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As Friday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day:
Russian forces are trying to advance on three fronts in eastern Ukraine in an attempt to encircle the Ukrainian military in that region, according to the Pentagon. The U.S. believes Russian forces are trying to link up troops moving south from the town of Izyum and troops moving north from the port city of Mariupol, potentially to trap Ukrainian forces who are farther east. The U.S. also believes the Russians are still trying to set the conditions for a larger offensive yet to come in this area. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby later confirmed that Ukrainian fighters were receiving training at "roughly three locations outside of Ukraine," including Germany.
The U.S. and allies continue to ramp up delivery of military equipment to Ukraine. More than a dozen flights carrying weapons from the U.S. are expected to land near Ukraine in the next 24 hours, according to the Pentagon, which said more than 20 planes from seven other countries have landed in the region in the past day.
The European Union may be preparing to phase in a full embargo on Russian oil. German officials opened the door to such a move, saying it would be "manageable" though damaging, with likely supply shortages and surging prices. Germany's energy minister said that his country's economy, Europe's largest, has been able to cut its dependence on Russian oil to 12% from about 35% of its supply since the war in Ukraine began.
Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine show no indication of progress. Reuters reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed pessimism about the prospect of ceasefire negotiations, citing growing public outcry over allegations of atrocities committed by Russian troops. Russia's Interfax news agency quoted Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov offering no updates about further talks, following a new mediation offer by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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About 25 fire crew were involved in a two-hour mission to rescue a stranded paraglider who had been blown into a cliff face this morning.
The paraglider has been taken to hospital with moderate injuries after he was rescued 20m down a cliff behind Redcliffs park in Christchurch.
Police were notified at 10.10am that a paraglider had been "picked up by the wind" and landed partway down a cliff, after launching from the Redcliffs near Balmoral Reserve in Christchurch.
Fire and Emergency NZ shift manager Alex Norris Shift said five fire trucks and about 25 fire crew had attended, and specialist equipment had been needed to rescue the paraglider from the cliff face.
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Norris said such rescues were uncommon, but crew members were well trained for them when they occurred.
A police spokeswoman said shortly before midday the man had been retrieved and was transported to Christchurch Hospital.
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With the PGA Championship (May 16-22), US Open (June 13-19) and the Open Championship (July 11-17) on the horizon, it’s certainly an exciting time for golf fans. However, some might be left wondering just how they can watch golf online and follow along.
We’ve put together a streaming guide that will detail how you can watch golf online, and find a free golf livestream if you’re looking to save some money. Here’s what you need to know.
How to Stream Golf Online
Whether you want to watch the weekly golf tournaments or the big events, there are a couple of different channels you can watch golf on, such as The Golf Channel, NBC Sports and ESPN among others. If you have a traditional cable package, you’ll be able to watch golf on TV.
A decent digital antenna (like this one from Amazon) will also get you all your local networks, like ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX to watch golf on network TV.
Cut the cord or prefer a way to live stream golf online? Below are a few services that will allow you to stream golf on your laptop, tablet or smart device, including Apple TV, Smart TVs and Roku devices.
1. Watch Golf on Sling TV
The Golf Channel has more golf coverage than all of the other networks combined, and with Sling TV you can watch it all, from the the US Open, local tournaments, original programming and even services that help recreational players.
Start with the Sling Orange package which includes ESPN and 30+ other channels to choose for just $35.00 a month (BONUS: Sling is currently offering 50% off your first month, bringing the price down to $17.50).
For an additional $11.00, you can get Sling’s Sports Extra add-on, which gets you access to to the Golf Channel, Olympic Channel, NBC Golf and other big sports channels like the MLB Network and NBA TV.
2. Watch Golf on Hulu + Live TV
If you’re looking for an extremely comprehensive option, Hulu + Live TV is the way to go. For $69.99 a month, you can stream live golf on ESPN and NBC’s Golf Channel with limited ad interruption, along with more than 75 other on-demand TV channels and up to 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage in case you need to record and watch later.
If that wasn’t enough, you’ll also enjoy access to ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu’s extensive library, with available add-ons from HBO Max, STARZ and more.
3. Watch Golf on fuboTV
For just $69.99 a month, fuboTV offers access to more than 100 channels, 35 of which are centered on just sports. The Golf Channel, ESPN, Olympic Channel, NBC and CBS are all included, meaning you won’t miss a major match or tournament. The additional 1,000 hours of cloud DVR storage included at no additional charge makes fuboTV the best place to watch golf online.
4. Watch Golf on DirectTV Stream
You can access both The Golf Channel and ESPN through DirectTV Stream’s Choice package. Use it to stream golf online and watch more than 90 other live TV channels. You also get unlimited DVR cloud recording, in case you need to watch later. Right now, DirectTV is offering $30 off your first three months through the end of the month.
How to Stream Golf Online for Free
Subscriptions can start to feel like a luxury the more you sign up for but there are a few ways to watch golf online free. One way around this is to utilize a free trial that will allow you to save some money while finding a free golf live stream online.
1. Watch Golf Online Free with fuboTV Free Trial
FuboTV’s free trial, good for seven days from the time of signing up, will allow you to watch golf on ESPN, The Golf Channel and other networks for free. You can easily cancel before getting charged or choose to continue on at fubo’s $69.99 monthly rate.
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This week, Sony announced that Bad Bunny will soon be a Marvel superhero, Dolly Parton told NPR she'd "accept gracefully" if inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and Ozark ended (but we won't spoil it for you).
Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend.
Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir by Bob Odenkirk
I am about halfway through Bob Odenkirk's new memoir Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama. It was written before his heart attack, from which he has since recovered, and if you've heard interviews with him, that's the Odenkirk you get in this memoir.
He's proud of his accomplishments, rightly so, but also displays a modesty that doesn't ring false. He is a little grumpy, a little irascible and prides himself on being a truth-teller. Odenkirk spends a lot of time on how hard it is to break into his profession and the systems that make it so difficult. He is also very opinionated about what comedy is, what it can do and what it should do — but you can't say the guy doesn't have the career to back that up.
This is the memoir of a very dedicated workaholic who expects a lot from himself and others. It's not the kind of memoir to pick up if you want stories about how everybody he's worked with is a genius, but I'd say it makes for better reading. It also lays out his reasons for wanting to perform that mid-career pivot into drama and action. I recommend the audiobook because he's a born performer, and it can really sell it with that gravelly whispery voice of his (although you might want him to drink some tea). —Glen Weldon
The Guy Collecting Every GAP Store Playlist Ever Made
What do Jamiroquai, Stevie Wonder and Garbage all have in common? If you were walking into a Gap store in the 90s, you probably heard them blasting through the speakers.
I recently stumbled upon an article in Mel magazine titled The Guy Collecting Every Gap Store Playlist Ever Made. Mike Bise, an elementary school computer teacher and former Gap employee, is trying to collect every store's in-store playlist from 1992 to 2006. In the article, he talks about how working at the Gap really made him appreciate and listen to all this music he hadn't heard before.
I never really thought of the Gap as the type of place that would cultivate an open-minded opinion on music, but he talks about how he wouldn't have come across acid jazz or trip-hop if it wasn't for the Gap. And as someone who worked in retail at one point in her life – I worked at an Urban Outfitters – I find it fascinating that he actually really loves the music, and didn't get tired of it, which, if you work in retail, you usually do. But I respect his love for Gap playlists and highly recommend checking out his blog, Gap In-Store Playlists, after you've read the article. —Aisha Harris
Vinyl Nation
April 23rd was Record Store Day. If you didn't go to a local record store on Record Store Day, they do let you come in on days that are not Record Store Day. And if you're not comfortable convening in indoor spaces, you can order something online and support your local record store.
Another way to celebrate a belated Record Store Day is to watch the movie Vinyl Nation. It is a lovely documentary by directors Christopher Boone and Kevin Smokler about the resurgence of vinyl and the connective power of music. I am among the talking heads in this film, but it's a terrific movie that I would highly recommend, even if I weren't in it. They also interview a bunch of other people more knowledgeable than me talking about their love of vinyl, its return and some of the difficulties that come with that. —Stephen Thompson
An Honest Conversation With Josh Charles by Dave Holmes
An Honest Conversation With Josh Charles is a piece that ran in Esquire this week, by friend of the show and great human Dave Holmes. You might know Josh Charles from Dead Poets Society, Sports Night, or a bunch of other projects, and he is now appearing in We Own This City, which is the new David Simon series about the corrupt Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force.
Holmes sat down to talk to him about his family, turning 50, and working post-pandemic. It's a casual, friendly conversation that includes the most quietly devastating take on Aaron Sorkin that I have ever read. But mostly it's just really warm, which is my favorite kind of celebrity interview. Could not recommend it more highly. —Linda Holmes
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LONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.
The three-time Wimbledon champion was convicted earlier this month on four charges under the Insolvency Act and had faced a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.
Judge Deborah Taylor announced the sentence after hearing arguments from both the prosecutor and Becker’s attorney. She told the former top-ranked player that he’s shown no remorse.
“While I accept your humiliation as part of the proceedings, there has been no humility,” Taylor said.
Becker will have to serve at least 15 months before being eligible for release.
The 54-year-old German was found to have transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds (dollars) after his June 2017 bankruptcy from his business account to other accounts, including those of his ex-wife Barbara and estranged wife Sharlely “Lilly” Becker.
Becker was also convicted of failing to declare a property in Germany and hiding an 825,000 euro ($871,000) bank loan and shares in a tech firm.
The jury at Southwark Crown Court in London acquitted him on 20 other counts, including charges that he failed to hand over his many awards, including two Wimbledon trophies and an Olympic gold medal.
Becker, wearing a striped tie in Wimbledon’s purple and green colors, walked into the courthouse hand in hand with girlfriend Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro.
The six-time Grand Slam champion has denied all the charges, saying he had cooperated with trustees tasked with securing his assets — even offering up his wedding ring — and had acted on expert advice.
At Friday’s sentencing hearing, prosecutor Rebecca Chalkley said Becker had acted “deliberately and dishonestly” and that he was “still seeking to blame others.”
Defense attorney Jonathan Laidlaw argued for leniency, saying his client hadn’t spent money on a “lavish lifestyle” but rather on child support, rent and legal and business expenses. Becker, he told the court, has experienced “public humiliation” and has no future earnings potential.
The judge said Becker’s two-year suspended sentence for tax evasion and attempted tax evasion in Germany in 2002 was “a significant aggravating factor” in her decision Friday. She said he “did not heed the warning” and opportunity of that suspended sentence.
Becker’s bankruptcy stemmed from a 4.6 million euro ($5 million) loan from a private bank in 2013, as well as about $1.6 million borrowed from a British businessman the year after, according to testimony at the trial.
During the trial Becker, said his $50 million career earnings had been swallowed up by payments for an “expensive divorce” and debts when he lost large chunks of his income after retirement.
Becker rose to stardom in 1985 at the age of 17 when he became the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon singles title and later rose to the No. 1 ranking. He has lived in Britain since 2012.
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Falcons end QB free-fall, draft Desmond Ridder in 3rd Round | PFF Draft Show
The PFF team discusses the Atlanta Falcons selection of Cincinnati QB Desmond Ridder in the 3rd Round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
This year’s NFL Draft is upon us, though there’s a little less buzz than usual for the event. The Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl-winning strategy may hold the key to understanding why. Though the event pull as appointment viewing on television is still strong, LZ and Will discuss whether the NFL Draft is starting to lose its luster, given that teams are starting to devalue the first round’s importance as a source of talent.
Luke Easterling breaks down how Desmond Ridder fits with the Atlanta Falcons and details his ceiling and floor as a prospect.
Desmond Ridder waited until the third round to hear his name called. Here is what Atlanta is getting from their new quarterback, and Ridder is getting in return.
Quarterback Desmond Ridder was selected in the third round of the NFL Draft Friday, by the Atlanta Falcons.
The long, long wait for the second quarterback drafted has finally come to an end. With the 74th pick in the 2022 NFL draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected quarterback Desmond Ridder from Cincinnati. Ridder is just the second quarterback taken in this year’s draft, following Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett, who went with the 20th overall pick. [more]
A Harlem Public Schools teacher has been accused of sex crimes and is being held at the Valley County Detention Center.
Mel Kiper loves what the Bengals did with the Daxton Hill pick.
Wall Street slid on Friday to its deepest daily losses since 2020, as Amazon slumped following a gloomy quarterly report, and as the biggest surge in monthly inflation since 2005 spooked investors already worried about rising interest rates. Amazon.com Inc tumbled 14.05% in its steepest one-day drop since 2006, leaving the widely held stock near two-year lows. Apple Inc, the world's most valuable company, dropped 3.66% after its disappointing outlook overshadowed record quarterly profit and sales.
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Desmond Ridder will have a chance to be the Falcons' QB of the future.
When Japanese sumo wrestler Takuya Saito retired from the sport at 32 and began jobhunting, he had no professional experience and didn't even know how to use a computer.
A developing storm system is poised to deliver a couple of days of potentially dangerous and damaging thunderstorms into Saturday night in portions of the Plains and Midwest, AccuWeather meteorologists say. The storm was beginning to strengthen while emerging from the Rockies at the end of the week. As the storm ramps up, all facets of severe weather will be possible ranging from hail the size of golf balls and tennis balls to powerful wind gusts and flash flooding. An AccuWeather Local StormMax
STORY: Tesla CEO Elon Musk told banks - that agreed to help fund his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter - that he could crack down on executive and board pay at the social media company. That’s according to three sources familiar with the matter.Musk made the pitch as he tried to secure debt for the buyout - days after submitting his offer to Twitter earlier this month, according to sources. While the plan he outlined was reportedly thin on detail, sources said Musk told the banks he plans to develop features to grow business revenue, including new ways to make money out of tweets that contain important information or go viral.Ideas he brought up included charging a fee when a third-party website wants to quote or embed a tweet from verified individuals or organizations. In the end, he clinched 13 billion dollars in loans secured against Twitter and a $12.5 billion margin loan tied to his Tesla stock. He agreed to pay the rest with his own cash. Musk has tweeted about eliminating the salaries of Twitter's board directors, which he said could result in about $3 million in cost savings. In his pitch to the banks, Musk also pointed to Twitter's gross margin, which is much lower than Facebook or Pinterest, arguing this leaves plenty of space to run the company in a more cost-efficient way. A representative for Musk declined to comment.
The Packers went defense with both of their first-round picks on Thursday night, and national writers offered their grades and opinions.
Drake Jackson's pass rush numbers are way better than the No. 1 overall pick's. #49ers
A rare sight in a Southwest Florida canal: a white dolphin.
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Will the Steelers regret picking Kenny Pickett over Malik Willis?
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland football coach Michael Locksley has agreed to a new five-year contract that runs through the 2026 season.
The school announced the deal Friday and said the contract includes incentives that could extend it up to two additional years.
Locksley is entering his fourth season at Maryland. The Terrapins went 7-6 last season, including a victory in the Pinstripe Bowl. It was their first winning season since 2014.
“Coach Locks continues to build our program and has high expectations and we know he is the man to lead us there,” athletic director Damon Evans said. “We are thrilled he will be leading our football program into the future as the best is certainly ahead.”
Maryland and Ohio State were the only teams to rank among the top four in the Big Ten in scoring offense, total offense and passing offense in 2021. Terps quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa set a school record with 3,860 yards passing, and he returns this season.
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Christian Arroyo ended Boston’s long-ball drought with a two-run shot, and Rich Hill combined with four relievers on a five-hitter to help the Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Friday night.
Arroyo hit his first homer of the season in the second inning to provide the Red Sox with all the offense they needed to saddle the Orioles with their fifth straight defeat. It was Boston's first home run in seven games and only its second in the last 11.
The Red Sox, a team usually known for its power, came in with only 11 homers — tied for third-fewest in the majors.
Although Boston could only tack on an unearned run to Arroyo's drive over the center-field wall, it was enough to back a fine job on the mound by Hill and the Red Sox bullpen.
Hill opened by retiring the first 12 batters he faced. After Austin Hays led off the fifth with an infield hit, Tanner Houck (2-1) came in to pitch three innings of two-hit ball. Houck had been on the restricted list during the team's trip to Toronto earlier in the week because he has not been vaccinated.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora spoke before the game of using Houck to “piggy-back” with Hill, and the strategy worked. Jake Diekman followed with a perfect eighth and Hansel Robles gave up a leadoff homer in the ninth to Ryan Mountcastle, along with a single by Hays, before getting two outs.
Cora then called upon Matt Strahm, who put the tying run on with a walk before striking out Chris Owings to end the game and earn his first career save.
Baltimore wasted a strong effort by right-hander Kyle Bradish (0-1), who allowed three runs (two earned) and five hits over six innings in his major league debut. Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk before the game, the 25-year-old righty settled down nicely after the Red Sox got four hits in a three-run second inning.
Bradish was acquired in the December 2019 in the trade that sent Dylan Bundy to the Los Angeles Angels.
ROSTER MOVES
Red Sox: OF Travis Shaw was designated for assignment after going 0 for 19 with no walks. Boston selected the contract of OF Franchy Cordero, who had 24 RBIs in 19 games with Triple-A Worcester. “This is more about Franchy than it is about Travis,” Cora said. “Hopefully he can get some good at-bats and help us win games.” Boston also recalled OF Jaylin Davis.
Orioles: Recalled INF Tyler Nevin from Norfolk.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: Slugger J.D. Martinez (left adductor strain) felt some discomfort during a pregame workout and missed a second straight start. He is expected to return on Saturday.
Orioles: LHP Alexander Wells (0-2, 5.54 ERA) was placed on the injured list with left elbow soreness.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: Nathan Eovaldi (1-0, 3.32 ERA) starts Saturday night against Baltimore. The right-hander has not allowed more than two walks in any of his last 23 starts.
Orioles: RHP Spenser Watkins (0-0, 2.77) makes his 14th career start. He's 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in three lifetime appearances against Boston, including one start.
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‘A bit more to this’: How the story of the Yiayia next door came full circle
Tom Cowie
ReporterThree years ago, I walked up the driveway of a house in Reservoir to meet a Greek grandmother and the two young men who were her next-door neighbours.
I was there to conduct an interview for a human interest story about an Instagram account, Yiayia Next Door, which had captured the internet’s attention with its heartwarming mix of delicious food and over-the-fence connection.
As The Age’s story would reveal, there was much more to the relationship sitting below the surface. Their lives had been shaped by tragic circumstances that had taken place in the same house years earlier.
In 2013, Daniel and Luke Mancuso’s mother, Teresa, was stabbed to death by their father in a shocking case of family violence. Their elderly neighbour, Nina, had called the police for help and later took the boys under her wing by feeding them.
I’ve stayed in touch with the Mancusos since that meeting and watched how their lives have changed. This week, they released a cookbook showcasing some of the meals that Yiayia passes over that famous steel green and cream fence.
The book includes a bunch of authentic Greek recipes from Nina’s repertoire (although getting the correct measurements wasn’t easy as she doesn’t use any), as well family dishes from other yiayias sent in by people that follow their page. I was lucky enough to write the introduction.
As a journalist, it can be hard to know which stories will connect with readers but that one definitely did.
The feedback flooded in immediately and has led to a series of opportunities for Daniel and Luke, including the cookbook published by Pan Macmillan imprint Plum. The story was one of the most-read stories on The Age’s website for the year.
“I received so many messages or calls from people saying they were crying and that they felt like they were part of that story,” says Daniel, looking back on it.
In addition to the cookbook, which provides a physical legacy of their mother’s memory, they have become advocates against family violence and raise money for charity.
“I received so many messages or calls from people saying they were crying and that they felt like they were part of that story.”
- Daniel Mancuso
A portion of the proceeds from the book is being donated to the Australian Childhood Foundation, an organisation which aims to protect children from family violence.
Daniel and Luke have also retold their story to many media outlets, spreading a message of breaking down barriers and connecting with your neighbours. The cookbook reflects their emphasis on having fun, rather than being buried in sadness.
None of this was what the Mancusos expected when they started the Instagram page as a bit of fun for their friends all those years ago.
I can still recall talking to Daniel on the phone when I finally managed to get hold of him before our interview in May 2019.
“There’s a bit more to this that we’d like to share,” he told me over the phone.
“There’s a bit more to this that we’d like to share.”
- Daniel Mancuso
I had anticipated it would be a serious interview, after a colleague who already followed the page told me to Google a court case involving the death of Teresa Mancuso.
We didn’t know each other but Daniel and Luke trusted me to tell the story of what happened to their mother that night and how they had coped with it – with the stomach-filling help of Nina. The book is dedicated to their mother.
There is still one unanswered question in the whole story: Yiayia’s identity. Nina has consistently refused to have her face shown in pictures, even after the story went viral. In the cookbook, she is simply referred to as “Yiayia”.
The boys have had to be creative about keeping Nina anonymous, sometimes pasting grandma emojis over her head in their posts.
Really, it doesn’t matter what she looks like, as it encourages people to connect more deeply with the story. Yiayia could be anyone’s neighbour or grandmother and her instinctive kindness is a lesson for us all.
Yiayia Next Door by Daniel & Luke Mancuso (with Yiayia) is out now. It’s available in bookstores, online and through their website.
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China's factory activity contracts at steepest rate in 26 months - Caixin PMI
BEIJING, April 30 (Reuters) - China's factory activity shrank at the sharpest pace in 26 months in April amid escalating COVID-19 lockdowns, a private-sector survey showed on Saturday, adding to the gloom facing the world's second-largest economy.
The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 46.0 in April from 48.1 in the previous month, lower than the 47 reading analysts had expected in a Reuters poll. The 50-point index mark separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis.
Surveyed firms tied the drop to tightening COVID restrictions and the subsequent impact on business operations, supply chains and demand.
The rate of decline in manufacturing production was the second-quickest in the reading's history since the survey began in early 2004, beaten only by the reduction seen at the initial onset of the pandemic in February 2020.
A sub-index for new orders fell for the second consecutive month in April and at the sharpest rate in more than two years, which many firms attributed to logistical difficulties, leaving them unable to secure new orders or leading to order cancellations.
In particular, greater difficulties in shipping and the weakening of foreign demand due to COVID-19 restrictions brought about a continued drop in new export orders, the survey showed. The slump was the biggest since May 2020.
Input cost inflation remained sharp in April, though easing slightly from March's five-month high, due to virus restrictions and higher costs for logistics and raw materials in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war.
A sub-index for employment fell slightly, with some firms pointing out that the virus restrictions had made it difficult for workers to return to factories.
"During the recent round of outbreaks, many company employees, gig workers and low-income groups have watched their incomes shrink and their lives grow more difficult. That's something policymakers shouldn't ignore," said Wang Zhe, Senior Economist at Caixin Insight Group, in a statement accompanying the data release.
China is facing the biggest test of its "dynamic clearance" approach to combat COVID-19, as authorities sealed off the mega city of Shanghai throughout April while the capital city Beijing is seeing cases ticking up each day. Dozens of major cities and hundreds of millions of people have been affected.
The outbreaks and strict anti-virus measures are expected to take a heavy toll on China's economic growth in the second quarter, in tandem with headwinds from the Ukraine war and a prolonged domestic property market downturn.
Nomura analysts forecast China's gross domestic product growth in the second quarter to be 1.8% year-on-year, though a number of market watchers think the economy might have contracted from the previous quarter.
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Obituary: Jack Beach
January 17, 2032 – April 19, 2022
Jack Beach of Fruita, CO passed away peacefully at the age of 90 after a few months of declining health. He was born January 17, 1932 in Yuma, CO to Steve and Ilo Beach. The family eventually moved to Steamboat Springs, Ridgway, DeBeque and Fruita where they ranched, raising foundation bred Quarter Horses and quality cattle. His ranch years were dedicated to his love for ranch life, family and friends. Jack appreciated good horses and was proud that their horses could be used on the ranch and compete in the arena. He earned the respect of many cowboys with his ranch and race horses. He enjoyed the day to day work of ranching and also the thrill of gathering wild cattle in the rough country of the Bookcliffs with many cowboy friends. He enjoyed watching rodeo his entire life, traveling to all the big rodeos in the States and Canada. Cheyenne Frontier Days was a favorite, his most recent trip there in July of 2021 with kids and grandkids.
He served in the Army during the Korean War. He was proud to be a Veteran!
Jack was lucky to have two loving women in his life. He married Beverly Koch in 1957. They raised their kids with lots of love and supported anything their kids wanted to do. Their home was a gathering place for all of their kids’ friends and Jack and Bev were considered second parents by many of those. After Beverly’s passing in 1992, Jack and Louise Doyal became life partners. They enjoyed many years of traveling and took great care of one another.
Jack worked for the Division of Wildlife for 34 years, finally retiring at the age of 85!! He liked his work and loved the people he worked with.
He spent his life enjoying and watching his kids and grand kids compete in sports and rodeos. Hunting, fishing and camping were favorite pastimes, especially with good friends and family. His shooting ability amazed his grandkids every time they were hunting or target shooting.
If Jack was your friend, you were friends for life–he was blessed with many! He was loyal and honest–his handshake meant something! He cherished his family and friendships more than fortune or fame. He will be remembered and missed.
He is survived by his life partner, Louise Doyal, and children Kent (Sue), Steve (Mikeque), Rex, and Jake (Janelle) Beach, Linda Forrest (Pat) and grandchildren Deanna, Kara and Sean Beach, Jordan Hill, Allee and Kalee Beach, Ryley and Rory Beach, J.C. and Caitlin Forrest, and great grand kids Orien Beach, Angus Forrest, and Quinten and Peyton Hill. Also his best dog, Bozzie.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Pick Three-Evening" game were:
9-3-8, Fireball:
(nine, three, eight; Fireball: zero)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Pick Three-Evening" game were:
9-3-8, Fireball:
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No. 22 LSU powers past No. 14 Georgia to take series opener
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - No. 22 LSU (28-13, 11-8 SEC) powered their way past No. 14 Georgia (29-13, 11-8 SEC) to take the series opener 6-2 on Friday, April 29 from Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers collected eight hits in the win, three of them home runs.
Ma’Khail Hilliard (5-0) picked up the win against the Bulldogs his fifth of the season and went six innings, allowing eight hits, two runs, on a two-run home run, and striking out seven.
Tyler McManus, Cade Doughty, and Dylan Crews each hit home runs in the win, McManus and Doughty each of the two-run variety. LSU got on the board first in the bottom of the second inning on a two-run home run from McManus to make it 2-0. Georgia answered in the top of the third on a two-run home run of their own to tie the game at 2-2.
In the bottom half of the third, LSU would break the tie on Doughty’s two-run home to make it 4-2. The Tigers would add another run in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI sac-fly from Josh Stevenson to make it 5-2.
Crews would add another run in the bottom of the seventh inning on a solo shot to left field to make it 6-2, his 11th long ball of the season. The LSU bullpen did their job and got out of a couple of tough spots and the defense committed only one error, they struck out 11 total in the win.
LSU will go for the series win against Georgia on Saturday, April 30 with the first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m.
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Weekly Shonen Jump Publisher Establishes Shueisha Games
Japanese entertainment company and Weekly Shonen Jump publisher Shueisha has officially established a wholly-owned affiliated company called Shueisha Games in order to expand further into the games business, it was announced this week. The new company is specifically an expansion of what the company had already started with the Shueisha Game Creators Camp for indie developers and will continue to support previously announced titles as well as new ones.
According to the official announcement and public website, Shinichiro Hirono serves as Shueisha Games' representative director while Masahiko Ibaraki, Motokazu Kitabatake, Yoshihisa Heishi, and Masana Takahashi serve as company directors. As far as video games under the Shueisha Games umbrella, that includes titles like ONI, Ukiyo, The Tower of Children, Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions, and more that have yet to be officially revealed.
Shueisha Games starts today!
— SHUEISHA GAMES (@SHUEISHA_GAMES) March 31, 2022
This is a new space for us, but we're excited to bring the knowledge & experience of years of publishing some of the world's most famous manga to games!https://t.co/SKH0Ycwzjx pic.twitter.com/ij7joO0qn2
Perhaps most notably, however, is the fact that a new, original smartphone video game project was teased as being in development by a major game company with characters designed by a famous Weekly Shonen Jump artist. What exactly that might be remains to be seen, but it would appear that Shueisha Games is in it for the long haul.
"The story of Damien, a shy boy has moved to Japan for family reasons," the official description of Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions, which seems like it will be the first one of these that will release, reads. "Unsure with his new life, Damien finds strength fighting along side Shonen Jump+ heroes in his imaginary world."
As noted above, Shueisha Games is supporting a number of video games with ONI, Ukiyo, The Tower of Children, and Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions having already been announced. There are also several unannounced titles in the works under the same corporate umbrella. You can check out all of our previous coverage of gaming in general right here.
What do you think about the announcement of Shueisha Games? Are you looking forward to seeing what the Japanese company does in the gaming space? Let us know in the comments, or feel free to reach out and hit me up directly over on Twitter at @rollinbishop in order to talk about all things gaming and anime!
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets starter Tylor Megill and a trio of relievers have combined to pitch eight no-hit innings against the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Mets are leading 3-0 at Citi Field on Friday night.
Megill went the first five innings. He struck out five and walked three while making his 23rd major league start.
Drew Smith struck out four and walked one in 1 1/3 innings. He was relieved by Joely Rodríguez, who went one inning. Seth Lugo got the last two outs in the eighth.
Mets center fielder Brandon Nimmo has made the most notable defensive plays. He had running catches to end the first and second innings and then slid to snare Jean Segura’s sinking liner to finish the third.
There hasn't been a no-hitter thrown in the majors this season.
Megill was the fourth pitcher to be pulled after throwing at least five no-hit innings this year. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was taken out after seven perfect innings, San Diego's Sean Manaea left after seven no-hit innings and Padres teammate Yu Darvish came out after six no-hit innings.
In addition, six Tampa Bay Rays pitchers combined to carry a no-hitter into the 10th inning of a scoreless game against the Boston Red Sox last Saturday. The Red Sox broke up the no-hitter and scored twice in the top of the 10th but the Rays came back to win 3-2.
Johan Santana threw the Mets’ only no-hitter on June 1, 2012, when he struck out eight and needed 134 pitches in an 8-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A group of parents in the Rochester City School District are sounding the alarm after their kids came home this week saying a teacher at the School of the Arts engaged in racist remarks and activities.
Students who spoke with News 8 said the 7th-grade social studies teacher brought bags of cotton to school, and made students pick out seeds. They said on another occasion, the teacher brought in shackles and handcuffs to use on the students during a lesson.
“He said, ‘It’s cotton, you’re going to be picking cotton today,’ so I immediately was like, ‘Oh, I’m not doing that,’” said student Janasia Brown. “And then he was like, ‘Do it. It’s for a good grade.’”
Students said the teacher favored the white students in class. They said during the cotton-picking incident – students in the class got up to throw out their cotton, refusing to participate, but only the white students were allowed to do so.
“I just felt ashamed to be my own race,” said student Jahmiere O’Neal. “He made me feel degraded.”
Vialma Ramos-O’Neal says her son came home and told her the same things.
“I honestly did not believe him, because I never would have expected anything like that to be happening in this day and age,” she said. “The children of color were not given a choice and whether or not they wanted to partake in this, the Caucasian children were able to decline throw out their cotton and do as separate activity. But my child had to be forced to do that, as well as be handcuffed, as well as be shackled. Absolutely not. This is unacceptable.”
Students also say the teacher criticized their weight, and used “the R word” in class.
The Rochester City School District says teacher was placed on leave and an investigation is underway. The district is asking parents and students who were involved in this incident to contact them with that information.
“In a District of black and brown students, it is important to be sensitive of the historical framework by which our students are engaging and learning,” Rochester Board of Education President Cynthia Elliot said in a statement sent out Friday.
Statement from the Rochester Board of Education
The District was made aware of a lesson that caused great concern during a 7th grade Social Studies class at School of the Arts this past Tuesday. The teacher was immediately placed on leave, and an investigation is underway. The District takes these situations very seriously, as descriptions of what occurred in the classroom by the school community are extremely troubling. A letter was sent to the families of this teacher’s students informing them of the situation. In that letter, we provided an email address that families could use to share any relevant information and concerns.
Board President Cynthia Elliott stated, “In a District of black and brown students, it is important to be sensitive of the historical framework by which our students are engaging and learning.”
While this investigation is in process, we cannot provide any additional comments.
Letter sent to parents
As you may be aware, there was a lesson that caused great concern during your child’s Social Studies class this past Tuesday. I want to assure you that we take these allegations very seriously. The teacher was immediately placed on leave, and an investigation is underway.
A substitute teacher has been assigned to this class to ensure that learning is not interrupted. As we investigate this situation thoroughly, your child may be interviewed. If this occurs, you will be notified.
Please know that the social emotional well-being of our students is incredibly important to us. School counselors are available for students who may need to discuss this situation. In addition, if you have any information to share related to this, please email us at SOTAinfo@rcsdk12.org.
Thank you for your continued support as we work to resolve this situation.
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets starter Tylor Megill and four relievers combined on the first no-hitter of the Major League Baseball season, teaming up to throw a whopping 159 pitches and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 Friday night.
Megill was pulled after five innings and 88 pitches. The bullpen took over from there, with Drew Smith, Joely Rodríguez, Seth Lugo and Edwin Díaz completing the second no-hitter in Mets history.
With the crowd of 32,416 standing and chanting “Let’s go, Mets,” Díaz finished it off in style, striking out Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos and J.T. Realmuto in the ninth — all of them swinging.
“Team game,” Megill said.
“I’m ecstatic. It’s crazy,” he said. “First one I’ve been part of.”
Mets pitchers combined to fan 13 and walk six.
Johan Santana threw the Mets’ only previous no-hitter on June 1, 2012, when he struck out eight and needed 134 pitches in an 8-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets began play as an expansion team in 1962 and this was their 9,499th regular-season game.
Mets center fielder Brandon Nimmo made the best defensive play, running to make diving catch on Jean Segura’s sinking liner in right-center to end the third.
“It looked close,” Megill said.
The Mets poured on to the field and mobbed Díaz after the final out as a graphic picturing the five pitchers with the words “BLACK OUT” showed on the scoreboard.
“It’s fun to watch,” Mets first-year manager Buck Showalter said.
It was the 17th combined no-hitter in history and the first since the Milwaukee Brewers’ Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader teamed up to no-hit Cleveland last Sept. 11.
A year ago, there were a record nine no-hitters in the majors.
Last weekend, six Tampa Bay Rays pitchers combined to carry a no-hit bid into the 10th inning of a scoreless game against the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox broke up the no-hitter and scored twice in the top of the 10th but the Rays came back to win 3-2. By official MLB rules, it did not count as a no-hitter because Rays pitchers didn’t end the game allowing no hits.
This was the first no-hitter against the Phillies since Josh Beckett pitched one for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014.
Megill (4-0) struck out five and walked three in his 23rd major league start. Smith got four outs, Rodriguez got three and Lugo recorded the last two outs in the eighth before Díaz took over.
Jeff McNeil hit a two-run single in the fifth off Aaron Nola (1-3). Pete Alonso homered with two outs in the sixth.
PRODUCTIVE MEETING
Showalter said he and Mets players had a good give-and-take during their meeting Friday with MLB executive vice president of baseball operations Morgan Sword and former big league pitcher Dan Otero.
The meeting was scheduled for last week but was delayed when Showalter underwent a medical procedure April 20. The two sides convened two days after the Mets — whose players entered Friday having been hit by pitches 19 times, the most in the majors — and St. Louis Cardinals engaged in a benches-clearing skirmish after New York’s Yoan Lopez threw up and in on Nolan Arenado a half-inning after J.D. Davis was hit in the ankle by a Genesis Cabrera offering.
“We had our pitchers in there and some position players — we got all aspects of it,” Showalter said. “Morgan presented some things that (players) may not have known about and (players) presented some things. That’s how you make good decisions: You listen to the people that are actually throwing the baseball and hitting the baseball and you listen to the people who are doing all the work to improve our game.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mets: Davis (left ankle) was available off the bench. “So far so good,” Showalter said. “There wasn’t a need for some more imaging. It’s improved.”
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Kyle Gibson (2-1, 3.47 ERA) is looking to win his second straight start after earning the victory against the Colorado Rockies on Monday.
Mets: RHP Taijuan Walker (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is expected to be activated from the injured list. He was shelved with right shoulder bursitis on Apr. 12, one day after tossing two perfect innings against the Phillies in his season debut.
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New Delhi, Apr 29: Lt Gen BaggavalliSomashekarRaju will take over as the next vice chief of the Army Staff on May 1, the defence ministry said on Friday.
Lt Gen Raju will succeed incumbent Lt Gen ManojPande who will take the reins of the 1.3 million-strong Army after Army Chief Gen MM Naravane completes his term on Saturday.
A qualified helicopter pilot, Lt Gen Raju is currently serving as the Director General Military Operations and oversaw the Army’s overall operational readiness in eastern Ladakh.
An alumnus of Sainik School Bijapur and National Defence Academy, he was commissioned into the JAT Regiment on December 15, 1984.
In his illustrious career spanning 38 years, he had commanded his battalion during ‘Operation Parakram’ in the Western theatre and in Jammu and Kashmir.
Lt Gen Raju holds the distinction of commanding the Uri brigade along the Line of Control, a counter-insurgency force and at the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps.
The officer also served as the commandant of the Indian military training team in Bhutan.
The officer also served in several important regimental, staff and instructional appointments in the Army headquarters and in field formations.
“The general officer is a qualified helicopter pilot having carried out operational flying in Somalia, as part of UNOSOM II (UN peacekeeping and humanitarian missions II),” the defence ministry said.
“Lt Gen Raju has attended all-important career courses in India and has had the privilege of doing his NDC at Royal College of Defence Studies, United Kingdom,” it said in a statement.
He also holds a distinguished Master’s programme degree in counter-terrorism at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey in the US.
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No-no-no-no-no! 5 Mets pitchers combine to no-hit Phillies
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets starter Tylor Megill and four relievers combined on the first no-hitter of the Major League Baseball season, teaming up to throw a whopping 159 pitches and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 Friday night.
Megill was pulled after five innings and 88 pitches. The bullpen took over from there, with Drew Smith, Joely Rodríguez, Seth Lugo and Edwin Díaz completing the second no-hitter in Mets history.
With the crowd of 32,416 standing and chanting “Let’s go, Mets,” Díaz finished it off in style, striking out Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos and J.T. Realmuto in the ninth — all of them swinging.
Mets pitchers combined to fan 13 and walk six.
Johan Santana threw the Mets’ only previous no-hitter on June 1, 2012, when he struck out eight and needed 134 pitches in an 8-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets began play as an expansion team in 1962 and this was their 9,499th regular-season game.
Mets center fielder Brandon Nimmo made the best defensive play, running to make diving catch on Jean Segura’s sinking liner in right-center to end the third.
The Mets poured on to the field and mobbed Díaz after the final out as a graphic picturing the five pitchers with the words “BLACK OUT” showed on the scoreboard.
It was the 17th combined no-hitter in history and the first since the Milwaukee Brewers’ Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader teamed up to no-hit Cleveland last Sept. 11.
A year ago, there were a record nine no-hitters in the majors.
Last weekend, six Tampa Bay Rays pitchers combined to carry a no-hit bid into the 10th inning of a scoreless game against the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox broke up the no-hitter and scored twice in the top of the 10th but the Rays came back to win 3-2. By official MLB rules, it did not count as a no-hitter because Rays pitchers didn’t end the game allowing no hits.
This was the first no-hitter against the Phillies since Josh Beckett pitched one for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014.
Megill (4-0) struck out five and walked three in his 23rd major league start. Smith got four outs, Rodriguez got three and Lugo recorded the last two outs in the eighth before Díaz took over.
Jeff McNeil hit a two-run single in the fifth off Aaron Nola (1-3). Pete Alonso homered with two outs in the sixth.
PRODUCTIVE MEETING
Manager Buck Showalter said he and Mets players had a good give-and-take during their meeting Friday with MLB executive vice president of baseball operations Morgan Sword and former big league pitcher Dan Otero.
The meeting was scheduled for last week but was delayed when Showalter underwent a medical procedure April 20. The two sides convened two days after the Mets — whose players entered Friday having been hit by pitches 19 times, the most in the majors — and St. Louis Cardinals engaged in a benches-clearing skirmish after New York’s Yoan Lopez threw up and in on Nolan Arenado a half-inning after J.D. Davis was hit in the ankle by a Genesis Cabrera offering.
“We had our pitchers in there and some position players — we got all aspects of it,” Showalter said. “Morgan presented some things that (players) may not have known about and (players) presented some things. That’s how you make good decisions: You listen to the people that are actually throwing the baseball and hitting the baseball and you listen to the people who are doing all the work to improve our game.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mets: Davis (left ankle) was available off the bench. “So far so good,” Showalter said. “There wasn’t a need for some more imaging. It’s improved.”
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Kyle Gibson (2-1, 3.47 ERA) is looking to win his second straight start after earning the victory against the Colorado Rockies on Monday.
Mets: RHP Taijuan Walker (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is expected to be activated from the injured list. He was shelved with right shoulder bursitis on Apr. 12, one day after tossing two perfect innings against the Phillies in his season debut.
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Associated Press | https://www.mymotherlode.com/sports/baseball-game-stories/2516129/no-no-no-no-no-5-mets-pitchers-combine-to-no-hit-phillies.html | 2022-04-30T03:38:44Z | https://www.mymotherlode.com/sports/baseball-game-stories/2516129/no-no-no-no-no-5-mets-pitchers-combine-to-no-hit-phillies.html | false | 33 |
Red Rover, remember that game as a kid? Two teams would call out a name, hold hands tightly, and one kid from each group would run and try to break through the line of unified team members.
2016 was no different. One political team chose their person to crash through the unity of voters (the other team) by finding the weakest link and destroy any signs of unification. To gain his power, he even bullied his own team members and they feared him then, and still do now. This person, with the weight of lies, bullying, deceit, and corruption, surprised all by being able to storm the other team and become the leader of the winning team.
Four years later, the previous losers got smart and with unifying strength, were able to stand-off the evil that they lost to last time. But sadly by now, the hatred and distrust that each team had for one another made the game no longer fun and pleasant. The losers couldn't even admit they were defeated, and no one wanted to play together again.
Red Rover is now just a fond memory of times past, when a game was played honestly and the losers congratulated the winners and then left as friends.
Michael Kober, Bloomington | https://pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/letter-no-one-wants-to-play-together-anymore/article_4bae11e2-c5ae-11ec-8403-2f99e0022ff1.html | 2022-04-30T03:41:16Z | https://pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/letter-no-one-wants-to-play-together-anymore/article_4bae11e2-c5ae-11ec-8403-2f99e0022ff1.html | true | 1 |
3 injured after fight between men and youth in Duncan, B.C.
RCMP are investigating a fight that involved a "group of youth" and two men in Duncan, B.C.
Mounties say they were called to Beverly Street near Chesterfield Avenue around 2:30 a.m. Sunday for a report of the fight.
Police say the two men and group of youths were not known to each other, and that one man and one youth suffered minor injuries, while the other adult received injuries that required medical attention.
Mounties are now asking for any witnesses to come forward, and for people to check if they have video footage of the incident.
"Investigators are requesting the public’s assistance in the ongoing investigation," said Const. Kristine Roesler of the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP in a statement Friday.
Anyone with information is asked to call North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP at 250-748-5522 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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Winnipeg Jets down playoff-bound Calgary Flames 3-1 in penultimate game
The Winnipeg Jets continued putting up a positive ending to their season with a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames that halted the playoff-bound club's point streak at seven games. -
Victim of fatal rollover south of Lethbridge identified
The victim of a fatal rollover south of Lethbridge was identified Friday. -
Family frustrated after months of unreliable bussing for special needs son
Ben Spicer's school bus arrived for the first time this week on Friday morning. It came about a half hour late, and his older brother had already driven him to class. -
Archbishop of Canterbury to meet with residential school survivors in Sask.
The senior bishop from the Church of England will be meeting with residential school survivors and elders in Prince Albert on Sunday. -
Hundreds of art pieces from film and TV on offer in Vancouver special effects artist's estate sale
From aliens to mechanical baby arms, Bill Terezakis could seemingly create anything he set his mind to. -
'Nothing concrete': Advocates disappointed with B.C. police reform report
One day after an all-party committee tasked with examining systemic discrimination and other police issues in British Columbia recommended sweeping changies, critics are slamming the plan. -
Crown presents new evidence in Greg Fertuck murder trial
Highly anticipated new evidence was brought forward by the Crown Friday morning in the Greg Fertuck voir dire, a trial within a trial. -
Driver turns himself in after Abbotsford hit-and-run leaves pedestrian with serious injuries: police
A man has come forward one day after police released video of a suspect vehicle involved in a hit-and-run collision with a pedestrian in Abbotsford earlier this week. -
Boys and Girls Club weekend event wants to help teens plan their futures
A weekend event designed to energize high school students has kicked off at London’s Memorial Boys and Girls Club. | https://www.iheartradio.ca/ctv-news-content/3-injured-after-fight-between-men-and-youth-in-duncan-b-c-1.17686780 | 2022-04-30T03:43:13Z | https://www.iheartradio.ca/ctv-news-content/3-injured-after-fight-between-men-and-youth-in-duncan-b-c-1.17686780 | false | 1 |
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
03-10-15-17-23
(three, ten, fifteen, seventeen, twenty-three)
Estimated jackpot: $48,000
¶ Maximum prize: $45,000
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
03-10-15-17-23
(three, ten, fifteen, seventeen, twenty-three)
Estimated jackpot: $48,000
¶ Maximum prize: $45,000 | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Badger-5-game-17138115.php | 2022-04-30T03:44:51Z | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Badger-5-game-17138115.php | false | null |
BALTIMORE (AP) — Christian Arroyo ended Boston’s long-ball drought with a two-run shot, and Rich Hill combined with four relievers on a five-hitter to help the Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Friday night.
Arroyo hit his first homer of the season in the second inning to provide the Red Sox with all the offense they needed to saddle the Orioles with their fifth straight defeat. It was Boston's first home run in seven games and only its second in the last 11.
“I don't think about stuff like that. I just think of quality at-bats,” manager Alex Cora said. “Obviously, we hit a few balls hard today. We're getting better.”
The Red Sox, a team usually known for its power, came in with only 11 homers — tied for third-fewest in the majors.
“It was good to see the bats come around," Hill said. "Confidence is building.”
Although Boston could only tack on an unearned run to Arroyo's drive over the center-field wall, it was enough to back a fine job on the mound by Hill and the Red Sox bullpen.
Hill opened by retiring the first 12 batters he faced. After Austin Hays led off the fifth with an infield hit, Tanner Houck (2-1) came in to pitch three innings of two-hit ball. Houck had been on the restricted list during the team's trip to Toronto earlier in the week because he has not been vaccinated.
Cora spoke before the game of using Houck to “piggy-back” with Hill, and the strategy worked.
“Tanner did a great job coming in, and also the guys out of the bullpen continued to throw the ball well,” Hill said.
Jake Diekman followed with a perfect eighth and Hansel Robles gave up a leadoff homer in the ninth to Ryan Mountcastle, along with a single by Hays, before getting two outs.
Cora then called upon Matt Strahm, who put the tying run on with a walk before striking out Chris Owings to end the game and earn his first career save.
Baltimore wasted a strong effort by right-hander Kyle Bradish (0-1), who allowed three runs (two earned) and five hits over six innings in his major league debut. Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk before the game, the 25-year-old righty settled down nicely after the Red Sox got four hits in a three-run second inning.
“It was everything I imagined and then some. It was awesome,” Bradish said. "I always get nervous when I start, but today was a little extra. Walking in through the bullpen was when it really hit me.”
Bradish was acquired in the December 2019 in the trade that sent Dylan Bundy to the Los Angeles Angels.
ROSTER MOVES
Red Sox: OF Travis Shaw was designated for assignment after going 0 for 19 with no walks. Boston selected the contract of OF Franchy Cordero, who had 24 RBIs in 19 games with Triple-A Worcester. “This is more about Franchy than it is about Travis,” Cora said. “Hopefully he can get some good at-bats and help us win games.” Boston also recalled OF Jaylin Davis.
Orioles: Recalled INF Tyler Nevin from Norfolk.
NEARBY PERFECTION
Hill went through four perfect innings before allowing a hit. Down the road, a pitcher for the University of Maryland went the distance without permitting a runner to reach base.
Ryan Ramsey pitched a perfect game for the Terrapins on Friday night, notching 27 outs in a row against Northwestern in a 13-0 blowout.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: Slugger J.D. Martinez (left adductor strain) felt some discomfort during a pregame workout and missed a second straight start. He is expected to return on Saturday.
Orioles: LHP Alexander Wells (0-2, 5.54 ERA) was placed on the injured list with left elbow soreness.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: Nathan Eovaldi (1-0, 3.32 ERA) starts Saturday night against Baltimore. The right-hander has not allowed more than two walks in any of his last 23 starts.
Orioles: RHP Spenser Watkins (0-0, 2.77) makes his 14th career start. He's 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in three lifetime appearances against Boston, including one start.
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Chinese Driver Wrecks Landcruiser On Divider
Phnom Penh: At 12:30 pm on April 28, 2022, two Chinese people in a speeding car hit a concrete divider along Norodom in Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh.
Prior to the incident, the Chinese men were seen driving a black Landcruiser with license plate Phnom Penh 2N 4053 traveling along Norodom from the flyover at high speed from south to north. T
After the incident, the local authorities related to the city traffic experts came to measure the vehicle and stored it, waiting for a solution later. POST NEWS | https://cne.wtf/2022/04/30/chinese-driver-wrecks-landcruiser-on-divider/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chinese-driver-wrecks-landcruiser-on-divider | 2022-04-30T03:48:54Z | https://cne.wtf/2022/04/30/chinese-driver-wrecks-landcruiser-on-divider/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chinese-driver-wrecks-landcruiser-on-divider | true | null |
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Senate was debating legislation late Friday night that abortion rights advocates contend is needed to protect in-state medical providers from legal action stemming from out-of-state laws, as well as the patients who travel to Connecticut to terminate a pregnancy and those who help them.
The bill, which already cleared the House of Representatives earlier this month, would also allow an advanced practice registered nurse, nurse-midwife or physician assistant to perform the most common type of in-clinic abortion known as an aspiration abortion in the first 12 weeks of a pregnancy. The procedure is currently limited to physicians.
The legislation comes amid new abortion restrictions being enacted in a growing number of conservative states and the possibility the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn or weaken Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established a nationwide right to abortion.
“We have to think about what we will do when that time comes and we have to think about what we're going to do right now, given what's happening in other states,” said Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven, co-chair of the General Assembly's Judiciary Committee.
Under the bill, state and local agencies in the state of Connecticut, which codified the Roe v. Wade decision in state law in 1990, would be prevented from cooperating in investigations and prosecutions of abortion providers in the state. The bill also modifies the state’s extradition statutes and prevents an out-of-state patient’s medical records from being disclosed.
The socially conservative Family Institute of Connecticut has criticized the legislation, arguing it will create a “safe harbor” for “abortion providers who violate abortion laws in other states.”
Sen. Patricia Billie Miller, D-Stamford, who is Black, said she agrees women should be able to make choices about their bodies. However, Miller said she planned to vote against the bill because of the racist history surrounding abortion, which was outlined during a speech delivered on the House floor by freshman Rep. Treneé McGee, D-West Haven, who spoke of Black girls being steered toward abortion as a form of birth control.
“I can't support a system that systemically tried to get rid of a race of people,” Miller said. | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Conn-Senate-debates-bill-that-protects-abortion-17138166.php | 2022-04-30T03:50:01Z | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Conn-Senate-debates-bill-that-protects-abortion-17138166.php | false | 11 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Five New York Mets pitchers combine on first no-hitter of major league season, beating Philadelphia Phillies 3-0.
NEW YORK (AP) — Five New York Mets pitchers combine on first no-hitter of major league season, beating Philadelphia Phillies 3-0. | https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/Alert-Five-New-York-Mets-pitchers-combine-on-17138116.php | 2022-04-30T03:56:04Z | https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/Alert-Five-New-York-Mets-pitchers-combine-on-17138116.php | false | null |
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John Force set the track record at zMAX Dragway on Friday, making the fastest run ever at the facility powering to the Funny Car provisional No. 1 position at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
Justin Ashley (Top Fuel) and Steve Johnson (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the sixth of 22 races during the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
Force, the 16-time Funny Car world champ, went a blistering 3.850s at 334.24mph in his 11,000-horsepower PEAK/BlueDEF Platinum Chevrolet Camaro SS, eclipsing the track record of 3.851s set by his daughter, Courtney, five years ago. Speeds were the fastest ever in both nitro categories.
If it holds, Force would earn his first No. 1 of the season and the 164th of his legendary career. He started the day with a pass of 3.858s at 333.25mph in the opening session and saw even more improvement under the lights.
“We’re looking for consistency and this was a good night for our team,” Force said. “We found something there and I was driving right down the groove. It was pretty cool and a good night for our team. I’ve felt some pressure the last couple weeks but sometimes you get tested in life and to come back and run like this feels good.”
Matt Hagan, who won last weekend in Houston, moved into the second spot after his run of 3.867s at 330.55mph and defending world champ Ron Capps is third with a 3.873s at 332.02mph.
In Top Fuel, Ashley is in line for his first career No. 1 qualifier thanks to his impressive pass of 3.669s at 331.77mph in his Phillips Connect powered by Vita C Shot dragster. After advancing to the final round just days ago in Houston, the young standout put on a show under the lights in Charlotte continuing his consistency from what has been a solid 2022 season. Currently third in points, Ashley already has one win this season and made two strong runs during the two sessions on Friday.
“We’ve been fortunate enough to accomplish a lot in a short period of time, but the one thing that’s sort of eluded us is the No. 1 qualifier,” Ashley said. “It’s obviously great to be able to qualify No. 1 but it’s all about positioning yourself for race day. That was the goal and to be able to accomplish that — it was a lot of fun. We’re going to keep our foot to the floor and keep at it.”
Leah Pruett is currently in the second spot thanks to her run of 3.686s at 327.51mph while Steve Torrence, who has won the last four four-wide races in Charlotte, is third after going 3.694s at 327.43mph.
After winning last weekend in Houston, Johnson took the top provisional spot in Pro Stock Motorcycle right off the trailer, going 6.767s at 198.70mph on his USA Electric Suzuki. Johnson ran into trouble during the second round of qualifying when his bike failed on the starting line but having success in Charlotte isn’t anything new for the veteran these days. He picked up his first PSM win in seven years last year at Charlotte and he appears to be on a solid track thus far this weekend at zMAX Dragway, positioning himself to possibly take the eighth No. 1 qualifier in his career.
“The bike was good and if I would have driven it better it would have been even quicker,” Johnson said. “These bikes are very challenging to ride and to try to go 6.60s or [low 6.70s], the rider really has to do an incredible job. There’s a lot of stuff going on in 6.5s. It comes at you so fast and it’s a lot of work to ride them perfectly.”
Angelle Sampey matched Johnson on time but sits second after going 6.767s at 196.19mph and Eddie Krawiec is currently third with a 6.779s at 198.73mph.
Qualifying continues at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. | https://racer.com/2022/04/29/john-force-sets-4-wide-track-record-ashley-and-johnson-also-no-1-in-charlotte/ | 2022-04-30T04:01:44Z | https://racer.com/2022/04/29/john-force-sets-4-wide-track-record-ashley-and-johnson-also-no-1-in-charlotte/ | false | 2 |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "Lucky Day Lotto" game were:
06-17-24-32-39
(six, seventeen, twenty-four, thirty-two, thirty-nine)
Estimated jackpot: $500,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "Lucky Day Lotto" game were:
06-17-24-32-39
(six, seventeen, twenty-four, thirty-two, thirty-nine)
Estimated jackpot: $500,000 | https://www.lmtonline.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Lucky-Day-Lotto-game-17138165.php | 2022-04-30T04:02:50Z | https://www.lmtonline.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Lucky-Day-Lotto-game-17138165.php | true | null |
Tonight, Mizzou made one of its Come HOME Tour stops in Joplin and Webb City. Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois and Softball Head Coach Larissa Anderson came to speak and answer questions of the local Mizzou fans and alumni. They gathered at Just A Taste in Webb City for a night of drinks and appetizers. Reed-Francois […]
New Richmond – Heading into the seventh inning Wyoming East junior Savannah Brehm had a confidence-crushing week. After hitting a home run against Scott on Monday she struck out multiple times with runners on against Greenbrier East on Tuesday and was robbed of a home run against Midland Trail on Thursday. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2585100572854/baseball-wright-city-vs-bowling-green | 2022-04-30T04:05:06Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2585100572854/baseball-wright-city-vs-bowling-green | true | null |
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Admission Charge Implemented For Spring Tournaments
The WIAA Board of Control in Stevens Point has voted to require schools hosting Tournament Series events to charge admission in a number of...
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Walmart Rolls Out Alluring New Perk For Walmart+ Subscribers
Walmart+, the retailer’s annual subscription service, has introduced a tempting and timely new perk: cheaper gas. As prices at the pump continue to stump drivers, Walmart’s initiative aims to offer relief to loyal customers, doubling down its previous gas-related discount. Until this week, Walmart+ subscribers received...
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Archer DAO Governance Token (ARCH) traded flat against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 23:00 PM ET on April 29th. Archer DAO Governance Token has a total market capitalization of $33.25 million and approximately $1.08 million worth of Archer DAO Governance Token was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Archer DAO Governance Token coin can now be purchased for about $2.51 or 0.00005559 BTC on popular exchanges. Over the last week, Archer DAO Governance Token has traded flat against the U.S. dollar.
Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:
- Uniswap (UNI) traded down 4.8% against the dollar and now trades at $7.71 or 0.00019929 BTC.
- Peony (PNY) traded 14.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.22 or 0.00000572 BTC.
- Zebec Protocol (ZBC) traded down 1.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0352 or 0.00000091 BTC.
- Mint Club (MINT) traded 0.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Public Mint (MINT) traded up 4.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0592 or 0.00000153 BTC.
- Parachute (PAR) traded down 6.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0007 or 0.00000002 BTC.
- ACoconut (AC) traded down 2.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.13 or 0.00000323 BTC.
- Interlude (ISH) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.0060 or 0.00000009 BTC.
- HollyWoodCoin (HWC) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.0075 or 0.00000019 BTC.
- Rupee (RUP) traded 31% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0026 or 0.00000007 BTC.
Archer DAO Governance Token Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “The original ARCH whitepaper focused on the concept of controlling the flow of information within a decentralized autonomous corporation (DAC) in an effort to promote financial stability and growth within a DAC and protecting sensible information. While most cryptocurrencies are created as an alternative to bitcoin, ARCH was created as a startup holding DAC whose equity is represented by a cryptographic token. The goal is to test new applications of blockchain technology as well as to model an investor-token relationship in a use-case scenario involving a real startup with palpable products and services. To improve equity fungibility, revenue from any of the holding company's products or services is to be used to purchase more tokens from the market, thereby making the holding DAC's equity token exponentially more valuable with each additional revenue stream. Although no substantial revenue has been injected into ARCH's fungibility yet, its tiered conditional access levels have created a natural self-audit system that has proven very effective when it comes to managing this pseudo-corporate setup and its investors. Value in information is trusted to investors according to their own responsibility in the pseudo-corporate structure. In this tiered setup, the amount of tokens held serves as a basis of evaluating trust and involvement with the DAC itself. This system promotes unbiased transparency by the developers and corporate responsibility on behalf of the investors. This system alone, without any major revenue stream, has already proven itself as the backbone of the current stable growth in the ARCH equity token's market cap. This unique approach opens doors for a new generation of DACs, fusing decentralized communities with traditional corporate structures using tiered conditional access levels to secure the flow of information. Although tailored to our specific ventures and “community” needs, the ARCH wallet concept is an outstanding, first-of-its-kind example for other future DACs looking to combine all relevant information and tools regarding the DAC's and its equity token in one place. ARCH is taking that concept even further and seeks to integrate the whole corporate structure into its wallet as the DAC grows. In a nutshell, Arch rearranged how investors interacted in DACs to establish healthier lines of communication while changing the financial structure so that FIAT revenue would be injected directly into the tokens fungibility instead of being distributed through dividends.Their products, services and software are inspired by bitcoin, disruptive and innovative but not interdependent. “
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It is usually not currently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Archer DAO Governance Token directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Archer DAO Governance Token should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Coinbase, Changelly or Gemini. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Archer DAO Governance Token using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were:
11-14-15-24
(eleven, fourteen, fifteen, twenty-four)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were:
11-14-15-24
(eleven, fourteen, fifteen, twenty-four) | https://www.lakecountystar.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Match-4-game-17138251.php | 2022-04-30T04:15:40Z | https://www.lakecountystar.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Match-4-game-17138251.php | true | null |
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
03-18-31-34-36-40
(three, eighteen, thirty-one, thirty-four, thirty-six, forty)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
03-18-31-34-36-40
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Tens of thousands of Detroiters can get criminal records expunged; why few try
Sarah Rahal
The Detroit News
Detroit — Stephen Erter spent six months in a boot camp operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections and 18 months on probation after being convicted of felonious assault in 2013.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
03-18-31-34-36-40
(three, eighteen, thirty-one, thirty-four, thirty-six, forty)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
03-18-31-34-36-40
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LOS ANGELES ― As Trevor Bauer received and appealed a two-year suspension from Major League Baseball, and took to social media to defend a new round of domestic abuse allegations, the Dodgers further distanced themselves from the embattled pitcher.
In the home clubhouse at Dodger Stadium, catcher Austin Barnes said the news of Bauer’s suspension didn’t bring a sense of finality. Barnes said he only learned the news second-hand after he arrived Friday.
“We don’t know what’s going on” with Bauer, Barnes said. “Just kind of focus on who’s in here, is probably a good idea.”
This aligns with the message Manager Dave Roberts has repeated throughout Bauer’s paid administrative leave, a message he repeated again Friday.
Roberts said he would not address Bauer’s suspension with players as a group.
“The only thing I’ve talked to the team about is the Detroit Tigers,” Roberts said, referring to the Dodgers’ opponent Friday.
Pressed for his opinion of the suspension, Roberts declined to comment beyond a statement issued by the team. Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten also declined to comment.
“Today we were informed that MLB has concluded its investigation into allegations that have been made against Trevor Bauer, and the Commissioner has issued his decision regarding discipline,” the Dodgers’ statement read. “The Dodgers organization takes all allegations of this nature very seriously and does not condone or excuse any acts of domestic violence or sexual assault. We’ve cooperated fully with MLB’s investigation since it began, and we fully support MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Abuse Policy, and the Commissioner’s enforcement of the Policy.
“We understand that Trevor has the right to appeal the Commissioner’s decision. Therefore, we will not comment further until the process is complete.”
Meanwhile, the Washington Post reported that a Columbus, Ohio woman is accusing Bauer of choking her unconscious without her consent. She is the third woman to come forward to the media over the past year with similar allegations.
In a statement, Bauer claimed the allegations are “false and defamatory.” He described his relationship with the woman as “casual and wholly consensual.” He denied her claim of non-consensual choking and said the woman hired a lawyer to seek financial compensation from Bauer in October 2021.
The Dodgers signed Bauer to a three-year, $102 million contract in February 2021. They were still paying his salary during Bauer’s administrative leave, which began July 2, 2021. As of Friday, the Dodgers are no longer obligated to pay his salary.
GIBBY HONORED
Kirk Gibson will not be at Dodger Stadium with the Detroit Tigers in town for a rare four-game interleague series between his two former teams. The player-turned-Tigers broadcaster is recovering from knee surgery.
Gibson will be omnipresent on Saturday, when he becomes the fifth member of the “Legends of Dodger Baseball.” Steve Garvey, Don Newcombe, Fernando Valenzuela and Maury Wills were previously inducted into the elite group. The Dodgers will air a prerecorded message for Dodger fans prior to Saturday’s game, and distribute Gibson bobbleheads to the first 40,000 fans in attendance.
Gibson hit one of the most famous home runs in baseball history to end Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, which the Dodgers won in five games. He also won the National League MVP award that year.
INJURY UPDATES
Pitchers Blake Treinen and Andrew Heaney have yet to resume throwing since they suffered shoulder injuries. Both players are on the injured list and are eligible to return during the four-game series against the Tigers.
However, Roberts said Treinen and Heaney will need more time to recover. Their exact timetables are not known.
“Earlier on we were hopeful that both guys’ (IL stints) would be more shorter than longer,” Roberts said. “As it turns out, both are on the longer side of things.”
Treinen and Heaney both underwent MRI exams on their shoulder, Roberts said. Heaney was diagnosed with inflammation in his left shoulder.
Treinen’s diagnosis was not known and the pitcher was not in the clubhouse on Friday. Roberts said Treinen is attending the birth of his child.
Pitcher David Price, who was placed on IL after testing positive for COVID-19, is “getting better symptomatically,” Roberts said.
Reliever Tommy Kahnle (Tommy John surgery) will make his final minor league rehabilitation appearance on Sunday. The Dodgers plan to activate the right-hander prior to Tuesday’s game against the Giants.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — North Dakota State’s Christian Watson will try to continue the Green Bay Packers' second-round success with wide receivers.
The Packers traded up 19 spots to take Watson with the 34th overall selection in the NFL draft Friday as they seek more targets for reigning MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers now that All-Pro receiver Davante Adams is gone.
“Obviously being able to catch passes from one of the best to ever do it is something I’m definitely excited about,” Watson said. "I feel like I’m going to be able to learn and grow a lot through not just him but all the other receivers and everyone else in the organization as well. I definitely couldn’t be more excited to go at it with Aaron Rodgers.”
The Packers also selected UCLA offensive lineman Sean Rhyan in the third round with the 92nd pick.
Green Bay opened the day with two second round selections – the No. 53 and No. 59 picks. The Packers traded both to the Minnesota Vikings for the right to take Watson at No. 34.
Although the Packers haven’t selected a wide receiver in the first round since taking Florida State’s Javon Walker 20th overall in 2002, they’ve developed a knack over the last couple of decades for finding wideouts in the second round.
One of those guys was Adams, who went 53rd overall in 2014 out of Fresno State and earned All-Pro honors each of the last two seasons . The Packers traded Adams to the Raiders last month in a deal that brought them the 22nd and 53rd overall picks in this year’s draft.
Other receivers to have productive seasons in Green Bay after getting drafted in the second round include Greg Jennings (2006), Jordy Nelson (2008) and Randall Cobb (2011).
“We’ve had a lot of success with second- and third-round receivers in Green Bay,” Rodgers said Thursday night on Pat McAfee’s SiriuxXM and YouTube show after the Packers didn’t take a receiver in the first round. “You look at Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, James Jones in the third round (in 2007), obviously Davante Adams in the second round. Those guys turned out pretty good.”
The Packers believe Watson can be the next in line.
The 6-foot-5 wideout showed his explosiveness at North Dakota State by gaining 20-plus yards on nearly one-third of his 180 career rushing, receiving and return attempts. North Dakota State won Football Championship Subdivision titles in four of his five seasons at the school, including one redshirt year.
His kick return ability also could shore up Green Bay's special teams, the Packers' biggest weakness last season.
“As fast as he is and his length and his stride, any type of a vertical route, that sort of stuff, it’s exponential what he could ultimately do for our offense that way,” Packers director of football operations Milt Hendrickson said.
While Watkins' physical skills are obvious, he didn't put up overwhelming numbers. His 43 catches for 801 yards and seven touchdowns last season represented career highs in all three categories.
“I don’t think it was for a lack of anything that Christian did or didn’t do,” Hendrickson said. “If you’re familiar with NDSU, they love to run the football. His opportunities will come and go sometimes.”
Watson has family ties to the Packers organization.
The Packers drafted his father, former Howard defensive back Tim Watson, in the sixth round in 1993. Watson never actually played for the Packers in an NFL career that included stints with the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles
“Being able to follow in his footsteps and be drafted by the same club is extra special to me for sure,” Watson said. “It’s definitely a surreal experience. Just getting the phone call itself brought tears in my eyes, I was so excited.”
Wide receiver was a major need for the Packers that got exacerbated by Adams’ exit.
Green Bay lost two other wideouts to free agency when Marquez Valdes-Scantling joined the Kansas City Chiefs and Equanimeous St. Brown signed with the Chicago Bears, though the Packers did add veteran receiver Sammy Watkins.
The Packers’ top returning receiver is Allen Lazard, who had 40 catches for 513 yards and eight touchdowns last season.
On Thursday, Green Bay focused on defense in the first round by taking a pair of Georgia teammates, using the 22nd overall selection on linebacker Quay Walker and taking tackle Devonte Wyatt at No. 28.
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The Sharks wanted to finish off what’s been a challenging season on a positive note Friday night, as they played the Seattle Kraken in their 82nd and final game.
Instead, the Sharks sleepwalked through the first 20 minutes, fell behind by two goals, and never fully recovered in what became a 3-0 loss to the expansion Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena.
Playing their third game on four nights, one which was mostly meaningless, the Sharks were outshot 12-4 in the first period when they allowed goals to Yanni Gourde and Adam Larsson.
San Jose played with more energy in the second period when it had 11 shots. But the Sharks were unable to take advantage of a 5-on-3 for 1:12 after penalties to Jamie Oleksiak and Larsson.
Goalie Kaapo Kahkonen had 28 saves in the Sharks’ loss, their third in four meetings with the Kraken this season. Chris Driedger had 24 saves for Seattle, which ended its inaugural season at 27-48-6.
San Jose (32-37-13) finished sixth in the Pacific Division and 22nd in the NHL’s overall standings. The Sharks will have a 3.0 percent chance of winning the first draw during the NHL Draft Lottery on May 10.
The Sharks players will clean out their lockers Saturday, the first day of what could be a busy offseason.
The Sharks’ search for a general manager is still in the early stages, with team president Jonathan Becher saying earlier this week that the organization could begin interviews sometime next week.
The Sharks’ brain trust has indicated that they’re willing to be patient with the process, and could wait until June or July to hire the person they feel is right for the franchise.
The Sharks also have to determine what to do with their coaching staff.
Coach Bob Boughner said Friday morning he has not been given any indication by interim general manager Joe Will as to whether he’ll be back next season.
The Sharks, though, could wait until a full-time GM is in place, and let that person decide whether to make a coaching change.
The Sharks also have personnel decisions to make, starting with whether to re-sign pending restricted free agents Alexander Barabanov and Jaycob Megna, and whether to offer Timo Meier a contract extension as he goes into the final year of a four-year, $24 million deal he signed in 2019.
The Sharks also need to find ways to create more offense, as they entered Friday averaging 2.61 goals per game, which ranked 28th out of 32 teams.
The Sharks could also buy out a player’s contract for the second straight year.
Defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic might be an ideal candidate, as he has four years remaining on his eight-year, $56 million deal that began in 2018. Vlasic, 35, has been a third-pair defenseman for most of the season, a role not commensurate with his annual $7 million salary-cap hit.
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In “Change,” Adrianne Lenker of indie folk band Big Thief asks a question that’s familiar to anyone who’s lived long enough:
”Would you live forever, never die, while everything around passes?”
It’s a tough thought to confront, but an inevitable one.
Parents pass on. Friends pass on. So do enemies, colleagues, vague acquaintances, the guy at the convenience store, the woman in the department store ... and on and on.
We can try to keep up with the times and try to keep up with new friends. We can try to stay involved in the lives of our children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and so on.
But here’s the truth about age that’s true now and was true 100 years ago, 250 years ago, 500 years ago, 1,000 years ago, 10,000 years ago: The old eventually become outcast. It might be a gentle shift to the side in many cases, but it’s on the outside looking in all the same.
It’s a hard reality when it hits home ... and yet most won’t give up the ghost easily.
Death is such a tremendous unknown. What lies beyond that door? That’s a question humans have grappled with since the first ones came to the realization that within all the amazing beauty, struggles, quirks and chaos of life, there’s just one ending.
Eventually, death will come knocking.
For some, it will sneak up in an instant. That could be passing “peacefully in our sleep” (are we really sure of that?) Or maybe we’ll have a few seconds to confront our mortal end as that tractor-trailer bears down, that jet airliner plows toward the ground, or that blood clot starts passing through our heart.
Many more will see the end over a longer period of time. That might be fighting cancer. Or a lengthy bout with heart disease. Or just a general degeneration of our bodies — that old standby, “he died of old age” or “she passed from natural causes.”
That latter group will have the option of letting go or fighting on. That’s a tough decision that only can be made on an individual basis. Some will fight, as they say, “tooth and nail” to beat back death. They’ll lose in the end, of course. We all will.
Others will give in and stop fighting; they’ll just release their grip on the precarious perch in the here and now.
Some will be comforted by their religion, whatever religion that may be. Others, even true believers, still will struggle with facing this great unknown. Some may be confident and happy to “cross the bar,” “strike the tents” or “cross under the river and rest under the shade of the trees.”
The same will be true of those who don’t believe there’s anything beyond the life we’re living today. Some will handle approaching death in a way many will term “graceful,” while others will show what looks like sheer panic as they slip ever, ever, ever closer to that final second of life and that first of death. And there will be a few who will be ready to pass on.
In “Change,” Big Thief’s Lenker reminds us that at some point — maybe it’s at age 75, 85, 95 or 105 — we’ll probably get to where, as they like to say, the world has moved on.
”Would you smile forever, never cry, while everything you know passes?” she asks.
”Death, like a door,” she continues, ”To a place we’ve never been before.”
She sets up death as what so many have termed it, the beginning of a journey into the great unknown.
Lenker is a relatively young person. She’ll turn 31 this year.
And maybe at some point, her thoughts about death will change.
But for now, it seems as though she considers that death, when it comes, will bring — perhaps — more life.
”Would you stare forever at the sun, Never watch the moon rising? Would you walk forever in the light, To never learn the secret of the quiet night?”
It’s not a mistake that the first verse of “Change” references butterflies, which usually live only two to four weeks.
”Change, like the wind, Like the water, like skin. Change, like the sky, Like the leaves, like a butterfly.”
Change is coming. Put an ear to the tracks and listen. Maybe it’s just a little, light thrum. Or a rattle. Or perhaps it’s a thunderous roar.
Ignore it?
Don’t worry.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Night" game were:
5-7-3, WB: 9
(five, seven, three; WB: nine)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Night" game were:
5-7-3, WB: 9
(five, seven, three; WB: nine) | https://www.newstimes.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play3-Night-game-17138192.php | 2022-04-30T04:50:28Z | https://www.newstimes.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play3-Night-game-17138192.php | false | null |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams showed up fashionably late to the NFL draft on Friday night to make their first pick, grabbing Wisconsin offensive lineman Logan Bruss at the back of the third round.
The Rams used the 104th overall selection to get Bruss, a hulking lineman who played mostly right tackle for the Badgers.
He will be an immediate candidate to start at right guard for the champs after the departure of Austin Corbett to Carolina in free agency. He is the third Wisconsin product on the Rams' offensive line, joining two starters: right tackle Rob Havenstein and left guard David Edwards.
Bruss said Edwards showed him the ropes in his first season in Madison, and it's remarkable to think he'll be doing the same in Los Angeles.
After trading away their first three selections to secure the veteran talent that won the title, the Rams were the last team to make a pick in the three-day draft.
They finally got in the game by using the compensatory pick — the 40th selection in the third round — given to them for losing executive Brad Holmes to Detroit.
The Rams didn't make a first-round pick for the sixth consecutive season after trading their 2022 choice — and their 2023 selection — to Detroit for Matthew Stafford, who promptly led them to a championship. Los Angeles also dealt its second-round and third-round selections to Denver for its half-season rental of Von Miller, who played a major role in the title run.
The Rams will be busier Saturday with seven picks in the final four rounds. General manager Les Snead has a solid track record of finding important contributors at the back of the draft, and he'll have to be sharp again with several departed contributors from the title team.
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Shares of Procter & Gamble Co.
PG,
-1.75%
shed 1.75% to $160.55 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-3.63%
falling 3.63% to 4,131.93 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-2.77%
falling 2.77% to 32,977.21. Procter & Gamble Co. closed $4.80 below its 52-week high ($165.35), which the company reached on January 21st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson
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fell 1.64% to $180.46, L'Oreal S.A. ADR
LRLCY,
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fell 1.20% to $72.57, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A
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-3.04%
fell 3.04% to $264.06. Trading volume (10.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 7.6 M.
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Ukraine fights to hold off Russian advances in south, east
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces fought to hold off Russian attempts to advance in the south and east, where the Kremlin is seeking to capture the country’s industrial Donbas region, and a senior U.S. defense official said Moscow’s offensive is going much slower than planned.
While artillery fire, sirens and explosions were heard Friday in some cities, the United Nations sought to broker an evacuation of civilians from the increasingly hellish ruins of Mariupol, where the mayor said the situation inside the steel plant that has become the southern port city’s last stronghold is dire.
Citizens are “begging to get saved,” Mayor Vadym Boichenko said. “There, it’s not a matter of days. It’s a matter of hours.”
In other developments:
— A former U.S. Marine was killed while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, his family said in what would be the war’s first known death of an American in combat. The U.S. has not confirmed the report.
— Ukrainian forces are cracking down on people accused of helping Russian troops. In the Kharkiv region alone, nearly 400 have been detained under anti-collaboration laws enacted after Moscow’s Feb. 24 invasion.
— The international sanctions imposed on the Kremlin over the war are squeezing the country. The Russian Central Bank said Russia’s economy is expected to contract by up to 10% this year, and the outlook is “extremely uncertain.”
Getting a full picture of the unfolding battle in the east has been difficult because airstrikes and artillery barrages have made it extremely dangerous for reporters to move around. Both Ukraine and the Moscow-backed rebels fighting in the east also have introduced tight restrictions on reporting from the combat zone.
But so far, Russia’s troops and the separatist forces appear to have made only minor gains.
In part because of the strength of Ukrainian resistance, the U.S. believes the Russians are “at least several days behind where they wanted to be” as they try to encircle Ukrainian troops in the east, said the senior U.S. defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the American military’s assessment.
As Russian troops try to move north out of Mariupol so they can advance on Ukrainian forces from the south, their progress has been “slow and uneven and certainly not decisive,” the official said.
In the bombed-out city of Mariupol, around 100,000 people were believed trapped with little food, water or medicine. An estimated 2,000 Ukrainian defenders and 1,000 civilians were holed up at the Azovstal steel plant.
The Soviet-era steel plant has a vast underground network of bunkers able to withstand airstrikes. But the situation has grown more dire after the Russians dropped “bunker busters” and other bombs.
“Locals who manage to leave Mariupol say it is hell, but when they leave this fortress, they say it is worse,” the mayor said.
U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said the organization was negotiating with authorities in Moscow and Kyiv to create safe passage.
This time, “we hope there’s a slight touch of humanity in the enemy,” the mayor said. Ukraine has blamed the failure of numerous previous evacuation attempts on continued Russian shelling.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, told Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV that the real problem is that “humanitarian corridors are being ignored by Ukrainian ultra-nationals.” Moscow has repeatedly claimed right-wing Ukrainians are thwarting evacuation efforts and using civilians as human shields.
Fighting could be heard from Kramatorsk to Sloviansk, two cities about 18 kilometers (11 miles) apart in the Donbas. Columns of smoke rose from the Sloviansk area and neighboring cities. At least one person was reported wounded in the shelling.
In his nightly video address, Zelenskyy accused Russia of trying to destroy the Donbas and all who live there.
The constant attacks “show that Russia wants to empty this territory of all people,” he said.
“If the Russian invaders are able to realize their plans even partially, then they have enough artillery and aircraft to turn the entire Donbas into stones, as they did with Mariupol.”
Ukrainian troops in the Luhansk region of the Donbas repulsed an attack by Russian airborne troops and killed most of their unit, the governor said.
“Only seven of the invaders survived,” Gov. Serhiy Haidai said Friday on Telegram. The claim could not immediately be confirmed.
He did not say where the attack took place but said Russian forces were preparing for an attack on Severodonetsk.
In a neighborhood on the outskirts of Kharkiv that is regularly shelled by Russian forces, some residents remain in their apartments, even though the buildings have charred gaping holes. There is no running water or electricity so they gather outside to cook on an open flame.
Ukrainian reservists staying in a neighborhood cellar say the Russians have hit the buildings with rockets, artillery and tank fire.
“A tank can come at a short distance and fire all of its ammunition on residential areas. It doesn’t care where. And it’s impossible to figure out where it will fire,” said Vladislav, who like others in the unit would only give his first name. “There is nothing here besides residential buildings, schools and kindergartens.”
Most of the reservists had civilian jobs before the war started and said they took up arms when the Russians invaded.
“When your city is being destroyed, when people close to you are being killed, there is no other option,” said a reservist named Ihor.
Another reservist, who goes by the nickname Malysh, expressed frustration that he wasn’t able to do more to stop the Russian advance.
“I took up arms, but unfortunately I can’t catch flying missiles with my bare hands and throw them back,” he said.
In the nearby village of Ruska Lozava, hundreds of people were evacuated after Ukrainian forces retook the city from Russian occupiers, according to the regional governor. Those who fled to Kharkiv spoke of dire conditions under the Russians, with little water or food and no electricity.
“We were hiding in the basement. It was horror. The basement was shaking from the explosions. We were screaming, we were crying and we were praying to God,” said Ludmila Bocharnikova.
Former U.S. Marine Willy Joseph Cancel, 22, was killed Monday while working for a military contracting company that sent him to Ukraine, his mother, Rebecca Cabrera, told CNN.
“He wanted to go over because he believed in what Ukraine was fighting for,” she said, “and he wanted to be a part of it to contain it there so it didn’t come here, and that maybe our American soldiers wouldn’t have to be involved in it.”
The Marine Corps said Cancel served four years but was given a bad-conduct discharge and sentenced to five months’ confinement for violating orders. No details on the offense were given.
At least two other foreigners fighting on the Ukrainian side, one from Britain and the other from Denmark, have also been killed.
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Associated Press journalists Jon Gambrell and Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Mstyslav Chernov in Kharkiv, Yesica Fisch in Sloviansk, Lolita C. Baldor in Washington and AP staff around the world contributed to this report.
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'If we can't use the cash we give it to the shareholders' - Karooooo CEO
Global software company Karooooo says its subscriber base grew 17% in 2022 despite "the persistent challenging operating environment".
Karooooo posted its results for the fourth quarter and full year to end February 2022, on Thursday.
The JSE- and Nasdaq-listed company, started by South African tech entrepreneur Zak Calisto, is the owner of Cartrack.
Karooooo reported that total revenue increased 20% to R742 million (from R616 million in Q4 2021).
Karooooo's earnings per share decreased 3% to ZAR15.24 in 2022 (2021: ZAR15.65), impacted negatively by ZAR0.52 per share attributable to the once-off exceptional item expensed in 2022. Excluding the impact thereof, earnings per share increased 1% to ZAR15.76 (2021:ZAR15.65).
Karooooo statement
The company declared an interim dividend of 60 US cents per ordinary share, pertaining to the first quarter of Karooooo’s 2023 financial year, to be paid on September 12, 2022
Ray White (in for Bruce Whitfield) interviews Calisto on The Money Show.
We've got quite a high cash-generative model and at the end of the financial year we had over R700 million; we've got bank facilities of R1 billion at this point in time, largely unused...
Zak Calisto, CEO - Karooooo
We just thought, the way we've continued to generate cash in March and April... and given our growth aspirations for this financial year, we won't need all this cash... We've always had the policy: if we can't use the cash then give it to the shareholders as opposed to letting it sit in the bank.
Zak Calisto, CEO - Karooooo
A lot of the R700 million is kept in US dollars; you'd probably find it's close to R900 million with the exchange rate today...
Zak Calisto, CEO - Karooooo
Commenting on how the company weathered the impact of the Covid pandemic, Calisto says they exercised discipline and put in a whole lot more effort in order to grow.
He is confident that in six months' time the world will "normalise" and Karooooo will be able to start accelerating its growth.
We want to focus on growing Asia and Europe, but we're not losing focus on growing our business in South Africa and the continent... We believe there is still a huge untapped market in South Africa...
Zak Calisto, CEO - Karooooo
Listen to Calisto tell the story of Karooooo in the audio clip below:
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Fauci backs out of White House Correspondents' Dinner due to COVID-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci will not be attending the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner due to COVID-19 concerns — an apparent reversal from his stance earlier Wednesday that the United States was "out of the pandemic phase." While Fauci has declined to attend the event, seemingly undermining his prior...
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T-Mobile US Inc. shares TMUS, +2.33% rose 1.3% in premarket trade Wednesday, after the telecoms company beat profit estimates for the first quarter by a wide margin, offsetting a revenue miss. T-Mobile posted net income of $713 million, or 57 cents a share, for the quarter, down from $933 million, or 74 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Revenue rose to $20.120 billion from $19.759 billion. The FactSet consensus was for EPS of 44 cents and revenue of $20.134 billion. The company said it expects to complete its Sprint customer migration by year-end as well as the decommissioning of Sprint sites it no longer needs. The merger with Sprint closed in 2020. The company added 1.3 million postpaid net customers in the quarter, including 589,000 postpaid phone net customers. It also added 338,000 high speed internet net customers. Some 45% of postpaid customers are using a 5G phone and 5G devices account for more than half of its total network traffic. The company is now raising its guidance for synergies from its merger with Sprint to $5.2 billion to $5.4 billion in 2022, from a previous range of $5.0 billion to $5.3 billion. It expects 2022 postpaid net customer additions of 5.3 million to 5.8 million, up from prior guidance of 5.0 million to $5.5 million. It expects free cash flow of $7.2 billion to $7.6 billion, compared with prior guidance of $7.1 billion to $7.6 billion. Shares have gained 8% in the year to date, while the S&P 500. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2585094633203/t-mobile-us-shares-gain-on-q1-performance-boosting-sprint-merger-synergies-outlook | 2022-04-30T05:12:20Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2585094633203/t-mobile-us-shares-gain-on-q1-performance-boosting-sprint-merger-synergies-outlook | true | 2 |
Firefighter Adopts Pit Bull Puppy Rescued From Sacramento Homeless Fire, Names Him ‘Loki’
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The pit bull puppy found near a debris fire in North Sacramento two weeks ago now has a forever home – and a fire-inspired name.
Sacramento Fire Department crews rescued the pup during a homeless debris fire back on April 12. The dog had burned plastic on his body, but was otherwise in good health.
After picking out the plastic and giving him a bath and some food, firefighters say Loki’s puppy personality already started to show.
Firefighter Mike Thawley took the puppy in as a foster. He has now adopted the puppy and named him “Loki” after the God of Fire.
This isn’t the first time Thawley has adopted an abandoned dog. Five years ago, he took in “Chunk,” a pit bull found chained to a fence and suffering from mange off Richards Boulevard.
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SANTA FE, N.M. — Thousands of firefighters battled destructive wildfires in the Southwest as more residents prepared to evacuate Friday into the weekend in northern New Mexico where strong winds and dangerously dry conditions have made the blazes hard to contain.
The biggest fire in the U.S. grew to more than 117 square miles (303 square kilometers) through the afternoon northeast of Santa Fe. Gusty winds prevented any aerial attacks by midmorning and crews lost some of the containment they had established in previous days.
The rapid rate of the spread of the fire was exceeding dire predictions in some areas, incident commander Carl Schwope said Friday night.
"We're in a very dangerous situation. Evacuation statuses are changing as we speak," he warned at a briefing in Las Vegas, New Mexico, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Santa Fe.
More air and ground forces were on the way, he said, to fortify the nearly 1,000 firefighters on the fire lines there and winds that gusted up to 65 mph were beginning to subside as nightfall approached.
There were no immediate reports of any new structures have been lost since the local sheriff confirmed Thursday night at least 166 homes have been destroyed in northeast New Mexico's rural San Miguel County.
But erratic wind shifts in some of the driest conditions the region has seen in years were forecast again Saturday, and authorities were making preparations to evacuate some residents as far north as Taos.
"Just getting people out of the way, that's been the mission today," Sheriff Chris Lopez said at the briefing in Las Vegas. Some of the most active fire was heading in the direction of that town but he said the town itself was not in immediate danger.
Fire lines were bolstered outside the rural New Mexico community of Ledoux in efforts to save structures, and they appeared to be holding.
More than 2,000 firefighters were battling fires in Arizona and New Mexico on Friday — about half of those in northeast New Mexico, where a total of more than 187 square miles (484 square kilometers) of mostly timber and brush have been charred.
Red flag warnings for extreme fire danger were in place Friday for nearly all of New Mexico and parts of Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
The fires are burning unusually hot and fast for this time of year, especially in the Southwest, where experts said some timber in the region is drier than kiln-dried wood.
"We still have some fire weather to get through tonight, tomorrow and several days afterwards," fire behavior specialist Stewart Turner said at Friday night's briefing in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
"It's very important that everybody pays attention to the evacuation orders because this is a very, very serious fire — very dangerous fire behavior out there."
Matthew Probst, Las Vegas-based medical director for the health clinic network El Centro Family Health, said the nearby fire has swept through impoverished communities already frayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
"Here, you're losing meager homes, but it's everything. It's all they had," said Probst, a coordinator of county health services for wildfire evacuees.
Rural families in the area were caught off guard after heading home from an early evacuation — only to be ambushed by a fast-moving fire last week.
A 79-year-old widow from the tiny community of Sapello left her house and a blue heeler cattle dog for a doctor's appointment, with boxes packed for possible evacuation with jewelry and her 1964 wedding photos. Winds kicked up, and police said it was too late to go back for anything.
"They said, 'No ma'am, it's far too dangerous,'" said Sonya Berg in a phone interview Friday from an emergency shelter at a nearby middle school.
A close friend says the house burned, but Berg doesn't want to believe it. A neighbor rescued the dog.
"I'm in denial until I go and see it," said Berg, whose husband passed away in 2019 and was buried outside the home. "He's up there, he's been through the whole thing. I'm hoping the gravestone we put up is still there."
In the Jemez Mountains east of Los Alamos, another wildfire spanning 12 square miles (30 square kilometers) crept in the direction of Bandelier National Monument, which closed its backcountry hiking trails as a precaution while central visiting areas remained open.
In northern Arizona, authorities are nearing full containment of a 30 square-mile (77 square-kilometer) blaze that destroyed at least 30 homes near Flagstaff and forced hundreds to evacuate. A top-level national management team turned it back over to the local forest Friday.
"It's pretty stable for the most part," said Coconino National Forest spokeswoman Randi Shaffer. "We're not seeing any forecasted crazy weather patterns. We have fire crews monitoring, all of our suppression efforts have been holding."
Some residents near another fire 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of Prescott haven't been allowed back home. Firefighters have about one-third of the 14 square-mile (37-square-kilometer) fire's perimeter contained. Lighter winds were expected into the weekend, but low humidity will be a concern, fire officials said.
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Associated Press writer Scott Sonner contributed to this report from Reno, Nevada. Attanasio reported from Santa Fe. Attanasio is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues. | https://www.startribune.com/more-evacuations-expected-near-dangerous-southwest-wildfires/600168963/ | 2022-04-30T05:20:22Z | https://www.startribune.com/more-evacuations-expected-near-dangerous-southwest-wildfires/600168963/ | false | 37 |
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20 STRIKEOUTS! SDSU’s Tori Kniesche makes history in no-hitter against St. Thomas
Sophomore’s 5-0 victory sets program record for most strikeouts in a game
BROOKINGS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Tori Kniesche turned in the most dominant pitching performance in South Dakota State softball history by striking out 20 batters and throwing her second consecutive no-hitter as the Jackrabbits completed a Summit League series sweep with a 5-0 victory over St. Thomas Friday afternoon at Jackrabbit Softball Stadium.
The league-leading Jackrabbits notched their eighth consecutive win to improve to 34-10 overall and 15-2 in Summit play. St. Thomas dropped to 12-33 overall and 7-11 in league play.
A sophomore from Wayne, Nebraska, Kniesche tossed her third no-hitter of the season and fifth of her career, allowing only a walk to Christina Crawford in the second inning. The right-hander, who tied the then-school record with a 13-strikeout, no-hit performance to complete a doubleheader sweep on Thursday, fanned the side in every inning but the fifth on Friday, with the only ball to be put in play resulting in a foul out to third base.
Meanwhile, the SDSU offense put runs on the board in each of the first four innings, starting with a solo home run by Cylie Halvorson in the bottom of the first inning.
The Jackrabbits added two more runs in the second on a sacrifice fly by Brooke Dumont and a run-scoring infield single by Rozelyn Carrillo, who extended her school-record hitting streak to 21 games.
Halvorson added another solo shot in the third inning for her team-leading 15th round-tripper of the season, and Jocelyn Carrillo provided the final tally with a solo homer in the fourth.
UP NEXT
SDSU closes the regular season by hosting a three-game series May 6-7 against North Dakota. The series opens with a noon doubleheader on Friday.
NOTES
- The Jackrabbits homered 12 times in the three-game series
- Kniesche upped her season strikeout total to 206
- Kniesche fired a seven-inning no-hitter for the first time in her career
- Halvorson homered three times in the series to up her career total to 36
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Dodgers first. Mookie Betts flies out to right field to Austin Meadows. Freddie Freeman walks. Trea Turner flies out to deep left center field to Robbie Grossman. Freddie Freeman to third. Justin Turner homers to left field. Freddie Freeman scores. Max Muncy grounds out to first base to Spencer Torkelson.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 2, Tigers 0.
Dodgers second. Will Smith grounds out to second base, Jonathan Schoop to Spencer Torkelson. Cody Bellinger called out on strikes. Chris Taylor homers to center field. Gavin Lux flies out to deep center field to Derek Hill.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 3, Tigers 0.
Tigers third. Jonathan Schoop flies out to deep center field to Cody Bellinger. Tucker Barnhart singles to shallow left field. Derek Hill grounds out to shallow infield, Tyler Anderson to Freddie Freeman. Robbie Grossman walks. Tucker Barnhart to second. Javier Baez singles to shallow center field, advances to 2nd. Robbie Grossman to third. Tucker Barnhart scores. Miguel Cabrera lines out to second base to Gavin Lux.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Dodgers 3, Tigers 1.
Dodgers third. Mookie Betts walks. Freddie Freeman singles to right field. Mookie Betts to third. Trea Turner out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Austin Meadows. Mookie Betts scores. Justin Turner called out on strikes. Max Muncy flies out to deep left field to Robbie Grossman.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 4, Tigers 1.
Dodgers fourth. Will Smith walks. Cody Bellinger flies out to deep center field to Derek Hill. Chris Taylor strikes out swinging. Gavin Lux singles to center field. Will Smith to second. Mookie Betts singles to shallow center field. Gavin Lux to third. Will Smith scores. Fielding error by Javier Baez. Freddie Freeman flies out to deep center field to Derek Hill.
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The Dalton Catamounts will have a shot at their third state championship in four years after pulling away from River Ridge in the second half of Friday’s state semifinal, 5-1.
These players “find a way to win, and I’m very proud of them,” said Matt Cheaves, Dalton’s head coach. “Yahir Paez, we moved him all around tonight,” and he excelled everywhere he played, “Zeke Ortiz had two goals and played great, but, really, it was a team effort.”
“We finished our chances tonight,” Cheaves added. “We corrected issues, and we’ve done that all season.”
Ortiz also pointed to “finishing our chances” Friday, and also earning more quality opportunities, said the junior midfielder. The Catamounts executed “our game plan,” which meant those scoring chances came easier.”
Dalton plays for its seventh state title since 2003 Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Mercer University in Macon against Lassiter, which beat Central Gwinnett Friday, 2-1, in the other half of the bracket.
At Harmon Field Friday, the Knights — champions of Region 7-6A — gave the Catamounts crowd an anxious moment early, but goalkeeper Israel Soria was able to cover the ball seconds before River Ridge’s Matthew Dean could get a foot on it and perhaps put the visitors ahead. The Catamounts, whose last playoff loss was May 2, 2018, struck first on a goal by Fabian Rodriguez with 29:36 remaining in the opening half. The goal was set up by Fernando Guerrero, who made an impressive steal, then demonstrated adroit footwork to penetrate deep into River Ridge territory and scramble their defense, which helped open room for the senior forward to boot the ball into the top left corner.
Rodriguez paid it forward later in the half, when he beat his defender and fed senior Pablo Castillo, who buried it into the net with 14:37 remaining in the first half. Castillo then sprinted to the Dalton student section into a wall of jubilant cheers with his arms outstretched to his sides like an ecstatic airplane.
Soria elevated high into the air to snag a dangerous header with seven minutes left in the first half, and Dalton’s David Saldana fired just wide of the net with two minutes left to keep the score 2-0 at intermission.
The Knights cut the deficit in half five minutes into the second half on a penalty kick by Samuel Pacheco, but Ortiz provided breathing room for the home side with his first of two goals with 23:07 left in the contest.
Paez “had the ball, and I knew there was space behind the defender, so I ran to it,” Ortiz said. “He saw me, and the shot went in” past freshman goalkeeper Gracen Vanglider.
Less than two minutes later, Paez iced the game with his goal, served up to him on a throw-in by Angel Salaises. Ortiz added insurance with his second goal with 13:27 remaining to push the lead to 5-1.
“I read it, and (the pass) was on a plate for me,” he said. Then, “I chipped it over” for the goal.
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Speech impediments and other symptoms mimicking Autism Spectrum Disorder are a part of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on children, including toddlers.
Hope that this would be resolved on its own was expressed at a Joint Select Committee, in which there was a call for a special treatment facility for children with acute mental illness.
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UEFA Futsal Champions League semi-final round-up: Sporting and Barça set up final repeat
Friday 29 April 2022
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Holders Sporting CP beat ACCS 6-2 and then Barça defeated Benfica late in extra time to set up a 2021 final rematch in Riga on Sunday.
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Sporting CP and Barça will meet for the second final running after an exciting day of last-four action at Arena Riga.
Holders Sporting had to work to defeat ACCS Asnières Villeneuve 92 6-2 to keep up their bid for a third title in four years and then Benfica went three up only for Barça to recover and eventually win 5-4 at the end of extra time. Now they will look to avenge their 4-3 defeat in the 2021 decider by Sporting.
Matches at Arena Riga
Friday 29 April:
Semi-finals
ACCS Asnières Villeneuve 92 2-6 Sporting CP
Benfica 4-5 Barça (aet)
Sunday 1 May:
Third-place play-off
Benfica vs ACCS Asnières Villeneuve 92 (14:00 CET)
Final
Barça vs Sporting CP (17:00 CET)
Local time in Riga is 1 hour ahead of CET
ACCS 2-6 Sporting CP
Holders Sporting are into their fifth final in six seasons but were pushed all the way by the first French team to feature at this stage. Cardinal and Diego Cavinato both hit the post early on, and the pressure told as recent Sporting signing Esteban, on his European debut, turned in Erick's corner with a long-range low shot.
Ricardinho, playing a deep role for ACCS, almost set up Landry N'Gala with a long ball but it was the French side's goalkeeper Careca who was having to keep Sporting at bay. He was beaten twice more in the first half, Tomás Paço heading in Miguel Ângelo's chipped cross and Alex Merlim striking after Zicky's pass. However, Pany Varela was sent off before the break for a raised arm to Bolinha and within seconds Nelson Lutin pulled one back.
ACCS were looking much stronger after this but early in the second half Zicky robbed the ball and set up Diego Cavinato to make it 4-1. Still ACCS kept pressing an Salah Galmim turned the ball in after a nice exchange between Ricardinho and flying keeper N'Gala. Merlim, though, showed good footwork to get his second of the game, and Cardinal converted a penalty he won himself to confirm Sporting's progress.
Key stat: Sporting captain João Matos set a new record of 16 finals appearances while coach Nuno Dias became the first to lead a single club 50 times in this competition.
Alex Merlim, Sporting goalscorer: "We're through to the final and we fully deserved the win against a spirited ACCS team who never gave up. I think we played well and I'm really happy to have scored twice as that helped us to achieve our objective. Now we need to rest and prepare for the final. I feel that this team have what it takes to win the title once again."
Ricardinho, ACCS player: "The dream was to be here at these finals and not to get to the final. We knew just how hard it was going to be and we gave it our best. Sporting were better and deserved the result but I think we can leave with our heads held high because we gave it our all. Above all, I'm proud that this team reached this stage and was able to compete against the best. I hope they take this as experience so they can understand that we still have a lot to develop until we're actually good enough.
"People are used to seeing Ricardinho scoring bicycle kicks and all that, but even at the Futsal World Cup, it was already different. After my injury, I had to adapt to a different type of movement. I was able to fulfil my dream of becoming world champion and winning an individual award. Above all, in these types of matches, when you play against people who have more quality than you in general, you have to know how to adapt, you have to sacrifice yourself, you have to defend, and you have to position yourself differently. That's what I tried to do. I tried to give everything for the team because this group of players deserve it, because of the sacrifice and struggles we had during the season."
Where to watch the games: TV/streamsBenfica 4-5 Barça (aet)
Benfica were ahead in the first minute, Hossein Tayebi converting a penalty after Barça goalkeeper Didac Plana fouled Vinicius Rocha. Midway through the half there was a second for Benfica as Vinicius Rocha advanced down the left and smashed the ball past Didac Plana. Then late came a seemingly crucial moment as Marcênio hit the woodwork with the goal at his mercy and Benfica went straight up the other end, Robinho setting up Afonso Jesus to make it 3-0.
Just 21 seconds after the break, Barça had one back as Matheus Rodrigues's shot deflected off the post and into the goal off luckless keeper André Sousa. He redeemed himself with an incredible point-blank double save to deny a stunned Ferrao, but he was to beat the keeper with a strong back-heel, ensuring he equalled injured club-mate Esquerdinha's record of ten career finals goals. And with less then six minutes left, Dyego cut back and equalised with an angled shot.
Shortly afterwards Barça had a ten-metre penalty but Sergio Lozano hit the post. However, in the 38th minute, Dyego struck again and seemed to have won it. But seconds later Chishkala, deployed as flying keeper, levelled following Robinho's pass. In extra time Matheus Rodrigues was twice denied by André Sousa, but just 18 seconds remained when Adolfo found the target for a dramatic winner.
Key stat: Barça equal the record of Inter FS, FC Dynamo and Sporting by reaching a third final in a row.
Ferrao, Barça goalscorer: "Epic, just epic! We knew it was going to be difficult but we never expected to be three goals down at half-time. Our team never stopped believing that it was possible to stage a comeback and we were rewarded for that belief. Benfica were defending deep and the game was very tight so I had to try something different and I am so happy it worked! Now we face Sporting in the final and we will try to make up for last season’s defeat. It will be an amazing match for sure and we can’t wait to be part of it."
Vinicius Rocha, Benfica goalscorer: "To tell you the truth I still can’t believe that we lost. I’m a bit lost for words and it’s really hard to accept that we’re not in the final. Everything seemed to be going our way but than all of a sudden everything changed. But that’s futsal. We left it all out there on the pitch but this just wasn’t our night. I can’t even think about the third place match right now but we’ll have to find a way to recover from this huge setback." | https://www.uefa.com/uefafutsalchampionsleague/news/0274-1506e9bc59ba-daa2ead2a785-1000--highlights-round-up-sporting-cruise-barca-win-thriller/ | 2022-04-30T05:37:48Z | https://www.uefa.com/uefafutsalchampionsleague/news/0274-1506e9bc59ba-daa2ead2a785-1000--highlights-round-up-sporting-cruise-barca-win-thriller/ | true | 6 |
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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG) between November 4, 2019 and February 24, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") of the important June 3, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Everbridge securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Everbridge class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3095 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 3, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Everbridge was experiencing integration problems with respect to its acquiring nine separate companies; (2) Everbridge was using the revenues from these acquisitions to mask increasingly stagnant organic growth; and (3) Everbridge was failing to disclose that the COVID-19 pandemic was having a material impact on the size of the deals that Everbridge was able to obtain, with a negative effect on the Company's revenue growth. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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It looked like a sure thing that the Calgary Flames would be meeting Nashville in the playoffs heading into action today but the Arizona Coyotes had other plans.
After a 4-2 victory by the Dallas Stars (featuring an EBUG appearance), all Nashville needed was a point in Arizona to secure the top wild card spot and a matchup with Calgary. That looked like it was going to happen with Nashville leading 4-0 in the first period, but the Coyotes mounted a furious five goal comeback to defeat Nashville in regulation. It was the first time since 2002 that Arizona overcame a four goal deficit.
As a result, the Flames will host Dallas in Game 1 while Nashville takes on the Colorado Avalanche.
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Living in a rural area has some tremendous advantages.
But there’s no denying that it poses challenges as well. Those of us in Northern New York are blessed to have many thoughtful neighbors willing to help us overcome the obstacles.
Service organizations fill a vital role in our communities. As an example, the Volunteer Transportation Center in Watertown helps people make it to appointments when they don’t have access to their own vehicles.
As its name implies, the VTC makes use of volunteer drivers to carry out its mission. And the work they put in is extraordinary.
“Thanks to the work of our certified volunteer drivers, staff, board of directors and the generosity of our donors, the VTC provides essential rides to health, social, and other destinations for residents of Northern New York who have no other transportation alternatives. We envision a community where transportation is available to everyone,” according to its website. “In 2021, volunteer drivers provided 26,711 charitable trips over 1,073,435 miles in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. Of those miles, 470,002 helped those in Jefferson County, 151,954 in Lewis County and 451,479 in St. Lawrence County. That equated to approximately $477,679 in mileage reimbursement for our volunteers.”
Created in 2018, the VTC Foundation supports the organization by overseeing fundraising efforts. The VTC receives funding through insurance providers and local agencies with which it holds contracts.
But certain individuals who use the VTC’s services don’t fall into either of these categories, according to the group’s website. So donors are critical to ensure the VTC is able to continue its work.
The foundation received wonderful news recently. It was named one of 200 finalists in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist grant program. It’s eligible to obtain a $25,000 based on voting by supporters. The Lowville Food Pantry was awarded this grant in 2017.
“We were ecstatic to receive the news,” Jeremiah S. Papineau, the VTC’s director of communications and foundation director, said in a news release issued Monday. “We’ve regularly applied to be a finalist in this program, and it wasn’t until this year that we were selected. The program is highly competitive. So to be selected and be the only nonprofit chosen in the tri-county area, that’s spectacular.”
The competition prompts organizations to urge their supporters to vote for them online. State Farm usually gives grants to the top 40 vote-getters. But as the company is celebrating its 100th anniversary, this year it will give $25,000 each to 100 winners.
“The VTC Foundation’s entry, if successful, will mean $25,000 in funding for the Volunteer Transportation Center to provide transportation to non-emergent medical appointments for those truly in need. The funding will be utilized for volunteer driver mileage reimbursement for the VTC’s charitable transportation programs — something for which there is greater need since the VTC Foundation applied to be in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist program,” according to the news release. “In response to the rise in fuel prices, the VTC increased its charitable transportation mileage reimbursement from $0.445 per mile to $0.50 per mile. The increase — which went into effect March 4 — may not sound like much, said Mr. Papineau, but it means a great deal when looking to the future.”
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Maluma on historic Medellín show, fulfilling lifelong dream
NEW YORK — (AP) — Fresh from the special unveiling of his Madame Tussauds wax figure in Medellín, Colombia, Maluma is ready to give the largest concert ever held at the Atanasio Girardot Soccer Stadium in his hometown.
Tickets for Saturday’s show, titled “Medallo en el Mapa,” are officially sold out. His management confirmed that 54,000 people will accompany the Latin star while he fulfills one of his biggest dreams.
“I’m very excited because I’ve always dreamed of this, really, since I started my career,” Maluma told The Associated Press in an interview from Medellín. “It fills me with adrenaline, it fills me with nerves, because being up there and seeing my family, seeing my friends that I grew up with, seeing my people ... I think it is the dream of any artist to perform in their city.”
He added enthusiastically: “We have to show the world that you can be a prophet in your own land."
The stadium, with a maximum capacity of almost 45,000 people, has already received two big stars from Medellín: J Balvin and Karol G. But Maluma points out that his will be the largest concert ever held in the venue thanks to its 360 degree concept, with the stage in the middle and the audience filling not only the stands but the grass.
He’s planning guests “of the highest caliber, my dream artists,” but is keeping their names secret for now.
For the singer, putting on a show like “Medallo en el Mapa” is a way to diminish the drug-trafficking stereotypes of his city. Pablo Escobar died in 1993, less than two months before Maluma was born.
“Things have changed a lot since I started my career, because whenever I went abroad, people always spoke very negatively when they talked about Medellín: they talked about drug trafficking, violence, they said (Colombia) was a country that you couldn’t visit, a dangerous country,” he said, noting that over the years many fellow citizens have stood out not only in music, but also in sports and business.
“I am part of that herd that has a different vision and a different perspective and that has worked hard for that,” Maluma said. “That is what I want to do with ‘Medallo en el Mapa’, I want to show the whole world that Medellín is not violence, that Medellin is not drug trafficking, that Pablo Escobar died many years ago.”
He also fulfilled another dream on Monday afternoon, when he attended the special unveiling of his wax figure from the Madame Tussauds Orlando at the Museum of Modern Art in Medellín, where the statue was flown at the singer’s request.
“I know that there are many people here who don't have the possibility to travel to Orlando or New York or Los Angeles and go to a museum and see a sculpture of this caliber, so to be able to bring it from the United States to Colombia, to be able to give that gift to my city ... it’s the most special thing for me, to be honest,” said the singer, remembering that once he himself visited a branch of the popular wax museum and photographed himself next to the replicas of his idols. “Now my figure is going to be next to all these artists that I have followed.”
Maluma's wax figure can be seen for free this week at the Museum of Modern Art before it is transferred to the Girardot stadium for the concert. It will then return to Madame Tussauds Orlando in Florida, where it will go on exhibition in May.
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When a Gulfstream jet owned by Tiger Woods descended at Tulsa International Airport, it felt certain golf’s brightest star would attempt to play in Tulsa’s PGA Championship May 19-22.
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Health News Roundup: Shanghai reports zero cases outside quarantined areas for April 29; Child hepatitis cases rise in UK amid worldwide outbreak and more
The construction of the facility, which would be able to produce up to 100 million mRNA respiratory vaccine doses annually, is expected to start this year and is likely to be operational by end 2024, Moderna said in a statement. South Africa says it may be entering fifth COVID wave South Africa may be entering a fifth COVID wave earlier than expected after a sustained rise in infections over the past 14 days that seems to be driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants, health officials and scientists said on Friday.
Following is a summary of current health news briefs.
U.S. challenges Alabama law on transgender youth
The U.S. Justice Department said it filed a complaint on Friday challenging a law in Alabama that criminalizes some gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth. Earlier this month, Alabama's Republican governor signed into law the bill, which makes it a felony punishable with up to 10 years of imprisonment for providing voluntary medical treatments, including hormone therapy, puberty blockers and surgery to help align physical characteristics to the gender identity of a minor.
Purdue urges skeptical appeals court to revive Sackler opioid lawsuit shield
Judges on a U.S. appeals court appeared hesitant on Friday to revive a legal shield that would protect the Sackler family that owns Purdue Pharma from lawsuits related to the prescription opioid OxyContin, a key to ending the company's bankruptcy. During oral arguments, a three-judge panel on the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals probed the limits of a bankruptcy judge to protect non-bankrupt parties like the wealthy Sacklers, in the absence of clear legal authority.
Shanghai reports zero cases outside quarantined areas for April 29
China's Shanghai reported zero COVID-19 cases outside its quarantined areas for April 29, the first time since the recent outbreak in the eastern financial hub, according to local health authorities. The city recorded 8,932 new local asymptomatic coronavirus cases on April 29, versus 9,545 a day earlier, the local government said in a statement on Saturday.
Child hepatitis cases rise in UK amid worldwide outbreak
The UK Health Security Agency has identified 34 confirmed hepatitis cases in children since Monday, bringing the total number to 145 amid a series of unexplained cases among children around the world. The agency said 10 children had received liver transplants but none had died.
U.S. likely to find out about next COVID booster by summer -Fauci
Scientists and health officials by this summer should have a better sense of what type of COVID-19 booster will be needed to deal with the next phase of the pandemic and when it should be administered, top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday. The National Institutes of Health, where Fauci serves as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is conducting clinical studies to determine if the next COVID booster should be specific to a particular variant of the coronavirus or designed to address more than one variant, known as a bivalent vaccine, ahead of the fall season, he said.
Moderna plans to build vaccine facility in Canada's Quebec province
Moderna Inc said on Friday it plans to build an mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Quebec province as part of the COVID-19 vaccine maker's 10-year partnership with the Canadian government to better prepare for future pandemics. The construction of the facility, which would be able to produce up to 100 million mRNA respiratory vaccine doses annually, is expected to start this year and is likely to be operational by end 2024, Moderna said in a statement.
South Africa says it may be entering fifth COVID wave
South Africa may be entering a fifth COVID wave earlier than expected after a sustained rise in infections over the past 14 days that seems to be driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants, health officials and scientists said on Friday. The country that has recorded the most coronavirus cases and deaths on the African continent only exited a fourth wave around January and had predicted a fifth wave could start in May or June, early in the southern hemisphere winter.
AstraZeneca says its COVID shot has market potential despite lower demand
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine still has market potential despite an expected global oversupply of shots and delays in the vaccine's approval in the United States, its chief executive Pascal Soriot said on Friday. Soriot told reporters after AstraZeneca published its first quarter results that although the focus as now shifted to protection from severe disease in cases of COVID-19, AstraZeneca's shot, which it developed with Britain's Oxford University, is expected to offer durability.
Moderna asks Canada for extension of COVID vaccine to young children
Canada is reviewing a request by Moderna to approve its COVID-19 vaccine for pediatric use in children aged 6 months to 5 years, the government and the company said on Friday. Moderna's Canada General Manager Patricia Gauthier said at a news conference the request was filed with Canada Health on Thursday night.
Pfizer says COVID treatment Paxlovid fails to prevent infection of household members
Pfizer Inc on Friday said a large trial found that its COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid was not effective at preventing coronavirus infection in people living with someone infected with the virus. The trial enrolled 3,000 adults who were household contacts exposed to an individual who was experiencing symptoms and had recently tested positive for COVID-19. They were either given Paxlovid for five or 10 days or a placebo.
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Four months on, an ongoing nightmare for MSF colleagues detained in Southern Cameroons 0
Four months ago today, Marguerite M. and Ashu D. plunged into a nightmare which continues. They are Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff; Marguerite a nurse and Ashu an ambulance driver, in the South-West region of Cameroon. The area is impacted by violence that started almost five years ago, between separatist armed groups and state armed forces, where MSF provides access to free healthcare to people.
On the morning of 26 December 2021, Marguerite and Ashu were sent with an MSF ambulance to the Tinto area to pick up a man with a gunshot wound. While the vast majority of MSF ambulance movements are not related to the impact of the violence – most are linked to the urgent transport of children with malaria, women in labour or those injured in road accidents – taking care of victims of gunshot wounds is not unusual for MSF in the area. Yet, Marguerite and Ashu could not have imagined what awaited them this time.
The ambulance had some trouble locating the injured man, but finally found him at around eight o’clock in the morning. They stabilised him and put him in the ambulance, which then headed towards Kumba, in case the patient needed to be transferred to a higher-level hospital for complex surgery. The 27-year-old patient had no identification documents, which is not uncommon in Cameroon.
MSF communicated, as agreed with the authorities, this movement: the departure point of the ambulance, its destination, the type of patient it was transporting, whether or not the patient had an identity document, and whether or not they were accompanied by anyone. Despite this not being standard MSF practice, this procedure was vital in this context to prevent ambulances from being blocked at checkpoints for long periods of time, which could be detrimental to patients. Since October 2021, when the procedure for communicating with the authorities was formalised, 132 MSF ambulance transfers involving patients in various emergencies have taken place without any problems.
Neither Marguerite nor Ashu knew who the patient was, or what was his role within the separatist group. They only knew that he was a wounded man in need of medical emergency assistance. The ambulance set off at around nine o’clock in the morning, with Ashu driving and Marguerite in charge of the patient. She began to fill in the transfer forms on the patient that would later be handed over to the hospital in Kumba. While Marguerite was still filling in the form with the name given by the patient, they were stopped at the Nguti checkpoint.
Despite the explanations they gave, they were denied passage, ordered to turn around and escorted back to Mamfe. The two MSF colleagues were subsequently arrested and detained in Buea prison, where they remain four months later.
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Chipotle wants to thank healthcare heroes with a year of free food
(CNN) - Free Chipotle for a year?
Yes, please!
Chipotle Mexican Grill is thanking healthcare heroes in a big way. The company is giving 2,000 of them free burritos, bowls or whatever else their Chipotle-loving hearts desire for a year.
That’s more than $1 million in free food!
If you know a hero in healthcare, post on Chipotle’s social media and tag your hero.
Make sure to share a little about what they’ve done for you and how they’ve impacted your life.
You’ve got until May 6, which is National Nurses Day, to do it.
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Little League World Series back to full capacity for 2022
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Little League World Series announced Tuesday that the series will return to full capacity for players and spectators in 2022.
In 2020, the Little League World Series was canceled totally and in 2021 the games were played , but with no participation from international teams and limited capacity.
For the first time in 2 years, all 7 world series events will be taking place and fans can come back too. Little league international says it’s been a long time coming but they’re ready for a complete comeback.
“We feel pretty confident right now that we’re going to be able to welcome our fans back in full force,” stated Brian McClintock, senior communications executive for Little League International.
Little League International has announced that all 7 world series events and regional tournaments will take place this year.
“To be able to come back, bring international participation back, the countries around the world, and have fans enjoy that experience, we’re really anticipating a great summer,” said McClintock.
Children and victims now have a furry friend for comfort in Lycoming CountyThey’re also welcoming 4 new teams, bringing the number of participating teams to 20 some of which are international.
“Panama is a brand-new region that will be coming. They’ve already won their way to Williamsport based on their schedule down in their country with their little league season,” explained McClintock.
At this time, there are no covid restrictions for the events and McClintock says they’re closely following the world’s cases.
“There may be some changes as we get closer that we’ll continue to communicate here to our community and our visitors but we really are anticipating having the gates open,” said McClintock.
Each year the world series brings in about 70 thousand people and 40 million dollars in revenue.
Jason Fink, president of the Williamsport/Lycoming chamber of commerce says having the tournament return will help boost the local economy.
“In June we have Little League Congress that’s going to be coming to Williamsport. And we’re excited to be able to host this year’s congress. It’s just nice to be back to all the normal things that we’ve been used to for many years,” explained Fink.
“We know how difficult these past two years have been, and continue to be, on our local leagues, players and families, but we are thrilled to welcome back fans and international teams at all seven divisions of our baseball and softball tournaments this summer. We are anticipating a more exciting tournament than ever
Stephen D. Keener, Little League President and CEO.
with the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Little League Baseball World Series, the expansion of teams in Williamsport and Greenville, and the return of full competition at all seven of our divisions of play. We hope everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the World Series experience this summer with us, whether in person or watching at home with their family, and we look forward to writing a historic chapter in the Little League story.”
On top of their return, this year is also the 75th anniversary of the little league world series. The games begin on August 17th and will go on until the 28th.
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Bollywood couples are like water bubbles, well many of them. Some even go into relationships to gain headlines.
Their family and friends are, in some cases part of it all. But it is tragic that the news of break ups or fights do not really shock even fans.
Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani have been rumoured together. Neither of them went into it as their first. Thus, the break ups and then moving on also comes naturally to them.
Talking about his break up with Alia Bhatt (one of his earlier relationships) on Koffee with Karan Siddharth had this to say about moving on:
“I don’t think it is bitter. I think we haven’t really met after that, to be honest. It’s civil. It has been a while. It happens, it’s like any other relationship. I have known her for much longer. I knew her from even before we were dating. So it’s not like we met as girlfriend-boyfriend. I think it will remain… It’s just a matter of us coming back, whether it is work or whether it is just socialising.”
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Speaking to Bollywood Bubble earlier, Sidharth was waxing lyrical about Kiara.
“What I like is that off-camera, her demeanour is unlike a film-actress, she has a sense of regular person to herself, which I appreciate and admire because I’m a regular off-camera, which is cool and easy. About change, it’s a very harsh word to use… I would not like to change anything, she’s a fabulous actor. Okay, what I would change is… that she doesn’t have a love story with me.”
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It may soon be the Alia Bhatt break up notes from Koffee with Karan that he would soon be memorising.
Although Sidharth has reacted normal to Kiara’s Instagram reel, suggesting all was well between the two, a new report appeared indicating they had ended their relationship.
Kiara also is taking life as it comes and has been busy doing a shoot and posting stunning pics on Instagram.
Fans – while enjoying commenting on the pictures, exchanged notes on their relationship.
One said it is “unfortunate” if they have actually broken up.
“Nobody knows why it happened but guess, aajkal log ek doosre se jaldi bore ho jaate hain (These days people get bored of each other very soon)”, ETimes quoted a Bollywood source.
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Toronto’s minor league system went 1 and 3.
Buffalo- Dexter Fowler made an impression in his Buffalo debut. The veteran outfielder scored the Herd’s first run in the 1st inning when Cullen Large grounded out to 2nd base. Fowler scored Mallex Smith and Logan Warmoth with a single to RF to snap a 1-1 tie in the 2nd inning. In the 6th, Dexter hit a sac fly to CF to extend the Bison’s lead to 4-1. Nick Allgeyer became the first Blue Jays minor league pitch to throw over 100 pitches in 2022. Matt Gage hammered down his 3rd save, allowing a hit and striking out the side.
New Hampshire- In the bottom of the 1st, Tanner Morris hit a leadoff single. He advanced to 3rd as Rafael Lantigua reached on a fielding error. Spencer Horwitz grounded out to SS, bringing in Morris with the Fisher Cats’ only run. The Fightin Phils held NH to 3 hits, scoring 5 of their own on 8 hits.
Vancouver- A total of 17 runs were scored on 18 hits, 18 walks, and 4 errors as the Hops and C’s needed extra innings for the second straight game. Vancouver scored runs in the 3rd, 5th, and 7th. In the 4th, Mackenzie Mueller hit his 1st HR, a 3-run shot to left-center and Leo Jimenez followed suit with a solo jack to LF.
Dunedin- The Marauders and D-Jays were tied 1-1 after 9 innings. Dunedin scored a run in the 11th off a Rainer Nunez single to score Gabriel Martinez; unfortunately, Brenden Dixon hit an inside-the-park home run in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead and walk the D-Jays off.
Rehab notes; Otto Lopez went 0-for-4 with a walk and strikeout. Lopez continues to look for his first hit. Yosver Zulueta made his first appearance since May 5th of 2021 and looked really good. The 24-yr-old Cuban has a power arm that, if healthy, could move quickly through the system. Step 1 complete.
Triple-A
Buffalo Bisons (12-8)
Won 5 to 4
HR- none
Starter- Nick Allgeyer 5.0IP, 3H, 1R, 3BB, 6K on 102 pitches
W- Allgeyer (2-1, 6.65ERA)
H- Kyle Johnston (1)
SV- Matt Gage (3)
Double-A
New Hampshire Fisher Cats (9-9)
Loss 1 to 5
HR- none
Starter- Paxton Schultz 3.0IP, 4H, 3R, 2BB, 6K on 83 pitches
L- Schultz (1-3, 6.46ERA)
Advanced-A
Vancouver Canadians (9-7)
Loss 8 to 9
HR- Mueller (1) and Jimenez (1)
Starter- Naswell Paulino 4.1IP, 5H, 4R, 3BB, 3K on 74 pitches
L- Jol Concepcion (0-2, 3.68ERA)/BSV2
H- Ryan Boyer (1)
A-Ball
Dunedin Blue Jays (6-12)
Loss 2 to 3
HR- Dasan Brown (2)
Starter- Yosver Zulueta 4.0IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 7K on 59 pitches
L- Justin Kelly (0-1, 3.18ERA)
Top Performers
- Buffalo- Fowler (3-for-4, R, 3RBI), Mallex Smith (2-for-4, 2R, K, 3SB), Logan Warmoth (0-for-2, R, 2SB, BB)
- NH- Tanner Morris (2-for-4, R, K)
- C’s- PK Morris (2-for-4, R, RBI, BB, K), Jimenez (1-for-5, R, 2RBI, HR, 3K), Trevor Schwecke (1-for-3, 2R, 2BB, 3B), Hugo Cardona (1-for-3, R, 2B, SB, BB, K)
- Dunedin- Dasan Brown (2-for-5, R, RBI, HR, K), Rainer Nunez (2-for-5, RBI, 2K), Adriel Sotolongo (2-for-3, BB, 2B)
Player Spotlight
Today we turn our attention to Mackenzie Mueller.
The 24-yr-old was signed as a non-drafted free agent in June 2020. In 2021 as a member of the Dunedin Blue Jays, Mueller appeared in 95 games, batting .215 with 12 doubles, 4 triples, 5HR, and 15 stolen bases. So far in 2022, he hasn’t been getting regular playing time with just 4 starts.
The native of Abilene, TX., played right field and batted 9th for the Vancouver Canadians. His first at-bat came in the 3rd inning, a leadoff single and first hit of the new season. Mueller legged out a slow roller to the 3rd baseman and came around to score on a PK Morris single three batters later. In the 4th inning, Davis Schneider and Hugo Cardona walked to put runners at 1st and 2nd for Mackenzie. Mueller took a 2-2 pitch to left-center field for his 1st of 2022.
The C’s right fielder loaded the bases in the 5th inning with a walk but was stranded at 2nd base. Trevor Schwecke tripled to lead off the 7th inning, after a Cardona strikeout, Mueller singled home Schwecke to give the C’s a 8-7 lead.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for MacKenzie in this one. He committed a pair of fielding errors and with a runner at 3rd base, Mueller grounded into an inning-ending double play.
For the day, Mac went 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored, a home run, 4RBI, a walk, and 2 errors.
In 16 at-bats, Mueller owns a .188 batting average with 1HR, 4RBI, 0SB, and a .610OPS.
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Patiala, Apr 30 (PTI) The Punjab government on Saturday suspended mobile internet and SMS services in Patiala district, a day after clashes between two groups over an anti-Khalistan march left four people injured.
The government also transferred the inspector general of police (IG) Patiala Range, the Patiala senior superintendent of police and the superintendent of police with immediate effect.
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A spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office said Mukhwinder Singh Chinna has been appointed as the new IG-Patiala while Deepak Parik will be the new Patiala SSP. Wazir Singh has been appointed as the new superintendent of police of Patiala.
Chinna replaces Rakesh Agrawal as IG (Patiala Range) while Parik takes over the post of SSP-Patiala from Nanak Singh.
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Police and district administration authorities claimed that the situation is under control and peaceful in the city.
Heavy police security has been deployed at the site of the clashes outside the Kali Mata temple in Patiala, while various Hindu outfits have given a call for a bandh here.
The order to suspend mobile internet and SMS services, except voice call, was issued by the state's home affairs and justice department.
“In exercise of power conferred upon me by virtue of temporary suspension of telecom services (public emergency or public safety) rules, 2017, I Anurag Verma, principal secretary, home affairs and justice, do here by order suspension of the mobile internet services (2G/3G/45/CDMA), all SMS services and all dongle services etc provided on mobile networks except voice calls in the territorial jurisdiction of the district of Patiala from 9:30 AM to 6 pm on April 30,” said the government order.
“And, where there is an imminent danger of loss of life and or damage to public/ private property, and widespread disturbances of public tranquillity and communal harmony, as a result of inflammatory material and false rumours which are being/could be transmitted/ circulated to the public through social media/ messaging services on mobile internet services, all SMS services and dongle services," it said.
To thwart designs and activities of "anti-national and anti-social groups or elements", maintain peace and communal harmony and to prevent loss of life or damage to public or private property, the order said, it has become necessary to take all necessary steps and measures to maintain law and order due to "unavoidable circumstances" in Patiala district in public interest.
Describing the measures, it said that this being done "by stopping the spread of misinformation and rumours, through various social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter on mobile phones and SMS…”, it said.
It was also mentioned in the order that the Patiala deputy commissioner and SSP have hinted towards a situation where data services could be grossly misused by certain unscrupulous elements.
Talking to the media, Patiala Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney said the situation is calm and peaceful.
“We have deployed force here. The situation is peaceful right now and the situation is under control. We are constantly monitoring the situation,” Sawhney said.
On suspension of mobile internet services, the official said this step was taken to prevent any rumour mongering but appealed to people not to panic.
Inspector General (Patiala Range) Rakesh Agrawal, who has now been transferred, said two FIRs have been lodged in the matter and Harish Singla, working president of a group called "Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray)" has been arrested.
During the violence on Friday outside the temple here, the groups hurled stones at each other and police fired in the air to bring the situation under control. PTI CHS VSD
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Legendary comic book artist Neal Adam, who drew superhero characters like Batman, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, the Avengers and several others, has died at age 80. The news of his demise was confirmed to Variety by his daughter. Adams was inducted into one of the highest honors in the comic book industry, Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, in 1998. The Batman: WB Releases a LEGO Poster for Robert Pattinson's DC Film! (View Pic).
He was ushered into the Harvey Awards' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame a year later and he was in 2019 he was honored in the Inkwell Awards Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame. Born in New York City on June 15, 1941, he started his career in the world of comic books by drawing for Archie Comics in 1959 after being rejected by DC Comics.
It was during this Silver Age of Comics, that Adams drew Batman and the supernatural hero the Spectre, two of the most iconic characters featured in his long career, in early 1968. Adams started freelancing for both DC and Marvel in 1969, where he drew the X-Men and the popular Kree-Skrull War storyline of the Avengers series. Captain America Star Chris Evan to Join DC as Green Lantern?
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After collaborating with writer Dennis O'Neil on an 'X-Men' run, the duo worked together most notably on the 'Batman' series, where they revitalized him and brought the Caped Crusader back to his darker, broodier roots.He also helped in creating some of Batman's most iconic villains in new storylines, like Joker and Two-Face, and co-created Ra's Al Ghul and Man-Bat. According to Variety, Adams is survived by his wife Marilyn, five children, six grandchildren and a great-grandson.
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Apple’s not-so-secret plan to take another gigantic bite of the microchip market
7 min read.10:20 AM ISTChristopher Mims, The Wall Street Journal
Apple now designs the ‘brains’ of its computers and phones in-house. Its attempt to do the same for the chips that connect them to the internet could have a big impact on the company’s plans
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Apple has shown it can design the brains of its devices, and is now poised to do something potentially even harder: create the chips that enable them to communicate with the internet.
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Apple has shown it can design the brains of its devices, and is now poised to do something potentially even harder: create the chips that enable them to communicate with the internet.
A series of moves by the tech giant, as well as signals from its suppliers, make clear that it aims to start designing the modems of the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Doing so could enable a future of always-on smart glasses and augmented reality, more wearables with their own independent connection to cellular networks, Mac laptops with 5G connectivity, and faster-than-ever downloads and streaming on its flagship iPhones.
A series of moves by the tech giant, as well as signals from its suppliers, make clear that it aims to start designing the modems of the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Doing so could enable a future of always-on smart glasses and augmented reality, more wearables with their own independent connection to cellular networks, Mac laptops with 5G connectivity, and faster-than-ever downloads and streaming on its flagship iPhones.
But first, the company must accomplish something that has defeated other tech giants, including Intel: It must show that not only can it design its own wireless modems, but that it can make them good enough to justify switching away from the ones Apple now uses, which are made by Qualcomm, for decades the world’s dominant modem-chip maker.
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Applications like full augmented reality—overlaying a computer-generated reality atop the real world, and projecting it into our eyes through smart glasses—will require faster-than-ever data transfer rates, and lower-than-ever latency, which is a measure of how long it takes a signal to make a round trip from a device to the internet.
Achieving those blistering-fast speeds has put unprecedented demands on the creativity of engineers, who have delivered a 100-fold increase in peak data-transfer rates in the past 10 years, says Durga Malladi, head of 5G and mobile infrastructure at Qualcomm. And all of this has had to happen while keeping phones more or less the same size, and without requiring a comparable increase in the capacity of batteries, he adds.
Apple keeps details of its chip operation, like much of the rest of its business, closely guarded secrets, and says almost nothing publicly about its aspirations. In a rare interview with my colleague Tim Higgins, Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware technologies and leader of its chip division, discussed how it developed the A-series iPhone microprocessors and M-series for Macs, but declined to say anything about future plans, for modems or any other chips.
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There are, however, plenty of signposts showing where Apple is headed on modem chips. The company agreed in 2019 to acquire the majority of Intel’s smartphone-modem business, including 2,200 employees, and since then has continued hiring engineers with related expertise, often at satellite offices in the same cities as its sometime-partners and possible future competitors in wireless technology.
In San Diego, Qualcomm’s hometown, Apple is advertising around 140 positions directly related to developing and integrating cellular modem chips. In Irvine, Calif.—home to the headquarters of Broadcom, which designs critical parts that sit between a phone’s modem and its antennas—Apple has a satellite engineering office and, according to its own jobs website, around 20 open positions.
Broadcom didn’t respond to requests for comment. Mr. Malladi and a Qualcomm spokesman declined to comment on the company’s relationship with Apple.
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In November 2021, Qualcomm’s chief financial officer said the company expected to supply 20% of the 5G modems Apple uses in its mobile devices in 2023. Currently, Qualcomm supplies nearly 100% of these chips. (The exception is the Apple Watch, which since the Series 4 model has used an Intel modem.) While it’s possible that Apple could be planning to use 5G modems from another supplier starting in 2023, analysts are expecting that will be the year it reveals its own, Apple-designed modem.
As was the case with Apple’s move to its own processors for iPhones and Macs, designing its own chips for cellular connectivity could give the company a number of advantages over competitors.
The first is cost, says Wayne Lam, senior director of research at technology consulting firm CCS Insight. According to a recent analysis of the cost of materials in the newest iPhone SE, the first version of the more affordable iPhone model with 5G capability, the chips that allow the phone to connect to cell networks collectively cost as much or more than the chips that make up the “brains" of the phone—the A15 processor and its attached memory chips.
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That’s a reversal of what has been the norm for decades in smartphones and similar mobile devices: Typically, the main processor of the device has been more complicated and expensive than the parts that allow it to communicate wirelessly.
It will also liberate Apple from supplier relationships that, whatever benefits they have provided, have at times been a source of tension. In 2019, for example, Apple settled a contentious court battle with Qualcomm over patent-licensing fees, agreeing to pay at least $4.5 billion and to purchase Qualcomm’s modems for several years.
Another big advantage Apple could gain is that, by integrating its own modems onto the same A-series chip that powers its phones, it could tweak them in ways that would make them faster, more efficient, and more capable than what’s possible with its current combination of its own chips and Qualcomm’s, says Mr. Lam.
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In thinking about what Apple could do with its own modems, it’s worth looking at its history with its own chips. Apple began its journey of designing its own chips with the A-series that go into its phones. Its ability to make them more powerful is the reason it has been able to create the M-series for the Mac. These aren’t only faster than the Intel-based ones they replaced, but also use less power, allowing Apple to eliminate fans in its laptops. Similarly, by creating its own modems, it could put better connectivity into smaller devices—like its watch, and potential future smart glasses—says Mr. Lam.
Wireless engineering isn’t for the faint of heart, but to boil down a mountain of technicalities into a single idea: The faster that mobile devices communicate with the internet, the more it matters that a device’s modem is physically adjacent to, and designed in concert with, the chips that run all the apps and other software on a phone.
Despite Apple’s tremendous resources and growing army of wireless engineers, one thing that even the giant of Cupertino may find difficult to overcome is just how much time it takes to design, manufacture and then test a new wireless modem, says Prakash Sangam, founder of the tech research and advisory firm Tantra Analyst and a former wireless engineer at AT&T and director of marketing at Qualcomm.
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“People often compare how Apple developed its A-series chipsets on their own, and how quickly they were able to up their game, but in some ways a modem is more complex," says Mr. Sangam. In part, that complexity arises because a modem must handle such a wide variety of circumstances that can interfere with a signal—as Apple discovered during its infamous “Antennagate" episode more than a decade ago.
“If you throw enough time and resources and money at it, it can be done," he adds. “But whether they can do it by 2023, I don’t think anyone other than Apple can say."
Apple’s first home-brewed modem might not be best in class in terms of speed or capabilities. But the company has demonstrated it has the patience and resources to keep releasing incrementally better hardware, until it can create devices that are different enough from competitors’ to compel customer loyalty.
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If the same holds true for modems, it could mean that future Apple devices will do things that simply aren’t possible with Apple’s current combinations of its own chips and those of others. Those could include putting cellular connectivity into smaller devices—possibly even AirPods—or augmented-reality experiences that feel more real than what is currently possible.
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Copper Mountain Mining (TSE:CMMC – Get Rating) had its price objective reduced by Scotiabank from C$4.75 to C$4.50 in a research note published on Wednesday morning, BayStreet.CA reports.
Several other research firms also recently issued reports on CMMC. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Copper Mountain Mining from C$4.50 to C$4.75 in a report on Friday, January 21st. National Bankshares reduced their price objective on Copper Mountain Mining from C$4.75 to C$4.50 in a research report on Tuesday, April 19th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Copper Mountain Mining in a research report on Monday, April 18th. They set a buy rating and a C$5.90 price target for the company. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of Buy and a consensus target price of C$4.81.
TSE CMMC opened at C$2.87 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$606.29 million and a P/E ratio of 5.98. Copper Mountain Mining has a 1-year low of C$2.70 and a 1-year high of C$5.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.79, a current ratio of 2.83 and a quick ratio of 2.32. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is C$3.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$3.58.
About Copper Mountain Mining (Get Rating)
Copper Mountain Mining Corporation operates as a mining company in Canada. The company explores for copper, gold, and silver deposits. Its flagship asset is the Copper Mountain mine that comprise 138 crown granted mineral claims, 149 located mineral claims, 14 mining leases, and 12 fee simple properties covering an area of 6,702 hectares located to the south of Princeton, British Columbia.
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Day 2 of the 2022 NFL Draft didn't see seismic trades to the level of what went down in the first round Thursday, but it did carry the baton nicely and kept us on our toes throughout the evening. The general theme of the second and third rounds was the surprising dip for a number of high-profile players who were expected to hear their names much earlier than they ultimately did. Naturally, they will be a primary focus as we begin dissecting these latest two rounds now that they are officially in the books.
Below, you'll see our five biggest surprises from Day 2 of the draft. Also, if you missed it, feel free to check out what we dubbed to be the most jaw-dropping moments on Round 1 as well.
And. Here. We. Go.
Historic QB drought
Kenny Pickett was the lone quarterback taken in the first round Thursday, and there was an assumption there could be a run of signal-callers pretty early on Day 2. After all, there were a handful of QB-needy teams at the top of the second round, including the Seattle Seahawks at No. 40 and No. 41 and the Atlanta Falcons at No. 43 overall. However, each of those teams decided against addressing the position at that point in the draft, lengthening what was shaping up to possibly be a record-breaking drought.
The Falcons did eventually end up taking Desmond Ridder with the 74th pick to snap the QB skid, but this was the most picks between quarterbacks since the record was set in 1975 when 63 picks elapsed from the first selection to the second.
Nakobe Dean's free fall
Throughout the pre-draft process, you could routinely find Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean coming off the board at some point in the first round in various mock drafts. After all, he was the best linebacker of the best defense in college football last year and possesses an extremely high football IQ. However, he was one of the most high-profile players to fall to Day 2. And not only did Dean not hear his name called in the first round, but he went unclaimed throughout the second round as well before the Philadelphia Eagles decided to end his free fall by taking him with the 83rd pick in the third round.
So, what happened? As Dean continued to fall, reports surfaced that he may need pec surgery following his rookie season. Those injury concerns on top of his smaller stature seemed to scare off a bulk of the league at higher points in the draft.
Despite those rumors, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said he expects Dean to participate in rookie minicamp and that Dean will not undergo surgery. If Dean does prove to be healthy, it's a tremendous coup that Philadelphia was able to scoop him up so late in the draft.
Titans select Malik Willis
Malik Willis was a part of that quarterback drought we talked about above but ended up hearing his name called Friday. While his fall is noteworthy in itself given his potential, it's even more eyebrow-raising that it was the Tennessee Titans that ultimately decided to pull the trigger and pluck him off the board at No. 86 overall. Willis did provide good value at this stage of the draft, so it'd make sense for several teams to pick him, but this move could signal that the Titans may eventually move on from Ryan Tannehill.
Tannehill seems to have plateaued after bursting onto the scene with the Titans in 2019. He threw 14 interceptions during the regular season last year, which was the second-most of his career. His 89.6 passer rating was also the worst of his three-year tenure with the team.
Not only has Tannehill's production slipped a bit, but he's also going to be costly for Tennessee over the next few seasons. Next year, he carries a $38.6 million cap hit, which is the highest in the NFL. And since he has a $57.4 million dead cap charge, the Titans won't be moving on from him this offseason. That said, they can clear roughly $20 million off the books next season, meaning that if Willis progresses nicely behind the scenes in 2022, they now have an in-house option if they want a changing of the guard.
Packers trade up for a wide receiver
Despite entering the first round armed with two picks, the Green Bay Packers decided against taking a wide receiver at that point in the draft Thursday. If you've been paying attention over the years, this is nothing new for an organization that hasn't taken a receiver in the first round since 2002. However, after trading Davante Adams earlier this offseason, most assumed that the streak would be snapped.
While it may not have been Thursday, Green Bay traded up in the second round to take North Dakota State pass-catcher Christian Watson with the No. 34 overall pick. This is the first time Green Bay has taken a receiver in the top 34 picks since 2002.
Draft pick presenter rambles, nudged to make Vikings pick
When we get outside of the first round, Roger Goodell steps aside and various team legends, current players, fans, and celebrities get a turn to announce some of the picks throughout the draft. For the Minnesota Vikings, former running back Ed Marinaro was selected to announce the No. 42 overall pick in the second round. Let's just say that things took an unexpected turn.
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HE was still at school when the Scottish Parliament was “reconvened” in the last year of the last century.
Anas Sarwar was too young to vote in the elections of 1999, among the first to take place on the island of Britain using proportional representation.
Now in his prime at 39, the Labour leader has had his entire adult and political life to get used to PR. And I bet Mr Sarwar knows his way around the system and its consequences way better than most of us.
So why does he pretend he doesn’t? The list MSP – who owes his list seat in Holyrood to PR – has been rocketing about Scotland during the current local election campaign ruling out coalitions, or, as he calls them, “party political stitch-ups”.
I think we should stop for a moment, step back and appreciate Mr Sarwar’s patter in all its glorious weirdness.
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We have had a single transferable vote for councils for 15 years. This – given we have at least five electable parties and an army of independents – makes it extraordinarily hard for any one political force to take overall control of a local authority. In fact, at the last poll in 2017 none did. In the six sessions of Holyrood – with its additional member system – only once has a party secured a majority. Once.
In Scotland, if you want power, in local government or national, you most likely will have to share it. I know this. You know this. We all know this. Mr Sarwar too. So what is with the “no formal coalitions” chat? Post-electoral pacts of one kind or another are not some glitch in our system. In a multi-party democracy with PR they come fitted as standard.
I feel a bit guilty picking on the Labour leader’s low-credibility pre-election talking points. Because most of our politicians, across the left-right and constitutional divides, insist on sticking to the rhetoric of the old winner-takes-all first-past-the-post Westminster system. We punters let them away with it. Why?
I think it might because we have a progressive electoral system which incentivises co-operation between parties but a sclerotic political culture which does not.
Our divided hyper-partisans have spent more than a decade demonising and delegitimising each other over a single wedge issue, independence. So it is maybe not surprising that they cannot admit they will have to work together, even if it is just to make sure the bins are collected and potholes filled.
As it stands Nationalists will not work with Tories; Tories with Nationalists and Labour with anybody. The Lib Dems leader is a bit more open but needs to be persuaded of merits of coalitions. The Greens, to be fair, seem ready to do deals. I guess the smaller parties feel free to be more honest about coalitions.
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We do not just apply first-past-the-post paradigms to our electoral system, but to devolution itself. The SNP’s power at Holyrood is not only constrained by its need for an alliance with the Greens. The pro-independence administration might want to take credit for everything good and its opponents may wish to blame it for everything bad but the Scottish Government is not a Westminster one. Its ministers seem to strut about as if it were. Their critics rarely concede the limits on devolved power, not least over the economy.
SNP leaders boast when, say, employment or wages are higher in Scotland than the rest of the UK. And they are lambasted when they are lower. This is a problem. Because it makes it harder for voters to hold devolved leaders to account for the incremental impact they can have on headline economic indicators.
Devolution – with its PR system – was sold to Scots as a way of delivering a new consensus-focused political culture. It has not worked out that way.
I asked Ailsa Henderson, professor of political science at Edinburgh University, to explain why. “The parliament was supposed to have a transformative effect throughout public life, not just in Holyrood itself,” she said. “And two decades later – and 15 years after the introduction of STV – we do have electoral systems that are designed to push us in that direction, but we also have politicians and parties that, at times, seem rather stuck in the past.
“And if that's not enough cause for frustration, it’s not the battle-weary politicians who cut their teeth in Westminster in the 70s or 80s who seem entrenched in that antagonistic, oppositional approach, it’s folks who would have no working experience of anything other than legislatures elected by PR.”
How did this come about? “My working hypothesis,” said Prof Henderson, “would be that it’s another example of how opposition around the issue of constitution change has so hardened people’s approaches to other political parties that we have a very oppositional political culture sitting uneasily alongside a series of institutional features designed for better days.”
Mr Sarwar told this paper said he wants to change the way local democracy worked, suggesting he favoured minority administrations which rely on opposition on a case-by-case basis.
Former MSP Elaine Murray who – as a councillor – ran Dumfries and Galloway with the help of the SNP for the last five years has urged him to trust local parties. He should.
Amid all the yah boo of Scottish politics we forget that the key skill of a politician is to find ways to get things done, even if that means parleying with the enemy.
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SHEPHERDSTOWN — Shepherd head football coach Ernie McCook announced Friday Tyler Haines has been named the team’s offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach.
Haines replaces Jesse Correll, who resigned to pursue other interests.
Haines comes to Shepherd after spending the past two seasons as at Baldwin-Wallace. He served as defensive coordinator, inside linebackers coach and co-special teams coordinator for the Yellow Jackets.
Haines had a five-year stint as the head coach at Urbana University before the campus closed in 2020. He was the second winningest coach in the program’s 35-year history.
Haines also had coaching stints at Indiana of Pennsylvania and Adrian College. He was the offensive coordinator at IUP from 2013-15 where he helped lead the team to a 9-2 mark in 2013. He served as the offensive coordinator and linebackers and special teams coach at Adrian from 2008-13.
He graduated from Defiance College in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in integrated social studies and secondary education. He was a three-year letterwinner and two-time first team All-Heartland Conference selection at linebacker.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Jefferson 9, Pendleton 1
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson jumped to a 6-0 lead after three innings at Doubleday Field on the way to its 23rd victory.
Noah Carter, Josh Cienfuegos and Ty Dunkin doubled in the victory. Matt Vickers had two hits.
The teams play again this morning.
Washington swept
BRIDGEPORT — Bridgeport scored a run in the bottom of the seventh to down Washington 6-5, and Morgantown scored four six-inning runs for a 7-4 win.
Ryan McCarthy had three hits against Bridgeport and two hits against Morgantown.
Kobe Smith also had two hits against Bridgeport.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Shepherd swept
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Shepherd (15-17, 8-6 PSAC East) dropped a pair of games to West Chester (24-20, 7-7 PSAC East) in PSAC East softball doubleheader action at West Chester on Friday.
The Golden Rams gained a 5-4 win in Game 1 and added a 6-5 victory in the nightcap.
West Chester took a 1-0 lead in the first inning in game one on an RBI single by Trisha Kopinetz.
Shepherd took a 2-1 lead in the third behind a two-run homer by Cameron Davis.
West Chester tied the game in bottom of the third as Madison Melvin led off with a double and later scored when Kopinetz reached on a fielder’s choice.
Leann Brown hit a homer in the fifth to give the Rams a 3-2 lead.
West Chester tied the game at 3-3 in the sixth on a home run by Emily Kim.
Shepherd retook the lead with a run in the top of the seventh. Davis walked and was replaced by pinch-runner Lauren Alt. Alt la. (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial).
West Chester took advantage of one hit and two errors to plate two runs in the bottom of the seventh to gain the win. Haleigh Karcher’s sacrifice fly scored Grace Aguilar with the game-winner.
Alex Mantz had a 4-for-4 performance to pace the Rams.
Mary Picozzi (2 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB) (9-7) earned the win for West Chester. Katie Laing (6 1/3 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 K, 4 BB) (7-5) took the loss.
The Golden Rams had a pair of three-run innings in the nightcap and held on for a 6-5 win.
Olivia Mock had an RBI-double and later scored on a double by Alexa Peterson to key a three-run second inning.
Nicole Purtell and Davis each drove in a run for the Rams in the third to cut the lead to 3-2.
West Chester added three runs in the fifth with a two-run homer by Kopinetz keying the rally to take a 6-2 advantage.
Brown hit a three-run homer for the Rams in the seventh, but West Chester held on for the one-run win.
Tori Seymour, Alt, Davis and Purtell each had a pair of hits for the Rams.
Picozzi (3 2/3 ,IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 K, 0 BB) (10-7) gained the win. Makenzie Edwards (1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 1 BB) (5-2) earned the save. Hannah Ruffner (6 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB) (5-8) took the loss.
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The fire that ripped through Pilton’s VA Tech Peebles Transformers Ltd factory on April 12, 1999 was the fiercest the capital had seen in years.
Huge explosions sent fireballs high into the sky with the thick columns of smoke visible for many miles around.
Hundreds of Pilton residents were evacuated from their homes as more than 80 firefighters battled bravely to prevent the fire spreading to other parts of the electronics plant, which locals knew as Parsons Peebles.
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The blaze, which began around midday in an oil-filled transformer, caused a series of massive explosions that caused great alarm for those living in the estate nearby.
The factory’s 370-strong workforce was led to safety, with some rescued from the factory shortly before it collapsed.
Further fuel was added to the fire when it spread to the car park, causing dozens of vehicles to combust and explode.
Evacuees from the 32 homes bordering the plant were housed in a local community centre as the inferno raged on.
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Speaking to Edinburgh Live, Granton resident John Dickson recalled his alarm at the blaze, which he spotted from his garden.
Retired coach painter and sign writer Mr Dickson, now 73, rushed to the scene and took a series of dramatic photographs capturing some of the explosions that ensued, with the fireballs dwarfing the two-storey homes on Pilton Drive.
He said: “I was in the back garden and saw the smoke. ‘Looks like a big fire here,’ I thought to myself, so I grabbed my camera and headed down to Pilton Park, which looked on to the side of Parsons Peebles.
“I captured a few of the explosions. It was very dramatic.”
Former Newhaven resident Sandra Boyd told us how she could see the flames from her balcony two miles away.
She said: “I’d never seen anything like it before in my life. There was a huge pillar of smoke that made the fire seem a lot closer than it actually was.
“It was very scary, though I’m glad that no-one was harmed that day.”
The Daily Record reported how Mary Muir, 70, was walking yards from the factory when it went up.
She said: "I almost jumped out of my shoes.
"There was this huge bang and I saw big clouds of smoke in the air. It really was very scary."
John McMillan, whose Pilton Park home overlooked the factory, said: "We heard a massive bang and looked out the window.
"There was smoke billowing out of the factory and flames started shooting 40 or 50 feet into the air.
"We went outside to watch.
"We stood 200 yards away and you could feel the heat like you were standing next to a barbecue."
While the factory was all but destroyed, there were thankfully no casualties. However, the blaze incurred a heavy toll on the community as scores lost their livelihoods.
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Great British Bake Off star reveals pal BUTTERS their Weetabix – is it right or wrong?
A GREAT British Bake Off star has revealed a pal butters their Weetabix - and it's sparked a storm of reaction online.
Michael Chakraverty, who competed on the show's tenth series back in 2019, shared his astonishment on Twitter.
But cooking queen Nigella Lawson defended the bizarre flavour combination - and dozens of others have now weighed in.
Michael, who who now has his own podcast and Netflix show, said: "This week I discovered a friend BUTTERS their WEETABIX.
"Can you imagine?!"
But Nigella, 62, quickly replied: “When I was young, children were often given Weetabix spread with butter and jam after school.”
Others agreed, with one telling of her childhood snacks in the 50s and 60s.
"It was our normal fodder," she said.
"Sometimes we'd have a sprinkle of sugar on top too.
"Another meal - yes, meal - was a brown or tomato sauce sandwich."
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Another said: “If you can’t see teeth marks in the butter, you need more butter!”
One hit back: "I love buttered Weetabix!"
But others vehemently disagreed.
One said: “But it’s the driest substance known to man.
"How can butter possibly make it moist enough to eat?”
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Another added: “If this was one of my friends I would immediately unfriend them from all of the socials.
“Then I'd block them, because if you gave this to Gordon Ramsay he would give you a telling off for a lifetime.”
The official Lidl account also weighed in, tweeting: “We need to know who does this so we can block.”
Brits are known for some very strange foodie choices.
In the early days of the first lockdown, many shared photos of their strange food experiments online.
One split open a sausage and stuffed it with salad - while another built a burger with two glazed doughnuts instead of a bun.
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Mattea Roach continued her Jeopardy! streak Friday with her impressive 19th win as she competes to become one of the most successful contestants in the trivia game show's history.Roach, a 23-year-old Canadian tutor, has won more than $460,000 after securing $22,001 from her Friday win. She is now in a three-way tie with David Madden and Jason Zuffranieri for the sixth-most consecutive wins in the show's history.With two more wins, her streak would pass that of Julia Collins and trail only James Holzhauer, Matt Amodio, Amy Schneider and Ken Jennings.Roach, the show's youngest super champion, was challenged in her match Friday by Julian Glander, an animator from Pittsburgh, Pa., and Terri Huggins -- an admissions director in New York.By the end of the first Jeopardy! round, Roach trailed Glander putting her streak to the test. Glander, who had answered 11 questions correctly and just one incorrectly, had an end-of-round score of $4,200 compared to Roach's $3,400. Roach had 10 correct answers and two incorrect.But Roach came back strong during Double Jeopardy! after answering 15 questions correctly and just one incorrectly. She won $2,000 for the correct answer of the first Daily Double but lost $4,000 for her second Daily Double answer for an end-of-round score of $17,000.Glander had an end-of-round score of $11,000 after answering all seven questions he buzzed in for correctly. Huggins buzzed five times with three correct answers for an end-of-round score of $800.During the Final Jeopardy! round, Roach wagered $5,001 and was the only contestant to answer the question correctly. Glander wagered $6,001 for a final score of $4,999 while Huggins wagered $799 for a final score of just $1.There were nine Triple Stumpers, where no player answers a question correctly, during the Friday match. Roach has answered 514 questions correctly and 41 incorrectly during her streak, for a ratio of 92%. | https://www.realitytvworld.com/news/mattea-roach-continues-jeopardy-streak-with-19th-win-50207226.php | 2022-04-30T07:08:29Z | https://www.realitytvworld.com/news/mattea-roach-continues-jeopardy-streak-with-19th-win-50207226.php | true | 3 |
Correspondents’ gala offers political normalcy despite COVID
WASHINGTON (AP) — Much of Washington is ready to party like it’s 2019, before the coronavirus, when the biggest risk at the annual White House press corps gala was more likely to be jokes that ruffled too many political feathers.
After the pandemic nixed the event in 2020 and 2021, the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner returns Saturday night, with Joe Biden as the first sitting president to attend in six years after Donald Trump shunned it while in office.
Comedy is also back, with “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah as headliner. Celebrities are, too: Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are expected to turn up, and the Funny or Die comedy studio is co-sponsoring an after-party. The event also draws a large swath of government officials and other prominent figures.
“Seeing the president of the United States come back, and the dinner come back, I think signals more than a pause in the pandemic,” said Harold Holzer, author of the book “The Presidents vs. The Press.” “We’re safe to talk to each other again.
“I think this relationship — even if it’s a one-night thing where witticisms are exchanged and people make fun of others and each other — it’s a very healthy thing.”
It feels like the return of a modicum of normalcy for the nation’s capital, but it is also a reminder that COVID-19 remains a threat. Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive this week and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top coronavirus expert, is skipping the dinner “because of my individual assessment of my personal risk.”
That raised questions about whether the 79-year-old Biden should go. The president is going to pass up the meal and turn up later for the program. He plans to be masked when not speaking.
Biden mentioned the dinner during a speech this week about Russia’s war on Ukraine, saying, “I’ve always had respect for the press but I can’t tell you how much respect I have watching them in these zones where they’re under fire.”
“Imagine if we weren’t getting that information,” the president added. “It would be a different world.”
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Biden’s plan to attend “does stand in stark contrast to his predecessor, who not only questioned the legitimacy of the press on a nearly daily basis, but also never attended the dinner.” Trump gleefully boycotted the event and at times branded the media “the enemy of the people.”
After the recent Gridiron Club press dinner in Washington, dozens of attendees, including members of Congress and of Biden’s Cabinet and journalists, tested positive for COVID-19.
The White House is stressing the abundance of the antiviral pill Paxlovid, which has been shown to reduce by 90% severe outcomes from the virus among those at highest risk. Still, Psaki has said of Biden, “We want to be very clear that it is possible he could test positive for COVID, just like any American.”
That’s because the U.S. is experiencing a COVID case spike from a highly contagious subvariant of omicron, with confirmed infections rising to about 44,000 per day, up from 26,000 a month ago. Though well below the maximum of 800,000-plus cases per day nationwide during the height of the omicron wave earlier this year, current statistics are probably undercounts given the increased availability of at-home COVID-19 tests whose results may not be reported to health authorities.
The White House Correspondents’ Association said it would require same-day antigen testing for its dinner attendees even before the Gridiron outbreak. It has since added a vaccination requirement for those attending Saturday’s gala, which will have a capacity exceeding 2,600 and is fully booked.
Despite the latest wave of COVID-19 cases, virus deaths and hospitalizations are near, or at, pandemic lows, with the BA.2 variant proving less severe than earlier virus strains. Just over 300 people are dying in the U.S. each day from the virus, down from more than 2,600 daily earlier this year — with about 1,600 hospitalizations per day, declining from a peak of more than 21,000 daily in January.
The correspondents’ dinner debuted in 1921. Calvin Coolidge became the first president to attend three years later and all have since, except Trump. Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon opted not to attend every year of their presidencies, however, and Ronald Reagan, then recovering from a assassination attempt, missed the 1981 installment — but called in from Camp David.
“The thing I think this shows is the restoration to the health of the relationship,” said Holzer, director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York. “It’s still barbed, there are still tense moments. But that’s OK.”
After comedian Michelle Wolf’s sharp satire sparked controversy in 2018, the event the following year featured historian Ron Chernow. The return of celebrities this time recalls President Barack Obama’s administration, when the likes of George Clooney, Charlize Theron and Viola Davis attended.
As vice president in 2014, Biden appeared in a comedy video with the star of HBO’s “Veep,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus, which drew big laughs at the correspondents’ dinner. The White House director of speech writing, Vinay Reddy, and longtime Biden adviser Mike Donilon worked on Biden’s remarks for this year, the White House said, tapping material from a variety of people both inside and outside government.
Psaki already acknowledged trying to lower expectations, saying the speech is “not funny at all. Just kidding.” Presidential attempts at humor can be tricky, though.
At the 2011 dinner, Obama skewered an unamused Trump — in his presence — over Trump’s fictitious claims about the then-president’s birth certificate. Obama concluded by musing about Trump taking his job one day, saying, “He certainly would bring some change to the White House” as banquet hall screens flashed a parody image of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue’s grand façade fitted with a Trump logo, golden columns, a digital clock and a sign proclaiming “Hotel, Casino, Golf Course, Presidential Suite.”
That turned out to be prophetic, since Trump of course succeeded Obama — though the overhauls he eventually brought to the presidency stopped short of affixing his name to the White House.
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Associated Press writer Zeke Miller contributed to this report.
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Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. Reports Record Production in Q4 and Year End 2021 Results
CALGARY, ALBERTA - April 29, 2022 - Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. (TSXV: SOIL) (FSE: SMKA) ("Saturn" or the "Company") is pleased to report its financial and operating results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021.
"The fourth quarter of 2021 was an important milestone for Saturn as we initiated our first drilling program at our newly acquired Oxbow Asset," Commented Justin Kaufmann, Senior Vice President Exploration. "Our inaugural Oxbow drilling program was highlighted with the top performing well drilled in Saskatchewan in Q4 2021 of the 550+ wells drilled with over 500 hours of production data."
Fourth Quarter and 2021 Annual Highlights:
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Achieved corporate record production with fourth quarter 2021 average of 7,279 boe/d, compared to 415 boe/d in the fourth quarter of 2020, an increase of 1,654%;
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Generated adjusted funds flow(1) of $9.7 million and $27.3 million in the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021 compared to $1.2 million and $3.5 million in the comparable 2020 periods primarily due to contributions from the operations of the Oxbow Asset;
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Achieved operating netbacks(1) for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021 of $35.66 per boe and $36.38 per boe;
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invested $3.6 million development capital in the fourth quarter, drilling four 100% working interest Frobisher wells;
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Generated fourth quarter free adjusted funds flow(1) of $5.7 million, excluding property acquisition expenditures of $2.8 million relating to the Oxbow Asset; and
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Exited the fourth quarter with $71.1 million net debt(1), realizing an annualized net debt to H2 2021 adjusted funds flow of 1.5x(1).
Message to Shareholders
2021 was the most impactful year in the history of Saturn, which was highlighted by the acquisition of the Oxbow Asset in June of 2021. This transformational acquisition enhanced the Company's long-term sustainability by adding a low decline, light oil focused production base that provides substantial cash flow to fund the future growth of the Company and to retire the debt incurred in the acquisition. The Oxbow Asset also has extensive development potential with 298 gross booked drilling locations(1) and an additional 200+ identified and un-booked gross drilling locations which collectively provide over a decade of internally generated drilling inventory. Also critical to Saturn's future growth plans is the optimization and workover of the non-producing wells acquired at Oxbow and to return many of these wells into economic production.
Saturn invested approximately $91.1 million in combined capital expenditures and property acquisitions in 2021 between the acquisition of the Oxbow Asset and our 2021 drilling program. This investment resulted in a production increase of 3,024%, from 233 boe/d in Q1 2021 to 7,279 boe/d in Q4 2021. The production increase of 7,046 boe/d implies an attractive capital investment efficiency of $12,929 per boe/d. Saturn is focused on repeating the success of 2021 by continuing to direct future capital expenditures to the highest expected return projects in our inventory.
Saturn made substantial increases to its reserve base in 2021 with Total Proved ("TP") and Total Proved plus Probable ("TPP") reserves increasing year over year by 910% and 668%, respectively. Finding, development and acquisition costs of reserves were achieved at attractive metrics of $3.15/boe for TP and $2.14/boe for TPP ($9.69/boe for TP and $9.28/boe including future development capital) which are top tier amongst light oil peers.
Current Company production is approximately 7,600 boe/d (96% crude oil and NGLs), based on March 2022 field estimates.
(2) See non-GAAP measures and ratios, booked drilling locations
Oxbow Update
The fourth quarter of 2021 marked the end of the integration period of the Oxbow acquisition and the beginning of the development of the Company's new core growth unit in Southeastern Saskatchewan. Saturn drilled four successful horizontal wells in light oil-bearing Frobisher zones in the Glen Ewen area in the fourth quarter of 2021, which were placed into production in December of 2021 and in January of 2022. The initial production of our first group of Oxbow wells has exceeded our expectations averaging 96.3 bbl/d per well, for the first 30 days, representing a 40% increase above the average type curve of all wells drilled in Southeast Saskatchewan Mississippian play in the past 5 years (sample size of 1,400 wells). The initial success of these drill results has encouraged Saturn to undertake a 29.2 net well drilling program for 2022 at the Oxbow Asset. This program is planned to be executed by one drilling rig which has been contracted throughout 2022.
Viking Update
Saturn directed substantially all of our Q3 2021 capital expenditure program to the Viking Asset in West Central Saskatchewan with the drilling of 3 successful horizontal wells in the Loverna area. The Viking asset contains 53 gross booked drilling locations(1) with reserves at year end 2021 representing approximately 15% of the Company's overall booked drilling locations. Subsequent to year end, Saturn acquired a synergistic asset in Viking area increasing the Company's land position 200% and adding additional drilling locations, in February 2022. Saturn has budgeted to drill five net Viking wells, starting in June of 2022, representing approximately 15% of the wells Saturn plans to drill in 2022.
ESG Initiatives
Saturn continues to prioritize the abandonment and reclamation of wells that no longer have economic production potential as part of the Company's Land Reclamation Program. The Company has contracted two service rigs to work exclusively on decommissioning old well bores and to date 38 wells have been abandoned. Saturn's Land Reclamation Program in 2022 is 100% funded by $13.8 million awarded under the Accelerated Site Closure Program (ASCP) and through the indigenous business credit pool. The Company is targeting abandoning a total of 150 to 200 unproductive wells in 2022. Saturn continues to have a $21 million deposit with the Saskatchewan government for future abandonment and reclamation obligations.
Outlook
Saturn is pursuing a balanced approach to sustainable production growth and rapid repayment of debt. The Company is forecasting 2022 to be another record year for oil and gas production, as outlined in the March 15, 2022 announcement of the fully funded $50 million capital program. The budgeted 2022 capital program is expected to result in:
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Average 2022 annual production in the range of 7,800 to 8,200 boe/d;
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Generating hedged EBITDA(2) in the range of $73 to $77 million, based on USD $75 WTI oil price assumption;
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Corporate hedged EBITDA(2) to reach between $93 to $97 million, based on USD $100 WTI oil price assumption; and
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Q4 2022 average production in the range of 8,100 to 8,500 boe/d, representing year-over-year production growth between 12% - 17%.
As a guiding principle, Saturn intends to direct approximately 50% of future corporate cash flow towards growth capital expenditures and approximately 50% to the repayment of debt. Saturn is committed to reducing debt levels in the near term and expects to make principal payments of approximately $38 million in 2022 and $40 million in 2023 which is expected to result in approximately zero net debt by year end 2023, assuming USD $75 WTI oil prices, under its current senior term loan. Saturn anticipates that when future debt levels reach a sustainable level and debt repayments are terminated, the Company will have the capability to direct a portion of corporate cash flow to shareholders in the form of a dividend or share buyback program, subject to board of directors' approval. Saturn has outstanding 13.4 million warrants, on a post consolidated basis, that expire on June 4, 2023 (trading symbol SOIL.WT, post-consolidated strike price of $3.20/share) that if exercised, would result in up to $42.9 million of proceeds that could accelerate the reduction of net debt.
(1) See non-GAAP measures and ratios, booked drilling locations
(2) See non-GAAP measures and ratios, EBITDA
Resignation of Director of the Board
Mr. Glenn Hamilton has resigned as a member of the Board of Directors so that he may focus his efforts on other professional duties. Saturn thanks Mr. Hamilton for his contribution to the Company and wishes him well in his future endeavours.
Investor Webcast
Saturn will host a webcast at 10:00 AM MST (12:00 PM Noon EST) on May 9, 2022, to review the fourth quarter 2021 financial report and discuss the first quarter 2022 financial report which is expected to be announced on May 5. 2022. Participants can access the live webcast via https://saturnoil.com/invest/q4-2021-and-q1-2022-results-webcast. A recorded archive of the webcast will be available afterwards on the Company's website.
About Saturn Oil & Gas Inc.
Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. is a growing Canadian energy company focused on generating positive shareholder returns through the continued responsible development of high-quality, light oil weighted assets, supported by an acquisition strategy that targets highly accretive, complementary opportunities. Saturn has assembled an attractive portfolio of free-cash flowing, low-decline operated assets in Southeastern Saskatchewan and West Central Saskatchewan that provide a deep inventory of long-term economic drilling opportunities across multiple zones. With an unwavering commitment to building an ESG-focused culture, Saturn's goal is to increase reserves, production and cash flows at an attractive return on invested capital. Saturn's shares are listed for trading on the TSX.V under ticker 'SOIL' and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under symbol 'SMKA'.
The Company's unaudited interim financial statements and corresponding Management's Discussion and Analysis for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2021 are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on Saturn's website at www.saturnoil.com. Copies of the materials can also be obtained upon request without charge by contacting the Company directly. Please note, currency figures presented herein are reflected in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted.
Further information and a corporate presentation is available on Saturn's website at www.saturnoil.com.
Saturn Oil & Gas Investor & Media Contacts:
John Jeffrey, MBA - Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +1 (587) 392-7902
www.saturnoil.com
Kevin Smith, MBA - VP Corporate Development
Tel: +1 (587) 392-7900
info@saturnoil.com
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NON-GAAP MEASURES AND RATIOS
This news release includes non-GAAP measures and ratios as further described herein. These non-GAAP measures and ratios do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and, therefore, may not be comparable with the calculation of similar measures by other companies. Management believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP measures and ratios provides useful information to investors and shareholders as the measures provide increased transparency and the ability to better analyze performance against prior periods on a comparable basis.
"Funds flow" represents cash flow from operating activities and adds back changes in non-cash working capital as the Company believes the timing of collection, payment or incurrence of these items is variable. Funds flow per share is calculated using the same weighted average basic and diluted shares that are used in calculating income (loss) per share.
"Adjusted funds flow" adjusts funds flow for items outside the scope of operations such as transactions costs and decommissioning expenditures. Saturn uses adjusted funds flow as a key measure to demonstrate the Company's ability to generate funds to repay debt and fund future capital investment. Adjusted funds flow per share is calculated using the same weighted average basic and diluted shares that are used in calculating income (loss) per share.
"Free adjusted funds flow" represents Adjusted funds flow and deducts PP&E expenditures. Saturn uses free adjusted funds flow as a measure to assess the Company's ability to generate cash, after deducting PP&E expenditures, to repay debt, increase returns to shareholders or for other corporate purposes.
The following table reconciles funds flow, adjusted funds flow, and free adjusted funds flow to the nearest GAAP measure, Cash flow from (used in) operating activities:
"Net debt" represents cash, accounts receivable, deposits and prepaid expenses (current and long-term), accounts payable and accrued liabilities, Senior Term Loan, Term Notes, Revolving Notes, promissory notes and convertible notes. The Company uses net debt as an alternative to total outstanding debt as management believed it provides a more accurate measure in assessing the liquidity of the Company. The Following table reconciles the components of net debt per the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position: "Booked drilling locations" this news release discloses drilling locations in two categories: (i) booked locations; and (ii) un-booked locations. Booked locations are based on the Company's most recent independent reserves evaluation as prepared by Ryder Scott Company-Canada as of December 31, 2021. In the Oxbow Asset: 218 locations are in the Proved reserve category; and 80 are in the Probable reserve category. In the Viking Asset: 31 locations are in the Proved reserve category; and 22 are in the Probable reserve category. Un-booked locations are internal estimates based on the Company's prospective acreage and identified in undeveloped areas with prospectivity by internal review. Un-booked locations do not have attributed reserves or resources.
"Proved" reserves are those reserves that can be estimated with a high degree of certainty to be recoverable. It is likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the estimated proved reserves.
"Probable" reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than proved reserves. It is equally likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the sum of the estimated proved plus probable reserves.
"EBITDA" represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization as a measure a company's operating and financial performance and profitability in terms of cash flow generation.
BOE PRESENTATION
Boe means barrel of oil equivalent. All boe conversions in this news release are derived by converting gas to oil at the ratio of six thousand cubic feet ("Mcf") of natural gas to one barrel ("Bbl") of oil. Boe may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A Boe conversion rate of 1 Bbl : 6 Mcf is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Given that the value ratio of oil compared to natural gas based on currently prevailing prices is significantly different than the energy equivalency ratio of 1 Bbl : 6 Mcf, utilizing a conversion ratio of 1 Bbl : 6 Mcf may be misleading as an indication of value.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS.
Certain information included in this press release constitutes forward-looking information under applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking information typically contains statements with words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "intend", "estimate", "propose", "project", "scheduled", "will" or similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. Forward-looking information in this press release may include, but is not limited to, the drilling of development wells, workover program and the maintenance of bas production and the business plan, cost model and strategy of the Company.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by Saturn, including expectations and assumptions concerning: the timing of and success of future drilling, development and completion activities, the performance of existing wells, the performance of new wells, the availability and performance of facilities and pipelines, the ability to allocated capital to pay down debt and grow productions, the geological characteristics of Saturn's properties, the application of regulatory and licensing requirements, the availability of capital, labour and services, the creditworthiness of industry partners and the ability to source and complete asset acquisitions.
Although Saturn believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because Saturn can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the oil and gas industry in general (e.g., operational risks in development, exploration and production; the uncertainty of reserve estimates; the uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to production, costs and expenses, and health, safety and environmental risks), constraints in the availability of services, commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations, the current COVID-19 pandemic, actions of OPEC and OPEC+ members, changes in legislation impacting the oil and gas industry, adverse weather or break-up conditions and uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures. These and other risks are set out in more detail in Saturn's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Forward-looking information is based on a number of factors and assumptions which have been used to develop such information but which may prove to be incorrect. Although Saturn believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information because Saturn can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. In addition to other factors and assumptions which may be identified in this press release, assumptions have been made regarding and are implicit in, among other things, our capital expenditure and drilling programs, drilling inventory and booked locations, production and revenue guidance, ESG initiatives, debt repayment plans and future growth plans. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions which have been used.
The forward-looking information contained in this press release is made as of the date hereof and Saturn undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable securities laws. The forward-looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
All dollar figures included herein are presented in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted. | https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/SATURN-OIL-GAS-INC-49477289/news/Saturn-Oil-Gas-Reports-Record-Production-in-Q4-and-Year-End-2021-Results-40226108/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20220429 | 2022-04-30T07:15:21Z | https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/SATURN-OIL-GAS-INC-49477289/news/Saturn-Oil-Gas-Reports-Record-Production-in-Q4-and-Year-End-2021-Results-40226108/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20220429 | false | 4 |
Dismissing the revision petition of an organiser of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in the national capital, the Delhi High Court observed that corruption is a silent killer in society, saying it was a serious economic issue that affects the country’s development.
Justice Chandra Dhari Singh noted that corruption adds to the deprivation of the poor and weaker sections of society. Therefore, every effort should be made to eradicate the same.
At the end of the day, it is society and the downtrodden who bear the pangs of the corrupt acts of a few. If the court below finds that evidence against an accused is prima facie sufficient for framing of charge, then it has the jurisdiction to proceed with the same concerned accused must face trial, said the order dated April 29.
The bench was hearing the revision plea of V.K. Verma, the then DG of the CWG’s Organising Committee (OC), which sought the setting aside of a 2017 CBI court order for quashing criminal proceedings against the petitioner.
As per the FIR, Verma and other OC officials entered into a criminal conspiracy with Suresh Kumar Seenghal, Director of Premier Brands Pvt. Ltd (PBPL), with Chairman, Compact Disc India Ltd., and others.
It said that the officials extended undue favour to PBPL by appointing it as Official Master Licensee for Merchandising and Online and Retail Concessionaire for the Games against a minimum royalty amount of Rs 7.05 crore.
PBPL, however, after earning a huge amount from the CWG band properties, did not pay anything to the committee and the cheque amounting Rs 3.525 crore was dishonoured by the bank on instructions from PBPL, which caused pecuniary advantage to Seenghal and PBPL and corresponding loss to the government exchequer.
After detailed observations, the court said, the revisional jurisdiction is not meant to test the waters of what might happen in the trial.
The Revisional Court has to consider the correctness, legality or propriety of any finding inter se an order and as to the regularity of the proceedings of the court below.
A perusal of the material on record shows that the petitioner herein was interested in bringing accused Seenghal and his company in the bidding process for the Merchandising and License programme and had raised frivolous objections to get the first request for proposal annulled.
Considering the aforesaid, a prima facie case against the petitioner cannot be ruled out.
Accordingly, the plea has been dismissed by the court, saying the petitioner has utterly failed to point out what is causing a grave miscarriage of justice in the impugned order.
By the instant petition, rather than pointing out patent irregularities, the petitioner is asking the revisional court to critically examine and analyse the evidence on record which is a matter of trial and cannot be examined at this stage.
The petitioner has been unable to satisfy why this court should use its revisionary jurisdiction and quash the charges framed against the petitioner.
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PACER ADVISORS, INC. bought a fresh place in DICK’S Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE:DKS). Money CNN data shows that the institutional investor bought 152.9 thousand shares of the stock in a transaction took place on 3/31/2022. In another most recent transaction, which held on 3/31/2022, TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT CO. LLC bought approximately 57.7 thousand shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods Inc. In a separate transaction which took place on 3/31/2022, the institutional investor, MILLER/HOWARD INVESTMENTS, INC. bought 50.0 thousand shares of the company’s stock.
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In the most recent purchasing and selling session, DICK’S Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS)’s share price increased by 5.70 percent to ratify at $101.44. A sum of 1356165 shares traded at recent session and its average exchanging volume remained at 1.56M shares. The 52-week price high and low points are important variables to concentrate on when assessing the current and prospective worth of a stock. DICK’S Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS) shares are taking a pay cut of -28.95% from the high point of 52 weeks and flying high of 31.52% from the low figure of 52 weeks.
DICK’S Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS) shares reached a high of $101.75 and dropped to a low of $97.10 until finishing in the latest session at $97.33. Traders and investors may also choose to study the ATR or Average True Range when concentrating on technical inventory assessment. Currently at 4.70 is the 14-day ATR for DICK’S Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS). The highest level of 52-weeks price has $142.78 and $77.13 for 52 weeks lowest level. After the recent changes in the price, the firm price to earnings ratio of 7.30 and price to earnings growth ratio of 1.85. The liquidity ratios which the firm has won as a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92.
Having a look at past record, we’re going to look at various forwards or backwards shifting developments regarding DKS. The firm’s shares fell -2.10 percent in the past five business days and shrunk -8.94 percent in the past thirty business days. In the previous quarter, the stock fell -9.36 percent at some point. The company’s performance is now negative at -11.78% from the beginning of the calendar year.
According to WSJ, DICK’S Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS) obtained an estimated Overweight proposal from the 27 brokerage firms currently keeping a deep eye on the stock performance as compares to its rivals. 0 equity research analysts rated the shares with a selling strategy, 12 gave a hold approach, 12 gave a purchase tip, 2 gave the firm a overweight advice and 1 put the stock under the underweight category. The average price goal of one year between several banks and credit unions that last year discussed the stock is $143.39.
Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT) shares on Thursday’s trading session, jumped 0.67 percent to see the stock exchange hands at $61.23 per unit. Lets a quick look at company’s past reported and future predictions of growth using the EPS Growth. EPS growth is a percentage change in standardized earnings per share over the trailing-twelve-month period to the current year-end. The company posted a value of $2.63 as earning-per-share over the last full year, while a chance, will post $2.90 for the coming year. The current EPS Growth rate for the company during the year is 6.50% and predicted to reach at 5.46% for the coming year. In-depth, if we analyze for the long-term EPS Growth, the out-come was 9.80% for the past five years and the scenario is totally different as the current prediction is 6.00% for the next five year.
The last trading period has seen Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT) move -6.33% and 12.43% from the stock’s 52-week high and 52-week low prices respectively. The daily trading volume for Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) over the last session is 1.74 million shares. LNT has attracted considerable attention from traders and investors, a scenario that has seen its volume jump 49.87% compared to the previous one.
Investors focus on the profitability proportions of the company that how the company performs at profitability side. Return on equity ratio or ROE is a significant indicator for prospective investors as they would like to see just how effectively a business is using their cash to produce net earnings. As a return on equity, Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) produces 11.20%. Because it would be easy and highly flexible, ROI measurement is among the most popular investment ratios. Executives could use it to evaluate the levels of performance on acquisitions of capital equipment whereas investors can determine that how the stock investment is better. The ROI entry for LNT’s scenario is at 6.30%. Another main metric of a profitability ratio is the return on assets ratio or ROA that analyses how effectively a business can handle its assets to generate earnings over a duration of time. Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT) generated 3.60% ROA for the trading twelve-month.
Volatility is just a proportion of the anticipated day by day value extend—the range where an informal investor works. Greater instability implies more noteworthy benefit or misfortune. After an ongoing check, Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT) stock is found to be 2.53% volatile for the week, while 2.01% volatility is recorded for the month. The outstanding shares have been calculated 250.20M. Based on a recent bid, its distance from 20 days simple moving average is -3.47%, and its distance from 50 days simple moving average is 0.46% while it has a distance of 3.53% from the 200 days simple moving average.
The Williams Percent Range or Williams %R is a well-known specialized pointer made by Larry Williams to help recognize overbought and oversold circumstances. Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT)’s Williams Percent Range or Williams %R at the time of writing to be seated at 81.09% for 9-Day. It is also calculated for different time spans. Currently for this organization, Williams %R is stood at 81.50% for 14-Day, 81.50% for 20-Day, 39.15% for 50-Day and to be seated 39.15% for 100-Day. Relative Strength Index, or RSI(14), which is a technical analysis gauge, also used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100 for overbought and oversold. In the case of Alliant Energy Corporation, the RSI reading has hit 43.56 for 14-Day. | https://www.bovnews.com/companies/futures-directions-for-dicks-sporting-goods-inc-dks-alliant-energy-corporation-lnt/ | 2022-04-30T07:22:52Z | https://www.bovnews.com/companies/futures-directions-for-dicks-sporting-goods-inc-dks-alliant-energy-corporation-lnt/ | true | 19813 |
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