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The Nigeria equities market closed bullish in the week as the benchmark index, ASI rallied 2% to 48,459.65, reaching a level not seen in over 13 years. Similarly, on the macro level, Nigeria’s external reserve continued with an uptrend in the review week following the sustained bullish run in the crude oil market, gradually edging towards the $40 billion threshold.
On the other hand, demand pressure pulled Naira downwards against the US dollar at the official Investors and Exporters (I&E) window. Exchange rate depreciated by 0.2% to close the week at N418.33 to a dollar.
These and many more happened during the week, hence, Nairametrics compiled a list of notable events across macroeconomy, equities market, regulators, and the crypto market that made the headlines during the week.
Naira falls at official and P2P market
- Naira depreciated by 0.2% during the week to close at N418.33/$1 compared to N417.5/$1 recorded as of the end of the previous week. It surged as high as N419.5/$1 during the week before settling at N418.33.
- Meanwhile, there is an improvement in the volume of FX traded at the market, with over $600 million in forex value exchanging hands during the week as against the $581.41 million traded in the past week.
- Also, Naira surpassed the N591 to a dollar threshold during the week at the Peer-to-Peer market, before ending the week at N590, with potential for further hike, considering the movement seen in the official market during the week.
- The black market recorded some uptrend as naira appreciated to close the week at N586/$1 on the back of reduced FX demand in the market.
IMF projects 3.4% economic growth for Nigeria
- The International Monetary Fund gave Nigeria an upward review of its economic growth forecast for 2022 while expecting that the global output would decline due to the consequences of the crisis in Ukraine.
- The Washington based lender reduced the expected global output in 2022 to 3.6% in April down from 4.4% expected in January. These projections are worrisome since global output grew by 6.1% in 2021, a year hunted by the effects of the pandemic.
- Nigeria, on the other hand, had an upward review of its economic growth projections. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the Nigerian economy to grow by 3.4% in 2022, up from 2.7% earlier projected.
IMF warns Nigeria of a “doom loop”
- The Washington based lender, International Monetary Fund, has concerns about a potential “doom loop” for Nigeria and other emerging economies.
- Nigeria’s bank credit to the government surged to N14.9 trillion as of February 2022, an uptick from the N14.2 recorded in January 2022.
- The Bank added that “The sovereign-bank nexus could lead to a self-reinforcing adverse feedback loop that ultimately could force the government into default.
- There is a name for that, too—the “doom loop.” It happened in Russia in 1998 and in Argentina in 2001-02.”
Emefiele explains reason for fixed exchange rate
- Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed why the apex bank is unable to freely float the currency despite pressure from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- Emefiele, who emphasized that various countries have different issues and must find solutions to solve those challenges, stated that the CBN will continue to educate the IMF and World Bank about Nigeria’s unique circumstances and how to handle them to advance the economy.
- Emefiele defended the apex bank’s managed-float exchange rate system, stressing that it was adopted to address the peculiar challenges the country faces.
- The CBN Governor said, “Both the IMF and World Bank are our prime development banks, and we have received support from them at different times in resolving some of our economic challenges, particularly bothering on finance.
- He added “Nigeria’s situation is very peculiar and that is why we have continued to engage the IMF and World Bank to show understanding of our local problems. And they are indeed showing understanding.
World Bank blames CBN FX policy rising food inflation
- The World Bank has warned that import restrictions and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s foreign exchange policies are the main drivers of food inflation in Nigeria.
- The Nigerian central bank has enacted regulations barring specific commodities from using the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window to obtain FX at the official rate. Nonetheless, the Washington-based lender believes that policies aimed at fixing the currency rate and enforcing trade restrictions have contributed to Nigeria’s worrying inflation.
- According to the World Bank, the CBN’s forex policy keeps the Naira strong during the I&E window. However, the black market value of the Naria remains low.
The NGX is Trading at a Price Point Not Seen in 13 Years
- The Nigerian Exchange Group’s All Share Index is currently trading at 48,223.86 basis points. Interestingly, the Nigerian exchange has not traded this level since September 2008, over 13 years ago.
- The Nigerian stock exchange has seen a significant growth especially in 2020, where it recorded over 50% growth in ASI. In 2021, the exchange ended the year marginally bullish by 5.89%, despite strong appeal for U.S. dominated stocks. However, its performance in 2021 is relatively small, compared to the parabolic performance in 2020.
- So far, in 2022, the ASI Year-to-Date (YtD) performance is bullish by 12.89%, with the Nigerian market being one of the top performing emerging markets in Africa. This is because in YtD performance, the NGX is doing better than its peers like the Ghana Exchange which is down 3.32% YtD, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange which is down 1.1% YtD and Nairobi Securities Exchange, which is also down 6.4% YtD.
UST Flips BUSD to become the Third Most Valuable Stablecoin
- UST, the Terra blockchain’s native programmable stablecoin, has flipped the Binance Chain native stablecoin, the BUSD, to become the third most valuable stablecoin with a market capitalization of approximately $17.5 billion.
- TerraUSD (UST) is known to be a decentralized and algorithmic stablecoin of the Terra blockchain. It touts to be a scalable, yield-bearing coin that is value-pegged to the United States Dollar. It was launched in September 2020 and its minting mechanism requires a user to burn a reserve asset such as LUNA to mint an equivalent amount of UST.
- According to statistics from CoinMarketCap, UST’s total market capitalization has gained approximately 14.5% over the past 30 days, from $15.31 billion to currently stand at $17.5 billion at the time of writing.
Beanstalk lost $182 Million to Exploit
- Beanstalk, a credit-focused stablecoin protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain, was exploited Sunday morning for all of its collateral from a security breach caused by two sinister governance proposals and a flash loan attack. This exploit saw the protocol lose about $182 million in various cryptocurrencies according to blockchain security firm PeckShield.
- The issue started when the protocol was seeded by suspicious governance proposals, BIP-18 and BIP-19, issued on the 16th of April by the exploiter, who asked for the protocol to donate funds to Ukraine. Unaware to the protocol, those proposals had a malicious rider attached to them which ultimately created the sinkhole of funds from the protocol according to smart contract auditor BlockSec.
- The exploiter took out a $1 billion flash loan from the AAVE (AAVE) protocol denominated in DAI (DAI), USD Coin (USDC), and Tether (USDT) stablecoins. The attacker then used the funds to accumulate enough assets to take over 67% of the protocol’s governance and approve their own proposals.
- Flash loans must be executed and repaid within a single block and usually calls on several smart contracts at once to complete. Flash loans have been used in the past to perform hacks or security exploits of other protocols.
Moonbirds records $292 Million trades in Just 4 Days of Launch
- A new Ethereum-based Non-Fungible Token (NFT) project, Moonbirds, is soaring to the top of the NFT trading volume charts after generating approximately $292 million worth of sales in just four days after its launch.
- Moonbirds is an NFT set that consist of 10,000 computer-generated pixel owl avatar NFTs in total, which were all promptly sold out on April 16 for a mint price of 2.5 Ether (ETH) per NFT, or $7,625 at current prices.
- According to data from CryptoSlam, the project has generated more than $291.8 million worth of secondary sales (figure also includes mint sales). The figure places the project as the top-selling NFT collection over the seven-day metrics and third over the past 24 hours, as of the time of this writing, according to DappRadar.
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Netflix Wipes 4 Years of Gain, down by 70% ATH
- Netflix’s share price is having its worst day in approximately 18 years as its share price is down over 38% during the week. Since hitting an All-Time High (ATH) of $700.99 on the 17th of November 2021, just a little over 5 months ago, the share price has been on a down trend, that has seen it lose value of over 68.66%. The decline represents a wipe off of 4 years of gains made since January 2018.
- As previously reported by Nairametrics, the reason for this parabolic decline in its share price is as a result of the company announcing it lost approximately 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022. Netflix has not lost subscribers in a quarter in over a decade.
- The company blamed the decline on stiffer competition, inability to expand in some territories due to technological limitations and account sharing. It also blamed inflation and the war in Ukraine as part of the reasons for the loss of its subscribers. | https://nairametrics.com/2022/04/23/weekly-roundup-exchange-rate-falls-across-markets-as-nigerias-economy-is-projected-for-further-growth/ | 2022-04-23T11:51:39Z | https://nairametrics.com/2022/04/23/weekly-roundup-exchange-rate-falls-across-markets-as-nigerias-economy-is-projected-for-further-growth/ | false | 1 |
ALBANY, N.Y. — Metropia, Inc. announced recently that its free multi-modal navigation app–GoEzy–has officially launched in New York’s Capital Region which will be used to support the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Smartphone Travel Incentive Study. The GoEzy app helps drivers avoid traffic and spend less time behind the wheel, and as part of the study, Capital Region drivers could be offered valuable rewards for trying out GoEzy’s suggestions to improve their commute over the next several weeks.
In addition to enjoying GoEzy’s innovative features, thousands of Capital Region drivers will receive special offers to make changes to their routine travel, such as leaving a little earlier for a trip than normal, carpooling or biking to work, or trying out a convenient CDTA route to work or school. Commuters can earn rewards like gift cards from Visa, Amazon, Starbucks, and more for giving those suggestions a try.
As drivers use the GoEzy app, the Smartphone Travel Incentive study will develop a deeper understanding of traveler behavior, how incentives influence travel choices, and how these findings can help shape transportation policy in the future.
“This study will help thousands of drivers in our region improve their travel experiences,” Sandy Misiewicz, Executive Director of the Capital District Transportation Committee (CDTC) said.
“Small changes to avoid traffic and reduce stress in your life are good for your health, your pocketbook, and the planet. Even better, this study will help CDTC find ways to improve our regional transportation system,” Misiewicz added.
GoEzy will continue to improve daily drives long after the study is over, but to potentially join the thousands of [city/region] drivers earning rewards while improving their commute, here’s what to do:
- Download the free GoEzy app from the Apple App Store or Google Play
- Start using the GoEzy app for navigation when traveling around town
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Kitui Voters Criticise Wiper's Decision to Issue Carton Ballot Boxes: "Tumeletewa hii box"
- The residents of Kitui said they had been kept in line for hours before being issued a carton ballot box
- They said the party gave them two four hundred pages books as a voter register for the whole county, which they said made the process drag
- The voters claimed it was an intimidation technique to issue their preferred candidate with the party's ticket
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Wiper party members in Kitui have complained about the lack of preparedness by the party to conduct nominations.
Addressing the media, the members lamented over being kept waiting in line to vote for hours before they were issued with carton boxes to be used as ballot boxes.
"I arrived here at six in the morning. It is after six hours that they've brought us these carton boxes and voters register," said a party official.
They stated that the party had told them to come with their Identification cards for verification, but the party turned around at the last minute to say they would need to have valid Wiper registration cards to vote.
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"The voters were told to come with IDs but the presiding officer later stated that they are using the Wiper register," said a voter.
Intimidation
The voters alleged this was intimidation by party officials to deter them from voting and force their candidate of choice on them.
"This is intimidation so that we can not vote because the party has a candidate in mind," stated the irritated voter.
They questioned why the presiding officer expected all the voters to be able to identify their names in a list of all voters in Kitui County before voting in time.
"I tried negotiating with him and he gave me two 400 pages of books. They contain all Kitui county voters. It has become difficult to verify voters as one candidate takes at least thirty minutes before they find their name in the register," added the voter.
ANC cancels nominations in three constituencies
Earlier, Cleophas Malala said the electoral materials for Lugari, Ikolomani and Matungu constituencies had been delayed forcing the cancellation.
He said the delivery was done hours late, making it impossible to distribute them to all polling centres and proceed with the primaries.
Malala alleged ODM party formulated a scheme to divide Kakamega voters to make sure their candidate won the gubernatorial seat.
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Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Tim Southee admitted that the two-time IPL champions missed out on a good chance of winning their last match against Rajasthan Royals last Monday.
In a run-fest at Brabourne Stadium, Kolkata needed 40 off 24 balls to chase down 218. But leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took four wickets in an over, including a hat-trick, to break the back of the chase and eventually, Kolkata went down by 15 runs, registering their third straight loss on the trot.
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“Last one (against Rajasthan) was the one which probably slipped away. We got ourselves into a position to win that match, but we didn’t. We know it’s a long tournament and it’s not quite panic stations just yet hopefully we will cross the line tonight and sort of ease things into the back end of the tournament,” said Southee in a pre-match chat with broadcasters Star Sports ahead of a crucial match against Gujarat Titans.
The match against Gujarat at DY Patil Stadium is Southee’s third game of IPL 2022. In his two appearances of the ongoing tournament, Southee has picked five wickets at an average of 11.20 and economy rate of 7.
“I am feeling pretty good, had a couple of games early on in the tournament and had plenty of practice sessions. In a long tournament as a bowler plenty of opportunities to continue to work on your game in the nets,” stated Southee.
Southee, the senior New Zealand pacer, signed off by saying that he completely understands the priority of Kolkata finding the best combination over him not getting much game time.
“The nature of the tournament is such that you got so many class overseas players, and also working out the balance of local Indian players as well. Understanding that is a priority and as much as you want to play, understanding what’s the best for the team and their best opportunity to win games of cricket.”
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How the Mets used their speed to rise above another bullpen blowup in win vs. Diamondbacks
PHOENIX — Starling Marte stretched out both arms like a sprinter breaking through the finish line.
Marte hit first base a split-second before the ball entered Christian Walker's glove from behind third base as Jeff McNeil darted home.
After initially being ruled out, Marte's hustle was paid off with a successful challenge. Marte's RBI infield single cooled off another Mets bullpen meltdown in a 6-5 victory over the Diamondbacks in 10 innings in the teams' series opener in front of 20,939 fans on Friday night at Chase Field.
"I knew I was safe because I saw the ball coming in and I tagged the base. Did you see my sign after I tagged the base?" Marte said with a laugh.
Throughout the night, the aggression from top of the Mets' lineup paid dividends as Marte and Brandon Nimmo went racing around the bases.
It started with Nimmo, who ran with near-reckless abandon. In the top of the fourth, he noticed the Diamondbacks' shift with two strikes and went the opposite way down the third-base line. He slid in under the tag of Ketel Marte for the Mets' first hit of the game
And then Nimmo tied the game at 1-1 when Pete Alonso floated an RBI single into shallow right field.
Nimmo also led off the sixth inning with another single before sliding into third on a weak ground ball to left by Marte. Nimmo scored on a sacrifice fly from Alonso, whose two RBI gave him 16 on the season.
"When he does that, that means I have to do it too because when I see a guy play like that, that's how I have to play too," Marte said.
Marte moved over second and then came across on a slow roller to first base to make it 3-1. In the win, Nimmo ran his season run total to nine by crossing home twice, while Marte scored his 10th run of the season.
James McCann built a little confidence with a massive 452-foot two-run home run to left field in the top of the seventh inning.
After opening the season with three hits in his first 27 at-bats, it was a huge blast for the Mets catcher.
"It ended up being a really big play in the game," McCann said. "Coming through like that, especially after a slow start, it feels good."
At the time, it appeared to be insurance with the Mets leading 5-1, but Chasen Shreve, Trevor May and Edwin Diaz each allowed a run over the next three innings as the Diamondbacks forced extra innings.
Botched bullpen
The Mets carried a four-run lead into the seventh inning but could not protect it.
Shreve allowed a leadoff infield single to Seth Beer and another single from Pavin Smith put runners on the corners. Daulton Varsho cashed in on a sacrifice fly to center field.
Things really began to get dicey with May on the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Cooper Hummel got things started with a leadoff double to left. After back-to-back strikeouts, Walker yanked an inside fastball into the home bullpen to cut the Diamondbacks lead to 5-4.
"Trevor pitched well for the most part and gave up a jam home run around the foul pole," Buck Showalter said. "Shreve did some good things, but I thought the story was (David) Peterson again. He was good, man. Drew (Smith) was good. We did some good things."
When the game appeared to be locked up with two outs in the ninth, Diaz surrendered a game-tying home run to Varsho that crawled over the right-field wall.
"I thought I made a good pitch, but when I saw the video, I left it right in the middle," Diaz said. "I threw 14 pitches and the bad one, it was a homer. I was able to get the last out and give the team a chance to win and we got the win."
Seth Lugo came on in a big spot and pinned down his first save of the season.
With Jake McCarthy on second base, he struck out Hummel and Ketel Marte. And after a walk to Matt Davidson, he was able to get Walker to pop out to shallow center field.
Another strong start
Heading into the 2022 season, David Peterson was simply glad to be in the Mets clubhouse.
After three outings, Peterson has proven he belongs.
He opened the game with two perfect innings before giving up his first run of the season following a leadoff double to Pavin Smith. An infield single from Jose Herrera set the stage for an RBI groundout by Hummel.
Peterson faced the minimum number of batters in the fourth and fifth innings, aided by a baserunning gaffe from Smith who was doubled off first on a fly ball to left field. Of Peterson's 17 outs, 10 came on ground balls.
"I was able to get ahead of guys, moving the ball around, forcing the issue," Peterson said. "Forcing the issue, you fill the zone up, you get strikes on guys and they have to swing unless they're going back to the dugout. I think that was key for me to get ahead of guys and get the contact that I did."
Peterson was pulled by Showalter after giving up a two-out double to Ketel Marte in the sixth inning. He threw only 65 pitches across 5⅔ innings, striking out three and allowing one earned run on three hits and one walk.
On the season, Peterson's ERA is 0.56. He has allowed just the one earned run in 14 innings. He has struck out 10 and posted a 1.00 WHIP.
"He threw the ball extremely well," McCann said. "I don't know how many pitches he threw, but I felt like he was just as strong when he came out of the game as when he started the game."
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A California bill would do away with mandatory investigations of stillbirths. Opponents misleadingly claim it would “legalize infanticide.” The bill would prevent prosecution in cases of “perinatal death due to a pregnancy-related cause.” But authorities would investigate if there were evidence of foul play leading to an infant’s death.
A California bill that would protect parents from investigation and prosecution if they lose or choose to end a pregnancy has been spun into a falsehood that the state is set to “legalize infanticide.”
The pastor of a southern California megachurch, for example, posted a message on Facebook claiming that the bill “would legalize infanticide!”
Other opponents have been posting similar claims, including Jenna Ellis — a member of former President Donald Trump’s campaign legal team — who wrote on Facebook, “This is INSANELY evil. California Democrats are trying to legalize killing children up to the age of 28 days.”
But there is no bill in the California state legislature that would make it legal to kill a person of any age. What these posts are referring to is Assembly Bill 2223, which is part of a slate of legislation supported by the Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California and the California Future of Abortion Council that aim to strengthen protection of abortion rights in California as some other states have reduced access.
The bill states:
Assembly Bill 2223, as amended April 6: Pregnancies can end in a range of outcomes. Nationwide, as many as one in five known pregnancies end in miscarriage. In California, as many as 2,365 pregnancies per year end in stillbirth, meaning perinatal loss after 20 weeks gestation. Many pregnancy losses have no known explanation.
People also need to end pregnancies by abortion, including self-managed abortion, which means ending one’s own pregnancy outside of the medical system.
Every Californian should have the right to feel secure that they can seek medical assistance during pregnancy without fear of civil or criminal liability.
The threat of criminal prosecution of pregnancy outcomes is partly traceable to out-of-date provisions that give coroners a duty to investigate certain abortions and pregnancy losses. Based on these provisions, health care providers and institutions report people to law enforcement for pregnancy losses, leading to harmful investigations and even unlawful prosecutions.
Civil and criminal penalties imposed on pregnant people is a critical issue for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, who experience adverse pregnancy outcomes as a result of systemic racial inequities and are more likely to be under scrutiny of state systems like child welfare or immigration.
The threat of criminal prosecutions or civil penalties on pregnant people through child welfare, immigration, housing, or other legal systems has a harmful effect on individual and public health. When a person fears state action being taken against them related to their pregnancy, they are less likely to seek medical care when they need it. If they do seek care, punishing them for actual, potential, or alleged pregnancy outcomes interferes with professional care and endangers the relationship between providers and patients.
So, that describes the general intent of the bill. The confusion that it might somehow “legalize infanticide” appears to have come from an early version of the bill, which was introduced in February.
In that version, a portion of the bill said (emphasis ours), “Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or penalty, or otherwise deprived of their rights, based on their actions or omissions with respect to their pregnancy or actual, potential, or alleged pregnancy outcome, including miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion, or perinatal death.”
The term “perinatal death” can include both fetal death and death that occurs within days or weeks of birth.
An analysis from the Assembly Judiciary Committee prepared for an April 5 hearing on the bill suggested clarifying that section since, the report said, that “language could lead to an unintended and undesirable conclusion.”
The report continued: “As currently in print, it may not be sufficiently clear that ‘perinatal death’ is intended to be the consequence of a pregnancy complication. Thus, the bill could be interpreted to immunize a pregnant person from all criminal penalties for all pregnancy outcomes, including the death of a newborn for any reason during the ‘perinatal’ period after birth, including a cause of death which is not attributable to pregnancy complications, which clearly is not the author’s intent.”
The bill’s language was then amended to say, “perinatal death due to a pregnancy-related cause.” The bill’s sponsor, Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, took to Twitter the same day as the committee hearing to address the claims of legalized infanticide.
“Let me be clear: #AB2223 doesn’t prevent the state from keeping children safe. This isn’t a bill about infanticide. This is about protecting Californians who suffer pregnancy loss from being unjustly investigated, prosecuted or incarcerated. Full stop,” she wrote, before going on to highlight the change to the language.
Still, the claims have persisted, as shown by the examples above.
We asked Khiara Bridges, a professor at the University of California Berkeley School of Law, to explain whether or not there would be any risk that the law would allow for the killing of infants or children.
“Even before adding that language — it’s absurd to think it would legalize infanticide,” Bridges said.
“No judge in the world would understand the killing of a baby that’s born and outside of the uterus as a pregnancy outcome,” which is what the bill is focused on — making sure that parents aren’t criminalized for the outcome of a pregnancy.
If there’s evidence of foul play leading to the death of an infant or child, authorities will investigate as usual, she said.
“This bill does not immunize that behavior at all. It will be investigated,” Bridges said.
So, claims that California is poised to “legalize infanticide” or “legalize killing children” are false.
Editor’s note: FactCheck.org is one of several organizations working with Facebook to debunk misinformation shared on social media. Our previous stories can be found here. Facebook has no control over our editorial content.
California State Assembly. “AB-2223 An act to amend Section 27491 of the Government Code, and to amend Sections 103005, 123462, 123466, and 123468 of, to add Sections 123467 and 123469 to, and to repeal Section 103000 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to reproductive health.” As amended 6 Apr 2022.
Gonzalez, Oriana. “Red states race to enact new abortion restrictions.” Axios. 19 Apr 2022.
American Academy of Pediatrics. “Standard Terminology for Fetal, Infant, and Perinatal Deaths.” Accessed 22 Apr 2022.
Assembly Committee on Judiciary. AB 2223 (Wicks) – As Amended March 17, 2022. 3 Apr 2022.
Wicks, Buffy (@BuffyWicks). Thread. Twitter. 5 Apr 2022.
Bridges, Khiara. Professor, University of California Berkeley School of Law. Telephone interview with FactCheck.org. 21 Apr 2022.
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Silvia’s grave, symbol of the fight against Covid, was desecrated in Jesolo
Silvia Lucchetta, 49, emblem of the sacrifice of doctors and health workers during the pandemic, was found lifeless at the mouth of the Piave. The sacking made her father ill.
TO Jesolo the tomb of Silvia Lucchetta. The 49-year-old woman from Jesolo (Venice) was found lifeless in March 2020 on the shore of the Piave river. On her tombstone there were chains, rosaries, small objects, memories and expressions of affection that relatives and friends had left to honor the memory of the nurse, a symbol of fight against Covid, of the sacrifice of those who through their profession have been at the forefront in the most dramatic moments of the pandemic. But they took everything away.
A looting which resulted in a sick to the father. For the theft, no report would have been made to the police, who will in any case carry out a series of investigations. The sense of discouragement and anger was instead enormous and unanimous condemnation arrived for what happened from institutions and private citizens.
The reaction of the president of the Veneto Region lasts Luca Zaia: “If a company risks coming to preside over the cemeteries, it is good to ask itself about its future. I am convinced, however, that almost all of the Venetians agree with me in condemning without ifs and buts as to what happened in Jesolo. The desecration of Silvia Lucchetta’s tomb is an ignoble gesture, carried out by heartless, unscrupulous people, who cannot be granted any excuse “.
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“I express all mine closeness to family members that already tried by such a serious mourning – concludes the Governor – they also had to suffer the pain of the outrage of Silvia’s memory and the theft of the objects left on the burial. What happened is inconceivable and hateful. I hope that those responsible will soon be called to answer for such an act and such cowardice “.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Edsel. Quibi. New Coke. The Segway. DeLorean sports cars. The pantheon of colossal business failures has a new member in the CNN+ streaming service.
The news network’s subscription offering hadn’t even been operating for a month before Warner Bros. Discovery announced this week that it would be shutting down on April 30.
“It’s going to be in the Top 10,” said Steve Rosenbaum, executive director of the NYC Media Lab and an expert in business innovation, surveying the lengthy history of products that went belly-up.
While “CNN minus” comments quickly proliferated, it’s no joke to the more than 300 people hired for CNN+, which was in development for two years. CNN is expected to absorb some of those jobs but there will be layoffs — a clear picture on those numbers is still emerging.
The company spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the project and no one knew when, or if, losses would be replaced by profits.
Old-timers remember the Edsel, a new car model introduced by Ford in 1957 that was poorly made and too expensive. It was discontinued after two years, costing Ford an estimated $250 million, the name remembered as a synonym for business failure long after the car itself was forgotten.
Coca-Cola’s attempt to introduce a new flavor in 1985 was dropped in weeks. Except for its cameo role in the “Back to the Future” movies, the DeLorean didn’t make a dent. Inventors of the Segway found in 1999 that not many people wanted to spend around $5,000 for a glorified scooter.
Quibi, short for “quick bites,” had the backing of Hollywood’s biggest names and $1.75 billion from investors when the mobile video service was introduced in 2020. It lasted six months.
Presciently, reporter Josef Adalian recalled that failure in an article for Vulture headlined, “CNN+ has Quibi Vibes,” that posted two days after its launch.
“CNN+ in its formative phase feels somewhat like the Quibi of streaming news,” Adalian wrote. “Lots of money has been spent, big stars are onboard, but it’s hard to figure out just what the service is supposed to be and why a large number of people will want to pay for it.”
Rosenbaum, a self-described news junkie, couldn’t figure out what CNN+ offered that was unique and vital to him. He said he never even considered paying the monthly $5.99 fee to subscribe.
He said it had “lots of famous faces that I get other places.”
CNN+ has a handful of its own news programs, documentaries and talk shows and big names like Chris Wallace, Anderson Cooper and Jemele Hill but, because of cable and satellite contracts, could not offer a streamed version of what most people know CNN for, the television network’s continuous news coverage.
People can find streaming news in several places — ABC, CBS and NBC all have their own services, for example — for free.
“In launching a new business, timing is everything and their timing couldn’t have been worse,” said Allen Adamson, cofounder of the marketing firm Metaforce. “Streaming services were in a bubble and everyone knew there was a limit to how many streaming services they would get.”
When Discovery bought out CNN’s previous corporate owner, AT&T, many observers believed CNN+ would eventually be absorbed into a larger app that also had entertainment offerings.
It never got that far, leaving some of its employees shell-shocked at the Thursday meeting when they were told the service would abruptly close.
One of the service’s biggest champions, former CNN chief Jeff Zucker, was bumped out of the picture on Feb. 1 when he was forced to resign because of not disclosing a romantic relationship with a co-worker.
CNN+ launched on March 24, only days before Discovery executives took over. In a sense, that was a business provocation: Why start a project that was the brainchild of a former leadership team, just before new leaders were coming with ideas of their own, not to mention a mandate to cut costs?
Incoming CNN chief executive Chris Licht, in Thursday’s meeting with employees, likened it to a new owner coming in, seeing a beautiful new house, but declaring he needed an apartment instead.
The Discovery team made it clear in the meeting that they didn’t think CNN+ was going to work, based on its own experience with streaming.
“If we’re going in a new direction, we can’t let it go on one moment more than it needs to,” said J.B. Perrette, head of streaming for the new company, in the employee meeting.
Licht repeatedly praised his staff for the quality of CNN+, and there’s no way of knowing whether the product itself would have failed if it had a few years to settle in.
And Rosenbaum said he might have been enticed to see if it was worth it with an offer of a few free months.
Time, however, was one thing CNN+ did not have.
“It’s a big failure,” Adamson said, “but not as big as it would have been if it kept going and became a black hole of money.”
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The house where Basic Instinct was filmed is set to go under the hammer 30 years since the movie was released.
The 1992 film features the most paused Hollywood scene in history – when Sharon Stone uncrosses and recrosses her legs while going commando.
The moment takes place while character Catherine Tramell is being questioned by police.
And now, the Lodge at Spindrift mansion is set to sell for £22.6million on the eve of the three decade anniversary of the UK release on May 8.
Jonathan Spencer Properties, the company selling the house says: ‘The Lodge at Spindrift stands as the largest oceanfront residence in the Carmel Highlands.
‘Set on two masterfully landscaped acres and extensively remodelled in recent years, this California Modern masterpiece has been featured in Architectural Digest and served as the backdrop for the 90s thriller Basic Instinct and HBO hit series Big Little Lies.
‘Step outside to enjoy a sensory experience second to none. Meandering pathways lead you through lush, naturally landscaped coastal gardens that inspire.’
In the film, the oceanfront home was owned by Stone’s character.
It also featured in the HBO hit Big Little Lies, starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon.
Known as the Lodge at Spindrift, the sea-view property was first built in 1983 and was less than 10 years old when Basic Instinct was released.
The film stars Michael Douglas as a troubled detective investigating the brutal murder of a wealthy rock star.
Sharon Stone plays the rock star’s girlfriend who toys with the police despite being the key suspect.
The 12,000 square foot property has five bedrooms, nine bathrooms, two kitchens, a two-story library and 12 fireplaces.
The grounds also hold a pool, spa and grotto hidden by lush foliage.
The house is located in the town of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, which has had Clint Eastwood as its mayor, with other residents including Betty White, Doris Day and Dick Sergent.
It is known for its wacky rules, such as high heels being banned without a permit.
157 Spindrift Road is the largest oceanfront residence in the Carmel highlands and enjoys coastal sunsets all year round.
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Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE:DMB – Get Rating) by 31.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,834 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,860 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund were worth $472,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of DMB. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund by 84.9% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 49,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $769,000 after purchasing an additional 22,653 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund by 6.3% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 416,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,495,000 after acquiring an additional 24,748 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its position in BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund by 9.9% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 108,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,697,000 after acquiring an additional 9,788 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund by 0.5% in the third quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318,529 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,969,000 after acquiring an additional 1,704 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. bought a new stake in BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund in the third quarter worth about $217,000.
Shares of DMB stock opened at $11.47 on Friday. BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund, Inc. has a 52 week low of $11.41 and a 52 week high of $17.07. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.53 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $13.75.
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 23 (ANI/PNN): A 34-year-old journalist and former TV anchor, Ritika Sharmahailing from Bengaluru, officially set a new Guinness World Records title for the most fibroids removed. Ritika, also an aspiring author, had 236 fibroids removed from her uterus, which included a large cauliflower shaped fibroid measuring up to 20X20X10 cms and many other smaller fibroids of different sizes, weighing 2,250 grams in total. This complex surgical procedure was successfully performed by Dr Shanthala Thuppanna, Senior Consultant & Head - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Sakra World Hospital, Bengaluru.
Ritika, at the time of her diagnosis at Sakra World Hospital, suffered from abnormal menstrual bleeding and had an enlarged abdomen resembling 8-month pregnancy due to the different sizes of the fibroids. In a four-and-a-half-hour surgical procedure, Dr. Shanthala Thuppanna and her highly experienced team of gynecologists performed a myomectomy and thoroughly removed all of the fibroids of her uterus.
Commenting on the record, Dr Shantala Thuppanna said, "It seems incredible being part of this surgery which has created a new Guinness World Records title. I am glad that we successfully managed to remove all the 236 fibroids during this complicated surgery since fibroids were located below the urinary bladder and ureter and were spread throughout the left side of her uterus and very near to important structures in the abdomen. I hope that this moment of celebration today will also serve as a cautionary tale to all women to stay aware of such underestimated comorbidities and consult experts at the earliest to safeguard themselves from unwarranted complications."
Alluding to this unique achievement, Ritika commented, "This is an unexpectable event and this recognition will be an unforgettable one as it constantly reminds me to how, along with the team at Sakra World Hospital, we overcame the situation victoriously. I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to Dr Shanthala and the entire clinical and nursing staff for explaining every bit of the procedure and giving me the best clinical advice while undergoing the surgery."
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Uterine Fibroids have become increasingly widespread in recent years, with estimates ranging from 40 to 50 percent of women suffering from them. Only a few of them suffer the symptoms, and the majority of them go unrecognized. It is important to seek the advice of doctors and professionals in order to receive the right diagnosis and treatment.
Located at Outer Ring Road, Marathahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka, Sakra World Hospital, a Japanese brand under the leadership of Toyota Tsusho and SECOM is India's first MNC hospital. It is a 350-bed hospital, providing healthcare across all specialties such as Neuro Sciences, Cardiac Sciences, Orthopaedics, Women and Child Health, Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Renal Sciences, Emergency and Trauma Care. There are 12 integrated modular operation theatres (OTs) with cutting-edge, state-of-the-art technologies like OR integration solution that features video input recording, saving and displaying from a range of sources like surgical camera, peripheral camera and MIS camera.
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New Delhi : Indian Railways has been a prime supplier of Coal to all Power Houses and has taken substantive measures in year 2021-22 and the current month of April to augment the coal supply to Power houses.
During the year 2021-22 Indian Railways has augmented the transportation of Coal through Railways by a record 111 Million tonnes and loaded a record 653 Million Tonnes of coal as compared to 542 Million tonnes in the previous year i.e. a growth of 20.4 %.
Further during the period Sept-21 to Mar-22 loading of coal to power sector was augmented by 32% in just 2 quarters.
In April 2022 , IR has taken many steps to prioritize the loading of coal to power sector which has led to increase in supply of coal of more than 10 % within one week time.
This improvement has been possible due to various measures undertaken by Indian Railways some of which are listed below :
● The movement of Coal trains have been prioritized and the each and every train is being intensively monitored during the entire cycle from Loading to movement and finally unloading.
● Through this prioritization and monitoring the Transit time of coal trains to long distance Power has been reduced significantly by 12-36% for critical power plants.
● Indian railways has prioritized the movement of coal to long distance Power houses as well which is reflected in the fact that the average lead of coal trains has increased by 7 % in the last 5 days as compared to the average leads of 1st to 10th April.
● Despite this increase in the average lead of coal trains the time taken between two successive loading of the same rake for these stocks has reduced by 10%.
● With these operational innovations Indian Railways has augmented the supply of coal trains to Power houses as well as has loaded more coal rakes on a sustained basis.
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Column: Local kids’ charity gives cash to Ukrainian refugees
Kids for Peace send notes and money to refugees in Poland; Chula Vista firm sells T-shirts to support Ukraine
When Asia Moore started volunteering for a charity based in Carlsbad eight years ago, she had no idea she would be in the organization’s pilot seat for aiding Ukrainian refugees in Poland today.
Moore is program director for Kids for Peace, a grassroots-grown-global network of caring school children who have taken a pledge to be kind and to help others.
They are performing minor miracles for moms and their kids displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began Feb. 24. So far, they have funneled $20,750 directly to 830 refugees in three small towns in southwestern Poland, and are identifying more villages to help.
Moore grew up in Poland, and many of her friends and family still live there.
She was in shock when the war broke out. “Frankly, I was devastated. I felt like it was so close to my home geographically and culturally.”
TV news of the bombardment with sirens wailing summoned memories of war stories shared by her Polish grandparents. “I couldn’t sleep, and I was terrified,” Moore says.
The invasion came alive every day for her through stories related by her friends and family about the hordes of refugees flooding into Poland and needing support.
“I have a lot of friends who housed refugees,” she says. Her brother, Maciek Zak, 44, runs a Polish transportation company. Since Feb. 24, he has made repeated trips to the Ukrainian border to pick up refugees and ferry them to havens in his country.
A lot of the estimated 2.75 million Ukrainians who fled to Poland have moved on to other destinations. But many remain, overwhelming small villages that lack resources to support them.
“At Kids for Peace, we always want to have a direct impact,” says Jill McManigal, who founded the organization in 2008 and remains at the helm. With Moore’s family connections in Poland, she realized they could get aid directly into the hands of those in most need.
“Mothers were having to leave their homes so quickly, they were showing up with one bag of belongings and no cash,” she explains. Even if they had Ukrainian money, it was of little value in Poland.
“We decided that cash would be the best thing to give directly to the families as it is empowering and gives them a sense of dignity and support,” McManigal adds. Plus, they often needed to pay for personal things, such as medical care and prescription medicine.
Kids for Peace reached out to its 52 domestic and 43 foreign chapters and 30,000 school programs asking for video messages of love and hope — and for donations — with 100 percent of the tax-deductible gifts going to refugees.
The original goal of $20,000 already has been exceeded by about $15,000. Many of the contributions are coming from schools that held creative fundraisers, such as making a donation for the privilege of wearing jeans to school or hats to class.
Students at Lowell Elementary in Bellingham, Wash., held a coin drive, “Change 4 Kids,” in which students raised more than $1,200 for refugees by emptying their piggy banks, holding a bake sale and selling lemonade.
“My second grade class raised this money by doing kind acts throughout the week to show their support and love for the people of Ukraine,” one teacher posted on the fundraising website.
Foothill Ranch Elementary School in Orange County contributed nearly $4,000.
A plea to kids for 5-second video greetings resulted in 97 heartfelt messages from 23 states and four countries that were compiled into a single uplifting video of love and hope to share with the refugee families.
Forty-four schools in Ukraine previously had participated in the Kids for Peace global Great Kindness Challenge. Students in one Ukraine classroom had become pen pals with U.S. students so Kids for Peace sent the video to the teacher asking for suggestions on how the organization could help.
In her response, she said she cried upon seeing the video and reported that none of the students in her class were killed or injured and most had left the country. She had moved in with her daughter in Germany but still was conducting online classes with her scattered students.
“I’ll send them this video,” she wrote. “I’m sure they’ll be (as) touched as I am.”
Kids for Peace is focusing on villages and towns with small populations that are more heavily affected and lack the organized support of Poland’s larger cities.
The first round of gifts — $25 to each refugee — was distributed in Kozy, Poland, where the San Diegans zoomed in on a town meeting of 280 refugees. They observed them watch the kids’ “Love for Ukraine” video, which included a few student messages in the Ukrainian language.
“I was so moved when we did the Zoom, seeing the sea of children’s faces,” says McManigal. “Many of the mothers had tears streaming down their cheeks. ...Seeing them makes it seem so real, knowing that each individual’s life has been forever changed.”
Moore says she was shocked by how many young children there were. “That was heartbreaking to me.”
The second and third round of gifts were distributed to 350 refugees in Porabka Village, which has a population of only 3,800, and to 200 refugees in Lipnik, Bielsko-Biala, Moore’s hometown, with fewer than 6,000 inhabitants.
Moore says her brother oversees the distribution of cash and her father also helps with the project.
“We will continue raising funds as long as there is a need,” vows McManigal. They also are willing to serve in other ways as the need arises. “We always respond with whatever we can and however we can.”
Another local fundraising effort
Several days ago, I wrote a column after speaking with Dimitry Nessonov a resident of the heavily shelled city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine. He is an IT systems manager who has worked virtually with a Chula Vista T-shirt printing company for more than a decade.
As soon as the war started, the company’s owner, Ryan Garcia, began collaborating with his Ukrainian friend to start a fundraising campaign by selling anti-war T-shirts and donating net proceeds to Ukraine’s military.
Due to war-related interruptions and power outages in Ukraine, Nessonov’s completion of the website design was delayed. However, he messaged me this week that it now is in operation. For those interested in learning more about their project or in buying one of Nessanov’s T-shirt designs, the website is: www.g3print.net
Meanwhile, the effect of the invasion — and the reason for the website delay — was brought home by Nessonov’s April 18 message to me from his home outside Kharkiv.
“My family and myself experienced bombings in my neighborhood, and we were hiding. Luckily, we were not hit, but there were many injured people in my neighborhood.” Despite the danger, they are remaining in Ukraine.
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The Delhi government has granted relief to 400 hotel owners of the Paharganj and Karol Bagh area who were distressed due to the closure notice issued by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).
AAP MLA Vishesh Ravi had written to Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai requesting him to revoke this notice stating closure of these 400 hotels.
The MLA said that he had to intervene in the matter immediately because these hotels are already struggling to make ends meet and more importantly, they employ residents from the area who would be distraught and left unemployed if this order came into effect.
He added, “On 22nd April, a delegation of the affected hotel owners met the Delhi Environment Minister to plead the case. The Delhi Environment Minister was very accommodating in his approach and ordered immediate revocation of the said notice. Such quick and apt action shows the citizen-centric mindset of Gopal Rai, for which I thank him wholeheartedly”
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Today, Anna Bates, the Los Angeles born and raised singer-storyteller, releases "Something Greater" and the self-directed music video from her upcoming, debut EP Here's To The End out June 3 on Neon Gold Records.
Classically trained in piano from a young age, it wasn't until as recently as 2020 that Anna Bates began to release music under her own name.
After her track "Holy Smokes" went viral on TikTok, Anna packed up her Belmont dorm and moved back west to pursue a career in music. Last month, she released "Last Man On Earth," plus the accompanying music video (dir. Jax Anderson).
Inspired by artists such as Beck and Adrianne Lenker, the heart of Anna's work is her writing, of which she states "is just part of me, and who I am."
Her natural ability to take the listener on a personal journey with her has caused hundreds of thousands of users on social media to compare her to the likes of
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Which copper supplement is best?
More than a beautiful material for high-end cookware, copper is a mineral that the body requires to perform a variety of functions. Importantly, it works in concert with iron to help with the formation of red blood cells, but it does so much more than that.
The best copper supplement is easy for the body to absorb and delivers what you need in a manageable size. Solgar Chelated Copper is a good place to start.
What to know before you buy a copper supplement
Chelate vs. citrate copper supplements
Chelated copper supplements are those that are put together with an amino acid to help the body absorb the copper more efficiently. Copper supplements that are reacted with citrate are less readily absorbed than chelated, but these are more affordable.
If cost is a consideration, citrate will still provide benefits at a lower price.
Who might benefit
People who might benefit copper supplements typically suffer from conditions that don’t allow them to efficiently use vitamins and minerals found in food sources.
These include people with conditions such as:
- Celiac disease
- Cystic fibrosis
- Pregnancy
- Lactation
- Crohn’s disease
- Anemia
People who have had gastric surgery or adhere to a gluten-free diet may also benefit from copper.
Zinc supplementation
The body requires both zinc and copper in varying amounts. The trouble is, that both affect how the other is absorbed. It’s helpful to consider also supplementing with zinc if you are taking copper. Some copper supplements also include zinc to help maintain the proper balance.
What to look for in a quality copper supplement
Safety certified
The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) and Underwriters Laboratory (UL) are two agencies that monitor how supplements are manufactured and packaged. Make sure the one you choose is safety certified by one of these.
No allergens
People who don’t get enough copper from food may also struggle with a wide variety of allergies. The best supplements will be free from common allergens such as:
- Fish
- Shellfish
- Soy
- Dairy
- Wheat
- Gluten
- Corn
Additionally, your supplement should be free from all kinds of sugars, including artificial ones, and have no artificial colors or added flavors. If you are vegan or vegetarian, look for a supplement that supports that dietary preference.
No binders or fillers
In addition to being free from allergens, look for supplements that do not dilute with binders or fillers. These offer no nutritional value and can actually cause a reaction among more sensitive people.
How much you can expect to spend on a copper supplement
Depending on the size and dosage, expect to spend $5-$30.
Copper supplement FAQ
What are the benefits of taking a copper supplement?
A. Copper is naturally available in a variety of foods such as:
- Nuts and seeds
- Organ meats (e.g., liver, kidneys)
- Lentils
- Crab
- Oysters
- Clams
If you have dietary restrictions that make it impossible to get enough copper from food sources, a copper supplement can help a body in these ways:
- Produces energy
- Builds better immune system and nerve function
- Maintains connective tissue
- Increases red blood cell formation
- Helps with iron absorption
Some people take copper supplements to prevent gray hair, treat arthritis and lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. There is some preliminary data that suggests people who have adequate copper intake have a lower incidence of Alzheimer’s, too.
What are the symptoms of copper deficiency?
A. Copper deficiency is not a common health problem, but those who experience it may exhibit the following symptoms:
- Fatigue
- Frequent illness
- Brittle bones
- Poor memory
- Sensitivity to cold
- Gray skin
- Prematurely gray hair
- Anemia
- Low body temperature
- Bone fractures
- Thyroid issues
- Irregular heartbeat
On the other hand, copper toxicity can be caused by an excess of this mineral in the body. Symptoms of this rare condition include:
- Headache and fever
- Nausea and vomiting
- Lightheadedness and passing out
- Blood in vomit
- Diarrhea
- Tarry stools
- Abdominal cramping
- Kayser-Fleischer rings (brown marks in your eyes)
- Jaundice
You may also feel irritable, anxious and depressed or have difficulty concentrating.
The normal range of copper that can be detected in the blood is 70-140 micrograms per deciliter. As always, before taking copper, talk to your doctor to see if supplementation is right for you.
What’s the best copper supplement to buy?
Top copper supplement
What you need to know: This small-batch supplement is made by a company committed to quality for over 70 years.
What you’ll love: It’s highly bioavailable for maximum benefits. It is non-GMO, vegan, kosher, and free from gluten, wheat, dairy, sodium, artificial flavor, soy, yeast, sugar, sweetener, preservatives and color. Pair this with zinc for even more benefit.
What you should consider: Some people experienced itching when taking this product (a sign of sensitivity).
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and iHerb
Top copper supplement for the money
What you need to know: It’s an inexpensive choice for those who are just getting started with copper supplements.
What you’ll love: It is 2 milligrams of copper chelated in rice protein and soy-free. The capsules are vegan and non-GMO. It’s processed and tested for purity and potency.
What you should consider: The capsules are large, and some people received rancid capsules.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and iHerb
Worth checking out
Bluebonnet Nutrition Albion Chelated Copper
What you need to know: This is a clinically tested formula that is readily assimilated.
What you’ll love: It’s one of the most absorbable choices. The capsules have 3 milligrams of copper and are free from common allergens including milk, egg, fish, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, soybeans and wheat. It is also gluten-free and has non-GMO ingredients.
What you should consider: The capsules are vegetarian, not vegan.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and iHerb
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Marienville state police have released details about a crash Tuesday afternoon in Clarion County that involved a school bus.
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Marienville state police have released details about a crash Tuesday afternoon in Clarion County that involved a school bus.
Franklin state police are investigating the discovery of human remains that were found in Oil Creek State Park.
Marienville state police said two 15-year-old boys who escaped from the Abraxas Foundation in Jenks township on Sunday morning are no longer in the area as they continue to elude capture after a lengthy search of the Marienville and Clarion areas, and surrounding communities.
Clarion state police said they are searching for two 15-year-old boys who escaped from the Abraxas Foundation in Jenks township, near Marienville, at about 10:30 Sunday morning and were last seen on foot in the Paint Township area of Clarion County.
Several area fire departments responded to what was reported as a fully-involved blaze Friday night at a residence at 880 Buttermilk Hill Road.
A mother and son are facing charges after they have been accused of taking a 14-year-old girl from her home to another residence in Clintonville without her parent’s knowledge or consent.
A Franklin man is facing several charges after admitting to stealing a truck when he was found to be sleeping on a Route 157 property.
A 67-year-old Clarion man has been charged with two felony offenses as police in Kiskiminetas Township, Armstrong County, allege the man took $16,000 from an elderly woman and promised to perform home repair work but never completed the project.
A Franklin man is facing drug and firearms charges after a three vehicle-crash Monday in Sugarcreek Borough.
An Oil City man is facing several charges after admitting to his parole officer and an Oil City police officer that he was growing marijuana in his basement and also housing a minor in his home.
A Cooperstown man accused of harassing and threatening to kill a woman in Oil City and her children was held for court Wednesday in Venango County Central Court.
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CF Montreal boss Wilfried Nancy admits he is relishing the chance to take his side to Pennsylvania and face off against the conference-topping Philadelphia Union when the pair meet this week in MLS.
The Canadian outfit look to have turned the corner in recent weeks and are moving into the thick of the battle to secure a postseason spot now, as the new campaign continues to hot up.
But the test presented by the Union is the biggest yet for the club, and Nancy says he cannot wait to watch his side test themselves against the ladder leaders.
“I like playing against teams that in form. It’s a great way to see where we’re at as a club,” he said. “(Philadelphia) has been playing together for four-five years and they’re really comfortable with the philosophy.
“Now, they can play their games with their eyes closed, the secret to their success is that consistency.”
Philly boss Jim Curtin meanwhile warned his side of the threat Montreal will possess when they come to town, and admits he expects a fierce contest.
“They have a good understanding of trying to keep the ball,” he added. “It is no secret whether they are up a goal, down a goal, they try to make offer goal kicks and pass the ball through you.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Philadelphia – Daniel Gazdag
The Union man has shown some breathless economy so far this term. From just 13 shots, he’s had 11 on-target, and four goals to match, making him one of the sharpest finishers in MLS this season.
Montreal – Kamal Miller
A cornerstone of the Canadian outfit’s defensive efforts so far this term, Miller has completed more overall passes and forward passes than any other player at the club. It will be his get-up-and-go that helps them get downfield this weekend.
KEY OPTA FACTS
– The Union are unbeaten in five straight matches against CF Montréal (W3 D2), including a 2-1 away win on March 5. Philadelphia has won consecutive games against Montreal only once in MLS, however, winning both meetings in the 2020 season.
– Philadelphia’s club-record five match winning streak ended with a 2-1 loss at Toronto on Sunday. The Union return home where they’ve won three straight matches and lost only one of their last 19 regular season home matches dating back to May 2021 (W14 D4).
– After one win in its previous 10 matches dating back to last season (D4 L5), CF Montréal has won three straight matches, including its last two on the road. Montreal has never recorded three consecutive away wins in the club’s MLS history.
– The Union are last in MLS in possession, keeping just 37.6 percent of the ball, four percent less than any other team in the league (Cincinnati – 41.6%). A league-high 37.6% of the Union’s passes have been in the attacking third, while their 24.9 touches in the box per match are eighth-most in the league.
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- Two presentations on the Phase 2b clinical trial show CSF-1 met the primary endpoints and achieved statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in distance-corrected near visual acuity (DCNVA) for participants with presbyopia
- Presbyopia is the loss of ability to focus on near objects as a result of the natural aging process and affects more than 120 million people in the U.S.
PONTE VEDRA, Fla. , April 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Orasis Pharmaceuticals, an emerging ophthalmic pharmaceutical company focused on developing a unique eye drop to improve near vision for people with presbyopia, today announced Phase 2b data demonstrating the efficacy and safety of its novel eye drop candidate, CSF-1, for the treatment of presbyopia at the 2022 American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting being held April 22-26 in Washington, D.C. The Phase 2b trial served as the foundation for the design and conduct of the Phase 3 NEAR-1 and NEAR-2 clinical trials of CSF-1, for which topline results were recently announced.
In the first Paper Session, which will be presented on Monday, April 25, the Phase 2b trial results showed that CSF-1 (pilocarpine hydrochloride 0.4%) preservative-free ophthalmic solution formulated in a proprietary vehicle met its primary endpoint, with 47% of participants in the CSF-1 group achieving a 3-line or more gain in DCNVA 1-hour post-treatment on Day 15 compared to 16% in the vehicle group (P=0.0002). Additionally, the trial met its secondary endpoint, with 80% of participants in the CSF-1 group achieving a 2-line or more gain in DCNVA compared to 43% in the vehicle group (P=0.0001). CSF-1 demonstrated tolerability with a favorable safety profile. The most reported treatment-related adverse events experienced by over 5% of trial participants included instillation site pain (5.5%), headache (9.1%) and vision blur (10.9%) with all adverse events in the study reported as mild, transient and self-resolving.
"In addition to meeting the primary endpoint, achieving the secondary endpoint of a 2-line or more gain is clinically meaningful, especially for early presbyopes whose near vision is not yet severely impacted," said Marjan Farid, M.D., presenting author. "We're also encouraged that there was no negative impact on distance or night vision, which is critical when looking at the potential benefit of an investigative treatment like CSF-1 could bring to patients to help them manage in their day-to-day lives."
Additionally, a post hoc analysis of the Phase 2b trial of CSF-1 will be presented in the second Paper Session on Monday, April 25. The analysis met its primary endpoint of sustained improvement, with 47% of participants showing an improvement of 20/40 visual acuity (VA) level or better consistently over an 8-hour period on Day 15 following one dose of CSF-1. In both monocular and binocular measurements, the proportion of participants who achieved sustained DCNVA improvements was higher in the CSF-1 group vs. vehicle for participants assessed for sustained 20/40 vision across all time points (P<0.05).
"These results, which showed that a greater proportion of participants receiving CSF-1 achieved sustained functional near vision of 20/40 or better compared to vehicle when tested binocularly, demonstrate clinically meaningful improvement that may allow individuals treated with CSF-1 to more easily conduct day-to-day activities requiring near vision," said Preeya K. Gupta, M.D., presenting author.
Binocular summation, or the superiority of binocular performance over monocular performance, is acutely involved with improved visual acuity.1,2,3 As binocular suppression is observed in a majority of patients with presbyopia,4 achieving binocular summation is an important marker for evaluating efficacy of potential treatments for this age-related condition.
"We are pleased with the favorable safety and efficacy results from this study, as well as the rapid onset and sustained duration of action," said Elad Kedar, Chief Executive Officer of Orasis Pharmaceuticals. "The Phase 2b trial provided robust data and critical direction to inform the Phase 3 NEAR-1 and NEAR-2 clinical trials, for which we recently reported similar positive, topline efficacy and safety results. The consistency of these results, which had nearly identical designs, reinforces CSF-1's efficacy, safety and comfort, and its potential to provide a first-line treatment option for people living with presbyopia."
*ASCRS Disclaimer: All educational content of the ASCRS Annual Meeting is planned by its program committee, and ASCRS does not endorse, promote, approve, or recommend the use of any products, devices, or services.
CSF-1 is a novel corrective eye drop candidate being investigated for the treatment of presbyopia. CSF-1 is a proprietary, preservative-free formulation of low-dose pilocarpine and multi-faceted vehicle designed to achieve an optimal balance between efficacy, safety and comfort. CSF-1 improves near visual acuity by pupil modulation, resulting in a "pinhole effect" and an increase in the depth of field, thus increasing the ability to focus on near objects.
Presbyopia is the loss of ability to focus on near objects as a result of the natural aging process. It occurs mostly after the age of 40 when the crystalline lens of the eye gradually stiffens and loses flexibility. There are almost two billion people globally and more than 120 million people in the U.S. living with presbyopia. People with presbyopia experience blurred vision when performing daily tasks that require near visual acuity, such as reading a book, a restaurant menu, or messages on a smartphone. Presbyopia cannot be prevented or reversed, and it continues to progress gradually. Many existing treatment options can be either cumbersome or invasive, presenting a significant unmet need for quality-of-life improvement for people with presbyopia.
Orasis Pharmaceuticals is developing CSF-1, a corrective eye drop for the treatment of presbyopia as an alternative to reading glasses. By repurposing existing and well-studied molecules, CSF-1 is designed to be effective, safe, comfortable, and easy-to-use. Orasis is led by a collaborative team of industry executives and eye care specialists with a broad range of experiences in research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical drugs, as well as finance and business development. Orasis is funded by a diverse group of sophisticated and experienced life science and healthcare investors including the ophthalmology focused venture capital fund Visionary Ventures, Sequoia Capital, SBI (Japan) Innovation Fund, Bluestem Capital, LifeSci Venture Partners, Maverick Ventures Israel, and other private investors. Orasis has offices in the U.S. and Israel. For more information, visit www.orasis-pharma.com and connect with us on LinkedIn.
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Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI – Get Rating) from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Tuesday, Zacks.com reports. They currently have $74.00 target price on the stock.
According to Zacks, “Shares of Service Corporation have outperformed the industry in the past year. The company has been gaining on robust Cemetery sales for a while now. Higher Funeral revenues also contributed to its fourth-quarter 2021 results, with the top and the bottom line increasing year over year and beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company continues to see higher levels of funeral services, burials and preneed sales. Management raised its 2022 bottom-line view upward on the persistent impacts of the pandemic. The company expects escalated earnings in the first quarter. Service Corporation is committed to pursuing strategic buyouts for its segments and building new funeral homes to generate greater returns. That said, Service Corporation is battling some inflationary cost increases related to staffing, maintenance and energy-associated expenses.”
SCI has been the topic of several other research reports. Oppenheimer cut their price target on Service Co. International from $75.00 to $64.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 16th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on Service Co. International in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. They set a hold rating on the stock. Finally, Credit Suisse Group raised their price target on Service Co. International from $80.00 to $81.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $73.50.
Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 14th. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $988.81 million. Service Co. International had a return on equity of 40.83% and a net margin of 19.38%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.13 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Service Co. International will post 3 earnings per share for the current year.
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 15th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 14th. This is a positive change from Service Co. International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. Service Co. International’s payout ratio is 21.19%.
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Covestor Ltd purchased a new position in Service Co. International in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Charter Oak Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Service Co. International in the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Cassady Schiller Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Service Co. International in the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Ellevest Inc. boosted its holdings in Service Co. International by 51.8% in the first quarter. Ellevest Inc. now owns 548 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Command Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Service Co. International in the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Institutional investors own 82.49% of the company’s stock.
Service Co. International Company Profile (Get Rating)
Service Corporation International provides deathcare products and services in the United States and Canada. The company operates through Funeral and Cemetery segments. Its funeral service and cemetery operations comprise funeral service locations, cemeteries, funeral service/cemetery combination locations, crematoria, and other businesses.
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Former Dillian Whyte opponent and fierce rival, Anthony Joshua, gives his prediction ahead of Saturday night’s mega-fight between ‘The Gypsy King’ and ‘The Body Snatcher’. The two-time heavyweight champion of the world is backing his former opponent to win this Wembley showdown.
Having fought Whyte back in 2015 for the British title, just a few months before he won his first world title, Anthony Joshua knows a lot about both of Saturday’s fighters. The fight between ‘AJ’ and Tyson Fury could have been the biggest in British boxing history, and will hopefully be made one day in the not so distant future.
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Anthony Joshua is one of them. A huge all-British heavyweight showdown for all of the belts could be in the not so distant future for Fury and Joshua, provided they both win their next fights.
The former London 2012 Olympic Gold medallist has had his say on how he thinks Saturday night’s fight will go down:
“It’s a good defence against Dillian Whyte,” he told iFL TV.
“Dillian Whyte needs to come in look at what Tyson Fury does and reacts to the complete opposite. Maybe work the body and be conditioned to go the distance, but I hope Dillian trains hard and doesn’t underestimate Tyson.
“Because it’s his first time fighting for a title, I think he’ll be hungry. This ain’t his 10th time fighting for a title and he can have a little hiccup along the way – this is his first time fighting for a title.
“I’m rooting for Dillian, even though I hate him and I wanna smash him one of these days. Go on Dillian, I’m with you all the way.”
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Although Joshua is backing ‘The Body Snatcher’ to get his hand raised on Saturday night, how does he think it will happen?
‘AJ’ thinks that Whyte will get the knockout victory on Saturday night at Wembley Stadium, provided he breaks Fury down to the body and is conditioned to go the distance.
Here is what he told iFL TV in a recent interview:
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Undoubtedly the star of this Valencia side, Goncalo Guedes is enjoying his best season at Los Che, at least in terms of statistics.
With 11 goals and 6 assists in La Liga, Guedes has been the shining light of the Valencia attack. He has been directly involved in 39% of their league goals this season and it was his howitzer from distance that put Valencia through to the final.
Speaking to Diario AS ahead of the Copa del Rey final, Guedes opened up on his career up to this point. At the age of 20, he left Lisbon to join Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of €30m.
“It was all very quick. At the age I had it was difficult to assimilate things. I was at Benfica for two years and when I least expected it, in the January market, I went to Paris. I found it very difficult to adapt. I didn’t have a good time with the language.”
After some tricky months in the French capital, Guedes recovered his form in a loan spell with Valencia. In 2019, he would make that move permanent for €40m.
“But then suddenly Valencia appeared, I feel very good here, I adapted better, I made a good group of friends, with the city. I had to go back, I knew that Valencia wanted me, it was a question of waiting until they came to an agreement.”
“I think of now and I realise that I was a child, now I have experience.”
Moving to more current matters, Guedes was asked about the fact it’s his best goalscoring season with Los Che and what that was down to.
“Position matters, of course. Now I am inside the area more, before I used to play on the wing more, now in the middle. And it’s something I did very little of and now I am getting into the area more, I am closer to goal.”
Previous manager Javi Gracia was replaced by Jose Bordalas in the summer and Guedes agreed that he was the manager who had given him the most freedom.
“In terms of position, yes, because I can be where I want. On the right, on the left. I feel very comfortable. Yes, he is the manager that has liberated me most in that sense. It’s good for me.”
A now notable anecdote is that in Guedes’ first training session with Bordalas, the new coach could be heard shouting ‘Goncalo, finish the play’.
“Yes. From the first day Bordalas has asked me to shoot more. It was also on my mind, finishing more. Now I look for goal more often, I have more confidence shooting. Things are going well for me.” | https://www.football-espana.net/2022/04/23/goncalo-guedes-opens-up-on-positional-freedom-and-journey-to-valencia | 2022-04-23T13:24:30Z | https://www.football-espana.net/2022/04/23/goncalo-guedes-opens-up-on-positional-freedom-and-journey-to-valencia | true | 1 |
Six years ago, Rwanda had a blood delivery problem. More than 12 million people live in the small East African country, and like those in other nations, sometimes they get into car accidents. New mothers hemorrhage. Anemic children need urgent transfusions. You can’t predict these emergencies. They just happen. And when they do, the red stuff stored in Place A has to find its way to a patient in Place B—fast.
That’s not a huge problem if you live in a city. In the United States and the United Kingdom, 80 percent of the population clusters around urban hubs with high-traffic hospitals and blood banks. In African nations like Libya, Djibouti, and Gabon, about 80 to 90 percent of the populations live in cities, too. But in Rwanda, that number flips: 83 percent of Rwandans live in rural areas. So, traditionally, when remote hospitals needed blood, it came by road.
That’s not ideal. The country is mountainous. Roads can be hot, long, and bumpy. If kept cool, donated blood can be stored for just a month or so, but some components that hospitals isolate for transfusions—like platelets—will spoil in days. A turbulent drive is not a perfect match for such finicky cargo.
That logistics issue historically incentivized rural facilities to order more blood than they needed. “There was a problem of overstocking,” says Marie Paul Nisingizwe, a PhD candidate in Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia, who focuses her research on Rwanda, her home country. Stocking a little extra could save time later. But if a low-traffic facility didn’t wind up using the blood before it expired, they'd have to dump it.
In 2016, Rwanda’s government signed a contract with Zipline, a San Francisco-based drone startup, to streamline blood deliveries. Zipline’s autonomous drones would fly the blood from a distribution hub to the health care facility. The blood, contained within an IV bag, would parachute down in an insulated cardboard box, and the drone would zip back. Today, Zipline has two hubs in Rwanda; each can make up to 500 deliveries per day.
And now for the first time, there’s proof that drone blood services improve delivery speed and reduce waste. Writing in the April issue of Lancet Global Health, Nisingizwe analyzed nearly 13,000 drone orders between 2017 and 2019 and found that half of the orders took 41 minutes or less to deliver by drone. On the road, that median time would be at least two hours. Reports of wasted blood donations dropped.
The study is the first to analyze medical delivery drones in Africa. (Drone programs are more common in higher-income countries, where they are used to deliver medicine and defibrillators.) “It's amazing to see that actually the delivery drone is feasible in African settings,” says Nisingizwe. (Her research team is not affiliated with Zipline.)
“It’s so good. And it’s not just good for Rwanda,” says Timothy Amukele, a pathologist who is not involved with the research team or Zipline, but who previously ran a medical drone group with projects in Namibia and Uganda. (Amukele is currently the global medical director for ICON Laboratory Services, which helps run clinical trials.) Drone applications for global medicine have been touted for years, but researchers have lacked concrete data to back up that promise, says Amukele: “This is more than just guys playing with toys.”
“Drones are not easy,” he continues. “To actually make this a success, where they're getting blood and packing it safely and releasing the drones and monitoring the flight and bringing them back—and for five years covering 80 percent of that country—it’s just really impressive.”
Don’t be fooled by Rwanda’s rural demographics; the country has a reputation for leaning into health tech innovations. Rwanda’s universal health care system reaches over 90 percent of the population. In 2009, the government piloted a phone-based program, called RapidSMS, to track and reduce maternal and child mortality. By 2013, RapidSMS connected 15,000 villages to the country’s wider network of doctors, hospitals, and ambulances.
“They have one of the most complete electronic data systems,” says Michael Law, Nisingizwe’s adviser and a health policy researcher at UBC, which lets Rwanda’s Ministry of Health track how many people see physicians, how many have malaria or HIV, and how many give birth at health facilities. That’s a gold mine for researchers like Nisingizwe, who want to measure just how much innovation helps. “Frankly, we couldn't have done this evaluation had they not had the data system in place,” says Law. | https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/drones-have-transformed-blood-delivery-in-rwanda/ | 2022-04-23T13:28:37Z | https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/drones-have-transformed-blood-delivery-in-rwanda/ | false | 1 |
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New audio recordings of Rep. Kevin McCarthy call into question his honesty and integrity, as well as his ambitions to become House speaker should Republicans win control of the chamber in November.
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Labour: Sending immigrants to Rwanda 'probably illegal'
Labour MP Thangam Debbonaire says Priti Patel's plan to send immigrants to Rwanda is "probably illegal under international law". The Shadow Leader of the Houses of Commons also says the plan is "unethical" and simply "doesn't work". | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/video/labour-sending-immigrants-rwanda-probably-131213663.html?src=rss | 2022-04-23T13:39:40Z | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/video/labour-sending-immigrants-rwanda-probably-131213663.html?src=rss | true | null |
It goes without saying that living in London has its perks, but when it comes to buying your forever home it’s not the most realistic place to settle down. For decades those working in London have looked further afield when buying property, with the aim of finding somewhere with both a reasonable price and commute to the capital.
Southwest of London is a beautiful direction to head if you’re looking for a new home - with picturesque landscapes, traditional properties and historical villages, you won’t be disappointed. One such town is Shaftesbury, a market town in Dorset, 20 miles west of Salisbury.
Shaftesbury is a unique town with a rich and fascinating history - to start with, the town is the only major hilltop settlement in Dorset, and is around 215 metres above sea level, on a hill on the edge of Cranborne Chase.
Perhaps most famously, the town is the home of Gold Hill (made famous through the Hovis advert) and has magnificent views over Thomas Hardy’s Blackmore Vale. It is often thought of as the gateway to the South West, from where you can tour the area from Stonehenge to the east to Bath and Bristol to the north, and the Jurassic Coast to the south.
According to Shaftesbury Tourism: “Shaftesbury is perched on a hill high above Dorset’s gentle Blackmore Vale and has one of the most beautiful and commanding settings of any market town in England, with a charm and history that is unrivalled. Founded over 1100 years ago as the site of King Alfred’s citadel Benedictine Abbey, and today largely unchanged since the 18th century, the town is a treasure trove for all.
“Located on ancient trade routes, Shaftesbury has been a market centre for centuries, and today there is still a charter market on Thursdays. Regular Farmers’ Markets, book fairs, flee markets, plus monthly Sunday Markets all add to the wonderful bustling atmosphere of the town.
“Shaftesbury has a wide selection of quality cafes, pubs and restaurants and proudly boasts a High Street filled with independent shops offering everything you need from gifts to clothes, home furnishings to local produce.”
Given the town’s historic credentials, it is often referred to as being “frozen in time” due to its abundance of period properties and untouched streets, dating back centuries . This iconic landmark is also home to the joyful Gold Hill Cheese Race, which takes place once a year in May. This quirky event is a tribute to a millennia of cheese making in the Blackmore Vale, with participants racing up the hill with the locally-made cheeses (which are 35cm in diameter!)
There are a number of stunning properties up for grabs in Shaftesbury at extremely reasonable prices. In fact, according to RightMove, properties in Shaftesbury had an overall average price of £306,366 over the last year.
The majority of sales in Shaftesbury during the last year were detached properties, selling for an average price of £454,873. Terraced properties sold for an average of £244,850, with semi-detached properties fetching £269,776. Overall, sold prices in Shaftesbury over the last year were similar to the previous year and 20% up on the 2018 peak of £254,995.
What’s more, this idyllic Dorset town can be reached easily from the capital. You can reach Shaftesbury by car from Central London in under two hours and 30 minutes via the M3 and A303. The town can also be reached from numerous major train stations in less than three hours.
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During the last session, Quotient Limited (NASDAQ:QTNT)’s traded shares were 0.45 million, with the beta value of the company hitting 2.56. At the end of the trading day, the stock’s price was $0.71, reflecting an intraday loss of -5.12% or -$0.04. The 52-week high for the QTNT share is $4.53, that puts it down -538.03 from that peak though still a striking 2.82% gain since the share price plummeted to a 52-week low of $0.69. The company’s market capitalization is $74.94M, and the average intraday trading volume over the past 10 days was 0.58 million shares, and the average trade volume was 640.81K shares over the past three months.
Quotient Limited (QTNT) received a consensus recommendation of an Overweight from analysts. That translates to a mean rating of 1.70. QTNT has a Sell rating from 0 analyst(s) out of 4 analysts who have looked at this stock. 1 analyst(s) recommend to Hold the stock while 0 suggest Overweight, and 3 recommend a Buy rating for it. 0 analyst(s) has rated the stock Underweight. Company’s earnings per share (EPS) for the current quarter are expected to be -$0.26.
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Quotient Limited (NASDAQ:QTNT) trade information
Quotient Limited (QTNT) registered a -5.12% downside in the last session and has traded in the red over the past 5 sessions. The stock plummet -5.12% in intraday trading to $0.71 this Friday, 04/22/22, hitting a weekly high. The stock’s 5-day price performance is -9.61%, and it has moved by -35.33% in 30 days. Based on these gigs, the overall price performance for the year is -81.38%. The short interest in Quotient Limited (NASDAQ:QTNT) is 5.29 million shares and it means that shorts have 5.49 day(s) to cover.
The consensus price target of analysts on Wall Street is $6.13, which implies an increase of 88.42% to the stock’s current value. The extremes of the forecast give a target low and a target high price of $1.50 and $9.00 respectively. As a result, QTNT is trading at a discount of -1167.61% off the target high and -111.27% off the low.
Quotient Limited (QTNT) estimates and forecasts
Statistics show that Quotient Limited has underperformed its competitors in share price, compared to the industry in which it operates. Quotient Limited (QTNT) shares have gone down -74.41% during the last six months, with a year-to-date growth rate less than the industry average at -5.08% against 6.50. Yet analysts are ramping up their growth forecast for the fiscal year 2022. Revenue is predicted to grow 10.30% this quarter and then jump 30.80% in the quarter after that. In the rating firms’ projections, revenue will decrease -17.50% compared to the previous financial year.
Revenue for the current quarter is expected to be $9.31 million as predicted by 4 analyst(s). Meanwhile, a consensus of 4 analyst(s) estimates revenue growth to $9.16 million by the end of Mar 2022.
An analysis of the company’s performance over the past 5 years shows that the company’s earnings grew an estimated 6.90%. While earnings are projected to return 17.50% in 2022.
QTNT Dividends
Quotient Limited is due to release its next quarterly earnings between January 31 and February 04. However, it is important to remember that the dividend yield ratio is merely an indicator meant to only serve as guidance.
Quotient Limited (NASDAQ:QTNT)’s Major holders
Quotient Limited insiders own 1.89% of total outstanding shares while institutional holders control 86.20%, with the float percentage being 87.86%. Perceptive Advisors Llc is the largest shareholder of the company, while 130 institutions own stock in it. As of Dec 30, 2021, the company held over 16.2 million shares (or 15.79% of all shares), a total value of $41.96 million in shares.
The next largest institutional holding, with 9.25 million shares, is of Polar Capital Holdings Plc’s that is approximately 9.02% of outstanding shares. At the market price on Dec 30, 2021, these shares were valued at $23.96 million.
Also, the Mutual Funds coming in first place with the largest holdings of Quotient Limited (QTNT) shares are Legg Mason Glb Asset Mgt Tr-Clearbridge Small Cap Fd and Morgan Stanley Inst Fund Inc-Inception Port. Data provided on Oct 30, 2021 indicates that Legg Mason Glb Asset Mgt Tr-Clearbridge Small Cap Fd owns about 2.59 million shares. This amounts to just over 2.52 percent of the company’s overall shares, with a $6.55 million market value. The same data shows that the other fund manager holds slightly less at 2.05 million, or about 2.00% of the stock, which is worth about $5.32 million. | https://marketingsentinel.com/2022/04/23/quotient-limited-nasdaq-qtnt-investing-potential-is-0-71/ | 2022-04-23T13:42:07Z | https://marketingsentinel.com/2022/04/23/quotient-limited-nasdaq-qtnt-investing-potential-is-0-71/ | true | 1239 |
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Writers in the Mountains will present Modern Love, a six-week creative writing workshop to 10 students taught by Elizabeth Koster from 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays from May 6 to June 10. Once registered and paid the $120 fee, students will be instructed how to join the class.
According to a media release, students will complete essays suitable for submitting for consideration to the New York Times Modern Love column. Through prompts, exercises, supportive feedback, study of published essays, discussions on tips and pitfalls, writers will sculpt and hone their stories.
Koster has been published in the New York Times Modern Love column. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative nonfiction from Columbia University. She also serves as a writing mentor for Girls Write Now and has taught creative writing to high school students, Columbia undergraduates, senior citizens and incarcerated women on Rikers Island. She lives in New York City and is in the process of completing a memoir.
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A fit model has been praised by fans after showing a demonstration to a leg workout.
Joan MacDonald shows no signs of quitting the gym – and she looks stronger than ever at 75.
The personal trainer often delights her 1.6m followers on Instagram with snippets of her workout.
Now in a recent post, Joan, from Canada, showed how to complete a stiff deadlift as she shared some tips.
She wrote: "These are a fabulous exercise for the back of the body."
Her five simple tips include bracing the core, tightening your lat muscles, keeping back flat and elbows locked.
Another trick she told her fans was to simply glide the dumbbells up and down the legs.
She added: "I hope these tips help you! Here I'm using 30lbs dumbbells for sets of 10-12 reps.
"Please let me know if there are other lifts you would like me to reach. Have a wonderful day everybody! With love Joan."
Since the strong gran shared the workout to her followers, the post racked up over 19,500 likes.
One fan gushed: "You look fantastic Joan," another added: "Great demo Joan."
A third admirer commented: "Joan those triceps are crazy! Thank you for all the little pointers to help with form."
While a fourth Instagram follower simply wrote: "So helpful! Love this."
Joan was determined to make a change when she began her weight training and planning her macros.
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She started doing a mix of cardio and weight lifting, focusing on different muscle groups each day.
Fans can join her fitness community Train With Joan to get more tips.
Recently she's been holiday where she hasn't stopped her fitness regime as she's been training daily.
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Find Out Why 1 in 3 People Want to Quit Their Jobs
Most of us have to work to afford our living expenses and save for the future. But not everyone loves their job. Some may be working toward life or career goals while holding a less desirable job. A recent survey found that nearly 1 in 3 people want to quit their jobs. Find out why.
You've probably heard the term "The Great Resignation" over the last year. Many workers are fed up with high expectations, low pay, and minimal benefits. For that reason, some workers are leaving their jobs or are taking steps to find and secure better roles with different employers.
But some workers are still working jobs they dislike, and many want to quit. According to a recent study by FlexJobs, 30% of respondents want to quit their jobs.
FlexJobs also found that 25% of those surveyed had quit their jobs in the last six months. Of those who recently quit, 68% had no other job opportunities secured.
Hopefully, most of those people had an emergency fund to cover their bills until they found a new role. Quitting a job without another job in line can cause financial stress.
What factors make workers want to quit?
What makes employees want to say goodbye to their current employer?
Here are the top five reasons that respondents gave:
- Toxic company culture (62%)
- Low salary (59%)
- Poor management (56%)
- Lack of healthy work-life boundaries (49%)
- Not allowing remote work (43%)
This study shows that employees place a high value on how they're treated, their pay, work environment, and work-life balance.
For many people, it's not possible to quit the job they dislike until a new one is lined up. But many workers are figuring out what they want from a job and the type of work environment that matters most as they search for better opportunities.
Employers are making changes to keep workers happy
Not all employers are set in their old ways. Some are making changes to how they treat their employees. We've discussed companies that increased starting wages and boosted benefits in hopes of getting open positions filled.
Businesses are learning they need to be more competitive to keep workers. If workers realize they can find a better job elsewhere, they will likely pursue other opportunities.
What to do before you quit a job you hate
If you feel unfulfilled in your current job, your concerns and feelings are valid. But it's a good idea to have a plan before you quit. You want to ensure you won't go into debt while you live without a steady paycheck.
Here are some steps to take before you quit:
Ask for a raise. Before quitting your job, see if your employer will work with you. They may be open to increasing your pay, making adjustments to your role, or offering new benefits.
Save for emergencies. If you don't have an emergency fund, now is a good time to do so. You can use extra savings to cover your regular expenses when money is low.
Set a budget. Figure out the total cost of your living expenses, so you know how much you need to make and how much you have to spend each month. Then set a budget and stick to it. You'll be able to stretch your money further and can prioritize your savings goals.
Research benefits and pay before applying for new roles. If you want to leave your current role, research other positions and see what kind of pay and benefits they offer. This can make it easier to negotiate a salary when the time comes for you to consider a job offer.
It's not a good idea to stay in a situation that harms your mental health or well-being. But your current situation doesn't have to be a forever solution. There are other job opportunities to explore and other jobs may work better for your needs and goals.
Money is a big part of everyday life, and how you manage your finances matters. Check out our personal finance resources for additional money management and planning tips.
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NEW YORK, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare AI Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: HAIA) (the "Company") today announced that on April 19, 2021 it received a deficiency letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") relating to the Company's failure to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the "Form 10-K") as required under Section 5250(c) of Nasdaq Rules regarding the Qualification, Listing and Delisting of Companies (the "Nasdaq Listing Rules").
On April 1, 2022, the Company filed Notification of Late Filing on Form 12b-25 (the "Form 12b-25"), indicating that the filing of its Form 10-K will be delayed. Although the Company has dedicated significant resources to the completion of finalizing its audited consolidated financial statements and related disclosures for inclusion in the Form 10-K, the Company was unable to complete and file the Form 10-K prior to April 15, 2022, the extension period provided by the Form 12b-25. Additional time was needed by the Company to complete its review of the financial statements included in the Form 10-K in order to ensure a complete, accurate Annual Report. The delay was due primarily to additional information and investigation needed in relation to the Company's financial statements to complete the audit.
Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(2)(F)(i), the Company generally has until 60 calendar days from the date of the deficiency letter to submit to Nasdaq a plan (the "Compliance Plan") to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
On April 21, 2022, the Company filed the Form 10-K to cure its filing deficiency and regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules and notified Nasdaq of the filing. On April 22, 2021, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq confirming it regained compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
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New Parisian-themed concept now open following extravagant red carpet affair
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LAS VEGAS, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, Vanderpump à Paris at Paris Las Vegas hosted its highly anticipated grand opening event, officially welcoming guests to the Parisian-inspired restaurant. To commemorate the occasion, television icon and philanthropist Lisa Vanderpump stunned guests with an extravagant red carpet arrival as they made their way into the picturesque destination.
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Vanderpump was joined by some of her famous friends for a star-studded opening, including Lance Bass, Kym Whitley and Garcelle Beauvais. Additionally, cast members from "Vanderpump Rules." " enjoyed the party, including James Kennedy, Lala Kent, Ariana Madix, Peter Madrigal, Katie Maloney, Scheana Marie, Brock Davies, Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz.
"Opening Vanderpump à Paris has been a labor of love," said Vanderpump. "After living in France for so long, I am so happy to bring something to Paris Las Vegas that feels so decadent and authentic. We've been able to bring Paris to life within an iconic Vegas resort, and you'll immediately feel transported to the sexiest bar in France. Featuring all of our bespoke creations by Vanderpump Alain, our intention was to create something truly unique and magical, and I hope everyone enjoys the experience as much as we do."
Designed by Lisa Vanderpump and long-time design partner, Nick Alain, Vanderpump à Paris instantly transports guests from the Las Vegas Strip to an enchanting old Parisian courtyard. As the 36th establishment and second Las Vegas venue for Vanderpump, the restaurant features plush velvet art nouveau banquettes, adorned with oversized, ornately embellished pillows, as well as light fixtures and custom-made furniture from Vanderpump and Alain's celebrated design line, Vanderpump Alain. Additionally, the space is enhanced by a breathtakingly long, white marble bar embedded with crystal chandeliers in wrought iron cages, unique bronze umbrellas situated on top of the marble, and massive windows that overlook the Eiffel Tower and Seine River, flooded with rain. The entire bar offers a magical and realistic escape to a cozy rainy day in Paris.
The cocktail menu features unique and never-before-seen offerings. Guests can delight in carefully crafted cocktails that showcase the Vanderpump family's creativity, including the signature LoveLocked cocktail, a delicious cocktail for two, one glass of which features a padlock and the other glass a key. Couples can write their initials on the back of their padlock and lock it onto a gorgeous wall in the restaurant, leaving their memory at Vanderpump à Paris forever. Similarly, the Louvre at First Sight cocktail nods to the Louvre museum in Paris, delivered inside a glass pyramid filled with hickory smoke that clears to reveal the decadent smoked prickly pear cocktail inside. A Vanderpump favorite, the French Poodle is a well-balanced blackberry gin sour topped with a pink poof of cotton candy and edible gold flakes. The Parisian inspiration extends to the expansive wine list, with a vast variety of selections, as well as the Vanderpump family's signature branded Rosé, Chardonnay and Cabernet.
"We are ecstatic to bring Lisa Vanderpump's elegant aesthetic to Paris Las Vegas with the opening of her second Las Vegas location, Vanderpump à Paris," said Jason Gregorec, SVP and General Manager of Paris Las Vegas. "We could not think of a better partner than Lisa to enhance the growing list of world-class culinary talent at our resort."
Lastly, the charming escape features a menu of reimagined Parisian classics including delicious light bites such as Ratatouille Frites, a colorful mix of spiralized and fried vegetables; Trio of Tartares, featuring three seafood tartares artfully prepared as roses; and a wickedly decadent French Onion Mac & Cheese. Experience a taste of France through the Birdcage aux Fromages, a decadent cheese board served vertically in a vintage-inspired birdcage; Mini Monsieurs, tiny croque monsieurs tied up with twine; or the classic Coq Au Vin Pot Pie inside a puff pastry vol-au-vent.
For a sweet and unforgettable night on the town, guests can indulge in sumptuous dessert cocktails like the Pain au Chocolat Martini, complete with a tiny chocolate croissant, or the Café et Beignet, a rich espresso martini served with a sugar-dusted beignet.
Vanderpump à Paris is located across from Café Americano and is open Sunday through Thursday from 4 p.m. to midnight and Friday and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. For more information, visit caesars.com/paris-las-vegas/restaurants/vanderpump-a-paris.
ABOUT LISA VANDERPUMP
Businesswoman, TV personality, author, and philanthropist, Lisa Vanderpump hails from London, England. Lisa and her husband Ken Todd have been entrenched in the restaurant and nightclub industry since they started their partnership over 39 years ago. Their very successful restaurants and bars in Los Angeles (SUR, PUMP and Tom Tom Restaurant and Bar) as well as Vanderpump Cocktail Garden at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, are just a peek into their joint ventures; Vanderpump à Paris will mark their 36th restaurant and bar. Vanderpump became known for the hit Bravo TV series, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, as well as her spinoff show Vanderpump Rules, of which she is an Executive Producer. Her unique mix of sparkling glamour and down-to-earth style has appealed to thousands of viewers. Her newest shows, Vanderpump Dogs on Peacock TV gives viewers a peek into her 501(c)(3) dog rescue organization, and E!'s Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump documents her penchant for entertaining, while hosting a plethora of celebrity guests. Additional endeavors include: her celebrated lighting and furniture collection in collaboration with designer Nick Alain, Vanderpump Alain, a highly successful Podcast, All Things Vanderpump, and a pet accessories line at VanderpumpPets.com. Vanderpump also has her family's signature Vanderpump Vodka, Vanderpump Wines, and Vanderpump Sangria in both on-premise and off-premise locations worldwide. In 2017, Lisa and Ken launched The Vanderpump Dog Foundation to help end animal abuse on both an international and domestic level, which opened the doors to its first rescue and adoption center and has since rescued over 2300 dogs domestically, as well as hundreds more internationally.
About Paris Las Vegas
Paris Las Vegas brings the passion and sophistication of the City of Light to the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, transporting guests to Europe's most romantic city. Distinctive for its dramatic 46-story replica Eiffel Tower with a free, nightly light show and authentic architectural reproductions, Paris Las Vegas features more than 2,900 recently renovated guest rooms and suites, including Burgundy Rooms. The resort offers an 85,000-square-foot casino; Caesars Race & Sportsbook at Paris Las Vegas; the two-acre Pool à Paris; Las Vegas' first rooftop bar and grill, BEER PARK, spanning 10,000 square feet; Voie Spa & Salon; two wedding chapels; unique French retail shopping located along the resort's Le Boulevard District and the opulent nightlife venue Chateau Nightclub & Rooftop. Restaurants include a distinctive array of fine cuisine such as Chef Joho's acclaimed Eiffel Tower Restaurant, French-bistro Mon Ami Gabi and internationally-renowned Gordon Ramsay Steak. Paris Las Vegas also offers quick service options like Brioche by Guy Savoy and an all-new location of Bobby's Burgers by Bobby Flay. Additionally, the resort is home to Lisa Vanderpump's second Las Vegas venue, Vanderpump à Paris, an all-new Nobu restaurant and The Bedford by Martha Stewart (coming soon). Featuring one of the largest ballrooms in Las Vegas, Paris offers 140,000 square feet of pillarless function space. Paris Las Vegas is operated by a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR). For more information, please visit parislasvegas.com or the Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas media room. Find Paris Las Vegas on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram. Must be 21 or older to gamble. Know When To Stop Before You Start.® If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-522-4700 ©2021, Caesars License Company, LLC.
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In this combination of images, Priyanka Chopra can be seen along with Nick Jonas, actors Amber Heard and Johnny Depp and Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. Photograph:( Twitter )
During the Covid pandemic, several celebrities stuck at home shared tidbits from their daily lives as if that would help millions in lockdown get through their miserable days
"One more sugary picture of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas and I will..."
Do you think like this?
I do.
Because, what's with this obsession over one actor and her singer husband in media, particularly digital media?
What forces online news and entertainment outlets to fall over one another to report the minutest details of this ‘marriage made in heaven?’ Who is controlling who? Is the celebrity controlling Instagram? Is instagram pulling the strings of media, or is media seeking out the celebrity?
And what cultural, social and any other value do these random updates provide?
During the Covid pandemic, several celebrities stuck at home shared tidbits from their daily lives as if that would help millions in lockdown get through their miserable days.
Many people saw through it and mocked the hell out of celebs. One ‘singathon’ of ‘Imagine’ led by Gal Gadot was particularly targeted with savage commentary on out-of touch celebs.
From the first wave of Covid onwards, several commentators questioned whether the pandemic would herald the end of celebrity news as we knew it.
Hell, no.
The pandemic is now receding, or we have learned to live with it, and celebrity droll is back in full force.
Priyanka – Jonas, Johnny Depp- Amber Heard, Alia Bhatt-Ranbir Kapoor, Britney Spears, and… who is that guy?
In picture: US singer Britney Spears (L) and boyfriend Sam Asghari arrive for the premiere of Sony Pictures' "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California
Celebrity sharing of mundane aspects of their lives is here again.
Every minute detail of Katrine Kaif – Vicky Kaushal's marriage is examined threadbare. Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor's marriage, despite it being very low key for a Bollywood royalty affair, was among top searched news for a few days in India. And now, every murky, nauseating details of their contentious marriage is being shared in a courtroom by Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
But how much celebrity sharing is too much sharing? Will it all back-fire some day?
Lessons from the Will Smith family
I had a similar cringing feeling when Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith went on a 'sharing spree' in the past few years on social media.
In picture: US actor Will Smith(L) and Jada Pinkett Smith attend the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California
Everything about them, particularly their private and sexual lives, affairs, cheating, open and polyamorous marriage, was laid out in public for you.
They made an art of washing dirty linen in public.
In the ‘Red Table Talk’ show, three generations of Jada Pinkett's family discussed their lives, with a peppering of sexual themes: from masturbation to porn addition. Clearly the point was to go viral, grab eyeballs, get clicks.
In the run-up to this year’s Academy Awards, Will pulled all stops to get attention to his life and work. Weight loss stunts, daily life vlogs, biography reading sessions, sharing controversial details about his life and wife, shocking statements like how he wanted to kill his father...
The script was perfect. He kind of felt he deserved an Oscar. And on the day he got it, he ruined it all.
He will be forever remembered as the actor who slapped on stage the Oscar presenter Chris Rock on the day he won the best actor Academy Award for ‘King Richard’. All the PR drivel that was supposed to lead up to that momentous occasion went down the drain, and there was radio silence from
Will after the fateful Oscar night.
At the time of writing this, the last Instagram post by him was an open apology to Chris Rock. Just look at the mood in the previous posts on his Instagram feed and you get the idea about the downfall.
And last heard, he has resurfaced in India. Jada referred to a ‘healing process’ in the latest edition of ‘Red Table Talk.’ Is Will on a spiritual ‘healing journey’ in India?
Celebrity news is sawdust, not stardust
This is the context in which I wrote the first line of this piece. There is a conscious attempt to create an aura around celebrity personalities, a happy-go-lucky life that the average person picking up the gossip magazine at the end of the shopping queue wants to live but can't. It's the life that, paradoxically, creates a sense of elation and frustration at the same time for those obsessed with celebrity news.
In recent years, it has also taken another cynical twist: celebrities sharing their fears, anxieties, and depression stories. While it may help foreground mental health issues, the celebrity is at the front and centre of attention, period. At the end of the day, it is fluff, a jacuzzi bubble.
Virality: Celebrity is the paparazzi
Celebrities treating media like their poodles, thinking every action of theirs will be lapped up by the paparazzi, is nothing new. But the difference now in the post-social-media world, is that the celebrity IS the paparazzi.
Once upon a time, for eight days in 2007, the news agency Associated Press decided to not cover anything on Paris Hilton, the socialite who in those days was famous for a sex tape, a reality show, and drunken charades at nightclubs.
“It wasn’t based on a view of what the public should be focusing on…editors just wanted to see what would happen if we didn’t cover this media phenomenon, this creature of the Internet gossip age, for a full week, ” AP had said at the time.
This was the pre-social media era. Is it even possible today?
Today, it would be derided as ‘cancel culture.’
But the Paris Hilton ‘media boycott’ was an attempt at the time to deliberately forget a celebrity who didn't add value to anything, except for herself.
In picture: US socialite Paris Hilton attends the 6th Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills, California
Perhaps it worked. Paris was not mainstream for quite some time, briefly reappearing in 2020 as the protagonist of a documentary about reform school abuse. That has not however re-instated her anywhere near the celebrity ‘royal’ status she once had, though there is still a very strong fandom behind her.
Today, nobody is doing an AP on any celebrity, Priyanka or the Kardashians. The latter at one point in time were famous for being famous. It's a different matter that, over the years, through their reality series and individual business empires, the Kardashians are far more accomplished now.
And Kim Karadashian continues to cynically milk her ‘sex tape’ controversy, that she herself admits had helped her fame.
In picture: Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and Kris Jenner can be seen with the rest of their family members
So let's get back to the moot question? Why are we so obsessed? Who is to blame?
It's the dog that eats its own tail. People search celebrity news on Google, and Google makes that the trend, and the trend compels news organisations to cover more of the trending person.
It's a vicious circle.
Till the tech giants that control the content flows into our news feeds and minds decide to tweak their algorithms to 'cancel' the celebrity or leader, just like they did for much of the Trump family, this drivel will continue.
Till that happens, your news feed will continue to be flooded with more Priyanka - Jonas happy pictures.
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EXPLAINER: How South Carolina execution firing squad works
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It’s unknown how long a stay will hold off the execution of Richard Bernard Moore — South Carolina’s first-ever inmate to be put to death by a firing squad — as his attorneys pursue legal challenges.
But the issuance of Moore’s death warrant, initially planned to be carried out April 29, has renewed interest in how a state puts in motion its plans to shoot an inmate to death. The method is employed in only a handful of states and has not been used in the U.S. in more than a decade.
South Carolina just instituted the firing squad option last year, giving condemned inmates the choice between that and electrocution, prompted by an inability to procure lethal injection drugs.
In choosing the firing squad, the 57-year-old Moore said he didn’t concede that either method was legal or constitutional but that he more strongly opposed death by electrocution and only opted for the firing squad because he was required to make a choice.
Moore drew the death sentence for the 1999 killing of convenience store clerk James Mahoney in Spartanburg. Planning to rob the store for money to support his cocaine habit, investigators have said that Mahoney pulled a gun, which Moore was able to wrestle away and use to shoot the clerk.
A May 13 execution date has also been set for another inmate, Brad Sigmon, although a state judge is examining his legal argument that both electrocution and the firing squad are “barbaric” methods of killing.
WHEN DID THIS PROCESS BEGIN?
South Carolina — once home to one of the busiest death chambers in the nation — has been unable to carry out any execution since 2011, an involuntary pause that officials have attributed to the state’s inability to procure the trifecta of drugs needed to carry out a lethal injection. Condemned inmates had the choice between injection and electrocution, meaning that opting for the former would in essence leave the state unable to carry out the sentence.
For several years, lawmakers have mulled adding the firing squad as an option to approved methods, but debate never advanced. Last year, Democratic Sen. Dick Harpootlian and GOP Sen. Greg Hembree, both of whom previously served as prosecutors, again argued in favor of adding the firing squad option.
“The death penalty is going to stay the law here for a while. If it is going to remain, it ought to be humane,” Harpootlian said, positing that the firing squad provided a more humane alternative than electrocution, if executions were to continue in the GOP-dominated state.
The measure, which Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed into law last May, made South Carolina the fourth state in the country to allow use of a firing squad, according to the Washington-based nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center.
HOW IS THE EXECUTION CARRIED OUT?
Since the bill’s passage, the South Carolina Department of Corrections worked at retrofitting its existing death chamber in Columbia — where executions by lethal injection and electrocution have been carried out for more than 30 years — to accommodate the needs of a firing squad.
The agency spent $53,600 in state funding on renovations, including the installation of bullet-resistant glass between the death chamber and witnesses, as well as a metal chair into which the inmate will be strapped. They also cut into the brick wall of the chamber to make an aperture through which the three shooters — all volunteer employees from the Corrections Department — will thread their weapons, all loaded with live ammunition.
The aperture is 15 feet from the condemned, situated in a corner of the room, according to a memo released last month by the prisons agency. While the inmate will be visible to witnesses, officials said that the shooters and their weapons will not.
The electric chair, which officials say cannot be removed from the chamber, will be covered in its spot between the glass wall and the firing squad chair.
After an opportunity to make a final statement, the inmate will be strapped into the chair and a hood placed over his head. An execution team member will place a “small aim point” over the inmate’s heart.
After the warden reads the execution order, officials said the team will fire. The agency has not specified what caliber rifles the volunteer shooters will use, nor details of the “certain qualifications” they will be required to have met.
WHO WILL BE THERE TO WITNESS IT?
Aside from the state officials in the chamber to carry out the execution, three media witnesses may attend the execution, as well as three witnesses from the victim’s family, according to the Corrections Department.
State law also allows religious and legal counsel for the inmate, as well as representatives from law enforcement and local prosecutors.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTERWARD?
As is standard with all South Carolina executions, a physician will examine the inmate and make a death declaration. A photo released by Corrections officials shows a lipped metal basin underneath the inmate chair, as well as a rectangular box directly behind it, potentially to absorb the gunfire.
Immediately thereafter, the witnesses will be escorted from the room and taken to the Corrections headquarters building, where other media will be gathered.
Out of sight of the witnesses, the inmate’s body is removed from the chamber and taken by the Richland County Coroner’s Office for an autopsy before being returned to the inmate’s family.
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Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. reduced its position in National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA – Get Rating) by 9.7% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 18,700 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 2,000 shares during the period. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in National Storage Affiliates Trust were worth $1,294,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NSA. BlackRock Inc. grew its stake in National Storage Affiliates Trust by 22.7% in the 3rd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 12,153,577 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $641,586,000 after acquiring an additional 2,246,466 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in National Storage Affiliates Trust by 113.8% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,331,889 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $123,101,000 after acquiring an additional 1,241,456 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in National Storage Affiliates Trust by 97.4% in the 3rd quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,134,920 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $59,912,000 after acquiring an additional 559,937 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of National Storage Affiliates Trust by 2,173.4% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 527,122 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,827,000 after buying an additional 503,936 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of National Storage Affiliates Trust by 26.8% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,307,156 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $121,794,000 after buying an additional 487,999 shares during the period. 84.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
In related news, Chairman Arlen Dale Nordhagen sold 170,000 shares of National Storage Affiliates Trust stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.71, for a total transaction of $10,320,700.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 12.20% of the company’s stock.
National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.35 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $173.59 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $162.50 million. National Storage Affiliates Trust had a net margin of 17.97% and a return on equity of 5.92%. The business’s revenue was up 52.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.46 EPS. On average, analysts predict that National Storage Affiliates Trust will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 15th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This is a positive change from National Storage Affiliates Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 14th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.14%. National Storage Affiliates Trust’s payout ratio is presently 210.53%.
Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of National Storage Affiliates Trust from $57.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 25th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of National Storage Affiliates Trust in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $60.78.
About National Storage Affiliates Trust (Get Rating)
National Storage Affiliates Trust is a Maryland real estate investment trust focused on the ownership, operation and acquisition of self storage properties located within the top 100 metropolitan statistical areas throughout the United States. As of September 30, 2020, the Company held ownership interests in and operated 788 self storage properties located in 35 states and Puerto Rico with approximately 49.5 million rentable square feet.
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Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN – Get Rating) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Friday morning, Zacks.com reports. Zacks Investment Research currently has $49.00 price objective on the stock.
According to Zacks, “QIAGEN exited the fourth quarter of 2021 with better-than-expected revenues and earnings. It registered revenue growth at CER across all geographies and both operating segments in the fourth quarter. Stronger-than-expected demand for COVID-19 testing solutions in the reported quarter also buoys optimism. The company witnessed improving trends for its non-COVID portfolio. Recent expansion in test menu and strategic collaborations are impressive. An increase in short-term cash level is an added plus. Further, the bullish full-year guidance for net sales and EPS is indicative that this growth momentum will continue. Over the past six months, QIAGEN has outperformed the industry it belongs to. However, a rise in operating costs does not bode well for the company. A weak margin scenario is an added concern.”
Separately, DZ Bank raised shares of Qiagen from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report on Monday, January 17th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus target price of $52.92.
Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 8th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $582.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $535.47 million. Qiagen had a net margin of 26.61% and a return on equity of 20.71%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.68 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Qiagen will post 2.52 earnings per share for the current year.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Qiagen during the 3rd quarter worth about $42,793,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in shares of Qiagen by 1,502.4% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,648,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,290,000 after buying an additional 1,545,163 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in Qiagen by 20.3% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 531,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,579,000 after acquiring an additional 89,619 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its position in Qiagen by 85.0% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 592 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares during the period. Finally, Veriti Management LLC increased its position in Qiagen by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Veriti Management LLC now owns 5,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $295,000 after acquiring an additional 397 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 55.85% of the company’s stock.
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QIAGEN N.V. offers sample to insight solutions that transform biological materials into molecular insights worldwide. The company provides primary sample technology consumables, such as nucleic stabilization and purification kits for primary sample materials, manual and automated processing for genotyping, gene expression, and viral and bacterial analysis, as well as silica membranes and magnetic bead technologies; secondary sample technology consumables, including kits and components for purification of nucleic acids from secondary sample materials; and instruments for nucleic acid purification and accessories.
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The Floral Print Dresses I’m Leaning On For Spring & Summer
Some say cliché, I say classic.
Every season, I like to give myself a style initiative — a goal post of some kind to aim for to keep my sartorial choices concise and focused. This spring and summer, aligned with my general penchant for all things whimsical and vibrant, I decided to aim for a “garden fairy” approach. My looks will err on the more fanciful side, featuring a bright sherbet-hued palette and all manner of floral print dresses (Miranda Priestly would be so unimpressed).
I know, I know, floral frocks for spring and summer are pretty cliché to some. But, for me, I see them as the warm-weather equivalent of a winter LBD: simply classic. As it happens, high-octane florals are also very on trend for the season, as we’re seeing the meteoric rise of Regencycore and Bridgerton-inspired looks sweeping the fashion world. This, of course, means my options for floral-printed dresses are aplenty and run the gamut from casual work-appropriate attire to chic formalwear, ideal for an outdoor summer wedding. Take that, Miranda.
With spring and festival season in full swing, I’ve already started my love affair with flower patterns. For TZR’s daytime ZOEasis party at Coachella, I opted for a fun and flirty bubblegum pink mini peasant dress from LoveShackFancy, topping the look off with white Western boots and a beaded vintage handbag. For a more laid-back look, I’m loving the retro-printed cutout maxi dresses from emerging brand The Wolf Gang — the light linen fabric makes them so comfy and easy for those warmer days ahead.
And, of course, you can’t go wrong with a floral midi or maxi for a spring or summer formal affair. The dainty print is perfect for an outdoor wedding vibe or garden party, and luckily plenty of brands like Markarian, Fanm Mon, and Rumer The Label have worthy options ready for the taking.
Ahead, check out my top picks for the best floral print dresses for the season. Whether you’re shopping for work, weddings, or brunch with friends, the options below will serve you well.
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For three days, Johnny Depp has been testifying in a libel trial that, at least in theory, is about whether Amber Heard defamed him in a 2018 newspaper op-ed.
The trial has turned into a spectacle in which Depp has testified about everything from to a near mental breakdown in which the actor said he in his own blood to recount his ex-wife’s alleged lies.
WHY IS DEPP DOING THIS?
Heard’s lawyers had warned that the trial that would expose the “real Johnny Depp.” Depp denies ever abusing Heard and, despite the public attention brought to his drug use and his violent text messages, he said he’s obsessed with revealing the truth and doesn’t want to disappoint those who’d looked up to him.
“My goal is the truth because it killed me that all these people I had met over the years … that these people would think that I was a fraud,” Depp testified Tuesday.
The actor has said that his movie career suffered after Heard wrote a 2018 op-ed piece in The Washington Post in which she referred to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”
Heard never mentioned Depp by name, but Depp’s lawyers said it was a clear reference to accusations Heard made when she sought a 2016 restraining order against him.
Depp said the accusations and the article made him a Hollywood outcast and cost him his role in the lucrative “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie franchise.
Heard’s lawyers have argued that Heard’s opinion piece was accurate and didn’t defame him. They’ve said Depp’s ruined reputation was due to his own bad behavior and have argued that The Walt Disney Co. had already decided to ax Depp from “Pirates of the Caribbean” months before the article’s publication.
WHAT ARE HEARD’S ALLEGATIONS?
Heard has accused Depp of physically and sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions before and during their brief marriage, often in situations where she said he drank so much he later blacked out.
Depp said Heard’s allegations of his substance abuse have been “grossly embellished” and that he was never out of control during that time period. The two met in 2009, got married in 2015 and Heard filed for divorce a year later.
Heard’s attorneys have highlighted recounting the copious amount of alcohol and drugs he had taken at a time in which he claims he wasn’t a problematic drinker.
Depp filed a similar lawsuit in England against a newspaper there and lost. The judge there found that Depp and put her in fear for her life multiple times.
Heard is expected to testify later in the trial.
HOW DID DEPP AND HEARD MEET?
Depp and Heard met through the filming of “The Rum Diary,” a 2011 Depp-produced movie based upon an initially unpublished novel by the late Hunter S. Thompson that Depp discovered while going through the gonzo journalist’s papers with Thompson, his friend.
Depp said Heard was the perfect embodiment of the book’s femme fatale character named Chenault. “That’s the Chenault that Hunter wants,” Depp recalled. “Yep, she could definitely kill me.”
They started dating a few years later, with Depp portraying the early part of their relationship as a classic Hollywood romance. Depp would call Heard “Slim,” while she called him “Steve,” nicknames used by the Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall characters in the 1944 film “To Have and Have Not.”
Depp, 58, said he was also cognizant of the age difference between himself and Heard, 36, and compared it to the 25-year gap between Bogart and Bacall.
“I acknowledge the fact I was the old, craggy fogey and she was this beautiful creature,” he said.
HOW DID THEIR MARRIAGE FALL APART?
Depp said things began to change in his marriage when he felt that he “was suddenly just wrong about everything” in Heard’s eyes.
Depp said Heard made little digs at him, demeaned and berated him. The insults escalated into full-fledged circular arguments from which there was “no way in or out,” Depp said. “It was sort of a rapid-fire, sort of endless parade of insults,” Depp said.
Soon after, Heard began physically attacking him, Depp said. He said she once threw two bottles of vodka at him, the second of which exploded and severed his finger to the point where bone was exposed. Depp said he used the resulting blood to write on his walls and recount lies in which he had caught Heard. At the hospital, Depp said he lied to protect Heard and told the doctors that he had injured himself. Heard’s lawyers contend he cut his own finger.
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BOSTON FLIGHT?
One of the chief points in contention is what occurred on a 2014 private flight from Boston to Los Angeles that Depp and Heard took while he was filming the gangster film “Black Mass.”
Heard has said Depp assaulted her on the flight while he was blackout drunk.
Depp testified he took two oxycodone pills — an opiate to which he admits he was addicted at the time — and locked himself in the plane bathroom and fell asleep to avoid her badgering.
He told the court that he drank only a glass of Champagne while boarding the flight. But texts he sent to the actor Paul Bettany at the time referenced drinking half a bottle of whiskey, “a thousand Red Bull vodkas” and two bottles of Champagne before the flight.
Heard’s attorneys have also pointed to text messages Depp sent to Heard after the flight, saying, “Once again I find myself in a place of shame and regret. … I must get better.”
WHAT ELSE DID DEPP TEXT?
Heard’s attorneys have focused on text messages Depp sent to Bettany in which he expressed a desire to kill and defile Heard.
After saying he wanted to burn her, Depp wrote, “Let’s drown her before we burn her!!! I will (expletive) her burnt corpse afterwards to make sure she’s dead.”
Depp has apologized to the jury for the vulgar language and said that “in the heat of the pain I was feeling, I went to dark places.” He also compared his writing to Thompson’s gonzo style, which often incorporated brash language and embellished thoughts.
MOMENTS OF LEVITY
Despite the dark accusations and profane text messages being read to the court, Depp’s testimony has on occasion featured humorous moments.
Asked whether he would sometimes drink whiskey in the morning, Depp responded, “I mean, isn’t happy hour any time?”
And asked whether he had ever given pills to musician Marilyn Manson, Depp conceded that he once gave Manson a pill to get him to “stop talking so much.”
Depp also admitted that he’s never watched “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” the 2003 megahit in which he played the unhinged Captain Jack Sparrow. Asked how the film fared, Depp smiled and said, “I didn’t see it, but … well, the film did pretty well, apparently.”
And then there’s the bizarre matter of the alleged penis vandalism. Heard’s attorney repeatedly asked Depp whether he was responsible for drawing a penis on a painting inside his home shortly after the actor said Heard severed his finger. “Drawing a penis on a painting was not the first thing on my mind,” Depp testified.
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING IN VIRGINIA?
The trial is taking place in Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia.
Heard’s lawyers had sought to have the case tried in California, where the actors reside. But a judge ruled that Depp was within his rights to bring the case in Virginia because The Washington Post’s computer servers for its online edition are located in the county.
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Toddler abandoned at the border in the middle of the night, loses shoes in the mud
ROMA, Texas (Gray News) – A 2-year-old boy was abandoned near the Rio Grande border, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The little boy lost his shoes in the mud while crossing and was traveling within a group of 38 individuals.
Authorities say the toddler was medically screened and was in good health.
Agents found a birth certificate on the boy with the father’s information handwritten on the back.
According to CBP, agents have encountered over 38,000 noncitizen unaccompanied children in the first six months of the fiscal year 2022, outpacing encounters for the same reporting period last year.
Many of the children are very young and aren’t able to provide names or phone numbers of family members, so agents must rely on information written on clothing or notes found on the child to locate next of kin.
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Uganda Police close roads to allow Museveni’s son celebrate 48th birthday
Saturday April 23 2022
Kampala. Police in Uganda have announced a number of roads in the capital Kampala will be closed on Saturday so as to allow President Yoweri Museveni’s son celebrate his 48th birthday without hitches.
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the first son who doubles up as a senior member of the Commander of the Land Forces has planned a series of activities to celebrate his birthday, including a party at the Lugogo Cricket Oval where star musicians and leaders are set to be there.
Kampala Traffic Commander Kauma Rodgers confirmed the party could bring traffic flow affecting parts of the capital especially around the place the party will happen.
“Traffic flow towards Jinja Road is going to be diverted right at Wampewo Roundabout to Old Portbell Road. Traffic flow from Jinja side to the City center will remain normal.”
“However, there is not going to be right turn at the Lugogo Traffic Lights towards Lugogo Bypass if you are not going to the function. The rest are to proceed to Wampewo Roundabout and find their destinations as will be guided by traffic police,” he added.
Last week, Muhoozi unveiled a committee to plan his bash led by Michael Toyota Kaguta with Jackie Namuyonga as the secretary.
Rwanda President Paul Kagame has confirmed attendance and had earlier sent out cows as gifts to the birthday boy.
Artists such as Jose Chameleon, Bebe Cool, Rwanda’s greatest artist, Massamba Intore, will be performing at the General’s birthday.
President Kagame and Muhoozi have fostered in a good friendship rapport with Muhoozi telling off President Paul Kagame’s adversaries that, “This is my uncle, Afande Paul Kagame. Those who fight him are fighting my family. They should all be careful.”
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SINGAPORE - More young people can receive mental health help with the opening on Saturday (April 23) of a centre in Newton that focuses on helping youth and adults.
The centre is the fourth one opened by Brahm Centre, a charity set up in 2012 with a focus on promoting happier and healthier living to seniors, but has been expanding its focus to young people as well.
Mr Tan Ding Xuan, 21, said the strategies learnt during a foundation-level mindfulness course at Brahm Centre helped him through the anxiety he felt during his national service.
He was the emcee at the launch of the centre at Goldbell Towers as he had joined Brahm Centre as an intern, after experiencing the benefits of the course.
The new centre has two counselling rooms and two seminar rooms for courses on mindfulness - the practice of paying attention to the present moment in a non-judgmental way - and youth programmes.
Brahm Centre founder Angie Chew said youth today face issues such as worrying about the future, the pressure of being compared with others and feeling that they are not good enough, and abuse, as well as stigma and anxiety from identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, among other things.
She added that the new centre would offer more accessible mental health services, being centrally located.
She said: "The approach to helping people with mental well-being issues... needs to be holistic in nature. And the two stakeholders that have the greatest influence on our young are parents and teachers."
Adjunct Associate Professor Chew said Brahm Centre had, in December last year, launched a Lighthouse Programme that has a mental health literacy component and internship component.
The literacy programme for schools is done in partnership with Tan Tock Seng Hospital's psychiatry department and Harvard Medical School assistant professor in psychology Sara Lazar.
It involves students, parents and teachers in workshops on mental well-being, understanding how the brain works, and using mindfulness to reduce stress.
Since January, 1,900 students, 350 teachers and 50 parents have participated.
The programme also offers structured internships for students aged 15 and above to develop work skills as well as mental resilience. Since December, 20 young people have participated.
In collaboration with MOH Holdings, Brahm Centre is also offering free counselling services to its staff who are medical officers, houseman officers, dental officers, and medical and dental residents.
Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary, who was the guest of honour at the centre's launch, said in a speech that even as Singapore gradually resumes normal activities amid the Covid-19 pandemic, many people may continue to feel anxious or worried.
"In dealing with this, a supportive community is going to be vital in normalising conversations on mental health and encouraging those with mental health needs to then reach out," he said.
Mr Tan said he took part in a more advanced course in March after having seen how mindfulness had helped him.
"I learnt more about the triggers of my anxiety, fears, anger, regrets and guilt. These courses have given me a much-needed foundation to greet the future with more confidence and optimism."
Now in his work with Brahm Centre, he hopes to reach out to youth like him.
He manages the charity's social media pages, and is launching a 10-episode podcast series in May on youth mental health.
Together with Prof Chew, the pair will discuss peer pressure, hustle culture, which is the mindset of putting work above everything else, as well as discrimination, bullying and depression, among other topics. | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-mental-health-centre-in-newton-to-focus-on-helping-young-people | 2022-04-23T14:47:04Z | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-mental-health-centre-in-newton-to-focus-on-helping-young-people | true | 2 |
The case, a 31-year old male, was detected in the city of Mbandaka, capital of Congo's Equateur province, the institute said. A health ministry spokesperson confirmed the discovery.
The patient began showing symptoms on April 5, but did not seek treatment for more than a week. He was admitted to an Ebola treatment centre on April 21 and died later that day, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement.
"Time is not on our side," said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO's Regional Director for Africa. "The disease has had a two-week head start and we are now playing catch-up."
Mbandaka, a crowded trading hub on the banks of the Congo River, has contended with two previous outbreaks -- in 2018 and in 2020. It is a city where people live in close proximity, with road, water and air links to the capital Kinshasa.
The WHO said that efforts to contain the disease are already underway in Mbandaka, and that a vaccination campaign will begin in the coming days.
Congo has seen 13 previous outbreaks of Ebola, including one in 2018-2020 in the east that killed nearly 2,300 people, the second highest toll recorded in the history of the hemorrhagic fever.
The last outbreak, also in the east, infected 11 people between October and December and killed six of them.
(Reporting by Fiston Mahamba;Additional Reporting by Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala and Benoit NyembaWriting by Nellie Peyton;Editing by Cooper Inveen, Mark Heinrich and Christina Fincher) | https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/New-Ebola-case-confirmed-in-northwestern-Congo-lab-report-says--40128242/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20220423 | 2022-04-23T14:52:14Z | https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/New-Ebola-case-confirmed-in-northwestern-Congo-lab-report-says--40128242/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20220423 | false | 8 |
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday demanded that the Supreme Court should conduct an open hearing into the matter relating to the “threatening” diplomatic cable a day after National Security Committee affirmed its existence, ARY News reported.
Addressing a press conference, the former PM said that the NSC meeting confirmed that the diplomatic cable exists and “I can confirm that the tone was quite patronising, and the threat was open and they clearly demanded removal of Imran Khan as PM”.
Imran Khan maintained that not only they (US) wanted his removal as PM but also made it clear that if the No-Confidence Motion fails, Pakistan will have to bear consequences.
He demanded that the Supreme Court of Pakistan should conduct an open hearing into the case so that all the characters behind this “conspiracy” be exposed.
Related: ‘No foreign conspiracy’: US welcomes NSC statement
PTI chief deeply criticised the incumbent government and said that the “biggest tragedy of this whole episode” is that a government of crooks and thieves has been imposed after his government’s removal.
“They say there’s no conspiracy, I ask if imposing a govt of these crooks and thieves is not a conspiracy, what else is?” asked Imran Khan.
He added that even PML-N loyalists should think that in all these years, why their party hasn’t found a single person who is eligible to become PM or CM?.
The former PM, while answering a question, said that Shehbaz Sharif (now PM) had claimed that he will side with me if such a letter exists.
“Now I don’t want thieves like you to side with me but at least you should apologise (now that the existence of the letter is confirmed),” said Imran Khan.
Islamabad March
Imran Khan, who has done three massive rallies in Karachi, Peshawar and Lahore, said that his party will soon march towards Islamabad for “real independence” and asked all his workers to wait for his call for this all-important march.
“I have asked all our party’s committees to prepare for the march. The workers too should stay prepared as I will soon give a call,” said Imran Khan.
He announced that his party will observe Ramadan 27 (a possible Shab-e-Qadr) as “Shab-e-Dua” (Night of Prayers).
‘Put my name on ECL’
The PTI chief also demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja’s, by saying that his party believed him to be “biased”.
“All of this Election Commission’s (under Sikandar Raja) decisions are against PTI,” said Imran Khan.
About the recent changes in Exit Control List (ECL) rules, he said that he was not afraid of his name being put on the Exit Control List (ECL) because he did not want to go abroad like other political leaders.
“Please put my name on ECL, I don’t want to go abroad,” said Imran Khan. | https://arynews.tv/imran-khan-press-conference-diplomatic-cable/ | 2022-04-23T14:55:33Z | https://arynews.tv/imran-khan-press-conference-diplomatic-cable/ | false | 1 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — As federal officials finalize a long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes, dozens of interest groups have met with White House staffers to try to influence the process, which has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives while wiping out billions in tobacco sales.
Biden administration officials have heard from tobacco lobbyists, anti-smoking advocates, civil rights groups, small business owners and conservative think tanks. The lobbying push underscores the far-reaching impacts of banning menthol, which accounts for over one-third of the U.S. cigarette market.
The White House concluded its review of the Food and Drug Administration’s proposal Thursday after nearly 40 virtual meetings with outside groups, according to a government website. The FDA has pledged to lay out a detailed proposal for phasing out the flavor by month’s end, meaning an official announcement could come next week.
Meeting materials posted online show nearly all the groups opposing the ban have financial ties to tobacco companies, including businesses that sell cigarettes and nonprofit groups that receive charitable contributions.
Menthol is the only cigarette flavor that wasn’t banned under the 2009 law that gave the FDA authority over tobacco products. Several efforts to eliminate menthol since then have been derailed by industry pushback or competing political priorities.
Menthol’s persistence infuriates health advocates because the ingredient’s cooling effect has been shown to make it easier to start smoking and harder to quit. The health consequences have disproportionately fallen on Black smokers, 85% of whom use menthols.
FDA officials estimate that a ban could prevent 630,000 smoking deaths over 40 years, more than a third among Black people.
Anti-tobacco groups are closely tracking the review by the White House’s budget arm, after watching earlier FDA tobacco proposals get shelved or diluted under prior administrations.
“The concern with this process is that, in the past, political considerations have overtaken the scientific analysis of the FDA,” said Matthew Myers of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. “But I’m optimistic that the rule will come out in substantially the same form as the agency proposed it.”
The White House Office of Management and Budget reviews all major federal regulations before publication, particularly those that could impact the economy. Outside groups and individuals can request a meeting, offering a last chance to try and shape the final product.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday morning.
More than half the budget office’s meetings on the menthol issue were requested by groups that traditionally oppose tobacco restrictions. Memos and follow-up correspondence reveal familiar arguments about unintended consequences of a ban, including that it would subject Black communities to additional policing due to contraband cigarettes.
The Rev. Al Sharpton warned officials that the FDA’s plan would “exacerbate existing, simmering issues around racial profiling, discrimination, and policing,” according to a letter sent following his April 13 meeting, which included Susan Rice, President Joe Biden’s top domestic adviser on racial inequality.
Sharpton’s group, the National Action Network, has long received money from Reynolds American, maker of the best-selling menthol brand, Newport. Online records for the group’s OMB meeting show it was scheduled by the same law firm that arranged Reynolds meeting with White House staff.
The National Action Network did not respond to requests for comment.
Health advocates dismiss the over-policing concerns because FDA’s proposal would apply to companies that make or sell menthol cigarettes, not individual smokers.
“This is about stopping the production, distribution and sales of these things,” said Dr. Phillip Gardiner of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council. “It has nothing to do with possession.”
On Wednesday, the NAACP urged the Biden administration to move ahead with the menthol ban, saying that failing to do so “would be discriminatory and counter the goal and function of the FDA.”
More than a fourth of the meetings were requested by gas stations, convenience stores and distributors. Members of the Southern Association of Wholesale Distributors said some convenience stores could lose 30% of their cigarette revenue, forcing them to close and “creating food deserts.”
Other groups, including Americans for Tax Reform, warned of lost government revenue, citing one estimate that federal and state budgets would lose $6.6 billion in cigarette sales taxes. That group, led by conservative activist Grover Norquist, has received funding from Altria, the nation’s largest cigarette-maker.
Another argument from tobacco-aligned groups is that outlawing menthol would create an illicit market and increase criminal activities.
But Gardiner and other advocates point out that most cigarette smuggling in the U.S. today is across state lines to take advantage of differences in tax rates. If menthol production stops altogether there will be little supply to smuggle: Canada, for one, banned menthol in 2018.
More than 100 U.S. cities and counties have already restricted menthol products, with few indications of a burgeoning illicit market.
“The idea that somehow there’s hundreds of millions of dollars of menthol cigarettes that can be shipped around the world and across our border has not happened,” he said.
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Visakhapatnam: Former MP Vundavalli Arun Kumar has expressed surprise as to why Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy was not handing over the Polavaram project to the Centre.
Talking to media persons here on Friday, he recalled that Jagan, while in the Opposition, had questioned Chandrababu Naidu for taking over the Polavaram project which was the responsibility of the Centre as it was a national project.
“Jagan should have handed over the project to the Centre as soon he became Chief Minister. There is no chance of the BJP coming to power in Andhra Pradesh and therefore it is hesitating to spend money on it. Our MPs are unable to press the issue. Have they ever raised it in the Parliament? Why don’t they question the Centre and demand implementation of the AP State Reorganisation Act?” he wondered.
He described Jagan’s attitude as –I gave people money and they should vote for me. “But this is nothing but quid pro quo. No schemes for those who do not vote for him! We can’t say whether Jagan will be successful or not in this since never before did anyone resort to such a gamble. How long can he disburse money and from where will he get it? We hear that the issue of diverting Centre’s funds is being probed into. Jagan may not worry about the outcome, for, he can always say that he gave the money to the poor,” he remarked.
Arun Kumar also said that lack of foresight had led the state into the present power crisis.
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(NEXSTAR) – A recently released report found that, since last summer, over 1,140 different books have been banned or faced being banned from library shelves and in classrooms due to investigations spurred by “challenges from parents, educators, administrators, board members, or responses to laws passed by legislatures.”
Since July 2021, book bans have been reported in 26 states, according to PEN America, a nonprofit organization that aims to support freedom surrounding literature. The American Library Association found that books were challenged more than 700 times last year. That’s double the number of books challenged in 2020 and the highest number since the association began recording challenges.
While book bans aren’t new, PEN America notes that over the last nine months 41% of bans have been connected to directives from state officials or elected lawmakers.
“This is an unprecedented shift in PEN America’s long history of responding to book bans, from the more typical pattern in which demands for book removals are initiated by local community members,” the nonprofit writes in its report.
Where are book bans happening?
Over the last nine months, book bans have occurred in 86 school districts and 26 states.
PEN America found these five states have the most books banned recently:
- Texas: 713 bans, 16 districts
- Pennsylvania: 456 bans, 9 districts
- Florida: 204 bans, 7 districts
- Oklahoma: 43 bans, 2 districts
- Kansas: 30 bans, 2 districts
Others making the list include Indiana, Tennessee, Virginia, Missouri, Georgia, New York, and Utah.
In some cases, book bans are being reversed. The Central York School District in York, Pennsylvania, walked back its decision to keep dozens of books, websites, and movies about race and racism out of its classrooms following protests by the community, Nexstar’s WHTM reports.
Following an investigation in Salina, Kansas, a committee determined “All Boys Aren’t Blue” by George M. Johnson would remain on the school shelves despite heated conversations during a school board meeting, according to Nexstar’s KSNW.
A committee in Evans, Georgia, recently reviewed Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The group decided to take no action against a parent’s appeal to ban it, instead voting to keep it in school libraries and the curriculum.
Which books face bans?
According to the index, 1,145 titles by 874 different authors have been impacted by recent book bans.
More than 70% of the challenged books are works of fiction while 321 are non-fiction. Roughly half of the banned titles are targeted toward young adult readers and about 200 are picture books.
PEN America found 33% of banned books either focus on LGBTQ+ topics or feature “LGBTQ+ protagonists or prominent secondary characters.” Books with protagonists of color comprised 467 titles. A quarter of banned books deal with sexual or health-related content. Even some non-fiction titles, like “It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health” by Robie H. Harris, are becoming victims of challenges and investigations.
Books covering historical topics, like biographies of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Cesar Chavez, make up 111 banned titles.
Well-known impacted titles being include “13 Reasons Why” by Jay Asher, “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood, and “Gossip Girl: A Novel” by Cecily von Ziegesar, all of which have been turned into television series. Other banned stories include those turned into films, like “Bridge to Terabithia” by Katherine Paterson, “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn, and “Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four” by Margot Lee Shetterly.
“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, “The Outsiders” by S. E. Hinton, and “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, titles that were commonplace among schools not long ago, are also being challenged.
Below is a list of the most frequently banned titles, and the number of times it has been banned, courtesy of PEN America:
- “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe (30)
- “All Boys Aren’t Blue” by George Johnson (21)
- “Lawn Boy” by Jonathan Evison (16)
- “Out of Darkness” by Ashley Hope Pérez (16)
- “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison (12)
Unsurprisingly, all of 2021’s top 10 most challenged books, listed by the ALA, made PEN America’s list.
Kwame Alexander, a best-selling author whose book “The Undefeated” was banned in Central York classrooms, spoke with Nexstar’s WAVY about having access to his titles restricted, saying people need to “stop trying to handcuff history.”
“The beauty is, kids are still going to find their way to these books.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.nbc4i.com/news/book-bans-on-the-rise-here-are-the-titles-being-challenged/ | 2022-04-23T15:06:16Z | https://www.nbc4i.com/news/book-bans-on-the-rise-here-are-the-titles-being-challenged/ | true | 30 |
Surge In Germans Migrating to South America to Escape Muslim Migrants
Paraguay is seeing a surge in German migrants, fleeing Islamic migrants in their very own nation and onerous coronavirus restrictions.
“We have a problem in Germany with Muslims,” stated one of many exiles, including: “Islam and vaccinations are big, big problems in this world.”
The German, named as Michael Schwartz and stated to have arrived in Paraguay in November 2021, told the BBC that he had prevented taking coronavirus vaccinations — which the German well being minister desires to make compulsory, though there may be resistance to the coverage within the federal legislature — as a result of there are “many questions” round them, suggesting that “many Paraguayans” share his stance.
Stephan Hausen, one other German emigrée who arrived in Paraguay along with his household in the identical month as Schwartz, raised comparable issues, particularly about “continuous” lockdowns which had left him “dumbfounded”.
“That was the final straw,” he stated — though like Schwartz he additionally expressed issues about Islamic migration to Germany.
The German cities in Paraguay with a surge in European immigrants https://t.co/II23Tn4Twh
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 22, 2022
“I think we should have more regulated migration [to Germany],” stated Hausen’s spouse, Theresa, suggesting that Berlin ought to cap the variety of migrants allowed into the nation and plan accordingly.
“We need to have a say in this!” she continued, maybe alluding to the truth that notionally conservative former chancellor Angela Merkel, who opened the proverbial floodgates in 2015, didn’t marketing campaign on a platform of mass migration — certainly, she declared that multiculturalism had “utterly failed” in 2010.
“Paraguay, in our experience, is a very Christian country, and we come from a Christian culture,” added her husband.
“We’ve got to know a great many people here and we’re on the same wavelength. In Germany it can’t happen like this, because in general the Muslims act so provocatively,” he stated.
A pensive-looking Theresa appeared to try to dissuade him from persevering with on this vein with a nervous “my dear”, prompting Stephan to inform his BBC interviewer: “Maybe this shouldn’t be filmed. It sounds a bit too harsh. We don’t want that.”
The publicly-funded British broadcaster aired the feedback regardless.
Germany Admits Radical Islam, NOT Mental Issues, Likely Motivated Mass Stabbing by Syrianhttps://t.co/0gdGld9u3V
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) March 22, 2022
A girl given the pseudonym “Hana” who helps Germans settle in Paraguay was additionally hesitant to specific herself overtly, chatting with the BBC solely on the situation that they didn’t present her face or use her actual identify.
She claimed that the emigrants “want to protect their children”, saying that, in Germany, women now “get raped, openly harassed in public spaces, because they are not wearing the [Islamic] veil.”
“A German woman is worth nothing to them,” she alleged, prompting her BBC interviewer to ask if she had “any evidence” to again up her claims.
“No, these are just my people who tell me that,” Hana responded, denying that she was racist and saying the one factor that mattered to her was having respect for the mainstream tradition.
The horrific statistics reveal that half of all suspects in gang-rape circumstances weren’t German residents and that usually the perpetrators got here from Islamic nations equivalent to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria https://t.co/xq0ASSJrTm
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) August 1, 2021 | https://thewall.fyi/surge-in-germans-migrating-to-south-america-to-escape-muslim-migrants/ | 2022-04-23T15:09:18Z | https://thewall.fyi/surge-in-germans-migrating-to-south-america-to-escape-muslim-migrants/ | false | 1 |
Japan: 26 missing after tour boat reports sinking off north coast
Six patrol vessels and four aircraft are involved in the search after the sightseeing boat goes missing in rough waters.
No survivors have yet been found after a tour boat with 26 people on board issued a distress call that it was sinking off Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido.
Six patrol vessels and four aircraft were involved in the hours-long search on Saturday after the boat went missing in rough waters off northern Japan, the coast guard said.
As of 10:30pm (13:30 GMT), some nine hours after the initial distress call was sent, officials said the search was ongoing.
The 19-ton Kazu 1 made an emergency call early Saturday, saying the ship’s bow had flooded and was beginning to sink and tilt when it was travelling off the western coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula on Hokkaido island.
High waves and strong winds were observed in the area at about noon, according to a local fisheries cooperative, and fishing boats returned to port because of the bad weather.
A warning for high waves of up to 3 metres (9 feet) was issued, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK reported. Average April sea temperatures in Shiretoko National Park are just above freezing.
The crew also said those on board were wearing life jackets and the boat was keeling at a 30-degree angle, NHK said. There were 24 passengers, including two children, on board and two crew members.
The tour boat has since lost contact.
A coast guard official told AFP news agency rescuers had “set up a task force to tackle the incident” and look for the missing, but declined to confirm any other details.
A staff member at the vessel’s operator, Shiretoko Pleasure Cruise, said he could not comment as he had to respond to calls from worried families of the passengers.
According to its homepage, the ship holds 65 people. Tours around the Shiretoko area usually last about three hours, according to the tour company.
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A young man has been stabbed and at least 10 others injured by a lone attacker in a town centre.
Warwickshire Police said a 33-year-old man has been arrested, while a man in his 20s is in a stable condition in hospital after being stabbed in Bedworth town centre, just north of Coventry, on Saturday morning.
The force believe the suspect, from Bedworth, walked along Coventry Road and Gilbert Close, where he assaulted at least 10 people just before 8am.
Police said the victims who have been identified so far as suffering minor injuries are assisting officers with the investigation.
A shopkeeper in the area told Coventry Live the attacker threatened staff in a shop with scissors before he was detained by police.
They said: “A man assaulted people coming from town and supposedly kicked a man’s dog.
“I heard he pulled a pair of scissors on staff inside a shop and then police Tasered him and arrested him.
“One of our customers was going into the town, the man had a go at him, then they came back up here covered in blood.”
Detective Sergeant Rich Simpkins described it as a “nasty incident” and appealed for anyone else injured to come forward.
He said: “This was a nasty incident which has left a number of people with injuries and I know this will cause the community great concern.
“The public can expect to see a heightened police presence in and around Bedworth town centre to provide reassurance while our officers continue to conduct their enquiries.
“We have a man in custody and are not looking for any further suspects in connection with this incident.
“We know that a number of people were in the area at around the time of the incident and that there may be more members of the public who may have been approached or assaulted by the suspect.
“If you were approached by the suspect or may have witnessed the incident, I would urge you to get in touch.
“Any information you may have could really assist with our investigation.”
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Powell reinforces expectations of sharp rate hike next month
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve must move faster than it has in the past to rein in high inflation, Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday, signaling that sharp interest rate increases are likely in the coming months, beginning at the Fed’s next policy meeting in May.
In a panel discussion held by the International Monetary Fund during its spring meetings, Powell also suggested that “there’s something in the idea of front-loading” aggressive rate hikes as the Fed grapples with inflation that has reached a four-decade high.
“So that does point in the direction of (a half-point rate increase) being on the table” for the Fed’s policy meeting May 3-4, Powell said. Typically in the past, the Fed has raised its benchmark short-term rate by more modest quarter-point increments. When the Fed raises its rate, it often leads to higher borrowing costs for people and businesses, including those seeking to borrow to buy homes, cars and other costly goods.
Wall Street investors already expect the Fed to raise its key rate by a half-point at its next three meetings, including those that will occur in June and July. Powell’s comments Thursday underscored those expectations.
That would be the fastest tightening since 1994, when the Fed raised its rate by 1.25 percentage points over the course of three meetings.
By contrast, Christine Lagarde, president of European Central Bank, who took part in Thursday’s discussion, sounded a much more cautious note. Inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro reached 7.5% last month, compared with a year earlier, the highest level since records began in 1997.
Yet Europe’s economy faces a greater threat from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has sent food and particularly energy prices on the continent soaring and has weighed more on its economic growth than in the United States.
Lagarde said the ECB, at its next meeting in June, would decide when to end its program of bond purchases, which are intended to lower long-term interest rates. The Fed completed a similar effort in March. The ECB has set the July-September quarter as a target to stop buying bonds but hasn’t been more specific.
One reason for Lagarde’s caution, she said, is that about half of Europe’s inflation is driven by high energy prices. Typically, interest rate policies can do little about such supply shocks.
“Our economies are moving at a different pace,” Lagarde said, referring to Europe and the United States, where growth has been faster. “Our inflation is fed by different components.”
In his remarks, Powell said the Fed wants to “expeditiously” raise its benchmark rate to a neutral level, meaning a level that neither encourages nor restrains economic growth. Fed officials now consider a rate of between 2.25% and 2.5% to be roughly neutral. That’s 2 percentage points above its current level.
The Fed could raise rates beyond neutral, Powell said, to a level that would slow the economy — “if that turns out to be appropriate” to stem high inflation.
How quickly the Fed should lift rates to a point they start to restrain the economy could be a point of debate among policymakers in the coming months. On Wednesday, Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said that rates “will probably end up” above neutral by next year.
But Mary Daly, president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve, suggested Wednesday that once the Fed lifted rates to a level that no longer encouraged or restricted growth, it should proceed cautiously.
“If we slam the brakes on the economy by adjusting rates too quickly or too much, we risk...potentially tipping the economy into recession,” Daly said.
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McCarthy’s second shot at first-time speaker relies on Trump
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — The next speaker of the U.S. House could very well hail from California — not Nancy Pelosi’s slice of the Golden State, but the other California, Donald Trump’s California.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy is a son of the Central Valley, a farming and oil-pumping heartland that eagerly embraced the former president. A swath of rural conservatism amid California’s progressive politics, it’s where residents often feel ostracized, resented and left behind by their liberal neighbors in San Francisco to the north and Los Angeles to the south.
“We’re the forgotten valley,” said retired insurance salesman Chuck Hall at a Republican Party dinner last week in Fresno.
It’s here where McCarthy launched his political rise, from a young entrepreneur who set up a sandwich counter inside his uncle’s frozen yogurt shop to one of the more powerful Republicans in state and national politics. His career took off during the Trump era, when McCarthy was an early backer who understood the magnetic pull of Trump’s grievance-laden populism in drawing working-class people away from Democrats and into the Republican fold.
But this past week, McCarthy’s future as the party’s leader in the House was thrown into jeopardy after audio was released of him telling fellow Republicans in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that Trump should resign.
As McCarthy relies on Trump to help Republicans win control of the House in the November elections and seize the speaker’s gavel from California Democrat Pelosi, the year-old comments raised new questions about their relationship and McCarthy’s ability to lead a party still beholden to Trump.
“I don’t have to have the job,” McCarthy told The Associated Press in an interview last week in his district in the days before The New York Times released the audio of his 2021 remarks.
“You know, I’ve done what I’m going do. Now, it’s really what is the legacy you leave?”
McCarthy’s career in many ways reflects the arc of Republican politics, coming of age in the heady optimism of Ronald Reagan’s presidency and then shifting to align with Trump’s more hard-edged criticism of the status quo and Democratic policies.
But McCarthy’s handling of the Capitol attack, especially as the House’s Jan. 6 committee investigates his conversations with Trump that day, will emerge as a defining chapter of his time in Congress and, perhaps, his future as a leader. McCarthy had been critical of Trump immediately after the siege, which he called “un-American” and said was one of the saddest days of his career, before dashing to visit Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida to patch things up.
“He still has the bruises from that,” said Dave Noerr, the long-serving mayor of nearby Taft, a historic oil-drilling town. “He will wear those bruises for perpetuity. So that was a very tough lesson.”
The Trump years seem to have created a hangover in the Central Valley, where residents said they are tired of the politics and the fighting in Washington, and just want some relief from the stresses in their daily lives.
Inflation has sent gas prices sky-high, at nearly $6 a gallon, pushing the price of a fill up into triple digits for some. Crime remains a problem as the region struggles with population fluctuations and income inequality. The coronavirus crisis hangs over the community as it does elsewhere as the nation emerges from the pandemic.
Families watching kids at a weeknight Little League game held mixed views, with some believing McCarthy is part of the problem in Washington and others seeing him as a potential solution.
Garrilynn Dickerson, a respiratory therapist and mother of two who treated COVID-19 patients at a local hospital, said she just wants Republicans and Democrats to work together.
“Honestly, I just want unity,” said the independent voter who said she likes libertarian leaning Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., but also wants to see McCarthy reach out more to Democrats. “I don’t like the mudslinging.”
Despite its conservative roots, the place that’s often called the Texas of the West is also changing. The once predominantly white population is fading as Latinos and other demographic groups gain in numbers. The Bakersfield City Council is working on new district lines to incorporate the growing Punjabi population.
Christian Romo, chairman of the Kern County Democrats, said the birthplace of the farm workers movement and the home to civil rights labor leader Cesar Chavez is coming into its own. As second- and third-generation immigrants become eligible to vote, their party allegiance is highly sought after by Democrats and Republicans working to boost numbers and turnout.
“We’re a red dot in a very blue county, but I keep telling people the blue wave is cracking through that red wall,” he said.
To prepare for the November elections, McCarthy is reaching back to the tools of another former Republican speaker, Newt Gingrich of Georgia, who won control in the 1994 election after presenting voters with the “Contract with America” list of GOP priorities.
McCarthy has tasked his rank and file with assembling its own list of priorities to present to the public this summer. He acknowledged his ideas are not being embraced by the other GOP leader in Congress, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who has said the election will be a referendum on President Joe Biden and Democratic policies.
“This is where Mitch and I disagree,” McCarthy said. “I think we have to lay out to the American public what you’re going to do ahead of time, because when the people go to vote, they vote for the agenda.”
Longtime Kern County Republican Party leader Cathy Abernathy, who first hired McCarthy as a young congressional intern a generation ago, said she is not convinced that Republicans will be able to win control this fall, despite outside analysis suggesting the election is theirs to lose.
“I don’t take it for granted,” she said.
It’s not the first time McCarthy has reached for the speaker’s gavel, having dropped out of a race abruptly in 2015 when it was clear he did not have support from hard-right lawmakers.
Yet it’s not at clear that this time he will be able to do much better. The past several Republican speakers, including Gingrich and Reps. John Boehner of Ohio and Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, have all abandoned the job, chased out of town by restive rank-and-file lawmakers in their own party.
“Do I want to be speaker? Yes. But I don’t have to be speaker,” McCarthy said. “My life will be fine one way or another.”
By LISA MASCARO
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Dozens of teachers placed on unpaid leave for allegedly using fake vaccine cards
By Aundrea Cline-Thomas
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NEW YORK (WCBS) — Dozens of New York City public school teachers are on the verge of being fired after allegedly submitting fake proof of COVID vaccination.
The teachers’ union, however, is threatening a lawsuit.
Those dozens of teachers will not be returning to the classroom after spring break, instead getting placed on leave without pay.
“I’m really disappointed to learn there were fake vaccination cards. Not only is it illegal, it undermines our entire trust,” Mayor Eric Adams said.
The Department of Education says fewer than 100 employees are impacted but did not explain how it determined the vaccination cards were fake, only adding law enforcement is investigating.
“It’s not safe for our kids, for us, too,” parent Jazmin Mendez told CBS2’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas.
“People have been faking the cards since the pandemic started. It’s nothing new, and the fact that the DOE is just finding out about it now, it’s too little, too late,” parent Moe Green said.
In a statement, the United Federation of Teachers said the accusations are based on “unproven allegations,” adding cutting teachers’ pay before showing proof is “a clear violation of the basic notion of due process.”
“I don’t support any fraudulent or illegal activity, but I understand when people feel desperate,” said Michael Kane, founder of Teachers for Choice.
In February, after 14 years as a teacher, Kane was among the 900 education employees to lose their jobs for failure to comply with the city’s vaccination mandate, a law Adams says he’s not changing despite providing some exemptions.
“We now have Eric Adams saying if you’re a high paying performer or athlete, you don’t have to abide by this rule, but if you’re part of the working class, you do,” Kane said. “What we have now is not public health. We have class warfare.”
But as COVID cases rise again in the city, so does the threat.
The teachers’ union threatened to sue if the Department of Education does not reverse its decision by the end of the day.
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio instituted a vaccine mandate for school and other city employees in the fall, drawing several unsuccessful legal challenges.
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AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Construction has begun on what is billed as the world’s largest wildlife crossing for mountain lions and other animals caught in Southern California’s urban sprawl.
Officials held a ceremony Friday to mark the start of construction of a $90 million bridge over a freeway and feeder road that is about 35 miles (56.33 kilometers) northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
“This wildlife crossing could not have come at a better time. It is truly a game changer,” said Jeff Sikich, biologist for the National Park Service. “Today’s groundbreaking sets a path toward saving our local mountain lions and supporting the diversity of wildlife in this whole region.”
The bridge will stretch 200 feet (61 meters) over U.S. 101 to give big cats, coyotes, deer and other wildlife a safe path to the nearby Santa Monica Mountains. It is expected to be completed by early 2025 and will be named the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing for the philanthropist whose foundation donated $25 million.
About 300,000 cars a day travel that stretch of the 101 in Agoura Hills, a small city surrounded by a patchwork of protected wildland that the new crossing will connect.
The star of the fundraising campaign to build the bridge was mountain lion P-22, who traveled across freeways and made his home in a huge Los Angeles park. While he is unlikely to use the span because he lives many miles away, P-22 became a symbol of the shrinking genetic diversity of wild animals that must remain all but trapped by sprawling development or risk becoming roadkill.
Scientists tracking mountain lions fitted with GPS collars found over decades that roadways are largely confining animals in mountains that run along the Malibu coast and across the middle of Los Angeles to Griffith Park, where P-22 settled.
On Thursday, a mountain lion was struck and killed on a nearby freeway. J.P. Rose, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, said these deaths are preventable if the state invests in more wildlife crossings.
Wildlife crossings — bridges and tunnels — are common in western Europe and Canada. A famous one in Banff National Park in Alberta spans the Trans-Canada Highway and is frequently used by bears, moose and elk.
Cara Lacey, project director for wildlife corridors and crossings project at the Nature Conservancy, said her organization has been mapping out other wildlife crossings that she hopes can also be built so animals can seek out mates and food sources.
“We can do this everywhere,” she said. “We and our partners have a vision for reconnected California where wildlife does not have to compete with cars to cross roads.” | https://www.wtrf.com/top-stories/california-breaks-ground-on-largest-urban-wildlife-crossing/ | 2022-04-23T15:30:07Z | https://www.wtrf.com/top-stories/california-breaks-ground-on-largest-urban-wildlife-crossing/ | true | 26 |
Special allocation, mid-term plan sought for learning loss recovery
Academics and policymakers have called for a special allocation in the upcoming budget for recovering the learning losses of students caused by the prolonged closure of educational institutions amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
"We hope that the government will allocate a special budget for recovering learning losses and to check dropouts," Rasheda K Choudhury, executive director of the Campaign for Popular Education (Campe), said at a dialogue on Saturday.
"The education ministry never engages stakeholders, who have been working in the education sector for a long time, in preparing the education budget. That is why needs-basis allocations are always absent in the education budget," she added.
Campe, Education Watch and Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in cooperation with Unicef organised the dialogue, "Lessons from Our National Budget for Education: Where Do We Stand?" at Spectra Convention Centre in the capital.
Eminent economist Kazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmed presided over the function while Planning Minister MA Mannan was present as chief guest.
Lawmaker Aroma Dutta, Javed Patel, British high commissioner (in-charge) in Dhaka, Veera Mendonca, deputy representative of Unicef Bangladesh Country office, Hans Lambrecht, co-chair of ELCG, Fahmida Khatun, executive director of CPD, and Manzoor Ahmed, professor emeritus of Brac University, among others, spoke on the occasion.
To facilitate students in continuing their studies, the primary and mass education and the education ministries along with stakeholders provided a variety of learning alternatives amid the closure.
But, the experts said, remote learning was not entirely a substitute for face-to-face schooling and most students could not take part in online classes due to a lack of digital devices and the high cost of internet data.
Dr Manzoor Ahmed said, "We don't see any initiative to recover the learning losses. We need a mid-term plan and an adequate special budget. Otherwise, the education sector might face a problematic situation."
Muntaseer Kamal, a research fellow at CPD, presented a keynote paper on "Education Budget in Bangladesh: Issue and Challenges" at the programme.
In his keynote paper, Muntaseer Kamal said education has been considered to be a priority sector in successive five-year plans in Bangladesh. But unfortunately, over the years Bangladesh could make limited progress in terms of providing the required budgetary allocation for education.
Learning losses induced by the pandemic will be a difficult challenge to overcome as targeted in the Annual Development Programme (ADP). Projects to mitigate learning losses are still lacking.
"Total public expenditure on education was 1.6% of GDP in 1990, which rose to about 2%. Since then, it has been hovering around this level. However, after the rebasing of GDP (base year: 2015-16), the share came down to 1.4% in FY21," the keynote said.
"Completion rate at the lower secondary and upper secondary levels has not been satisfactory. The dropout rate and learning losses might be high in the upcoming days owing to the Covid-19 impact. So, the government must take immediate action and allocate a special budget for checking dropouts and for recovering learning losses," it added.
"Due to hierarchy of quality among different types of institutions, a small proportion of mostly urban institutions meet acceptable standards for educational provisions and facilities. The teacher-student ratio, particularly in science and math, and inadequate quality-enhancing training facilities for teachers affect the quality of education," it said.
Even the proportion of students enrolled in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) increased from 2% in 2010 to 3.5% in 2020 without addressing the weakness. As a result, such an increase, by itself without weaknesses being addressed, without responding to quality and relevance concerns and linking it all with the job market, is likely to be wasted, it said.
Tanjima, a resident of a Hazaribagh slum, got married during the pandemic and now she wants to study. But she has no financial support to continue her study.
"I got married when I was a 9th grader in 2021. Now I am interested in continuing studies. But my family has no ability to provide financial assistance. I request the government to create a fund for us," she said.
Jakia Akter, who came from Kishoreganj, said her father was a businessman and had lost his capital amid the pandemic. Now he is suffering from different ailments and is unable to work. Her mother works as a maid. She also does the same job.
"I learnt nothing during the pandemic. I am now a 10th grader but it is difficult for me to understand the lessons. I hardly get time to study after my work. I can learn more if the government does something for us," she said.
Dr Kazi Kholiquzzaman said the government must spend the budgetary allocation through good management. At the same time, it should have an evaluation of whether the target is being fulfilled or not.
Planning Minister MA Mannan placed importance on inclusive education, especially for marginalised students. He said that education for students from rural, char and hilly areas must be ensured somehow.
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"Stipends and school meals can reduce dropouts and also can mitigate learning losses. So the education ministry should take special initiatives in this regard," he said. | https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/education/special-allocation-mid-term-plan-sought-learning-loss-recovery-408362 | 2022-04-23T15:31:06Z | https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/education/special-allocation-mid-term-plan-sought-learning-loss-recovery-408362 | false | 1 |
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Evolva Holding SA (OTCMKTS:ELVAF – Get Rating) traded up 24% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as 0.14 and last traded at 0.14. 3,500 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 58% from the average session volume of 8,258 shares. The stock had previously closed at 0.12.
Separately, Berenberg Bank raised Evolva from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 20th.
The firm has a 50-day moving average price of 0.14.
Evolva Holding SA discovers, develops, and commercializes ingredients for use in food, nutrition, personal healthcare, agriculture, and other sectors in Switzerland, the United States, and internationally. It offers branded ingredients, such as Veri-te Resveratrol, a natural ingredient in grapes, as well as other plants, including peanuts, cranberries, and Japanese knotweed for use in age-related health conditions; Nootkashield for pest control applications; EverSweet Stevia, a sweetener use in food, beverages, and table-top sweeteners; Nootkatone, an ingredient for flavour and fragrance applications; Valencene, an aroma ingredient; and Vanillin, an extracted from the seed pods of the vanilla orchid and is made up of a complex mixture of taste components.
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Twitter bans ads that contradict science on climate change
Twitter says it will no longer allow advertisers on its site who deny the scientific consensus on climate change, echoing a policy already in place at Google.
"Ads shouldn’t detract from important conversations about the climate crisis,” the company said in a statement outlining its new policy Friday.
There was no indication that the change would affect what users post on the social media site, which along with Facebook has been targeted by groups seeking to promote misleading claims about climate change.
The announcement coinciding with Earth Day came hours before the European Union agreed upon a deal requiring big tech companies to vet their sites more closely for hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content.
Twitter said it would provide more information in the coming months on how it plans to provide “reliable, authoritative context to the climate conversations” its users engage in, including from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The U.N.-backed science panel's reports on the causes and effects of climate change provide the basis for international negotiations to curb climate change.
The company already has a dedicated climate topic on its site and offered what it described as “pre-bunks” during last year's U.N. climate conference to counter misinformation surrounding climate change. | https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/business/twitter-bans-ads-that-contradict-science-on-climate-change/ | 2022-04-23T15:44:43Z | https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/business/twitter-bans-ads-that-contradict-science-on-climate-change/ | true | 26 |
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IPL 2022 Match 35: Andre Russell's batting heroics goes in vain as Titans beat KKR
Gujarat Titans defended a small total to clinch a dramatic eight-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL thriller
Andre Russell's pyrotechnics proved to be too little too late in the end as Gujarat Titans defended a small total to clinch a dramatic eight-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL thriller on Saturday.
With 12 points already in its kitty, the Titans are looking good for a play-off berth in its inception year. KKR's top and middle order batters failed miserably in the wake of a clinical bowling display from the Titans with only Rinku Singh scoring 35 and it was left to Russell (48 off 25 balls) to go for a win and the West Indian nearly did it only to fail in the last over. Chasing 157 for a win, KKR ended their innings at 148 for 8 after Russell was out in the second ball of the final over.He hit one four and six sixes.
Needing 18 from the final over bowled by Alzarri Joseph, Russell hit the first ball for a six before Lockie Ferguson took a fine catch in the deep under pressure from the vey next delivery to end KKR's hopes. This was Titan's sixth win in seven matches and they strengthened their position at the top of table while KKR slumped to their fourth straight loss. For the Titans, Mohammed Shami, Rashid Khan and yash Dayal took two wickets apiece while Alzarri Joseph and Lockei Ferguson got one each. Veteran India pacer Shami wreaked havoc in his first spell of two overs, taking the wickets of new opening pair of Sam Billings (4) and Sunil Narine (5) to reduce KKR to 2/10 in the third over.
KKR's decision to promote Billings to open the innings backfired while Narine failed for the second time at the top of the order. To make matters worse for KKR, Nitish Rana (2) edged a beautiful delivery from Lockie Ferguson to Wriddhiman Saha to continue his struggle for form this season. Captain Shreyas Iyer, fresh from a fine 85 against Rajasthan Royals, looked in top form with an exquisite six off Ferguson as KKR reached 34 for 3 at the end of powerplay. But, KKR suffered their biggest jolt with Iyer edging an angled delivery from pacer Yash Dayal in the first ball after powerplay, that left them a huge mountain to climb in their run chase.
Russell got a life after he holed out to fine leg fielder but Dayal overstepped for a no-ball. Russell made the reprieve count with two successive sixes off the same bowler. KKR knew they were still in the game as long as Russell was there and the West Indian survived two close calls to keep his side in the hunt only to get dismissed in the last over. Earlier, captain Hardik Pandya's third fifty of the season was the lone saving grace in Gujarat Titans' underwhelming batting show as they scored a below-par 156 for 9. The Titans skipper missed the last game as a precautionary measure and looked a bit rusty even as he scored 67 off 49 balls with four boundaries and two sixes. KKR bowled as many as 43 dot balls and were brilliant at the death as they conceded only 29 runs and took as many as seven wickets in the final five overs.
Andre Russell (4/5 in 1 over) got four wickets in the final over as Rinku Singh was a livewire in the field with four catches. While Shubman Gill (5) was out early as Sam Billings collected a faint tickle down the leg-side off Southee's delivery, Wriddhiman Saha (25 off 25 balls), for the second match in succession, piled on the pressure, consuming too many dot balls. However, an early breakthrough didn't stop Pandya from playing his natural, aggressive game as there was no marks for guessing as to who dominated their 75-run stand for second wicket stand. David Miller (27 off 20 balls, 2x6), after a match-winning knock against CSK the other night, gave his skipper some support in a 50-run third wicket stand but there wasn't a lot of resistance from other batters. | https://thebridge.in/cricket/ipl-2022-andre-russells-batting-heroics-vain-titans-beat-kkr-30914 | 2022-04-23T15:48:07Z | https://thebridge.in/cricket/ipl-2022-andre-russells-batting-heroics-vain-titans-beat-kkr-30914 | false | 10 |
Scores of passengers aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship became sick with COVID-19 on a San Francisco to Hawaii voyage that ended last week and followed a trip to Panama in which dozens of passengers also were stricken with the virus on the same ship.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health said 143 passengers aboard the Ruby Princess’ San Francisco to Hawaii round trip that ended April 11 tested positive for the virus, nearly twice as many as the 73 reported sick with COVID-19 after the ship’s March 27 return to San Francisco from Panama.
“It was quite clear that there were a large percentage of passengers that were sick, but unless you self-reported, you were free to keep going and infect other passengers,” said Ted Vomacka of Antioch, who said he was among the passengers who tested positive on the ship and was forced to quarantine in separate quarters from from his wife, Larisa, who eventually tested positive after they returned home.
Vomacka and other passengers said they weren’t told about the outbreak as it was spreading on board, and there were no screening tests for the virus to identify other potentially infected passengers without symptoms.
“It was obvious from observing all the coughing and hacking that some form of infection was going around,” he said.
Cruise ships, where some of the pandemic’s first outbreaks were reported in Japan and the Bay Area in early 2020, continue to be stricken as ever more contagious variants of the virus circulate.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are 100 cruise ships participating in its COVID-19 cruise ship program, and its online tracker indicates 52 of them currently are under investigation for outbreaks. Only 21 of them reported no cases.
Both of the recent Ruby Princess outbreaks triggered investigations by the CDC under its program for controlling COVID-19 aboard cruise ships.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health said the crew and passengers of the Ruby Princess’ Panama Canal and Hawaii trips were 100% vaccinated, and that “the vast majority of individuals who tested positive for COVID experienced mild or no symptoms.”
Only one person on the Hawaii trip was hospitalized, the department said, “which speaks to the incredible efficacy of vaccination.”
In March 2020, early outbreaks had prompted the CDC to issue a no-sail order that ended last June with new health and safety requirements. But the CDC in December, at the height of the surge in cases driven by the omicron variant, advised travelers to avoid cruise ships even if vaccinated.
The CDC currently advises that even the vaccinated can become infected with the virus aboard cruise ships and that travelers make sure they are “up to date” on their vaccines, with one or two booster shots if eligible.
Princess Cruises said in a statement in response to questions about the recent Ruby Princess outbreaks that “the protocols that have been established work.”
“When cases are identified because of the testing onboard, cruise ship protocols help to maximize onboard containment with rapid response procedures designed to safeguard all other guests and crew as well as the communities that the ships visit,” the cruise line statement continued.
The measures include a CDC requirement of having at least 95% of guests prove they’re fully vaccinated at least two weeks before the trip, with the exception of children under age 5 not currently eligible for the shots, the cruise line said. Crew members are vaccinated and will receive a booster dose in accordance with CDC guidelines.
Guests also must provide proof of a negative viral COVID-19 test taken before or at embarkation, and those on back-to-back voyages disembark the ship at the end of each trip and receive a complimentary test for COVID-19, the company said. They cannot board the ship again unless they receive a negative test result. Protocols for testing, it said, are based on CDC guidance, and onboard COVID-19 medical care is available free of charge.
San Francisco health officials said they have additional agreements with cruise lines embarking or disembarking in the city requiring them to arrange private transport and onshore housing for quarantine of infected passengers or crew. Cruise lines are also required to have private agreements with medical facilities to treat positive passengers or crew, in the event hospitalization is required.
None of the recent cruise ship outbreaks were at the highest “red” level that would trigger additional health measures such as requiring testing to screen passengers and crew for the virus, mandating mask wearing and notifying passengers on the current, previous, and subsequent voyages.
The CDC investigates outbreaks affecting at least 0.3% of passengers or crew members. The 951-foot-long Ruby Princess, which took her maiden voyage in 2008, can carry 3,080 passengers and 1,200 crew members.
According to CruiseMapper.com, she’s due back Saturday in San Francisco from an Easter trip that began April 16 down the California coast to Ensenada, Mexico. | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/covid-19-outbreak-hits-another-bay-area-cruise-ship-voyage/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-04-23T15:53:37Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/covid-19-outbreak-hits-another-bay-area-cruise-ship-voyage/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | true | 11 |
Wall Street brokerages predict that Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB – Get Rating) will post earnings per share (EPS) of $0.80 for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Three analysts have provided estimates for Dolby Laboratories’ earnings, with the lowest EPS estimate coming in at $0.76 and the highest estimate coming in at $0.84. Dolby Laboratories reported earnings per share of $0.91 in the same quarter last year, which suggests a negative year over year growth rate of 12.1%. The company is expected to issue its next quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Monday, January 1st.
On average, analysts expect that Dolby Laboratories will report full year earnings of $3.79 per share for the current year, with EPS estimates ranging from $3.75 to $3.84. For the next financial year, analysts anticipate that the firm will post earnings of $4.30 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $4.20 to $4.35. Zacks Investment Research’s earnings per share calculations are an average based on a survey of research analysts that that provide coverage for Dolby Laboratories.
Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 3rd. The electronics maker reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.84 by ($0.05). Dolby Laboratories had a return on equity of 9.86% and a net margin of 20.52%. The business had revenue of $351.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $364.12 million.
In other news, EVP Mark Andrew Sherman sold 1,798 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.23, for a total value of $138,859.54. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Avadis Tevanian sold 1,331 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.31, for a total value of $100,237.61. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 37.06% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DLB. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in Dolby Laboratories during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Consolidated Planning Corp purchased a new position in Dolby Laboratories during the third quarter worth about $35,000. Zullo Investment Group Inc. purchased a new position in Dolby Laboratories during the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC lifted its position in Dolby Laboratories by 1,963.6% during the third quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 454 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 432 shares during the period. Finally, Spire Wealth Management lifted its position in Dolby Laboratories by 579.6% during the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 632 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $60,000 after buying an additional 539 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 56.84% of the company’s stock.
DLB stock traded down $0.89 on Monday, reaching $77.29. 392,246 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 521,762. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $75.48 and a 200-day moving average of $84.06. The firm has a market cap of $7.87 billion, a PE ratio of 31.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.06. Dolby Laboratories has a twelve month low of $69.18 and a twelve month high of $104.74.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 16th were given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 15th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.29%. Dolby Laboratories’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.98%.
Dolby Laboratories Company Profile (Get Rating)
Dolby Laboratories, Inc creates audio and imaging technologies that transform entertainment and communications at the cinema, DTV, transmissions and devices, mobile devices, OTT video and music services, and home entertainment devices. The company develops and licenses its audio technologies, such as AAC & HE-AAC, a digital audio codec solution used for a range of media applications.; AVC, a digital video codec with high bandwidth efficiency used in various media devices; Dolby AC-4, an digital audio coding technology that delivers new audio experiences to a range of playback devices; and Dolby Atmos technology for cinema and a range of media devices.
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Rallis India (RALI) 4QFY22 results were lower than our and consensus expectations primarily led by miss on margins front. Despite revenue growth being in-line with our/cons estimates, RM cost headwinds during the quarter dented overall performance. Key highlights are: 1) domestic revenue grew 25% YoY led by both price and volume growth of 13%/12% YoY respectively (FY22 +14% YoY); while crop care segment was up 8% YoY (FY22 +11% YoY), 2) export revenues were down 8% YoY (FY22 +6% YoY), 3) seeds revenue remained flat YoY (FY22 -13% YoY), 4) pricing and volume pressure in metribuzin eased out, 5) there was pressure on margins, largely led by inflated RM cost and inability to fully pass on the cost, 6) launched 19 new products in FY22- 2 fungicides; 4 herbicides; 1 insecticide; 2 water soluble fertilizers; 3 bio pesticides, 1 organic manure and 6 hybrid seeds respectively and 7) ITI for FY22 stood at 11% (12% in FY21).
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Going forward, we believe headwinds related to supply chain and availability of certain intermediates will likely continue in subsequent quarter. Though RALI took price hikes in recent past however it was not sufficient to mitigate entire cost inflation, hence more such hikes are possible in the near term too. Citing above reasons, we trim our estimates for FY23/24 by 8%/4% respectively. We expect RALI to clock revenue/PAT CAGR of 11%/9% over FY21-FY24E, led by domestic market share gain and export ramp-up. Maintain HOLD rating on the stock with revised TP of Rs260 based on 18xFY24 EPS.
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April 22, 2022
BB Biotech AG publishes its interim report
BB Biotech AG (ISIN CH0038389992) today published its interim report as at March 31, 2022, which covers the results of its business activities for the first three months of 2022.
Based on the consolidated accounts of BB Biotech AG, net loss for the period ended March 31, 2022 amounted to CHF 300 mn (profit of CHF 221 mn in the same period 2021). For an investment company, the results reflect the share price development of the companies held in the portfolio.
The interim report as at March 31, 2022 is available under report.bbbiotech.ch/Q122 or www.bbbiotech.com.
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BB Biotech AG is an investment company with its registered office in Schaffhausen/Switzerland and listed on the Swiss, German and Italian stock exchanges. It has invested in innovative drug developers headquartered primarily in the US and Western Europe. BB Biotech is one of the world's largest investors in this sector. BB Biotech relies on the long-standing experience of its distinguished Board of Directors and the investment research skills of the experienced investment management team of Bellevue Asset Management AG when making its investment decisions.
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"Eternals" is arguably the most argued-about Marvel movie produced so far.
The Eternals are super-powered immortals who have lived secretly on Earth since the dawn of time. Their charge: Protect the planet and humanity from the Deviants.
The film features several previously unknown characters to movie audiences. Some people found the movie too convoluted, or provided too little time to properly introduce so many characters, or not enough action, or too disconnected from the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Journey Museum hosts tipi raising ceremony
An aging tipi reaching the end of its lifespan gets a replacement Friday at the Journey Museum.
That happened with a tipi raising ceremony at the Journey Friday morning. The new tipi was painted by local artist Martin E. Red Bear and features a total of 41 horses, no two alike and no two with the same color scheme. The painting is designed to honor all veterans, regardless of race, and each of the shields carried by the riders features a different veteran insignia.
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The tipi is canvas and it was painted with acrylics. Red Bear and his wife started on the project in January and finished up in March. | https://www.kotatv.com/2022/04/23/journey-museum-hosts-tipi-raising-ceremony/ | 2022-04-23T16:11:00Z | https://www.kotatv.com/2022/04/23/journey-museum-hosts-tipi-raising-ceremony/ | false | 2 |
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“CCC Is Next Government”
23 April 2022
Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens Coalition For Change leader President Nelson has said the resounding victory in the March 26 by-elections is a signal of great things to come.
President Chamisa took a swipe at the panicky Zanu PF regime for “cowardly disrupting” CCC programmes.
“The CCC BY-ELECTIONS LANDSLIDE VICTORY has put the world on notice that CCC is the next government in ZIMBABWE.
On this, Zpf is panicking and cowardly disrupting our Citizens dialogue Assemblies.The road to 2023 must be signposted by Pre-Election Pact on Reforms (PREPARE),” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.
He added:
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There’s no better symbol of the bureaucratic dysfunction on homelessness than the one currently sitting in plain view, across from the Rainier Beach light-rail station in Seattle.
It’s a cluster of 40 blue and green tiny houses, each wired for heat and light and brand new, built along tidy gravel paths. There’s an industrial kitchen, showers and a laundry. It’s a full-service emergency shelter, with case counselors at the ready provided by the Refugee Women’s Alliance.
All it lacks is the main thing it was built for: homeless people.
The shelter has been sitting empty for weeks now while hundreds in Seattle’s south end sleep on the streets because … well, because our leaders are squabbling like teenagers?
Honestly that’s the best explanation I can come up with for this latest fiasco.
“It’s a bit of a feud,” one advocate not involved in the project testified to the Regional Homelessness Authority last week. “None of us can afford household fights, and I think that’s what this is.”
The fact that Seattle has a shelter going unused was first brought to light by former Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw. She’s been volunteering to build the 8-by-12-foot tiny houses. She wrote to a slew of city and county leaders last week that we’ve had an entire village of them sitting empty since late March, during which time people have died living in greenbelts and under bridges.
“It's unopened because operating funding hasn't been forthcoming,” she wrote. “This is a waste.”
What happened is that the Low Income Housing Institute built the village because the city had at one time pledged to fund it, and the City Council was supportive. But then control switched from the city to the new Regional Homelessness Authority. Last month, that group denied operating funding to the project.
It did this though construction was nearly finished at the time.
“It makes no sense to us, and it’s never been explained, why they would turn down a shelter that’s one hundred percent built and ready to go,” says Sharon Lee, LIHI’s executive director.
At a recent meeting of the regional authority, some hinted there was bad blood, and a power struggle, between the authority and Lee.
“We shouldn’t allow agencies to dictate how we operate,” said Harold Odom, co-chair of an RHA committee, referring to LIHI. He lives in a tiny house village and accused LIHI of “complaining” excessively and being misleading.
“Before people can ask for more money, make sure they can do what they’re saying on paper first,” Odom said. “And that’s personal.”
The CEO of the regional authority, Marc Dones, denied the agency’s got any ax to grind, at least not with tiny homes as shelter.
“If I really wanted to get rid of them, I would have just defunded them on, like, day three,” Dones said. “Like, they’d be gone. We wouldn’t be having this conversation, right?”
See what I mean about squabbling like teenagers?
It’s true that Sharon Lee can be a pit bull in a town full of poodles. Here’s how this newspaper described her back in 1997 when she was in a showdown with business interests over a homeless hygiene facility downtown:
“To meet Lee is to have strong opinions about her. She is variously portrayed as brilliant, passionate, charming, disagreeable and deceitful. Everyone agrees she is steadfast. One person likened her to Jason, the ghoul who won't die in the ‘Friday the 13th’ movies."
Right, but guess who eventually got the hygiene facilities built — and is still operating them today?
Since that story, LIHI has also gone on to build more than 4,000 units of affordable apartments and shelter. That makes Lee one of the bigger developers of housing of any kind in the region.
“They just do more than anybody else,” says state Rep. Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, who did a power play himself recently when he took $2 million in grants from the RHA and earmarked it for LIHI — a group he helped start 30 years ago. “They house more people. Does that come with rough edges? Yes, but so be it.”
“I think what we have here is a clashing of very strong personalities,” says George Scarola, who was the city’s homelessness director in 2015, and is now a sometime advisor to LIHI. “The City Council, the mayor, the RHA, LIHI, the other nonprofits — we all get in our own way sometimes.”
OK, back to homelessness (that's the human crisis this story is supposed to be about, remember?)
South End Village, sitting empty, needs about $700,000 to run for the rest of the year. That would cover security, utilities, staffing the kitchen and some case services. LIHI can’t tap the $2 million from Chopp because that’s restricted to capital spending, not operations.
Lee says she’s now going to try to open the shelter anyway, in May, using solely private donations. Scarola says it’s risky to open a shelter without a government partner. So far, none has stepped up.
On a recent visit, I was told the village has staff onsite 24/7, even though it’s empty. Why, I asked?
The answer was that people are so in need of places to sleep that some would likely break in and move into the tiny houses as squatters.
What a Kafkaesque turn. We’re six years into our homelessness “emergency.” And due to egos and fiefdom feuds, here’s a shelter, empty, that’s being guarded not to protect the homeless people it was built to serve.
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Numbers don't lie. Arizona's economy wins with a Republican like Ducey in office
Opinion: Another week, another company chooses Arizona. It's because of Gov. Doug Ducey's shrewd policies - and that's a lesson on what's at stake in November.
On Tuesday, LG Energy Solution announced a $1.4 billion battery manufacturing facility on a 600-acre site in Queen Creek, which will produce batteries for electric vehicles.
“With the establishment of our new Arizona plant, LG Energy Solution aims to deliver unparalleled consumer value in the rapidly growing cylindrical battery market,” Youngsoo Kwon, CEO of LG Energy Solution, said in a press release. It will be the first facility of its kind in North America.
LG Energy Solution joins companies like Intel, TSMC, Lucid, Nikola and ElectraMeccanica in bringing high-tech manufacturing to the Grand Canyon State.
Meanwhile, in California, nearly 300 corporations have moved their headquarters out of the state since 2018, according to Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
None of this is an accident. Instead, it is Gov. Doug Ducey’s shrewd economic policies that welcome job creators instead of chasing them away.
“Global technology leaders like LG are choosing Arizona because of our world-class business environment, advanced workforce, unbeatable quality of life and culture of innovation – one that’s delivering unparalleled opportunity for current and future generations,” Ducey said.
Arizona outperformed all states last decade
If the steady stream of businesses moving to our state doesn’t convince you, the numbers will.
American Legislative Exchange Council’s 15th annual “Rich States, Poor States” study was released this week. It ranks each state’s economic forecast based on policy choices and recent economic performance based on state gross domestic product, absolute domestic migration and non-farm payroll employment.
Arizona ranks third, behind Utah and North Carolina, for the economic outlook over the next few years. Meanwhile, California ranks 48th, barely besting New Jersey and New York, which take the bottom spots.
Of the top 10 states, eight have Republican governors; of the bottom 10, eight have Democratic governors.
Again, none of this is an accident. When a state government punishes employers with high taxes and reels of red tape, those companies simply up and move. At least those businesses not already destroyed by meddling bureaucrats and unnecessary regulations.
As for the “Rich States, Poor States” economic performance rankings, Arizona did even better. From 2010 to 2020, Arizona ranks first in the nation. That’s right: number one. A big reason was inward migration from other states, which also helped Florida (ranked third) and Texas (ranked eighth).
Arizona outperformed both of those states on gross domestic product and non-farm payroll employment, winning us the top spot overall.
Which future do we want? It's up to voters
Good policy creates good results.
“Cutting taxes, paying down debt and maintaining free market policies have significantly helped states attract new residents,” according to the study.
“Americans continue to vote with their feet toward states that have lower tax burdens and value economic competitiveness,” said Jonathan Williams, ALEC chief economist and executive VP of policy. “Rich States, Poor States teaches us that states with lower taxes, especially those that avoid personal income taxes, have seen significantly better rates of in-migration than states with high income tax rates.”
Williams credits Arizona’s recently enacted tax cuts with this year’s high rankings.
“It was a savings for hard-working Arizona taxpayers and I think the legislature and Gov. Ducey should be commended for such a commitment to getting tax burdens down in Arizona,” he said.
As the state chooses a new governor, remember the lessons learned over the past decade. We can continue our current record of growth and success or sacrifice our recent wins to all the states competing with us.
Do we want the good economic times to keep rolling, or do we favor California’s model of vanishing jobs, fleeing companies and the rampant income inequality that results?
The choice is ours.
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Chelsea chiefs still hope to be able to strike a deal to keep Antonio Rudiger at Stamford Bridge beyond the summer, the PA news agency understands.
Germany defender Rudiger is understood to have drawn major interest from Real Madrid, Barcelona, Paris St Germain and Manchester United.
The 29-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and his representatives have talked to some of Europe’s biggest clubs about a possible switch from west London.
Rudiger has for some time vowed to leave the decision on his future until the end of the campaign, but interest from other clubs has remained consistent.
He is understood to want to continue working with Thomas Tuchel however, having hit new heights under the Blues’ German boss.
Chelsea’s recruitment and retention has been halted by the strict operating terms after Roman Abramovich’s UK Government sanctions.
The sale of the Stamford Bridge club should be complete in May though, which will allow the west Londoners to return to standard transfer business.
The consortiums bidding to buy the Blues are all understood to want to keep chairman Bruce Buck and director Marina Granovskaia in place after a purchase.
And that potential stability could yet offer a route map for the Blues to retain Rudiger’s services.
Former Roma centre-back Rudiger’s continued determination to keep his options open in recent weeks is understood to have been respected in the Chelsea hierarchy.
Todd Boehly, Sir Martin Broughton and Steve Pagliuca are the consortium heads for the remaining bids to buy Chelsea, with New York merchant bank the Raine Group poised to select a preferred bidder in the coming days.
Abramovich put Chelsea up for sale on March 2, amid Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian-Israeli billionaire was then sanctioned by the UK Government on March 10, with Downing Street claiming to have proven his links to Vladimir Putin.
Chelsea remain on course for a third-place finish in the Premier League, but will be itching to arrest a run of three-straight home losses in all competitions in Sunday’s clash with West Ham.
David Moyes’ Hammers defeated Chelsea 3-2 at the London Stadium on December 4, so will pitch up in west London with designs on a Premier League double.
Blues boss Tuchel is determined to push his side back into form on home soil, but has admitted feeling the pace personally after a relentless few weeks.
“I reflect on what signals we give; we only had two days in between coming from Wembley and an emotional game and win to the next match,” said Tuchel.
“I felt very tired after the Real Madrid and the turnaround, Southampton away, Real Madrid away, and another away game at Wembley. I felt it, I was tired.
“So should I have pushed harder? What signals did I give? We did what we were convinced about, but we feel it.
“With an evening game I think there is still enough time to prepare and get in the right mood.
“For myself, I have developed a routine. I don’t feel the same level of excitement for every match. For me, this is impossible, and you should not expect it.
“There is nothing wrong to feel sometimes a lower level of excitement, a lower level of tension. This is normal.
“This doesn’t mean we do it less seriously or prepare with less quality. I don’t want to get confused in this kind of thinking.
“We can trust ourselves and prepare in the best way possible.
“We are asking what is it because it came out of the blue, it was a weird result given how the game went. It was different from the Real Madrid and Brentford performances.”
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SOUDAN — The Northeast Range baseball team has some experience on the pitcher’s mound this season and head coach Aaron Donais hopes that experience will help out his team as they look to improve upon the 2021 season.
Graduating RJ Bielejeski and Bralyn Lislegard, the Nighthawks lose two hitters near the top of their lineup, but there are plenty of returning players that should help carry the load including seniors Wyatt Gorsma, Landyn Houghton and Jackson Levens, as well as sophomores Elliot Levens and Mikko Maki.
“We are replacing two hitters near the top of the batting order, but our pitching staff remains mostly intact from last year,” Donais said. “The core group of upperclassmen have a full year of varsity experience under their belt now and look to make strides. We’ll be working on our game sense and competing hard this year. This group has been supportive of the underclassmen that are learning quickly as we go.”
Others expected to make a splash for Northeast Range this year include juniors Jacob Mackai and Wyatt Martin, sophomores Zander Lisegard and Wesley Sandy and freshman Zach Poderzay.
“Our defensive play should see a strong improvement from where we were last year but our younger players will need to step into new roles. An extended spring in the gym is making it difficult to help them adjust to it.”
Donais hopes this team can make a push towards a .500 season.
“Finishing .500 would be a solid step in the right direction for us. Every day our goal is to be more competitive than the previous.”
Donais also hopes his squad can begin to compete with some of the solid programs in the area.
“Cherry should be full of experienced varsity players, Chisholm reloads with a strong pitching staff and Ely consistently competes with a strong summer baseball tradition.”
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Hyderabad: The BA2 variant of the SARS-CoV-2, which is behind the recent surge of Covid infections in China, South Korea, Europe and US, has continued to remain the dominant strain in Telangana and in the country, based on the data from Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortium (INSACOG).
The genome sequencing of Covid samples by INSACOG, which submits its data to GSAID, the global initiative launched to track new variants of the coronavirus, taken up in the last 45 days has revealed that BA2 and its lineages have remained the dominant circulating variants.
Based on the trends, the BA2 variant and its lineages are present in over 80 per cent of the samples that were genetically sequenced by laboratories affiliated with INSACOG. In Telangana, as of April 12, based on INSACOG and GSAID data, the geneticists have sequenced 114 samples of BA2.10 variant while another 26 samples were of BA2.12. Apart from Telangana, the BA2.10 Omicron variant was found in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat.
Senior public health officials and experts involved in tracking the Omicron variants have pointed out that the dominance of BA2 variant augurs well for the Indian States. They point out that since the third Covid wave between December 2021 and January, 2022 was driven by BA 2 variant of Omicron, already a large section of the population would have acquired natural immunity, in addition to vaccine-induced immunity.
According to estimates, while the sero-survey results of ICMR taken up across the country are yet to be released, experts estimate that natural immunity will be anywhere between 85 per cent to 90 per cent among the general population. In fact, a study conducted by Hyderabad-based AIG Hospitals on quantifying natural immunity among Covid recovered patients in Hyderabad indicated that around 86 per cent of them had acquired natural immunity.
The dominance of BA2 as the circulating variant indicates that so far no new major SARS-CoV-2 variant with an ability to escape immunity and trigger severe Covid disease has emerged in the last 45-days, experts said.
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Ontario is reporting 1,684 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, an increase from 1,591 the previous day.
The province is also reporting 212 COVID-19 patients in intensive care, down from 214 patients on Friday.
The province recorded 23 new deaths from the virus today.
There are 3,820 new COVID-19 cases, but the province says the count may be higher because of cases that were not reported in the last few days due to service degradation in its case and contact management system.
Access to PCR testing is restricted, and the scientific director of Ontario’s panel of COVID-19 advisers has said wastewater surveillance suggests the province is seeing between 100,000 and 120,000 new cases each day.
The test positivity rate is 17.3 per cent today.
About 22 per cent of Ontario’s long-term care homes are currently reporting an active COVID-19 outbreak.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 23, 2022.
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PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — As Prescott City Council members see it, the Prescott Regional Airport and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are critical links in filling the needs in an ongoing worldwide pilot shortage.
During recent discussions about updating the Airport Layout Plan, council members expressed their support for the extensive improvements, past and future, at the airport.
The updated plan was approved 6-0 by the council as several council members mentioned the importance of Prescott’s place in training pilots for the future, The Daily Courier reported.
Airport Director Robin Sobotta said that the pilot shortage has had significant impacts on the industry in recent years, and she said that shortage is expected to continue for the next two decades.
“In the United States, it’s somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000 projected over the next 20 years,” Sobotta said of the ongoing shortage. “Globally, it’s over 600,000 that we’re going to be short.”
Mayor Phil Goode responded, “I think it’s very easy to conclude that the pilot training at Embry-Riddle is such an essential component to national aviation planning and that being able to support Embry-Riddle aviation training is really critical for Sky West Airlines being able to have kind of a connection to those training graduates.”
Other council members also voiced support for improvements to the airport. “It’s important that we deliver the message that the airport has this council’s support 100%,” Mayor Pro Tem Cathey Rusing said.
As a result of the ongoing pilot shortage, flight training has been on an upward trajectory in recent years, which has led to a dramatic rise in the number of operations at the Prescott Regional Airport.
One of the main impacts is the in the number of airport operations, which came in at just over 311,000 in 2021. “To give you a comparison, in calendar year 2020, we were at 235,000 operations,” Sobotta said.
Still, she noted that 2021’s numbers were not record-setting at the Prescott Regional Airport. “Back in calendar year 1997, we actually did reach an all-time high of 353,000 operations,” she said. “So, while we have seen recent increases, it isn’t to the level we hit in the 1990s. However, I do anticipate we will eventually go back to those levels.”
Sobotta attributed the drop in flight operations after the 1990s to cyclical changes in the industry, although she said the current increases are expected to continue.
Parker Northrup, the chair of Embry-Riddle’s Flight Department in the College of Aviation, said the university has experienced dramatic increases in flight-student numbers in the past three years, with even more growth anticipated in the coming three to five years.
Currently, Northrup said Embry-Riddle has just over 800 flight students, which represents more than 100% growth in three years.
And with the university’s planned expansion at the Strategic Academic Flight Education project, Northrup said, Embry-Riddle will be able to accommodate even more growth.
“(The SAFE project) is going to provide us the ability to expand within the airport property line and provide for approximately 1,000 to 1,100 students,” Northrup said. “We expect market demand to cap us out at about 1,200 over the next three to five years.”
Likewise, Northrup said, the university’s fleet is also up significantly. “We had 23 airplanes three years ago; we have 75 in the fleet today,” he said.
For 2022, Sobotta said, Prescott is on track to be the busiest collegiate flight training base in the country.
“Three years ago, we were the third-busiest collegiate flight training base in the country,” she said. “We eclipsed (Embry-Riddle’s) Daytona Beach last year and became the second-busiest. This year, we’re eclipsing UND (University of North Dakota). By the end of this year, we are the busiest collegiate flight-training base in the country.”
Plenty of improvements have already been made at the airport in the past several years, and more are coming, according to the updated Airport Layout Plan.
Charlie McDermott, a consultant with the Dibble engineering firm, noted that the existing Airport Layout Plan was approved by the city in 2019.
“As you know, a lot has happened at the airport since 2019,” McDermott said. “Nearly $40 million of improvements have been made at the airport in that timeframe, which is significant for any airport, and certainly for Prescott, it is significant.”
With the changes, McDermott said an update was needed on the Airport Layout Plan. “Through time, things change, operations at the airport change, tenants change, and needs change, so it’s important that we keep that Airport Layout Plan updated so it reflects what your future needs are,” he said.
Among the major recent improvements at the airport was the new passenger terminal, as well as the ongoing improvements to the taxiway Charlie, the main parallel taxiway north of the main commercial service runway.
The taxiway has been relocated 75 feet (23 meters) away for safety or standards reason, Sobotta said, noting that phase 1 of the projects has been completed, phase 2 is underway, and phase 3 is about to be bid.
A major upcoming project involves an extension of the main runway to about 10,000 feet, which is needed, in part, to deal with Prescott’s challenges with high elevation and hot summer temperatures.
“We’re considered a ‘hot and high’ airport, so we need a longer runway to be able to fill all the seats on the plane,” Sobotta said. “We have run into weight restrictions. When it’s late in the day when it’s warm in the summer, we have lost the ability to sell 25 seats on a 50-seat airplane. That happened for several months over the summer.”
In addition to the benefit to commercial flights, Sobotta said, “There are some other benefits to the runway extension study and that is that the U.S. Forest Service will be able to take advantage of the additional runway length to be able to have additional fuel or extinguishing agent on board the aircraft.” | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Pilot-shortage-spurs-dramatic-growth-of-Prescott-17121783.php | 2022-04-23T16:36:41Z | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Pilot-shortage-spurs-dramatic-growth-of-Prescott-17121783.php | false | 13 |
BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people protested Saturday against plans to bulldoze a village in western Germany to expand a coal mine that environmental activists say should be shut down, not enlarged.
The German news agency dpa quoted police in the afternoon as saying that the demonstration in Luetzerath, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Cologne, passed by peacefully. About 2,000 people took part, dpa reported.
It came weeks after the village's last farmer sold his property to the utility company RWE after losing a court case against his eviction. The village is still inhabited by activists, some of whom have built tree houses in a bid to stop the nearby Garzweiler mine from being expanded.
Climate activists argue that the village and others nearby should not be demolished because burning the coal that's still in the ground undermines Germany's efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Among those taking part in the protest was Ilyess El Kortbi, a climate activist from Ukraine, who criticized Germany for continuing to purchase coal, oil and gas from Russia, arguing that this helps fund Russia's destructive war against his country.
Some German officials have countered that in order to reduce the country's imports of Russian fossil fuels in the short term, Germany needs to rely on other sources of energy, including the lignite coal mined at Garzweiler.
Coal-fired power stations near the mine are among the European Union's biggest emitters of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas.
Recent opinion polls show a significant increase in voter support for the environmentalist Greens party ahead of next month's regional election in North Rhine-Westphalia, where the mine is located.
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