text
stringlengths 2
190k
| url
stringlengths 22
593
| crawl_date
timestamp[us, tz=UTC]date 2022-04-01 00:00:56
2022-09-19 05:15:05
| id
stringlengths 22
593
| label
bool 2
classes | minhash_count
stringclasses 349
values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Image shared by ǝᴉɯǝ̗ou. Find images and videos about fashion, blue and jeans on We Heart It - the app to get lost in what you love.
|
https://weheartit.com/entry/362226449
| 2022-04-04T15:04:33Z
|
https://weheartit.com/entry/362226449
| false
| null |
Russia Humiliated: Ukraine Captures Remains of World's Biggest Aircraft
The wreckage of the world’s largest plane was found Saturday when Ukrainian troops recaptured an airport near Kyiv.
The plane, originally developed as part of Russia’s late-20th Century space program, was abandoned when Ukrainian forces lost control of the airport during the early stages of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
As Russian troops pulled back, Ukrainian forces found what was left of the plane, which was used to transport humanitarian aid.
🇺🇦Defense forces liberated Hostomel, Kyiv region, where the largest aircraft in the world Antonov An-225 Mriya was based [Mriya – Dream in Ukrainian]. russian invaders have destroyed Mriya, but 🇺🇦 dream is indistructible!
Photo credit by AP Photo / Vadim Ghirda pic.twitter.com/gog21lazRr
— Defence of Ukraine (@DefenceU) April 3, 2022
“The sadness is so indescribable. I just realized that exactly two months ago I went on my last business trip. I flew on Mriya,” pilot Dmytro Antonov told Reuters in a comment published by Business Insider.
As Ukrainian forces regain Russian-occupied territory, stories of atrocities are emerging, according to Human Rights Watch.
“The cases we documented amount to unspeakable, deliberate cruelty and violence against Ukrainian civilians,” said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “Rape, murder and other violent acts against people in the Russian forces’ custody should be investigated as war crimes.”
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CBS that Russia was conducting “redeployment, in our opinion. They’re changing the tactics now,” adding that “they are now focusing in the east of Ukraine.”
When asked about the reports of atrocities, Zelenskyy said, “I think all the military commanders, everyone who gave instructions and orders should be punished adequately. The adequate punishment to these people is difficult to be achieved. It has to be done according to the law and what they have done.”
“As the father of two children and as a president, I think that these people, if they are put behind the bars, this is one too little for what they have done,” he said.
Zelenskyy called Russia’s tactics “genocide. The elimination of the whole nation and the people. We are the citizens of Ukraine. We have more than 100 nationalities. This is about the destruction and extermination of all these nationalities. We are the citizens of Ukraine, and we don’t want to be subdued to the policy of Russian Federation. This is the reason we are being destroyed and exterminated, and this is happening in the Europe of the 21st century. So this is the torture of the whole nation.”
President Volodymyr #Zelensky accused #Russia of committing genocide and attempting to eliminate the “whole nation” of #Ukraine, a day after the discovery of mass graves and apparently executed civilians near Kyiv. “This is #Genocide”https://t.co/Q7AfNauC6m
— KyivPost (@KyivPost) April 3, 2022
Zelenskyy ended his interview by urging America to remember those facing death and destruction daily.
“Don’t forget about Ukraine. Please help us keep. Keep on helping us. We have the same values. We have the same color of blood. And we are fighting for freedom, and we will win indeed. And thank you very much.”
As with much of Ukraine, the cost of repairing the damaged jet is astronomical.
Ukroboronprom, the Ukrainian state arms manufacturer, has said it would take $3 billion to restore the aircraft — and left no doubt about whom it expects to make good for the destruction.
“She will surely be reborn. Estimated calculations will cost more than $3 billion and more than 5 years,” a company Facebook post stated, according to a Facebook translation.
“Our task is to make these costs covered by the Russian Federation, which caused deliberate damage to Ukrainian aviation and freight aviation sector.”
The plane was about 276 feet long, almost 60 feet high, with a wingspan of just over 290 feet. For comparison, the C-17 Globemaster III, the workhorse of the United States Air Force, is 174 feet long and 55 feet high with a wingspan of just under 170 feet.
Truth and Accuracy
We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.
|
https://www.westernjournal.com/russia-humiliated-ukraine-captures-remains-worlds-biggest-aircraft/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=patriottimesusa&utm_campaign=lminetwork&utm_content=2022-04-04
| 2022-04-04T15:06:34Z
|
https://www.westernjournal.com/russia-humiliated-ukraine-captures-remains-worlds-biggest-aircraft/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=patriottimesusa&utm_campaign=lminetwork&utm_content=2022-04-04
| false
|
20
|
Serum Institue of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla speaking on the COVID-19 booster dose said that he has appealed to the government as everyone who needs to travel needs to take the booster dose.
Currently, only frontline workers and those older than 60 are now allowed to take booster doses in India, whether free in government centres or paid for in private hospitals.
Adar Poonawalla whose SII manufactured Covishield vaccine, speaking over the bootster dose ahead said, "They're here having an internal discussion & should announce very soon in next few days on the booster policy."
"We've appealed to the govt as everyone who needs to travel needs to take the booster dose. They're here having an internal discussion & should announce very soon in next few days on the booster policy," Adar Poonawalla was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Pune | We've appealed to the govt as everyone who needs to travel needs to take the booster dose. They're here having an internal discussion & should announce very soon in next few days on the booster policy: Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India on COVID-19 booster dose pic.twitter.com/C9VXf9tKt4
— ANI (@ANI) April 4, 2022
Mr Poonawalla also said the low number of COVID-19 cases at the moment was because the country chose the right vaccine.
"Our vaccines have proven better that those in other countries. Look at US, and Europe, they have a lot of cases. We have fewer cases because we chose the right vaccines," he said.
Queried on whether the vaccines in their current form work on new coronavirus variants, he said they will work only if a booster dose is taken, as this will form protection from future variants.
In India, experts are deciding on mixing vaccines though it is allowed the world over, Poonawalla added.
The Pune-based SII manufactures Covishield vaccine.
(To receive our E-paper on whatsapp daily, please click here. We permit sharing of the paper's PDF on WhatsApp and other social media platforms.)
|
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/everyone-who-needs-to-travel-needs-to-take-covid-19-booster-dose-sii-ceo-adar-poonawalla
| 2022-04-04T15:07:15Z
|
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/everyone-who-needs-to-travel-needs-to-take-covid-19-booster-dose-sii-ceo-adar-poonawalla
| true
|
1
|
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden calls for war crimes trial against Putin, says he's seeking more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden calls for war crimes trial against Putin, says he's seeking more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine.
|
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Alert-Biden-calls-for-war-crimes-trial-against-17056006.php
| 2022-04-04T15:09:18Z
|
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Alert-Biden-calls-for-war-crimes-trial-against-17056006.php
| true
| null |
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — After two nationalist European strongmen won overwhelming victories in elections on Sunday, one of the first foreign leaders to congratulate both was not from a neighboring country or a regional ally. It was Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The parliamentary elections in Hungary and Serbia both brought landslide wins for the two countries’ longtime, pro-Putin leaders — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
Their victories on Sunday highlighted an underlying discord in attitudes among European nations toward the autocracies of Russia and China. As those powers seek to exert greater influence on the continent and beyond, Orban and Vucic have aimed to emulate the autocratic touch through their own style of governance in the heart of Europe.
Orban's right-wing Fidesz party won more than 53% of the vote, shocking both pollsters and a Western-looking coalition of more liberal opposition parties which had appealed to voters to bring an end to Orban's 12 years of autocratic rule and stronger ties with Moscow and Beijing.
In Serbia, Vucic cruised into an outright victory with the nearest opposition candidate trailing by some 40%. It was the first time that a presidential candidate won a second mandate without a runoff vote.
“I managed something no one else has done before me,” Vucic said in a victory speech. “It wasn’t even close.”
The results — which cemented the power of two leaders who have been accused of undermining democratic norms — underscored an accelerating drift away from the liberal values and vision of the European Union among Hungarian and Serbian voters.
Russia's war in Ukraine played an outsized role in the campaigns in both countries, and analysts say the conflict helped to mobilize support for the incumbents.
Serbia’s largely pro-Russian electorate shuns groups identified with pro-Western policies, while Orban's reputation as Putin's closest ally in the EU has led his supporters to view Russia as a crucial partner.
Formally on the path to EU accession, Serbia has seen a rise in pro-Russian sentiment under Vucic and mounting skepticism and mistrust of the EU, even as the country’s main financial inflows come from the bloc.
Vucic’s government has supported the U.N. resolution condemning the attack on Ukraine, but he has refused to join the sanctions against Moscow.
“Vucic has created this atmosphere of huge adoration for Russia and hypocrisy toward the EU,” Biljana Stojkovic, the presidential candidate of a green-left coalition said. “I don’t think he has understood the importance of (the war in Ukraine) and the geopolitical changes.”
Orban, while begrudgingly voting for most EU sanctions against Russia, has refused to supply Ukraine with weapons or allow for their transfer across the Hungarian-Ukrainian border. He has also fought intensely against sanctions being imposed on Russian energy imports on which Hungary is deeply dependent, drawing the scorn of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In a victory speech Sunday, Orban singled out Zelenskyy as part of the “overwhelming force” that he said his party had struggled against in the election — “the left at home, the international left all around, the Brussels bureaucrats, the Soros empire with all its money, the international mainstream media, and in the end, even the Ukrainian president.”
Andras Biro-Nagy, a researcher and director of the Policy Solutions think tank in Budapest, said that Orban and his “media empire" had managed to dominate the war of narratives that's being waged within Hungary over the war in Ukraine.
“There was a clash of narratives between the East versus West narrative which was used by the opposition campaign, and the security and peace versus war narrative created by Orban," Biro-Nagy said. "It seems that Orban’s narrative which appeals to the Hungarian society’s craving for security and stability and peace won this time.”
Vucic, too, portrayed himself as the guarantor of Serbia's security, and used media channels under his control to spread that message. Many Serbs now see Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the result of Western pressure rather than Moscow’s expanding ambitions.
Similarly, Orban campaigned heavily on remaining neutral in the conflict while maintaining close economic ties with Russia, without ever mentioning Putin by name.
A survey by Hungarian pollster Publicus in March showed that only 44% of Fidesz supporters considered Russia the aggressor in the war in Ukraine.
In the final days of the campaign, Orban visited Serbia to support his ally Vucic, and the two politicians took a ride along a fast-track railway connecting their capitals of Belgrade and Budapest.
That joint project is part of China’s Belt and Road global trade initiative, and is being built by Chinese and Russian state companies using large Chinese and Russian bank loans.
At a joint rally, they described relations between their nations as the best in history, and pledged to work further to improve them.
Orban and his officials have repeatedly urged Serbia’s immediate admittance into the EU, with Orban declaring that “the EU needs Serbia more than Serbia needs the EU.”
——
Jovana Gec reported from Belgrade, Serbia.
|
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Wins-for-pro-Putin-leaders-buttress-autocracies-17055866.php
| 2022-04-04T15:11:17Z
|
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Wins-for-pro-Putin-leaders-buttress-autocracies-17055866.php
| false
|
30
|
Sports News of Monday, 4 April 2022
Source: ghanasoccernet.com
GHANAsoccernet.com brings to you a comprehensive report on the Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad in their respective leagues.
The various leagues resumed over the weekend after the international break.
Our reporter Herbert Boakye Yiadom details how the players performed.
Players on Target
Abdul Samed Salis scored for Clermont Foot in their 3-2 defeat to Nantes in the French Ligue I.
Braydon Manu scored for Darmstadt in their 3-1 win over Holstein Kiel in the German Bundesliga II.
Kwasi Okyere Wriedt scored a consolation for Holstein Kiel
Francis Amuzu scored for Anderlecht in their 4-0 win over Charleroi in the Belgian top-flight league
Kwabena Owusu scored for Ankaragucu as they lost 3-2 to Eyupspor in the Turkish Lig I
ENGLAND
In Premier League, Tariq Lamptey played the full throttle for Brighton against Norwich which ended in a draw
Tarique Fosu was on the bench for Brentford in their 4-1 win over Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge
Daniel Amartey climbed off the bench to help Leicester City secure a 1-1 draw against Man United at Old Trafford
In Championship, Andy Yiadom played 90 minutes for Reading in their 1-1 draw against Barnsley
Baba Rahman was an unused substitute for Reading in the game
In League Two, Jojo Wollacot kept a clean sheet for Swindon Town against Rochdale
Brendan Wiredu was in action for Colchester in their 2-1 win over Harrogate
SPAIN
In La Liga, Baba Iddrisu played 90 minutes for Mallorca as they lost 1-0 to Getafe
Joseph Aidoo played the full throttle for Celta Vigo in their 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid
In La Liga II, Dauda Mohammed was shown the red card as Cartagena lost 2-1 to Real Oviedo
Richard Boateng was in action for Cartagena
Samuel Obeng was on the bench for Real Oviedo
ITALY
In Serie A, Emmanuel Gyasi scored for Spezia in their 1-0 win over Venezia
Alfred Duncan played the full throttle for Fiorentina in their 1-0 win over Empoli
Felix Afena-Gyan was an unused substitute for AS Roma in their 1-0 win over Sampdoria
Serie B, Bright Gyamfi saw 10 minutes of action for Benevento as they thrashed Pisa 5-1
Davis Mensah saw 34 minutes of action for Pordenone in their 1-0 defeat to Ascoli
FRANCE
In Ligue I, Gideon Mensah climbed off the bench to play 23 minutes for Bordeaux against Lille
Alexander Djiku played 90 minutes for Strasbourg in their 1-0 win over Lens
Majeed Ashimeru was on the bench for Strasbourg
Abdul Samed Salis scored for Clermont Foot in their 3-2 defeat to Nantes
Alidu Seidu played the full throttle for Clermont while Osman Bukari was on the bench for Nantes
In Ligue II, Nicholas Opoku and Emmanuel Lomotey were both in action for Amiens in their 2-0 win over Valenciennes
Emmanuel Ntim was in action for Valenciennes
GERMANY
In the Bundesliga, Christopher Antwi-Adjei was on the bench for Bochum in their 2-1 win over Hoffenheim
Kevin Prince Boateng was on the bench for Hertha Berlin as they lost 2-1 to Bayer Leverkusen
In Bundesliga II, Daniel Kofi Kyereh was in action for St.Pauli as they lost by a lone goal to Hansa Rostock
Braydon Manu scored for Darmstadt in their 3-1 win over Holstein Kiel
Kwasi Okyere Wriedt scored the consolation for Holstein Kiel
ALBANIA
Michael Agbekpornu was in action for Egnatia in their 2-0 win over Dinamo Tirana
Reuben Acquah was in action for Teuta against Skenderbeu
Randy Dwumfour played 67 minutes for Skenderbeu
AUSTRIA
Seth Paintsil was in action for Hartberg against Tirol which they lost by a lone goal
BELGIUM
Dennis Odoi was on the bench for Club Brugge in their 3-1 win over Beerschot
Abraham Okyere was unused substitute in the game for Beerschot
Daniel Opare was in action for Seriang in their 2-2 draw against Oostende
David Atanga climbed off the bench to play for Oostende
Elisha Owusu was on the bench for Gent in their 2-2 draw against Cercle Brugge
Francis Amuzu scored for Anderlecht in their 4-0 win over Charleroi
BULGARIA
Bismarck Charles was in action for CSKA Sofia in their 1-0 win over Beroe
Bernard Tekpetey scored for Ludogorets in their 3-0 win over Botev Plovdiv
Emmanuel Toku played 90 minutes for Botev Plovdiv
CROATIA
Issah Abass was in action for Rijeka in their 2-0 win over Istra 1961
CYPRUS
Kingsley Sarfo was in action for APOEL as they lost 4-1 to Anorthosis
Benjamin Akoto Asamoah was in action for Doxa as they lost 1-0 to AEL Limassol
DENMARK
Lasso Coulibaly climbed off the bench to play 35 minutes for Nordsjaelland in their 2-1 defeat to Odense
ESTONIA
David Addy was in action for Tammeka as they lost 4-0 to Levadia
ISRAEL
Patrick Twumasi featured in the game for Netanya in their 1-1 draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv
Montari Kamaheni played 45 minutes of action for Ashdod in their 1-0 defeat to Beitar Jerusalem
Richmond Boakye Yiadom missed the game due to injury
LITHUANIA
Francis Kyeremeh saw 78 minutes of action for Zalgiris in their 2-2 draw against Kauno Zalgiris
Divine Naah was an usused substitute for Kauno Zalgiris
NETHERLANDS
Mohammed Kudus was in action for Ajax in their 3-1 win over Groningen
PORTUGAL
Abdul Mumin played 90 minutes for Vitoria Guimaraes in their 1-0 win over Moreirense
SCOTLAND
Matthew Cudjoe made his debut in the Scottish league for Dundee United against Hibernian
SERBIA
Ibrahim Mustapha saw 81 minutes of action for Novi Pazar in their 1-0 win over Napredak
SLOVAKIA
Benson Anang and Richmond Owusu were in action for Zilina as they lost 2-0 to Ruzomberok
Ibrahim Rahim played nine minutes for Trencin in their 3-0 win over L.Mikulas
Sharani Zuberu made a brief appearance for Dun.Streda against Sered
SOUTH AFRICA
Edwin Gyimah played the full throttle for Sekhukhune in their 1-1 draw against Stellenbosch
SWEDEN
Joseph Amoako and Bernard Acquah were in action for Helsingborg as they lost 2-1 to Hammarby
Ibrahim Sadiq climbed off the bench to play 16 minutes for Hacken in their 4-2 win over AIK
SWITZERLAND
Lawrence Ati-Zigi kept a clean sheet for St.Gallen in their 3-0 win over Sion
Nuhu Musah was on the bench for St. Gallen
TURKEY
Isaac Cofie saw 13 minutes of action for Sivasspor in their 2-2 draw against Giresunspor
Yaw Ackah was in action for Keciorengucu in their 2-1 win over Bursaspor
Mahatma Otoo played 45 minutes for Balikesirspor in their 5-1 defeat to Erzurum
Kwabena Owusu scored for Ankaragucu as they lost 3-2 to Eyupspor
USA
In MLS, Jonathan Mensah and Yaw Yeboah were both in action for Columbus Crew as they lost 1-0 to Nashville SC
Isaac Atanga was on the bench for FC Cincinnati as they lost 4-3 against CF Montreal
Latif Blessing saw 73 minutes of action for Los Angeles in their 4-2 win over Orlando City
Harrison Afful was on the bench for Charlotte as they lost 2-0 to Philadelphia Union
In the USL Championship, Dominic Oduro was in action for Charleston as they lost 2-1 to Las Vegas Lights
|
https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Performance-of-Ghanaian-Players-Abroad-wrap-up-Okyere-Wriedt-Owusu-Salis-scores-1506614
| 2022-04-04T15:13:04Z
|
https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Performance-of-Ghanaian-Players-Abroad-wrap-up-Okyere-Wriedt-Owusu-Salis-scores-1506614
| false
|
2
|
In two weeks, Fortnite has raised a total of $144 million for Ukraine relief efforts. Ahead of its most recent season, developer Epic Games said that it would be donating all of its proceeds from the game, along with those from Microsoft, to humanitarian efforts following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for a period of two weeks.
The game raised $36 million in its first day alone, and today, Epic revealed the final total of $144 million. The funds are being put towards several aid groups, including Direct Relief, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the World Food Programme.
Epic’s efforts are just one of several Ukraine-related fundraising initiatives from game developers. Last month, League of Legends developer Riot Games raised $5.4 million, a bundle of nearly 1,000 games on Itch.io took in more than $6 million, and Humble Bundle managed to raise $20 million.
The current season of Fortnite has been an eventful one. It initially launched without a key feature: building. Since then, Epic has introduced a combat-focused Zero Build mode for the game, and this past weekend, it re-added building to its core battle royale.
|
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/4/23009838/fortnite-ukraine-relief-fundraising-total
| 2022-04-04T15:14:24Z
|
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/4/23009838/fortnite-ukraine-relief-fundraising-total
| false
|
1
|
Log in to our website to save your bookmarks. It'll just take a moment.
Your session has expired, please login again.
|
https://auto.hindustantimes.com/okinawa-bikes/praisepro/offers-in-baksa
| 2022-04-04T15:14:50Z
|
https://auto.hindustantimes.com/okinawa-bikes/praisepro/offers-in-baksa
| false
| null |
Citation
Watts BV, Gottlieb DJ, Riblet NB, Gui J, Shiner B. Am. J. Psychiatry 2022; 179(4): 298-304.
Copyright
(Copyright © 2022, American Psychiatric Association)
DOI
10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21070700
PMID
35360916
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Understanding the effectiveness of medication treatment for opioid use disorder to decrease the risk of suicide mortality may inform clinical and policy decisions. The authors sought to describe the effect of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) on risk of suicide mortality. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients from 2003 to 2017. The authors linked three data sources: the VA Corporate Data Warehouse, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Claims Data, and the VA-Department of Defense Mortality Data Repository. The exposure of interest was MOUD, including starting periods (first 14 days on treatment), stopping periods (first 14 days off treatment), stable time on treatment, and stable time off treatment (reference category). The main outcome measures included suicide mortality, external-cause mortality, and all-cause mortality in the 5 years following initiation of MOUD. RESULTS: Over 60,000 VA patients received MOUD. Patients were typically male (92.8%) and their mean age was 46.5 years (SD=13.1). After adjusting for demographic characteristics, mental health and physical health conditions, and health care utilization, the adjusted hazard ratio during stable MOUD was 0.45 (95% CI=0.32, 0.63) for suicide mortality, 0.35 (95% CI=0.31, 0.40) for external-cause mortality, and 0.34 (95% CI=0.31, 0.37) for all-cause mortality. MOUD starting periods were associated with an adjusted hazard ratio for suicide mortality of 0.55 (95% CI=0.25, 1.21), and MOUD stopping periods were associated with an adjusted hazard ratio for suicide mortality of 1.38 (95% CI=0.82, 2.34). CONCLUSIONS: Treatment with MOUD was associated with a substantial reduction in suicide mortality as well external causes of mortality and all-cause mortality.
Language: en
Keywords
Opioids; Medication-Assisted Treatment; Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders; Suicide and Self-Harm
|
https://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5B%5D=citjournalarticle_712842_18
| 2022-04-04T15:16:55Z
|
https://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5B%5D=citjournalarticle_712842_18
| false
|
3
|
Suddenly, Tesla’s Elon Musk is Twitter’s biggest stakeholder
(AP) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk acquired a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder, just before raising questions about the social media platform’s dedication to free speech.
The ultimate aim of Musk’s 73.5 million share purchase worth $3 billion based on the closing price Friday, is not clear. Yet in late March Musk, who has 80 million Twitter followers and is very active on the site, questioned free speech on Twitter and whether the platform is undermining democracy.
The regulatory filing Monday says Musk bought the shares on March 14, describing him as a long-term investor looking to minimize his buying and selling of the shares. That means that Musk acquired the shares before beginning his public discourse on the First Amendment and Twitter.
Yet Musk has also raised the possibility, publicly before his massive and loyal Twitter following, of starting a rival social media network.
Industry analysts are skeptical about whether the mercurial CEO will remain on the sidelines for long.
“We would expect this passive stake as just the start of broader conversations with the Twitter board/management that could ultimately lead to an active stake and a potential more aggressive ownership role of Twitter,” Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities said in a client note early Monday.
Twitter’s stock surged more than 22% at the opening bell Monday. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Musk told his more than 80 million followers on Twitter that he was " giving serious thought " to creating his own social media platform and has clashed repeatedly with financial regulators about his use of Twitter.
His Twitter stock purchase comes as Musk is locked into a bitter dispute with U.S. securities regulators over his ability to post on Twitter. Musk’s lawyer has contended in court motions that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is infringing on the Tesla CEO’s First Amendment rights.
In October of 2018, Musk and Tesla agreed to pay $40 million in civil fines and for Musk to have his tweets approved by a corporate lawyer after he tweeted about having the money to take Tesla private at $420 per share.
The funding was far from secured and the electric vehicle company remains public, but Tesla’s stock price jumped. The settlement specified governance changes, including Musk’s ouster as board chairman, as well as pre-approval of his tweets. The SEC brought a securities fraud charge, alleging that Musk was manipulating the stock price with his posts.
Musk’s lawyer is now asking a U.S. District Court judge in Manhattan to throw out the settlement, contending that the SEC is harassing him and infringing on his First Amendment rights.
Early in March, Musk asked Judge Alison Nathan to nullify an SEC subpoena and throw out the settlement agreement. His lawyer, Alex Spiro, said the SEC has used the court agreement “to trample on Mr. Musk’s First Amendment rights and to impose prior restraints on his speech.”
The SEC responded in a court motion, saying it has legal authority to subpoena Tesla and Musk about his tweets, and that Musk’s move to throw out the settlement is not valid.
The SEC disclosed that it is investigating Musk’s Nov. 6, 2021 tweets that asked followers whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla stake. The commission confirmed that it issued administrative subpoenas while investigating whether Musk and Tesla are complying with disclosure controls in the 2018 agreement.
The commission also is investigating whether Tesla described accurately in public filings with the agency whether it complied with the controls.
The commission maintains that the subpoenas were lawful, and that Musk isn’t following proper legal procedure to challenge them. SEC attorney Melissa Armstrong called Musk’s challenge “frivolous,” and pointed out that Musk and Tesla agreed to have his tweets pre-approved by other company officials.
“Courts have long recognized that ‘congress has vested the SEC with broad authority to conduct investigations into possible violations of federal securities laws and to demand production of evidence relevant to such investigations,’” Armstrong wrote.
The subpoenas, issued under seal, come from a formal order by the commission authorizing the investigation. They seek all written communications concerning the Nov. 6 tweets and whether they were shown to Tesla lawyers for pre-approval.
Musk attorney Spiro has asked for verbal arguments in the case.
Musk’s revelation about his stake in Twitter shares comes two days after Tesla Inc. posted first-quarter delivery numbers. While the company delivered 310,000 vehicles in the period, the figure was slightly below expectations.
Shortly after the November tweets about the Tesla stock sale Musk began selling off shares, and he wrote on Twitter that the sale would go to pay tax obligations on stock options. Analysts estimate his tax obligation at $10 billion to $15 billion. But some of the money could have been used to buy the Twitter stake.
So far he has sold more than 15 million shares worth roughly $16.4 billion. With some sales in late December, Musk is close to selling 10%.
____
Krisher reported from Detroit.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
|
https://www.wlox.com/2022/04/04/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-takes-9-stake-twitter/
| 2022-04-04T15:23:16Z
|
https://www.wlox.com/2022/04/04/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-takes-9-stake-twitter/
| true
|
42
|
Societe Generale Americas appoints Luiz Sainz, Head of Latin America, and Beatriz Lacaz, Country Head of Brazil
NEW YORK and SAO PAULO, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Societe Generale announces that Luiz Sainz, formerly Country Head of SG Brazil, has been appointed Head of Latin America, a position created to lead the bank's new strategic initiative for the region.
In this role, Mr. Sainz will oversee Societe Generale's business activities in Brazil, Mexico and Chile and will work to coordinate client and commercial strategy across the region and in conjunction with the wider Americas and global strategy. This will include working closely with Societe Generale's ALD Automotive and SG Equipment Finance businesses in the region to leverage cross-business activities. Mr. Sainz will be based in New York and report directly to Stephane About, CEO of SG Americas.
Succeeding Mr. Sainz, Beatriz Lacaz has been appointed Country Head of Brazil. Ms. Lacaz will continue the evolution of SG Brazil's offer as it continues to support local clients and facilitate business from Societe Generale's international roster of clients conducting business within the country.
Ms. Lacaz will remain based in Sao Paulo and report to Mr. Sainz. Both appointments were effective April 1, 2022. SG Brazil elected Ms. Lacaz as new CEO subject to Central Bank approval.
Societe Generale launched its new strategic initiative for Latin America to further support its strong client relationships and develop new avenues for sustainable growth by leveraging the bank's long-standing regional expertise and global capabilities.
Biographies
Luis Sainz joined Societe Generale in 1996 as part of the Corporate Finance team in Dallas and in 1998 relocated to the New York office. He left Societe Generale in 2000 and moved to Chicago to create and run CommonStream, a U.S. B2B electronic exchange company. Luis rejoined Societe Generale in 2001 as a member of the European Leverage Finance team based in Paris where he spent nine years, the last three as a Managing Director in charge of larger LBO financings and restructurings. He was named Country Head for Societe Generale in Mexico in 2010, and subsequently was named Country Head for Societe Generale in Brazil in 2018. Luis has an engineering degree from ITAM University in Mexico and holds an MBA from Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC).
Beatriz Lacaz joined Societe Generale Brazil in 2002 as Head of Metals & Mining, Pulp & Paper, and Financial Institutions. She relocated to Amsterdam in 2006, leading Commodities and Trade Finance for Societe Generale in the CIS and Eastern Europe. Beatriz returned to SG Brazil in 2008 and has held various management positions in Debt Capital Markets & Syndication and as Head of Natural Resources, which she held from 2010 to 2019. Beatriz was named Head of Global Banking and Advisory for SG Brazil in 2019. Prior to joining SG, she worked in Structured Lending for Banco Citibank SA. Beatriz has a degree in Business Administration and a Masters of Business Economics from the University of Sao Paulo.
Societe Generale
Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth. Committed to the positive transformations of the world's societies and economies, Societe Generale and its teams seek to build, day after day, together with its clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions.
Active in the real economy for over 150 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale has over 131,000 members of staff in 66 countries and supports on a daily basis 26 million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors around the world by offering a wide range of advisory services and tailored financial solutions. The Group is built on three complementary core businesses:
- French Retail Banking which encompasses the Societe Generale, Credit du Nord and Boursorama brands. Each offers a full range of financial services with omnichannel products at the cutting edge of digital innovation;
- International Retail Banking, Insurance and Financial Services to Corporates, with networks in Africa, Russia, Central and Eastern Europe and specialised businesses that are leaders in their markets;
- Global Banking and Investor Solutions, which offers recognised expertise, key international locations and integrated solutions.
Societe Generale is included in the principal socially responsible investment indices: DJSI (Europe), FTSE4Good (Global and Europe), Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Refinitiv Diversity and Inclusion Index, Euronext Vigeo (Europe and Eurozone), STOXX Global ESG Leaders indexes, and the MSCI Low Carbon Leaders Index (World and Europe).
In case of doubt regarding the authenticity of this press release, please go to the end of Societe Generale's newsroom page where official Press Releases sent by Societe Generale can be certified using blockchain technology. A link will allow you to check the document's legitimacy directly on the web page.
For more information, you can follow us on Twitter @societegenerale or visit our website www.societegenerale.com.
View original content:
SOURCE Societe Generale
|
https://www.wdam.com/prnewswire/2022/04/04/societe-generale-makes-latam-appointments/
| 2022-04-04T15:24:22Z
|
https://www.wdam.com/prnewswire/2022/04/04/societe-generale-makes-latam-appointments/
| true
|
12
|
NEW YORK , April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AAPL, AMD, GM, SQ, and DKNG.
Click a link below then choose between in-depth options trade idea report or a stock score report.
Options Report – Ideal trade ideas on up to seven different options trading strategies. The report shows all vital aspects of each option trade idea for each stock.
Stock Report - Measures a stock's suitability for investment with a proprietary scoring system combining short and long-term technical factors with Wall Street's opinion including a 12-month price forecast.
- AAPL: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-options-lp-2/?symbol=AAPL&prnumber=040420224
- AMD: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-options-lp-2/?symbol=AMD&prnumber=040420224
- GM: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-options-lp-2/?symbol=GM&prnumber=040420224
- SQ: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-options-lp-2/?symbol=SQ&prnumber=040420224
- DKNG: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-options-lp-2/?symbol=DKNG&prnumber=040420224
(Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.)
InvestorsObserver provides patented technology to some of the biggest names on Wall Street and creates world-class investing tools for the self-directed investor on Main Street. We have a wide range of tools to help investors make smarter decisions when investing in stocks or options.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE InvestorsObserver
|
https://www.wdam.com/prnewswire/2022/04/04/thinking-about-trading-options-or-stock-apple-advanced-micro-devices-general-motors-block-or-draftkings/
| 2022-04-04T15:25:17Z
|
https://www.wdam.com/prnewswire/2022/04/04/thinking-about-trading-options-or-stock-apple-advanced-micro-devices-general-motors-block-or-draftkings/
| true
|
4545
|
Officers seize more than $4M worth of meth hidden inside cans of sealant
LAREDO, Texas (Gray News) – Customs and Border officers seized more than $4 million worth of methamphetamine hidden inside cans of waterproof sealant.
According to authorities, a K-9 inspection of a tractor and trailer trying to cross the border revealed nearly 220 pounds of meth.
“Officers assigned to our cargo facilities utilize their enforcement expertise to target these high-risk commodities. It has led to the discovery of dangerous hard narcotics,” said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. “Large-scale seizures, such as this one, exemplify our mission priorities in securing the border.”
CBP said the case was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations special agents for further investigation.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
|
https://www.wibw.com/2022/04/04/officers-seize-more-than-4m-worth-meth-hidden-inside-cans-sealant/
| 2022-04-04T15:26:22Z
|
https://www.wibw.com/2022/04/04/officers-seize-more-than-4m-worth-meth-hidden-inside-cans-sealant/
| false
| null |
It's a running joke that Doom can run on anything, from player-pianos to pregnancy tests. But it's becoming equally true that anything can run on Doom. In the last few years we've seen Doom total conversions that replicate Sonic, Castlevania, even a dystopian version of Thatcher's Britain. Now, some modding mad scientist has Frankenstein-ed Minecraft into id Software's totemic shooter.
Specifically a mod for Doom II, Voxel Violence adds Minecraft-style blocks and a building system into the classic FPS sequel. It functions pretty much exactly like Minecraft's system, letting you stack various types of block onto one another to create structures, obstacles—come on, you know how Minecraft works!
You can see Voxel Violence's variant of the system in action via the video above. It's a pretty impressive adaptation. Not only can you build solid structures, you can also destroy them, as demonstrated in the second half of the demo with Minecraft-style TNT blocks. I can already see the potential for ridiculous multiplayer shenanigans, as players desperately try to erect defences while their opponents try to tear them down.
My only quibble about Voxel Violence is the decision to directly replicate Minecraft's blocks, rather than create blocks which better suit the world of Doom. This would be a great way for players to knock together Doom-ish maps without having to spend months learning a level editor, and indeed, the mod's creator expresses their hope to see such community maps in the mod's summary on Mod DB. Then again, Doom + Minecraft has broader appeal than a more generic Doom block-building system, which is probably why I work in journalism rather than marketing.
In any case, you can download Voxel Violence here. There are no instructions on how to install it, but it seems like a straightforward "whack it into GZDoom" affair.
|
https://www.pcgamer.com/au/voxel-violence-mod-adds-minecraft-blocks-and-building-to-doom/
| 2022-04-04T15:28:37Z
|
https://www.pcgamer.com/au/voxel-violence-mod-adds-minecraft-blocks-and-building-to-doom/
| true
|
3
|
Updated April 4, 2022 at 7:41 AM ET
One day after six people died in a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, Calif., there is very little detail on what happened. At least 12 people were hospitalized after the shooting early Sunday morning. No one is in custody, the police say, as they seek the shooters.
Here's what we know so far:
There are multiple shooters, police say
Police are asking the public to help them find anyone who played a part in the shocking crime. Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester told journalists Sunday evening that investigators have already received multiple tips and videos from the public, saying, "We are deeply grateful for that."
Footage of the violence was also captured by a police camera at an intersection near the shootings, she said. The chief also said police recovered a stolen handgun from the scene.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the shooting is "yet another horrendous act of gun violence," saying his administration is working closely with local and state law enforcement agencies.
The number of people killed stands at six
Three men and three women were killed, police say. But little else is known about the victims.
Police officers were in the area and raced to the scene when they heard the shots, Lester said. They rushed to learn what happened — and to perform CPR on victims, she added.
Berry Accius, who runs a nonprofit that helps young people in the area, told Capital Public Radio that he went downtown less than an hour after the shooting.
"When I first came, I saw a victim who was injured, draped in blood, and another person screaming about her son. ... Another lady screaming, saying she saw her sister take her last breath," he said.
A large fight broke out just before the gunfire
The gunfire erupted near the corner of 10th and K streets, close to the California State Capitol around 2 a.m., according to the Sacramento Police Department Facebook page.
Cellphone videos circulating online captured a fight among a large crowd of people on a sidewalk in the area of the shooting. The footage shows people running for their lives as the first shots ring out — followed by dozens more shots. It's not yet known how that fracas might be linked to the shooting.
Investigators found "hundreds of pieces of evidence at the scene," Lester said.
"What happened last night is the biggest and most recent example of what we all know," the police chief said. "Gun violence is truly a crisis in our community, and it has increased not only here in Sacramento, but across the nation."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
|
https://www.kvcrnews.org/2022-04-04/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-deadliest-mass-shooting-in-sacramento-history
| 2022-04-04T15:39:05Z
|
https://www.kvcrnews.org/2022-04-04/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-deadliest-mass-shooting-in-sacramento-history
| true
|
53
|
BRUSSELS (AP) — Global reaction Monday to what appears to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine in areas north of Kyiv, the capital, where Russian soldiers have either retreated or been pushed back:
___
"Hundreds of people killed. Tortured, executed civilians. Bodies on the streets. Boobytrapped area. Even the bodies of the dead are boobytrapped. Widespread aftermath of looting. Concentrated evil has visited our land. The killers, executioners, rapists, marauders who call themselves an army ... The world has already seen many war crimes. At different times. On different continents. But it is time to do everything so that the war crimes of the Russian military become the last manifestation of such evil on earth.” ___ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a video address.
___
“The bloody massacres committed by the Russians, by the Russian soldiers, deserve to be called by their name. It is genocide and this crime must be tried as the crime of genocide ... When we look at the terrible crimes against women, children and entire families, our scream should be even louder. Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel, Motyzhyn: (these) are the names of the places that each of us will probably remember for the rest of our lives. The Russians committed the crime of genocide.” ___ Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
___
“This information should be seriously doubted. From what we have seen, the video material can’t be trusted, as our specialists from the Defense Ministry detected signs of video forgery and various fakes. The facts, the chronology of events also doesn’t speak in favor of the credibility of these claims ... We would require many world leaders not to rush with statements, groundless accusations.” ___ Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
___
“We are all extremely shocked and we have condemned it with the utmost strength. Secondly, it is clear that there is clear evidence of war crimes. It was the Russian army that was in Bucha. We have told Ukrainian authorities that we were at their disposal to help with the investigation they’re carrying out. International justice must prevail. Those who committed these crimes will have to answer for them ... What just happened in Bucha calls for a new round of sanctions and very clear measures" ___ French President Emmanuel Macron on France-Inter.
___
“The reports of Ukrainian civilians who have been killed, raped and severely wounded by Russian troops is beyond reprehensible. Russia must answer to the world for what they’ve done.” ___ New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
—-
“Yet again, the Kremlin is showing its true face targeting, murdering civilians, destroying civilian infrastructure, violating international humanitarian law and committing war crimes. The Russian authorities are responsible for these crimes, for these violations and the perpetrators of all these violations and war crimes will be held accountable." ___ European Union foreign affairs spokesman Peter Stano.
___
“This is scary, this is genocide, this is fascism. This is the extermination of people, innocent people, children, women and the elderly.” ___ Olena Kolesnik, a refugee from Kharkiv, Ukraine.
___
“I hope that everything possible can be done so that those behind these war crimes don’t go unpunished, and that they can appear before the courts, in this case the International Criminal Court, to answer these alleged cases of crimes against humanity, war crimes and, why not say it, of genocide, too.” __ Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the “Wake Up, Spain” forum.
___
“I was strongly shocked that a brutal act of violence was conducted on civilians in the outskirts of Kyiv. Murdering innocent civilians is a violation of international humanitarian law and it’s absolutely unacceptable.” ___ Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi at a government briefing.
___
Follow all AP stories on the Russian invasion of Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine.
|
https://www.chron.com/news/article/Tortured-executed-civilians-Reaction-to-17056075.php
| 2022-04-04T15:40:06Z
|
https://www.chron.com/news/article/Tortured-executed-civilians-Reaction-to-17056075.php
| false
|
14
|
The Independent’s journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission.
How to keep your energy bills down at home as gas prices rise
As energy prices rises by £700, how can you reduce your heating, gas and electricity bills?
A worldwide shortage on gas and energy supplies has resulted in a surge in wholesale gas prices.
As a result, the energy price cap in the UK has risen, pushing energy bills for around 22 million households up by 54 per cent.
Under the new price cap, which came into effect from 1 April, customers on default tariffs who pay by direct debit will see an annual increase of £693, from £1,277 to £1,971 from 1 April. Pre-payment customers will also see a hike of £708 from £1,309 to £2,017.
While consumers are usually given the option to switch suppliers when energy bills rise, better offers are not available at the moment due to the squeeze on supplies.
Households are being encouraged to improve energy efficiency instead of searching for a cheaper option, with the Energy Saving Trust advising consumers on changes they can make to their homes and habits to ease the bills.
If you’re looking to cut your bills this year, we spoke to the experts for some useful tips.
Install a smart thermostat
Smart thermostats connect your heating system to the internet, letting you change the temperature or switch your heating off on your smartphone or other device when you're out and about, or via your computer.
They also learn how long it takes to heat your home, so they can ensure it's at the right temperature at exactly the right time – for instance, when you come home from work or wake up in the morning – and can help heat your home more efficiently.
By installing room thermostats, programmers and thermostatic radiator valves, you could save around £75 a year, according to Money Super Market.
Install a new boiler
Upgrading your old boiler to an A-rated condensing boiler with a programmer, room thermostat and thermostatic radiator controls can save money.
Based on fuel prices in March 2019, a detached house upgrading from a G-rated boiler could save around £300 a year, says Money Super Market.
For more information on new boilers, visit British Gas.
Buy efficient appliances
It might seem counter-intuitive, but investing in new appliances with a high-energy efficient rating will save money in the long run.
For example, an A+++ washing machine will typically use £65 less energy than an A+ one over an 11-year product lifespan.
An A+++ fridge freezer will save around £320 in energy bills over its lifetime compared to an A+ model.
Save on Energy advises customers to look out for the ENERGY STAR rating on any appliances, which is the only government-backed standard for energy efficiency.
Throw on a jumper and turn down the thermostat
Almost half the money spent on energy bills is absorbed by heating and hot water costs.
Turning your heating down by just one degree could save up to £80 a year, which means there's never been a better time to throw on your favourite knits to keep warm.
Bleed your radiators
A quick and easy way to make your house more energy efficient is to bleed your radiators.
“Trapped air or gas prevents hot water from heating your radiators fully so, if you have a radiator that is warm at the bottom but cool at the top, this may well mean there is air in the system,” says the NHBC, the UK’s leading warranty and insurance provider for new build homes.
“Radiators may require bleeding to ensure maximum efficiency of the heating system.”
Make small tweaks to your daily habits
There are dozens of handy ways you can bring down your bills by making the smallest of changes.
For example, you can save around £25 a year by washing up in a bowl rather than using a running tap, while turning appliances off at the plug can save an average of £30 a year, according to Money Super Market.
“Use plug sockets that can be turned on and off via your phone, to make sure you switch unused appliances off. You could use cheaper timer plugs to schedule turning appliances off,” it advises.
Buying a more efficient shower head can save you as much as £18 per person a year on energy bills, plus if you fit a shower timer in your bathroom you could save up to £7 per person each year by cutting just one minute off every shower.
The NHBC also advises keeping sofas away from radiators to make sure heat can circulate through the room, as well as making sure you close the curtains when the sun sets to keep warmth inside the house.
Other tips include turning the TV off when you answer a call (instead of leaving it on in the background), buying draught excluders for under doors and keeping the lids on pots and pans while cooking to conserve heat.
Monitor your usage
If you're at a loss as to why your bills are so high, then installing a smart meter is an easy way to keep an eye on your consumption levels.
With accurate and real time information about how much energy you are using, you'll be able to adjust your habits accordingly.
The best way to get a smart metre is by contacting your energy provider.
Shop around
While it’s unlikely that you will find a better energy deal right now, it doesn’t hurt to keep an eye on the situation and switch the moment cheaper offers become available.
Standard variable tariffs are some of the most pricey deals on the market. According to Uswitch, the difference between the average standard tariff and the cheapest deal on the market was around £170 in November 2021.
These default tariffs are what suppliers place you on when your fixed contract runs out or you do not specify which deal you wish to be placed on.
Around 52 per cent of households are left stuck on these tariffs, according to Ofgem, meaning there are millions of homes who could save by switching.
To compare energy quotes, head to websites such as Money Super Market or Compare the Market. The process is simple – you just need to put in a few details, like your postcode, current supplier, and payment and contact details.
This is Money has also compiled the best energy deals currently on the market, the majority of which are green tariffs and so more environmentally friendly.
Longer-term changes
While the above all offer fairly quick and easy changes, there are longer-term options available.
Double glazing insulates your home from the cold and helps reduce your heating bill, as well as keeping the noise out, while insulating your roof can stop heat escaping from your home.
The Citizens Advice consumer helpline can provide advice on how customers can resolve problems with their energy provider. For complex or urgent cases, or if a person is in a vulnerable situation, they may be referred onto the Extra Help Unit.
StepChange's Sue Anderson adds: “If you’re among those struggling to pay your energy bill at the end of the month, it may be worth getting in contact with a free debt advice charity – you can find lots of help on our website, stepchange.org.”
Join our new commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
|
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/cost-of-living-energy-bills-b2021557.html
| 2022-04-04T15:40:12Z
|
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/cost-of-living-energy-bills-b2021557.html
| false
|
3
|
is for sale
Your burning questions about domain sales, answered.
No matter what kind of domain you want to buy, lease or rent, we make the transfer simple and safe. It works like this:
Step 1: You buy, rent or lease the domain name
You will find the available purchasing options set by the seller for the domain name tarot.so on the right side of this page.
Step 2: We facilitate the transfer from the seller to you
Our transfer specialists will send you tailored transfer instructions and assist you with the process to obtain the domain name. On average, within 24 hours the domain name is all yours.
Step 3: Now that the domain is officially in your hands, we pay the seller.
And we’re done! Unless you require our assistance. Our transfer team is available for free post-transfer assistance.
|
https://dan.com/buy-domain/tarot.so
| 2022-04-04T15:43:18Z
|
https://dan.com/buy-domain/tarot.so
| false
| null |
Javascript is Disabled
Your current browser configuration
is not compatible with this site.
|
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4499649-bm-technologies-inc-bmtx-ceo-luvleen-sidhu-on-q4-2021-results-earnings-call-transcript
| 2022-04-04T15:48:46Z
|
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4499649-bm-technologies-inc-bmtx-ceo-luvleen-sidhu-on-q4-2021-results-earnings-call-transcript
| false
| null |
With the NBA having the courtesy to step aside Monday night to leave the basketball stage to North Carolina and Kansas, it allows a reset of where the Heat stand in the race among four teams for the top seeds in the Eastern Conference.
To put into perspective just how unsettled the playoff picture stands in the Eastern Conference, consider that the Heat at the moment could play any one of six possible opponents when the first round of the playoffs open the weekend of April 16-17: Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets or Brooklyn Nets.
And then consider that because the play-in tournament to determine the Nos. 7-8 seeds (who will play the Nos. 1-2 seeds) will not be concluded until just over a day before the start of the postseason, clarity on a first-round opponent could be a long way off.
So getting a read on where the Heat stand in their playoff race might be less of a puzzle then determining the opponent at the start of the playoff road for Erik Spoelstra and his team.
For the Heat, the simple math is this: Produce a 2-1 finish to the season, and No. 1 in the East is theirs, regardless of any other outside result.
“We don’t really pay attention to that,” guard Max Strus said of the race for the top over this final week. “We don’t talk about it too much. All we really care about is winning games. And when the dust settles, wherever we land at, we’ll be all right, and we’ll go from there.
“We don’t really pay attention to it. And no matter where we’re at at the end of the year, we’re ready for the playoffs and ready to compete, no matter what seed we are.”
To that end, a breakdown of the teams chasing the top four seeds in the Eastern Conference as Sunday’s night approaches:
No. 1 Miami Heat
Record: 51-28
Head-to-head: 2-2 vs. Bucks; 1-2 vs. Celtics; 2-2 vs. 76ers.
Conference record (second tiebreaker): 33-16.
Schedule: Tuesday vs. Hornets; Friday vs. Hawks; Sunday at Magic.
Current playoff matchup: Vs. No. 8 Hawks (play-in team).
Comment: With two victories in their final three games, the Heat are the No. 1 seed regardless of any outside results.
Because of the schedules of their competition, it is possible that with a victory Tuesday over visiting Charlotte, the Heat could clinch the No. 1 seed before taking the court Friday against Atlanta in their home finale.
No. 2 Boston Celtics
Record: 49-30.
Head-to-head: 2-1 vs. Heat; 2-1 vs. Bucks (one remaining); 2-2 vs. 76ers.
Conference record: 32-18.
Schedule: Wednesday at Bulls; Thursday at Bucks; Sunday at Grizzlies.
Current playoff matchup: Vs. No. 7 Cavaliers (play-in team).
Comment: If the Heat go 1-2 and the Celtics close 3-0, Boston will gain the No. 1 seed by virtue of taking the season series 2-1.
But it also is difficult to envision Boston pushing its rotation players in the back-to-back road set on Wednesday in Chicago and Thursday in Milwaukee. That could make 51-31 the Celtics’ best likely finish, particularly with their final three on the road.
No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks
Record: 48-30.
Head-to-head: 2-2 vs. Heat; 1-2 vs. Celtics (one remaining); 2-1 vs. 76ers.
Conference record: 30-18.
Schedule: Tuesday at Bulls; Thursday vs. Celtics; Friday at Pistons; Sunday at Cavaliers.
Current playoff matchup: Vs. No. 6 Raptors.
Comment: If the Heat go 1-2 to close at 52-30, the Bucks could tie by winning out. In that case the Heat and Bucks would close with identical 34-18 conference records. That would take it to the next tiebreaker of record vs. the 10 East teams in the playoffs/play-in.
The Bucks also would win a three-team tiebreaker involving the Heat and 76ers.
No. 4 Philadelphia 76ers
Record: 48-30.
Head-to-head: 2-2 vs. Heat; 1-2 vs. Bucks; 2-2 vs. Celtics.
Conference record: 29-19.
Schedule: Tuesday at Pacers; Thursday at Raptors; Saturday vs. Pacers; Sunday vs. Pistons.
Current playoff matchup: Vs. No. 5 Bulls.
Comment: As against the Bucks, if the Heat close 1-2, the 76ers could tie by closing 4-0. However, that still would leave the Heat with a one-game edge in conference tiebreaker (Heat would close at 34-18 vs. East with a 1-2 finish, 76ers at 33-19 with a 4-0 finish).
The only way for the 76ers to pass the Heat for No. 1 would be the Heat closing 0-3 and the 76ers 4-0.
NBA overall race
The Heat (51-28) would play as the road team in the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns (62-16) and Memphis Grizzlies (55-23), and also could play as the road team against the Golden State Warriors (50-29) and Dallas Mavericks (49-30). The Warriors have clinched the tiebreaker over the Heat.
()
|
https://www.twincities.com/2022/04/04/a-complete-breakdown-of-heats-path-to-nba-playoff-seeding-2-1-and-theyre-guaranteed-no-1/
| 2022-04-04T15:49:10Z
|
https://www.twincities.com/2022/04/04/a-complete-breakdown-of-heats-path-to-nba-playoff-seeding-2-1-and-theyre-guaranteed-no-1/
| false
|
8
|
Julie Ertz, a defender for the U.S. women's national team, and Zach Ertz, former Philadelphia Eagles tight end, are expecting a baby.
The couple shared the news Monday on social media with two photos showing off the baby bump.
Adding to our starting lineup… Baby Ertz!
— Zach Ertz (@ZERTZ_86) April 4, 2022
Psalm 30:11-12 pic.twitter.com/Vfrr3m5DVW
"Adding to our starting lineup...Baby Ertz!" each said on their accounts.
Zach, a member of the Super Bowl LII Championship team, was traded to the Arizona Cardinals in October 2021.
Though the couple moved away, they still have a legacy in the city with the Ertz Foundation.
In February, the foundation announced its capital campaign raised $1 million to remodel and transform the Grace and Peace Community Fellowship building in North Philadelphia into a resource center.
RELATED: Zach, Julie Ertz join effort to get Philadelphia kids off the streets and onto the field
"Philadelphia was our family's home for nearly a decade during my tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles. Julie and I are eternally grateful for the love and support we have received upon launching the Ertz Family Foundation in 2018 to support our mission of giving back to the community," Zach said. "When it became clear that my playing career in Philadelphia was ending, we knew we had to continue embarking on our most important endeavor to date, to create a lasting impact in the city we love so much."
"We witnessed increasingly devastating negative effects from the ongoing pandemic in our city. We wanted to help families across the city experiencing unprecedented levels of gun violence, food insecurity, and intensified trauma at home while the city continued to scale back services due to COVID-19. We knew we had to spring into action to serve Philadelphia's most underserved youth and families," Julie said.
Last month, Zach Ertz re-signed with the Cardinals, agreeing to a three-year contract.
Julie Ertz is an Arizona native. She also plays for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League.
RELATED: 'Thank you, Philly:' Zach Ertz writes goodbye letter to the city, Eagles fans
|
https://6abc.com/zach-ertz-baby-julie-arizona-cardinals-philadelphia-eagles/11708441/
| 2022-04-04T15:49:21Z
|
https://6abc.com/zach-ertz-baby-julie-arizona-cardinals-philadelphia-eagles/11708441/
| false
|
1
|
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Wichita Police Department is investigating after someone found human remains in the 4000 block of East 45th Street North late Saturday.
Police and the coroner were in the 4300 block of 45th Street North Sunday. That is just north of Stucky Middle School, between Hillside and Oliver.
Police say a citizen walking in the area found the human remains and reported it. Sedgwick County Sheriff’s deputies were the first to respond. When they determined it was inside Wichita city limits, they called police to the scene around 11 p.m. Saturday.
Police officers searched the area and found fragments of skeletal remains. The Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center and the Wichita State University anthropology department assisted in processing the scene.
The investigation into the origin and identity of the remains is ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact WPD detectives at 316-268-4407 or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers by calling 316-267-2111.
|
https://fox4kc.com/news/human-remains-found-in-north-wichita/
| 2022-04-04T15:49:20Z
|
https://fox4kc.com/news/human-remains-found-in-north-wichita/
| false
|
3
|
Save on Apple products with these deals from Amazon - Deal of the Day April 4, 2022
Did you know that Amazon has a “Deal of the Day” every day on its website? If you didn’t know, now you know.
The online shopping giant does daily deals on a multitude of products and even provides recommendations catered to your recent searches and purchases.
For April 4, Amazon is featuring deals on several items that we wanted to share with you. The big highlight is a set of deals on Apple products like AirPods and an Apple Watch.
We've documented in the past Amazon's deals on AirPods and taking a look at their deal of the day page, Amazon has marked down the AirPods Pro to be 30% off its original price. The 2nd generation AirPods have an even deeper discount of 38% off.
Can't see the products below? Click here for the best viewing experience.
And to top it all off, the latest Apple Watch is on sale for 17% off. If you were to buy all three products from Amazon, you'd be saving upwards of $200.
There are other deals worth taking advantage of that result in some major savings. Coway has some of the highest-rated air purifiers on Amazon and a number of Coway air purifiers are on sale as of this writing.
We're highlighting below one of Coway's top-rated air purifiers that is actually almost 50% off its original price.
Lastly, as many work on their lawns and gardens with spring season in full swing, outdoor lawn equipment is being marked down.
An electric lawn edger and trencher that has over 8,800 customer reviews for a 4.5-star rating is on sale for 34% off its original price.
There are plenty of deals to choose from. You can view all of the deals by visiting Amazon’s “Deal of the Day” page.
|
https://www.wpbf.com/article/apple-airpods-watch-deal-amazon/39626523
| 2022-04-04T15:51:34Z
|
https://www.wpbf.com/article/apple-airpods-watch-deal-amazon/39626523
| true
|
11
|
NEW YORK, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lument announced today that Managing Director Brian Sykes, an industry veteran who has originated and closed more than $5 billion in multifamily mortgages over the course of a 30-year career, will head the company's new Boston office. Sykes will lead a Boston team responsible for originating Agency loans and proprietary capital for institutional and private multifamily owners. He will report to Vic Clark, senior managing director and head of conventional multifamily production.
Sykes and his team will work extensively with investors and developers across the country, building on the network he developed over the course of his career.
"Given his exceptional record and breadth of agency, HUD/FHA, and balance sheet experience, there is no one better than Brian to help us continue our expansion," Clark said. "Brian brings a high level of enthusiasm to every deal, whether serving an institutional client or a local owner/operator – he is deeply knowledgeable across the whole spectrum of geographies, property types, and funding options."
Sykes will be joined in the Boston office by Jon Wood, also a managing director. Sykes and Wood worked together for almost 10 years at Capital One and at Deutsche Bank Berkshire Mortgage. Over the last five years, Wood participated in building a customized production platform that closed more than $3 billion of agency loans for multifamily and affordable housing clients.
The Boston office will be rounded out by an equally impressive and client-centric team: Tim Smits, director; Mike McNeill, vice president; Mitchell Goldenberg, assistant vice president; and Christine Mahoney, administrative assistant.
"Lument's emphasis on long-term relationships and its growing range of agency and proprietary products makes the firm an ideal fit for us," Sykes said. "We're now positioned to provide clients with tailored solutions that meet their needs today and to continue serving them as they grow and those needs evolve."
"We are incredibly excited about our Boston team," said James Flynn, Lument's CEO. "We have put a great group in place with the products and financial resources needed to provide new levels of responsive service for our customers."
About Lument
ORIX Real Estate Capital Holdings, LLC, d/b/a Lument, is a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation USA. Lument is a national leader in commercial real estate finance. As the combined organization of legacy industry experts Hunt Real Estate Capital, Lancaster Pollard, and RED Capital Group, Lument delivers a comprehensive set of capital solutions customized for investors in multifamily, affordable housing, and seniors housing and healthcare real estate. Lument is a Fannie Mae DUS®, Freddie Mac Optigo®, FHA, and USDA lender. In addition, Lument offers a suite of proprietary commercial lending, investment sales, investment banking, and investment management solutions. Securities, investment banking, and advisory services are provided through OREC Securities, LLC, d/b/a Lument Securities, Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory services are provided by OREC Investment Management, LLC, d/b/a Lument Investment Management. OREC Investment Management is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information, visit www.lument.com.
MEDIA CONTACT
Tyler Howard | Associate Director
513-403-1911 | tyler.howard@lument.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Lument
|
https://www.wafb.com/prnewswire/2022/04/04/lument-launches-boston-agency-production-office/
| 2022-04-04T15:52:25Z
|
https://www.wafb.com/prnewswire/2022/04/04/lument-launches-boston-agency-production-office/
| false
|
12
|
Okinawa Praisepro Bike Discount Offers in Chotila
Sorry, we do not have any active offers in your city.
We have Offers available on following models in Gujarat
Applicable on tvsraiderstd
tvsraiderstd
Expired
Applicable on tvsraiderstd
tvsraiderstd
Expired
Applicable on tvsraiderstd
tvsraiderstd
Expired
Applicable on tvsraiderstd
tvsraiderstd
Expired
Suzuki Burgman Street
Bring Home Suzuki Vehicle at Low Down Payment of Rs. 2,022 +…
Available in Surat
Applicable on Suzuki Burgman Street BS6
& 1 more..
Suzuki Burgman Street BS6
₹ 79,581
Suzuki Burgman Street Bluetooth
₹ 84,786
Expired
|
https://auto.hindustantimes.com/okinawa-bikes/praisepro/offers-in-chotila
| 2022-04-04T15:54:42Z
|
https://auto.hindustantimes.com/okinawa-bikes/praisepro/offers-in-chotila
| false
| null |
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday appeared on track to move forward Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court, and she was expected to get confirmed by the full Senate in a close vote later this week.
The committee looks set to deadlock on advancing Jackson on Monday, with all 11 of its Democratic members supporting her and all 11 Republicans in opposition.
But the nomination of Jackson still should proceed to the full Senate for a vote, because, following a deadlock for a committee, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, can file what’s known as a discharge petition to get her nomination on the calendar.
There would just be a delay due to four hours of debate.
Jackson is on course to become the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
As the Senate Judiciary Committee’s meeting kicked off on Monday morning, the panel’s chairman — Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois — noted the groundbreaking development.
“It’s the first time that the committee has had the opportunity to advance the nomination of a black woman to sit on the Supreme Court. This is an historic moment for the committee and for America,” Durbin said.
The chairman also criticized Republican members who went after Jackson during her confirmation hearing, including for their assertions that she has given lenient sentences in child-pornography cases.
“If there is one positive to take away from these attacks on her, it is that the nation saw the temperament of a good, strong person ready to serve on the highest court of the land,” he said.
Durbin said committee members would get up to 10 minutes each on Monday to make statements about Jackson.
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the committee’s top Republican, offered some praise for Jackson, but said he wouldn’t be voting for her.
“Having carefully studied her record, unfortunately, I think she and I have fundamental, different views on the role of judges and the role that they should play in our system of government. Because of those disagreements, I can’t support her nomination,” Grassley said.
All 50 Senate Democrats are expected to back President Joe Biden’s pick in a floor vote later this week. Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine last week became the first GOP senator to say she plans to back Jackson, so Democrats won’t need Vice President Kamala Harris to break a tie in the 50-50 chamber.
|
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/senate-committee-looks-set-to-advance-ketanji-brown-jacksons-nomination-to-supreme-court-11649080169?rss=1&siteid=rss
| 2022-04-04T15:57:17Z
|
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/senate-committee-looks-set-to-advance-ketanji-brown-jacksons-nomination-to-supreme-court-11649080169?rss=1&siteid=rss
| true
|
2
|
Virgil van Dijk insists Liverpool have been made to look far more "vulnerable" than they actually are as a result of the altered offside rule.
The law was tweaked ahead of the 2020/21 season and stipulates the linesman should keep their flag down when there is "an immediate goalscoring opportunity", even if they suspect there has been an offside infringement in the build-up. Once a goal has been scored or the chance has gone, the official then raises their flag to mark the original offence.
Liverpool employ a high defensive line under Jurgen Klopp, so they often appear to give up chances to opposition forwards only for there to be a delayed offside call. Van Dijk is not a fan of the adjusted rule as he believes it makes the Reds seem less defensively solid than they are.
"It's obviously been going on since I've been at the club," the Dutch defender said of Liverpool's high line. "It's now being highlighted but I think if you look back at the last couple of seasons we were always trying to play with a high line.
We don't play an offside [trap] but obviously if you can put the player offside it's only an advantage. I think this season and last season when we started with the rule that we keep playing on and then the linesman puts the flag up, it looks like we are conceding chances against us.
"Even the other day when Ali [Alisson] had to make the save, it looked like we are vulnerable when he's offside. I think that rule first of all has to get out of the way but the other thing is the high line, we don't speak about it personally a lot but on the pitch you definitely have to communicate and I'm always trying to do that."
Would you like to see the offside rule changed back? Have your say in the comments!
Liverpool's defence is operating at the peak of its powers and the Anfield club have conceded just three goals in their last 13 fixtures in all competitions. They recorded another clean sheet on Saturday with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Watford to make it 10 league wins in a row. Up next for the Reds is a trip to Benfica in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Many suspect Liverpool will overpower the Portuguese club but Van Dijk insists he and his teammates will not underestimate them.
"[Benfica] are in the last eight of the CL," the 30-year-old added. "We can say one of the 'easiest' draws, but they are there for a reason. It's going to be difficult. We have to show them the respect they deserve. You can make whatever you want out of this, but it's going to be tough."
|
https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/virgil-van-dijk-liverpool-benfica-26633232
| 2022-04-04T15:57:31Z
|
https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/virgil-van-dijk-liverpool-benfica-26633232
| true
|
2
|
Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS – Get Rating) shares saw strong trading volume on Monday . 64,248 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 98% from the previous session’s volume of 3,525,556 shares.The stock last traded at $15.37 and had previously closed at $15.34.
The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $15.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.44.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group purchased a new position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust during the 4th quarter valued at $4,600,000. Doman Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust during the 4th quarter valued at $3,749,000. Evergreen Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 47.3% during the 4th quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 223,605 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,211,000 after acquiring an additional 71,830 shares in the last quarter. Meixler Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust during the 4th quarter valued at $12,797,000. Finally, Latigo Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust during the 4th quarter valued at $3,075,000.
Sprott Physical Gold Trust is an exchange traded commodity launched and managed by Sprott Asset Management, LP. The fund invests in the commodity markets. It primarily invests in physical gold bullion in London Good Delivery bar form. Sprott Physical Gold Trust was formed on August 28, 2009 and is domiciled in Canada.
Featured Articles
- Get a free copy of the StockNews.com research report on Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS)
- Winnebago Stock is Ready to Spring Forward
- Has Etsy Stock Finally Bottomed?
- Campbell Soup Stock is Warming Up for a Breakout
- BlackBerry is Having Growing Pains That Will Keep it in Penny Stock Range
- 3 Stocks Under $50 a Share to Buy Now
Receive News & Ratings for Sprott Physical Gold Trust Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Sprott Physical Gold Trust and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
|
https://www.americanbankingnews.com/2022/04/04/sprott-physical-gold-trust-nysearcaphys-sees-strong-trading-volume.html
| 2022-04-04T16:00:32Z
|
https://www.americanbankingnews.com/2022/04/04/sprott-physical-gold-trust-nysearcaphys-sees-strong-trading-volume.html
| true
|
2
|
Replacement playground at Meade Park, Belmont Park proposed
The City of Charlottesville Department of Parks and Recreation is planning to replace the playground equipment at Belmont Park (ages 5-12) and at Meade Park (ages 2-5) this year.
These playground structures will be replaced in the fall with new and exciting equipment. At this time, the city is asking for input on concept drawings that illustrate two different options for the new playground equipment.
Share your thoughts on what you’d like to see in the new design by April 22nd by visiting the Playground Renovations Page.
|
https://augustafreepress.com/replacement-playground-at-meade-park-belmont-park-proposed/
| 2022-04-04T16:00:50Z
|
https://augustafreepress.com/replacement-playground-at-meade-park-belmont-park-proposed/
| true
| null |
When I volunteer to register voters, I have an answer for just about any problem that arises as citizens fill out those little green cards. Don’t have a driver’s license? Use this instead. Nervous about sharing your phone number? No problem, that’s optional. It’s an easy, straightforward process – until we get to “party affiliation.”
I can’t count the number of times I’ve watched pens hesitate over that “party affiliation” box on the card. “Do I have to fill this part out?” (Yes.) “I’m not comfortable giving that information.” (I’m sorry, it’s required.) “I didn’t have to answer this in the state I moved from.” (I understand; the vast majority of states don’t require voters to disclose party affiliation.) “Why does this even matter?” (Maine has closed primaries. Only voters registered as Democrats can vote in the Democratic primaries, and only voters registered as Republicans can vote in the Republican primaries. Independents can’t participate.) “Oh, so primaries are funded by political parties here?” (No, primaries are funded by the state, just as other elections are.) And so on. At some point, the registrant and I arrive at the same conclusion: For questions about Maine’s closed primaries, there just isn’t a good answer.
“LD 231: An Act to Establish Semi-Open Primaries,” eliminates the requirement to become a member of a party in order to vote in a primary. It passed with bipartisan support in the Maine Legislature last year and now only awaits funding to become a reality. I hope the Appropriations Committee will support LD 231. All Maine voters deserve to participate in primaries!
Marna Miller
Falmouth
Send questions/comments to the editors.
-
The Forecaster
Letter: Forecaster guilty of practicing cancel culture
-
The Forecaster
Letter: Nurse says vaping is smoking and needs to be banned
-
The Forecaster
Letter: Vaping ban story discredited by flawed source
-
The Forecaster
Letter: Primary elections should be open to all Mainers
-
Nation & World
Biden calls for Putin to face war crimes trial for Bucha killings
|
https://www.pressherald.com/2022/04/04/letter-primary-elections-should-be-open-to-all-mainers/
| 2022-04-04T16:01:06Z
|
https://www.pressherald.com/2022/04/04/letter-primary-elections-should-be-open-to-all-mainers/
| false
|
1
|
HOUSTON, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston Natural Resources Corp. (OTC: HNRC) ("HNR or the Company") announced today that it expects to report strong results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2022.
The company is projecting $20 million in revenue and $10m in EBITDA for the year ending December 31,2022 with the first quarter projected to be $5 million in revenue and $2.5m in EBITDA. The company has historically been increasing revenues over the last three years. This is been due to increase in revenues from its portfolio companies and acquisitions.
The company's revenues have increased by more than 91% to $18,217.737 over the last year from the previous year and net income increasing by more than 157% to $7,636,830.
The company's net assets have increased 2% to $74,251,027 over the last year. The company's net asset value is $3.46 per share for the period ending December 31, 2021. The company recently announced a letter of intent to acquire Cunningham Energy, which would result in a significant increase in the company's assets for the year ending December 31,2022.
The company is planning on applying for listing on the OTCQB in the second quarter. It has engaged auditors Sadler Gibbs and the first year of Worldwide Diversified Holdings, Inc has been completed and they are working on the second year. The listing requirements include two-year audited statements.
The company sponsored a successful $86 million NYSE listing of an energy focused special purpose acquisition corporation during the first quarter of 2022. This will result in a dividend to its shareholders after the lock up period has expired.
The company is evaluating sponsoring other energy focused special purpose acquisition corporation and expects a second energy focused special purpose to be completed in the second quarter. This would also result in an additional dividend to the shareholders.
About Houston Natural Resources Corp
Houston Natural Resources Corp (www.hnrcholdings.com) (OTC: HNRC). The company is a diversified holding company with business operations and investments. The portfolio companies include investments in energy, information technology and healthcare.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
Contact:
Houston Natural Resources Corp
E-mail: frank@hnrcholdings.com
Houston Texas USA.
Phone: (757) 707-4563
View original content:
SOURCE Houston Natural Resources Corp.
|
https://www.kbtx.com/prnewswire/2022/04/04/hnrc-projects-strong-first-quarter-earnings/
| 2022-04-04T16:03:04Z
|
https://www.kbtx.com/prnewswire/2022/04/04/hnrc-projects-strong-first-quarter-earnings/
| true
|
10
|
Elon Musk takes 9 percent stake in Twitter, becoming biggest shareholder
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder after raising questions about the social media platform’s dedication to free speech.
The goal of Musk's 73.5 million share purchase worth $2.9 billion, based on the closing price Friday, is not clear. Yet in recent weeks Musk has raised questions about free speech on Twitter and if failing to adhere to its basic principles undermines democracy.
The regulatory filing Monday describes Musk as a long-term investor looking to minimize his buying and selling of the shares.
He has also pondered starting a rival social media network, and industry analysts are skeptical about whether the mercurial CEO would remain on the sidelines for long.
"We would expect this passive stake as just the start of broader conversations with the Twitter board/management that could ultimately lead to an active stake and a potential more aggressive ownership role of Twitter," Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities said in a client note early Monday.
Twitter's stock surged 20% before the opening bell Monday.
Musk told his more than 80 million followers on Twitter that he was "giving serious thought" to creating his own social media platform and has clashed repeatedly with financial regulators about his use of Twitter.
RELATED: Elon Musk and Grimes secretly welcome a second child
His Twitter stock purchase comes as Musk is locked into a bitter dispute with U.S. securities regulators over his ability to post on Twitter. Musk’s lawyer has contended in court motions that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is infringing on the Tesla CEO’s First Amendment rights.
In October of 2018, Musk and Tesla agreed to pay $40 million in civil fines and for Musk to have his tweets approved by a corporate lawyer after he tweeted about having the money to take Tesla private at $420 per share.
The funding was far from secured and the electric vehicle company remains public, but Tesla’s stock price jumped. The settlement specified governance changes, including Musk’s ouster as board chairman, as well as pre-approval of his tweets. The SEC brought a securities fraud charge, alleging that Musk was manipulating the stock price with his posts.
Musk’s lawyer is now asking a U.S. District Court judge in Manhattan to throw out the settlement, contending that the SEC is harassing him and infringing on his First Amendment rights.
Early in March, Musk asked Judge Alison Nathan to nullify an SEC subpoena and throw out the settlement agreement. His lawyer, Alex Spiro, said the SEC has used the court agreement "to trample on Mr. Musk’s First Amendment rights and to impose prior restraints on his speech."
The SEC responded in a court motion, saying it has legal authority to subpoena Tesla and Musk about his tweets, and that Musk’s move to throw out the settlement is not valid.
The SEC disclosed that it is investigating Musk’s Nov. 6, 2021 tweets that asked followers whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla stake. The commission confirmed that it issued administrative subpoenas while investigating whether Musk and Tesla are complying with disclosure controls in the 2018 agreement.
The commission also is investigating whether Tesla described accurately in public filings with the agency whether it complied with the controls.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pictured as he attends the start of the production at Tesla's "Gigafactory" on March 22, 2022 in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin. (Photo by Patrick Pleul / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
RELATED: Elon Musk says his Starlink internet is ‘now active’ in Ukraine
The commission maintains that the subpoenas were lawful, and that Musk isn’t following proper legal procedure to challenge them. SEC attorney Melissa Armstrong called Musk’s challenge "frivolous," and pointed out that Musk and Tesla agreed to have his tweets pre-approved by other company officials.
"Courts have long recognized that ‘congress has vested the SEC with broad authority to conduct investigations into possible violations of federal securities laws and to demand production of evidence relevant to such investigations,’" Armstrong wrote.
The subpoenas, issued under seal, come from a formal order by the commission authorizing the investigation. They seek all written communications concerning the Nov. 6 tweets and whether they were shown to Tesla lawyers for pre-approval.
Musk attorney Spiro has asked for verbal arguments in the case.
Musk's revelation about his stake in Twitter shares comes two days after Tesla Inc. posted first-quarter delivery numbers. While the company delivered 310,000 vehicles in the period, the figure was slightly below expectations.
____
Advertisement
Krisher reported from Detroit.
|
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/elon-musk-takes-9-percent-stake-in-twitter-becoming-biggest-shareholder
| 2022-04-04T16:03:08Z
|
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/elon-musk-takes-9-percent-stake-in-twitter-becoming-biggest-shareholder
| false
|
10
|
The Easter holidays are almost upon us and we're all hoping for some lovely, fine weather. Here in Wales the schools break up on Friday, April 8 for two weeks. As always, spending out on fun and activities every day, even a couple of days over the holidays, can amount to a lot of cash being spent.
So we've found a mix of indoor and outdoor options you can visit/do for free. Here are some ideas of places you can go in Wales, to keep you and the kids entertained, without spending a whole lot. If you have any others planned which we haven't included, please email kathryn.williams@walesonline.co.uk and we can add them in.
Read more:The story of the tiny cabin serving toasties and coffee beside one of Wales' nicest beaches
1. Lido Ponty
It's back! While the kids get to swim for free all season, you do have to pay for the inflatables and adults taking the kids have to pay £2. It's found in the middle of Ynysangharad Park, which is a lovely park to visit in itself if you want to make a full day of it with a play and a picnic. Park at Gas Road, Sardis Road, Goods Yard Carparks.
Where: Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd
2. Follow the Snoopy trail
The public art trail featuring 115 Snoopy sculptures, big and small, is being launched in Cardiff, Caerphilly and Porthcawl to raise money for Dogs Trust. A Dog’s Trail with Snoopy begins on Friday, April 8 and will finish on Sunday, June 5. The individually-designed sculptures, are on show through the streets and open spaces of Cardiff, Caerphilly and Porthcawl, forming a trail approximately 23km long in total. We'll have full details on the trail in the coming days, so keep this page bookmarked for more.
3. Nick Jr toy brick sculptures
Nick Jr. characters, from Monster Machines and Shimmer and Shine as well as Paw Patrol, are coming to St David's Centre in the form of toy brick models during Easter 2022 and you and your family will be able to follow a trail to find them all. In total there will be 15 models, including popular characters like Chase, Skye, and Abby from Paw Patrol, in St Davids centre from Monday, April, 11 to Sunday, April, 24.
Where: St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 2EF
4. National Museum Cardiff
The city centre museum is back open, and there’s plenty of exhibitions for children to explore.
From dinosaurs and wooly mammoths to some of Europe’s best collections of art, there’s something on offer for everyone.
Admission is free but booking a ticket through their website is recommended, though not necessary. It's also open on Bank Holiday Mondays.
Where: Cardiff CF10 3NP
5. National Waterfront Museum
Swansea’s National Waterfront Museum tells the story of Wales’ industrial history over the last 300 years.
Open every day now and is free to enter, however, there are events on which could need a ticket so check ahead here . On April 10 there's a free showing of Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. And on April 24 there's a free showing of Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.
Where: National Waterfront Museum, Oystermouth Rd, Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 3RD
6. St Fagan’s National Museum of History
This free museum on the outskirts of Cardiff, set in 100-acres of parkland, is one of Wales’ most popular heritage sites. Craftsmen demonstrate their traditional skills, and their produce is usually on sale.
If you are driving you will have to pay for parking. There's currently a free exhibition on the history of the Urdd there.
Where: Cardiff CF5 6XB
7. Insole Court
Insole Court Mansion and stable yard (which includes The Potting Shed Cafe) is open to the public every day between 7.45am and 10pm and is free to visit.
Where: Insole Court, Cardiff, CF5 2YN
8. Fforest Fawr Sculpture Trail
While Castell Coch is not free to enter, it is surrounded by ancient woodland, full of different walking and mountain biking trails.
One of these trails is the Fforest Fawr sculpture trail , with wood carvings of the animals that used to roam the woods for children to spot.
Just around the corner is the Forest Stoves and Fires Cafe where you can stop for a cup of tea.
Where: Fforest Fawr Car Park, CF83 1NG
9. Bute Park
With 130 acres of gardens and parkland set just behind Cardiff Castle, there’s plenty to explore in Bute Park.
For children, there is a story trail that families can follow, starting on Castle Street. There are five steps along the way with a story about a witch’s spell to follow.
Where: Castle West Lodge, Castle St, Cardiff CF10 1BJ
10. Singleton Park
The play area located at the bottom of Singleton Park has now re-opened. Set just behind the duck pond, children can play in the park for free, or feed the ducks.
The wide expanse of Singleton Park also offers the Botanical Gardens - with a green house and koi fish pond - and the Ornamental Gardens to explore.
Or, if you’re willing to pay, take a trip on a swan or dragon boat around Singleton Boating Lake. The boats are open to use between 11am and 5pm with a standard price of £8 or a concession of £6.
Where: Mumbles Rd, Sketty, Swansea SA2 8PY
11. Cosmeston Lakes, Penarth
The lakes, located just outside of Penarth, have plenty of spaces for picnicking and wooden walkways so you can walk around the lakes.
With a recently refurbished play park and a re-constructed medieval village, the lakes have plenty for little ones to explore. Car parking is free and there’s a cafe for refreshments.
Find out more here .
Where: Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, Lavernock Rd, Penarth, CF64 5UY
12. Newport Wetlands, Newport
The Newport nature reserve is open daily for people to spot the numerous species of birds in this haven for wildlife.
With an outdoor children’s play area, the centre welcomes children and families.
Where: W Nash Rd, Newport, NP18 2BZ
13. National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon
The National Roman Legion Museum allows you to step back in time and see what life was like for Romans that built the Caerleon fort in Wales over 200 years ago.
You can see ruins of the fort, Roman artefacts, and even download a Caerleon app with games and audio tours for children. The museum is open between Thursday and Saturday, as well as on Bank Holiday Monday.
Where: High St, Caerleon, Newport, NP18 1AE
14. Park Lives
ParkLives is offering a range of sporting events for children throughout half term across Swansea’s parks.
From multi-sports to specific classes on squash, tennis, and dodgeball, children from as young as 2 can participate in age bracketed activities.
You need to book a place in advance and children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
Find out more via their website here .
Where: Across various Swansea parks.
15. Big Pit
Visit a real coal mine and find out about Wales’ mining heritage at Big Pit. While the underground tour remains closed, you can still wander through a multi-media tour in the Mining Galleries.
The museum is free to enter, but you will need to book in advance here .
Where: Pontypool, NP4 9XP
16. Margam Park
With 1,000 acres of park and woodland, there’s plenty to keep the whole family busy.
Spot deer in the surrounding parkland, explore the gardens of Margam Orangery or visit the fairytale village and outdoor playground. While the park is free to enter, you have to pay for parking. This Easter, too, there's some free activities planned, on April 11 and 13. So for more details,find out more here .
Where : Margam Country Park , Margam, Neath Port Talbot SA13 2TJ
17 Barry Sidings Country Park
You'll never regret an afternoon at Barry Sidings just outside Pontypridd. There are walking trails, bike trails and a play park for little ones and if you're minded, a great cafe to get a hot chocolate or burger at.
Where : Pontypridd CF37 2PE
18. Dare Valley Country Park
Dare Valley Country Park contains over 200 acres of open space, and the area is packed with things to do.
It’s home to the Gravity Family Bike Park, where riders can take on mountain-side trails, and the country park is also a Dark Sky Wales site, which means it offers perfect night sky conditions for gazing at the stars and taking in the world's natural beauty.
If you plan to take the little ones here, they'll love the huge adventure playground, which has enough slides, swings and climbing frames for all to enjoy.
Not to mention there is also a smaller toddler play area for the littler ones near the visitor centre and reception.
Where: Glamorgan St, Aberdare CF44 7RG
|
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/easter-2022-activities-18-free-23587563
| 2022-04-04T16:04:16Z
|
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/easter-2022-activities-18-free-23587563
| false
|
1
|
Paris Saint-Germain will welcome Lorient will clash off at the Park Des Princes in Paris in Round 30 of the 2021-22 Ligue 1 season on Sunday, April 3, 202, at 2:45 PM (ET). Here, you will find the lineups of both teams that will appear on Matchday 30 of the French Ligue 1. You can watch the game on fuboTV (Free 7-day Trial) in the United States.
This will be their jubilee 30th Ligue 1 meeting. Interestingly, Paris Saint-Germain are the slight favorites in head-to-head clashes, having celebrated a victory on 15 occasions so far; Girondins de Lorient have grabbed a triumph just eight times to this day, and the remaining six matches have ended in a draw.
Their most recent game took place on December 22, 2021, when the Red and Blues salvaged a late 1-1 draw away at the Stade du Moustoir in Lorient. It promises to be an even more exciting clash as they meet for the second time in the 2021/2022 Ligue 1 season.
PSG lineup
News on the return of left-back Juan Bernat and Layvin Kurzawa will be revealed in Saturday's medical report. Sergio Ramos, despite his calf injury, might yet get some playing time.
After recovering from flu-like symptoms in time for Argentina's last international outing, Lionel Messi is poised to retake his rightful place at the top of the attacking triangle. Angel Di Maria has recovered from a hamstring injury, while Ander Herrera has recovered from an eye illness, giving Mauricio Pochettino some breathing room.
PSG starting XI:
Donnaruma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Mendes; Pereira, Paredes, Gueye; Messi, Mbappe, Neymar.
Lorient lineup
Lorient manager Christophe Pelissier will have to make changes in the midfield due to the suspension of Bonke Innocent due to a buildup of yellow cards, despite the fact that the Nigerian international had already suffered an adductor injury during the interval.
Fabien Lemoine is aiming to be healthy for the encounter. Enzo Le Fee will play in the absence of Innocent. The injured Stephane Diarra and Samuel Loric will not be able to make it to Sunday's game.
Lorient starting XI:
Dreyer; Mendes, Laporte, Jenz, Petrot, Le Goff; Le Fee, Abergel, Monconduit; Kone, Ouattara.
|
https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/psg-vs-lorient-probable-lineups-ligue-1-20220401-0033.html
| 2022-04-04T16:07:50Z
|
https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/psg-vs-lorient-probable-lineups-ligue-1-20220401-0033.html
| false
|
1
|
NEW YORK (AP)New York’s baseball teams have swapped relievers, with the Mets sending right-hander Miguel Castro to the Yankees for left-hander Joely Rodriguez on Sunday.
The 27-year-old Castro had a 3.45 ERA over a career-best 69 appearances last season, going 3-4 with 77 strikeouts in 70 1/3 innings. He’ll make $2.62 million this season after signing a deal this month to avoid arbitration.
Rodriguez gives the Mets a needed southpaw for the bullpen after Aaron Loup left for the Los Angeles Angels in free agency.
The 30-year-old Rodriguez was traded from Texas to the Yankees last season and combined to post a 4.66 ERA in 52 appearances. He was sharp for New York down the stretch, going 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA in 21 games after the trade. He’s owed $2 million this season.
The deal is the 18th between the franchises and only the third since 2005. The Yankees acquired right-hander Gonzalez Germen from the Mets for cash in December 2014, and they also got infielder/outfielder L.J. Mazzilli from the Mets for outfielder Kendall Coleman in April 2018.
—
More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports
|
https://www.ketk.com/sports/yanks-get-rh-miguel-castro-from-mets-for-lh-joely-rodriguez/
| 2022-04-04T16:08:29Z
|
https://www.ketk.com/sports/yanks-get-rh-miguel-castro-from-mets-for-lh-joely-rodriguez/
| false
|
17
|
MediaNEXT and Applanga Solutions Simplify Localization Workflows
NEW YORK and HONG KONG, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TransPerfect, the world's largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced that it has been selected by OliveX to support the international launch of its award-winning Zombies, Run! game. Services provided include casting and voice talents and app UI string localization into Spanish, Korean, French, and Japanese.
Zombies, Run! is an immersive running game that combines a world-renowned audio story in augmented reality with fitness. Launched in 2012 by Six to Start, a subsidiary of OliveX, the game includes over 500 missions involving zombie chases and has attracted more than 10 million players.
To execute the international launch strategy for Zombies, Run!, OliveX chose TransPerfect due to the versatility of its technology and services and its ability to meet the diverse range of needs for this launch. TransPerfect's project team assembled a variety of specialized solutions to meet each requirement and managed each resource centrally to ensure a seamless experience for the OliveX team.
TransPerfect's MediaNEXT division enabled OliveX to more quickly record each language by using the StudioNEXT cloud-based recording platform. This hybrid approach made it possible to record with preferred talent both inside and outside the studio.
To localize the app UI for Zombies, Run!, OliveX used Applanga, TransPerfect's cloud-based translation management system specialized for mobile and web apps.
"We are delighted with the work TransPerfect has done with Season 1," said Adrian Hon, CEO at Six to Start. "It was critical for us that all the translations of our award-winning story gave users the same immersive experience in any language. The results, along with the professional service we received, are indicative of why we chose to work with TransPerfect."
TransPerfect President and CEO Phil Shawe commented, "As a long-time fan of zombie films, I am excited for the work we have done to help OliveX bring the Zombies, Run! game to international audiences."
About OliveX
OliveX is a digital health and fitness company delivering unique user experiences through fitness gamification, augmented reality, and play-to-earn experiences. The OliveX fitness metaverse provides platforms that enable real-world fitness to merge with the digital universe in order to engage consumers with brands, influencers, and coaches. OliveX is designed for those who exercise at home, at the gym, or outdoors in over 170 countries. OliveX is listed on the National Stock Exchange of Australia (NSX: OLX).
Visit https://zombiesrungame.com/ and https://www.olivex.ai/ to learn more.
About TransPerfect
TransPerfect is the world's largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business. From offices in over 100 cities on six continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 170+ languages to clients worldwide. More than 6,000 global organizations employ TransPerfect's GlobalLink® technology to simplify management of multilingual content. With an unparalleled commitment to quality and client service, TransPerfect is fully ISO 9001 and ISO 17100 certified. TransPerfect has global headquarters in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit our website at www.transperfect.com.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE TransPerfect
|
https://www.kbtx.com/prnewswire/2022/04/04/transperfect-chosen-by-olivex-localize-zombies-run-four-languages/
| 2022-04-04T16:08:33Z
|
https://www.kbtx.com/prnewswire/2022/04/04/transperfect-chosen-by-olivex-localize-zombies-run-four-languages/
| true
|
12
|
Moncler S.p.A. (OTCMKTS:MONRF – Get Rating) has earned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $60.00.
Separately, Jefferies Financial Group raised Moncler from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 10th.
OTCMKTS:MONRF remained flat at $$55.50 during trading hours on Friday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 50 shares, compared to its average volume of 616. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $59.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $66.90. Moncler has a 52-week low of $47.88 and a 52-week high of $78.05.
Moncler S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, designs, produces, and distributes clothing and related accessories for men, women, and children under the Moncler and Stone Island brand names. Its product portfolio includes footwear products; leather goods, such as bags, backpacks, and accessories; and sunglasses, eyeglasses, frames, and men's and women's ski goggles under the Moncler Lunettes brand.
Recommended Stories
- Get a free copy of the StockNews.com research report on Moncler (MONRF)
- Winnebago Stock is Ready to Spring Forward
- Has Etsy Stock Finally Bottomed?
- Campbell Soup Stock is Warming Up for a Breakout
- BlackBerry is Having Growing Pains That Will Keep it in Penny Stock Range
- 3 Stocks Under $50 a Share to Buy Now
Receive News & Ratings for Moncler Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Moncler and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
|
https://theenterpriseleader.com/2022/04/04/moncler-s-p-a-otcmktsmonrf-receives-60-00-average-pt-from-brokerages.html
| 2022-04-04T16:12:41Z
|
https://theenterpriseleader.com/2022/04/04/moncler-s-p-a-otcmktsmonrf-receives-60-00-average-pt-from-brokerages.html
| false
|
1
|
Over cigarettes in a Tokyo nightclub, a newbie crime reporter eager to make a mark is speaking to his source. Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort), an American who’s become fluent in Japanese to work as a journalist far from home, uses the language to ask his source Jin Miyamoto (Hideaki Itō) whether the city of Tokyo has officially recorded murder cases at all. Miyamoto, a corrupt cop, is briefly caught up in all the flashes of distraction the nightclub has to offer — bright lights, music, liquor on order and young women ambiently available — before explaining the situation to this outsider. He spells it out, in emphatic English, to make his point to the American: “There. Is. No. Murder. In. Japan.”
In other words, the Tokyo police of the late 1990s, when our story takes place, will use any excuse to look away from what’s happening. That’s in order to, among other goals, ensure equilibrium among the crime organizations doing business across the streets of the city. This gives a spark of motivation to Jake, who has left Missouri in search of action, excitement and the opportunity to do reporting that has real impact. In this adaptation of the real-life Adelstein’s memoir, Jake’s muscular self-belief runs headlong into a rigorously held silence. And this conflict, rippling across an environment whose language Jake speaks easily but whose codes he cannot crack, helps “Tokyo Vice” assert itself as a significant new entry in the crime-drama canon.
Executive producer Michael Mann, who directed the pilot, is putting himself out there in a striking way: Comparisons are, perhaps, inevitable to “Miami Vice,” the stylish 1980s serial he produced, as well as to the 2006 feature film of the same title he helmed. Mann’s sense for the visual language of temptation — conveying vice both as a scourge to be eliminated and as a decadent pleasure — enriches “Tokyo Vice.” So, too, does his understanding of hierarchies, within both the criminal and legitimate worlds: Much of the pilot is taken up with Jake’s trying to prove himself at the newspaper for which he works, one where cub reporters are expected simply to transcribe and print the police’s side of the story. Rinko Kikuchi is excellent as Jake’s editor, attempting to balance her advocacy for her writer with a confused sense that he can’t go on being intransigent forever.
And say this much for Elgort, a controversial figure off screen after allegations of sexual assault surfaced in 2020: On screen, he’s able to avoid many of the pitfalls into which an actor who looks like him on a Japan-set series might have fallen. The show is aware of what’s potentially uncomfortable about Jake as savior figure, and undercuts the narrative, and its protagonist, accordingly, starting with the performance. A natural slickness or seeming insincerity that has held Elgort back at other moments in his screen career here helps build a character who knows a fair amount and, as a result, thinks himself a genius. Speaking both English and Japanese, Elgort is absolutely credible as a thrill seeker who sees Tokyo as the staging ground for a story in which he can play hero. That means that what looks to him like crusading for the truth in the face of obstacles can appear to those around him like a white American delusionally disrupting an ecosystem he cannot hope to meaningfully comprehend. “You are an American, so you think you’re more talented than you actually are,” a colleague teases him; the joke hangs in the air even as Elgort contorts his face into sneering agreement.
But there’d be no show were Jake not talented enough to make headway — even if it’s often by luck or through the assistance of sympathetic Tokyo denizens, crucially Ken Watanabe’s detective Hiroto Katagiri. Watanabe is reliably terrific, and lends weariness and heft to Elgort’s bright-eyed gumshoe act. Elsewhere across the series, Rachel Keller is terrific as a young woman working her way through the nightclub scene (a milieu that will be familiar to anyone who’s read the true-crime classic “People Who Eat Darkness”). Her Samantha reluctantly helps Jake toward a more granular understanding of what he’s up against. And Keller’s performance as a woman whose journey to independence has ironically ended up with her living as a hostage to her patrons is excellent. Moments of her storyline that fall into cliché, like a perhaps-inevitable flashback to Samantha’s arrival in Japan, pulse with life despite the script’s shortcuts.
That’s true of much of “Tokyo Vice,” a beautifully shot and elegantly acted series that can seem at times to power past its writing. The pilot so effectively conjures the disorientation and novelty of a new place that the fish-out-of-water storyline feels somewhat new. Yet a backstory involving Jake’s family back home — though nicely performed by Jessica Hecht as forlorn mother and Elgort as wayward son — seems out of place. And if the script, like the show’s title, can lend an occasional sense of its setting as unusually rife with corruption, the core Watanabe-Elgort relationship makes clear the truth of the series: Tokyo, like all places, is impenetrable to those who don’t take the time to learn its ways on their own terms. In a rewardingly chewy complication that elevates “Tokyo Vice,” Jake’s journey toward that truth is one in which his Americanness — his eager outspokenness — is as often hindrance as help.
“Tokyo Vice” premieres Thursday, April 7, on HBO Max, with three episodes, followed by two episodes each Thursday up to the finale Thursday, April 28.
|
https://variety.com/2022/tv/reviews/tokyo-vice-michael-mann-hbo-max-1235220055/
| 2022-04-04T16:16:29Z
|
https://variety.com/2022/tv/reviews/tokyo-vice-michael-mann-hbo-max-1235220055/
| true
|
2
|
StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG – Get Rating) in a research report report published on Thursday. The brokerage issued a hold rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock.
A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Simon Property Group from $180.00 to $160.00 and set an overweight rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 7th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Simon Property Group from $136.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Thursday, December 2nd. Finally, Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of Simon Property Group from $162.00 to $158.00 and set a neutral rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 8th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Simon Property Group has a consensus rating of Buy and an average target price of $159.47.
SPG traded up $1.44 on Thursday, reaching $133.00. The company had a trading volume of 1,572,770 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,218,656. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $137.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $146.47. The company has a market cap of $43.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.64, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. Simon Property Group has a 52-week low of $111.30 and a 52-week high of $171.12.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 10th were issued a $1.65 dividend. This represents a $6.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.96%. Simon Property Group’s dividend payout ratio is 96.49%.
Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SPG. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Simon Property Group in the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Simon Quick Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Simon Property Group by 127.7% in the third quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 230 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Simon Property Group in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Equitec Proprietary Markets LLC bought a new stake in Simon Property Group in the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Clean Yield Group boosted its holdings in Simon Property Group by 100.0% in the third quarter. Clean Yield Group now owns 292 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.62% of the company’s stock.
About Simon Property Group (Get Rating)
Simon is a real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership of premier shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations and an S&P 100 company (Simon Property Group, NYSE: SPG). Our properties across North America, Europe and Asia provide community gathering places for millions of people every day and generate billions in annual sales.
Featured Stories
- Get a free copy of the StockNews.com research report on Simon Property Group (SPG)
- Has Etsy Stock Finally Bottomed?
- Winnebago Stock is Ready to Spring Forward
- Campbell Soup Stock is Warming Up for a Breakout
- BlackBerry is Having Growing Pains That Will Keep it in Penny Stock Range
- 3 Stocks Under $50 a Share to Buy Now
Receive News & Ratings for Simon Property Group Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Simon Property Group and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
|
https://www.wkrb13.com/2022/04/04/simon-property-group-nysespg-research-coverage-started-at-stocknews-com.html
| 2022-04-04T16:19:24Z
|
https://www.wkrb13.com/2022/04/04/simon-property-group-nysespg-research-coverage-started-at-stocknews-com.html
| false
|
1
|
Recently, VERIFY confirmed that members of Congress did not in fact give themselves a 21% raise, as some viral posts claimed.
Some VERIFY viewers had follow-up questions regarding ethical conduct in Congress, including one who asked whether members are allowed to hire their relatives as staff.
THE QUESTION
Can members of Congress hire their family members?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, members of Congress cannot hire their family members. Nepotism is banned throughout the federal government, but there are exceptions for the Executive Office of the President, as well as political campaigns.
WHAT WE FOUND
The anti-nepotism laws that currently cover the federal government are actually a relatively recent creation. They were passed in 1967, a few years after President John F. Kennedy nominated his brother Robert to be U.S. Attorney General, a position he held from 1961 to 1964.
Since 1967, the U.S. Code has banned nepotism in the federal government. 5 U.S. Code § 3110 reads in part, “A public official may not appoint, employ, promote, advance, or advocate for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement, in or to a civilian position in the agency in which he is serving or over which he exercises jurisdiction or control any individual who is a relative of the public official.”
The law lists more than two dozen types of banned relatives. It applies to executive agencies, federal courts, and legislative offices (i.e. Congress).
Members of Congress must submit monthly reports showing no relatives are on their staff, according to the House Ethics Manual.
However, federal politicians can hire relatives to their campaigns. Members of both parties occasionally have spouses or other relatives as campaign staffers.
Campaigns are paid for by donations, not taxpayer money, so they’re governed by different laws. And the Federal Election Commission says that as long as the relative is doing bona fide work for the campaign, and not being paid more than fair market value, they’re following the rules.
Anti-nepotism laws came into focus during the Trump administration, after President Donald Trump hired his daughter Ivanka Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner. The issue had been raised in the past too, such as when President Bill Clinton appointed his wife Hillary to a health care task force.
Ivanka Trump and Kushner were not paid for their roles in the Trump White House, but that isn’t actually why their hires were permitted.
After Kushner’s initial controversial hiring, Trump’s White House asked the Department of Justice to weigh in on the issue, and the DOJ determined the Office of the President specifically is exempt from anti-nepotism provisions.
The DOJ lawyer argued a different law from 1978 carved out that exception. That law states, “the president is authorized to appoint and fix the pay of employees in the White House Office without regard to any other provision of law regulating the employment or compensation of persons in the government service.”
Some outside lawyers disagreed with that interpretation, but regardless, Kushner and Ivanka Trump were allowed to keep their posts.
There is also no law prohibiting members of Congress or the federal government from hiring their friends, as long as there’s no quid pro quo. In other words, they cannot promise a federal job in exchange for political support or donations.
More from VERIFY: No, Congress members did not give themselves a 21% pay raise in 2022
|
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/no-members-of-congress-cannot-hire-family/536-654c15de-58a7-4f23-b5d3-383b8b2f2727
| 2022-04-04T16:20:14Z
|
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/no-members-of-congress-cannot-hire-family/536-654c15de-58a7-4f23-b5d3-383b8b2f2727
| false
|
11
|
To continue, please click the box below to let us know you're not a robot.
Please make sure your browser supports JavaScript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading. For more information you can review our Terms of Service and Cookie Policy.
For inquiries related to this message please contact our support team and provide the reference ID below.
|
https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=b0c7e97b-b432-11ec-8196-65646d735470&url=L25ld3MvYXVkaW8vMjAyMi0wNC0wNC9tYXJrZXRzLWNvdmlkLXR3aXR0ZXItYW5kLWNyeXB0by1wb2RjYXN0
| 2022-04-04T16:21:45Z
|
https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=b0c7e97b-b432-11ec-8196-65646d735470&url=L25ld3MvYXVkaW8vMjAyMi0wNC0wNC9tYXJrZXRzLWNvdmlkLXR3aXR0ZXItYW5kLWNyeXB0by1wb2RjYXN0
| true
| null |
Welcome to the PHT Morning Skate, a collection of links from the NHL and around the hockey world. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at phtblog@nbcsports.
• Maple Leafs captain John Tavares on why hockey needs a best-on-best tournament: “It’s important for our game, especially considering this next generation of players we have now. With Papi [Auston Matthews], Mitchy [Marner], [Leon] Draisaitl, Connor [McDavid], [Cale] Makar, this is kinda the next wave of guys. And obviously we still have so many great players — and Sid and Ovie lead the way as two the best of all time — that are getting later in their careers. I think when you have best-on-best hockey, you get all those players together. It’s really special. We don’t really get that. Getting to play for your country, we know how rare that is.” [Sportsnet]
• Off to the Frozen Four with a lineup full of future NHL talent, the expectations are sky high for the Michigan Wolverines. [SI.com]
• The Flames will be without Sean Monahan as the forward needs surgery to repair the labrum in his right hip. He’s expected to be ready for training camp in September. [NHL.com]
• Tuukka Rask on why he ultimately made the decision to retire: “It couldn’t hold the everyday grind — practicing and playing. That’s what I found out pretty quickly. I felt really good during the rehab. I was skating, started twice a week, going three times a week, four times a week and it was fine. But I was by myself or with the coach with one guy shooting so it’s a little different from live action in a game or practice. And then playing that Anaheim game, I kind of stretched and tweaked my groin and hip a little bit and it just kept aggravating even more. And then it was kind of time to be honest with yourself.” [NBC Sports Boston]
• What does the playoff picture look like right now for the Golden Knights? [Sin Bin Vegas]
• Don’t let the dinosaurs convince you otherwise. The NHL needs more players like Trevor Zegras. [The Hockey News]
If Jake Neighbours went to a hockey game dressed up as a diehard Blues fan, you think anyone would notice? #stlblues pic.twitter.com/6ic7n05U2P
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) April 3, 2022
• A look at Darnell Nurse and examining how good he is as part of the Oilers’ defense. [Oilers Nation]
• Could Alex Goligoski‘s extension in Minnesota mean Bill Guerin has some plans for his blue line? [Zone Coverage]
• Was the Tomas Tatar signing a bad one by the Devils? [All About the Jersey]
• Erik Haula, Brandon Saad, and Jake DeBrusk will help your fantasy hockey teams this week. [NBC Sports Edge]
————
Sean Leahy is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @Sean_Leahy.
|
https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2022/04/04/pht-morning-skate-tavares-on-best-on-best-hockey-michigans-expectations/
| 2022-04-04T16:24:06Z
|
https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2022/04/04/pht-morning-skate-tavares-on-best-on-best-hockey-michigans-expectations/
| false
|
1
|
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A retired Santa Fe assistant fire chief continues to recover from severe burns after his own home was decimated last week in a blaze.
Ted Bolleter remains in the University of New Mexico Burn Center, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.
His daughter, Savannah Bolleter-Baca, told the newspaper Saturday he was in stable condition but “in a lot of pain.” He suffered second- and third-degree burns to his hand, feet and face.
Bolleter, 55, was also a former fire marshal with the Santa Fe Fire Department.
The fire broke out just before 6 p.m. Friday. Fire officials determined wind had blown an ember from a fire pit, setting wooden patio furniture on fire.
Bolleter-Baca says the fire then caused two propane tanks to explode.
There were eight people in the home at the time, including five children. Bolleter's daughter said everyone was able to get out safely except Bolleter, who ran through the blaze and around the back of the house.
Several crews responded. One firefighter suffered burns to his shoulders, chest area and neck. He was later treated at a hospital and released.
The blaze was finally brought under control by 1 a.m. Saturday.
Bolleter-Baca says her parents' home will have to be rebuilt.
Santa Fe Fire Chief Brian Moya says the fire definitely hits close to home.
|
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Fire-engulfs-home-of-retired-Santa-Fe-assistant-17056226.php
| 2022-04-04T16:24:06Z
|
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Fire-engulfs-home-of-retired-Santa-Fe-assistant-17056226.php
| true
|
12
|
CINCINNATI, Ohio (WJW) – A therapy dog who lives in Cincinnati has officially been named the 2022 Cadbury Bunny.
Annie Rose, an English doodle, visits nursing homes and reportedly loves doing therapy work. During the COVID-19 shutdown, when residents couldn’t have visitors, the pup would do window visits to keep spirits up.
“We can’t thank everyone enough for voting for our very own Annie Rose and making her the next Cadbury Bunny, especially her doodle families and friends who went over and beyond,” Lori R., Annie Rose’s owner, said in a statement. “Our community rallied behind and supported her just as she has for them for years as a therapy dog. All of us are still shocked by the news but can’t wait to get Annie Rose those iconic Cadbury Bunny ears.”
📧 Have breaking come to you: Subscribe to News 2 email alerts →
The win means Annie Rose is set to star in this year’s Cadbury Easter Bunny commercial, plus her family won $5,000.
You can watch Annie Rose’s audition video here.
|
https://www.wkrn.com/news/national/therapy-dog-named-2022-cadbury-bunny/
| 2022-04-04T16:24:13Z
|
https://www.wkrn.com/news/national/therapy-dog-named-2022-cadbury-bunny/
| true
|
13
|
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — From refrigerators to smartphones, the U.S. relies on megaships to deliver most goods. But busy ocean highways now pose one of the deadliest threats to endangered whales
"These cargo ships are up to 1,000 feet. Even when you have the largest animal in the world, they're no match for something that's 10, 20 times their size," said Callie Steffen, a project scientist with the Benioff Ocean Initiative (BOI) at UC Santa Barbara.
BOI works to leverage the power of science to solve ocean problems and inspire the replication of these successes.
Steffen says that in recent years, a record number of whales have been killed in ship collisions off California's coast and around the world.
"A lot of times, they don't even know — until they get into port — that it happened," said Steffen. "More oftentimes than not, once a whale is hit and died, it will either sink, decompose, the ocean currents will take it away."
She says for each known case, 10 more likely go undetected.
"There was a need for more real-time whale data."
Steffen is the lead project scientist for Whale Safe, a technology-based mapping and analysis tool displaying whale and ship data in near real time for the Santa Barbara Channel.
An international highway for ships, the area is an important feeding ground and a migratory route for blue, fin, and humpback whales, all species that are still endangered or threatened.
“The ocean is just going to get busier and busier," said Steffen. "Which is why these solutions are so important to put into place now."
The online tool combines several technologies:
- An underwater acoustic system that automatically detects whale calls
- Near real-time forecasts of whale feeding grounds based on dynamic oceanographic data
- A mobile app used by community scientists to record whale sightings
Developed and deployed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and monitored by Texas A&M Galveston scientists, the acoustic system detects whale calls using an underwater microphone 600 feet below the surface. Processed using an AI-powered computer, the data is then sent via satellite transmitter on the system’s surface buoy for review and confirmation.
Community scientists aboard local whale watching and tourism boats add whale observations using the Whale Alert and Spotter Pro mobile apps.
“To make it very easily digestible for anyone that's looking at this data, we put all those data streams through an algorithm that spits out what we call a 'whale presence rating'," said Steffen. "That rating will go anywhere from low to very high."
Using Whale Safe, ships can know when to slow down in the channel.
The tool also ranks vessels and shipping companies according to their rates of cooperation with NOAA’s voluntary speed restrictions in the Santa Barbara Channel.
"It is company to company on whether this is something they build in or not," said Steffen. "And we're seeing companies that are doing it fantastic and are consistently getting A's. And then we see companies that consistently are getting F's."
Because slowing down is voluntary, shipping schedules are one reason why a vessel might not comply.
Steffen says consumers can ask retailers for products delivered on whale-conscious ships.
"Every single thing sitting on my desk at one point was probably on a ship. So as the everyday consumer, we are connected to this," said Steffen. “Shipping companies are going to listen to their retailers — the Home Depot's of the world, Target's of the world, the Walmart’s of the world."
And Steffen says those companies listen to their consumers.
Captain and owner of Gone Whale Watching San Diego, Domenic Biagini wants to see Whale Safe deployed around the world.
"These are animals that are used to being the largest thing in the ocean. They don't get out of the way for anything, because they haven't had to," said Biagini. "The technology is there. We have the ability to alert these large ships and keep them from hitting these animals."
Utilizing small boats, his company provides intimate encounters with marine life.
“The more people that get to go out and see these animals, the more they're going to care about them," said Biagini. "That’s where I think our tours go a long way to helping these animals.”
|
https://www.ksby.com/news/national/online-tool-tracking-whales-in-near-real-time-to-prevent-ship-collisions
| 2022-04-04T16:25:00Z
|
https://www.ksby.com/news/national/online-tool-tracking-whales-in-near-real-time-to-prevent-ship-collisions
| true
|
11
|
A list of early winners Sunday in the top categories at the 64th annual Grammy Awards:
Album of the year: “We Are,” Jon Batiste
Record of the year: “Leave the Door Open,” Silk Sonic
Song of the year: “Leave the Door Open,” Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)
New artist: Olivia Rodrigo
Pop vocal album: “Sour,” Olivia Rodrigo
Pop solo performance: “Drivers License,” Olivia Rodrigo
Pop duo/group performance: “Kiss Me More,” Doja Cat featuring SZA
Rock album: “Medicine at Midnight,” Foo Fighters
Rock song: “Waiting On a War,” Foo Fighters
Rock performance: “Making a Fire,” Foo Fighters
Rap album: “Call Me If You Get Lost,” Tyler, the Creator
Rap song: “Jail,” Kanye West featuring Jay-Z
Rap performance: “Family Ties,” Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar
Alternative music album: “Daddy’s Home,” St. Vincent
Traditional pop vocal album: “Love for Sale,” Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Music video: “Freedom,” Jon Batiste
Producer of the year, non-classical: Jack Antonoff
R&B album: “Heaux Tales,” Jazmine Sullivan
R&B song: “Leave the Door Open,” Silk Sonic
R&B performance: (tie) “Leave the Door Open,” Silk Sonic, and “Pick Up Your Feelings,” Jazmine Sullivan
Music film: “Summer of Soul”
Country album: “Starting Over,” Chris Stapleton
Country song: “Cold,” Chris Stapleton
Country solo performance: “You Should Probably Leave,” Chris Stapleton
Country do/group performance: “Younger Me,” Brothers Osborne
Comedy album: “Sincerely Louis CK,” Louis C.K.
Roots gospel album: “My Savior,” Carrie Underwood
Gospel album: “Believe For It,” CeCe Winans
American roots performance: “Cry,” Jon Batiste
American roots song: “Cry,” Jon Batiste
Música urbana album: “El Último Tour Del Mundo,” Bad Bunny
Latin rock or alternative album: “Origen,” Juanes
Improvised jazz solo: “Humpty Dumpty (Set 2),” Chick Corea
Latin jazz album: “Mirror Mirror,” Eliane Elias with Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés
Musical theater album: “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”
Compilation soundtrack for visual media: “The United States vs. Billie Holliday”
Score soundtrack for visual media: (tie) “Soul,” Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and “The Queen’s Gambit,” Carlos Rafael Rivera
Dance/electronic album: “Subconsciously,” Black Coffee
Global music: “Mohabbat,” Arooj Aftab
Global music album: “Mother Nature,” Angélique Kidjo
Traditional blues album: “I Be Trying,” Cedric Burnside
Contemporary blues album: “662,” Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Folk album: “They’re Calling Me Home,” Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
Historical album: “Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)”
|
https://www.sgvtribune.com/2022/04/03/grammys-2022-a-list-of-winners-in-the-top-categories/
| 2022-04-04T16:26:53Z
|
https://www.sgvtribune.com/2022/04/03/grammys-2022-a-list-of-winners-in-the-top-categories/
| false
|
13
|
Toilet Roll Converting Machines Market – Global Outlook and Forecast 2022-2028
Toilet Roll Converting Machines Market
This report contains market size and forecasts of Toilet Roll Converting Machines in global, including the following market information:
- Global Toilet Roll Converting Machines Market Revenue, 2017-2022, 2023-2028, ($ millions)
- Global Toilet Roll Converting Machines Market Sales, 2017-2022, 2023-2028, (K Units)
- Global top five Toilet Roll Converting Machines companies in 2021 (%)
The global Toilet Roll Converting Machines market was valued at million in 2021 and is projected to reach US$ million by 2028, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period.
– Table of Contents
– List of Tables & Figures
– Charts
– Research Methodology
Get FREE Sample of this Report at https://www.24marketreports.com/report-sample/global-toilet-roll-converting-machines-2022-2028-719
- The U.S. Market is Estimated at $ Million in 2021, While China is Forecast to Reach $ Million by 2028.
- Jumbo Roll Stander Segment to Reach $ Million by 2028, with a % CAGR in next six years.
- The global key manufacturers of Toilet Roll Converting Machines include Fabio Perini S.p.A., Bretting Manufacturing, PCMC, BaoSuo Paper Machinery, A.Celli Group, Gambini S.p.A, Zambak Kagit, Dechangyu Paper Machinery and Futura S.p.A., etc. In 2021, the global top five players have a share approximately % in terms of revenue.
- We surveyed the Toilet Roll Converting Machines manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and industry experts on this industry, involving the sales, revenue, demand, price change, product type, recent development and plan, industry trends, drivers, challenges, obstacles, and potential risks.
Total Market by Segment:
Global Toilet Roll Converting Machines Market, by Type, 2017-2022, 2023-2028 ($ Millions) & (K Units)
Global Toilet Roll Converting Machines Market Segment Percentages, by Type, 2021 (%)
- Jumbo Roll Stander
- Finished Paper Logs
- Embossing Devices
- Perforating Devices
- Tail Trimming
- Gluing Devices
Global Toilet Roll Converting Machines Market, by Application, 2017-2022, 2023-2028 ($ Millions) & (K Units)
Global Toilet Roll Converting Machines Market Segment Percentages, by Application, 2021 (%)
- Fully Automatic Line
- Semi-Automatic Line
Global Toilet Roll Converting Machines Market, By Region and Country, 2017-2022, 2023-2028 ($ Millions) & (K Units)
Global Toilet Roll Converting Machines Market Segment Percentages, By Region and Country, 2021 (%)
- North America
- US
- Canada
- Mexico
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Russia
- Nordic Countries
- Benelux
- Rest of Europe
- Asia
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Rest of Asia
- South America
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Rest of South America
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Israel
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Rest of Middle East & Africa
Competitor Analysis
The report also provides analysis of leading market participants including:
- Key companies Toilet Roll Converting Machines revenues in global market, 2017-2022 (Estimated), ($ millions)
- Key companies Toilet Roll Converting Machines revenues share in global market, 2021 (%)
- Key companies Toilet Roll Converting Machines sales in global market, 2017-2022 (Estimated), (K Units)
- Key companies Toilet Roll Converting Machines sales share in global market, 2021 (%)
Further, the report presents profiles of competitors in the market, key players include:
- Fabio Perini S.p.A.
- Bretting Manufacturing
- PCMC
- BaoSuo Paper Machinery
- A.Celli Group
- Gambini S.p.A
- Zambak Kagit
- Dechangyu Paper Machinery
- Futura S.p.A.
- Mtorres
- Kawanoe Zoki
- United Converting S.R.L.
- Omet S.R.L.
- 9.Septembar
- Wangda Industrial
- Chan Li Machinery
- Maflex S.R.L.
- Unimax Group
- Tissuewell S.R.L.
- Hinnli
- Jiuhyan Precision Machinery Co.
- Kuo’s Gang Precision Machinery
- Foshan Baosuo Machinery Manufacturing Co.
- Birla Hi Tech Machines
- Foshan Nanhai Dechangyu Paper Machinery Manufacturing Co.
- Friends Engineering Corporation
CONTACT US:
276 5th Avenue, New York , NY 10001,United States
International: (+1) 646 781 7170
Follow Us On linkedin :- https://www.linkedin.com/company/24-market-reports
|
https://galleonnews.com/news/243902/toilet-roll-converting-machines-market-global-outlook-and-forecast-2022-2028/
| 2022-04-04T16:28:11Z
|
https://galleonnews.com/news/243902/toilet-roll-converting-machines-market-global-outlook-and-forecast-2022-2028/
| true
|
13
|
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Apr 4 (PTI) Five IEDs fitted with arrows were seized during a search operation by security personnel on Monday after naxals fired at the under-construction Bharnia police camp in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said.
Also Read | Ganesh Temple Street: Street in New York Named After Prominent Hindu Temple.
Also Read | BJP Conspiring To Divert Attention From Economic Disaster in India, Says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.
The B company of 157th battalion of CRPF, who are stationed at the place, retaliated by hurling para bombs on Sunday night and none of its personnel was either injured or killed, a police release said.
Security personnel drawn from the district armed police, CRPF and bomb disposal squad of Jharkhand Jaguar carried out the massive search operation in the naxal-affected areas and recovered three live arrow bombs and two used arrow bombs, besides some empty cartridges from the spot, it said.
All the three live explosives were defused by the bomb disposal squad, the police added. PTI bs
(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
|
https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/india-news-five-ieds-fitted-with-arrows-seized-during-search-by-security-forces-3552549.html
| 2022-04-04T16:29:16Z
|
https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/india-news-five-ieds-fitted-with-arrows-seized-during-search-by-security-forces-3552549.html
| true
|
1
|
The broadcaster, who previously presented Football Focus from 2009 to 2021, has hosted the morning show since 2016.
He will replace Sian Williams to present 5 News, after Williams announced she was stepping down earlier this month.
In a video shared on Twitter, Walker said it was a “massive decision” to leave Breakfast, adding: “I don’t think opportunities like this come round very often.”
He had previously fronted Breakfast with Louise Minchin, who departed in September 2021.
She was replaced by Sally Nugent, whose appointment was announced the following month.
Walker said: “I have a little bit of news for you. In the next few weeks, I’m going to be leaving BBC Breakfast and moving to 5 News and to Channel 5.
“I’m really excited but this has also been a massive decision for me because I love BBC Breakfast, I love working alongside Sally and I love the team there.
“But Channel 5 came with big ambitions, with big plans and I don’t think opportunities like this come around very often and I can’t wait.
“I’ve also had the incredible privilege of working on some iconic programmes over the last few years, both at the BBC and elsewhere.
“And what I love about this deal is I not only get to present the news, but also host a whole range of new programmes right across the channel.
“And what an honour to step into the shoes of Sian Williams. I know how popular she is with both the team and also the audience, so all I can say is I will do my best to maintain her incredibly high standards.
“Thank you for watching and I’ll see you soon on a TV screen somewhere.”
Walker took part in the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing, revealing he signed up for the show to do something “fun” and have a “giggle” after reporting on difficult news stories during the pandemic.
Cait FitzSimons, editor of 5 News, said: “I’m hugely excited about Dan’s decision to join 5 News.
“We pride ourselves on the deep connection we have with our viewers across the country, and this is a key strength of Dan’s, helping secure his place as one of Britain’s best and most popular broadcasters.
“I look forward to working with him to build on the success of our new hour-long programme and finding more ways to tell stories that touch viewers’ lives across the nation.”
Ben Frow, director of content for Channel 5’s parent company Paramount UK, said: “Dan Walker joining the channel shows that Channel 5 attracts leading talent.
“Dan is a renowned broadcaster and we’re looking forward to seeing him not just fronting 5 News but bringing his experience to programming across Channel 5 as we continue to develop and grow our output.”
|
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/dan-walker-to-leave-bbc-breakfast-for-channel-5-news-in-massive-decision-3640325
| 2022-04-04T16:32:05Z
|
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/dan-walker-to-leave-bbc-breakfast-for-channel-5-news-in-massive-decision-3640325
| false
|
11
|
My account
My Account
Notifications
Log In
QQQ
–
–%
DIA
–
–%
SPY
–
–%
TLT
–
–%
GLD
–
–%
BTC/USD
–
–%
Data & APIs
Events
Marketfy
Premarket
Contribute
Sign in
News
Earnings
Guidance
Dividends
M&A
Buybacks
Legal
Interviews
Management
Retail Sales
Offerings
IPOs
Insider Trades
Biotech/FDA
Freight
Politics
Government
Healthcare
Markets
Pre-Market
After Hours
Movers
ETFs
Forex
Cannabis
Commodities
Options
Binary Options
Bonds
Futures
CME Group
Global Economics
Previews
Reviews
Small-Cap
Cryptocurrency
Penny Stocks
Digital Securities
Ratings
Analyst Color
Downgrades
Upgrades
Initiations
Price Target
Ideas
Trade Ideas
Long Ideas
Short Ideas
Technicals
From The Press
Jim Cramer
Rumors
Best Stocks & ETFs
Best Penny Stocks
Best S&P 500 ETFs
Best Swing Trade Stocks
Best Blue Chip Stocks
Best High-Volume Penny Stocks
Best Small Cap ETFs
Fintech
News
Podcast
Events
Newsletter
Personal Finance
Compare Online Brokers
Stock Brokers
Forex Brokers
Futures Brokers
Crypto Brokers
Options Brokers
ETF Brokers
Mutual Fund Brokers
Index Fund Brokers
Bond Brokers
Short Selling Brokers
Stock Apps
All Broker Reviews
Insurance
Auto
Home
Medicare
Life
Vision
Dental
Business
Pet
Health
Motorcycle
Renters
Workers Comp
Top Stocks
Penny Stocks
Stocks Under $5
Stocks Under $10
Stocks Under $20
Stocks Under $50
Stocks Under $100
Alternative Investing
Invest in Art
Invest in Land
Invest in Real Estate
Invest in Wine
Invest in Gold
Mortgages
Refinance
Purchase
Find a Mortgage Broker
Crypto
Get Started
Is Bitcoin a Good Investment?
Is Ethereum a Good Investment?
What is Blockchain
Best Altcoins
How to Buy Cryptocurrency?
DeFi
Crypto and DeFi 101
What is DeFi?
Decentralized Exchanges
Best DeFi Yield Farms
Digital Securities
NFTs
NFT Release Calendar
What is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT)?
How to Buy Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
CryptoPunks Watchlist
Are NFTs a Scam or a Digital Bubble?
Best In Crypto
Best Crypto Apps
Best Crypto Portfolio Trackers
Best Crypto Day Trading Strategies
Best Crypto IRA
Best Cryptocurrency Scanners
Best Business Crypto Accounts
Best Crypto Screeners
Cannabis
TV
YouTube
Video
Podcasts
Trading School
Personal Finance
Compare Online Brokers
Stock Brokers
Forex Brokers
Futures Brokers
Crypto Brokers
Options Brokers
ETF Brokers
Mutual Fund Brokers
Index Fund Brokers
Bond Brokers
Short Selling Brokers
Stock Apps
All Broker Reviews
Insurance
Auto
Home
Medicare
Life
Vision
Dental
Business
Pet
Health
Motorcycle
Renters
Workers Comp
Top Stocks
Penny Stocks
Stocks Under $5
Stocks Under $10
Stocks Under $20
Stocks Under $50
Stocks Under $100
Alternative Investing
Invest in Art
Invest in Land
Invest in Real Estate
Invest in Wine
Invest in Gold
Mortgages
Refinance
Purchase
Find a Mortgage Broker
Crypto
Get Started
Is Bitcoin a Good Investment?
Is Ethereum a Good Investment?
What is Blockchain
Best Altcoins
How to Buy Cryptocurrency?
DeFi
Crypto and DeFi 101
What is DeFi?
Decentralized Exchanges
Best DeFi Yield Farms
Digital Securities
NFTs
NFT Release Calendar
What is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT)?
How to Buy Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
CryptoPunks Watchlist
Are NFTs a Scam or a Digital Bubble?
Best In Crypto
Best Crypto Apps
Best Crypto Portfolio Trackers
Best Crypto Day Trading Strategies
Best Crypto IRA
Best Cryptocurrency Scanners
Best Business Crypto Accounts
Best Crypto Screeners
Cannabis
TV
YouTube
Video
Podcasts
Trading School
My Stocks
Tools
Calendars
Analyst Ratings Calendar
Dividend Calendar
Conference Call Calendar
Earnings Calendar
Economic Calendar
FDA Calendar
Guidance Calendar
IPO Calendar
M&A Calendar
Retail Sales Calendar
SPAC Calendar
Stock Split Calendar
Trade Ideas
Insider Trades
Trade Idea Feed
Analyst Ratings
Unusual Options Activity
Short Interest
Most Shorted
Largest Increase
Largest Decrease
Calculators
Margin Calculator
Premium
QQQ
–
–%
DIA
–
–%
SPY
–
–%
TLT
–
–%
GLD
–
–%
BTC/USD
–
–%
ACCO BRANDS Corp (FormDEFA14A)
Accepted:
Form Type:
DEFA14A
Accession Number:
0001140361-22-012542
|
https://www.benzinga.com/secfilings/22/04/26429265/acco-brands-corp-formdefa14a
| 2022-04-04T16:32:18Z
|
https://www.benzinga.com/secfilings/22/04/26429265/acco-brands-corp-formdefa14a
| true
|
254241
|
When you buy a domain name at Dan.com, you’re automatically covered by our unique Buyer Protection Program. Read more about how we keep you safe on our Trust and Security page.
Next to our secure domain ownership transfer process, we strictly monitor all transactions. If anything looks weird, we take immediate action. And if the seller doesn't deliver on their part of the deal, we refund you within 24 hours.
98% of all domain ownership transfers are completed within 24 hours. The seller first delivers the domain to us, then we send you your tailored transfer instructions. Need help? Our domain ownership transfer specialists will assist you at no additional cost.
Pay by bank wire and get a 1% discount or use one of the most popular payment options available through our payment processor, Adyen. Adyen is the payment platform of choice for many leading tech companies like Uber & eBay.
No matter what kind of domain you want to buy, we make the transfer simple and safe.
Here’s how it worksMember since 2021-09-02
Mail:bettymeta@qq.com
|
https://dan.com/buy-domain/voxelrobot.com
| 2022-04-04T16:34:18Z
|
https://dan.com/buy-domain/voxelrobot.com
| false
|
11201
|
Prometeus (PROM) traded up 9.7% against the dollar during the 1 day period ending at 12:00 PM E.T. on April 4th. Prometeus has a market cap of $178.23 million and approximately $18.91 million worth of Prometeus was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last seven days, Prometeus has traded up 12.2% against the dollar. One Prometeus coin can currently be bought for approximately $10.83 or 0.00023707 BTC on exchanges.
Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002186 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 3.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.63 or 0.00003559 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002186 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded down 3.9% against the dollar and now trades at $17.14 or 0.00037495 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded down 2.1% against the dollar and now trades at $49.47 or 0.00108240 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
Prometeus Coin Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “Prometeus Network is a secure and decentralized ecosystem designed to solve real-world problems in data brokerage, created for the Influencer Marketing, Medical and Insurance data market industries. Prometeus Network is developed by Prometeus Labs. A company existing out of data scientists and entrepreneurs who have been working for more than 15 years on machine learning, business development, and marketing. “
Buying and Selling Prometeus
It is usually not possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Prometeus directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Prometeus should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as GDAX, Gemini or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to purchase Prometeus using one of the exchanges listed above.
Receive News & Updates for Prometeus Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and updates for Prometeus and related cryptocurrencies with MarketBeat.com's FREE CryptoBeat newsletter.
|
https://www.americanbankingnews.com/2022/04/04/prometeus-prom-reaches-1-day-volume-of-18-91-million.html
| 2022-04-04T16:38:08Z
|
https://www.americanbankingnews.com/2022/04/04/prometeus-prom-reaches-1-day-volume-of-18-91-million.html
| false
|
83781
|
Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC – Get Rating) hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as $19.31 and last traded at $19.31, with a volume of 6879 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $18.93.
A number of equities analysts have weighed in on EC shares. StockNews.com started coverage on Ecopetrol in a research report on Thursday. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. TheStreet downgraded Ecopetrol from a “b-” rating to a “c” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 15th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Ecopetrol from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 10th. Morgan Stanley downgraded Ecopetrol from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Ecopetrol from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $14.70 price target on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, December 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.73.
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.71. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.15 and a beta of 1.65.
About Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC)
Ecopetrol SA engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Exploration and Production, Transportation and Logistics, and Refining and Petrochemicals. The Exploration and Production segment deals with oil and gas exploration and production activities.
See Also
- Get a free copy of the StockNews.com research report on Ecopetrol (EC)
- Insiders Are Buying LCI Industries
- Has Etsy Stock Finally Bottomed?
- Winnebago Stock is Ready to Spring Forward
- Campbell Soup Stock is Warming Up for a Breakout
- BlackBerry is Having Growing Pains That Will Keep it in Penny Stock Range
Receive News & Ratings for Ecopetrol Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Ecopetrol and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
|
https://theenterpriseleader.com/2022/04/04/ecopetrol-nyseec-hits-new-1-year-high-at-19-31.html
| 2022-04-04T16:40:38Z
|
https://theenterpriseleader.com/2022/04/04/ecopetrol-nyseec-hits-new-1-year-high-at-19-31.html
| true
|
3
|
At least 3 dead in shooting on beach in Acapulco, Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least three people were killed in a shooting and subsequent confrontation with police Saturday at a beachside restaurant in Mexico’s Pacific coast resort of Acapulco.
The prosecutor’s office in Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located, said two gunmen approached and killed two men at a beachside restaurant.
Police then chased the attackers down the beach, killing one and seriously wounding the other. Video posted on social media showed people running down the beach as gunshots rang out. Others appeared to take cover behind tables or chairs.
Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s Fast 5 newsletter. And, get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. Download for iOS or Android.
Beachside shootings have occurred before in Acapulco, which has been plagued by gang violence since 2006.
In November, police said gunmen pulled up in a boat and shot a man to death on a popular beach in Acapulco. The attackers then apparently fled in the boat.
On Mexico’s Caribbean coast, there was a Nov. 4 shootout on a beach in Puerto Morelos south of Cancun, involving a squad of armed men who left two alleged drug dealers dead.
That daytime bloodshed sent tourists scrambling for cover at two large hotels where local drug gangs were apparently competing for drug sales.
Tune in to FOX 11 Los Angeles for the latest Southern California news.
Advertisement
|
https://www.foxla.com/news/at-least-3-dead-in-shooting-on-beach-in-acapulco-mexico
| 2022-04-04T16:40:48Z
|
https://www.foxla.com/news/at-least-3-dead-in-shooting-on-beach-in-acapulco-mexico
| false
|
16
|
Deputy President William Ruto has said that he will personally take charge of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party nominations scheduled for April 14 in order to assure its integrity.
The second in command informed reporters during a Monday press briefing that the nominations process will be democratic and fair, ensuring that each member has an equal opportunity to be voted for.
“We want to take this opportunity to assure our members on the ground that we will ensure that there will be free, fair and democratic nominations from Thursday next week and the necessary arrangement have been made I have personally been supervising the exercise in the last two days so that we can be ready by this weekend to run the nominations across the county,” Ruto said.
“I want to assure all the candidates across the country that we have the necessary experience and knowledge to run a credible nomination exercise, we know well the importance of the exercise and I will personally supervise to ensure that the exercise is above board and every member gets an opportunity to be voted for to win or not win fairly.” He added.
The UDA party is expected to face nomination headache in Mt Kenya and Rift Valley regions where there are many aspirants aiming for similar seats.
For instance in Uasin Gishu gubernatorial race; UDA aspirants include, Jonathan Bii alias Koti Moja, Julius Bitok, Soy MP Caleb Kositany and Vescah Kangogo.
Also Read Why Raila Odinga is a Man Under Pressure Ahead of April Nominations
|
https://www.kdrtv.co.ke/politics/ruto-to-take-charge-of-uda-party-nominations/
| 2022-04-04T16:40:50Z
|
https://www.kdrtv.co.ke/politics/ruto-to-take-charge-of-uda-party-nominations/
| true
|
1
|
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday pushed back the prison reporting date of a former Massachusetts mayor convicted of corruption charges for a seventh time, but denied a request to allow him to remain free pending his appeal.
Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia II was supposed to report to a federal medium security prison in Berlin, New Hampshire, to start serving a six-year sentence on Tuesday.
U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Woodlock said in a filing Monday that postponing the reporting date until April 22 would give Correia's attorneys “a reasonable period” of time to go to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to appeal Woodlock's decision not to stay the reporting date indefinitely.
Correia's attorneys say he should be allowed to stay out of prison pending his appeal, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to convict him.
An email seeking comment was left with Correia's attorneys.
Prosecutors have repeatedly asked the judge to deny Correia's requests to delay his reporting date, saying the former mayor should be “held accountable for his egregious abuse of his position of trust.”
Correia was convicted last year of 21 counts for defrauding investors in a smartphone app he was developing and for extorting money from marijuana companies seeking to do business in Fall River. But a judge ultimately dismissed 10 fraud and tax evasion charges, leaving 11 convictions to stand.
Correia, first elected at age 23, was seen as a rising political star until his arrest. He has maintained his innocence.
|
https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Ex-mayor-s-prison-term-reporting-date-again-17056333.php
| 2022-04-04T16:45:04Z
|
https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Ex-mayor-s-prison-term-reporting-date-again-17056333.php
| true
|
11
|
Some Canadian cities and provinces are trying to decriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs in their jurisdictions as thousands of people die of overdoses each year.
Since January 2016, almost 25,000 people have died from opioid-related causes, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, which compiles the data from all provinces except Quebec.
As a crisis of opioid-related overdoses and deaths rages on in Canada, advocates have long been saying that decriminalization would help to reduce stigma associated with drug use and help save lives.
But even though calls for decriminalization have come from within the Liberal caucus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during the 2021 federal election that it’s not something his government is looking to bring in.
Under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, jurisdictions can ask the federal government for exemptions to allow people to have small amounts of substances such as cocaine, heroin and fentanyl.
Vancouver formally asked for that in May 2021.
British Columbia was the first province to make its own request, in November 2021. Toronto followed in January.
B.C.’s mental health and addictions minister, Sheila Malcolmson, said that is one of many steps the province is taking to “save lives in the toxic drug crisis.”
“The number of people that continue to lose their lives to toxic drug supply while using drugs alone, is all the evidence we need that stigma and shame are costing people their lives,” Malcolmson said.
A recent report from the B.C. coroners service showed that between January 2019 and January 2022, more than half of illicit drug toxicity deaths happen at home.
Malcolmson said stigma prevents people from getting help with addictions and shame pushes many to hide their addiction and use drugs alone. That means they risk dying alone.
“Addiction is not a criminal justice problem. It’s a health-care problem,” Malcolmson said.
The coroner’s report said 2,224 people died of suspected overdoses in B.C. in 2021, the most ever recorded in a year. That’s up 26 per cent over 2020.
Malcolmson said responding to the overdose crisis will require multiple approaches.
“It’s never going to be decriminalization alone. That alone will not save lives,” she said.
“But if we have the health-care supports for people to turn to, they don’t feel the shame and stigma about drug use. They’re willing to talk to their primary health care provider,” which can in turn help people get treatment or prescribed a safe supply.
“That’s the link between decriminalization and other things that we’re doing.”
Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer of health, said she sees the city’s request as a change in the approach to drug policy.
“The reality is that an approach that focuses or that involves criminalization, it actually leads to stigma and discrimination, which in fact, worsens the situation on the ground,” said de Villa.
Criminalizing those who use drugs can also put people in harm’s way when they try to access harm reduction services, employment, and housing, de Villa said.
Mary Clare Zak is the managing policy director for the city of Vancouver, and she led the city’s exemption request.
She said half the people who have drugs confiscated by police in the city right now are carrying less than the possession limits Vancouver wants to implement.
Its proposed thresholds for opioids would be two grams, cocaine at three grams, crack cocaine at one gram and amphetamine at 1.5 grams, according to the request submission.
Anyone found with less than these limits won’t face charges and won’t have the drugs taken away if there’s no evidence of other offences such as trafficking.
“People who get their drugs confiscated, who are addicted to drugs, need to go out and find more drugs,” Zak said.
“And this could lead them to having to make a desperate purchase from a dealer or a source that’s unknown to them, and put them at higher risk.”
So far Health Canada hasn’t made decisions on any of the exemption requests, and says it won’t comment on applications under review.
A spokesperson said in a statement Friday that the government recognizes the different approaches jurisdictions and organizations are taking and is working with its partners to find “innovative solutions.”
“This is a process that requires some time,” de Villa said.
“My sense from Health Canada staff is they’re being as helpful as they possibly can,” Zak said. “They tell us that things are still in play and in progress, and that they’re having conversations.”
Malcolmson said her staff is also having active conversations with Health Canada about the B.C. application.
“It certainly is something we’re calling for urgently,” said Malcolmson, noting that even if they get approval, it will take time to implement the changes.
“This is not just a flick of the light switch.”
Ending the opioid crisis is complex, but Zak said decriminalization is something governments can do to help quickly.
“Safe supply is hugely important. And it’s going to take a long time, unless the minister has a magic wand to make some changes in stigma within the health system, stigma within regulatory bodies,” she said.
—Erika Ibrahim, The Canadian Press
RELATED: Alberta police chiefs say too soon to support drug decriminalization
RELATED: Vancouver mayor says there’s no time to redo details of drug decriminalization plan
|
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/jurisdictions-looking-to-decriminalize-small-amounts-of-drugs-to-curb-overdose-deaths/
| 2022-04-04T16:48:36Z
|
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/jurisdictions-looking-to-decriminalize-small-amounts-of-drugs-to-curb-overdose-deaths/
| false
|
17
|
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will sign the new Maryland congressional district map into law Monday afternoon.
Maryland’s Democratic-controlled state legislature passed a revised congressional map last week.
The initial proposal was struck down in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court last month for being too partisan after state Republicans sued, claiming the new map constituted gerrymandering.
Hogan said in a statement that Democrats are dropping their appeal of the original map.
Last week, the judge said she wouldn’t issue a ruling on the new map until Hogan had acted on it.
Once signed into law, the map will remain in effect for the next decade.
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, a Democrat, said in a statement, “We are pleased Governor Hogan has agreed to sign the proposed congressional redistricting map approved by the General Assembly. This map, like the one previously passed by the General Assembly, is Constitutional and fair. Both sides have agreed to dismiss their appeals, and our state can move forward to the primary election.”
The new map makes the districts more compact, but Republican lawmakers contended last week that it’s still riddled with unfair partisan gerrymandering that would likely preserve the 7-1 advantage Democrats have over the GOP in the state’s U.S. House delegation in a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1.
The map is below; you can also look at it online.
“This map barely gives lip service to Judge Battaglia’s ruling,” said Del. Kathy Szeliga, a Baltimore County Republican who was one of the lawmakers who filed a lawsuit against the initial map, adding that the redrawn version is “still an extreme gerrymander.”
Del. Eric Luedtke, the House majority leader, said the new map has significantly more compact districts and reduces the number of county crossings in districts.
The map approved in December by a panel of lawmakers added Democrats to the lone Republican-held district, making a more competitive race for Republican Rep. Andy Harris. It also created the potential for Democrats to go 8-0 in Maryland.
The new map removes a portion that stretched Harris’ Eastern Shore district across the Chesapeake Bay into an area with more Democrats and restores GOP strength in the 1st Congressional District.
Some have also noted that the new map makes the congressional district in western Maryland more competitive, which incumbent Rep. David Trone, a Democrat, acknowledged in a statement Wednesday.
Maryland’s highest court already had delayed the state’s primary in a big election year from June 28 to July 19. Voters will decide all 188 seats in the state legislature, open statewide offices such as governor, attorney general and comptroller, a U.S. Senate seat and all eight congressional seats.
Hogan will speak on the new map at about 2:30 p.m.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
|
https://wtop.com/maryland/2022/04/hogan-to-sign-maryland-redistricting-map-into-law/
| 2022-04-04T16:49:25Z
|
https://wtop.com/maryland/2022/04/hogan-to-sign-maryland-redistricting-map-into-law/
| true
|
1
|
NutriBullet blender review
Few things beat an ice-cold smoothie with all your favorite ingredients, whether mangos, yogurt or even kale. While you can shell out big bucks for a custom smoothie at a restaurant or smoothie stand, it’s more cost-effective and sometimes more fun to blend your own at home.
Any blender can pulverize ingredients, but it takes a capable model to achieve the ideal consistency. The NutriBullet Blender Combo, powered by a 1,200-watt motor, promises to create fully blended smoothies as well as soups, nut butters, sauces and more. The blender comes with a pair of single-serve cups so users can enjoy blended delights on the go.
We wanted to see whether the NutriBullet Blender Combo delivers on its promise of blending tasty and nutritious meals, so we decided to test it for a year. Here’s what we found.
Testing the NutriBullet
We tested the NutriBullet Combo Blender for over a year with someone who makes nutrient-dense smoothies daily. They typically use a wide variety of fresh and frozen fruits, as well as vegetables like kale, spinach and avocado. The tester also occasionally purees food to make dishes like applesauce and hummus.
Before using the NutriBullet Combo Blender, they used an older Cuisinart blender. They’ve also tried other blenders, ranging from affordable personal blenders to professional-grade Vitamix blenders.
What is the NutriBullet?
Marketed as a powerful precision blender, the NutriBullet Combo Blender promises next-level nutrient extraction and smoothly blended consistencies. It’s described as a beginner-friendly model that has the power of a premium blender while still being a mid-range option.
What sets the NutriBullet Blender Combo apart from comparable blenders is that it offers seamless transitions between a 64-ounce pitcher, 24-ounce handled cup and 32-ounce bottle. The cup and bottle, which come with flip-top to-go lids, conveniently snap into the base just like the pitcher. As a result, users forego the hassle of cleaning both a pitcher and to-go cup for single servings, which is often the case for regular blender systems.
How to use the NutriBullet
The NutriBullet Blender Combo is easy to set up, and users only need to wash the blade and BPA-free containers before use. The blender has a user-friendly design with six buttons, and for those who need a little help with basic blending, there’s a quick-start guide with simple recipes.
We tested the NutriBullet with fresh and frozen foods to assess its blending efficiency. Softer foods such as bananas and avocados were blended within seconds. We were impressed by how quickly the blender broke down fibrous foods such as kale, spinach and celery. It handled frozen fruit and nuts effortlessly. However, we noticed blending took a bit longer and operation was notably louder with frozen foods.
Key features of the NutriBullet
Blending and extraction
The blender is equipped with a multidirectional blade and 1,200-watt motor that pulverizes everything from leafy greens to nuts. It offers precision control with three speed settings as well as dedicated extract and pulse functions.
Versatile design
The NutriBullet Blender Combo functions as a personal and deluxe blender. It comes with three interchangeable containers to create either single or multiple servings, all of which are top-rack dishwasher-safe for easy cleaning.
Construction quality
The NutriBullet Blender Combo is durably made with a stable base that won’t dance across countertops, including during tougher blending tasks. The containers are BPA-free plastic, and the blade is high-grade stainless steel.
Other best blenders
Vitamix Professional Series 750 Blender
The Vitamix 750 blender is a restaurant-quality model equipped with 10 speed settings and five preprogrammed functions. Besides blending the usual suspects like smoothies and sauces, the Vitamix 750 is capable of blending frozen desserts and beverages as well as hot soups.
Sold by Amazon
Ninja BL770 Mega Kitchen System Blender/Food Processor
Ninja’s all-in-one kitchen system is a superb choice for those who want to pare down their appliances without compromising on versatility. It comes with a 72-ounce pitcher and 8-cup food processor bowl, as well as two 16-ounce to-go cups. Best of all, most components are dishwasher-safe.
Sold by Amazon
Hamilton Beach 58148A Power Elite Blender
This Hamilton Beach blender is an affordable introductory model equipped with 12 preprogrammed functions, ranging from milkshakes to crushed ice. It comes with a 40-ounce pitcher with an easy-pour spout lid, and all components are dishwasher-safe.
Sold by Amazon
Oster My Blend Blender with Travel Sport Bottle
The single-serve Oster blender whips up smoothies and protein shakes in a minute or less. The unique design features a 20-ounce sports bottle that snaps into the base for quick and easy blending. It has a small footprint, making it handy for offices and dorms.
Sold by Amazon
NutriBullet price
The NutriBullet Combo Blender retails for around $149.99.
Where is the NutriBullet sold?
You can purchase the NutriBullet Combo Blender at Amazon, Kohl’s and Macy’s.
NutriBullet benefits
We were impressed with how capable the NutriBullet Blender Combo is. It’s powerful and efficient, outperforming other blenders we’ve tried short of restaurant-grade blenders like the Vitamix. We also appreciated the blender’s modern design.
The NutriBullet is user-friendly and offers more control over blending than we expected. It was easy to achieve the right consistencies for our favorite meals, including soups, smoothies and pureed dishes. No matter what we made, all ingredients were well-blended and incorporated.
The NutriBullet Blender Combo handles dense ingredients better than several comparable blenders we’ve used. The motor doesn’t strain or shudder with ice, frozen fruit, root vegetables or nuts. Instead, the extractor blade slices and pulverizes them with ease.
NutriBullet drawbacks
Although the NutriBullet Blender Combo has a convenient design in many ways, it’s not the easiest to keep clean. It’s not unusual for the pitcher or cups to retain residue, even after thoroughly washing, and the blender’s crevices accumulate dirt and grease.
Some users felt the NutriBullet Blender Combo was inconsistent in blending, and occasionally, it left behind large or fibrous chunks. This was particularly noticeable in blended meals with thinner consistencies, such as smoothies and soups.
While the NutriBullet Blender Combo is durably made, there are isolated reports that it deteriorates over time. A few users stated the blades eventually malfunctioned, and others said the blender operates more loudly after several months of regular use.
Should you get the NutriBullet?
Based on our experience with the NutriBullet Blender Combo, we feel it excels at creating delicious, nutrient-dense meals. It’s a powerful appliance that gives users full control over blending and extraction, making it easy to customize recipes and consistencies.
The NutriBullet Blender Combo is a smart investment for individuals seeking a versatile, user-friendly blender that can whip up a wide variety of fruit- and veggie-based meals. Given its space-saving, two-in-one design, the blender is also suitable for small spaces, including dorms, apartments and RVs.
Sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter for useful advice on new products and noteworthy deals.
Sian Babish writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money.
Copyright 2022 BestReviews, a Nexstar company. All rights reserved.
|
https://www.mytwintiers.com/reviews/br/kitchen-br/blenders-food-processors-br/nutribullet-blender-combo-review-can-this-blender-make-tasty-and-nutritious-meals/
| 2022-04-04T16:50:25Z
|
https://www.mytwintiers.com/reviews/br/kitchen-br/blenders-food-processors-br/nutribullet-blender-combo-review-can-this-blender-make-tasty-and-nutritious-meals/
| false
|
22
|
is for sale
Your burning questions about domain sales, answered.
No matter what kind of domain you want to buy, lease or rent, we make the transfer simple and safe. It works like this:
Step 1: You buy, rent or lease the domain name
You will find the available purchasing options set by the seller for the domain name xboxmc.com on the right side of this page.
Step 2: We facilitate the transfer from the seller to you
Our transfer specialists will send you tailored transfer instructions and assist you with the process to obtain the domain name. On average, within 24 hours the domain name is all yours.
Step 3: Now that the domain is officially in your hands, we pay the seller.
And we’re done! Unless you require our assistance. Our transfer team is available for free post-transfer assistance.
|
https://dan.com/buy-domain/xboxmc.com
| 2022-04-04T16:53:56Z
|
https://dan.com/buy-domain/xboxmc.com
| true
| null |
STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS LTD bought a fresh place in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX). Money CNN data shows that the institutional investor bought 118.7 thousand shares of the stock in a transaction took place on 3/03/2022. In another most recent transaction, which held on 3/03/2022, IRISH LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGERS L bought approximately 71.9 thousand shares of Chevron Corporation In a separate transaction which took place on 2/28/2022, the institutional investor, KLP KAPITALFORVALTNING AS bought 41.8 thousand shares of the company’s stock. The total Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.70% of the company’s stock.
The Top 5 Ways to Trade a Potential $800 Billion Metaverse
According to analysts at Emergen Research, the metaverse market could be worth up to $828.95 billion by 2028. When you sign up for our report "The Top 5 Metaverse Stocks to Buy for 2022," you'll get access to the the five best metaverse stocks in our report, along with a free subscription to DailyMarketAlerts newsletter to help you get in on the hottest stocks of tomorrow.
Click here to sign up for the FREE Report & become a subscriber to DailyMarketAlerts Newsletter
Sponsored
In the most recent purchasing and selling session, Chevron Corporation (CVX)’s share price increased by 0.85 percent to ratify at $164.22. A sum of 8793565 shares traded at recent session and its average exchanging volume remained at 17.92M 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. Chevron Corporation (CVX) shares are taking a pay cut of -6.03% from the high point of 52 weeks and flying high of 76.85% from the low figure of 52 weeks.
Chevron Corporation (CVX) shares reached a high of $165.95 and dropped to a low of $162.33 until finishing in the latest session at $162.78. Traders and investors may also choose to study the ATR or Average True Range when concentrating on technical inventory assessment. Currently at 4.93 is the 14-day ATR for Chevron Corporation (CVX). The highest level of 52-weeks price has $174.76 and $92.86 for 52 weeks lowest level. After the recent changes in the price, the firm price to earnings ratio of 20.19 and price to earnings growth ratio of 2.39. The liquidity ratios which the firm has won as a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.
Having a look at past record, we’re going to look at various forwards or backwards shifting developments regarding CVX. The firm’s shares fell -3.01 percent in the past five business days and grew 5.12 percent in the past thirty business days. In the previous quarter, the stock rose 39.94 percent at some point. The company’s performance is now positive at 39.94% from the beginning of the calendar year.
According to WSJ, Chevron Corporation (CVX) obtained an estimated Overweight proposal from the 31 brokerage firms currently keeping a deep eye on the stock performance as compares to its rivals. 1 equity research analysts rated the shares with a selling strategy, 10 gave a hold approach, 16 gave a purchase tip, 3 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 $163.50.
HashiCorp Inc. (HCP) shares on Friday’s trading session, dropped 0.00 percent to see the stock exchange hands at $54.00 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 -$1.53 as earning-per-share over the last full year, while a chance, will post -$1.36 for the coming year. The current EPS Growth rate for the company during the year is -241.20% and predicted to reach at -109.80% for the coming year.
The last trading period has seen HashiCorp Inc. (HCP) move -47.55% and 72.19% from the stock’s 52-week high and 52-week low prices respectively. The daily trading volume for HashiCorp Inc. (NASDAQ:HCP) over the last session is 1.67 million shares. HCP has attracted considerable attention from traders and investors, a scenario that has seen its volume jump 65.52% 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, HashiCorp Inc. (NASDAQ:HCP) produces 0.00%. 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 HCP’s scenario is at -22.60%. 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. HashiCorp Inc. (HCP) generated 0.00% 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, HashiCorp Inc. (HCP) stock is found to be 8.92% volatile for the week, while 12.67% volatility is recorded for the month. The outstanding shares have been calculated 192.00M. Based on a recent bid, its distance from 20 days simple moving average is 19.35%, and its distance from 50 days simple moving average is -1.59% while it has a distance of -15.72% 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. HashiCorp Inc. (NASDAQ:HCP)’s Williams Percent Range or Williams %R at the time of writing to be seated at 36.07% for 9-Day. It is also calculated for different time spans. Currently for this organization, Williams %R is stood at 15.59% for 14-Day, 15.02% for 20-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 HashiCorp Inc., the RSI reading has hit 54.63 for 14-Day.
|
https://www.bovnews.com/industry/when-the-smoke-clears-youll-be-happy-to-own-chevron-corporation-cvx-hashicorp-inc-hcp/
| 2022-04-04T16:56:59Z
|
https://www.bovnews.com/industry/when-the-smoke-clears-youll-be-happy-to-own-chevron-corporation-cvx-hashicorp-inc-hcp/
| false
|
19813
|
Two people sleeping in parked car killed in crash
By Sunshine Kuhia Smith
Click here for updates on this story
MAUI, Hawaii (KITV) — A man and woman are dead Sunday after a truck collided into their parked car on a Maui road.
Maui Police say a 47-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man were asleep in a 2003 Nissan Sentra parked on the shoulder of North Kihei Road.
A 2020 Toyota Tacoma, traveling southeast, then veered off the road, colliding into the back of the Nissan Sentra.
The two victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The 21-year-old driver was taken to a nearby emergency room with minor injuries.
Police say the driver was wearing a seatbelt and the use of drugs or alcohol has not been determined in the crash as the investigation is on-going.
This is Maui County’s seventh and eighth traffic fatality of 2022, compared to one at the same time last year.
Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.
|
https://kesq.com/cnn-regional/2022/04/04/two-people-sleeping-in-parked-car-killed-in-crash/
| 2022-04-04T17:09:32Z
|
https://kesq.com/cnn-regional/2022/04/04/two-people-sleeping-in-parked-car-killed-in-crash/
| false
|
7
|
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The ground shook at the instant the voice of Mexican music star Alejandro Fernandez collided with the deafening cheers of fans gathered for his first concert in Venezuela in over a decade.
After an initial shocked pause at seeing the artist finally take the stage, the crowd, cellphones in hand, joined him in singing “Sin Tantita Pena” — “Without Too Much Pity.”
“It’s beautiful to be in Venezuela,” he said to screams and whistles from the sold-out audience, some of whom had taken out loans to see him perform this month at a 5,000-capacity theater in Caracas, the capital. “Beautiful, dear, Venezuela that I always carry in my heart.”
Prominent artists are returning to stages in the South American country this year after leaving it out of tours for years. Multilingual vocal group Il Divo and Latin Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Kany Garcia are among those with scheduled concerts.
But with ticket prices ranging from $55 to upward of $600, the events are symbols of great inequality in an impoverished nation.
Superstars like the Backstreet Boys once drew fans to sleep outside a Caracas arena for days as they lined up for tickets. Guns N’ Roses and Shakira came to town. So did Juanes, whose 2008 tour included multiple cities in Venezuela.
Major concerts, however, became more sporadic starting around 2010. They vanished almost completely a few years later when the country fell into a political, social and economic crisis that eliminated jobs even as inflation collapsed the purchasing power of millions.
Today, about three quarters of Venezuela’s population still lives on less than $1.90 a day, considered the international standard for extreme poverty. But for those who have found good private-sector jobs, entered the gig economy or have a business, particularly in Caracas, things are looking up.
The change is partly due to the government’s decision to give up its long and complicated efforts to restrict transactions in U.S. dollars in favor of the local bolivar, whose value has been obliterated by inflation.
That means promoters once again sense people have money to spend on music — and the changed rules make it possible again to finance the events.
“They’re going to book cities and venues based on venues they could sell,” said Jeffrey Dorenfeld, music industry professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston. “Artists are not going to want to play the half houses. They don’t like to see empty chairs. The objective is to fill the room with paid attendance.”
Business administrator Edgar Villanueva attended the Fernandez concert with his wife, two daughters and a son-in-law. One of his daughters had learned of the concert on Instagram and immediately bought the tickets.
Waiting to enter the theater, Villanueva acknowledged his country’s challenges, but said he’s not a politician and simply wanted to have a good time with his family. They were hoping Fernandez would sing “A Qué Sabe El Olvido” — “What is The Taste of Being Forgotten.”
“Well, we decided to address our own issues, and from time to time, we as a family get together and say let’s enjoy this concert,” Villanueva said. “We have always been fans of Alejandro. We are passionate about his songs.”
An equally enthusiastic fan, Mileydi Villamizar, came with friends who were all smiles while in line. She loves live music, and before the crisis, attended concerts roughly every other month.
Making it to this one was not so easy.
“Yes, it is expensive. There is a part of the population that can still afford it, and there is another that, like us, has had to scrape together and even get a loan,” said Villamizar, who paid around $75 for her ticket. “For many years, they have not taken us into account for concerts or for anything like that, so whoever can indulge will do it.”
She hopes to see the Backstreet Boys return to Venezuela one day. Mexican rock band Mana is also on her list.
These days, more than 60% of transactions in Venezuela are in U.S. dollars. So public-sector employees, who are paid in local bolivars, are struggling. Their monthly minimum wage was raised from about $2 to around $30 this month, but that is still not enough to buy groceries and inflation — while slower — still steadily erodes it.
The changed currency policy also has helped make concerts a reality by making it possible for promoters to again get dollars needed to pay performers.
The government used to subsidize official exchange rates with oil revenues, but it became increasingly hard for concert promoters to get dollars at a preferential rate as the state’s revenue began to collapse with the economic crisis around 2012-2013, said Asdrubal Oliveros, managing partner of the Caracas-based firm Ecoanalitica.
“So, it is a process that began even before hyperinflation and has more to do with the gradual disappearance of the foreign exchange subsidy,” he added.
Now, clearly some Venezuelans, at least, still have money to spend.
At Fernandez’s concert, a bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue Label whisky cost $500 while thriftier types could spend $180 for a Buchanan’s Special Reserve. A burger cost $10 and water $2.
Fernandez performed for more than two hours as the crowd sang along song after song. Those up front were seated at tables while behind them — in the parking lot of a mall — it was standing room only. People also watched from the windows of nearby office buildings.
During the concert, a fan reached out to hand Fernandez a rosary — a symbol perhaps of the joy many felt at the return of the musicians.
“They had abandoned us,” Villamizar said,
|
https://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/article/Music-stars-return-to-Venezuela-after-skipping-it-17056002.php
| 2022-04-04T17:10:25Z
|
https://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/article/Music-stars-return-to-Venezuela-after-skipping-it-17056002.php
| false
|
37
|
"Insulting" plans to build new homes on Croydon woodland have been so unpopular more than 470 locals have objected. As well as a three-storey terrace of houses, the plans include a "themed visitor centre" off Hermitage Road in Upper Norwood.
The plans have been put forward by the Congregation of Our Lady of Fidelity, which owns the Virgo Fidelis School site in Central Hill. The Catholic girl's school closed in August 2021 after spiralling debts meant majority of the buildings became unfit for purpose.
The Gothic school building is now home to Catholic private schools, The Cedars and The Laurels. The new plans seek to build on woodland owned by the trustees of the school which faces onto Hermitage Road, behind Priory School. This privately owned piece of land was part of the Great North Wood which once stretched between the Thames and Croydon.
READ MORE:What's happening with old Crystal Palace Wetherspoons shut over 4 years ago
A planning statement reads: "A modern innovative housing development on stilts will minimise the footprint of the development and give a clear view across the full width of the site at ground level." As part of the plans, the applicant wants to give part of the woodland to Croydon Council with seating installed. It also includes plans for a visitor centre with teaching rooms.
Outgoing Crystal Palace councillor Stephen Mann said: "While it will be determined after my time on the council this is an insulting application to both the council and residents. No consultation, improper documentation and what is essentially a tourist attraction in the middle of protected woodland."
"This group has history with taking the mickey as seen with the recent school closure dumping the debt on the council to then sell the site fortunately the plans are so bad I cannot see any other option beyond an outright refusal without even making it to planning committee."
When Virgo Fidelis was closed, the struggling school’s £2.5 million debt was expected to be handed back to the Croydon Council. The school was funded by the council, as a voluntary-aided school the Archdiocese of Southwark contributes to running costs and has influence over how the school is run.
The land and buildings are owned by the religious order Our Lady of Fidelity. The order was contacted for further comment.
Sign up to MyLondon's FREE South London newsletter
From Croydon to Catford, Peckham to Putney, MyLondon wants to make sure you get the latest news, reviews and features from your part of South London.
Now there's a way you can keep up to date with the areas that matter to you with our FREE email newsletter.
The South London newsletter goes out twice day and sends you the latest stories straight to your inbox.
To sign up to the South London newsletter, simply follow this link and select the newsletter that's right for you.
And to really customise your news experience on the go, you can download our top-rated free apps for iPhone and Android. Find out more here.
|
https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/plans-build-flats-croydon-woodland-23593210
| 2022-04-04T17:10:35Z
|
https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/plans-build-flats-croydon-woodland-23593210
| false
|
1
|
Ready the cannons! This pirate ship is the ultimate adventure vacation rental
Updated: 11:31 AM EDT Apr 4, 2022
Hoist the sails, ready the cannons and set sail in this ultimate vacation rental.Located in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, this pirate ship sleeps six and is the perfect getaway for families and couples looking for adventure.This landlocked pirate ship — dubbed the "Passing Wind" — includes two main cabins and five beds. The air-conditioned captain's quarters features a main queen bed, and the crew bunk rooms feature four bunk beds. Most of the cabin features outdoor space, with two upper decks perfect for sunning on and relaxing. A swing set, slide and more will keep the little ones playing for hours. Rates vary on the day but average around $185 per night. Pets are permitted, with an additional $40 fee. Owners note that it is a more rustic rental, similar to a camping/glamping longing experience.Nearby, there is plenty to do as well. The ship is located just 10 minutes from the Dells and close to Mirror Lake, Devil's Lake and more. Guided climbing and kayaking tours are just minutes from you during your stay.RELATED: 10 unique vacation rentals perfect for your next adventureFor information on booking and to check availability, click here.
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — Hoist the sails, ready the cannons and set sail in this ultimate vacation rental.
Located in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, this pirate ship sleeps six and is the perfect getaway for families and couples looking for adventure.
This landlocked pirate ship — dubbed the "Passing Wind" — includes two main cabins and five beds.
The air-conditioned captain's quarters features a main queen bed, and the crew bunk rooms feature four bunk beds. Most of the cabin features outdoor space, with two upper decks perfect for sunning on and relaxing.
VRBO
The air-conditioned Captains Quarters features a queen ben.
VRBO
The crew bunk room sleeps four.
A swing set, slide and more will keep the little ones playing for hours.
Rates vary on the day but average around $185 per night. Pets are permitted, with an additional $40 fee. Owners note that it is a more rustic rental, similar to a camping/glamping longing experience.
Pirate Ship Adventure cabin!
Nearby, there is plenty to do as well. The ship is located just 10 minutes from the Dells and close to Mirror Lake, Devil's Lake and more. Guided climbing and kayaking tours are just minutes from you during your stay.
RELATED: 10 unique vacation rentals perfect for your next adventure
For information on booking and to check availability, click here.
|
https://www.wmur.com/article/pirate-ship-vrbo-vacation-house-rental-sleeps-six/39626981
| 2022-04-04T17:12:15Z
|
https://www.wmur.com/article/pirate-ship-vrbo-vacation-house-rental-sleeps-six/39626981
| true
|
11
|
It’s not the end of the world. It only seems that way.
Climate change is going to get worse, but as gloomy as the latest scientific reports are, including today’s from the United Nations, scientist after scientist stresses that curbing global warming is not hopeless. The science says it is not game over for planet Earth or humanity. Action can prevent some of the worst if done soon, they say.
After decades of trying to get the public’s attention, spur action by governments and fight against organized movements denying the science, climate researchers say they have a new fight on their hands: doomism. It’s the feeling that nothing can be done, so why bother. It’s young people publicly swearing off having children because of climate change.
University of Maine climate scientist Jacquelyn Gill noticed in 2018 fewer people telling her climate change isn’t real and more “people that we now call doomers that you know believe that nothing can be done.” Gill says it is just not true.
“I refuse to write off or write an obituary for something that’s still alive,” Gill told The Associated Press, referring to the Earth. “We are not through a threshold or past the threshold. There’s no such thing as pass-fail when it comes to the climate crisis.”
“It’s really, really, really hard to walk people back from that ledge,” Gill said.
Doomism “is definitely a thing,” said Wooster College psychology professor Susan Clayton, who studies climate change anxiety and spoke at a conference in Norway last week that addressed the issue. “It’s a way of saying ‘I don’t have to go to the effort of making changes because there’s nothing I can do anyway.’”
Gill and six other scientists who talked with The Associated Press about doomism aren’t sugarcoating the escalating harm to the climate from accumulating emissions. But that doesn’t make it hopeless, they said.
“Everybody knows it's going to get worse,” said Woodwell Climate Research Center scientist Jennifer Francis. “We can do a lot to make it less bad than the worst case scenario.”
The United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change just issued its third report in six months. The first two were on how bad warming is and how it will hurt people and ecosystems, with today's report focusing on how the extent of disruption depends on how much fossil fuels are burned. It shows the world is still heading in the wrong direction in its fight to curb climate change, with new investments in fossil fuel infrastructure and forests falling to make way for agriculture.
“It’s not that they’re saying you are condemned to a future of destruction and increasing misery,” said Christiana Figueres, the former U.N. climate secretary who helped forge the 2015 Paris climate agreement and now runs an organization called Global Optimism. “What they’re saying is 'the business-as-usual path ... is an atlas of misery ’ or a future of increasing destruction. But we don’t have to choose that. And that’s the piece, the second piece, that sort of always gets dropped out of the conversation.”
United Nations Environment Program Director Inger Andersen said with reports like these, officials are walking a tightrope. They are trying to spur the world to action because scientists are calling this a crisis. But they also don’t want to send people spiraling into paralysis because it is too gloomy.
“We are not doomed, but rapid action is absolutely essential,” Andersen said. “With every month or year that we delay action, climate change becomes more complex, expensive and difficult to overcome.”
“The big message we’ve got (is that) human activities got us into this problem and human agency can actually get us out of it again,” James Skea, co-chair of Monday’s report, said. “It’s not all lost. We really have the chance to do something.”
Monday’s report details that it is unlikely, without immediate and drastic carbon pollution cuts, that the world will limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times, which is the world’s agreed upon goal. The world has already warmed 1.1 degrees Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit). And earlier IPCC reports have shown that after 1.5 degrees, more people die, more ecosystems are in trouble and climate change worsens rapidly.
“We don’t fall over the cliff at 1.5 degrees," Skea said, "Even if we were to go beyond 1.5 it doesn’t mean we throw up our hands in despair.”
IPCC reports showed that depending on how much coal, oil, and natural gas is burned, warming by 2100 could be anywhere from 1.4 to 4.4 degrees Celsius (2.5 to 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times, which can mean large differences in sickness, death and weather disasters.
While he sees the increase in doom talk as inevitable, NASA climate scientist Gavin Schmidt said he knows first-hand that people are wrong when they say nothing can be done: “I work with people and I’m watching other people and I’m seeing the administration. And people are doing things and they’re doing the right things for the most part as best they can. So I’m seeing people do things.”
Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann said scientists used to think Earth would be committed to decades of future warming even after people stopped pumping more carbon dioxide into the air than nature takes out. But newer analyses in recent years show it will only take a few years after net zero emissions for carbon levels in the air to start to go down because of carbon being sucked up by the oceans and forests, Mann said.
Scientists' legitimate worries get repeated and amplified like in the kids game of telephone and “by the time you’re done, it’s ‘we’re doomed’ when what the scientist actually said was we need to reduce or carbon emissions 50% within this decade to avoid 1.5 (degrees of) warming, which would be really bad. Two degrees of warming would be far worse than 1.5 warming, but not the end of civilization," Mann said.
Mann said doomism has become far more of a threat than denialism and he believes that some of the same people, trade associations and companies that denied climate change are encouraging people who say it is too late. Mann is battling publicly with a retired University of Arizona ecologist, Guy McPherson, an intellectual leader of the doom movement.
McPherson said he’s not part of the monetary system, hasn’t had a paycheck in 13 years, doesn’t vote and lived off the grid for a decade. He said all species go extinct and humans are no exception. He publicly predicted humanity will go extinct in 2026, but in an interview with The Associated Press said, “I’m not nearly as stuck on 2026," and mentioned 2030 and changes to human habitat from the loss of Arctic summer sea ice.
Woodwell’s Francis, a pioneer in the study of Arctic sea ice who McPherson said he admires, said while the Arctic will be ice free by the summer by 2050, McPherson exaggerates the bad effects. Local Arctic residents will be hit hard, “the rest of us will experience accelerated warming and sea-level rise, disrupted weather patterns and more frequent extreme weather. Most communities will adapt to varying degrees,” Francis said. “There’s no way in hell humans will go extinct by 2026.”
Humans probably can no longer prevent Arctic sea ice from disappearing in the summer, but with new technology and emissions cuts, Francis said, “we stand a real chance of preventing those (other) catastrophic scenarios out there.”
Psychology professor Clayton said “no matter how bad things are, they can always be worse. You can make a difference between bad and worse... That’s very powerful, very self-affirming.”
___
Associated Press writer Frank Jordans contributed from Berlin.
___
Follow AP’s climate coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/climate
___
Follow Seth Borenstein on Twitter at @borenbears
___
Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receives support from several private foundations. See more about AP’s climate initiative here. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
|
https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/No-obituary-for-Earth-Scientists-fight-climate-17056450.php
| 2022-04-04T17:13:05Z
|
https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/No-obituary-for-Earth-Scientists-fight-climate-17056450.php
| true
|
65
|
Hamilton Answers F1 Questions from School Kids: Part 2
You saw part 1 last week… now here’s part 2! 👀
Students from the Mulberry Schools Trust group of schools grill Lewis on the best Mercedes-AMG F1 car he’s driven, why the STEM Academy is so important and much more! 💪
✅ Check out more posts with related topics:
|
https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-videos/hamilton-answers-f1-questions-from-school-kids-part-2/
| 2022-04-04T17:16:09Z
|
https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-videos/hamilton-answers-f1-questions-from-school-kids-part-2/
| false
| null |
Raftaar Electrica Bike Discount Offers in Cuddalore
Sorry, we do not have any active offers in your city.
We have Offers available on following models in other cities
Honda Cd 110 Dream
Bring Home Hero CD 110 Dream Deluxe at Low Down Payment of R…
Available in Indore
Applicable on Honda CD 110 Dream STD
& 1 more..
Honda CD 110 Dream STD
₹ 49,336
Honda CD 110 Dream DLX
₹ 50,835
Expired
Applicable on Ampere Magnus 60
& 1 more..
Ampere Magnus 60
₹ 49,999
Ampere Magnus Pro
₹ 65,990
Expired
|
https://auto.hindustantimes.com/raftaar-bikes/electrica/offers-in-cuddalore
| 2022-04-04T17:16:22Z
|
https://auto.hindustantimes.com/raftaar-bikes/electrica/offers-in-cuddalore
| false
| null |
OAKVILLE, ON, April 4, 2022 /CNW/ - The Chopped Leaf, a proudly Canadian QSR brand, today announced its 100th store opening in Regina, Saskatchewan. The milestone store, located at 3799 Rochdale Blvd, joins The Chopped Leaf's existing retail presence across Canada, including locations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia.
"With its abundance of parks, sport and recreation facilities, arts and cultural centres, museums and performance spaces, Regina was an ideal location to mark this milestone. We are excited to join this wonderful and welcoming community," said Blair Stevens, Brand President and Founder of The Chopped Leaf.
Providing accessible and healthy food to families in communities across Canada is among The Chopped Leaf's core missions as a brand. "We are excited for this milestone and are proud to be a Canada-wide, coast-to-coast brand, making convenient better-for-you meals more accessible than ever before. But it won't stop there. We have a strong plan for growth and are looking for ways to support the communities where we operate," says Stevens.
As part of the 100th store opening, The Chopped Leaf is also partnering with local Children's Hospital Foundations to provide donations, meals and funds. "As a Chopped Leaf franchisee, it's important to give back to your local community and it's something I've wanted to do since I opened my first location. I am so thankful to be with a growing Canadian company that supports important causes like our local Children's Hospital Foundations," said Jas Dosanjh Rai.
Surpassing its goal for store openings since 2015, including navigating growth during the COVID pandemic, the brand is now aiming to double its store openings in the next five years. "This milestone is only the beginning for The Chopped Leaf, and we couldn't have done this without our loyal customers and the incredible franchisees who have joined our team," says Stevens.
About The Chopped Leaf
Proudly Canadian, The Chopped Leaf has over 100 locations open and committed to open within Canada and the USA. We are a lifestyle brand that offers delicious, chef designed meals, served fresh and quick for a better-for-you experience. The Chopped Leaf is owned and managed by Innovative Food Brands.
About Supporting Your Local Children's Hospital Foundations
Across Canada, there are children's hospitals providing care to kids and families when they need it most. Community support helps your local children's hospital ensure that all sick and injured children have access to the very best care from coast to coast.
SOURCE The Chopped Leaf
For further information: Alex Shinnan, [email protected], (204-558-2025); Lauren D'Andrea, [email protected], (905) 466-2132
|
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/the-chopped-leaf-opens-100th-store-and-announces-partnership-with-local-children-s-hospital-foundations-coast-to-coast-858959571.html
| 2022-04-04T17:16:49Z
|
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/the-chopped-leaf-opens-100th-store-and-announces-partnership-with-local-children-s-hospital-foundations-coast-to-coast-858959571.html
| false
|
1
|
Raftaar Electrica Bike Discount Offers in Dehradun
Sorry, we do not have any active offers in your city.
We have Offers available on following models in other cities
Honda Cd 110 Dream
Bring Home Hero CD 110 Dream Deluxe at Low Down Payment of R…
Available in Indore
Applicable on Honda CD 110 Dream STD
& 1 more..
Honda CD 110 Dream STD
₹ 49,336
Honda CD 110 Dream DLX
₹ 50,835
Expired
Applicable on Ampere Magnus 60
& 1 more..
Ampere Magnus 60
₹ 49,999
Ampere Magnus Pro
₹ 65,990
Expired
|
https://auto.hindustantimes.com/raftaar-bikes/electrica/offers-in-dehradun
| 2022-04-04T17:20:24Z
|
https://auto.hindustantimes.com/raftaar-bikes/electrica/offers-in-dehradun
| true
| null |
NIMCET 2022: Registration begins today at nimcet.in; check details here
The last date to apply is till 4 May up to 5.00 pm and the exam will be conducted on 20 June, while the result will be declared on 5 July
The online registration process for NIT MCA Common Entrance Test (NIMCET 2022) will be started by the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur, today 4 April. Those interested can apply for the exam by visiting the official website at nimcet.in.
Candidates should note that the last date to apply is till 4 May up up to 5:00 pm. As per the schedule, the exam will be conducted on 20 June, while the result will be declared on 5 July.
Applicants appearing for the exam, will be able to download their hall tickets from the official website from 6 June onwards. Before applying for the entrance test, candidates are advised to read the official notice once. Find the official notification here.
Here are few steps to apply for NIMCET 2022:
Step 1: Go to nimcet.in
Step 2: Search and click on the candidate registration link that is on the homepage.
Step 3: Once candidates have registered themselves, they need to login and proceed with their NIMCET application
Step 4: Fill in all the details correctly, pay the required fee and submit the NIMCET application form
Step 5: Keep a printout of the completed NIMCET 2022 form for future use or reference
Application Fee
For general, open-EWS and OBC category candidates, the application fee is Rs 2,500, whereas for SC/ST/PwD applicants, the processing fee is Rs 1,250.
For the unversed, the NIT MCA Common Entrance Test is a national-level examination that is conducted by NITs. This test is held for admission to the Master of Computer Applications (MCA) programme in nine NITs across the country- Agartala, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Allahabad, Bhopal, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), and Warangal.
Here are few important dates for NIMCET 2022:
- Online registration opens on 4 April
- Online registration closes on 4 May
- Admit card release on 6 June
- NIMCET 2022 exam begins on 20 June
- NIMCET 2022 result announced on 5 July
For more details, kindly keep a check on the official website.
Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,
India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
also read
How Kapil Sibal rode roughshod over IIT autonomy
The opposition to the new JEE being implemented began much earlier with IIT senates and faculty opposing it but despite considering it the ministry seems not to have considered implementing it.
IIT-2012: The best are avoiding Chennai, Kharagpur, Kanpur
The preference for old IITs is understandable compared to the new ones located in far-flung areas, but why do candidates give a go-by to, say a premier IIT like Chennai?
J&K govt orders time-bound probe into NIT Srinagar row
J&K government ordered a time-bound inquiry into the clashes at NIT in Srinagar following India's defeat to West Indies in the World T20 Cup last week.
|
https://www.firstpost.com/india/nimcet-2022-registration-begins-today-at-nimcet-in-check-details-here-10517081.html
| 2022-04-04T17:21:06Z
|
https://www.firstpost.com/india/nimcet-2022-registration-begins-today-at-nimcet-in-check-details-here-10517081.html
| false
|
1
|
StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC – Get Rating) in a research note released on Thursday. The firm issued a buy rating on the semiconductor company’s stock.
KLAC has been the subject of several other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on KLA from $440.00 to $450.00 in a research note on Friday, January 28th. Wells Fargo & Company raised KLA from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $360.00 to $500.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 21st. Berenberg Bank boosted their target price on KLA from $470.00 to $545.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 18th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a buy rating and issued a $410.00 target price (up previously from $400.00) on shares of KLA in a research note on Friday, January 28th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on KLA from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Monday, January 10th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of Buy and an average price target of $450.10.
KLA stock traded up $5.72 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $365.99. 11,164 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,525,751. KLA has a 52-week low of $285.89 and a 52-week high of $457.12. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $360.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $379.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 2.41. The company has a market cap of $55.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.54, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.26.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 1st. Investors of record on Monday, February 14th were paid a $1.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 11th. This represents a $4.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.15%. KLA’s payout ratio is currently 21.62%.
In related news, CFO Bren D. Higgins sold 1,418 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $355.06, for a total value of $503,475.08. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Graypoint LLC grew its position in shares of KLA by 1.4% during the third quarter. Graypoint LLC now owns 1,862 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $623,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. CX Institutional lifted its holdings in shares of KLA by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 385 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $129,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of KLA by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 2,085 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $897,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH lifted its holdings in shares of KLA by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH now owns 642 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $276,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clarius Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of KLA by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Clarius Group LLC now owns 1,835 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $789,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. 86.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About KLA (Get Rating)
KLA Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related nanoelectronics industries worldwide. The company offers chip and wafer manufacturing products, including defect inspection and review systems, metrology solutions, in situ process monitoring products, computational lithography software, and data analytics systems for chip manufacturers to manage yield throughout the semiconductor fabrication process.
See Also
- Get a free copy of the StockNews.com research report on KLA (KLAC)
- Insiders Are Buying LCI Industries
- Winnebago Stock is Ready to Spring Forward
- Has Etsy Stock Finally Bottomed?
- Campbell Soup Stock is Warming Up for a Breakout
- BlackBerry is Having Growing Pains That Will Keep it in Penny Stock Range
Receive News & Ratings for KLA Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for KLA and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
|
https://www.tickerreport.com/banking-finance/8611500/kla-nasdaqklac-coverage-initiated-by-analysts-at-stocknews-com.html
| 2022-04-04T17:21:26Z
|
https://www.tickerreport.com/banking-finance/8611500/kla-nasdaqklac-coverage-initiated-by-analysts-at-stocknews-com.html
| true
|
1
|
The Galaxy S22 series is Samsung’s best-selling Galaxy S version in recent years, according to the company’s own remarks. However, the Galaxy S22 has also been at the center of a few unfortunate controversies that buyers need to know about before purchasing the flagship. Now, there’s yet another problem to add to the pile of Galaxy S22 issues, an audio-video sync bug that Samsung has yet to fix.
The Galaxy S22’s many problems
To recap the recent Galaxy S22 controversies and issues that prospective buyers should be aware of, we’ll remind you that Samsung has been misleading customers regarding a few key features.
The Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus do not have a dynamic refresh rate as good as initially advertised. The Plus and the Galaxy S22 Ultra do not actually recharge much faster using the optional 45W fast charger.
Then, Galaxy S22 phones were found to throttle performance and cheat on benchmark tests. There’s a software fix for this one in some regions, but not in the US. Samsung was quick to address the issue after many people criticized the Galaxy S22 in Korea.
That’s to say that Samsung can fix software issues, like the new audio-video problem that users discovered.
Finally, some Galaxy S22 units ran into GPS connectivity issues, another problem that software might fix.
The audio-video sync issue
Unlike the throttling issue that Samsung hurried to patch, there’s no telling when the audio-video sync problem will be fixed. Also, unlike the Galaxy S22 performance slowdown, there’s no telling how widespread the audio problem is.
Per SamMobile, “many” Galaxy S22 users had to deal with the audio-video sync issues.
The problem impacts both the Snapdragon and Exynos variants of the phone. Notably, the throttling issue seemed to primarily affect the Exynos 2200 models.
The Galaxy S22 audio-video sync issue can appear with or without wireless earbuds. The wireless earbuds seem to trigger it even more, however.
The blog says there are some types of actions on the phone that can cause audio-video sync issues. The problem can happen in the Gallery app and also in YouTube or Chrome.
In the Gallery, unmuting a video might lead to the image freezing, but the audio continues playing. Changing resolutions in YouTube can also cause audio and video to fall out of sync.
Interestingly, SamMobile says the “Processing speed” toggle that fixes throttling doesn’t impact the audio-video sync bugs. They occur regardless of whether it’s on or off. Also, the audio problem affects both Snapdragon and Exynos phones. However, the sync issues might have appeared after Samsung fixed the throttling problem, the blog says.
Your mileage might vary but if you experience audio-video sync issues on your Galaxy S22, you’re not alone. Samsung will hopefully fix the problem at some point in the future. But for the time being, there’s no way to fix it yourself.
|
https://bgr.com/tech/galaxy-s22-has-audio-video-sync-problems-that-samsung-hasnt-fixed/
| 2022-04-04T17:23:54Z
|
https://bgr.com/tech/galaxy-s22-has-audio-video-sync-problems-that-samsung-hasnt-fixed/
| true
|
1
|
Blockzero Labs (XIO) traded 4.7% higher against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 12:00 PM Eastern on April 4th. During the last seven days, Blockzero Labs has traded 10.8% higher against the dollar. Blockzero Labs has a market cap of $3.53 million and approximately $338,578.00 worth of Blockzero Labs was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Blockzero Labs coin can now be bought for about $0.0964 or 0.00000211 BTC on popular exchanges.
Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002186 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded down 3.8% against the dollar and now trades at $1.63 or 0.00003559 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.65 or 0.00004286 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded up 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00002186 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded 3.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $17.14 or 0.00037495 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded 2.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $49.47 or 0.00108240 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
Blockzero Labs Coin Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “XIO is an alternative crowdfunding and growth system for early-stage blockchain startups. Citizens of the Network can stake cryptocurrency projects to earn exclusive token rewards. XIO (XIO) is an Ethereum-based cryptocurrency. “
Blockzero Labs Coin Trading
It is usually not presently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Blockzero Labs directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Blockzero Labs should first buy Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Gemini, GDAX or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to buy Blockzero Labs using one of the exchanges listed above.
new TradingView.widget( { “width”: 600, “height”: 400, “symbol”: “XIOUSD”, “interval”: “D”, “timezone”: “Etc/UTC”, “theme”: “Light”, “style”: “1”, “locale”: “en”, “toolbar_bg”: “#f1f3f6”, “enable_publishing”: false, “allow_symbol_change”: true, “referral_id”: “2588”} );
Receive News & Updates for Blockzero Labs Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and updates for Blockzero Labs and related cryptocurrencies with MarketBeat.com's FREE CryptoBeat newsletter.
|
https://www.tickerreport.com/banking-finance/8611574/blockzero-labs-trading-up-10-8-this-week-xio.html
| 2022-04-04T17:24:58Z
|
https://www.tickerreport.com/banking-finance/8611574/blockzero-labs-trading-up-10-8-this-week-xio.html
| true
|
46
|
Biden to highlight trucking industry investments at White House event
Video above: Biden touts jobs report: U.S. economy 'on the move'
President Joe Biden will tout his administration's investments in the trucking industry during a White House event on Monday.
The President and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will highlight the administration's "Trucking Action Plan," which was unveiled last year. The plan focuses on "building supply chain resilience through better quality trucking jobs," White House assistant press secretary Emilie Simons told reporters Sunday.
Monday's event will include "some big trucks at the White House," Simons said.
Truckers move 72% of the U.S. economy's goods, per industry estimates, but the COVID-19 pandemic saw a spike in labor shortages for the industry, with one trucking association CEO telling CNN last year that the sector was short 80,000 drivers.
In response, the Biden administration's Trucking Action Plan introduced last year increased federal funding to expedite issuance of commercial driver's licenses, expanded outreach efforts to veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and established a joint initiative between the Departments of Labor and Transportation to expand recruitment and advocate for employees.
Maria Rodriquez, a trucking apprentice, will speak on the expanded registered apprenticeship program Monday, Simons said. And former Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania is scheduled to speak about the newly formed Industry and Veteran Service Organization task force to support veterans moving into the trucking industry.
In a fact sheet released Sunday evening, the White House said that since Biden took office, the administration had "taken on the supply chain disruptions and price increases resulting from the decades-long lack of investment in the nation's goods movement supply chain."
Still, the tough working conditions for long-haul truck drivers in particular make it incredibly difficult to retain drivers, who often leave for other companies or quit the industry altogether.
The average annualized turnover rate of long-haul drivers at larger companies was 96% during the third quarter of last year, according to the American Trucking Associations, a trade group. At smaller carriers, the turnover rate was 73%.
The job typically consists of multiday trips during which the driver spends nights away from home and sleeps in the cab of the truck. The median pay is $47,130 per year, which is higher than the median for all occupations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
But long-haul truck drivers are typically paid on a per-mile basis, rather than per hour worked, and are also exempt from receiving overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. That means drivers are only earning money when they are actively driving and not when they are waiting for cargo to be ready for pickup, or while the truck is loaded or unloaded, for example.
Plus, it's a dangerous job. Compared with the average worker, motor vehicle operators are 10 times more likely to be killed on the job and nearly nine times more likely to be injured on the job, according to a report from the Department of Commerce referencing 2015 data.
|
https://www.koco.com/article/biden-trucking-industry-investments/39624531
| 2022-04-04T17:25:26Z
|
https://www.koco.com/article/biden-trucking-industry-investments/39624531
| false
|
18
|
Does Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) Have the Potential to Rally 33% as Wall Street Analysts Expect?
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) closed the last trading session at $38.81, gaining 20.9% over the past four weeks, but there could be plenty of upside left in the stock if short-term price targets set by Wall Street analysts are any guide. The mean price target of $51.75 indicates a 33.3% upside potential.
The average comprises eight short-term price targets ranging from a low of $45 to a high of $60, with a standard deviation of $4.86. While the lowest estimate indicates an increase of 16% from the current price level, the most optimistic estimate points to a 54.6% upside. More than the range, one should note the standard deviation here, as it helps understand the variability of the estimates. The smaller the standard deviation, the greater the agreement among analysts.
While the consensus price target is highly sought after by investors, the ability and unbiasedness of analysts in setting price targets have long been questionable. And investors making investment decisions solely based on this tool would arguably do themselves a disservice.
However, an impressive consensus price target is not the only factor that indicates a potential upside in ASO. This view is strengthened by the agreement among analysts that the company will report better earnings than what they estimated earlier. Though a positive trend in earnings estimate revisions doesn't give any idea as to how much the stock could surge, it has proven effective in predicting an upside.
Here's What You Should Know About Analysts' Price Targets
According to researchers at several universities across the globe, a price target is one of many pieces of information about a stock that misleads investors far more often than it guides. In fact, empirical research shows that price targets set by several analysts, irrespective of the extent of agreement, rarely indicate where the price of a stock could actually be heading.
While Wall Street analysts have deep knowledge of a company's fundamentals and the sensitivity of its business to economic and industry issues, many of them tend to set overly optimistic price targets. Are you wondering why?
They usually do that to drum up interest in shares of companies that their firms either have existing business relationships with or are looking to be associated with. In other words, business incentives of firms covering a stock often result in inflated price targets set by analysts.
However, a tight clustering of price targets, which is represented by a low standard deviation, indicates that analysts have a high degree of agreement about the direction and magnitude of a stock's price movement. While that doesn't necessarily mean the stock will hit the average price target, it could be a good starting point for further research aimed at identifying the potential fundamental driving forces.
That said, while investors should not entirely ignore price targets, making an investment decision solely based on them could lead to disappointing ROI. So, price targets should always be treated with a high degree of skepticism.
Here's Why There Could be Plenty of Upside Left in ASO
Analysts' growing optimism over the company's earnings prospects, as indicated by strong agreement among them in revising EPS estimates higher, could be a legitimate reason to expect an upside in the stock. That's because empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.
For the current year, four estimates have moved higher over the last 30 days compared to no negative revision. As a result, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased 11.8%.
Moreover, ASO currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), which means it is in the top 20% of more than the 4,000 stocks that we rank based on four factors related to earnings estimates. Given an impressive externally-audited track record, this is a more conclusive indication of the stock's potential upside in the near term. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>
Therefore, while the consensus price target may not be a reliable indicator of how much ASO could gain, the direction of price movement it implies does appear to be a good guide.
Just Released: Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2022
In addition to the investment ideas discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 top buy-and-hold tickers for the entirety of 2022?
Last year's 2021 Zacks Top 10 Stocks portfolio returned gains as high as +147.7%. Now a brand-new portfolio has been handpicked from over 4,000 companies covered by the Zacks Rank. Don’t miss your chance to get in on these long-term buys
Access Zacks Top 10 Stocks for 2022 today >>Click to get this free report
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO): Free Stock Analysis Report
To read this article on Zacks.com click here.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
|
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/does-academy-sports-and-outdoors-inc.-aso-have-the-potential-to-rally-33-as-wall-street
| 2022-04-04T17:27:23Z
|
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/does-academy-sports-and-outdoors-inc.-aso-have-the-potential-to-rally-33-as-wall-street
| true
|
1126
|
MONTREAL - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s sexual assault and forcible confinement case in Quebec will return to a Montreal courtroom at the end of May.
Nygard’s presence was not required today as his case was heard briefly before a judge in Montreal.
Lawyers agreed to push the case to May 25 to give his legal team time to deal with Nygard’s other pending sex crime cases.
Nygard, 80, also agreed to postpone his right to a bail hearing in the Quebec file until the next court date.
Last week, he appeared virtually in Montreal court to face one count of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement involving the same victim. The crimes allegedly took place between Nov. 1, 1997, and Nov. 15, 1998.
Lawyers told the court today that Nygard is not prejudiced by the delays because he is already detained in Toronto on similar charges and he is also the subject of an extradition warrant for sex-related charges pending in the United States.
Last fall, Nygard was charged in Toronto with six counts of sexual assault and three counts of forcible confinement in alleged incidents dating back to the late 1980s and mid-2000s. He has denied those allegations.
He was first arrested in Winnipeg in 2020 under the Extradition Act after being charged with nine sex-related counts in New York. Authorities in the U.S. allege he used his position in the fashion industry to lure women and girls.
Nygard has denied the allegations through his lawyer and had agreed to be extradited to the U.S. to face a charge of sex trafficking. Canada’s justice minister has said he could be extradited once his Canadian criminal trials are complete.
The former head of a multimillion-dollar clothing company also faces a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. involving 57 women with similar allegations.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 4, 2022.
|
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/04/04/peter-nygards-montreal-criminal-case-on-sex-assault-charge-put-off-until-may-25.html
| 2022-04-04T17:28:06Z
|
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/04/04/peter-nygards-montreal-criminal-case-on-sex-assault-charge-put-off-until-may-25.html
| false
|
9
|
Kremlin reverts to type in response to alleged war crimes in Ukraine
Analysis: Unable to pretend nothing has happened, Russian TV cries ‘fake’ as images emerge from Bucha
As horrifying evidence of the execution of civilians emerged from the Ukrainian town of Bucha and elsewhere at the weekend, the Russian government took a familiar tack: deny, deny, deny.
No matter that some of the explanations were contradictory, with state television amplifying claims that the images of dead civilians in Bucha were both staged and that the civilians had been killed by Ukrainians themselves.
In recent years, the Russian government has developed a familiar playbook in response to allegations of bombing runs in Syria, the downing of the MH17 airliner in east Ukraine, the Salisbury poisonings or acts of violence targeting Chechen civilians during the conflicts there in the 1990s and 2000s.
“I think it’s similar to what it was in connection to shocking reports from Aleppo or Idlib – meaning that state-sponsored media is always ready to deny war crimes allegations as ‘fakes’,” said Tanya Lokshina of Human Rights Watch.
“But until recently, the country had a few independent media left and now it’s practically none.”
The aggressive debunking of “fakes” has become a key component of Russia’s propaganda war in Ukraine.
On Monday, the government said that it would begin an investigation into the events in Bucha – not for the alleged war crimes that took place as more than 280 people were killed in the small town, but into the distribution of “fakes” for discrediting the Russian army.
And government agencies and television hosts have got to work pointing fingers in every direction – except for at the Kremlin.
The quick denials and alternative theories resemble those of a crisis PR agency. Speed and shamelessness are prized above all else.
“The behaviour of the government … has changed over the years,” said Ilya Shepelin, a journalist for the banned TV Rain who has reported extensively on Russian news agencies and misinformation. “Ten years ago it would have been easier to keep quiet about an event like Bucha and pretend that nothing was happening and then slowly begin speaking about it.”
But with the advent of the internet, and the availability of news on Telegram channels, pretending that nothing has happened has become more difficult.
And in that case it is important to muddy the waters as quickly as possible, even if the result is somehow incoherent.
“Now, immediately you have to get out front saying it’s all staged, it’s all invented. And if it’s not all staged and invented, then we’re not guilty for it,” he said. “These two ideas are contradictory … but the most important thing is to fight back on all fronts. And hope that one of them catches on with the audience.”
Watch Russian TV and that’s what you’ll see.
On Sunday evening, Vladimir Soloviev, a top Russian television host, told millions of listeners that the “war against us has entered a new phase. They’re leading us along the Yugoslavia scenario. Now they’ll cook up the scenario of a Srebrenica. We’ll soon be accused of genocide.” He also accused the British of being behind the “provocation”.
Another popular talking point, noted by BBC Monitoring’s Francis Scarr, was that the town Bucha was chosen as the site for the provocation for its resemblance to the word “butcher”. Just days earlier, a host noted, Biden had called Putin a “butcher.”
And while those narratives played out before millions of Russians on television, state investigators warned anyone spreading independent information about Bucha could face up to 15 years in prison.
“The perjury spread by the Ukrainian side is another provocation, a cynical lie and is aimed at discrediting the Russian army in the conditions of the information and propaganda war unleashed by the west,” said the Russian general prosecutor. “The circumstances of the creation and public dissemination of this deliberately false information under the guise of reliable reports will be established, and they will certainly be given an appropriate criminal legal assessment.”
|
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/kremlin-reverts-type-response-alleged-172329697.html?src=rss
| 2022-04-04T17:29:10Z
|
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/kremlin-reverts-type-response-alleged-172329697.html?src=rss
| false
|
2
|
Although it’s technically been here since March 20, it’s safe to say that it’s finally starting to feel like spring in Montreal. In fact, it’s the first time this year that both day and nighttime temperatures will remain at 0°C or above for a whole week.
According to Environment Canada, the week’s temperature high will occur on Tuesday afternoon. With a mix of sun and cloud, the temperature is expected to feel like 11°C. Wednesday’s high will be similar, reaching 10°C.
- You might also like:
- Across Canada, mask mandates have all either been lifted or will be at the end of this week.
But despite some gorgeous days ahead, nighttime temperatures will remain cool and rainy. The week’s low is set to occur on Monday evening. That’s the only time all week that the weather will hover around the 0°C mark. Tuesday and Saturday are also expected to reach lows of 1°C
A consistent period of rain is also expected, day and night, from Thursday to Saturday.
Hey, it may not be t-shirt time just yet, but this brief dose of Vitamin D is just what Mother Nature ordered.
Let’s just hope we don’t go backwards in the coming weeks.
|
https://dailyhive.com/montreal/montreal-april-spring-weather-forecast
| 2022-04-04T17:30:41Z
|
https://dailyhive.com/montreal/montreal-april-spring-weather-forecast
| false
|
1
|
In crisis shake-up, Sri Lanka’s president drops brother as finance minister
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dropped his brother as finance minister on Monday after disbanding the government and calling for a unity administration, as protests over the country’s economic crisis focused on the role of the ruling family.
The debt-laden country, run by Rajapaksa and several members of his family since 2019, is struggling to pay for imports of fuel and other goods due to a scarcity of foreign exchange, leading to hours-long power cuts and a shortage of essentials.
Police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who gathered outside Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s private residence in Tangalle, in southern Sri Lanka. Mahinda, the president’s elder brother, was away in the country’s commercial capital Colombo at the time.
“Protesters broke through two barricades that had been placed near the residence and police had to use tear gas to move the protesters away,” police spokesperson Nihal Thalduwa said.
After many protesters demanded the total ouster of the Rajapaksas, the president’s media office said in a statement four new ministers had been appointed “to ensure parliament and other tasks can be conducted in a lawful manner until a full Cabinet can be sworn in.”
The president’s nephew resigned as sports minister in the government that was disbanded while the central bank governor offered to quit. The central bank delayed its monetary policy announcement scheduled for Tuesday.
The media office said Justice Minister Ali Sabry was named finance minister, replacing Basil Rajapaksa, who was due to visit Washington this month for talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a loan programme.
Ministers of foreign affairs, education and highways will keep their positions.
“The president invites all political parties representing in the parliament to come together to accept ministerial portfolios in order to find solutions to this national crisis,” the media office said.
Udaya Gammanpila, chief of one of the 11 political parties comprising the ruling coalition, called the new cabinet “old wine in a new bottle”.
“Our demand is for an all-party interim government to restore essential services and to hold a parliamentary election,” Gammanpila of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya party wrote on Twitter. “People should decide their next leaders, not anybody else.”
‘GOTABAYA SHOULD GO’
The developments come after the president declared a state of emergency on Friday, following street protests in the island nation of 22 million.
The power regulator said daily power cuts would be reduced to 6-1/2 hours for the rest of the week from about seven now, after the Energy Ministry pledged to release 26,000 tonnes of diesel and furnace oil to multiple power plants.
Charmara Nakandala, a protester, said the cabinet changes were temporary attempts to placate the public.
“This cabinet change is to try and fool the people,” Nakandala, a marketing executive, said at a protest in Colombo. “This government is over. Rajapaksas no longer can save this by playing musical chairs.”
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, executive director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives think-tank, said there would be some dissatisfaction with the president holding on to his position.
“The demands on the street were that Gotabaya Rajapaksa should go,” Saravanamuttu said. “He was the target.”
Sri Lanka’s sovereign dollar bonds tumbled more than 5 cents in the dollar in early trading before recouping some of the losses, with many issues trading at deeply distressed levels of around 45 cents and not far off record lows hit in early March, Tradeweb data showed. , ,
The country off India’s southern tip is also grappling with soaring inflation after the government steeply devalued its currency last month ahead of the IMF talks.
Sri Lanka’s expenditure has exceeded its income under successive governments while its production of tradable goods and services has been inadequate. The twin deficits were badly exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic that crippled tourism, its economic mainstay.
Toshi Jain at J.P. Morgan estimated Sri Lanka’s gross debt servicing costs would amount to $7 billion this year with the current account deficit coming in at around $3 billion.
“In the absence of significant FX inflows, therefore, meeting this large external requirement is proving very challenging, driving down FX reserves and necessitating sharp import controls,” Jain said.
(Reuters)
|
https://www.onlanka.com/news/in-crisis-shake-up-sri-lankas-president-drops-brother-as-finance-minister.html
| 2022-04-04T17:32:38Z
|
https://www.onlanka.com/news/in-crisis-shake-up-sri-lankas-president-drops-brother-as-finance-minister.html
| true
|
3
|
By Trend
Ukraine could sit down at the negotiation table with Russia once it has security guarantees from other nations.
That’s according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who spoke with CBS, Trend reports citing Ukrinform.
“Now we're interested in real, enforceable guarantees. Can be five countries, guarantors. Maybe even three will have a full-fledged defense for Ukraine will be involved to protect Ukraine. Then we can sit down around the table with Russia and then only I understand what this dialogue is about with Russia,” Zelensky said.
According to the president, security guarantees should include a circle of countries who will be supporting Ukraine, “these leaders in these countries will be assisting Ukraine in different capacities, following certain security conditions that have to be agreed between these security guarantor states.”
As noted by the president, Ukraine will take a non-nuclear, non-bloc status, neutral status, but at the same time, gain membership in the European Union.
“I need legal, powerful guarantees where there was a description about the weapons, human factor, sanction policy and preventive type of response,” Zelensky explained, adding that "sanctions really are important but they are unable to stop aggression".
“Because if tomorrow the war starts again, and only sanctions will have been introduced, well, that's about nothing,” the president stressed.
Zelensky noted that as of today, “we have not received them (security guarantees - ed.) yet from anyone and we have to get them.
"I would like to thank the United States and Biden administration and their bipartisan support in everything they're doing for us. But nevertheless, the United States has not provided the security guarantees to us," Zelensky said.
At the same time, the Ukrainian leader underlined that the United States “is our strategic partner and they are supporting us. But security guarantees is when you have an enforceable document.”
|
http://www.today.az/news/regions/218145.html
| 2022-04-04T17:36:36Z
|
http://www.today.az/news/regions/218145.html
| true
|
2
|
Raftaar Electrica Bike Discount Offers in Hisar
Sorry, we do not have any active offers in your city.
We have Offers available on following models in other cities
Honda Cd 110 Dream
Bring Home Hero CD 110 Dream Deluxe at Low Down Payment of R…
Available in Indore
Applicable on Honda CD 110 Dream STD
& 1 more..
Honda CD 110 Dream STD
₹ 49,336
Honda CD 110 Dream DLX
₹ 50,835
Expired
Applicable on Ampere Magnus 60
& 1 more..
Ampere Magnus 60
₹ 49,999
Ampere Magnus Pro
₹ 65,990
Expired
|
https://auto.hindustantimes.com/raftaar-bikes/electrica/offers-in-hisar
| 2022-04-04T17:40:04Z
|
https://auto.hindustantimes.com/raftaar-bikes/electrica/offers-in-hisar
| false
| null |
Jackson WWII Veteran 100th Birthday Celebration
WWII Veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor Herbert Elfing of Jackson celebrated his 100th birthday Saturday in an organized celebration event downtown, including a...
www.wkhm.comWWII Veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor Herbert Elfing of Jackson celebrated his 100th birthday Saturday in an organized celebration event downtown, including a...
www.wkhm.com
|
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2560568836176/jackson-wwii-veteran-100th-birthday-celebration
| 2022-04-04T17:44:04Z
|
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2560568836176/jackson-wwii-veteran-100th-birthday-celebration
| true
| null |
LIVE: Biden to speak on actions to expand, improve trucking jobs amid supply chain issues
WASHINGTON (Gray News) - President Joe Biden is scheduled to give remarks Monday on the administration’s Trucking Action Plan.
The effort, first announced in December, aims to improve access to trucking jobs and fair compensation and conditions, as well as helping ease supply chain issues contributing to inflation.
In a news release, the White House stated it has been working to streamline the process to get commercial drivers licenses and increase the number of registered apprenticeship programs. It also encouraged partnerships connecting veterans to trucking careers, among other initiatives.
Trucking moves 72% of goods in the U.S., the White House said. Trucking employment grew the most in 2021 that it had since 1994, and December-February marked the best 3-month stretch for hiring in the industry since the ‘90s.
Frontline truckers’ real wages grew last year despite elevated inflation, the administration said.
Other work is aimed at workplace safety, worker’s rights and ensuring trucking is a safe and inclusive industry for women, the White House stated.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
|
https://www.azfamily.com/2022/04/04/biden-speak-actions-expand-improve-trucking-jobs-amid-supply-chain-issues/
| 2022-04-04T17:44:59Z
|
https://www.azfamily.com/2022/04/04/biden-speak-actions-expand-improve-trucking-jobs-amid-supply-chain-issues/
| false
|
10
|
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE:AB – Get Rating) shares saw strong trading volume on Monday . 16,922 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 96% from the previous session’s volume of 415,092 shares.The stock last traded at $48.81 and had previously closed at $47.83.
A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of AllianceBernstein from $62.00 to $64.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 12th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of AllianceBernstein in a report on Thursday. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of AllianceBernstein from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $51.38.
The company has a market cap of $4.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.25 and a beta of 1.37. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $45.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.50.
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 22nd were issued a dividend of $1.29 per share. This is an increase from AllianceBernstein’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.89. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 18th. This represents a $5.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.86%. AllianceBernstein’s payout ratio is 132.99%.
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AllianceBernstein during the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. AGF Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of AllianceBernstein during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP bought a new stake in shares of AllianceBernstein during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. PSI Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of AllianceBernstein during the third quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Barclays PLC bought a new stake in shares of AllianceBernstein during the third quarter valued at about $38,000. 12.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
AllianceBernstein Company Profile (NYSE:AB)
AllianceBernstein Holding LP engages in the provision of research, diversified investment management and related services. It offers investment trusts, mutual funds, hedge funds and other investment vehicles. The company was founded in October 2000 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.
See Also
- Get a free copy of the StockNews.com research report on AllianceBernstein (AB)
- Insiders Are Buying LCI Industries
- Winnebago Stock is Ready to Spring Forward
- Has Etsy Stock Finally Bottomed?
- Campbell Soup Stock is Warming Up for a Breakout
- BlackBerry is Having Growing Pains That Will Keep it in Penny Stock Range
Receive News & Ratings for AllianceBernstein Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for AllianceBernstein and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
|
https://www.wkrb13.com/2022/04/04/alliancebernstein-nyseab-sees-strong-trading-volume.html
| 2022-04-04T17:45:33Z
|
https://www.wkrb13.com/2022/04/04/alliancebernstein-nyseab-sees-strong-trading-volume.html
| true
|
1
|
The Houston High School prom court on Saturday night. From left: Devon Sawyer, Emilee Weaver, Hunter McKinney, Mackenzie Holder, Noah Gulick, Liliana Amick, Nathaniel Garnica, Hannah Dzurick, Wiley Sisco, and Malaki Brookshire. First runner-up at Houston High School prom are Wiley Sisco and Liliana Amick. Second runner-up at Houston High School prom are Devon Sawyer and Hannah Dzurick. The Houston High School prom was held Saturday at The Exchange at Camdenton.
|
https://houstonherald.com/2022/04/photos-hhs-prom-royalty/
| 2022-04-04T17:48:11Z
|
https://houstonherald.com/2022/04/photos-hhs-prom-royalty/
| false
| null |
Limited opportunities to influence decisions about reforestation and difficulties securing long term rights to and benefits from trees hinder efforts. Yet with support, the country will be able to meet its tree planting targets, researchers say.
Ethiopia has committed to rehabilitate 15 million hectares under the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100), which is 15 percent of the continental target of reforesting almost 100 million hectares by 2030.
For Ethiopia to effectively meet its goals, it needs to address issues of land tenure, and implement socially inclusive, participatory planning and objective setting, and performance-based monitoring, according to an article published in a special issue of the journal of Forest Ecology and Management.
Reforestation policies should take into consideration the lack of historical land-use data, which heightens the risk that an area targeted for reforestation may not have previously been forested, increasing the potential for negative environmental consequences if afforestation is implemented.
“Current tree-planting targets are based on the belief that forests covered 40 percent of the country’s land area and that they were depleted throughout the 20th century, but we don’t know that for a fact,” said Habtemariam Kassa, a principal scientist with the Center for International Forestry (CIFOR) Research and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) and one of the authors of the paper, explaining that the earliest national survey of forest cover in 2000 indicated that only 12 percent of the country was forested or covered in woodland. “We don’t have national-level data before that.”
“The challenge is that afforestation on areas that have not supported forests in the past, such as grassland, pastoral areas or drylands, can have a negative impact on water yields, reduce carbon sequestration potential and result in more volatile fires,” added co-author Plinio Sist, a scientist with France’s Agricultural Research Center for International Development (CIRAD).
About half of land in Ethiopia is used for pastoral and agropastoral activities and scientists are concerned that afforestation, wrongly identified as reforestation, could impinge on these areas. Currently, these areas are under threat from exotic and indigenous invasive woody species, which could be misidentified as natural regeneration.
Further complicating matters, the scientists learned that there is also a perception that local communities in Ethiopia cause forest loss because they are poor and as a result, out of need, put undue pressure on resources.
Yet the relationship between poverty and deforestation is not that simple, said Stibniati Atmadja, a scientist at CIFOR-ICRAF, and a co-author on the paper. “The rich and powerful have more means to do more harm to forests.”
In some areas, although regreening is occurring, vegetation can be invasive and harmful to local livelihoods reliant on native species. For example, the shrub Prosopsis juliflora, known as mesquite in North America, is spreading rapidly in former grazing lands, causing economic hardship and conflict in pastoral communities. These pastoralists are often excluded from decision-making processes but should be involved in making decisions regarding how to manage trees and if and where to plant trees and for what purpose, Kassa said.
Through a literature review and decades of field experience, the researchers identified the lack of national land use policy and planning, and unclear rights to trees planted on communal lands as two critical factors prohibiting effective reforestation, compounded by the inability to clearly show economic benefits for local communities from growing trees.
“Policies should place greater emphasis on increasing productivity and economic returns for communities managing lands undergoing tree planting or assisted natural regeneration efforts,” said Manuel Guariguata, a principal scientist at CIFOR-ICRAF and a co-author on the paper.
Communities must be fully engaged in decision making regarding tree planting through involvement in selecting sites, deciding on objectives of tree planting and how to achieve them, and net benefit sharing arrangements in ways that also ensure social inclusion.
Over the next 20 years, the country’s wood product demand is projected to increase 27 percent. Already, Ethiopia is spending Birr 8 billion ($174 million) annually on importing wood products, and estimates indicate that 310,000 ha of trees on plantations will be required to keep up with industrial demand.
But the current situation will make that difficult, according to the researchers. A law exists requiring that timber extraction from natural forests must be based on an approved forest management plan, but very few forests in Ethiopia have one unless they have a participatory management scheme, which only covers non-timber forest products. These restrictions make it difficult for local communities to gain economic benefits from timber from natural forests, which means that legal timber comes from plantations.
“Gathering evidence and reflecting on the potential role local communities could play as active participants in reforestation to understand why some efforts fail, could go a long way toward improving the potential for success,” said lead author Manuel Boissière, a scientist with CIRAD and a CIFOR-ICRAF associate scientist.
Other recommendations include proper identification of lands for tree planting, putting social and environmental safeguards in place to protect against the risk of afforestation, increasing the use of technology to better monitor treed areas, and establishing better access for local communities with economic opportunities and markets for forest products.
—
Previously Published on forestsnews with Creative Commons Licenses
***
You Might Also Like These From The Good Men Project
Join The Good Men Project as a Premium Member today.
All Premium Members get to view The Good Men Project with NO ADS.
A $50 annual membership gives you an all access pass. You can be a part of every call, group, class and community.
A $25 annual membership gives you access to one class, one Social Interest group and our online communities.
A $12 annual membership gives you access to our Friday calls with the publisher, our online community.
Register New Account
Need more info? A complete list of benefits is here.
—
Photo credit: iStock
|
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/better-support-for-local-communities-can-boost-reforestation-efforts-in-ethiopia/
| 2022-04-04T17:54:34Z
|
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/better-support-for-local-communities-can-boost-reforestation-efforts-in-ethiopia/
| true
|
1
|
Avengers, assemble – and promote the US military
On Marvel and DC’s insidious links to the US military.
Under the reign of Marvel and DC, the superhero genre has been transformed into a cultural centrepoint of contemporary society, with films captivating global audiences and regularly breaking box office records. But success and influence is underpinned by insidious commercial and propagandist links to the US military.
Superman’s iconic motto, ‘Truth, justice, and the American way’, was first conceived as a source of comfort during a struggling war effort in a 1942 Superman radio program. Just about every superhero born in the comicbook Golden Era (1938-56) has fought Nazis, reflecting and inspiring the social perspectives of soldiers and those on the homefront. Marvel’s patriotic frontrunner Captain America even went as far as to sock Hilter in the jaw in his first issue in 1941. Over at DC, a star-spangled Wonder Woman joined the scene a few months later as the US entered the War. With an ensemble of heroes donning bright costumes, Uncle Sam was no longer the sole figurehead for the red, white and blue.
In his 1928 book Propaganda, Edward Bernays described propaganda as “the modern instrument by which they [organisations like the military] can fight for productive ends and help to bring order out of chaos.” However during WWII, the manipulative connotations we commonly associate with the term ‘propaganda’ took off as quickly as comic book heroes did. In their 1984 book Managing Public Relations, Grunig & Hunt’s more cynical view that propaganda “spread[s] the faith” of organisations through “incomplete, distorted or half-true information” defines government communication tactics during wartime. The Allied forces won both World Wars with the help of such efforts, producing posters pointing directly to men of drafting age and stating “We want YOU” to fight for their country and become a hero.
Nowadays, superheroes in popular culture have moved away from compadres saving the world to good old entertainment. But the US Air Force saw a 31.2 per cent increase of female applicants for the 2023 class after advertisements appeared in American cinemas before the MCU’s first female-led film Captain Marvel (2019). As the highest percentage in the previous five years, we must question if the citizens of an American world are being ‘drafted’ once more.Entertainment companies strike up contracts to obtain access to military equipment and locations with the Entertainment Media Unit within the Department of Defense (DoD) at the Pentagon. In return, the Department proofreads and edits scripts with two goals: to “accurately” represent military stories and to ensure that sensitive information remains undisclosed.
|
https://honisoit.com/2022/04/avengers-assemble-and-promote-the-us-military/
| 2022-04-04T17:56:53Z
|
https://honisoit.com/2022/04/avengers-assemble-and-promote-the-us-military/
| false
|
2
|
DUBLIN, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Chromatography Software Market By Deployment, By Application, By Type, By Regional Outlook, Industry Analysis Report and Forecast, 2021 - 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The Global Chromatography Software Market size is expected to reach $1.6 billion by 2027, rising at a market growth of 9.7% CAGR during the forecast period. Chromatography is the procedure of segregating various components of a mixture based on the relative amounts of every component or solute distributed between a moving fluid stream, known as a contiguous stationary phase, and the mobile phase.
The stationary phase could be either solid or liquid while the mobile phase could be either a liquid or a gas. In addition, chromatography procedures are widely utilized in numerous applications across different industries like biotechnology, pharmaceutical, food production, genetic engineering, diagnostics, and drug discovery & water analysis.
Moreover, this technique is one of the crucial biophysical techniques, which helps in the identification, separation, and purification of the various components of a mixture for qualitative and quantitative analysis. Through this technique, proteins are purified on the basis of their characteristics like total charge, size & shape, hydrophobic groups that exist on the surface, and binding capability with the stationary phase. For protein purification, column chromatography is the widely adopted technique.
The growth of the chromatography software market is surging due to the increasing adoption of chromatography software over traditional software. Along with that, the rising demand for chromatography techniques in numerous industry segments to segregate very complicated compounds is expected to propel the growth and demand for chromatography software in the market. Although, the high equipment cost attached to this chromatography software is estimated to hamper the growth of the market.
COVID-19 Impact Analysis
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the workflows of the healthcare sector across the globe. Numerous industries were compelled to shut down temporarily in the pandemic. Though, the pandemic has a positive impact on the demand for different services or tools like chromatography technologies including liquid chromatography. It is because chromatography is an effective laboratory analytical method, which is used by researchers to understand the Sars-CoV-2 virus and develop vaccines, therapies, and diagnostic tools to help patients to fight against the COVID-19.
Market Growth Factors:
Growing applications of chromatography in different fields
There is an increase in the applications of chromatography techniques across numerous fields like chemical, pharmaceutical industries, environmental testing laboratories, food industry, and forensic science, which is estimated to open new growth avenues for the market in the coming years. Additionally, the high adoption of chromatography techniques in drug discovery procedures is also fueling the growth of the chromatography market.
Constant development in gas chromatography columns for petrochemical applications
Gas chromatography is among the most popular analytical techniques used in the petroleum sector. It is owing to its high sensitivity for volatile components. There is rising usage of specialized gas chromatography columns in petroleum analysis, with constant expectations from the industry for improved columns, which boost the overall analytical performance and chromatographic efficiency.
Market Restraining Factor:
Chromatography instruments are not cost-effective
Chromatography instruments have various advanced functionalities and features, due to which, the price of these instruments is high. However, the cost of these instruments differs according to the applications. These instruments are utilized across the pharmaceutical sector since they utilize capillary columns to segregate compounds such as hydrogen, oxygen, and methane. Small- & medium-sized enterprises in sectors like food & beverage, oil & gas, and biotech & pharmaceutical, and research & academic institutions are demanding more such systems for their procedures. Thus, the amount of money spent on such systems has substantially increased.
Deployment Outlook
Based on Deployment, the market is segmented into Web & Cloud-Based and On-premise. The on-premise software provides various features like data security & privacy, simple retrieval of data, and easy access to data. Along with that, the option of personalization, convenient installation, and full control of the operations and working of the software is expected to increase the adoption of this software.
Application Outlook
Based on Application, the market is segmented into Pharmaceutical Industry, Environmental Testing, Forensic Testing, and Food Industry. The pharmaceutical industry segment procured the highest revenue share in the market in 2020. The chromatography software helps in managing operations, workflows, and instruments within a single system to coordinate the reporting, management, and processing of chromatography data. Additionally, chromatography techniques are widely utilized to evaluate the purified components for checking contaminants and to produce big quantities of highly pure materials.
Type Outlook
Based on Type, the market is segmented into Integrated and Standalone. The integrated chromatography software segment acquired the highest revenue share in the market in 2020. It is due to the increasing demand for workflow integration to simplify effective coordination and communication that leads to precise and quick outcomes.
Regional Outlook
Based on Regions, the market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, Middle East & Africa. The Asia Pacific is estimated to exhibit the fastest growth rate during the forecast period. This growth is attributed to the growing adoption of chromatography technology for numerous applications like a forensic, drug, environmental, and food testing. Additionally, supportive government initiatives regarding lab automation and increasing awareness & adoption of technology among laboratories are anticipated to contribute to the regional market growth.
The major strategies followed by the market participants are Product Launches. Based on the Analysis presented in the Cardinal matrix; Cytiva (Danaher Corporation) is the major forerunners in the Chromatography Software Market. Companies such as Agilent Technologies, Inc., Shimadzu Corporation, Waters Corporation are some of the key innovators in the market.
The market research report covers the analysis of key stake holders of the market. Key companies profiled in the report include Agilent Technologies, Inc., Shimadzu Corporation, Cytiva (Danaher Corporation), Bruker Corporation, Waters Corporation, DataApex, Gilson, Inc., KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Gerate GmbH, Restek Corporation, and SCION Instruments (the Techcomp group).
Key Topics Covered:
Chapter 1. Market Scope & Methodology
Chapter 2. Market Overview
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Overview
2.1.1.1 Market Composition and Scenario
2.2 Key Factors Impacting the Market
2.2.1 Market Drivers
2.2.2 Market Restraints
Chapter 3. Competition Analysis - Global
3.1 Cardinal Matrix
3.2 Recent Industry Wide Strategic Developments
3.2.1 Partnerships, Collaborations and Agreements
3.2.2 Product Launches and Product Expansions
3.2.3 Acquisition and Mergers
3.2.4 Geographical Expansions
3.3 Top Winning Strategies
3.3.1 Key Leading Strategies: Percentage Distribution (2017-2021)
3.3.2 Key Strategic Move: (Product Launches and Product Expansions : 2017, Aug - 2021, Jun) Leading Players
Chapter 4. Global Chromatography Software Market by Deployment
4.1 Global Web & Cloud-Based Market by Region
4.2 Global On-premise Market by Region
Chapter 5. Global Chromatography Software Market by Application
5.1 Global Pharmaceutical Industry Market by Region
5.2 Global Environmental Testing Market by Region
5.3 Global Forensic Testing Market by Region
5.4 Global Food Industry Market by Region
Chapter 6. Global Chromatography Software Market by Type
6.1 Global Integrated Market by Region
6.2 Global Standalone Market by Region
Chapter 7. Global Chromatography Software Market by Region
Chapter 8. Company Profiles
8.1 Agilent Technologies, Inc.
8.1.1 Company Overview
8.1.2 Financial Analysis
8.1.3 Segmental and Regional Analysis
8.1.4 Research & Development Expense
8.1.1 Recent strategies and developments:
8.1.1.1 Partnerships, Collaborations and Agreements:
8.1.1.2 Acquisition and Mergers:
8.1.1.3 Product Launches and Product Expansions:
8.2 Shimadzu Corporation
8.2.1 Company Overview
8.2.2 Financial Analysis
8.2.3 Segmental and Regional Analysis
8.2.4 Research & Development Expense
8.2.5 Recent strategies and developments:
8.2.5.1 Partnerships, Collaborations and Agreements:
8.2.5.2 Product Launches and Product Expansions:
8.3 Cytiva (Danaher Corporation)
8.3.1 Company Overview
8.3.2 Financial Analysis
8.3.3 Segmental and Regional Analysis
8.3.4 Research & Development Expense
8.3.5 Recent strategies and developments:
8.3.5.1 Partnerships, Collaborations and Agreements:
8.3.5.2 Acquisition and Mergers:
8.3.5.3 Product Launches and Product Expansions:
8.3.5.4 Geographical Expansions:
8.4 Bruker Corporation
8.4.1 Company Overview
8.4.2 Financial Analysis
8.4.3 Segmental and Regional Analysis
8.4.4 Research & Development Expense
8.4.5 Recent strategies and developments:
8.4.5.1 Partnerships, Collaborations and Agreements:
8.4.5.2 Acquisition and Mergers:
8.4.5.3 Product Launches and Product Expansions:
8.5 Waters Corporation
8.5.1 Company Overview
8.5.2 Financial Analysis
8.5.3 Segmental and Regional Analysis
8.5.4 Research & Development Expense
8.5.5 Recent strategies and developments:
8.5.5.1 Partnerships, Collaborations and Agreements:
8.6 DataApex
8.6.1 Company Overview
8.7 Gilson, Inc.
8.7.1 Company Overview
8.7.2 Recent strategies and developments:
8.7.2.1 Partnerships, Collaborations and Agreements:
8.7.2.2 Product Launches and Product Expansions:
8.8 KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Gerate GmbH
8.8.1 Company Overview
8.8.2 Recent strategies and developments:
8.8.2.1 Geographical Expansions:
8.9 Restek Corporation
8.9.1 Company Overview
8.9.2 Recent strategies and developments:
8.9.2.1 Partnerships, Collaborations and Agreements:
8.10. SCION Instruments (the Techcomp group)
8.10.1 Company Overview
8.10.2 Recent strategies and developments:
8.10.2.1 Acquisition and Mergers:
8.10.2.2 Product Launches and Product Expansions:
For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/fdfnyw
Media Contact:
Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager
For E.S.T Office Hours Call +1-917-300-0470
For U.S./CAN Toll Free Call +1-800-526-8630
For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900
U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907
Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716
View original content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-worldwide-chromatography-software-industry-is-expected-to-reach-1-6-billion-by-2027--301516706.html
SOURCE Research and Markets
|
https://www.wfmz.com/news/pr_newswire/pr_newswire_health/the-worldwide-chromatography-software-industry-is-expected-to-reach-1-6-billion-by-2027/article_9d184ecc-3e67-5abd-9b7b-087a1ff13059.html
| 2022-04-04T17:56:58Z
|
https://www.wfmz.com/news/pr_newswire/pr_newswire_health/the-worldwide-chromatography-software-industry-is-expected-to-reach-1-6-billion-by-2027/article_9d184ecc-3e67-5abd-9b7b-087a1ff13059.html
| false
|
4
|
NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, has never been so busy.
“A year ago, we might have been receiving one, maybe two reports a day about a book being challenged at a library. And usually, those calls would be for guidance on how to handle a challenge or for materials that support the value of the work being challenged,” Caldwell-Stone told The Associated Press. “Now, we’re getting three, four, five reports a day, many in need of support and some in need of a great deal of support.”
“We’re on the phone constantly,” she added.
Accounts of book bannings and attempted book bannings, along with threats against librarians, have soared over the past year and the ALA has included some numbers in its annual State of America’s Libraries Report, released Monday. The association found 729 challenges — affecting nearly 1,600 books — at public schools and libraries in 2021, more than double 2020’s figures and the highest since the ALA began compiling challenges more than 20 years ago.
The actual total for last year is likely much higher — the ALA collects data through media accounts and through cases it learns about from librarians and educators and other community members. Books preemptively pulled by librarians — out of fear of community protest or concern for their jobs — and challenges never reported by libraries are not included.
The number could well grow again in 2022, Caldwell-Stone said, as conservative-led school boards and legislatures enact more restrictions. Last week, the Georgia legislature passed a bill that would accelerate the process for removing books seen as “harmful to minors.”
“Nothing would surprise me,” Caldwell-Stone says.
The two most challenged books on the ALA’s top 10 list have been in the news often: Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir about sexual identity, “Gender Queer,” and Jonathan Evison’s “Lawn Boy,” a coming-of-age novel narrated by a young gay man. Both have been singled out by Republican officials.
Last fall in Virginia, Glenn Youngkin backed a local school board’s banning of the two books during his successful run for governor. Around the same time, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster supported a school board’s decision to remove “Gender Queer.”
In Florida recently, Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized “Gender Queer” and “Lawn Boy” upon signing a law that would force elementary schools to provide a searchable list of every book available in their libraries or used in instruction and allow parents, DeSantis said, “to blow the whistle.”
Kobabe and Evison noted during recent interviews an irony of their books being targeted: Neither set out to write a story for young people. But they gained a following among students with the help of the American Library Association, which has given each book an Alex Award for works “written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.”
“I think a big part of our books getting so much attention is that they’re award winners and ended up being purchased by libraries all over the country,” Kobabe said.
Others on the ALA list, virtually all cited for LGBTQ or racial themes, include Angie Thomas’ bestselling “The Hate U Give,” centered on a police shooting of a Black teen; George Johnson’s “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” Juno Dawson’s “This Book Is Gay” and Susan Kuklin’s “Beyond Magenta.” Two older works that have been on the list before also appear: Sherman Alexie’s autobiographical novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison’s debut novel “The Bluest Eye.”
The library association defines a “challenge” as a “formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness.” The ALA doesn’t keep a precise figure for how many books have actually been removed, but cases have come up routinely over the past year. Last December, a school district in San Antonio, Texas, pulled hundreds of library books to “ensure they did not have any obscene or vulgar material in them.”
|
https://myfox8.com/news/challenged-books-soared-in-2021-study-finds/
| 2022-04-04T18:01:24Z
|
https://myfox8.com/news/challenged-books-soared-in-2021-study-finds/
| true
|
47
|
New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) In a bid to step up pressure on the Centre, a group of activists are set to stage a sit-in demonstration in the national capital demanding carving out a separate Vidarbha state from Maharashtra.
The Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS) will hold a demonstration at Jantar Mantar on Thursday to press the demand for a separate Vidarbha state, its president Wamanrao Chatap said here.
Also Read | Why #HDFCmerger is Beneficial for Macro Economy, Shareholders Read: – Latest Tweet by IANS India.
He accused the BJP of reneging on its promise of carving out a separate Vidarbha state from Maharashtra despite passing a resolution in its favour at the National Executive meeting of the party in Bhubaneshwar in 1997.
Chatap said several BJP leaders, including Nitin Gadkari, Devendra Fadnavis and Sudhir Mungantiwar, had addressed public rallies promising to carve out a separate Vidarbha state if voted to power in the 2014 elections.
Also Read | Naseeruddin Shah Supports Niece Saira Shah Halim Ahead of Ballygunge By-Elections.
Chatap said the BJP had to lose power after the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections as it had reneged its promise of a separate Vidarbha.
A net producer of power and rich in minerals and forests, Vidarbha remains one of the most backward regions in Maharashtra.
The region has given four chief ministers -- Vasantrao Naik, Marotrao Kannamwar, Sudhakarrao Naik and Devendra Fadnavis.
Fadnavis, during his tenure as chief minister, had launched an expressway, Samruddhi Mahamarg, connecting Mumbai with Nagpur in a bid to usher in development in the region.
(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
|
https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/india-news-vras-to-step-up-protest-for-separate-vidarbha-3552668.html
| 2022-04-04T18:03:18Z
|
https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/india-news-vras-to-step-up-protest-for-separate-vidarbha-3552668.html
| true
|
1
|
JPMorgan’s Dimon warns of myriad issues for economy, bank
Jamie Dimon laid out a laundry list of big risks looming for the global and U.S. economy in his letter to JPMorgan Chase shareholders on Monday,
Dimon’s annual letter has become something of a tradition for JPMorgan investors as well as the public. Never too shy to share his thoughts on anything, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan often uses his shareholder letter to not only discuss ongoing challenges for the bank but also political or social issues that he feels need to be addressed.
“We are facing challenges at every turn: a pandemic, unprecedented government actions, a strong recovery after a sharp and deep global recession, a highly polarized U.S. election, mounting inflation, a war in Ukraine and dramatic economic sanctions against Russia,” he wrote.
The letter is a contrast to last year’s version, when vaccines were rolling out nationwide and it appeared like the U.S. economy was accelerating out of the pandemic-caused economic turmoil.
Dimon spent much of the latest letter discussing the issue of inflation, which has accelerated sharply in the past year and is now at four-decade highs. He warned that the war in Ukraine could accelerate inflation due to higher food and energy costs.
He also put some blame on the Federal Reserve, which now faces a need to increase interest rates sharply this year to combat inflation.
“The Federal Reserve and the government did the right thing by taking bold dramatic actions following the misfortune unleashed by the pandemic. In hindsight, it worked. But also in hindsight, the medicine … was probably too much and lasted too long.”
“I do not envy the Fed for what it must do next: The stronger the recovery, the higher the rates that follow,” he added.
Dimon, who has long advocated for the U.S. to rebuild its infrastructure and put money into energy independence by developing oil and gas assets domestically, said the war in Ukraine should be seen as yet another reason why being reliant on foreign sources of oil is not good for the U.S. and its allies.
“Disruptions to the global energy system are again highlighting our urgent global need to provide energy resources securely, reliably and affordably and, at the same time, address long-term clean energy solutions and strategies to reduce our carbon footprint,” he said.
JPMorgan will report its quarterly results next week, the start of earnings season for most of corporate America. Investors will be looking for banks to discuss the impact of the war as well as any bank exposure to Russia and Ukraine.
Get U-T Business in your inbox on Mondays
Get ready for your week with the week’s top business stories from San Diego and California, in your inbox Monday mornings.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the San Diego Union-Tribune.
|
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/nation/story/2022-04-04/jpmorgans-dimon-warns-of-myriad-issues-for-economy-bank
| 2022-04-04T18:04:45Z
|
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/nation/story/2022-04-04/jpmorgans-dimon-warns-of-myriad-issues-for-economy-bank
| true
|
30
|
My account
My Account
Notifications
Log In
QQQ
–
–%
DIA
–
–%
SPY
–
–%
TLT
–
–%
GLD
–
–%
BTC/USD
–
–%
Data & APIs
Events
Marketfy
Premarket
Contribute
Sign in
News
Earnings
Guidance
Dividends
M&A
Buybacks
Legal
Interviews
Management
Retail Sales
Offerings
IPOs
Insider Trades
Biotech/FDA
Freight
Politics
Government
Healthcare
Markets
Pre-Market
After Hours
Movers
ETFs
Forex
Cannabis
Commodities
Options
Binary Options
Bonds
Futures
CME Group
Global Economics
Previews
Reviews
Small-Cap
Cryptocurrency
Penny Stocks
Digital Securities
Ratings
Analyst Color
Downgrades
Upgrades
Initiations
Price Target
Ideas
Trade Ideas
Long Ideas
Short Ideas
Technicals
From The Press
Jim Cramer
Rumors
Best Stocks & ETFs
Best Penny Stocks
Best S&P 500 ETFs
Best Swing Trade Stocks
Best Blue Chip Stocks
Best High-Volume Penny Stocks
Best Small Cap ETFs
Fintech
News
Podcast
Events
Newsletter
Personal Finance
Compare Online Brokers
Stock Brokers
Forex Brokers
Futures Brokers
Crypto Brokers
Options Brokers
ETF Brokers
Mutual Fund Brokers
Index Fund Brokers
Bond Brokers
Short Selling Brokers
Stock Apps
All Broker Reviews
Insurance
Auto
Home
Medicare
Life
Vision
Dental
Business
Pet
Health
Motorcycle
Renters
Workers Comp
Top Stocks
Penny Stocks
Stocks Under $5
Stocks Under $10
Stocks Under $20
Stocks Under $50
Stocks Under $100
Alternative Investing
Invest in Art
Invest in Land
Invest in Real Estate
Invest in Wine
Invest in Gold
Mortgages
Refinance
Purchase
Find a Mortgage Broker
Crypto
Get Started
Is Bitcoin a Good Investment?
Is Ethereum a Good Investment?
What is Blockchain
Best Altcoins
How to Buy Cryptocurrency?
DeFi
Crypto and DeFi 101
What is DeFi?
Decentralized Exchanges
Best DeFi Yield Farms
Digital Securities
NFTs
NFT Release Calendar
What is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT)?
How to Buy Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
CryptoPunks Watchlist
Are NFTs a Scam or a Digital Bubble?
Best In Crypto
Best Crypto Apps
Best Crypto Portfolio Trackers
Best Crypto Day Trading Strategies
Best Crypto IRA
Best Cryptocurrency Scanners
Best Business Crypto Accounts
Best Crypto Screeners
Cannabis
TV
YouTube
Video
Podcasts
Trading School
Personal Finance
Compare Online Brokers
Stock Brokers
Forex Brokers
Futures Brokers
Crypto Brokers
Options Brokers
ETF Brokers
Mutual Fund Brokers
Index Fund Brokers
Bond Brokers
Short Selling Brokers
Stock Apps
All Broker Reviews
Insurance
Auto
Home
Medicare
Life
Vision
Dental
Business
Pet
Health
Motorcycle
Renters
Workers Comp
Top Stocks
Penny Stocks
Stocks Under $5
Stocks Under $10
Stocks Under $20
Stocks Under $50
Stocks Under $100
Alternative Investing
Invest in Art
Invest in Land
Invest in Real Estate
Invest in Wine
Invest in Gold
Mortgages
Refinance
Purchase
Find a Mortgage Broker
Crypto
Get Started
Is Bitcoin a Good Investment?
Is Ethereum a Good Investment?
What is Blockchain
Best Altcoins
How to Buy Cryptocurrency?
DeFi
Crypto and DeFi 101
What is DeFi?
Decentralized Exchanges
Best DeFi Yield Farms
Digital Securities
NFTs
NFT Release Calendar
What is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT)?
How to Buy Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
CryptoPunks Watchlist
Are NFTs a Scam or a Digital Bubble?
Best In Crypto
Best Crypto Apps
Best Crypto Portfolio Trackers
Best Crypto Day Trading Strategies
Best Crypto IRA
Best Cryptocurrency Scanners
Best Business Crypto Accounts
Best Crypto Screeners
Cannabis
TV
YouTube
Video
Podcasts
Trading School
My Stocks
Tools
Calendars
Analyst Ratings Calendar
Dividend Calendar
Conference Call Calendar
Earnings Calendar
Economic Calendar
FDA Calendar
Guidance Calendar
IPO Calendar
M&A Calendar
Retail Sales Calendar
SPAC Calendar
Stock Split Calendar
Trade Ideas
Insider Trades
Trade Idea Feed
Analyst Ratings
Unusual Options Activity
Short Interest
Most Shorted
Largest Increase
Largest Decrease
Calculators
Margin Calculator
Premium
QQQ
–
–%
DIA
–
–%
SPY
–
–%
TLT
–
–%
GLD
–
–%
BTC/USD
–
–%
ETF Series Solutions (FormNPORT-P) (0001145549-22-021341)
Accepted:
Form Type:
NPORT-P
Accession Number:
0001145549-22-021341
|
https://www.benzinga.com/secfilings/22/04/26430994/etf-series-solutions-formnport-p-0001145549-22-021341
| 2022-04-04T18:07:35Z
|
https://www.benzinga.com/secfilings/22/04/26430994/etf-series-solutions-formnport-p-0001145549-22-021341
| false
|
254241
|
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (Symbol: NOBL) where we have detected an approximate $172.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.7% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 107,250,000 to 109,050,000). Among the largest underlying components of NOBL, in trading today Archer Daniels Midland Co. (Symbol: ADM) is off about 1%, Cincinnati Financial Corp. (Symbol: CINF) is off about 1.5%, and Atmos Energy Corp. (Symbol: ATO) is lower by about 2.1%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the NOBL Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of NOBL, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, NOBL's low point in its 52 week range is $86.691 per share, with $99.75 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $95.15. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
|
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nobl-adm-cinf-ato%3A-large-inflows-detected-at-etf
| 2022-04-04T18:07:50Z
|
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nobl-adm-cinf-ato%3A-large-inflows-detected-at-etf
| false
|
946
|
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
5-2-3
(five, two, three)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
5-2-3
(five, two, three)
|
https://www.sheltonherald.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Midday-Daily-3-game-17056520.php
| 2022-04-04T18:08:59Z
|
https://www.sheltonherald.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Midday-Daily-3-game-17056520.php
| true
| null |
The number of coronavirus cases in Derry City and Strabane increased by 198 over the weekend, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
A total of 60,885 cases had been confirmed in Derry City and Strabane when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on April 4 (Monday), up from 60,687 on Friday.
The cumulative rate of infection in Derry City and Strabane, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 40,292 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the Northern Ireland average of 36,441.
In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, if one person tests positive for the virus more than 90 days after the first infection, two infection episodes will be recorded, according to the UK Health Security Agency.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 142,807 over the last 24 hours, to 21,359,681.
Free tests in England were withdrawn for most people in the country on April 1, meaning the reported number of coronavirus cases in the UK is likely to be an underestimate.
There was also one more coronavirus death recorded over the weekend in Derry City and Strabane.
The dashboard shows 216 people had died in the area by April 4 (Monday) – up from 215 on Friday.
It means there have been three deaths in the past week, which is an increase on two the previous week.
They were among 3,342 deaths recorded across Northern Ireland.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Derry City and Strabane.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.
Figures reported on a Monday are likely to be lower as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the weekend.
|
https://www.northernirelandworld.com/your-ni/londonderry-derry-city-and-strabane/198-further-coronavirus-cases-and-one-more-death-recorded-in-derry-city-and-strabane-3640454
| 2022-04-04T18:09:10Z
|
https://www.northernirelandworld.com/your-ni/londonderry-derry-city-and-strabane/198-further-coronavirus-cases-and-one-more-death-recorded-in-derry-city-and-strabane-3640454
| true
|
75
|
My account
My Account
Notifications
Log In
QQQ
–
–%
DIA
–
–%
SPY
–
–%
TLT
–
–%
GLD
–
–%
BTC/USD
–
–%
Data & APIs
Events
Marketfy
Premarket
Contribute
Sign in
News
Earnings
Guidance
Dividends
M&A
Buybacks
Legal
Interviews
Management
Retail Sales
Offerings
IPOs
Insider Trades
Biotech/FDA
Freight
Politics
Government
Healthcare
Markets
Pre-Market
After Hours
Movers
ETFs
Forex
Cannabis
Commodities
Options
Binary Options
Bonds
Futures
CME Group
Global Economics
Previews
Reviews
Small-Cap
Cryptocurrency
Penny Stocks
Digital Securities
Ratings
Analyst Color
Downgrades
Upgrades
Initiations
Price Target
Ideas
Trade Ideas
Long Ideas
Short Ideas
Technicals
From The Press
Jim Cramer
Rumors
Best Stocks & ETFs
Best Penny Stocks
Best S&P 500 ETFs
Best Swing Trade Stocks
Best Blue Chip Stocks
Best High-Volume Penny Stocks
Best Small Cap ETFs
Fintech
News
Podcast
Events
Newsletter
Personal Finance
Compare Online Brokers
Stock Brokers
Forex Brokers
Futures Brokers
Crypto Brokers
Options Brokers
ETF Brokers
Mutual Fund Brokers
Index Fund Brokers
Bond Brokers
Short Selling Brokers
Stock Apps
All Broker Reviews
Insurance
Auto
Home
Medicare
Life
Vision
Dental
Business
Pet
Health
Motorcycle
Renters
Workers Comp
Top Stocks
Penny Stocks
Stocks Under $5
Stocks Under $10
Stocks Under $20
Stocks Under $50
Stocks Under $100
Alternative Investing
Invest in Art
Invest in Land
Invest in Real Estate
Invest in Wine
Invest in Gold
Mortgages
Refinance
Purchase
Find a Mortgage Broker
Crypto
Get Started
Is Bitcoin a Good Investment?
Is Ethereum a Good Investment?
What is Blockchain
Best Altcoins
How to Buy Cryptocurrency?
DeFi
Crypto and DeFi 101
What is DeFi?
Decentralized Exchanges
Best DeFi Yield Farms
Digital Securities
NFTs
NFT Release Calendar
What is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT)?
How to Buy Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
CryptoPunks Watchlist
Are NFTs a Scam or a Digital Bubble?
Best In Crypto
Best Crypto Apps
Best Crypto Portfolio Trackers
Best Crypto Day Trading Strategies
Best Crypto IRA
Best Cryptocurrency Scanners
Best Business Crypto Accounts
Best Crypto Screeners
Cannabis
TV
YouTube
Video
Podcasts
Trading School
Personal Finance
Compare Online Brokers
Stock Brokers
Forex Brokers
Futures Brokers
Crypto Brokers
Options Brokers
ETF Brokers
Mutual Fund Brokers
Index Fund Brokers
Bond Brokers
Short Selling Brokers
Stock Apps
All Broker Reviews
Insurance
Auto
Home
Medicare
Life
Vision
Dental
Business
Pet
Health
Motorcycle
Renters
Workers Comp
Top Stocks
Penny Stocks
Stocks Under $5
Stocks Under $10
Stocks Under $20
Stocks Under $50
Stocks Under $100
Alternative Investing
Invest in Art
Invest in Land
Invest in Real Estate
Invest in Wine
Invest in Gold
Mortgages
Refinance
Purchase
Find a Mortgage Broker
Crypto
Get Started
Is Bitcoin a Good Investment?
Is Ethereum a Good Investment?
What is Blockchain
Best Altcoins
How to Buy Cryptocurrency?
DeFi
Crypto and DeFi 101
What is DeFi?
Decentralized Exchanges
Best DeFi Yield Farms
Digital Securities
NFTs
NFT Release Calendar
What is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT)?
How to Buy Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
CryptoPunks Watchlist
Are NFTs a Scam or a Digital Bubble?
Best In Crypto
Best Crypto Apps
Best Crypto Portfolio Trackers
Best Crypto Day Trading Strategies
Best Crypto IRA
Best Cryptocurrency Scanners
Best Business Crypto Accounts
Best Crypto Screeners
Cannabis
TV
YouTube
Video
Podcasts
Trading School
My Stocks
Tools
Calendars
Analyst Ratings Calendar
Dividend Calendar
Conference Call Calendar
Earnings Calendar
Economic Calendar
FDA Calendar
Guidance Calendar
IPO Calendar
M&A Calendar
Retail Sales Calendar
SPAC Calendar
Stock Split Calendar
Trade Ideas
Insider Trades
Trade Idea Feed
Analyst Ratings
Unusual Options Activity
Short Interest
Most Shorted
Largest Increase
Largest Decrease
Calculators
Margin Calculator
Premium
QQQ
–
–%
DIA
–
–%
SPY
–
–%
TLT
–
–%
GLD
–
–%
BTC/USD
–
–%
TASEKO MINES LTD General Corporate Statement By Foreign Issuer (Form6)
Accepted:
Form Type:
6-K
Accession Number:
0001279569-22-000495
|
https://www.benzinga.com/secfilings/22/04/26431151/taseko-mines-ltd-general-corporate-statement-by-foreign-issuer-form6
| 2022-04-04T18:09:47Z
|
https://www.benzinga.com/secfilings/22/04/26431151/taseko-mines-ltd-general-corporate-statement-by-foreign-issuer-form6
| false
|
254241
|
Galaxy S22 Sales Are Reportedly Declining in Samsung’s Home Market Due to the Performance Throttling Controversy
Samsung recently came under heavy criticism for artificially throttling the performance of its Galaxy S22 series, for which it was de-listed by benchmarking application Geekbench. The company did issue a statement, but it has not helped matters for it, especially on its home ground of South Korea, where sales of its flagship family are reportedly declining.
Declining Galaxy S22 Sales Has Forced Samsung’s Carrier Partner to Sharply Raise Subsidies to Sell More Units
Though Samsung addressed this performance throttling issue, which was referred to as the Games Optimization Service (GOS), the sales of the Galaxy S22 lineup have not improved in South Korea, according to a report from The Korea Times. It is clear that customers do not appreciate that their high-end smartphone’s performance was being artificially reduced. Another reason why these sales could be declining was that it was not made clear to these users what the original intent of GOS was.
Samsung did release an update, allowing users to disable GOS, but it has not helped it. Historically, Samsung’s flagship smartphone lineup has done well on its home market, but the report claims that the company’s carrier partners have taken drastic measures in increasing subsidies to sell more units.
KT and LG Uplus have reportedly increased subsidies for the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus by up to 500,000 won, or $410. The carriers previously raised these subsidies by the same amount for the Galaxy S22 Ultra. As of right now, the subsidies on offer are more than triple from the 150,000 won, or $124 amount that was offered previously. To remind you, GOS does not just throttle gaming programs but apps like TikTok, Netflix, and Instagram.
What GOS did not throttle was benchmarking apps like Geekbench, giving the impression that all Galaxy S22 models were performing as they should, which was not the case. An argument could be made that Samsung deliberately introduced GOS to its smartphones to optimize battery life, but if that was the case, there are several ways to do this, many of which would be made public knowledge to the owner.
It may be possible that customers in South Korea will wait for initial reviews to come forth and see if the Galaxy S23 family throttles before deciding on a purchase. One thing is for sure, Samsung did not do itself any favors on artificially gimping performance.
News Source: The Korea Times
Stay in the loop
GET A DAILY DIGEST OF LATEST TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Straight to your inbox
Subscribe to our newsletter
|
https://wccftech.com/galaxy-s22-sales-declining-due-to-performance-throttling/
| 2022-04-04T18:10:11Z
|
https://wccftech.com/galaxy-s22-sales-declining-due-to-performance-throttling/
| true
|
1
|
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — A man fatally shot two people Monday at a gas station in southern Indiana and took a woman at a restaurant hostage before officers shot and wounded him as he drove toward them, authorities said.
The man was arrested Monday morning after police opened fire at the vehicle, Indiana State Police Sgt. Carey Huls said. The woman was able to flee the vehicle before it was driven toward officers.
Both the suspect and the woman were taken to a hospital with undisclosed injuries.
Earlier Monday, a man and woman were slain outside the gas station in New Albany, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky.
Huls said the suspect drove off in a SUV which somehow got damaged. He then ran into the restaurant and forced a woman there inside another vehicle, which he allegedly used to drive toward the officers.
No other details were immediately available.
|
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/2-slain-at-Indiana-gas-station-police-shoot-17056497.php
| 2022-04-04T18:12:00Z
|
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/2-slain-at-Indiana-gas-station-police-shoot-17056497.php
| false
| null |
When you buy a domain name at Dan.com, you’re automatically covered by our unique Buyer Protection Program. Read more about how we keep you safe on our Trust and Security page.
Next to our secure domain ownership transfer process, we strictly monitor all transactions. If anything looks weird, we take immediate action. And if the seller doesn't deliver on their part of the deal, we refund you within 24 hours.
98% of all domain ownership transfers are completed within 24 hours. The seller first delivers the domain to us, then we send you your tailored transfer instructions. Need help? Our domain ownership transfer specialists will assist you at no additional cost.
Pay by bank wire and get a 1% discount or use one of the most popular payment options available through our payment processor, Adyen. Adyen is the payment platform of choice for many leading tech companies like Uber & eBay.
No matter what kind of domain you want to buy, we make the transfer simple and safe.
Here’s how it works
|
https://dan.com/buy-domain/dyf5.com
| 2022-04-04T18:12:37Z
|
https://dan.com/buy-domain/dyf5.com
| false
|
11201
|
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.