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There are a handful of things that Olivia Rodrigo really, really loves: T. Swift, the Twilight movies, wearing plaid skirts with corsets, and Betsey Johnson.
The “driving home 2 u” singer and the new face of Glossier stepped out in NYC wearing a vintage Betsy Johnson look with daring sheer paneling on the torso. The dress had thin spaghetti straps and a bustier-style top with floral embroidery that fit snugly all the way down to a super low waistline. The bottom of the midi-length skirt featured matching embroidery. Olivia wore artfully bunched-up arm warmer gloves and all-black low-top sneakers with her dark hair pulled back away from her face. She sported black nail polish, and silver rings, and carried both her wallet and her phone in her right hand. Relatable, honestly.
Her cute outfit wasn't the only thing that caught our attention. Olivia was photographed leaving Zero Bond in NYC, a hot members-only club with celebrity fans like Kim Kardashian, and she wasn’t alone — rumored beau Zack Bia was with her, too. 👀 More on this budding romance another time.
This isn’t the first time that Olivia has worn Betsey Johnson. When it comes to fashion, it seems like she's got a type! Olivia's affinity for the girly punk brand was clear when she wore a sweet pink Betsey Johnson dress to the premiere of the SOUR Prom Concert film (a look that lives rent-free in our minds, tbh). And the balletcore tutu dress from the BRUTAL music video with the tiny black bows? That was an archival Betsey Johnson look, too.
Livies know that Olivia’s outfits never miss, but the singer has been on an especially hot street-style streak this past week. She was photographed going to a soundcheck at Radio City Music Hall wearing a Heaven by Marc Jacobs sweater vest that's selling out FAST. If you weren't able to snag one before your size sold out, Olivia styled her look in a way that you can totally recreate from your own closet.
Just layer a sweater vest over your favorite white tee, and grab a plaid skirt to pair with the combo. Throw on some silver hoops, platform sneakers, thin sunglasses, and voila! You’re Olivia-ified. | https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a39850096/olivia-rodrigo-sheer-dress-nyc/ | 2022-04-29T03:07:53Z | https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a39850096/olivia-rodrigo-sheer-dress-nyc/ | false | 1 |
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — You may have noticed a sign up in Grand Rapids' Heritage Hill neighborhood that reads 'should be normal to come home from a traffic stop'.
The sign has been put up in response to the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya.
The sign has been put up outside of Susan Logie's home near the corner of Cherry and Union in Grand Rapids.
She says after seeing the video of Lyoya being shot and killed by Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr, she felt compelled to do something about it.
Susan is the wife of former Grand Rapids Mayor John Logie who passed away last year. He was one of the longest-serving mayors in the city's history from 1992 to 2003.
She told 13 ON YOUR SIDE she used one of her husband's former campaign signs to create this sign outside her home.
We spoke with her about the current state of policing here in Grand Rapids, she says she believes it starts with recruiting and training.
"I think most of us agreed that this outcome was suboptimal in the extreme because it left no room for due process, Susan said. "It does seem as though there must be something structurally wrong. Across the country. There's a pattern."
Susan says to move the police department forward, she thinks the city should seek broad input from community stakeholders to help improve policing in the city.
She says she is not sure how long she will keep the sign up in her front yard.
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BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "MassCash" game were:
07-16-20-27-31
(seven, sixteen, twenty, twenty-seven, thirty-one)
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "MassCash" game were:
07-16-20-27-31
(seven, sixteen, twenty, twenty-seven, thirty-one) | https://www.sheltonherald.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-MassCash-game-17135410.php | 2022-04-29T03:10:35Z | https://www.sheltonherald.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-MassCash-game-17135410.php | false | null |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — All-Star guard Devin Booker returned to the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night for Game 6 against the New Orleans Pelicans after missing three games because of a strained right hamstring.
“He’ll be playing tonight,” Suns coach Monty Williams said.
After scoring 31 points in first half of Game 2, Booker was injured early in the second when he landed awkwardly trying to block a fast-break attempt.
“Nothing jaw-dropping,” Williams said about Booker’s return with the Suns up 3-2 in the series. “It always was getting more conditioning, doing more on the floor.”
Williams said Booker, who averaged 26.8 points and 34.4 minutes in the regular season, would not play his regular amount of minutes.
“He won’t play his normal 36, 38, 40 workload, but it still gives you a bit more balance,” Williams said. “It also gives you roster balance. It helps to kind of settle the order of the team a little bit.”
Booker participated in just light shooting during a practice session Wednesday.
New Orleans coach Willie Green said before the game that the Pelicans had two defensive game plans — one with Booker in the lineup and one without him.
“We’re preparing for both,” Green said. “If he plays, we’ll be ready. If he doesn’t, we need to be ready to go out and execute our game plan.” | https://www.ktsm.com/sports/national-sports/suns-star-devin-booker-returns-for-game-6-against-pelicans/ | 2022-04-29T03:11:37Z | https://www.ktsm.com/sports/national-sports/suns-star-devin-booker-returns-for-game-6-against-pelicans/ | false | 31 |
CARBONDALE – With the tying and winning runs in scoring position in the bottom of the seventh, Carbondale’s freshman catcher Jasmine Martin hit a line drive to give Carbondale a 3-2 win over Du Quoin in a non-conference softball game on Thursday afternoon.
“I just wanted to get a base hit and drive in the runs in,” Martin said. “My goal was hitting it to the right side so I could get them either way, but it ended up differently. She was throwing me mostly outside pitches that weren’t fastballs, but could have been curveballs. The last pitch was down the middle a little bit inside and I hit it hard. I was glad that we won and I think we played a very good game.”
Carbondale upped its record to 15-8 and was supposed to play South Seven foe Belleville Althoff, but the Crusaders cancelled all their games this week, so the Lady Indians were gracious enough to make the trip to Carbondale as a replacement.
“I told the kids even before the seventh inning happened I was proud of them because we did some good things,” said Carbondale coach Kim Wheeler. “Yes, we had a couple mistakes and got to get better at that, but I was proud how they executed – how the outfield worked – how the energy was high.”
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However, no good deed goes unpunished and the loss dropped Du Quoin to 11-12 on the season.
“We put ourselves in a situation by walking the first two,” said Du Quoin coach Jason James. “They’ve got a good pitcher that struck us out, but we had some timely hits when we needed them, so it was a good game all the way around, but I wished we played better in the bottom of the seventh.”
Sophomore Carly Strauss had held Carbondale to one run on six hits and three bases on balls and an error stranding seven runners over the first six innings.
The right-hander opened the door to the Terriers by walking the ninth batter in the order Arwen Robison, who had grounded out in the second and fourth innings, on four pitches.
With Brooke Williard at the plate, the first pitch was high and got away from the catcher, allowing Robison to advance to second. Strauss’ second pitch was in the dirt allowing Robison to advance to third. Three pitches later Williard joined her on the bases with a walk.
After a conference on the mound, Martin stepped up to the plate after reaching on an error in the first, flying out to left in the second and lining out to center in the fifth.
On the first pitch Williard easily stole second on a high delivery. Strauss zeroed in on the next pitch getting a called strike on the upper outside corner. After Martin fouled off the next two pitches she lined the next pitch to left center deep enough for both runners to cross the plate.
The Terriers had taken the early lead with a run on the second inning. Camryn Miller got the inning started with a screaming line drive that barely missed hitting Strauss. One out later Carlie Stearns sliced her first pitch down the right field line to score Miller.
Stearns was the other hitting star for the Terriers, going 3-for-3 with a single to lead off the fourth and a two-out single in the sixth.
“Carlie had a great game,” Wheeler said. “She maybe gets one hit every two or three games.”
Kaylyn Grammer (10-6) got off to a great start striking out eight of the first nine batters she faced to finish with 11. The junior right-hander pitched around a two out triple by Loveleen Dunklin in the second, but gave up a two-out mammoth homerun to Madison Lee to tie the game in the third.
“Kaylyn’s rise ball was her best pitch and it had a lot of spin on it,” Martin said.
The Lady Indians took the lead in the fifth with two outs. Grammer walked the eighth batter in the order Riley Atkins on four pitches. After a passed ball on a 1-1 pitch moved her to second and a stolen base on a 3-1 pitch got her to third, Ashlyn Waters lined the next pitch to left field to take the lead. | https://thesouthern.com/sports/high-school/softball/prep-softball-carbondale-rallies-to-beat-du-quoin-in-bottom-of-the-seventh/article_32643085-0140-5630-ac01-00dbd077a29b.html | 2022-04-29T03:14:19Z | https://thesouthern.com/sports/high-school/softball/prep-softball-carbondale-rallies-to-beat-du-quoin-in-bottom-of-the-seventh/article_32643085-0140-5630-ac01-00dbd077a29b.html | true | 1 |
Devonte Wyatt: Green Bay Packers select Georgia football defensive tackle in 2022 NFL Draft
Devonte Wyatt, the dogged run defender who clocked a 4.77 in the 40 yard dash at the NFL Combine, is taking his talents to the Green Bay Packers.
Wyatt, who signed with Georgia’s 2018 class, was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 28th pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. He joins teammate Quay Walker, who they take with the No. 22 pick.
The Towers High School product returned to UGA for his senior season because he left something on the field in 2021. He wanted to cut his weight, improve his film, upgrade his draft stock and bring home a national championship to the Georgia Bulldogs.
Wyatt had heard he was a second or a third-round pick had he came out in the 2021 NFL Draft. This worked out much better for an athletic DT that also played extensively at RB in high school at Towers.
He had a very strong showing at the Senior Bowl in Mobile and then added to the
With Wyatt, there are three very cool things to know about the new Packer.
Devonte Wyatt: The things to know about the new Green Bay Packer
The 6-foot-3, 304-pound Wyatt now becomes the xxth Bulldog off the national championship squad selected in the 2022 NFL Draft.
There are a few unique stories to know that have shaped his career.
The “Let me have him” story: Wyatt was a prospect that might have been claimed by the streets growing up. But his high school head coach, Dr. Brian Montgomery, wouldn’t let that happen.
He was sought by peers that were beginning to operate on the wrong side of the law. Their hope was to lure Wyatt to a lifestyle where a young man with broad shoulders meant extra muscle on the street.
It was the most important tug-of-war in Wyatt’s life. Wyatt described Montgomery with many words back then. Coach. Friend. Older brother. Mentor.
“We were having a function in front of the school and they came and got him and was trying to pull him out and away from school,” Montgomery said back in 2016.
He felt he had to act.
“I jumped in my car and rode down the street,” he said. “Then I told those guys ‘Man, you all are not going to have him now. Go on about your business. If you really care about him, leave him be. If he listens to what we are saying and sticks in school he will go places. It will take him to college and in three years he’ll be in the NFL.’ I told them when he does that, he can take care of all of them then. Just not now. Let me have him.”
“So what do you need him for then?” Montgomery said in 2016. “Go on and make your own money then. What do you need with Devonte then? Let me have him and please let him be.”
Montgomery snatched him from that life.
“I was hanging around with the wrong people and he just took me away from them,” Wyatt said back in 2016. “He took me away from a lot of negative influences. He showed me a different way. The way I needed to see.”
Montgomery and Wyatt said back in 2016 that two of those peers were jailed that next school year. Wyatt said those neighborhood friends were into robbery and burglary.
“I think I might be locked up or have been locked up without that guy right there,” Wyatt said of Montgomery back in 2016.
The “Air Force Ones” story: Georgia flipped him from South Carolina and then held off a late charge by that SEC East rival for Wyatt.
How did he get noticed for his athleticism by college scouts?
“Devonte was a shot put and discus thrower in track,” he said. “Once they were finished at practice, they were doing the 100-meter dash. Devonte saw everybody running and he told the track coach ‘Man I can beat them running’ and ‘I want to enter in the 100-meter dash for us’ at the next meet.”
The Towers track coach told him to go for it. This was an actual track meet. Not at a practice.
“He got up there with some all-white Air Force 1s on,” Montgomery said. “Didn’t even get in the blocks. Just standing up, man. From a two-point stance. Man, when that gun went off, he took out. I mean he dusted those kids. It was amazing seeing that big fella get down that track like that.”
Kirby Smart had to have him: Well, the video of that effort got around. That 278-pound Wyatt was running the 100 meters in a pair of white Air Force 1s on.
“Kirby saw that and it was like an instant offer,” Montgomery said. “Everyone was amazed when they saw him getting down that track.”
When the Georgia Bulldogs saw that, well, they had to have Wyatt, too.
It was the first time that Smart, in all of his years recruiting the state of Georgia, had even been in Towers High School.
“This is one of those kids with one of those stories that you really could just talk about forever,” Montgomery said. “It can’t help but make you smile.” | https://www.dawgnation.com/football/nfl-dawgs/devonte-wyatt-nfl-draft-2022-georgia-football/4A7CN3653JEZPLJ6CNLMMAAICQ/ | 2022-04-29T03:14:35Z | https://www.dawgnation.com/football/nfl-dawgs/devonte-wyatt-nfl-draft-2022-georgia-football/4A7CN3653JEZPLJ6CNLMMAAICQ/ | false | 1 |
Shares of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
IFF,
+1.56%
rose 1.56% to $125.17 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+2.47%
rising 2.47% to 4,287.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.85%
rising 1.85% to 33,916.39. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. closed $31.91 below its 52-week high ($157.08), which the company achieved on August 11th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Procter & Gamble Co.
PG,
+2.54%
rose 2.54% to $163.41, L'Oreal S.A. ADR
LRLCY,
+2.28%
rose 2.28% to $73.45, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A
EL,
+4.89%
rose 4.89% to $272.33. Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 262,426 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use. | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/international-flavors-fragrances-inc-stock-rises-thursday-still-underperforms-market-01651179579-2c16a1634f58 | 2022-04-29T03:15:20Z | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/international-flavors-fragrances-inc-stock-rises-thursday-still-underperforms-market-01651179579-2c16a1634f58 | true | 10 |
On Wednesday evening in Hong Kong, Sotheby’s modern and contemporary art evening sales brought in a combined $164.2 million with premium, landing within the pre-sale estimate of HK$ 927 million–1.4 billion ($118 million–$178 million).
Despite a tense political climate in the region amid strict pandemic-related measures in Hong Kong and Shanghai, the sale performed well, with high sell-through rates and records set for 14 artists. Among those artists were Anna Weyant, Louise Bonnet, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Robert Alice, Chris Huen Sin Kan, Michael Lau, Atsushi Kaga, and Peter McDonald.
Ahead of Wednesday night’s sale, Sotheby’s was forced to postpone the event from their usual slot in early April amid Hong Kong’s stringent coronavirus measures that have left may public spaces vacant. As a result, Sotheby’s staged the sale at a gallery space in Hong Kong’s Pacific Place complex.
The collective total for the combined sales was down significantly from the equivalent set of sales last April, which brought in a hammer total of HK$1.46 billion, or HK$ 2.1 billion with premium ($269.8 million), across 91 works sold.
The five-hour-long event was staged across three sales—the standard auctions given over to modern and contemporary art, followed by a single-lot sale of a De Beers blue diamond, which was bought for a final price of HK$451 million ($57.5 million) by an anonymous phone bidder. The gem hammered at a price above its $48 million estimate.
Nearly half the bidders participated online, while the bulk of the rest called in to auction specialists based across Sotheby’s London and New York offices. High-value works by Pablo Picasso and Louise Bourgeois anchored the night’s sale series as part of a continued effort to introduce major lots by historical blue-chip Western artists to established collectors in the Asia-Pacific region.
“Western artists have come to feature relatively large in our Hong Kong sales,” said Alex Branczik, Sotheby’s chairman of modern and contemporary art in Asia, in a statement following the sale. “But what’s particularly exciting for me is to see them in dialogue with their Asian counterparts.”
Among the top lots of the sale was Picasso’s 1939 portrait of his muse and collaborator, the Surrealist photographer Dora Maar. It sold for HK$169.4 million ($21.6 million) to a Japanese collector. That sum was more than the painting’s HK$138 million ($17.6 million) pre-sale estimate. The result makes it the second-most expensive work by the Spanish modernist to sell at auction in the region.
Meanwhile, Plum Blossoms (1973), a painting by Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong, sold for a final price of $103.9 million ($13.2 million), hammering within its pre-sale expectations.
Louise Bourgeois’s wall-mounted steel sculpture of an eight-legged black spider, titled Spider IV, sold for HK$129 million ($16.5 million), selling for a final price above its $15 million low estimate. Yoshitomo Nara’s 2013 painting Oddly Cozy also surpassed its low expectation. Making its auction debut, the work sold for HK$112 million ($14.3 million), outpacing its estimate of HK$80 million ($10.2 million).
Vietnamese artist Le Pho, who was active in the postwar era, achieved a new artist record. Pho’s Figures in a Garden, an undated three-panel work, was first shown in a 1973 exhibition in the U.S. and has been held privately ever since. It sold for HK$17.9 million ($13.2 million), nearly six times its pre-sale estimate.
Records also fell for newcomers. Rising star Anna Weyant’s starkly-rendered floral still-life painting Josephine (2020) sold for HK$4 million ($513,900), nearly 10 times its HK$250,000 ($32,000) estimate. Louise Bonnet, whose work is currently in the Venice Biennale, also saw her record fall, with her painting The Ice Skater (2016), depicting a cartoon-like blonde female figure whose nose is enlarged, realizing a price of HK$5.7 million ($574,000). That price was more than 10 times its high estimate of HK$450,000 ($57,000). | https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/sothebys-hong-kong-modern-contemporary-art-sales-spring-2022-1234626870/ | 2022-04-29T03:16:03Z | https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/sothebys-hong-kong-modern-contemporary-art-sales-spring-2022-1234626870/ | true | 1 |
The Jacksonville Jaguars have traded back into the first round to select Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd. The team moved up to pick 27 in exchange for picks 33, 106 and pick 180. The Jaguars have been re-shaping their defense this offseason and Lloyd should fit right in for the Jaguars either at inside linebacker or strong-side linebacker, depending on the alignment the Jaguars defense ends up in.
Lloyd was an extremely productive and physical player on the Utah defense in the Pac-12, including accolades as a first-team AP All-American and Pac-12 defensive player of the year. With the shake up at the linebacker position after the departure of Damien Wilson and Myles Jack, Lloyd should move right into a starting role as a rookie.
As mentioned Lloyd was extremely productive in college and has the ability to play multiple roles at the linebacker position and excelled at blitzing and making plays in the backfield, with over 40 tackles for loss in his three seasons as a starter. | https://www.bigcatcountry.com/2022/4/28/23047827/2022-nfl-draft-trade-jaguars-devin-lloyd | 2022-04-29T03:17:23Z | https://www.bigcatcountry.com/2022/4/28/23047827/2022-nfl-draft-trade-jaguars-devin-lloyd | true | null |
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As the NFL draft is underway, the Cleveland Browns still have quarterback Baker Mayfield on their roster. With only a few teams with starting spots available, trade destinations seem limited to the Carolina Panthers or Seattle Seahawks. Neither team has pulled the trigger yet on a trade but that could be to keep from tipping their hand at what they want to do with their draft picks in the first round.
The Panthers passed on taking a quarterback with their first pick, #6 overall, instead taking offensive lineman Ickey Ekwonu there.
Carolina doesn’t currently have another selection until the fourth round, pick #137, giving them time to continue to have discussions around their quarterback position.
Jimmy Garoppolo is expected to be more expensive in trade, and contract, than Mayfield. Garoppolo is also a month behind Mayfield in their recovery from shoulder surgery. San Fransisco also doesn’t have the same pressure as Cleveland to move on from their quarterback.
All of that led Ian Rapoport to connect the dots on Carolina turning their attention to a trade for Mayfield:
From our NFL Draft coverage: The #Panthers select at top OT, meaning they still need a QB. They could circle back on Baker Mayfield. pic.twitter.com/sjzO2Ei7YQ
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 29, 2022
Rapoport is not reporting that it will happen but “do not be surprised” is a strong indication of what he is hearing behind the scenes.
If the Panthers and Browns are able to come to a trade agreement, Cleveland may be taking on some of his contract and get draft compensation in the middle to late rounds of this year or next year’s draft. | https://brownswire.usatoday.com/2022/04/28/panthers-baker-mayfield-rumors-stays-a-trade-option/ | 2022-04-29T03:26:58Z | https://brownswire.usatoday.com/2022/04/28/panthers-baker-mayfield-rumors-stays-a-trade-option/ | false | 1 |
The energy sector has been turned on its head, in the words of one analyst. For some, the chickens are coming home to roost, given international energy giants have decided to sell off significant assets and hike spending on green projects instead of maintaining or even increasing hydrocarbon production.
In fairness, many investors were clamouring for higher-margin portfolios, and weak oil and gas prices had left many projects unprofitable or barely able to reach break-even – which meant they were better off removed from the balance sheets of BP (BP.) and Shell (SHEL) et al. And the combination of better margins and stronger oil and gas prices has led to massively improved cash flow: RBC Capital Markets forecasts March-quarter aggregate cash flow from operations for the sector of $80bn (£61bn), up from $48bn a year ago.
But the worm has turned such that further dividends and buyback programmes may be held back because boards don’t want to deal with the backlash from handing out masses of cash while the populace struggles with exorbitant energy and petrol prices. There will be some paper hits from the war in Ukraine as Shell and BP pull out of joint ventures and equity tie-ups, but the biggest impact will be courtesy of higher prices. | https://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/news/2022/04/28/ftse-350-energy-giants-cash-flow-explodes/ | 2022-04-29T03:27:16Z | https://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/news/2022/04/28/ftse-350-energy-giants-cash-flow-explodes/ | true | 1 |
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
20-24-25-37-38
(twenty, twenty-four, twenty-five, thirty-seven, thirty-eight)
¶ The numbers are listed in sequential order, but any combination wins. | https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Fantasy-5-game-17135390.php | 2022-04-29T03:29:35Z | https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Fantasy-5-game-17135390.php | true | null |
Shares of News Corp Cl A
NWSA,
+0.79%
inched 0.79% higher to $20.42 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+2.47%
rising 2.47% to 4,287.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.85%
rising 1.85% to 33,916.39. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. News Corp Cl A closed $7.55 below its 52-week high ($27.97), which the company achieved on May 10th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Thomson Reuters Corp.
TRI,
+1.03%
rose 1.03% to $102.93, RELX PLC ADR
RELX,
+1.96%
rose 1.96% to $30.32, and New York Times Co. Cl A
NYT,
+2.41%
rose 2.41% to $39.92. Trading volume (1.9 M) remained 802,848 below its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.
Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use. | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/news-corp-cl-a-stock-rises-thursday-still-underperforms-market-01651180337-d55e053dbd63 | 2022-04-29T03:30:23Z | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/news-corp-cl-a-stock-rises-thursday-still-underperforms-market-01651180337-d55e053dbd63 | true | 3658 |
Arkansas attorney general announces lawsuit against Family Dollar
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) - Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced a new lawsuit Thursday against Family Dollar over practices that allegedly put customers in danger.
In the suit, Rutledge claims the retailer used “reckless” and “deceptive” measures to sell products to Arkansas consumers that were potentially hazardous or contaminated.
Many of the allegations concern Family Dollar’s distribution center in West Memphis, which was temporarily shut down this year after repeated violations discovered by the Arkansas Department of Health.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning over the conditions in the center, which included living and dead rodents, along with rodent waste, and dead birds and bird droppings, which they said could have contaminated the products.
The warning led to over 400 stores closing in six states: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.
Rutledge is suing the company under the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practice Act (ADTPA), claiming Family Dollar was still making a profit when the West Memphis facility failed to notice the inspections.
“In many rural communities in Arkansas, families rely on discount stores like Family Dollar for essential products such as food, medicine, or pet food,” Rutledge said. “Family Dollar has had knowledge of this dangerous and massive rodent infestation for over two years, yet they continued to sell and profit from potentially contaminated goods.”
Rutledge is asking for several penalties against Family Dollar, including $10,000 fines for each violation of the ADTPA and a possible suspension of the company’s business license to operate in Arkansas.
There have already been multiple lawsuits filed against Family Dollar over its practices, including one in Virginia where the company is headquartered.
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FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys took Tulsa tackle Tyler Smith with the 24th overall pick of the NFL draft Thursday night, adding to a once-dominant offensive line that is in a state of flux for the first time in years.
Smith, who skipped his final two seasons of eligibility at Tulsa, was the choice after two other targets were already off the board in Boston College's Zion Johnson and Kenyon Green of Texas A&M.
The Cowboys are the most unsettled they’ve been up front on offense since 2014, when they drafted a blocker in the first round for the third time in four years.
The first of those choices was eight-time Pro Bowl left tackle Tyron Smith at No. 9 overall in 2011, followed by Travis Frederick late in the first round in 2013 and five-time All-Pro right guard Zack Martin in the middle of the first a year later.
The trio helped form one of the NFL’s most dominant lines. But Frederick retired early after dealing with an autoimmune disease that attacked his nervous system, while injuries have become an issue for Smith. Martin is the only reliable anchor left.
The Cowboys released right tackle La’el Collins in a cost-cutting move, and penalty-plagued left guard Connor Williams, the club’s second-round pick in 2018, signed with Miami in free agency. Connor McGovern started four games in place of a benched Williams last season but couldn’t keep the job.
Center Tyler Biadasz started all 17 games and the wild-card loss to San Francisco, but there are questions over whether he is the long-term answer. Undrafted third-year player Terence Steele filled in for Collins through injuries and suspensions over the past two seasons and is poised to replace him again.
The Cowboys have long valued versatility with offensive linemen, and that could come into play with Smith. If Steele remains the replacement for Collins, Dallas might want to try the 6-foot-5, 325-pound Smith inside.
Smith played high school football in the Dallas area, He was suspended for the 2021 season opener Tulsa over his role in a brawl after the Armed Forces Bowl against Mississippi State in 2020. Smith started the remaining 12 games.
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Five more Covid-19 related deaths and 1462 new community cases have been reported in Canterbury today.
There were also 150 new community cases in South Canterbury on Friday.
Across New Zealand, the Ministry of Health has reported 8242 new cases and a further 14 Covid-related deaths.
There are 480 people in hospital with the virus, including 15 in intensive care. There are 65 people in Canterbury DHB hospitals and two in South Canterbury hospitals.
The total number of publicly reported deaths of people with the virus now stands at 737 with a seven-day rolling average of 13.
Of today's deaths, five people were from Canterbury, two were from the Auckland region, one from Bay of Plenty, one from Waikato, one from Taranaki, one from Whanganui, one from MidCentral, one from the Wellington region, and one from Southern. One person was in their 50s, two in their 70s, seven in their 80s, and four were over 90. Eight were women and six were men.
The cases in hospital are in Northland: 34; Waitemata: 73; Counties Manukau: 65; Auckland: 101; Waikato: 43; Bay of Plenty: 14; Lakes: 2; Tairāwhiti: 0; Hawke’s Bay: 9; Taranaki: 6; Whanganui: 4; MidCentral: 9; Wairarapa: 3; Hutt Valley: 8; Capital and Coast: 6; Nelson Marlborough: 7; Canterbury: 65; South Canterbury: 2; West Coast: 1; and Southern: 28.
The locations of today's new community cases is Northland (233), Auckland (2446), Waikato (483), Bay of Plenty (265), Lakes (143), Hawke's Bay (283), MidCentral (313), Whanganui (118), Taranaki (184), Tairāwhiti (68), Wairarapa (78), Capital and Coast (542), Hutt Valley (196), Nelson Marlborough (284), Canterbury (1462), South Canterbury (150), Southern (888) and the West Coast (103).
The location of three cases is unknown.
In Canterbury this week, there were 978 new cases on Sunday, 1013 on Monday, 1099 on Tuesday, 1718 on Wednesday and 1505 on Thursday.
Today’s national seven-day rolling average of case numbers is 7540 - a reduction from last Friday, when it was 8166.
"With ongoing community transmission across the motu it is important we all remain vigilant," the ministry said.
"Please continue to follow public health advice to stay at home, away from school or work if you’re feeling unwell."
Meanwhile, 74 new Covid cases have been detected at the border. There are 52,771 active community cases in New Zealand.
Covid cases are dropping amongst children, but older Kiwis are still at risk as the New Zealand winter and flu season nears.
Despite the flattening out of case numbers Canterbury University modeller Professor Michael Plank said the ages of those infected was concerning.
He told TVNZ Breakfast case numbers were still high in the older at-risk groups.
"We know older people are at much, much higher risk of getting seriously ill and at risk of death.
"And what we're seeing is that case numbers have dropped sharply in those younger age groups but they've actually stayed high or they've dropped much more slowly in those older age groups.
"I think that's contributing to keeping our hospital numbers high and
keeping our deaths high."
Plank told the show it was "a concerning trend" that was evident in the hospitalisation and recent deaths.
On average there are 12 Covid-related deaths per day in New Zealand.
The relaxation of Covid mandates under the orange traffic light setting combined with the opening of borders and the onset of winter meant there could be a bump in cases, Plank said.
"I don't know if we will see a full-blown second wave at this stage but I do think we have to be prepared that case numbers will stay relatively high in the winter period, possibly in the thousands.
"It's possible we will have a second wave as immunity wanes in winter or maybe in spring."
New Zealand was at high risk of a bad flu season because, with closed borders, Kiwis hadn't been exposed to the flu virus for two years.
On top of that Plank warned New Zealand needed to be prepared for the possibility of a new variant "that comes out of nowhere and takes the world by storm".
Vaccine expert Helen Petoussis-Harris said Covid restrictions meant there was no exposure to the usual respiratory viruses that continually boost our immunity.
"This year it could be payback time for the holiday we had from influenza and some other nasties."
She urged people to get vaccinated against other infectious diseases not caused by viruses that were particularly dangerous such as whooping cough and pneumococcal disease.
"These could both be more prevalent this winter," she said.
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Wellington is stepping into the 21st century with commuters soon being able to use electronic payments via Snapper cards across the entire rail network.
The decision follows a successful trial of Snapper on the Johnsonville train line, where four out of every five passengers now use the card to pay for trips.
Previously, Snapper had only been used on buses. Cash payments were taken on trains or paper tickets could be purchased ahead of a trip.
Greater Wellington Regional Council chairman Daran Ponter wouldn't go as far as calling the system embarrassing but rather described it as "quaint".
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Advertise with NZME."It's certainly a Victorian system of payment and quite literally this system was around in Wellington on our tram network when Queen Victoria was still alive."
Metlink general manager Samantha Gain said the Johnsonville line trial, which started in November, provided the opportunity to get to grips with the physical, operational and passenger requirements needed for electronic ticketing.
"Within three months more than 80 per cent of passengers had adopted the new system. We are delighted by their ringing endorsement of the service."
The regional council plans to roll out Snapper across the Kāpiti line in early November this year, then across the Hutt Valley, Melling and Wairarapa lines later in the month.
The process will require the installation of Snapper validators at all stations.
Heritage New Zealand has previously voiced concerns about these validators at Wellington's central train station because they were not in keeping with the building's colour palette.
Concerns were raised about the posts being intrusive and too bulky. The heritage recommendation was for any new elements to be in keeping with the railway station's historic colours and "recede in prominence, ie dark brown, black".
Further correspondence showed Heritage New Zealand eventually backed down from that position, fully supporting installation of the validators on the Johnsonville line.
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Ponter said international and local experience showed customers increasingly preferred and used cash-free methods of payment for public transport.
"Our focus is on providing better services to passengers and, in our regular customer satisfaction survey, passengers tell us that convenience of paying is an area we can improve on with 68 per cent of rail passengers currently satisfied compared to 78 per cent with our bus passengers.
"Clearly there's room for improvement here and Snapper on rail will have a profound impact."
Regional council transport committee chairman Roger Blakeley said customers would benefit from the convenience of not having to buy a paper ticket.
"Many also prefer to use electronic payment to track and manage their travel budgets, and often, that of their dependants. And as we've seen during Covid we need to have safe, contactless methods of payment available across the region's network." | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-to-introduce-snapper-payments-on-all-trains/3W2OL7BKGISSQZ4MFKUL5T4IKM/ | 2022-04-29T03:37:42Z | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-to-introduce-snapper-payments-on-all-trains/3W2OL7BKGISSQZ4MFKUL5T4IKM/ | true | 3 |
By Surbhi JainApr 28 2022Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc.
In an article recently published in the journal Bioprinting, researchers discussed the challenges and prospects associated with 3D-bioprinting for mimicking the liver function in micro-patterned units.
Study: Mimicking the liver function in micro-patterned units: Challenges and perspectives in 3D-Bioprinting. Image Credit: Mr.Good/Shutterstock.com
Background
A vast range of diseases can result from any condition affecting the liver's functions. For individuals with liver failure, partial or total organ transplantation has become the gold standard treatment. However, there are several drawbacks to liver transplantation, such as a scarcity of donor organs and poor engraftment success. In this case, liver tissue engineering, which uses the 3D bioprinting process, has provided an alternate approach.
When this technology is combined with suitable cells, printable biomaterials, and growth hormones, a more developed model can be created to better grasp biological intricacies. Bioprinted liver tissue has been proven to overcome present constraints in liver regeneration, liver transplantation, and high throughput drug testing, thanks to recent developments in 3D bioprinting procedures.
With a better understanding of liver microstructure and microenvironment, cellular phenomena, stem cell differentiation technologies, and design and fabrication methodologies, the field of liver bioprinting and tissue engineering has progressed significantly over the last few decades.
About the Study
In this study, the authors discussed the potential of bioprinting three-dimensional (3D) micro-patterned structures for the simulation of complex organs in the body and to generate micro-and macroscale bioengineered structures which resemble the original tissues as much as possible.
Numerous challenges in hepatic tissue engineering such as high vascularization of liver tissue, issues cultivating hepatocytes, and the liver's complicated microenvironment, were discussed. The current obstacles in the bioprinting technology for liver tissue were highlighted along with prospective solutions, and the most appropriate cell types, bioprinters, and hydrogels were also illustrated.
The team discussed the present challenges and limitations of 3D bioprinting in terms of diverse cell sources, varied matrices, bioprinters, and vascularization-related issues in this context. They also determined the main parameters to consider when choosing a hydrogel for bioprinting.
Observations
Several studies showed that various hepatoma cell lines, such as HepG2, Huh7, and HepaRG, could execute a wide range of primary human hepatocytes (PHH) functions. Chaotic flow printing allowed for a high printing speed and a resolution of 10 µm over a 10 cm2 area. Bio-inks with the maximum cell density of up to 1 x 108 – 1 x 109 cells/mL or spheroids could be used with laser-assisted bioprinting, which ensured the production of well-organized liver-like units. A gelatin solution's sol-gel transition temperature was around 28°C, which made it a reliable natural bio-ink for 3D organ bioprinting. Natural polymers were preferred for bioprinting and soft tissue engineering, including the liver, which had a stiffness of 1.5–2 kPa.
Many studies demonstrated that 3D bioprinting could be utilized to improve a biological alternative as a development tool. The application of more consistent materials, cells, and precise bio-bioprinters could be considered important factors in the design and development of a bioprinting technology to better imitate these qualities.
In the case of bioprinters, 4D bioprinting technology was developed as a powerful platform that had given 3D bioprinting a "time value." This method employed stimuli-responsive (smart) biomaterials capable of modifying the geometry of a construct over time, which allowed the creation of more complicated structures. When compared to traditional 3D bioprinting systems, the 4D bioprinting approach resulted in a more satisfying microenvironment design. In terms of cell sources, stem cell-derived hepatic-like cells (HLCs) appeared to be more promising than primary hepatocytes for the development of 3D structures.
Furthermore, due to the difficulty of imitating real liver functional qualities and cell density, 3D printed liver structures containing individual cells had limitations. Bioprinting of spheroids was used in numerous studies to overcome this problem, and bio-inks were the most crucial component for effective bioprinting. Furthermore, sufficient rigidity was essential to keep the entire structure stable over time.
Conclusions
In conclusion, this study elucidated that while 3D bioprinting is still in its early stages, it has the potential to overcome many of the obstacles associated with the production of complex tissues in order to simulate natural conditions in the human body. The authors emphasized that bio-inks made up of novel biomaterials combined with decellularized extracellular matrix (dECM) could be excellent for bioprinting. By substituting a 3D structure for a monolayer culture, the constraints in liver tissue engineering can be addressed.
The team believes that in future research efforts, balancing the bio-printability and bio-functionality of bio-inks should be considered. Also, to create multi-component bio-inks with the same structure as the liver ECM, a thorough understanding of the liver ECM is required. Multicomponent bio-inks have been studied in conjunction with the liver dECM in a number of investigations.
Overall, the findings of this study suggest that a uniform decellularization procedure that can entirely remove cellular components while preserving ECM elements must be proposed and validated. It is also critical to use unique cross-linking techniques to quickly generate biocompatible printable multicomponent bio-inks.
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Source
Heydari, Z., Pooyan, P., Bikmulina, P., et al. Mimicking the liver function in micro-patterned units: Challenges and perspectives in 3D-Bioprinting. Bioprinting e00208 (2022). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405886622000185
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
4-8-2-1
(four, eight, two, one)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
4-8-2-1
(four, eight, two, one) | https://www.lmtonline.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Evening-game-17135419.php | 2022-04-29T03:42:28Z | https://www.lmtonline.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Evening-game-17135419.php | true | null |
OPEC+ will most likely continue boosting oil production at the current rate of around 400,000 bpd at its next meeting.
Citing unnamed sources close to the extended cartel, Reuters reported that OPEC will likely shake hands on expanding total output by some 432,000 bpd when it meet on Friday, May 6, with the increase to take effect in June.
The production increase plan has been in place since last year when OPEC and its non-member partners, led by Russia, agreed to gradually restore their combined oil production to pre-pandemic levels.
However, many group members have consistently failed to deliver the agreed production increases for various reasons, chief among them underinvestment and political trouble.
Last month, for example, OPEC alone increased its combined production by just 57,000 bpd, of which 54,000 bpd came from Saudi Arabia. The UAE also increased its production but the African members of the cartel saw their output decline during the month.
Nigeria, one of the bigger producers in OPEC, has a quota of 1.718 million bpd, but in March, it only pumped 1.354 million bpd.
The total production of OPEC+ for March was 1.45 million bpd below the agreed level, on the back of Western sanctions against Russia, whose output during the month was 300,000 bpd below its quota at 10.018 million bpd.
Russia expects its oil production to shrink by 17 percent this year because of the sanctions, Reuters reported earlier this week, citing a document produced by the country’s economy ministry. That would mean an average daily production rate of between 8.68 million bpd and 9.5 million bpd.
There are only two members of the OPEC+ group that could potentially fill the gap: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Both, however, have refused to heed calls from large importers to boost production by more than their OPEC+ quotas.
By Irina Slav for Oilprice.com
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers addressed their offensive line in the first round for the second straight year Thursday night, selecting Boston College guard Zion Johnson with the 17th overall pick.
The Johnson pick is the first time in franchise history the Chargers have selected a guard in the first round and also marks the first time they have addressed the offensive line with their top pick in consecutive drafts.
Los Angeles can only hope Johnson does as well as Rashawn Slater, whom they got with the 13th overall pick last year. Slater moved into the starting left tackle spot and ended up being selected to the Pro Bowl.
Johnson was one of the consensus top prospects at guard coming into the draft. He was a three-year starter for the Eagles and earned first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors last season. According to Pro Football Focus, Johnson allowed only one sack and three quarterback hurries last year.
Johnson is likely to start at right guard after Michael Schofield and Oday Aboushi departed in free agency.
The last time the Chargers used their top pick on an offensive player for a third straight year was 1981. They took quarterback Justin Herbert with the sixth pick in 2020 and Slater last year.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Night" game were:
9-8-1-1, WB: 7
(nine, eight, one, one; WB: seven)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Night" game were:
9-8-1-1, WB: 7
(nine, eight, one, one; WB: seven) | https://www.nhregister.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play4-Night-game-17135489.php | 2022-04-29T03:52:59Z | https://www.nhregister.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play4-Night-game-17135489.php | true | null |
Two more prominent wide receivers switched teams with Tennessee's A.J. Brown and Baltimore's Marquise Brown getting swapped during a dizzying stretch of the NFL draft.
The Ravens traded Marquise Brown and the 100th overall pick to Arizona for the 23rd pick in the draft Thursday night. Then the Titans dealt A.J. Brown to Philadelphia for the 18th and 101st picks.
In all, 17 of the 23 picks made between Nos. 7 and 29 in the draft were made by teams that acquired them in trades, with 11 of those picks changing hands in the nine trades made during draft.
The Browns were the latest big-name receivers to move this offseason, following Green Bay's trade of Davante Adams to Las Vegas and Kansas City's deal that sent Tyreek Hill to Miami.
The trades came after four receivers were drafted in a five-pick span starting when Southern California's Drake London was chosen by Atlanta at No. 8 as teams have been aggressive in search of game-breaking pass catchers.
A pair of Ohio State receivers went back to back, with the Jets getting Garrett Wilson 10th overall and New Orleans trading up with Washington to take Chris Olave at No. 11.
Detroit then traded up with division rival Minnesota to take receiver Jameson Williams 12th overall. Williams is coming off a severe knee injury.
The dealing began when New Orleans traded the well-traveled 16th pick, along with a third-and fourth-rounder, to Washington to take Olave. That No. 16 pick started with Indianapolis, which traded it last year to Philadelphia for Carson Wentz. The Eagles traded the pick this offseason to the Saints.
Next up came the Lions, who moved up from No. 32 overall, also sending picks No. 34 and 66 to the Vikings to take Williams.
The Eagles then jumped ahead of the Ravens to take Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis at No. 13 after trading the 15th pick, a fourth-rounder and two fifth-rounders to Houston.
Then came the big receiver trades, with the Titans using the first-round spot they got for A.J. Brown to take Arkansas receiver Treylon Burks 18th, and Baltimore trading down again with Buffalo before getting Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum at No. 25.
The Bills moved up two spots to draft Florida cornerback Kaiir Elam.
The Chiefs and Patriots also made a trade, with Kansas City moving up eight spots from No. 21 to take Washington cornerback Trent McDuffie. New England took Chattanooga guard Cole Strange 29th overall and added picks in the third and fourth rounds.
The Titans made another trade later in the round, sending the 26th and 101st picks to the Jets for picks Nos. 35, 69 and 163. New York took Florida State edge rusher Jermaine Johnson.
The Jaguars also moved back into the first round, trading picks Nos. 33, 106 and 180 to Tampa Bay for pick 27. Jacksonville took Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd.
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A video is going viral on social media which shows a herd of lions attacking a giraffe. Each lion leaps and tries to cling to the giraffe's backside one by one.
In the video, the giraffe is showing all his strength in fighting with the lions, kicking the powerful beasts off with its hindlegs.
The video is shared by wildlife stories on Instagram on Wednesday with caption: "Strong Giraffe."
This video has received over twenty million views since being shared.
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The lions normally prey on deer and other mammals, but a giraffe is a rare encounter. This is due to the fact that a lion must seize the neck of its prey in order to dominate it in the traditional manner, which becomes extremely difficult in case of giraffes.
But the big cats keep trying. The lions attack the giraffe from behind, trying to ride on its back and bring it down by biting the legs and weakening it. The giraffe, however, keeps pushing the predators away successfully. The video ends abruptly and doesn't show what happened in the end.
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Users have hailed the fighting spirit of the giraffe.
“Usually In the wild there's No Heroes. The predators will spot a very sick, young, or old and powerless victim, before attacking. Something seems to went totally wrong this time,” one user commented.
“Yea for the Giraffe,” a second user commented.
If a giraffe ends up kicking a predator, it can be severely injured or killed so not so many predators dare to attack a giraffe unless they find a young one or are desperate for a meal. | https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/lions-attack-vulnerable-giraffe-video-goes-viral-2930629 | 2022-04-29T03:56:56Z | https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/lions-attack-vulnerable-giraffe-video-goes-viral-2930629 | false | 1 |
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Eagles add WR AJ Brown in blockbuster draft day trade with Titans
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles have acquired wide receiver A.J. Brown in a blockbuster draft day trade with the Tennessee Titans.
In exchange, Philadelphia sent their No. 18 and No. 101 picks to Tennessee. The Titans used the 18th pick on Thursday night to draft Treylon Burks, a wide receiver from Arkansas.
Brown, 24, has collected over 1000 receiving yards twice in his three NFL seasons. Last year with the Titans, Brown played in 13 games and netted over 860 receiving yards.
NFL Network reported the Eagles immediately agreed to give Brown a $100 million, four-year contract with $57 million guaranteed. Brown had been very active on social media wanting a new contract, and he was recently caught on video talking with Deebo Samuel, making it clear the Titans weren’t going above $20 million a year.
Brown was the 51st pick overall out of Mississippi in 2019, and he had been the best receiver drafted by the franchise since moving to Tennessee in 1997. Brown played a full season only as a rookie.
Brown gives quarterback Jalen Hurts another playmaker at receiver, joining 2021 first-round pick DeVonta Smith. The Eagles also have Quez Watkins and Jalen Reagor, a 2020 first-round pick, who hasn’t lived up to his potential.
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DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines lost $278 million in the first quarter but said Thursday that it expects to be profitable for the rest of the year because of surging demand for travel.
The upbeat forecast echoed similar predictions this month from other big U.S. airlines. They say that after being mostly cooped up for two years during the pandemic, Americans are busting out their credit cards to book flights.
It is not all clear skies for the airlines, however. Airlines face rising jet fuel prices and a tight supply of employees, particularly pilots. Southwest said its workforce grew by 3,300 people in the quarter, and CEO Robert Jordan said the airline was still “intensely focused” on hiring and training workers heading into the peak summer travel season.
Southwest predicted that second-quarter revenue will be 8% to 12% higher than the same quarter in 2019 even though it will operate 7% less passenger-carrying capacity. That is possible because of rising prices.
Southwest’s average fare in the first quarter was $159, up 32% from a year ago and 5% higher than during the same period in 2019. Southwest officials said they raised fares only once in the first quarter, but the average paid by consumers can rise more quickly when demand is strong because airlines limit the number of seats they sell at the cheapest fares, forcing later buyers into higher-priced “buckets.”
“Seats are going to sell out faster and customers are going to see higher fares,” Jordan said on a call with analysts and reporters.
Jordan said Southwest has seen no sign that higher fares are hurting demand, adding that “some of that may be because there is a lot of discretionary household savings still in the system.”
While revenue is rising, Southwest hopes to soften the impact of higher fuel prices through its longtime practice of hedging, or buying options that pay off when fuel rises but can backfire if prices fall. The airline predicted that those hedges will earn 61 cents per gallon in the second quarter.
The nationwide increase in COVID-19 cases this winter spoiled the first quarter — Southwest was hit by high employee sick calls and canceled more than 6,300 flights in January alone, according to figures from tracking service FlightAware. But Jordan said the airline was back in the black by March.
“Based on current plans and expected continued strong bookings, we continue to expect to be solidly profitable for the remaining three quarters of this year, and for full-year 2022,” Jordan said.
Savanthi Syth, an airline analyst for Raymond James & Associates, said Southwest’s forecast implies a second-quarter profit of $1.10 per share — well above Wall Street’s average prediction of 40 cents per share. She said Southwest’s outlook beat her most bullish expectations, which were already raised by upbeat comments from other airlines.
The nation’s four largest carriers — American, Delta, United and Southwest — lost more than $4.2 billion combined in the first quarter, but all expressed high hopes for a booming summer season and full airplanes. Delta reported record bookings, and the CEOs of American and United said they have never seen such strong demand for travel.
Southwest’s first-quarter loss compared with a profit of $116 million a year earlier, when Southwest was still receiving federal pandemic relief to help cover labor costs.
Excluding special costs, the Dallas carrier lost 32 cents per share. Revenue was $4.69 billion, more than double a year ago and 91% of revenue in the same quarter of 2019, before the pandemic.
The loss was slightly wider than analysts had expected. Analysts predicted a loss of 30 cents per share on revenue of $4.67 billion, according to a FactSet survey.
Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. rose 2% to close at $46.90, up 9.5% in 2022. | https://www.kark.com/news/business/southwest-loses-278-million-but-sees-profits-rest-of-2022/ | 2022-04-29T04:07:38Z | https://www.kark.com/news/business/southwest-loses-278-million-but-sees-profits-rest-of-2022/ | false | 21 |
Which lip stains are best?
Lip stains, those sheer longwear alternatives to lipstick, have been around for a while. But they recently came into their own for an unexpected reason: face masks. As any lipstick-wearing person can attest, putting on lipstick and then a mask can ruin your mask. Lip stains, on the other hand, provide the color of a lipstick with none of the smudge. Their easy low-maintenance application helps you put some color on your lips with a minimum of fuss.
If you’re looking for a longwear lip stain that makes your lips look great, Ulta Weightless Water Lip Stain is the top choice.
What to know before you buy a lip stain
Whether you want to wear lip stain on its own or pair it with lipstick
Lip stain, as the name suggests, creates a long-term “stain” on your lips, a wash of color that doesn’t come off like lipstick does as you drink or eat. For this reason, you can pair it with lipstick to create a base that makes lipstick appear to last longer. If you want to use lip stain this way, be sure to buy a well-matched lipstick, so that as your lipstick fades the stain looks natural under it. If you want to wear lip stain on its own, there’s no need to color-match it.
Your skin tone
As with any other lip color, the choice of color should be matched to your skin tone. Cooler skin tones look great in pinks and other cool colors, while warmer tones look great in warm reds and corals.
The condition of your lips
Because lip stains are basically an enhancement of your natural lips and are sheer, you’ll want to apply them only on well-exfoliated lips with no dead skin flakes or chapped spots. Take some time to gently scrub away any dry skin and apply lip balm the night before you apply a lip stain. A lip mask can also be a great idea.
Your preferred method of application
Lip stains come with a variety of applicators, such as a roll-on — a marker-like applicator you can use to draw it onto your lips — or a traditional sponge tip. Roll-ons can be fun and easy to control, while sponge tips and markers make precision application easier.
What to look for in a quality lip stain
Moisturizing ingredients
Just because lip stains aren’t overtly moisturizing (as lip glosses tend to be), that doesn’t mean they don’t contain hydrating ingredients. Look on the label for items such as squalene, coconut oil or apricot kernel oil.
Matte or shiny
While lip stains are never fully shiny (or else they would be lip gloss), there is some variation among them. Some go on shiny and fade to a tint over several hours. Others go on matte and stay that way. If you prefer a shiny look, you can can pair your lip stain with a clear gloss. The stain provides long-lasting color, while the gloss gives you that pouty shine.
Versatility
Some lip stains are formulated for use on other parts of your face, like cheeks and brow bones. If you want to travel light and carry fewer products, choose a lip stain that multitasks. Be aware, though, that just as it lasts for a long time on your lips, it will do the same on other parts of your face — so be careful about applying it smoothly and evenly.
How much you can expect to spend on lip stains
Lip stains range from $15-$20. Since lip stains are a relatively recent trend, there aren’t a lot of drugstore options at the moment. Expect that to change as word of their ease of use spreads and their popularity grows.
Lip stain FAQ
Do I need to use a different technique for applying lip stain vs. lipstick or gloss?
A. One key difference between lip stain and other lip products you may have worn in the past is that lip stain dries much more quickly. That means you have to work fast and be precise. The good news is that since it’s sheer, it’s easy to go over any spots you missed to even out your lines. Once it dries, it’s one even wash of color that lasts all day.
What’s the difference between lip stain and lip tint?
A. Both operate from a similar idea: color that lasts all day. Lip stains are more pigmented, and thus more noticeable. Lip tints are sheerer and closer to mimicking lips’ natural colors. While lip stains come in natural shades, they are also available in vivid reds, plums and browns.
What’s the best lip stain to buy?
Top lip stain
Ulta Weightless Water Lip Stain
What you need to know: This full-coverage, smooth lip stain from a premium department-store brand offers moisture and deep color.
What you’ll love: This show-stopping color is gorgeous, just the right balance between the brown and red that make up maroon.
What you should consider: You may need to reapply more frequently than you’d expect for a lipstick this pigmented.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty
Top lip stain for the money
ColourPop Sonic Blooms Glossy Lip Stain
What you need to know: If you’re not sure whether lip stains are for you, this low-cost option is a great way to try one out.
What you’ll love: This cruelty-free color goes on shiny and stays glossier than the average lip stain, for all-day color with some sheen.
What you should consider: Many of the shades in this line are bright colors, some with pink undertones, so swatch them on your skin at the store before deciding if you like the look.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty
Worth checking out
Yves Saint Laurent Tatouage Couture Liquid Matte Lip Stain
What you need to know: This upscale brand delivers intense color that lasts.
What you’ll love: Made in an array of stunning shades, this goes on smooth with a unique applicator that makes controlling the lip stain a breeze.
What you should consider: It has a strong aroma most consider pleasant, but if you’re sensitive to smells, test it before deciding.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
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California Probes 'Big Oil' Over Plastic Pollution
Sumaira FH Published April 29, 2022 | 08:50 AM
Los Angeles, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Apr, 2022 ) :California launched a sweeping investigation Thursday into plastic pollution by major oil companies, in a probe it says will look at whether fossil fuel giants have been lying about the problem for decades.
As part of the wide-ranging probe, the state's attorney general hit ExxonMobil with a subpoena with the aim of uncovering its role in an alleged cover-up.
"Enough is enough. For more than half a century, the plastics industry has engaged in an aggressive campaign to deceive the public, perpetuating a myth that recycling can solve the plastics crisis," said Rob Bonta, the US state's top lawyer.
"The truth is: The vast majority of plastic cannot be recycled, and the recycling rate has never surpassed nine percent." The remainder is buried in landfill, burned, or littered in the environment.
From there it breaks down into micro-plastics that are too small to be seen by the naked eye.
"Every week, we consume the equivalent of a credit card's worth of plastic through the water we drink, the food we eat, and the air we breathe.
"This first-of-its-kind investigation will examine the fossil fuel industry's role in creating and exacerbating the plastics pollution crisis -- and what laws, if any, have been broken in the process." The attorney general's office said recent reporting showed fossil fuel and petrochemical companies, which produce plastics, knew in the 1970s that recycling was not feasible and could never be economic, but that the industry pressed on with the manufacture of the materials.
Companies and their lobbyists sought to assuage public concerns about plastic by adopting the circular arrows symbol to denote supposedly recyclable materials, a statement said, despite knowing that their products could not be re-purposed.
ExxonMobil released a statement rejecting the allegations.
"We share society's concerns," the statement said, noting that the company was working with governments -- including in California -- to improve waste management.
"We are the first company to deploy commercial-scale advanced recycling technology at a major petrochemical facility," it continued.
"We are focused on solutions and meritless allegations like these distract from the important collaborative work that is underway to enhance waste management and improve circularity." Some 460 million tons of plastics were produced worldwide in 2019, generating 353 million tons of waste, according to the OECD.
This waste degrades into plastic micro-particles that end up in all of the world's oceans, in ice floes, in the stomachs of animals and has even been found in air sampled at the top of mountains.
The OECD says plastic products also account for nearly 3.5 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming.
"In California and across the globe, we are seeing the catastrophic results of the fossil fuel industry's decades-long campaign of deception," said Bonta.
"Plastic pollution is seeping into our waterways, poisoning our environment, and blighting our landscapes."It was not immediately clear what the ramifications of the investigation would be, or what penalties any firm might face.
But an investigation by California -- the most populous and wealthiest US state -- could at least highlight an issue that scientists say we should be concerned about.
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Scientists in the UK who were the first to start developing a nasal spray vaccine to tackle Covid-19 are preparing to begin human trials and to distribute it to the world’s poorest countries where vaccination rates are extremely low.
Barriers to vaccination against Covid-19 in injection form exist in developing countries – such as the cost of the vaccine and factors such as the need to keep it in cold temperatures and have people medically trained to administer it.
However, researchers at Lancaster University, who were the first to start developing a Covid-19 nasal spray vaccine, are now preparing to start human trials for it in preparation for vaccinating most at need communities in developing countries using the nasal spray.
“The importance of vaccinating as many people on the planet as possible is vital to beating this pandemic,” Jon Chadwick, chief executive officer of ViraCorp, a British company in charge of funding and distributing the nasal spray vaccine told i.
“We sit in this bubble in the UK where as a wealthy country, we are able to acquire the vaccines in the volumes we need.
“But this is not the case in other countries – especially developing countries.”
ViraCorp, a British biomedical firm on a mission to improve health outcomes for as much as the world’s population as possible, highlighted that as many as 30 poorer countries in the world are as yet to fully vaccinate even 10 per cent of their population.
In the UK, 92 per cent of people have had one dose of vaccine, 86.3 per cent are double dosed and 68 per cent are triple vaccinated with the booster as well. In comparison, only 65 per cent of the world’s population have received at least one Covid vaccine.
“The biggest problem is that viruses mutate and Covid-19 has mutated at least every four months,” added Mr Chadwick.
“People across the world need to be vaccinated and while there are large countries, predominantly in Asia, Africa and South America, where people are unvaccinated, we are all at risk as we don’t know what the next variant will be.”
Dr Muhammad Munir, a virologist at Lancaster University and ViraCorp’s chief scientific officer, who created the nasal spray vaccine, told i the biggest advantage of their nasal spray Covid vaccine is it’s ability to “nip the virus at the bud”.
“The Covid-19 virus enters the body through the nose and mouth,” he explained. “It does not go through the muscles.
“Vaccines which go through the muscular route are good for reducing hospitalisation and deaths, but they are not as good for stopping transmission of the virus, so people who are vaccinated can still catch the virus.
“However, our nasal spray vaccine will reduce transmission of Covid-19 in society as people who are vaccinated with it will not be infected as easily.
“If this nasal spray vaccine is administered across as many countries as possible, it will stifle the emergence of new variants.”
The team’s nasal spray vaccine has already been successfully tested on animals showing it completely protected the animals from shedding the virus, which causes its transmission.”
Dr Munir added: “We were the first to start developing a nasal spray vaccine back in March 2020. But due to issues with funding, it has taken longer than we hoped.
“Since then, other people have realised nasal spray vaccines are the way out of this pandemic and there are three other nasal vaccines being worked on at different places, but none of them have been approved yet.”
ViraCorp are preparing to begin human trials of the nasal spray vaccine by the end of summer and testing will be done in Peru and Egypt.
The firm has manufacturing partners in Bangladesh, Peru and Egypt and will be distributing the vaccine once it is ready from those places across South America, South Africa and Asia, where there is a dire need for vaccination.
“The problems with many of the existing Covid vaccines is that they are highly unstable before they are injected,” said Mr Chadwick.
“Vaccines are more expensive to transport when they have to be continuously kept cold and in many of these countries, electricity can suddenly go off, which causes problems for storage of these vaccines.
“The nasal spray vaccine is designed to be used by everyone from the age of five to 80 and you don’t have to be medically trained to use it. All you need is two fingers and a thumb.”
The ViraVac vaccine is manufactured in a similar way to the flu vaccine so can be manufactured in facilities which were previously limited to the production of flu vaccines and were unused for around 10 months of the year – again saving costs.
Once approved, the nasal spray vaccine will be developed in 12 repurposed facilities across the globe, meaning large dosage numbers can be developed quickly and transported to areas most in need.
“Vaccination rates in developing countries have largely fallen behind the global average and far behind what we’re aiming for,” said Dr Munir. “Vaccines which are both easier and cheaper to transport, store and administer will have unprecedented value to these remote communities.”
Susan Mitchie, professor of health psychology and director of the Centre for Behaviour change at University College London, who participated in both the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) and Independent Sage, told i the nasal spray vaccine sounds very promising.
“If this nasal spray vaccine goes through the UK regulatory channels and is approved for effectiveness, side effects and long term safety, and is approved, it sounds very promising,” she said.
“It is absolutely right that we can’t get rid of this pandemic country-by-country. It has to be done on a global level as viruses do not respect borders.
“Issues of costs, storage, delivery and access are key to vaccination uptake, especially in low income and middle income countries.
“The fact that this nasal spray vaccine can be administered without people needing to be medically trained and that it does not need any particular facilities for storage will help people in developing countries. It is not just about supply, but about distribution.”
Prof Michie added: “The UK Government has not been good at communicating the importance of pandemic management at a global level – but that is what is needed.” | https://inews.co.uk/news/covid-first-nasal-spray-vaccine-uk-scientists-trials-vaccinating-poorest-countries-1600784 | 2022-04-29T04:08:40Z | https://inews.co.uk/news/covid-first-nasal-spray-vaccine-uk-scientists-trials-vaccinating-poorest-countries-1600784 | true | 1 |
Environmental protesters today glued themselves to pumps and signs at two petrol stations off the M25 during a protest at rush hour.
Demonstrators from the Just Stop Oil group descended on Cobham Services and the Clacket Lane Services in Kent at around 7am.
Some of the demonstrators, who were clad in high vis jackets, held signs and banners and one glued themselves to the top of a lorry, according to Surrey Police.
In a video taken by LBC, demonstrators at Cobham Services could be seen smashing through the glass on the pumps before spray painting over them with black and yellow paint cans.
More than 15 people have been arrested after the protests.
A police spokeswoman said officers with specialist removal equipment went to the scene after some of the protesters glued themselves to pumps and signs on the petrol station forecourts at the two service stations.
One of the protesters at Clacket Lane services, Nathan McGovern told BBC Radio Surrey 15 people had blocked the entrance to the petrol forecourt.
Mr McGovern, of Coventry, said: “Some of us have made sure the petrol pumps cannot be used.”
In a statement on Twitter, the group said: “Supporters of Just Stop Oil have blocked two service stations on the M25, in support of their demand that the UK government end new oil and gas projects in the UK.
“Just Stop Oil supporters blocked the entrances by sitting in the road with banners and also sabotaged the petrol pump by breaking the display glass and covering it with spray paint.”
Motorists branded the demonstrators “clueless’ and demanded ministers “get on top of this issue” to prevent further disruption.
In a clip uploaded to the Just Stop Oil Twitter account this morning, a protestor, who is seen sat of the floor of the Clacket Lane services, accused the government of “genocide” for not doing enough to tackle global warming.
Since the start of the month, Just Stop Oil have blocked a series of oil terminals in south-east England and the Midlands, and targeted several high-profile football matches. in a move taken in response to a rise in prices
The stunts had caused ‘considerable disruption’, leading to pumps being switched off and motorists are being diverted away from both stations, Surrey Police said.
More than 1,000 demonstrators have been arrested so far, Mail Online reports.
The protests comes after Essex County Council and Thurrock Council were granted an injunction at the High Court to prevent people from protesting at oil terminals and outside petrol stations.
The order gives police the powers to move on anyone attempting to block petrol station forecourts or oil terminals in the county of Essex, which had been the primary target for Just Stop Oil. The group’s move to target sites in Surrey may be a bid to swerve the restrictions of the injunction.
Just Stop Oil said it would cease protesting when the Government stops issuing oil and gas licences.
The group launched a wave of action at the start of April by blocking oil terminals, which at one point forced around one in three petrol stations in the south of England to close. The supply of diesel was worst hit.
On the first day of action on 1 April, the group blocked 10 key oil terminals in one day, forcing at least one firm to temporarily suspend operations at several sites.
By the fourth day of action, drivers reported long queues at forecourts. | https://inews.co.uk/news/just-stop-oil-protest-climate-change-protesters-petrol-pumps-m25-1599553 | 2022-04-29T04:10:01Z | https://inews.co.uk/news/just-stop-oil-protest-climate-change-protesters-petrol-pumps-m25-1599553 | true | 1 |
'Portrays incorrect picture', MEA on reports of it asking Bharat Biotech to address COVID vaccine issues
The Minstry of External Affairs has said that media reports purportedly quoting a communication from the ministry asking vaccine maker Bharat Biotech to address issues to avoid cancellation of WHO's emergency use approval (EUA) nod for its COVID jab, "potrayed an incorrect picture."
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The Minstry of External Affairs has said that media reports purportedly quoting a communication from the ministry asking vaccine maker Bharat Biotech to address issues to avoid cancellation of WHO's emergency use approval (EUA) nod for its COVID jab, "potrayed an incorrect picture." According to sources, there have been media reports purportedly quoting a communication from MEA to Dr VK Paul, Member, NITI Aayog.
"It appears that this refers to an internal document circulated to members of the Empowered Group-5, which comprehensively looks at all issues related to vaccines," sources said on Friday. "Selective parts of the communication have been highlighted out of context to portray an incorrect picture," the MEA sources said.
The note, they said, only lists several issues in a factual manner for consideration of the Empowered Group and does not indicate MEA's position or comment on any issue under consideration. Earlier, the World Health Organization had said that it suspended supply of Covaxin through United Nations agencies in response to the need to conduct process and facility upgrade to address recently identified GMP (good manufacturing practice) deficiencies.
However, the UN body has clarified that there are no issues related to the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. Later, MEA said this suspension will not have an impact on travel by those who have taken the COVID vaccine. (ANI)
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I love the writing game. It gets me bouncing out of bed, and dragging my feet at night when I have to finish up for the day. I started at The Bendigo Advertiser as the Creative Services Coordinator, and after many changes, I have ended up with a great 12 years with ACM (love that long service leave too as my secret gardens need tending sometimes). Working from home is tops and I hope I have many more productive times ahead.
I love the writing game. It gets me bouncing out of bed, and dragging my feet at night when I have to finish up for the day. I started at The Bendigo Advertiser as the Creative Services Coordinator, and after many changes, I have ended up with a great 12 years with ACM (love that long service leave too as my secret gardens need tending sometimes). Working from home is tops and I hope I have many more productive times ahead. | https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7717944/the-buzz-around-our-valuable-bees/ | 2022-04-29T04:26:36Z | https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7717944/the-buzz-around-our-valuable-bees/ | false | null |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Two Step" game were:
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Racenet Form Abbreviations
Overview
- Early Speed = Greyhound Recorder early speed rating
- Career = Overall Career record
- Track & Distance = Statistic at track and distance
- Best T/D = Greyhound best time at track and distance
- Rating = Greyhound Recorder rating
- GR Price = Greyhound Recorder price
- Best Odds = Best odds on offer for greyhound
- Flucs = Fluctuations
Recent Form
- FIN = Finishing position
- BOX = Box greyhound exited from
- MGN = Winning margin or margin from winner
- TRK = Track
- DIST = Distance
- GRD = Grade
- TIME = Time of greyhound
- WIN T = Winning race time
- BON = Best of Night (rows highlighted in green are BON)
- SECT = First sectional time
- IN RUN = Position during race
- WGT = Weight
- SP = Starting Price
- WINNER/SECOND = Winning greyhound or second placegetter
Key Stats
- LAST 4 = Finishing position last four
- CAREER = Overall career record
- TRK/DIST = Track and distance statistics
- PRIZE MONEY = Prize money
- BEST TIME = Best Time at track
- FSH = First start here
- BEST FIRST = Best first sectional
- NBT = No Best Time
- WIN % = Win percentage
- PLACE % = Place percentage
Trainer Stats
- CAREER = Career statistics last 12 months
- CAR W% = Career win strike-rate
- CAR P% = Career place strike-rate
- TRACK = Track statistics last 12 months
- TRK W% = Track win strike-rate
- TRK P% = Track place strike-rate
Dog Details
- CAREER = Greyhound colour
- SEX = Male/Female
- WHELPED = Date born
- SIRE = Sire name
- DAM = Dam name
- PRIZE MONEY = Prize money earned
- SPEED = Greyhound Recorder speed rating
- RATING = Greyhound Recorder rating
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BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
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927: 121-134-125
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CAR P%
41%
TRACK
677: 89-99-90
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13.1%
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LAST 4
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$0
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FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
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927: 121-134-125
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41%
TRACK
677: 89-99-90
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13.1%
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HIGH
$-
LOW
$-
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LAST 4
6
CAREER
1: 0-0-0
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FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
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927: 121-134-125
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13.1%
CAR P%
41%
TRACK
677: 89-99-90
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13.1%
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Key Stats
LAST 4
6
CAREER
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FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
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PLACE %
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927: 121-134-125
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CAR P%
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TRACK
677: 89-99-90
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13.1%
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OPEN
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HIGH
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LAST 4
6
CAREER
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FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
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PLACE %
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927: 121-134-125
CAR W%
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CAR P%
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TRACK
677: 89-99-90
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13.1%
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WINS
PLACES
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0%
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0%
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0%
0%
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0%
0%
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0%
0%
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LAST 4
8
CAREER
1: 0-0-0
TRK/DIST
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BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
1045: 172-171-124
CAR W%
16.5%
CAR P%
44.7%
TRACK
833: 141-135-97
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16.9%
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44.8%
Box Stats
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0%
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0%
0%
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0%
0%
Key Stats
LAST 4
8
CAREER
1: 0-0-0
TRK/DIST
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PRIZE MONEY
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BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
1045: 172-171-124
CAR W%
16.5%
CAR P%
44.7%
TRACK
833: 141-135-97
TRK W%
16.9%
TRK P%
44.8%
Box Stats
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LAST 4
8
CAREER
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PRIZE MONEY
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BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
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1045: 172-171-124
CAR W%
16.5%
CAR P%
44.7%
TRACK
833: 141-135-97
TRK W%
16.9%
TRK P%
44.8%
Box Stats
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RUNS
WINS
PLACES
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
0%
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0%
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0%
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0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
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LAST 4
023
CAREER
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TRK/DIST
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$920
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30.59
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
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887: 126-127-127
CAR W%
14.2%
CAR P%
42.8%
TRACK
579: 80-75-84
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13.8%
TRK P%
41.3%
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WINS
PLACES
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100%
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1
0%
0%
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0%
100%
Key Stats
LAST 4
023
CAREER
3: 0-1-1
TRK/DIST
3: 0-1-1
PRIZE MONEY
$920
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30.59
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
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887: 126-127-127
CAR W%
14.2%
CAR P%
42.8%
TRACK
579: 80-75-84
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13.8%
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41.3%
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WINS
PLACES
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0%
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LAST 4
023
CAREER
3: 0-1-1
TRK/DIST
3: 0-1-1
PRIZE MONEY
$920
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30.59
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
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887: 126-127-127
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14.2%
CAR P%
42.8%
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579: 80-75-84
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13.8%
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100%
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LAST 4
null
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FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
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927: 121-134-125
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13.1%
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TRACK
677: 89-99-90
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13.1%
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LAST 4
null
PRIZE MONEY
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FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
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Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
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927: 121-134-125
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13.1%
CAR P%
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TRACK
677: 89-99-90
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13.1%
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OPEN
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HIGH
$-
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$-
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LAST 4
7
CAREER
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PRIZE MONEY
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BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
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PLACE %
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927: 121-134-125
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13.1%
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TRACK
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13.1%
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Key Stats
LAST 4
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CAREER
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PRIZE MONEY
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BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
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927: 121-134-125
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13.1%
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TRACK
677: 89-99-90
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13.1%
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7
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BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
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927: 121-134-125
CAR W%
13.1%
CAR P%
41%
TRACK
677: 89-99-90
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13.1%
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RUNS
WINS
PLACES
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LAST 4
7265
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BEST FIRST
NBT
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927: 121-134-125
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13.1%
CAR P%
41%
TRACK
677: 89-99-90
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13.1%
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0%
25%
9
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33%
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14%
3
0%
0%
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0%
33%
1
0%
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LAST 4
7265
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NBT
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927: 121-134-125
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0%
20%
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0%
25%
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0%
33%
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0%
14%
3
0%
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0%
33%
1
0%
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$-
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$-
HIGH
$-
LOW
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7265
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NBT
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927: 121-134-125
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13.1%
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TRACK
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33%
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0%
14%
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0%
33%
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0%
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null
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NBT
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SASEBO, Japan (April 29, 2022) – USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, successfully completed an integrated firefighting drill with base firefighters onboard U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, April 27.
Working alongside Commander, Naval Region Japan (CNRJ) Fire & Emergency Services (F&ES), and Joint Regional Maintenance Center Detachment Sasebo’s Ship Repair Facility (SRF), America’s damage control organization devised and executed a complex drill involving a simulated fire spreading from a workshop into the ship’s hangar bay.
“This was a giant effort on the part of America's crew, SRF, and CFAS Fire Department.” said Capt. Shockey Snyder, America’s commanding officer. “We have to be prepared to work alongside our civilian counterparts in the event of a major fire, and I’m proud of the team’s hard work integrating with the base firefighters to demonstrate our casualty response capability together.”
The drill, required by the Industrial Ship Safety Manual for Fire Prevention, also known as the 8010 Manual, was created to train integrated teams of Sailors and base firefighters to fight casualties in industrial environments.
“This was a bigger drill than our In-port Emergency Team typically runs,” said Cmdr. Heru Mansell, America’s damage control assistant. “It was designed to get to the point where we had to declare it a major fire, evacuate the entire crew and the civilian contractors working on board, and request assistance from the base firefighters.”
Within seconds of receiving a report of simulated smoke, the ship notified SRF and F&ES, prompting fire engines and ambulances to converge on America’s berth while Sailors conducted initial firefighting efforts and SRF evacuated civilian contractors. When the fire grew out of control, the ship requested the base’s help, while evacuating the entire crew. Once integrated, four-person teams of Navy and civilian firefighters reentered the ship to relieve attack teams already engaging the fire.
On the pier, leadership from America, F&ES and SRF set up an Incident Command Post, or ICP, to monitor firefighters on the ship and at various stations on the pier including Rehab, Triage and Staging.
“If a fire got out of control on a ship this size, we could be fighting it for hours, or even days,” said Chief Jared Whittemore, CNRJ F&ES. “The goal is to always have teams in Staging, ready to relieve the firefighters on the ship. We can then take those relieved hose teams to Rehab, where they can cool down and recuperate before rotating back to Staging to stay in the fight.
"Overall, communication flowed really well with America’s team and we demonstrated our ability to fight a major fire together,” Whittemore said.
Rescue and Assistance teams, or R&A, also arrived from USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and USS Rushmore (LSD 47), which are forward-deployed to Sasebo as part of Amphibious Squadron 11 along with America.
America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Acustico Lighting founder and director, Samantha McKenzie, was researching the viability of using recycled tyres in the design of her new collection when she came across Tyre Stewardship Australia.
Primarily an interior designer, Samantha McKenzie formed Acustico Lighting in Melbourne to solve the issue of noisy spaces in office environments. On spending an initial two years in research and development, she found that a human-centred design approach for acoustic lighting was the way forward.
Essentially, this meant a special type of lighting fixture that could absorb up to 30 per cent of sound.
“I was working in commercial spaces and there seemed to be a problem with sound and people complaining about echoing boardrooms, or noisy breakout spaces, or open plan offices,” McKenzie said. “It was my intention from that point to go into some sort of manufacturing that would address sound and noise in those spaces.
“I worked out that it was probably best to have a suspended solution, so lighting just made sense because that is something that is often suspended from the ceiling and is close to the source of the noise. I set about creating one particular product line, which was acoustic lighting, and we were lucky enough to win a gold Good Design Award for that first product in 2019.”
More recently, with an influx of clients beginning to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Acustico Lighting founder came across a novel raw material that suited both residential and commercial environments – crumb from recycled car tyres.
Brutalis Collection
Inspired by the brutalist architecture style that emerged in Europe following World War II, as well as the nature of design in historically austere periods, the concept for the Brutalis Collection was conceived. On receiving a Creative Victoria 2021 Sustaining Creative Workers grant, the product development process began.
“I looked at an underlay for some flooring when we were in the middle of a building project, and I thought that recycled tyres could be good,” McKenzie said. “Then I started researching as to how I could go about working with that material, and I came across Envirorubber.”
Envirorubber Solutions, a local specialist in prefabricated rubber products that are made from recycled tyres, is focused on developing new applications to reuse discarded tyres. This aligned not only with McKenzie’s new project, but with Acustico Lighting’s underlying philosophy in ensuring sustainability in its products and processes.
“The number one thing with everything that we do is to look back into the materials and where they come from,” McKenzie said. “There are some components in every design that can’t all be Australian made – particularly the LED lighting strip which just does not get made in Australia; so, there are elements that we can’t help importing. But the very fact that these tyres are from Australian trucks and cars was really important. Also, the fact that Envirorubber is very local to me, so there haven’t been many kilometres travelled prior to getting them out the door.”
Another facet of Acustico Lighting’s goal to maintain a high level of sustainability across all their products involve recyclable solutions to reduce waste as much as possible.
“In our Musica product range, we ask that people return the product at the end of its lifecycle and then, with our other products, we crumb and use as carpet underlay,” McKenzie said. “And with the Brutalis product line, I will also ask clients to return them so we can recycle all the components that we can.
“The beauty of using the recycled car tyres is that it is moulded as well, so there’s no wastage. We make them to order and that’s the same with all our products; so, we don’t have huge amounts of product sitting around and any wastage in the other range is all sent back to the manufacturer and crumbed as well.”
In working with Envirorubber, McKenzie also discovered Tyre Stewardship Australia, which promotes the development of viable markets for end-of-life tyres.
Lina Goodman, CEO of Tyre Stewardship Australia, was enthusiastic about the concept of converting a waste product into a practical product.
“Tyre Stewardship Australia works collaboratively with the entire value chain to stimulate demand for tyre-derived products, like Acustico Lighting,” Goodman said. “We do this not only by funding, but by promoting these innovative processes and technologies. We want to be the connecting conduit between suppliers and innovators and enable industry sectors to deliver the best real-world solutions.”
McKenzie agreed that utilising Tyre Stewardship Australia’s extensive network supported her venture.
“They connected me with industry researchers and manufacturers in their network, including Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology associate professor Everson Kandare from the School of Engineering,” McKenzie said. “This helped to allay some of my concerns around using recycled tyre crumb and the potential heat and safety issues involved in such manufacturing.
“Having made a couple of calls to them, it was a really nice collaboration at a time when we weren’t really collaborating much, being able to chat to people about something new and exciting.”
Design and manufacturing
After performing independent testing on the material, McKenzie found that recycled tyre crumb made for an effective lighting product that absorbed noise. It’s porous, yet soft and demonstrated a good sound absorbency in the mid-frequency range, otherwise known as “voice noise.”
Envirorubber was able to manufacture the Brutalis Collection using a mould designed by Acustico Lighting.
“Prior to them receiving the rubber chips the tyres have wire, cord fluff and reinforcements used to produce various grades of rubber chips, buffings and powder,” McKenzie said. “It is then processed to further remove impurities and is graded by its quality. Envirorubber use a variety of rubber mesh and crumb, depending on the application of their finished product. In this case, a UV resistant binder was used to bind the product in a mould, and that’s how I use it.”
McKenzie believes her use of recycled car tyres as a material for lighting applications is quite unique – and it has had a good response from other professionals in the industry.
“We just exhibited the collection at a large design exhibition in Melbourne and the feedback was overwhelming,” she said. “It really confirmed that architects and designers are looking for ways to specify recycled and upcycled products into their designs, which I think is a major selling point.”
Acustico Lighting’s Brutalis Collection has now been nominated for a Victorian Premier’s Design Award in the Product Design category.
“There has been such a diverse range of products nominated for this award, that I am extremely excited to get this far,” McKenzie said. “It is a tremendous honour to even be nominated by a high calibre of design judges who live and breathe good design.”
The combination of authentic design and Australian manufacturing are of the utmost importance to McKenzie, which is why she worked with Envirorubber and Tyre Stewardship Australia to such great success.
“Our copyright laws in Australia don’t yet recognise furniture and lighting design and unfortunately it has facilitated a ‘replica’ industry which devalues our whole industry,” she said. “It really is a numbers game – we need to change our behaviour around buying Australian design. We have the talent and manufacturing capabilities, but to get our prices down, we need the scale, which can only happen when people stop buying disposable design.”
Tyre Stewardship Australia’s mission is to collaboratively ensure the sustainable management, recycling, and productive use of end-of-life tyres.
Tyre Stewardship Australia’s work helps to drive the transformation of a waste product into a useful commodity, create new employment opportunities and markets for end-of-life tyres.
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Zach Hyman scored his career-high 27th goal of the season 1:37 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers rallied to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-4 on Thursday night.
Ryan McLeod, Kailer Yamamoto, Derek Ryan and Philip Broberg also scored for the Oilers (48-27-6) who tied a franchise record for consecutive home games with a point, going 13-0-1 in their last 14 contests at Rogers Place. Edmonton has also won six of its last seven overall.
Noah Gregor had two goals, and Scott Reedy and Nick Bonino also scored for the Sharks (32-36-13), who have lost two in a row as they wind down a season in which they missed the playoffs.
The Oilers will face the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs.
San Jose got off to a quick start, taking advantage of a giveaway by Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen. Gregor sent a wrist shot into the net 2:42 into the game.
Then, 26 seconds later, Gregor scored again, banking a shot off defender Evan Bouchard’s skate for his eighth of the season.
Edmonton got back into the game midway through the period, despite being outshot 26-13 at that point. Sharks goalie James Reimer made a save on a power-play blast by Bouchard, but McLeod scored on the rebound for his ninth of the season.
The Oilers tied the game with seven minutes to play in the middle frame as Leon Draisaitl made a backhand spin pass to Yamamoto, who beat Reimer for his career-best 20th of the season.
The Sharks regained the lead just a few minutes later on a power play as Reedy tipped in a shot by Brent Burns.
Edmonton made it 3-3 midway through the third period as a Tyson Barrie shot was tipped by Ryan and then caromed off defender Nicolas Meloche and into the net.
San Jose took control yet again 63 seconds later, when Bonino took a pass in the slot and beat Koskinen with a quick shot for his 16th.
However, Edmonton came flying back just a minute after as Broberg crept in from the point and pulled the trigger on a pass from NHL points leader Connor McDavid for his first career NHL goal, sending the game into overtime.
NOTES: Forward Jesse Puljujarvi returned for the Oilers after missing the last three games with an illness. Defenseman Darnell Nurse remained out with a lower-body injury, with Broberg coming up from the AHL and getting into the lineup. … Out for the Sharks were Adin Hill (lower body), Kevin Labanc (shoulder), John Leonard (lower body), Erik Karlsson (lower body) and Radim Simek (upper body).
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San Jose: At Seattle Kraken on Friday.
Edmonton: Host Vancouver Canucks on Friday.
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It was put together in just 30 hours over the course of one weekend, as a temporary traffic measure. 28 years later, the same company that constructed it got to tear it down.
"It" was the Camp Hill Flyover, the pre-fab steel and concrete ramp over the Camp Hill/Coventry Road junction. Built in 1961, it was a one-way high road over the ever-busier junction for those heading out of town.
Owing to its 'temporary' nature, it could be one of the most unusual-looking roads we've ever built. The narrow passageway and high steel walls made it look like a budget rural railway bridge from the outside, and it was supported at irregular intervals by spindly-looking supports.
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This was a time of huge post-war redevelopment for Birmingham, and the power of the private car was meant to lead the way. But the city struggled to keep up with the booming popularity of the roadways, and regular rush hour traffic jams frustrated everyone.
Something had to be done. So plans were put into place for a road in the sky - a 240 metre long, 3 metre wide bridge to spit city centre escapees onto Stratford Road.
Not all of that was "road width" either. Cars average somewhere around 1.8m wide - things would have been even tighter for the buses.
Drivers of all kinds got used to "threading the needle" up onto the Flyover entrance on their way out of the city centre. But those who got the double-deckers over got some good views.
They were fun novelties for sightseers too. An article from 1961 featured a quote from a bus inspector stationed there - "In the past 20 minutes I have seen the same car go across the bridge five times."
The Flyover was expected to last around 10 years with a maximum lifetime of 25. It wouldn't be until 1989, 28 years later, that it would finally come down.
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JJ Gallagher and Co., who also worked on the ring road system, had the honour of putting up and then tearing down the iconic Flyover. The pre-fab ramp was cut up and put into storage that Easter break, in case anyone wanted to use it elsewhere.
It was an exciting route, and every car-travelling kid has a memory of whipping up the ramp and seeing the buildings whizz by just over the barriers. But it was precarious - one time in 1979 the whole bridge was closed as someone spotted a screw loose in the supports.
Another time in 1966, a fleet of 5 ambulances, a fire engine and a recovery vehicle turned up to attend to reports of a bus crash. It was a hoax call - but you wouldn't have trouble believing it.
In 1968 the whole bridge was put into reverse after a car hit the stanchions at the exit end. Underneath was dangerous too - a bus had its top half torn off in a collision with the underside of the Flyover in 1967.
It's not know where the Flyover went after it went into storage, but it was revolutionary at its time and was copied all over the country. Now it's long lost - but the memories of fun, and a little bit of fear, remain.
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Suns clap back at Pelicans fans by wearing “F*** Jae Crowder” shirts originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
When you face an opponent multiple times in a row, things are bound to get heated.
That happened in the first-round series between the No. 1 Phoenix Suns and No. 8 New Orleans Pelicans in the 2022 NBA Playoffs.
Both teams have gritty, defensive-minded players battling it out, but Suns forward Jae Crowder has developed a reputation of getting into the heads of players and fans during his 10-year career.
Crowder did just that during Game 4 in New Orleans, when Pelicans fans started to chant “F*** Jae Crowder” in a 118-103 win inside Smoothie King Center.
After Phoenix took Game 5, some Pelicans fans took that chant a bit further in Game 6, wearing red shirts that had the phrase printed on them:
Safe to say the move backfired.
Facing elimination with a loss, the Pelicans could not keep up with Chris Paul’s historic shooting performance as Crowder and the Suns advanced to the second round.
During Crowder’s postgame press conference, both he and Devin Booker pulled up in the shirt and got the last laugh:
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Springs opened and allowed a run on three hits in 2.2 innings while striking out three in a 2-1 win Thursday over Seattle. He did not factor into the decision.
Springs served as the opener and lasted a season-best 2.2 innings. He allowed a two-out triple in the first inning but otherwise shut down the Mariners. It was the first appearance for the lefty in five days, following a stint on the COVID-19 injured list. He's been highly effective in the early going for the Rays, accumulating a 0.93 ERA and 0.83 WHIP while striking out 12 in 9.2 innings. | https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rays-jeffrey-springs-decent-as-opener/ | 2022-04-29T04:48:57Z | https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rays-jeffrey-springs-decent-as-opener/ | true | null |
Liao Guoxun, the mayor of the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin, has died at 59. Photo: Handout
Liao Guoxun, mayor of China’s port city Tianjin, dead at 59
- Party newspaper report says he died after a sudden illness without elaborating on cause
- Liao, who was also the city’s deputy party chief, appeared to be in good health in the days before his unexpected death
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Confronting and fiercely lyrical, Evelyn Araluen’s innovative blend of prose and poetry, Dropbear, has earned her the 2022 Stella Prize.
Evelyn Araluen — poet, researcher, and co-editor of the Overland literary journal — has won the 2022 Stella Prize for her debut collection of poetry and prose, Dropbear.
In Dropbear, Araluen — who was born and raised on Dharug Country and is a descendent of the Bunjalung Nation — addresses personal and colonial history with a voice that traverses the satirical and the contemplative.
Judging panel chair Melissa Lucashenko — author of the acclaimed Too Much Lip, noted:
“Dropbear is remarkably assured for a debut poetry collection, and I think we can say it announces the arrival of a stunning new talent to Australian literature.”
Dropbear is a dazzling suite that interrogates colonial histories from a perspective that’s firmly rooted in contemporary times. On one hand, the approach to uniquely Australian colloquialism is playful, on the other, readers can’t help but be floored by the poignancy it delivers on every page.
Stella is delighted to announce Dropbear by @EvelynAraluen (@UQPBooks) as the winner of the 2022 Stella Prize. #2022StellaPrize pic.twitter.com/zaSYoCU7lf
— Stella (@TheStellaPrize) April 28, 2022
Upon winning the Stella Prize, Araluen stated:
“I’m deeply interested in the lives, histories, and dreams of women and gender diverse writers in Australian publishing, and it’s an honour to be recognised by a prize designed to champion those stories. There aren’t words to explain how thrilled I am to win.”
Araluen will take home $60,000 for the win. For more on the awards head over to the Stella Prize website.
"If you [are] in a position of other influence I beg you to think of the responsibility you bear to your community, and the influence you might lead. The arts are also our country, and I beg you to care for it."
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What is a certificate of good conduct in Kenya? It is a document issued by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) that contains an extract of judicial records showing that the applicant has never faced any criminal charges and thus qualified for the certificate, also known as the Police Clearance Certificate. It contains an history of convictions in cases where the applicant has been found in the wrong side of the law, served time or freely discharged on fine or declared innocent.
Kenyans residing in Kenya, those in foreign countries, refugees in Kenya, and foreigners who are dully registered as residents of Kenya qualify to get a certificate of good conduct so long as they are 18 years and above. Minors can also apply for the police clearance certificate with their original birth certificate with the aid of a parent or guardian.
How to get a certificate of good conduct
A certificate of good conduct is obtained by visiting DCI offices, Huduma Centres near you, or applying online through E-Citizen.
Residents of Nairobi can visit CID offices in Muthaiga area. Those in other parts of the country can get them in CID divisional offices or the 53 Huduma Centres located across the country.
How long does a certificate of good conduct take to process?
Individuals are issued with certificates of good conduct one to two weeks from their date of application.
How much does it cost to apply for a certificate of good conduct?
A certificate of good conduct costs Ksh1,050 in Kenya, payable through mobile money, cash, or credit card. Ksh1,000 is the amount for the police clearance certificate and a processing fee of Ksh50.
How to check the authenticity of a certificate of good conduct in Kenya
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is always one step ahead of the fraudsters. It has an established means of authenticating your certificate of good conduct both via USSD and online in order to curb the rising forgery cases.
Here is how you can check if your certificate of good conduct is original or fake via USSD/SMS
1. Register on the DCI SMS service by sending the word DCI to 21546 – SMS costs Ksh5.406
2. Dial *512# and follow the prompts to verify your certificate of good conduct
Here is how you can check if your certificate of good conduct is original or fake online
1. Visit https://dci.ecitizen.go.ke/verify
2. Select service ‘Police Clearance Certificate’
3. Enter the application number
4. Enter your ID number
5. Submit
Can you get your Certificate of Good Conduct on eCitizen?
Yes, a certificate of good conduct can be applied online through the E-Citizen, an online portal for all Kenyan citizens and foreigners that permits access to all government services.
How do you apply for a certificate of good conduct online? Here is a simple guide on how to get your police clearance certificate on E-Citizen.
1. Visit https://www.ecitizen.go.ke/ and click the ‘Sign In’ tab
2. Enter your email address or ID number and password to log in
3. You will be directed to your dashboard. Choose ‘Get Service’ on the DCI category or visit https://dci.ecitizen.go.ke/dashboard
4. On the ‘Our Services’ window, click ‘Police Clearance Certificate’
5. Choose ownership of the certificate as either yours or that of your child
6. Read the instructions and fill in the application forms
7. Pay Ksh1,050 – Ksh1,000 for the police clearance certificate and Ksh50 convenience fees – via mobile money or credit card
8. Download two copies of your invoice and a copy of C24 (a form where your fingerprints are taken) printed on both sides of A4 sized paper
9. Submit the documents plus your original ID to a DCI office near you or Huduma Centre for fingerprint processing on your C24 form
Applicants will also be required to provide a letter from the institution that required the provision of the certificate of good conduct.
Does Huduma Centre offer Certificate of Good Conduct?
Yes, in July 2020, Huduma Centres announced that they will be offering certificate of good conduct services from its application to collection.
How to know when your Certificate of Good is ready
You are impatient, and you want to know whether your certificate of good conduct is ready because you are running out of time and the deadline for a job application is nearing. Don’t worry, don’t panic. You don’t need to wait for one or two weeks to be sure that the police clearance certificate is ready. You can now check online whether your certificate of good conduct is ready for pick up by following these steps.
1. Visit the E-Citizen portal and log in
2. Choose ‘Get Service’ in the Directorate of Criminal Investigations category
3. Click on the downloadable files beginning with the letters ‘PCC’ and check if the certificate of good conduct is among them
4. If it’s available, you can download and print it for submission to the respective institution that requested it
The downloaded file looks similar as this one below, but your details are filled in it.
For how long is the Certificate of Good Conduct valid?
In Kenya, a certificate of good conduct is valid for one year from its date of issue by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
Can you renew your Certificate of Good online?
A certificate of good conduct has a validity period – it expires after a year. Thus, prompting its renewal. Because it’s a document with judicial records and within a span of a year, one might have had run-ins with the police, getting the first police clearance certificate does not guarantee getting the second one.
You can renew your certificate of good conduct online by following the procedures you followed while obtaining the expired certificate.
1. Visit the E-Citizen portal and log in using your email or ID number and password
2. Click on ‘Get Service’ in the DCI category
3. On the ‘Our Services’ window, click ‘Police Clearance Certificate’
4. Select ownership as either yours or your child’s
5. Read the instructions and fill in the application form
6. Pay Ksh1,050 through mobile money or credit card
7. Download two copies of your invoice and a C24 form
8. Submit it at the nearest Huduma Centre or CID officers for fingerprints to be taken and inscribed in the C24 form
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It was the highest temperature recorded in this eastern Maharashtra region, it said in a release.
Elsewhere in Vidarbha, Akola recorded maximum temperature of 45.4 degrees Celsius, Wardha 45.1, Yavatmal 44.7, Amravati 44.4, Nagpur 44.3, Gondia 43.5, Washim 43, Gadchiroli 42.8 and Buldhana 42.3 degrees Celsius.
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Three customers accompanied by former Nasa astronaut paid $55m for place on Ax-1 mission
The first private crew of astronauts has returned from the International Space Station (ISS).
Michael López-Alegría, Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe and Mark Pathy are not employed by a government, but are part of the Ax-1 mission from Axiom Space Inc. López-Alegría is a former Nasa astronaut with four previous spaceflights under his belt: three on the space shuttle and one to the ISS on a Soyuz launcher. He is Axiom’s chief astronaut.
The other three people are customers and paid an estimated $55m (£44m) each for a place on the mission. They launched from the Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 8 April atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and were meant to return on 18 April. However, delays due to weather concerns held up their flight and they didn’t splash down until 25 April.
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LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Dylan Guenther scored and assisted as the Edmonton Oil Kings reached the second round of the WHL playoffs after completing their series sweep of the Lethbridge Hurricanes with a 6-4 victory Thursday.
Guenther was one of six different Edmonton skaters to score in the game as the Oil Kings overwhelmed the Hurricanes, outshooting them 47-17.
Bryan Thomson made 41 saves in the Lethbridge defeat and Yegor Klavdiev and Jett Jones each recorded two assists for the Hurricanes.
Edmonton winger Jake Neighbours notched two assists himself.
The Oil Kings will face off against the winner of the Red Deer Rebels-Brandon Wheat Kings series. Those two teams are all knotted up at 2-2.
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Premier Mark McGowan urges people to support local businesses as Covid-19 restrictions ease
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has made an urgent plea to everyone in his state to do one thing.
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan is urging people to support local shops, cafes, restaurants and bars on the first day of eased Covid-19 restrictions, but the state is still recording thousands of new cases daily.
Masks are no longer required indoors, except in high-risk settings such as hospitals and on public transport, while venue capacity limits have also been lifted.
Mr McGowan said it was great for local businesses, tourism and hospitality but added people could still wear a mask if they wished at shops and other crowded places for an “extra layer of protection” from the virus.
“All we ask in this environment is people just use a bit of common sense,” he told reporters on Friday.
“We’re obviously not out of the pandemic yet, but obviously we can see the finish line, so we want to make sure as we get to that finish line we have a sensible approach to dealing with the pandemic.”
Mr McGowan said he hoped to be able to remove more restrictions in the future.
“I encourage all West Australians to get out, support your local businesses, your local cafe, your local restaurant, your local bar, your pub, or your retail outlet – please get out there and support them as much as you possibly can,” he said.
“A great many of them have done it tough over the course of the last two years and in particular over the last few months.
“I just asked people if you can support your local trader – just people trying to make a living – that would be great to do.
“I also encourage all workplaces to get their workforce back to work … we want to make sure the CBD of Perth continues to have the workplace there so those people will continue to support those businesses.”
Meanwhile, the Property Council has announced a four-week competition in May aimed at increasing foot traffic for inner-city businesses.
There will be entry points across the CBD where people can scan a QR code, with entries going in the running to win a weekly prize worth more than $9000 and a grand prize worth more than $26,000.
Prizes were donated and include vouchers from Perth businesses, free gym passes, free parking, free public transport and WA tourism experiences.
WA recorded 8117 new infections overnight, taking the total number of active cases to 43,433.
There are now 233 people with Covid-19 in hospital, including four in intensive care.
Two historical deaths have also been recorded – a man aged over 100 and a woman aged in her 80s.
WA has a third dose vaccination rate of 79.4 per cent among people aged 16 and over, but mandatory workplace vaccinations remain in place for now.
Mr McGowan said the decision to ease restrictions was based on the health advice, noting WA had a very high vaccination rate and hospitalisations had been relatively low.
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He reiterated that WA had passed its peak of Omicron, but he could not predict whether there would be a spike in the next few weeks now that restrictions had eased.
“What I didn’t want to do – and I’ve said this the whole way along – is have restrictions in place beyond when we need to have them in place because then you lose people’s support and people will start just not to comply,” he said.
“The good thing is the hospitalisation rate – which I think is the main thing we should take note of – has declined and our health system has managed Covid-positive people well, and our intensive care rate has been about one-tenth of what we were expecting.
“So we’re very confident that the health system can manage well.”
The Premier left isolation on Thursday after contracting the virus last week. One of his children was also very ill with the virus.
Mr McGowan was at Rottnest Island on Friday to make a budget announcement – a $62m commitment to upgrade energy and water infrastructure at the tourist hotspot. Renewables would then power 75 per cent of the island’s energy needs.
The state budget will be delivered in May before the federal election.
Labor will have its election campaign launch in Perth this weekend.
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Timboon, Warrnambool and Tower Hill to feature in new Tourism Australia ad campaign
A NEW Tourism Australia campaign is being filmed along the Great Ocean Road.
Filming took place at the Timboon Railway Shed Distillery, Deep Blue Hot Springs and Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool and at the Tower Hill Wildlife Reserve this week for the National Experience Content Initiative (NECI).
Filming at Port Fairy and Port Campbell will also take place.
Timboon Railway Shed Distillery owner and distiller Josh Walker said its staff featured in the shoot.
"We ran through the tasting experience that anyone who does a tour with us does," he said.
"We did shots of us pouring out samplers, of meals and props, and of bringing out lunch as we would with any customer.
"We filmed barrels shaved out, toasted and charred - we have our own cooperage where we break down all our barrels, shave them and toast them to extract the flavour out of the barrel."
Mr Walker said he believed it was the only distillery to undertake the 'unique' process.
He said the global exposure would be great for Timboon, the Twelve Apostles and the 12 Apostles Gourmet Food Trail.
Deep Blue Hotel and Hot Springs marketing manager Lauren Orero said its evening twilight bathing experience at the outdoor hot springs sanctuary was featured in the campaign.
"The crew were very professional and a pleasure to work with," Ms Orero said.
"It's always a fun experience working with professionals and coming up with creative angles to navigate the pools and caves to capture the true spirit of the experience."
Owner Rebecca Seabrook was interviewed, with other staff also featuring.
Ms Orero said it was an honour to be selected.
She said the campaign gave the business the potential to reach a wider audience across Australia and beyond.
"International exposure further solidifies our belief that the Deep Blue Hot Springs is a world class experience and one that meets the needs for international visitors to Australia seeking experiential and wellness encounters," she said.
Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism general manager Liz Price said NECI provided a great opportunity to develop fresh content showcasing the Great Ocean Road region internationally and reintroduce some international ready products to key inbound markets.
"With borders having been closed for the last two years it is critical we now rebuild distribution channels to target high value international visitors," Ms Price said.
"International markets play a key role in driving year round and mid-week visitation for the region."
Ms Price said along with other regions on the Great Southern Touring Route, the marketing targeted places including Singapore, Malaysia, India, China, the United Kingdom, Europe and North America.
Content captured through NECI can be used by the businesses, Tourism Australia and Great Ocean Road Tourism.
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LOWELL — Surrounded by city and state officials, as well as family and friends, Tom Golden was sworn in as the 18th city manager on Thursday night inside City Hall.
Moments after saying the oath in the City Council Chambers shortly after 6 p.m., Golden gave about a seven-minute speech, which was met with a standing ovation when it concluded.
“You have entrusted me with moving our city forward,” Golden said, thanking the city councilors. “I thank you for your support and your confidence in my leadership. Our opportunities for our city are endless. Together we will continue to make Lowell a place that welcomes everyone. A place that’s safe, a place that’s clean and a place that has great educational opportunities.”
Golden, 51, was the only candidate from a pool of 14 applicants to receive an interview for the manager position, which was previously held by Eileen Donoghue. Councilors voted 11-0 to give the position to Golden on March 30.
“Together, with the council, we will make Lowell an envy of cities around this country,” Golden said.
Golden thanked Donoghue for her service to the city and her continued help as he transitions into the position. During his speech, Golden also addressed the city’s educational leaders, department heads and local representatives, including state Reps. Rady Mom and Vanna Howard, state Sen. Ed Kennedy, as well as U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan, who were on hand for Thursday’s ceremony.
“I’m looking forward to continuing to work together to grow jobs, increase opportunities, invite new companies to build and grow in the city of Lowell so our residents can truly have a place to live and work and play,” Golden said.
Mayor Sokhary Chau led the ceremony on Thursday, while House Speaker Ronald Mariano was on hand to provide a warmhearted address to the roughly 150 people gathered inside the Council Chambers.
Golden has served as a state representative serving the Pawtucketville and Centralville neighborhoods of Lowell, as well as North Chelmsford. He was first elected to the state Legislature in 1994 and over time became a member of House leadership, serving as fourth division chair at the time he was voted to serve as city manager.
“The Tom Golden I watched grow up in front of me, watched him deal with setbacks, watched him create his own business, watched him tackle difficult state issues — just an amazing man and always with the same sense of humor and the same patience,” Mariano said. “That’s the same way he will treat all of you.”
In taking the city manager position, Golden confirmed on Thursday that he has resigned as a real estate agent for RE/MAX Innovative Properties, and is set to officially resign as the 16th Middlesex District state representative.
Golden will enter City Hall on a five-year contract with a starting salary of $235,000 per year.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The worst possible moment for bringing Trevor Reed home turned out to be the best.
With U.S.-Russian relations at their lowest point in decades, it seemed an improbable time to hope for the release of Reed, a former Marine detained in Russia for almost three years. Yet this week the Biden administration completed the type of transaction it had earlier seemed resistant to, exchanging Reed for Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot and convicted drug trafficker serving a 20-year prison sentence in Connecticut.
A series of events and considerations in the last two months helped facilitate the swap, including escalating concerns over Reed's health, a private Oval Office meeting between his parents and President Joe Biden and a secretive Moscow trip by a former diplomat on the cusp of Russia's war with Ukraine.
“All those three forced the White House to make a decision that they hadn’t made before," said Mickey Bergman, vice president at the Richardson Center for Global Engagement.
How the war — and the breakdown in U.S.-Russian relations — affected the deal isn’t clear. U.S. officials stressed that the negotiations for Reed’s release were narrow in scope, focused squarely on the prisoners and not on Russia’s war and not reflective of any broader diplomatic engagement. But while the timing of the deal was startling, it’s also clear that the groundwork for it had been laid before the conflict had begun
“I did it,” Biden told reporters Wednesday about the deal. “I raised it. I raised it three months ago.”
Just as the war was about to commence, Bergman and his colleague, Bill Richardson, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and ex-New Mexico governor, flew to Moscow on the plane of FedEx chief executive Fred Smith for a meeting with Russian government officials. It was a continuation of negotiations they'd been having for the release of Reed and another jailed American, corporate security executive Paul Whelan.
They left with the contours in place for the one-for-one swap that ultimately took place.
In Texas, Joey and Paula Reed were worrying that Russia's war with Ukraine, and resulting tensions with the U.S., could close off communication channels and prevent any common ground for negotiations. During meetings with administration officials in the last year — including with the Justice Department, which prosecuted Yaroshenko — the couple expressed support for a swap but say they weren't led to think that was a viable option.
“They didn’t say: ‘Oh, we agree with you, that’s a great deal. That’s a good point,'" Paula Reed said in a March interview with The Associated Press. “They didn’t say anything like that. They just said: ‘We hear you. Thank you very much.'”
But weeks into the war, the couple did something that got the White House's attention.
As Biden traveled to Texas to support veterans, the Reeds stood along the motorcade route in hopes of getting meaningful face-time with the president. That didn't happen, though he did speak by phone with the couple. Later that month, they arrived in Washington and stood with signs near the White House, hoping again to meet with the president.
This time, they were invited into the Oval Office for a sit-down with Biden and other administration officials. The White House issued a statement that night reiterating its commitment to getting Reed and Whelan home, an issue that senior officials had raised in private meetings with Russian leaders.
The meeting was a rare bit of presidential access for the family of an American detainee, especially since Biden himself has been less public than his predecessor, Donald Trump, about efforts to get Americans home.
Hovering in the background as well was Reed's health. In March, Reed told his parents that he'd been coughing up blood several times a day, had pain in his lung and a broken rib. Last year, he contracted COVID-19. Even on Wednesday, his parents were taken aback by how thin their son looked during video footage of the transfer. They said they expected that he'd need medical care before resuming his daily life in Texas.
Those health issues also alarmed U.S. officials.
“That, I think, contributed to really ratcheting up the conversations on this issue, getting to a point where we were able to make this arrangement, getting to a point where we were able to turn to some of the logistics of simply getting it done,” a senior administration official told reporters in a background briefing this week.
Separately, a lawyer for Yaroshenko has said his client also suffered from multiple health problems, and tried unsuccessfully in 2020 to have him freed early from his 20-year prison sentence on compassionate release grounds because of the pandemic.
Left out of any deal were Whelan, who is serving a 16-year sentence on espionage-related charges that his family says are fabricated, and Brittney Griner, a WNBA star detained in February after Russian authorities said a search of her bag revealed a cannabis derivative.
The Whelan family said in a statement that it was happy about Reed's release but troubled that their loved one wasn't part of it.
“Paul has already spent 3 and a quarter years as a Russian hostage,” the statement said. “Is President Biden’s failure to bring Paul home an admission that some cases are too hard to solve? Is the Administration’s piecemeal approach picking low-hanging fruit?”
Richardson, who has helped facilitate multiple releases of American detainees and hostages in recent years, said the Biden team deserves recognition for authorizing this particular swap at a time when U.S.-Russia relations were so low.
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Zach Hyman scored his career-high 27th goal of the season 1:37 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers rallied to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-4 on Thursday night.
Ryan McLeod, Kailer Yamamoto, Derek Ryan and Philip Broberg also scored for the Oilers (48-27-6) who tied a franchise record for consecutive home games with a point, going 13-0-1 in their last 14 contests at Rogers Place. Edmonton has also won six of its last seven overall.
Noah Gregor had two goals, and Scott Reedy and Nick Bonino also scored for the Sharks (32-36-13), who have lost two in a row as they wind down a season in which they missed the playoffs.
The Oilers will face the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs.
San Jose got off to a quick start, taking advantage of a giveaway by Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen. Gregor sent a wrist shot into the net 2:42 into the game.
Then, 26 seconds later, Gregor scored again, banking a shot off defender Evan Bouchard’s skate for his eighth of the season.
Edmonton got back into the game midway through the period, despite being outshot 26-13 at that point. Sharks goalie James Reimer made a save on a power-play blast by Bouchard, but McLeod scored on the rebound for his ninth of the season.
The Oilers tied the game with seven minutes to play in the middle frame as Leon Draisaitl made a backhand spin pass to Yamamoto, who beat Reimer for his career-best 20th of the season.
The Sharks regained the lead just a few minutes later on a power play as Reedy tipped in a shot by Brent Burns.
Edmonton made it 3-3 midway through the third period as a Tyson Barrie shot was tipped by Ryan and then caromed off defender Nicolas Meloche and into the net.
San Jose took control yet again 63 seconds later, when Bonino took a pass in the slot and beat Koskinen with a quick shot for his 16th.
However, Edmonton came flying back just a minute after as Broberg crept in from the point and pulled the trigger on a pass from NHL points leader Connor McDavid for his first career NHL goal, sending the game into overtime.
NOTES: Forward Jesse Puljujarvi returned for the Oilers after missing the last three games with an illness. Defenseman Darnell Nurse remained out with a lower-body injury, with Broberg coming up from the AHL and getting into the lineup. … Out for the Sharks were Adin Hill (lower body), Kevin Labanc (shoulder), John Leonard (lower body), Erik Karlsson (lower body) and Radim Simek (upper body).
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Asian shares clung on to small gains on Friday thanks to a solid Wall Street session but were still set for their worst month in two years, as China's growth fears and looming US rate hikes dragged on sentiment and sent the safe-haven dollar soaring.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2 percent on Friday, after robust earnings from Facebook parent Meta Platforms had driven the Nasdaq 3 percent higher overnight. Japanese markets are closed for a holiday.
The overall sentiment was still fragile with Nasdaq futures off around 1 percent in early Asia trade, pressured by disappointing earnings from Amazon after market close.
Friday's gains were marginal compared to the brutal sell-off in global stocks in recent weeks. The Asian regional benchmark is heading for a 2 percent decline this week and a 7.3 percent drop for the month, its worst month since March 2020. Shanghai stocks rose 0.2 percent on Friday, but are set for an 8.1 percent fall for the month, their worst since January 2016.
"There are four near term catalysts driving the market at the moment: US earnings which we are about halfway through, rising US Treasury yields and lots of hawkish speak from the Fed, the war Ukraine, and China policy," said Fook-Hien Yap, senior investment strategist at Standard Chartered Wealth Management.
One key focus is the upcoming meeting of China's Politburo, the nation's highest decision-making body, as markets look for more signs of economic support. But analysts say Beijing's zero-COVID strategy restricts policymakers options as supply chains are in disarray, while operations in many factories and peoples' movements have been curtailed.
Beijing closed some schools and public spaces on Thursday, as most of the Chinese capital's 22 million residents turned up for more mass COVID-19 testing aimed at averting a Shanghai-like lockdown. US Treasury yields were trading within their recent ranges, a little shy of their peaks hit last week.
The benchmark 10-year yield finished the US session at 2.82 percent, having reached as high as 2.98 percent on April 20. The two-year yield was at 2.61 percent.
They didn't trade in Asia on Friday due to the holiday in Tokyo. This week has also been a volatile one for currencies. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against six major peers was a whisker softer at 103.56, having hit 103.93 on Thursday, its highest level since late 2022.
The index's current monthly gain of 5.2 percent would be its best since 2012. On top of the safety bid for the dollar, the rally has also been fed by market expectations for 150 basis points of rate hikes in just three Federal Reserve meetings. The aggressive Fed tightening path, mainly to curtail sky-high inflation, far outpaces other global central banks.
The dollar's recent gains have been most significant against the yen, and it swept past the key psychological 130 yen level on Thursday, setting a fresh 20-year high. The dollar also scored a five-year high on the euro.
Oil prices remained choppy as traders grappled with the supply issues stemming from the war in Ukraine as well as the demand impact of lockdowns in China.
Brent crude fell 0.55 percent on Friday to 107 per barrel but still set for its fourth straight month of gains. US crude lost 0.6 percent to $104.68. Spot gold rose 0.36 percent to $1901.8 an ounce.
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Bengali version of 'Reporting India', book by veteran journalist Prem Prakash to be released today
The Bengali version of "Reporting India
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The Bengali version of "Reporting India: My Seventy-Year Journey as a Journalist," authored by veteran journalist Prem Prakash, will be released in Kolkata on Friday. The award-winning book by the ANI chairman will be launched at ITC Sonar at 6.30 pm in the presence of Rajya Sabha MP Jawhar Sircar, and eminent educationist Dr Pabitra Sarkar.
Noted writer and conversationalist Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay and scholar Samik Bandyopadhyay will also be present at the event. The book, launched in 2020, was named by the Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) as the Book of the Year in the non-fiction category in 2021.
The book on Prem Prakash's seventy-year journey as a journalist is the story of the evolution of India and is the juxtaposition of an eye-witness account with an assessment of what the country was at different phases of time. It provides a detailed account of the veteran journalist's professional life and the stories he covered from Jawaharlal Nehru's demise to the rise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The author had the priceless privilege of witnessing the making of history in the times and tenures of all the Prime Ministers of India from behind his camera. Prem Prakash is a pioneer in Indian journalism and in his long career has covered some of the most important stories of post-Independence India including the 1962 war with China, the 1965 and 1971 wars against Pakistan, the Emergency, the assassination of Indira Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri's fateful Tashkent journey. (ANI)
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/2019690-bengali-version-of-reporting-india-book-by-veteran-journalist-prem-prakash-to-be-released-today | 2022-04-29T05:45:17Z | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/2019690-bengali-version-of-reporting-india-book-by-veteran-journalist-prem-prakash-to-be-released-today | false | 1 |
Homeless woman woke up naked in Launceston cell
A 46-year-old homeless woman was naked when she woke up in a cell at the Launceston Remand Centre, the Launceston Magistrates Court heard.
Nick Clark
Journalist
I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers.
I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers. | https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7715342/homeless-woman-woke-up-naked-in-launceston-cell/ | 2022-04-29T05:54:06Z | https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7715342/homeless-woman-woke-up-naked-in-launceston-cell/ | false | null |
Medicare finalized its decision to restrict its coverage of Aduhelm, Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s disease drug, on April 8, 2022.
The decision means only patients who have enrolled in clinical trials will receive Medicare coverage for Aduhelm, which goes by the generic drug name of Aducanumab.
Because of the restrictions, many Alzheimer’s patients may be unable to use the drug. Without Medicare coverage, Aduhelm’s annual cost is US$28,200, or $2,350 a month, a price that’s prohibitively expensive for most Americans.
What’s more, not everyone with mild Alzheimer’s will be able to enroll in a clinical trial due to location or other logistical... | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2584351235445/the-fda-approves-a-new-covid-detection-device | 2022-04-29T05:56:30Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2584351235445/the-fda-approves-a-new-covid-detection-device | false | null |
The loneliest anime protagonists often have tragic backstories or other reasons that force them into self-isolation. They don't necessarily need to want the company of others, as loneliness is sometimes referred to as solitude. Either way, they're isolated from other characters and are often emotionally distant from reality.
More often than not, these lonely anime protagonists eventually fit in with society again. However, the journey to get there isn't easy. Those who suffer from feelings of isolation can often relate to the loneliest anime protagonists.
Top ten loneliest anime protagonists
10) Phosphophyllite (Land of the Lustrous)
Phosphophyllite (more commonly referred to as Phos) is a Gem whose mental stability degrades as the series progresses. There is another species known as Lunarians who hunt Gems for the primary purpose of using their bodies as decorations.
Unsurprisingly, some people see Phos as one of the loneliest anime protagonists after the hardships they go through in the series. Phos' actions become more antagonistic as the series progresses, although it extends past basic loneliness.
9) Takashi Natsume (Natsume's Book of Friends)
Takashi Natsume can be considered one of the loneliest anime protagonists simply because of his upbringing. He was an orphan who had a lonely childhood due to his odd behavior. Takashi possessed the ability to see spirits, which drove away some potential friends in his youth due to their inability to see those spirits.
Poor Takashi Natsume was never quite at home in his youth when his parents died due to constantly moving from home to home. Interestingly, some of the yokai he meets are also affected by loneliness.
8) Saitama (One Punch Man)
"I never could have imagined that being a hero would be so lonely..."
He might be one of the most overpowered anime protagonists of all time, but that strength comes at a cost. At the beginning of the series, Saitama has an existential crisis, partially because he's too powerful.
One Punch Man does an interesting job exploring depression. Saitama doesn't have contact with his family, although things do get better for him as the series progresses.
7) Rei Kiriyama (March Comes In Like A Lion)
Although he's an excellent shogi player, Rei Kiriyama's traumatic childhood has left him feeling lonely at the beginning of the anime. He has all of the stereotypical introvert qualities, such as being shy and socially inept.
He's put in a world he's not quite ready for, even if he has the money to pay for his own apartment. His interactions with the Kawamoto family open him up and make him go from one of the loneliest protagonists to moving past his old traumas.
6) Hachiman Hikigaya (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU)
Hachiman Hikigaya is a pessimistic cynic who still helps other characters out, even if it's tantamount to social suicide. He's self-loathing and is often seen as a social outcast by other people, which can make him seem like one of the loneliest anime protagonists.
The series (its full English name is My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected) often explores teen social interactions. Hachiman wants friendship, even if he lies that he doesn't want it.
5) Kotaro (Kotaro Lives Alone)
Kotaro Lives Alone is a 2022 anime on Netflix that is full of heartfelt moments, despite the protagonist's unfortunate circumstances. The main protagonist, Kotaro, lives in an apartment all by himself. Kotaro's father is looking for him, even though he has a restraining order against him, and his mother is dead.
There is something heartwarming about seeing his neighbors trying to take care of him and being the adult figures he desperately needed in his life. It's a series with some undertones related to child neglect and abuse, which definitely makes him one of the loneliest protagonists in recent years.
4) Guts (Berserk)
The Berserk series is home to many messed-up moments, so it's not surprising that Guts would be as lonely as he is. He's a loner who used to think he was safest by himself, but this line of thinking changes as the series progresses. Anti-social characters tend to be solitary, and Guts feared making new friends like those he lost to the Eclipse.
The final volume of this legendary manga will be released in Fall 2022, although there hasn't been an anime in nearly half a decade. At the very least, he has made new bonds since his initial days as one of the loneliest protagonists.
3) Shoya Ishida (A Silent Voice)
Bullies aren't popular people, so it's not surprising to see Shoya Ishida eventually become a social outcast after he bullied a deaf girl. This dramatic anime movie has several instances where he seems like one of the loneliest protagonists, such as him:
- Intending to commit suicide
- Struggling to find acceptance in himself after all he's done
- Being seemingly isolated from society
A Silent Voice is a touching movie, especially since it involves Shoya learning to love himself again, thus allowing him to integrate into society like a normal person again.
2) Tatsuhiro Satō (Welcome to N.H.K.)
There is a term in Japan known as a hikikomori. This term refers to somebody who has severe social withdrawal, often related to self-isolation. The protagonist of this series, Tatsuhiro Satō, believes that the Nihon Hikikomori Kyōkai (N.H.K.) has conspired against him to make him a hikikomori.
It's all in his mind, particularly as an excuse for him to blame something other than himself for his loneliness. He eventually gets some therapy to better himself, leading to him having a much better life.
1) Tomoko Kuroki (WataMote)
Well, the anime's real name is No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! However, it's much simpler to refer to it as WataMote. Aside from that, Tomoko Kuroki is a lonely protagonist who thought she would be popular simply because she played some otome games.
She's a lonely character who really doesn't want to be lonely. It doesn't help that she has social anxiety, which makes her attempts at socializing far more difficult than for the average person. Add some questionable actions that ruin her socialization attempts, and it's clear why she's one of the loneliest anime protagonists out there.
She eventually gets some friends, even if it's clear that she still has some social problems.
Note: This article reflects the writer's personal views. | https://www.sportskeeda.com/anime/10-loneliest-anime-protagonists-time | 2022-04-29T05:57:29Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/anime/10-loneliest-anime-protagonists-time | true | 1 |
New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will square off against veteran Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals, Saturday April 30, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The game will kick off a three-game series between the two clubs stretching from Saturday to Monday. The winner will make some much-needed standings progress in their respective American League divisions.
Cole will be looking to return to his old self on Saturday. The four-time All-Star has started four games this April and come away with a win in only one of them. His distance hasn't been present, either, as he's only pitched eighteen innings over those four starts.
Zack Greinke's April has been the opposite. The 38-year-old is making marvelous use of his one-year contract with Kansas City, putting up 2.86 ERA over four starts and twenty-two total innings.
How will these two perform against each other in Saturday's rubber match? Let's take a look.
Gerrit Cole Preview
Gerrit Cole carries a 1-0 record with a 4.00 ERA and 1.17 WHIP entering Saturday's start against the Royals. His club has managed to stay afloat in the American League East despite his poor performance. The Yankees carry a 13-6 record into the series against Kansas and Cole hopes to add to that.
So what's the righty going to need to pull out of his bag of tricks to turn things around? Quite simply, Cole needs to find his pin-point accuracy again (we know he has it from previous years). He needs to paint the edges of the strike zone. According to Baseball Savant, Cole generates more swings-and-misses than 86% of MLB pitchers. He also gets players to chase balls 73% more than anyone else, and his strikeout percentage is in the top 73rd percentile. His fastball is one of the best in the league, with an average velocity in the MLB's 91st percentile.
All that sounds great, so what's the problem? Here it is: perhaps Cole has become a little too confident with his fastball. He's been pitching it down the middle or top of the strikezone too often and batters are eating it up. His barrel and hard-hit percentage are in the league's bottom 31st percentile, meaning batters are easily finding ways to make hard contact and powerfully put balls in play.
"Cole Train Comin' Through." - @New York Yankees
Here's the solution. Like all velocity pitchers, Cole needs to adjust. He's got a beautiful slider and he also has an average curveball. Having both those pitches is an asset for any major-leaguer, and Cole needs to utilize them more often. He only pitches his slider 17% of the time and it generates swinging strikes on 42% of those deliveries. That's an insane rate. With those numbers, Cole should be going to the slider every time he's got a batter down two strikes. It's breaks late and looks just like one of his juicy fastballs milliseconds before it dives for the right side of the plate.
Zack Greinke Preview
Zack Greinke is 38, but this April he's looked like he did back in 2019 when he was 35. Not exactly an age you'd consider spritely, but that year Greinke posted a phenomenal 2.93 ERA over 208.2 innings of work. After struggling with the Houston Astros over the past few season, the veteran appears to have found a groove again in Kansas City. Thus far, he's posted a 2.86 ERA over 22 innings of work.
Zack Greinke has never been a lights-out strikeout pitcher, but he's always found ways to get the job done. He uses his low-velocity fastball (which averages just 89 MPH) about 36% of the time, and then mixes in his filthy curveball 22% of the time.
He doesn't get batters swinging and missing very often (his whiff percentage is in the MLB's bottom three percentile). But he gets them to ground out softly. Remember how Gerrit Cole's hard-hit percentage was among the worst in the league? Well, Greinke is the opposite. Batters have only been hitting his pitchers with an average exit velocity of 89.7 MPH, which is lower than 84% of pitchers in the league.
"Zack Greinke, 87mph Fastball & 87mph Changeup. Remember: 'It doesn't have to make sense, if it's Zack Greinke.'" - @Rob Friedman
Greinke also decieves hitters with his slider and changeup, which he throws with speed similar to his fastball. His slider tends beautifully down and away to the right side of the plate, and his changeup averages 86 MPH. He likes to throw it inside and get batters to choke on it. It's just another way he generates soft contact.
Gerrit Cole vs the Kansas City Royals lineup
Gerrit Cole has only pitched against this Kansas City lineup (at least one vaguely similar to it) once in the past year. On June 22, 2021, he went seven innings, allowing just three hits. Unfortunately, one of those hits was a home run and Cole allowed a total of two runs. His squad dropped the match 6-5.
Zack Greinke vs the New York Yankees lineup
Zack Greinke has seen plenty of this Yankees lineup in the past year and it hasn't been pretty. On May 4, 2021, the righty managed only four innings and allowed three hits, four walks, and three runs. His Astros dropped the match 7-3. Later in the season on July 10, Greinke again only lasted four innings against the Yanks. This time, however, he only allowed one hit and one run, but his Astros still lost 1-0.
Gerrit Cole vs Zack Greinke
This matchup could be described as velocity versus anti-velocity. Gerrit Cole is going to either come into this game firing or being more conservative by utilizing his slider and other off-speed pitches more. He's got adjustments to make if he wants to turn things around, but Greinke just needs to keep doing what he's been doing. The 38-year-old will look to continue his deceptive pitching style and will hope that this Yankees lineup doesn't remember his stuff too well. | https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/gerrit-cole-vs-zack-greinke-player-predictions-yankees-vs-royals-april-30th-mlb-2022 | 2022-04-29T05:57:42Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/gerrit-cole-vs-zack-greinke-player-predictions-yankees-vs-royals-april-30th-mlb-2022 | true | 1 |
Victor Oladipo starting for Heat in Tuesday's Game 5 in place of injured Jimmy Butler
Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo is in the lineup Tuesday in the team's game against the Atlanta Hawks. Jimmy Butler...
www.numberfire.comMiami Heat guard Victor Oladipo is in the lineup Tuesday in the team's game against the Atlanta Hawks. Jimmy Butler...
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TICONDEROGA — Tekla Fine-Lease carded a match-low 46 on Thursday afternoon to help give Willsboro a 6-0 victory over Crown Point in Mountain & Valley Athletic Conference golf at the Ticonderoga Country Club.
Finn Walker and Vinny Duso also won their matches for the Warriors, while Ashton Hathaway.
Gavin Hathaway and Cedric Weiss were winners by forfeit.
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Willsboro 6, Crown Point 0
No. 1- Fine-Lease (WICS) def. Potter, 4-and-3.
No. 2- Walker (WICS) def. Duval, 5-and-4.
No. 3- Duso (WICS) def. Huestis, 4-and-2.
No. 4- A. Hathaway (WICS) won by forfeit.
No. 5- G. Hathaway (WICS) won by forfeit.
No. 6- Weiss (WICS) won by forfeit.
GIRLS
BOQUET VALLEY 4
KEENE 0
SCHROON LAKE — Alsa Kohler was medalist on the day as the Griffins recorded a shutout victory.
Rachel Behm and Ella Lobdell also won matches for Boquet Valley and Madelyn Liberi was a forfeit winner.
Sarah Tansey's 73 was the low score for Keene.
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Boquet Valley 4, Keene 0
No. 1- Behm (BV) def. Tansey, 3-and-2.
No. 2- Lobdell (BV) def. Harmer, 5-and-3.
No. 3- Kohler (BV) def. Cantwell, 5-and-4.
No. 4- Liberi (BV) won by forfeit. | https://www.pressrepublican.com/sports/local_sports/willsboro-boquet-grab-golf-wins-thursday/article_44403fb4-d5a9-556b-a9fa-d4e4f21216a5.html | 2022-04-29T06:00:42Z | https://www.pressrepublican.com/sports/local_sports/willsboro-boquet-grab-golf-wins-thursday/article_44403fb4-d5a9-556b-a9fa-d4e4f21216a5.html | false | 1 |
By Lynn Janes
The town of Hurley held a budget workshop meeting April 26, 2022, beginning with the roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Attendance of the meeting included Mayor Ed Stevens, councilors Nanette Day and Mateo Madrid. Mayor pro tem Richard Maynes and councilor Freddie Rodriquez did not attend.
The council approved the agenda for the meeting.
The agenda pertained to the fiscal year budget for 2022-2023.
Lori Ortiz, town clerk, gave the council a copy of the proposed budget. She provided them with a document that showed them the current year, proposed next year and the percent of change in each account. She explained that currently all the funds are in the positive except solid waste. It has a deficit of approximately $4,700. She said the town had not raised rates, but the rates had increased for the town. The increase had come two years ago, and it had not caught up.
Stevens said they needed to increase the rates. Ortiz said $1 - $1.50 increase would probably cover it but she needed to double check that amount. She pointed out that last year they didn't raise the price because they had to increase the water cost to the residents.
Stevens asked that they look at the general fund to pay for a park and maybe a dog park. He suggested a few places that would work.
Ortiz gave the council the department wish lists.
Maintenance department list included, salary increases, valve exerciser, chainsaw, mower, herbicide, sprinkler systems for parks, etc. Some of the items are already budgeted for or have grant money coming.
Stevens said that the council really needs to look at wages. He pointed out that the town finances are good, and it needs to be shared with the employees. He encouraged them to look at is with an open heart.
Police department list included, new vests, office repairs, holding cell, gun safe, etc. Ortiz said they had a grant for the vests and radios. The department had received $20,000 more from the legislature this year.
The municipal courts list included laptops and computers.
Mayor pro tem Richard Maynes joined the meeting.
Hurley pool list included storage lockers, storage cubes, lounge chairs, tables, and umbrellas. Ortiz said they had a grant to cover all the items.
Stevens brought up the trash bins for each address. The question for the town to decide to buy them or let the trash vendor pay for them. The cost for the bins is $40,000-50,000.
After some discussion they decided to call a few other towns and see what they had done and wait until the current contract expired in a year to decide.
Ortiz let the council know that in July the current solid waste vendor could raise the price again using the consumer price index.
Stevens told the council to take the budget home and look at it. The next meeting, they can go over any questions or changes. None of the council members had any questions for the preliminary budget.
They discussed North Hurley coming off the water association and being part of Hurley now. Ortiz said it had been going well. Currently they are running it on a separate laptop and system but will be combining them soon.
Ortiz encouraged the council to call her with any questions.
The budget meeting adjourned and the members went into a special session.
The town of Hurley held a special meeting April 26, 2022, beginning with the roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Attendance of the meeting included Mayor Ed Stevens, Mayor pro tem Richard Maynes, councilors, Nanette Day and Mateo Madrid. Councilor Freddie Rodriquez did not attend.
The council approved the agenda for the special meeting.
The council went into closed session to discuss personnel matters pertaining to the police department. The closed session lasted approximately one hour.
The council came out of closed session and approved the hiring of former Bayard Chief of Police Cornel Stemley as a new police officer.
The council approved resolution no. 19-2021/2022. This resolution is for the support of providing matching funds of $6,250 for the project to do gutters on several of the streets.
The special meeting adjourned.
The next regular meeting will be held Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at 5:00 pm. | https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-articles/71647-hurley-budget-work-session-and-special-meeting | 2022-04-29T06:05:53Z | https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-articles/71647-hurley-budget-work-session-and-special-meeting | false | 1 |
It was on their way home that Lilia and her husband Floriberto Pineda came across an unusual scene on Interstate 8 in Mission Valley.
“I saw a car that had crashed so I thought, ‘Oh it’s an accident, I have to be careful because sometimes there are people,'” said Lilia. “So I slowed down even more and then my husband said, ‘Stop, stop.’"
As the couple got closer they saw a CHP officer on the floor next to the center divider, struggling with a man.
“I tried to slow down and he opened the door and just jumped out of the car,” said Lilia.
"I was thinking the police, they always give their life for us, they give their lives for our daughters and all of us," said Floriberto. "I didn't think twice before helping."
Shocked and confused Lilia pulled over, ran after her husband and started recording on her phone.
Details about the shooting below.
“I saw the officer on the floor and that impacted me because my brother recently applied for the Sheriff’s Department and I thought, ‘That could be my brother,'” said Lilia.
The officer, identified as Antonio Pacheco, a seven-year CHP veteran, was laying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his right thigh. Three other good Samaritans were with him trying to control the bleeding.
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“Oh my gosh, just to see him on the floor, bleeding,” said Lilia. “I saw so much blood and I could see his face. He was calm but at the same time I knew he was debating for his life.”
Meanwhile, Floriberto another man armed with a knife had the shooter pinned to the center divider.
“He was out of control,” said Floriberto. “I don't know if he was on drugs or not but he was strong and he was trying to escape.”
But he didn't get a chance to escape. The shooter, identified as 25-year-old UCSD graduate student Yuhao Du, was arrested shortly after. Pacheco was taken to the hospital and had surgery. He's expected to survive.
“The officers are out there every day risking their lives and in seconds it can end just because of what is out there,” said Lilia.
Giving back to those who risk it all, the community jumped in to help save someone who dedicates their life to serving them. | https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/he-was-out-of-control-good-samaritans-help-chp-officer-shot-by-driver-freeway/2933417/ | 2022-04-29T06:06:29Z | https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/he-was-out-of-control-good-samaritans-help-chp-officer-shot-by-driver-freeway/2933417/ | false | 1 |
KARACHI: With inflation skyrocketing, there are also more and more philanthropists stepping forward to ease the burden of the poor and help in kind during Ramazan, the month of blessings. And to facilitate them here are the NGOs providing them with the platforms to be able to do so. Business owners, restaurant owners, celebrities and anyone looking to donate zakat have been making their way to prominent NGOs such as the Jaffriya Disaster Management Cell (JDC) Foundation and Saylani Welfare Trust and others like them to distribute their donations among the needy.
These days, they are not just distributing food packets or offering items at Iftar, they are also organising lavish Sehris at their various centres all over the city, though the largest of these happen to be right in the heart of Karachi near the mausoleum of the Quaid-i-Azam at Numaish traffic intersection.
Moving away from the normal things one has for Sehri such as egg, paratha, yogurt and tea, the idea behind the Sehris organised by the JDC Foundation is to offer the common person what he or she cannot afford to eat normally.
Someday you’ll find ostrich being served, someday yak meat or biryani and pulao served with barbeque tikka, kebabs, chullu kebab, fish, prawns, steamed and fried chargha, pheasant, etc. Plus there are always thousands of cauldrons of biryani, pulao and zarda being unloaded off trucks. And to wash all that down there are chilled cold drinks and juices in cans and bottles.
According to JDC secretary general Zafar Abbas, their roadside Sehris and Iftaris are the biggest in the city.
“There is no concept of race, class or religion here. Everyone is welcome. We have unrolled carpets for them to sit on, we have lit the paths for them with hundreds of lights. We have brought back the hustle and bustle of the city to our gatherings where everyone is treated like a special guest. Everyone is expected to eat to one’s heart’s content and return home on a full tummy,” he said.
Right next to JDC at Numaish, you find the next biggest crowd gathering at Saylani.
The people start coming much ahead of Sehri time there. They come around midnight for the ration bags, too. Women and children come and chill in the open with a nice evening breeze blowing as the heavy traffic rush around the busy area fizzles out.
The many Saylani cooks and volunteers, meanwhile, make preparations for Sehri. Ahmar, who has a daytime job at the Sindh High Court, is busy chopping vegetables for omelette to feed 500 persons at a time. Shakiluddin and Sulaiman Qureshi are making preparations to receive thousands of guests in a couple of hours.
“We usually receive some 3,000 persons for Sehri on average here so we get busy getting things ready much before that,” Shakiluddin told Dawn during a recent visit.
Saylani’s usual Sehri menu includes their famous mutton korma along with maghaz karhai, barbeque tikka and omelette to have with paratha.
They also have sweet dishes such as kheer and vermicelli.
“We also have tea and coffee on alternate days,” said Sulaiman Qureshi. “And you don’t just see the poor and needy coming here to have their fill. We also get many people coming here in their personal cars to have Sehri. We are under orders by the Saylani management to treat all with equal respect and to serve all,” he added.
Published in Dawn, April 29th, 2022 | https://www.dawn.com/news/1687287/grand-sehris-by-roadside-open-to-all-and-sundry | 2022-04-29T06:17:04Z | https://www.dawn.com/news/1687287/grand-sehris-by-roadside-open-to-all-and-sundry | true | 1 |
AUS vs SL | Australia announce multi-format squad for Sri Lanka tour, Pat Cummins rested from T20Is
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Cricket Australia have announced the team for multi-format series in Sri Lanka and pacer Pat Cummins is rested from T20Is. Other major exclusions include Adam Zampa who will miss entire tour as his wife is expected to give birth to their child and Marcus Harris has been dropped from Test matches.
Australia are set to tour Sri Lanka for a multi-format series in June-July. The tour will include three T20Is, five ODIs, and two Tests starting from June 7. R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, and the Galle International Stadium will host the matches in the series. Australia Cricket have announced the team for the series and Pat Cummins has been rested for the T20Is.
Players who weren’t part of the Pakistan tour due to the IPL have returned to the squad. Adam Zampa is the notable exclusion as he will miss the entire tour as his wife is expected to give birth to their child. Marcus Harris has been left out of the Test squad after his poor performance in the Ashes 2021-22. He scored 179 runs from four Tests at 29.83. Ben McDermott notched his maiden ODI century against Pakistan but he has been also left out of the team. Apart from these two, Mark Steketee and Michael Nesser are also not included with the return of first-choice players.
Chairman of national selectors George Bailey has said that the team is selected considering the T20 World Cup at home later this year and ODI World Cup next year.
"These are very targeted to skill sets and what we see as the bulk of the squad for the home T20 World Cup and looking further forward to the ODI World Cup," Bailey said.
Australia T20 squad: Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner.
Australia ODI squad: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.
Australia Test squad: Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner. | https://www.sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2022/apr/29/aus-vs-sl-australia-announces-their-multi-format-squad-for-sri-lanka-tour-pat-cummins-rested-from-t-20-is?utm_medium=rss | 2022-04-29T06:17:19Z | https://www.sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2022/apr/29/aus-vs-sl-australia-announces-their-multi-format-squad-for-sri-lanka-tour-pat-cummins-rested-from-t-20-is?utm_medium=rss | false | 1 |
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The Board of Sterlite Technologies has approved the raising of funds of up to ₹1,000 crore by issue of equity shares, any financial instruments and/or security convertible into equity shares, a combination of such securities by way of one or more public and/or private offerings, qualified institutions placements and/or preferential allotments and/or rights offering or any combination thereof or any other method in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws, the company informed the exchanges on Thursday.
A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Piramal Enterprises Ltd will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, to consider and approve the issue of secured, rated, listed, redeemable, principal-protected, market-linked non-convertible debentures up to ₹50 crore along with an option to retain over-subscription of up to ₹650 crore, the total size aggregating up to ₹700 crores, on a private placement basis.
Shriram Transport Finance Co Ltd will consider raising of funds by way of issue of redeemable non-convertible debt securities including bonds in the onshore/offshore market on a private placement basis and/or public issue subject to market conditions.
In this regard, the meeting(s) of the concerned committees will be held to consider and approve the same during the month ending May 31, 2022, on such terms and conditions including the issue price of debt securities/bonds, as the committee may deem fit, the company informed the exchanges.
Jindal Polypack Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jindal Poly Films Ltd has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent shareholding of SMI Coated Products Private Limited which is engaged in the manufacturing of pressure sensitive label stocks.
After adjusting for net debt and or the price of debt-like items, the equity value payment by Jindal Polypack Limited would amount to ₹99.65 crore. The acquisition would augment the company’s existing growth plans, the company said in an exchange filing.
The Board of Colgate Palmolive has approved the declaration of a second interim dividend of ₹21 per equity share of ₹1 for the financial year 2021-22. The said interim dividend will be paid on and from May 25, 2022, to those shareholders whose names appear in the Register of Members of the company as on the record date i.e. May 7, 2022.
Additionally, Ram Raghavan has resigned as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company with effect from April 15, 2022. The company has announced the appointment ofPrabha Narasimhan as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for a period of five consecutive years effective September 1, 2022, consequent to the resignation of Raghavan.
The Board of Directors of the Ashnisha Industries Ltd at its meeting held on April 28, 2022, has approved a stock split. The Board has approved the split/sub-division of one equity share of the company with a face value of ₹10 each into ten equity shares having a face value of ₹1 each.
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has affirmed Gujarat Gas Limited‘s (GGL) Long-term Issuer Rating at ‘IND AA+.’ The outlook is Positive. The Rating for Bank Loans of Gujarat Gas Limited is affirmed at ‘IND AA+’/Positive/IND Al+ and Commercial Papers of Gujarat Gas Limited are affirmed at ‘IND Al+’ by Ind-Ra.
The Board of Directors of Lemon Tree Hotels Limited (‘Company’) at its meeting held on April 27, 2022, has approved the acquisition of 25.10 per cent shareholding of Carnation Hotels Private Limited from Rattan Keswani. Post the consummation of the transaction, Carnation Hotels Private Limited will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lemon Tree Hotels.
Brickwork Ratings has reaffirmed its rating at ‘BWR A1+’ on Commercial Paper and withdrawn its rating on the proposed Non-Convertible Debenture (NCD) for JSW Energy Ltd.
Computer Age Management Services Ltd announced that CAMSfinserv is working with Microsoft India to develop a robust technology foundation for the Account Aggregator (AA) marketplace in India to accelerate digital transformation in areas such as credit lending, investment advisory, and personal finance management.
The Board of IndiaMart InterMesh Ltd at its meeting held on April 28 has approved the proposal for buyback of up to 1,60,000 fully paid-up equity shares of the company having a face value of ₹10 from all shareholders/beneficial owners of the equity shares of the company, including promoters and members of the promoter group, on a proportionate basis as on the record date through the “tender offer” route.
The buyback will be done using a mechanism for acquisition of shares through the stock exchange at a price of ₹6,250 per share in cash for an aggregate amount of up to ₹100 crore, excluding expenses to be incurred for the buyback viz. brokerage, costs, fees, turnover charges, taxes such as buyback tax, securities transaction tax, and goods and services tax.
The buyback offer size represents 5.32 per cent and 5.37 per cent of the aggregate of the company’s fully paid-up capital and free reserves as per the latest standalone and consolidated audited financial statements of the company, respectively, as on March 31, 2022, which is less than 10 per cent of the total paid-up equity share capital and free reserves of the company.
India Ratings upgraded Torrent Pharmaceuticals and its NCDs to ‘IND AA+’; and the outlook is stable.
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Enefit Green will publish its Q1 2022 interim report on May 5, 2022 at 08.00 EET and will host two online webinars to present the results according to the following schedule.
May 5, 2022 at 09.00 EET Microsoft Teams Live event in Estonian.
To join the event (in Estonian), please click here.
May 5, 2022 at 11.00 EET Microsoft Teams Live event in English.
To join the event (in English), please click here.
During both events results will be presented by Aavo Kärmas, CEO and Veiko Räim, CFO. Each session will be followed by Q & A. As the duration of the events will be limited to approximately 1 hour, we encourage participants to send their questions beforehand to investor@enefitgreen.ee.
The recording of the webinars will be made available on company’s web page.
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Enefit Green is one of the leading diversified renewable energy producers in the Baltic sea area. The Company wind farms in Estonia and Lithuania, cogeneration plants in Estonia and Latvia, solar farms in Estonia and Poland, a pellet plant in Latvia and a hydroelectric plant in Estonia. In addition the Company is developing several wind and solar farms in the mentioned countries and Finland. As of the end of 2021, the Group had a total installed electricity production capacity of 457 MW and a total installed heat production capacity of 81 MW. During 2021, the Company produced 1,193 GWh of electricity and 618 GWh of heat. | https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ENEFIT-GREEN-AS-127886591/news/Invitation-to-Enefit-Green-investor-webinars-presenting-Q1-2022-interim-results-40197202/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20220429 | 2022-04-29T06:18:14Z | https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ENEFIT-GREEN-AS-127886591/news/Invitation-to-Enefit-Green-investor-webinars-presenting-Q1-2022-interim-results-40197202/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20220429 | true | 2 |
Race-by-race preview and tips for Hawkesbury on Saturday
By Brad Gray
Race 1 – 11.20AM ST JOHNS PARK BOWLING CLUB 2YO CLARENDON STAKES (1400m)
3. Basquiat was beaten fair and square at Warwick Farm on debut by North Star Lass but that filly went on to run fifth in the Percy Sykes Stakes at group level while he comfortably held 11. Invasive that day too, who has gone on to run 1. Green Shadows and 4. Owen County to narrow margins since. The $1.9million colt has looked sharp in a tick-over trial since and does look a two-year-old with some quality. 5. Burgunder is out of an Oaks winner so it was no surprise to see him find a couple too sharp on debut at Hawkesbury over 1100m. After being left flatfooted when the sprint went on, he was raising a second effort through the line to come again.
How to play it: Basquiat to win.
Race 2 – 11.55AM TAB HIGHWAY HCP (1100m)
4. Extravagent Lad gets the nod in a very open Highway Handicap. The three-year-old has measured up in Highways in the past already, running third behind Markwell Dreamer in one at the backend of last preparation. He was left in front and run down late. He’ll be the one doing the stalking this time with plenty of speed engaged right across the track. The wet track is fine and he comes to hand quickly. 8. Proverbial kept chasing to win at Scone last start, where Katgully Red ran third, a horse that has measured up in Highways in the past, so that gives us an indication that she’s up to this. It took her eight starts to break her maiden but she has now won her past two.
How to play it: Extravagent Lad each way.
Race 3 – 12.30PM MIDWAY HCP (1500m)
Be very forgiving of 16. Short Shorts′ last-start failure at group level. The filly was deep-ended last start in the South Pacific won by Vilana after winning a C1 at Hawkesbury, but she never got a chance to show her wares given she was posted deep throughout. She knocked up and tailed off but was entitled to given the run she had in that company. The three-year-old comes back to BM72 company on her home track now, where she has already raced well on two occasions, and gets the winkers back on. 7. Bluff ‘N’ Bluster got a pass mark first up at Hawkesbury behind Game Theory but getting onto a heavy track second up is right in his hitting zone. His pattern means he needs everything to go his way but the draw can see him park closer and he is dangerous at odds.
How to play it: Short Shorts to win.
Race 4 – 1.05PM BLAKES MARINE BENCHMARK 78 HCP (1800 METRES)
1. Kalapour burst through the pack to score an impressive win at his first Australian start at Hawkesbury over 1500m a couple of weeks ago. The lightly raced Irish import has only had the five starts and he looks like a stayer that’ll charge through the grades. Dylan Gibbons’ 3kg claim sees him in with 59.5kg, which looks handy given he lumped 61kg first up in this same grade. Gibbons rode the son of Ifraaj in his Gosford barrier trial prior to his Hawkesbury win. 11. Global Ausbred brings a different form line and is a horse brimming with confidence. He jumped out of the ground at his fourth career start at Goulburn to break his maiden at double-figure odds before coming straight to town and winning by an even bigger margin.
How to play it: Kalapour to win.
Race 5 – 1.40PM LIVING TURF BENCHMARK 78 HCP (1100m)
17. Sacrimony need a couple of scratchings to guarantee his spot in the field but fits in beautifully parking up in behind a genuine speed with the run under his belt. There’s a case to be made that the Chris Waller-trained gelding should have won first up after being locked away in the straight at Hawkesbury behind Norwegian Bliss. He would perhaps be better suited getting out to 1200 or 1300m second up as opposed to staying at 1100m but the heavy track holds no fears and he lands in a perfect spot. 8. Authentic Jewel won three of her five starts last preparation and was only beaten once after finding the front, and that was in the listed Gosford Guineas. Ford has ridden her five times in the past for three wins and two placings. 2. Rainbow Connection is a four-year-old worth following.
How to play it: Sacrimony to win.
Race 6 – 2.15PM HAWKESBURY XXXX GOLD RUSH (1100m)
Very nervous about 2. Malkovich if the track comes up heavy. The speedster gets through soft ground OK but his two heavy-track runs have been pretty plain. One of those was last start over the autumn carnival, albeit in the G1 Galaxy but he was entitled to do more having parked outside of the leader. He was the first horse beaten. Typical of Malkovich, he has trialled like a rocket since then. It was a welcome return to form from 8. Our Bellagio Miss first up at Warwick Farm behind a smart one in Athelric. She was well held by the winner but lumped 60kg and had never won first up in the past, so she can only improve off that. She skips a few grades but drops 7kg.
How to play it: Malkovich to win.
Race 7 – 2.50PM BLACKTOWN WORKERS CLUB GROUP HAWKESBURY GUINEAS (1400m)
1. Mr Mozart has found career-best form. It’s coincided with two wet tracks and being ridden for speed. He stacked up his rivals in the G2 Phar Lap two starts ago and just kept on running, leaving the subsequent Tulloch Stakes winner Character in his dust. That was his first exposure to heavy ground and he relished it. His last start win was even better. Despite being softened up throughout in the Doncaster Prelude by The Frontman, Mr Mozart rallied under pressure to hold off Our Playboy, who won himself two weeks ago. 6. Loch Eagle gets a 1kg weight swing on 5. Vilana but was left without any excuses having found the back of the winner in the run. He still ran well and Hugh Bowman jumps back on having ridden him first and second up where he won so impressively. The map looks better for him than Vilana, which is the case for him to turn the tables here.
How to play it: Mr Mozart to win.
Race 8 – 3.30PM PIONEER SERVICES HAWKESBURY CROWN (1300m)
10. Brookspire comes to hand quickly, handles wet tracks and has the tactical speed to take up a forward spot. The four-year-old only won one of her four starts last campaign despite starting hard in the market on all four occasions but never ran poorly. It was just circumstance and the speed and talent of Expat that brought her undone. James McDonald does the steering and, although it’s a capacity field of mares, there are a lot of backmarkers engaged. 11. Fashchanel didn’t find winning form until fifth and sixth up last preparation but went to the paddock on the back of two wins and resumes here with three trials under her belt. She has looked great in those trials too. 7. Cliff’s Art was excellent first up from a long spell and can run well at odds.
How to play it: Brookspire towin.
Race 9 – 4.10PM RICHMOND CLUB HAWKESBURY GOLD CUP (1600m)
1. Olmedo found 1200m too sharp first up at Newcastle in the Star Kingdom but he was only beaten two lengths by Gem Song before not getting much room in the G1 All Aged Stakes. The form guide reads 10th of 14 beaten nearly 10 lengths, but he was chopped out for a run halfway down the straight and looked as though he might have had something to offer late. Enough to warrant a speculator at the odds, anyways. 13. The Frontman was wide and working mid-race last start behind Our Playboy and knocked up to be well beaten. Forget that run. Liked what he did prior to that.
How to play it: Olmedo to win.
Race 10 – 4.45PM VOIR GRAND CLASSIC BENCHMARK 78 HCP (1300m)
Loved the way 7. Samoot put her rivals to the sword at Canterbury in her first Australian run before failing to back that up at Rosehill behind Emanate in G3 company. More was expected from her given that she jumped a $4.80 chance. The four-year-old has been freshened up since then, with six weeks between runs, and comes back to BM78 company. Not overly enthused by barrier 1 for her given she is going to be buried back in the pack and need luck getting out, but if she gets the breaks and bounces back to her best they’ll do well to hold her out. The competition is getting that little bit harder each time 3. Norwegian Bliss steps out but she just keeps on winning. Nathan Doyle has done a brilliant job placing her to date.
How to play it: Samoo to win.
Tips supplied by Racing NSW.
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LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - British state-backed bank
NatWest reported a 41% increase in first quarter profits
on Friday, as rising interest rates and higher income boosted
the lender's performance.
NatWest reported pre-tax profits of 1.2 billion pounds
($1.50 billion) for the first three months of the year, up from
885 million pounds the previous year, restated to exclude its
axed Irish business.
The profit was well ahead of the 755 million pounds average
of analyst forecasts compiled by the bank.
British banks have benefitted from the country's economic
rebound from COVID-19 lockdowns and higher benchmark interest
rates, but face potential further pain as soaring inflation
squeezes household incomes and threatens higher loan defaults.
NatWest CEO Alison Rose said she was "very aware of the
challenges and concerns the cost-of-living crisis is causing",
but the lender did not update its economic forecasts, leaving
this to later in the year.
NatWest's rivals Barclays, Lloyds and HSBC all warned in
earnings this week of potential damage to their finances from
inflation, which has heightened due to the economic impact of
Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Like its peers, the bank's core capital ratio fell
significantly, to 15.2% from 18.2% last year.
($1 = 0.7992 pounds)
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Georgia safety Lewis Cine has been selected in the 2022 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings with the 32nd pick, the last pick of the first round.
With the No. 32 overall pick in the 2022 @NFLDraft, the @Vikings select Lewis Cine!@NewEraCap | #Skol
📺: 2022 #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/VzrrD2sl34
— NFL (@NFL) April 29, 2022
That extends the UGA record for picks in the first round to five.
Cine was the unquestioned leader of the Bulldogs secondary that squashed opponents as one of the best defensive units in the country.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Sen. Mike Lee may have been an upstart when he toppled a longtime senator in a tea party wave more than a decade ago, but in the dozen years since he’s managed to avoid a serious challenge in deeply conservative Utah.
That’s changing this year as he faces two GOP challengers and a newly empowered independent who's been backed by the Democrats. While Lee still has a solid base of support in Utah, the contest is shaping up to be his toughest reelection campaign yet as newly released text messages raise questions about his early involvement in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
The trove of messages show Lee promoted legally dubious schemes to keep then-President Donald Trump in power, before he shifted course and backed away. The text messages were revealed just days before Utah Democrats took the unprecedented step of passing over a Senate candidate of their own party and instead endorsing an independent, former long-shot presidential candidate Evan McMullin.
The recent turn of events illustrate Lee's potential vulnerability in the rare Republican state where many conservative voters still harbor concerns about the former president. The release of the messages could test voters' tolerance for efforts to overturn the 2020 election and heighten Lee's delicate balancing act as he tries to fend off a pair of primary challengers and an independent Trump critic who has forged an unlikely alliance with Democrats to bring him down.
“Our strategy is, very plainly, to find common ground between these groups and bring them together in common cause to replace Mike Lee, defend our democratic republic and move the country forward,” McMullin said Thursday.
McMullin, a former CIA officer, captured 20% of the vote in Utah when he ran for president in 2016 — including a protest vote from Lee, who was then a Trump critic.
Lee has since become a staunch ally of the former president, and he trounced his Republican competition at a party nominating convention last weekend with about 71% of the vote.
But that audience is a small number of core party members who lean much further right than the rest of the Republican electorate in Utah.
The fact that 3 in 10 of the audience members at the convention were willing to cast their votes for someone else could point to trouble for Lee, said Chris Karpowitz, a political science professor at Brigham Young University.
Lee's office did not comment on his reelection bid for this story.
Second-place finisher Becky Edwards, an ex-state lawmaker, mentioned Lee directly during her Saturday convention speech, critiquing his effectiveness and questioning his character. “I choose to vote out those who are loose with transparency and integrity," she said.
She’ll be on the primary ballot in June, along with Ally Isom, a former high-ranking gubernatorial staffer who implored delegates to “reclaim our party and take back the country.”
Lee, for his part, focused on attacking President Joe Biden on inflation, immigration and guns. “The price to live in Joe Biden’s America is way, way too high," he said to applause.
Like many other Republican politicians, including now-Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, Lee was critical of Trump during the celebrity businessman's first run for president in 2016. By 2020, however, Lee was a full-throated supporter, even once comparing Trump to Captain Moroni, a scriptural hero in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
That comparison didn't land well for all members of the faith based in Utah, where the political culture is conservative but almost unfailingly polite and receptive on issues like immigration. Voters still harbor concerns about Trump-style politics.
The April 15 release of text messages obtained by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol helped solidify Democratic voter Kirsten Healey’s opinion that a chance to unseat Lee was worth spurning a candidate in her own party for an independent — even one who doesn’t necessarily align with her views. “It was kind of a heartbreaking decision for me personally,” she said.
But Healey, a party delegate, said, “I think our country is so much on the cusp right now of keeping a strong democracy, that I think to keep Mike Lee as our senator is really dangerous right now.”
The senator’s core GOP supporters were unshaken. “He was working within the law,” said Jess Bradfield, a Republican who serves as Cache County clerk. “I think people understand, you text things to people that don’t always sound the greatest.”
Others voters aren't so sure.
The texts aren't a deciding factor for Republican Christy Jacobs, but she’s still ready to vote for someone else. She’s been disappointed by other moves Lee made, like voting against the creation of a national historic site at a former detainment camp for Japanese Americans in Colorado. While Lee’s office has said the vote reflects only his opposition to putting more land under federal control, to Jacobs it looks like political posturing.
“I don’t think he stands up for the right things,” she said. “I don’t like it when people put politics over getting things done.”
She’s deciding between Isom and Edwards in the primary but isn’t yet sure if she’d cast a ballot for an independent in the general election.
The presence of two challengers splitting the anti-Lee primary vote further heightens the chances Lee will win the GOP nomination. But he could emerge from that contest battered, with some moderates feeling open to voting for someone else.
If McMullin, who outraised Lee in the final quarter of 2021, manages to capture the wider Democratic vote, scoop up independents and sway some moderate Republicans, the unlikely coalition could put him over the top.
“He has to appeal across ideological lines to have any hope of winning,” Karpowitz said.
It’s a tricky proposition in a time of deep political division. A strong showing, however, could have a wider impact.
“It has implications across the political spectrum for how candidates other than movement conservatives could win, even in very Republican places," Karpowitz said. | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/news/article/Utah-Sen-Mike-Lee-braces-for-toughest-reelection-17135617.php | 2022-04-29T06:34:10Z | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/news/article/Utah-Sen-Mike-Lee-braces-for-toughest-reelection-17135617.php | false | 26 |
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of misleading Parliament again over the government’s care home policies during the pandemic.
And Downing Street dismissed early warnings from its own top scientists over asymptomatic transmission of Covid-19 as “unsubstantiated”. It comes after the High Court ruled earlier this week that the government had acted unlawfully by admitting people to care homes from hospital without testing or quarantine.
Speaking yesterday (April 28), Mr Johnson defended the government’s actions by claiming “we didn’t know in particular was that Covid could be transmitted asymptomatically.” But senior scientists, including the WHO, SAGE scientists and Sir Patrick Vallance, had already raised the alarm about asymptomatic transmission as early as January 2020, months before the care home policy was brought in, The Mirror reports.
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LabourMP and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Thangam Debbonaire raised the PM’s remarks in the Commons, telling Speaker Lindsay Hoyle she believed he “may have inadvertently misled the House.” She added: “It wasn’t until 15 April that the Government’s guidance was changed to require patients were tested before being discharged to care homes.” - before demanding the PM return and correct the record.
But Mr Johnson’s spokesman dismissed the warnings as “unsubstantiated reports.” He said: “All of those comments were made at slightly different times and noting reports of something is [different to] concrete advice to government.
“There were some reports of asymptomatic transmission, some of which you may be referring to, but what there wasn’t at that time was certainty and concrete views on this.” Asked if the Prime Minister misled the house, he insisted: “No I think the PM was being clear.”
He said the government “cannot simply act on unsubstantiated reports. "It’s the Government’s job to consider all the advice and act accordingly,” he said.
“But every government was facing a great deal of uncertainty about how exactly this virus operated, and it was against that backdrop that decisions were being made.”
Number of UK passports plummeted 2.5 million in two years
The number of valid UK passports fell by more than 2.5 million during the first two calendar years of the Covid-19 pandemic as people delayed applications, new analysis shows. This comes amid warnings of cancelled holidays due to delays in processing applications as demand for travel recovers.
A total of 48.9 million passports were in circulation at the end of last year – 2.6 million fewer than at the end of 2019. This is an abrupt change from the period before the pandemic, which had seen passport numbers rise from 50.0 million in December 2017 to 51.5 million two years later.
The figures were obtained by the PA news agency from the Passport Office through a freedom of information request. They show that an average of 559,000 UK passports were printed each month in 2019, but this dropped to 329,000 in 2020 and recovered only slightly to 402,000 in 2021.
Before the pandemic there were always seasonal variations in the number of passports created, with the volume typically much higher in the first half of the year ahead of the summer, then dropping in the months before Christmas. But Covid-19 sharply disrupted this pattern, thanks to a combination of travel restrictions and millions of people delaying their applications.
Just 74,000 passports were printed in April 2020, which was the UK’s first full month in lockdown. This was the lowest total for any calendar month in the five years since 2017.
Numbers remained well below seasonal levels for the rest of 2020 and much of 2021. Some 967,000 passports were printed across November and December last year, however.
This was up 67% compared with the same period in 2020, when 578,000 were produced. It was also 54% higher than the 627,000 printed across November and December 2019.
A Cabinet Office spokesman said Downing Street chief of staff Steve Barclay met with Passport Office officials on Thursday, but refused to be drawn on the details of what was discussed.
Covid vaccine supply lessons to be used for Hormone Replacement Therapy shortage
Lessons from supplying millions of Covid-19 vaccines rapidly throughout the UK will be applied to tackle the shortage in Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) products, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced. Health Secretary Sajid Javid has appointed Madelaine McTernan, director general of the Vaccine Taskforce, to lead a new HRT taskforce.
The DHSC says the taskforce will apply lessons it has learned from rolling out the coronavirus vaccine. Ms McTernan said: “We will apply the key learnings from the successful way the Vaccine Taskforce have procured life saving vaccines during the pandemic to help ensure women have reliable ongoing access to these critical medicines.”
It comes as demand for HRT products in the UK has been increasing over the last few years due to greater menopause awareness and GP confidence in prescribing treatments. HRT can help alleviate severe menopause symptoms including hot flushes, night sweats, low mood, anxiety and difficulty sleeping.
But DHSC says the increase in demand is also one of the factors causing shortages among a small number of products, including oestrogels – ointments containing oestrogen that are rubbed into the skin. DHSC says the HRT Taskforce will work closely with suppliers to understand what is causing the issues.
It will then develop plans for what can be done to ensure both short and long-term supply meet rising demand. The team will also work with NHS Business Service Authority to gather data, with the aim of improving the understanding of supply and demand as well as what is driving shortages.
Meanwhile, it will engage health bodies like the Royal College of GPs and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee to ensure they respond to the increased demand.
Covid inquiry will be ‘fair, open and thorough’ in its investigation
The Scottish Covid inquiry will carry out a “fair, open and thorough investigation” into the handling of the virus in Scotland, it has pledged – but its focus right now is on establishing the necessary systems to allow the work to take place. Staff are still being appointed to work on the inquiry, to ensure that this is of a level to deal with a “pandemic which has affected all of the Scottish population”.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry stressed the importance of having the necessary “infrastructure” in place. They spoke out after lawyer Aamer Anwar, who represents the families of some of those who died in care homes after contracting coronavirus, demanded to know why the inquiry is “taking so long”.
In August 2021, First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, had promised the judge-led inquiry would begin work before the end of the year. But it was December 14 before Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced the inquiry would be chaired by Court of Session judge Lady Poole, who said at the time she was “honoured” to undertake the work.
Lady Poole said then that her “immediate focus” would be on “getting the right people in place to support me and establishing the necessary systems”. And in response to Mr Anwer, a spokesperson for the inquiry said that this process was “ongoing”.
Lady Poole has “already met a number of different organisations representing those affected by the pandemic, including bereaved families in January 2022,” the inquiry spokesperson confirmed. These meetings were described as being “extremely important and informative” and will “help shape the Inquiry’s investigations in the months ahead”.
The spokesperson pledged: “The inquiry is independent of Government and will carry out a fair, open and thorough investigation.” They explained: “Following Lady Poole’s appointment in December 2021, the main focus has been to get the right people and systems in place to support its work.
“The quality of the inquiry’s investigations and resulting recommendations depends on the inquiry having infrastructure to enable it to do its job. Because it is an independent inquiry, those systems have to be set up from scratch.”
The spokesperson continued: “That process is ongoing and additional staff are being appointed to build the inquiry team to a level which reflects of scale of a pandemic which has affected all of the Scottish population. In its establishment period, the inquiry’s focus of necessity is building processes which will enable it to function efficiently and deliver its recommendations as quickly as possible.”
Mr Anwar, meanwhile, has said he is seeking a meeting with Scotland’s top prosecutor, Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain QC, “to advise the families we represent why her inquiry into deaths in care homes is taking so long, and whether charges of corporate homicide will now follow”. His comments came in the wake of a ruling from the High Court on Wednesday that the UK Government had acted unlawfully by allowing people to be discharged from hospital into care homes without a Covid-19 test. | https://www.lancs.live/news/uk-world-news/covid-daily-briefing-april-29-23818825 | 2022-04-29T06:41:51Z | https://www.lancs.live/news/uk-world-news/covid-daily-briefing-april-29-23818825 | true | 1 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of the year, and faces threats from high inflation and rising interest rates, yet economists foresee a return to growth for the rest of 2022 based on the strength of the job market and consumer spending.
The first quarterly decline in gross domestic product since the pandemic hit in 2020 – a 1.4% drop on an annualized basis – is not likely a prelude to recession, economists say. That may bringlittle comfort to President Joe Biden and Democrats, who face mid-term elections this year in which rising prices for food, energy and other essentials will be a major theme of Republican opposition.
Two trends were key drivers of the U.S. economy’s decline last quarter, according to Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department:
— Imports soared nearly 20% as Americans spent heavily on foreign-made goods, while exports fell almost 6% as growth slowed overseas — a widening of the trade deficit that subtracted 3.2 percentage points from GDP.
— Businesses had built inventories aggressively ahead of last year’s holiday shopping season, when they feared pandemic-related supply shortages, so they restocked more slowly at the start of 2022, denting GDP by 0.8 percentage points.
As a result, the nation’s total output of goods and services fell far below the 6.9% annual growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2021.
However, rising wages supported robust spending by households, and higher profits drove investment by companies. These factors suggest strong fundamentals for the U.S. economy, even in the face of challenges from the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the Federal Reserve’s plans to raise interest rates to fight inflation.
“The report isn’t as worrisome as it looks,” said Lydia Boussour, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics. “The details point to an economy with solid underlying strength that demonstrated resilience in the face of Omicron, lingering supply constraints and high inflation.”
The U.S. economy is in an unusual and challenging position.
The job market — the most important pillar of the economy — remains robust, with the unemployment rate near a 50-year low of 3.6%, and wages rising steadily. And in the January-March quarter, businesses and consumers increased their spending at a 3.7% annual rate after adjusting for inflation.
Economists consider these trends a better gauge of the economy’s core strength than the latest GDP figure.
Still, serious threats have emerged. Supply chain disruptions in China and elsewhere are still a pandemic-era reality, and the war in Ukraine is contributing to higher inflation, which erodes consumers’ spending power. Last month, prices jumped 8.5% from a year earlier, the fastest such rise in four decades.
“We are at a turning point in the economy,” said Gregory Daco, chief economist at tax advisory firm EY-Parthenon. “The pace of growth is moderating.”
The first quarter’s weak showing contrasts with last year’s robust rebound from the pandemic, which was fueled in part by vast government aid and ultra-low interest rates. With stimulus checks and other government supports having ended, consumer spending has slowed from its blistering pace in the first half of last year.
Last quarter’s negative GDP number also undercuts a key political message of President Biden. The president has pointed to rapid growth as a counterpoint to soaring inflation. Compounding Biden’s difficulties, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising COVID cases overseas are weighing on the economy and heightening inflation pressures. Many companies are also still struggling to obtain the parts and supplies they need from tangled supply chains.
The Plano, Texas-based burger chain MOOYAH faces higher costs for meat, buns and packaging supplies, and has raised wages to attract and keep workers.
“Just about every aspect of doing business has gotten significantly more expensive,” said Doug Willmarth, the company’s president.
Yet despite supply chain snags tied to the pandemic, MOOYAH still plans to open 20 more restaurants this year. “We are big believers in American consumers and the American economy,” he said.
Although imports surged in the first quarter, COVID lockdowns in China are likely to perpetuate supply shortages this year. Ford and General Motors said this week that they still can’t get all the computer chips they need, costing them sales and forcing temporary plant closures.
The global economy is expected to grow more slowly this year, according to the International Monetary Fund. It foresees the Ukraine war and COVID slowing global growth to 3.6% this year, down from 6.1% last year.
Thursday’s GDP report showed that consumers are adjusting their spending patterns as the pandemic fades and as higher costs for food and gas eat into household budgets. Adjusting for inflation, spending on clothes, gasoline, and groceries fell in the first quarter. But Americans spent more on services, including travel and dining out.
The Fed had hoped that such a shift would bring down inflation, as goods prices have shot up more than services in the past year. But now prices for airline tickets, hotels, and restaurant meals are also rising.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has signaled plans for a rapid series of rate increases to combat higher prices. The Fed is set to raise its key short-term rate by a half-percentage point next week, the first hike that large since 2000. At least two more half-point increases – twice the more typical quarter-point hike — are expected at subsequent Fed meetings. They would amount to one of the fastest series of Fed rate hikes in decades.
Powell is betting that with job openings at near-record levels, consumer spending healthy and unemployment unusually low, the Fed can slow the economy enough to tame inflation without causing a recession. Whether the Fed can pull that off is one of the major tests for the U.S. economy in 2022. | https://www.wavy.com/news/business/us-economy-shrank-by-1-4-in-q1-but-consumers-kept-spending/ | 2022-04-29T06:49:03Z | https://www.wavy.com/news/business/us-economy-shrank-by-1-4-in-q1-but-consumers-kept-spending/ | false | 53 |
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Homestanding Grayson County outlasted Whitesville Trinity 9-8 in a 12th District baseball game on Friday, April 22.
The Cougars and Raiders traded leads during the game.
Facing a two-run deficit, Grayson County crossed home plate three times during the bottom half of the seventh inning.
Camden Brothers started on the mound for the Cougars and earned the win, pitching three and a third innings and allowing seven runs on six hits while recording five strikeouts.
Nathan Hernandez started on the mound for the Raiders and took the loss. Hernandez pitched five and two-thirds innings, allowing six runs on seven hits while striking out two.
Gavin Howard and Elijah Boarman entered the game as relief pitchers for Whitesville Trinity, throwing two-thirds of an inning and one-third of an inning, respectively.
Chandler McCrady and Jeren VanMeter paced Grayson County at the plate, supplying two hits apiece.
Brothers, Eli Watson, Landon Shiarella, Michael Wood and Ethan Snyder each added one hit for the Cougars.
Brothers, McCrady, VanMeter, Watson and Landon Haycraft each drove in one run for host Grayson County.
Whitesville Trinity lost despite outhitting the Cougars 11-9.
Boarman went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the Raiders. Aiding Whitesville Trinity at the plate, Howard, Landon Huff, Connor Hatfield, Mason Mattingly, Hayden Aull, Will Hernandez, Nathan Hernandez and Carter Crisp added one hit apiece.
Moving runners around the bases, Howard collected three RBIs.
Huff, Hatfield, Crisp and Will Hernandez each drove in one run for the Raiders.
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PARIS (dpa-AFX) - France's economy stagnated in the first quarter of this year, defying expectations for a modest growth, amid a sharp fall in consumption and slower investment growth as the war in Ukraine and rising inflationary pressures damped activity.
Gross domestic product was unchanged from the fourth quarter when the economy expanded 0.8 percent, revised from 0.7 percent, preliminary data from the statistical office INSEE showed Friday. Economists were looking for 0.3 percent growth.
The economy stagnated due to weakness in domestic demand, INSEE said.
Household consumption fell 1.3 percent after a 0.6 percent increase in the previous three months, led by steep decline in spending on hotels and restaurant services, and on clothing and textiles.
Growth in gross fixed capital formation eased to 0.2 percent from 0.3 percent. Investments in transport equipment fell sharply again.
Internal demand excluding inventory changes contributed -0.6 points to GDP growth, after +0.5 points in the previous quarter.
Export growth slowed to 1.5 percent from 3.5 percent. Transport equipment shipments jumped in the first quarter due to the delivery of a cruise ship. Imports increased 1.1 percent after a 3.2 percent gain in the previous three months.
The contribution of foreign trade to GDP growth was slightly positive this quarter at 0.1 points after 0.0 in the previous quarter.
The contribution of inventory changes to GDP growth was positive again this quarter at 0.4 points after 0.3 points in the fourth quarter.
Separate data from INSEE showed Friday that consumer spending on goods decreased 1.3 percent month-on-month in March after a revised 0.9 percent increase in the previous month. Economists were looking for a 1.2 percent growth.
This decrease was mainly driven by the steep decline of the consumption of food products and, partly by the decrease in energy consumption, the statistical office said.
For the first quarter as a whole, household consumption of goods dropped 1.7 percent.
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Ukraine decides to end national championship without champion | international football
Ukrainian clubs, meeting this Tuesday in a general meeting, decided to bring the 2021/22 football season to an early end, suspended since February for the Russian invasion of the country. The positions in the table will be considered to allocate the places to European competitions, but there will not be a champion.
“The ranking of February 24, 2022 will be the final ranking of the 2021-2022 season, but the title will not be awarded,” the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) said on its website.
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The decision, supported by the clubs, will still be submitted to the Executive Committee of the Ukrainian Football Federation. The league did not give details on whether there will be relegation.
Shakhtar Donetsk, league leaders at the time of the suspension, will not retain the title, but have secured a spot in the next European Champions League, as well as Dynamo Kiev, runner-up. Dnipro and Zorya Luhansk go to the Conference League.
The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army on February 24th prevented the resumption of the championship after the break during the winter and forced the players from the main clubs, especially foreigners, to leave the country.
In April, the top clubs started a series of friendlies, all outside Ukraine. The country’s team was due to play at the end of March for the World Cup play-off, but the match against Scotland was postponed to June. | https://thegoaspotlight.com/2022/04/27/ukraine-decides-to-end-national-championship-without-champion-international-football/ | 2022-04-29T07:00:20Z | https://thegoaspotlight.com/2022/04/27/ukraine-decides-to-end-national-championship-without-champion-international-football/ | false | 1 |
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“Blastar”: Play the crude video game created by Elon Musk in 1984
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Today Elon Musk is in the news for buying Twitter for $44 billion. But you might also know him because of Tesla, SpaceX or Starlink, some of the other technology companies he heads, or for one of the various controversies that the richest man in the world has already played.
What, perhaps, you don’t know is that Musk sold the code of a game developed by himself to a technology magazine for US$ 500. The most impressive thing is that the game, called “Blastar”, was developed by the billionaire when he was only 12 years old.
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The magazine page where the game’s code was published is in Musk’s biography, “Elon Musk: How SpaceX and Tesla’s Billionaire CEO Is Shaping Our Future“, written by Ashlee Vance and thereafter adapted for HTML5 by Google software engineer Tomas Lloret Llinares.
Surprising a total of zero people, it has a space theme, one of Musk’s life obsessions. Visually, the game is very reminiscent of Atari’s classic Asteroids, but it’s a little simpler. The screen shows a maximum of two ships at a time and the game does not have a wide variety of sound effects, however it must be considered that it was completely developed by a 12 year old child. | https://thegoaspotlight.com/2022/04/28/blastar-play-the-crude-video-game-created-by-elon-musk-in-1984/ | 2022-04-29T07:09:46Z | https://thegoaspotlight.com/2022/04/28/blastar-play-the-crude-video-game-created-by-elon-musk-in-1984/ | true | 1 |
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Mountainous and remote, the Greek-Bulgaria border once formed the southern corner of the Iron Curtain. Today, it’s where the European Union is redrawing the region’s energy map to ease its heavy reliance on Russian natural gas.
A new pipeline — built during the COVID-19 pandemic, tested and due to start commercial operation in June — will ensure that large volumes of gas will flow between the two countries in both directions to generate electricity, fuel industry and heat homes.
The energy link takes on greater importance following Moscow’s decision this week to cut off natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria over a demand for ruble payments stemming from Western sanctions over the war of Ukraine.
The 180-kilometer (110-mile) project is the first of several planned gas interconnectors that will allow eastern European Union members and countries hoping to join the 27-nation bloc access to the global gas market.
In the short term, it’s Bulgaria’s backup.
The pipeline connection will give the country access to ports in neighboring Greece that are importing liquefied natural gas, or LNG, and also will bring gas from Azerbaijan through a new pipeline system that ends in Italy.
It's one of many efforts as member states scramble to edit their energy mix, with some reverting back to emissions-heavy coal while also planning expanded output from renewables. Germany, the world’s biggest buyer of Russian energy, is looking to build LNG import terminals that would take years, and Italy, another top Russian gas importer, has reached deals with Algeria, Azerbaijan, Angola and Congo for gas supplies.
The European Union wants ax its dependence on Russian oil and gas by two-thirds this year and completely over five years through alternative sources, wind and solar, and conservation.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is likely to accelerate changes in the EU’s long-term strategy, adapting to energy that is more expensive but also more integrated among member states, said Simone Tagliapietra, an energy expert and research fellow at the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel.
“It’s a new world,” he said. “And in this new world, it’s clear that Russia doesn’t want to be part of an international order as we think of it.”
Tagliapietra added: “The strategy — particularly by Germany — over the last 50 years was always one of engaging with Russia on energy. ... But given what we are seeing in Ukraine and given Russia’s view of international relations, it’s not the kind of country with which we would like to do business.”
EU policymakers argue that while Eastern European members are some of the most dependent on Russian gas, the size of their markets makes the problem manageable. Bulgaria imported 90% of its gas from Russia but only consumes 3 billion cubic meters each year — thirty times less than lead consumer Germany, according to 2020 data from Eurostat, the EU statistics agency.
Officially called the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria, the new pipeline will complement the existing European network. Much of that dates to the Soviet era, transporting gas from vast energy fields in Russia westward, when Moscow sought badly needed funds for its faltering command economy and Western suppliers to help build its pipelines.
The link will run between the northeastern Greek city of Komotini and Stara Zagora, in central Bulgaria, and will give the country and neighbors with new grid connections access to the expanding global gas market. That includes a connection with the newly built Trans Adriatic Pipeline carrying gas from Azerbaijan as well as suppliers of liquefied natural gas that arrives by ship, likely to include Qatar, Algeria and the United States.
As many as eight additional interconnectors could be built in eastern Europe, reaching as far as Ukraine and Austria.
The 240 million euro ($250 million) pipeline will carry 3 billion cubic meters of gas per year, with an option to be expanded to 5 billion. It received funding from Bulgaria, Greece and the EU and has strong political support from Brussels and the United States.
On the ground, the project faced multiple holdups because of supply chain snags during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Receiving specialized parts and moving personnel after construction got underway in early 2020 soon became increasingly difficult, said Antonis Mitzalis, executive director of the Greek contractor AVAX that oversaw the project.
Construction finished in early April, he said, while work and testing at two metering stations and software installation are in the final stages.
“We had a sequence in mind. But the fact that some materials did not arrive made us rework that sequence, sometimes with a cost effect,” Mitzalis said.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis missed a tour of the site last month after contracting COVID-19. He spoke Wednesday with his Bulgarian counterpart, Kiril Petkov, to provide assurances of Greek support.
“Bulgaria and Greece will continue to work together for energy security and diversification — of strategic importance for both countries and the region,” Petkov later tweeted. “We both are confident for the successful completion of the IGB on time.” | https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/New-gas-pipeline-boosts-Europe-s-bid-to-ease-17135677.php | 2022-04-29T07:10:06Z | https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/New-gas-pipeline-boosts-Europe-s-bid-to-ease-17135677.php | true | 37 |
Cachoeira do Sul registers death by Dengue
April 27, 2022
Four more deaths from Dengue were confirmed on Wednesday in the state. One of the records is of a victim residing in Cachoeira do Sul. The survey did not release further details about the death. The number of deaths from the disease reached 12 in the year, the highest volume ever recorded in the historical series. The number of cases contracted within the state (called autochthonous) is also the highest in a year: there are more than 12,000 cases so far.
The Health Department (SES) published this Wednesday the announcement of the maximum alert against the disease in Rio Grande do Sul (see the full text here). Prevention must be done by eliminating places with standing water, where the transmitting mosquito, the Aedes aegypti, reproduces.
In addition to Cachoeira do Sul, the most recent deaths were recorded in residents of the cities of Novo Hamburgo, Sapucaia do Sul and Lajeado. The other confirmed deaths occurred in Horizontina (two deaths), Chapada, Cristal do Sul, Igrejinha, Dois Irmãos, Boa Vista do Buricá and Jaboticaba.
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Mexico.- The elimination of plurinominal deputies and senators will generate savings of 24 billion pesosas reported by the AMLO government after presenting the electoral reform, which also proposes the elimination of the number of aldermen in the municipalities.
At the morning conference on April 28, 2022, the president’s team Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador presented the initiative electoral reform which will be sent the same day to the Chamber of Deputies.
It is a Constitutional reform on the democratic life of Mexico, which seeks, among other things, to reduce the electoral expense that is carried out in the country, mainly with the reduction of federal, state and municipal plurinominal legislators.
Read more: The 6 keys to AMLO’s electoral reform
It should be noted that in Mexico, the Constitution allows that after federal and local elections, people who were not voted for be added to legislative positions (diputaciones and senadurías), in order to guarantee democracy, according to the number of votes each received. political party in said elections.
To be approved the AMLO electoral reform it requires that two-thirds of the Chamber of Deputies vote in favor of it, so that later it also receives the favoritism of 2-thirds of the Chamber of Senators and in at least 17 state Congresses.
Horacio Duarte, director of Customs, was one of those in charge of drafting the electoral reform initiativeand it was he who explained the savings that will be obtained if it is approved.
“The country is going to have a savings of approximately 24 billion pesosthose are the calculations that we have derived from the expense that is made at this time in these activities”, he specified Horace Duarte on AMLO’s electoral reform..
It should be noted that at the federal level, the constitutional electoral reform seeks to reduce the number of federal deputies from 500 to 300, while in the Senate of the Republic the number will decrease to 96 senators, of course, only if it is approved.
On the other hand, it was pointed out that AMLO’s electoral reform will also reduce the number of local deputies, establishing a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 45, depending on the population of each Mexican state.
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“The reform will be touching a mechanism in the municipalities of Mexico, as you know the municipalities of the country have a very large number of representatives, of councilors, and here the number of councilors that the municipalities may have is also being limited,” explained Horacio Duarte on the reduction of aldermen at the municipal level.
Definitely the juicy savings of 24 billion pesos due to the reduction of plurinominal legislators federal, state and municipal, it is striking, however, it will be the deputies and senators who decide whether this electoral reform initiative is approved or not.
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Large Bank Intensifies Forecast for US Economy, Declares 'A Major Recession' Is Coming
A major multinational bank has a gloomy forecast for America’s economy, saying that despite federal leaders wanting to wish away inflation, it is poised to do even more damage.
“We will get a major recession,” Deutsche Bank economists wrote in a report issued Tuesday, according to CNN. The report is titled, “Why the coming recession will be worse than expected.”
“The scourge of inflation has returned and is here to stay,” Deutsche Bank said.
“It is sorely tempting to take a go-slow approach hoping that the U.S. economy can be landed softly on a sustainable path. This will not happen,” the report said.
The Biden administration produced the worst inflation in 40 years, the worst labor shortage in history, and the lowest consumer confidence since the Great Recession.
— Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) April 26, 2022
“Our view is that the only way to minimize the economic, financial, and societal damage of prolonged inflation is to err on the side of doing too much,” the report from the German bank said.
Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, hit 8.5 percent in March, the highest level in 40 years.
Although many forecasters have said they think inflation might be hitting its peak, the Deutsche Bank report said it will not go away quickly, saying that inflation will remain “persistently elevated for longer than generally anticipated.”
That, in turn, will force the Federal Reserve to act by raising interest rates to the point where the economy suffers.
Biden is the most inept President in history, and due to his astounding failure and asinine policies, a recession is all but inevitable. We should all be prepared.
— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) April 25, 2022
“We regard it…as highly likely that the Fed will have to step on the brakes even more firmly, and a deep recession will be needed to bring inflation to heel,” the report said.
“We will get a major recession, but our strongly held view is that the sooner and the more aggressively the Fed acts, the less longer-term damage to the economy there will be,” the report said, according to Bloomberg.
Peter Hooper, global head of economic research for Deutsche Bank, said the recession he and his team of economists expect will be “something lasting several quarters, with a substantial drop in GDP and unemployment going up by 3 percentage points, but enough to turn the inflation psychology,” according to MarketWatch.
“We have a substantial inflation problem and historically the Fed has not been able to deal with this kind of inflation problem without a significant downturn in the economy,” he said.
IMF Director sums it up:
– We printed too much money and didn’t think of unintended consequences
– We are acting like 8 year olds playing soccer chasing the ball pic.twitter.com/36eWvBVmx2
— Plan Marcus (@plan_marcus) April 21, 2022
However, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who for months dismissed inflation as transitory, said he does not expect a crisis, according to Fox Business.
“The probability of a recession in the next year is not particularly elevated,” Powell said. “All signs are that this is a strong economy, and one that will be able to flourish in the face of less accommodative monetary policy.”
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Semiconductors consumption in India projected to cross $80 billion by 2026: PM Modi
By ANI | Published: April 29, 2022 12:31 PM2022-04-29T12:31:59+5:302022-04-29T12:40:02+5:30
Hailing India for being an attractive investment destination for semiconductor technologies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the country's own consumption of semiconductors is expected to cross $80 billion by 2026 and may touch $110 billion by 2030.
Hailing India for being an attractive investment destination for semiconductor technologies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the country's own consumption of semiconductors is expected to cross $80 billion by 2026 and may touch $110 billion by 2030.
PM Modi said that the country is building a digital infrastructure to connect over 1.3 billion citizens.
"We are using digital technology to transform lives in all sectors of governance from health and welfare to inclusion and empowerment," PM Modi said while virtually inaugurating the three-day Semicon India Conference-2022 in Bengaluru.
The Prime Minister said that with steps like connecting six hundred thousand villages with broadband investment in developing capabilities in 5G, IoT, and clean energy technologies, India is paving the way to lead the next technology revolution.
India is headed for robust economic growth with the world's fastest-growing startup ecosystem and has undertaken wide-ranging reforms for improving the ease of doing business in the country, PM Modi said.
He noted the various reform measures taken by the government like the abolition of more than 25,000 compliances, a push towards auto-renewal of licenses, transparency and speed in regulatory framework via digitisation, and one of the most favorable taxation structures in the world.
The Prime Minister asserted, "We have an exceptional semiconductor design talent pool which makes up to 20 per cent of the world's semiconductor design engineers. Almost all of the top 25 semiconductor design companies have their design or Research and Development centers in our country."
He also said that India has undertaken several measures toward transforming the Indian manufacturing sector. "At a time when humanity was fighting a once in a century pandemic, India was not only improving the health of our people but also the health of our economy", he said.
The Prime Minister also talked about ''Production Linked Incentives'' schemes that offer incentives of over $26 billion in 14 key sectors.
"Over the next 5 years, the electronics manufacturing sector is expected to see record growth," he informed.
He also said that the recently announced Semicon India's programme with a total outlay of over $10 billion aims to provide financial support to companies investing in semiconductors, display manufacturing, and design ecosystems.
PM Modi acknowledged the need for government support and assured the industry leaders of the best efforts of the government to provide a conducive environment for business. "While the industry works hard, the government must work even harder," he added.
Noting the formation of the new world order, the Prime Minister asked to seize the opportunity that is emerging.
"We have worked hard over the last few years to create an environment that encourages growth. India has an appetite for tech and risk-taking. We have put the odds in your favor as far as possible through a supportive policy environment. We have shown that India means business," the Prime Minister concluded.
Union Ministers, semiconductor industry business leaders, investors, academics and diplomats were among those present on the occasion.
( With inputs from ANI )
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