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The cultural highlights in our region this weekend include chamber music, blues, jazz, tango, folk … plus a whole lot more.
Supaman brings his blend of powwow culture, dance, hip-hop and spirituality to Club B-10 at MASS MoCA in North Adams on Saturday at 8 p.m. Born Christian Takes Gun Parrish, a member of the Apsáalooke (Absaroka/Crow) Nation, Supaman has dedicated his life to empowering and spreading a message of hope, pride, and resilience through his original art form. Supaman’s appearance at MASS MoCA is in conjunction with the final weeks of Wendy Red Star’s exhibition Apsáalooke: Children of the Large-Beaked Bird. (Saturday, April 30)
WAM Theatre’s 2022 season kicks off on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Mass., with a staged reading of The New Galileos by Amy Berryman. In a future not too distant from our own, three female scientists – a marine biologist, a glaciologist, and a soil expert – are being held hostage by their government because of their work fighting climate change. This edgy, gripping new play explores the interaction of science and capitalism. (Sunday, May 1)
Husband and wife piano duo Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee join forces with flutist Eugenia Zukerman in a program of works by Liszt, Ravel, Mozart and Gershwin as part of the Clarion Concerts series, taking place on Sunday at 3 p.m. at St. James Place in Great Barrington, Mass. (Sunday, May 1)
Gabriel Butterfield, son of the late, great Chicago harmonica player Paul Butterfield, brings his Woodstock-based band celebrating his father’s legacy of blues and roots music to the Falcon in Marlboro, N.Y., tonight at 7. (Friday, April 29)
Will Evans has spent the last decade as the frontman for the New England-based roots-rock outfit Barefoot Truth. Evans is now a solo performer, incorporating didgeridoo, steel drums, percussive beatboxing, acoustic guitar, and layers of soulful vocals looped live in concert. Evans bookends our region with a performance tonight at 8 at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Saturday night at the Stationery Factory in Dalton, Mass., on a bill shared with Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. (Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30)
Latin Grammy winner Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet brings its progressive blend of tango to the Stissing Center in Pine Plains, N.Y., on Saturday at 8 p.m. The quartet’s virtuosic musical style takes elements from Argentine tango, European classical music, and American jazz and combines them gracefully and organically. (Saturday, April 30)
It’s the final weekend of the Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, tonight featuring the George Russell Jr. Trio with vocalist Lydia Harrell at the Berkshire Museum at 7:30, and concluding Sunday at 2 p.m. with the all-female DIVA Jazz Orchestra, promoting their new “DIVA Swings Broadway,” album at the Colonial Theatre. (Friday, April 29 and Sunday, May 1)
Singer-songwriter David Wilcox brings his well-crafted new-folk compositions and smooth vocals to The Linda, WAMC's Performing Arts Studio, tonight at 8. Warming up the crowd for Wilcox is Brooklyn singer/songwriter Jesse Ruben. (April 29)
Speaking of new-folk singer-songwriters, Shawn Colvin celebrates the 32nd anniversary of her magnificent, Grammy Award-winning debut album, “Steady On,” playing it in its entirety along with other fan favorites at the Egg in Albany on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. (May 3)
And finally, female Americana trio Puss n Boots brings its rootsy sound and three-way harmonies to Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, N.Y., tonight at 8. The trio is comprised of Sasha Dobson, Catherine Popper, and a singer by the name of Norah Jones. (April 29)
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Wolves v Brighton: Team news
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Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves will be absent despite a return to training after six weeks out with a knee injury.
Defender Max Kilman and winger Daniel Podence remain sidelined.
Brighton welcome back midfielder Yves Bissouma after a two-match suspension.
Tariq Lamptey is likely to be available after recovering from a minor knee issue, while teenager Jeremy Sarmiento is out with a recurring hamstring injury. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c3gvdk94j1lo | 2022-04-29T17:08:51Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c3gvdk94j1lo | true | null |
‘She looked worried’: Store clerk saves 85-year-old woman from phone scam, police say
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - A quick-thinking store clerk in Iowa saved an 85-year-old woman from an expensive phone scam.
Winterset Police Department Chief Ken Burk said the woman was a customer at a Dollar General Store. She came in Monday to buy a $500 gift card but she was on the phone during her visit and that seemed suspicious.
Turns out there was a scammer on the other end of the line.
“It was a typical scam that we hear too frequently,” Burk said. “They actually instructed her to not tell anyone, to not let them know she was on the phone.”
Store manager Allysa Taylor said the woman looked worried and she checked on her.
“I asked her if this was for somebody on the phone and she whispered yes. And I said do you know this person, and she said no, but I’m not supposed to tell you,” Taylor said.
Police said the woman had been on the phone with the scammer for two hours. He told her she needed to send him $500 to collect a $2.5 million prize.
Taylor got on the customer’s phone and he hung up.
Burk said he eventually called the crook himself and he answered.
“I told him, ‘You’re ripping off old people. Doesn’t that feel crappy?’” Burk said.
According to Burk, the scammer responded by saying the woman was going to die with her money and he needed the woman’s money to build a house and take care of his family.
“Incredible that they say something like that and can be so cold and callous to the people that are losing their hard-earned money,” Burk said.
The police chief praised Taylor for her quick thinking.
“She did a great thing. She is definitely a hero for us,” Burk said
Taylor said it was just part of the job.
“It finally came about that my training was necessary. And I’m grateful that I was able to help her,” Taylor said.
Police say the caller was likely overseas and to never give money to someone who wants you to pay to collect an alleged prize.
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About 6 in 10 Americans have signs of previous COVID-19 infection: CDC
( The Hill ) — Almost 6 in 10 Americans have signs of previous COVID-19 infection, showing the widespread reach of the virus, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC study shows that the percentage of people testing positive for antibodies — an indication of previous COVID-19 infection — increased from about 34 percent in December to about 58 percent in February.
That period of a sharp increase coincides with the surge in cases from the omicron variant. But the antibody testing shows that even more people than reported have been infected, as has long been estimated, given that not all cases are detected or reported.
One CDC official said a forthcoming estimate will show that at some points there were as many as three total COVID-19 infections for each case that was reported.
CDC officials stressed that having previously been infected does not necessarily mean that someone is protected going forward, given that immunity can wane over time. Vaccination also provides additional protection when added to immunity from infection.
Physician task force no longer recommending aspirin to prevent first heart attack, stroke for people 60 and olderTherefore, health officials say that all eligible people should get vaccinated and boosted even if they have previously had the virus.
The breadth of previous infection does provide some additional layer of protection across the population, though, that experts say can help blunt the effects of the current uptick in cases.
The rate of previous infection was even higher among children, at 75 percent among those ages 11 years and under. The level was much lower, around 33 percent, among those over 65.
“These findings illustrate a high infection rate for the Omicron variant, especially among children,” the study states. “[Testing positive for antibodies] should not be interpreted as protection from future infection. Vaccination remains the safest strategy for preventing complications from [COVID-19] infection, including hospitalization among children and adults.”
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When word broke that Mike Tyson had blessed a fellow airline passenger with a 2-piece and a biscuit (for those unfamiliar, that’s slang for catching a beat down), the first thought from many was, “What did the other guy do?” Soon enough, it became clear that the allegedly drunken passenger had provoked the boxing legend, and now it’s come to light that he has a lengthy rap sheet, too.
The man who got touched by Iron Mike’s hands is a 36-year-old named Melvin Townsend, III, and buddy has committed all the crimes. According to TMZ, his rap sheet includes “fraud, grand theft, burglary, possession of controlled substances and trafficking in stolen property.” And these aren’t allegations because he has been convicted of all the aforementioned charges.
Some of the capers committed by Townsend include getting popped for possession of oxycodone and stealing a trailer. He also has done a couple of prison stretches for 15 months and 20 months.
As for what happened on the JetBlue flight he was on with Mr. Tyson, the Brooklyn native’s reps maintain that Townsend was harassing him before takeoff and eventually threw a water bottle at him. That’s when Tyson proceeded to deliver the proper fade, leaving the “victim” slightly bloodied. Both men were removed from the flight and met by the cops, but Townsend refused to press charges.
Similar to Will Smith—who ironically has a hit song called “I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson”—we’d never condone violence, but we understand.
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Why do racing people view punters with contempt? It’s time the betting public were shown a little respect
WHY do so many in racing view punters with contempt?
If the sport is to thrive in the future, it has to shake off its stuffy image and make everyone feel welcome.
From the overall racegoer experience to the reluctance to communicate openly with fans, racing needs to move with the times.
There have been several moments over the past week that have made me want to bang my head against a wall.
I’m sure by now most of you have heard about ‘trainers gate’ at Sandown’s jumps season finale last weekend.
Two well-dressed women were denied entry into the ‘premier’ enclosure because they were wearing white trainers.
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Firstly, to describe Sandown’s more expensive enclosure as ‘premier’ is pretty laughable.
I have been a regular at the track over the past 15 years and the only thing premier about that section is the size of the queues at the bar.
You do have access to a very nice champagne bar and terrace, but as tipster Tony Calvin pointed out this week, racegoers are forbidden from drinking beer in that area.
So if you wanted to sit with friends in the sun and enjoy a pint rather than fork out for champers, the fun police (aka the racecourse staff) will be all over you like a rash.
On the subject of racecourse staff, when did they become so difficult?
“You can’t do this. You can’t do that. Where do you think you’re going in those shoes?”
One year at York races, I committed the cardinal sin of leaving the press room without my suit jacket on.
By the reaction of the stewards, you'd have thought they'd just caught me dealing Class A substances in the family fun section.
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I mean really, who gives a toss what you wear to a racecourse?
It's not just Sandown, which is actually one of my favourite tracks, there are plenty of racecourses who can do a better job at improving the racegoer experience.
Bar the hospitality areas, and traditional events like Royal Ascot and the Derby, there shouldn't even be a dress code on racecourses.
There isn't one at the football or the rugby or at theatres in the West End, nor is there at racecourses in Ireland or France.
Then there is the cost. For a run-of-the-mill midweek meeting, you’re looking at £20-30 to get in, £7 for a pint, £12 for fish and chips and a fiver for your racecard.
General admission into Longchamp for the French 2000 Guineas meeting is barely £5, while it was £25 on the door to get into the Punchestown Festival this week.
It’ll cost you the same amount just to gain access to the parade ring at Windsor on a bog-standard Monday night.
No wonder midweek crowds are so poor in this country, the racecourses are trying to take punters for a ride.
Let’s move on, because the whole saga surrounding the John and Thady Gosden-trained Inspiral irked me as well.
It was proper cloak and dagger stuff when the Gosden's were asked for updates on the long-time 1000 Guineas favourite.
Just a week ago, they claimed she was "where we want her to be" and had been "showing the right signs" at home.
But when the owner's representative gave off a distinctly different vibe on TV, she immediately started drifting on the exchanges and two days later she was scratched.
I despair at the lack of openness in this game. Punters shouldn't have to log on to Betfair to find out if their fancy is going to turn up.
In Australia, where the racing industry is booming, the public are constantly kept in the loop, even by the biggest yards.
In this country? Unless you're on the Newmarket gallops at 6am getting a wink and a nod, you're totally in the dark.
Punters keep the show on the road through betting turnover, tickets, merchandise and TV subscriptions. I think they deserve a little more respect.
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The catch when it comes to being a racist is that, well, you can’t really be one without physically exhibiting some sort of racial intolerance. Of course by doing so, you’re also risking universal public scrutiny, career-ending backlash and in many cases legal repercussions — funny how being a bigot works, huh?
61-year-old Michigan resident Kenneth Pilon made a case for the latter after being hit with six hate crime charges for harassing the community of Saginaw with nooses and racists notes aimed against Black Lives Matter supporters at their peak in 2020.
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According to NBC News, all six charges are linked to interfering with federally protected activities for incidents dating to June and July 2020. Pilon is accused of leaving nooses at many locations around Saginaw attached to a note that read, “An accessory to be worn with your ‘BLM’ t-shirt. Happy protesting!” Local resident Regina Simon went on Facebook at the time to post the one she received on her car (seen above), which she believes became a target after Pilon discovered that Simon, a woman who identifies as white and Mexican, was married at the time to a Black man.
More info below, via NBC News:
“Regina Simon said she wasn’t going to let the note intimidate her, so her family held a protest in their community. She said she also wanted her daughter, who was 5 at the time, to know the importance of standing up for what you believe in.
‘We’re aware that there are people who have that feeling in their heart,’ she said, referring to Pilon. ‘But that’s not going to change the way that we live. I’m not going to let somebody bring hate to our door and make us change who we are.’
The affidavit further alleges that Pilon also called multiple Starbucks stores in and around Saginaw to leave derogatory messages. It alleges that when an employee would answer, Pilon would say: ‘Tell the Starbucks workers wearing BLM shirts that the only good n-word is a dead n-word.’ He told another worker that he did not like Black Lives Matter T-shirts and that he was ‘gonna go out and lynch me a n-word,’ according to the affidavit.”
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Feds suggested that Pilon was motivated by a drive to intimidate protesters “from participating lawfully in speech and peaceful assembly opposing the denial of Black people’s right to enjoy police protection and services free from brutality.” Let’s hope legal action like this further permits Pilon, and many others like him, from exhibiting the bigotry in their hearts.
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When my husband and I decided to start a family, we knew from the jump that we’d need help. Decades of anorexia had left me without a period as I entered my thirties, and I honestly didn’t think I’d ever get pregnant. Still, we gave it a go. Several times a week for nearly 10 months, I’d ride the 2 train from Brooklyn to the Upper West Side to see my fertility doctor, doing treatment after treatment until, lo and behold, I was pregnant. Throughout it all, I’d only paid a pittance of co-pays.
By the time we decided we wanted a second child, our circumstances had changed. We’d moved to the other side of the country and had different, much worse, insurance—with zero fertility coverage. As I write this, we’ve paid thousands of dollars for three cycles (it took seven last time), and while we await the results of the last one, we’re staring down an unanswerable question: How much are we willing to pay for a baby?
We’re not alone. In the U.S., 12 to 15 percent of couples struggle with infertility, and an estimated 10 percent of women report that they or their partners have received medical help to become pregnant, including the many LGBTQ and single individuals who need to avail themselves of fertility treatment to have a baby. These numbers are growing, too. Use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) has increased steadily since it was introduced in the U.S. in 1981, as has use of fertility drugs in general—a change that could be attributed to the fact that people are waiting until later in life to become parents, as well as potential lifestyle or environmental factors that can contribute to infertility. And all of this costs money.
Our first time around, the treatment that worked for us involved pills to induce follicle growth, a “trigger shot” to prompt ovulation, an intrauterine insemination (IUI), and countless ultrasounds along the way. We were blissfully ignorant of the price of any of it. But this time, I’m painfully aware: each ultrasound is $450; each IUI, $600; the trigger shot, $110; the follicle-inducing pills were only a couple bucks, but when my body stopped responding to them, I shelled out $900 for a more potent injectable version. We’ve paid more than $7,000 so far.
Costs for fertility treatment vary widely, but there's a ballpark. One round of IVF can run around $25,000 when you include medication; egg freezing can cost anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000, plus an annual storage fee; and surrogacy comes out to a whopping $100,000 to $150,000. What’s more, fertility treatment often don't work the first time. Most people need to try multiple treatments several times to end up with one successful pregnancy, meaning that you’re multiplying all of these sums by some unknown figure.
Of course, these are the raw costs; what people end up paying depends on their insurance coverage. But, as anyone who has run the gauntlet of fertility treatment knows, that coverage is often pitiful and hard-won.
Whether or not fertility treatment is covered also depends largely on where you live. Only New York requires Medicaid to cover fertility treatment, but 17 states have passed laws that require certain insurers to cover infertility diagnosis or treatment, while two states require them to offer at least one plan with coverage. Even if you live in one of those 19 states, though, it doesn’t mean your treatment will be covered. Most plans have a mountain of requirements and restrictions for coverage—you need to do X IUIs before they’ll cover IVF; you need a specific diagnosis; you must try conceiving for Y years before anything is covered—and certain states specifically exclude IVF, one of the most expensive treatments. These barriers can be particularly daunting for LGBTQ people, who may not meet an insurer’s criteria for an “infertility” diagnosis or may be disqualified from certain treatments because of gender-affirming care.
There’s also the looming threat of the lifetime max an insurer will pay, which is often less than one round of IVF. Candace Wohl, a social media director who lives in Virginia and has blogged about her decade-long struggle with infertility, remembers sitting on the floor with her husband, scrutinizing every insurance plan offered by their respective employers looking for one that covered anything. The plan they chose had coverage, but with a lifetime cap of $10,000. “We learned quickly that $10,000 was just a small drop in the massive cost that it would ultimately take,” she says.
It’s important to note that self-funded, employer-sponsored plans—which account for 61 percent of all employer-sponsored insurance plans—aren’t subject to state mandates. They can do whatever they please when it comes to infertility coverage, which can be a good thing or a bad thing. Among the biggest employers, a full 77 percent offer some sort of fertility benefits, and their coverage for expensive treatments like IVF and egg freezing increased significantly from 2015 to 2020. But as employers get smaller, the numbers begin to fall off. Only 32 percent of small employers offer any fertility coverage.
Given all this, it’s not shocking that many populations are priced out of fertility treatment completely. Most women who seek medical intervention to get pregnant are white, over 35, higher income, and are privately insured.
Infertility is a diagnosable medical condition, and covering expensive services like IVF would likely increase monthly insurance premiums by a few dollars, tops—so why is it like this? The answer is one that seems not only obtuse but cruel when offered to people who have emptied their savings trying, with increasing desperation, to build a family: Fertility treatment is not considered “medically necessary.” It’s often put into the same elective category as cosmetic surgery.
This all means that those who can’t conceive naturally might have to spend a lot of money for a baby.
“The out-of-pocket costs we incurred were unfathomable,” Wohl remembers. She and her husband spent close to $80,000 on IUIs, IVF, and surgeries before she was diagnosed with uterine cancer and the door to future treatments closed. When Alex Fiorillo, who lives in Denver and works at a social impact behavioral design firm, made the choice to become a single mother via IVF, she financed her treatment with the savings that she’d been accumulating to buy a new house.
For those without savings, covering fertility treatment often requires getting creative. A number of companies and organizations, like Baby Quest Foundation and Future Family, provide fertility-specific grants and loans. There’s also crowdfunding, which has become a common stopgap for our country’s abysmal healthcare landscape. After Wohl’s diagnosis, she and her husband turned to fundraising—along with donation garage sales, a side hustle on Etsy, and more financial sacrifice—to finance their adoption and surrogacy journey.
Since fertility coverage is often location-dependent, there’s also the option to move. When Tammy Brown found that the cost of IVF in the U.S. was “prohibitive,” she began traveling to Panama for treatment. By doing embryo transfers and purchasing medication and donor eggs abroad, she estimates that she saved close to $10,000.
When I hear these women's stories, it feels silly for me to fret over a measly $7,000. Still, that’s a sizable chunk of change, one that’s prohibitive for many, financially taxing for most, and stressful for all. But when fertility treatment results in a healthy baby, the number of dollars spent—no matter how high—becomes justifiable. Despite everything Wohl endured, the “decade of heartache and financial devastation,” she says it was all worth it “to finally hear the word ‘Mommy.’” Fiorillo, whose little girl is due in September, says that she looks at it as an investment in her family’s future: “You can’t put a price on family and love.”
But for some people, those for whom the financial weight of fertility treatment is just too great, there is a price, and when that price is reached, they must accept the reality that money will prevent them from having a biological child.
After Brooke Martin, who works at the University of Nebraska’s Medical Center, completed three IUIs with no coverage, she knew that she couldn’t afford to go any further. “It was excruciating. I’ll never heal from the loss of the baby I never had,” Martin says. “I wish I could have found a way. It’s a shame that cost prevents so many women from experiencing the most beautiful, life-giving opportunity. Why should she get that chance over me? Because her insurance says so?”
To those who haven’t been through the process, it might feel crude to have money determine whether or not you have kids. But money, just like a baby, is a very real thing, and hemorrhaging it indefinitely has very real consequences. I have one amazing daughter, and there is certainly no way to equate her worth to a dollar amount. But when faced with the endless unknown of fertility treatment, many are forced to put a price on their theoretical child.
So how much more are we willing to pay for a baby? I don’t know. We find out in a few days if our last IUI worked, and I just hope the results save me from ever needing to answer that impossible question. | https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a39826959/fertility-treatment-costs/ | 2022-04-29T17:16:40Z | https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a39826959/fertility-treatment-costs/ | false | 1 |
There are many happy Steelers fans right now after the team made University of Pittsburgh quarterback (QB) Kenny Pickett the 20th overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. There are also many befuddled fans who liked other options better.
Nevertheless, Pickett is the guy, and his selection has a domino effect on the rest of the organization. Let’s take a look at whose stock is up, and whose is falling, after the Steelers’ first pick.
Stock Up: Kenny Pickett
There could have been no better outcome for Pickett than to leave Las Vegas and go right back home to the Steel City. The NFL’s steadiest organization already boasts a top tier Defense and young talent on Offense to surround the former Panther, and offers a chance to compete with Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph right away.
Other teams that could have been in on the talented passer couldn’t offer the kind of established environment that Pickett will have in Pittsburgh. His maturity and experience make him a threat to start from Day One. Perfect scenario for the 24-year-old.
Stock Down: Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph
Different reasons here, but both players’ stock has taken a hit after the selection of Pickett. For Trubisky, he is no longer the locked-and-loaded Day One starter that many viewed him as a day ago. The selection of any other QB probably wouldn’t have changed that perception, but now that status is up in the air.
For Rudolph, his spot on the team could even be in question at this point. Pickett is an immediate upgrade in mobility, decision making, pocket awareness, and accuracy, and, you could argue, makes Mason expendable. I still think he’ll be given an opportunity to prove he belongs with the other two guys, but for now, he’s probably headed to the store to pick up some extra antiperspirant.
Stock Up: Diontae Johnson
This comes from fellow BTSC contributor Geoffrey Benedict, but it makes a lot of sense. Kenny Pickett thrives as a quick strike passer on short and intermediate passes where Johnson thrives. I’ve mentioned that Trubisky and Pickett have similar play styles, and I think DJ fits better with either of those guys over a Malik Willis or Desmond Ridder who likes to push the ball down the field more. When the QB has to move outside the pocket and extend the play, Johnson’s shiftiness makes it hard for defenders to stay with him, and Pickett has that ability in spades.
In a league where Wide Receivers are cashing in, Diontae Johnson has to be excited at the opportunity to show his value as an outstanding route runner with lightning agility. He has a great chance to do so with Pickett behind center.
Stock Up: Offensive Line
We’ve talked ad nauseam as Steelers fans about the poor play from the Offensive Line (OL) in 2021 and how it needs to be much better for the Offense to make progress. It didn’t help that 2021 Ben Roethlisberger was so limited from a mobility standpoint. It’s pretty safe to say that won’t be an issue in 2022 with either Trubisky or Pickett taking snaps.
Pickett showed incredible ability at Pitt last season to navigate the pocket and work the perimeter of the field with his legs. That takes a load of pressure off of the OL to have to hold blocks for forever or risk your statuesque 38-year-old QB’s health. With a more athletic passer at the helm, the line should be able to utilize it’s youth and athleticism better, while play action schemes and bootlegs create space and time for the QB to operate.
Stock Down: Andrew Wilbar
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The two tennis stars played head-to-head 14 times between 1978 and 1981, competing in the biggest tennis tournaments around the world.
The poll of 2,000 adults saw Cristiano Ronaldo versus Lionel Messi, and the England football team versus Germany came second and third.
Muhammed Ali versus Joe Frazier, and more recent tennis opposition, Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal, completed the top five.
It also emerged adults prefer sporting rivalries over quarrels between reality TV stars, or fictional spats in films.
And three in 10 said a competitive element within TV or film is much more likely to drive their enthusiasm for it.
Nintendo, which commissioned the research, will be recreating one of the greatest fictional rivalries of all time, Harry Potter’s Gryffindor and Slytherin – according to 14 per cent of respondents - to compete head-to-head in a battle of fast thumbs and expert video game play.
On screen rivals Tom Felton and Matt Lewis battled it out in a series of sporting matches on Nintendo Switch Sports at London’s Westfield White City today.
The duo juked it out in front of a crowd of onlookers, which saw the cinematic rivals go toe-to-toe, reminiscent of their past on screen fictional rivalry.
Making sporting more exciting
The study also found that many love to see a strong sporting rivalry play out with three in 10 saying it can make watching a sporting event more exciting.
But 46 per cent think football creates the best rivalries, followed by Formula One racing (23 per cent) and tennis (22.6 per cent).
While 32 per cent even find themselves getting emotionally invested in watching two sporting sides compete against one another, for one to come out victorious.
And nearly half (46 per cent) of those who enjoy the thrill of a celebrity spat will talk about the latest gossip with friends and family.
The study, conducted via OnePoll, also found more than four in 10 said some of the most amusing famous squabbles are those between close friends who have later made up.
Top 10 sporting rivalries
1. Bjorn Bjorg vs John McEnroe
2. Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi
3. England vs Germany (Football)
4. Muhammed Ali vs Joe Frazier
5. Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal
6. Nigel Benn vs Chris Eubank
7. Roy Keane vs Patrick Vieira
8. Oxford vs Cambridge (Rowing)
9. Liverpool vs Manchester United
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A new poll released Friday showed a majority of New Jersey adults or someone they know has experienced mental health issues, and the problems have gotten worse during the pandemic.
Out of 640 respondents in the state, 58% reported that they or someone close to them has experienced mental health issues, according to the poll taken by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University.
Thirty-nine percent said they have not and 2% said they were unsure.
Of those saying they experienced problems, 68% said their mental health worsened during the pandemic. Only 7% said the problems had improved, and 20% said they have not changed.
“The public is confirming what experts have been saying about the pandemic, that mental health has taken a beating as we try to manage the coronavirus,” said John Froonjian, the director of the Hughes Center.
“The pandemic has increased stress levels on multiple fronts: economic, social, employment, health care, schooling, loss of loved ones,” he added. “It all takes a toll.”
The poll also asked residents to weigh in on other public health areas, including smoking in casinos, opioid and drug addiction, and homelessness.
Sixty-two percent of respondents supported prohibiting smoking on casino floors in Atlantic City, 31% opposed the proposal, and 6% were unsure. Fewer South Jersey residents supported the ban (59%) compared to residents in those living in the northern part of the state (66%).
Nearly four in 10 (39%) of poll respondents said they or someone they know personally has been affected by the opioid crisis. Thirty-five percent said drug addiction is a big problem in their community, while 40% said it’s a minor problem where they live. South Jersey residents showed the highest rate of people impacted by the crisis, at 46%.
And on homelessness, 38% of poll respondents said homelessness was not a problem at all in their communities. Thirty-five percent said it was a minor problem and 23% said it was a big problem.
The poll was conducted April 4-13, and its margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The margin of error is higher for subsets.
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NATIVE TRAIL stands out in the QIPCO 2,000 Guineas (3.40) at Newmarket.
Charlie Appleby enjoyed an annus mirabilis with a first trainers’ title in 2021 and the Godolphin man has much to look forward to this season.
Native Trail proved head and shoulders above his peers as a two-year-old with four wins from four starts, including Group 1 scores in the Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes at the Curragh in September – Point Lonsdale was three and a half lengths back in second – and the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket the following month.
William Buick’s mount ran the perfect trial for the colts’ Classic with a three-and-a-half-length beating of Claymore in the Group 3 bet365 Craven Stakes over this afternoon’s course and distance last month. There is more to come and Native Trail is strongly fancied to defend his unbeaten record.
Stablemate Coroebus is feared most, while Light Infantry was unbeaten in two attempts as a juvenile and is capable of making the frame at big odds.
CAME FROM THE DARK is fancied to net compensation for a narrow defeat 12 months ago by landing the Group 3 Palace House Stakes (3.00). The Ed Walker-saddled grey was making his first appearance in Group company when contesting this race in 2021.
Came From The Dark, successful in a Newbury handicap under Hollie Doyle on his previous outing, so nearly hit the ground running at Pattern level. The sprinter could be spotted travelling with ease soon after the halfway point of the five-furlong contest, but momentarily found his path blocked when bidding to make his challenge inside the final furlong.
Despite coming home with gusto once in the clear, my selection still had a neck to find on Lazuli as the pair hit the line. Came From The Dark then made amends in the Group 3 Coral Charge at Sandown Park in July. Injury intervened to curtail the son of Dark Angel’s season, but Walker reports the six-year-old ready for action after 301 days off the track.
The My Odds Boost On Betfair Handicap (1.50) looks typically competitive, but JUMBY looks sure to give a good account of himself. The son of New Bay made great strides under the guiding hand of Eve Johnson Houghton last term, numbering two scores at the Rowley Mile track among his three victories during the campaign.
Jumby made his return to the fray over this course and distance in the Group 3 Abernant Stakes at last month’s Craven fixture and performed with credit in finishing third to Double Or Bubble. William Buick’s partner returns to the handicap sphere and a British Horseracing Authority mark of 106 looks within range for a colt who still has more to offer.
It’s hard to get away from FAST MEDICINE in the Suffolk Handicap (2.25). On the back of a gelding operation, and fitted with a hood, the Peter Chapple-Hyam trainee blitzed to a six-length supremacy at Nottingham on his seasonal comeback two weeks ago.
The assessor has put Fast Medicine up from a rating of 79 to 90, so it doesn’t take Archimedes to work out that a 5lb penalty leaves him well treated here.
The ITV cameras are also rolling at Thirsk, where CRUYFF TURN takes the eye in the Fitzdares Thirsk Hunt Cup (2.05). No fewer than four handicaps went his way in 2021, including a head margin in a valuable one-mile contest at York’s Ebor Festival in August.
Cruyff Turn ran as if needing his first run back when sixth of nine at Haydock Park last Saturday, but he’s expected to be at concert pitch here.
At Goodwood, ZANBAQ is the horse with untapped potential in the Listed William Hill Conqueror Fillies’ Stakes (2.40). The well-related daughter of Oasis Dream overcame palpable greenness to make a winning start at Kempton Park in November – and looks well up to coping with this rise in class.
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Food insecurity is a widespread problem in the United States, with people experiencing food insecurity in every single county in the nation. The nonprofit Feeding America describes food insecurity as “a lack of consistent access to enough food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life.”
Food insecurity hits children particularly hard. The USDA estimates that more than 5.3 million children lived in food-insecure households in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic put further strain on households already experiencing food hardship, with Feeding America estimating that 13 million children may experience food insecurity in 2021—that’s one in six children. Not having consistent access to enough food can affect cognitive abilities, overall health, moods, and attention spans—not to mention the psychological effects of living with scarcity.
Stacker compiled a list of counties in Mississippi with the highest rate of food insecure children using data from Feeding America. Counties are ranked by highest percent of children with food insecurity as of 2019.
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#50. Chickasaw County
– Child food insecurity rate: 22.4%
— Number of food insecure children: 960
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 96.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 4.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 17.9%
#49. Yalobusha County
– Child food insecurity rate: 22.5%
— Number of food insecure children: 630
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 73.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 28.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 17.1%
#48. Perry County
– Child food insecurity rate: 22.7%
— Number of food insecure children: 630
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 92.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 8.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 20.2%
#47. Hinds County
– Child food insecurity rate: 22.9%
— Number of food insecure children: 13,400
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 51.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 49.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 15.7%
#46. Marion County
– Child food insecurity rate: 23.0%
— Number of food insecure children: 1,320
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 80.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 20.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 20.1%
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#45. Panola County
– Child food insecurity rate: 23.0%
— Number of food insecure children: 1,970
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 74.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 26.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 17.8%
#44. Lauderdale County
– Child food insecurity rate: 23.1%
— Number of food insecure children: 4,160
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 73.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 27.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 18.7%
#43. Stone County
– Child food insecurity rate: 23.3%
— Number of food insecure children: 920
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 100.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 0.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 19.4%
#42. Calhoun County
– Child food insecurity rate: 23.4%
— Number of food insecure children: 810
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 81.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 20.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 19.3%
#41. Clarke County
– Child food insecurity rate: 23.4%
— Number of food insecure children: 830
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 61.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 39.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 18.5%
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#40. Warren County
– Child food insecurity rate: 23.4%
— Number of food insecure children: 2,610
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 66.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 34.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 17.7%
#39. Forrest County
– Child food insecurity rate: 23.5%
— Number of food insecure children: 4,100
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 69.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 31.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 21.3%
#38. Walthall County
– Child food insecurity rate: 23.7%
— Number of food insecure children: 800
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 73.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 27.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 19.2%
#37. Wayne County
– Child food insecurity rate: 23.8%
— Number of food insecure children: 1,200
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 82.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 19.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 18.4%
#36. Scott County
– Child food insecurity rate: 24.1%
— Number of food insecure children: 1,820
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 73.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 27.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 19.6%
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#35. Grenada County
– Child food insecurity rate: 24.4%
— Number of food insecure children: 1,220
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 72.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 28.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 18.8%
#34. Newton County
– Child food insecurity rate: 24.5%
— Number of food insecure children: 1,330
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 81.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 19.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 20.0%
#33. Covington County
– Child food insecurity rate: 24.6%
— Number of food insecure children: 1,160
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 73.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 27.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 18.6%
#32. Neshoba County
– Child food insecurity rate: 24.8%
— Number of food insecure children: 2,010
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 89.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 11.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 21.6%
#31. Choctaw County
– Child food insecurity rate: 25.0%
— Number of food insecure children: 450
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 73.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 27.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 19.4%
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#30. Webster County
– Child food insecurity rate: 25.3%
— Number of food insecure children: 590
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 75.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 26.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 19.9%
#29. Copiah County
– Child food insecurity rate: 25.7%
— Number of food insecure children: 1,700
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 63.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 37.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 17.8%
#28. Clay County
– Child food insecurity rate: 25.9%
— Number of food insecure children: 1,170
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 67.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 33.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 17.4%
#27. Jefferson Davis County
– Child food insecurity rate: 26.0%
— Number of food insecure children: 590
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 70.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 30.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 18.5%
#26. Tunica County
– Child food insecurity rate: 26.3%
— Number of food insecure children: 780
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 57.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 43.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 18.4%
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#25. Jasper County
– Child food insecurity rate: 26.3%
— Number of food insecure children: 990
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 60.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 40.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 17.3%
#24. Leake County
– Child food insecurity rate: 26.3%
— Number of food insecure children: 1,600
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 74.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 26.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 21.0%
#23. Winston County
– Child food insecurity rate: 26.8%
— Number of food insecure children: 1,090
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 70.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 31.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 19.1%
#22. Amite County
– Child food insecurity rate: 27.6%
— Number of food insecure children: 710
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 70.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 30.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 20.6%
#21. Attala County
– Child food insecurity rate: 28.2%
— Number of food insecure children: 1,320
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 76.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 24.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 21.2%
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#20. Tallahatchie County
– Child food insecurity rate: 28.5%
— Number of food insecure children: 800
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 64.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 36.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 20.3%
#19. Pike County
– Child food insecurity rate: 28.7%
— Number of food insecure children: 2,990
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 63.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 37.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 21.6%
#18. Sharkey County
– Child food insecurity rate: 30.4%
— Number of food insecure children: 330
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 73.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 27.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 20.8%
#17. Leflore County
– Child food insecurity rate: 30.7%
— Number of food insecure children: 2,500
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 59.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 42.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 22.1%
#16. Montgomery County
– Child food insecurity rate: 31.3%
— Number of food insecure children: 720
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 66.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 34.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 20.4%
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#15. Noxubee County
– Child food insecurity rate: 31.3%
— Number of food insecure children: 840
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 61.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 40.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 20.8%
#14. Sunflower County
– Child food insecurity rate: 31.6%
— Number of food insecure children: 1,890
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 61.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 39.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 22.0%
#13. Adams County
– Child food insecurity rate: 31.6%
— Number of food insecure children: 2,050
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 66.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 35.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 21.3%
#12. Yazoo County
– Child food insecurity rate: 31.8%
— Number of food insecure children: 2,020
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 62.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 38.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 22.5%
#11. Bolivar County
– Child food insecurity rate: 31.9%
— Number of food insecure children: 2,520
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 63.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 37.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 23.4%
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#10. Coahoma County
– Child food insecurity rate: 32.4%
— Number of food insecure children: 2,060
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 59.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 41.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 22.3%
#9. Kemper County
– Child food insecurity rate: 33.1%
— Number of food insecure children: 620
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 73.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 27.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 20.7%
#8. Washington County
– Child food insecurity rate: 34.6%
— Number of food insecure children: 4,160
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 62.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 38.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 24.0%
#7. Quitman County
– Child food insecurity rate: 34.8%
— Number of food insecure children: 590
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 67.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 33.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 23.5%
#6. Holmes County
– Child food insecurity rate: 37.3%
— Number of food insecure children: 1,710
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 65.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 35.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 26.2%
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#5. Wilkinson County
– Child food insecurity rate: 38.2%
— Number of food insecure children: 730
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 62.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 38.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 24.0%
#4. Humphreys County
– Child food insecurity rate: 38.5%
— Number of food insecure children: 870
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 63.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 37.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 24.7%
#3. Jefferson County
– Child food insecurity rate: 40.8%
— Number of food insecure children: 690
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 67.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 33.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 24.8%
#2. Claiborne County
– Child food insecurity rate: 42.2%
— Number of food insecure children: 830
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 54.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 46.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 23.7%
#1. Issaquena County
– Child food insecurity rate: 42.5%
— Number of food insecure children: 80
– Percentage of children in households with income below 185% FPL: 100.0%
– Percentage of children in households with income above 185% FPL: 0.0%
– Overall food insecurity rate: 29.4%
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) asked President Joe Biden to declare a Major Emergency Declaration for the tornadoes and severe storms that occurred on March 30, 2022.
The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed 33 tornadoes hit the state and three people were injured on March 30.
The declaration would allow for Individual Assistance for Bolivar, Coahoma, Greene, Lauderdale, Noxubee, Panola, Tallahatchie and Wayne counties. NWS reported that 85 were destroyed or sustained major damage in those counties.
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For about a decade now, we’ve seen dead celebrities returned to life as holographic performers. There was, most famously and eerily, that Tupac hologram at 2012's Coachella. And, spurred on by the remarkable weirdness of that show, there have been efforts to revive Freddie Mercury, Selena, Amy Winehouse, and Marilyn Monroe as techno-ghosts. At best, these holograms have been a slightly disconcerting tribute to the departed. At worst, they’re blasphemies of nature that glossily allow for corporate exploitation of the departed from beyond the grave.
With the latter in mind, we now report that Paul McCartney performed alongside his late Beatles bandmate John Lennon last night. But, by using regular old video footage and isolated audio instead of a hologram, it was somehow, incredibly, not actually all that creepy.
At last night’s Spokane Arena show—the first date of McCartney’s current U.S. tour—the musician played a bunch of Beatles tracks, from “Blackbird” and “Can’t Buy Me Love” to “You Never Give Me Your Money,” “Getting Better,” “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window,” and “Hey Jude.” (The full setlist and a few extra phone-shot videos are available at Stereogum.)
To kick off the encore, comprised entirely of late-period Beatles songs, McCartney performed “I’ve Got A Feeling.” Partway through, the giant screen behind him shifted from a swirl of colors to footage of John Lennon playing the song during the The Beatles’ 1969 Apple rooftop concert. There was also an isolated vocal track that let McCartney sing alongside his late bandmate.
It’s certainly strange to watch and listen to the performance, but far less so than any hologram version of Lennon would’ve been. And, if nothing else, McCartney explained how it all came to be with a kind of nonchalance that suggests he found the concept more interesting than morbid.
“So, Peter Jackson, the director of the Get Back film, he texts me one day,” McCartney says after finishing the song. “And he says, ‘we can extract John’s voice. He can sing with you live.’”
Rather than be put off by the idea, McCartney shrugs and finishes his story by saying he responded to Jackson by simply stating: “And I thought, well ...”
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Octopus stretches tentacles into UK offshore wind market
Octopus Energy Generation (Octopus) has dipped its toes into the domestic offshore wind market for the first time.
It has snapped up an eight per cent stake in a large offshore wind farm off the coast of Skegness, East England.
The site has been operational since 2013, and consists of 75 wind turbines across 35 square kilometres, and is overseen by global renewable energy developer Ørsted.
Generating 270 MW of energy, it is able to power 240,000 homes a year – avoiding over 350,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.
Offshore wind is a key feature in the government’s recently announced supply security strategy – with Downing Street aiming to quintuple onshore wind capacity from 11 GW to 50 GW by the end of the decade.
The latest estimates from trade body RenewableUK reveal there is currently 86 GW of onshore wind generation in various stages of planning, reflecting the investment appetite within the sector.
While Octopus has only just entered the UK offshore wind sector, it has been investing in new technologies such as floating offshore wind turbines.
Last year, it bought a 24 per cent stake in floating offshore wind developer Simply Blue Group, to speed up the company’s expansion in the UK and abroad.
Chief executive Zoisa North-Bond said: “We’re extremely excited to make our first green waves in offshore wind energy – a key pillar of the UK’s renewable energy mix. The UK has tremendous offshore wind resources.”
“By backing a large onshore wind farm as well as developing floating offshore wind power, we’re tapping into this vital technology to accelerate our journey to energy independence.”
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Coroner identifies victims in weekend homicides
INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Coroner has identified most of the homicide victims from the deadliest weekend in recent Indianapolis history. From Friday through Sunday, eight people lost their lives in six separate incidents. This includes a double homicide-suicide following a standoff on the city’s west side....
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By David Beard, The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s four legislative leaders joined the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Coalition on Thursday, adding their voices to those working to bring a hub to West Virginia.
The U.S. Department of Energy aims to establish four regional hydrogen hubs using Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act money, and one of them will be in Appalachia, the nation’s largest natural gas-producing region. The West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Coalition submitted its official response to DOE’s first step in the process to select winning hydrogen hubs on March 21.
On Thursday, Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. David McKinley jointly announced that Senate President Craig Blair, Minority Leader Stephen Baldwin, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw and Minority Leader Doug Skaff joined the coalition…
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President Joe Biden planned to discuss efforts to address the unprecedented flow of migration along the U.S. southern border in a Friday afternoon call with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
“I look forward to discussing our vision for the Ninth Summit of the Americas and discussing North America priority initiatives for the region,” Biden tweeted ahead of the conversation.
The talks were also expected to touch on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, global economic challenges, the pandemic, climate change, the root causes of migration and the trade in illicit drugs. Senior Biden administration officials previewed the agenda on condition of anonymity.
The meeting comes at a moment of international and domestic tensions, as the war in Ukraine has contributed to inflation worldwide amid concerns about likely shortages of oil, natural gas and food.
Moreover, the expected end on May 23 of the public health ban on asylum seekers could trigger a rush of migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border. That would exacerbate tensions over immigration ahead of U.S. midterm elections to decide if Democrats retain control of the House and Senate.
The Trump administration imposed the so-called Title 42 restrictions on asylum seekers in March 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic began to accelerate. Officials said at the time that the ban was to protect public health, but immigration control advocates also saw it as a way to seal the border to migrants, a longstanding priority of former President Donald Trump. Mexico is viewed as a key partner in managing the increase in migrants once the ban is lifted.
On Tuesday, López Obrador said during his daily news conference that the White House had requested the meeting and he was not entirely sure of what the two leaders would discuss.
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“It’s important that there’s this communication, to listen to President Biden who has treated us with respect, as President Trump also treated us with respect, and we have to ensure a good relationship,” he said.
López Obrador took note of the upcoming Summit of the Americas. The Biden administration has made clear that coordinating a regional approach to managing migration flows will be a focus of the June meeting in Los Angeles.
López Obrador is also scheduled to visit four Central American countries and Cuba next week. In Central America, he plans to speak to his counterparts about economic development and social programs that could lessen the pressure for people in those countries to migrate. He has previously urged the U.S. government to support some of his initiatives in Central America.
On Ukraine, Mexico has condemned Russia’ invasion, but refused to follow the U.S. and other countries in implementing sanctions. The Biden administration has imposed sanctions and frozen central bank assets with the goal of eroding Russia's military capabilities.
On another subject, the U.S. government has voiced objections to controversial energy sector reforms pushed by López Obrador that would favor state-run electric power generators over private plants. A law along those lines passed, but a similar constitutional reform failed in Mexico’s Congress last week.
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74% of active duty military and veterans say they seek out brands with military offers
PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SheerID, the identity marketing platform used by hundreds of leading brands around the world, has partnered with brands in numerous industries for Military Appreciation Month, in May, in order to provide exclusive offers to the 33 million members of the military, including active duty, veterans, reservists, spouses, and dependents.
“We are proud to support our military members and veterans by offering them a discount on their wireless service,” said Robert Jakubek, Vice President of Engineering and Network at UScellular and United States Marine Corps Veteran. “We want to ensure that they can stay connected, and it is our way of thanking them for their bravery and dedication to our country.”
“SheerID is honored to help support the millions of active duty members of the military, veterans and their families who serve our country,” stated Jake Weatherly, SheerID CEO. “When brands provide offers exclusive to the military, they create connections with this community and begin to establish long-term relationships that last a lifetime.”
As part of Military Appreciation Month, SheerID is partnering with organizations that extend offers to members of the military to honor, recognize, and say “thank you for your service.” The brands below have provided an offer that, with the help of SheerID’s Identity Marketing Platform, ensures rewards are instantly and securely provided to eligible recipients.
“As a small token of our appreciation for the service of our military men and women, Ikon Pass honors our military with a discount to help them enjoy skiing and riding around the globe,” said Erik Forsell, CMO, Alterra Mountain Company.
- AT&T Military Appreciation Discount: Military, veterans, and their families get $100 in credits per line when you switch! Plus get our best price on unlimited plans for less than $27/mo. per line when you get 4 lines*. Learn more at https://www.att.com/military.
- L.L. Bean: Past and current Service Members get 10% OFF their purchases at L.L.Bean! We’re thankful for your service to our country, and we’re proud to support you in making the most of your time outside.
- ASICS: In appreciation of our service people, ASICS is proud to offer a military discount of 40% off all full-priced products in our online store.
- Mattress Firm: We’re proud to offer active, veteran, reservist U.S. military, and their family members an extra 10-20% off their mattress and bedding purchase. Thank you for your service.
- Madewell: Military personnel can enjoy 15% off their entire purchase at Madewell.
- J.Crew Factory: Health-care workers, first responders and military personnel receive an extra 15% off their entire purchase in stores & online at J.Crew Factory.
- Sleep Number: We’re thanking all active, veteran, retired and reservist personnel of the US armed forces with a 20% discount on all Sleep Number 360® smart bed and bases.
- Levi Strauss & Co.: A Special Thanks! We are proud to offer Military Service Members a 15% discount on all Levi’s apparel.
- Crocs: Crocs is proud to offer 15% off all full-priced styles to Military members. Exclusions apply.
- Purple: Verify your eligibility and receive a 10% off discount code on any Purple order for you and your family!
- Vail Resorts: Vail Resorts offers the Epic Military Pass which provides unlimited, unrestricted access to 40 resorts – including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Park City, and Whistler Blackcomb – for $145 for Active and Retired Military and their dependents. Veterans and their dependents can purchase an Epic Military Pass for $480.
- Steve Madden: Military can enjoy 25% off their entire purchase.
- Burton Snowboards: We are happy to offer a 20% off discount to the military.
- Cheap Caribbean: Get $150 off your next beach vacay when you sign up for our Waves4Warriors hero club. The Waves4Warrior club is our way to say thank you to members of the military for their service with exclusive deals, giveaways and MORE.
- Ikon Pass: Active duty and retired military and their adult dependents can receive an up to 29% discount on all Adult and Young Adult Ikon Pass products.
- TIDAL: TIDAL is honored to offer a 40% monthly subscription discount to all who are serving or have served in the US Military. Each new sign up will receive a 30-day free trial after which the discounted rate will apply.
- maurices: maurices proudly offers a military and family member discount of an extra 10% off all purchases, every day.
- Airstream: Airstream Salute allows you to take advantage of a special offer towards the purchase of a new Airstream.
- Bass Pro & Cabela’s: Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s proudly and humbly celebrates military, veterans and their families every day by offering a 5% military discount online and in our stores.
- UScellular: To show support for our service members, UScellular offers military and veterans a 15% discount on its plans with eligibility.
- Wilson Sporting Goods: Wilson is proud to offer 15% off all eligible merchandise to all active, reserve, and retired military and their families.
- Spec Ops Tools: During the month of May, Spec Ops Tools is proud to offer a 25% discount to active military and veterans. With each sale, 3% is donated to support veteran and first responder causes.
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OPINION:
China is not a market for the faint-hearted.
There have always been hidden barriers to operating freely in the Chinese economy.
But talking openly about political risk factors — perceived or otherwise — has not been seriously approached until recent years.
The Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs have had their say.
Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta said it was "prudent not to put all eggs into a single basket" when it comes to trade with China.
But irrespective of this, the bilateral trade relationship has continued to grow, amounting to $37.7 billion of goods and services in 2021, up from $31.3b in 2020 and $33.41b in 2019.
The reality is that companies will continue to trade with markets that provide sustainable business.
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Advertise with NZME.The underlying issue behind the debate is whether New Zealand's trade reliance on China does influence our politicians to pull their punches when it comes to making diplomatic calls that anger Beijing.
Their critics will say yes. The politicians will say their principles are not for sale when it comes to vexed matters like taking a stance on human rights issues in Xinjiang. And that they do talk openly about their differences in face-to-face meetings. That's called diplomacy.
But there have been other warnings — which have been taken further behind closed doors — that there may come a time when New Zealand does take a much stronger stance on a major issue that upsets Beijing.
Quantifying the risk to New Zealand business if the Chinese Government applied trade retaliatory measures is not straightforward. But it is not the only market risk New Zealand could face with China.
A new report out this week, written by Sense Partners for the New Zealand China Council, does just that by running a series of indicative scenarios.
The report, In perspective: The New Zealand-China Trade and Business Relationship 2022 Update is an update by author John Ballingall on his original report, How many eggs, How many baskets.
Ballingall makes the point that trade disruptions come in many forms:
• Many events can disrupt global and bilateral trade patterns, including income slowdowns, fuel price shocks, pandemics, economic coercion, sanctions regimes and conflicts. As a small, open economy, New Zealand is highly exposed to these shocks.
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Advertise with NZME.• The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of global trade to sudden shocks. The impact of that sudden shock is giving way to more gradual shocks in the form of constrained supply chains, global inflation and an uncertain global recovery.
• Other more gradual shocks include increased domestic production within China, an objective of its "dual circulation" strategy. The initial impact may be on strategic goods such as semiconductors, but it is possible that the range of goods considered strategic by China could potentially become broader in due course.
• Trade disruption between Australia and China, driven by foreign policy disagreements, has loomed large in the past 18 months. Recent research indicates that — in aggregate — the impacts of Chinese trade policy on the Australian economy have been relatively moderate to date, although specific sectors have felt the pain more keenly (such as timber and wine).
• In part this is because affected Australian exporters have redirected exports away from China towards alternative markets: the exports that were destined for China are not simply lost.
Ballingall's indicative scenario analysis suggests that if there was a complete disruption of New Zealand exports to China, there could be nearly $1.15b in lost annual revenue.
The model assumed a total disruption for one year, with 10 per cent of exports unable to be sent elsewhere and the remaining 90 per cent reallocated among other markets based on current trade flows.
Among the worst affected exports could be logs, infant formula and also the rock lobster industry, which would not readily find alternative markets in a globally competitive environment.
The flip and somewhat ironic side of this is that, as the report illustrates, China has played a major role in assisting New Zealand to get through the Covid-19 downturn, thus mitigating the disruption to the New Zealand economy.
It says the bilateral trade relationship totalled $37.7b of goods and services in 2021, up from $31.3b in 2020 (after a small dip from 2019).
The 2021 goods export growth rate of 19.8 per cent is similar to pre-Covid growth levels.
It says market disruption as a result of China's battle to contain Covid's Omicron variant can be expected in 2022, but prospects for another quick recovery remain strong.
The impacts are not trivial. But weighed again New Zealand's total goods exports to China of $20b and our aggregate exports to the world of $63b, they would not be sufficient to crush the economy.
Seven years ago, I started asking chief executives if New Zealand was placing too much reliance on China?
Their response to the 2015 Herald Mood of the Boardroom survey was mixed.
To the question, is New Zealand is placing too much reliance on the China market, 42 per cent agreed and 41 per cent disagreed.
Here's a response from Local Government Funding Agency chair Craig Stobo: "1.35 billion population out of 7 billion global population, the second largest economy in the world, the fastest growing economy in the world, their first FTA was with NZ ... we are not doing enough!!"
From then Deloitte CEO Thomas Pippos: "China understands the value its market has on the global economic scene and choreographs its actions accordingly looking to maximise its own national welfare — it's acting totally rationally and businesses need to enter that market with their eyes wide open."
This was at a time when the gloss had temporarily come off the China market following volatility on Chinese stock exchanges and major commodity slumps which saw New Zealand's dairy export returns dramatically slashed. Even so, it was clear that a major commercial opportunity still presented in that giant market.
It would have been irrational to think otherwise.
But behind scenes the conversation had started to change about whether companies were "too optimistic" about China, and as a result not preparing any "Plan Bs".
The question arose of managing the risk posed by over-reliance on that particular market.
And the question of whether, as one professional firm boss said, that translated to commercial leverage being applied to drive positions on foreign policy, immigration, capital flows, ownership of key assets and so on.
Others suggested New Zealand had a range of free trade agreements (FTAs) that had not been well exploited and business should be encouraged to have more diverse export strategies with those other markets.
It was strategy of "China and" rather than "China or".
Seven years on, New Zealand has notched up valuable FTAs with other markets: the recent agreement with the United Kingdom and the European FTA which is tipped to be signed when the Prime Minister goes to Europe, possibly next month, are two such examples.
They will spur more trade between New Zealand, Europe and the UK.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which was signed on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's watch, brought Japan into the mix and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership also brings regional benefits.
But opening new markets is not a simple matter.
It seems reasonable to suggest that China will continue to be a valuable trade partner for some time to come.
But also that New Zealand could withstand a period of disruption.
Disclosure: Fran O'Sullivan is a member of the China Council. | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/fran-osullivan-how-many-eggs-fit-into-a-chinese-basket/SHHCTG7KWTPQMLXPVQGQEYN75I/ | 2022-04-29T17:34:05Z | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/fran-osullivan-how-many-eggs-fit-into-a-chinese-basket/SHHCTG7KWTPQMLXPVQGQEYN75I/ | true | 2 |
Tribal and local authorities and volunteers from a Minnesota-based missing persons foundation will search the Yurok Reservation in remote Northern California over three days for Emmilee Risling, a 33-year-old Native woman who went missing last October.
The search, which will involve more than 30 people, several boats and 10 cadaver dogs, was prompted by an Associated Press article published in February about Risling’s disappearance. It begins Friday morning and ends Sunday night.
The mother of two, who has ancestry from three area tribes, fell through the cracks both in life and in death. Her case was one of five instances since 2020 where Indigenous women went missing or were killed between San Francisco and Oregon and helped prompt the Yurok Tribe to declare a state of emergency around missing and murdered Indigenous women.
The Jon Francis Foundation will provide volunteers and helped assemble 20 other searchers and 10 cadaver-sniffing dogs, said Yurok Tribal Police Chief Greg O'Rourke. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office and Yurok police will also provide a combination of several sheriff's deputies, search and rescue personnel, two boats and four boating officers, he said.
The search will cover a massive area — about half the reservation — and also parts of the Klamath River and its banks.
“I am grateful that the foundation has been able to use its contacts to bring in the additional resources so we can answer the family’s questions and bring closure to the family,” O'Rourke said in a phone interview.
The vast expanse of terrain and river that needed to be searched made it impossible for the tribe and local authorities to complete the job on their own, he said. The AP previously reported on jurisdictional issues with the case: Risling was a member of the nearby Hoopa Valley Tribe but went missing on the Yurok Reservation. The Yurok Police Department is in charge of the investigation, but the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office will decide when to declare the case cold.
“The tribe tried to organize their own volunteers but it was not a full law enforcement search and rescue,” O'Rourke said.
The search is under tribal authority but the sheriff's office will provide three deputies, all-terrain vehicles and volunteers from their search and rescue posse, said Samantha Karges, agency spokeswoman.
David Francis, who founded the nonprofit in 2007 after his son went missing on a hike in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho, said he was first contacted by a Yurok tribal member living in San Francisco after the AP article was published. He then read the story and reached out to the tribal police chief and Risling's parents after learning about the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, he said.
Francis' group has conducted 28 missing persons searches after local authorities have stopped looking and have found bodies in 10 of those cases, he said. His own son was found after more than a year of family-funded searches; it was determined Jon Francis fell more than 120 feet while hiking in the mountains.
“I went into investigative mode and said, ‘Can we help this family?’ Because that’s what we do," Francis said. “In these cases, we don’t know what happened, we can’t find them and we can’t lay them to rest and it’s very painful."
Risling was an accomplished traditional dancer and graduated from the University of Oregon with a double major. She planned to attend law school, but got caught up in an abusive relationship and struggled with mental health and drug addiction after returning to the Hoopa Valley Tribe's reservation.
Her parents and tribal law enforcement say she repeatedly fell through the cracks in a vast, remote area with almost no mental health services and limited law enforcement and addiction treatment services.
She sometimes wandered naked on the Hoopa Valley and Yurok reservations. Just before her disappearance, she had been released from jail on an arson charge and hadn't shown up for her court date.
She was last seen in October soon after walking across a bridge in a remote sliver of the Yurok Reservation.
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LOS ANGELES, CA and NEWARK, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / April 29, 2022 / IDW Media Holdings, Inc., (the "Company" or "IDW") (AMEX:IDW), an integrated media company, continued to advance its original content strategy, announcing new graphic novels and comic books from some of the industry's finest storytellers, illustrators and artists. During July 2022, IDW will begin publishing these and additional new original projects on a monthly basis, drawing from a wide selection of genres including crime thrillers, supernatural horror, science fiction, and epic fantasy.
"We are thrilled to announce a strong slate of new original projects from a versatile and accomplished group of creators," commented Ezra Rosensaft, CEO of IDW. "We are building out our content library with unique originals that we plan to advance across multiple platforms to create high-value franchises."
"A year ago, we gave ourselves a mission: to make IDW the destination for premier talent and rising stars," said Mark Doyle, editorial director of Originals. "This announcement reflects a tremendous effort by our creative and editorial teams to develop a stellar slate of original stories-and we're having a blast doing it!"
The new projects include:
Dark Spaces: Wildfire, a thriller series written by Scott Snyder with art by Hayden Sherman, follows a group of female inmate firefighters deep into the smoldering California hills, where their desperate heist of a burning mansion will lead them to the score of a lifetime…or a deadly trap!
Trve Kvlt, a five-issue miniseries written by Scott Bryan Wilson with art by Liana Kangas, introduces Marty Tarantella, a down-on-his-luck loser whose last-ditch scheme to escape a lifetime of fast-food service sets him on a collision course with a cult of violent, Devil-worshiping lunatics!
Crashing, a five-issue miniseries written by Matthew Klein with art by Morgan Beem, throws open the doors of an emergency room filled with casualties of a superhuman war, where Rose Osler, a doctor on her own path of addiction and recovery, faces the most dangerous day of her medical career.
Dead Seas, a six-issue miniseries written by Cavan Scott with art by Nick Brokenshire, transforms a cynical convict into a reluctant hero when he's trapped on a sinking prison ship swarming with ghosts. Can he unite desperate criminals, pirates, and brutal guards as they try to escape a watery grave?
Golgotha Motor Mountain, a five-issue miniseries written by Matthew Erman and Lonnie Nadler with art by Ryan Lee, is a high-octane, redneck motor massacre about two meth-cooking brothers and their attempt to make it home in one piece as all manner of cosmic alien horrors are hot on their trail.
Arca, an original graphic novel written by Van Jensen with art by Jesse Lonergan, leaves a dying Earth behind as billionaires establish a luxurious new society out among the stars, tended to by teenage indentured servants. But one girl discovers that the good life promised for their years of servitude was a lie…
The Sin Bin, a six-issue miniseries written by Robbie Thompson with art by Molly Murakami, hits the road with washed-up hockey player Dale "Dukes" Duquesne, who moonlights as a monster hunter during away games with his daughter, Cat, in tow, hoping to find her mother's killer.
The Hunger and the Dusk, a twelve-issue storyline written by G. Willow Wilson with art by Chris Wildgoose, upends an age-old conflict between humans and orcs by introducing a new, deadlier species. Fragile alliances form-and unexpected romances blossom-as former enemies wade into battle together to save their two races.
"Throughout our history, IDW has provided a supportive environment for passionate creators to pursue their artistic vision. Our partnerships have produced such beloved titles as 30 Days of Night, Locke & Key, V Wars, Canto, October Faction, and Wynonna Earp, just to name a few," said publisher Nachie Marsham. "Our new Originals editorial division, spearheaded by Mark Doyle, reflects our commitment to build upon that legacy. More than ever, we are reaching out to the creative community and welcoming fresh ideas that span a diverse range of genres that provide audiences with wild new worlds to explore."
Beyond the titles announced today, additional IDW projects underway for release in 2023 and beyond include a comic book series by Academy Award-winning director, screenwriter, novelist, and showrunner John Ridley (Netflix's upcoming Shirley, Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992, The Other History of the DC Universe) and several original graphic novels aimed at middle grade and YA audiences. IDW will develop these properties across its publishing and entertainment businesses.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Some Tigrayan troops have refused to return home after serving as peacekeepers in the disputed Abyei region on the border between Sudan and South Sudan because they fear for their safety, according to the Ethiopian military.
The Ethiopian military in a statement blamed the defection on what it said was misinformation spread by supporters of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, the party of Tigray’s fugitive leaders. That statement cited “false narratives spewed by the lobbyists” on behalf of the TPLF.
Ethiopian troops made up the majority of the 4,000-strong peacekeeping force in oil-rich Abyei, although Sudan was opposed to the presence of Ethiopians as peacekeepers.
“We defected because we want to raise awareness about the siege in the Tigray region,” Gebrie Kidane, a peacekeeper who is now seeking asylum in Sudan, told The Associated Press. “Besides, it is not safe for us to return home. They could arrest or even kill us if we return.”
The Ethiopian army didn’t cite the number of defecting troops, but Gebrie said they are more than 500.
This is the second defection incident involving Ethiopian peacekeeping troops in recent months.
At least 100 Ethiopian peacekeepers deployed to Sudan’s Darfur region defected and asked for asylum in May 2021. All of them were ethnic Tigrayans.
Tens of thousands of people are feared to have died in Ethiopia’s civil war that erupted in November 2020 after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent his troops into Tigray, alleging an attack on an army base there carried out by Tigrayan forces.
Ethnic Tigrayans have since been targeted in mass arrests across the country. Even some Tigrayan members of the Ethiopian army have been detained.
Rights groups have implicated both sides in war atrocities, although federal troops and their allies face most of the accusations.
Ethiopian authorities have outlawed the TPLF, making it difficult to hold peace talks. | https://www.myhighplains.com/news/world/ethiopian-peacekeepers-from-tigray-seek-asylum-in-sudan/ | 2022-04-29T17:37:20Z | https://www.myhighplains.com/news/world/ethiopian-peacekeepers-from-tigray-seek-asylum-in-sudan/ | true | 30 |
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s former economic development minister, the country’s highest-ranking official to be jailed in nearly two decades, has been granted parole after serving more than half of an eight-year sentence on a bribery conviction, Russian officials confirmed Friday.
Alexei Ulyukayev filed a petition for early release after serving more than five years. A court in the Tver region, some 140 kilometers northwest of Moscow, granted him parole on Wednesday, court officials told the Interfax news agency.
Ulyukayev may be released from prison as soon as mid-May, the officials said, if no appeal against the parole ruling is filed.
The former minister was detained in 2016 at the headquarters of Russia’s largest oil producer, state-owned Rosneft, after a sting operation by Russia’s main intelligence agency. Prosecutors say he accepted a $2 million bribe from Rosneft’s influential CEO, Igor Sechin, for giving the company the green light to privatize another oil firm.
The circumstances of the case sparked speculation that Ulyukayev was caught in a Kremlin power play involving Sechin, a longtime associate of President Vladimir Putin.
Ulyukaev went to Sechin’s office in November 2016 to discuss Rosneft’s affairs, and was arrested as he was leaving the building with a bag full of cash that Sechin had given him. Ulyukayev told the court that he thought the bag contained a bottle of wine and a basket filled with sausages.
In tapes played in court during the trial, Sechin was heard telling Ulyukayev to take the bag with the sausage. Russian media reported that Sechin has a tradition of gifting people baskets of sausages from his own butcher’s shop.
Shortly after the arrest, Ulyukaev was dismissed from his post. He has maintained his innocence throughout the trial and insisted Sechin had set him up. | https://www.myhighplains.com/news/world/russian-ex-minister-jailed-for-bribery-granted-parole/ | 2022-04-29T17:38:16Z | https://www.myhighplains.com/news/world/russian-ex-minister-jailed-for-bribery-granted-parole/ | false | 28 |
Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open with three-set wins on Friday.
Andreescu, playing in her second tournament after a months-long absence, moved on with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 win over American Alison Riske.
The 21-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., will next face sixth seed Danielle Collins of the United States. Collins advances with a win over Puerto Rican qualifier Monica Puig.
Fernandez, of Laval, Que., was victorious in her Madrid main-draw debut with a 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 win over German qualifier Andrea Petkovic.
The 19-year-old Fernandez, ranked 20th in the world, will next face Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann, who defeated three-time champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 7-5.
Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, dominated the third set of her match with Riske. The Canadian won 62.1 per cent of service points and an impressive 73.7 per cent of return points in the set, while breaking Riske three times on six chances.
Andreescu entered the WTA 1000 series tournament with a world ranking of 111. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 4 in October 2019 thanks to her breakout season that saw her win prestigious events in Toronto and Indian Wells, Calif., in addition to her first Grand Slam at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Prior to returning to action earlier this month at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, Andreescu hadn’t played a match since a second-round loss to Anett Kontaveit at Indian Wells on Oct. 21.
She announced in December she was taking a break from tennis to recover physically and mentally from a “challenging” two years.
Andreescu posted on Twitter that she was affected by “multiple weeks in isolation quarantining” after contracting COVID-19, and by her grandmother’s stay for several weeks in a hospital’s intensive care unit because of the coronavirus.
Fernandez, the runner-up at the 2021 U.S. Open, won 65.4 per cent of available points in the first set and didn’t face break point. Petkovic returned the favour in the second, winning 72.7 per cent of points and breaking the Canadian twice in three chances.
Petkovic, a former world No. 9, led 2-0 in the third set before Fernandez rallied to win the first meeting between the players.
Teichmann defeated Fernandez in straight sets in their only previous meeting, which came at a Billie Jean King Cup qualifying tie in 2020. | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/tennis/article-bianca-andreescu-leylah-fernandez-advance-to-second-round-of-madrid/ | 2022-04-29T17:41:30Z | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/tennis/article-bianca-andreescu-leylah-fernandez-advance-to-second-round-of-madrid/ | true | 5 |
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The East Carolina University baseball team is getting close to the end of its regular season as things are heating up in American Athletic Conference play.
The Pirates carry a 24-18 overall record, 8-4 in AAC play, into this weekend’s home series with Cincinnati, which starts Friday at Clark-LeClair Stadium. ECU, Central Florida and Tulane each are currently tied for first place.
With only a month until the AAC Championships in Clearwater, Fla., the Pirates are ready to face their remaining conference series’ opponents. The only nonconference games left include a midweek against Duke (May 10) and Campbell (May 17).
9OYS spoke with Zach Agnos and Ryder Giles to hear their thoughts on how the season has played out and what they expect out of the team for the remainder of the season.
“We’re coming in hot, and nobody’s really going to stop us,” said Agnos.
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Victoria Hulland captured the heart of Iain Webb and Margaret Barbieri in one fateful audition, and she's spent her career doing the same to Sarasota.
There are two images of Victoria Hulland that will always remain emblazoned in Margaret Barbieri’s mind.
In one, she’s a young ingenue standing out from dozens of other dancers at an audition, and in another, she’s a mother rehearsing for her final performance in front of her 2-year-old daughter.
That first memory occurred 15 years ago, and the second one happened last week.
In between, Hulland became a principal dancer and the perfect embodiment of what Barbieri was looking for in a leading lady, and now it’s become hard for her to imagine staging her ballets with anyone else in the role. Barbieri and Hulland recently joined the Observer on a conference call to discuss "Serendipitous Movement," the final Sarasota Ballet event of the season, and Barbieri was effusive in her praise. Hulland might be retiring at the close of the season, but she’ll always be close to Barbieri’s heart.
“Many dancers have done them and there will be many more who will do them. But I have to say I’m going to always have your picture in my brain when I see these ballets,” says Barbieri to Hulland.
“As a mother, I totally understand. But as an assistant director, I never want her to leave.”
Hulland’s retirement marks the end of an era for Sarasota Ballet, an era that began right when Iain Webb and Barbieri were getting ready to take over the organization. Barbieri recalls that they staged an audition in New York, and they received a much bigger turnout than they had expected. Hulland was still a trainee at the Boston Ballet at the time, but she immediately stood out.
Barbieri says she can’t quite put her finger on what “star quality” means, but Hulland had it from the beginning.
“There’s something in there you see,” she says. “I have said in the past that I can walk into a room and see them warming up, and I can tell you who I’m going to like. It’s the way they’re warming up. The way they’re working. Their determination. I already know who I should be looking at even before they’ve done one step.
"When there’s 100 in a room, you’re less likely to spot that talent straight away. But you do hone in on people and see their potential. It’s funny because Iain always says, ‘Who are you looking at?’ Then I give him my numbers; he gives me his and they’re identical.”
Webb and Barbieri didn’t just hire Hulland from that audition.
They also hired Ricardo Rhodes, who had been Hulland’s friend and fellow trainee at Boston Ballet. They also hired Danielle Brown and Amy Wood from that audition, and that quartet all spent more than a decade with the company.
Now, with Hulland retiring, only Brown and Rhodes will remain as dancers next season.
“I’m so blessed and fortunate that I came upon Sarasota Ballet and that they brought me into their company,” says Hulland. “I felt like I fit here and it became my family. I was happy to stay for 15 years.”
“You feel blessed, but we feel blessed,” says Barbieri. “There were a lot of people there; we didn’t expect so many people. And I remember at one point, I couldn’t see the wood from the trees. But we did hone in on you and the other three dancers. And you all had a very special quality. I don’t think we thought then that you had the special qualities that would be perfect for the Ashton ballets and the Balanchines and everything else. But we saw something very special. There was a radiance. There was a look. There was the way you danced and how much you loved it. You could see that. Iain and I instantly at the same time said, ‘We’ve got to have that girl.’”
Roots in dance
Hulland, for her part, says she had an inauspicious beginning to her ballet career.
Her parents first enrolled her in ballet when she was 2 years old, and she spent the whole class crying. She later tried again when she was 4 years old, and ballet really clicked for her when she was 12.
Prior to that point, she had tried tap and jazz and many other forms of dance.
But Hulland credits her teacher, Nicole Nasto, for really stoking her appreciation for the craft that became her career.
“She was just wonderful. She was so good to me,” says Hulland. “Instead of saying, ‘Do these steps,’ she would explain why we did them. I really liked the knowledge behind it; not just doing it but knowing why I’m doing it and what I should be thinking about with the technique. Ballet became more of a mental thing for me than just a physical thing. That’s when I really fell in love with it.”
She fell in love with it, and she rapidly found that she may have a future in it.
Hulland started seriously training at age 12, and she says she moved away from home to study ballet full-time at age 17.
A year later, she was dancing at the Boston Ballet as a trainee alongside Rhodes when she attended the fateful audition that ultimately brought her to Sarasota. And that’s where she’s been ever since.
Hulland says that while the future is the great unknown, she's not planning on becoming a totally different person in retirement.
“Everybody’s like, ‘Are you going to go skiing now?’" she jokes. "I’m still too scared to go skiing.”
The thoughts of retirement first began to pop into her head when her daughter Thea was born.
But then came the COVID pandemic, which forced her to re-evaluate. Hulland says that she’s so happy she had a chance to return to the stage and have a normal season, but she knows beyond any doubt that it’s time to move on.
“I’ve been thinking about it kind of all year to make sure I was sure about the decision,” she says. “I’ve been doing it my whole life. If not professionally, working toward becoming a professional.
"It’s a big change. If you’re going to be a professional ballet dancer, you have to be so dedicated. It takes so much time and energy and passion. And not just physically, mentally too. And emotionally. Because you put your whole self into it. I’ve actually been thinking about that a lot lately because I’m getting closer to the end; I think it’s going to be a challenge figuring out how to function as not a ballet dancer. I think I’ll still want to take ballet classes to keep in shape; it’s all I’ve really known as an adult.”
The next chapter
Hulland says she’d like to take some time off to concentrate on being a mother, but ultimately she would like to contribute her knowledge to the next generation. Barbieri, who made the same transition decades ago, can relate.
Barbieri says she had some fanciful ideas about what she wanted to do in retirement before she decided she wanted to stay around ballet.
“I had this idea where we’d get a house in the country,” she says. “I was going to grow my own vegetables and have a restaurant so I could use all those vegetables. And then I was going to have an antique shop. I was combining all my hobbies into one. I was going to have this place where all my friends would come for lunch and dinner and to buy their antiques. But when it came time to the actual crunch, I realized I had absolutely nil experience in this and I’d better do something that I knew about.”
The final program of Hulland’s career is part of her full circle.
She performed in Elite Syncopations — the final act of the "Serendipitous Movement" program — during her first season with Sarasota Ballet. She was a member of the corps de ballet then, but now she’s a leading lady for the final time.
And so there she was, just last week, touched by her final rehearsals with Rhodes, with whom she’s spent her entire career.
And there was her daughter, just days ago, watching as she danced.
“I’m dancing with my friend and partner for many years,” she says. “We didn’t even start dancing yet. The music started playing and I was tearing up. This has been such a huge part of my life and so many amazing memories. My best friends. That’s why I keep saying the company has become my family. I’m going to miss the dancing and the performing, but I’m going to miss the people so much.”
For Barbieri, looking on, it was an out-of-body experience.
Here she was, watching her dancers prepare, and she couldn’t take her eyes of Hulland’s daughter. Barbieri just wanted to savor the moment; she wanted it to last forever, and she doesn’t want to ever let go of the affection she has for Hulland.
“I get a bit tearful when I talk about this; yesterday Victoria brought in her daughter to watch and that was so adorable,” she says. “She was mesmerized watching her mom do this pas de deux which was very moving. We were all in tears.
"I wasn’t even watching you in that second run. I was watching her.”
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Second shift extended once again at Windsor Assembly Plant
Unifor Local 444 has announced yet another shift extension at the Windsor Assembly Plant.
In a video posted to Twitter, Local 444 President Dave Cassidy said the second shift at the Windsor Assembly plant will be extended until the end of the year, on December 31, 2022.
This comes after the shift had already been extended to the end of June 2022 in late February 2022. Stellantis had originally announced in October 2021 that the facility would move to a one-shift operation on April 17, 2022.
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Jimmy White has no doubt got both snooker and tennis fans purring by comparing Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins to fellow sporting legends Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
O’Sullivan last met Higgins at the Crucible in 2011, with the latter winning their quarter-final 13-11, with the pair's epic battles often referred to as the 'Clasico' of snooker.
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White believes that neither player has a weakness and offered up incredibly high praise by comparing the snooker duo to Federer and Nadal for their illustrious careers and undisputed greatness.
"It is like Federer and Nadal: two of the greatest ever," White told Eurosport.
"They have played so many matches together. John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan are, without doubt, two of the best players to have ever played.
"It is because they are that good: it is as simple as that. Both of them have not got a weakness. That is my opinion."
Alan McManus, sitting next to White in the Eurosport studio, added: "I think their last 14 matches are seven-a-piece, so that kind of tells it all.
"They have mirrored their careers all the way to this point. It is brilliant. They are a bit like chalk and cheese: different games, different actions, different lives, actually, apart from anything else.
"But one thing they share is that they are both as cool as rock 'n' roll, the pair of them, in snooker terms. They are a pair of great guys but in different ways.
"They both have this internal thing where they are able to play a certain way under pressure, and they will be loving it against each other on the biggest stage because that is what they want."
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Fellow semi-finalist Judd Trump summed up the inevitable nature of the dominance of O'Sullivan, Higgins and fellow 'Class of '92' member Mark Williams when he joked about the "World Seniors Championship" line up he found himself in the middle of.
"I've ended up stuck in the middle of a World Seniors Championship," Trump wrote on Twitter.
"Super excited for the semi-finals, though, still battling it out with three legends of the game!"
The seemingly interminable dominance of the trio at the top of the sport continues to be utterly remarkable. Higgins has four World Championship titles to his name, while Williams has three.
Meanwhile, it is the fifth occasion in O’Sullivan’s illustrious career that he has occupied the world No. 1 ranking, and the first time since 2019, as he continues his pursuit of a record-equalling seventh world title.
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Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for April 27:. A scroll over to Hornsby’s Baseball-Reference page reveals a whole lot of bold, meaning he led the league in many statistical categories over the years. Arguably the best right-handed hitter of his era, Hornsby hit over .400 four times over his 23-year career and had a career mark of .358, the highest in NL history, which helped him to a whopping seven batting titles. But he could hit for power, too, leading the Majors in homers twice. He also won two National League MVP Awards, one each with the Cardinals and Cubs. And to top it off, "Rajah" won a World Series title with St. Louis in 1926 and was a Hall of Fame selection in ’42. His 127.3 wins above replacement, per Baseball-Reference, are ninth-most all time. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2584216042621/mlb-teams-allowed-to-carry-14-pitchers-through-may-29 | 2022-04-29T17:46:47Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2584216042621/mlb-teams-allowed-to-carry-14-pitchers-through-may-29 | false | 4 |
Stronger relationships with God make consumers less likely to buy self-help products, study suggests
While the $10 billion self-help industry is expected to increase to $14 billion by 2025, a new study from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business shows that consumers who have a strong relationship with God are less likely to spend money in that market.
However, according to a study published in the Journal of Consumer Research, there were some indications that more God-conscious people can still be lured with products that promise spiritual growth and development.
Duke marketing professor Keisha Cutright, a co-author of the study with Lauren Grewal and Ph.D. graduate Eugenia C. Wu, said their findings prove true across a number of religions and Christian denominations.
“Ultimately, what we found is that when people are thinking about God, they have a sense that they are loved for exactly who they are,” Cutright said in a statement from Fuqua School of Business. “So it’s not as important to them to go buy all these products in the marketplace that marketers say will make them better.”
People who believe in God or a higher power have a “greater sense of being loved for who you are (‘loved ‘as-is’’), making self-improvement a lower priority,” the study's abstract explains.
Researchers evaluated a number of studies and archival data to determine how much people feel loved as they are — a feature known as "God salience."
In one study, researchers examined consumer behavior in nearly 400 U.S. counties to study how it correlated with the number of congregations per 1,000 residents. They found that grocery shoppers in counties with a higher density of religious congregations spent less on products marketed to improve their health, like low-fat milk or yogurt.
The researchers noted that "God salience" is less likely to decrease interest in self-improvement products when consumers do not believe in God and when God is considered a punishing (vs. loving) entity.
“What really matters is how people think about God,” Cutright said. “When people think about God as a loving, forgiving entity, that’s when they are not as interested in self-improvement products. But when we come across people who think about God as an authoritarian or punishing figure, this effect no longer exists, and they show more interest in self-improvement products.”
He noted that the findings of this research could help marketers promote self-improvement products.
“Marketers may want to shy away from contexts where there will be a lot of religious programming, or geographically, in places that are highly religious,” Cutright said.
She added that products that will help religious communities strengthen their walk with God would likely do better.
“Another aspect we explored is how participants would respond to the idea that God wants to encourage their improvement, in terms of their spiritual growth and development,” Cutright said. “We found that by introducing this idea, the effect of lowering their interest in these products went away. So there may be ways to tap into people’s desires for spiritual improvement — perhaps by having an endorser for the products or spokesperson who has strong ties to a religious community.” | https://www.christianpost.com/news/thinking-about-god-influences-consumer-shopping-habits-study.html | 2022-04-29T17:46:52Z | https://www.christianpost.com/news/thinking-about-god-influences-consumer-shopping-habits-study.html | true | 1 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general on Thursday subpoenaed ExxonMobil as part of what he called a first-of-its-kind broader investigation into the petroleum industry for its alleged role in causing a global plastic pollution crisis, allegations that the company called meritless.
Attorney General Rob Bonta said the industry for decades has encouraged the development and use of petroleum-based plastic products while seeking to minimize public understanding that their widespread use harms the environment and public health.
“Every week, we consume the equivalent of a credit cards worth of plastic through the water we drink, the food we eat, and the air we breathe,” he said, citing a 2019 study for the World Wide Fund For Nature environmental group.
Bonta will consider whether petrochemical companies violated the law with what he called their “historic and ongoing efforts to deceive the public.” Bonta said ExxonMobil was subpoenaed as a major source of global plastics pollution and for its alleged prominent role in public deception regarding plastics.
ExxonMobil said in a statement that it is “focused on solutions and meritless allegations like these distract from the important collaborative work that is underway” with governments worldwide, including California.
The company said it is the first to have “commercial-scale advanced recycling technology” at a major facility to convert used plastic into material that can be used to make new plastic.
The American Chemistry Council representing plastics makers issued a statement saying that U.S. “plastic makers are committed to a more sustainable future and have proposed comprehensive and bold actions at the state, federal, and international levels.”
Initiatives the industry group said it supports include requiring all plastic packaging in the U.S. by 2030 to include at least 30% recycled plastic; making producers responsible for packaging to help increase recycling; and supporting a legally binding global agreement to confront the problem.
But Bonta said the industry appears to have engaged in “greenwashing” for decades by leading consumers to believe that plastics were environmentally friendly — largely because they can be recycled.
That marketing effort made “people comfortable to consume more and purchase more plastic,” he said. “And that is really the heart of the deception that we’re going to investigate.”
Companies may have violated laws barring unfair competition, deceptive business practices, or making “greenwashing” illegal, Bonta said.
A civil lawsuit could potentially seek fines or damages, but Bonta said his main goal is a legal order or a settlement requiring companies to clean up plastic waste, make plastics manufacturing changes and promote “non-deceptive ways of talking about plastics.”
“We’re really looking at the underlying issue of non-recyclability, essentially, of plastics, and that is a major problem,” Bonta said. “And we’re investigating whether that was fueled by a decades-old campaign of deception.”
There is no timeline for the completion of the investigation, but Bonta said it is proceeding “with a level of urgency.”
Bonta’s move comes amid growing awareness of the pervasiveness of discarded plastics and the role of “microplastic” waste in the food chain.
Scientists are still studying the extent and human harm from tiny bits of broken-down plastic, some so small that they are invisible to the naked eye.
The National Academy of Sciences said in December that the United States — the world’s top plastics waste producer — should reduce its plastics production because so much winds up in the ocean and other waterways.
Like Bonta, the scientists have said that recycling won’t solve the problem. Most plastic cannot be recycled and overall recycling rates have never exceeded 9%, said Bonta. The rest is incinerated, put into landfills or escapes into the environment.
California is among states that have struggled to encourage recycling against market headwinds and to sort out products that can readily be reused.
California banned single-use plastic bags and is discouraging the use of drinking straws, plastic utensils and condiment packages.
The Los Angeles City Council this week approved 14 measures further restricting the use of plastic bags, utensils and containers at city properties and events. Los Angeles County supervisors last week restricted single-use plastic products.
California spends about $500 million each year to clean up plastic pollution in waterways and along beaches, said Bonta, a Democrat who is running for reelection this year. He announced the investigation with an ocean backdrop at Dockweiler State Beach in Southern California.
Petrochemical companies have ramped up plastics production as the use of fossil fuels is gradually replaced by renewable energy, he said. About 1.5 million tons of plastic produced globally on an annual basis in the 1950s. The amount is now more than 300 million tons annually.
The Center for Biological Diversity called Bonta’s investigation “a crucial step,” but said plastic and its production is ultimately incompatible with a healthy planet.
“We have to stop producing plastic junk,” the group said in a statement. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-national-news/california-subpoenas-exxonmobil-in-probe-of-plastics-waste/ | 2022-04-29T17:47:59Z | https://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-national-news/california-subpoenas-exxonmobil-in-probe-of-plastics-waste/ | true | 32 |
3 arrested in child care center abuse probe after child’s leg broken, authorities say
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - Three women have been arrested in connection to a child abuse case at a Lexington child care center, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.
WIS reported that Shayna Nicole McKnight, 36, is charged with infliction of great bodily harm upon a child. Amy Marie Grice, 38, and Jeannie H. Locklear, 49, are charged with obstructing justice, according to warrants.
Sheriff Jay Koon said the case started a month ago with a call from the child’s mother from Windsor Academy in Lexington. The daycare told the mother of the child that their leg was hurt in the railing of a crib.
Doctors determined that the child’s leg was broken.
Detectives asked to review the video from inside Windsor Academy. Grice and Locklear told deputies that the camera system wasn’t working when the child was injured.
Eventually, detectives determined that the women had taken steps to delete the video after they watched it. However, Koon said that detectives were able to recover the video.
The video allegedly shows McKnight forcefully folding the child’s leg under their body and flipping them into the crib while still holding their left leg.
“Based on detectives’ review of the video, the child was crawling and playing without any visible pain before the incident, then crying and unable to put weight on the left after the incident,” Koon said.
On Friday morning, McKnight, Grice and Locklear were arrested. They are being held in the Lexington County Detention Center.
The South Carolina Department of Social Services is assisting the sheriff’s department in the investigation.
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Imran Khan to write letters to CJP asking for progress on US probe
By ANI | Published: April 29, 2022 10:24 PM2022-04-29T22:24:08+5:302022-04-29T22:35:23+5:30
Imran Khan, Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to write letters to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial, and President Arif Alvi to ask about the progress on investigations into a letter from United States (US) highlighting 'conspiracy' against his government, Ary News reported.
Imran Khan, Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to write letters to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial, and President Arif Alvi to ask about the progress on investigations into a letter from United States (US) highlighting 'conspiracy' against his government, Ary News reported.
He claimed that the local traitors received money for making people slaves to their foreign handlers, however, the public has realized what is happening and is enraged and disappointed over interference in the political affairs of the country through a foreign conspiracy.
It is difficult to delay the date of a real freedom march- PTI long march towards Islamabad- as people are angered to see thieves as traitors and want immediate justice against them, Imran Khan said.
However, the National Security Committee (NSC) discussed the "threatening" telegram received from the Pakistan embassy in Washington and concluded that "there has been no foreign conspiracy" to oust Imran Khan's government.
According to a statement issued after the meeting, the 38th NSC meeting, after reviewing the contents of the communication reaffirmed the decisions of the last NSC meeting that took place during the former Pak PM's government.
Former Pakist ambassador to Washington Dr. Asad Majeed Khan briefed the meeting about the content of the diplomatic cable, reported Ary News.
"The NSC was again informed by the premier security agencies that they have found no evidence of any conspiracy. Therefore, the NSC, after reviewing the contents of the communication, the assessments received and the conclusions presented by security agencies, concludes that there has been no foreign conspiracy," read the statement.
Notably, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has staged several protests across the country against the United States for an alleged "foreign conspiracy" to oust the country's former Prime Minister Imran Khan from power who has been unseated after the no-confidence vote initiated by the Opposition was carried in the National Assembly.
( With inputs from ANI )
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Morrison pledges to slash medicine costs
The federal coalition has pledged to cut the cost of medications for everyday conditions such as blood pressure and high cholesterol under a $150 million cost-of-living measure that will benefit millions of Australians.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday announced the price of medications listed under the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) would be cut from January 1 next year.
The $10 savings per script would see the price of PBS medicines drop from $42.50 to $32.50 and would ease the hip-pocket pressure on more than 19 million Australians each year, he said.
The measure would save Australians $150 million each year.
"This is the single most significant change to the cost of and access to medications since the PBS was introduced more than 70 years ago," Mr Morrison said.
"Millions of Australians will soon save $10 per script for common medications, which means those taking one medication a month could save $120 a year, or those taking two medications a month could save $240 a year."
National president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Trent Twomey welcomed the announcement.
"This reduction will help Australians struggling with the cost of living to make ends meet without delaying, deferring or skipping their prescription medicines," he said.
The medicines announcement comes as cost-of-living pressures dominate the election campaign, with inflation spiking to a 20 year high, power prices rising and interest rates expected to rise as early as next week.
The Reserve Bank board meets on Tuesday to decide whether to proceed with the first cash rate rise in 12 years, taking it above a historically low 0.1 per cent.
The last time interest rates rose during an election campaign was in 2007 when the Howard government lost to Labor.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been forced to hose down suggestions he was trying to influence the RBA to hold off on a rate rise during the election campaign.
On Thursday, Mr Frydenberg told reporters the RBA had previously stated it wanted to see "inflation sustainably within their (two to three per cent) band and ... significant wages growth before they start to move".
While the inflation rate was released this week, hitting a two-decade high of 5.1 per cent, the wage price index is not due to be released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics until May 18 - three days out from the election.
Asked on ABC Radio whether he was urging the RBA to wait for the wages data, Mr Frydenberg said it was an independent decision for the board.
"I'm not saying that I will pre-empt in any way a decision of an independent board," he said.
"I do point out ... that inflation hasn't been within that target band of two to three per cent between 2014 effectively and 2021. It wasn't sustainably within that band.
"Now we are seeing higher inflation ... but we're already starting to see some of those pressures around fuel, for example, ease off and the expectation from Treasury is it will come down further over time."
The rising cost of living is expected to feature heavily in Labor's official campaign launch in Perth on Sunday.
Exiting a week of COVID-19 isolation on Friday, Labor leader Anthony Albanese said the issue could be addressed by lifting wages, making child care cheaper and pushing down power prices through a comprehensive energy plan.
University of Sydney political scientist Dr Sarah Cameron said the economy was always an important factor in elections, with interest rates a part of that.
"If people perceive the incumbent government as having a good effect on the national economy that works in their favour," she said.
"If the economy is doing badly for whatever reason that increases the likelihood people will vote out incumbents."
Meanwhile, the Greens have announced they will preference Labor ahead of the coalition at the election. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-10768497/Morrison-pledges-slash-medicine-costs.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-04-29T17:50:30Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-10768497/Morrison-pledges-slash-medicine-costs.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false | 9 |
VAT on petrol, diesel in Uttar Pradesh one of the lowest in India
The rates of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel in Uttar Pradesh are one of the lowest in the country, but the revenue that the state earns annually from petroleum products is the highest after Maharashtra, the data available on the website of ministry of petroleum and natural gas indicates.
Unlike most other states, Uttar Pradesh also does not levy any additional tax or cess on diesel and petrol. The state charges at a flat rate. According to the UP government’s notification issued on November 2021 as well as the ministry’s data, the rate of tax on petrol in the state is 19.36% or ₹14.85% per litre, whichever is greater. In case of diesel, the tax rate has been fixed at 17.08% or ₹10.41 per litre, whichever is more.
Despite not having increased the fuel tax in its five-year tenure, the Yogi Adityanath government lowered the VAT on petrol and diesel in November last year, making them cheaper by ₹12 per litre in the state.
Uttar Pradesh took the step after the Central government slashed the excise duty on the two petro products, urging states to follow suit by lowering VAT on both the products to give some relief to consumers.
Targeting the Opposition-ruled states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while holding a Covid meeting with chief ministers on Wednesday, regretted that some states had not yet reduced VAT on petrol and diesel. He appealed to them to do so in the national interest.
Earlier, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed the Rajya Sabha that nine states, including Maharashtra and Kerala, had not reduced VAT on petrol and diesel.
Though more than 20 states have lowered VAT since, tax on petrol and diesel in most of these states, apart from the ones that have not cut VAT, remains much higher than what is being levied in UP.
As per the ministry’s data, VAT on petrol in UP appears to be lower than in around 20 states while diesel may be lower than in more than a dozen states.
“VAT on petrol and diesel in UP is definitely one of the most moderate in the country,” UP Petroleum Traders’ Association office-bearer Ashwani Attrish said over the phone from Noida.
“Moreover, UP is probably the only state that had not increased VAT on the two petroleum products during the last five years,” he added.
The ministry’s data show that neighbouring Rajasthan, (as on January 1, 2022) charged VAT on petrol at the rate of 31.04% plus ₹1500 per kilolitre (KL) road development cess and taxed diesel at the rate of 19.30% plus ₹1750 per KL road development cess. In Madhya Pradesh, another neighbouring state, VAT was equally high at 29% VAT plus ₹2.5 per litre additional VAT plus 1% cess. VAT on diesel in MP was 19% plus ₹1.5 per litre additional VAT plus 1% cess.
In Bihar, VAT on petrol was 23.58% and 16.37% on diesel plus 30% surcharge on VAT as irrecoverable tax in case of both the products. VAT on petrol in West Bengal was 25% or ₹13.12 litre plus ₹1000/KL cess and on diesel VAT was 17% plus ₹1000/KL.
VAT on petrol in Maharashtra was 25% (26% in Mumbai, Thane, Aurangabad etc) plus ₹10.12/litre additional tax while on diesel it was 21% (24% in Mumbai, Thane, Aurangabad etc) plus ₹3 per litre additional tax.
Similarly, in Kerala, sales tax (VAT) was as high as 30.08% on petrol, plus ₹1 additional tax plus 1% cess. The tax on diesel in the southern state was 22.76% plus ₹1/liter additional tax plus 1% cess. Jharkhand charged VAT equally on petrol and diesel, that is 22% plus cess of ₹1 per litre. In Karnataka, VAT on petrol and diesel was 25.92% and 14.34%, respectively.
In Telangana, VAT on petrol and diesel was as high as 35.20% and 27% respectively. It was 28% and 24% respectively in Odisha. VAT on diesel in Andhra Pradesh was 31% plus ₹4 per litre additional VAT plus ₹1/litre road development cess. Diesel was taxed at the rate of 22.25% plus ₹4/litre additional VAT plus ₹1/litre road development cess.
VAT on petrol in Chhattisgarh was 24% plus ₹2/litre additional VAT. On diesel, VAT was 23% plus ₹1/litre additional tax in the same state.
Even after downward revision in November last year, VAT on petrol in Punjab was 13.77% plus ₹2050/KL cess plus ₹0.10/litre urban transport fund plus ₹0.25/litre special infra development fee plus 10% additional tax. In Haryana, VAT on petrol was 18.20% plus 5% additional tax on VAT. VAT on diesel in the state was 16% plus 5% additional tax on VAT.
At 19.40%, VAT on petrol in Delhi, too, was more than in UP while on diesel VAT in the state was 16.75% plus ₹250/KL air ambience charges, which is lower than or at par with that of UP.
“Despite the lower tax on diesel and petrol in UP, the state’s tax income from the oil sector is the highest after Maharashtra,” a commercial tax official said here.
The petroleum ministry’s data also showed that UP collected ₹21,965 revenue crore from petroleum products during 2020-21, which was next only to Maharashtra’s ₹25430 crore .
Between April-September 2021, too, UP’s collection was ₹11,914 crore against Maharashtra’s ₹15,993 crore during the same six-month period, the provisional data showed.
UTTAR PRADESH ON TOP IN DIESEL SALES IN TRUCK, FARM SEGMENTS
An All-India Study on sectoral demand for diesel and petrol, as conducted by the CRISIL on the petroleum ministry’s behalf in 2020-21 found the end-use of diesel by the transport sector was 87.3%, trucks alone accounting for 64.2%. The non-transport sector consumed rest 12.7%, agriculture sector’s share being highest at 4.7%.
The top three states that contributed the highest to diesel sales in the truck segment were Uttar Pradesh (14%), Maharashtra (13%) and Haryana (12%).
The top three states that consumed 44% of the total diesel sold to the agriculture segment were Uttar Pradesh (20%), Haryana (13%) and Punjab (11%).
As much as 52% of diesel sales to DG-gensets were in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu combined.
In the mobile tower segment, Uttar Pradesh had the highest share at 32% because of a high number of mobile BTS towers in the state
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Minor rape victim gives birth to child
A 14-year-old rape victim delivered a baby boy at Dufferin Hospital four days back. An FIR was lodged against a minor boy in connection with the incident at Sarai Mamrez police station in January. Police arrested the minor accused and sent him to juvenile home and filed a chargesheet against him. The incident came to light when women members of Child Welfare Committee comprising Suman Pandey, Sushma Shukla, and Akansha Sonkar visited Dufferin Hospital recently.
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Uttar Pradesh registers 295 fresh Covid cases, one death in Meerut
Uttar Pradesh registered a hike in new daily Covid cases as 295 people tested positive in the state on Friday against 220 on Thursday. Meerut reported one death. Among new cases, Gautam Budha Nagar reported 141 cases, Ghaziabad 50, Lucknow and Agra, Meerut 10, Varanasi 8 and Prayagraj 4, according to the data from the state health department. The state has reported a total of 20,74,072 Covid cases and 23,507 deaths.
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Coal controversy: State denies Centre’s charge, says ₹1,498 crore already paid to CIL
While the Central government claims Maharashtra has defaulted on payment of dues to Coal India Limited, which contributes to the ongoing power crisis, the state government has refuted the charge. The state had already paid ₹1,498.37 crore to CIL this month, the officials said. Union power minister R K Singh on Thursday said power outages were primarily happening because states had not cleared their dues to CIL.
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Delhi bomb blast: Probe funding behind push for Bhullar’s release, says Bitta
All India Anti-Terrorist Front chief Maninderjeet Singh Bitta on Friday demanded a probe into funding being done to free Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, who is serving life term in the 1993 Delhi bomb blasts case. Bhullar was convicted and sentenced to death in 2011.
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Soon, a bridge between Lakshagriha and Paranipur in Prayagraj to promote tourism
In order to promote spiritual and cultural tourism and meeting the longstanding demand of locals of trans-Ganga area of Prayagraj, a bridge will now be constructed across Ganga between Lakshagriha and Paranipur. For this, a survey has been done by the UP State Bridge Corporation Ltd. The demand was being raised to construct a bridge on the Ganga at Sirsa. However, the proposed bridge will not start from Sirsa but from Paranipur. | https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/vat-on-petrol-diesel-in-uttar-pradesh-one-of-the-lowest-in-india-101651250761639.html | 2022-04-29T17:51:10Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/vat-on-petrol-diesel-in-uttar-pradesh-one-of-the-lowest-in-india-101651250761639.html | true | 1 |
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Two brothers are facing charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder after one of them allegedly exchanged gunfire with another man killing him.
According to the arrest reports for Kevon White, 19, and Von White, 21, the brothers got into an argument with Isaiah Chambers and Chris Andrew at the District Apartment Homes on Lake Mead Boulevard near Jones Boulevard Wednesday night.
The report said the two brothers were challenging Andrew to a fight over “perceived disrespect.” Andrew did agree to physically fight Andrew and while that was occurring, multiple gunshots were heard.
According to the report, detectives believe Chambers shot Von White in the shoulder and “Von then shot Isaiah multiple times, resulting in Isaiah’s death.”
A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police air unit followed the vehicle the brothers left the scene in and a patrol stop was made. The report said police found two handguns in plain view.
Von White was transported to the hospital for treatment.
The arrest report said the brothers approached the other men with the intent to fight while being in possession of guns and while the two other men attempted to leave the apartment complex, the brothers continued to challenge Andrew to fight. | https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/report-deadly-shooting-started-with-argument-over-perceived-disrespect/ | 2022-04-29T17:52:34Z | https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/report-deadly-shooting-started-with-argument-over-perceived-disrespect/ | true | 1 |
Nearly 20 years after her co-star John Ritter suddenly passed away from aortic dissection at the age of 54, Suzanne Somers reveals that she has a unique idea for a reboot of their classic TV sitcom, “Three’s Company.”
Fox News reports that during her recent appearance on the “Behind The Velvet Rope” podcast, Suzanne Summers spoke about a potential “Three’s Company” reboot. “I had suggested a show where you would imagine that Chrissy Snow and Jack Tripper even got married and had a child,” Somers explained. Snow being her original character and Tripper being Ritters.
Suzanne Somers also suggested that John Ritter’s eldest son, Jason, could actually play Snow and Tripper’s son on the “Three’s Company” potential series. For his part in Somers’ idea, Ritter may appear in a digital form. “I had suggested this to Jason’s people and that the show would be me and Jason. But that John would appear as a hologram. Because it’d be like he was back and alive.”
However, Suzanne Somers stated that Jason Ritter doesn’t want to do anything reminiscent of what his father did. This includes “Three’s Company.”
“Three’s Company” originally aired on ABC for eight seasons. It ran from 1977 to 1984. Suzanne Somers was fired from the series in 1982 after requesting a pay hike. She later returned to the small screen on “Step by Step” from 1991 to 1998.
Suzanne Somers Said a ‘Three’s Company’ Reboot Would Convince Her to Return to TV
Although she hasn’t done a sitcom since “Step By Step,” Suzanne Somers said that a “Three’s Company” reboot would convince her to appear on TV again. “That was the last time I got kinda turned on by thinking about doing a series again. The marketing is so much better. Suzanne Somers and John Ritter’s son, Jason. And I guess that’s what he didn’t want, but that’s a marketer’s dream. Suzanne Somers and Fred Schmoe is not a marketer’s dream, you know what I mean?”
Suzanne Somers previously spoke to Fox News Digital about her “Three’s Company” co-star John Ritter had unexpectedly reached out to her a month prior to his sudden passing. The duo did not speak after Somers left the sitcom in 1982.
While recalling the phone conversation she had with John Ritter, Suzanne Somers stated, “He said, ‘I forgive you.’ I had a moment of, ‘Uh, you forgive me?’ And then I thought, ‘Be the grownup.’ And so I said, ‘Thanks.’”
Suzanne Somers then said that John Ritter spoke to her about his series “Eight Simple Rules” and how there was a dream sequence. “[He said], ‘I want to have a nightmare. And in my nightmare, you… are in the dream.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I’d love to work with you, but… This isn’t the way I want to come back. A nightmare. Really?”
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Apr 28, 2022
U.K. Takes Stakes in Cannabis and Yacht Companies in Pandemic
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,(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. government has become a part owner of a medical cannabis company, a yogurt bar business and a yacht charter firm after another 75 emergency start-up loans made during the pandemic converted into shares.
Grass & Co., which makes cannabidoil health products from the non-intoxicating chemicals found in hemp, was among the latest set of companies in which the government’s Future Fund declared an equity stake.
The Future Fund was set up during the pandemic to provide equity-style finance to established start-ups. The program ended up making 1.14 billion pounds ($1.43 billion) of convertible loans to 1,190 companies. The latest disclosures take the total number of firms whose loans have converted to equity to 335.
Grass & Co. is a mail-order CBD company whose products promise relief from anxiety. They’re stocked at on high streets at the retailer Holland & Barrett.
Among the other businesses whose loans have converted are Yaar, a yogurt bar business; Borrow a Boat, a yacht charter firm; Gipsy Hill Brewing Co., a south London craft beer maker; BUZZ Bikes, a bicycle hire business; and Under the Doormat, a concierge Airbnb-type service.
The government has already revealed it has a stake in Bolton Wanderers, a third-tier U.K. football club, and has come under fire for what has appeared to be a strangely eclectic mix of investments that often look more like small businesses than venture-capital backed start-ups.
However, the loan conversions suggest the Future Fund is proving successful. Under the terms of the program, the 8% loans convert after three years or at the point of new capital investment. All 335 companies in which the state has a stake have raised private sector capital through an equity funding round.
Other businesses in which the government is now a shareholder include Epsilogen, a London-based developer of therapeutic antibodies to treat cancer, and nDreams, a virtual reality games developer. The Future Fund is part of the state-backed British Business Bank.
Ken Cooper, managing director of venture Solutions at the British Business Bank said: “The Future Fund was created to increase the flow of capital to companies at the height of the pandemic, while ensuring long-term value for the U.K. taxpayer. We’re delighted to see this flow of companies going on to raise further private sector capital.”
“As a shareholder in these businesses, the Future Fund is well positioned to share in the benefits of their continued growth.”
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Elisabeth Moss is opening up about her relationship to Scientology in a new profile for the New Yorker, in which she explains why she doesn’t talk at length about it publicly.
“I don’t want to come off as being cagey,” Moss, who grew up in the church, told profile writer Michael Schulman. “If you and I met, just hanging out as friends, I’m, like, an open book about it.”
But, she added, she wants to keep distance from her personal life with her performances and her work. “I don’t want people to be distracted by something when they’re watching me. I want them to be seeing the character,” she said. “I feel like, when actors reveal too much of their lives, I’m sometimes watching something and I’m going, ‘Oh, I know that she just broke up with that person,’ or, ‘I know that she loves to do hot yoga,’ or whatever it is.”
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When Shulman noted that “people are already distracted by it,” the Shining Girls star said audiences can “hold in their mind whatever they want to, and I can’t control that.”
“If it’s not that, it’s going to be something else,” she continued. “It’s not really a closed-off religion. It’s a place that is very open to, like, welcoming in somebody who wants to learn more about it. I think that’s the thing that is probably the most misunderstood.”
Within the wide-ranging profile, Moss responds to a number of other things around her membership in the church, including her involvement with it alongside her portrayal of June Osborne, the lead of Hulu’s Emmy-winning adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, which takes place in the fictional totalitarian regime of Gilead. In the piece, Schulman wrote the “abuses perpetrated by Scientology — mind control, making family members cut ties with apostates (a policy known as Disconnection), assigning troublesome members to hard labor — echo the authoritarian tactics of Gilead. (The Church calls these allegations ‘false and mischaracterized.’)” — and noted that he had “asked how a viewer of The Handmaid’s Tale might reconcile these two things.”
Moss responded that “obviously, something like religious freedom and resistance against a theocracy is very important to me.”
“I would just encourage people to find out for themselves,” she added. “I’ve certainly been guilty of reading an article or watching something and taking that as gospel.”
At another point in the piece, the actress addresses a 2017 story from The Hollywood Reporter about her swearing during that year’s Emmys acceptance speech when the Mad Men star won best actress in a drama series. The piece quotes Tiziano Lugli, Moss’ former friend who left the church, about language and, more specifically, profanity’s use within Scientology. A rep for Moss at the time declined to comment for the story.
Moss says the story “pissed me off.”
“That was a really, really big moment for me, and it was a big moment for my mom and me. My mom, who has supported me through the years and been such an incredible mother to both me and my brother. And to tell a lie like that, about that — I didn’t deserve that, and it was wrong.”
The Shining Girls star also spoke about a moment during the 2017 Television Critics Association Awards when she left the room as Leah Remini, one of the most high-profile and outspoken former members of Scientology, accepted her win in the outstanding achievement in reality programming category for the A&E docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath. Moss says it wasn’t a direct response to Remini and that she “went to the bathroom. I wish it was more exciting than that.”
In a 2017 THR profile, Remini said she had not crossed paths with Moss because the actress “believes that she can’t talk to me” and said there is “a thing in Scientology called ‘acceptable truth.’ It means you only say what’s acceptable to the public. But she believes that I’m an antisocial personality — because I’ve spoken out against Scientology. So she isn’t allowed to talk to me. And me knowing that, I wouldn’t put her in the awkward position.”
In response to Shulman noting Remini “claimed the group encourages Moss not to speak with her,” Moss said: “I have never received any request to talk to her. So, there hasn’t been an opportunity for her to say that. I don’t know her that well, so it’s not like we were friends.”
THR has reached out to reps for Moss and Remini.
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Shares of Otis Worldwide Co. (NYSE:OTIS – Get Rating) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $82.31.
A number of research firms recently weighed in on OTIS. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Otis Worldwide from $88.00 to $80.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Cowen lowered their target price on Otis Worldwide from $91.00 to $85.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Cowen cut their price target on Otis Worldwide from $91.00 to $85.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Credit Suisse Group lowered their price objective on Otis Worldwide from $88.00 to $81.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. NuWave Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Otis Worldwide during the first quarter worth $26,000. CVA Family Office LLC lifted its position in shares of Otis Worldwide by 483.3% in the 4th quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 315 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Curi Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Otis Worldwide in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Laffer Tengler Investments bought a new stake in shares of Otis Worldwide during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Elmwood Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Otis Worldwide during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.27% of the company’s stock.
Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 25th. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.03. Otis Worldwide had a negative return on equity of 39.58% and a net margin of 8.71%. The firm had revenue of $3.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.45 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.72 EPS. Otis Worldwide’s revenue for the quarter was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that Otis Worldwide will post 3.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 19th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.52%. This is a boost from Otis Worldwide’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. Otis Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.22%.
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Otis Worldwide Corporation manufactures, installs, and services elevators and escalators in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, New Equipment and Service. The New Equipment segment designs, manufactures, sells, and installs a range of passenger and freight elevators, as well as escalators and moving walkways for residential and commercial buildings, and infrastructure projects.
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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A former Pennsylvania attorney general who served jail time for leaking grand jury material and lying about it was taken into custody Friday on an alleged probation violation, more than a month after she was charged with drunken driving, officials said.
Kathleen Kane, 55, is behind bars at Montgomery County Correctional Facility outside Philadelphia, said Kelly Cofrancisco, a county spokesperson. Additional details were not immediately available.
A message was left for her attorney in the drunken driving case.
Once a rising star in Pennsylvania politics, Kane resigned as attorney general after being convicted in 2016 of perjury, obstruction and other counts for leaking secret investigative files to embarrass a rival prosecutor.
Kane was sentenced to 10 to 23 months in jail, serving her time at Montgomery County Correctional Facility in the Philadelphia suburbs. She was released in 2019.
She was still on probation when police in Scranton were called to the scene of a two-car crash on March 12 and said they found Kane behind the wheel of an Audi.
Kane told responding officers she was a designated driver, but surveillance video showed Kane herself had been drinking alcohol at a Scranton restaurant shortly before the crash, according to an affidavit.
Kane had watery, bloodshot eyes and slurred her words — police said she had trouble saying the word “designated” — and failed a field sobriety test, the documents said.
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Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel participate in a yoga session under the aegis of 'Yoga Amrit Mahotsav', at 15,000 ft in Uttarakhand Himalayas. Photograph:( PTI )
Following its establishment by the United Nations General Assembly in 2014, the International Day of Yoga has been observed yearly on June 21 since 2015.
The ITBP stated the "Himveers" did yoga sessions under the banner of the upcoming International Day of Yoga 2022, sharing a video on its Twitter handle.
In Uttarakhand's snow-capped Himalaya area, several Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel practised yoga at a height of 15,000 feet ahead of the International Day of Yoga.
The ITBP stated the "Himveers" did yoga sessions under the banner of the upcoming International Day of Yoga 2022, sharing a video on its Twitter handle.
On Thursday, the ITBP shared photos of "Himveers of 56th Battalion" doing yoga at Visakhapatnam's Bheemli Sea Beach, while a day earlier, it uploaded photos of a similar session held at 15,000 feet in Ladakh.
Another training session was held by the 6th Battalion in Bihar's Chhapra area on Wednesday.
#Himveers of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in #Yoga sessions at 15,000 feet in snow conditions in Uttarakhand Himalayas under the aegis of forthcoming International Day of Yoga 2022.#YogaAmritMahotsav#AzadiKaAmritMahotsav #internationaldayofyoga2022 #IYD2022 #yogalife pic.twitter.com/ZcKjDH6ZMA
— ITBP (@ITBP_official) April 29, 2022
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- The Result meets the company's RMB 100 billion target for FY2021 with the company also delivering a strong start to FY2022 in the first quarter
- Despite ongoing issues related to COVID-19, the company continues to post strong increases in revenue and profit
HOHHOT, China, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global dairy giant Yili Group has become Asia's first dairy producer to post annual revenue exceeding RMB 100 billion, consolidating the company's dominance in the region.
Total revenue for the company in 2021 was RMB 110.595 billion, up 14.15% year on year, and more than RMB 13.7 billion compared to the previous year. Net profit jumped 23% year on year to reach RMB 8.732 billion.
First-quarter results for 2022 revealed the overall revenue for Yili Group was RMB 31.047 billion, an increase of 13.47% year on year. Net profit rose by 24.08% year on year to reach RMB 3.508 billion.
Pan Gang, Chairman and President of Yili Group, noted that Yili will work at full capacity to ensure a sufficient supply of dairy products under the ongoing epidemic. The company will keep working with partners to meet customers' health needs, as well as to create value for employees, investors and society.
Core products continue to top the market
Yili's core products maintained strong momentum in 2021 due to the company's investment in product innovation, product portfolio optimization and channel expansion.
Its major liquid milk business generated revenue of RMB 84.911 billion, up 11.54% year on year, and continues to top the dairy market. Yili Pure Milk, Satine Pure Milk and the AMBPOMIAL Yoghurt Series set record annual sales of RMB 20 billion. Satine Organic Series continued to rank first in the organic milk segment in 2021. The ice cream sector generated RMB 7.161 billion for Yili in revenue, up 16.28% year on year.
New growth drivers emerge with the milk powder business leading the run
In FY2021, the company's milk powder and related businesses generated RMB 16.209 billion in revenue, an increase of 25.80% year on year, showing strong growth momentum. In the high-potential cheese sector, Yili's cheese business grew by more than 150% year on year.
Company R&D expenditure grew 23.39% to RMB 601 million, a figure significantly higher than the industry average.
Yili continues strategic expansion throughout the industrial chain
In March 2022, Yili completed the formal acquisition of Ausnutria Dairy. The company founded a cheese company in response to rapid growth in the industry. Yili's main products have now entered markets across five continents and more than 60 countries and regions, with revenue from its overseas business growing by 8% year on year. Strong examples of the company's overseas achievements include its ice cream production base in Indonesia and the upgrading of the Westland factories.
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SysGroup plc (LON:SYS – Get Rating)’s stock price fell 1.8% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 28 ($0.36) and last traded at GBX 28 ($0.36). 32,359 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 3% from the average session volume of 31,323 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 28.50 ($0.36).
The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.23. The firm has a market capitalization of £14.11 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.67. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 25.83 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 28.89.
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Artemis Investment Management LLP purchased a new stake in Trimble Inc. (NASDAQ:TRMB – Get Rating) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 279,330 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,330,000. Artemis Investment Management LLP owned about 0.11% of Trimble as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Trimble by 5.1% in the third quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 2,672 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $220,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. grew its holdings in Trimble by 2.5% during the third quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 5,590 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $460,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Trimble by 2.5% during the third quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,107 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $538,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. First Republic Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Trimble by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. First Republic Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,859 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $564,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the period. Finally, National Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Trimble by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. National Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,388 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $526,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. 88.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Trimble from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $91.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Trimble from $79.00 to $77.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 28th. Raymond James cut their target price on shares of Trimble from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 10th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Trimble from $76.00 to $70.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 25th. Finally, StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Trimble in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Trimble has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $85.17.
Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 9th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $926.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $889.75 million. Trimble had a return on equity of 15.08% and a net margin of 13.47%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.53 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Trimble Inc. will post 2.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
In related news, Director Sandra Macquillan sold 10,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.44, for a total value of $697,620.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Ronald Bisio sold 2,660 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.98, for a total value of $175,506.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.
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Trimble Inc provides technology solutions that enable professionals and field mobile workers to enhance or transform their work processes worldwide. The company's Buildings and Infrastructure segment offers field and office software for route selection and design; systems to guide and control construction equipment; software for 3D design and data sharing; systems to monitor, track, and manage assets, equipment, and workers; software to share and communicate data; program management solutions for construction owners; 3D conceptual design and modeling software; building information modeling software; enterprise resource planning, project management, and project collaboration solutions; integrated site layout and measurement systems; cost estimating, scheduling, and project controls solutions; and applications for sub-contractors and trades.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The most commonly held taboo in the arts is uttering the word “Macbeth” inside a theater. Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga don’t buy it.
Shakespeare’s tragedy was said to be cursed before its first performance more than 500 years ago. Since then, the superstition forbids the show’s title to ever be spoken inside a theater. Instead it’s referred to as “the Scottish play.”
Before taking the stage for opening night of the Broadway revival on Thursday, Craig and Negga were more brazen, preferring not to buy into the superstition that some tragedy will occur if someone utters its name.
“Individually, I don’t know we’re that powerful,” Craig told The Associated Press, adding that he also doesn’t abide by the ways of undoing the curse, like walking in circles outside the theater and waiting to be invited back inside.
“I have my own superstitions about all sorts of things, but not particularly about this,” said Craig, who plays the Scottish anti-hero.
His co-star, who plays Lady Macbeth, was even more brash. “We say it all the time,” Negga said. Like Craig, she admits to being superstitious, just not about saying the name of the play inside the theater.
While Craig and Negga hold a looser attitude when it comes to the curse, Maria Dizzia, who plays one of the witches, wondered if they were truly left unscathed.
“We said ‘Macbeth,’ and then we all got COVID,” Dizzia said.
She added: “The show closed for, you know, 10 days, which we felt was like a kind of curse that was put on the play.”
And director Sam Gold expressed second thoughts.
“I’m not a superstitious person, but this process will teach me to be one the next time. I definitely said the word ‘Macbeth’ a lot and everyone definitely got COVID,” Gold said.
It’s important to note that “Macbeth” was not the only show that had a shutdown due to a recent wave of COVID-19.
“The Music Man” had a string of cancelled performances after a COVID-19 outbreak. Other shows affected in some way, included “A Strange Loop,” “Company” and “Plaza Suite.” | https://www.ktsm.com/entertainment-news/at-macbeth-daniel-craig-ruth-negga-on-the-unspoken-word/ | 2022-04-29T18:18:43Z | https://www.ktsm.com/entertainment-news/at-macbeth-daniel-craig-ruth-negga-on-the-unspoken-word/ | false | 30 |
Be it mountains, rainforests or animals, due to human activities, thousands of species have either become extinct or endangered over the past century. Needless to say, the loss of one species often triggers the loss of others affecting the balance of our planet’s ecosystem.
The latest addition to the list is fishing cat, a feline species, mostly seen in South Asian countries of which Odisha is a part.
They are now considered an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. With the Odisha government declaring a fishing cat as the ambassador of Chilika Lake and launching a conservation project for the species, wildlife activists are now hopeful that the state may witness a rise in their numbers. Ahead of World Wildlife Day March 3, Sunday POST talks to a few wildlife activists to ascertain the reasons behind fishing cats’ disappearance from wetlands and what measures should be adopted for their conservation.
Retaliation killings contribute to dwindling population
Wildlife biologist and IUCN-CEM- Wetland Ecosystem Specialist Member Prakash Mardaraj, says “Fishing cat is a medium-sized cat seen in South and Southeast Asia. It is the apex predator of its ecosystem. Odisha Forest & Environment department has launched a few projects in the state for its conservation. Despite management efforts taken by the state the population is on the decline. Though it enjoys the status of state animal in West Bengal, retaliation killings of fishing cats is frequent.”
Explaining the reasons behind their dropping number, he adds, “Habitat loss and fragmentation for the sake of developmental activities such as encroachment and urbanisation, industrialisation, agriculture and aquaculture (prawn and shrimp farms) are among the chief reasons behind the dwindling population of fishing cats. Other common reasons include poisoning, trapping and clubbing and being caught in fishing nets.”
Another threat to the fishing cat is depletion of its main prey-fish due to unsustainable fishing practices by the local fisherman community, points out Mardaraj.
About measures being taken to conserve the felines, the animal lover says, “Survey for its population growth needs to be done in the state. Besides, restoration of their habitats which include wetlands and mangroves with complete restriction of any human interference in the cat territory is the need of the hour. Government should sensitise people who share common resources with the smaller cats about their role in our ecosystem.”
Habitat destruction a concern
Akash Ranjan Rath, former honourary wildlife warden of Puri, says, “Entire coastal wetlands including Chilika, Bhitarkanika (Ramsar sites) and some of its peripheral regions are ideal habitats of fishing cats.
As an indicator, a fishing cat plays an important role in the wetland diversity. Very little is known about the ecology and behaviour of this species. In the last couple of years its mortality rate is rising due to poaching, retribution killing and habitat destruction.”
“Fishing cats love to spend time in water bodies and marshland having tall beds forming graminoid species like Reed, Swamps, and cultivated tall grasses. Reduction of food and daytime resting areas are a great threat to this species”, Akash adds.
Poaching not a threat
Rajnagar Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) JD Pati says, “Bhitarkanika, country’s second-largest mangrove forest, is not just the home to salt-water crocodiles, it is also inhabited by fishing cats. Earlier census through direct sighting was carried out to know the exact number of fishing cats. But after the fishing cat was declared ambassador of Chilika lagoon, the state government initiated projects for the conservation of the felines. We have installed 40 camera traps in the park in order to monitor the movements of animals and density of the animals. Besides, the aim behind installing camera is to ascertain whether there is conflict between human and animals. We install cameras for almost 25 days in a block and then shift them to another block. The video recordings are being stored in the memory of the cameras for up to one month.”
He further adds: “We were only using the camera traps in tiger reserve and tiger corridors during the year from 2006-2018. We were not focusing on Bhitarkanika like Sundarban due to the absence of tigers. However, after a discussion with the National Tiger Authority (NTA), it was decided to install the camera traps in 2022 in order to keep an eye on our ecosystem. Exact number of fishing cats, known as an indicator of a healthy ecosystem, will be known in April, 2022. So far, 40 fishing cats have been spotted.”
He further says that one camera was installed in every two square kilometers (1 grid ) for the intensive camera trapping. Apart from fishing cats, the camera also caught the leopard cats, monitor lizards in the region.
He attributes wetland loss owing to hydrological changes and encroachment are the main reasons behind the declining number of the felines. “Fishing cats are not poached. Populations of the felines are largely threatened by destruction of wetlands and the number has come down drastically over the last decade”, signs off Pati .
It may be noted that the state government designated the fishing cat as the ambassador of the Chilika to mark ‘Wildlife Week’ in 2020 and installed about 100 camera traps on the lake shore and some nearby areas to monitor their movements.
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Biswajit Mohanty, an animal activist and the Secretary of Wild Life Society of Odisha, says, “I don’t think there is a decline in the number of fishing cats because no surveys have been conducted in the past for the felines. All coastal districts right from Ganjam to Puri have a healthy population of fishing cats. Poaching of fishing cats is also very low in Odisha. There is no targeted poaching. Puri district registered poaching of a fishing cat around six years back. Shrinking wetlands has forced the fishing cats to stray into human settlements and prey on fish in ponds and livestock. But I must say that the felines are well protected.”
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Allego (NYSE:ALLG – Get Rating)’s share price was up 7.2% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $14.66 and last traded at $13.27. Approximately 18,001 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 100% from the average daily volume of 3,950,025 shares. The stock had previously closed at $12.38.
A number of equities analysts have issued reports on ALLG shares. Cowen started coverage on shares of Allego in a research report on Monday, April 11th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $19.00 price target for the company. Cowen started coverage on shares of Allego in a research report on Monday, April 11th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $19.00 price target for the company.
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Artemis Investment Management LLP grew its holdings in Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVBG – Get Rating) by 21.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 26,493 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,653 shares during the quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP owned approximately 0.07% of Everbridge worth $1,782,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Macquarie Group Ltd. increased its holdings in Everbridge by 50.3% during the third quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd. now owns 1,163,165 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $175,685,000 after buying an additional 389,386 shares during the period. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC increased its holdings in shares of Everbridge by 76.8% in the 3rd quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 513,191 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $77,512,000 after acquiring an additional 222,972 shares during the period. Sylebra Capital Ltd raised its position in shares of Everbridge by 12.3% in the 3rd quarter. Sylebra Capital Ltd now owns 2,007,931 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $303,278,000 after acquiring an additional 220,553 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Everbridge by 79.6% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 492,163 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $33,137,000 after purchasing an additional 218,188 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in Everbridge by 29.6% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 838,632 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $126,667,000 after purchasing an additional 191,692 shares in the last quarter.
Shares of NASDAQ:EVBG traded down $0.52 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $45.29. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,097 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,296,132. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $43.03 and a 200 day moving average of $75.91. Everbridge, Inc. has a twelve month low of $27.81 and a twelve month high of $167.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion, a PE ratio of -18.18 and a beta of 0.87.
In related news, CEO Patrick Brickley sold 6,625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.66, for a total value of $335,622.50. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Ajay Nigam sold 2,169 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.66, for a total transaction of $109,881.54. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.
EVBG has been the subject of several analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price target on shares of Everbridge from $178.00 to $59.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 25th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Everbridge in a research report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “sell” rating for the company. Stephens cut their price target on shares of Everbridge from $200.00 to $58.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 25th. Raymond James decreased their price objective on Everbridge from $80.00 to $50.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 25th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their target price on Everbridge from $75.00 to $30.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $73.47.
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Everbridge, Inc engages in the development of software solutions for critical event management and enterprise safety applications that automate and accelerate an organization’s operational response to critical events. Its SaaS-based CEM platform enables customers to aggregate and assess threat data, locate people at risk and responders able to assist, automate the execution of pre-defined communications processes, and track progress on executing response plans.
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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has announced its verdict on Hamza Shahbaz’s petition and directed the National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to administer the oath to the Punjab Chief Minister-elect, ARY News reported on Friday.
The high court ordered the NA speaker to administer the oath to the Punjab CM-elect Hamza Shahbaz on Saturday at 11:30 am.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) issued its nine-page verdict which stated that it is the court’s responsibility to protest the basic rights and it was a constitutional right of the court to issue such an order.
Earlier, Hamza Shahbaz approached Lahore High Court (LHC) for the third time after Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema refused to administer the oath to him citing one reason or another.
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The constitutional petition filed by the Hamza Shahbaz has made federal and provincial governments respondents in the case. The plea stated that the LHC has issued directives for oath-taking, however, the orders are not yet being implemented.
The Punjab governor is refusing to administer the oath to Hamza Shahbaz and the court should intervene and appoint a representative for the purpose. “The court should also identify place and timing for the oath-taking,” it said while also pleading to declare acts of not administering the oath as against the constitution.
Previously, Governor Punjab Omar Sarfraz Cheema has decided against administering the oath to Chief Minister Punjab-elect Hamza Shehbaz after the Lahore High Court directed him to complete the oath-taking process by Thursday.
The governor had also filed an intra-court plea against the directives issued to him on the matter by the high court.
Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti had directed Governor Punjab Omar Sarfraz Cheema to either administer the oath to the Chief Minister Punjab-elect Hamza Shahbaz or appoint anyone for it.
The chief justice while announcing a reserved verdict over the delay in the oath-taking of the newly elected chief minister directed the governor of Punjab to hold an oath-taking ceremony by Thursday.
“The court’s order should immediately be conveyed to the governor and president,” the LHC said as the chief justice remarked that the province is being run without a chief executive for 25 days. | https://arynews.tv/hamza-shehbaz-lhc-gives-verdict-orders-na-speaker-to-administer-oath/ | 2022-04-29T18:25:45Z | https://arynews.tv/hamza-shehbaz-lhc-gives-verdict-orders-na-speaker-to-administer-oath/ | false | 2 |
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - Two women are facing several charges in Vigo County - and police say it all started with an expired license plate.
It started on Thursday night when police stopped a car driven by 40-year-old Jennifer Hinote near 8th and Putnam. She allegedly had an expired license plate.
During the stop, police called for a canine unit. According to police, the dog alerted police about drugs in the car.
While searching the car, police said they found meth, marijuana, K-2, paraphernalia and what they call a legend drug.
Police said Hinote showed signs of impairment but refused to take a chemical test.
A passenger in the car. 32-year-old Ashley Waltermire, is also facing charges. Police said she also had drugs on her.
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Jennifer L. Hinote, 40, Terre Haute
- Dealing in Methamphetamine, Felony 5
- Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony 6
- Possession of a Legend Drug, Felony 6
- Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Felony 6
- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor
- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated (refusal), Class A Misdemeanor
- Operating a Vehicle Without Ever Receiving a License, Class C Misdemeanor
Ashley Waltermire, 32, Terre Haute
- Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony 6
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New research titled “Your Echos are Heard: Tracking, Profiling, and Ad Targeting in the Amazon Smart Speaker Ecosystem” will make you think twice before using Alexa again. According to its report, Echo devices’ voice data is being used by Amazon to “serve targeted ads on-platform (Echo devices) as well as off-platform (web).” The 10 researchers who conducted the research are connected with the University of Washington, Northeastern University, UC Davis, and UC Irvine.
Specifically, the research shows that other third parties join Amazon in the data collection to later share it with 41 advertising partners. To prove it, the researchers started assessing the online advertising data collection and using different personas on Alexa. Each persona used promoted specific interests, including spirituality, smart home, pets, fashion, dating, connected car, navigation, beverages, and vanilla for control. As expected, the results’ statistical analysis showed that all personas were provided with targeted ads on the web, which helped the researchers spot “strong evidence that smart-speaker interactions are used for the purpose of targeting ads, and that this ad targeting implies significant data sharing across multiple parties.”
Amazon, on the other hand, opposed the conclusion of the research by saying to The Verge that it is inaccurate. The company made the statement despite admitting that it indeed utilizes Alexa voice data coming from user interactions. “Similar to what you’d experience if you made a purchase on Amazon.com or requested a song through Amazon Music, if you ask Alexa to order paper towels or to play a song on Amazon Music, the record of that purchase or song play may inform relevant ads shown on Amazon or other sites where Amazon places ads,” Amazon spokesperson Lauren Raemhild told The Verge. “Many of the conclusions in this research are based on inaccurate inferences or speculation by the authors, and do not accurately reflect how Alexa works,” Amazon spokesperson Lauren Raemhild said. “We are not in the business of selling our customers’ personal information and we do not share Alexa requests with advertising networks.”
In addition, Raemhild said that there are, in fact, targeted ads on Amazon Echos but that it is the same, just like what customers will have when they use ad-supported premium content on other channels. As for sharing voice recordings with other developers, Raemhild’s response matches what the researchers said only processed transcripts were given to the parties instead of raw audio. “Developers get the information necessary to fulfill your requests within their skills, such as answers when you play a trivia skill, or the name of the song you want to play,” Raemhild elaborated. “We do not share our customers’ personal information to third-party skills without the customer’s consent.” | https://mspoweruser.com/amazon-uses-echo-devices-voice-data-in-producing-targeted-ads-research/ | 2022-04-29T18:31:41Z | https://mspoweruser.com/amazon-uses-echo-devices-voice-data-in-producing-targeted-ads-research/ | false | 1 |
SAN ANTONIO — An elementary school assistant principal is accused of losing control and assaulting a five-year-old student in her office.
Tara Coleman Hunter is in custody and charged with bodily injury to a child, a third-degree felony.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office in Texas said the child’s mother made the report.
According to the sheriff’s office, Hunter punched the child in the face or head, then pushed him into a file cabinet.
The boy was bruised and developed a bump on his head.
The sheriff’s office said a school nurse documented the child’s injuries and that there were also photos of the injuries.
Both the child and the mom acknowledged that the boy hit the assistant principal before she attacked him.
The sheriff’s office said its investigation is ongoing. | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/elementary-school-assistant-principal-accused-of-punching-5-year-old-boy | 2022-04-29T18:31:47Z | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/elementary-school-assistant-principal-accused-of-punching-5-year-old-boy | true | null |
Texas Permanent School Fund trimmed its position in Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ – Get Rating) by 12.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 22,657 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,337 shares during the period. Texas Permanent School Fund’s holdings in Constellation Brands were worth $5,686,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Constellation Brands by 28.7% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 13,245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,324,000 after purchasing an additional 2,953 shares during the period. Venture Visionary Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Constellation Brands by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 4,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Constellation Brands by 55.1% during the 4th quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $937,000 after buying an additional 1,327 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates boosted its stake in shares of Constellation Brands by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 174,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,706,000 after acquiring an additional 7,200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accurate Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Constellation Brands by 38.7% during the 4th quarter. Accurate Wealth Management LLC now owns 154 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.82% of the company’s stock.
In other Constellation Brands news, EVP James O. Bourdeau sold 12,860 shares of Constellation Brands stock in a transaction on Friday, April 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.24, for a total transaction of $3,269,526.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 1,628 shares in the company, valued at $413,902.72. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Jeremy S. G. Fowden sold 7,574 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.38, for a total transaction of $1,820,638.12. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 18,501 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,447,270.38. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 22,035 shares of company stock worth $5,489,358 in the last 90 days. 15.77% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Shares of Constellation Brands stock traded down $0.07 during trading on Friday, hitting $250.11. The stock had a trading volume of 523 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,009,864. The business has a fifty day moving average of $231.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $232.56. Constellation Brands, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $207.35 and a fifty-two week high of $261.52. The firm has a market cap of $47.46 billion, a P/E ratio of -1,389.89, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 0.65.
Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 7th. The company reported $2.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $2.10 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.02 billion. Constellation Brands had a positive return on equity of 16.43% and a negative net margin of 0.42%. Constellation Brands’s revenue was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.82 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Constellation Brands, Inc. will post 11.18 earnings per share for the current year.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 19th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 5th will be issued a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 4th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.28%. This is an increase from Constellation Brands’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. Constellation Brands’s dividend payout ratio is currently -516.67%.
About Constellation Brands (Get Rating)
Constellation Brands, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, produces, imports, markets, and sells beer, wine, and spirits in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. It provides beer primarily under the Corona Extra, Corona Premier, Corona Familiar, Corona Light, Corona Refresca, Corona Hard Seltzer, Modelo Especial, Modelo Negra, Modelo Chelada, Pacifico, and Victoria brands.
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FIGHTING A WOMAN WITH HER HANDS TIED BEHIND HER BACK by Learned Consul Sakwiba Sikota
They say that boxing is a savage sport but I know things which are not sporty as they are more savage than boxing.
Boxing begun in the Bronze Age in Sumerian Iraq, Babylonia and Assyria. Later in Ancient Greece, competitions in boxing were held for the enjoyment of the people and in 688 B.C it was introduced as an official Olympic sport. There were no knockout rounds and two men would box and fight until the other could no longer go on.
DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH
The early boxing contests didn’t have weight limits or much in the way of gentlemanly rules for the safety of the combatants. There being no weight limits meant that larger fighters could compete against smaller combatants. David versus Goliath type of contests were common and no one showed any mercy.
Quite often, matches only ended with the death of the boxer that lost. With the fall of the Roman Empire Christianity became prevalent and this pressed pause on boxing for some time.
BIRTH OF BARE-KNUCKLE BOXING
In the 18th century boxing returned in London as bare-knuckle boxing was born in 1681. The first case of bare-knuckle boxing is when the 2nd Duke of Albemarle Christopher Monck put together a fight between his butler and his butcher for the entertainment of his guests.
MODERN DAY BOXING
Boxing has seen some rather savage bouts. The match that comes to mind is the Holyfield-Tyson fight when “Iron Mike” took a bite of Holyfield’s ear.
There was also the infamous low blow by Andrew Golata against Riddick Bowe. This is the Night Riddick Bowe and Andrew Golota Caused a Riot in New York arising from the controversy of Golata’s repeated and continuous low blows.
Imagine if George Foreman had behaved unsportingly like Tyson and Golata in the “Rumble in the Jungle” fight with Mohammed Ali. If Foreman had first tied Ali’s hands behind his back and then proceeded to go back in time when boxers fought bare knuckled throwing wild haymakers including even even blows below the belt. The result of that fight would have been very different. Foreman would have won a very unfair fight.
THE ZAMBIAN FIGHT SCENARIO
The past few weeks we have seen a fight that makes the savage sport of boxing seem like a “Kumbaya” campsite fireside singalong. The Director of Public Prosecutions has been hammered by law enforcement agencies, the Minister of Justice and even the President.
The three have challenged the DPP to a contest and have already declared themselves winners of the contest. The match officials were all recently appointed by the people challenging the DPP.
DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH (REVISITED)
We may have to revise the verses in the Bible that relate to the battle between David and Goliath.
There has been a savage bare knuckled, no holds barred onslaught on the Director of Public Prosecutions. It is like a David versus Goliath battle. Imagine if Goliath had brought “tag team” partners to fight little David. Imagine if the giant had brought Mary (not the Blessed Mother of Jesus but one who clearly had it in for David) together with a minister to fight David. We probably would not have the verses relating to the David v Goliath battle in the Bible.
The whole controversy was sparked by a leaked confidential letter written by the DPP. After that there was a steady stream of leaking of complaints which were supposed to be confidential to the JCC. Even the DEC complaint was leaked to the press.
The leaking of the letter and the complaints was like Golata’s steady stream of low blows.
After publicly berating the DPP on all public media, she has not been able to answer back as there is the Oath of Secrecy gagging her. This Oath of Secrecy can only be waived by her challengers.
The refusal to waive the Oath of Secrecy makes Mike Tyson’s bite to Holyfield’s ear look like a cuddly smooch to the ear. The refusal to waive the oath of secrecy the DPP has to operate under ties her hands up and make it near impossible for her to defend herself. Those attacking the DPP are therefore FIGHTING A WOMAN WITH HER HANDS TIED BEHIND HER BACK. S | https://zambianobserver.com/fighting-a-woman-with-her-hands-tied-behind-her-back-by-learned-consul-sakwiba-sikota/ | 2022-04-29T18:36:33Z | https://zambianobserver.com/fighting-a-woman-with-her-hands-tied-behind-her-back-by-learned-consul-sakwiba-sikota/ | true | 2 |
Kier Group plc (OTCMKTS:KIERF – Get Rating) was down 16.5% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $1.01 and last traded at $1.01. Approximately 6,000 shares were traded during mid-day trading, The stock had previously closed at $1.21.
The firm has a 50 day moving average of $1.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $1.44.
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Shining Girls Actor Jamie Bell On Getting Into The Head Of A Serial Killer [Interview]
You may know Jamie Bell as the good-natured protagonist from Spielberg's "The Adventure of Tintin," the hero of the AMC series "Turn: Washington's Spies," or as the title character in "Billy Elliot." But in the new Apple TV+ mystery series "Shining Girls," Bell swings to the complete other end of the spectrum to play a creepy serial killer harboring a secret: He's seemingly able to exist across time without aging. What on earth is going on with this guy?
The show does eventually provide some clarity about Bell's character, Harper. But for several episodes, the audience is left in the dark about his methods and motivations. That pacing proved to be a bit of a challenge to the actor, and as he told us during a recent roundtable interview, it was "tricky" for him to find the balance of not giving away too much too soon.
Although the series is based on Lauren Beukes' novel, meaning the answers about his character are technically out there to stumble upon, I found that a big draw for this show was guessing and speculating about how Harper does what he does and what his connection is with Kirby (Elisabeth Moss). While the first three episodes of the show are available now, those answers aren't revealed until later in the series — but Bell talks openly about those revelations in our interview below. So if you're the type of viewer who would like to keep guessing, I encourage you to bookmark this and come back to it later.
Major spoilers ahead for "Shining Girls."
"I certainly don't think he would describe himself as a deranged sociopath, but then again, not many deranged sociopaths do"
How do you think Harper would describe himself? And what was your way in? How do you understand him to be?
He'd probably describe himself as an up-and-comer. If he's being bluntly honest about it, I think he would kind of say the world hasn't really been good to him. That he's more deserving of the things that he has. But I think he's also someone who's kind of always trying to make a quick buck. He's trying to make a lucky break. I certainly don't think he would describe himself as a deranged sociopath, but then again, not many deranged sociopaths do. I think he sees that the world is out to get him and that the world kind of owes him one, in a way. He likes to think of himself as a strong man. He likes to think of himself as someone who has experienced things that validates him as a male, like war or combat or the honor of serving in a military. But I don't think he holds any of those things valuable to his heart. I think how he would describe himself is completely different to what he is, of course. He would never admit the truth. But yeah, I think if he was honest, I think he thinks the world owes him something. Because he's coming back to America at a time, during the Great Depression, which we don't really focus any time on that [in the show], but that's the world that he's inhabiting, which is like, "Well, there is nothing for me. I don't get a good shot at this. I did go and do this thing, during the war, and now what? Now what chance do I have? And so now, someone owes me something." I had to really start with that, as a character. That's just kind of where it went to in the end, but I think that's probably what he would say. "It's just never f****** easy for me," is probably what he would say.
"It's thrilling. It's like a drug. He just can't put it down. He has to have it"
Congratulations on playing creepy, because you nailed it. How did you approach that element of the character?
To kind of not play him as creepy, really. If the scene required that, it was to try and find something else to do. It was like, if he's meant to be creepy and intimidating and scary, then for me, I should play it like it's a meet-cute or it's a romantic scene or it's a fantasy or it's a dream, or just find something else to play. I think when you start kind of going, "I need to be creepy now," that's when it kind of starts to not feel so creepy. I was very fortunate to also work with just great directors on this. Michelle and Daina and Elisabeth are just so fantastic and so giving, and so allowing for me to kind of be stupid and crazy. And that was great. I felt very fortunate to be in such good hands, in that sense.
We learn more about your character as the show progresses. But since he's so mysterious for the first few episodes, did you find it challenging to calibrate your performance in a way where you didn't give away too much too soon?
Yeah, a little bit. Yeah. And also just in terms of doing the show in the first place, because when you read it you're kind of like, "Okay, I get it. He's the villain." It's kind of clear up front. And he has some eccentricities, and there's everything else, but I don't really know what the heart of him is. I don't know what the foundation of him is. So Silka and Michelle gave me [scripts for] later episodes, which I don't even think were completed at that time. Just kind of outlines of ideas. I mean, I knew that the novel was there and I could kind of rely on that as something, but our character is a little different to what the character is in the book. So yeah, it was tricky. I think the first kind of episode or two, I did kind of feel a little bit at sea, in terms of, "What do I have to hang onto here? What do I have to kind of plant him in the ground?" So I just kind of messed with the idea of control. That's the thing that compels him. That's the compulsion. The gratification is seeing these women terrified for their lives. That excites him. It's thrilling. It's like a drug. He just can't put it down. He has to have it. So just playing with that, I guess, to understanding where that comes from, it'd be where that emanates from. I think we all have a kind of morbid fascination with what makes these people do these kinds of things. I guess, for me, that was the kind of journey of making this, was like, could I have a better understanding of why someone maybe does this?
"The idea that things just happen randomly is terrifying"
I just wondered if you could talk about how you balanced what part you drew from the book, versus a script, versus brought in of your own creativity.
I mean, I loved the book. I thought the book was really compelling and interesting, and obviously certain characters really — I think Dan is probably the most different from the book, the character that Wagner plays. I think he's different in our show than he is in the book. But there's lots in the book that was really great. And [author] Lauren [Beukes] gave me a copy of her book, and she wrote this incredible inscription that I'm desperately trying to remember because it would make her sound very clever. And she is very clever, obviously, but I've forgotten what it is. She wrote in this book, which is kind of this idea that he needs control over everything because the idea that things just happen randomly is terrifying. It's the idea that things are set in stone and you can control them and bend and change at your will. That's kind of like the power of a god or something. It really is this incredible ability, when you think about it. And the idea that it might just all be actually random and that you don't have control even over yourself — which he doesn't have control over himself — is just terrifying to him. I thought that was such an interesting inscription for her to put in the book, and I hope it's okay that I even said that because it's personal. But there was lots of stuff that I took from the book. One thing I didn't take from the book was that he's handsome, because there was very little I could do about that. (laughs) And because I played him, we kind of did need to change — there's almost a suaveness to him in the book. There's also a very immediate viciousness in the book that, because the book has the ability to see things from his point of view, you could have that. Whereas in the show, we're experiencing Harper through other people, mainly. It's how [Wagner] finds him or how Elisabeth finds him or how Phillipa is engaging with him. It's kind of a different way into the character, what you're experiencing. So we had to modify and change it a little bit. But this is just a study in behavior for me, really. I was more interested in what he does when he's alone, more than anything. But we don't really have time for that.
When you're exploring such darkness at work, how hard is that to leave behind when you get home?
I always think I'm so great — not great at it, but it's so easy. You just clock off. That's that. You can always tell from the people around you, because they'll tell you, "You're a little bit this," or, "Can you just relax please?" or whatever. But I think it was okay. I mean, I use a lot of music to kind of get into [character] and just to find things, where things should sit. So I would listen to a lot of music. But the physical stuff was genuinely hard to do. It was less about is it hard to get away from, and it was more it's hard to get into. Some of the physical stuff, especially, was really — I've never really had that sensation of, "Oh no, I actually just genuinely don't think I can do this." Usually I'll just kind of jump off a cliff and go, "I don't know. How was it? Who knows? You never know." But the physical stuff specifically, because when you read physical violence or physical stuff in scripts, you just immediately go to, "Well, that's a stunt, and that's either not me or it's really rehearsed." But violence like this is so different, because it's centered in a much different place. This is like gratification for someone. This is excitement. This is thrilling. This is intimate, almost in a sexual kind of way. And on this show, that's the way we kind of looked at these scenes. It was like, "Now this should be treated almost the same as a sex scene or something. This is really, really profoundly intimate." And so we did. So that stuff, it was more hard to get into, and I was very happy to leave that stuff behind.
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Laboratory Co. of America (NYSE:LH – Get Rating) released its earnings results on Thursday. The medical research company reported $6.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.87 by $0.24, MarketWatch Earnings reports. Laboratory Co. of America had a net margin of 14.75% and a return on equity of 27.08%. The firm had revenue of $3.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $8.79 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Laboratory Co. of America updated its FY22 guidance to $18.25-$21.00 EPS.
NYSE LH opened at $240.66 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $268.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $279.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.92, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market cap of $22.42 billion, a PE ratio of 9.87 and a beta of 1.04. Laboratory Co. of America has a 12 month low of $232.01 and a 12 month high of $317.17.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 19th will be issued a $0.72 dividend. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 18th.
In related news, Director R Sanders Williams sold 572 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.98, for a total value of $156,144.56. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Mark S. Schroeder sold 2,356 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $277.11, for a total transaction of $652,871.16. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 3,749 shares of company stock worth $1,031,367. Company insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Laboratory Co. of America in the fourth quarter worth about $151,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Laboratory Co. of America during the fourth quarter valued at about $194,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Laboratory Co. of America during the fourth quarter valued at about $208,000. HB Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Laboratory Co. of America during the fourth quarter valued at about $251,000. Finally, Synovus Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Laboratory Co. of America during the fourth quarter valued at about $253,000. 88.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
About Laboratory Co. of America (Get Rating)
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings operates as an independent clinical laboratory company worldwide. It operates in two segments, Labcorp Diagnostics (Dx) and Labcorp Drug Development (DD). It offers various tests, such as blood chemistry analyses, urinalyses, blood cell counts, thyroid tests, Pap tests, hemoglobin A1C and vitamin D products, prostate-specific antigens, tests for sexually transmitted diseases, hepatitis C tests, microbiology cultures and procedures, and alcohol and other substance-abuse tests.
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FARMINGTON – The Board of Selectmen did not approve a proposed $1.18 million budget for the wastewater treatment budget, with two selectmen in favor and two opposed.
During their April 26 meeting, the select board reviewed the wastewater budget. The department requested an increase for personnel wages and benefits, totaling roughly $130,000 more than the previous year. The overall budget request was for $1,176,701, an 11.66 percent increase over the previous year.
“COVID has just driven the price up on everything, including labor,” said Farmington Wastewater Superintendent Steve Millett.
There is no change to the user rate for the upcoming year, but the Select Board needed to approve a budget before they could set the rates. Without the rates set for the year, Mavis Gensel, Accounts Manager for the department, cannot issue the bills for the last billing quarter, which would typically be sent at the end of March.
Similar to other departments in the town, the wastewater department hasn’t seen a uniform wage increase in a number of years.
Gensel said that they received a cost of living adjustment every year like other town employees, which usually went straight to paying the increased insurance prices. The COLA is designed to keep employees at the same rate of pay while considering inflation.
Selectman Joshua Bell expressed concern about increasing employee salaries in a one year jump. For him, it didn’t pass the straight-face test. Everything has a dollar value and if if you counted the COLA, benefits, sick leave, vacation leave, and other benefits that accompanied the wage in a municipality, the value of the pay and benefits is higher than what many in the private sector receive. He said that the town needs to be careful to not overburden the taxpayers and private sector.
“It’s not a job to me. It’s a career. And I take a lot of pride in what I do,” said Joe Hartigan, who works at the treatment facility. He said that he could easily get the proposed pay rate if he went to another facility, but he didn’t want to do that.
Newly elected Selectman Byron Staples said he kept hearing the wastewater department pay compared to the other town employees’ pay increases, which have not been approved by the town. He wanted to wait until after the town meeting when the town budget and pay increases would be finalized, so the board had accurate numbers to compare the wastewater budget against.
A motion was made to approve the budget as presented, but it received a tie vote with Selectmen Scott Landry and Chairman Matt Smith voting in favor and Bell and Staples opposing. Selectman Stephan Bunker was absent from the meeting. The budget will be presented again at the next meeting.
In concluding the meeting, Smith said that he is hearing ‘union’ discussed more. He hoped that the board could get through the budget process and the employee pay adjustments without getting to that point. | https://dailybulldog.com/features/proposed-sewer-budget-fails-to-pass-selectboard-vote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=proposed-sewer-budget-fails-to-pass-selectboard-vote | 2022-04-29T18:46:03Z | https://dailybulldog.com/features/proposed-sewer-budget-fails-to-pass-selectboard-vote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=proposed-sewer-budget-fails-to-pass-selectboard-vote | false | 1 |
Man dies in Mason house fire
MASON, W.Va. — A Mason man perished in a house fire early Tuesday morning, according to Mason Volunteer Fire Department Chief Howard Wood. Wood said the call came in to the station at around 5:30 a.m. to the fire at 181 Dogwood Lane. Firefighters arrived to find the structure was...
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BEIJING (AP) — Tesla has recalled 14,684 Model 3s due to a software glitch that could cause collisions, China’s market regulator said Friday, in its second recall in the country this month.
The State Administration for Market Regulation said the recall affects both imported vehicles and those made in China.
The cars being recalled don’t display the unit, such as miles or kilometers per hour, for their speed when in Track Mode, which in extreme cases could lead to collisions, it said.
Earlier in April, the administration said Tesla was recalling 127,785 Model 3s due to potential problems with semiconductors that also could cause accidents.
This latest recall affects 1,850 imported Model 3s and 12,834 of the same model made in China, manufactured from Jan. 12, 2019-March 25, 2022.
The notice said Tesla Motors (Beijing) and Tesla (Shanghai) will upgrade software of the vehicles within the recall’s scope for free using an over-the-air (OTA) technology, enabling owners of the cars to complete the process. The company will contact owners of vehicles that cannot be upgraded that way so the upgrades can be done at Tesla service centers.
In June 2021, Tesla recalled more than 285,000 vehicles, including most of those made in China, to fix a software problem. That was followed by a recall of nearly 200,000 in December. | https://www.kfornow.com/nearly-15000-teslas-recalled-for-crash-risk/ | 2022-04-29T18:54:08Z | https://www.kfornow.com/nearly-15000-teslas-recalled-for-crash-risk/ | false | 35 |
Girl who shared edibles at Ohio school thought they were ‘Easter candy,’ police say
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio ( WCMH ) – A 10-year-old Ohio girl brought cannabis gummies to her elementary school and shared them with friends, thinking they were leftover “Easter candy,” court records released Tuesday reveal.
The girl’s father, Scott Macre , 43, is facing charges that include endangering children and possession of a controlled substance. The children who consumed the gummies Friday at Windermere Elementary fell ill shortly afterward and were taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital for treatment.
Map: Here’s where marijuana is – and isn’t – legalCourt documents say that Macre said he bought the gummies in Colorado in 2018 and used them for a medical condition. On Thursday, he took them while intoxicated and fell asleep. When he woke up, he put them in a kitchen cabinet instead of returning them to the bedroom where he normally stored them.
The gummies were described as 50-milligram THC gummy tablets. The five children who ate them suffered from nausea, hallucinations and elevated heart rates, records said. The girl told a school nurse she got the “candy” from a glass jar in her kitchen cabinet.
Video released from Florida wedding with allegedly drug-laced foodThe Ohio Marijuana Card said that ingestion of 50 milligrams of THC can cause “extreme” side effects such as rapid heart rate and pain and that 50-100 milligrams of THC should be taken by “experienced THC individuals only.”
After being alerted of the incident at the school, Macre returned home, asked detectives to wait outside and disposed of the remaining edibles, records state, before consenting to a search.
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It is hard to accept lapse of memory from a political provocateur who gave the public so much to remember.
But that is what Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, asked a judge to believe while testifying under oath last week to questions about her activities surrounding the the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
“I don’t remember” and “I don’t recall” frequented Greene’s response to questions about her role in the desperate efforts by former President Trump and his supporters to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory.
The snappy answers occurred during a federal court administrative hearing on a challenge by five of Greene’s constituents to her eligibility for reelection under a post-Civil War provision of the 14th Amendment prohibiting members of Congress from abetting insurrection or rebellion.
The judge who oversaw the hearing will present his findings to Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, who will make the final determination of Greene’s eligibility. There is little doubt he will reject the challenge even if the judge suggests it has merit, which also seems unlikely.
Nonetheless, Greene’s amnesia on questions about her engagement with the White House and others plotting to keep Trump in power belies her truthfulness. For example, she “did not recall” talking to anyone about martial law (military intervention) to prevent Biden from taking office after the effort to stop certification of his victory failed on Jan. 6.
Yet text messages sent weeks ago by Trump’s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows – and disclosed this week by CNN -- to the congressional committee investigating the Capitol attack contains this text to him from Greene on Jan. 17, three days before Biden’s inauguration:
“In our private chat with only members, several are saying the only way to save our republic is for Trump to call for Marshall (misspelled) law. I don’t know on those things. I just wanted you to tell him. They stole the election. We all know. They will destroy our country next. Please tell him to declassify as much as possible so we can go after Biden and anyone else.”
Trump has said he never considered imposing martial law.
Greene is the first member of Congress to publicly testify under oath about efforts to keep Trump in power even though he lost the election. She repeatedly stated she did not condone violence. A text message to Meadows during the Capitol riot supports that statement.
“Mark I was just told there is an active shooter on the first floor of the Capitol,” said Greene. “Please tell the President to calm people. This isn’t the way to solve anything.”
Nor is claiming memory loss to questions about Greene’s other comments and activities that may have contributed to the pernicious political environment before, during and after the violent attack on the Capitol.
Consider this Jan. 6 text from Greene to Meadows during the riot: “Mark we don’t think these attackers are our people. We think they are Antifa. Dressed like Trump supporters” – a disproved conspiracy theory aimed at deflecting blame from Trump supporters who stormed the building.
The next morning, Greene expressed disappointment the objection by several Republicans to prevent certification of Biden’s election in six key states had failed when Congress reconvened after police cleared the Capitol of the Trump mob.
“Yesterday was a terrible day,” she texted Meadows. “We tried everything we could in our objection to the 6 states. I don’t think President Trump caused the attack on the Capitol. It’s not his fault. Absolutely no excuse and I fully denounce all of it, but after shut downs all year and a stolen election, people are saying they have no other choice.”
“Thanks Marjorie,” responded Meadows.
No other choice than violence?
Something Greene claims she abhors. Even declaring in court testimony that her statement this is “our 1776 moment” before the Capitol riot and afterwards calling those charged with the attack “political prisoners” referenced peaceful protest and patriots.
Yes, that rationale is hard to accept from someone who has become the poster politician for conspiracy theories and offensive rhetoric.
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ATLANTA, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month, a month dedicated to giving a voice to the brain tumor community and raising awareness for a cure. As the largest patient advocacy funder of pediatric brain tumor research and leading champion for families and survivors battling this disease, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (www.curethekids.org) is marking this year's Brain Tumor Awareness Month by shining a light on brain cancer's impact on tens of thousands of children, teens, and survivors across the country.
Unlike other forms of cancer, which have higher survival rates thanks to the medical advancements of the last century, current treatment approaches are not effective on most types of pediatric brain tumors. Brain tumors represent the no. 1 cause of cancer deaths among children, and survivors are left with lifelong side effects because of treatments' impact on their brain development. Additionally, because the patient population is small, large-scale investments to improve pediatric brain tumor patients' survival rates and quality of life often take the backseat to other cancer types and diseases.
PBTF's Brain Tumor Awareness Month campaign "Pediatric Brain Tumors Have a Name" shows that children with brain tumors are more than a statistic. They have a name and story to tell beyond their diagnosis, and we call on the public to help us write the next chapter for every child battling brain cancer.
"A pediatric cancer diagnosis can have a huge impact on a child's life, but it does not mean they've lost their potential or that it's the only thing that defines them," shared professional musician and childhood brain tumor survivor Zack Pomerleau in a recent interview with PBTF. "As a child, I was seen as the sick kid who had talent, instead of just a talented kid. My illness had nothing to do with my talent. While my diagnosis is a part of my story that's given me my perspective today, my talent and love for music are what I want to be known for."
PBTF helps pediatric brain tumor patients, families, and survivors like Zack realize their full potential by:
- Funding pioneering scientific and public health research: PBTF's leadership has transformed the pediatric brain tumor landscape, resulting in an improved understanding of the more than 100 types of brain tumors, new therapies and technologies, and multi-million-dollar grants that multiply our impact and lead to more clinical trials. Find out how PBTF's recent funding of the University of Michigan's Koschmann Lab helped discover a way to provide doctors faster, more accurate test results for children battling the most aggressive, highest risk brain tumors.
- Providing families with expert information from the moment symptoms start: No parent is prepared to hear their child has a brain tumor. PBTF is the preferred first point of contact for newly diagnosed families offering essential information informed by leading experts in the field and patient families' experiences. On May 19, PBTF will host a Brain Tumor Awareness Month webinar for patient families and health care professionals exploring biomarkers' potential to help families navigate a pediatric brain tumor diagnosis and treatment.
- Addressing disparities of care within the pediatric brain tumor population: Tragically, racial, social, and economic disparities result in many children with brain tumors not having access to the healthcare they need. The financial costs of treatment frequently worsen existing inequities. PBTF works closely with caregivers and healthcare partners to address the impact that financial insecurity, language, geography, race, and ethnicity have on children's survival and families' quality of life through programs like our emergency financial assistance Butterfly Fund. In response to rising gas prices, PBTF has launched a new program in partnership with five children's hospitals to offset travel expenses for families driving back and forth to medical treatments and appointments.
- Connecting survivors to effective follow-up care: Pediatric brain tumor survivors face a variety of physical, cognitive, and social challenges that increase and worsen over time. When a survivor reaches adulthood, resources that patients and families depend on frequently disappear, and many are lost to follow-up care entirely. PBTF equips survivors and family members with tools to navigate the effects of pediatric brain tumor treatment, including relationships with loved ones, challenges in school or work, and long-term care.
Curing pediatric brain tumors is a mission PBTF can't tackle alone. We're grateful for organizations like Bayer who are supporting our efforts this May to reach more patient families and spread awareness about pediatric brain tumors:
"This Brain Tumor Awareness Month, Bayer is proud to support the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation – who have spent decades making continuous strides in addressing the needs of this oftentimes underserved patient population," said Nelson Ambrogio, Senior Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Oncology at Bayer. "In line with Bayer's commitment to advance treatment options for pediatric and rare cancers, we recognize the importance of providing education and support for patients and their families facing this devastating disease."
Visit www.curethekids.org/stay-connected to learn more about pediatric brain tumors, resources for families, and how to get involved during Brain Tumor Awareness Month and beyond.
About the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Every day, 13 children and teens are diagnosed with a brain tumor, the deadliest childhood cancer. Every day after, they're in a fight for their life. It's a fight the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation is here to help families win. A leader in the brain tumor and childhood cancer communities, PBTF's mission of Care. Cure. Thrive. reflects our commitment to curing all pediatric brain tumors and transforming how children and their families are cared for. Since 1991, PBTF has provided strategic leadership and funding to accelerate the number of targeted therapies for children battling brain tumors today, while equipping families with the patient-family education, financial relief, and emotional support they need to navigate their child's journey. A world without childhood brain tumors is possible when we work together to put kids first. Learn more at www.curethekids.org.
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NFL star's infamous gas mask bong video is now an NFT valued at more than $5,000
“To this day, I still play with the anger, because I have to prove myself, because I feel like I’m not getting the accolades I deserve because of the gas mask"
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About 10 minutes before the 2016 National Football League draft was set to begin, someone hacked into Laremy Tunsil’s Twitter account.
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Leading up to the draft, the 6’5″ and 313 pound left tackle was in the conversation to be the No. 1 pick and projected to become a superstar.
That perception changed in a matter of seconds.
The hacked account tweeted out a video of Tunsil smoking from a gas-mask bong and it quickly spread across social media. Tunsil plummeted down the draft board just as fast.
He was eventually selected 13th overall but the tumble down the draft board cost Tunsil more than $7 million.
Six years later, the projections that Tunsil would evolve into one of the best left tackles in the game have proven true. And now the two-time Pro Bowl selection is making something positive out of the infamous video.
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As a way to firmly put the moment behind him, he says, and to support the Last Prisoner Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to cannabis criminal justice reform, Tunsil has released a non-fungible token (NFT) of the video.
“Relive the most famous football Draft moment, a moment that is shown and described alongside all sport drafts – the ‘Gas Mask Video,'” reads a description of the NFT. “The video was released without Laremy’s consent on draft night in 2016 forever changing the course of Laremy’s future. The owner of this token will forever own a unique piece of draft memorabilia.”
Currently, the leading bid for the NFT is 1.4207 ETH, or about $5,100.
Ahead of the release of the NFT, Tunsil finally addressed the video in an interview with Complex.
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“To this day, I still play with the anger, because I have to prove myself, because I feel like I’m not getting the accolades I deserve because of the gas mask,” he said.
He added, though, that he doesn’t regret the video, which was filmed while he was attending the University of Mississippi.
“I don’t care that people know I’ve smoked marijuana,” he said. “I don’t care at all. It’s just the thing where when they hear Laremy Tunsil, they think ‘gas mask.’ When they see a picture of me, they think ‘gas mask,’ and that’s the part that really bothers me, because I’m more than that.”
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The lock at Sanmihaiu Roman has officially become operational again on Friday, after it was repaired during a crossborder project with Serbia, so that, after more than half a century since navigation was suspended on Bega river between Romania and the neighboring country, the channel can now be navigated between the two countries.
During the project, rehabilitation works of the river lock were performed, as well as for the sluice, which was built over 100 years ago, repairing the hydro-technical nodes in Srpski Itebej and Klek (Serbia). Furthermore, the Serbian partner finished the bicycle track up to the border, so that in the future, after opening the border crossing point on the Bega channel, the cyclotourism path will have over 70 km.
Circulation will be possible with pleasure crafts on the 114 km of the Bega Channel from the Romanian and Serbian territory and beyond, on the Danube navigable system. In order for transportation to take place in the best conditions, in the following period there will be works for opening a naval border crossing point and a pedestrian one on the channel. At this moment the technical documentation has been finished and the construction authorization was obtained, for a parcel of 1,000 square meters, in the city of Uivar.
Along with opening the lock at Sanmihaiu Roman, channel circulation will be possible for pleasure crafts from Timisoara to Serbia and beyond, on Tisza and the Danube, towards the Black Sea or towards the Main-Rhine-Northern Sea.
From now on, the project's objectives are going towards promoting sustainable transportation and developing mobility infrastructure in the crossborder area, for transforming the Bega Channel into an internationally recognized destination for unique tourist experiences, cultural diversity, integrated communities and environment protection. An increase of crossborder competitiveness is also being taken into account, by increasing mobility infrastructure standards for transportation in order to improve accessibility and connectivity.
The total investment nears 14 million Euro and is co-financed by the European Union through the INTERREG IPA CBC Program for Romania-Serbia CrossBorder Cooperation. The Union's contribution is over 11 million Euro, the Banat Water Basin Administration contributed with 7 million Euro, and the Timis County Council with 125,535 Euro.
The project leader was Banat Water Basin Administration.
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The Driftless Humane Society (DHS) is enhancing their canine outdoor yards and ensuring comfortable housing for their adoptable dogs. DHS is a non-profit no-kill animal shelter that serves the greater Vernon County area by finding a forever home for homeless, stray, and surrendered dogs and cats.
DHS has launched a spring fundraiser, “Double Dog Dare You,” to raise $20,000 to create two additional grassy dog yards, provide sunshades for the outdoor enclosures, and install new energy efficient kennel doors.
DHS currently has one large outdoor, grassy dog enclosure for doggy playgroups. Dogs that are dog selective and do not enjoy the company of other dogs may not feel the grass under their paws as often during their stay. The additional yards will allow more dogs to play in the grass at one time and create additional "meet & greet" yards when people come to interact with adoptable dogs. The fundraiser will also provide new sunshades in all outdoor enclosures.
The shelter facility is 19 years old and the dog kennel doors that divide the indoor and outdoor portions of each kennel need replacement. The current doors are not energy efficient, and some are a simple plastic barrier between the dogs and chilly winter weather. New doors will not only reduce energy costs but provide comfortable climate control for canine residents.
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If fully funded, the project will begin in June with major fundraising efforts through May. A generous donor has offered a $5,000 match to for all donations up to that amount. Donations can be made online at www.driftlesshumanesociety.com or mailed to Driftless Humane Society at 1150 Nelson Parkway, Viroqua, WI 54665. | https://lacrossetribune.com/community/vernonbroadcaster/news/driftless-humane-society-launches-double-dog-dare-fundraiser/article_32324a42-a451-5d6a-993c-adbc87206355.html | 2022-04-29T19:04:42Z | https://lacrossetribune.com/community/vernonbroadcaster/news/driftless-humane-society-launches-double-dog-dare-fundraiser/article_32324a42-a451-5d6a-993c-adbc87206355.html | true | 1 |
“A lot of people went on to block me, for fear of being hacked themselves”
Lucy Gornall is one of many young Brits with a side hustle. After working as a health editor for women’s magazines, she decided to become a freelance journalist and pursue her passion: personal fitness.
She eventually started training to become a personal trainer, earning a qualification as a level 3 PT. She soon discovered just how much power was in the palm of her hands. Social media helped her create and nurture new connections, allowing her small business to grow and reach thousands of followers on Instagram – some of whom became her work contacts.
Then, as her side hustle was taking off her account was hacked.
She explained, “I was sent a message from a friend asking for help. She needed a code to get into her Facebook…so I sent her my number, received the code by text and sent her the code.”
Unfortunately, it wasn’t a friend in need. Instead, it was an anonymous hacker who booted her out of her own account. Without her knowledge, her peers, followers and clients were suddenly inundated with messages from the hacker posing as her, “asking for help or for money,” and attempting to break into their accounts the very same way.
She said the whole ordeal was embarrassing, and she was flooded with calls and WhatsApps from people for days about the hack. It also had real consequences for her business. She said, “A lot of people went on to block me, for fear of being hacked themselves. I didn’t lose money, but had it gone on longer I may have done.”
“I was so anxious, worrying that the hacker would get into the rest of my phone, my banking apps and photos,” she said.
According to research conducted last year, over 70% of young Brits like Gornall said they had a job on the side. With the internet making it easier than ever to start a business and pursue passion projects, social media has become crucial for promoting a side hustle. Nearly half of Brits (48%) have been victims of cybercrime, and nearly three in ten (29%) report experiencing identity theft, according to the Norton Cyber Safety Insights Report 2022***.
Now, Gornall wishes she had done more to proactively protect her account and had been aware of identity protection solutions, such as social media monitoring. As cyber threats have evolved, so have the solutions to address potential issues impacting people despite their best efforts. Norton Identity Advisor Plus notifies the registered user if there is any suspicious activity linked to their Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or YouTube account, even notifying them should there be an unexpected change to their account settings**.
Unfortunately, personal information accessed by cybercriminals may result in identity theft. A hack or data breach could lead, for example, to a loan being taken out in your name, which could impact your life and potentially your credit score. Sixty-six percent of Brits surveyed admit they don’t know how to check if their identity has ever been stolen***. One part of the solution is Dark Web Monitoring so the information you provide can be scanned for on the dark web and you can be notified if your information is found so you can take action.
Gornall explained she now has a new perspective on device and online privacy “having experienced the worry of my bank accounts being hacked,” and the fear that her hacker would spread her personal information online.
Fifty-five percent of Brits surveyed admit they would have no idea what to do if their identity was stolen***. As part of the Norton Identity Advisor Plus plan, should you experience identity theft, a dedicated Identity Restoration Specialist is assigned to a case of identity theft from start to finish to help the victim resolve their identity theft issue. Whether this is with credit card companies, financial institutions, collection agencies, government agencies or other parties, an Identity Restoration Specialist can even make three-way mediation calls.
Gornell did not previously consider an identity monitoring solution, as she branched out with her side hustle. The journalist and personal trainer discovered it was a lengthy process trying to recover her hacked account, which included her having to send off a face verification video and waiting days to finally be let back into her account and alert her clients and contacts that she had not asked for money or aid, which had proved embarrassing.
In fact, she said there was no way for her to directly contact someone from the social platform at the point she felt most vulnerable, and said, “The lack of communication is awful.”
UK consumers can now access newly available Norton Identity Advisor Plus, which leverages the company’s consumer identity protection expertise to help victims of identity theft resolve their issues*. In fact, Gornall said, “If I had signed up sooner, I may have been more aware of a potential scam.” “It might have made me think twice about replying,” she reflected.
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*In 1992, years of frustration and angst literally exploded to the surface in many of the Black communities of Los Angeles after the Rodney King verdict saw the four officers who violated the civil rights of King got off on all the most serious charges.
A young man by the name of Keith O’Derek seized the opportunity to wade into the void of misinformation, fearmongering and general mainstream dereliction with nothing but his wits and a video camera.
Like many, he did witness the looting, the burning, and the screams of despair.
But unlike most of us, he was able to capture firsthand the deeper communal mindsets as articulated by the likes of Jesse Jackson, Denzel Washington, Ice Cube, Ice T, Dick Gregory, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, gang leaders representing most of the crews south of Wilshire, community activists in the streets and a myriad of other community leaders on the local, state and national level.
The result of his works would become known as Straight from the Streets” for the most obvious of reasons.
April 29, 2022, marks the 30th anniversary of the verdict and the subsequent uprising that saw 64 people lose their lives.
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This week we spoke with O’Derek, a cinematographer about the impact those days gone had on the community and the world at large.
“Originally, I didn’t know what was going to happen because of the verdict and I had a video camera,” explained O’Derek. “I was watching the news and I said ‘Man, all they’re showing is rioting and burning down buildings and I said I know there’s another angle there. I decided to go out and start filming people.”
“I saw people cleaning up, I saw people asking ‘Why we’re doing this?’ And that’s what I wanted to show as opposed to the negative side. I always wanted to show the positives instead of the negative. And I just continued doing it. I was out there everyday just trying to find out what was going on.”
EURweb.com: What was the initial catalyst that made you go out into the chaos that day?
Keith O’Derek: “I ended up meeting a few people and they said ‘This is some heavy stuff that you got. You got the National Guard walking down Crenshaw BLVD with tanks! Have you ever thought you’d see that in your life? People need to see this. I don’t know what you plan on doing with it but people need to see this.”
EURweb.com: You could’ve taken the low hanging fruit and recorded the chaos, but you did more than that.
Keith O’Derek: “I just continued to shoot and I ended up making a movie out of all the footage. I didn’t want to make something just on the uprising. There needed to be more.”
EURweb.com: Why and how did you tie in the footage from the uprising to filming the Million Man March three years later?
Keith O’Derek: “After a few years went by I heard about the Million Man March. I interviewed Ice T and he said it would be great if I could go to it. My partner and I ended up flying out to DC and we filmed the Million Man March. Got there at 4 o’clock in the morning. Ended up interviewing Dick Gregory. It was an awesome experience and that was one of the highlights of the film.”
“I just thought we got all these people out in the streets but now we’ve got all these brothers coming together in piece,” O’Derek told EURweb.com “That’s a great way to end the film. Minister Farrakhan allowed me to come and film when they were at the vision complex theater when they were organizing for the Million Man March. Brother Tony Muhammad and the Minister gave me a lot of access and it worked out great.”
EURweb.com: Do you remember the initial reaction to the film?
Keith O’Derek: “When we initially screened the film at the Pan African Film Festival in ’91 or ’92, people left the theater crying.”
EURweb.com: Mainstream media often skews Black male imagery toward the negative. How’d you get this on Amazon Prime?
Keith O’Derek: “When I first created this Amazon was looking for content. So I didn’t have to go through so much scrutiny. Now they pick and chose what they want you to post on Amazon.”
“When I first created my film they were so thirsty for content they just let it slide through. But I don’t think they would pick it now, especially not with Minister Farrakhan in the movie, and Cube and Ice T and some of the things that they were saying. Thankfully I didn’t have to go against that hurdle.”
EURweb.com: What are some of the takeaways you’d like for people to take away from your film and your experience shooting it?
Keith O’Derek: “I learned how people can come together for a good cause. I saw the gang truce, which none of the media outlets covered and they still don’t talk about it.”
“For gang members to come together in peace during that time was historical. It would have been great if it would have continued. Then the whole narrative would have shifted.”
EURweb.com: Some feel the establishment had a vested interest in seeing the gang truce fail.
Keith O’Derek: “But they try to perpetuate that and keep it going because they want the violence. That’s why we continue to see what we see on television.”
“I wish the peace would have continued because it could have changed everything. Tony Bogart, the guy who put together the gang truce, he ended up getting killed.”
“I actually filmed him when he put the gang summit together. It was in Watts and Bruce Jenner was there! Bruce Jenner was there at this peace treaty, in Watts!”
“I filmed the funeral because that was a pivotal piece of the film. It was reality.”
“(Lastly) History has a tendency of repeating itself. I just want people to look at the film and see the good we have in the community and hopefully we can get back to how things were
Released in 1999, Straight from the Streets is currently available on Amazon Prime and features historic footage and long since forgotten memories of hope and triumph amid confusion and chaos.
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Hoshiarpur: The police arrested two persons and seized 1.25-kg opium from them. The police also seized a car belonging to one of the accused. The Model Town police seized 1-kg opium from a car during a naka at Purhiran Bypass. The accused has been identified as Jasvir Singh alias Jassi, a resident of Shiv Colony, Karnal, and seized the car of the accused. In another case, the Sadar police recovered 250 grams of opium from an accused during a naka near the Ram Colony camp. The accused has been identified as Gurdeep Singh alias Rinku, a resident of Shimlapuri Ludhiana. Separate cases under NDPS Act have been registered against them. OC
Two booked for Rs 1.28 lakh fraud
Hoshiarpur: Garhdiwala police have booked two brothers for allegedly duping a woman of Rs 1.28 lakh on the pretext of seeling land at throwaway prices. ASI Namdev Singh said Rita Kumari wife of Davinder Singh, a resident of Dhoot Kalan village, had lodged a complaint with the police. She alleged that on the pretext of selling her cheap land, Subhash Chander and Jyoti Pal, both residents of Ranipur village had allegedly taken Rs 1.28 lakh from her. After this, the accused neither returned the money nor did she get the land. A case has been registered against the accused. OC
Four booked for forgery
Hoshiarpur: The police have registered a case against four persons, including a father and son duo, for forgery. Balwinder Singh, working as ahlmad in the court of CJM Pushpa Rani, had lodged a complaint with the police. He told that in a case, the documents submitted by Sanjay Pandit and his father Vipan Pandit, both residents of Purhiran and Narinderpal Singh and Surjit Singh, both residents of Jian were found to be forged. The police have registered a case against the accused. OC
Dr SK Mishra is IKGPTU Registrar
Kapurthala: Dr SK Mishra, Finance Officer of IK Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKGPTU), has also been given the responsibility of Registrar of the university. He took over the charge as the 16th Registrar of the university. VC Rahul Bhandari, entrusted him with the responsibility on Wednesday. Mishra assumed his new responsibility in the VC’s presence. Mishra said his goal would be to make high-end technological systems like national-level technical educational institutions. He appealed to the university staff, faculty and officials to cooperate for the varsity’s development and assured everyone that they would work together for the best future of the university. Dr Mishra has studied at IIM, Bangalore, Punjab Technical University and Lucknow University. He had earlier served as Registrar at Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jalandhar, on deputation from IKGPTU. He has also been selected as Registrar in Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh.
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WPP (NYSE:WPP – Get Rating) had its price target upped by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from GBX 1,280 ($16.31) to GBX 1,330 ($16.95) in a report issued on Thursday, The Fly reports.
A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on WPP. Berenberg Bank lifted their price objective on WPP from GBX 1,045 ($13.32) to GBX 1,185 ($15.10) in a research report on Tuesday, March 1st. Zacks Investment Research cut WPP from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report on Thursday. Bank of America lowered shares of WPP from a neutral rating to an underperform rating and set a $75.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Thursday, January 27th. Credit Suisse Group boosted their target price on shares of WPP from GBX 1,155 ($14.72) to GBX 1,200 ($15.29) in a report on Friday, February 25th. Finally, Oddo Bhf downgraded shares of WPP from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 25th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $778.00.
WPP stock opened at $62.50 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $66.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $72.02. WPP has a one year low of $58.82 and a one year high of $83.69.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WPP. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of WPP by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,210 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $243,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Argent Trust Co grew its position in WPP by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 3,279 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $247,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of WPP by 1.3% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,389 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $897,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in shares of WPP by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 8,725 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $660,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eaton Vance Management lifted its position in shares of WPP by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Eaton Vance Management now owns 1,994 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 4.07% of the company’s stock.
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Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday with these free movies and plays
CHICAGO - Let’s face it, high schools everywhere have been doing William Shakespeare a disservice. The famed Bard wrote plays that were meant to be seen onstage, not read in a classroom. And as most Shakespeare enthusiasts will tell you, it’s only when his words are brought to life by talented...
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Reset: Toward a New Commons, a new exhibition on view at the Center for Architecture in New York through September 3, highlights four design proposals aimed at fortifying the ever-threatened concept of the commons. All four point toward new possibilities for fostering community through design, with a particular emphasis on addressing the concerns of vulnerable populations.
In America, the built environment bears the mark of ongoing tension between private interests and the public realm, between what is often framed as “individual liberty” and the common good. Long before the pandemic highlighted economic disparities and further isolated vulnerable populations, public spaces have been shaped by design strategies often motivated by racism and other exclusionary forces, from red-lining and benign neglect to escalating gentrification and the infringement of private interests on once-shared places.
In early 2021, the Center for Architecture issued a nationwide request for proposals for projects that imagine alternative approaches to the commons, encouraging “new ways of living collaboratively,” addressing “environments of multiple scales and exploring “ideas of process and policy around one or more of three typologies: living, healing, and gathering.” The four winning proposals were announced last August. Reset curators Barry Bergdoll, a professor of art history at Columbia University, and Juliana Barton, the director of the Center for the Arts at Northeastern University worked with each project’s design team for six months to develop the proposals into exhibits.
Ground floor exhibits at the Center for Architecture. Photo © Asya Gorovits
Just steps away from one of Manhattan’s premier commons–Washington Square Park–the exhibit, designed by Natasha Jen of Pentagram, spans three floors and includes a selection of case studies and a reading room, in addition to the four proposals. Each proposal explores evolving notions of community and place, and is locally specific: two are centered in the San Francisco Bay Area, one in Cincinnati, and one in New York City’s East Harlem public housing. They are the work of interdisciplinary teams, composed of academics, activists, artists, non-profit organizations, and community members, who employed a participatory design process.
“Aging Against the Machine” and “Block Party,” on the first floor of the exhibition, are focused on two diverse and underserved neighborhoods in the Bay Area. For the former, seven “scenes,” supplemented by two large-scale models and material displays, highlight existing, former, and future initiatives to address the needs of the aging population in West Oakland. The display notes how the neighborhood has historically been a center for community initiatives: in the 1960s the Black Panthers organized a van service for vulnerable local residents in a program called “Seniors Against a Fearful Environment.” This historical context provides a precedent for implementing community-led design initiatives that combat the effects of systemic, racially motivated disinvestment and lack of social services that put elderly community members at risk.
"Aging Against the Machine" was led by faculty from the Pratt Institute, Barnard College, and the California College of the Arts. Photo by Pansy Schulman
The models highlight two alternative housing typologies that support communal aging in place: one features a wide shared porch (with ramp access) to combat isolation, and the other encourages intergenerational living arrangements. At the smallest scale, the proposal also features materials for retrofitting houses for seniors: corked flooring to prevent slips and falls, and rubber door knob covers to ease access.
The adjacent “Block Party” offers a reimagining of a specific area in Berkeley, with the aim of “envisioning a multi-racial disability community that addresses individual needs, as well as shared pleasures and communal luxuries.” The proposal argues for a paradigm shift, away from individual housing models, to allow disabled persons to more easily share resources and spaces. A large, colorful model features reimagined housing typologies such as “honey-comb houses,” a designated car-free “meander” that provides a pedestrian connection through the neighborhood, detached lifts to address accessibility without elevators and ramps, and the replacement of a previously demolished, communal “warm pool.”
"Block Party"'s large-scale model. Photo © Asya-Gorovits
"Decolonizing Suburbia" was spearheaded by faculty from the Parson's School of Design. Photo © Asya-Gorovits
Downstairs at the Center, “Decolonizing Suburbia” looks at the broader problematics of suburbs in America, using the Cincinnati neighborhood of Avondale as a site study of a “low-density neighborhood in a legacy city.” Like the other proposals, it highlights historical initiatives and touches on broader community strategies of “communing,” via policy ideas and community programs. Perhaps the most interesting part of the proposal is its discussion of how individual housing models can expand our definition of the “commons” within the traditionally exclusive form of the suburb and the single-family home. One diagram lays out how a number of awkwardly-shaped vacant lots can be filled with long-, courtyard-, tall-, or corner-house typologies that can address housing needs beyond the nuclear family and incorporate shared spaces. The Long House, for example, functions somewhat like a dormitory, where young, single people can affordably live and work.
The process-driven “Re:Play” emerged out of a more focused study site and community work, emerging from six months of engagement with young residents of three different New York Public Housing Authority (NYCHA) campuses in East Harlem to reimagine shared spaces. Historically, NYCHA residents have been plagued by federal and municipal disinvestment which contributed to a lack of basic maintenance and infrastructural decay, and NYCHA residents are too often left out of the design decisions that impact their experience of home.
“Re:Play” incorporates video footage of the community design process and interviews with residents, as well as a selection of colorful two- and three-dimensional concepts to improve NYCHA’s public spaces. A display of imagined proposals by the Young Resident Designers (expressed in bright collages imposed over photographs of the existing spaces) range from repairing the often-broken recreational equipment or elevators, and creating gardens or a community mural, to more concrete design interventions. Devon Howell of the Robert F. Wagner Homes proposes removing car traffic and parking from NYCHA complexes to reclaim courtyards for residents, and Bobbye Hall of Thomas Jefferson Homes imagines a dynamic gathering space with a “People’s Soapbox” to replace an underutilized playground.
Students and faculty from the Pratt Institute worked with NYCHA residents to produce "Re:Play." Photo © Asya-Gorovits
As attempts to rectify the form-driven architectural interventions that have shaped the commons in previous decades, all four projects tackle complex issues of gathering with strategies that encompass design, policy, and community organizing. As an exhibition, the dense proposals are at times overwhelming for the viewer, especially in the case of the text-heavy “Decolonizing Suburbia.” But Reset shines when material and interactive enhancements—such as the tactile model that accompanies “Block Party” and “Re:Play”’s looping documentary footage—offer insight into context, process, and results. | https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15640-ambitious-new-exhibit-reimagines-the-public-realm | 2022-04-29T19:09:43Z | https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15640-ambitious-new-exhibit-reimagines-the-public-realm | true | 1 |
Bouncer at gay bar charged with murder for punching patron who hit his head on sidewalk
Video allegedly shows Kenneth Frye, 24, punching Eric Pope outside of the Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar on 16 April
A bouncer at a Philadelphia gay bar is facing a third-degree murder charge after he punched an ejected patron who later died, police say.
Kenneth Frye, 24, of Philadelphia, surrendered at a city police station on Thursday afternoon, a day after authorities issued a warrant for his arrest.
The incident took place in front of the Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar shortly before 1am on 16 April.
Philadelphia police said Mr Frye struck Eric Pope, 41, an education and health public official, shortly after he was evicted from the bar for being intoxicated.
Video footage of the incident obtained by WTXF-TV shows Mr Pope being removed from the bar, then dancing on the sidewalk facing the retreating bouncer.
Mr Pope then turns and walks toward the bouncer, who steps towards him and punches him in a sickening blow.
He fell to the ground, striking his head on the sidewalk. Paramedics arrived to find him unresponsive and rushed him to hospital, and he died a week later on 23 April.
Mr Pope was originally from Bedford Massachusetts, but had worked in Washington DC for several years in public policy and administration roles.
Close friend Kathy Dehner, a former councillor in New Bedford, told South Coast Today his death had left a “big void in the world”.
“There’s not a person that I know who would say a bad thing about him, and vice versa — Eric never talked ill of anyone. He had nothing but love in his heart.”
Mr Pope was the youngest person to serve on the New Bedford School Committee, being elected at the age of 20.
In a Facebook tribute, New Beford Mayor Jon Mitchell wrote that Mr Pope had “distinguished himself as a champion of our city’s school children”.
On Instagram, Mr Pope described himself as a “young professional, dog and wine lover, Democrat”.
WTXF-TV reported that the bouncer was employed by security contractors, Mainline Private Security, and did not work at the bar.
One of the bar’s owners, Jeffrey Sotland, told The Philadelphia Inquirer said in a statement that managers called 911 immediately when they learned what had happened and are cooperating in the investigation.
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Ludhiana, April 28
The Special Task Force of Ludhiana today conducted raid on the house of smuggler Deepak Kumar Deepu of the Tajpur road and recovered 315 gram of heroin, 20 gram of opium, two live cartridges and Rs 21,800 drug money.
Deepak had yesterday fired at the STF party at Dhandra.
Special Task Force Inspector Harbans Singh said acting on a tip-off a police party had laid a naka at Dhandra on Wednesday. When STF staff signalled a Toyota Fortuner to stop for checking, smuggler Deepak Kumar rammed his vehicle into their official police vehicle.
The smuggler then tried to ram the Fortuner into the cops standing on the naka but they had a miraculous escape. The smuggler also fired shots at the STF party.
Inspector Harbans said today a raid was conducted on the house of the smuggler from where drugs and drug money was recovered, adding that raids are on to nab the absconding smuggler Deepak.
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Police are appealing for help in finding a missing woman who was last seen in Scarborough.
Toronto police said Monica Cameron, 21, was last seen at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday (April 27) near Kingston and McCowan roads.
She is five-feet seven-inches tall, 120 pounds with a thin build, a tanned complexion and long wavy brown hair. She has a cross tattoo on her right hand and was last seen wearing pink running shoes.
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Invesco DWA Emerging Markets Momentum ETF (NASDAQ:PIE – Get Rating) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 69,900 shares, an increase of 246.0% from the March 31st total of 20,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 54,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Belpointe Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Invesco DWA Emerging Markets Momentum ETF by 17.5% during the 1st quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 9,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,000 after acquiring an additional 1,374 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Invesco DWA Emerging Markets Momentum ETF by 5.2% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,924 shares of the company’s stock worth $302,000 after acquiring an additional 636 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC bought a new position in Invesco DWA Emerging Markets Momentum ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $544,000. Avaii Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Invesco DWA Emerging Markets Momentum ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $209,000. Finally, Savior LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Invesco DWA Emerging Markets Momentum ETF by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Savior LLC now owns 174,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,131,000 after buying an additional 4,509 shares in the last quarter.
Invesco DWA Emerging Markets Momentum ETF stock traded up $0.46 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $21.98. 154,927 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 55,123. Invesco DWA Emerging Markets Momentum ETF has a 12 month low of $21.20 and a 12 month high of $27.85. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $23.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.33.
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See inside Dublin man's stunning Meath home after being priced out of the capital
'After living in Dublin all my life and then renting for four years at sky rocket prices I came to the realisation that buying in Dublin is not feasible for us both when the property prices have gone up every year'
Luke Hart had been renting in Dublin for years before the realisation set in that he and his partner would never be able to afford a home in the capital.
Speaking to RSVP Live, Luke, 29, said: “After living in Dublin all my life and then renting for four years at sky rocket prices I came to the realisation that buying in Dublin is not feasible for us both when the property prices have gone up every year”.
The housing crisis led Luke, his partner and their two dogs called Millie and Toby, to the stunning seaside town of Bettystown in Co. Meath.
“We always wanted to live beside the sea and the beach as I loved going to Malahide and Howth when I was younger. It gives the feeling of peace and relaxation. Somewhere to go and clear your head.
“I didn't know how we would find life out here considering I grew up in central Dublin, but if you told me to move back now I certainly wouldn't.
“There's something about living beside the sea that makes you feel at ease and it's so lucky to be able to have it at a stone's throw away”.
Now, the interiors obsessed digital creator says he would never go back, and shares his dream home through the Instagram account @hartgrovehome.
"I love having the city in close proximity to me, but having a more calm and peaceful life living here. Going on a morning walk at sunrise or a late evening scroll with the dogs is something that makes us feel lucky that we live here.
"At the moment we see it as our forever home as so much time and effort has gone into it.
"Saying that if the opportunity came up to self build I might take the opportunity to design and build my own home as I am always thinking of new and creative ideas."
See inside their stunning home in the photo story below
If you would like to feature your home on RSVP, contact our Lifestyle Editor Megan Martin at megan.martin@rsvpmagazine.ie
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“She has overcome such a dramatic injury and abuse to be able to spread that joy and give people hope,” said Burek, a volunteer with Suncoast Animal League.
In 2018, Denali suffered third-degree burns on over 35% of her body after she was left locked in a cage while the house was set on fire.
“I was the one who received the call from Pasco County Animal Services that they have a severely injured dog,” said Burek.
Burek will never forget that ride to the hospital.
“She laid in the back and she cried and screamed the whole ride, I couldn’t get there fast enough, she was in pain, her skin was basically lifting off her body from the burns,” said Burek.
Wrapped in bandages for the next two months, Denali persevered.
“So many people were commenting on how she was their inspiration, she just became something greater than just a dog that was overcoming injury, she became like a symbol of survival,” said Burek.
Burek decided to adopt Denali, and share her sparkle, visiting schools, airports, shelters and anyone in the community that could use a little love.
“I think it’s just the energy she gives off, like she makes you feel like you’re her favorite person and she’s here to see you, her tail wags but I think she wags her entire body she is so excited,” said Burek.
The staff at Hope Villages said there is a level of understanding that goes beyond words.
“Denali is a living example of a being whose most basic trust in humans was violated and yet she has learned to overcome that and she has learned to trust and to love again and I think that’s the most important message she brings to us,” said Tracy Wiecking, Vice President of the Abuse Services Division.
Denali’s contributions are now being recognized nationally. She is one of 27 therapy dogs nationwide to be nominated for the 2022 Humane Hero Dog Award.
“She became this amazing advocate and symbol for strength and bravery and remaining kind and forgiving,” said Burek.
“She is a hero to all of us here, we all love her, and want her to win so much,” said Wiecking.
This story was originally reported by Robert Boyd on abcactionnews.com. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/dog-overcomes-abuse-and-injury-to-become-inspirational-therapy-hero | 2022-04-29T19:26:07Z | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/dog-overcomes-abuse-and-injury-to-become-inspirational-therapy-hero | true | 11 |
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A prominent Polish lawyer who has represented leading political opposition figures and was treated as a suspect in a politically sensitive case was cleared by a court on Friday.
Roman Giertych was targeted by Pegasus spyware in 2019 when he represented Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister and former president of the European Council who today leads Poland’s main opposition party, Civic Platform. Giertych also represented other leading opposition politicians.
In 2020, Giertych was detained by Polish authorities and his home was searched in a manner which a Polish court later considered to be unlawful and unjustified.
Prosecutors ordered his arrest, accusing him of laundering enormous sums of money from a publicly traded company, Polnord.
Giertych vehemently denies the claims, and accuses Poland’s ruling authorities of trying to ruin him politically.
The District Court in Lublin announced Friday that it was dismissing the prosecutor’s request for his arrest, upholding the decision of a lower court. The decision is final.
The court argued there were no grounds for his arrest, and said the prosecutor had failed to show evidence backing up its claims that Giertych was guilty of the alleged crimes.
Giertych welcomed the decision, saying he viewed it as an example of rule of law and independent judges “resisting populist assaults.”
According to reports in Polish media, prosecutors plan to keep investigating Giertych and view the judge who ruled in his case as biased against the country’s conservative ruling party, Law and Justice.
From 2006-2007, Giertych was a deputy prime minister and education minister in a conservative government led by Law and Justice. At the time he was the leader of a far-right party, the League of Polish Families, but has since allied himself politically with Tusk and other centrist politicians.
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HOUSTON, Texas -- Times are challenging for Taylor Miller and Brianna Burton, two sisters who are mothers to young children, as they are struggling to find baby formula.
"About a month ago is when we couldn't find anything in the stores," said Miller. "We've literally had people from California to Delaware trying to find formula to ship to us, and nobody can find anything."
According to Datasembly, which is a website that tracks the availability of items, the out-of-stock rate on baby formula is currently 31% across the country.
They say that number stayed between 2% and 8% in the first half of 2021 while rising to 11% in the second half of the year.
"I went to the grocery store almost every day trying to find the formula and there was nothing," Burton said. "There was literally nothing."
So what's the reason?
Dr. Victoria Regan is with Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, and she said the biggest ongoing problem is supply chain issues.
"Production for formula, even starting last year, was a little bit on the decline," said Dr. Regan, who is the hospital's vice president of women and children's Services.
On top of that, there was a major recall of formula by Abbott Nutrition earlier this year.
Regan says things will slowly ramp back up, but a major improvement won't be seen in the near future.
"It's going to take some time, unfortunately," Regan stated.
Dr. Regan told ABC13 that babies who don't require special formula can mix and match which formulas they receive, but says it gets harder to do as older babies get used to a particular brand.
She also recommends reaching out to your pediatrician, especially if your baby has special dietary needs if you're struggling to find formula at retail outlets.
ABC13 has confirmed that Target, WalMart, Walgreens, and CVS have placed limits on the amount of formula individuals can purchase.
Follow Chaz Miller on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Baby formula shortage continues to be a problem for parents all across the country
By Chaz Miller
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NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil reported $5.48 billion in profits during the first quarter as oil and gas prices rose steadily, more than doubling its profits compared with the same quarter last year.
But the oil giant took a huge hit as it abandoned its Russian operations due to the war, writing down $3.4 billion.
Including that loss, the oil giant reported profits of $1.28 per share Friday, which was well below expectations of analysts polled by Factset, who were looking for $2.23 per share.
Revenue at the Irving, Texas company was $90.5 billion, which far exceeded the $59.15 billion in revenue during the same quarter a year ago.
The price of oil climbed steadily during the first quarter after Russia invaded Ukraine, sending European countries which rely heavily on Russia for energy and others scrambling to find alternative sources for fuel. A barrel of the U.S. benchmark crude rose from $76 to nearly $130 per barrel before ending the quarter at $100, and drivers were filling up with increasingly expensive gasoline.
Natural gas prices rose too, climbing from $3.50 per million British thermal units to about $5.60, inflating home heating bills and electricity prices.
“As we think about recent events, our job has never been clearer or more important,” said Darren Woods, CEO, in a conference call with investors Friday. “The need to meet society’s evolving needs reliably and affordably is what consumers and businesses across the globe are demanding and what we delivered this quarter.”
As energy prices rose, Exxon’s stock price also was rising. The company announced Friday it’s expanding a program to repurchase its own stock, telling investors that Exxon could buy back up to $30 billion worth of its shares through 2023. It repurchased shares totaling $2.1 billion during the quarter, shelling out cash to investors as its stock price rose.
Exxon’s production fell to 3.7 million barrels per day of oil-equivalent, down 4% from the fourth quarter of 2021 due to weather-related unscheduled downtime, planned maintenance and divestments, the company said. Production in the Permian Basin grew and the company was on track to deliver a 25% increase in production there in 2022 compared to last year.
Exxon said it plans to eliminate routine flaring, the process of burning off what it considers excess natural gas, in the Permian Basin by the end of the year. Exxon also announced progress on carbon-reduction initiatives. During the quarter, Exxon secured the financing to expand its carbon capture facility in LaBarge, Wyoming and it announced plans to produce renewable fuel.
Shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. fell slightly during morning trading.
Also on Friday, Chevron reported a quarterly profit $6.26 billion, more than four times its earnings in the same period last year. On a per-share basis, profits from the San Ramon, California energy producer were a nickel short of Wall Street expectations, according to a survey by Factset, but Chevron does not adjust its reported results based on one-time events such as asset sales. And revenue surged 41% to $54.37 billion. | https://www.klfy.com/business/exxon-profits-surge-loses-billions-in-russian-exit/ | 2022-04-29T19:29:48Z | https://www.klfy.com/business/exxon-profits-surge-loses-billions-in-russian-exit/ | true | 37 |
2022 U.S. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIALS
- April 26-30, 2022
- Greensboro, NC
- Greensboro Aquatic Center
- LCM (50m)
- Start Times: Prelims – 9 am ET / Finals – 6 pm ET
- Worlds Qualifying Criteria
- SwimSwam Preview Index
- SwimSwam Pick ‘Em Contest
- How To Watch
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
Reported by Anne Lepesant.
MEN’S 200 METER BREASTSTROKE – FINALS
- World Record: 2:06.12 – Anton Chupkov (2019)
- American Record: 2:07.17 – Josh Prenot (2016)
- US Open Record: 2:07.17 – Josh Prenot (2016)
- Jr World Record: 2:09.39 – Haiyang Qin (2017)
- FINA “A” Cut: 2:10.32
- SwimSwam Preview – M200 Breast
Podium:
- Nic Fink, MAAC / Charlie Swanson, Nova of Virginia – 2:08.84
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- Jake Foster, Texas – 2:09.73
- Will Licon, Longhorn Aquatics – 2:11.03
- AJ Pouch, Virginia Tech – 2:11.14
- Josh Matheny, Indiana University – 2:11.14
- Tommy Cope, Indiana Swim Club – 2:12.84
- Maxwell Reich, Indiana University – 2:15.04
Jake Foster, swimming in lane 4 after posting the top time out of morning heats, went out first in the final, leading Charlie Swanson by a tenth at the 50 wall. Swanson took over the lead at the 100, outsplitting Foster by half a second on the second 50. Swanson was still up by almost half a body at the 150 turn and seemed to have the race sewn up.
But then along came Nic Fink.
Fink upped his tempo over the final 50 meters to shoot by Foster. He then began to challenge Swanson and the two traded stroke for stroke over the final 15 meters. They lunged for the wall and stopped the clock at exactly the same time, going 2:08.84 to tie for first place. | https://swimswam.com/charlie-swanson-did-3k-singles-for-3-weeks-before-making-the-world-champs-team/ | 2022-04-29T19:32:28Z | https://swimswam.com/charlie-swanson-did-3k-singles-for-3-weeks-before-making-the-world-champs-team/ | true | 2 |
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