced significant improvements in their symptoms, Garcia-Romeu said. Those are promising results, especially for quitting smoking, where current treatments only work for about one-third of people, he said.
The Food and Drug Administration designated psilocybin a “breakthrough therapy” in 2018, a label that’s designed to speed the development and review of drugs to treat a serious condition. MDMA, often called ecstasy, also has that designation for treatment of PTSD.
How quickly states move from study to wider availability remains to be seen. Connecticut recommended legal medical use only after psilocybin is approved by the FDA, which may take until 2025 or later as the agency works through its process, including risk assessment.
Approval is important to safety as well as access, the Connecticut assessment said — without it, many insurance companies likely wouldn’t cover the treatment, leaving it open only to the wealthy.
In Utah, the study team is expected to complete its work in the fall.
“We’ll see what can and can’t be done,” said Republican Rep. Brady Brammer, who sponsored the bill. “If if they feel like it’s safe, it’ll be an interesting ride.” | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/04/19/breaking-news/magic-mushrooms-for-therapy-vets-help-sway-conservatives/ | 2022-04-20T05:48:08Z | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/04/19/breaking-news/magic-mushrooms-for-therapy-vets-help-sway-conservatives/ | true | 72 |
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Israel on Tuesday launched a retaliatory airstrike on the Gaza strip after Palestinians fired a rocket amid soaring tensions in Jerusalem over sporadic clashes at the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque. Warning sirens blared in southern Israel on Monday after a projectile went off from an enclave controlled by Islamist group Hamas. The rocket reportedly crashed into the sea off the coast of Tel Aviv. This is the first such incident since December 2021.
Israel fired a series of strikes on the Gaza Strip, targetting the weapon manufacturing unit of Hamas in the southern region of the enclave after the militant group launched a rocket into Israeli territory. "One rocket was first from Gaza Strip into Israeli territory. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome air defence system," Israel Defence Forces said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Hamas claimed that the projectile from Israel was thwarted by its "anti-air defence" system and caused no casualties, the Guardian reported, citing security sources in Gaza.
However, no faction in the Palestinian enclave of 2.3 million residents has claimed responsibility for the attack. Meanwhile, Israel PM Naftali Bennett has accused Hamas of carrying out an "incitement campaign" against Tel Aviv.
The incident came after a week of violence at the holy site in Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque, during the holy month of Ramadan. Clashes broke out in the wee hours of April 15 after Israeli police stomped on the mosque during early morning prayers.
Palestinian Red Crescent emergency workers stated that over 150 Palestinians were injured after Israeli police rained rubber pellets. Several of them were also wounded with stun grenade injuries and beatings from batons. As the tension between Israel and Palestine mounted in the past days, the particularly sensitive incident was identical to the one that led to an 11-day Gaza War with Hamas in the strip.
As the tensions between Israel and Palestine spiralled, UN Security Council on Monday decided to hold a closed-door emergency consultation to discuss the unrest. The request to hold the meeting was made by France, China, Ireland, and United Arab Emirates. Israel and Palestine's envoys were invited to join the meeting, although no draft resolution on the situation has been proposed. | https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/israel-strikes-gaza-post-al-aqsa-mosque-clashes-targets-hamas-weapon-manufacturing-unit-articleshow.html | 2022-04-20T05:49:19Z | https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/israel-strikes-gaza-post-al-aqsa-mosque-clashes-targets-hamas-weapon-manufacturing-unit-articleshow.html | false | 1 |
Biden launches $6B effort to save distressed nuclear plants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a $6 billion effort to rescue nuclear power plants at risk of closing, citing the need to continue nuclear energy as a carbon-free source of power that helps to combat climate change.
A certification and bidding process opened Tuesday for a civil nuclear credit program that is intended to bail out financially distressed owners or operators of nuclear power reactors, the U.S. Department of Energy told The Associated Press exclusively, shortly before the official announcement. It’s the largest federal investment in saving financially distressed nuclear reactors.
Owners or operators of nuclear power reactors that are expected to shut down for economic reasons can apply for funding to avoid closing prematurely. The first round of awards will prioritize reactors that have already announced plans to close.
The second round will be opened up to more economically at-risk facilities. The program was funded through President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure deal, which he signed into law in November.
“U.S. nuclear power plants contribute more than half of our carbon-free electricity, and President Biden is committed to keeping these plants active to reach our clean energy goals,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement. “We’re using every tool available to get this country powered by clean energy by 2035, and that includes prioritizing our existing nuclear fleet to allow for continued emissions-free electricity generation and economic stability for the communities leading this important work.”
A strong majority of states — about two-thirds — say nuclear, in one fashion or another, will help take the place of fossil fuels. A dozen U.S. commercial nuclear power reactors have closed in the past decade before their licenses expired, largely due to competition from cheaper natural gas, massive operating losses due to low electricity prices and escalating costs, or the cost of major repairs.
This has led to a rise in emissions in those regions, poorer air quality and the loss of thousands of high-paying jobs, dealing an economic blow to local communities, according to the DOE. A quarter or more of the fleet is at risk, the DOE added. The owners of seven currently operating reactors have already announced plans to retire them through 2025.
Most U.S. nuclear plants were built between 1970 and 1990 and it’s costing more to operate an aging fleet. The only nuclear plant under construction in the United States is in Georgia. Costs have ballooned and another delay was announced in February.
The shuttered reactors include Indian Point Energy Center in New York, Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts, Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station in Nebraska and Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa. Entergy cited low natural gas prices and increased operating costs as key factors in its decision to close Indian Point last year. New York officials sought the shutdown, saying the plant 24 miles (39 kilometers) north of Manhattan posed too great a risk to millions of people who live and work nearby.
Twenty more reactors faced closure in the last decade before states stepped in to save them, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute, the industry’s trade association. Illinois is spending nearly $700 million to keep three plants open while additional renewable resources come online.
Low electricity prices are the main cause of this trend, though federal and state policies to boost wind and solar have contributed as well, the NEI added.
There are 55 commercial nuclear power plants with 93 nuclear reactors in 28 U.S. states. Nuclear power already provides about 20% of electricity in the U.S., or about half the nation’s carbon-free energy.
If reactors do close before their licenses expire, fossil fuel plants will likely fill the void and emissions will increase, which would be a substantial setback, said Andrew Griffith, acting assistant secretary for nuclear energy at DOE.
While natural gas may be cheaper, nuclear power hasn’t been given credit for its carbon-free contribution to the grid and that has caused nuclear plants to struggle financially, Griffith added.
The bailout for the nuclear industry is reminiscent of assistance the auto and airline industries received after the 2008 economic collapse and the coronavirus pandemic, respectively.
With barely a month left in office, former President George W. Bush authorized $25 billion in loans to General Motors and Chrysler from a $700 billion bailout fund initially intended to save the largest U.S. banks. After President Barack Obama took office in 2009, he appointed a task force to oversee GM and Chrysler, both of which eventually declared bankruptcy. The companies took an additional roughly $55 billion in aid and were forced to close factories and overhaul operations before recovering and adding jobs. Most of the industry’s bailout loans have been repaid.
More recently, airlines received $54 billion in taxpayer money to keep people employed through the pandemic, but they eliminated tens of thousands of jobs anyway by offering incentives for employees to quit or retire early.
David Schlissel, at the Ohio-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, said he wishes the federal government, before it allocated the $6 billion, had analyzed whether that money might have been better spent on ramping up renewables, battery storage and energy efficiency projects, which can be done quickly and cheaply to displace fossil fuels.
Now that the money is already set aside for nuclear plants, the federal tax credits for renewables should be extended and more should be invested in energy efficiency, he said, because the faster that’s done, the faster the nation reduces its dependence on fossil fuels and its emissions. Also, the nuclear plants are going to eventually retire, some sooner than later, so carbon-free sources of energy need to be in place for when they do, he added.
The Sierra Club has a nuclear free campaign that says nuclear is not a solution to climate change, and “every dollar spent on nuclear is one less dollar spent on truly safe, affordable and renewable energy sources.”
California is slated to close its last remaining nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, in 2025. Officials there think they can replace it with new solar, wind and battery storage resources, though skeptics have questioned whether California’s all-in renewable plan can work in a state of nearly 40 million people.
The Energy Department intends to accept annual applications for the civil nuclear credit program through fiscal 2031, or until the $6 billion runs out. Nuclear plant owners or operators can bid on credits for financial assistance to keep operating. To qualify, plant owners or operators have to show the reactors are projected to retire for economic reasons and emissions would increase. The department would also determine, with input from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, that they can operate safely.
Maria Korsnick, president and chief executive officer of NEI, said she thinks the federal program will level the playing field for nuclear energy and help clear a path to pass even more intensive policies, such as a nuclear production tax credit proposed in Biden’s now-stalled Build Back Better plan.
Democrats have said they hope to resuscitate parts of the social and environmental package and win over voters weary of the two-year-old pandemic and coping with the worst inflation in decades.
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McDermott reported from Providence, Rhode Island.
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Down, the metal supergroup featuring Pantera's Philip H. Anselmo, Pepper Keenan of Corrosion of Conformity, Kirk Windstein of Crowbar, Jimmy Bower of Eyehategod, drummer and Pat Bruders (Goatwhore and Crowba), have announced some live dates this spring and summer.
The group have announced three U.S. performances in May that includes a set at this year's Welcome To Rockville festival, and shows in Atlanta and Dallas, TX.
They will then head to Europe for a series of festival appearances including Cophenhell, Graspop Metal Meeting and Hellfest in June, followed by an appearnace at the Blue Ridge Rock Festival in September. See the dates below:
05/19 - Daytona Beach, FL - Welcome To Rockville
05/20 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre
05/22 - Dallas, TX - Amplified Live
06/16 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhell
06/18 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting
06/19 - Clisson, France - Hellfest
09/09 - Alton, Virginia - Blue Ridge Rock Festival
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Coming off what some might say was a breakout performance, since as Anthony Edwards points out, the league never puts the Minnesota Timberwolves on national TV, he’s been making the rounds as news stations rush for a chance to interview NBA’s next biggest star.
One interview that generated some headlines and will surely spark some wild debates took place on ESPN during their NBA Today segment. It’s not uncommon for Edwards to provide a quote that’s pure gold for one reason or another, but this time he’s raising eyebrows. The young pup was asked how he feels his defensive growth has come along since entering the league as the No. 1 overall pick in 2020.
“I feel like I’m a great defender. I actually feel like I’m the best defender in the NBA, if you ask me. Yeah, I feel like I can guard anybody. Like when it comes to like shooting guards, small forwards, point guards, I feel like I can guard anyone.” Edwards when asked if the campaign to win Defensive Player of the Year next season starts now, Ant said “Yeah, for sure, yeah start that now.”
Anthony Edwards on ESPN’s NBA Today
There was noticeable laughter once Edwards made the bold claim, and it’s notable that he was smiling while saying so, but that’s just the confidence he has. And it’s been that way from the start. A1 from Day 1.
Related: 2022 NBA Playoffs: Anthony Edwards and four breakout stars
Anthony Edwards is far from DPOY, but he is set to be a superstar
On a game-by-game, play-by-play basis, Edwards is far from a candidate to win Defensive Player of the Year. A young player, still just 20-years-old, Ant has far too many defensive lapses, momentarily losing sight of his opponent. Luckily, his incredible athleticism (in which T-Wolves play-by-play man Dave Benz likes to throw in colorful ant facts) allows Edwards to make up for his mistakes.
- Anthony Edwards stats: 1.5 SPG, 0.6 BPG, DRtg 112, 2.4 DWS, Defensive Box +/- -0.4
- Marcus Smart stats: 1.7 SPG, 0.3 BPG, DRtg 107, 3.7 DWS, Defensive Box +/- 1.7
Alright, so Ant is a ways away from making up the ground needed to catch the 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year winner as Marcus Smart is a wunderkind on that end of the court.
Edwards has all the tools, smarts, and IQ to someday become a top defender, but he’s just not there yet. Which is ok, as the second-year pro has grown leaps and bounds since entering the league after just 32 games at Georgia.
Nationwide fans of the Wolves have witnessed Edwards’ enormous growth since his first NBA game, who’s to say the explosive athlete can’t continue making strides, especially with the help of Patrick Beverley, Jaden McDaniels and Jarred Vanderbilt proving to be great examples of how to play defense at a top-notch level.
Whether he becomes a top defender someday or not, Edwards has already become a star after averaging 21.3 points per game, helping the Wolves get to the playoffs for just the second time in 18 years. Edwards just missed becoming an All-Star this season after experiencing some knee issues causing him to miss time, but it’s safe to say his name can be written in permanent marker on the 2023 NBA All-Star team.
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EPL: Rangnick reveals number of new players Man United will sign after 4-0 defeat to Liverpool
Manchester United interim boss, Ralf Rangnick has said that he would need to sign six to ten new players in order to achieve his style of football.
Rangnick admitted that Liverpool were far better than Manchester United after the Reds demolished his side 4-0 on Tuesday.
The German compared Liverpool players to Formula One racing cars, before adding that “For me, it is clear there will be six, seven, eight, maybe ten new players. Before you sign those players, you need to be aware of how you want to play.”
Two goals from Mohamed Salah and one each from Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane were enough to condemn Ralf Rangnick’s side to another heavy defeat.
“They have 25 Formula One racing cars in their squad,” the former RB Leipzig boss told the press after the game.
“If you analyse the situation, it is not difficult to analyse,” he said. | https://dailypost.ng/2022/04/20/epl-rangnick-reveals-number-of-new-players-man-united-will-sign-after-4-0-defeat-to-liverpool/ | 2022-04-20T05:56:19Z | https://dailypost.ng/2022/04/20/epl-rangnick-reveals-number-of-new-players-man-united-will-sign-after-4-0-defeat-to-liverpool/ | true | 1 |
JAMAICA — Jameson Remole had the game-winning single in the bottom of the seventh as the Salt Fork baseball team beat Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman 12-11 on Tuesday.
Hayden Prunkard had four hits and two RBIs for the Storm, while Deegan Albert had two hits and four RBIs, Pedro Rangel and Brayden Maskel each had two RBIs and Remole had two hits and a RBI.
Cameron Steinbaugh had two hits and two RBIs for the Buffaloes, while Trenton Ryan had two RBIs, Kaden Mingee had three hits and a RBI, Cale Steinbaugh, Jackson Pratt and Cohen Cavanaugh each had one RBI and Zach Roach had two hits.
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WP — Blake Hettmasberger. LP — Cohen Cavanaugh. Two or more hits — GRF: Kaden Mingee 3, Cameron Steinbaugh, Zach Roach SF: Hayden Prunkard 4, Deegan Albert, Jameson Remole, Hettmansberger. 2B — GRF: Trenton Ryan SF: Prunkard 2, Blake Norton, Albert, Brayden Maskel. RBIs — GRF: Cameron Steinbaugh 2, Ryan 2, Cale Steinbaugh, Mingee, Jackson Pratt, Cavanaugh SF: Albert 4, Pedro Rangel 2, Prunkard 2, Maskel 2, Remole, . | https://www.commercial-news.com/sports/prep-baseball-salt-fork-gets-past-grfc/article_3eccb906-c054-11ec-bc1b-2b34f0fad220.html | 2022-04-20T06:00:12Z | https://www.commercial-news.com/sports/prep-baseball-salt-fork-gets-past-grfc/article_3eccb906-c054-11ec-bc1b-2b34f0fad220.html | true | null |
Ukrainian troops have accused Russian forces of bombing a hospital sheltering some 300 people in the devastated port city of Mariupol.
The deputy commander of the Azov regiment, who was among the troops remaining in Mariupol, said the Russian military dropped heavy bombs on the steel plant and hit an “improvised” hospital.
Serhiy Taruta, the former governor of the Donetsk region and a Mariupol native, also reported the bombing of the hospital, where he said 300 people, including wounded troops and civilians with children, were sheltered.
The reports could not be independently confirmed.
The eastern cities of Kharkiv and Kramatorsk also came under deadly attack. Russia also said it struck areas around Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro west of the Donbas with missiles.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian military was throwing everything it has into the battle, with most of its combat-ready forces now concentrated in Ukraine and just across the border in Russia.
“They have driven almost everyone and everything that is capable of fighting us against Ukraine,” he said in his nightly video address to the nation on Tuesday.
Despite claims that they are hitting only military sites, the Russians continue to target residential areas and kill civilians, he said.
“The Russian army in this war is writing itself into world history forever as the most barbaric and inhuman army in the world,” Mr Zelenskyy said.
Weeks ago, after the abortive Russian push to take Kyiv, the Kremlin declared that its main goal was the capture of the mostly Russian-speaking Donbas, where Moscow-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces for eight years.
A Russian victory in the Donbas would deprive Ukraine of the industrial assets concentrated there, including mines, metals plants and heavy-equipment factories.
Military experts said the Russians’ goal is to encircle Ukrainian troops from the north, south and east.
Key to the campaign is the capture of Mariupol, which would deprive Ukraine of a vital port and complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, seized from Ukraine in 2014. It would also free up Russian troops to move elsewhere in the Donbas.
A few thousand Ukrainian troops, by the Russians’ estimate, remained holed up in a sprawling Mariupol steel plant, representing what was believed to be the last major pocket of resistance in the city.
Russia issued a new ultimatum to the Ukrainian defenders to surrender on Wednesday after a previous ultimatum was ignored. The Russian Defence Ministry said those who surrender will be allowed to live and given medical treatment. There was no immediate response from the Ukrainian troops, but they have repeatedly vowed not to give up. | https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-40854902.html | 2022-04-20T06:01:32Z | https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-40854902.html | false | 9 |
MANILA, Philippines -- Tickets for the two Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Quezon City pools went on sale on Wednesday afternoon.
The VNL games will be held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, with women's games set for June 14-19 and men's games scheduled on June 21-26.
According to the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF), ticket prices are set at P2,000 for Courtside, P1,500 for Patron A, P1,000 for Patron B, P500 for Lower Box, P300 for Upper Box and P150 for General Admission.
The tickets are on sale via www.ticketnet.com.ph.
The Philippines will host Week 2 of the VNL for both the men's and women's divisions.
In the women's division, the country will welcome the United States, Canada, Japan, Poland, Thailand, Belgium, and China.
In the men's division, Japan, Argentina, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Slovenia will be competing at the Big Dome. | https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/20/22/volleyball-tickets-for-vnl-games-go-on-sale | 2022-04-20T06:03:06Z | https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/20/22/volleyball-tickets-for-vnl-games-go-on-sale | true | null |
Adam Gaudette scored the shootout winner in the fifth round and the Ottawa Senators beat the Canucks 4-3 on Tuesday, snapping Vancouver’s six-game win streak.
The Canucks (38-28-11) took a 2-0 lead in the first period but stumbled through the second and third before dropping their first game since April 3.
Alex Formenton had a pair of goals in regulation for the Sens (29-41-7), while Parker Kelly scored and Nikita Zaitsev had a pair of assists.
J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser each had a goal and an assist for Vancouver, and Travis Dermott scored his first goal for the Canucks.
Ottawa’s Filip Gustavsson stopped 34 of 37 shots for his first win since Nov. 13.
Vancouver’s Jaroslav Halak stopped all 14 shots he faced in the first period but appeared to suffer an injury late in the frame and was replaced by Thatcher Demko to start the second. Demko, who backstopped the Canucks to a 6-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday, made 15 saves in relief.
The loss does damage to Vancouver’s fragile hopes of a securing a playoff spot. The Canucks sit four points behind the Stars, who hold the second Western Conference wild-card spot.
Drake Batherson also scored for the Sens in the shootout and Miller beat Gustavsson for the Canucks.
Vancouver dominated overtime, not allowing Ottawa a single shot.
Demko denied Formenton a hat trick midway through the third, stretching out his left leg to make a last-second skate save on a shot from in tight.
Vancouver tied the score at 3-3 moments earlier when Boeser sent a pass to Dermott from behind the net and the defenceman fired in a shot from the top of the crease.
The tally marked Dermott’s first point in a Canucks jersey, coming in his 13th game with the team. The Toronto Maple Leafs dealt the blueliner to Vancouver for a third-round draft pick at the trade deadline in March.
The Senators took the lead 3:49 into the third when Formenton collected a loose puck along the boards and sprinted in for a breakaway, sending a wrist shot into the top corner to make it 3-2.
Kelly put away the equalizer 2:17 into the period with a shot from the hash marks that hit the crossbar and bounced off Demko’s back.
Vancouver outshot the visitors 16-8 in the second period but it was Ottawa that found the back of the net.
Tim Stutzle fired a shot from inside the blue line and Nikita Zaitsev tipped it from the high slot before Formenton directed it in past Demko, cutting the Sens’ deficit to a single goal at the 4:04 mark.
Demko led his team onto the ice for the second period and took over in Vancouver’s net.
Halak could be seen shaking his blocker hand after a skirmish in front of the crease in the final minutes of the opening frame. The Slovak netminder finished out the period but was not on the Canucks bench for the remainder of the game.
Defenceman Brad Hunt helped boost Vancouver’s lead to 2-0 midway through the first. Stationed below the goal-line, he dished a pass to Boeser, who sniped a one-timer past Gustavsson for his 21st goal of the year.
Many fans had yet to settle into their seats when Vancouver opened the scoring on an early power play after Dylan Gambrell was sent to the box for tripping.
The Canucks were quick to capitalize, with Miller sending a blast past Gustavsson from the top of the faceoff circle 1:55 into the game.
The goal – coming on Vancouver’s first shot of the night – was Miller’s 30th of the season.
The Canucks kick off a two-game road trip on Thursday when they face the Wild in Minnesota. The Senators will take on the Blue Jackets in Columbus on Friday.
Notes
Miller joined Bo Horvat as the lone Canucks to hit the 30-goal mark this year. It’s the first time since 2010-11 that Vancouver has had more than one player reach the milestone ... Defenceman Travis Hamonic played against the Canucks for the first time since Vancouver dealt him to Ottawa for a third-round draft pick at the trade deadline in March ... Vancouver defenceman Quinn Hughes played his 200th regular-season NHL game. | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/article-senators-snap-canucks-six-game-win-streak-with-4-3-shootout-victory/ | 2022-04-20T06:04:20Z | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/article-senators-snap-canucks-six-game-win-streak-with-4-3-shootout-victory/ | false | 9 |
Michael Dale Wilson
February 5, 1949 - April 14, 2022
Captain Michael Dale Wilson, 73, of Huddleston, was born on February 5, 1949, in Huddleston, Va., and passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his mother, Laura Bell Mayhew Wilson and father, Mikie Madison Wilson.
Dale attended Huddleston Elementary & Huddleston High School, and graduated from Staunton River High School in 1967 where he played many sports including track, basketball and football. After high school, Dale attended Ferrum College where he played football. He received a Bachelor of Science in Education with concentrations in Health, Physical Education and Biology from Tennessee Tech University in 1972. Dale also studied Secondary Administration at the University of Virginia in 1982. Dale received his United States Coast Guard US Merchant Marine Officer license in 1997.
He was the Owner of Captain Dale Wilson's Smith Mountain Lake Guide Service since 1972 and he was a Realtor at Wainwright & Co. Smith Mountain Lake.
He was a United States Coast Guard Merchant Marine Officer since 1987 and author of the Bass Cast Fishing report. He was also a former basketball coach and teacher at Staunton River High School from 1972 - 1984. He attended Huddleston Methodist Church and was currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Smith Mountain Lake Boating Association. He was an active volunteer serving as a member of other various community organizations including the Smith Mountain Lake Moose Lodge #2346, the YMCA and the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce.
Dale is survived by his two children, son, Chris Wilson and wife, Monica; his daughter, Wendy Wilson; three grandchildren, Addison Wilson, Brooke Phillips and Conner Phillips; a brother, Douglas Wilson; his nephew, Michael Wilson; nieces, Tammy Epperson and Donna Bowden, all of Huddleston; and lastly he is survived by an abundance of classmates, colleagues, and friends including his very special friend, Joyce Carr.
In lieu of flowers, please take a child fishing or make a donation in his memory to the Huddleston Volunteer Fire Department Station #1, P. O. Box 436, Huddleston, VA 24104.
Captain Dale will become "One with the Lake" in a lakeside memorial service celebrating his legacy at The Point @ Parkway Marina, located at 16918 Smith Mountain Lake Pkwy., in Huddleston, Va., starting at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Friends are invited to join the family by boat or automobile and visitation will immediately follow the tribute ceremony. Please bring your own chair or blanket and no alcohol or pets allowed.
Arrangements are being handled by Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Huddleston.
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Thomas to return for North, Cats cautious on Henry’s foot injury
By Peter Ryan
North Melbourne midfielder Tarryn Thomas will return from injury against Geelong in Hobart on Sunday, sooner than initially expected, while the Cats will take a cautious approach with key defender Jack Henry after initial scans on his sore foot proved inconclusive.
Thomas missed three weeks with an internal injury suffered against West Coast in round two, which the Roos feared could rule him out for eight weeks. However, he has recovered well and will play against the Cats on Sunday provided he gets through main training. Cam Zurhaar also returns after missing last week because of concussion.
Jed Anderson played in the VFL last week but pulled up with a sore hamstring so is likely to miss this week as he looks to build his match fitness. He returned to the club late in the pre-season as he took time to become fully vaccinated. Aaron Hall will miss with another hamstring injury.
Henry was subbed out of the match against the Hawks on Easter Monday after injuring the foot he had surgery on pre-christmas. There were concerns the pain may have been related to foot surgery the 23-year-old had before Christmas.
Those concerns have not been fully allayed, but the club plans to increase Henry’s loads gradually this week with his availability dependent on how his foot responds to treatment and training.
Meanwhile, Geelong remain non-specific about the “niggles” that appear to be affecting Patrick Dangerfield’s form. The champion midfielder has spent more time forward in the past two rounds than he did previously.
He wore a bandage on his calf as he trained away from the main group last week but was fit to play against the Hawks. Geelong often give their players until the last minute to make themselves available.
Scott admitted after the game on Monday that Dangerfield was not 100 per cent fit after an outstanding pre-season, but backed him in to have a strong year.
“He’s played forward a little bit [and] he’s had a few little niggles that haven’t kept him out of games that might be holding him back a little bit,” Scott said.
“He wouldn’t like to use that as an excuse … he’s been in really good shape through the pre-season. I think he’s going to have a better year this year than he has the previous two.”
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San Francisco Supervisor Haney wins Assembly election
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney declared victory Tuesday in a special election for the state Assembly but he will have to run again in June and November to keep the seat.
Haney received nearly 64% of the vote and former Supervisor David Campos had about 36%, according to mail-in ballot returns for the 17th Assembly District special election.
Campos conceded Tuesday evening, telling supporters that “big money has figured out how to win elections …and that’s what happened here.”
Haney significantly outraised Campos, who had pledged to avoid corporate contributions.
Both candidates are on the progressive end of the Democratic Party but Mayor London Breed endorsed Haney and will get to pick his replacement on the Board of Supervisors.
Assembly District 17 covers the eastern half of San Francisco and includes tourist-heavy neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Haight-Ashbury, downtown and the Mission. It also includes the Tenderloin, which is a hot spot for homelessness and illicit drug use.
The special election was held because neither Matt Haney nor David Campos received more than 50% of the vote in February’s special election.
Haney will have to run again in the statewide June primary and November general elections to keep the seat for another two-year term, meaning residents of the district could vote on the race up to four separate times this year.
The seat became vacant last year after David Chiu resigned to become San Francisco’s city attorney, a job that became available when Breed appointed then-city attorney Dennis Herrera to head the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission after Harlan Kelly resigned in 2020.
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Airlines, subways and bus services across the United States moved quickly Tuesday to remove mask requirements following a federal court ruling that struck down face-covering mandates on public transportation, a hot-button issue throughout the pandemic.
Uber, Lyft and Amtrak were among the firms that announced an end to masking requirements hours after the decision was released, prompting reactions from travelers on social media.
In one clip, a Delta Air Lines pilot announcing the shift mid-flight is greeted by loud cheers. “Finally!” yells one passenger.
Considerably less enthusiastic was Scott Hechinger, an expert in public defender law, who also heard cheers at the airport, but became increasingly alarmed during the flight.
“There is so much sneezing and coughing. And people just breathing it in. Freedom,” Hechinger tweeted.
Policymakers in Washington had decided last week to extend the federal mask mandate through May 3, but a federal judge struck that down on Monday, prompting an immediate wave of announcements from major airlines, including United Airlines and American Airlines.
On Tuesday, both Uber and Lyft shifted to a policy intended to be respectful of those who wish to continue wearing masks, while no longer requiring it.
“While mask usage is still recommended, we’ve updated our Covid safety policies,” Uber said. “Let’s move forward, safely together.”
Rail company Amtrak also changed its policy, announcing that while masks were no longer required, “anyone needing or choosing to wear one is encouraged to do so.”
One prominent transportation provider holding firm was New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority, which will continue to require face coverings on the city’s subways and buses, a spokesman said. In Washington, the Metro bus and rail system lifted its mandate.
Majority support
The changes come on the heels of Monday’s ruling from US federal judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle who found that the mask mandate exceeds the statutory authority of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Mizelle, a nominee of Republican former president Donald Trump, issued her ruling in a lawsuit filed in July 2021 by a conservative non-profit organization called the Health Freedom Defense Fund and two individual plaintiffs.
Although the public has a “strong interest” in combating the spread of Covid-19, the judge said, the mask mandate “exceeded the CDC’s statutory authority,” and the agency “failed to adequately explain its decisions.”
The Justice Department and CDC said late Tuesday that they disagreed with Mizelle’s ruling.
They described the masking order as a “valid exercise of the authority Congress has given CDC to protect public health,” according to a Justice Department statement that said potential next steps depended on a CDC public health assessment.
“If CDC concludes that a mandatory order remains necessary for the public’s health after that assessment, the Department of Justice will appeal the district court’s decision,” the statement added.
Polling suggests continued majority support for indoor mask mandates, but with a clear minority opposed.
A YouGov America poll conducted April 18, shortly before the ruling, found 63 percent “strongly” or “somewhat” support US government requirements for masks on public transport.
Of the remainder, 19 percent were “strongly” opposed, 10 percent were “somewhat” opposed and nine percent weren’t sure.
Mask requirements have been a contentious topic throughout the pandemic and have proven particularly nettlesome on planes, where there has been a sharp uptick in assaults of flight attendants.
Flight attendants have been divided on whether to maintain the rule, Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants union said on CNBC Tuesday.
“There’s absolutely a sigh of relief from flight crews, but there are also people who are really concerned,” said Nelson, adding that the union did not take a position on whether to extend the mandate.
Representative Sam Graves of Missouri, the senior Republican on the House Transportation Committee, applauded Mizelle’s ruling.
“It’s about time,” said Graves. “This hypocritical and overreaching mandate was never about health or science, since mask mandates were gone practically everywhere else. It’s time for this mandate to go once and for all.”
But Tatiana Prowell, an oncology professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said she was hearing from those who are immunocompromised and others with cancer.
“In addition to wearing N95 masks, I’m advising them to travel on less popular days/times if possible during the pandemic for fewer crowds,” Prowell said on Twitter.
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Suffering from rare Wilson disease, 8-year-old girl in coma undergoes lifesaving liver transplant
New Delhi, Apr 20: An 8-year-old girl from Bihar underwent a lifesaving liver transplant procedure here after being diagnosed with a rare disease which has a 100 per cent mortality rate in children who develop coma, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals said on Tuesday.
Wilson's disease is a genetic disorder in which excess copper builds up in the body leading to liver damage. Its treatment includes lifelong medication to bind copper.
However, some children develop coma due to liver failure, it said. Anshika was admitted to Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals on March 25 in a state of coma, the hospital said in a statement, adding that she was being treated at another hospital where her condition had deteriorated. The child was immediately put on a ventilator and advised a liver transplant. She was parallely put on dialysis and plasma exchange therapy to remove copper and buy time for a pre-transplant evaluation, the hospital added.
Due to non-availability of the same or compatible blood group donor, an ABO-incompatible emergency live donor liver transplant was planned, with the child's mother as the donor, it added.
"Within 36 hours of admission, on March 27, liver transplantation was done," Anupam Sibal, Group Medical Director and Senior Pediatric Gastroenterologist, said.
"The complexity of the case required us to support the child on ventilator immediately post her admission. Both her pre-surgical management and the seamless administration of the liver transplant surgery (with her donor being ABO Compatible) were a challenge," he said. "Of the 432 pediatric liver transplants performed at the Apollo Liver Transplant Programme, this is the first case of an emergency ABO-incompatible living related liver transplant," he added.
Two days later, the child was removed from the ventilator, and she regained consciousness.
eerav Goyal, senior consultant, Liver Transplant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, said, "A rare complication, in case of Wilson's disease, children typically manifest deteriorating symptoms and if not treated within a specific duration can cause life threatening problems.
This child had come to us with acute liver failure, swelling in the brain due to ammonia content, was unconscious and in a state of coma.
"At Apollo, we immediately counselled the family for a liver transplant. Her recovery has been uneventful and the child was discharged on April 12, post-operative day 17," he said.
What is Wilson disease?
An inherited disorder that causes too much copper to accumulate in the organs.
In Wilson's disease, copper isn't eliminated properly and instead accumulates, possibly to a life-threatening level. Symptoms typically begin between the ages of 12 and 23.
Symptoms include swelling, fatigue, abdominal pain and uncontrolled or poorly coordinated movements.
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Alia Bhatt’s parents Soni Razdan and Mahesh Bhatt are celebrating their 36th wedding anniversary. On this special day, Alia’s mother-in-law and veteran actress Neetu Kapoor took to social media and sent love to her ‘samdhan and samdhi ji’. The actress dropped an adorable picture of the duo on her Instagram stories and wrote, “Happy anniversary samdhan and samdhi ji, love and hugs."
Even Neetu Kapoor’s daughter and Ranbir’s sister Riddhima Kapoor Sahni dropped the same picture on her Instagram stories and wished the couple on their special day.
Earlier today, Soni Razdan also penned a heartwarming note for her husband as she dropped unseen pictures with him. In the first picture, Soni was seen gazing at her husband as they both pose for the camera. In another one, which is also the recent one, the couple was seen dressed up in elegant outfits. While Soni wore a saree, Mahesh donned a completely black attire. Soni Razdan captioned the pictures with a quote about Cleopatra and talked about how it perfectly fits their marriage, “‘Age cannot wither her nor custom stale her infinite variety’ This quote about Cleopatra could well apply to our marriage as well. Happy Anniversary old chap. Cheers to many more fun times ahead," she wrote.
Meanwhile, Soni Razdan and Neetu Kapoor turned samdhans just a few days back after their children Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor tied the knot. The two actors got married on April 14 in an intimate ceremony with only family and close friends in attendance. Their much-awaited wedding took place at Ranbir’s Vastu residence. A day after their wedding, the couple hosted a reception which was attended by several celebrities apart from their respective family members. Filmmaker Ayan Mukherji, Karan Johar, Luv Ranjan, actor Aditya Seal, Anushka Ranjan, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Shweta Bachchan, Malaika Arora, Arjun Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri Khan among others also attended the post-wedding bash.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Heavy winds kicked up a towering wall of flames outside a northern Arizona tourist town Tuesday, ripping through two-dozen structures and sending residents of more than 700 homes scrambling to flee.
Flames as high as 100 feet (30 meters) raced through an area of scattered homes, dry grass and Ponderosa pine trees on the outskirts of Flagstaff as wind gusts of up to 50 mph (80 kph) pushed the blaze over a major highway.
Coconino County officials said during an evening news conference that 766 homes and 1,000 animals had been evacuated. About 250 structures remained threatened in the area popular with hikers and off-road vehicle users and where astronauts have trained amid volcanic cinder pits.
The county declared an emergency after the wildfire ballooned from 100 acres (40 hectares) Tuesday morning to over 9 square miles (23 square kilometers) by evening, and ash rained from the sky. The fire was moving northeast away from the more heavily populated areas of Flagstaff, home to Northern Arizona University, and toward Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, said Coconino National Forest spokesman Brady Smith.
“It’s good in that it’s not headed toward a very populated area, and it’s headed toward less fuel,” Smith said. “But depending on the intensity of the fire, fire can still move across cinders.”
Authorities won’t be able to determine whether anyone was injured in the wildfire until the flames subside. Firefighters and law enforcement officers went door to door telling people to evacuate but had to pull out to avoid getting boxed in, said Coconino County Sheriff Jim Driscoll.
He said his office got a call about a man who was trapped inside his house, but firefighters couldn’t get to him.
“We don’t know if he made it out or not,” Driscoll said.
Various organizations worked to set up shelters for evacuees and animals, including goats and horses.
The scene was all too familiar for residents who recalled rushing to pack their bags and flee a dozen years ago when a much larger wildfire burned in the same area.
“This time was different, right there in your backyard,” said Kathy Vollmer, a resident.
She said she and her husband grabbed their three dogs but left a couple of cats behind as they faced what she described as a “wall of fire.”
“We just hope they are going to be OK," she said.
Earlier in the day, the wildfire shut down U.S. 89, the main route between Flagstaff and far northern Arizona, and communities on the Navajo Nation. The high winds grounded aircraft that could drop water and fire retardant on the blaze.
Arizona Public Service Co., the state's largest utility, shut off power to about 625 customers to keep firefighters safe, a spokeswoman said.
About 200 firefighters were battling the flames, but more are expected as a top-level national management team takes over later this week.
The fire started Sunday afternoon 14 miles (22 kilometers) northeast of Flagstaff. Investigators don’t know yet what caused it and have yet to corral any part of the blaze.
Ali Taranto rushed to Flagstaff from Winslow, where she works at a hospital, on Tuesday to check on a property she owns that was threatened by the wildfire. She also was getting messages to check on a neighbor who she found didn’t have access to oxygen while the power was out and didn’t have the strength to manually open her garage door to evacuate.
Taranto said the neighbor was “disoriented and gasping for air” when she reached her. Firefighters in the area helped get the garage door open and the neighbor to the hospital, she said. Taranto was looking for a shelter for the neighbor’s two dogs.
By the time Taranto left the area, the highway into Flagstaff was shut down and she had to drive an extra two hours back home. At least two other neighbors didn’t evacuate, she said.
“To see flames several yards away from your property line and to hear the propane tanks bursting in the background, it was very surreal,” Taranto said. “Ash falling down. It was crazy.”
The wind is expected to be a challenge the rest of the week, along with warmer-than-average weather and low humidity, the National Weather Service said.
“I don’t see any significant decreases in wind, I don’t see any big bump ups in humidity and, at this point, we’re not really expecting any precipitation either,” said meteorologist Robert Rickey.
Red flag warnings blanketed much of Arizona and New Mexico on Tuesday, indicating conditions are ripe for wildfires. Residents in northern New Mexico’s Mora and San Miguel counties were warned to be ready to evacuate as wildfires burned there amid dry, warm and windy conditions.
The National Interagency Fire Center reported Tuesday that nearly 2,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel were assigned to more than a dozen large wildfires in the Southwestern, Southern and Rocky Mountain areas. Scientists say climate change has made the U.S. West much warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive.
Elsewhere in Arizona, firefighters battled a wildfire in a sparsely populated area of the Prescott National Forest, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of Prescott.
Cory Carlson, the incident commander with the Prescott National Forest, said late Tuesday afternoon the high winds have been the biggest challenge, sending embers into the air that sparked new spot fires near State Route 261, along with the demand for crews at other fires.
“We do have a lack of resources," he said. “There’s a lot of fires in the region.”
Some areas were evacuated, and a shelter was set up at Yavapai College. Carlson appealed to residents to abide by evacuation orders.
The cause of the 600-acre (2.4 square-kilometer) wildfire was under investigation.
In southern Arizona, a principal highway route between Bisbee and Sierra Vista reopened Tuesday after being closed for about eight hours due to a brush fire in the hills overlooking Bisbee.
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The rapper faces double murder charges and if convicted, he is reportedly looking at life in prison or the death penalty.
Despite recent setbacks, YNW Melly is confident that he will be triumphant in the double murder case stacked against him. We have been covering this case since its inception, and at every turn, Melly and his team have denied the allegations against him. Melly, along with one of his associates, stands accused of murdering two friends inside of a vehicle.
Prosecutors have alleged that evidence shows that the shots fired came from inside of the car where Melly was reportedly sitting, however, it has been argued that the two men died during a drive-by.
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Melly has been updating his fans on social media and over the weekend, he revealed that he had lost privileges behind bars.
"To all my loved ones and close friends i wanted to let everyone know, that my phone privilege have been revoked i am no longer allowed to call or have video visitation that is the reason why no one has received any calls from me but do not worry i am in great spirits my happiness and faith will never be broken Happy Easter to all my Fans and family and friends."
He returned with yet another update and this time, he is sending out a warning to his foes and anyone else who has counted him out.
"It’s bout that time [frozen emoji] y’all can uncross y’all [nuts emoji] i’ll be home this year [blue heart emoji][world emoji]." If convicted, the Sun-Sentinel reports that the rapper faces life in prison or the death penalty.
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A Tennessee death row inmate is set to be executed after governor denies him clemency
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jamiel Lynch, CNN
A man convicted of killing his estranged wife and her sons in 1989 is set to be executed Thursday after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee denied his request for clemency.
The governor declined to intervene in Oscar Smith’s case Tuesday, setting the 72-year-old inmate up to be the first person executed in the state since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
“After thorough consideration of Oscar Smith’s request for clemency and an extensive review of the case, the State of Tennessee’s sentence will stand, and I will not be intervening,” Lee said in a one-line statement announcing his decision.
Last week the state’s Court of Criminal Appeals denied Smith’s motion to reopen his case and his motion to have a DNA analysis review of the case. Monday, the state supreme court denied hearing his appeal.
“Mr. Smith has maintained his innocence for more than thirty years. New cutting-edge DNA evidence excluding Mr. Smith as the contributor of DNA evidence on the murder weapon in this case proves his claim,” Smith’s attorney, Amy Harwell, told CNN Tuesday night. “The state has erected an insurmountable roadblock to Mr. Smith’s claims of innocence. The Governor’s denial of clemency under these circumstances is extremely disappointing.”
Smith, the oldest person on Tennessee’s death row, was sentenced in 1990 for the murders of his estranged wife, Judith Smith, and her two sons, Chad and Jason Burnett, in Nashville.
On Monday night, Smith was moved to death watch, a three-day period in which the person being executed is moved to a cell near the death chamber and put under 24-hour observation, according to the Tennessee Department of Correction.
The state has not performed an execution since February 2020 when Nicholas Sutton was put to death by electric chair.
The pandemic delayed executions in many states, including Tennessee, though annual execution numbers have been generally decreasing since the early 2000’s, according to an analysis from the Death Penalty Information Center.
In recent years, some states have struggled to acquire the necessary drugs to perform executions by lethal injection, the widely preferred method in the US, essentially putting such executions on hold. In some cases, states will also put people to death by electrocution, though a small number of states, such as South Carolina, are turning to an alternative method — death by firing squad.
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Prince contributed 12 points (4-7 FG, 2-4 3PT, 2-2 FT), two rebounds, two steals, one assist and one steal during Tuesday's 124-96 loss to Minnesota.
Prince was all over the court and made his mark in just 17 minutes of action. The veteran forward is up to 8.5 points on 41.7 percent shooting from deep through the first two games of the series.
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LIDKÖPING, Sweden, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Handheld Group, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, today announces the delivery of a record order to a global leader in logistic solutions.
The record order is for Handheld's newly launched SP500X ScanPrinter, an innovative wearable solution used for package sorting and printing across the customer's distribution facilities. The SP500X ScanPrinter is replacing a previous solution that Handheld has been providing to the logistics giant since 2012.
The compact and wearable SP500X ScanPrinter is a unique scan-and-print solution that eliminates the need for printed labels and combines 2D imaging, inkjet printing and wireless communication in one device. The hand-mounted SP500X scans a package and transmits the information to the warehouse management system (WMS) which recognizes the package and identifies where it should go. That information comes back instantly, and the device then prints directly on the package without the need for labels.
The SP500X is built around inkjet printer technology licensed from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and features innovative, new technology that will enhance package sorting and inventory management operations. Handheld also has an agreement with HP to develop and sell printing products worldwide based on HP's thermal inkjet print cartridges.
"We've been looking forward to fulfilling the first massive order," says Jim Rimay CEO of Handheld US. "We are thrilled to build on this long-term relationship by providing a unique and wearable solution to a global logistics leader like this. Their decision to continue the partnership with Handheld with this record order is a testament to the improved productivity and the increase in efficiency that the SP500X brings."
"It is a great achievement in challenging times to build and deliver such a key device to a customer of this stature. We are proud to once again have been chosen to supply mission-critical products to a global leader," said Thomas Löfblad, CEO, Handheld Group. "It highlights our success in closely partnering with customers to bring increased efficiency, greater usability and high value to their operations."
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Handheld Group is a manufacturer and global supplier of rugged mobile computers, including handhelds and tablets. Handheld and its partners worldwide deliver complete mobility solutions to businesses in industries such as geomatics, logistics, forestry, public transportation, utilities, construction, maintenance, mining, military and security. Handheld Group, headquartered in Sweden, has subsidiaries in Finland, the U.K., the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and the USA. www.handheldgroup.com
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CA San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA Zone Forecast for Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for Interior Central California
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for tonight, Wednesday, Wednesday night, and Thursday.
CAZ300-201100-
West Side Mountains north of 198-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows 46 to 51. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 70 to 76. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows 51 to 56.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 62 to 68.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows 48 to 53.
West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Chance of showers
50 percent. Highs 61 to 66.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 51. Highs
70 to 75.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 50 to 55. Highs 77 to
82.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 58.
Highs 78 to 86.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Luis Reservoir 48 71 54 65 / 0 0 70 90
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CAZ301-201100-
Los Banos - Dos Palos-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Colder. Lows 43 to 48. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 78. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after
midnight. Chance of showers 50 percent. Lows 49 to 54. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 66 to 71.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows 45 to 50.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs 63 to 68.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 48. Highs
72 to 77.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 47 to 52. Highs 78 to
83.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 56.
Highs 81 to 89.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Los Banos 45 74 51 67 / 0 0 60 90
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CAZ302-201100-
Merced - Madera - Mendota-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows 42 to 47. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 78. West winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after
midnight. Chance of showers 50 percent. Lows 49 to 54. West winds
10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 65 to 70.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows 44 to 49. West
winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then chance of showers
in the afternoon. Chance of showers 70 percent. Highs 64 to 69.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 41 to 46. Highs
71 to 76.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 44 to 49.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 78 to 88. Lows
46 to 54.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Livingston 43 76 50 67 / 0 0 70 90
Merced 44 76 50 67 / 0 0 60 90
Chowchilla 44 76 50 67 / 0 0 50 90
Madera 45 76 50 67 / 0 0 40 90
Firebaugh 44 76 50 69 / 0 0 50 80
Mendota 44 76 49 69 / 0 0 40 80
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CAZ303-201100-
Planada - Le Grand - Snelling-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 43 to 48. Northwest winds up to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 78. Light winds in the morning
becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after
midnight. Chance of showers 50 percent. Lows 49 to 54. West winds
up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 64 to 69.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows 44 to 49. West winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming
light and variable after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then chance of showers
in the afternoon. Chance of showers 70 percent. Highs 62 to 67.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 41 to 46. Highs
70 to 75.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 43 to 48.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 77 to 87. Lows
47 to 55.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Planada 44 76 50 67 / 0 0 60 90
Le Grand 44 76 50 67 / 0 0 50 90
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CAZ304-201100-
Coalinga - Avenal-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows 44 to 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 78. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows 48 to 53. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
in the afternoon. Chance of showers 70 percent. Highs 66 to 71.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Lows 44 to 50. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs 63 to 68.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 48. Highs
70 to 75.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 56.
Highs 77 to 82.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 81 to 88. Lows
52 to 58.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Coalinga 45 75 48 67 / 0 0 30 70
Avenal 49 75 51 68 / 0 0 20 60
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CAZ305-201100-
West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 80. Northwest winds around 10 mph
in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 47 to 52. West winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
in the afternoon. Chance of showers 70 percent. Highs 69 to 74.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Lows 44 to 49. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs 64 to 69.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 47. Highs
71 to 76.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 45 to 50. Highs 78 to
83.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 57.
Highs 83 to 89.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Huron 47 77 49 72 / 0 0 20 70
Five Points 47 77 49 72 / 0 0 30 70
NAS Lemoore 47 77 49 72 / 0 0 20 70
Kettleman City 49 77 50 72 / 0 0 20 60
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CAZ306-201100-
Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 79. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows 47 to 52. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 68 to 73.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows 45 to 50. West
winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then chance of showers
in the afternoon. Chance of showers 70 percent. Highs 64 to 69.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 47. Highs
71 to 76.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 43 to 48.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 78 to 83. Lows
47 to 52.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 84 to 89. Lows
51 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Selma 49 76 50 70 / 0 0 20 80
Kingsburg 47 76 50 70 / 0 0 20 70
Sanger 47 76 50 68 / 0 0 20 80
Kerman 47 76 50 69 / 0 0 30 80
Caruthers 47 76 50 71 / 0 0 30 80
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CAZ307-201100-
Fresno-Clovis-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 46 to 51. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 78. Northwest winds up to 10 mph
in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows 49 to 54. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 66 to 71.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows 46 to 51. West winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming
light and variable after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then chance of showers
in the afternoon. Chance of showers 70 percent. Highs 63 to 68.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 47. Highs
70 to 75.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 45 to 50.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 77 to 82. Lows
49 to 54.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 82 to 88. Lows
52 to 57.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Clovis 49 76 52 68 / 0 0 30 80
Fresno 49 76 53 68 / 0 0 30 80
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CAZ308-201100-
West Side Mountains South of 198-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 47 to 52. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 78. Light winds in the morning
becoming northeast up to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 47 to 52. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs 68 to 73. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Lows 46 to 51. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs 63 to 68.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 43 to 48.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 70 to 75.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 48 to 53. Highs 77 to
82.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 57.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 83 to 88. Lows
54 to 59.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Livingston 43 76 50 67 / 0 0 70 90
Merced 44 76 50 67 / 0 0 60 90
Chowchilla 44 76 50 67 / 0 0 50 90
Madera 45 76 50 67 / 0 0 40 90
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CAZ309-201100-
Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 47 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 79. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 45 to 50. West winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs 70 to 75. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Lows 45 to 50. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then chance of showers
in the afternoon. Chance of showers 70 percent. Highs 64 to 69.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 42 to 47.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 70 to 75.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 45 to 54.
Highs 78 to 83.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 83 to 89. Lows
51 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lost Hills 48 77 47 72 / 0 0 0 50
Buttonwillow 50 77 46 74 / 0 0 0 40
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CAZ310-201100-
Delano-Wasco-Shafter-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 46 to 51. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 78. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 50. West winds up to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs 70 to 75. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows 44 to 49. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then chance of showers
in the afternoon. Chance of showers 70 percent. Highs 63 to 68.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 41 to 46. Highs
69 to 74.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 43 to 48.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 77 to 82.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 52.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 82 to 88. Lows
50 to 55.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Alpaugh 48 75 48 72 / 0 0 0 60
Allensworth 48 76 48 72 / 0 0 0 60
Wasco 50 76 46 72 / 0 0 0 50
Delano 48 76 48 72 / 0 0 0 50
McFarland 48 76 47 72 / 0 0 0 50
Shafter 51 76 47 73 / 0 0 0 40
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CAZ311-201100-
Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 79. Northwest winds up to 10 mph
in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 47 to 52. West winds up to 10 mph in the evening
becoming light and variable after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
in the afternoon. Chance of showers 70 percent. Highs 69 to 74.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows 45 to 50. West winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming
light and variable after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs 64 to 69.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 47. Highs
70 to 75.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 44 to 49.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 78 to 83. Lows
around 49.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 83 to 89. Lows
50 to 55.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lemoore 47 77 50 72 / 0 0 20 70
Hanford 48 77 50 72 / 0 0 20 70
Corcoran 48 76 49 72 / 0 0 0 60
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CAZ312-201100-
Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 78. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 47 to 52. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs 68 to 73. South winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows 44 to 49. Southwest winds around 10 mph in the evening
becoming light and variable after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs 62 to 67.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 41 to 46. Highs
68 to 73.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 44 to 49.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 77 to 82.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 53.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 82 to 88. Lows
51 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Reedley 47 76 49 70 / 0 0 20 70
Dinuba 46 76 48 69 / 0 0 20 70
Visalia 47 76 50 71 / 0 0 0 70
Exeter 47 75 48 70 / 0 0 0 60
Tulare 49 76 50 72 / 0 0 0 70
Lindsay 47 75 48 70 / 0 0 0 60
Porterville 47 75 49 71 / 0 0 0 50
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$$
CAZ313-201100-
Buena Vista-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 51 to 56. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 77. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 53. West winds up to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon. Chance of
showers 50 percent. Highs 70 to 75. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Lows 48 to 53. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs 62 to 67.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows
46 to 51.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 68 to 73.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 58.
Highs 77 to 82.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 81 to 88. Lows
56 to 61.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Taft 54 74 51 70 / 0 0 0 40
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$$
CAZ314-201100-
Bakersfield-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 51 to 56. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 77. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 52. Northwest winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon. Chance of
showers 40 percent. Highs 70 to 75. Light winds in the morning
becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Lows 47 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then chance of showers
in the afternoon. Chance of showers 60 percent. Highs 62 to 67.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 67 to 72.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 46 to 56.
Highs 76 to 81.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 81 to 88. Lows
53 to 59.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bakersfield 53 76 51 72 / 0 0 0 30
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$$
CAZ315-201100-
Southeast San Joaquin Valley-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 51. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 77. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 51. Northwest winds
up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon. Chance of
showers 50 percent. Highs 68 to 73. Light winds in the morning
becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely
in the evening, then showers after midnight. Lows 45 to 50. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then chance of showers
in the afternoon. Chance of showers 70 percent. Highs 60 to 65.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 42 to 47.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 67 to 72.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 45 to 55.
Highs 76 to 81.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 81 to 87. Lows
51 to 57.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Richgrove 47 74 47 71 / 0 0 0 50
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$$
CAZ316-201100-
South End San Joaquin Valley-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 50 to 55. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 71 to 76. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 51. Northwest winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon. Chance of
showers 40 percent. Highs 68 to 75. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Lows 46 to 51. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs 58 to 65.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50. Highs
65 to 71.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 46 to 52. Highs 75 to
81.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 57.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 82 to 87.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 59.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 85.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Arvin 51 75 48 72 / 0 0 0 30
Lamont 52 76 48 73 / 0 0 0 30
Mettler 52 75 48 72 / 0 0 0 30
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$$
CAZ317-201100-
Mariposa Madera Foothills-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 48. Northwest winds up to
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 67 to 75. Light winds in the morning
becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after
midnight. Chance of showers 50 percent. Lows 47 to 53. West winds
up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the
morning, then showers in the afternoon. Highs 56 to 65. Southeast
winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Lows
42 to 48. Southwest winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming
light and variable after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then chance of showers
in the afternoon. Chance of showers 70 percent. Highs 55 to 63.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 45. Highs
63 to 71.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 42 to 48.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 70 to 78. Lows
48 to 54.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 75 to 84. Lows
51 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mariposa 42 65 46 54 / 0 0 50 90
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$$
CAZ318-201100-
Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 35 to 45.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 57 to 67.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after
midnight. Chance of showers 50 percent. Lows 38 to 48.
.THURSDAY...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the
morning, then showers in the afternoon. Highs 47 to 57.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. Colder. Snow
accumulation up to 3 inches. Lows 32 to 42.
.FRIDAY...Chance of showers. Snow showers likely in the morning,
then slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Highs 45 to 55.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 32 to
42. Highs 54 to 64.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 61 to 71. Lows
40 to 50.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 66 to 76. Lows
43 to 53.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Oakhurst 37 67 40 57 / 0 0 40 90
Bass Lake 37 63 40 52 / 0 0 30 80
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$$
CAZ319-201100-
Fresno-Tulare Foothills-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 67 to 75.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 45 to 51.
.THURSDAY...Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs 60 to 70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Lows
42 to 48.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs 55 to 63.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 45. Highs
63 to 71.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 44 to 49. Highs 71 to
79.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 57.
Highs 76 to 85.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Millerton Lake 47 73 50 65 / 0 0 30 80
Three Rivers 44 74 45 68 / 0 0 0 60
Springville 44 68 45 63 / 0 0 0 50
Tule River Reservation 49 72 49 67 / 0 0 0 40
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$$
CAZ320-201100-
Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows 38 to 48.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 57 to 67.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 39 to 49.
.THURSDAY...Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs 49 to 59.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Snow showers likely after midnight. Snow accumulation up to
4 inches. Lows 35 to 45.
.FRIDAY...Snow showers likely in the morning. Chance of showers
and slight chance of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Highs 44 to 54.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 32 to 42.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 52 to 62. Lows
37 to 47.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 60 to 70. Lows
44 to 54.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 66 to 76. Lows
46 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Auberry 47 65 48 57 / 0 0 20 80
=
$$
CAZ321-201100-
South End Sierra Foothills-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows 44 to 52.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 69 to 74.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 51.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs 65 to 70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows 44 to 50.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then chance of showers
in the afternoon. Chance of showers 70 percent. Highs 56 to 61.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 42 to 48.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 63 to 68.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 46 to 52. Highs 73 to
78.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 57.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 78 to 84. Lows
53 to 59.
=
$$
CAZ322-201100-
South End of the Lower Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 39 to 47.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 56 to 66.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 47.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs 52 to 62.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows 35 to 45.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs 43 to 53.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 34 to 44.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 51 to 61. Lows
39 to 49.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 61 to 71. Lows
44 to 54.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 67 to 77. Lows
48 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Camp Nelson 36 60 36 54 / 0 0 0 50
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$$
CAZ323-201100-
Yosemite NP outside of the valley-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows 30 to 39 at 5000 feet...
23 to 29 at 8000 feet. Over higher elevations, southwest winds
around 25 mph in the evening, Gusts up to 45 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 53 to 58 at 5000 feet...
39 to 45 at 8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the evening, then
chance of snow showers after midnight. Near the crest, slight
chance of snow showers in the evening, then chance of snow
showers after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Snow
accumulation up to 1 inch. Snow level 7000 feet. Lows 35 to 41 at
5000 feet...28 to 33 at 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Snow showers likely in the morning, then snow
showers, showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Breezy. Snow accumulation up to 9 inches. Snow level
6000 feet. Highs 42 to 47 at 5000 feet...30 to 35 at 8000 feet.
Southwest winds around 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph over
higher elevations.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow showers in
the evening, then snow showers likely after midnight. Colder.
Snow accumulation up to 11 inches. Lows 28 to 36 at 5000 feet...
21 to 27 at 8000 feet. Over higher elevations, gusts up to 40 mph
in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Snow showers likely. Slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs 41 to
46 at 5000 feet...28 to 33 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers in
the evening. Lows 25 to 34 at 5000 feet...19 to 25 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 50 to 55 at
5000 feet...36 to 42 at 8000 feet. Lows 29 to 39 at 5000 feet...
23 to 29 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 56 to 66 at
5000 feet...41 to 51 at 8000 feet. Lows 35 to 44 at 5000 feet...
28 to 34 at 8000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 38 to 47 at 5000 feet...31 to
37 at 8000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 61 to 67 at 5000 feet...46 to 52 at
8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Tuolumne Meadows 17 49 22 39 / 0 0 50 80
Wawona 34 63 37 51 / 0 0 50 90
Hetch Hetchy 38 62 41 51 / 0 0 60 90
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$$
CAZ324-201100-
Yosemite Valley-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 33 to 43. West winds up to 10 mph
in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 52 to 62. Light
winds in the morning becoming southwest around 10 mph in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after
midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. No snow
accumulation. Lows 37 to 45. Southwest winds up to 10 mph in the
evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Snow showers likely in the morning. Showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. No snow accumulation. Highs 41 to
51. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. Colder. Snow
accumulation up to 4 inches. Lows 30 to 38. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow showers likely in
the morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs 39 to 49.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 28 to 36.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 48 to 58. Lows
32 to 42.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 58 to 68. Lows
38 to 48.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Yosemite 38 62 42 51 / 0 0 50 90
=
$$
CAZ325-201100-
San Joaquin River Canyon-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows 34 to 44. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 53 to 63. Light winds in the morning
becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows 37 to 47. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph in
the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely and chance of snow showers in the
morning, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. No snow accumulation. Highs 42 to 52. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. Colder. Snow
accumulation up to 3 inches. Lows 31 to 41. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow showers likely in
the morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs 39 to 49.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 28 to 38.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 48 to 58. Lows
32 to 42.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 55 to 65. Lows
37 to 47.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 61 to 71. Lows
41 to 51.
=
$$
CAZ326-201100-
Upper San Joaquin River-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows 20 to 30. Over higher
elevations, southwest winds around 25 mph with gusts to around
45 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 38 to 48.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 50 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Near the
crest, a 50 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Little
or no snow accumulation. Snow level 7000 feet. Lows 23 to 33.
.THURSDAY...Chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow
showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Breezy. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Snow
accumulation up to 4 inches. Highs 29 to 39. Southwest winds
25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph over higher elevations.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow showers in
the evening, then snow showers likely after midnight. Breezy,
colder. Snow accumulation up to 7 inches. Lows 16 to 26. Over
higher elevations, southwest winds around 25 mph with gusts to
around 40 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Snow showers likely in the morning, then chance of snow
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs 25 to 35.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow
showers in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows
13 to 23.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 34 to 44. Lows
17 to 27.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 39 to 49. Lows
22 to 32.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 45 to 55. Lows
26 to 36.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Devils Postpile 26 43 30 34 / 0 0 30 80
=
$$
CAZ327-201100-
Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 38 to 44 at 5000 feet...24 to
31 at 8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 52 to 58 at 5000 feet...46 to 52 at
8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers
after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows 38 to 45 at
5000 feet...27 to 32 at 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow
showers, showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Snow accumulation
up to 3 inches. Highs 44 to 49 at 5000 feet...37 to 43 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow showers in
the evening, then snow showers likely after midnight. Colder.
Snow accumulation up to 6 inches. Lows 34 to 39 at 5000 feet...
21 to 26 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow showers likely in
the morning, then chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Chance
of precipitation 70 percent. Highs 39 to 46 at 5000 feet...31 to
37 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow
showers in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows
31 to 38 at 5000 feet...18 to 24 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 48 to 54 at
5000 feet...40 to 46 at 8000 feet. Lows 37 to 43 at 5000 feet...
22 to 29 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 55 to 61 at
5000 feet...47 to 52 at 8000 feet. Lows 42 to 49 at 5000 feet...
27 to 34 at 8000 feet.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 60 to 67 at
5000 feet...51 to 59 at 8000 feet. Lows 45 to 52 at 5000 feet...
31 to 38 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Huntington Lake 28 48 30 39 / 0 0 30 80
Shaver Lake 32 53 35 45 / 0 0 20 80
Lake Wishon 31 55 32 46 / 0 0 20 70
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$$
CAZ328-201100-
Kings Canyon NP-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows around 39 at 5000 feet...
24 to 33 at 8000 feet. Over higher elevations, southwest winds
25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 65 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 63 at 5000 feet...44 to 54 at
8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 38 at 5000 feet...
24 to 32 at 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Windy. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Highs around
54 at 5000 feet...36 to 46 at 8000 feet. Southwest winds 25 to
30 mph with gusts to around 55 mph over higher elevations.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Snow showers likely. Windy, colder. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Snow accumulation up to 6 inches. Lows around 32 at
5000 feet...18 to 28 at 8000 feet. Southwest winds around 25 mph
over higher elevations. Gusts up to 50 mph over higher
elevations. Wind chill readings around 3 below.
.FRIDAY...Snow showers likely. Chance of snow 70 percent. Highs
around 46 at 5000 feet...30 to 40 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow
showers in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows
around 30 at 5000 feet...16 to 25 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs around 55 at
5000 feet...38 to 48 at 8000 feet. Lows around 34 at 5000 feet...
20 to 29 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs around 61 at
5000 feet...45 to 55 at 8000 feet. Lows around 40 at 5000 feet...
26 to 35 at 8000 feet.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 65 to 70 at
5000 feet...50 to 60 at 8000 feet. Lows around 44 at 5000 feet...
29 to 39 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Cedar Grove 34 68 35 59 / 0 0 0 60
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$$
CAZ329-201100-
Grant Grove Area-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 39 to 44 at 5000 feet...26 to
33 at 8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 55 to 60 at 5000 feet...46 to 51 at
8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 45 at 5000 feet...
26 to 33 at 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Chance of showers in the morning, then showers, snow
showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Snow accumulation
up to 2 inches. Highs 46 to 51 at 5000 feet...38 to 43 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow showers in
the evening, then snow showers likely after midnight. Colder.
Snow accumulation up to 6 inches. Lows 35 to 40 at 5000 feet...
21 to 29 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow showers likely in
the morning, then chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Chance
of precipitation 70 percent. Highs 39 to 44 at 5000 feet...31 to
36 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows
32 to 37 at 5000 feet...19 to 26 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 48 to 53 at
5000 feet...39 to 44 at 8000 feet. Lows 36 to 41 at 5000 feet...
22 to 31 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 56 to 61 at 5000 feet...47 to
52 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 51 at
5000 feet...30 to 40 at 8000 feet. Highs 61 to 68 at 5000 feet...
52 to 58 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Grant Grove 34 53 35 47 / 0 0 0 70
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$$
CAZ330-201100-
Sequoia NP-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows 37 to 42 at 5000 feet...
24 to 34 at 8000 feet. Over higher elevations, northwest winds
25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 55 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 53 to 58 at 5000 feet...43 to 53 at
8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 36 to 41 at 5000 feet...
22 to 32 at 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Windy.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Snow accumulation up to
1 inch. Highs 46 to 51 at 5000 feet...35 to 44 at 8000 feet.
Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph over
higher elevations.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow showers
likely in the evening, then snow showers likely after midnight.
Windy, colder. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Snow
accumulation up to 5 inches. Lows 32 to 37 at 5000 feet...18 to
28 at 8000 feet. Southwest winds around 25 mph over higher
elevations. Gusts up to 45 mph over higher elevations. Wind chill
readings around 2 below.
.FRIDAY...Snow showers likely in the morning, then snow showers
likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs 39 to 44 at 5000 feet...
28 to 36 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow
showers in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows
30 to 35 at 5000 feet...16 to 26 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 47 to 52 at
5000 feet...36 to 45 at 8000 feet. Lows 34 to 40 at 5000 feet...
20 to 30 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 55 to 60 at
5000 feet...44 to 52 at 8000 feet. Lows 41 to 46 at 5000 feet...
27 to 37 at 8000 feet.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 61 to 67 at
5000 feet...50 to 59 at 8000 feet. Lows 44 to 49 at 5000 feet...
30 to 40 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lodgepole 28 54 27 46 / 0 0 0 60
=
$$
CAZ331-201100-
South End of the Upper Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy, colder. Lows 34 to 41 at
5000 feet...26 to 36 at 8000 feet. West winds 25 to 35 mph in the
evening. Gusts up to 65 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 55 to 65 at 5000 feet...51 to 61 at
8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 40 at 5000 feet...
27 to 35 at 8000 feet. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
50 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Windy. Snow
accumulation up to 1 inch. Snow level 6500 feet. Highs 49 to
59 at 5000 feet...42 to 51 at 8000 feet. West winds 25 to 30 mph
with gusts to around 45 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Showers likely. Windy,
colder. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Snow accumulation up
to 5 inches. Snow level 6000 feet. Lows 30 to 37 at 5000 feet...
21 to 29 at 8000 feet. West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to
around 45 mph.
.FRIDAY...Snow showers likely in the morning, then chance of snow
showers in the afternoon. Breezy. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Highs 39 to 49 at 5000 feet...34 to 43 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 28 to 36 at 5000 feet...20 to
30 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 49 to 59 at
5000 feet...43 to 52 at 8000 feet. Lows 33 to 41 at 5000 feet...
24 to 34 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 58 to 68 at 5000 feet...51 to
59 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 49 at
5000 feet...31 to 41 at 8000 feet. Highs 64 to 74 at 5000 feet...
57 to 67 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Johnsondale 30 65 30 58 / 0 0 0 40
=
$$
CAZ332-201100-
Kern River Valley-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy, colder. Lows 41 to 47. West
winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph in the evening
decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 63 to 73. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 41 to 47. West
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Breezy. Highs 59 to 67. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. Breezy. Chance of showers 70 percent. Lows
38 to 44. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Breezy. Highs 49 to 57.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 42.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 60 to 68.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 40 to 46. Highs 68 to
76.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 45 to 51.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 74 to 82. Lows
49 to 55.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Alta Sierra 37 53 37 49 / 0 0 0 30
Kernville 42 73 42 66 / 0 0 0 30
Lake Isabella 45 71 44 65 / 0 0 0 30
Weldon 46 70 45 65 / 0 0 0 20
=
$$
CAZ333-201100-
Piute Walker Basin-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows 36 to 46. West winds 25 to
35 mph with gusts to around 60 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 54 to 64.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 35 to 45. West
winds around 25 mph in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Breezy. Highs 51 to 61. West winds around 25 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. Breezy. Chance of precipitation
60 percent. Snow accumulation up to 3 inches. Snow level above
6000 feet. Lows 33 to 43. West winds around 25 mph in the
evening. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Breezy. Highs 40 to 50.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 32 to 42.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 50 to 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 36 to 46. Highs 59 to
69.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 41 to 51.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 65 to 75. Lows
44 to 54.
=
$$
CAZ334-201100-
Tehachapi-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Windy. Lows 37 to 47. West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts
to around 60 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 55 to 65. West winds around
25 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 36 to 46. West
winds around 25 mph in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Windy. Highs 52 to 62. West winds 25 to 30 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Windy. Lows 34 to 44. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Chance of
showers in the morning, then slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Windy. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs 42 to
52.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows 33 to 43.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 51 to 61.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 37 to 47. Highs 61 to
71.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 42 to 52.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 66 to 76. Lows
45 to 55.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bear Valley Springs 41 58 38 56 / 0 0 0 20
Tehachapi 39 61 38 58 / 0 0 0 20
Twin Oaks 45 64 44 62 / 0 0 0 20
=
$$
CAZ335-201100-
Grapevine-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 40 to 46. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 56 to 66. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 44. West winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs 54 to 64. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows 36 to 44. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Chance of showers
50 percent. Highs 44 to 54.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 38 to 43.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 52 to 62.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 41 to 51.
Highs 62 to 72.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 68 to 78. Lows
49 to 54.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Grapevine 44 68 43 65 / 0 0 0 30
=
$$
CAZ336-201100-
Frazier Mountain Communities-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 39 to 49.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 57 to 67.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 47.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
40 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs 54 to 64.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Chance
of snow showers after midnight. Chance of precipitation
50 percent. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Snow level above
6000 feet. Lows 36 to 46.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Highs 45 to 55.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 46. Highs
52 to 62.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 41 to 51.
Highs 62 to 72.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 67 to 77. Lows
46 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Pine Mountain Club 38 59 38 55 / 0 0 0 30
Frazier Park 34 63 33 59 / 0 0 0 20
=
$$
CAZ337-201100-
Indian Wells Valley-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Patchy
blowing dust in the evening. Windy, cooler. Lows 47 to 53. West
winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 60 mph in the evening decreasing
to 40 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs
75 to 84. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Breezy. Lows 46 to 52. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Breezy. Highs
67 to 76. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Mostly
cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Breezy. Lows 43 to
49. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Breezy. Chance of
showers 40 percent. Highs 60 to 69.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 41 to
51. Highs 69 to 77.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 74 to 81. Lows 48 to 54.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 80 to 90. Lows
51 to 57.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Inyokern 53 81 51 73 / 0 0 0 0
Ridgecrest 50 83 49 75 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ338-201100-
Mojave Desert Slopes-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust. Windy, colder.
Lows 42 to 52. West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around
60 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 63 to 73. West winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Breezy. Lows 40 to 50. West winds 15 to 25 mph with
gusts to around 40 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Windy. Highs
58 to 68. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Lows 38 to 48. West winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Patchy blowing dust in
the afternoon. Windy. Chance of showers 50 percent. Highs 49 to
59.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Patchy blowing dust. Lows
37 to 45.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 59 to 69.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 43 to 53.
Highs 66 to 76.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 71 to 81.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 57.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 83.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mojave 49 73 47 67 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ339-201100-
Mojave Desert-
1100 PM PDT Tue Apr 19 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust in the evening.
Breezy. Lows 47 to 52. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to
around 55 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 78. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows 43 to 49. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts
to around 35 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Breezy. Patchy blowing dust in the
afternoon. Highs 66 to 72. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Mostly
cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Windy. Lows 43 to 48.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Breezy. Chance of
showers 40 percent. Highs 59 to 65.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38 to 44. Highs
69 to 75.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 42 to 52.
Highs 74 to 80.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 80 to 86. Lows 48 to 56.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 82 to 88.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Randsburg 52 74 50 67 / 0 0 0 0
California City 49 76 45 70 / 0 0 0 0
Edwards AFB 49 74 45 69 / 0 0 0 0
Rosamond 47 74 43 68 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
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If you’ve never been to a post-Passover Mimouna celebration, you have no idea what you’ve been missing. Mimouna is a Moroccan tradition that is celebrated by inviting friends and relatives over to enjoy table after table of prepared pastries and sweet treats that hail from North African Jewish cuisine. Traditionally, many of the cookies are adorned with marzipan flowers and mint leaves.
Mimouna is one of my favorite holidays of the entire year, especially since I have lots of experience with and good memories of the North African cuisine I was brought up with.
Traditionally, no meat is eaten at Mimouna celebrations, nor are sour, salty or black foods such as coffee, for fear of bringing bad luck. Only dairy and sweet foods made with milk and honey are eaten, as they meant to bring blessings, happiness, abundance and fertility to us all year long.
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Not everyone knows this, but the Tripolitan Jewish community also holds Mimouna celebrations all together in the synagogue. Prayers are held, and then everyone is invited to partake in the festivities. In my family’s synagogue, they would prepare a large pastry they called the Mimouna that was made with hardboiled eggs that were held together with dough strips.
Every year, I like to offer my readers new ideas of desserts they can make for Mimouna. There is such a large variety of colorful cookies you can make with nuts, dried fruits and jams that are perfect for serving at the end of Passover.
Unfortunately, it seems like lately many people are posting pictures of cookies and pastries they’ve made with wheat flour that are hametz and not to be eaten on Passover. These desserts were either prepared before the holiday and frozen, or during the holiday, when it is forbidden to eat them or even have them in our homes, so that they can be ready in time for the Mimouna, which starts right as Passover ends.
I would like to mention that sfenj, chebakia and fazuelos were not served at traditional Mimouna celebrations. The only item made with flour that is supposed to be eaten at these parties are mufletas, which are made fresh on the spot, after Passover has ended.
Mufletas are customarily served with butter and honey spread on them, along with other goodies like zaban, which is white nougat with walnuts that is meant to make the coming year sweet. The nougat is so sweet that eating just a small bite of it is believed to lead to a happy and prosperous year.
All the rest of the goodies prepared for Mimouna are not made with wheat flour, so they are kosher for Passover. They are usually made with all sorts of nuts, coconut, sesame seeds, dried and fresh fruits, and jams. It is not unusual to see groups of women gathering together during Hol Hamoed so that they can prepare all the treats that will be served at the upcoming Mimouna.
One of my favorite pastimes is hosting well-known culinary professionals in my home kitchen so they can introduce me to their world of cooking or baking. This week, I asked Mimi Nidam, mother of five and grandmother of 11, who has an active Facebook page, to share with me about her love of this special Moroccan tradition, to which she has added her own unique and modern twist. She loves leading workshops in which she teaches young people about these ancient traditions.
In the home Mimi grew up, family life was centered in the kitchen, which was full of activity day and night. She fondly remembers her late Moroccan mother, Suzan, who produced enormous quantities of exceptional pastries by hand without any fancy equipment, scales or thermometers. Mimi remembers spending hours upon hours with her mother in the kitchen learning the ins and outs of Moroccan cooking and baking.
When Mimi got married, she began her own efforts to replicate all the tasty delights she loved from her childhood. Over the years, Mimi has become quite a skilled chef in her own right, and her family soon began relying on her to provide copious amounts of cookies for every family bar-mitzvah, wedding and brit milah celebration.
After her children grew up and left home, Mimi decided to fulfill her dream of opening a baking studio in her home in Ashdod where she conducts traditional Moroccan baking workshops for small groups (see Mimi Nidam on Instagram).
Below, you will find four of Mimi’s recipes for cookies that are perfect for serving at Mimouna celebrations. They include cookies made with marzipan, meringue, sesame and jam.
Mimouna tradition
There are many ideas about the origin of the Mimouna tradition, one of which is that it was named after the father of Maimonides, who was a Sephardic Jewish philosopher and Torah scholar, since it is believed that he was either born or died on that day. Another theory is that Mimouna is connected to the Hebrew word emuna, which means faith. According to a third explanation, there is a line in a Mishna that says God brought the Jewish people from Egypt to a land flowing with milk and honey, which appear in many of the delicacies served at Mimouna celebrations.
Although the sweets seem to be the focus of the celebration, if you take a look at the center of the main table, you will most likely find a wide basket filled with flour (symbol of fertile soil) with five gold coins (symbol of wealth), five green broad beans and five dates arranged in the flour – five being the number of fingers in the hamsa, which, of course, brings us good luck. Alongside this basket, you might also find a large bowl of water with live fish swimming around inside of it, with fragrant mint leaves, a symbol of fertility.
Another featured item you will find on the Mimouna table is a plate stacked high with mufletas that have been slathered with butter and honey, and then curled up into a log shape. Mufletas are usually served with glasses of sweetened mint tea.
Women traditionally wear colorful dresses embroidered with silver and gold string, and the men traditionally wear white clothing and red fez hats. The front door of the house is supposed to be left open so that everyone should feel they are invited to join the celebration. The host takes a piece of lettuce that was dipped in milk and patting each guest on the head, which is meant to bring the recipient blessings of livelihood, health and lots of other good things.
Marzipan cookies
Makes 25 cookies.
- 250 gr. peeled almonds
- 150 gr. powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp. water
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Gel or powder food coloring (red, blue and green)
- Paper cupcake holders, size 1.5 inch
- Cookie cutters
Grind the almonds in a food processor by using the pulse button a few seconds at a time until the almonds are smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix using the pulse button until the batter is mixed well.
Transfer the dough to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let the batter sit for 30 minutes until it becomes firm.
Separate the dough into a few bowls and add a drop or two of food coloring to each bowl and mix well. In the pictures below, you will see that I prepared green, orange and purple dough, and left one bowl without any food coloring. Form small balls from the marzipan dough or use special marzipan molds. Set a little bit of marzipan dough aside to be used to make leaves and flowers that you can attach to the balls. Use silver candies to attach them to the marzipan balls.
Level of difficulty: Easy.Time: 1 hour.Status: Parve.
Hazelnut date balls
Makes 50.
- 1 package (500 gr.) pitted dates
- 2 Tbsp. water
- 200 gr. chopped hazelnuts (or other type of nuts, as long as it’s just one type)
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- Pinch of ground cloves
Toppings:
- 50 gr. chopped hazelnuts
- Marzipan, shaped into small flowers
- Paper cupcake holders, size 1.5
Place the dates and water in a microwavable bowl and heat for a few seconds in the microwave. Mix well. Add the nuts, cinnamon and cloves and mix well.
Form small balls from the date mixture and then roll them in the chopped nuts. To prepare the marzipan flowers, roll out the marzipan dough, and then use flower-shaped cookie cutters to cut out the flower shapes. Place the marzipan flowers on the balls, then place each ball in a cupcake holder. Alternatively, you can form the balls in any shape you desire (see pictures below for ideas).
Level of difficulty: Easy.Time: 30 minutes.Status: Parve.
Sesame hamsa cookies
Working with caramel dough and sesame seeds requires a bit of practice until you can understand the technique, but once you catch on, it’s actually quite simple to make these sesame hamsa cookies, which Mimi Nidam has so gracefully shared with us. The easiest way to make them, especially if this is your first time, is by using flower-shaped and hamsa-shaped silicone trays, which can be purchased in specialty shops.
Makes 8 cookies.
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups sesame seeds
Pour the sugar into a medium pot and heat over a low flame until it turns into dark brown caramel (be careful not to let it burn). Remove from the flame.
Add the sesame seeds and stir. Take a spoon and transfer caramel mixture to the silicone molds (no need to grease tray). Let them cool for at least 40 minutes and remove the cookies from the silicone trays.
Level of difficulty: Easy-medium.Time: 30 minutes to 40 minutes to cool down.Status: Parve.
Coconut cookies
Makes 50 cookies.
- 6 egg whites
- 1 packet of vanilla sugar
- 2.5 cups sugar (the size of a plastic disposable cup used for cold water)
- 3.5 cups ground coconut
- Gel or powder food coloring (red, blue and green)
- Paper cupcake holders, size 1.5
Topping:
- Silver candies
Whip the egg whites for 2 minutes using an electric mixer on medium speed until they become light and fluffy. Add the vanilla sugar, then increase the speed and gradually add the sugar. Mix another 8 minutes.
Fold in the ground coconuts. Pour the mixture into 2 or more bowls and add a drop or two of food coloring to each bowl or leave one of the bowls without any color. Gently mix, taking care not to deflate the batter.
Arrange the cupcake holders on a baking tray. Transfer the batter to a pastry bag fitted with a serrated tip and fill the cupcake holders with the batter. Then add a silver candy on top of each cookie.
Bake in an oven that has been preheated to 150 °C for 12 minutes. The cookies should be crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.
Before taking the tray out of the oven, check that the outer parts of the cookies are firm. If they’re not, leave them in the oven another minute or two until they crisp up.
Level of difficulty: Easy-medium.Time: 30 minutes.Status: Parve.
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Now We Know Who Was in Easter Bunny Suit Wrangling Biden - It Explains So Much
Ah, the Easter Bunny: Childhood’s springtime Santa Claus.
Every Resurrection Sunday, the pastel-colored rabbit would “deliver” you a basket lined with clear, plastic green floss that’s supposed to resemble grass. He’d also deliver you a bunch of dyed, hard-boiled eggs — along with some Cadbury eggs if you were lucky.
He’d deliver you a hollow chocolate rabbit, an odd sort of gift considering I never remember Kris Kringle leaving me an effigy of himself to eat. He’d deliver you jelly beans and (if you were especially unlucky) Peeps, and maybe a few little toys, too. One lucky Easter back in my elementary school days, I remember finagling it so that the Easter Bunny delivered a copy of “Mega Man 3” for the Nintendo.
Sometimes the Easter Bunny visits adults, too, in various guises. At the White House annual Easter Egg Roll on Monday, for instance, there were two incarnations — both female, judging by the clothing. And one of them was apparently tasked with preventing the president of the United States from continuing to embarrass himself while speaking to reporters:
Biden was incoherently mumbling about Afghanistan… so now we know why the Bunny ran over to interrupt… pic.twitter.com/FthqFIgvHQ
— Abigail Marone 🇺🇸 (@abigailmarone) April 18, 2022
Yes, yet again, the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House was an opportunity for Joe Biden to demonstrate why he shouldn’t be president. (This is a pattern we’ve been demonstrating at The Western Journal since the earliest days of his campaign. If you support our mission in bringing America the truth about this administration and the Democrats, please consider subscribing.)
So, why did the Easter Bunny do this? Turns out it was likely the White House’s director of message planning who was inside the outfit, and she was apparently making sure Biden didn’t go off message (again).
You can’t make this stuff up.
There were plenty of senior moments at Sunday’s egg roll, but none seemed as emblematic of the whole shindig as when Biden, while taking selfies with children, started talking about Afghanistan and Pakistan to reporters.
Originally, the Biden-wrangling Bunny was pointed out by Abigail Marone, press secretary to GOP Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. Her initial clip didn’t include Biden’s ramblings on Afghanistan and Pakistan, however, which was provided later by journalist Thomas C. Dillon.
That first clip led to plenty of questions, however, regarding why the Easter Bunny was trying to rescue the president:
Who’s inside the bunny suit? https://t.co/fotqD2PCAf
— Byron York (@ByronYork) April 18, 2022
The Easter bunny retrieves Joe Biden after he wanders off to talk to some children pic.twitter.com/Wrd5L8p68B
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) April 18, 2022
Instead of doxing @libsoftiktok , Taylor Lorenz needs to find out who the hell is in the bunny suit. #journalism https://t.co/QPd1w7vQTM
— 2020 Father of the Year (@ClassicCityGod1) April 19, 2022
We needn’t have worried, because the Easter Bunny outed herself:
.@POTUS @FLOTUS SURPRISE! pic.twitter.com/tE1dvRYkj6
— Meghan Hays (@MegHays46) April 18, 2022
That’s Meghan Hays, director of message planning at the White House. Here she is revealing to Jill Biden who was under the suit — and revealing to Joe Biden that there was someone under the suit and that it wasn’t a real anthropomorphic bunny, like in “Harvey” or “Donnie Darko.”
As Marone pointed out, there was irony in Hays’ role:
It looks like Meghan Hays, the WH director of “message planning,” was the bunny who interrupted POTUS’ comments on Afghanistan.
Clearly Biden’s message was not planned 🥴 https://t.co/TZEgItIht2
— Abigail Marone 🇺🇸 (@abigailmarone) April 18, 2022
“Clearly Biden’s message was not planned,” Marone wrote, followed by a sick-faced emoji. Yeah, we’re with you.
It’s worth noting there was a second bunny, also from Biden’s press office — this one press assistant Angela Perez.
Hopping on a zoom call. 🐰 pic.twitter.com/voxLi3lA77
— Angela Perez (@ADCPerez46) April 18, 2022
So, which one was it? Does it even matter?
So we now know the Easter Bunny was someone inside the comms shop.
The White House literally put one of Biden’s handlers in an Easter Bunny suit to keep him from talking to reporters. Just incredible stuff. https://t.co/plisKk9Pb6
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) April 18, 2022
“So we now know the Easter Bunny was someone inside the comms shop,” tweeted Bonchie, the pseudonym of a writer for conservative outlet RedState.
“The White House literally put one of Biden’s handlers in an Easter Bunny suit to keep him from talking to reporters. Just incredible stuff.”
Here’s the good news, though: Given the successful intervention of the Easter Bunny on Sunday, perhaps we’ll keep her around as long as Joe is in office. Damage control in the White House would still be disheartening, but at least a two-legged rabbit would be distracting.
And then, in November of 2024, the Easter Bunny can deliver us a Republican president.
Beats the heck out of “Mega Man 3,” I say.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine says its evacuation efforts to bring some civilians out of the war-torn port city of Mariupol will resume Wednesday.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Wednesday there is a “preliminary” agreement to operate a so-called humanitarian corridor route westward to the Ukraine-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia. It will apply to women, children and older people from Wednesday afternoon local time, she said in a statement on the messaging app Telegram.
She added that Mariupol was the focus of Ukrainian efforts to help civilians because of the “catastrophic humanitarian situation” in the city, which has seen intense fighting for weeks as Russian troops have pushed Ukrainian forces back and now have them encircled in a steel mill complex.
Vereshchuk previously said there would not be an agreed evacuation route out of Mariupol on each of the past three days, saying at the time that an agreement had not been reached with Russia. There was no immediate confirmation from the Russian side. Ukraine and Russia have frequently blamed each other for obstructing evacuations from Mariupol or firing along the agreed route, which has typically only been open to people traveling using private vehicles.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into war
— UN chief urges 4-day Easter ‘pause’ in fighting in Ukraine
— China looks to learn from Russian failures in Ukraine
— Ukrainian opera singer in Japan prays for peace in melody
Follow all AP stories on Russia's war on Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian General Staff said Wednesday in a statement on Facebook that Russia is continuing to mount offensives at various locations in the east as its forces probe for weak points in the Ukrainian lines. The General Staff adds that defeating the last resistance in the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol remains Russia’s top priority.
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UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for a four-day halt in fighting in Ukraine, starting Thursday to coincide with Orthodox Christians’ Holy Week observances.
Noting that Orthodox Easter is coming amid an intensifying Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, the U.N. chief said Tuesday that the need for a “humanitarian pause” is all the more urgent.
Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya called on Russia to heed Guterres’ call. But Russian deputy Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy said Tuesday he was “a bit skeptical” about the idea.
Guterres said the goal is to allow for evacuating civilians from “current or expected areas of confrontation” and getting more humanitarian aid into desperately needy places such as Mariupol, Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson. More than four million people in those areas need assistance, Guterres said.
The proposal comes after the U.N. recently helped to foster a two-month truce in Yemen’s civil war, halting fighting as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to announce a new security assistance package in the coming days that will include additional artillery and ammunition, according to a U.S. official.
The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said details of the latest package are being finalized.
Last week, in anticipation of Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine, Biden approved an $800 million package including additional helicopters and the first provision of American artillery. The U.S. has sent about $2.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded.
Asked by reporters whether he’d be sending more artillery, Biden said, “Yes.”
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said “providing more ammunition and security assistance to Ukraine” was discussed by Biden and other allied leaders during a video call on Tuesday.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson took part in the more than 80-minute call.
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Aamer Madhani contributed to this report from Washington.
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OTTAWA, Ontario — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will send heavy artillery to Ukraine.
Trudeau says he’s been in close contact with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canada is very responsive to what Ukraine needs. He says there will be more details on the pledge in the days to come, and that Ukrainians have “fought like heroes.”
Canada’s government has also hit 14 more Russians with sanctions for their close ties with President Vladimir Putin, including his two adult daughters. | https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Live-updates-Ukraine-to-resume-evacuations-out-17093277.php | 2022-04-20T07:28:15Z | https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Live-updates-Ukraine-to-resume-evacuations-out-17093277.php | true | 24 |
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine says its evacuation efforts to bring some civilians out of the war-torn port city of Mariupol will resume Wednesday.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Wednesday there is a “preliminary” agreement to operate a so-called humanitarian corridor route westward to the Ukraine-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia. It will apply to women, children and older people from Wednesday afternoon local time, she said in a statement on the messaging app Telegram.
She added that Mariupol was the focus of Ukrainian efforts to help civilians because of the “catastrophic humanitarian situation” in the city, which has seen intense fighting for weeks as Russian troops have pushed Ukrainian forces back and now have them encircled in a steel mill complex.
Vereshchuk previously said there would not be an agreed evacuation route out of Mariupol on each of the past three days, saying at the time that an agreement had not been reached with Russia. There was no immediate confirmation from the Russian side. Ukraine and Russia have frequently blamed each other for obstructing evacuations from Mariupol or firing along the agreed route, which has typically only been open to people traveling using private vehicles.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into war
— UN chief urges 4-day Easter 'pause' in fighting in Ukraine
— China looks to learn from Russian failures in Ukraine
— Ukrainian opera singer in Japan prays for peace in melody
Follow all AP stories on Russia's war on Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian General Staff said Wednesday in a statement on Facebook that Russia is continuing to mount offensives at various locations in the east as its forces probe for weak points in the Ukrainian lines. The General Staff adds that defeating the last resistance in the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol remains Russia’s top priority.
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UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for a four-day halt in fighting in Ukraine, starting Thursday to coincide with Orthodox Christians’ Holy Week observances.
Noting that Orthodox Easter is coming amid an intensifying Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, the U.N. chief said Tuesday that the need for a “humanitarian pause” is all the more urgent.
Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya called on Russia to heed Guterres’ call. But Russian deputy Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy said Tuesday he was “a bit skeptical” about the idea.
Guterres said the goal is to allow for evacuating civilians from “current or expected areas of confrontation” and getting more humanitarian aid into desperately needy places such as Mariupol, Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson. More than four million people in those areas need assistance, Guterres said.
The proposal comes after the U.N. recently helped to foster a two-month truce in Yemen’s civil war, halting fighting as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to announce a new security assistance package in the coming days that will include additional artillery and ammunition, according to a U.S. official.
The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said details of the latest package are being finalized.
Last week, in anticipation of Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine, Biden approved an $800 million package including additional helicopters and the first provision of American artillery. The U.S. has sent about $2.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded.
Asked by reporters whether he’d be sending more artillery, Biden said, “Yes.”
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said “providing more ammunition and security assistance to Ukraine” was discussed by Biden and other allied leaders during a video call on Tuesday.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson took part in the more than 80-minute call.
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Aamer Madhani contributed to this report from Washington.
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OTTAWA, Ontario — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will send heavy artillery to Ukraine.
Trudeau says he’s been in close contact with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canada is very responsive to what Ukraine needs. He says there will be more details on the pledge in the days to come, and that Ukrainians have “fought like heroes.”
Canada’s government has also hit 14 more Russians with sanctions for their close ties with President Vladimir Putin, including his two adult daughters.
Credit: Emilio Morenatti
Credit: Emilio Morenatti
Credit: Alexei Alexandrov
Credit: Alexei Alexandrov
Credit: Petros Giannakouris
Credit: Petros Giannakouris
Credit: Alexei Alexandrov
Credit: Alexei Alexandrov
Credit: Alexei Alexandrov
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Barely four weeks after the general elections, the newly-returned Labour administration has already appointed three party loyalists as permanent secretaries within government ministries – giving them key positions that signal the PL’s intent to tighten its grip on the public service.
Several others, including those at the tourism and home affairs ministries, have been transferred sideways, but kept in influential positions.
Through the direct intervention of Principal Permanent Secretary Mario Cutajar – Labour’s key orchestrator in the civil service – three new civil servants have been named permanent secretaries. The role, the equivalent of that of a CEO within government ministries, obliges the incumbent to act as protector of the public purse, independent of political considerations.
Joseph Chetcuti, a senior customs official and erstwhile Labour Party candidate, has been appointed permanent secretary at the health ministry.
The customs department has made significant improvements in recent years, particularly through the acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment financed by the US in its global fight against contraband and smuggling.
However, under Chetcuti’s watch, the customs department was involved in an international scandal when thousands of tons of oil products were smuggled from war-torn Libya and passed through Malta to be traded illegally by international companies. The oil products were somehow certified by the customs department despite their clearly dubious origins.
Through this new appointment, Chetcuti has been moved out of the customs department – where he has always worked – into the health sector, despite having no experience in the field.
Mario Cutajar, 64 and on the brink of retirement, also chose to promote his right-hand man in his office, Carlos Tabone, to the post of permanent secretary at the ministry for public works and planning.
As well, a former civil protection official has been made permanent secretary at the home affairs ministry replacing Kevin Mahoney. The latter was moved sideways to the OPM even though he had approved, under his watch, blatant discrimination in appointments made in the police force – abuses that were confirmed by the Ombudsman.
Ronald Mizzi, who was made permanent secretary in 2014 and assisted disgraced former Minister Konrad Mizzi in all the tainted deals he cooked up, including the ‘corrupt’ multi-billion privatisation contract of three state hospitals and the sale of the ITS site following a vitiated multi-million euro tender, has now been moved away from the tourism ministry.
However, Mizzi has retained his permanent secretary role and transferred to the economy ministry headed by Silvio Schembri. The Luqa-politician has already had his fair share of scandals, the latest being the €31 million lease of an office block in Zejtun for the Malta Business Registry. The NAO described the deal as “prohibitive” while Schembri continues to refuse to publish the contract.
Through these latest appointments, all current permanent secretaries have been appointed since Labour came to power in 2013, bar Alfred Camilleri at the finance ministry and Paul Zahra at the economy ministry. However, the latter two have also faithfully followed all the political directions given to them during the past years without asking any questions.
Meanwhile, Mario Cutajar has also been given an additional honour: in an unprecedented move, and on top of his dual role as the cabinet secretary, Mario Cutajar has also been appointed as an executive director of Heritage Malta, getting some €20,000 extra from government coffers over and above his remuneration as principal permanent secretary. While Cutajar’s arrangement was put in place under the premiership of disgraced former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, current Prime Minister Robert Abela has made no move to change it.. | https://theshiftnews.com/2022/04/20/labour-consolidates-hold-on-public-service-through-permanent-secretaries/ | 2022-04-20T07:32:35Z | https://theshiftnews.com/2022/04/20/labour-consolidates-hold-on-public-service-through-permanent-secretaries/ | true | 1 |
Partygate: Boris Johnson acted in 'heat of the moment' says minister - as PM prepares for further grilling
Boris Johnson acted in the "heat of the moment" to interpret the rules when he attended events at the heart of the partygate scandal, a minister has said.
Business minister Paul Scully defended Mr Johnson's conduct as the prime minister prepared to face a second day of grilling by MPs following his Commons apology after he was fined last week for breaking lockdown rules.
The prime minister received a fixed penalty for attending a gathering on his birthday in June 2020 and Downing Street is braced for him to face further fines linked to other events under investigation by police.
Politics Hub: Boris Johnson to face Starmer at PMQs later
Mr Scully told Sky News' Kay Burley: "The prime minister interpreted what he felt was the law, the guidance at the time.
"He took his decision in the heat of the moment but he's accepted he's done wrong, he's accepted he's made a mistake - and he's made a full apology - 30 times yesterday in his statement.
"I don't think anyone can really see that and think that he wasn't contrite."
The comments come hours before Mr Johnson faces Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons where the topic of partygate is again likely to be seized upon by opposition MPs.
On Thursday, Parliament will again focus on the issue as Labour tables a motion to refer the matter of whether the PM broke the ministerial code for an investigation by a parliamentary committee - though Mr Johnson himself is scheduled to be away in India.
That investigation would focus on whether the prime minister knowingly misled the Commons when he initially claimed that no lockdown rules had been broken over partygate but the probe will require the support of Tory MPs to go ahead.
Mr Scully told Sky News that other processes - the Met Police inquiry and civil servant Sue Gray's report - ought to be exhausted "rather than start another strand".
When pressed on whether he accepted that the PM broke the law, the minister said: "The police have found that. The only other way of doing it is to go to court and contest the fixed penalty notice and frankly that's not really the appropriate thing to do." | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/partygate-boris-johnson-acted-heat-072600240.html?src=rss | 2022-04-20T07:36:20Z | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/partygate-boris-johnson-acted-heat-072600240.html?src=rss | false | 2 |
Chrissy Teigen displays her killer curves in a white one-shoulder dress for romantic date night with husband John Legend in Santa Monica
Chrissy Teigen got all gussied up on Tuesday evening to grab dinner in Santa Monica with her longtime love John Legend.
The couple were captured arriving to the celeb-loved restaurant Giorgio Baldi in one of John's luxury vehicles.
Chrissy emerged in a curve-clinging white one-shoulder dress with flattering ruching across the chest.
Date night: Chrissy Teigen got all gussied up on Tuesday evening to grab dinner in Santa Monica with her longtime love John Legend
Hot spot: The couple were captured arriving to the celeb-loved restaurant Giorgio Baldi in a black chauffeured vehicle
Having just returned from Hawaii, the bright white shade of the Cravings founder's dress highlighted her glowing tan.
The 36-year-old toted her essentials in a yellow velvet handbag with a dainty silver chain strap.
She strolled out of the vehicle in a pair of gold sandals with straps that wound at the ankle.
Chrissy accessorized with a pair of silver dangly earrings and wore her honey-toned tresses in a stylish top knot.
Stunner: Chrissy emerged in a curve-clinging white one-shoulder dress with flattering ruching across the chest
Pop of color: The 36-year-old toted her essentials in a yellow velvet handbag with a dainty silver chain strap
Several pieces were left out to frame Chrissy's face, but the style choice ended up causing her some trouble as the wind picked up outside the restaurant.
John looked dapper in a black peacoat layered over a plain black tee and a pair of fitted trousers.
The EGOT winner, 43, slipped his feet into a pair of stylish black patent leather dress shoes to complete the look.
Glowing: Having just returned from Hawaii, the bright white shade of the Cravings founder's dress highlighted her glowing tan
Finishing touches: Chrissy accessorized with a pair of silver dangly earrings and wore her honey-toned tresses in a stylish top knot
Uh oh! Several pieces were left out to frame Chrissy's face, but the style choice ended up causing her some trouble as the wind picked up outside the restaurant
After their romantic dinner, the lovebirds were caught exiting the restaurant with a to-go bag.
John reached out and grabbed Chrissy's hand as they made their way towards the valet.
Once their car rolled up, the musician helped his model wife carefully step down off the curb towards the front passengers seat.
As John slid into the driver's seat, Chrissy flashed a huge smile in his direction and buckled herself in for the ride home.
Dapper: John looked dapper in a black peacoat layered over a plain black tee and a pair of fitted trousers
To-go: After their romantic dinner, the lovebirds were caught exiting the restaurant with a to-go bag
Sweet: John reached out and grabbed Chrissy's hand as they made their way towards the valet
Though she appeared happy to be back in Los Angeles, Chrissy clearly had a blast vacationing in Hawaii with John and their two children over Easter weekend.
But on Monday, Chrissy did express that she wasn't too pleased with the odd tan lines that one of her swimsuits left on her after spending some time in the Hawaiian sun.
The model and cookbook author put on a busty display in her topless mirror shot as she examined her unmissable tan.
Lovebirds: Before John grabbed her hand, Chrissy had placed a hand on her husband's bacl
Doting husband: Once their car rolled up, the musician helped his model wife stepped down off the curb towards the front passengers seat
Smitten: As John slid into the driver's seat, Chrissy flashed a huge smile in his direction and buckled herself in for the ride
She appeared to be completely nude in the image, which she snapped in a bathroom mirror and posted to her Instagram Stories.
She held her phone up so that it obscured her face, and she had her free arm covering her bust.
Just below, she had a tread-like pattern with darker squares of tanned skin, which were broken up by slim horizontal and vertical stripes.
Chrissy didn't bother to show which swimsuit had caused her odd tan lines, though it appeared to be a one-piece with some kind of cutouts over her toned midriff.
Didn't see that coming: Chrissy revealed her odd tan lines just below her bust in a sizzling nude selfie posted to Instagram on Monday. 'this is great,' she wrote sarcastically
Missing culprit: The Cravings author didn't bother to show which swimsuit had caused her odd tan lines, though it appeared to be a one-piece with some kind of cutouts over her toned midriff
Tropical vacation: Chrissy has been serving plenty of gorgeous looks highlighting her flawless figure while she enjoyed Hawaii's pristine landscape and weather with her husband John Legend, 43, and their children Luna, six, and Miles, three
In the clear: The Chrissy's Court star was seen enjoying some Hawaiian shave ice with Miles and Luna while wearing a black knit skirt with long dangling fringe and a knit bikini top, though it didn't have the cutouts that could account for her tan lines
'this is great,' she sarcastically captioned her snap.
Chrissy has been serving plenty of gorgeous looks highlighting her flawless figure while she enjoyed Hawaii's pristine landscape and weather with her husband John Legend, 43, and their children Luna, six, and Miles, three.
The loved-up couple showed off their winning smiles in one photo she posted taken aboard a boat, in which she wore a hot pink bikini with circular cutouts on the high-waisted bottoms.
She also rocked a colorful suit with a purple top with a single shoulder strap and a thick red strip of material over her midriff with cutouts above and below it, along with black bottoms.
The Chrissy's Court star was seen enjoying some fruity Hawaiian shave ice with Miles and Luna while wearing a black knit skirt with long dangling fringe and a colorful knit bikini top, though it didn't have the kind of cutouts that could account for her tan lines.
Special day: The day before, Chrissy shared some cute photos and videos of her children celebrating Easter back at home
Cute: Her daughter sported a lovely dress in pastel shades of red, yellow, green and purple, while Miles rocked a cool shirt decorated with rainbow-colored dinosaurs
On the prowl: Earlier in the morning, Luna was still in her pajamas as the collected eggs on the property for the egg hunt
Working up a sweat: he got in some physical activity when she climbed a fake rock wall attached to a play set on the lawn
The day before, Chrissy shared some cute photos and videos of her children celebrating Easter back at home.
'happy easter and chag sameach from my little chickadees!' she caption a snap of Luna and Miles showing off their Easter attire on Instagram.
Her daughter sported a lovely dress in pastel shades of red, yellow, green and purple, while Miles rocked a cool shirt decorated with rainbow-colored dinosaurs.
Earlier in the morning, Luna was still in her pajamas as the collected eggs on the property for the egg hunt, and she got in some physical activity when she climbed a fake rock wall attached to a play set on the lawn.
Celebrating: Chrissy and John followed up their Hawaiian vacation with a trip to Disneyland last week. The happy family posed for a beaming family photo while celebrating Luna's sixth birthday
Chrissy and John followed up their Hawaiian vacation with a trip to Disneyland last week.
The happy family posed for a beaming family photo in front of Cinderella's castle near the front of the park.
The catwalk star was dressed in a sporty ensemble with lime green leggings and a matching crop top and a black jacket, while John looked relaxed in a black floral print shirt.
Luna looked like a Disney princess in her costume inspired by Jasmine from Aladdin, and Miles took it easy in a tie-dye shirt and shorts.
The family stopped by the 'happiest place on Earth' to help celebrate Luna's sixth birthday. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10734257/Chrissy-Teigen-displays-killer-curves-date-night-John-Legend-Santa-Monica.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-04-20T07:40:23Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10734257/Chrissy-Teigen-displays-killer-curves-date-night-John-Legend-Santa-Monica.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true | 2 |
New episodes of 'Oggy and the Cockroaches', 'Obachhama - Kun' on horizon
By IANS | Published: April 20, 2022 12:33 PM2022-04-20T12:33:02+5:302022-04-20T12:45:52+5:30
Mumbai, April 20 Summers 2022 will see a new crop of kid content as the kids channel Sony ...
Mumbai, April 20 Summers 2022 will see a new crop of kid content as the kids channel Sony YAY is set to bring forth fresh content for the children audience on its fifth anniversary.
With initiatives drawn from key kids' insights, the channel will bring brand new episodes of the iconic shows - aOggy and the Cockroaches' and 'Obachhama - Kun'.
Under its approach of, "Entertain - Experience - Explore", the channel is also set to carve two first ever movies from the show, 'Taarak Mehta Ka Chhota Chashmaha', added with new episodes of the popular show. Another brand new show 'Ha.Go.La' starring adventures of 3 friends Hathgola, Goli and Latha will also be available for showcase, starting the month of June.
The channel has also entered in an exclusive partnership with KidZania, wherein kids in Mumbai and Delhi will get a chance to interact and form deeper connections with their favourite toons via a specialised interactive city for kids. In addition, kids' can also engage with their favourite toon Oggy in over 70 cities across the length and breadth of the country.
Commenting on the developments, Leena Lele Dutta, Business Head, Sony Pictures Networks India, Kids' Genre, said, "It is heartening that our brand has grown multifold since our inception and has been able to garner more than 43 million viewers on Television across the country."
"Raising the bar with innovative storytelling across genres it's heartening to witness an overwhelming love from our young audiences. With our new summer offerings on and beyond television, we aim to be the one stop destination for kids," she added.
The engagement will also extend on digital platforms, including over 10 mobile games, contests and exclusive watch parties. With their third approach to "Explore", Sony YAY! endeavours to understand its young audiences and their choices to deliver them a wholesome entertainment experience.
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German bosses, unions jointly oppose boycott of Russian gas
BERLIN — (AP) — Germany's employers and unions have joined together in opposing an immediate European Union ban on natural gas imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, saying such a move would lead to factory shutdowns and the loss of jobs in the bloc's largest economy.
“A rapid gas embargo would lead to loss of production, shutdowns, a further de-industrialization and the long-term loss of work positions in Germany,” said Rainer Dulger, chairman of the BDA employer's group, and Reiner Hoffmann, chairman of the DGB trade union confederation, in a joint statement Monday on Germany's dpa news agency.
They argued that EU sanctions need to be targeted to put pressure on Russia while minimizing damages to the countries imposing the sanctions, saying “in the current discussion, we don’t see that.”
The statement comes as European leaders are discussing possible new energy sanctions against Russian oil, following a decision April 7 to ban Russian coal imports beginning in August. Ukraine's leaders say revenues from Russia's energy exports are financing Moscow's destructive war on Ukraine and must be ended.
That won't be easy to do. The EU's 27 nations get around 40% of their natural gas from Russia and around 25% of their oil. Natural gas would be the most difficult do without, energy analysts say, since most of it comes by pipeline from Russia and supplies of liquefied gas, which can be ordered by ship, are limited amid strong demand worldwide.
Germany, a major manufacturing hub and an importer of Russian gas, has so far resisted an immediate shut-off and said it plans to instead phase out Russian oil by the end of the year and most Russian gas imports by mid-2024. The EU's executive commission has outlined steps to cut the consumption of Russian gas by two-thirds by year's end through using more pipeline gas from Norway and Azerbaijan, importing more liqueifed gas, accelerating the deployment of wind and solar projects and intensifying conservation efforts.
German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck said in an interview with the Funke media group that “an immediate gas embargo would endanger social peace in Germany.”
Despite widespread economic sanctions against Russian banks and individuals, the EU continues to send around $850 million per day to Russia for oil and gas, even as EU governments condemn the war in Ukraine. Gas-intensive companies include producers of glass, metals, ceramics and chemicals.
Industry officials say in many cases natural gas would be impossible to replace in the short run, and associations representing food processing, metal galvanizing and glass companies as well as the head of the chemical industry union have also opposed a sudden shutoff of Russian gas imports.
Energy analysts say a complete Russian gas cutoff could cause a recession and put some EU governments in the position of having to ration gas. The government would decide which businesses are less essential and those would have their supply shut off or reduced to spare households and hospitals, who are protected by EU law. In any case, such a shutoff would send already high gas prices even higher.
Analysts say Russian crude oil would be easier to replace than gas for the EU but that a boycott would still lead to higher energy prices, hurting consumers who are already facing a record EU inflation of 7.5%.
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Solidarity is a way out of the darkness we've endured
As I write this before going to Holy Thursday Mass, images of Christ crucified, the lamb with its wounded heart, the Pax Christi symbol all come to mind. The Last Supper was a gathering of friends, a sharing of bread and wine, intense solidarity even with Judas, the one who would betray him. Concepts of the lamb of God and the peace of Christ are juxtaposed against the anguish in the garden of Gethsemane, the betrayal with a kiss, scourging at the pillar, crowning with thorns, dragging the cross to Calvary and finally the ignominy and abject pain of death on the cross.
As we focus on these sacred days of remembrance; of the sacred Passover of Hebrew households, the brutality of war plays out constantly in front of our eyes in Ukraine. Desperate pleas for help amid cries of anguish at the death of loved ones and the unending lines of exodus from shattered cities focus us on the horror of war and the insanity of one man’s dream of glory gone by. We cry is there no way of stopping this nightmare; righting this wrong; saving these innocent victims?
The Earth seems to echo our cries in storms of incredible severity. Winds howl, snow swirls and blinds, water falls and floods and fires burn. Yet we seem to pay it no mind. Climate change is finally acknowledged as a reality as we complain of the cost of gasoline at the pump and fail to draw a connection between driving carbon consuming cars and the way the earth is screaming at our abuse. How arrogant our conduct is, as if the earth is not a force to be reckoned with; as if the earth cannot strike back.
Putin is arrogant as well, thinking he can overtake a country and its people to further his dream of a past long gone; a grandeur that will not return. How many lives will be lost, and damage be done before it ends? He has charted a lonely course to an ignoble end in infamy, a pariah among men. Like Judas he is a traitor. Unlike Judas it is doubtful that he will repent.
As our focus moved onto a global stage it seemed that the partisan bickering had subsided (it is childish when viewed in the context of the world around us).
Unfortunately, it came back in full force with the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Senate consent was given to the selection of Judge Jackson but in an infantile parade of disdain as senators who did not support the nomination walked out as the vote was taken. To vote no is one thing but to walk out is the height of disrespect. This action denigrated the process and diminished the reputations of the departing senators.This is a democracy and rarely will there be total agreement. To quit the chamber as the personal vote was taken was beyond “in bad taste.”
To make things even worse in the backdrop of the confirmation process Indiana Sen. Mike Braun stated that legalizing interracial marriage was a mistake. Judge Jackson’s white husband was in attendance throughout the hearings on his wife’s confirmation. Really, it’s about time we had a public defender; a black woman public defender, on the highest court.
The diversity that Judge Jackson’s person and professional career brings to the court is a better reflection of our society as the court should be.
We are coming out of a worldwide pandemic which is a crisis and as we emerge, we have been thrust into war at the whim of just one man. These crises are global. Our perspective and the solutions must be global. To achieve them there must be recognition of our interdependence across nations in an effort to achieve solidarity. Ideological rigidities must be relaxed to heal our social sickness.
We have an opportunity to come out of these crises of climate change, war, and worldwide pandemic better or worse than before. Solidarity is a way out for the better; a way to heal the wounds of war, sickness, and the world; a rebirth where differences are respected and appreciated. We are an interdependent race at the core of our being.
The artificial boundaries and walls imposed by ideologies only serve to separate and defeat solutions that require global support. Broad based support and respect for all members of our race is the path to solidarity and our only successful way out of these crises.
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Existing Investment Information Failed – Patent Analytics Provide a Necessary New Information Source
As global stock markets continue to struggle, smart investors seeking to capitalize on relatively cheap stock prices are searching for promising investment opportunities. Unfortunately, however, most investors are likely relying on the same sources of investment information that failed to accurately predict the current stock market situation. If the predictive nature of this information has been wrong time and time again, why do investors continue to rely on it? The answer is pretty simple: investment professionals lack knowledge that alternative sources of information exist.
One such alternative approach to making investment decisions involves using patent landscaping analytics to assess existing investment in a particular product or technology area. My research demonstrates that properly conducted patent landscaping analytics can effectively allow one to predict the future trajectory of product development by companies.
For example, the fact that Google and Yahoo intended to significantly invest in Intenet-based television technology was fully predictable from their patent filings many months before Google and Yahoo actually made their respective public announcement of such plans. AT&T’s launch of its U-Verse Internet television service was similarly predictable from the volume of patent filings in this technology area.
One looking to invest in a company or investment fund with offerings in the Internet television-related area would have been well-served by using this information to decide to move forward with caution. That is, Google, Yahoo and AT & T’s respective deep pockets should serve as a signal that competition in this area will be fierce in the foreseeable future. This means that even if a company or technology emerges that is superior to those currently being offered, these “big boys” may still win in the marketplace. Therefore, a potential investor in Internet television technology should take great care not become enamoured with a superior technology or apparently brilliant start-up business plan, because the patent landscape demonstrates that the Internet television marketplace will be a tough place to play.
Of course, the above example is a look into the rear view mirror because Internet television has already been introduced to consumers. More interesting would be application of patent analytics to products and technology that have yet to make it to market in significant form. One such area is biofuels, where examination of patent filings can demonstrate what companies are making technology investments.
For example, corn-based ethanolic biofuels gained acceptance in the market in recent years. However, this technology now appears to be on the wane because of the huge increase in food prices that occurred during 2008 due to greater demand for ethanol. Market forces clearly demonstrated that biofuels should not be made from food sources, such as corn. As a result, biofuel technology appears to be moving toward non-food mass starting materials.
One such source of non-food mass starting material is switchgrass. Not only is this plant unsuitable for providing food such that its use will not cause food to be re-directed toward fuel production, recent research demonsrates that it is a more efficient source of ethanol than corn. Thus, it would appear that switchgrass biofuel technology holds good investment potential. Nonetheless, before getting excited about investing in technology related to switchgrass-derived biofuels, a smart investor should look to see whether any company owns patent rights in this technology area.
To this end, a patent search reveals that there are only 7 patent filings that mention “switchgrass” and “biofuel” in the claims–all patent applications. The earliest filing date of any of these applications is late 2006, thus signifying that this technology is only just emerging. This information demonstrates that one seeking to invest in this area should examine these patent filings in more detail. This investigation should focus not only on the claim scope and technology “quality,” but also on whether the owner of the claims has the requisite deep pockets to make it more likely that their technology will succeed in the marketplace. Additionally, after investing, one should regularly re-check the relevant patent filing information related to switchgrass-derived biofuels to determine if investment assumptions and projections still remain viable.
There are no doubt countless other examples of how patent analytics can improve the quality of investment decisions in emerging technology areas. While investment professionals may find patents an unfamiliar and arcane source of information to include in their vetting and selection processes, recent events in the world financial markets indicate that change is needed in the way that money is invested in companies and technology. Integration of patent information into investment decision-making could constitute a necessary innovation.
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Finance: A Major Challenge in Academic Life
A study conducted at the Durban University of Technology revealed that the majority of students cannot afford to pay tuition fees and as a result their academic performance is negatively affected. the majority of students indicated that they resort to part-time jobs to pay for their personal expenses and tuition fees, however, having to work part-time result in absence. The impacts of missing classes were mentioned to be poor tests marks and even failure.
The majority however, mentioned that personal expenses were not a challenge as they could afford. There were those who said they cannot afford personal expenses as well and would do anything to make ends meet. This proves the challenges that are imposed on students can be as a result of their backgrounds. Finance is a non-academic challenge that however has major impacts on academic performance of the students.
There were other challenges expressed by students that negatively affected their academic progress. These challenges include basic resources and access to. Despite the challenges the students expressed, they were still determined and hopeful in achieving their degrees. They shared their views on how they can improve their academic life despite the financial burden they carry.
The students were very optimistic and they believe that achieving this qualification can change their lives and lead to better careers. When asked about the progress of their course, they showed that things like workload were not much of a challenge as they advised others to avoid procrastination in order to be able to finish tasks on time and meet deadlines to fulfill their obligations as students.
Students feel that there are additional support activities that the institution and lecturers can provide to ease their academic progress. They mentioned being given extra classes for those areas they are struggling with and emphasis on important sections of the modules. They also believe E-learning can also be very helpful where lecturers can post notes and other information on blackboard for easy access. This will also help by giving them more time and come to lectures when it is really important.
They believe that remaining focused and working hard can lead to success. Little things like good time management can improve the students’ academic life. They advised that one should not stress and just remain focused. For those who were stressed, they suggested joining the campus anxiety support group and finding someone they can trust to offload.
Finance
Creative Financing For Commercial Real Estate Investors
Commercial Real Estate Investing
There are many income producing commercial real estate properties that are being offered below market that are great investment opportunities. The problem or barrier for most real estate investors buying these properties is the down payment required to acquire them. As a rule general rule to purchase income generating apartment buildings and mixed use multifamily properties one should be prepared to spend 25% to 35% of the purchase price for the down payment. Plus the investor must have closing costs and reserves of 6 months or more. This is a substantial investment that eliminates many potential buyers. This can often be overcome by these creative financing strategies for commercial real estate investors.
Creative Financing
This is a highly misunderstood concept in real estate. My simple definition has two parts. Creative Financing requires a property with substantial equity and a willing and motivated seller. If the seller is motivated yet there is no equity there is no opportunity to utilize creative strategies to acquire the properties. By the same token if the property has enough equity and the seller is neither willing nor motivated no strategy will work.
3 Creative Strategies to Purchase Commercial Real Estate
- Seller Financing and / or Carry Back: There are many ways to structure a deal where the seller can finance the property or hold a second mortgage for a short time and then the buyer can refinance the loan. Many lenders requires the loan to be seasoned one or two years. Yet there are lenders that we work with that will refinance immediately requiring no seasoning. These deals close within 3 to 6 months from the initial seller financing contract.
- Transaction Funding Programs: These are programs where a private lender will finance the loan from One to forty – five days. The key is to have a buyer ready to close immediately or to be able to refinance at once. This only works when the end lender is aware of the transactional financing and they require no seasoning. As in point #1 above most lenders require one to two years of ownership seasoning so having the proper end lender is important.
- Down Payment Assistance Program: If the property has equity and the seller is willing to use it to help the buyer acquire the home, then a down payment assistance program similar to Ameri-Dream or Nehemiah (programs used to purchase residential properties financed by FHA loans) may be a great option for you. Ultimately the Down Payment Assistance Company (DPA) gives the down payment and the seller reimburses the company at closing. This can only happen if there is substantial equity in the building.
As previously stated creative financing requires substantial equity in the commercial income producing property that the seller is willing and motivated to use to strategically sell there property as soon as possible. Lower the price simply is not the answer because the main problem still exist. Commercial Real Estate Investors do not have 25% to 35% for down payment plus closing costs and reserves. Let a professional help you structure your deals to make them close.
Finance
Investing in Science – Why Life Science Real Estate Is Exploding
The previous decade saw explosive growth in the life sciences sector of commercial real estate. These are companies that are involved in medical research and new technologies development.
Some prominent examples that may come to mind are biotech firms or pharmaceutical firms.
Considerable amounts of capital have been and continue to be invested in this space, driving a surge of medical research expansion focusing on new technologies and medication involving DNA and mRNA, stem cell research, and more.
Exciting new technologies have emerged which have reignited excitement in the scientific community, such as artificial intelligence and new breakthroughs in cell and gene therapies.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought increased attention from the general public to a sector of the economy that was undergoing a rapid expansion.
As soon as we invest in life sciences real estate, we should also remember that developing or investing in multifamily real estate in proximity to life science facilities can be highly profitable.
For instance, an area with a pharmaceutical firm’s headquarters will be able to charge higher rents than surrounding areas due to bringing higher quality tenants both directly and through tangential businesses. This is good for all businesses in the surrounding area- from grocery stores, gyms, malls, and healthcare services.
We are residential pros who target multifamily, but a number of our Class A developments are square in the”line of progress,” surrounded by life sciences infrastructure and employers.
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Real estate aimed towards life science companies include a lab space for conducting physical experiments as well as a workplace component.
As technology has advanced, the share of your typical life science center devoted to workplace has improved.
Scientists and researchers now spend increasingly large amounts of time with highly advanced computer modeling applications for many pieces of their study that previously was unavailable.
As a consequence of these tendencies, these facilities today tend to have slightly more office space compared to laboratory space.
The talk of lab space may be shrinking as computers play a larger role in study, but it does not mean it is an afterthought into the businesses. On the contrary, the laboratory spaces in demand now are more sophisticated and cutting edge than as highly specialized areas of study are being pursued.
Like all flex real estate, life science facilities need flexibility and adaptability. As distinct research fields are pursued over time, lab space might have to be repurposed, expanded, or relocated to different regions of the facility.
Buildings that allow for this type of adaptability have been in high demand by life science companies that want to stay for years and may go through several distinct phases of research. There is no point in developing space that can’t be adapted as the company grows.
Demand has continued to outstrip supply within this sector and it’s showed no signs of slowing down any time soon. Listed below are a few reasons why you should consider adding a investment into life sciences real estate in your portfolio:
1. Funding
As the old saying goes,”follow the money.”
They provide grants to scientific research and have awarded over $100 billion these grants in the past five decades. Additionally, Cushman & Wakefield released a report a year ago that showed very good growth over the last decade, together with venture capital investments in the sector growing from $3.7 billion to $17.4 billion.
The report also found that, between 2012 to 2019, paying research and development from life science companies increased by 40%. A similar report from CBRE concurred, finding that venture capital funds flowing into the life science field are up 40 percent from where they were a decade ago.
2. Growth:
Our development firm got started in Boston, Massachusetts, which is currently rated as the number one marketplace for life sciences by several sources.
We saw up front the enormous growth of the local economy driven by the life sciences sector, which spilled out to a demand for newer, higher excellent housing, lodging, and other new industrial investments (visit our Demand Cleaners for Real Estate Explained post for more information).
This rapid expansion saw an already robust backbone of 9.6 million square feet of life sciences commercial real estate expand into 18 million square feet now, according to CoStar.
These trends are being observed throughout the nation as venture capital funds and grants embolden those businesses to seek increasingly more usable space for their research needs.
There’s also some level of delayed-onset growth occurring due to the timely nature involved in exploring and creating new technologies and treatments. Funding which has been brought in over the course of the past decade led originally to R&D that’s just now beginning to bear fruit. The push for a vaccine following the outbreak of this COVID pandemic reveal indicators of the kind of muscle these businesses have started to flex following years of continuous progress.
Another lesson that the COVID pandemic has educated the business is the demand for bringing the supply chain back home.
Overreliance on foreign links in the supply chain caused problems and created uncertainty throughout the pandemic and companies want to prevent this by onshoring, even though this incurs added costs.
This tendency will present an opportunity for the new evolution of warehouse and storage facilities for all these supply chains.
3. Vacancy Rate:
When compared with traditional office commercial real estate, lifestyle science has roughly half the vacancy rate, at 9 percent, when considering a national average. Strong markets like Boston and San Francisco saw exceptionally low rates of 4 percent and 2%, respectively, annually. It will take many years before the supply of new life science facilities can begin to keep pace with the current demand.
4. Jobs:
In a report released by Cushman & Wakefield, it was discovered that life science job growth has risen by 7.5% annually because 2013. This is an incredible increase when compared to previous twenty year period, when job growth in this sector was 1% annually. Still another indication the life sciences real estate is in a fantastic position, as employment development indicators are usually a number of the strongest clues of stable expansion.
5. New Markets:
Even though Boston, Seattle, San Diego, and San Francisco would be the superstars in the life science globe today, the business is growing rapidly and this has started to and will continue to drive growth into new markets. The major life science markets of today all have a higher cost of living which make it harder for employee and employer alike.
This really is driving a push into new markets, including Philadelphia, Maryland, and North Carolina, to mention a few. Areas with a strong backbone of research-based university(ies) and an educated population will be in a solid position to welcome new life science firms in their market.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning Aren't As Terrifying This Year. But That Doesn't Mean They Can't Three-Peat.
With the many exciting contenders vying for the Stanley Cup this season, it can be easy to forget that one of them is attempting to become only the sixth-ever NHL team to win three or more consecutive championships.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are comfortably in playoff position, so perhaps it’s overstating things a bit to say they have flown under the radar this season. But they are barely among the league’s top 10 in points percentage, and they trail multiple teams in the betting odds. (Our forecast model agrees; we give the Bolts just a 5 percent shot at the three-peat.) So are the Lightning still formidable enough to win? And how does this year’s squad stack up to the two previous title-winning versions?
Offensively, Tampa Bay is slightly down from the regular-season editions of those two championship teams, continuing a pattern of slow decline dating back to its record-tying regular season of 2018-19. That team was a powerhouse (until, uh, the playoffs), producing the 27th-most goals per game relative to league average in NHL history, which meant it easily led the league in scoring. The 2019-20 Bolts also led the league, albeit with 0.47 fewer goals per game relative to average, and they maintained roughly the same level of relative output through the playoffs — unlike their predecessors — thanks to the postseason leaders in goals (Brayden Point) and assists (Nikita Kucherov). Last season’s Lightning offense fell further during the regular season, ranking eighth in league scoring with Kucherov sidelined for the entire year, though they did bounce back in the playoffs after he returned for another stellar postseason run.
Which brings us to this year, when Tampa Bay ranks ninth in scoring with its lowest relative goals per game in a regular season since 2016-17. While the Lightning still have some dangerous weapons, with four players — Kucherov, Point, Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman — averaging at least 0.90 points per game, their scoring depth is less potent than in the past. (It also hasn’t helped that Kucherov missed 35 games earlier in the season because of a lower-body injury and COVID-19 protocols.) Moreover, Tampa’s power play success rate ranks outside the top 10 for the first time in seven seasons, its shot volume and quality is down from 2019-20 and 2020-21, and the team hasn’t ranked so low in Corsi percentage (13th) since finishing 26th back in 2012-13.
Some of this is because of the attrition of winning championships in a salary-capped league, as almost all of the Lightning’s top contributors this season are still holdovers from the 2019-20 title team’s core. Among Tampa Bay’s top 19 players in goals above replacement1 this season, only four — goalie Brian Elliott and forwards Corey Perry, Ross Colton and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare — were not also on the 2019-20 Lightning. Meanwhile, a number of the contributors from those championship rosters were lost over the intervening years, including forwards Yanni Gourde, Tyler Johnson, Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow and defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk. Although some of those losses hurt the offense more than others (Goodrow is mainly in the league for his defense), the overall effect has been to hollow out Tampa’s supporting cast and put greater pressure on its star players to generate more of the scoring.
At least the Lightning are holding up as well as ever on defense: They rank eighth in fewest goals allowed per game, with a relative number (0.31 goals per game better than average) tied with 2018-19 and 2020-21 for the best of any season in franchise history. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy continues to be one of the sharpest in the game — over the past five seasons, nobody has come close to matching Vasilevskiy’s performance and consistency in net — and in front of him, Tampa Bay’s defense corps has allowed the fifth-fewest expected goals against per minute of any team. That’s all good news for the Lightning’s three-peat bid, as their defense was actually a more important driving force in their two championship runs than their offense, relative to league average.
The best-case scenario for Tampa Bay is that its offense ticks up in the playoffs with a healthy Kucherov rounding into peak form — he has 13 points in nine games this month — and its defense locks down again en route to a third consecutive Stanley Cup. The gloomy side of the argument is that the Lightning have struggled against most of the clubs they might face in the postseason — they are 15-22 against teams with at least a 50 percent chance of making the playoffs in our model, including a dismal 7-15 mark against fellow Eastern Conference teams in that category. Like most aspiring repeat champions, Tampa is now older (their GAR-weighted age of 29.0 ranks fourth-oldest in the NHL this year), and their depth has been eroded as compared with previous versions of the team:
Tampa Bay’s top players aren’t quite as strong as usual
Adjusted goals above replacement (GAR) for members of the 2021-22 Tampa Bay Lightning, compared with the average GAR for that ranking within the team in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 regular seasons
Though it remains solidly above-average, on paper this has been the weakest of Tampa Bay’s potential championship squads from the past several seasons, in a year when most of the other top contenders have only gotten stronger. Staring at a likely opening-round matchup with the talent-laden (if probably cursed) Toronto Maple Leafs, the Bolts’ three-peat bid might not even survive the first round of the playoffs. But if Tampa is able to keep its string of postseason successes going, it would line up among the greatest dynasties the sport has ever known. Right now, the Lightning rank 15th in average three-year Elo rating (going into the playoffs) among potential three-peat bids in NHL history, neck-and-neck with the 1998-99 Detroit Red Wings:
Tampa Bay is in a special club — and it could get more special
Three-peat Stanley Cup bids in NHL history ranked by the average of the team’s Elo rating through the previous two postseasons plus the current regular season
That team’s reign ultimately ended in the second round of the playoffs, as Detroit’s aging roster came up against another talented team with fresher legs (in the form of the bitter rival Colorado Avalanche), and the Red Wings blew a 2-0 lead to lose in six games. A similar fate could very well be in store for this year’s Bolts, particularly given the heightened competition atop the league this season. After all, making three consecutive deep runs in the NHL postseason is one of the most grueling tasks in all of sports, and there’s a reason most of the teams that try it ultimately fail. But Tampa Bay still has the ingredients to make history — and no matter what happens, it’s going to be entertaining to watch this Lightning team try to pull it off.
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The Minister’s warning comes against the backdrop of the May 3 ultimatum by the MNS chief Raj Thackeray for removal of loudspeakers from all mosques in the State
Nagpur: Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil on Tuesday warned that the Maha Vikas Aghadi Government will not tolerate any attempt to create communal tension as appropriate action will be taken against those indulging in such activities.
The Minister was interacting with the media after addressing a meeting of NCP workers at Ravi Bhavan in the city on Tuesday.
Walse-Patil said that some parties are making efforts to create a communal divide. There is no information on riots in the state. However, the police are monitoring the situation closely. Any attempt to foment communal strike will be dealt with firmly, he said against the backdrop of the May 3 ultimatum by the MNS chief Raj Thackeray for the removal of loudspeakers from all mosques failing which his party workers would read Hanuman Chalisa.
The State Home Minister further said he did not see the likelihood of a law and order situation after May 3 in the state. ‘’We are fully prepared and are taking steps to prevent untoward incidents. If any statement or action incites hatred or disturbs peace between communities, then action will be taken accordingly against the person or organisation concerned,” he added.
Even though clashes were reported in some parts of the country, the state government is fully prepared to tackle any such eventuality, said Walse-Patil adding that there was no need for the State Cabinet’s approval for restricting the use of loudspeakers in religious places. There is no time limit for issuing guidelines for use of loudspeakers in public places. Field level input will be taken and the government will take action and there is no need to go to the Cabinet regarding this issue, he stated.
Walse-Patil without directly naming BJP or MNS claimed that efforts are made to divert the people’s attention from various burning issues including inflation, unemployment, and border situation adding that it should be exposed by the police. The minister expressed serious displeasure over the security cover provided to various state leaders by the Centre claiming that it was an encroachment on the state government’s rights. His statement came a day after the media reports about the possibility of beefing up security cover for Raj Thackeray before his proposed Ayodhya visit.
Walse-Patil said a committee headed by the Chief Secretary comprising police officers and intelligence officers decides on providing security based on threat perception and a politician cannot take a call on the matter. | https://www.nagpurtoday.in/any-bid-to-foment-communal-tension-will-be-dealt-with-firmly-walse-patil/04200939 | 2022-04-20T08:14:59Z | https://www.nagpurtoday.in/any-bid-to-foment-communal-tension-will-be-dealt-with-firmly-walse-patil/04200939 | false | 1 |
Brian Cage on WWE: I was expecting a raise, and they fired me
In an interview with Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Brian Cage spoke about the WWE releasing him and his shock after learning that the WWE had made such a decision. “I remember I was waiting on a raise,” Cage said, as quoted by wrestlinginc. “I was due...
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Yankees made strange relief pitcher demotion right before loss to Baltimore
The New York Yankees fell 5–0 to the Baltimore Orioles in the final game of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon. However, before the game began, field manager Aaron Boone made a roster change, sending young relief pitcher JP Sears down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, elevating outfielder Tim Locastro to get to...
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Madrid: Real Betis missed a chance to move closer to the Champions League places after a 1-0 loss at home to Elche in the Spanish league.
The loss came in Betis’ last match before the Copa del Rey final against Valencia on Saturday in Seville. Valencia also lost, falling 2-0 at Villarreal.
An 82nd-minute goal by Tete Morente ended Betis’ hopes of joining the group in the qualification zone for the Champions League Tuesday.
A win would have left Manuel Pellegrini’s team tied on points with second-place Barcelona, third-place Sevilla and fourth-place Atlético Madrid.
Instead, Betis stayed three points behind in fifth, and the distance to the top can increase after its challengers play this week. Atlético hosts relegation-threatened Granada Wednesday, while Thursday Sevilla visits second-to-last Levante and Barcelona is at sixth-place Real Sociedad.
Betis was unbeaten in six matches in all competitions, with its last loss coming against defending champion Atlético in the league last month.
Betis will play the Copa final hoping to win its first title in the competition — and third all-time — since 2005. Valencia lifted its eighth Copa in 2019.
It was the second league win in a row for Elche, which stayed 13th, nine points from safety with five games left.
Betis played the final minutes a man down after Paul Akouokou was sent off in stoppage time.
VILLARREAL MOVES UP
Valencia lost 2-0 at Villarreal, with Arnaut Danjuma scoring twice in the first half for the hosts.
The victory kept Unai Emery’s Villarreal alive in the fight for a European qualification spot next season. It is in seventh place, three points from Sociedad and five points from Betis.
Villarreal’s next match is at Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals.
Valencia, winless in four consecutive league games, stayed 10th.
RELIEF FOR MALLORCA
Mallorca moved out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win over last-place Alavés.
It was Mallorca’s second win in its last three matches. It had beaten Atlético two rounds ago before losing at Elche Saturday.
Alavés had lost four in a row before defeating Rayo Vallecano last weekend.
Mallorca is in 16th place, three points outside the relegation zone with five rounds to go, while Alavés is six points from safety. It is tied on points with Levante.
Cádiz, which stunned Barcelona with a 1-0 win at the Camp Nou Stadium Monday, is 17th, two points clear of the relegation zone. | https://www.orissapost.com/real-betis-and-valencia-lose-ahead-of-copa-del-rey-final/ | 2022-04-20T08:23:52Z | https://www.orissapost.com/real-betis-and-valencia-lose-ahead-of-copa-del-rey-final/ | true | 13 |
Netflix: Final Credits
Summary
- Netflix's revenue growth prospects slow down. Fact, Netflix is not a high-growth company anymore.
- Nobody cared that Netflix's GAAP operating margins and free cash flows didn't match. Now they do.
- I make the case that Netflix is overvalued for what it offers.
- As always, happy to discuss my bearish case further in the comments section.
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Investment Thesis
Netflix's (NASDAQ:NFLX) Q1 earnings report was full of surprises. However, these were mostly negative surprises.
It's not only that subscriber numbers are looking light. But it's also the fact that revenue growth rates are getting impacted by events in Europe starting in March.
I've been making the case that tech investors are going into this earnings season blindfolded, like sheep for the slaughter. Netflix is just the first big tech company to report. But as more news starts to percolate, it will only solidify my bearish case.
Consequently, I make the argument that investors would do well to not buy this dip. In fact, the prudent investment strategy would be to exit their position, given that the facts on the ground have changed.
Investor Sentiment Has Turned Negative
Back in January, I wrote a Netflix article titled, This Changes Everything. I said,
[...] [T]he mantra of ''investing for growth'' works for as long as the company is reporting revenue growth rates that offer compelling, sustainable, predictable, and close to ''certain'' growth prospects.
However, when you are investing for growth and are barely generating any positive free cash flow, and your top-line growth rates are around mid-10s%, that's a difficult situation to be in and ask investors to pay a premium for your stock.
Along these lines, I'm not convinced that paying 5x this year's revenues for Netflix, while it's expected to grow around the mid-teens CAGR is attractive enough.
Along these lines, I'll continue today.
Revenue Growth Rates Start to Fizzle Out
Throughout the whole of 2021, I was bullish on Netflix. But starting in January I became increasingly bearish on tech.
Recently, I wrote a two-part series on why I made a shift from tech to commodities where I explained my rationale:
And for now, tech companies, particularly large-cap names, have acted as if the backdrop of Europe was no concern for large ''US-based'' tech companies.
However, this is where I argue the market isn't thinking through this logically. These companies are not ''US-based'', they are in fact global platforms.
And with Europe slowing down economically and likely to go into a recession, this will have a meaningful effect on large, global tech companies that are priced for never-ending fast growth.
Netflix's Near-Term Prospects Discussed
Let's face reality. Netflix's oldest market, which accounts for 43% of total revenues has begun to mature.
As you can see above, Q1 2022 saw its UCAN revenues increase by 5% y/y. This is clear evidence that Netflix's strongest growth days are now in the rearview mirror.
Then, consider this, EMEA makes up 33% of Netflix's total revenues. Consequently, whether or not Europe goes into a recession will have a meaningful impact on Netflix's ability to grow its overall revenues.
In fact, before a recession was on the cards, EMEA was already only growing in the mid-single digits. Now with a potential recession, it's likely that growth rates in EMEA could turn negative over the next quarter or two.
Note that these two regions combined make up 75% of Netflix's total revenues. Everywhere else is a distraction. Don't lose focus when investing.
Do Free Cash Flows Matter?
Having followed Netflix for so long, I've become accustomed that for Netflix's shareholders the fact that Netflix is not capable of generating strong free cash flows hasn't made any difference.
However, now things have changed. Previously, investors were intoxicated by the idea of ''growth at any cost''. Trust me, I know, because I was too!
But in this game, you only have two options on the table. You can either adapt or die. When you understand this, you don't have to be particularly wise to learn that the obvious answer is to realize your missteps and quickly change course.
What's more, previously, investors were more than willing to disregard, any notion that Netflix isn't a strong free cash flow generator because the company was, after all, a ''growth company''.
But what about now? Does eking out 10% CAGR count as a growth company? I'm afraid that it does not.
With that in mind, Netflix has ambitions to be free cash flow positive this year, but it has failed to anchor to investors what its free cash flow could be. On the call Netflix said,
We'll be positive free cash flow this year, consistent with our expectations going into the year, and we'll continue to build on that in the years going forward. So that's our expectation.
Traditionally, Netflix has its strongest free cash flow period in Q1 of each year, with each passing quarter it makes less free cash flow than in Q1.
With that in mind, I'm inclined to believe that Netflix won't make more than $1 billion of free cash flow this year.
As a reference point, during Q1 2022 it printed $802 million.
On the other hand, Netflix's GAAP operating margins are still expected to be around 19% to 20% this year. Thus, the spread between Netflix's GAAP operating margins and free cash flows margins is likely to be around 5,000 basis points in 2022.
So, it naturally begs the question, do free cash flows matter? Can you pay down debt with GAAP operating profits, or do actually need to use free cash flows to pay debt and repurchase shares?
Given that no shares were repurchased in the quarter, I suspect that free cash flows do matter.
NFLX Stock Valuation - Expensive For What's on Offer
Netflix has never been a cheap company. But as long as subscriber numbers and revenues were going up and up, nobody wanted to get bogged down asking difficult questions.
But when your shares drop more than 20% on the back of earnings results, trust me, people will start to ask difficult questions about their investment.
Here are a few questions that surface:
- Whether paying 17x operating earnings is really something all that appealing when there are question marks looming over your ability to grow at close to 15% CAGR?
- When will Netflix's free cash flows start to match its GAAP accounting, after all the extension of its library amortization?
- Will Netflix's ability to monetize against password sharing be an advantage or a hindrance to subscriber growth?
These questions are easy to trigger emotional answers. But emotions have no place in investing.
The Bottom Line
For as long as the share price is going up, nobody is going to be all that troubled to ask tough questions about their Netflix investment. But now that this movie is now about to end, the final credits are coming up.
That's why I'm sidestepping tech names and investing in commodities. Whatever you decide, good luck and happy investing.
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Oil prices rose about 1% on Wednesday, gaining back some of their losses during the previous session on concerns about energy demand after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its economic growth forecasts.
However, the demand concerns have been offset by a tighter supply outlook following sanctions on Russia, the world's second-largest oil exporter and a key European supplier, after its invasion of Ukraine.
"Higher energy prices could trigger demand rationing," ANZ Research said in a note. "On the other hand, Chinese COVID-zero approach and strict lockdowns are keeping demand prospects subdued."
Brent crude futures rose 96 cents, or 0.9%, to $108.21 a barrel by 00:04 GMT.
The front-month WTI crude futures contract, which expires Wednesday, rose $1.19, or 1.2%, to $103.75 a barrel. The second-month contract gained $1.18, or 1.2%, to $103.23 a barrel.
Both benchmarks fell 5.2% in volatile trading on Tuesday.
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its forecast for global growth by nearly a full percentage point, citing the economic impacts of Russia's war in Ukraine, and warning that inflation was now a "clear and present danger" for many countries.
On the supply side, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, known as OPEC+, produced 1.45 million barrels per day (bpd) below its production targets in March, as Russian output began to decline following sanctions imposed by the West, a report from the producer alliance reviewed by Reuters showed.
Russia produced about 300,000 bpd below its target in March at 10.018 million bpd, based on secondary sources, the report showed.
Other outages added to the concerns about supply. Libya's National Oil Corporation declared force majeure at the Brega oil port on Tuesday, saying it was unable to fulfill its commitments towards the oil market.
(Reporting by Stephanie Kelly; Editing by Christian Schmollinger) | https://www.zawya.com/en/markets/commodities/oil-prices-rise-1-after-sinking-in-previous-session-o2ge5un4 | 2022-04-20T08:27:20Z | https://www.zawya.com/en/markets/commodities/oil-prices-rise-1-after-sinking-in-previous-session-o2ge5un4 | true | 10 |
Neville lambasts worst Man Utd side in 42 years as he praises Hannibal for kicking Liverpool players
Gary Neville lambasted Manchester United's worst side in "42 years" after their defeat to Liverpool but praised Hannibal Mejbri for being the only one on the team to try and kick opposition players out of frustration.
United slipped to sixth in the Premier League standings after being thrashed 4-0 at Anfield on Tuesday night, six months on from their 5-0 loss to Liverpool at Old Trafford.
Jurgen Klopp's men were once again superior to the Red Devils in every area of the pitch, with Neville left astounded by how far his old club have fallen since finishing second in the top flight in 2020-21.
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"Man Utd were a million miles away from that Liverpool team in every department. On and off the pitch. It was a sobering evening," the former United defender told Sky Sports.
"We expected it. Not one Man Utd fan came here with any hope whatsoever. That team has got nothing.
"There are some decent players out on that pitch and some talent. I cannot explain how it's gone from what would be slightly promising at the end of last season finishing second - I know they lost in the Europa League final which was a bad one - to the point where we are today which is an all-time low in my 42 years of watching United. I've never seen it as bad as that.
"I've never seen a Man Utd team wilt and be as flaky in a game of football in my 40 years."
Neville on Hannibal
Tunisia international Hannibal, who had previously only made one senior appearance for United, was introduced to the action in the 84th minute and quickly set about trying to disrupt Liverpool's momentum.
The 19-year-old lost possession cheaply to set the hosts up for their fourth goal, but also picked up a booking as he made a number of strong tackles, which earned him praise from Neville.
The Red Devils legend was disappointed that Hannibal was the only one to show any fight and described the squad as "broken" while conceding that their season is already over.
"I erred on the unprofessional side on commentary when I said I was proud of him because he was going around trying to kick people," said Neville. "But he demonstrated something, he showed us something: that he didn't like the idea at Anfield of Liverpool passing around him. The idea of Liverpool taking the mickey out of him and his team-mates.
"At least he demonstrated something. I'm not saying it was brilliant that he was kicking Liverpool players and could have hurt them, but as a Man Utd fan, they can respond to that at least.
"The rest of them… there's some of them out there who are probably good lads, good professionals, got good careers, good talent - but they're broken. They're finished and they're done this season." | https://www.goal.com/en-tza/news/neville-worst-man-utd-side-42-years-hannibal-kicking/bltcdcb8c7fcea65560 | 2022-04-20T08:28:03Z | https://www.goal.com/en-tza/news/neville-worst-man-utd-side-42-years-hannibal-kicking/bltcdcb8c7fcea65560 | false | 10 |
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