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Caryn & Jeremy join you each morning beginning at 5:30am, to keep you company, bring a smile or a laugh, and grow deeper in faith together. They’ve been married to each other for seven years, and can’t wait to walk out life, relationships, parenting and faith alongside you! Make sure to listen either on 90.9 KCBI or wherever you go with the free KCBI app!
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's appearance before a Senate committee took an unexpected and tense detour into the abortion debate Tuesday when senators questioned her about the potential impact of an abortion ban on the American economy.
“I believe that eliminating the right of women to make decisions about when and whether to have children would have very damaging effects on the economy and would set women back decades,” Yellen said in response to a question from Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J. He had introduced the topic with a question on how an abortion ban could financially harm women.
Yellen's answer drew a sharp response from Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., who asked her, "Did you say that ending the life of a child is good for the labor force participation rate?”
“I think people can disagree on the issue of being ‘pro-life’ or ‘pro-abortion’ — but framing it in the labor force participation rate feels callous to me,” he said, adding that the conversation “to me seems harsh.”
Yellen responded: “This is not harsh, this is the truth."
She continued by saying an abortion ban “deprives them of the ability to continue their education,” and those impacted are most commonly young Black women.
The line of questioning at the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee came after a Supreme Court draft opinion leaked last week that suggests the court is poised to throw out the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling that has stood for a half-century.
The hearing also touched on inflation, sanctions imposed on Russia and rising energy costs. Yellen said the U.S. “is focused on everything we can do to bring inflation down."
The abortion issue came up multiple times. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said he disagreed with Yellen's perspective, and offered his own economic analysis.
“I look at low birth rates and an aging population,” he said, arguing that there are negative economic impacts from abortion.
A number of economic analyses indicate that limitations on access to abortion can negatively impact people financially and in other ways.
Sarah Miller, a researcher at the University of Michigan, authored a paper with two others on the impact of abortion restrictions. The trio evaluated data on women who sought abortions at 30 clinics in 21 states but were turned away because they were past the clinics' gestation limit. Two-thirds ended up giving birth.
“As we show in our paper,” Miller said, an abortion ban “will have pretty severe economic consequences for women to keep their head above water,” adding that “there could also be physical and mental health consequences.”
Committee chair Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, ended by saying that if Roe v. Wade were overturned, every woman's decision to determine her reproductive future and health would be “handed over to politicians.”
“It shouldn’t be handed over to me, it shouldn’t be handed over to Secretary Yellen, and it shouldn't be handed over to Mitch McConnell,” he said, referring to the Senate Republican leader. | https://www.chron.com/news/article/Yellen-trip-to-Capitol-detours-into-tense-17162591.php | 2022-05-10T18:24:22Z | https://www.chron.com/news/article/Yellen-trip-to-Capitol-detours-into-tense-17162591.php | false | 31 |
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LEDE Is Hiring A Showroom Manager In New York, NY
POSITION: Showroom Manager
LOCATION: New York, NY
JOB TYPE: Full Time / Perm
The Lede Company, full-service communication, strategy, and impact consulting firm, specializing in corporate, entertainment, and nonprofit sectors, is seeking a creative and experienced Showroom Manager with expertise in Fashion/Retail to join the Brand team. With dedicated Talent, Music, Brand, Strategic Communications, Content, and Social Impact divisions, we work with our clients to advance business and social outcomes through innovative storytelling, media, campaigns, and partnerships. Our service offerings draw on our expertise, relationships, and resources, all of which enable us to exceed client expectations and ultimately, deliver results.
The Showroom Manager will play an integral role in the daily operations of our agency, managing the function and appearance of our showroom which houses samples for our global fashion (RTW, accessories) and lifestyle clients. This individual will oversee all inbound and outbound sample traffic with our team but will need to be motivated to develop organizational systems that adapt to meet client volume and needs.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Showroom Management
• Oversee logistics of all inbound and outbound domestic and international shipments, including: create system to log all incoming and outgoing goods, arrange recurring pickups & drop-offs by key shipping & messenger vendors
• Oversee the daily management of the showroom, ensuring that all racks, shelves, and displays are properly organized and maintained, lead team of interns to assist
• Work closely with the Brand team to ensure the showroom is always organized and ready for appointments
• Proactively order supplies as needed for team, including setting up recurring subscriptions
• Coordinate any needs as required for showroom appointments (i.e., extra racks, flowers, light catering, miscellaneous decor)
•Train all incoming interns on office procedures and logistics
Sample Management
• Manage, with cross-client teams, sample set in FashionGPS tracking software including sample check-ins and check-outs
• Implement and maintain master internal systems as needed to organize sample trafficking across clients
• Facilitate sample send-outs as necessary, including marking samples as checked-in or out, and scheduling messengers
• Notify the Brand team of incoming packages to ensure any expected shipments are accounted for, appropriately received, and properly inventoried
• Arrange drop-off of packages at UPS/FedEx/DHL if necessary, per client needs
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND KNOWLEDGE
• 2-3 years of fashion/retail showroom experience, agency experience a plus
• Excellent project management skills with exceptional organizational and planning skills
• Outstanding interpersonal skills
• Business acumen with the ability to communicate across departments
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, start-up environment
• Exceptional relationship-building skills, collaborative, able to work well with others
• Proactive self-starter and an enthusiastic, client-facing professional
Knowledgeable on FashionGPS
MORE DETAILS
• Reports to the Vice President, Brand
• Full-time staff role with benefits, must be based in NYC and able to work in-office
• Must be authorized for employment in the United States
To Apply: Please send your resume to Rachel.Wolman@ledecompany.com, subject line Showroom Manager.
ABOUT THE LEDE COMPANY
Our team of 100+ has decades of experience at the intersection of culture, social impact, and creative communications across brand, corporate, talent, nonprofit, and entertainment sectors. Colleagues describe our culture as dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative and we pride ourselves on breaking industry rules and developing cutting-edge strategies that result in category-creating brands and transformational campaigns that accelerate impact for our clients. We offer a suite of medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits, along with annual vacation, paid holidays, and commuter benefits for eligible employees. | https://fashionista.com/2022/05/lede-is-hiring-a-showroom-manager-in-new-york-ny | 2022-05-10T18:31:18Z | https://fashionista.com/2022/05/lede-is-hiring-a-showroom-manager-in-new-york-ny | false | 1 |
Tuesday talking point: The ‘Mike Jackson Momentum Train’ halted
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My friends and fellow fans warned me about getting carried away, about being overly confident, about being dismissive of Everton.
And suddenly, the world - more specifically the Premier League table - doesn't look quite so rosy.
Saturday’s defeat at home by Villa took me by surprise, and I confess that I didn’t expect the ‘Mike Jackson Momentum Train’ to come to quite such a spectacular halt.
I have no intention of criticising a set of players who have given everything to the cause over the past few weeks, especially given they were shackled from the off by injuries to some key players, but we never looked at it.
It’s a concern that we have to play that Villa side again in two weeks.
Looking at the table, it feels like it has come down to a straight shoot-out between Burnley and Leeds. And one more win may well do it.
I can’t see a Burnley player subjecting himself to such a needless and irresponsible red card as the one we saw at Leeds on Sunday, so perhaps that togetherness Mike Jackson has re-installed in the Clarets class of 2022 may just give us that edge.
In the meantime, I repeat the message I sent out back in February, if Spurs could find it in themselves to be a bit Spursy, I would be eternally grateful. | https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cx8n0y7gvyeo | 2022-05-10T18:41:21Z | https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cx8n0y7gvyeo | true | 2 |
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Navya Naveli Nanda treats BFF Ananya Panday with a yummy cake as she completes 3 years in Bollywood
Ananya Panday made her debut in Bollywood with Karan Johar’s Student Of The Year 2.
Ananya Panday is beaming with joy as she has completed three years in the film industry. From Gehraiyaan to Student Of The Year 2, the young talented actress had an interesting journey in Bollywood so far. Ananya made her starry debut in ‘Student Of The Year 2’ with Tara Sutaria and Tiger Shroff. She later appeared in ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh 2’ in the same year with Kartik Aaryan and Bhumi Pednekar.
To celebrate Ananya’s achievement, the actress’ best friend Navya Naveli Nanda sent her a delicious chocolate cake. The Gehraiyaan star quickly took to her Instagram stories and shared a picture of the sweet treat. Sharing the glimpse, Ananya wrote, “My precious @navyananda” with a heart emoticon. Earlier today, shared a gratitude note as her debut film clocked three years. She wrote, “3 Years Since Student Of The Year 2 Released! 3 Years Of Me Living My Dreams Every Single Day Nothing But Gratitude”. She also added, “I have a long way to go.. but I'm grateful for all the love you guys give me. I promise to work very very hard and make you proud”.
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Meanwhile, on the work front, Ananya Panday, who was last seen in Gehraiyaan, will next be seen in Kho Gaye Hum Kahaan. She will be sharing screen space with Siddhant Chaturvedi and Adarsh Gourav in the Arjun Varain Singh directorial. Apart from this, she also has the pan-India film Liger opposite Vijay Deverakonda. | https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/navya-naveli-nanda-treats-bff-ananya-panday-yummy-cake-she-completes-3-years-bollywood-1086523 | 2022-05-10T18:44:06Z | https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/navya-naveli-nanda-treats-bff-ananya-panday-yummy-cake-she-completes-3-years-bollywood-1086523 | true | 1 |
S2 Resources Ltd (ASX:S2R – Get Rating) insider Mark Bennett bought 509,416 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of A$0.15 ($0.11) per share, with a total value of A$78,450.06 ($54,479.21).
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 22.94 and a current ratio of 23.45.
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James R. Olson, ‘Andromeda Strain,’ ‘Rachel, Rachel’ Star, Dies at 91
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James R. Olson, who starred opposite Joanne Woodward in Rachel, Rachel and in the 1971 Michael Crichton plague thriller The Andromeda Strain, has died. He was 91 years old.
Olson died on April 17 at his home in Malibu, the Malibu Times reported on April 28. Born on Oct. 8, 1930 in Evanston, Illinois to parents Leroy and Florence Olson, Olson was a child actor in Chicago before graduating from Northwestern University and serving in the U.S. military.
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He eventually moved to New York City where he studied with Lee Strasberg and got his acting start in live theater. Olson’s first Broadway role was playing Captain Dicer in The Young and the Beautiful, co-written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, in 1955. Other Broadway roles included Of Love Remembered, Tennessee Williams’ one acts The Mutilated, The Three Sisters revival and The Chinese Prime Minister.
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Over a three decade career, Olson became a mainstay of American TV series, with appearances in Have Gun Will Travel, Kung Fu, Lancer, The Virginian, McCloud, Gunsmoke, Ironside, Mannix, Maude and The Bionic Woman, among other shows.
His movie credits included roles as Nick Kazlik in Paul Newman’s Rachel, Rachel in 1968, blood chemistry specialist Dr. Mark Hall in Robert Wise’s The Andromeda Strain and in Blake Edwards’ western Wild Rovers, The Groundstar Conspiracy and Ragtime in 1981.
Olson retired from acting in 1990.
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The ups and downs of pandemic waves continue to affect wait times for elective surgeries in Canada, adding to concerns about mounting backlogs as provinces ease restrictions, new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows.
The new report shows hospitals and health systems have gotten better at weathering spikes of COVID-19 infection since the virus first struck the country in early 2020. But the number of surgeries performed still fluctuates with each pandemic wave, compounding backlogs every time.
“From an ongoing perspective, you can expect to see challenges likely across all provinces, because even if you can ramp up to what you were pre-pandemic, get your waits down, you still have that backlog you’re trying to make your way through,” said Tracy Johnson, director of health system analytics at CIHI.
When COVID-19 first arrived in Canada, hospitals shut down all but the most urgent surgeries to cope with the massive influx of patients.
That meant patients waiting for important, but elective, procedures like joint replacements were left to tough it out until hospitals were able to get to them or their condition became an emergency.
About 600,000 fewer surgeries were performed across Canada since the beginning of the pandemic, the institute says. About a quarter of those were joint replacements and cataract surgeries.
CIHI looked at data related to select surgeries for the first 18 months of the pandemic, which predates the Delta, Omicron and BA.2 waves.
For hip and knee replacements, only about 51 per cent of patients across Canada were treated within the recommended time frame of 182 days in the first months of the pandemic, compared to 71 per cent before the pandemic began.
Those numbers have gradually improved to 62 per cent of patients treated within the recommended time between April and September 2021.
Delays in preventive care, specialist consultations and pre-surgical tests means more people may need surgery, CIHI suggests, which could add to wait times as more patients are added to the backlog.
More urgent procedures like hip fractures and cancer surgeries were shown to have been prioritized during the pandemic, and wait times have not been significantly affected since the onset of COVID-19.
After the data for the study was collected, Canada was struck by the biggest wave of COVID-19 yet. The Omicron wave stressed health systems by putting a massive number of patients in the hospital and even more hospital staff into isolation.
Even now, as the latest wave slows down, hospitals are still stretched thin, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said at a briefing last Friday.
“Weeks of COVID-19 resurgence, including widespread illness and health-care worker absenteeism, has contributed to prolonged impacts on the health system,” Tam said.
Those impacts, including delayed surgeries, have likely added to the backlog since the last round of data was collected, Johnson said.
The federal government has dedicated a $2-billion lump sum to help provinces work through their pandemic-related surgical backlogs, but provinces have said that without long-term funding, there are limits to what that money can achieve.
The study also looked at cataract surgery and wait times for MRI and CT scans. Cataract surgery took a hit during the early days of the pandemic, but in April to September 2021, 66 per cent of patients were treated within the recommended time frame. That’s nearly back to the pre-pandemic level of 69 per cent.
Johnson said that’s mainly because cataract surgery is typically performed in a clinic, rather than a hospital.
Waits for MRI scans have actually improved nationally by four or five days compared with the pre-pandemic period, though there was a huge variation between provinces. Waits for CT scans remained about the same.
—Laura Osman, The Canadian Press
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Parents are urging the B.C. government to do a better job of teaching their kids about the concepts of sexual assault, harassment and consent.
The BC Confederation of Parents Advisory Councils (BCCPAC) adopted four resolutions at the end of April encouraging consent education aimed at addressing peer-to-peer sexual assault and harassment.
The resolutions include: mandatory student education about sexual assault and harassment; a mandatory province-wide policy regarding sexual harassment in schools; clear guidance on how school personnel should respond to student complaints of peer-to-peer sexual violence; and clear guidance on how school districts should collect and assess data concerning student disclosures of sexual violence.
“We have a problem that’s not going away,” said Shannon Aldinger, the Comox Valley parent and lawyer who authored the resolutions. “In fact, it may be getting worse…. It’s actually worse than we thought.”
RELATED STORY: Almost 3,600 respond to Comox Valley Schools’ survey
Aldinger cites the McCreary Centre’s BC Adolescent Health Survey from 2018 as showing how rates of sexual violence have not improved in recent decades. The survey talked to 38,000 young people, from 12 to 19, from B.C. school districts and turned up some alarming results.
The report showed dating violence and sexual harassment trending upward over the previous study in 2013, with the risk is particularly high for girls aged 15 to 17, Indigenous students, LGBTQ+ students or those with a disabilitys.
In a news release, she states the province recognized the problem of sexual violence in post-secondary education environments in 2016, and she wants to see similar action now for public school students.
“We get that there’s no quick fix for this,” Aldinger said.
The online ERASE resource for students covers many important topics for young people in the education system, but there is no option when it comes to issues like sexual harassment and violence or the importance of consent.
“When I talk to parents about this, they’re literally stunned,” she said.
Minister of Education and Child Care Jennifer Whiteside said the province is making improvements to the ERASE website, which was launched to create safe and welcoming school cultures.
“We will continue to listen to and work with our partners, including parents, teachers, experts and other ministries as we work to improve how the K-12 education system supports students and staff in all aspects of health and safety, and make changes in any way that can help prevent sexual assault, harassment and any non-consensual behavior,” she said.
mike.chouinard@comoxvalleyrecord.com
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The websites for the five districts represented by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors like to note that, because our county is so huge and so dense, the 2 million residents is a bigger population than 14 states plus Washington, D.C. combined.
And the cities and unincorporated communities in the sprawling Third District include some of the most important and famous in the world, from West Hollywood to Beverly Hills to Santa Monica, from Malibu to the heart of the San Fernando Valley.
With redrawn boundaries but not radically so, the district will be represented by a new supervisor come December, as Sheila Kuehl will not be running for a third term. The six candidates running to replace her have a wide range of backgrounds, ages and politics. From among them, we endorse longtime San Fernando Valley politician Bob Hertzberg for his wide and broad experience as a Southern California lawmaker. He significantly also has the backing of the only current Republican supervisor, Kathryn Barger, on the nominally non-partisan board.
The Board of Supervisors at its best is a practical, in-the-trenches force for good in Los Angeles County whose members need to know how to negotiate the intricacies of the bureaucracies of the 88 cities here as well as work with state politicians in Sacramento and D.C. to get resources for our needs. Hertzberg, 67, is both a former speaker of the California Assembly and state Senate majority leader. We’ve often disagreed with him, but he knows how to make politics work.
As he told the editorial board, “Right now, L.A. County is facing unprecedented challenges. The public is losing trust in the ability of government to address big problems like homelessness, public safety, climate change and more. To change that, we need leaders who will take responsibility and dig into the details to get the job done. We don’t have a lack of resources and voters have shown a willingness to fund solutions. Instead, we have a problem of implementation and leadership.”
We strongly encourage Hertzberg, who has the backing of groups like BizFed PAC to listen to the business community, who have long been shut out of discussions for too long. | https://www.presstelegram.com/2022/05/10/bob-hertzberg-for-los-angeles-county-board-of-supervisors-endorsement/ | 2022-05-10T18:57:14Z | https://www.presstelegram.com/2022/05/10/bob-hertzberg-for-los-angeles-county-board-of-supervisors-endorsement/ | false | 7 |
PITTSBURGH, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a better way to scrub various areas of the tub with minimal effort," said an inventor, from Hermantown, Minn., "so I invented the AUTOMATIC BATHTUB CLEANER. My design would enable you to easily remove dirt, debris, soap scum and residue."
The patent-pending invention provides an easy and effective way to clean the bathtub. In doing so, it offers an alternative to traditional scrubbing tools. As a result, it saves time and effort and it reduces strain. The invention features a lightweight and durable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-MHO-121, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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The mortality rate in highly pathogenic avian influenza is nearly 100% for domestic poultry, but it’s killing wild birds now, too. Idaho recently identified its first such case in a great-horned owl.
Colorado assistant state veterinarian Morgan McCarty said it’s mainly affecting waterfowl, like ducks and geese.
“But we’re also seeing it in owls and eagles and vultures and hawks and crows across the United States where we have never seen the levels of virus in the wild birds that we’re seeing this year.”
In Colorado alone, the state has recorded several infected wild birds, including a bald eagle, a few Canada geese, two snow geese, Ross’s geese, two turkey vultures, a few mallard ducks and a green-winged teal duck.
Wild birds have long been blamed for spreading bird flu to poultry farms and backyard coops. Poultry deaths are breaking records in the Mountain West, too, while nearing national records.
Colorado recently had to dispatch more than a million chickens at an egg-laying facility after having to euthanize another 60,000 at a commercial broiler breeder.
Wyoming killed pheasants at a farm after infected turkeys died nearby. The state has also reported wild bird deaths ranging from a red-tailed hawk to owls to more geese.
There have been cases in Utah and Montana, but no widely reported cases in Nevada or New Mexico.
McCarty said previous strains of bird flu have died out in summer, and she hopes this one recedes within a month.
“If temperatures warm up and dry out, then there’s a good possibility that we might not have to deal with this virus much past the first of June,” she said. “Of course, that’s tough in a lot of ways because the West is in a terrible drought, so we don’t want hot, dry temperatures right off the bat.”
If any of your backyard chickens or poultry get sick or die, you can report their deaths to your state agriculture department. Experts urge poultry owners to use proper hygiene, including keeping chickens away from wild birds that may have the virus.
If you find a dead wild bird without signs of trauma, don’t touch it, note where it is, and contact your state wildlife officials.
Health experts said people shouldn’t be concerned with eating infected chicken or eggs when those foods are cooked properly. They also say it’s unlikely for humans to get the virus, though people working with birds are the most likely to contract it.
There has only been one reported case of a human who tested positive for the virus in the last year. It was a Colorado man who was working with infected birds. However, experts say their nasal swab could have picked up the virus just resting in his nose without actually infecting him.
This story was produced by the Mountain West News Bureau, a collaboration between Wyoming Public Media, Boise State Public Radio in Idaho, KUNR in Nevada, the O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West in Montana, KUNC in Colorado, KUNM in New Mexico, with support from affiliate stations across the region. Funding for the Mountain West News Bureau is provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. | https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/environment/2022-05-10/the-bird-flu-is-killing-more-wild-species-like-geese-ducks-hawks-and-eagles | 2022-05-10T18:57:56Z | https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/environment/2022-05-10/the-bird-flu-is-killing-more-wild-species-like-geese-ducks-hawks-and-eagles | false | 4 |
The title of best digital signage software vendor was given to Broadsign at the 2013 DailyDOOH Gala Awards, proving that not only bad things happen in threes!
Broadsign was voted Number One in DailyDOOH’s list of the Top 10 Digital Signage Vendors in 2011, 2012 and now 2013 – a testament to the maturity, reliability and superior functionality of its software platform, Broadsign X. Broadsign was also named the best digital signage vendor due to the continued and increasing success of the 200+ networks running on Broadsign’s software platform.
Digital place-based and digital out-of-home networks have been increasing in number and size over the past year, due to their growing placement in marketing mixes. Brands, advertisers and creative agencies are determining new ways to measure the ROI of cross-platform campaigns, and have found great value in combining digital signage with mobile and social media tactics.
The virality and success of such initiatives means that digital signage networks are more understood by media planners and in-demand by media buyers. Broadsign’s digital signage software is the most advanced and complete cloud-based platform for managing digital signage networks. As the number of screens in a company’s portfolio grows, Broadsign allows network operators to become more efficient, save money and reduce errors due to its sophisticated, rules-based campaign automation.
New to digital signage? Learn the secrets to establishing a successful digital signage network by reading the “Digital Signage 101” whitepaper, Everybody’s DOOHing It.
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Ludhiana | PAU zoologist granted ad-hoc research project worth ₹25 lakh
Professor Devinder Kaur Kocher, department of zoology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), has been awarded an ad-hoc research project worth ₹25 lakh, as principal investigator (PI), by the department of science and technology (DST), Government of India.
The title of the project, granted under the DST SERB-POWER (Promoting Opportunities for Women in Exploratory Research), is ’Evaluation of yeast-encapsulated essential oil-based biolarvicide formulation(s) for management of Aedes aegypti mosquito’.
GS Kocher, principal microbiologist and head, department of microbiology, is the Co-PI of this project.
Kocher is already conducting a research on the non-chemical and eco-safe methods for the control of mosquito larvae and she was also granted a DST-sponsored project on the biological control of mosquitoes in 2013.
PAU student conferred Best Research Paper Award
Varinder Kumar, a student of chemistry from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has been awarded with the ‘Best Research Paper Award’ during the national symposium on novel strategies in plant stress diagnosis and management, held at Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, on May 6 and 7.
Kumar has been conferred the award for his research paper entitled “ZnS-Sepiolite nanocomposite as eco-friendly, biodegradable and assimilative storage tool against seed-borne fungi of rice”.
The conference was organised by Himalayan Phytopathological Society and department of plant pathology of Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry.
PAU apprises farmers of resource conservation in agriculture
The farmers were briefed about the techniques of paddy crop production, residue management, and resource conservation in agriculture at a farmer-scientist interface programme held by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) in Ferozepur.
“Resource conservation is the need of the hour and PAU has developed multiple technologies for crop production, water conservation and a clean environment,” said Kuldeep Singh, head, department of extension education, PAU, while speaking during the farmer-scientist interface in Ferozepur.
Senior extension scientist Dharminder Singh shared the details of activities outlined for resource conservation under National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) project.
He highlighted the harmful effects of crop residue burning and urged the farmers to avoid long duration, unrecommended, water-guzzling paddy varieties and instead sow high-yielding, early maturing, less water requiring ‘PR’ varieties of paddy recommended by PAU.
Agricultural development officer Gurwant Singh, department of agriculture and farmers’ welfare, advised the farmers to adopt Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) technology for paddy crop production, and emphasised on tar-wattar sowing of DSR.
Extension scientist Lakhwinder Kaur encouraged the farmers to keep themselves updated with latest farm information by reading PAU farm literature and going through PAU Kisan App.
The participating farmers shared their experiences with experts. Later, paddy seed of new varieties and PAU literature was provided to the farmers.
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MSRTC’s first electric bus Shivai to run from Pune to Ahmednagar on June 1
PUNE The electric buses of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation will soon start running across the state. The state transport body's first e-bus will ferry from Pune to Ahmednagar on June 1, which is also their foundation day. Named Shivai, these electric buses will be launched in a phase-wise manner. In the first phase, 150 e-buses will be added to the MSRTC fleet by June-July.
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Detailed terms for home delivery of liquor only after Delhi cabinet’s nod
People in Delhi may soon be able to order liquor at home like they order food online, once the recommendations of a ministerial group are accepted. Such a system will also check bootlegging and interstate smuggling of liquor. After the cabinet approves the proposals, the excise department will draft rules to implement the home delivery system that ensures keeping with the provisions of Delhi Excise Act, such as not delivering of liquor to underage individuals.
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PAC band to perform at Ram Ki Paidi twice a week
The marching bands of the UP Provincial Armed Constabulary will play twice a week at Ram ki Paidi, said senior police officials here, on Tuesday. Additional director general KS Pratap Kumar further directed officials of PAC companies deployed there to play its band twice a week at Ram Ki Paidi. At present, the 30th battalion of PAC, Gonda, is deployed there in security.
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Pune district reports 37 new Covid cases
PUNE Pune district reported 37 new Covid-19 cases and no deaths due to the infection in the last 24 hours. As per the state health department, Pune rural reported five new Covid cases which took the progressive count to 425,631 and the death toll stood at 7,204 as no more deaths were reported. Pune city reported 28 new Covid cases which took the progressive count to 680,684 and the death toll stood at 9,713.
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30-45 days required for pre-poll preparations, says BMC
Mumbai Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Tuesday said the civic administration has been preparing for the civic polls 2022 and would require between 30 to 45 days to complete the pre-poll process and be logistically ready before the actual voting schedule is finalised by the state election commission. The BMC has started preparations, which include erecting pandals, preparing voters lists, and ensuring Covid protocols are followed on polling day. Ward reservation lottery will also be conducted. | https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/ludhiana-pau-zoologist-granted-ad-hoc-research-project-worth-25-lakh-101652205998384.html | 2022-05-10T19:01:55Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/ludhiana-pau-zoologist-granted-ad-hoc-research-project-worth-25-lakh-101652205998384.html | true | 1 |
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This Oprah-Loved Jumpsuit Is Now on Sale: Shop the Chic Corduroy Style
Putting together a summer outfit can be a challenge when it's warm outside, but the AC is blasting inside. But it's no wonder that Oprah Winfrey has the answer to your warm-weather wardrobe difficulties. If you're looking for an easy-to-wear uniform this summer, this jumpsuit has Oprah's official seal of approval, and it's on sale right now for 20% off.
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In celebration of our current special exhibit “Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration,” you are invited to the Hunter’s first Cosplay Night. Cosplay as a character from your favorite fandom for a chance to win a cosplay contest. Enjoy illustrations from your favorite fantasy series like “Game of Thrones,” “Earthsea,” and “The Spiderwick Chronicles.” There will be fantastical treats for sale from couture cotton candy cart Bonjour Sucre, a cash bar and booths selling collectibles and treats. Everyone is welcome.
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Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has reiterated Ghana’s continued commitment to the West African Gas Pipeline Project (WAGPP).
According to him, this commitment has been demonstrated in Ghana’s funding of the approximately US$200 million Takoradi-Tema Interconnection Project.
Addressing a Committee of Minister’s meeting on the project in Abuja on Tuesday, Dr. Prempeh who is the chairman of the committee said the WAGP is a regional asset and has been a significant contributor to the stability of power supply in our beneficiary countries over the last few years.
He, therefore, said the appropriateness of plans to extend the pipeline further along the West African Coast up to Morocco cannot be overemphasized.
This, he added is to allow for the supply of natural gas to countries along the pipeline route, as well as those in-land.
Ghana's Energy Minister also reminded his colleague Ministers that efforts must be made to enhance the operational efficiency of the pipeline and strengthen the regulatory authority to perform its role.
He however underscored the importance of an anticipated context for the multiplicity of shippers on the pipeline which he believes could increase the complexity of regulation.
“The other critical issue is the proposal to the ECOWAS Commission regarding the establishment of WAGPA properly as an ECOWAS institution. Although the feedback on this proposal is yet to be received, it needs to be emphasized that the response of the ECOWAS Commission is key in realizing the envisaged future of the pipeline as infrastructure under the umbrella of ECOWAS,” Dr Opoku Prempeh said.
The Energy Minister said a properly functioning WAGP system is crucial for the gas supply mix of Ghana and the Government of Ghana will continue to be relentless in protecting this asset.
Dr Prempeh also announced that the Government of Ghana is considering the integration of the WAGP to other gas supply sources, currently under development to ensure the energy security of the country.
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Mario Batali was found not guilty of indecent assault and battery on Tuesday, following a swift trial in which the celebrity chef waived his right to have a jury decide his fate.
Batali, who pleaded not guilty to indecent assault and battery in 2019, had faced up to 2 1/2 years in jail and would've been required to register as a sex offender if convicted.
Batali's accuser recounted in court how she'd been "shocked, surprised and alarmed" as the 61-year-old former Food Network personality aggressively kissed and groped her while they were taking a selfie at a Boston restaurant in 2017.
The 32-year-old software company worker said she felt confused and powerless to do anything to stop Batali as he touched her without her consent. She has also filed a lawsuit that's pending in Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston, which Batali's attorney argued gave her a financial incentive to lie.
Batali is among a number of high-profile men who have faced a public reckoning during the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse and harassment in recent years.
After four women accused him of inappropriate touching in 2017, he stepped down from day-to-day operations at his restaurant empire and left the since-discontinued ABC cooking show "The Chew."
Batali also apologized, acknowledging the allegations "match up" with ways he has acted.
"I have made many mistakes," he said in an email newsletter at the time. "My behavior was wrong and there are no excuses. I take full responsibility."
The trial opened Monday with Batali — in a surprise move — waiving his right to a jury trial and opting instead to have the judge decide his fate.
Batali's attorney argued that the Boston assault never happened and that the accuser isn't a credible witness, homing in on the woman's recent admission of attempting to avoid jury service by claiming to be clairvoyant. She was also accused, in that case, of violating the judge's orders to keep an open mind and not discuss the case with others.
In delivering the verdict, Boston Municipal Court Judge James Stanton agreed with the contention that the accuser had credibility issues. Both the accuser and Batali left the courtroom without speaking to reporters.
Batali was once a fixture on shows like "Molto Mario" and "Iron Chef America." But the ponytail-and-orange Croc-wearing personality's high-flying career crumbled amid sexual misconduct allegations.
Last year, Batali, his business partner and their New York City restaurant company agreed to pay $600,000 to resolve a four-year investigation by the New York attorney general's office into allegations that Batali and other staff sexually harassed employees.
In Boston, he had opened a branch of the popular Italian food marketplace Eataly and a Babbo Pizzeria e Enoteca in the city's Seaport District. But he has since been bought out of his stake in Eataly, and the Babbo restaurant in Boston has closed.
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Michael Andretti walked through the Formula One paddock quite literally going door-to-door. He wants into the most exclusive club in motorsports and figured pleading his case to the current team bosses was his best shot.
Andretti carried with him a white Miami Dolphins folder — he said he borrowed it from the promoters of the inaugural Miami Grand Prix last weekend — and inside was a piece of paper asking the 10 current F1 team leaders to support the addition of Andretti Global to the grid.
By the time he made it to the end of the paddock, Andretti's chances seemed grim. He left his conversation with Red Bull principal Christian Horner — held in the outdoor, open area of Red Bull hospitality — with only two signatures. Horner did not sign.
Andretti didn't even bother going next door to Mercedes, where boss Toto Wolff has not wavered in his opposition to adding teams because he believes that would dilute profits for those on the grid.
Andretti was discouraged but not defeated. By the time Sunday's race began, he felt a lot better about his chances of returning the Andretti name to F1.
Andretti told The Associated Press he had an encouraging meeting with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali. He said the same thing to new FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem when they spoke before the race.
“We finally have some direction,” Andretti told AP. “It's the first time we've been given any direction on how to make this happen.”
Just when it seemed that Andretti had no shot at cracking the country club — there's a $200 million buy-in fee — he was given hope. It had to have been encouraging that Sulayem, who was elected head of F1's governing body in December, not only recognized Andretti but stopped to lean into his ear for an exchange in which Sulayem did most of the talking.
The Andretti effort to field an American team was the talk of F1's first-ever race in Miami. The North American market has at last embraced the series — Sunday's race on ABC was the most-watched live F1 race in U.S. history — and Andretti wants to expand the famed racing name.
Mario Andretti, Michael’s father, is the 1978 F1 champion and one of the greatest drivers in motorsports history. But there has not been an American driver in F1 since Alexander Rossi in 2015. The only current American team is Haas F1, which is owned by California businessman Gene Haas, partially headquartered in North Carolina but does not employ any American drivers.
Michael Andretti, who spent the 1993 season commuting back and forth from the U.S. to Europe to drive for McLaren in F1, wants to put IndyCar driver Colton Herta of California in his seat.
Andretti maintains he's committed to a true effort, and argues an American team with an American driver can only add to F1's financial worth. He figures Andretti involvement will help all existing teams court North American sponsorship.
Wolff has yet to see any benefit to expanding the grid to anyone and estimates F1's current successful teams have “put more than a billion into the Formula 1 projects over the years.”
“We have 10 entries today, we divide the prize fund among those 10 entries,” Wolff said. “If a team comes in, how can you demonstrate that you’re bringing in more money than it’s actually costing? The 11th team means a 10% dilution for everybody else. So, if one is able to demonstrate that, then we should all be sitting on the table and cheer for such an entry. But that hasn’t been demonstrated yet.”
Zak Brown, the head of McLaren Racing, joined Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi as the only F1 team leaders to sign Andretti's form in Miami. Brown, a Californian, has a long relationship with the Andrettis and announced Tuesday he will let Mario Andretti drive a McLaren F1 car at the U.S. Grand Prix in October.
He believes Andretti Global would be a benefit.
“A very credible racing team with a credible brand, with the right resources, I think is additive to the sport,” Brown said. “That appears to be what Michael has put together. So, on that basis, we are supportive.”
Rossi said he he believes adding an American team “goes along with the expansion in the U.S.” There are two F1 races in the United States this year for the first time since 1984, and a 2023 trip to Las Vegas will make three American races on the schedule.
“An American team will directly generate interest in the U.S., and therefore, revenue,” Rossi said. “We need to demonstrate that it’s enough to compensate for the dilution that Toto was mentioning. Gut feeling? I think he would.”
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Simple Summer Coasters
Inspired by: Broad Stripes & Bright Stars from designer Corey Yoder
Quilt tester: Doris Brunnette
Finished size: 4" square
Materials
Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width.
- 10" square each red print and multicolor print (coaster top and back)
Cut Fabrics
Cut pieces in the following order.
From red print, cut:
- 2—4-1/2" squares
- 3—1-1/2×4-1/2" rectangles
- 2—1×4-1/2" rectangles
From multicolor print, cut:
- 3—1-1/2×4-1/2" rectangles
- 2—1×4-1/2" rectangles
Assemble Coasters
Measurements include 1/4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.
Press seams in directions indicated by arrows on diagrams. If no direction is specified, press seam toward darker fabric.
1. Sew together red print 1-1/2×4-1/2" rectangles and multicolor print 1×4-1/2" rectangles in a row to make a coaster top (Diagram 1). The coaster top should be 4-1/2" square including seam allowances.
2. Repeat Step 1 using multicolor print 1-1/2×4-1/2" rectangles and red print 1×4-1/2" rectangles to make a second coaster top (Diagram 2).
3. Layer one coaster top and a red print 4-1/2" square, right sides together. Sew together edges of layered pieces, leaving a 2" opening in one edge for turning (Diagram 3).
4. Turn the coaster right side out through the opening. Use the eraser end of a pencil to push out the corners. With raw edges of opening folded in 1/4", topstitch all edges to complete coaster.
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I share a bed with my kids to guarantee a decent night’s kip – my hubby sleeps on the floor and we have sex in the loo
AT the end of a busy day Aimee Bradley climbs into a comfy double bed.
Sadly for husband Davin, she doesn’t share with him but another male in her life, six-month-old Blake.
Aimee is one of a rising number of parents co-sleeping with their young children and did the same thing for at least the first year of nine-year-old daughter Autumn and three-year-old Ashton’s lives.
Davin sleeps on a mattress on son Ashton’s bedroom floor.
And what of Aimee and Davin’s sex life?
A quickie in the downstairs loo is about all they manage these days.
After Autumn was born there was no sex for a year.
The couple are sharing their story, a tale that will sound all too familiar for millions of parents, after actress Helen Flanagan revealed she had not slept in the same bed as fiancé Scott Sinclair since eldest child Matilda, six, was born as she has since been co-sleeping with Matilda, then Delilah, three, now Charlie, one.
The Corrie favourite, who has been engaged to footballer Scott since 2018, said the couple are more like “flatmates”, adding: “I’ve always just co-slept with the kids out of easiness . . . ”
Aimee can relate to it but says that sharing her bed with the kids instead of her husband comes at a cost — her relationship with Davin.
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“I co-slept with all my children for at least a year. With Ashton it was pretty much until Blake was born, so he was two and a half,” says the stay-at-home mum from Havant, Hampshire.
“With Blake, I fell into it as it’s the easiest way for me and him to get a decent sleep. I breastfeed him so I don’t have to get up and I also love the cuddles.
“But it comes at a price — and that’s my husband’s happiness. We have very little alone time and he’s fed up.
“I feel guilty, but babies grow up quickly and this time is a tiny chunk out of what will be a long marriage.
“We only manage to have sex by snatching a few moments in the kitchen or the downstairs loo.
“Up until a few weeks ago it was at least spontaneous, which spiced it up.
"But then Autumn walked in on us having sex on the sofa — I was mortified.
"Now, if we’re in the mood for sex, we put a laundry basket at the top and bottom of the stairs so we hear them move if Autumn comes down the stairs.
“There’s no spontaneity and I worry about getting caught.
“Other times we wait until Davin has a day off during the week and Autumn is at school. There’s no time for an emotional connection, it’s ticking a box.
"Davin will say, ‘this (co-sleeping) has got to stop’, but I’ll do whatever it takes to have a contented baby who sleeps. Although I hate Davin being miserable, I’ll carry on co-sleeping.”
Davin, 38, an electrical engineer, says: “We didn’t have sex for a year after having Autumn. Adapting to having a baby took its toll on our relationship and we ended up going for counselling.
Autumn walked in on us having sex on the sofa — I was mortified.
Aimee Bradley
“And now I feel pushed out and long to have a good night’s sleep with my wife. I understand Aimee’s reasons why she co-sleeps — this way we all manage to get some sleep — but I’m hoping it doesn’t go on for much longer.”
Expert nanny Kathryn Mewes says Davin’s feelings are not unusual.
The mum of two, presenter of cable TV’s The Three Day Nanny, says: “I’m not saying couples must have sex every night to have a healthy relationship.
“Neither am I suggesting that mums who co-sleep at some point during their child’s life should be riddled with guilt.
“But when a partner doesn’t feel welcome in their own bedroom, they can stop feeling welcome in the relationship altogether. And who benefits from the arrangement anyway? You or your child?”
A survey of 8,500 parents by the Lullaby Trust found that 76 per cent have co-slept with their baby.
The NHS advises that the safest place for your baby to sleep for the first six months is in a cot in your room, and it highlights the association between sudden infant death syndrome and co-sleeping.
It’s important not to share a bed with your baby if you or your partner smoke, have recently drunk alcohol, or have taken medicine or drugs that make you sleep more heavily.
Co-sleeping risks are increased if your baby was premature or was born weighing less than 5½lb.
Mum of three Amelia Walker says “musical beds” began with her middle child Antonia, who is five.
Her eldest, Aria, now seven, was a “good” sleeper but 13-month-old Enzo also co-sleeps with Mum.
Husband Hez, 40, who works in finance, sleeps on a pullout bed.
I’ve always just co-slept with the kids out of easiness . . .
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Amelia, 38, who also works in finance, says: “Aria was a good sleeper and transitioned to her cot within a few weeks so Hez never felt pushed out.
“Our second daughter took hours to settle. She’d often end up in our bed and disrupt our sleep, and we’d end up playing musical beds.
“Hez was concerned about having a third because of the disruption but I swore that I’d be more disciplined about putting Enzo in his cot.
“But from day one he’s been in bed with me, while Hez has been on a pullout bed in the girls’ room. Inevitably it’s had an impact on our marriage and it’s galling for him.
“We’re tired with three children and our jobs, and miss the intimacy of sleeping together. Sex is less frequent, but also the closeness of waking up together.
“But I relish the cuddles with Enzo. He’ll be our last child and I want to savour every moment.”
Hez says: “It’s very hard for fathers these days. You’re expected to be the breadwinner, do DIY, help with all the housework and then you can’t even sleep in your own bed.
“I feel taken for granted. I go out to work and then I’m just the person that sleeps on the floor. I envy Amelia because she gets to sleep in the king-size bed.”
Three Day Nanny’s Kathryn says it is important that Dad’s feelings are not dismissed.
“There are times when we have to simply stop being Mum and start being a wife or partner,” she says.
“The moment a woman holds a new baby in her arms, a partner inevitably feels pushed out.
"Then co-sleeping happens and he begins to question why all the love went to the baby. So much so, he even lost his mattress. For co-sleeping to ever work, everyone in the bed must be in agreement.”
Getting back into the marital bed is lovely, it’s like the good old days. I’m certainly not moving out again in a rush.
Hez Walker
But Sarah Ockwell-Smith, author of The Gentle Sleep Book, says: “If a mother and child co-sleep it’s generally because that baby has a need to be close to their mum and the mum feels an innate need in her body to be close to her baby at night.
“There are many benefits too, when done within the safety guidelines, such as helping increase milk supply and keeping the baby’s breathing regulated.
“People talk about compromise, but why should Mum and baby compromise for Dad’s needs? It’s very selfish for Dad to say, ‘I want my bed back’. If a partner is worried about sex then they need to think about other places and times to do it.”
Amelia and Hez, of South West London, have actually sought help from a sleep expert in the past few weeks, after Amelia’s mum gently pointed out that the arrangement was unfair on Hez.
Amelia says: “I got in touch with a sleep expert called Sam from easysleepsolutions.co.uk. She has made a tailored plan for us — it’s £275 for a four-week plan. Three nights in, we woke up together for the first time in over a year. I know it’s how it should be — though I admit I do miss Enzo.”
Many parents may be in a similar situation, wanting to change the arrangement but not knowing how to start.
Kathryn says parents must be 100 per cent ready.
“Don’t expect to break the co-sleeping habit overnight,” she says, and adds that having a good support system in place is important, that it is easier to deal with one child at a time, and that consistency is key, and she suggests giving the child rewards for sleeping on their own.
Hez says: “Getting back into the marital bed is lovely, it’s like the good old days. I’m certainly not moving out again in a rush.”
Reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
It's not known why some babies die suddenly and for no apparent reason from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), or cot death.
Experts do know placing a baby to sleep on their back reduces the risk, and exposing a baby to cigarette smoke or allowing them to overheat increases the risk.
It's also known there's an association between sleeping with your baby on a bed, sofa or chair (co-sleeping) and SIDS.
Follow the advice to reduce the risks as much as possible.
How to reduce the risk of SIDS
To reduce the risk of SIDS:
- place your baby on their back to sleep, in a cot in the same room as you, for the first 6 months
- keep your baby's head uncovered – their blanket should be tucked in no higher than their shoulders
- if wearing your baby in a sling or carrier, do not cover their head with the sling material or with a muslin
- place your baby in the "feet to foot" position, with their feet at the end of the cot or moses basket
- do not let your baby get too hot or cold
- do not share a bed with your baby
- never sleep with your baby on a sofa or armchair
- do not smoke during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and do not let anyone smoke in the same room as your baby
Place your baby on their back to sleep
Place your baby on their back to sleep from the very beginning for both day and night sleeps. This will reduce the risk of cot death.
Do not put your baby to sleep on their side or tummy.
Once your baby is old enough to roll over, there's no need to worry if they turn onto their tummy or side while sleeping.
Do not let your baby's head become covered
Babies whose heads are covered with bedding are at an increased risk of SIDS.
To prevent your baby wriggling down under the covers, place them in the "feet to foot" position. This means their feet are at the end of the crib, cot or moses basket.
To put your baby in the feet to foot position:
- tuck the covers in securely under your baby's arms so they cannot slip over their head – use 1 or more layers of lightweight blankets
- use a baby mattress that's firm, flat, well-fitting, clean and waterproof on the outside – cover the mattress with a single sheet
- do not use duvets, quilts, baby nests, wedges, bedding rolls or pillows
If you use a sling or carrier, make sure you use it safely.
The Lullaby Trust has more information and advice about swaddling your baby and using slings
Do not let your baby get too hot or too cold
Overheating can increase the risk of SIDS. Babies can overheat because of too much bedding or clothing, or because the room is too hot.
- When you check your baby, make sure they're not too hot. If your baby is sweating or their tummy feels hot to the touch, take off some of the bedding. Do not worry if their hands or feet feel cool – this is normal.
- It's easier to adjust for the temperature by using layers of lightweight blankets. Remember, a folded blanket counts as 2 blankets. Lightweight, well-fitting baby sleeping bags are a good choice, too.
- Babies do not need hot rooms. All-night heating is rarely necessary. Keep the room at a temperature that's comfortable – about 16 to 20C is ideal.
- If it's very warm, your baby may not need any bedclothes other than a sheet.
- Even in winter, most babies who are unwell or feverish do not need extra clothes.
- Babies should never sleep with a hot water bottle or electric blanket, next to a radiator, heater or fire, or in direct sunshine.
- Babies lose excess heat through their heads, so make sure their heads cannot be covered by bedclothes, slings or carriers while they're asleep.
- Remove hats and extra clothing as soon as you come indoors or enter a warm car, bus or train, even if it means waking your baby.
Do not share a bed with your baby
The safest place for your baby to sleep for the first 6 months is in a cot in the same room as you.
It's especially important not to share a bed with your baby if you or your partner:
- smoke (no matter where or when you smoke and even if you never smoke in bed)
- have recently drunk alcohol
- have taken medicine or drugs that make you sleep more heavily
The risks of co-sleeping are also increased if your baby:
- was premature (born before 37 weeks), or
- had a low birthweight (less than 2.5kg or 5.5lb)
As well as a higher risk of SIDS, there's also a risk you might roll over in your sleep and suffocate your baby.
Your baby could also get caught between the wall and the bed, or roll out of an adult bed and be injured.
Never sleep with a baby on a sofa or armchair
It's lovely to have your baby with you for a cuddle or a feed, but sleeping with your baby on a sofa or armchair is linked to a higher risk of SIDS.
It's safest to put your baby back in their cot before you go to sleep.
Do not let anyone smoke near your baby
Babies exposed to cigarette smoke before and after birth are at an increased risk of SIDS. Do not let anyone smoke in the house, including visitors.
Ask anyone who needs to smoke to go outside. Do not take your baby into smoky places.
If you smoke, sharing a bed with your baby increases the risk of cot death.
Get help and support if you want to quit smoking
Feeding, dummies and SIDS
Breastfeeding your baby reduces the risk of SIDS.
It's possible using a dummy at the start of a sleep also reduces the risk of SIDS. But the evidence is not strong and not all experts agree that dummies should be promoted.
If you do use a dummy, do not start until breastfeeding is well established. This is usually when your baby is around 1 month old.
Stop giving them the dummy when they're between 6 and 12 months old.
Get medical help quickly if your baby is unwell
Babies often have minor illnesses that you do not need to worry about.
Give your baby plenty of fluids to drink and do not let them get too hot. If your baby sleeps a lot, wake them up regularly for a drink.
It can be difficult to judge whether an illness is more serious and needs urgent medical attention.
See spotting the signs of serious illness for guidance on when to get help.
Source: www.nhs.uk
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Which Crocs are best?
Known for prioritizing comfort over style, Crocs have earned a place in the hearts and on the shoe racks of buyers worldwide. Although the classic clogs are Crocs’ most iconic piece of footwear, the line makes a wide range of styles.
If you’re looking for Crocs, you’ll need to decide what color and style you want or if you’d like a limited edition pair. The Crocs Classic Tie-Dye Clog is a great choice for fans of the ’90s aesthetic.
What to know before you buy Crocs
Types of Crocs
You’ll find Crocs in a range of types or styles. Which you prefer is probably the first thing to decide when looking for your new footwear. These are some of the most common styles.
- Classic clogs: When you think of Crocs, this style is probably what you picture. These shoes are lightweight and come in a range of colors.
- Platform clogs: These look like the classic clogs but have a platform sole. The platform is usually no more than 1-2 inches, but some limited edition versions had platforms over 4 inches high.
- Sandals: This company makes a variety of sandals, including flip flops, sliders and strappy sandals, all of which are great for warm weather wear.
- Work shoes: Shaped similarly to the classic clog but without ventilation holes and with a full molded heel rather than a heel strap, these are suitable for all-day use.
- Sneakers: With a classic sneaker top but a sole made from comfortable Croslite, these are great for people who want light, comfortable sneakers.
Sizes
You’ll find Crocs in a range of adult sizes, as well as Crocs for kids in toddler, little kid and big kid sizes. Since many are unisex, you’ll see both the women’s size and the equivalent men’s size listed.
Classic Crocs clogs have a roomy fit, so you should order a size down in most cases. In other cases, the fit varies so check before buying to find out if you should buy your regular size or size down.
What to look for in quality Crocs
Material
Crocs are made from a proprietary material called Croslite. It’s a type of closed-cell resin that’s light yet durable, easy to clean and doesn’t absorb odors. Some styles are made from other materials in addition to Croslite. For instance, some sneakers have mesh fabric tops and Croslite soles.
Colors and prints
In addition to a wide range of solid colors, these shoes come in a variety of prints. You can find everything from tie dye to floral prints to camo to leopard print, so there’s an option available to suit most preferences.
Water-friendly
Shoes made entirely from Croslite are water-friendly, so they’re great for wearing in the ocean, lakes or rivers if the bed isn’t suitable for going barefoot. Those made with other materials may not be water-friendly.
Collaborations
Crocs has made shoes in collaboration with musicians (such as Post Malone and Bad Bunny) and fashion designers and brands (including Balenciaga), as well as a range of other artists and celebrities. These collaborations are limited editions and usually sell quickly.
How much you can expect to spend on Crocs
Simple sandals cost around $20-$30, while classic clogs cost around $50-$60. Special collaborations and limited editions usually cost more — sometimes as much as $500.
Crocs FAQ
Are Crocs bad for your feet?
A. They might be comfortable, but are they good for your feet? Most styles don’t offer much support for your heel, which causes wearers to grip with the toes while they walk. This can lead to a range of foot problems, including tendonitis, heel pain and calluses. That said, they do offer good arch support and plenty of cushioning. As such, they’re fine for light use but not for wearing all day, every day.
Some versions, such as Crocs sneakers and work shoes, offer full heel support, so these are fine for all day wear.
Is it OK to wear socks with Crocs?
A. You absolutely can wear socks with Crocs if you’re more comfortable wearing socks or your shoes rub without them. Whether it’s a wise fashion choice is another matter altogether. However, the fact is that most people wear these shoes for comfort, not style, so don’t worry about what anyone else thinks – if you like wearing socks with clogs or sandals, go ahead.
What are the best Crocs to buy?
Top Crocs
What you need to know: These classic unisex clogs come in a range of tie dye prints.
What you’ll love: They’re lightweight and comfortable with a roomy fit. Since they’re water-friendly, they’re great for trips to the beach or lake, and the tie dye print is on trend.
What you should consider: Due to the generous fit, you may need to size down.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
Top Crocs for the money
Crocs Unisex Classic Slide Sandals
What you need to know: Your feet will stay nice and cool in these slider sandals, so they’re great for summer vacations and warm days.
What you’ll love: You can choose from a variety of solid colors and prints, including black, electric pink and marble tie dye. They’re light, comfortable and water-friendly, with holes for ventilation or to add charms.
What you should consider: They aren’t quite as well-padded as classic Crocs clogs.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
Worth checking out
What you need to know: Buyers looking for a more stylish take on the classic clog might like this version with a small platform.
What you’ll love: They’re almost as light as classic clogs and just as comfortable to wear. You can choose from six colors, including sunshine yellow and blossom pink.
What you should consider: Despite being unisex, the sizes don’t go up beyond a women’s size eight/men’s size six.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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This Is The Best Place To Get Chinese Takeout In Ohio
By Logan DeLoye
May 10, 2022
Sometimes, the best cure for hunger is a hearty pint of General Tso's chicken and Chow Mein with a side of crab rangoon. Chinese takeout has your back when you just don't feel like cooking and are in need of a quick, hassle free meal. This specific Ohio Chinese Takeout spot is well-known for the authenticity of the food that is served, as well as the portion sizes.
According to Eat This, Not That, the best place to order takeout Chinese in Ohio is at LJ Shanghai. This staple Chinese cuisine not only packs their food with flavor, but they are known for packing their takeout pints full of food. Locals and visitors enjoy a good soup dumpling and seaweed salad among other popular menu items that the restaurant serves. Customers also have the option to dine in.
Here is what Eat This, Not That had to say about LJ Shanghai :
"LJ Shanghai is the hands-down favorite in Ohio when it comes to Chinese food. Popular amongst both locals and visitors, diners love the flavorful dishes and massive portions. Favorites include the soup dumplings, Shanghai shrimp and pork wonton soup, and seaweed salad."
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Pune, May 10 Leg-spinner Rashid Khan claimed 4/24 after opener Shubman Gill had struck a fighting unbeaten half-century as Gujarat Titans thrashed Lucknow Super Giants by 62 runs in Match 57 of IPL 2022 and became the first team to qualify for the playoffs here on Tuesday.
Rashid Khan and the Gujarat bowlers got into the act after Gill (63 not out) struck a fighting half-century to help Gujarat Titans reach 144/4 in 20 overs, a score that turned out to be enough on a pitch on which the ball was gripping and coming off slow.
With Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore (2/7) and Yash Dayal (2/24) complimenting Rashid Khan's efforts and Mohammed Shami bowling a superb opening spell, Lucknow Super Giants were bundled out for 82 in 13.5 overs to slump to their worst defeat of IPL 2022 in terms of runs.
Rashid claimed his first four-fer of IPL 2022 as he sent back Deepak Hooda (27), Krunal Pandya (5), Ayush Badoni (8) and Jason Holder (1) to spearhead a brilliant bowling effort by Gujarat bowlers, who bowled good line and length and struck at regular intervals.
This win took Gujarat Titans to 18 points from 12 matches and they became the first team to qualify for the knock-out stage. Lucknow remain second in the points table with 16 points from 12 games and need to win their next game to secure their place in the playoffs.
The leg-spinner from Afghanistan got into the act after pacers Mohammed Shami, who again got Lucknow skipper and his India teammate K.L Rahul (8) cheaply, and Yash Dayal sent back Quintan de Kock (11) and debutant Karan Sharma (4) to reduce Lucknow Super Giants to 33/3 in 6th over.
Rashid enticed Krunal Pandya and Ayush Badoni to step out of the crease and Wriddhiman Saha got the bails off in a flash to leave the batsmen stranded in no-man's land. He then bamboozled Jason Holder with a well-disguised leg-break and the West Indies batter just missed it and was rapped on his back leg.
In between Marcus Stoinis was run-out going for a non-existent second run and Lucknow were down to 7-/8. Deepak Hooda, who had held one end up till now, tried to give Rashid the charge in a desperate attempt but his sweep shot ballooned high for keeper Wriddhiman Saha to complete a well-judged catch.
Avesh Khan struck two successive sixes off Rashid Khan before he was given out caught behind on DRS after Saha convinced Hardik Pandya to go to the video umpire, who detected a faint edge.
Lucknow thus slumped to their lowest total of IPL 2022 and the first below-hundred score of the event as Gujarat Titans emerged deserved winners.
Earlier, Gill waged a lone battle as other Gujarat batters found the going tough against a disciplined LSG bowling attack after skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bat first. Pandya wanted to test his batters' ability to set up a good total. Tested they were but while Gill passed that test in flying colours, others failed to rise to the occasion.
With batting on the pitch a bit difficult as the ball was gripping and coming slow off the surface, Gujarat landed in trouble as they lost Wriddhiman Saha and Matthew Wade with 24 runs on the scoreboard. Young left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan bowled a brilliant spell of three overs as he troubled the batters with his line, length, and the angles he created.
Gill struck Chamera for boundaries off successive balls and in the 17th over. He also reverses swept Krunal Pandya for a four and tonked Avesh Khan to the fence in the 10th over.
David Miller and Gill helped Gujarat recover with a 52-run partnership for the fourth wicket. They played cautiously, did not take many risks and dealt mostly in ones and twos. Miller's two boundaries, a four and a six came off Jason Holder the four off a short, wide one which was cut with soft hands to beat the sweeper, and the six over extra-cover off a full and wide one that was driven flat over extra-cover.
But Holder had the last laugh as he got Miller with a short, wide, slower one that the batter slashed down the throat of deep third man.
Rahul Tewatia landed a few lusty blows towards the end of the innings, hitting four boundaries in his 16-ball 22 not out as Gujarat reached a below-par score, which however proved more than enough in the end.
Brief scores: Gujarat Titans 144/4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 63 not out, David Miller 26, Rahul Tewatia 22 not out; Avesh Khan 2/26) beat Lucknow Super Giants 82 all out in 13.5 overs (Deepak Hooda 27; Rashid Khan 4/24, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore 2/7)
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Diamonds make a beautiful birthday, anniversary or holiday gift for someone special (including yourself!), but there’s no denying that they can be quite expensive.
If you’re looking to add to your jewelry collection or need an extra nice gift for someone in your life and don’t want to break the bank, Amazon sells diamond earrings for just $99. The stones in the 1/2 -carat Diamond Stud Earrings from the Lotus Collection’s Fifth and Fine brand are set in sterling silver and are ethically mined and conflict-free.
The round stud earrings feature a unique design that is actually 16 small and large stones placed in four diamond clusters (like a four-leaf clover), which come together to look like a bigger, single stone. Shipped from New York City, the earrings also come with a free gift box.
With more than 2,000 reviews so far, the earrings have a total rating of 4.1 stars out of 5, with 63% of reviewers giving them a full 5 stars. Customers say the earrings are a great value, make a good gift, are well made and worth the money.
One reviewer who gave the earrings 5 stars says they are exactly as promised in the description.
“This are perfect for me. They’re a good size and they do sparkle when the sun or a light hits them,” they wrote. “The earrings themself are comfortable – I never take them out except to clean them. The backs seem to stay put. They are not a high quality diamond by any means but they are decent and for the money, in my humble opinion, they’re very decent.”
A few reviewers, however, gave them a lower rating, saying the stones look cloudy, and some say the earrings arrived scratched. Many of the lower ratings mention that the earrings are made up of smaller diamonds and not one large one, but the description does mention that, so be sure to read the description fully before purchasing.
You can return the earrings for free if they are in new, unused condition, so you’ll want to inspect them as soon as they arrive to decide if you’d like to add them to your jewelry collection or give them as a gift.
Not the earrings for you? The Amazon Collection also has a gorgeous set of 1/2 cttw diamond earrings for $148.50.
The Amazon Collection Sterling Silver Diamond Round Stud Earrings feature diamond clusters nestled in a four-prong setting. The earrings have round diamonds in the center and edges, plus baguette diamonds in the center.
If your ears aren’t pierced or you simply want something to go with the earrings, The Lotus Collection has quite a few other diamond jewelry items for sale on Amazon as well.
This 1/8 Carat Natural Diamond Heart Tennis Bracelet is set in sterling silver and is priced at just $70. The bracelet measures 7 inches long and features hearts with diamonds inside.
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(NEXSTAR) – Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that he would “reverse the permaban” instated by Twitter on former President Donald Trump after the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Musk made the comments during an interview at the Financial Times’ Future of the Car event in London, calling the ban a “morally bad decision and foolish in the extreme.”
The 50-year-old billionaire was careful to note that his $44 billion acquisition bid of Twitter is still in the process, and isn’t yet a done deal.
Musk added that he is against all permanent bans on the platform and said the ban against Donald Trump alienated “a large part of the country.” The world’s richest man added that former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey had the same opinion of permanent bans.
Twitter banned Trump’s account in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, saying Jan. 8 that the decision was taken “due to the risk of further incitement of violence.”
After news broke of Musk’s successful bid to buy Twitter, Trump told Fox News that he would not return to Twitter and vowed to stay on Truth social, the former president’s new social media platform.
“He has publicly stated that he will not be coming back to Twitter, and that he will only be on Truth Social” Musk said at the Future of the Car summit. “The point that I’m trying to make, that is perhaps not getting across, is that banning Trump from Twitter didn’t end Trump’s voice, it will amplify it among the right, and this is why it is morally wrong and flat out stupid.”
Whether or not Trump ultimately chooses not to return to Twitter, where his following could be counted in the tens of millions of users, remains to be seen.
Nexstar reached out to a representative from Trump’s office but did not immediately receive a reply.
Musk has long been a vocal, self-described free speech absolutist, which he has stated was his motivation to take over what he has called the “de-facto town square.” Groups like Human Rights Watch have expressed concern for the safety of the platform’s users should Musk make changes to Twitter that reduce content moderation.
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday blamed the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia's war in Ukraine for troubling economic news as he and his administration went on the defensive over mounting inflation and rising gas prices.
The President's speech at the White House was advertised by his advisers as being focused on his plan to fight inflation. While Biden did speak about inflation, he spent a significant amount of time attacking Republicans for a plan put out by the head of the Senate GOP's campaign arm rather than laying out any new proposals to combat the worst inflation the country has seen in 40 years.
Biden said combating inflation is his top domestic priority and acknowledged "families all across America are hurting."
"They're frustrated. I don't blame them. I really don't blame them. There's a lot we have to do," Biden said.
When asked by CNN's Jeremy Diamond if his administration bears some responsibility for the rising prices, the President said, "I think our policies help, not hurt."
During his speech, the President pointed to several steps his administration has already taken to bring down gas prices, including directing the release of one million barrels of oil per day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and enacting emergency measures to expand biofuel sales during the summer. He also cited his proposals to raise taxes on billionaires and other super-wealthy Americans and lower prescription drug prices for millions of Americans by letting Medicare negotiate drug prices, saying those ideas could help bring down inflation.
However, many of those proposals face a dead-end in Congress, and the President expressed frustration that Democrats don't have the 60 votes needed in the Senate to pass the kind of legislation he's proposed. The Senate is currently split 50-50 between Republicans and Democrats.
"We control all three branches of government -- well, we don't really," Biden said.
Biden's speech comes at a moment when bad economic news appears to be piling up and Democrats are getting worried about what it could portend for their chances in November's midterms.
A CNN poll conducted by SSRS showed fewer than a third of Americans think the Democratic Party's economic visions aligns with their own. Gas prices have also jumped to fresh record highs, with AAA reporting on Tuesday that the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is at $4.37 -- a 17-cent spike in the past week. Last week the Federal Reserve announced it was taking aggressive action to lower inflation and is raising interest rates by a half-percentage point -- something it hasn't done in 22 years.
The administration has repeatedly pinned the blame for rising gas and energy prices on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and the President again on Tuesday referred to it as "Putin's price hike."
Biden spent much of the speech repeatedly hammering "MAGA Republicans" and the extreme "ultra-MAGA" policies he says they would enact if the party wins control of Congress in the midterm elections.
"Americans have a choice right now between two paths reflecting two very different sets of values," Biden says.
In the past week, Biden has ramped up his rhetoric against Republican and argued the far-right has overtaken the party as he tries to sharpen the contrast between his administration's policies and what Republicans are proposing. It's a significant messaging shift for a President who campaigned on unifying the country and turning down the political temperature and comes as Democrats scramble for an effective campaign message six months out from Election Day.
The President has seized on a plan put forward by Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the head of Senate Republicans' campaign committee, as a primary example that leaders on the right fit into former President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" mold.
Scott's plan, Biden argues, would raise taxes on working-class Americans and sunset programs like Social Security and Medicare. It includes several Trumpian proposals and even calls for completing a border wall and naming it after the former President. GOP leader Mitch McConnell has publicly rebuked the plan and wants to keep the focus on criticizing the Biden administration heading into the midterms.
"My plan is to lower everyday costs for hardworking Americans. And lower the deficit by asking large corporations and the wealthiest Americans to not engage in price gouging and to pay their fair share in taxes," Biden said. "The Republican plan is to increase taxes on the middle class families, let billionaires and large companies off the hook as they raise profits, raise prices and reap profits at record amounts. And it's really that simple."
This story has been updated with additional developments on Tuesday.
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For Trades Apprenticeship Training Trust received a $48,000 grant from the Otago Community Trust’s latest funding round to assist with growth costs.
The trust was set up 15 years ago by The Malcam Charitable Trust to support young people with realising their vocational ambitions.
It is managed under contract by Business South.
For Trades Apprenticeship Training currently employs about 42 apprentices who were placed with host businesses in their respective trades, such as building and engineering.
The trust managed the apprentices’ employment matters, such as payroll and performance reviews, and helped with the theory side of their training.
Business South director of workforce and business development Grant Harrex said the trust tried to take the ‘‘pain points’’ away for businesses.
Many host companies were small to medium-sized businesses and did not have the ‘‘background resources’’ to support apprentices.
‘‘That is where we step in and help out so the business can get on and teach while the apprentice can get on and learn,’’ he said.
Mr Harrex said they were ‘‘very thankful’’ to receive the grant, particularly as the trust looked to expand.
For Trades Apprenticeship Training was investing in new staff and two new software systems to streamline the human resources process.
The trust hoped to grow numbers to about 68 apprentices within the next year and the grant would go a long way to help achieve that, he said.
Most apprentices were in Dunedin and South Otago and it wanted to expand to the rest of the region.
There was a ‘‘real need’’ for staff in the trades throughout New Zealand and For Trades Apprenticeship Training was trying to help, Mr Harrex said.
‘‘Fabulous news’’ is how Southland and Otago Regional Engineering Collective chairman Gareth Evans described the Government’s decision to extend the Apprenticeship Boost Fund.
In a pre-Budget announcement this week, Minister of Education Chris Hipkins announced the Government was allocating $230million in trade training, which included the extension of the apprenticeship fund to the end of next year.
The collective had previously asked for the scheme to be extended, saying it would help ease a ‘‘chronic’’ labour shortage.
The scheme, which was due to run out in August, was set up nearly two years ago and aimed at supporting businesses to employ and retain apprentices who would eventually help the country’s Covid-19 economic recovery.
Mr Evans said it was good to see the Government making a long term difference rather than just reacting to Covid-19.
‘‘It shows a bit of strategic thought on their behalf.’’
With several large infrastructure projects, both nationally and in Dunedin such as the city’s hospital rebuild and roading projects in the North Island, getting under way, it was critical there were enough work-ready staff to do the job, he said. | https://www.odt.co.nz/business/apprentice-boost-appreciated | 2022-05-10T19:23:41Z | https://www.odt.co.nz/business/apprentice-boost-appreciated | false | 1 |
A General Secretary hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, says he will help strengthen the structures of the party when given the nod in the upcoming internal elections.
With the party's bold target of breaking the eight-year duopoly of the NPP and the National Democratic Congress, he said, strengthening the party's structures was critical to achieving the task.
Mr Frimpong who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) made this known when he officially declared his intention to run for the office.
He would be contesting the incumbent, John Boadu; a former Suhum Member of Parliament, Frederick Opare-Ansah, and Charles Bissiw, a presidential staffer who have expressed interest in the position.
According to Mr Frimpong who is a legal practitioner, he made the decision to contest after praying to God, consulting relevant stakeholders and doing self-introspecting for the battle ahead.
He said there was, therefore, no doubt, that he embodied the qualities including experience in contemporary party management and leadership to deliver victory for the party in the 2024 elections.
JFK as he is affectionately called gave the assurance aside from strengthening the structures of the NPP, he would uphold the tenets and provisions of the party's constitution when elected into office.
He said he was poised to transform the administrative set-up of the New Patriotic Party to make it work again and bring to the table his strong administrative and managerial prowess evidenced by the enormous transformations that have taken place at YEA under his watch. | https://allafrica.com/stories/202205100206.html | 2022-05-10T19:27:53Z | https://allafrica.com/stories/202205100206.html | true | 3 |
An 8-year-old child was struck by a vehicle and suffered minor injuries after getting off a school bus at 3 p.m., May 3 on Hwy. 72 and Mimosa Drive.
William Michael Stowe, 61, Eatonton, was cited by the Georgia State Patrol after striking the child with a 2007 Mack Truck.
“A school bus was stopped in the right travel lane at the intersection of SR72 and Mimosa Drive with all emergency equipment displayed,” the State Patrol report stated. “Vehicle #1 was traveling eastbound in the right travel lane. Vehicle #1 was following too closely to the vehicle in front of it and could not stop in time as the vehicle slowed to a stop behind the school bus. The driver of vehicle #1 applied the brakes and traveled off the right hand shoulder of the roadway. Vehicle #1 struck a passenger who had gotten off of the school bus. Driver #1 stated he could not go to the left due to traffic and he was focused on another child that had gotten off of the bus and did not see the bus stopped in front of him.”
The bus driver said told the GSP that she had stopped the bus and the child was getting off when she heard a horn and observed the Mack truck come to the right of the bus and strike the child.
The child’s uncle stated he observed the truck following too closely behind a vehicle and as the vehicle slowed behind the bus, the truck could not stop in time and had to swerve to the right due to traffic being in the left lane.
The report lists the child’s injury under the category, “Suspected Minor or Visible Injury.” | https://www.mainstreetnews.com/madison/public_safety/child-injured-by-truck-while-getting-off-school-bus/article_2d44e548-c089-59dd-81b7-33aa021d2899.html | 2022-05-10T19:28:11Z | https://www.mainstreetnews.com/madison/public_safety/child-injured-by-truck-while-getting-off-school-bus/article_2d44e548-c089-59dd-81b7-33aa021d2899.html | false | 1 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” has sold for a cool $195 million.
That makes the iconic portrait of actress Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever auctioned.
The 1964 silkscreen image shows Monroe in vibrant close-up.
Christie’s auction house in New York held the sale Monday.
The buy was not publicly disclosed.
When the auction was announced, Christie's estimated the artwork could go for as much as $200 million.
The Warhol piece has unseated the previous record-holder: another modern master, Jean-Michel Basquiat. His 1982 painting sold for $110.5 million at Sotheby’s in 2017. | https://www.kztv10.com/news/national/warhols-marilyn-auction-nabs-195m-most-for-us-artist | 2022-05-10T19:29:27Z | https://www.kztv10.com/news/national/warhols-marilyn-auction-nabs-195m-most-for-us-artist | true | null |
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MeriTalk Names 2022 Cyber Defenders Award Winners
31 Government and Industry recognized for their contributions to cyber programs in Federal IT
ALEXANDRIA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, MeriTalk announced the winners of the 2022 Cyber Defenders Awards. The awards recognize individuals in government and industry who drive innovation, ensure our nation’s cyber security, and who have made significant contributions across cyber programs in Federal IT.
“These changemakers are bringing innovation and leadership through their commitment to next-generation improvements in security,” said Caroline Boyd, principal, government programs at MeriTalk. “We’re pleased to be able to recognize those leading the charge to improve our nation’s cybersecurity.”
This year’s winners are listed below.
Government:
- Bo Berlas, Chief Information Security Officer, General Services Administration
- Dawn Berry, Federal Lead, Security Architecture and Engineering, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
- Rob Brown, Chief Information Security Officer, Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Gerald Caron, Chief Information Officer, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services
- Sean Connelly, TIC Program Manager and Senior Cybersecurity Architect, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- Scott Engelson, Chief Information Security Officer, National Nuclear Security Administration
- Richard Grabowski, Acting Program Manager, Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- Micah Haan, IT Cybersecurity Specialist (DSCS Social Engineering Team Lead), Social Security Administration
- Matt Harmon, Director of Web Communications, Department of Homeland Security
- Matt Hartman, Deputy Executive Assistant Director of Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security
- Nnake Nweke, Director, Supply Chain Risk Management, GSA, Federal Acquisition Service, Office of IT Category
- Renata Spinks, Assistant IT Director/Deputy CIO of Information, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers, U.S. Marine Corps
- Vincent Sritapan, Section Chief, Service Innovation, Cyber Quality Services Management Office, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- Laura Stanton, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information Technology (IT) Category, General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service
- Rob Wood, Chief Information Security Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Industry:
- Mike Baker, Chief Security Information Officer, GDIT
- Dana Barnes, Senior Vice President, Public Sector, Palo Alto Networks
- Sean Berg, President of Governments and Critical Infrastructure, Forcepoint
- Christine Carberry, Vice President, Federal, RedSeal
- Phil Fuster, Vice President, Federal, Proofpoint
- Matt Keller, Vice President of Federal Services, GuidePoint Security
- Robert Makheja, President and CEO, MFGS
- Stacey Meyer, Vice President of Federal Operations, Attack IQ
- Steve Orrin, Federal Chief Technology Officer, Intel
- Sudhakar Ramakrishna, President and CEO, SolarWinds
- Bill Rucker, President, Trustwave Government Solutions
- Jean Schaffer, Federal Chief Technology Officer, Corelight, Inc
- Drew Schnabel, General Manager, Government Solutions, Zscaler
- Miguel Sian, Senior Vice President, Technology, Merlin Cyber
- Mark Sincevich, Federal Director, Illumio
- Julie Starnes, Vice President, Public Sector, Recorded Future
Award winners will be recognized at MeriTalk’s Cyber Central and Cyber Smoke events on May 19. For more information on the awards, visit https://www.meritalk.com/award/cyber-defenders-2022/.
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BOSTON (AP) — Mario Batali was found not guilty of indecent assault and battery on Tuesday, following a swift trial in which the celebrity chef waived his right to have a jury decide his fate.
Batali, who pleaded not guilty to indecent assault and battery in 2019, had faced up to 2 1/2 years in jail and would’ve been required to register as a sex offender if convicted.
Batali’s accuser recounted in court how she’d been “shocked, surprised and alarmed” as the 61-year-old former Food Network personality aggressively kissed and groped her while they were taking a selfie at a Boston restaurant in 2017.
The 32-year-old software company worker said she felt confused and powerless to do anything to stop Batali as he touched her without her consent. She has also filed a lawsuit that’s pending in Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston, which Batali’s attorney argued gave her a financial incentive to lie.
Batali is among a number of high-profile men who have faced a public reckoning during the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse and harassment in recent years.
After four women accused him of inappropriate touching in 2017, he stepped down from day-to-day operations at his restaurant empire and left the since-discontinued ABC cooking show “The Chew.”
Batali also apologized, acknowledging the allegations “match up” with ways he has acted.
“I have made many mistakes,” he said in an email newsletter at the time. “My behavior was wrong and there are no excuses. I take full responsibility.”
The trial opened Monday with Batali — in a surprise move — waiving his right to a jury trial and opting instead to have the judge decide his fate.
Batali’s attorney argued that the Boston assault never happened and that the accuser isn’t a credible witness, homing in on the woman’s recent admission of attempting to avoid jury service by claiming to be clairvoyant. She was also accused, in that case, of violating the judge’s orders to keep an open mind and not discuss the case with others.
In delivering the verdict, Boston Municipal Court Judge James Stanton agreed with the contention that the accuser had credibility issues. Both the accuser and Batali left the courtroom without speaking to reporters.
Batali was once a fixture on shows like “Molto Mario” and “Iron Chef America.” But the ponytail-and-orange Croc-wearing personality’s high-flying career crumbled amid sexual misconduct allegations.
Last year, Batali, his business partner and their New York City restaurant company agreed to pay $600,000 to resolve a four-year investigation by the New York attorney general’s office into allegations that Batali and other staff sexually harassed employees.
In Boston, he had opened a branch of the popular Italian food marketplace Eataly and a Babbo Pizzeria e Enoteca in the city’s Seaport District. But he has since been bought out of his stake in Eataly, and the Babbo restaurant in Boston has closed. | https://www.woodtv.com/news/national/chef-mario-batali-found-not-guilty-of-sexual-misconduct/ | 2022-05-10T19:36:50Z | https://www.woodtv.com/news/national/chef-mario-batali-found-not-guilty-of-sexual-misconduct/ | true | 73 |
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
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SAN FRANCISCO — Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant will miss Game 4 with a knee injury, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said Monday evening at his pregame media session.
Morant injured his knee in Game 3 and departed midway through the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ blowout win on Saturday.
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said Morant underwent an MRI but declined to share what the test revealed. Morant did not do much during shootaround on Monday afternoon and was on the court with his teammates in sandals and sweats.
Jenkins said after Saturday’s game that Morant’s injury came when Warriors guard Jordan Poole grabbed at the Grizzlies star’s leg during a loose-ball play. He reiterated that Sunday after Memphis’ practice session.
The Grizzlies are 20-5 without Morant this season and Jenkins said the team’s scheme will not change much without Morant in the lineup.
“I always say it’s not about doing more, it’s just doing better,” Jenkins said. “It’s just executing our system better on the offensive end, the way we play with pace and share the ball. Guys elevated their games during those stretches and then defensively, obviously, we did not play to our standard the last game.
“We just got to play to our standard… with the effort, the urgency, attention to detail, we just got to scrap out there, we’ve got to rotate, we got to fly around. This is a tough cover for us but it’s obviously playoff basketball, we just got to raise our level.”
With coach Steve Kerr out for the game due to health and safety protocols, assistant coach Mike Brown — recently signed on a four-year deal to coach the Sacramento Kins — took over head coaching duties for Game 4. Since Gary Payton II fractured his elbow in Game 2 on a flagrant two foul by Dillon Brooks, his spot in the starting lineup has been in flux.
Jonathan Kuminga will start Game 4, his second career playoff start. He started Game 3, becoming the youngest player to start a playoff game at age 19. But he was shaky to start, perhaps trying a little too hard to make plays happen, Kerr said after the game.
Here’s the Warriors’ lineup for Game 4:
Steph Curry
Klay Thompson
Jonathan Kuminga
Andrew Wiggins
Draymond Green
Otto Porter Jr. may not be starting Game 4, but he’s been an integral part of the Warriors’ success so far and should be in Game 4. The Warriors outscored the Grizzlies by 49 points when Porter is on the floor in this series. In Game 3, he scored 13 points and had his first multi-3-point game since the regular season. He’s also one of their best rebounders, grabbing four on Saturday. He finished plus-30 in Game 3.
“It’s not a coincidence,” Kerr said. “He just understands how to play. He’s in the right spot all the time, he’s made a huge impact on our team.”
The Grizzlies will start Dillon Brooks, back from his one-game suspension along with Steven Adams at center. Adams could be a foil to the Warriors’ domination on the boards. Starting, also, will be Jaren Jackson Jr., Desmond Bane and Tyus Jones. | https://www.redbluffdailynews.com/2022/05/09/grizzlies-ja-morant-out-with-knee-injury-against-warriors-in-game-4/ | 2022-05-10T19:42:42Z | https://www.redbluffdailynews.com/2022/05/09/grizzlies-ja-morant-out-with-knee-injury-against-warriors-in-game-4/ | true | 7 |
HOMER, Alaska (AP) — A Utah man has been accused of raping, torturing and murdering a vulnerable adult when he lived in Alaska.
Kirby F. Calderwood, 32, was arrested Monday by police in Ogden, Utah. He’s been charged in Alaska with first- and second-degree murder, kidnapping and tampering with evidence in the death of Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, the Homer News reported.
Murnane went missing Oct. 17, 2019, when she set out for the mile walk from her apartment to a medical clinic in Homer for an appointment but was never seen again.
Authorities allege Calderwood picked her up and drove her to the unoccupied home of his then-girlfriend’s parents, where he assaulted and tortured her before killing her. The girlfriend was out of town, according to an affidavit from an investigator with the police department.
Murnane's body has not been recovered.
Calderwood is being held on $1 million bail in Utah. Authorities say he lived in Homer at the time Murnane disappeared and knew her from working at her supported housing complex and other social programs.
His attorney, Michael Bouwhuis in Ogden, did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
A Loved and Lost Bench, a sculpture in memory of Murnane and missing and murdered persons, will be dedicated June 12 at the Homer Public Library. | https://www.trumbulltimes.com/news/article/Utah-man-charged-in-death-of-vulnerable-adult-in-17162806.php | 2022-05-10T19:43:51Z | https://www.trumbulltimes.com/news/article/Utah-man-charged-in-death-of-vulnerable-adult-in-17162806.php | true | 12 |
Parents hunting for baby formula as shortage spans US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because supply disruptions and a massive safety recall have swept many leading brands off store shelves.
Months of spot shortages at pharmacies and supermarkets have been exacerbated by the recall at Abbott, which was forced to shutter its largest U.S. formula manufacturing plant in February due to contamination concerns.
On Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the Food and Drug Administration was “working around the clock to address any possible shortages” and will try to expedite imports of foreign baby formula to increase supply.
For now, pediatricians and health workers are urging parents who can’t find formula to contact food banks or doctor’s offices. They warn against watering down formula to stretch supplies or using online DIY recipes.
“For babies who are not being breastfed, this is the only thing they eat,” said Dr. Steven Abrams, of the University of Texas, Austin. “So it has to have all of their nutrition and, furthermore, it needs to be properly prepared so that it’s safe for the smallest infants.”
Laura Stewart, a 52-year-old mother of three who lives just north of Springfield, Missouri, has been struggling for several weeks to find formula for her 10-month-old daughter, Riley.
Riley normally gets a brand of Abbott’s Similac designed for children with sensitive stomachs. Last month, she instead used four different brands.
“She spits up more. She’s just more cranky. She is typically a very happy girl,” Stewart said. “When she has the right formula, she doesn’t spit up. She’s perfectly fine.”
A small can costs $17 to $18 and lasts three to five days, Stewart said.
Like many Americans, Stewart relies on WIC — a federal program similar to food stamps that serves mothers and children — to afford formula for her daughter. Abbott’s recall wiped out many WIC-covered brands, though the program is now allowing substitutions.
Trying to keep formula in stock, retailers including CVS and Walgreens have begun limiting purchases to three containers per customer.
Nationwide about 40% of large retail stores are out of stock, up from 31% in mid-April, according to Datasembly, a data analytics firm. More than half of U.S. states are seeing out-of-stock rates between 40% and 50%, according to the firm, which collects data from 11,000 locations.
Baby formula is particularly vulnerable to disruptions because just a handful of companies account for almost the entire U.S. supply.
Industry executives say the constraints began last year as the COVID-19 pandemic led to disruptions in ingredients, labor and transportation. Supplies were further squeezed by parents stockpiling during lockdowns.
Then in February, Abbott recalled several major brands and shut down its Sturgis, Michigan, factory when federal officials concluded four babies suffered bacterial infections after consuming formula from the facility. Two of the infants died.
When FDA inspectors visited the plant in March they found lax safety protocols and traces of the bacteria on several surfaces. None of the bacterial strains matched those collected from the infants, however, and the FDA hasn’t offered an explanation for how the contamination occurred.
For its part, Abbott says its formula “is not likely the source of infection,” though the FDA says its investigation continues.
The shortages are especially dangerous for infants who require specialty formulas due to food allergies, digestive problems and other conditions.
“Unfortunately, many of those very specialized formulas are only made in the United States at the factory that had the recall, and that’s caused a huge problem for a relatively small number of infants,” Abrams said.
After hearing concerns from parents, the FDA said last month that Abbott could begin releasing some specialty formulas not affected by the recalls “on a case-by-case basis.” The company is providing them free of charge, in coordination with physicians and hospitals.
Food safety advocates say the FDA made the right call in releasing the formula, but that parents should talk to their pediatricians before using it.
“There’s still some risk from the formula because we know there are problems at the plant and FDA hasn’t identified a root cause,” said Sarah Sorscher of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. “But it’s worth releasing because these infants might die without it.”
It’s unclear when the Abbott plant might reopen.
An FDA spokeswoman said the company is still working “to rectify findings related to the processes, procedures, and conditions.” The agency also is working with other manufacturers to consider options for increasing production.
Industry professionals say it will be hard to boost supply quickly, because the FDA requires extensive testing, labeling and inspections.
“It’s a long and rigorous process to bring any new manufacturers into this country,” said Ron Belldegrun, co-founder of ByHeart, a New York-based formula maker that recently launched its first product after four years in development.
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TampaWell aims to make Tampa the ultimate wellness destination in the U.S.
TAMPA, Fla. , May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The wellness revolution is about to begin in Tampa Bay!
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and the City of Tampa announced a groundbreaking community health and wellness initiative on Tuesday, with the goal of making Tampa the ultimate wellness destination in the United States.
TampaWell Activated by Tampa General Hospital is a multi-year effort in partnership with the City of Tampa that will focus on engaging the entire community in preventative health efforts. The partnership will focus on three initiatives in 2022 – routinely prescribing exercise and healthy food as medicine, enhancing fitness trails and parks in the downtown and adjacent areas, and developing a community garden and food pantry in East Tampa.
The Tampa General Hospital Foundation is contributing $1 million to help launch TampaWell and support its first year of operation.
"More than ever before, we have a great opportunity to create a unique and holistic wellness ecosystem that not only improves the health of our residents and the health of our economy, but also differentiates Tampa as the most attractive wellness destination nationwide," John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General Hospital, said during a morning press conference at TGH Family Care Center Healthpark on North 30th Street. "TampaWell will be the first of its kind in the nation -- a wellness revolution and community movement that will improve the community's health and resilience."
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, who joined Couris at the announcement, said TampaWell will benefit the city in two broad respects – not only will it focus on preventative health and support the city's most at-risk residents by helping to address underlying social factors that impact their health, but it will also drive health and wellness tourism to the city.
"The Tampa region is already top of mind throughout the sports world thanks to the successes of our Buccaneers, Lightning and Rays, and now we're aiming to be a model for the nation in preventative health and wellness," Castor said.
The TampaWell initiative is modeled after the Wellness Valley, an internationally acclaimed effort in the Romagna region of Italy that describes itself as "the first worldwide district of wellness and quality of life" in existence. Wellness Valley draws on some 250 public and private stakeholders in the region to support and amplify its mission of focusing on preventative health rather than the treatment of chronic disease.
Likewise, TampaWell is drawing upon the input and participation of dozens of local organizations in Tampa, including community groups, businesses, sports teams, social services agencies, and health care providers, and will be actively encouraging additional local entities to join in the effort.
While Tampa already has a good foundation for promoting wellness – including a young and growing workforce, a good economic environment, and a solid infrastructure of fitness facilities and programs – it also has some unhealthy habits. Roughly 29 percent of adults in the city are sedentary, about 26.7 percent are obese, and 36.3 percent have hypertension. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the U.S.
TampaWell has its sights on improving those statistics.
With the foundational view that "exercise is medicine," TampaWell will encourage physicians and other providers to systematically include physical activity when designing treatment plans. Along with healthy eating, physical activity promotes optimal health and is integral to the prevention and management of chronic conditions.
Meanwhile, the goal is to make enhancements throughout the city, including installing mile markers and scannable codes where walkers, joggers and bikers can download trail maps, fitness tips and track their progress. Future plans for TampaWell include creating a "Health Trail" that will connect TGH's properties on Davis Islands and downtown Tampa to Bayshore Boulevard, the Cass and Jackson Street Cycletracks and the Selmon/Meridian Greenways.
The third major focus of TampaWell this year will be the construction of a community garden at TGH Family Care Center in East Tampa. The community garden will provide a space to learn about nutrition and healthy eating habits, along with teaching the community to grow and prepare their own nutritious fruits and vegetables.
The community garden will be connected with a food pantry in partnership with Feeding Tampa Bay. TampaWell will provide and coordinate healthy eating and cooking classes in conjunction with our community partners.
Connecting as many residents as possible to the program is a key to its success. TampaWell will also launch an app to ensure everyone in the city has access to the free program. The app will track individual and community-wide progress and data and offer users information on health prevention programs, showcase wellness tourism opportunities and local hotels, include wellness event listings, and share nutrition tips.
"TGH is dedicated to empowering communities and transforming lives," Couris said. "TampaWell is the embodiment of that dedication. We're thrilled to be working with the City of Tampa on this effort and committed to building additional community partnerships that extend the wellness revolution to every neighborhood of our city."
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Tampa General Hospital, a 1,041-bed non-profit academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2021-22 Best Hospitals, and one of the top four hospitals in Florida, with five specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious 2021 Forbes magazine rankings – America's Best Employers by State, third out of 100 Florida companies and first among health care and social organizations and 13th nationally in America's Best Employers for Women. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal 2020 provided a net community benefit worth more than $182.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With five medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health and 19 outpatient Radiology Centers. Tampa Bay residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that uses artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
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Last year EA announced it would look to re-brand the long-running FIFA series. Reports at the time suggested that FIFA wanted too much money for EA executives, who were increasingly aware that the game is bigger than the license. The break-up seemed inevitable when EA trademarked 'EA Sports FC', and now it's happened officially.
EA's current licensing deal with FIFA means that we will see a FIFA 23 later this year, but from 2023 onwards the series will be called EA Sports FC. The first FIFA game was made for the Sega Mega Drive in 1993, so that marks 30 years of what has to be considered one of the all-time great sports series.
David Jackson, vice president at EA Sports, told the BBC: "The world of football and the world of entertainment are changing, and they clash within our product.
"In the future our players will demand of us the ability to be more expansive in that offering. At the moment, we engage in play as a primary form of interactive experience. Soon, watching and creating content are going to be equally as important for fans.
"Under the licensing conventions that we had agreed with FIFA 10 years ago, there were some restrictions that weren't going to allow us to be able to build those experiences for players."
Sounds a bit better than 'FIFA wanted too much of our lovely money', but it is also true or at least arguable that EA has done a lot more than FIFA to build the FIFA brand over recent decades. The publisher did greatly benefit from the authenticity that came with the license—official kits, player names, and stadia—but now is able to negotiate directly with teams and national leagues. It says it has already signed up 19,000 players, 700 teams, and more than 30 leagues for EA Sports FC.
However much sense this move might make for the publisher, it also marks the end of an incredibly successful partnership. EA Sports as it is was basically built on the back of two games: FIFA and Madden. EA also faces the task of bringing the FIFA audience with it, and there's even the question of whether it might end up competing against another FIFA series as well as eFootball—FIFA has announced it's seeking other partners to make a videogame.
Mind you, FIFA may have trouble finding one: Reports indicate that it had been seeking an eye-watering $1 billion dollars every world cup cycle (ie, four years) for the license.
Jackson told the BBC that "it wasn't ultimately down to money," but about creating "the very best experiences" for players and business partners—which just happens to have to do with how a company invests its money.
"Change is always going to be concerning for people at first," says Jackson. "In terms of things that they'll miss, players will notice only two things: The name and a World Cup piece of content every four years. Outside of that, very little will change about the things they know, and love about the current FIFA products."
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In terms of the game itself, a blog post on the EA Sports' site by EVP Cam Weber goes into some detail:
"Everything you love about our games will be part of EA Sports FC—the same great experiences, modes, leagues, tournaments, clubs and athletes will be there. Ultimate Team, Career Mode, Pro Clubs and VOLTA Football will all be there.
"This new independent platform will bring fresh opportunity—to innovate, create and evolve. This is much more than just a change of symbol—as EA Sports, we’re committed to ensuring EA Sports FC is a symbol of change."
EA's Jackson also mentioned that they can build "different experiences" thanks to moving away from the FIFA license, and while it's obviously all speculation at this point, it's not too hard to imagine what they might be. In-game events a la Fortnite, further integration of real-world football with shows and live matches, using players' presences more aggressively in-game, a wider range of cosmetics (FIFA had a deal with Adidas, meaning it was the only sportswear company in the games), and basically whatever else EA can think of to make this the ultimate one-stop-shop for football fans. First person to say 'metaverse' gets a studs-up tackle.
So, get ready for the mother of all re-branding exercises, alongside a reinvention of one of the industry's stalwarts. Not that it seems EA has much to worry about. Konami's still struggling to get eFootball into a fit state for competition, while a new and upcoming F2P football game called UFL is starting from scratch. If EA Sports FC is going to face serious competition, commercially at least, it may well come from whomever picks up the FIFA brand EA did so much to build. | https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-blows-the-final-whistle-on-fifa/ | 2022-05-10T19:48:48Z | https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-blows-the-final-whistle-on-fifa/ | true | 3 |
Wheat prices shot up as Indian wheat is in demand in the global markets after exports from Ukraine came to a grinding halt due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Ukraine produces about a fifth of the world's high grade wheat and 7% of all wheat. A large quantity of wheat bought by private traders in India from farmers are at a price higher than the minimum support price as international prices rallied due to the Russia- Ukraine war. They are creating an inventory anticipating good export orders from the global markets.
The unusual heatwave in March in India has seen yield of wheat crop fall, which too has contributed to the price rise.
Turkey has started to buy wheat through private electronic-mandi.
Sources in the ministry said Turkey agreed to import India's wheat last week. A delegation of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) visited the country to facilitate the process.
Following this, electronic mandi AgriBazaar has received a confirmed order for execution of 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat from Turkey at an approximate value of ₹125 crore.
"We cannot divulge the name of the buyer and seller due to a confidentiality clause. Similar enquiries from Egypt, Indonesia and other Middle East countries are currently being received and are being negotiated on our e-platform," said Amith Agarwal, CEO, AgriBazaar.
Due to efforts of the government, several countries have given market access to India, said Sudhanshu Pandey, secretary at the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, last week at a briefing.
Many countries have already approached India for wheat imports, including Egypt, Israel, Oman, Nigeria and South Africa.
In 2021-22 Indian wheat exports soared to 7.215 MT from 2.155 MT in the last financial year. It is expected to grow higher with 4MT already contracted for the first quarter of FY 23.
However, the estimate on production has been cut to 105 million tonnes from 111.3 million tonnes with the government expecting to procure half of its original estimate of 44.4 million tonnes. A sharp and sudden rise in temperatures in mid-March reduced the crop yield in the world's second-biggest producer of the grain.
India is the second biggest producer of rice and wheat.
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COVID-19 in SWLA: May 10, 2022
Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - The Louisiana Department of Health releases COVID-19 updates at noon, Monday through Friday.
New reinfections are included in new case counts.
According to the LDH, those not fully vaccinated accounted for 48% of cases and 54% of deaths from April 21 to April 27.
Vaccination data consist of the latest update from the LDH.
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COVID-19 IN LOUISIANA
· 597 new cases.
· 89 new reinfections (Per the LDH: Defined as a positive viral COVID-19 test in an individual with a previous positive test at least 90 days prior).
· 1 new death.
· 58 patients hospitalized (1 less than previous update).
· 60% of current COVID hospitalizations are those not fully vaccinated.
· 53 percent of population vaccinated.
COVID-19 IN REGION 5
· 25 new cases
· 5 new reinfections.
· 0 new deaths.
· 3 patients hospitalized (Same as previous update).
· 40 percent of population vaccinated.
CALCASIEU (REGION 5)
· 17 new cases.
· 3 new reinfections.
· 0 new deaths.
· 42 percent of population vaccinated.
ALLEN (REGION 5)
· 0 new cases.
· 0 new reinfections.
· 0 new deaths.
· 31 percent of population vaccinated.
BEAUREGARD (REGION 5)
· 5 new cases.
· 1 new reinfection.
· 0 new deaths.
· 34 percent of population vaccinated.
CAMERON (REGION 5)
· 0 new cases.
· 0 new reinfections.
· 0 new deaths.
· 34 percent of population vaccinated.
JEFF DAVIS (REGION 5)
· 3 new cases.
· 1 new reinfection.
· 0 new deaths (1 confirmed death changed to probable death).
· 41 percent of population vaccinated.
VERNON (REGION 6)
· 2 new cases.
· 0 new reinfections.
· 0 new deaths.
· 35 percent of population vaccinated.
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· 0 active cases among inmates.
· 0 active cases among staff members.
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Updated May 10, 2022 at 3:47 PM ET
Congress is preparing a $39.8 billion funding package to maintain U.S. support for Ukraine, the latest round of funding in a bipartisan effort meant to help the country repel Russia's invasion without committing U.S. troops to fight in the deadly war.
The House Appropriations Committee released draft legislation on Tuesday for a package that is nearly $7 billion more than what President Joe Biden has formally requested to supplement the roughly $13.6 billion Congress approved for the war in March.
The largest part of the package, which could change as it makes its way through Congress, is dedicated to military and security. The money is supposed to last through Sept. 30, according to the draft. Top aides and lawmakers say their goal is for the latest round of funding to give the administration appropriate flexibility to meet the needs on the ground in Ukraine until then.
Experts say that breaks down to roughly $100 million per day in funding for a range of help, from food aid and refugee assistance to counter-propaganda efforts and military equipment.
Congress quickly approved funds in March as emergency spending with broad guidelines for dividing the money between military, operational and humanitarian aid. Biden on Monday said that flow of assistance would stop in roughly 10 days. Now, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, is promising speedy action on the next round of funds, saying "the need is great and time is of the essence."
"We have a moral obligation to stand with our friends in Ukraine," Schumer said on the Senate floor on Tuesday. "The fight they are in is a struggle between democracy and authoritarianism itself, and we dare not relent or delay swift action to help our friends in need."
While there has been broad bipartisan support for the spending so far, some lawmakers are raising concerns about making sure the aid is directly tailored to Ukraine's needs.
Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at the Center for International and Strategic Studies, said the United States is sending funds to the country at a rate that hasn't been seen in decades.
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"Before the war the U.S. was sending $300 million per year to Ukraine," he said. "Now, we're providing $100 million a day."
Cancian said that comparing the spending on helping Ukraine to the price tag of other recent conflicts is nearly impossible because the United States — like its allies — is sending money directly to one side of the conflict without committing any troops. Recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan also involved thousands of troops and money for a vast U.S. military presence in the region.
Sending aid without troops and administrators can be risky
Experts and lawmakers say sending money and supplies without also sending fully trained troops to manage them carries some risk. Ukranian troops are being flooded with military equipment from several different countries, all with different training procedures, operations and uses.
Humanitarian organizations face similar concerns. Groups are rushing to help find housing for refugees, send food to embattled regions and rush medical aid to those under attack. Some Republicans have raised concerns that the groups administering that support haven't been able to keep up with the supplies they are being sent.
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said it is important to make sure the money is meeting what Ukraine needs in the moment.
"Their burn rate with lethal aid has been high, as long as we're providing them what they actually need and can use," Ernst said. "And then when it comes to humanitarian supplies, we need to make sure it's what they can use in the specific areas that need it."
Others, like Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., shared similar questions ahead of a meeting with Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, on Tuesday.
"I don't have any concern at all about the military funding," Blunt said. "I am concerned that we are sure that they can handle that much aid."
Ernst and Blunt, both members of Senate Republican leadership, said later that Markarova provided detailed explanations of how direct aid to Ukraine's government has been spent.
"I was very satisfied with her explanation of how they dealt with the first $1 billion of aid," Blunt said. "They've got extraordinary expenses but they don't have very much money coming in. The tax collection system in a situation like this doesn't work well at all."
Ernst said Ukraine has very specific needs when it comes to food. The country, a major agricultural exporter to Europe, the Middle East and Africa, faces serious challenges to planting, harvesting and shipping this year.
Ernst said there are additional challenges getting food to war-torn parts of the country. Congress approved $100 million in food aid but Ernst said none of it has been dispersed, in part because of shipping challenges.
"It has not gone anywhere," she said. "What we are hearing is that those shipping costs are actually more than the food is worth."
Hard to know exactly how the money is being spent
The format of the funding makes it difficult for the public, or for lawmakers, to know exactly how the money is being spent.
The last round of money was approved as an emergency spending package that was attached to a broader spending bill. Emergency funds do not need to be offset with spending cuts or tax increases and do not have an impact on funding for other government programs. Congress commonly uses emergency spending packages to fund natural disasters, international emergencies and defense operations--including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Like most other emergency funds, it was structured to give government agencies, or the military, wide flexibility to shift spending priorities with few specific restrictions outside of designating the money to address the war in Ukraine.
The bill provided roughly $4 billion to assist people displaced within Ukraine, more than $2.5 billion for food and health care support and $1.4 billion is intended for additional migration and refugee assistance.
The military aid section included $3.5 billion for defense-wide operations and maintenance and granted President Biden the authority to transfer an additional $3 billion in defense equipment to Ukraine. General defense funding included $650 million for grants or direct loans.
The White House and State Department have provided periodic updates when the administration draws new money from the funds Congress has allocated.
In March, days after the first round of aid was approved, the White House gave details of how $800 millon of the funds had been spent. They listed:
Later, Secretary of State Antony Blinken released information on $150 million in arms and equipment from the Department of Defense that was to be sent in May. At the time, the government said it was the ninth round of such spending, with a total cost of $3.8 billion.
"We will continue to provide Ukraine the arms its forces are effectively using to defend their country and the freedom of their fellow citizens," Blinken said in a statement. "In addition to military assistance, we also continue to provide direct U.S. financial support to Ukraine, support for documenting evidence of Russia's atrocities against Ukraine's civilians, and measures to continue ratcheting up the pressure on Putin's crumbling economy."
Cancian said it is normal for the government to give sparse details on how funding is being spent in a conflict.
"This is all about operational security," he said. "They are in a war and the administration is reluctant to put out too much information about what capabilities the Ukrainians have."
The new $39.8 billion aid package is expected to pass the House of Representatives soon and then be taken up by the Senate.
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The Sakinaka police arrested a 22-year-old man on Tuesday, hours after he allegedly murdered his 20-year-old estranged wife by stabbing her with a knife on her neck.
The incident took place around 6 am on Tuesday on Khairani road where the deceased, Reema Yadav, lived alone. The complainant, Rohit Ravidas, 18, a tailor who was Yadav’s friend, discovered her body lying in a pool of blood at around 7.30 am.
He called the police which quickly checked her phone and CCTV camera footage of the area to get leads in the case. They called Yadav’s husband Manoj Prajapati, a daily wage labourer, for questioning.
Prajapati kept telling the police that Yadav’s male friend was behind the murder but they saw traces of blood in his fingernails after which they put him through “sustained questioning”, said Balwant Deshmukh, Senior Inspector with Sakinaka police station. During questioning, Prajapati broke down and confessed to the crime. The police also recovered the murder weapon from him.
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Prajapati and Yadav were from Uttar Pradesh and had got married in 2020. Six months ago, Yadav left his home in Chandivali, Andheri (East), over domestic quarrels with him and his mother. Ravidas had met her a month ago when they were working for the same company. The two became friends and for the past 10 days, Ravidas had been providing Yadav with food as she had lost her job.
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Full Name: Mark Joseph Carroll
What office are you seeking? U.S. House of Representatives 11th Congressional District Illinois
What offices, if any, have you previously held? Trustee (Elected), Village of North Aurora (8 years)
Member (Appointed), Village of North Aurora Planning Commission (5 years)
City: North Aurora
Occupation: Vice-President - Senior General Counsel
Education: J.D. - Northern Illinois University (2001)
B.A. Political Science & History - Hillsdale College (1996)
Joliet Catholic Academy (1992)
Campaign Website: www.markcarrollforcongress.com
What is your position re-establishing the Child Tax Credit at $3,500 per child as set in the American Rescue Plan?
I believe in giving Americans back more of their money. The best way to help individuals and families in the 11th District in the long term is to support policies that cut the size and scope of the federal government, ensure energy independence and open up all sources of domestic energy production, pass balance budgets and reduce taxes. Runaway spending by Washington leaders in the past several years has and will cause strain on our economy for generations. We cannot continue to borrow from China against our children’s future. Congress needs to perform its job and pass a balanced, timely budget every year. We cannot afford the recent trend of funding our government through Continuing Resolutions filled with pork. America can no longer afford to rely on foreign energy and foreign supply chain materials and manufacturing. We need to get back to American energy independence that is market driven and that includes all sources of available energy. Democrats have their fist on the scale toward a radical “green” agenda with no concern for the economic harm these measures inflict on the every day citizens of the 11th District and America. We have seen record inflation largely due to the high cost of foreign energy that has increased costs in our supply chains, which is, in turn, passed along to hardworking Americans at the gas pump and at the grocery stores. The Biden Administration has been asleep at the wheel, as people in the 11th Congressional District and America continue to suffer.
Do you believe that corporations pay enough in taxes?
Despite what Hillary Clinton may profess, businesses create jobs not the government. However, we have witnessed firsthand over the past two years that poor policies including extended welfare payments that pay people more not to work can actually kill job growth. Democrats profess to be the party of the people and scapegoat corporations in order to divert attention from their own miserable policy failures. Increased government, skyrocketing debt, restricting domestic energy production to intentionally push a radical green agenda, hurts the people in the 11th District and all Americans. Corporations are not the enemy of the prosperity, government is.
Would you support increases or decreases in the amount of taxes corporations pay? Why?
Despite what Hillary Clinton may profess, businesses create jobs not the government. However, we have witnessed firsthand over the past two years that poor policies including extended welfare payments that pay people more not to work can actually kill job growth. Democrats profess to be the party of the people and scapegoat corporations in order to divert attention from their own miserable policy failures. Increased government, skyrocketing debt, restricting domestic energy production to intentionally push a radical green agenda, hurts the people in the 11th District and all Americans. Corporations are not the enemy of the prosperity, government is.
Do the rich, defined as the wealthiest 1%, pay enough in taxes?
The problem with our government is not that it does not bring in enough in taxes. The problem is that our government does not live within its means.
We need a return to a limited, decentralized Federal Government with the Power of the Government returned to the states and local governments, where it belongs….so that the true power of America, its People, can once again be unleashed for job creation, wage growth, technology and innovation, and that uniquely “CAN-DO” American Spirit that generated the greatest, most prosperous Country in the history of Mankind! Congress needs to pass timely, balanced budgets every year. Congress needs to pass the line item veto to cut out pork spending and government waste.
Would support changes in the tax code that would increase or decrease their tax burden? Why?
The problem with our government is not that it does not bring in enough in taxes. The problem is that our government does not live within its means.
We need a return to a limited, decentralized Federal Government with the Power of the Government returned to the states and local governments, where it belongs….so that the true power of America, its People, can once again be unleashed for job creation, wage growth, technology and innovation, and that uniquely “CAN-DO” American Spirit that generated the greatest, most prosperous Country in the history of Mankind! Congress needs to pass timely, balanced budgets every year. Congress needs to pass the line item veto to cut out pork spending and government waste.
Do you support raising taxes on capital gains and dividends? Why?
The problem with our government is not that it does not bring in enough in taxes. The problem is that our government does not live within its means.
We need a return to a limited, decentralized Federal Government with the Power of the Government returned to the states and local governments, where it belongs….so that the true power of America, its People, can once again be unleashed for job creation, wage growth, technology and innovation, and that uniquely “CAN-DO” American Spirit that generated the greatest, most prosperous Country in the history of Mankind! Congress needs to pass timely, balanced budgets every year. Congress needs to pass the line item veto to cut out pork spending and government waste.
The COVID-19 pandemic saw a breakdown in this country’s supply chain. What would you propose to fix it?
America works best when the Federal Government gets out of the way and the free-market drives the economy. Let’s be clear, the government does not create jobs; the People do – entrepreneurs, small business owners, and innovators. The government has no business attempting to drive the market. The market is driven by the people.
We need a return to a limited, decentralized Federal Government with the Power of the Government returned to the states and local governments, where it belongs….so that the true power of America, its People, can once again be unleashed for job creation, wage growth, technology and innovation, and that uniquely “CAN-DO” American Spirit that generated the greatest, most prosperous Country in the history of Mankind!
As an attorney, I have sat with individuals and small business owner to develop plans and solutions for navigating the uncertain landscape created by the economic downturn of 2007- 2008. For the past almost 5 years, I have witnessed first-hand the choking grip of over-regulation and Federal Agencies working well beyond the scope of their authority with regulation by enforcement and providing little to no guidance to companies. Companies are forced to spend more on Compliance and legal risk mitigation, rather than on increased wages, added jobs, technology and innovation.
I would work to reign in this unconstitutional ”Fourth Branch” of Government by creating and supporting legislation aimed at reducing and/or eliminating agencies that have no authority for their existence under the Constitution. I would push the rulemaking authority back to Congress where it belongs, so that the elected officials are held accountable to the voters.
The persons we elect would have to cast the difficult votes and not pass the buck to unaccountable bureaucrats in these Federal agencies. I would support the reduction of the size and scope of the federal government workforce in all branches. I would support lower taxes and less government. In following these steps, we would increase domestic energy production, curb inflation and restore the supply chain.
How would you bring back manufacturing jobs?
America works best when the Federal Government gets out of the way and the free-market drives the economy. Let’s be clear, the government does not create jobs; the People do – entrepreneurs, small business owners, and innovators. The government has no business attempting to drive the market. The market is driven by the people.
We need a return to a limited, decentralized Federal Government with the Power of the Government returned to the states and local governments, where it belongs….so that the true power of America, its People, can once again be unleashed for job creation, wage growth, technology and innovation, and that uniquely “CAN-DO” American Spirit that generated the greatest, most prosperous Country in the history of Mankind!
What plans do you have to help the lower and middle class?
I support a return to reduced limited government, reduced taxes, energy independence, abolishing the U.S. Department of Education, comprehensive immigration reform and support of our law enforcement to reduce crime in our major cities. All of these would have a direct impact on the economy and benefit the lower and middle class.
America works best when the Federal Government gets out of the way and the free-market drives the economy. Let’s be clear, the government does not create jobs; the People do – entrepreneurs, small business owners, and innovators. The government has no business attempting to drive the market. The market is driven by the people.
We need a return to a limited, decentralized Federal Government with the Power of the Government returned to the states and local governments, where it belongs….so that the true power of America, its People, can once again be unleashed for job creation, wage growth, technology and innovation, and that uniquely “CAN-DO” American Spirit that generated the greatest, most prosperous Country in the history of Mankind!
In order to fight crime, we need to empower Police through adequate funding for personnel, equipment, technology, training and support. We need to stop attacking law enforcement and we need a heightened focus on respect for the rule of law. We need State’s Attorneys and Judges who keep criminals in jail and ask for and administer appropriate sentences. Finally, we need to revitalize our inner cities, with educational reform that focuses on the students rather than the Unions, create enterprise zones and utilize TIF districts, and we need to empower parents with educational choice and school vouchers.
Do you support the idea that government can require immunizations against COVID-19 or other communicable diseases?
To Restore America, we need to return to the universal belief in the Rule of Law as set forth in the Constitution. For decades the Democratic Party has possessed a universal, critical misunderstanding of the nature and scope of the Constitution. Democrats believe that if rights are not specifically identified in the Bill of Rights, then the Government must then have the authority to usurp and regulate those rights. However, our Founders understood that as citizens our rights are granted by God, not by the benevolence of politicians. In fact, the Founders warned that including the Bill of Rights in the Constitution might lead to the danger of government encroaching on the unlimited rights of the people. In truth, the Constitution is a social compact of the citizens, whereby the citizens agree to limit some of their rights and their power in order to form a government to regulate our society. The Constitution specifically defines what rights the people agree to limit and specifically enumerates and limits the power of the government. Any power of government not enumerated in the Constitution is reserved to the States and any rights belonging to the people not specifically limited in the Constitution remain with the people and remain inalienable. This means that if the people did not agree to limit their rights, the government has no authority to restrict them. Looking at the power of our government through this lens, makes it very difficult to justify the actions of national Democratic leaders over the past several years and decades.
How do you feel about mask mandates?
To Restore America, we need to return to the universal belief in the Rule of Law as set forth in the Constitution. For decades the Democratic Party has possessed a universal, critical misunderstanding of the nature and scope of the Constitution. Democrats believe that if rights are not specifically identified in the Bill of Rights, then the Government must then have the authority to usurp and regulate those rights. However, our Founders understood that as citizens our rights are granted by God, not by the benevolence of politicians. In fact, the Founders warned that including the Bill of Rights in the Constitution might lead to the danger of government encroaching on the unlimited rights of the people. In truth, the Constitution is a social compact of the citizens, whereby the citizens agree to limit some of their rights and their power in order to form a government to regulate our society. The Constitution specifically defines what rights the people agree to limit and specifically enumerates and limits the power of the government. Any power of government not enumerated in the Constitution is reserved to the States and any rights belonging to the people not specifically limited in the Constitution remain with the people and remain inalienable. This means that if the people did not agree to limit their rights, the government has no authority to restrict them. Looking at the power of our government through this lens, makes it very difficult to justify the actions of national Democratic leaders over the past several years and decades.
Is America prepared for either another round of the current pandemic, or the next one?
To Restore America, we need to return to the universal belief in the Rule of Law as set forth in the Constitution. For decades the Democratic Party has possessed a universal, critical misunderstanding of the nature and scope of the Constitution. Democrats believe that if rights are not specifically identified in the Bill of Rights, then the Government must then have the authority to usurp and regulate those rights. However, our Founders understood that as citizens our rights are granted by God, not by the benevolence of politicians. In fact, the Founders warned that including the Bill of Rights in the Constitution might lead to the danger of government encroaching on the unlimited rights of the people. In truth, the Constitution is a social compact of the citizens, whereby the citizens agree to limit some of their rights and their power in order to form a government to regulate our society. The Constitution specifically defines what rights the people agree to limit and specifically enumerates and limits the power of the government. Any power of government not enumerated in the Constitution is reserved to the States and any rights belonging to the people not specifically limited in the Constitution remain with the people and remain inalienable. This means that if the people did not agree to limit their rights, the government has no authority to restrict them. Looking at the power of our government through this lens, makes it very difficult to justify the actions of national Democratic leaders over the past several years and decades.
Do you support new laws or regulations to safeguard people in the event of another pandemic?
To Restore America, we need to return to the universal belief in the Rule of Law as set forth in the Constitution. For decades the Democratic Party has possessed a universal, critical misunderstanding of the nature and scope of the Constitution. Democrats believe that if rights are not specifically identified in the Bill of Rights, then the Government must then have the authority to usurp and regulate those rights. However, our Founders understood that as citizens our rights are granted by God, not by the benevolence of politicians. In fact, the Founders warned that including the Bill of Rights in the Constitution might lead to the danger of government encroaching on the unlimited rights of the people. In truth, the Constitution is a social compact of the citizens, whereby the citizens agree to limit some of their rights and their power in order to form a government to regulate our society. The Constitution specifically defines what rights the people agree to limit and specifically enumerates and limits the power of the government. Any power of government not enumerated in the Constitution is reserved to the States and any rights belonging to the people not specifically limited in the Constitution remain with the people and remain inalienable. This means that if the people did not agree to limit their rights, the government has no authority to restrict them. Looking at the power of our government through this lens, makes it very difficult to justify the actions of national Democratic leaders over the past several years and decades.
What are the top two threats to our national security?
The top threat to our national security is the invasion at our southern border and creates an imminent national security risk that is ignored by the democrats in Washington.
The most insidious and dangerous threat to our Republic is the systematic and intentional attacks and undermining of the procedural and structural checks and balances embedded in our constitutional framework meant to protect us from the unfettered power of the government when we are in the minority. The Progressive-Democratic Party has clearly demonstrated its desired intent to solidify its own power after the last election. When their expected gains in the House and Senate resulted in losses and the slimmest possible majority in the Senate, the democrats attacked the Electoral College, attempted to open up voter access to illegal aliens and convicted felons, threatened to admit democrat-leaning States to add democrat senators, and threatened to end the Senate filibuster. Since the introduction of the “Great Society” by Lyndon Johnson in the 1960′s, the Democratic Party has relied on activist judges and the U.S. Court system to force through its radical agenda, absent the legislative process or input by the people. When a conservative leaning Supreme Court finally threatens to thwart liberals’ plans, the democrats threaten to pack the Court to minimize the Court’s power as a co-equal branch of government. Over the past two years, we have seen an unprecedented power grab by the democrats at all levels of government in the name of an “emergency.” Our Constitutional checks and balances were ignored, and we were all deprived Constitutionally protected procedural due process of rights as citizens of Illinois and the United States. History did not judge President Lincoln kindly when he suspended the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War or President Roosevelt when he interned people of Japanese descent in camps during World War. When we fail to uphold the Constitution in times of emergency, it is not worth the paper it is written on in good times. All these attacks on the procedural and structural framework embedded in our Constitution are just as insidious and dangerous as the attacks on the substantive issues. We need to elect people to serve in Washington who will not only defend Americans against the radical attacks on our firmly held substantive values and beliefs, but also who understands the Constitutional framework and knows how to identify where our checks and balances have been eroded, and will restore our federal government to the limited, decentralized government that our Founders intended. Only then, will the voices of the people of the 11th District be most loudly heard.
What should be done to eliminate them?
The top threat to our national security is the invasion at our southern border and creates an imminent national security risk that is ignored by the democrats in Washington.
The most insidious and dangerous threat to our Republic is the systematic and intentional attacks and undermining of the procedural and structural checks and balances embedded in our constitutional framework meant to protect us from the unfettered power of the government when we are in the minority. The Progressive-Democratic Party has clearly demonstrated its desired intent to solidify its own power after the last election. When their expected gains in the House and Senate resulted in losses and the slimmest possible majority in the Senate, the democrats attacked the Electoral College, attempted to open up voter access to illegal aliens and convicted felons, threatened to admit democrat-leaning States to add democrat senators, and threatened to end the Senate filibuster. Since the introduction of the “Great Society” by Lyndon Johnson in the 1960′s, the Democratic Party has relied on activist judges and the U.S. Court system to force through its radical agenda, absent the legislative process or input by the people. When a conservative leaning Supreme Court finally threatens to thwart liberals’ plans, the democrats threaten to pack the Court to minimize the Court’s power as a co-equal branch of government. Over the past two years, we have seen an unprecedented power grab by the democrats at all levels of government in the name of an “emergency.” Our Constitutional checks and balances were ignored, and we were all deprived Constitutionally protected procedural due process of rights as citizens of Illinois and the United States. History did not judge President Lincoln kindly when he suspended the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War or President Roosevelt when he interned people of Japanese descent in camps during World War. When we fail to uphold the Constitution in times of emergency, it is not worth the paper it is written on in good times. All these attacks on the procedural and structural framework embedded in our Constitution are just as insidious and dangerous as the attacks on the substantive issues. We need to elect people to serve in Washington who will not only defend Americans against the radical attacks on our firmly held substantive values and beliefs, but also who understands the Constitutional framework and knows how to identify where our checks and balances have been eroded, and will restore our federal government to the limited, decentralized government that our Founders intended. Only then, will the voices of the people of the 11th District be most loudly heard.
What is your position on climate change and what should be done about it?
I believe in the Biblical principal of conservation. We all have a role to play in protecting wildlife and nature and in caring for the World which God created for us. With that said, I also believe that God also provides technology and advancement so that we can live together in society and provide for ourselves and our neighbor. Democrats have their fist on the scale toward a radical “green” agenda with no concern for the economic harm these measures inflict on the every day citizens of the 11th District and America. In fact, what we have seen from the Biden Administration is the moving toward a “green” agenda that is not market driven. In fact, the actions of the Biden administration with regard to its “green” energy agenda has caused soaring inflation on grocery store shelves and at the gas pump that hurt every hardworking American family.
What is your position on nuclear energy expansion?
Democrats have their fist on the scale toward a radical “green” agenda with no concern for the economic harm these measures inflict on the every day citizens of the 11th District and America. In fact, what we have seen from the Biden Administration is the moving toward a “green” agenda that is not market driven. In fact, the actions of the Biden administration with regard to its “green” energy agenda has caused soaring inflation on grocery store shelves and at the gas pump that hurt every hardworking American family. The idea that nuclear energy would not be included in our domestic energy plans is preposterous.
Should America invest in other forms of renewable energy? Please explain.
I believe in a market driven economy. The government should not be driving the market. the market should drive the 10 government. Democrats have their fist on the scale toward a radical “green” agenda with no concern for the economic harm these measures inflict on the every day citizens of the 11th District and America. In fact, what we have seen from the Biden Administration is the moving toward a “green” agenda that is not market driven. In fact, the actions of the Biden administration with regard to its “green” energy agenda has caused soaring inflation on grocery store shelves and at the gas pump that hurt every hardworking American family.
Should pregnant women have the right to get an abortion?
During my time as an intern and staff assistant on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution, I also worked on the Partial-Birth Abortion Act and the issue of euthanasia.
One of the most basic promises of our Declaration and Constitution is the protection of the inalienable right to life. Life begins at conception and ends at natural death. If Democrats honestly “followed the science” they would acknowledge this irrefutable truth. However, Democrats only want to follow the science when it suits them, but they demand that the rest of us do what they say. I believe in truth. It is for this reason that I would support a Constitutional Amendment defining Life as beginning at conception and ending at natural death and I would oppose any legislation aimed at weakening the Hyde Amendment.
Is the immigration system a problem in this country? If so, what is your plan to fix it?
The invasion at our southern border creates an imminent national security risk that is ignored by the democrats in Washington.
A. Secure the Border. Immigration reform is not possible without securing our Border. Our current open border poses a clear and present National security risk. Securing the border means allocating real funding for a wall, utilizing technology and boots on the ground. B. National Language. Adopting English as the National language means that Congress needs to allocate funding for the purpose of educating non-English speaking Immigrants how to read and write English. C. Guest Workers. We need to review and reform our guest worker program to make sure that once a worker changes employment or the Visa expires, we have a system for tracking the guest workers. D. Remove Criminals. We need to identify, round up and remove all Illegal Immigrants that are violent criminals. We would also make “sanctuary cities” illegal. E. Path to Citizenship. I do not advocate a path to citizenship unless all of the other 4 Pillars are included in a comprehensive package.
Do American cities have a crime problem?
First and foremost, America’s rising crime has nothing to do with our Police or policing. It is a failure of Democratic leadership.
Crime is on the rise in almost every major Democrat-run city in America. In order to distract our attention from this glaring fact, the Democrats push the blame on our law enforcement and they highlight isolated instances to inflame passions and distract us from the facts.
Chicago has one of the strictest gun laws in the Country. However, it also has one of the highest murder rates. Gun laws gun buybacks target legal gun owners. The problem is that crime is committed by criminals who do not follow gun laws. The Democrats’ solution is to restrict gun ownership of law-abiding citizens who wish to defend themselves. Guns are not the problem. It is much deeper societal and cultural issue. There is a direct correlation between the Liberals’ attempts to kill God in our everyday lives, deprive people of economic opportunity and quality education and the rise in crime. The Democrats have made promises for 60 years that schools would improve, streets would be safer, and the economic vitality of the cities would rise. This has not happened. Instead, the true Democrat motive, dependence on government at every level, has succeeded in getting them reelected and keeping them in power.
Over the past several years, we have seen a directed campaign by Democrats to target local Attorney General, State’s Attorney, and Circuit Judge races with an eye toward electing social-activist individuals. The Democrats and their supporters have spent enormous amounts of money in these election campaigns. In order to combat this, we need to educate voters on the importance of local elections at all levels.
In order to fight crime, we need to empower Police through adequate funding for personnel, equipment, technology, training and support. We need to stop attacking law enforcement and we need a heightened focus on respect for the rule of law. We need State’s Attorneys and Judges who keep criminals in jail and ask for and administer appropriate sentences. Finally, we need to revitalize our inner cities, with educational reform that focuses on the students rather than the Unions, create enterprise zones and utilize TIF districts, and we need to empower parents with educational choice and school vouchers.
If so, what is your suggestion to solve it?
First and foremost, America’s rising crime has nothing to do with our Police or policing. It is a failure of Democratic leadership. Crime is on the rise in almost every major Democrat-run city in America. In order to distract our attention from this glaring fact, the Democrats push the blame on our law enforcement and they highlight isolated instances to inflame passions and distract us from the facts.
Chicago has one of the strictest gun laws in the Country. However, it also has one of the highest murder rates. Gun laws gun buybacks target legal gun owners. The problem is that crime is committed by criminals who do not follow gun laws. The Democrats’ solution is to restrict gun ownership of law-abiding citizens who wish to defend themselves. Guns are not the problem. It is much deeper societal and cultural issue. There is a direct correlation between the Liberals’ attempts to kill God in our everyday lives, deprive people of economic opportunity and quality education and the rise in crime. The Democrats have made promises for 60 years that schools would improve, streets would be safer, and the economic vitality of the cities would rise. This has not happened. Instead, the true Democrat motive, dependence on government at every level, has succeeded in getting them reelected and keeping them in power.
Over the past several years, we have seen a directed campaign by Democrats to target local Attorney General, State’s Attorney, and Circuit Judge races with an eye toward electing social-activist individuals. The Democrats and their supporters have spent enormous amounts of money in these election campaigns. In order to combat this, we need to educate voters on the importance of local elections at all levels.
In order to fight crime, we need to empower Police through adequate funding for personnel, equipment, technology, training and support. We need to stop attacking law enforcement and we need a heightened focus on respect for the rule of law. We need State’s Attorneys and Judges who keep criminals in jail and ask for and administer appropriate sentences. Finally, we need to revitalize our inner cities, with educational reform that focuses on the students rather than the Unions, create enterprise zones and utilize TIF districts, and we need to empower parents with educational choice and school vouchers.
Should police officers have qualified immunity in cases involving alleged excessive force or other misconduct?
Absolutely and without question.
First and foremost, America’s rising crime has nothing to do with our Police or policing. It is a failure of Democratic leadership. Crime is on the rise in almost every major Democrat-run city in America. In order to distract our attention from this glaring fact, the Democrats push the blame on our law enforcement and they highlight isolated instances to inflame passions and distract us from the facts.
Chicago has one of the strictest gun laws in the Country. However, it also has one of the highest murder rates. Gun laws gun buybacks target legal gun owners. The problem is that crime is committed by criminals who do not follow gun laws. The Democrats’ solution is to restrict gun ownership of law-abiding citizens who wish to defend themselves. Guns are not the problem. It is much deeper societal and cultural issue. There is a direct correlation between the Liberals’ attempts to kill God in our everyday lives, deprive people of economic opportunity and quality education and the rise in crime. The Democrats have made promises for 60 years that schools would improve, streets would be safer, and the economic vitality of the cities would rise. This has not happened. Instead, the true Democrat motive, dependence on government at every level, has succeeded in getting them reelected and keeping them in power.
Over the past several years, we have seen a directed campaign by Democrats to target local Attorney General, State’s Attorney, and Circuit Judge races with an eye toward electing social-activist individuals. The Democrats and their supporters have spent enormous amounts of money in these election campaigns. In order to combat this, we need to educate voters on the importance of local elections at all levels.
In order to fight crime, we need to empower Police through adequate funding for personnel, equipment, technology, training and support. We need to stop attacking law enforcement and we need a heightened focus on respect for the rule of law. We need State’s Attorneys and Judges who keep criminals in jail and ask for and administer appropriate sentences. Finally, we need to revitalize our inner cities, with educational reform that focuses on the students rather than the Unions, create enterprise zones and utilize TIF districts, and we need to empower parents with educational choice and school vouchers.
Are there any limits to the Second Amendment?
The Second Amendment is clear that the right to bear arms shall not be abridged. This is a doctrine of self-defense and is unlimited.
Do you support any restrictions on gun purchases or other stricter gun control measures including citizens’ access to military style weaponry?
Chicago has one of the strictest gun laws in the Country. However, it also has one of the highest murder rates. Gun laws gun buybacks target legal gun owners. The problem is that crime is committed by criminals who do not follow gun laws. The Democrats’ solution is to restrict gun ownership of law-abiding citizens who wish to defend themselves. Guns are not the problem. It is much deeper societal and cultural issue. There is a direct correlation between the Liberals’ attempts to kill God in our everyday lives, deprive people of economic opportunity and quality education and the rise in crime. The Democrats have made promises for 60 years that schools would improve, streets would be safer, and the economic vitality of the cities would rise. This has not happened. Instead, the true Democrat motive, dependence on government at every level, has succeeded in getting them reelected and keeping them in power.
Over the past several years, we have seen a directed campaign by Democrats to target local Attorney General, State’s Attorney, and Circuit Judge races with an eye toward electing social-activist individuals. The Democrats and their supporters have spent enormous amounts of money in these election campaigns.
In order to combat this, we need to educate voters on the importance of local elections at all levels. In order to fight crime, we need to empower Police through adequate funding for personnel, equipment, technology, training and support. We need to stop attacking law enforcement and we need a heightened focus on respect for the rule of law. We need State’s Attorneys and Judges who keep criminals in jail and ask for and administer appropriate sentences. Finally, we need to revitalize our inner cities, with educational reform that focuses on the students rather than the Unions, create enterprise zones and utilize TIF districts, and we need to empower parents with educational choice and school vouchers.
Illinois, along with many states across the country, have legalized marijuana making it legal for people to buy and use it. Marijuana, however, is still illegal at the federal level. Do you support legalizing marijuana nationally? Why or why not?
I do not support legalizing marijuana.
Did Joe Biden win the 2020 election?
The Constitution specifically enumerates that the time, place and manner of holding elections shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof. In the 2020 election, there were changes made to state election laws across the Country by courts, Secretaries of State, Election boards all in direct contradiction to the specific language of the Constitution. Democrats argue that these were all done on an “emergency” basis. There is no exception in the Constitution to authorize changes due to an emergency. Not only was this unconstitutional, it was like changing the rules in the middle of the game.
Would you have voted to ratify his presidency?
No.
What is your position on the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol?
The damage and destruction of both private and public property in the riots that occurred leading up to the 2020 election were every bit as egregious and unlawful as what occurred on January 6, 2021. Rioters led by anarchist and progressive groups hijacked entire neighborhoods for months. The attacks on our law enforcement were unprecedented. All persons who harm others, destroy private or public property, and terrorize the neighborhoods in our American cities should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Was it an insurrection?
Contrary to the clear implication of this question, the damage and destruction of both private and public property in the riots that occurred leading up to the 2020 election were every bit as egregious and unlawful as what occurred on January 6, 2021. Rioters led by anarchist and progressive groups hijacked entire neighborhoods for months. The attacks on our law enforcement were unprecedented. All persons who harm others, destroy private or public property, and terrorize the neighborhoods in our American cities should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Should people convicted of a crime related to their participation in the riot ever be pardoned?
All persons who harm others, destroy private or public property, and terrorize the neighborhoods in our American cities should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Should voters be required to show an ID to vote?
In order to preserve our most basic right in America, the right to vote, we need to guarantee free and honest elections. The Constitution specifically enumerates that the time, place and manner of holding elections shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof. In the 2020 election, there were changes made to state election laws across the Country by courts, Secretaries of State, Election boards all in direct contradiction to the specific language of the Constitution. There is no exception in the Constitution to authorize changes due to an emergency. I am in support of State voter ID requirements We cannot have free and fair elections if we cannot guarantee the identity of the person voting. If photo ID access is an issue for minority populations, then the States have an obligation to create laws to ensure access to photo IDs. We should not lessen the protections against voter fraud by accommodating inadequate state laws which deny equal access to photo IDs. 16
Would you, as a member of Congress, ever vote against certifying presidential electoral votes submitted by states’ official voting authorities?
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VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are looking to turn the tide of recent history as the club gets set to face off against Canadian Premier League side Valour FC on Wednesday in a Canadian Championship match.
The ‘Caps have exited the tournament twice in the past two years courtesy of CPL clubs, and Vancouver’s players and staff want that to change.
Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini called the match the “most important” of the season so far and said his team wants to win the competition.
“If we lose, we’re out of the Canadian Championship which is a competition we want to try to win,” he said. “The last two Canadian Championship campaigns have been very disappointing for the club.”
When asked who the pressure is on, Sartini agreed that the Whitecaps face more than their lower-level opponents.
“We enter the competition, we have to be honest, as the big guy not the underdog,” he said, adding that the Whitecaps have a larger budget and more resources than their Winnipeg counterpart.
Valour FC is coached by former Whitecaps assistant coach Philip Dos Santos, the brother of former Vancouver head coach Marc Dos Santos.
The Winnipeg club currently sits in sixth place in the CPL and comes into the match on a two game unbeaten stretch.
Tosaint Ricketts, who scored the winner against Toronto FC on Sunday, said he and his teammates want to make up for past early competition exits.
“It’s everything for us,” he said. “We want to right those wrongs.”
Competing for a country’s cup is something every team should aspire to, Ricketts added.
The Whitecaps will be without goalkeeper Thomas Hasal, who left Sunday’s match with an injury to his left hand, while Sartini said Scottish playmaker Ryan Gauld could be rested due to the quick turnaround in games.
Speaking after his side’s 0-0 draw with Halifax Wanderers -- following a storming 6-1 win over Atletico Ottawa -- Dos Santos said his team needs to be prepared for the challenge of facing MLS opponents.
“It’s good for us to come a little bit down to earth and say, ‘OK, what’s next?’ and what’s next is a heckuva challenge,” he told the club’s official site.
Vancouver comes into the match after a dramatic, late win over Toronto FC on Sunday which ended a three-game losing streak.
‘Caps defender Jake Nerwinski said his team needs to overcome the mental block they have on the competition.
“It’s a huge game for us,” he said. “It’s something we really need to get over. It’s a hurdle that needs to be taken away.”
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Researchers at the University of Victoria are among the first in history to find traces of the first stars in the universe.
Kim Venn, UVic astronomer and director of the Astronomy Research Centre, co-led an international team that found evidence of these post-Big Bang stars in a cluster with the lowest concentration of metals ever observed.
Using the European Space Agency’s satellite mission Gaia, Venn’s team examined a cluster called C19 in the outer reaches of the Milky Way galaxy. The extremely metal-poor stars appeared to share an orbit in the galactic halo. After studying them using spectroscopy – the study of how matter absorbs and emits light – they determined they’d found what are believed to be traces of first stars.
“What an amazing thing, isn’t it? Stars that we will never be able to go and touch, that we’ll never be able to send a robot to grab a piece of that atmosphere, and yet we can still figure out their composition from these rainbows, from these spectra,” Venn said in an interview on uvic.ca.
Her team is already investigating another stellar cluster and is working on installing a new high-resolution spectrograph in Gemini South observatory in Chile. That’ll allow the team to search for similar stellar streams from the Southern Hemisphere.
New projects will come out of this discovery, like one in which UVic cosmologist Julio Navarro is participating. He has started working with an international team on a project to model the origins of C19 and determine what it could mean for how we understand dark matter.
“In astronomy, we often say when it comes to objects there’s zero, one, or many,” Venn said. “So far all we’ve done is gone from zero to one. Now that we know what to look for and how to find them, we want to find more.”
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Smallpox Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research
Here’s a look at smallpox, a contagious and sometimes fatal infectious disease. The most severe and most common form of the smallpox virus is known as variola major.
Types of variola major smallpox
Ordinary – most common, 85% of cases
Modified – mild and occurs in those that have been vaccinated
Flat – occurs more frequently in children and is usually fatal
Hemorrhagic – occurs more frequently in adults; is severe and usually fatal
Facts
Smallpox is transmitted through extended face-to-face contact, or direct contact with infected body fluids or contaminated objects.
Insects and animals do not transmit smallpox.
The incubation period averages about 10 to 14 days (but can range from seven to 19 days) following exposure. Subjects are not contagious at this time.
Initial symptoms include high fever, fatigue and head and back aches. A characteristic rash that is prominent on the face, arms and legs follows in two to three days. The rash starts with flat red lesions that evolve at the same rate. Lesions become pus-filled and begin to crust early in the second week. Scabs develop and then separate and fall off after about three to four weeks.
The majority of patients with smallpox recover, but death occurs in up to 30% of cases.
1950s – Worldwide, 15 million cases of smallpox are reported each year.
1977 – The last naturally occurring case of smallpox in the world occurs in Somalia.
1979 – Smallpox meets the criteria for eradication by having no natural cases for two years.
1980 – The World Health Organization announces the official eradication of smallpox.
2008 – According to a study published in the American Journal of Medicine, “researchers found that lifetime protection is obtained from just one vaccination, even when that vaccination occurred as much as 88 years ago.”
2014 – Six vials containing the smallpox virus are found in an unused storage room at the Food and Drug Administration’s Bethesda, Maryland, campus. Later testing shows that at least two of the vials, dating from 1954, contain the live virus. There are only two sanctioned repositories for stocks of variola, the virus that causes smallpox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta and the Russian State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology in Koltsovo.
2016 – The oldest known sample of the smallpox-causing variola virus is found within the DNA of a 17th century child mummy, in a crypt beneath a Lithuanian church, according to a study in the journal Current Biology. The finding shortens the timeline for how long smallpox may have afflicted humans.
2018 – The US FDA announces its approval of the first drug to treat smallpox. The approval for TPOXX, a small-molecule antiviral treatment, from SIGA Technologies Inc., was fast-tracked due to concerns of bioterrorism and the weaponization of viruses.
Smallpox Vaccine
In people exposed to smallpox, the vaccine can lessen the severity of or prevent illness when given within three to four days after exposure.
Exposure to the vaccinia pathogen in the vaccine can cause severe complications in rare cases. The people most at risk are those with compromised immune systems and people with certain skin conditions who may be more sensitive to the virus in the vaccine.
Most Americans under 40 have not been vaccinated. The last smallpox case in the United States was in 1949, and routine vaccination stopped in 1972. Some medical and military personnel are still vaccinated.
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House panel alleges cover-up by contract vaccine maker
WASHINGTON (AP) — Executives at contract vaccine manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions covered up quality control problems that led to more than 400 million doses of coronavirus vaccines needing to be trashed, congressional investigators said in a report Tuesday.
The number of destroyed doses was far higher than previously thought, and senior executives had been warned for years that its quality systems were deficient, according to the House committee report.
“Despite major red flags at its vaccine manufacturing facility, Emergent’s executives swept these problems under the rug and continued to rake in taxpayer dollars,” said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.
The report said inexperienced staff and high turnover rates contributed to vaccine contamination.
The problem-plagued Baltimore factory was shut down by the Food and Drug Administration in April 2021 due to the contamination. The company was forced to trash what was thought to be the equivalent of tens of millions of doses of vaccine it was making for Johnson & Johnson. The bulk vaccine had been contaminated with an ingredient for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, which was being made in the same factory.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed Emergent to resume COVID-19 vaccine production in August 2021. Emergent received $330 million in taxpayer funds before the federal government terminated the contract in November, the report said.
Emergent’s chief executive, Robert G. Kramer, has apologized for “the failure of our controls” and blamed the factory’s problems on the complexity of scaling up production quickly on two different vaccines.
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Xaya (CHI) traded 1.7% higher against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 14:00 PM E.T. on May 10th. During the last week, Xaya has traded down 28% against the dollar. One Xaya coin can now be bought for $0.14 or 0.00000447 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Xaya has a market cap of $6.85 million and $45,327.00 worth of Xaya was traded on exchanges in the last day.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:
- Wowbit (WWB) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.0339 or 0.00000091 BTC.
- Red Pulse Phoenix (PHX) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.0030 or 0.00000019 BTC.
- ZCore (ZCR) traded 10.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0150 or 0.00000048 BTC.
- Bridge Protocol (BRDG) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.0002 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Dinero (DIN) traded up 1.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0002 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- QYNO (QNO) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.0004 or 0.00000001 BTC.
- 01coin (ZOC) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $20,040.01 or 0.00000002 BTC.
- Mogwai (MOG) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.0108 or 0.00000116 BTC.
Xaya Profile
NeoScrypt
hashing algorithm. Its launch date was July 3rd, 2018. Xaya’s total supply is 57,605,022 coins and its circulating supply is 48,462,895 coins. Xaya’s official message board is medium.com/@XAYA. Xaya’s official Twitter account is @XAYA_tech and its Facebook page is accessible here. The Reddit community for Xaya is https://reddit.com/r/chimaera and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Xaya’s official website is xaya.io.
According to CryptoCompare, “1inch exchange is a hackathon project which was presented at ETHNewYork in 2019. The project was created and developed by Sergej Kunz (co-founder & CEO) and Anton Bukov (co-founder & CTO). 1inch exchange is a DEX aggregator that executes a swap of tokens at the best price in one single transaction. It is a commonplace that a core problem of all DEXes (decentralized exchanges) is lack of liquidity due to the fact that DEXes is a relatively new concept. First of all, 1inch DEX aggregator is addressing the liquidity problem thus facilitating mass adoption. The optimizing algorithm splits up the trade across different exchanges. This allows you to have the most efficient way to exercise a transaction. 1inch protocol sources liquidity from a broad range of DEXes which truly makes it a single entry point to DeFi (decentralized finance) trading and creates an ecosystem experience. Chi Gastoken (CHI) is the native Ethereum-based (ERC20) cryptocurrency of the 1inch exchange, facilitating transactions on the Ethereum blockchain. “
Buying and Selling Xaya
It is usually not presently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Xaya directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Xaya should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Coinbase, Changelly or Gemini. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Xaya using one of the exchanges listed above.
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NEW YORK, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mental health shouldn't be depressing. Or at least that's what the founder & CEO of Chill Pill, Hayley Caddes, set out to prove when she raised over $2m for her audio peer support mental health app for Gen Z women in the summer of 2021. Since then, Chill Pill has managed to do something very few other consumer social apps have been able to do - create a safe, welcoming, online community for teenage and young adult women to talk about their mental health and support each other through their tough times and bad days.
"I feel this sense of community and freedom to be myself and to be vulnerable that I haven't found anywhere else," says one of Chill Pill's teenage members, who has been attending and leading Chill Pill's peer support groups for the past 9 months.
Chill Pill describes its community as a safe, online space for female-identifying, non-binary, and gender-fluid Gen Z'ers to work on their mental health.
Members can interact with each other on the app, which launched on the App Store on May 10th, in two ways: by attending community- led audio support groups and by anonymously posting their daily thoughts and reflections to Chill Pill's judgement-free journal feed.
By creating a culture where members can only share about their own experiences and how they can relate to others, where they are not permitted to provide advice or give feedback to other members, Chill Pill has managed to create a community that one of their members describes as "safe, open, supportive, and so welcoming. It feels kind of like a second family."
Since opening up to the public, Chill Pill's community has grown exponentially. To date, Chill Pill has around 500 active members and has had over 7,000 minutes of support groups prior to the app's official launch.
"Our app was built by our community, for our community," says founder & CEO Hayley Caddes, who raised capital pre-product based off a small proof-of-concept and her own personal story, from Stellation Capital, Notation Capital, Expa, The Fund, and Supernode Ventures, as well as notable angels such as Rob Fishman and Darren Lachtman, the founders of Brat TV, and Alex Chung, the founder & CEO of Giphy.
Caddes is using her 5 years of experience in Alcoholics Anonymous and attending AA meetings when she was 16-22, to design support groups that teenage girls can run by themselves without the need for a professional to moderate. "AA has been around for almost 100 years, is the most successful mental health community in the world, and is run by alcoholics, for alcoholics. There's a lot to learn from the AA model," she says. Every support group is run the exact same way and they are similar to AA meetings in that attendees can only share about their own experiences, cannot provide advice or give feedback to other members, and are led by 2 volunteer members of the community - who schedule the meeting, pick a mental health topic to talk about of their choice, and kick off the sharing.
The founder is building the mental health community she wish she had as a teenager. One of their 16-year old members says, "Being part of this community means feeling welcomed and safe no matter what walk of life you are from or what past traumas you've had." Chill Pill's mission is to expand the community to help millions of other young women around the world feel the same.
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HOMER, Alaska (AP) — A Utah man has been accused of raping, torturing and murdering a vulnerable adult when he lived in Alaska.
Kirby F. Calderwood, 32, was arrested Monday by police in Ogden, Utah. He’s been charged in Alaska with first- and second-degree murder, kidnapping and tampering with evidence in the death of Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, the Homer News reported.
Murnane went missing Oct. 17, 2019, when she set out for the mile walk from her apartment to a medical clinic in Homer for an appointment but was never seen again.
Authorities allege Calderwood picked her up and drove her to the unoccupied home of his then-girlfriend’s parents, where he assaulted and tortured her before killing her. The girlfriend was out of town, according to an affidavit from an investigator with the police department.
Murnane's body has not been recovered.
Calderwood is being held on $1 million bail in Utah. Authorities say he lived in Homer at the time Murnane disappeared and knew her from working at her supported housing complex and other social programs.
His attorney, Michael Bouwhuis in Ogden, did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
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Want to Make Money in the Metaverse? Here Are Some Classes You Can Take
Job opportunities in the metaverse continue to grow, according to a study from job search engine Adzuna as reported by GOBankingRates. The study showed job listings on the platform as being up 379% since Oct. 2021. Skilled professionals ranging from engineers and architects to marketers and creatives can find metaverse-based jobs. However, landing the gig may require some specialized training beyond one’s existing professional degrees and credentials.
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First, you’ll want to learn the basics of doing business in the metaverse. Depending on your field, you may need to embrace specialty platforms and tech tools in order to create 3D environments in the metaverse. You may also want to learn the fundamentals of cryptocurrency, which is the currency of choice in the metaverse.
Forbes recently shared some of the best free courses to help would-be metaverse workers, professionals and entrepreneurs get up to speed on the rapidly evolving technology. Best of all, many of the courses are free — or offered at a very low price point — from Udemy, Coursera, and other online education platforms.
Udemy Courses on the Metaverse
A quick look at Udemy’s metaverse-focused course offerings reveals masterclasses on the basics of metaverse operations as well as classes on metaverse environment development, real estate investing, and NFTs.
Here are some of our top picks based on their low price, top ratings, and broad-scope curricula:
- A to Z Complete Metaverse Master Course, by Ibozi Training.
- Complete Metaverse Course: Everything about AR, VR, and NFTs, by Navdeep Yadav.
- Metaverse Fundamentals: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and NFTs, by George Levy and Joan Amengual.
- Metaverse Masterclass — Learn Everything about the Metaverse, by Henrique Centieiro.
- Metaverse Platforms — Full Guide Walkthrough Tutorial — 2022, by Learning Hub.
- Virtual Real Estate Investing in the Metaverse, by Terry Winters.
Coursera Courses on the Metaverse
A search for metaverse-specific courses on the Coursera platform doesn’t yield many results, however, the platform does offer courses on adjacent skillsets — including classes on digital design, virtual reality, and augmented reality. The courses are produced by accredited universities and many offer certificates to students upon completion.
Here are a few top-rated options.
- Digital Fashion Innovation Specialization, by Sean Chiles and Leslie Holden.
- Virtual Reality Specialization, by Dr. Sylvia Xueni Pan and Professor Marco Gillies.
SkillShare Courses on the Metaverse
SkillShare offers a wide range of courses (for both beginners and advanced students) on topics related to NFTs, crypto investing, and metaverse basics.
- Developing Metaverse: Create your first VR app in Unreal Engine, by Dmitry Vasilyev.
- Introduction to the Metaverse & How to Invest In It, by Ali Matar.
- Metaverse Fundamentals: The Complete Metaverse Course, by Dan Dan.
- Web3 Crash Course, by Josh Snow.
How to Choose the Right Metaverse Courses
When you’re picking a class or two concerning the metaverse, you’ll want to look at the ratings for each class, as well as decide if the class is within your budget.
You also want to consider the overall time commitment. You can opt for high-value courses that deliver many hours of education for a low price. By contrast, you may want a faster class that you can complete over just a few days if you are pressed for time.
Take a look at the level of the class — does it match your understanding of the metaverse right now, meeting you where you are at and allowing you to enhance your knowledge?
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The information is out there, and once you learn the basics with online courses the next step could be attending classes about the metaverse within the metaverse. Many experts say eLearning is one of the industries — like gaming, retail, and real estate — that stands to benefit from metaverse capabilities in the near future.
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High-End Camera Market Trends and Forecast Report 2022 | By Players, Types, Applications and Regions
7 min readThe QY Research released a latest market research report on the global and United States High-End Camera market, which is segmented by region (country), players, by Type and by Application. Players, stakeholders, and other participants in the global High-End Camera will be able to gain the upper hand as they use the report as a powerful resource. The segmental analysis focuses on revenue and forecast by region (country), by Type and by Application for the period 2017-2028.
For United States market, this report focuses on the High-End Camera size by players, by Type and by Application, for the period 2017-2028. The key players include the global and local players, which play important roles in United States.
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Segment by Type
$1000-3000
$3000-5000
Above $5000
Segment by Application
Home
Commercial
By Region
North America
United States
Canada
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
China Taiwan
Indonesia
Thailand
Malaysia
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
Colombia
Middle East & Africa
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
UAE
By Company
Hasselblad
Phase One
Leica
Ricoh
Fujifilm
Canon
Nikon
Sony
Panasonic
Olympus
The Goal of the Report
To study and analyze the global High-End Camera consumption (value & volume) by key regions/countries, type and application, history data from 2017 to 2022, and forecast to 2028.
To understand the structure of High-End Camera by identifying its various sub segments.
Focuses on the key global High-End Camera manufacturers, to define, describe and analyze the sales volume, value, market share, market competition landscape, SWOT analysis and development plans in next few years.
To analyze the High-End Camera with respect to individual growth trends, prospects, and their contribution to the total market.
To share detailed information about the key factors influencing the growth of the market (growth potential, opportunities, drivers, industry-specific challenges, and risks).
To project the consumption of High-End Camera sub markets, with respect to key regions (along with their respective key countries).
To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.
To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their growth strategies.
Target Audience
> High-End Camera companies
> Research organizations
> Government Organizations
> Research/Consultancy firms
Table of Contents
1 Study Coverage
1.1 High-End Camera Product Introduction
1.2 Global High-End Camera Outlook 2017 VS 2022 VS 2028
1.2.1 Global High-End Camera Sales in US$ Million for the Year 2017-2028
1.2.2 Global High-End Camera Sales in Volume for the Year 2017-2028
1.3 United States High-End Camera Outlook 2017 VS 2022 VS 2028
1.3.1 United States High-End Camera Sales in US$ Million for the Year 2017-2028
1.3.2 United States High-End Camera Sales in Volume for the Year 2017-2028
1.4 High-End Camera Market Size, United States VS Global, 2017 VS 2022 VS 2028
1.4.1 The Market Share of United States High-End Camera in Global, 2017 VS 2022 VS 2028
1.4.2 The Growth Rate of High-End Camera Market Size, United States VS Global, 2017 VS 2022 VS 2028
1.5 High-End Camera Market Dynamics
1.5.1 High-End Camera Industry Trends
1.5.2 High-End Camera Market Drivers
1.5.3 High-End Camera Market Challenges
1.5.4 High-End Camera Market Restraints
1.6 Study Objectives
1.7 Years Considered
2 Market by Type
2.1 High-End Camera Market Segment by Type
2.1.1 $1000-3000
2.1.2 $3000-5000
2.1.3 Above $5000
2.2 Global High-End Camera Market Size by Type
2.2.1 Global High-End Camera Sales in Value, by Type (2017, 2022 & 2028)
2.2.2 Global High-End Camera Sales in Volume, by Type (2017, 2022 & 2028)
2.2.3 Global High-End Camera Average Selling Price (ASP) by Type (2017, 2022 & 2028)
2.3 United States High-End Camera Market Size by Type
2.3.1 United States High-End Camera Sales in Value, by Type (2017, 2022 & 2028)
2.3.2 United States High-End Camera Sales in Volume, by Type (2017, 2022 & 2028)
2.3.3 United States High-End Camera Average Selling Price (ASP) by Type (2017, 2022 & 2028)
3 Market by Application
3.1 High-End Camera Market Segment by Application
3.1.1 Home
3.1.2 Commercial
3.2 Global High-End Camera Market Size by Application
3.2.1 Global High-End Camera Sales in Value, by Application (2017, 2022 & 2028)
3.2.2 Global High-End Camera Sales in Volume, by Application (2017, 2022 & 2028)
3.3.3 Global High-End Camera Average Selling Price (ASP) by Application (2017, 2022 & 2028)
3.3 United States High-End Camera Market Size by Application
3.3.1 United States High-End Camera Sales in Value, by Application (2017, 2022 & 2028)
3.3.2 United States High-End Camera Sales in Volume, by Application (2017, 2022 & 2028)
3.3.3 United States High-End Camera Average Selling Price (ASP) by Application (2017, 2022 & 2028)
4 Global High-End Camera Competitor Landscape by Company
4.1 Global High-End Camera Market Size by Company
4.1.1 Top Global High-End Camera Manufacturers Ranked by Revenue (2021)
4.1.2 Global High-End Camera Revenue by Manufacturer (2017-2022)
4.1.3 Global High-End Camera Sales by Manufacturer (2017-2022)
4.1.4 Global High-End Camera Price by Manufacturer (2017-2022)
4.2 Global High-End Camera Concentration Ratio (CR)
4.2.1 High-End Camera Market Concentration Ratio (CR) (2017-2022)
4.2.2 Global Top 5 and Top 10 Largest Manufacturers of High-End Camera in 2021
4.2.3 Global High-End Camera Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)
4.3 Global High-End Camera Manufacturing Base Distribution, Product Type
4.3.1 Global High-End Camera Manufacturers, Headquarters and Distribution of Producing Region
4.3.2 Manufacturers High-End Camera Product Type
4.3.3 Date of International Manufacturers Enter into High-End Camera Market
4.4 Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans
4.5 United States High-End Camera Market Size by Company
4.5.1 Top High-End Camera Players in United States, Ranked by Revenue (2021)
4.5.2 United States High-End Camera Revenue by Players (2020, 2021 & 2022)
4.5.3 United States High-End Camera Sales by Players (2020, 2021 & 2022)
5 Global High-End Camera Market Size by Region
5.1 Global High-End Camera Market Size by Region: 2017 VS 2022 VS 2028
5.2 Global High-End Camera Market Size in Volume by Region (2017-2028)
5.2.1 Global High-End Camera Sales in Volume by Region: 2017-2022
5.2.2 Global High-End Camera Sales in Volume Forecast by Region (2023-2028)
5.3 Global High-End Camera Market Size in Value by Region (2017-2028)
5.3.1 Global High-End Camera Sales in Value by Region: 2017-2022
5.3.2 Global High-End Camera Sales in Value by Region: 2023-2028
6 Segment in Region Level & Country Level
6.1 North America
6.1.1 North America High-End Camera Market Size YoY Growth 2017-2028
6.1.2 North America High-End Camera Market Facts & Figures by Country (2017, 2022 & 2028)
6.1.3 United States
6.1.4 Canada
6.2 Asia-Pacific
6.2.1 Asia-Pacific High-End Camera Market Size YoY Growth 2017-2028
6.2.2 Asia-Pacific High-End Camera Market Facts & Figures by Region (2017, 2022 & 2028)
6.2.3 China
6.2.4 Japan
6.2.5 South Korea
6.2.6 India
6.2.7 Australia
6.2.8 China Taiwan
6.2.9 Indonesia
6.2.10 Thailand
6.2.11 Malaysia
6.3 Europe
6.3.1 Europe High-End Camera Market Size YoY Growth 2017-2028
6.3.2 Europe High-End Camera Market Facts & Figures by Country (2017, 2022 & 2028)
6.3.3 Germany
6.3.4 France
6.3.5 U.K.
6.3.6 Italy
6.3.7 Russia
6.4 Latin America
6.4.1 Latin America High-End Camera Market Size YoY Growth 2017-2028
6.4.2 Latin America High-End Camera Market Facts & Figures by Country (2017, 2022 & 2028)
6.4.3 Mexico
6.4.4 Brazil
6.4.5 Argentina
6.4.6 Colombia
6.5 Middle East and Africa
6.5.1 Middle East and Africa High-End Camera Market Size YoY Growth 2017-2028
6.5.2 Middle East and Africa High-End Camera Market Facts & Figures by Country (2017, 2022 & 2028)
6.5.3 Turkey
6.5.4 Saudi Arabia
6.5.5 UAE
7 Company Profiles
7.1 Hasselblad
7.1.1 Hasselblad Corporation Information
7.1.2 Hasselblad Description and Business Overview
7.1.3 Hasselblad High-End Camera Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.1.4 Hasselblad High-End Camera Products Offered
7.1.5 Hasselblad Recent Development
7.2 Phase One
7.2.1 Phase One Corporation Information
7.2.2 Phase One Description and Business Overview
7.2.3 Phase One High-End Camera Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.2.4 Phase One High-End Camera Products Offered
7.2.5 Phase One Recent Development
7.3 Leica
7.3.1 Leica Corporation Information
7.3.2 Leica Description and Business Overview
7.3.3 Leica High-End Camera Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.3.4 Leica High-End Camera Products Offered
7.3.5 Leica Recent Development
7.4 Ricoh
7.4.1 Ricoh Corporation Information
7.4.2 Ricoh Description and Business Overview
7.4.3 Ricoh High-End Camera Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.4.4 Ricoh High-End Camera Products Offered
7.4.5 Ricoh Recent Development
7.5 Fujifilm
7.5.1 Fujifilm Corporation Information
7.5.2 Fujifilm Description and Business Overview
7.5.3 Fujifilm High-End Camera Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.5.4 Fujifilm High-End Camera Products Offered
7.5.5 Fujifilm Recent Development
7.6 Canon
7.6.1 Canon Corporation Information
7.6.2 Canon Description and Business Overview
7.6.3 Canon High-End Camera Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.6.4 Canon High-End Camera Products Offered
7.6.5 Canon Recent Development
7.7 Nikon
7.7.1 Nikon Corporation Information
7.7.2 Nikon Description and Business Overview
7.7.3 Nikon High-End Camera Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.7.4 Nikon High-End Camera Products Offered
7.7.5 Nikon Recent Development
7.8 Sony
7.8.1 Sony Corporation Information
7.8.2 Sony Description and Business Overview
7.8.3 Sony High-End Camera Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.8.4 Sony High-End Camera Products Offered
7.8.5 Sony Recent Development
7.9 Panasonic
7.9.1 Panasonic Corporation Information
7.9.2 Panasonic Description and Business Overview
7.9.3 Panasonic High-End Camera Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.9.4 Panasonic High-End Camera Products Offered
7.9.5 Panasonic Recent Development
7.10 Olympus
7.10.1 Olympus Corporation Information
7.10.2 Olympus Description and Business Overview
7.10.3 Olympus High-End Camera Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.10.4 Olympus High-End Camera Products Offered
7.10.5 Olympus Recent Development
8 Industry Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
8.1 High-End Camera Industry Chain Analysis
8.2 High-End Camera Key Raw Materials
8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
8.2.2 High-End Camera Distributors
8.3 High-End Camera Production Mode & Process
8.4 High-End Camera Sales and Marketing
8.4.1 High-End Camera Sales Channels
8.4.2 High-End Camera Distributors
8.5 High-End Camera Customers
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Appendix
10.1 Research Methodology
10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
10.1.2 Data Source
10.2 Author Details
10.3 Disclaimer
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STARDOM Golden Week Fight Tour 2022 Results: Giulia’s Team Wins in Headliner
– World Wonder Ring STARDOM returned for its Golden Week Fight Tour 2022 even earlier today. The card was held at the EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. The event had an announced attendance of 544 people. Below are some results, per Stardom’s official website:. * Saya Kamitani...
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A TEEN girl and her age-defying mother have revealed how they love being mistaken for sisters.
Tatiana Fleming-Smith, who is from the US, took to TikTok and shared a clip with where she could be seen sitting on the edge of her bed wearing the same matching outfit as her 45-year-old mum, Pandora .
As the pair show off their toned physiques in a Bratz-inspired crop top, she then writes: "When you and your mum are literally the same person in different fonts."
And it wasn't long before social media users went wild for the lookalike pair, with many commenting how they look like sisters.
"WHICH ONE IS THE MOM?" asked one.
A second commented: "No way she’s your mum you look like twins."
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A third added: "Omg your like twins."
Meanwhile a fourth quipped: "This is why I need a kid young."
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A further joked: "What the hell I need to look like that."
Pandora, who is a sub contractor, has since spoken to the Daily Star and admitted that she's loving the compliments she's received online.
“I am not going to lie, it is great to feel like I have still got it!" she says.
“When I mention how old I am, people are always shocked, especially when they find out that I have teenage kids."
She went on to say that her teen daughter "inspires" her and keeps he up-to-date with fashion and the latest trends.
And while Tatiana says it can be "annoying" when her mum copies her style, she loves the fact that they can go shopping together and enjoy the same things - including working out and healthy eating.
She adds: "I don’t mind people swooning over my mum as I like the fact that she looks good and her reaction to those comments always makes me laugh.”
Pandora also went on to reveal the secrets to her age-defying looks and says that staying fit and healthy makes her feel "mentally strong and sexy" in her body.
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LA Times Today: Times photographer Marcus Yam wins Pulitzer Prize
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L.A. Times foreign correspondent and staff photographer Marcus Yam was on the ground last summer as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban.
His heart-wrenching photos were honored today with the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography.
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Youngkin demands lawmakers take up 90-day gas tax holiday with rising prices
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Virginia’s average gas price sits at $4.24 a gallon and climbing. It’s about a penny more in the Richmond area. The cost of gas has gone up more than 17 cents in the past week alone.
“It’s summertime. It’s when gas prices go up the most. Let’s get Virginians a break. Let’s get people to Virginia. Now’s the time to do it,” said Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin says state lawmakers need to act on his 90-day gas tax holiday. That measure would suspend the $0.26 cent gas tax at the pump. It would be phased out in the fall and would cost the state about $470 million.
It’s been stalled for about a month now, while work on the state’s budget continues.
“But now is the time to give Virginians a break. Prices are running away from us. We have more money in the system than we thought. Over a billion dollars more in the commonwealth transportation budget. It’s Virginians’ money and it’s time for us to let them have it,” said Gov. Youngkin.
Meanwhile, state democrats tried to offer Virginians relief at the pump and failed. Lawmakers proposed sending one-time payments of $50 to every car owner in Virginia and up to $100 per household. That would have cost the state about $135 million.
“We support calling for direct tax rebates for working families. That’s what we can do right now. That’s what we should do not some costly gas tax holiday that can’t guarantee savings for Virginians,” said Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, (D) 56th District.
The governor blasted the gift card idea saying the logistics are unclear. Democrats say the governor’s notion that lower gas prices will drive tourism is wrong.
“Most of his plan would go to out-of-state drivers. It would go to oil companies and meanwhile, oil company profits are soaring to record highs,” said Del. Filler-Corn.
The governor says he wants the gas tax holiday to apply to diesel as well, hoping shipping companies and businesses won’t jack up consumer costs on that front.
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Premier 15s: Exeter, Harlequins and Bristol reach semi-finals
Exeter Chiefs, Harlequins and Bristol Bears secured the final three Premier 15s semi-final places with a round of the regular season still to play. It is the first time Exeter and Bristol have reached the play-offs. Exeter hammered Saracens, who had already locked in a semi-final place, 54-12. Wasps'...
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Popular instant messaging app imo has initiated a Reward Campaign, under which imo users who will successfully invite others to download imo will be rewarded with a mobile data pack.
Since 7 May, imo has offered an upgraded reward, 512MB pack with a validity of three days for each successful invitation, while only limited to 10,000 packs. Currently, the reward is available to part of imo users who register imo accounts with Grameenphone mobile numbers, says a press release.
Upon successfully inviting others to download imo, applicable users will have the chance to receive a dedicated mobile data pack which will increase with rising numbers of successful invitations. Utilizing the benefits of saving up to 30 percent more data compared to other apps available in the market, imo users will be able to enjoy more services at less cost.
imo is making internet usage more accessible and convenient for users so that they can freely enjoy digital connections without any worry. Utilizing the free data pack, users can seamlessly use video call or instant message (IM) features to interact with each other instantly.
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Avaya (NYSE:AVYA – Get Rating) issued an update on its third quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.48-$0.56 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.85. The company issued revenue guidance of $685-$700 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $756.31 million.Avaya also updated its FY22 guidance to $2.09-$2.25 EPS.
NYSE:AVYA traded down $0.51 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $7.71. 195,712 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,275,844. The stock has a market capitalization of $654.79 million, a P/E ratio of -7.25 and a beta of 1.60. Avaya has a 52 week low of $7.89 and a 52 week high of $29.55. The company has a quick ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.42. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $16.20.
Avaya (NYSE:AVYA – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 10th. The company reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $716.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $737.62 million. Avaya had a positive return on equity of 59.67% and a negative net margin of 2.55%. The business’s revenue was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.60 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Avaya will post 2.33 earnings per share for the current year.
Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Avaya by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,370,384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,133,000 after purchasing an additional 60,653 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Avaya by 37.9% during the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 897,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,763,000 after acquiring an additional 246,400 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Avaya during the 4th quarter worth $16,824,000. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Avaya by 16.2% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 379,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,518,000 after acquiring an additional 52,961 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Avaya by 9.9% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 236,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,685,000 after acquiring an additional 21,384 shares during the last quarter.
Avaya Company Profile (Get Rating)
Avaya Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, provides digital communications products, solutions, and services for businesses worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Products & Solutions and Services. The Products & Solutions segment offers unified communications and collaboration (UCC), and contact center (CC) platforms, applications, and devices.
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Sysco, Simon Property rise; Peloton, Dentsply fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Sysco, Simon Property rise; Peloton, Dentsply fall
NEW YORK -- Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday:
Microchip Technology Inc., up $3.94 to $68.25.
The chipmaker gave investors an encouraging profit and revenue forecast after reporting strong fiscal fourth-quarter financial results.
Simon Property Group Inc., up 88 cents to $119.07.
The shopping mall owner raised its quarterly dividend and authorized a $2 billion stock buyback program.
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., up $6.01 to $125.50.
The supplier of ingredients to the food, cosmetics and consumer products industries raised its sales forecast for the year.
Trex Co., up $2.95 to $58.63.
The maker of fencing and decking products beat Wall Street's first-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts.
Novavax Inc., up 60 cents to $53.86.
The vaccine maker reaffirmed an encouraging revenue forecast for the year.
Sysco Corp., up $4.97 to $86.05.
The food distributor beat Wall Street's fiscal third-quarter profit and revenue forecasts.
Dentsply Sirona Inc., down $2.87 to $36.38.
The dentistry supplies manufacturer cut its profit forecast for the year after reporting disappointing first-quarter financial results.
Peloton Interactive Inc., down $1.23 to $12.90.
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Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD – Get Rating) was downgraded by research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, Briefing.com reports.
A number of other equities analysts have also commented on DBD. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on Diebold Nixdorf from $15.00 to $7.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 27th. StockNews.com started coverage on Diebold Nixdorf in a research report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Diebold Nixdorf from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 13th. Finally, Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and set a $10.00 target price on shares of Diebold Nixdorf in a research report on Thursday, May 5th.
Shares of DBD traded down $1.36 on Tuesday, reaching $2.46. 317,157 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,019,734. The firm has a market cap of $194.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.44 and a beta of 2.99. Diebold Nixdorf has a 12 month low of $3.78 and a 12 month high of $14.95. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $6.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $8.04.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hein Park Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Diebold Nixdorf in the fourth quarter worth $5,734,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Diebold Nixdorf by 38.7% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,067,969 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $18,715,000 after purchasing an additional 577,353 shares during the last quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. grew its stake in shares of Diebold Nixdorf by 19.6% in the fourth quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 2,333,789 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $21,121,000 after purchasing an additional 381,943 shares during the last quarter. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. boosted its position in Diebold Nixdorf by 189.5% during the 4th quarter. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 511,034 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,625,000 after acquiring an additional 334,514 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its position in Diebold Nixdorf by 101.6% during the 2nd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 530,004 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,805,000 after acquiring an additional 267,166 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.41% of the company’s stock.
Diebold Nixdorf Company Profile (Get Rating)
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated provides connected commerce solutions to financial institutions and retailers in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America. It operates through Eurasia Banking, Americas Banking, and Retail segments.
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Wednesday May 11, 2022
Amber Heard took the witness stand last week in the defamation case in Virginia.
Johnny Depp has sued Amber Heard for alleged defamation over an op-ed she wrote in 2018 for The Washington Post. She doesn’t name him in the piece, but describes herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse”. The actor has asked for $50m in damages.
Heard has countersued Depp, accusing him of allegedly orchestrating a “smear campaign” against her and describing his own lawsuit as a continuation of “abuse and harassment”. She has asked for $100m in damages and immunity against his claims.
Depp was heard as a witness first, and Ms Heard took the stand on 4 May. Her testimony resumed on 5 May.
Amber Heard told the court Mr Depp allegedly sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle during a fight in Australia in 2015. She said at one point he had a broken bottle up next to her face and neck, and told her he would “carve up [her] face”.
She has told the court that Depp ripped her nightgown off her chest and that the nightgown was eventually ripped off completely, leaving her naked.
According to her, Depp punched the wall next to her head and holding her by the neck. “I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t get through to him, I couldn’t get up,” she told the court.
Heard has testified Johnny Depp penetrated her with a bottle. She also alleged Johnny Depp sexually assaulted her while searching for his cocaine.
She has alleged Depp made her feel “dirty” about her acting career, and that his jealousy made her avoid roles involving sex scenes and revealing outfits.
Heard has also alleged that Depp accused her of having affairs with some of her co-stars, and once subjected her to a violent grilling about a sex scene with James co-star Franco.
According to the Aquaman star, that conversation escalated into a physical altercation during which Depp slapped her in the face and kicked her in the back with his boot.
While, Johnny Depp has denied Amber Heard’s ‘heinous’ abuse allegations in Court, saying: “Never did I myself reach the point of striking Ms. Heard in any way, nor have I ever struck any woman in my life.”
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Wynn Q1 Revenue Misses Expectations, but Adj. EBITDA Comes Ahead
(PLX AI) – Wynn Q1 revenue USD 953.3 million vs. estimate USD 986 million.Q1 net income USD -183.3 millionQ1 adjusted EBITDA USD 177.6 million vs. estimate USD 162 millionCEO says results reflect continued strength at both Wynn Las Vegas and Encore …
- (PLX AI) – Wynn Q1 revenue USD 953.3 million vs. estimate USD 986 million.
- Q1 net income USD -183.3 million
- Q1 adjusted EBITDA USD 177.6 million vs. estimate USD 162 million
- CEO says results reflect continued strength at both Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Boston Harbor with very strong customer demand to deliver a new first quarter record for Adjusted Property EBITDA at both properties
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GRAINS-Chicago grains firm after planting-inspired decline
By Christopher Walljasper
CHICAGO, May 10 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures edged up on Tuesday, a day after sliding on macroeconomic worries, as traders assessed U.S. planting progress.
Wheat traded near even, pressured by recent rainfall across the U.S. Great Plains, though global supply concerns underpinned the market, while corn traded near even, supported as the pace of planting continues to lag.
Focus is turning to the U.S. Agriculture Department's May global crop report due on Thursday. It will include a first full outlook for the upcoming 2022/23 season, as well as an assessment of Ukraine exports and production in drought-stricken regions like Brazil and the European Union.
The most-active Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean Sv1 futures added 7 cents at $15.92-1/4 a bushel.
CBOT corn Cv1firmed 3-1/4 cents to $7.75-1/4 a bushel while Most-active Chicago July wheat <Wv1> closed unchanged at $10.92-3/4 a bushel.
Both corn and soy held above the multiweek lows hit on Monday when they were pressured by falling crude oil and improved planting across the U.S. Midwest.
"When the planting window opens, we tend to see a correction. I’m not sure it’s over," said John Zanker, market analyst at Risk Management Commodities.
After Monday's market close, the USDA pegged corn planting at 22% complete, lagging an average analyst estimate of 25% and the five-year average of 50%. That underscored the impact of recent cold, wet weather ahead of this week's expected warm spell.
Soybean planting progress of 12% also missed average expectations.
"It's going to be a slow year, no doubt about it," said Joe Vaclavik, president of Standard Grain.
U.S. winter wheat conditions have improved due to recent rains, up 2 points to 29% good to excellent, the USDA said, beating analysts' expectations. But parts of the Southern U.S. plains may not benefit.
"It's getting pretty late – the combines will be rolling pretty quickly in Texas. You’re not coming back from that," said Zanker.
(Reporting by Christopher Walljasper in Chicago Editing by Matthew Lewis and Richard Chang)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington sought to portray a united front against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan measure to reboot the World War II-era “lend-lease” program, which helped defeat Nazi Germany, to bolster Kyiv and Eastern European allies.
The signing Monday came as the U.S. Congress is poised to unleash billions more to fight the war against Russia — with Democrats preparing $40 billion in military and humanitarian aid, larger than the $33 billion package Biden has requested.
It all serves as a rejoinder to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has seized on Victory in Europe Day — the anniversary of Germany’s unconditional surrender in 1945 and Russia’s biggest patriotic holiday — to rally his people behind the invasion.
“This aid has been critical to Ukraine’s success on the battlefield,” Biden said in a statement.
Biden said it was urgent that Congress approve the next Ukraine assistance package to avoid any interruption in military supplies being sent to help fight the war, with a crucial deadline coming in 10 days.
“We cannot allow our shipments of assistance to stop while we await further Congressional action,” he said. He urged Congress to act — and “to do so quickly.”
In a letter delivered to Capitol Hill on Monday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Congress to act before May 19, when the existing drawdown funds run out. The Pentagon has already sent or committed all but $100 million of the $3.5 billion in weapons and equipment that it can send to Ukraine from its existing stockpiles. And that final $100 million is expected to be used no later than May 19, they said.
“In short, we need your help,” they said in the letter, which was obtained by The Associated Press. “The ability to draw upon existing DoD stocks has been a critical tool in our efforts to support the Ukrainians in their fight against Russian aggression, allowing us to quickly source equipment and ensure a sustained flow of security assistance to Ukraine.”
The resolve from Biden and Congress to maintain support for Ukraine has been lasting, but also surprising. Still, as the months-long war with Russia grinds on, the bipartisan showing for Ukraine will be tested as the U.S. and allies are drawn closer toward the conflict.
The House could vote as soon as this week on the bolstered Ukraine aid package, sending the legislation to the Senate, which is working to confirm Biden’s nominee Bridget Brink as the new Ukrainian ambassador. The House’s Tuesday schedule mentioned the Ukraine legislation, but it was unclear how firm that was.
With the president’s party holding only the slimmest majorities in the House and Senate, Republican cooperation is preferred, if not vital in some cases, for passage of the president’s strategy toward the region.
“I think we will be able to do it as quickly as possible,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said over the weekend about an emerging aid package. “We have great bipartisanship in terms of our support for the fight for democracy that the people of Ukraine are making.”
Despite their differences over Biden’s approach to foreign policy and perceived missteps in confronting Russia, when it comes to Ukraine the members of the House and Senate have held together to support the president’s strategy.
The lend-lease billthat Biden signed into law Monday revives the strategy to more quickly send military equipment to Ukraine. Launched during World War II, lend-lease signaled the U.S. would become what Franklin D. Roosevelt called the “arsenal of democracy” helping Britain and the allies fight Nazi Germany.
Before signing the bill, Biden said “Putin’s war” was “once more bringing wanton destruction of Europe,” drawing reference to the significance of the day.
Flanked by two Democratic lawmakers and one Republican, Biden signed the bill, which had widespread bipartisan support. It sailed through the Senate last month with unanimous agreement, without even the need for a formal roll call vote. It passed overwhelmingly in the House, drawing opposition from just 10 Republicans.
“It really matters,” Biden said of the bipartisan support for Ukraine. “It matters.”
One of the bill’s chief Republican sponsors, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, said in a statement the measure will give Ukraine “the upper hand against Russia, and I’m glad America could act as the arsenal of democracy for this critical partner.”
Other measures, including efforts to cut off Russian oil imports to the U.S. and calls to investigate Putin for war crimes, have also gained widespread support, though some lawmakers have pushed Biden to do even more.
“While President Putin and the Russian people celebrated Victory Day today, we’re seeing Russian forces commit war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine, as they engage in a brutal war that is causing so much suffering and needless destruction,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki. She said Putin was “perverting” history to attempt to “justify his unprovoked and unjustified war.”
Biden acknowledged his request for more in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine would have to be separated from money he also sought from Congress to address the COVID-19 crisis at home.
Decoupling the two funding requests would be a setback for the president’s push for more COVID-19 spending, but a nod to the political reality of the Congress.
Republicans in Congress are resisting spending more money at home as the pandemic crisis shifts to a new phase, and Biden did not want to delay money for Ukraine by trying to debate the issue further.
Biden said he was told by congressional leaders in both parties that keeping the two spending packages linked would slow down action.
“We cannot afford delay in this vital war effort,” Biden said in the statement. “Hence, I am prepared to accept that these two measures move separately, so that the Ukrainian aid bill can get to my desk right away.”
As the now bolstered Ukraine package makes its way through the House and Senate, with votes possible soon, lawmakers are showing no signs of flinching. Countless lawmakers have made weekend excursions to the region to see firsthand the devastation of the war on Ukraine and surrounding countries, as more than 5 million refugees flee the country.
Rather than fight the spending overseas — as had been an increasingly popular viewpoint during the Trump era — some lawmakers in both parties want to boost the amount of U.S. aid being sent to Ukraine.
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Since its launch in 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has knocked out every objective NASA set up for it. It’s fully unfolded, fully aligned, and patrolling the Sun-Earth L2 point at a balmy 6K. Now, NASA has released the first gorgeous, crystal-clear images from Webb. They compare what the Spitzer and Webb space telescopes each see when they look at the same spot in the sky. And the difference is astonishing. Webb’s clarity of vision makes Spitzer look like a VHS tape.
In a press conference Monday, Webb project scientists broke down the telescope’s mission milestones to date. And the news is all good! The shiny new telescope is in its final commissioning phase, calibrating and testing its instruments before it goes live. Last week, Webb began testing its delicate five-layer sunshield with a series of careful pirouettes. Now it’s time to bring the telescope’s four science instruments into collective harmony. First in line is MIRI, Webb’s middle-infrared eye.
MIRI, a joint venture of NASA and the ESA, is “Webb’s coldest instrument.” The telescope needs to be so cold precisely because it sees in the infrared. If it were any warmer than fifty Kelvins or so (-369 Faranheit), its own radiative IR glow would blind it. But there’s another reason for its thermal threshold.
Webb has to keep its instruments cold enough to suppress a thing called “dark current.” Dark current, NASA explains, is the electric current created by the vibration of atoms in the detectors themselves. Too much ambient energy within the detector can mimic the ping of a real photon. MIRI is exquisitely sensitive, so it’s vulnerable to false positives from dark current.
First Images from Webb’s Camera Roll
These first images from Webb show our next-door neighbor galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. Tuned to 8.0 microns, the images show a gentle IR glow from clouds of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These organic molecules are sometimes called the “building blocks of life.”
Webb was conceived and built to pick up the faintest glow of residual warmth from things like planets, stars, and clouds of gas. Because it’s looking for such long wavelengths of light, it can peer straight through obscuring swathes of cold dust and debris.
The JWST is frequently mentioned in the same breath as Hubble and Spitzer, two of NASA’s four Great Observatories. These powerful space telescopes were designed to rise above the light pollution, interference, and atmospheric blur that defy earthbound observatories. Webb, like Spitzer, sees mostly in the infrared, where Hubble can pick up the visible spectrum and some near UV.
But the James Webb Space Telescope absolutely blows Spitzer away when it comes to image quality. Webb focuses its gigantic, flawless mirror using servos with nanometer accuracy. That’s why it produces images of such elegant clarity.
Orbital Dynamics
In a constrained three-body system, such as the Sun, the Earth, and a space telescope, there are five points of orbital equilibrium, which we call Lagrange points. NASA loves Lagrange points. Out of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, Webb is orbiting L2, and its reasons have everything to do with orbital dynamics.
The JWST is stationed at the Earth-Sun L2 point. This means that the Earth is always squarely between the telescope and the sun. Consequently, the telescope enjoys a permanent midnight in the deepest part of Earth’s cold shadow.
But there’s another reason Webb is stationed where it is at L2. L4 and L5 are shallow gravity wells that accumulate orbiting debris. In contrast, L2 clears itself out; it sheds matter at the slightest perturbation. That’s why Webb is orbiting around L2, instead of simply orbiting at L2 itself. This way, it doesn’t have to deal with a constant barrage of debris.
But don’t let that make you think L4 and L5 are places to avoid. Beyond the JWST, NASA uses the other Earth-Sun Lagrange points to do all kinds of science. For example, the SOHO orbiter monitors the solar wind from L1. And the scientific bounty doesn’t stop at Earth’s orbit. All the other planets in the solar system have their own L1-L5 points with respect to the Sun. Because the same rules of gravity apply there, it’s easy to use Lagrange points as a “gravitational slingshot” for probes heading into deep space. NASA’s ongoing Lucy mission dispatched a probe to the Trojan asteroids, which live at Jupiter’s L4 and L5.
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A gorgeous Saturday set the stage for a strong turnout for Green Up Day across Vermont and in Waterbury last weekend.
By Sunday morning, every main town road was exceptionally trash-free and litter was hard to find in park spaces from the Ice Center to Dac Rowe to Hope Davey.
Hundreds of volunteers took to the streets starting during the week leading up to Vermont’s statewide cleanup tradition since 1970. They included students from Brookside Primary School, workers from state offices, and from businesses and organizations such as Ivy Computers and the Waterbury Area Trail Alliance.
Volunteers snapped up more than 500 green bags from the town clerk’s office, Sunflower Market and Rodney’s transfer station.
The calculated weight from the Green Up dumpster wasn’t available by press time but it was on track to surpass the 1.99 tons collected in 2021. Rodney Companion, who supervised the downtown dropoff that filled his tall-sided dump truck, noted the surge. “I’ve never had more than a pickup-truck full of bags before,” he said when he delivered his haul to the town highway garage drop off.
In addition to filling the container, volunteers picked up a total of 57 tires that will be recycled with the Mad River Resource Management Alliance’s help, administrator John Malter said.
Like every Green Up Day, there were notable finds and efforts by volunteers to clean up areas where trash has been dumped.
Dan McKibben, a regular volunteer on Gregg Hill Road, for example, single-handedly brought in two large sofas he hauled up from a steep bank. Others contributed mattresses and box springs, a toilet, and an animal carcass of dubious nature — it was unclear whether it was a small deer or calf. A small toy hedgehog fell out of a bag and became a mascot for the day.
Crossett Brook Middle School students will benefit from the bottle and can collection. Volunteer Alex McCabe was on hand to help pack and sort the returnables to be cleaned off and redeemed for the eighth grade class trip fundraiser. The haul filled a pickup truck.
WaterburyRoundabout.org will note the weight of the combined collection once Casella processes the Green Up containers this week and shares information. Most years Waterbury sees between 1.5 and 2 tons collected. In 2020 when, Green Up was postponed until the end of May due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on community gatherings. Participation was low that year and the collection tipped the scales at just 0.89 tons.
The town of Waterbury covers the cost for trash disposal which usually is around $500.
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ATLANTA — (TNS) From inside her Suwanee home Monday morning, the 12 loud pops she heard didn’t register as gunshots.
The Riverside Elementary School parent, as she does most mornings, had just put her kindergartner on the school bus and returned to her home in the Highlands at Bridgegate subdivision, a quiet neighborhood across the street from the school and Settles Bridge Park. The pops must have been nearby construction, the mother surmised.
About 30 minutes later, a phone call from Riverside administrators sent the woman rushing to the school, past a growing cadre of Gwinnett County police officers gathered on her street. In the school’s parking lot, she saw her child’s bus riddled with bullets, its front windshield shattered.
According to police, a woman opened fire on the Gwinnett school bus as it was leaving a bus stop on Highland Gate Circle around 7:15 a.m. No children on board were injured, and they arrived safely at the school after the shooting, police and school district officials said.
The bus driver sustained minor injuries caused by shattered glass, but no one was shot, Gwinnett police spokesman Cpl. William Wolfe said from the scene. No information was released on a possible motive.
Authorities have not confirmed how many children were on board, but the parent, who did not wish to be identified for her family’s safety, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution her 5-year-old daughter and three other students were on the bus.
When the shooting started and glass began to fly, the driver told her daughter to duck, the mother said. The child was seated in the second bench behind the driver.
“We are grateful for the awareness of our driver, the partnership, and the swift investigation of our school police and Gwinnett County police, who were able to identify the suspect and take them into custody this morning,” said Melissa Laramie, chief communications officer for Gwinnett County Public Schools. “Most importantly, we are so grateful the GCPS staff and children on the bus arrived safely at school.”
The alleged shooter, whose name was not released, was taken into custody soon after police arrived in the neighborhood. She was stopped in a vehicle and detained without further incident, according to Wolfe.
“This is an isolated incident,” he said. “This isn’t a common occurrence here in Gwinnett County. But as to the exact motive, we are still waiting for detectives to show up to conduct interviews and make that determination.”
The mother of the kindergarten student recognized the woman as a neighbor, she said. The school offered to send her daughter home Monday, but after some reassuring words, the mother said her 5-year-old decided to resume the school day.
The school district increased the presence of school police officers on campus Monday “to ensure all of our students, families and staff feel safe,” Laramie said in an emailed statement. | https://www.murrayledger.com/news/national-world/woman-in-custody-accused-of-firing-multiple-shots-at-school-bus-in-georgia/article_d13be51a-cff3-11ec-96bb-6394b8c0f0c1.html | 2022-05-10T20:43:26Z | https://www.murrayledger.com/news/national-world/woman-in-custody-accused-of-firing-multiple-shots-at-school-bus-in-georgia/article_d13be51a-cff3-11ec-96bb-6394b8c0f0c1.html | false | 1 |
The Gut Health Wellness Brand Launches Two New Products Helping Consumers Easily Increase Their Resistant Starch and Fiber Intake OnheGo
LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Muniq, the groundbreaking gut health and nutrition brand, has announced today the debut of two new product lines that further emphasize its mission of helping consumers regain control of their health: Empowerfull™ Prebiotic Fiber Blend and Muniq Balanced Nutritional Bars. Using their gut-healing resistant starch fiber blend from Muniq's original patented line of functional shakes, both the Empowerfull™ Blend and the Balanced Nutritional Bars provide a convenient solution to increasing your fiber intake to help improve gut health and to reboot your metabolism.
With 95% of Americans not meeting the minimum recommended daily fiber intake, Muniq is providing new innovative approaches to help consumers rewire their gut. The new Empowerfull™ Prebiotic Fiber Blend is an unflavored, unsweetened powder boasting eight grams of prebiotic resistant starch fiber that can easily be added to any coffee, tea, oatmeal, yogurt and more. The blend turns any meal, snack, or beverage into a filling, nutritious solution that benefits your health in countless ways. Empowerfull™ has been certified as being low in FODMAPs by Monash University, which validates that it won't cause disruptive digestive distress which is especially important for those dealing with IBS symptoms.
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Transcat, Inc. (TRNS) CEO Lee Rudow on Q3 2022 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Transcat, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRNS) Q3 2022 Earnings Conference Call February 2, 2022 11:00 AM ET
Company Participants
Lee Rudow – President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark Doheny – Chief Financial Officer
Conference Call Participants
Gregory Palm – Craig-Hallum Capital Group
Scott Buck – H.C. Wainwright
Mitra Ramgopal – Sidoti
Operator
Greetings, and welcome to the Transcat Incorporated Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions]. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Mark Doheny, Chief Financial Officer. Thank you, Mark. You may begin.
Mark Doheny
Thank you, Operator, and good morning, everyone. We appreciate your time and your interest in Transcat. With me here on the call today is our President and CEO, Lee Rudow. We will begin the call with some prepared remarks and then we will open up the call for questions. Our earnings release crossed the wire after markets closed yesterday and can be found on our website, transcat.com in the Investor Relations section. The slides that accompany today's discussion are also posted on our website. If you would, please refer to Slide 2. As you are aware, we may make forward-looking statements during the formal presentation and Q&A portion of this teleconference.
Statements apply to future events, which are subject to risks and uncertainties, as well as other factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from where we are today. These factors are outlined in the news release as well as with documents filed by the company with the SEC. You can find those on our website where we regularly post information about the company as well as on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or correct any of the forward-looking statements contained in this call, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
Please review our forward-looking statements in conjunction with these precautionary factors. Additionally, during today's call, we will discuss certain non-GAAP measures, which we believe will be useful in evaluating our performance. You should not consider the presentation of this additional information in isolation or the substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. We've provided reconciliations of non-GAAP to comparable GAAP measures in the tables accompanying the earnings release. With that, I'll turn it over to Lee.
Lee Rudow
Thank you, Mark. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us on the call today. In the third quarter of fiscal 2022, we continue to demonstrate the successful execution of our strategy by delivering strong service sales by expanding our addressable markets through strategic acquisitions that increased our capabilities, expertise, and geographic footprint. In addition, our continued focus on effective capital allocation and structure combined with operational excellence and strong execution led to another quarter of margin expansion. Consolidated revenue increased 16% to $50.9 million, a third quarter record for Transcat, and consolidated gross margin expanded 130 basis points at 26.8%.
Adjusted EBITDA, a very important metric for us given our level of acquisitive growth grew 20% from the prior year to $5.5 million. Our service segment continued to perform at a high level and recorded its 51st straight quarter of year-over-year revenue growth. Our new business pipeline remains strong throughout the third quarter and delivered growth of 22%, which included double-digit organic growth of 10%. Service growth was driven by our ongoing success in the highly regulated end markets we serve, including life sciences.
We continue to take market share by investing in and delivering our differentiated value proposition. Services are designed to minimize risk for our customers who generally operate in environments where the cost of failure is high. We believe Transcat attention to quality and state-of-the-art capabilities and our investment in leadership and expertise, is second to none in the calibration industry. Transcat motto continues to be trust in every measure. In addition to strong service revenues in the third quarter, we expanded our Service gross margin 180 basis points to 29.7%.
Given inherent inefficiencies created by the holiday season in the third quarter, we are particularly pleased with nearly achieving a 30% gross margin. Another interesting data point in comparison between the current third quarter service margin to our third quarter gross margin only two years ago, margins have increased 770 basis points. The margin increase is a testament to our continuous improvement model and inherent operating leverage of our service business.
Turning to our recent acquisitions, NEXA Enterprise Asset Management, which we acquired on August 31 of last calendar year, is off to a great start. NEXA adds another differentiated high-growth life science business to our Service platform. Their five service tracks, optimized calibration and asset management programs, focusing on preventive maintenance, reliability, quality, compliance and data migration. NEXA leadership team, both in the U.S. and in Ireland are impressive.
Together, we're confident we will capitalize on the synergistic growth opportunities and expanded market development opportunities that are clearly available as we work together. On December 31st, we closed the acquisition of tangent labs. The tangent business fits perfectly into our service segment's operational footprint in the U.S. and expand our geographic footprint in to new locations. Indiana, which is attractive life science market, especially medical devices and Huntsville, Alabama, which has a large aerospace and defense market. Turning to distribution, distribution revenue grew 7% in the third quarter.
While modestly below our expectations, the business performed well despite continued supply chain challenges that extended vendor lead times. Still Incoming orders in the third quarter were strong, and we enter our fiscal fourth quarter in a solid position with a record $9 million in backlog up $3.3 million from the prior year. Our balance sheet remains strong, with a leverage ratio of just under 1.5 times. And with that, I'll turn things over to Mark for a more detail look at our financial performance for the third quarter.
Mark Doheny
Thanks, Lee. I will start on Slide 4 of the earnings deck posted on our website, which provides detail regarding our revenue on a consolidated basis and by segment for the third quarter. Consolidated revenue of $50.9 million was up 16% versus prior year on Service segment strength in the continued recovery of our distribution bid. Looking at it by segment, service revenue growth remained very strong at 22% with 10% of the growth coming organically and the other 12% from acquisition.
As Lee mentioned, the NEXA business is performing well and drove the majority of the acquisition growth in the quarter. Turning to Distribution. Revenue of $20.7 million was up 7% versus the prior year. We saw improved market conditions across our day-to-day business compared to our prior quarter that was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as we also mentioned, vendor lead times extending further, as we progress through the quarter, and did -- this did impact our growth rate, which we had expected to be above 10%. The good news is the orders were strong and in line with our expectations, increasing our backlog to a record $9 million.
Turning to Slide 5, our consolidated gross profit of $13.6 million, was up 21% from prior year and our gross margin expanded a 130 basis points to 26.8%. Service gross margin expanded a 180 basis points and hit a third quarter record of 29.7% as we leveraged our fixed costs from the high level of organic growth. Our technician productivity remains strong, and we benefited from accretive gross margins from our recent acquisitions. Acquisitions. Distribution segment gross margin of 22.5% was flat the prior year, and in line with our expectations. Turning to Slide 6, consolidated operating income of $2.4 million was down 6% from prior year.
It is important to note that both consolidate and service segment operating income were unfavorably impacted by approximately $700,000 from purchase accounting of the NEXA acquisition. Of this $700,000, approximately $400,000 is intangibles amortization expense, which is largely related to the value of acquired customer relationships. This will continue to be expensive at approximately the same rate on a quarterly basis going forward. The other $300,000 was amortization of the acquired NEXA backlog.
As we discussed last quarter, per purchase accounting rules, we are amortizing the acquired backlog of approximately $500,000 over the first five months post-acquisition, which reduces revenue and therefore gross profit and operating income. The backlog will be fully amortized after January, so this will only impact one month of our fiscal fourth quarter. Distribution operating income of $700,000 improved from the prior-year third quarter, which as mentioned, was still being impacted by the pandemic.
Turning to Slide 7, Q3 net income of $1.6 million decreased 7% from prior year, and our diluted earnings per share came in at $0.21. Both net income and EPS were unfavorably impacted by the NEXA acquisition accounting I just described. We expect our full year fiscal 2022 tax rate to be in the range of 14% to 15%, which is unchanged from our previous expectation. Flipping to Slide 8, where we show our adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin. We use adjusted EBITDA, which is non-GAAP to gauge the performance of our segments, because we believe it's the best measure of our operating performance and ability to generate cash.
As we continue to execute on our acquisition strategy, this metric becomes even more important to highlight as it does adjust for one-time deal-related transaction costs, as well as the increased levels of non-cash expenses that will hit our income statement from acquisition, purchase accounting. With that in mind, consolidated adjusted EBITDA of $5.5 million was up 20% from prior year and our adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 10.7%. Both segments showed strong improvement from prior year. As always, a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to operating income and net income can be found in the supplemental section of this presentation.
Moving to Slide 9, cash flow from operations was in line with our expectations as working capital increased on the very strong organic revenue growth. Year-to-date CapEx through the end of the third quarter was $5.9 million compared to $4.3 million in the prior year, and continued to be centered around Service segment capabilities, technology, including automation and future growth projects. Slide 10 highlights our strong balance sheet. At quarter-end, we had total net debt of $38 million with a leverage ratio of little under 1.5 times. We had $48.3 million available from our credit facility at quarter end. And as previously announced, we acquired Tangent Labs for $9 million at the very beginning of our fourth quarter, which was largely funded from our revolving credit facility. Lastly, we expect to file our Form 10-Q later today. With that, I'll turn it back to you, Lee
Lee Rudow
Thanks, Mark. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, we expect both our operating segments to finish strong. Capitalizing on our unique value proposition, and taking market share in the highly regulated industries in which we compete, we expect fourth quarter service revenue growth to be in the high teens. We also expect service gross margin to be in the range of 35% as we leveraged the typical January through March increase in service volume. In addition, we expect to continue to organically develop our recently expanded addressable markets of Pipettes Services, and Enterprise Asset Management Services.
Distribution revenue in the fourth quarter is expected to grow high single-digits. Our strong balance sheet continues to be supportive of our active M&A pipeline. The acquisition team has done an outstanding job identifying, completing, and integrating three deals in fiscal 2022 and Transcat has developed a reputation for getting the right deals done, the right way. The Transcat way. And that means focusing on growth, synergies, and leveraging the talent we acquire. From a margin perspective, we look to continue to demonstrate the sustainability of our margin gains. Current and future investments in automation, process improvement, and technology are designed to continue to expand our margins over the longer term. And with that operator, we can open the line for questions.
Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
Thank you. We will now be conducting a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. One moment, please, while we poll for questions. Thank you. Our first question is from Greg Palm with Craig-Hallum. Please proceed with your question.
Gregory Palm
Yeah. Thanks. Lee and Mark, how are you guys doing?
Lee Rudow
Good. Thanks.
Gregory Palm
I guess just starting with the vendor lead times, I'm curious if you can pinpoint, I don't know if that was Omicron related? It sounded like it was just overall supply chain, but can you pinpoint exactly what happened there? Have you seen maybe any difference in January or year-to-date?
Lee Rudow
Yeah. It's much of the same, Greg that we've been talking about for the last couple of quarters and really similar to what you see throughout the industrial marketplace. Just a typical slowdown in getting orders from the vendor and from the vendor's vendor, in many cases, to us. But we have seen a bit of improvement, I would say, over the last couple of weeks. We're starting to see things head in the right direction, so we're not overly concerned. We'll get the orders out hopefully in the fourth quarter. We might even have some upside in the first quarter, but the orders are there to deliver for sure.
Gregory Palm
And specifically within distribution, any product lines that it was most specific to, or is it just across-the-board more of a general comment?
Mark Doheny
This is Mark Greg, it's across-the-board. But I would say particularly acute in some of the electronics, heavy electronics, and the higher-end electronics and probably sell more there some that's not we don't sell a huge amount of. So I think it's across-the-board like you say, but particularly in the high-end electronics equipment.
Gregory Palm
That makes sense. And then what about new business pipeline, can you talk about that a little bit? And maybe just an update on CBL's would be helpful as well.
Lee Rudow
Right, well the new business pipeline is exactly where we want it to be. It's strong, it's as strong as it's been in my recent memory. We indicated during the last quarter's call that we saw the pipeline building for CBLs, which makes sense as we get past the pandemic and we are seeing those opportunities come to fruition. It's a solid pipeline and it's especially solid around CBLs. And so I think we expect to have our fair share of that market as things normalize, we feel pretty strong about it, pretty well.
Gregory Palm
Okay, good. Alright. I'll leave it there. Good luck. Thanks.
Lee Rudow
Okay. Thanks, Greg. Take care.
Operator
Thank you. Our next question is from Scott Buck with HC Wainwright. Please proceed with your question.
Scott Buck
Hi, good morning, guys, thanks for the time. First question for me. I'm curious if you could give a little color on what the incremental opportunities are to expand margin on or further expand margin on the services side? it seems like this quarter was mostly volume-driven, but are there any other incremental pieces that you think can push full-year margin to mid-30s or even high-30's over time?
Lee Rudow
Right. Yes, Scott. So this is Lee and, yes. We will always -- as volume increases, we'll get that inherent leverage that's always going to be a positive for us. But we're deep into developing our automation platform, which we've really been talking about for the last couple of years. It's a slow moving, but ongoing initiative that over time has an opportunity to really give a lift into our margins. And we do see getting to higher rates, the mid-30s, as you mentioned, and automation will participate. There's also opportunities on the technology side to improve processes and improve some of the tools that we're using. And all these things ultimately drive margin. What products go to what labs? How we batch those calibrations? And how we get them through our labs. There's opportunity to pick up efficiency there as well. We're doing different training programs with our tech to -- with our technicians to get them onboard and get them ramped up faster, trained and developed more efficiently. All that leads to efficiencies around margin. So yes, there's a runway there and overtime, we expect to see continuous improvement.
Scott Buck
Great. That's really helpful, Lee. And second, could you provide a little bit of help around the backlog? I think there's the first time you've given a distribution backlog number, at least in some time. How should we think about that in terms of cadence and when that should actually flow through the P&L?
Lee Rudow
Yeah. It's -- you're right. We do disclose it, of course, in the queue every quarter. But because it was such a meaningful number, we did disclose it. And the way to think about that, Scott, is there's not a big backlog reduction baked into what we're thinking for the fourth quarter because we're still concerned about the supply chain, like we said in the first few weeks, that it may have gotten a little better. But that's up roughly a little over $3 million from prior year. So that's the way to think about how at a minimum, the supply chain is impacting us. And we would expect hopefully some in this quarter and next quarter and beyond to have upside to subsequent quarters here, just because of the sort of uncertainty in the supply chains. I'm not going to be precise about that right now.
Scott Buck
Sure. No, I appreciate that Mark. And then last one for me, given how active you guys have been on the acquisition front over the last six months or so, and what sounds like continues to be a healthy pipeline. Can you remind us how you think about ROI on these acquisitions?
Lee Rudow
Right. Of course we model our potential returns and how we look at ROI and ROIC all the time. And so we take these models, we build models around how the businesses are performing at the time we purchased them. And that has to be obviously very -- we look at that carefully. We baked in what we're going to do with the business, the potential synergies that are in business then we build models into the future. Look at this cash flow. We come up with IOR that's acceptable for us. A minimum IOR is usually in the 15% to 17% range, but typically, we look much higher than that. But that's a threshold for consideration from our perspective.
Scott Buck
Okay. Perfect. Again, appreciate the time, guys. Thank you very much.
Mark Doheny
Yes.
Operator
[Operator Instructions] Thank you. Our next question comes from Mitra Ramgopal with Sidoti. Please proceed with your question.
Mitra Ramgopal
Yes. Hi. Good morning. Thanks for taking the questions. First one on the distribution side, I know you mentioned it came in a little lighter than you're expecting, but just looking in terms of the year-over-year numbers and where you were maybe a year ago, it seems like you've certainly improved well off of the lows and just wondering how you see it going forward? I know you have a good backlog to work off, but longer-term if you think this business has stabilized and you have more visibility now?
Lee Rudow
Yes. I appreciate the question, and we're not concerned about our distribution business. I mean, there's a supply chain challenge that's relatively short-term that we're dealing with and everybody's dealing with. We will continue to work through that as best we can. The business is stable, the margins have good really distribution business Mitra, has done exactly what we have wanted it to do for the last three or four years. We've put a game plan in place in 2016, socialized it with our shareholders and said, look, we want this business to be stable, we're not looking to grow it. We could, if we wanted to, but it's not strategic for us. Our stories about service, expanding our margins, organic growth, acquisitive growth, and continuing to do really well in that service industry. And that's what we've done. That's what our story is about, and yes, distribution is a factor. We don't have any concerns about that, the present time will keep plowing through the short-term challenges and continue to drive the strategic focus to service.
Mark Doheny
I think it's important that this supports our service business --
Lee Rudow
Yes, absolutely.
Mark Doheny
-- We’re generating, we're still comfortable that that distribution business is a differentiator in the marketplace for us.
Lee Rudow
I mean, as a reminder, we don't know of another company in the service business that does what we do the way we do it. That has a supporting distribution business. So we've got a lot of open doors as a byproduct of selling products. And that's doing exactly what we wanted to do, so that's really good.
Mitra Ramgopal
No, that's great. Thanks. And actually, you are able to speak of margin expansion, improved both gross margin and overall operating up margin. And we're seeing a lot of companies struggling right now with labor costs, supply disruptions, etc. Just curious, if you're just not seeing that impact or you just give me a Motley, you are able to more than offset or mitigate it?
Lee Rudow
Well, labor cost for Transcat are going to go up like they are for everyone. I mean, that's just the environment within which we're working. So far, we haven't had issues passing that onto the customers and getting the right price that we need relative to our labor going up. So we're in a good spot in our industry. We've been in a good spot so far, and we don't see anything on the horizon that's going to change that. I guess, over time, we'll keep a close look on our labor cost, but yes, there is pressure. We're reacting to it like most good companies are, and so far, we've been able to pass that along to the customer without a major concern.
Mitra Ramgopal
Thanks. And then finally, on the next acquisition, you mentioned integration coming along nicely. Just curious if you're already starting to generate some cross-selling opportunities? Any update on that would be great.
Lee Rudow
Yes, well, we are in a fast rate than we even anticipated. So almost from day one, opportunities surfaced, that we saw that they would be helpful in helping us land. And I think within the first 30 days of the acquisition, we had material wins by virtue of working together and it's going both ways. So we have set up NEXA nicely with some of our customers and vice versa. So I don't think, I'm not to get overly optimistic, but the early lead is been stronger than we could've anticipated, I think has been really, really powerful. So let's keep working it. The management teams work well together. We recognize that synergies are there between our companies, just like when we acquired them. So everything is going according to plan. I'm positive.
Mitra Ramgopal
Thanks for taking the questions.
Lee Rudow
No problem.
Operator
Thank you. There are no further questions at this time. I would like to turn the floor back over to Lee Rudow for any closing comments.
Lee Rudow
We appreciate everybody joining us on the call today, and your interest in Transcat. We'll be participating in the ROTH Conference on March 14th and15th, and the Sidoti Spring Virtual Conference on March 23rd and 24th. So if you're attending those conferences, please feel free to check in with us. Otherwise, we look forward to talking to everybody again, if there are fourth-quarter results, again, thanks for participating in the call. Take care.
Operator
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MAUMEE, Ohio, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dana Incorporated (NYSE: DAN) announced today that it has confirmed its strategic supply relationship with current OEM partner Lion Electric Co. to support its line-up of electric buses as well as medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
The strategic relationship covers the supply of the electric drive systems, including electric motors, inverters, and controllers, as well as axles and driveshafts for all Lion Electric platforms, including the LionA, LionC, LionD, LionM, Lion6, and Lion8.
"The bus and medium-duty truck segments are among the fastest growing for electrified products and we have developed our portfolio to enable a seamless integration for our customers vehicles," said Ryan Laskey, senior vice president of Dana Commercial Vehicle Drive and Motion Systems. "We are excited to support Lion Electric as they deliver on their mission to help electrify urban transportation for buses and medium and heavy-duty trucks."
"We are pleased with our strategic relationship with Dana in order to deliver the highest quality medium and heavy-duty all-electric trucks and buses available today. By working together, Lion will be able to continue meeting the increasing demand in the marketplace for zero-emission transportation solutions, especially as we prepare to manufacture vehicles at our upcoming U.S. facility in Illinois in the second half of this year," said Yannick Poulin, Chief Operating Officer at Lion Electric.
Dana supplies Lion with a broad range of technologies and systems, including:
- the Dana TM4™ SUMO family of electric motors supporting light, medium, and heavy-duty applications;
- Dana TM4™ medium-and heavy-duty high-voltage inverters;
- medium-and high-voltage bi-directional charger inverters that function as both a battery charger and inverter;
- the fully programmable OpenECU™ M5 series of vehicles controllers for use as the main vehicle management unit; and
- a range of single reduction and tandem drive axles, and driveshafts for direct-drive configurations.
Lion Electric vehicles featuring Dana technologies will be featured at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, Calif., May 9-12 in booth 2019.
About Dana Incorporated
Dana is a leader in the design and manufacture of highly efficient propulsion and energy-management solutions that power vehicles and machines in all mobility markets across the globe. The company is shaping sustainable progress through its conventional and clean-energy solutions that support nearly every vehicle manufacturer with drive and motion systems; electrodynamic technologies, including software and controls; and thermal, sealing, and digital solutions.
Based in Maumee, Ohio, USA, the company reported sales of $8.9 billion in 2021 with 40,000 people in 31 countries across six continents. Founded in 1904, Dana was named one of "America's Most Responsible Companies 2022" by Newsweek for its emphasis on sustainability and social responsibility. The company is driven by a high-performance culture that focuses on valuing others, inspiring innovation, growing responsibly, and winning together, earning it global recognition as a top employer. Learn more at dana.com.
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Healthcare shortages are shining a light on disparities within hospice care.
Nationwide, data shows Black families utilize hospice care at a lower rate than white families even though they are more likely to have many of the conditions common to it, such as cancer and heart disease. A study from Duke Health suggests it’s due, in part, to a lack of knowledge about hospice, a general mistrust of the health care system, and the small number of African Americans working in hospices across the country.
Dave Turner, a lifelong entrepreneur, started St. Croix Hospice in Detroit in 2008. It's the city’s first Black-owned hospice center. Outside of initiatives with historically Black colleges and medical schools, St. Croix has focused on hiring Black hospice nurses.
Nationwide, 11% of hospice registered nurses are Black, but at St. Croix that figure stands at 65%, including all three people in administrative positions.
“There are major trust issues, and I might say understandable trust issues. You know, unfortunately, we don’t have the greatest history in this country of valuing life,” Turner said. “And so, when you don’t trust the system, and if the person who comes in to explain it to you doesn’t understand what your life experience has been like, you’re going to be apprehensive.”
Kelly Dean lost her father in August 2021. Six months later, her mother died. In both cases, her parents were cared for by St. Croix nurses.
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WATCH: Mom, son fight officers on bleachers during high school track meet, police say
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) – A mother and son are facing charges after Gulf Shores police said a fight broke out in the bleachers at a high school state track meet, with officers taking a few punches.
It happened Friday at the AHSAA State Outdoor Track and Field Championship, and the fight was caught on camera.
Police said it started when officers received several complaints about a man, who they identified as Devin Wilson, being disorderly. Officers said when they approached Wilson, things got physical.
According to Lt. Jason Woodruff, it quickly got out of hand as officers tried to de-escalate the situation, with one officer eventually deploying his Taser.
Cell phone video shows after Wilson was tased by an officer, he gets up and takes several swings, punching the officer in the face.
The video shows Wilson wasn’t the only one involved. At one point, Wilson’s mother, Ykama Wilson, jumped into the fight to pull officers off her son, officials said. She’s now charged with a misdemeanor.
A third man is also seen intervening.
Woodruff said this situation could have ended a lot worse.
“(Officers) used a lot of restraint to keep this situation from getting worse than it already was. If you see it, it got pretty bad,” Woodruff said. “Even though it doesn’t look like it, it de-escalated to a point that no other people outside of those charged or directly involved weren’t jumped into the fray.”
Woodruff said officers only had a few scratches and bruises. No one was seriously injured.
Devin Wilson was charged with second-degree assault and resisting arrest.
The third gentleman who jumped in could also be facing charges, but he has not been identified yet.
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WATCH: Mom, son fight officers on bleachers during high school track meet, police say
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) – A mother and son are facing charges after Gulf Shores police said a fight broke out in the bleachers at a high school state track meet, with officers taking a few punches.
It happened Friday at the AHSAA State Outdoor Track and Field Championship, and the fight was caught on camera.
Police said it started when officers received several complaints about a man, who they identified as Devin Wilson, being disorderly. Officers said when they approached Wilson, things got physical.
According to Lt. Jason Woodruff, it quickly got out of hand as officers tried to de-escalate the situation, with one officer eventually deploying his Taser.
Cell phone video shows after Wilson was tased by an officer, he gets up and takes several swings, punching the officer in the face.
The video shows Wilson wasn’t the only one involved. At one point, Wilson’s mother, Ykama Wilson, jumped into the fight to pull officers off her son, officials said. She’s now charged with a misdemeanor.
A third man is also seen intervening.
Woodruff said this situation could have ended a lot worse.
“(Officers) used a lot of restraint to keep this situation from getting worse than it already was. If you see it, it got pretty bad,” Woodruff said. “Even though it doesn’t look like it, it de-escalated to a point that no other people outside of those charged or directly involved weren’t jumped into the fray.”
Woodruff said officers only had a few scratches and bruises. No one was seriously injured.
Devin Wilson was charged with second-degree assault and resisting arrest.
The third gentleman who jumped in could also be facing charges, but he has not been identified yet.
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After the leaked Roe opinion, Justice Thomas says the Supreme Court can't be bullied
As reproductive-rights protests continue after a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas says the court can't be "bullied" into making a decision that some would prefer. "We can't be an institution that can be bullied into giving you just the...
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SEATTLE (AP) _ NanoString Technologies Inc. (NSTG) on Tuesday reported a loss of $39.5 million in its first quarter.
The Seattle-based company said it had a loss of 86 cents per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 54 cents per share.
The maker of diagnostic systems for the analysis of genomic information posted revenue of $31.1 million in the period.
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Cork County Board chairperson Marc Sheehan has confirmed that future scheduling conflicts at Páirc Uí Chaoimh between concerts and senior inter-county matches will be avoided.
The Munster SHC game against Clare and the football clash against Kerry earlier this month had to be played in Thurles and Páirc Uí Rinn respectively due to Ed Sheeran playing two concerts at the venue. However, Sheehan made clear at Tuesday night’s monthly county board meeting at the Páirc that, from now on, matches will take priority.
“Obviously, concerts are very much part of the calendar,” he said, “but we will be ensuring that the scheduling won’t be in conflict with senior inter-county teams and championship dates.
“It’s important to clarify that and put it on record here tonight. There were particular circumstances around the Ed Sheeran concerts, we’re familiar with that narrative and I’m not going to repeat it again tonight.” At the meeting, it was also reiterated by vice-chairperson Pat Horgan that the club championship fixture programme will not be brought forward, even if the Cork teams finish their campaigns early. The senior and intermediate championships are due to begin on the weekend of July 22-24 and that will stand.
“The inter-county programme may not go as far as we would like,” Horgan said, “but the CCC [competitions control committee] will not be adjusting the championship programme as was outlined.
“We’ve had lots of queries but what you have in the championship programme is what we’re sticking with.” The topic of cashless entry to games was also something that generated debate. Marc Sheehan said that the board was reaffirming its online ticketing policy but that the possibility of selling tickets in supermarkets from quarter-final stages onwards was being explored. In addition, there will be booths with card facilities for games at Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Páirc Uí Rinn.
This raised the ire of Bride Rovers delegate John Arnold, who called the move “regressive” as it disenfranchised potential spectators who may not be able to purchase tickets electronically. He reminded the executive that, last year, the hope of having a cash booth at games was expressed. “People say we’re old-fashioned,” Arnold said. “Maybe our problem is that we’re throwing away everything that’s traditional.” County secretary Kevin O’Donovan noted that takings remained healthy, even with the move away from cash.
“Our gates bring in over a million euro,” he said, “they went to records last year.
“We might disenfranchise some people, we certainly didn’t disenfranchise thousands.
“There is also a generation that doesn’t have cash in their pockets. We’re making an effort to embrace the technology available in an efficient manner, but also reaching out to those to whom it’s not available.
“It’s not a crazy idea invented by someone in Croke Park. The world is moving and we have to move with it and bring people with us. I know, because I print off tickets for my uncle, who doesn’t have a smartphone.” Elsewhere, board safety and facilities officer Noel O’Callaghan informed the meeting that the ‘Mon field’, owned by the board and which had been in “bad repair for the last number of years”, is to be leased to St Vincent’s for four years and nine months for a nominal fee.
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A celebration of Aboriginal culture, history and country will be held at the Singleton showground on Saturday May 21 - so vote early and come along for a spectacular event.
MACH Energy Mount Pleasant Operation and their Aboriginal Community Development Fund (ACDF) Committee are proud to present the third Cultural Spectacular.
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Jamie Gardner, PA Chief Sports Reporter, Vienna
The Champions League could feature five English clubs on a regular basis from 2024 after a major overhaul of the competition was agreed on Tuesday – and up to seven in exceptional circumstances.
More than a year of intense debate about the best way forward for Europe’s premier club competition following the collapse of the Super League has concluded, with UEFA deciding to award two places in a new, expanded 36-team league system to clubs from the two countries who collectively performed best in Europe’s club competitions in the previous season.
England would have gained an extra place in four of the last five seasons had this system been in use.
⚽ The #UEFAExCo has approved the final format and access list for UEFA club competitions from the 2024/25 season.
✅ No more access granted based on club coefficients.
✅ Eight matches instead of ten in the new league phase.
Full details: ⬇️#UCL #UEL #UECL— UEFA (@UEFA) May 10, 2022
In theory seven English teams could qualify in a single season in this new model – the top four in the Premier League, a fifth-placed team via the country coefficient and the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League, if these were all different clubs.
A senior UEFA official described this scenario as being “as likely as a meteorite hitting this room” but it is nevertheless a possibility.
UEFA ditched an original proposal to award places based on an individual club’s performance in Europe over the past five seasons, which critics said created a safety net for big clubs who performed poorly domestically and had echoes of the Super League.
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin lauded the agreement as proof that European football was “more united than ever”, but there remain some questions about just how open the new competition will be.
The current coefficient scoring system awards bonus points for Champions League group stage qualification – which means those countries which already benefit from four places are at an advantage from the start.
Senior UEFA sources said there are no plans as it stands to review that system.
Domestic leagues will also have questions about how these plans will impact their competitions, both in terms of arguably reducing interest by widening the Champions League race and the more pragmatic concerns around match scheduling.
Last year UEFA’s executive committee approved an increase in matches from six in the current format to 10 – that has been cut to eight amid pressure from domestic leagues and fans’ groups.
Teams will face eight different opponents, playing four home and four away on a seeded basis in the new 36-team league.
But even that more moderate increase still means Champions League matches in January for the first time, a period which has traditionally been reserved for domestic football in England.
A senior Premier League source said the conversations around the new format were “not over yet”.
UEFA has ruled out the ‘week of football’ concept which had been reported, saying it will stick with two-leg semi-finals in its new plan, hot on the heels of the classic second-leg clash between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Bernabeu.
Clubs from the same country will be able to meet sooner in the new format – now they can clash in the newly-introduced play-off round which will decide the final eight places in the last 16, rather than the quarter-finals currently.
In all, the new format means 64 extra matches, from the current 125 to 189.
The country coefficient proposal was put to the European Club Association’s board in Madrid on Monday, and the initial indications were that it would not be possible to make a final decision in Vienna.
European Club Association endorses UEFA reforms to men’s European club competitions post-2024 in landmark moment for European football. Statement in full: https://t.co/Mhqlu6eQ9F
— ECA (@ECAEurope) May 10, 2022
However, progress was made on Tuesday morning, with the crucial UEFA club competitions committee meeting put back by an hour to allow time for further negotiation.
Ceferin added: “UEFA has clearly shown today that we are fully committed to respecting the fundamental values of sport and to defending the key principle of open competitions, with qualification based on sporting merit, fully in line with the values and solidarity-based European sports model.
“Today’s decisions conclude an extensive consultation process during which we listened to the ideas of fans, players, coaches, national associations, clubs and leagues to name but a few, with the aim to find the best solution for the development and success of European football, both domestically and on the international club stage.
“We are convinced that the format chosen strikes the right balance and that it will improve the competitive balance and generate solid revenues that can be distributed to clubs, leagues and into grassroots football across our continent while increasing the appeal and popularity of our club competitions.”
Revenue for the new competitions is projected to increase by almost 40 per cent, but discussions on the financial distribution model for the 2024-27 cycle – and how much goes to support clubs outside European competition – will now begin in earnest.
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Total Networks Owner Stephanie Kinsey Selected as 2022 Phoenix Titan 100
The Titan 100 program recognizes Phoenix’s Top 100 CEO’s & C-level executives.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, USA, May 10, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Titan CEO and headline sponsors, Class VI Partners and Wipfli LLP, are pleased to announce Stephanie Kinsey, CEO/ CFO, Total Networks as a 2022 Phoenix Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes Phoenix’s Top 100 CEO’s & C-level executives. They are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria that includes demonstrating exceptional leadership, vision, and passion. Collectively the 2022 Phoenix Titan 100 and their companies employ upwards of 90,000 individuals and generate over $32 billion dollars in annual revenues. This year’s honorees will be published in a limited-edition Titan 100 book and profiled exclusively online. They will be honored at an awards ceremony on September 29th, 2022 and will be given the opportunity to interact and connect multiple times throughout the year with their fellow Titans.
“The Titan 100 are shaping the future of the Phoenix business community by building a distinguished reputation that is unrivaled and preeminent in their field. We proudly recognize the Titan 100 for their successes and contributions. We know that they will have a profound impact that makes an extraordinary difference for their customers and clients across the nation.” says Jaime Zawmon, President of Titan CEO.
Stephanie is responsible for executive leadership and execution at Total Networks. Total Networks provides outsourced IT to Phoenix area professional businesses. As the CEO, Stephanie's team helps clients optimize their technology, reduce IT risks, and improve productivity. Stephanie excels in efficiency, management, and organizational skills. Stephanie is also Total Network’s Security Officer, leading efforts to achieve and maintain Security Trustmark™ accreditation and other regulatory compliance.
"I am honored to be included in this select group of leaders! To remain influential and an industry leader, I look forward to collaborating with learning from other leaders in this group," noted Ms. Kinsey.
Stephanie Kinsey will be honored at the Titan 100 awards on September 29th, 2022, at the Chateau Luxe. Set amongst spectacular Sonoran Desert views, Chateau Luxe is Arizona’s most luxurious and nationally recognized event destination. This unique cocktail-style awards event will gather 100 Titans of Industry and their guests for an evening unlike anything that exists in the Phoenix business community.
“On behalf of all the partners and associates at Wipfli we congratulate all the Titan 100 winners. It’s an honor to recognize this diverse group of leaders in the Phoenix community. We appreciate the lasting impact each leader has made, and continues to make, in building organizations of significance both here in Arizona and abroad. Your ingenuity and creativity have set you apart, and the honor of being seen as an industry Titan is richly deserved,” says Michael Vaccarella, Partner at Wipfli.
“Congratulations to all Titan 100 honorees! We are so proud to be affiliated with the Titan 100 program that recognizes exceptional leadership and true diversity within the Phoenix business community. The leaders and industries selected are proof that the Phoenix Titan 100 are positively impacting the entire Arizona market,” says David C. Tolson, Managing Director at Class VI Partners.
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Despite popularity, taxes on the wealthy struggle to find a foothold in Congress
Increasing taxes on wealthy Americans is not controversial among much of the U.S. electorate, with polls consistently showing that a majority of both Democratic and Republican voters believe the richest Americans should be contributing more to public coffers.
But despite an abundance of Democratic proposals to increase taxes on the rich, originating from both the White House and key congressional offices, experts say the chances of getting the rich to pay more in taxes over the long term are getting slimmer.
That doesn’t bode well for President Biden’s proposed billionaire tax, though Democrats are still trying.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), who updated his own billionaire tax plan last year, wants to distance his proposal from the generic notion of a wealth tax.
“This is not a wealth tax,” he said in an interview. “This is closing loopholes in the capital gains law.”
“When I proposed the billionaire income tax, the president, to his credit, said he liked the idea, and his proposal is something called the billionaire’s minimum income tax. So we’re very much rolling in the right direction,” he said. “Since then, there has been very substantial interest in Washington and around the country, because it continues to be unfair. To me, what the tax system is supposed to be all about is promoting fairness.”
Polling from agencies including Pew, Reuters-Ipsos, Data for Progress, The Hill-HarrisX and others all found a majority of voters believe the wealthy should pay more in taxes.
But while linchpin Democrats like Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) have proven the biggest obstacle to progressive taxation efforts during the current administration, experts say the impasse is part of a bigger economic picture.
That picture, according to Vanessa Williamson, a senior fellow at the left-leaning Brookings Institution, shows what many have long felt intuitively, that wealthy people are both economically more conservative than regular Americans and hold more sway in the political system.
“The fact is our political system is not responsive to the will of the majority on a very wide array of issues, including and perhaps especially tax policy,” Williamson said in an interview. “There’s an increasing amount of work in the field of political science demonstrating that extremely wealthy people are meaningfully more conservative than the average American on economic policy.”
“There’s also a lot of political science that demonstrates the political system is more responsive to the preferences of the wealthy than any other part of the economic distribution,” she said.
Perhaps the best-known example from this body of work is the so-called Princeton oligarchy study from 2014 that found that while rich people and trade groups can affect U.S. government policies, regular people effectively cannot.
The study went viral, speaking to long-simmering gripes in the electorate, and its authors even discussed their findings with Jon Stewart on the Comedy Central network’s popular “Daily Show.”
While the study’s conclusions have been debated, one of its authors, political scientist Ben Page of Northwestern University, said there’s growing academic agreement that on issues like taxation, wealthy opinion is both more conservative and more influential than public opinion.
“Bloomberg, Buffett, Gates, the usual suspects who speak out, it turns out they’re very atypical. They’re unusually centrist or even left-centrist,” Page said in an interview. “The vast majority of the 100 wealthiest billionaires are very conservative on economic issues, even on something like Social Security, and definitely on taxes. Many of them want to abolish the estate tax.”
“The Republican Party is almost 100 percent in favor of pro-wealthy policies,” Page said, “but it turns out a fair number of Democrats, including progressive-looking ones, people we think of as progressives, just don’t quite get in there and try to undo the Trump or Bush tax cuts.”
“Democrats are part of the problem” when it comes to taxing the rich, he added.
One such Trump-era tax cut that has remained in place despite bicameral Democratic majorities during the Biden administration is the doubling of the estate tax exemption.
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act bumped up the exclusion on the 40-percent estate tax, which is levied at death, to more than $11 million from $5.5 million, a rule change that applies to 0.1 percent of the people who die every year, according to an estimate by the Tax Policy Center, a Washington think tank.
Another tax cut for the wealthy long safeguarded by Democrats is the exemption on carried interest, which allows hedge fund managers and private equity bigwigs to avoid taxes on most of their income.
“Chuck Schumer, who is majority leader for the Democrats in the Senate, is thought of as really a very progressive person, and on social issues he definitely is, but he’s got a soft spot for the finance industry in New York, and so he keeps protecting the carried interest exemption,” Page said.
Page’s co-author on the oligarchy study, political scientist Martin Gilens of UCLA, considers the current prospects for progressive taxation on the wealthy to be “slim to none in the short term and even perhaps the medium term.”
“Majority opinion among voters doesn’t get translated into majority opinion among their elected representatives,” Gilens said, pointing to the role of money in U.S. politics, as well as structural issues of representation in voting districts and the electoral college.
Gilens also said the “revolving door” is an obstacle to progressive taxation on the rich, referring to the tendency of congressional representatives and their staff to take jobs as lobbyists working for private industry after leaving the government.
“There’s a sort of social or cultural capture created by the fact that our elected representatives, certainly in U.S. Congress, spend an enormous amount of time with wealthy constituents or potential donors,” he said. “It creates a sense of distortion about both what the public wants and what seems reasonable. Whether taxing wealth seems like a reasonable thing to do might depend on whether you spend a lot of time hanging out with wealthy people.”
Conservative lawmakers, though, have another view why the U.S. hasn’t — and shouldn’t — implement a wealth tax.
House Ways and Means Committee ranking member Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said in an interview that wealth taxes have failed in different countries around the world “and they’ll fail here in the United States for a couple of key reasons. One, you’re actually taxing those who are investing most into the U.S. economy, especially in new innovation, new technologies and new startups that can address the economic challenges America faces, so it makes no sense at all to be targeting them.”
“Secondly, what we saw in other countries is, wealth taxes are, for the most part, easily avoided,” he said. “They’re very hard to implement and collect, and just a nightmare basically to execute.”
Still, even conservative analysts note that the downward trend in taxation on the wealthy in recent years has behaved as a one-way valve, with top marginal income tax rates hitting 90 percent in the 1960s, hovering around 70 percent in the 1970s, dipping as low as 28 percent in the 1980s, and then averaging in the mid-30th percentile for the last 30 or so years.
“It is kind of odd that at least the top marginal personal income tax rate has been kind of steady ever since fluctuating from 70 to 50 to 28 to 30 to almost 40 [percent] in the span of about 15 years from 1980 to 1995, and then stabilizing between 35 and 40 percent ,” Alex Muresianu, a federal analyst at the right-leaning Tax Foundation, said in an interview, though he noted that the trend has “not been a linear decline.” | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2595536071248/despite-popularity-taxes-on-the-wealthy-struggle-to-find-a-foothold-in-congress | 2022-05-10T21:03:17Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2595536071248/despite-popularity-taxes-on-the-wealthy-struggle-to-find-a-foothold-in-congress | true | 3 |
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND (AP) - Results from Scotch football:
Partick Thistle 1, Inverness CT 2
Inverness CT 1, Partick Thistle 0, Inverness CT advances on 3-1 aggregate
Celtic 4, Hearts 1
Ross County 0, Motherwell 1
Hibernian FC 1, Aberdeen 1
Livingston FC 1, St. Johnstone 1
St Mirren FC 2, Dundee 0
Rangers 2, Dundee United 0
Inverness CT 0, Arbroath FC 0
Dundee vs. Hibernian FC, 2:45 p.m.
Dundee United vs. Celtic, 2:30 p.m.
Motherwell vs. Hearts, 2:45 p.m.
Rangers vs. Ross County, 2:45 p.m.
St. Johnstone vs. Aberdeen, 2:45 p.m.
St Mirren FC vs. Livingston FC, 2:45 p.m.
Arbroath FC vs. Inverness CT, 2:45 p.m.
Celtic vs. Motherwell, 7:15 a.m.
Hearts vs. Rangers, 7:15 a.m.
Ross County vs. Dundee United, 7:15 a.m.
Aberdeen vs. St Mirren FC, 7 a.m.
Hibernian FC vs. St. Johnstone, 7 a.m.
Livingston FC vs. Dundee, 7 a.m. | https://www.darientimes.com/sports/article/Scottish-Results-17163220.php | 2022-05-10T21:03:18Z | https://www.darientimes.com/sports/article/Scottish-Results-17163220.php | false | null |
Mahindra has officially previewed the next Scorpio for the first time, partially unveiling the SUV’s front-end design as well as the headlights.
The impending all-new Scorpio has been dubbed “the big daddy of SUVs” by Mahindra. The 2022 Mahindra Scorpio is one of the most eagerly anticipated SUVs in India, and this is the first time the company has publicly teased the vehicle. Previously, released spy images revealed various specifics about the SUV’s interiors and exteriors.
The interior of the Mahindra Scorpio has previously been revealed through leaked pictures. According to spy pictures, the all-new Scorpio will maintain its large dimensions and road presence. The SUV will also have the same butch style that it is known for, with the ladder on frame architecture, making it a good off-roader.
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— Mahindra Automotive (@Mahindra_Auto) May 6, 2022
According to additional leaked images, the 2018 Mahindra Scorpio will have completely new interiors as well. The dual-tone inside concept will be carried over to the upholstery of “the big daddy of SUVs.” It will also have a new larger infotainment screen system. Furthermore, the new Mahindra Scorpio’s instrument cluster has been improved to display additional information. The speedometer and tachometer are displayed on the sides, while other important information is presented in the centre.
The new Mahindra Scorpio is set to go on sale later this year. Two engine options are planned to be available: a 2.2-litre mHawk diesel engine and a 2.0-litre mStallion turbo petrol engine. The engines will be paired with either a six-speed manual transmission or a six-speed torque converter automatic transmission.
In a few months, the new Mahindra Scorpio will make its market debut. The next Mahindra Scorpio, codenamed Z101, will compete in the Indian market against the Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, MG Hector, Nissan Kicks, Volkswagen Taigun, Skoda Kushaq, and Tata Harrier, with a fresh design, premium interior, and the newest amenities typical of recent Mahindra cars. The Mahindra Z101, also known as the new Mahindra Scorpio, was designed in Mumbai by Mahindra India Design Studio (M.I.D.S.) and engineered in Mahindra Research Valley (M.R.V.) near Chennai.
Also Read: Mahindra EVs To Make Their Concept Debut This July
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Author Brian Lebeau explores ethics, psychology and social justice in haunting new novel
BOSTON, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Described by Kirkus as a "gripping crime drama" wherein the "tension is immense," Brian Lebeau's "A Disturbing Nature" (May 10, 2022, Books Fluent) follows a prolific killer and investigator in post-Vietnam War-era New England.
When FBI Chief Investigator Francis Palmer and Maurice Lumen's paths collide, a dozen young women are already dead—bodies strewn in the woods across southern New England. Crippled by the loss of their families and haunted by mistakes, they wrestle with skeletons and ghosts neither understands. Who is destined to pay for the sins of their fathers, and who will pay for their own?
Under a celebrity veneer, the Beast in Palmer simmers. Called back from an investigation that's gone dry in Seattle to his field office in Boston, he's assigned to a case closer to home. Without closure and carrying the scars of every predator he's hunted down, Palmer's thrust into a new killer's destructive path and forced to confront his own demons.
On the surface, Mo Lumen seems an unlikely suspect. Abandoned by the Great Society and sheltered from the countercultural revolution, he's forced to leave Virginia under the shadow of secrets and accusations. Emerging in Rhode Island, burdened with childlike innocence, reminders of the past threaten to resurrect old carcasses.
A psychological thriller set in the summer of 1975, from an author born in the hometown of the infamous Lizzie Borden, "A Disturbing Nature" blurs the line between man and monster. Lebeau draws inspiration from the motivations and mayhem of history's most notorious serial killers, and a lifelong obsession with the Red Sox.
About the author: After being awarded an "A" in high school English once and denied a career in music for "lack of talent" repeatedly, Brian Lebeau taught economics at several colleges and universities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island before moving to Fauquier County, Virginia, to work as a defense contractor for two decades. "A Disturbing Nature" is his debut novel.
Contact: Angelle Barbazon
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