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KYIV, Ukraine –– A civilian boat sinks in the port of the besieged city of Mariupol after Russian forces fired on it, Ukraine says.
The ship was hit during a “(Russian) attack from the sea” that caused a fire in the engine room, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said in a statement. The crew was rescued, including a sailor who was injured, he added.
According to the authorities, who published a photograph of the merchant ship, the ship had a Dominican Republic flag. They did not specify how many people were on board or their nationalities.
Russian forces have been shelling Mariupol for weeks in an attempt to tighten control of the country’s southeastern coast.
Here’s the latest on the war
BERLIN — Moldova, a poor eastern European nation, needs a lot of international help to cope with the influx of refugees fleeing neighboring Ukraine, its prime minister says.
Speaking at a donor conference in Berlin on Tuesday, Natalia Gavrilita said her country hosts some 100,000 refugees, about a quarter of those who have entered the country since the end of February.
Moldova, with a population of 2.5 million inhabitants, has tried to offer them decent conditions thanks to an “unprecedented mobilization” of the public and private sectors, Gavrilita pointed out.
But “dealing with this flow is one of the biggest challenges that any Moldovan government has faced in the last three decades,” he added.
In addition to financial support, Moldova needs help to build electrical interconnectors with Romania. Gavrilita called on the European Union to open its market to agricultural imports from his country while moving away from the Russian orbit.
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BRUSSELS — The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will travel to kyiv this week to meet with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
Her spokesman, Eric Mamer, said Tuesday that the president will travel to the Ukrainian capital ahead of a special donor meeting in Warsaw this weekend. It is the second visit by a high-ranking community official to the country after that of the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, last week.
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GENEVA — A team from the International Red Cross puts aside his hopes of entering the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol after being held by police overnight in a town about 20 kilometers (12 miles) to the east.
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which has been trying to enter the city with a small team since Friday as part of efforts to evacuate civilians and bring in aid, said people held by police in Manhush were freed for the night. He did not identify the nationality of the agents involved.
The organization explained in a statement that its focus is now on the evacuation operation and that “yesterday’s incident shows how volatile and complex the operation has been to facilitate safe passage around Mariupol for our team.”
ICRC spokesman Jason Straziuso said the team “does not plan to try to enter Mariupol today. The humanitarian efforts of our team today are focused on helping evacuation efforts in nearby areas.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Danish Foreign Ministry says the country will expel 15 Russian intelligence agents who worked at the country’s embassy in Copenhagen.
The Russian ambassador was informed of the decision on Tuesday, the ministry explained, adding that Denmark strongly condemns “Russia’s brutality against Ukrainian civilians in Bucha” and that “deliberate attacks on civilians are war crimes.”
Agents have two weeks to leave the country. According to Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod, “they pose a danger to our national security that we cannot ignore.”
France and Germany announced the day before the expulsion of dozens of Russians with diplomatic status.
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MADRID – For the European Union it is “very complicated” to take measures against Russia’s natural gas sector because some of the bloc’s countries depend on it for their energy supply and the strength of the EU depends on its unity, said the Spanish minister of Ecological Transition.
Teresa Ribera pointed out that “it is very difficult to explain to European public opinion and to Ukrainian society that we continue to import fuels from Russia that continue to finance that war”, and pointed out that these operations create “obvious moral tension”.
The EU receives around 40% of its natural gas from Russia.
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BRUSSELS — France’s finance minister says there is “total determination” among the 27 European Union partners to strengthen sanctions against Russia after evidence emerged of the deliberate killing of Ukrainian civilians.
Bruno Le Maire, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, spoke ahead of a meeting with his EU counterparts where new measures could be discussed.
Le Maire emphasized that the French President Emmanuel Macron has made it clear that it is open to expanding sanctions on coal and oil. “We will see what the position of the other member states will be, but I think there is a possibility of union of the 27 member states in these new sanctions.”
The sanctions imposed by Brussels on Moscow after the start of the invasion on February 24 have affected many sectors of the country’s economy, but for the moment they do not threaten to affect its Russian energy supply.
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LEOPOLIS, Ukraine — Seven humanitarian corridors will open on Tuesday, including one from the besieged port city of Mariupol and another from Russian-controlled Berdyansk, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on the Telegram messaging app.
According to Vereshchuk’s message, residents of Mariupol and Berdyansk will be able to leave for Zaporizhia in their own vehicles. Corridors will also be opened from Tokmak, in the Zaporizhia region, and from the cities of Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Popasna and Hirske, in Luhansk.
In the same post, Vereshchuk explained that Russian troops “will not allow anyone to enter Mariupol” and that Moscow “blocked representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross” in the Manhush settlement, just west of Mariupol.
Following negotiations, the Red Cross members “were released in the evening and sent to Zaporizhia,” Vereshchuk added.
It was not immediately clear from the leader’s message whether Russia agreed to suspend the fighting in the designated corridors. Some Ukrainian efforts to evacuate the civilian population through these routes failed as the attacks continued despite agreements with Moscow.
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LONDON — Ukrainian forces are retaking more territory as Russian troops continue their retreat into northern Ukraine, British defense officials say.
According to the British Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian forces “have retaken key territories” after forcing Russian units to withdraw north of kyiv and around the northern city of Chernihiv. “Low-key fighting is likely to continue in some parts of the newly conquered regions, but will slow down significantly this week as the rest of the Russian forces withdraw,” he added.
In an intelligence update posted online, Britain said many of the Russian units “are likely to require considerable re-equipment and refitting before they are available to redeploy to operations in eastern Ukraine.”
Ukrainian and Western officials say Moscow is refocusing its offensive on the Donbas region in the east of the country.
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BERLIN — Germany’s president admits mistakes in Russia policy in his previous role as foreign minister.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier served twice as foreign affairs officer with former Chancellor Angela Merkel — most recently between 2013 and 2017 — and chief of staff to former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. At that time, Germany sought dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin and cultivated close energy ties.
Speaking to ZDF television on Tuesday, Steinmeier said “we have failed on many points,” including efforts to steer Russia toward democracy and respect for human rights.
The president acknowledged that “there were different assessments” of Russia among European nations. “It is true that we should have taken the warnings of our Eastern European partners more seriously, especially regarding the time after 2014” and the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, he added.
Holding on to that project was a mistake that cost Germany “a lot of credit and credibility” in Eastern Europe, he said. Foreign Minister Olaf Scholz suspended the pipeline the week Russia invaded Ukraine.
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LEOPOLIS, Ukraine — Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia is regrouping its troops and preparing an offensive in Donbas.
“The goal is to establish full control over the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions,” the body explained in an update posted Tuesday on its website. Facebook.
In Donetsk and Luhansk, the Russian army is focusing its efforts on taking control of the cities of Popasna and Rubizhne, in addition to completely controlling Mariupol, the General Staff said. Other towns and settlements in the two regions are subject to continuous shelling.
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HARRISBURG — The tri-county area's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February is down from the previous month, the state Department of Labor & Industry announced today.
The drop in the jobless rate follows the rise it had in January, which marked the first time since August that the rate had increased. The February rate also was below the state average, but well above the national average.
HARRISBURG — The tri-county area's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February is down from the previous month, the state Department of Labor & Industry announced today.
PITTSBURGH — The average price of gasoline throughout the tri-county area this week is on par, or slightly above or below the western Pennsylvania average of $4.28, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow faced global revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets, buildings and yards strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, many of them evidently killed at close range.
A retired doctor from Oil City recently purchased three buildings in the downtown area with plans to remodel the buildings and bring in several new tenants.
Once again, the holiday tradition that always puts a smile on kids’ faces on a spring day will make its “comeback” to Franklin. The annual Easter egg hunt is scheduled at 11 a.m. Saturday in Fountain Park.
When she stepped down from her position as director of the Franklin Retail & Business Association at the end of December to spend more time with her husband and two young children, Jess Carroll didn’t have plans to start working again until the fall.
BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Bodies with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture lay scattered in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv after Russian soldiers withdrew from the area. Ukrainian authorities accused the departing forces on Sunday of committing war crimes and leaving beh…
Many anglers throughout the region kept with tradition in trying their luck on the opening day of trout season, including some from outside the local area who found the fish in Sandy Lake to be quite accommodating.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his people early Saturday that retreating Russian forces were creating “a complete disaster” outside the capital as they leave mines across “the whole territory,” even around homes and corpses.
A Tionesta man is facing charges after being accused of trapping his wife inside his Route 62 house and also possessing a firearm when he should not be.
The Parade entertainment magazine is returning to the newspaper as a weekly feature, starting today. This week’s edition includes a Q&A with actor Mandy Patinkin, who is the voice of Benjamin Franklin in a PBS feature on the Founding Father. There also is a guide on “How to Buy Green” an…
The Cranberry Area High School auditorium earlier this week was filled with the whirring sound of drones and robots, as students, teachers, families and board members gathered there to learn about the school’s technology programs.
The Franklin post office on Thursday was a day for reflection, as it was filled with dozens of people honoring Roger Jenkins, a longtime letter carrier who passed away in January.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months, a bid to control prices that have spiked after the United States and allies imposed sanctions on Russia over its invasion of…
The possibility of securing a financial assistance grant for Franklin Area School District students so they can attend college, or a trade or technical school is being studied by Bridge Builders Community Foundations.
HARRISBURG (AP) — The first public appearance between the highest-profile Republicans running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania quickly became chippy Wednesday, as themes playing out in millions of dollars in sharp-elbowed TV attack ads played out on a small forum stage.
Two brothers are on a mission to make sure their uncle, who grew up in Oil City, is honored locally for his military service more than 50 years after he was killed in an accident the day he was to arrive home in California during the Vietnam War.
WASHINGTON (AP) Many Americans now can get a second COVID-19 booster, but it’s hard to tell who really needs another shot right now and who could wait.
CLARION — The pandemic, economy, worker shortages, inflation, fuel prices. They’ve all put a lot of things behind schedule, and that includes sales of trucks with heavy-duty hauling capacity.
Plans keeps moving forward on the Lyric Theater renovation project in downtown Oil City as the Colonel Drake Cultural Alliance works to line up more grant funding.
The 92nd Franklin High School Musical Broadcast will come to the stage this weekend with a variety of acts including band numbers, cheerleader routines, guitar and vocal solos and a rock song or two.
HARRISBURG — State Rep. R. Lee James issued a warning to backyard chicken owners to protect their flocks after the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, confirmed five Merganser ducks died along Kahle Lake in Venango County from the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1).
The family of Peter Spencer strongly disagrees with the determination by Venango County District Attorney Shawn White that Spencer’s death at a Rockland Township camp was the result of a shooting in self-defense.
Cranberry School Board members heard from the district’s auditor Monday, and he said the school district had a financially successful 2020-21 school year.
State police in Meadville said they are attempting to locate a Titusville man who has warrants from Crawford County for theft and a warrant for absconding parole.
The students in teacher Lori Hugar’s first-grade classroom at Sandycreek Elementary School gathered for a valuable lesson, but it had nothing to do with reading, writing or arithmetic. The lesson instilled on this day had to do with the awareness needed that can help save their young lives.
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Members of the Government's Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, the National Assembly's Ethnic Council, and the Mekong Delta Province of Soc Trang jointly organized the workshop on the national target program dedicated to ethnic minorities and mountainous areas, the first of its kind.
Speaking at the opening of the seminar, Permanent Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man said that the Party and the State have always been consistent on ethnic policies on the principles of equality, solidarity, and mutual development.
The Mekong Delta has four main ethnic groups including Kinh, Khmer, Hoa, and Cham and more than 1.3 million people are ethnic minorities, accounting for 7.58 percent of the whole region's population. The poverty reduction projects and programs on ethnic minority policies have created a great motivation for ethnic minorities in socio-economic development to escape poverty contributing to the country’s growth.
Permanent Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man speaks at the workshop
However, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly also pointed out some limitations in the Mekong Delta. Approximately 1.8 percent of households have not yet access to the national power grid, while 5.8 percent of communes have sub-standard healthcare stations, and 10.6 percent of classrooms have not been built solidly. Furthermore, the rate of poor households and near-poor households are 12.3 percent and 11.9 percent respectively; plus, 93 percent of local employees are not trained and 18.9 percent of households are living in makeshift houses.
Mr.Man requested local administrations must solve these problems in the upcoming time.
At the seminar, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh emphasized that ethnic minorities and mountainous areas play an important role in the development of the country as well as in the revolutionary cause of the Party and our people.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh at the workshop
In order to institutionalize the Party's guidelines and guidelines, the National Assembly issued Resolution No. 120/2020 approving the investment policy ‘National target program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority areas and mountainous areas in the 2021-2030 period” as proposed by the Government.It is expected that in 2022, the national target program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas will be allocated more than VND 14,400 billion including VND9,000 billion of investment capital and VND5,429 billion for building state organizations.
Furthermore, to effectively implement the program, he requested to identify difficulties and obstacles, and set orientations, solutions, and assurances, the progress of the program plan in 2022 and the medium-term target for the period 2021-2025.
At the same time, he proposed that central ministries and agencies must issue guidance on the implementation of the program to suit localities’ conditions so that all localities can achieve the set goals.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: Ivanka Trump set to testify Tuesday to Jan. 6 panel as investigation turns to Donald Trump's inner circle.
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: Ivanka Trump set to testify Tuesday to Jan. 6 panel as investigation turns to Donald Trump's inner circle.
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Hospital CEOs and presidents with nursing backgrounds are still rare in healthcare — but not at Sparrow Health System. The Lansing, Mich.-based system has appointed four nurse leaders to top leadership positions in the last two years, a spokesperson told Becker's April 3.
"Sparrow has and continues to thrive under the leadership of strong women who are dedicated to the very best in leading-edge #medicine," the health system wrote in a recent LinkedIn post.
In total, nurse presidents oversee four of the system's six hospitals in Michigan. A brief description of each leader is below.
Beth Daugherty, BSN, RN, serves as president of Sparrow Clinton Hospital in St. John's, Mich. She joined the health system in January 2015, most recently serving as acting hospital administrative officer and chief nursing officer of Sparrow Clinton.
Tina Gross, MSN, RN, is the president and CNO of Sparrow Specialty Hospital in Lansing. Ms. Gross stepped into her president role in April 2021 and has been with Sparrow Health System since 2005.
Helen Johnson, MSN, RN, became president of Charlotte, Mich.-based Sparrow Eaton Hospital on Jan. 1, 2021. She previously spent 15 years in various leadership positions at Spectrum Health Ludington (Mich.) Hospital, including CNO, COO and interim president.
Linda Reetz, BSN, RN, is the president of Sparrow Ionia (Mich.) Hospital. She joined Sparrow Health System in 2011, previously serving as acting hospital administrative officer and CNO for Sparrow Ionia.
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Ben Mee missing as Burnley host Premier League relegation rivals Everton
Burnley skipper Ben Mee will be missing once again for the club’s crunch Premier League relegation shoot-out with Everton on Wednesday evening.
The central defender has sat out the last three games with a knee injury and is not yet ready to return, although Republic of Ireland international Nathan Collins is available once again after completing a one-match ban.
Striker Matej Vydra could rejoin the squad after dislocating his elbow in training, but full-back Erik Pieters (knee) and midfielder Johann Berg Gudmundsson (calf) are still out.
Frank Lampard will welcome Fabian Delph and Seamus Coleman back into his Everton squad for the match following injury and illness respectively but remains without several other players for the crunch fixture.
Nathan Patterson is facing what is expected to be season-ending surgery on an ankle injury, while Donny Van De Beek is not fit due to the thigh injury that ruled him out of Sunday’s loss to West Ham.
Michael Keane and Allan are suspended, while Yerry Mina and Andros Townsend remain injured.
Burnley provisional squad: Pope, Hennessey, Lowton, Taylor, Tarkowski, Collins, Roberts, Bardsley, Long, Thomas, Cork, Brownhill, McNeil, Stephens, Lennon, Westwood, Cornet, Richardson, Weghorst, Barnes, Rodriguez, Vydra.
Everton provisional squad: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Godfrey, Doucoure, Gordon, Gray, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Begovic, Delph, Kenny, Mykolenko, Branthwaite, Gomes, Iwobi, Alli, Rondon, El Ghazi.
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BEIRUT (AP) — Pope Francis will visit Lebanon in June, the president's office said Tuesday, in an apparent show of support for the country experiencing an unprecedented economic meltdown.
Pope Francis has held special prayers for Lebanon and has repeatedly said he plans to visit the small country since the economic meltdown began in October 2019.
It will be the first visit by a Pope to the Mediterranean nation since 2012, when Pope Benedict XVI paid a three-day visit to Lebanon.
President Michel Aoun's office said he received the Vatican's ambassador to Lebanon who informed him that Pope Francis will visit in June and the exact date and schedule would be decided later.
“The Lebanese have been waiting for this visit for a long time to express their gratitude to the Pope for his stance toward Lebanon and its people,” Aoun was quoted as saying.
Pope Francis’ visit will also come after a massive blast at Beirut’s port on Aug. 4, 2020 that killed more than 216 people, injured over 6,000 and damaged parts of the capital. The explosion of hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate was one the largest non-nuclear blasts in history.
The visit also comes as more than 70% of Lebanon’s 6 million people, including 1 million Syrian refugees, now live in poverty because of the crisis rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement by the ruling class.
The Lebanese pound has lost more than 90% of its value and tens of thousands of people have lost their jobs during the crisis that the World Bank described as one of the worst the world has witnessed since the 1850s.
Pope Francis insisted last year that Lebanon must remain a “land of tolerance and pluralism” as he welcomed the country’s Christian patriarchs to the Vatican to pray for an end to the economic and political crisis that has thrown the country into chaos and threatened its Christian community.
Lebanon has the largest percentage of Christians in the Middle East and is the only Arab country with a Christian head of state. Christians make up a third of the population. The Vatican fears the country’s collapse is particularly dangerous for the continued presence of its Christian community, a bulwark for the church in the Mideast.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for New York City was fired after she crashed a news conference to confront Mayor Eric Adams about the city's mask mandate for children aged 2 to 4.
Daniela Jampel, who had worked for the city law department since 2016, was fired Monday, a department spokesperson said.
Jampel was fired after she posed as a reporter at a City Hall press conference and demanded that Adams "unmask our toddlers.”
The Democratic mayor announced last Friday that a mask rule for children under 5 in schools and daycare centers would remain in effect because of a rise in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron BA.2 variant of the virus.
Jampel has been a vocal advocate for keeping schools open and for ending mask mandates during the coronavirus pandemic.
The law department spokesperson said the decision to fire Jampel was made before Monday because of “troubling claims” she had made about her work for the department.
The statement was a reference to a statement Jampel tweeted and then deleted that said that as an attorney for the city she had “represented cops who lie in court, teachers who molest children, prison guards who beat inmates.” The tweet continued, “It is a job I have done proudly. Until tonight. Fighting to keep masks on toddlers is shameful. I am ashamed of my office.”
In a tweet Monday after her firing, Jampel said, “My statement is that I am retaining counsel and will not litigate in the press.”
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(Alexandria, MN)--The Douglas County Commissioners meet on Thursday. Tom Chorley has this preview.
Tom will have a recap of the meeting beginning on Wednesday.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP)Auston Matthews had three goals to tie the franchise single-season record for goals, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Monday night.
Matthews, who also had an assist and extended his goal streak to six games, had his seventh career hat trick – and fourth this season. The center equaled Rick Vaive’s mark with 54 goals set in 1981-82.
Mitchell Marner had a goal and two assists, giving him 22 points (six goals, 16 assists) during a 10-game point streak. He also recorded his sixth straight multi-point game as the Maple Leafs took a two-point lead over Tampa Bay and Boston for second place in the Atlantic Division.
Pierre Engvall and Alexander Kerfoot had the other Toronto goals. Jack Campbell had 32 saves.
Tampa Bay got goals from Nikita Kucherov and Jan Rutta, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots.
BRUINS 3, BLUE JACKETS 2, OT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Jake DeBrusk scored his second goal of the game 1:03 into overtime to lift Boston.
DeBrusk scored in his fifth straight game, Craig Smith also scored for Boston and Linus Ullmark stopped 20 shots in the penalty-filled game as the Bruins bolstered their playoff positioning. They moved into third place in the Atlantic Division, even with Tampa Bay but holding the tiebreaker with one more win with 13 games left.
Boston has won three straight and 10 of the last 12.
Emil Bemstrom and Zach Werenski scored for Columbus, which lost a season-high seventh in a row. Elvis Merzilikins had 34 saves.
Werenski scored late in the second period to tie the score for the Blue Jackets. After a scoreless third, DeBrusk beat Merzlikins following a Columbus turnover in OT.
FLAMES 3, KINGS 2
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Johnny Gaudreau had two goals and an assist, and Calgary extended its lead in the Pacific Division.
Elias Lindholm also scored for the Flames, who have 91 points and a five-point advantage over the Kings atop the division. Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 shots as Calgary snapped a three-game losing streak.
Adrian Kempe had two goals and Anze Kopitar had two assists for Los Angeles, which had earned at least a point in five of its last six coming into the game. The Kings have 86 points and are only one point in front of the Edmonton Oilers for second.
Cal Petersen finished with 30 saves for Los Angeles.
BLUES 5, COYOTES 1
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice, Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and two assists, and St. Louis beat Arizona.
Ivan Barbashev and Brayden Schenn also scored for the Blues, who snapped a four-game losing streak at home to Arizona. Ville Husso made 21 saves as St. Louis won for the fourth time in its last five games (4-0-1).
Nick Schmaltz scored in the third period and Ivan Prosvetov made 24 saves for the Coyotes, who lost for the eighth time in 10 games.
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At least 519 children have been killed or injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance in Iraq in the past five years, UN agencies have warned.
“More than 80 percent of children affected are boys,” the rights groups UNICEF, the world body’s children’s agency, and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said in a joint statement on Monday night.
They added that boys were “disproportionately impacted due to incidents of child labor, such as grazing animals or collecting scrap metal to sell.”
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The statement said although Iraq has not “suffered from open conflicts” over past years, “the effects of explosive weapons will reverberate for years to come.”
A report by the charity Humanity & Inclusion said: “Iraq is considered one of the countries most contaminated by explosive devices in the world,” with more than 3,225 square kilometers (1,245 square miles) of land contaminated with unexploded ordnance.
The material is particularly present near the borders with Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, all areas where Iraq has been involved in armed conflicts over the past four decades.
Baghdad fought a war with Iran between 1980-1988, as well as the first Gulf War triggered by the invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
The Iraqi military between 2014 and 2017 backed by an international coalition fought a war against ISIS.
In the joint statement, UNICEF and UNMAS urged “all parties to accelerate every effort to clear existing mines and unexploded ordnance” and called on “all parties to accelerate their efforts to remove mines and explosive remnants, to strengthen victim assistance and to support children’s right to a safe, secure and protected environment.”
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Tiger Woods says he's planning to play the Masters
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, he's planning to play this week in the Masters, a little more than a year after nearly losing a leg in a car crash.
The five-time champion at Augusta National made the announcement Tuesday morning. He will play nine more practice holes on Wednesday before making a final decision, but will be doing so with the intention of playing Thursday.
“As of right now," Woods said, “I feel like I'm going to play."
Woods was asked if he believes he can win this week. “I do,” he said.
“I can hit it just fine,” Woods added. “I don’t have any qualms about what I can do physically from a golf standpoint. It’s now, walking’s the hard part. This is not an easy walk to begin with. Now given the condition that my leg is in, it gets a little more difficult. And 72 holes is a long road. It’s going to be a tough challenge and a challenge that I’m up for.”
There had been plenty of signals in recent days that Woods was on the cusp of deciding it was time to play again. He came to Augusta National for a practice round last week, then returned Sunday — saying he'd be “a game-time decision" — and Monday for more. On Tuesday morning, with bad weather in the forecast, he spent plenty of time in the practice areas.
“It’s great to be back,” Woods said.
Woods played in December at the PNC Challenge, a 36-hole scramble on a flat Florida course where he and his son Charlie finished second to John Daly and his son. Woods was allowed to use a cart in that event, and when those rounds were over he flatly dismissed any notion that his game was tour-ready again.
“I can’t compete against these guys right now, no," Woods said on Dec. 19. “It’s going to take a lot of work to get to where I feel like I can compete at these guys and be at a high level."
About 3-1/2 months later, Woods apparently feels differently. If he plays, he'll be in the Masters for the 24th time; he's finished in the top five 12 times in his previous 23 appearances.
“I love competing,” Woods said. “I feel like if I can still compete at the highest level, I’m going to. And if I feel like I can still win, I’m going to play. But if I feel like I can’t, then you won’t see me out here.”
Thursday's opening round would mark the first time Woods competes against the world's best players since Nov. 15, 2020, which was the final round of that year's pandemic-delayed Masters.
He had his fifth back surgery two months later and was still recovering from that on Feb. 23, 2021 when he crashed his SUV over a median on a suburban coastal road in Los Angeles and down the side of a hill.
Woods' injuries from that crash were so severe that doctors considered right leg amputation, before reassembling the limb by placing a rod in the tibia and using screws and pins to stabilize additional injuries in the ankle and foot.
“It's been a tough, tough year ... but here we are," Woods said.
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The staff of one of Wales' leading training and apprenticeship providers have become majority shareholders in the business.
Ystrad Mynach-based Educ8 Training Group has struck a deal seeing its staff taking a 51% interest.
The transition to an employee owned trust (EOT) scheme was funded by Boost & Co, with Cardiff-based corporate advisory firm GS Verde Group advising throughout the transaction.
The value of the deal has not been disclosed.
Chairman of Educ8 Training, Colin Tucker, said: “Since setting up the business it has always been important to have community at the heart of Educ8. Setting up this trust in favour of our employees means we can truly say Educ8 is embedded into our local communities. It will create true value and wealth for those that have contributed to its success.”
Mr Tucker added: “Our board of directors, trust representatives and all employees can continue to drive the business to even greater heights and maximise the opportunities this will bring. Employee owned trusts form part of the Welsh Government programme and are a key driver for wealth creation in communities.”
Educ8 was founded in 2004 with the aim of addressing the skills shortage in Wales. It now employs over 200 staff.
Earlier this year, Educ8 expanded across the border after acquiring equine trainer Haddon Training in Berkshire.
The deal was Educ8’s third acquisition in recent years, following the purchase of NTS in 2015 and ISA Training in 2018. It will result in the group’s turnover reaching circa £13.5m.
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Grant Santos, chief executive of Educ8 Training, said: “We strive to provide a great working environment and an enriching learning experience for our learners and partners. We champion world class employee engagement and are proud to recognise our staff in a meaningful and significant way.”
He added: “People are at the heart of what we do. As a company based on strong moral principles and values, this decision is a natural transition. It is our staff, the Educ8 family that has created such a great environment to work in. It is now time for all those involved to share in that success. We will drive the business to even greater heights and maximise the opportunity that the creation of the EOT brings to all involved.”
Chris Mears, principal, Boost & Co said: “We were hugely impressed by the quality of the Educ8 team and the opportunity to accelerate growth in response to the critical need for high quality apprenticeships and training to address the skills gap in Wales.
“We are delighted to support this transaction and look forward to seeing the Group reap the benefits of employee ownership.”
The deal comes as the Welsh Government pledged to invest £366m to deliver 125,000 all-age apprenticeships across Wales in the next three years.
This major investment follows £152m of funding from the Welsh Government last year, including employer incentives to recruit through apprenticeships to help businesses’ recover from the pandemic.
Educ8 said it would continue to deliver apprenticeships and training in the workplace with ongoing support from the Welsh Government.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Camila Alves McConaughey has co-written a new children's book about a bunch of picky eaters. Only in this case, the picky eaters aren't the children.
“Just Try One Bite” (Penguin Random House) follows three kids as they try to get their parents to put down the ice cream, cake and chicken fried steak and embrace healthy, whole foods. Actually, all the kids want is for the adults to take a single bite of anything healthy.
“It’s not about preaching being perfect. I know I’m not. I know my household is not. We've got a ways to go,” says the model and entrepreneur. “It's about making small changes.”
The rhyming book — co-written with Adam Mansbach and illustrated by Mike Boldt — features well-meaning kids confronting their junk-food-loving parents (who somewhat resemble Alves and her husband, actor Matthew McConaughey) about giving kale a chance, a role reversal with plenty of humor.
“Oh Papa, oh Mama, please be open-minded. You can't say kale's gross if you won't even try it,” they plead in the book. “A well-balanced dinner really ought to be more than some French fries you found in your car on the floor.”
A breakthrough occurs when the parents finally eat some cauliflower — and like it. That opens the door for yams, linguini with clams and, as a reward, donut holes. Yes, treats are allowed, in moderation.
“One of the most important conversation to have about doing better for yourself is early on,” says Alves from her home in Texas. “If you start giving kids the understanding and the knowledge, all of a sudden you start seeing them feel empowered and make better decisions on their own.”
Alves — mother to Levi, 13, Vida, 12, and Livingston, 9 — is candid about the challenges parents face with picky eaters, noting that siblings go through different stages at different times. Her youngest recently would only eat beans, prompting her to call the doctor.
Boldt filled the book with big movements and expressive faces, saying he was paying homage to Dr. Seuss' “The Cat in the Hat,” which also has kids taking charge and creating a bit of chaos. “It’s much easier to draw something when the words are incredibly descriptive and visual, because that feeds your imagination," he says.
He also has three children but, thankfully, they aren't that picky. “They actually like a lot of vegetables and foods that I wasn’t sure they were going to,” he says with a laugh. “Stuff I didn’t like when I was a kid.”
Alves has tips for parents of picky eaters beyond the classic one of making plates more fun by arranging the food into faces. One way she keeps the household happy is by sticking to good dietary rules all week and then having free-for-all-Friday, when everyone can eat what they want.
She also endorses letting each child choose a “throw-up vegetable” — one item they can skip as long as they try all the others. (Her throw-up veggie would be okra, a lifelong slimy enemy, she says.) Another tip: Encourage children to help cook in the kitchen to learn about ingredients.
“My daughter would say, ‘I really don’t like onions.’ And then once I’ll get her to cook this meat sauce with me, she’ll say, ‘Oh, I can’t eat this. You put onions on it.’ I’ll say, ‘I put onions on this every time I cook it.’”
The Brazilian-born Alves grew up on a farm and moved to Los Angeles as a teenager. “The relationship with food and what it came from — from seed to table — was very vivid for me growing up,” she says.
She tries to replicate what she grew up with by adding lots of colors to her plates — beets, beans, hearts of palm, tomatoes, roots and legumes. She prepares them simply, puts them in the middle of the table, and lets her kids and mother-in-law graze.
While she was growing up, her family never talked about moderating sugar, something she still struggles with. Her husband's family did talk about it, and she says he has a healthier relationship with sweets and dessert.
Alves advocates making small changes and embracing the notion that no one's perfect. She admits her kids have busted her on her chocolate addiction, and she's moving toward less sweet, darker versions. “No matter what stage you’re in, there’s always room to do a little bit better.”
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Presenter Ben Shephard couldn't hold back his amusement during an episode of Tipping Point on Tuesday afternoon, after a player gave a wrong question to a question on Countdown.
Confident Caitlin was quick to her buzzer when Ben asked: "How many contestants usually compete on the Channel 4 gameshow Countdown?"
But when it was her chance to answer, Caitlin crumbled under pressure and paused for quite some time.
When she did eventually answer, she replied: "One".
However, a baffled Ben told her that the correct answer was in fact two.
Seeing the hilarious scene unfold, viewers at home quickly rushed to Twitter to share in on the joke.
One person penned: "Not Caitlin thinking Countdown is a competition against yourself."
Another chimed: "1 person!!! They don't compete against themselves....."
A third person said: "Caitlin desperately wanting the ground to open up."
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PLANO, Texas, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An estimated 51% of consumers say sustainability is a key factor in their purchase decisions, according to a recent PWC Global Consumer Insights Survey. That's a 2% increase from the survey results just six months earlier. People looking to lower their carbon footprint now have an eco-friendly solution to stay cool on warm days while spending time outside at home or while dining on the patio of a favorite restaurant with aerMist, a new high-pressure misting system.
The innovative aerMist misters work on a modulated system, automatically turning on and off so that they use less water and electricity compared to other outdoor cooling products on the market. The reduced energy usage contributes to the system's eco-conscious impact and saves money on utility bills. The aerMist misting systems can cool down a space by up to 20 degrees and be controlled by a user-friendly app that makes the system easy to navigate and set the ideal temperature this spring and summer.
"We created aerMist so that people could enjoy outdoor spaces while helping to preserve the planet's most important natural resources, such as water," says Boris Medic, co-founder of aerMist. "Using aerMist is a win-win for homeowners and restaurateurs, in that it keeps people cool longer outside with minimal impact on the environment."
For restaurateurs dealing with bulky misting and cooling systems that are often the only option in commercial settings, aerMist's sleek design takes up less room and therefore helps maximize outdoor seating areas on warm days. And by using high water pressure, aerMist produces a controllable amount of fine mist that evaporates. The result is a cooling effect that leaves patron's clothes and patio furniture dry. The minuscule water droplets also create a bug-free zone without using any chemicals, further reducing the impact on the planet.
"We are proud to offer an energy efficient high-pressure misting system that is affordable and actually keeps people cool on even the hottest of days," says Medic.
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The DSAJ is the only agency in the northeast Florida and southeast Georgia area that assists families of those with Down syndrome from prenatal diagnosis, early intervention, the school-aged years, and throughout adulthood. Visit dsaj.org for more information.
Details on the Down Syndrome Association of Jacksonville's Charity Golf Classic (FCL Apr. 5, 2022)
Tournament play will include captain’s choice, a putting contest, awards and raffles, and a player gift.
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The European Commission proposed on Tuesday to update EU rules for the prevention and control of industrial pollution. New requirements will gradually apply to the largest cattle, pig, and poultry farms, which are responsible for high levels of ammonia and methane. Separately, Brussels presented two bills to reduce fluorinated gases and ozone-depleting potential emissions. This could reduce a similar amount to the total annual greenhouse gas emissions of France by 2050.
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Ukraine war: Many more cities like Bucha says President Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed the United Nations Security Council.
Speaking to the council via video link for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, he said, "the most terrible war crimes since the end of World War Two are being committed".
He also said, "the world has yet to see what they have done in other occupied regions and cities of the country... accountability must be inevitable."
Zelensky's comments follow his visit to the town of Bucha on Monday, where the bodies of dead Ukrainian civilians were seen.
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General Motors Co. and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. are expanding their partnership to make a series of “affordable” electric vehicles together based on a new global architecture that will use GM’s next-generation Ultium battery technology, the companies said Tuesday.
Honda and GM want to start producing millions of these EVs, including compact crossovers, globally in 2027. Specific prices of the EVs were not addressed in a press release.
The move builds on a North American strategic alliance the companies announced in September 2020 for product development, purchasing and potentially other collaborations.
The automakers have had an ongoing partnership on electrification, fuel-cell and autonomous technology development. High costs needed to develop these technologies also encouraged other automakers to collaborate or even merge, as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV did with Groupe PSA to create Stellantis NV.
Through the partnership announced Monday, Honda and GM say they “will work toward standardizing equipment and processes to achieve world-class quality, higher throughput and greater affordability.”
The two are also going to discuss future EV battery technology collaboration opportunities to help lower costs.
“GM and Honda will share our best technology, design and manufacturing strategies to deliver affordable and desirable EVs on a global scale, including our key markets in North America, South America and China,” said Mary Barra, GM chair and CEO, in a statement.
Honda President and CEO Toshihiro Mibe said in a statement the companies “will build on our successful technology collaboration to help achieve a dramatic expansion in the sales of electric vehicles.”
GM previously agreed to develop two new electric vehicles for Honda based on GM’s new electric platform powered by Ultium batteries.
One of those vehicles will be the Honda Prologue, an all-new SUV coming to market in early 2024, Honda said last June.
Honda will also offer an all-electric Acura SUV in 2024. Both EVs “will utilize the highly flexible global EV platform powered by Ultium batteries based on the company’s strategic partnership with General Motors,” the company said.
Honda has not yet said when production of the vehicles will start and where they will be made.
The Japanese automaker also plans to launch a new series of EV models in the second half of the decade based on its own “e:Architecture.”
Honda in 2018 invested $750 million into the autonomous vehicle company Cruise LLC, which GM has a majority stake in.
Honda also invested billions to build the electric and autonomous Cruise Origin shuttle with the AV company.
-- Kalea Hall, The Detroit News
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Joyful Rothe worked in a nursing home kitchen for 18 years before taking an entry-level job as an aide at a child care center. Shelby Wilson also wants a career working with young children, but for now handles the paperwork for her husband’s log-hauling business.
The two women spend an hour every Monday evening in a second-floor classroom at Front Range Community College in Fort Collins, cars whizzing by outside as they learn how to talk to children about feelings, plan learning activities, and handle meltdowns. They are among hundreds of students across Colorado taking advantage of a new state program that pays for two introductory early childhood courses — a stepping stone to teaching in the field.
The initiative, funded with $4 million in federal COVID aid, is part of a state effort to mint more early childhood teachers before the state’s universal preschool launch in 2023, and help the industry recover from staff shortages exacerbated by the pandemic. In addition to the free college classes, the state is funding apprenticeships, scholarships, training opportunities, mentoring programs, and translation and other support for people from underrepresented groups seeking early childhood careers.
The need for new preschool and child care teachers in Colorado is formidable. State officials estimate that more than 2,000 people — 10% of the workforce — left the field during the last two years. They hope to add back more than 1,000 workers by June.
Melanie Gilbertson, who teaches the Monday night class, believes the free coursework has been instrumental in helping students earn qualifications they might not otherwise have been able to afford.
“You don’t make a lot of money in this field,” she said. “And so to ask somebody to go spend $6,000 on a couple of college courses just doesn’t seem right when they’re going to turn around and only make $15 an hour.”
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday opposed the house arrest plea by activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad case, saying that it would result in difficulties, including the inability to prevent Navlakha from using social media while out of prison as the same "could prove to be dangerous."
Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, appearing for the NIA, told the Bombay High Court that if Navlakha’s plea was allowed to be shifted out of judicial custody and placed under house arrest till the conclusion of the trial, then the state and the union government authorities will have several difficulties in implementing such order.
“Police guards can be posted outside his (Navlakha's) house, but how will the court stop him from using social media, the internet in his house? This is very dangerous. He is accused in a matter concerning national security and he wants to stay in his house?” asked Singh.
Singh further contended that the grievances raised by Navlakha’s counsel Yug Chaudhry about him suffering from hypertension, the Taloja prison being overcrowded etc. were common. If one such plea was allowed, then the court would be flooded with similar requests.
Navlakha’s counsel said that the NIA’s apprehension was unfounded adding that as per the NHRC data, only 1,874 inmates above the age of 50 were lodged as undertrials in Maharashtra and that just about 20 per cent of such inmates were likely to be above the age of 70.
“Please don't let the fear of the dragon scare your lordships from implementing the green signal given by the Supreme Court on house arrest,” Chaudhry said.
The Maharashtra government too opposed Navlakha's plea and said that the prison authorities will provide requisite medical care to him.
Additional public prosecutor Sangeeta Shinde refuted allegations that Navlakha was denied basic medical care and other necessities. “He has been kept in a high-security cell and he is the only one in his cell,” Shinde said.
Responding to the court's previous query on a PG Wodehouse book being denied to Navlakha after prison authorities considered it a security threat, Shinde said that the book had been sent by the activist's family during a time when the Covid19 pandemic was raging and as a security measure, no parcels from outside were allowed in the prison.
HC, however, refused to accept the justification and pointed out that the prison authorities had merely mentioned "security threat" as a reason for denial of the book and not mentioned Covid as a reason at all. The HC has reserved the plea for order.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Australian researchers found that daytime naps could help boost preschoolers’ reading skills.
The recent study claims to prove how sleep affects children's memory and reading skills has been unclear until now.
About 32 children ages 2 to 5 years old in Sydney, Australia were examined throughout two separate daycares.
They participated in testing sessions learning how to pair letters and sounds for two to four weeks.
The children did so without napping. A week later, they repeated the tests. Only this time the kids got to rest after learning.
According to the results, the kids performed better after the daytime nap and their ability to match sounds and letters stayed the same the following day.
“When you're learning something, it might be confusing at first. But then when you sleep your brain is continuing to work to process that and consolidate it,” clinical psychologist Dr. Carollyn Ievers-Landis explained.
She was not involved in the study.
Ievers-Landis says that while the study is interesting, every child is different and so are their sleeping needs.
“I really encourage parents to kind of pay attention to that and not try to get your kid to sleep too long or too early,” she said. “A lot of kids give up napping even at the age of two. So, I don't want a lot of mommy or daddy guilt going around about that. It's normal in a lot of kids giving up naps around this time, but it's fun to think about how learning happens or learning to read might be facilitated for those kids who already do nap by learning it right before the nap.”
Researchers noted that because the testing was not performed in a lab, they were not able to confirm whether certain features of sleep like Rapid Eye Movement (REM) are responsible for the positive results.
This story was first reported by Taneisha Cordell at WEWS in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Gambling advertisements in Britain featuring celebrities, sports people and social media influencers popular with the under-18s will be banned under a new ruling designed to protect children in one of the world’s largest betting markets.
The tougher rules form part of the Advertising Standards Authority’s commitment to “safeguarding young people and vulnerable audiences”, the regulator said on Tuesday.
“These rules will significantly impact gambling advertisers looking to promote their brands using prominent sports people and celebrities as well as individuals like social media influencers, who are of strong appeal to those under-18,” the ASA said.
Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho have appeared in gambling advertisements in the past.
The Committee of Advertising Practice, which writes the advertising codes that are regulated by the ASA, said adverts must not seek to be associated with youth culture.
The new rules are set to take effect from October this year.
UK gambling companies, including the owner of Ladbrokes and Coral brands, Entain, and 888, have raked in billions of pounds in profits over the past few years as online betting levels surged during coronavirus lockdowns.
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33 of The Most Popular Ice Cream Shops Across the Hudson Valley
It may not feel like it, but spring has officially sprung in the Hudson Valley.
While the thermometer might read cold, we are slowly but surely heading into the warmer months across the Hudson Valley which only means one thing...ice cream season!
Luckily, the Hudson Valley has a wide variety of ice cream shops to choose from. If you're looking for a run-of-the-mill vanilla cone with rainbow sprinkles or an outrageous shake with peanut butter cups doused in caramel syrup, look no further than the Hudson Valley.
If you're out in Orange County, Love Bites has everything you need to satisfy that sweet tooth craving. Not only could you pick up the likes of a Churro Shake, but they have homemade truffles and chocolate.
Are you wandering around Poughkeepsie craving a sweet treat? Spoons Ice Cream in Eastdale Village creates sundaes that you probably couldn't whip up in your wildest dreams. Hear me out, there's a cannoli sundae on their menu and something called a Donutini, it's an ice cream donut panini...I mean COME ON!
Bellvale Farm Creamery in Warwick was even named one of the Top 10 Best Ice Cream Shops in America back in the day.
Needless to say, the Hudson Valley is in no shortage of phenomenal ice cream options, many of which are getting ready to open up for the season this weekend!
We've curated a list of 33 of the most talked-about ice cream shops on social media. Did we miss a few? If you're favorite didn't make the list we would love to hear from you. Shoot us a message on Facebook or text us through the app.
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A video has emerged of Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy aiding an injured fan during the Climb With Charlie event on Saturday.
The video, which is racking up thousands of views on the social media platform Tik Tok, sees the broadcaster sitting alongside fellow climber, Amy Cody, after she twists her ankle on the treacherous terrain.
Despite being in pain, Amy was all smiles throughout the interaction, simply delighted to be spending time with everyone’s favourite late night talk show host.
@amycody2 Just have to leave this here so I can rewatch everyday! @The Late Late Show Best day ever meeting these gents 🙏 #ryantubridy #thelatelateshow #climbwithcharlie #fyp #fangirl #irish #funny ♬ original sound – Amy Cody
‘Just have to leave this here so I can rewatch everyday! @The Late Late Show. Best day ever meeting these gents.’ 29-year-old Amy wrote alongside the hilarious video.
The clip sees a hysterically happy Amy, sprawled out on the rocks as personal trainer Karl Henry saw to her injured ankle.
It seems Amy was in extremely star studded company at the time of her fall, with Baz Ashmawy, Daniel O’ Donnell and Dermot Bannon also tending to the fallen hiker.
‘Is this your idea of an absolute nightmare?’ Ryan questioned a delighted Amy, with the Wicklow native admittedly ‘fan-girling’ at the chance interaction.
The 29-year-old hike enthusiast has since taken to Instagram to document the hilarious encounter, posting a snap of her alongside Ryan himself, writing; ‘I should fall over on my ankle more often.’
Amy went on to detail her day at the top of Croagh Patrick, thanking the celebs in attendance for their assistance, writing; ‘These men were the soundest gents.’
Many took to the comments of the trending TikTok to express their disbelief at the Wicklow native’s luck.
‘Looked after by a legend’ the official Supermacs account hilariously chimed.
‘You’ll definitely be on the late late next week to tell the story’ another commenter joked.
‘I thought she was his sister, she’s the head off him!’ another viewer wrote, much to Amy’s delight.
The seasoned hiker has since taken to her Instagram to update concerned onlookers on the state of her ankle.
Following a doctor’s appointment on Monday, Amy revealed she’ll be in fighting form soon enough, with her ankle thankfully only suffering minor tendon damage following her now famous fall.
Speaking to Extra.ie, Amy spoke of her shock when the onslaught of Irish celebs came to be by her side during the frightening experience.
‘It was absolutely surreal!’ Amy said, ‘I was not expecting them to even look my way, let alone come straight to my aid, Ryan sat chatting to me while Karl Henry bandaged up my ankle!’
A starstruck Amy went on to detail how singer Daniel O’ Donnell also got in on the fun, hilariously exclaiming that he wouldn’t be able to ‘help with anything below the knee!’
Amy went on to echo the importance of the day, expressing a sentiment shared by many who took part in the Climb With Charlie initiative nationwide.
‘Ah it was up there with one of the best days (even with the injury) and seeing Charlie was just the cherry on top!’
Despite an injured ankle, this will not be the final hike for Wicklow native Amy, who will be taking part in yet another charitable venture as she sets out to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in August.
Set up by Irish national Louise Quill, Amy will be taking on the extraordinary climb in aid of the ‘Tír na nÓg’ orphanage in Tanzania, as she continues to stay inspired despite this past weekend’s injury.
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to offer free boat inspection at Crooked River Ranch
CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is preparing for a busy boating season and want you ready for summertime fun. Taking some time in the spring to ready yourself and your boat will help alleviate some common problems later on.
Deputies will make sure your boat has all the state required equipment you need to play it safe on the water. Deputies will be inspecting boats and issuing 2022 safety decals to all those who pass inspection on Saturday April 16, from 9A – 4P at the Crooked River Ranch Fire Department, Shad and Qual.
Bring your boat, Certificate of Numbers (registration), safety equipment and Boater Education Card to and we’ll do the rest, Sheriff Marc Heckathorn says.
Should you have any questions, please contact Heckathorn at 541-815-9547
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Barcelona hold 'very positive' Dembele meeting but contract negotiations to continue over financial 'red lines'
GOAL can confirm that Barcelona have held a "very positive" meeting with Ousmane Dembele's representatives with regards to a potential contract extension, but negotiations are set to continue over the financial 'red lines' currently in place at Camp Nou.
Dembele has enjoyed a resurgence under Xavi since seeing a proposed January exit fall through, playing a key role in Barca's rise to third in La Liga and progression to the Europa League quarter-finals.
The Spanish giants had been ready to say goodbye to the 24-year-old in the winter window, but are now eager to tie him down to fresh terms before his contract expires on June 30.
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GOAL understands that Barca's sporting director Mateu Alemany flew to Morrocco to meet with Dembele's agent, Moussa Sissoko, at the start of the week to reopen contract renewal talks.
No specific proposal was left on the table and the two men did not discuss anything money-related, but a clean slate was agreed upon that paves the way for a potential continuation of the relationship between player and club.
Dembele had been accused of putting financial gain above his goals with the team when he rejected the club's previous extension offers, but Alemany and Sissoko are now ready to forget the past and work on a new deal.
Alemany confirmed Barca's desire to retain Dembele before their 1-0 win over Sevilla at the weekend, telling reporters: "For us, he can stay as long as [any agreement] remains within the club's sustainable salary limit and is proportionate to his teammates."
Will Dembele stay at Barca?
Barca are set to continue talks with Dembele's representatives in the coming days, with it now their main goal to reach a financial compromise.
The Catalunya outfit cannot afford to pay the World Cup winner an astronomical annual salary due to the fact they are still recovering from the record-breaking debts they posted in 2021.
A number of first-team players had to be let go last summer as the club was forced to reduce its overall wage bill, including all-time record scorer Messi, and they won't exceed La Liga limits again under any circumstances.
Spanish outlet SPORT has reported that Dembele currently earns around €14 million per year at Barca, but he would have to take a significant pay cut in order to stay put.
GOAL can confirm that several clubs are interested in signing the France international if he becomes a free agent and, although his agent will try to be flexible in negotiations with Barca, he is still open to all avenues in order to get his client the best possible contract as he edges towards the prime years of his career.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP)The New Orleans Saints have agreed to free-agent contracts with defensive end Taco Charlton and defensive back Justin Evans, general manager Mickey Loomis said Monday.
The 6-foot-6, 270-pound Charlton played for Pittsburgh last season, appearing in 11 games with one start. He had half a sack among 18 tackles.
Charlton is a former first-round draft choice out of Michigan, selected 28th overall by Dallas in 2017. He played just two seasons for the Cowboys, followed by a season each for Miami, Kansas City and Pittsburgh.
He has 12 tackles for losses, 11 1/2 sacks, three passes defensed, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 55 career games.
He joins a position group that already includes starters Cam Jordan and Marcus Davenport, as well as 2021 first-round draft choice Payton Turner.
The 6-foot, 199-pound Evans started 21 games in his first two NFL seasons with Tampa Bay before an Achilles injury that wiped out his 2019 season. He was released in 2020 and has not played an NFL game since.
Tampa Bay selected the former Texas A&M standout in the second round of the 2017 draft.
He has four interceptions, eight passes defensed, one 34-yard fumble return for a touchdown and one special teams stop in 24 career games.
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In early 2020 the PUP was paid at a flat rate of €350, regardless of previous income earnings, before being restructured
The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will end from today (April 5) and all remaining recipients of the payment will now be transferred onto jobseeker's payments, if deemed eligible.
The PUP was originally introduced as a six-week short term measure to aid those who were out of work due to the Covid-19 pandemic but it ended up staying for 2 years with the scheme only closing for new applicants in January.
Final payments were issued last week to 44,747 recipients, with the total sum estimated to be at €9 billion in payouts since March 2020.
In early 2020 the PUP was paid at a flat rate of €350, regardless of previous income earnings, before being restructured.
Many said the scheme was too generous and was a disincentive to work while others hailed the payment as a lifeline.
In September 2021, the State's spending watchdog, the Auditor General and the Comptroller, found there were not enough checks carried out when people applied for the the scheme with some sample cases being reviewed it found 9.4% of claimants were not eligible for the payment.
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A new version of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 may be on the horizon, and it could be returning to the SO-DIMM form factor of its forebears. Known as the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4S, the possible new board was announced on Twitter (opens in new tab) not by Raspberry Pi itself, but by Nicolai Buchwitz of German industrial control unit manufacturer Revolution Pi, having appeared silently in the Raspberry Pi Github (opens in new tab) back in December.
Apparently a 200 pin SO-DIMM board like the Compute Module 3+, but containing at least some of the uprated components of the Compute Module 4 (opens in new tab), the CM4S was immediately the subject of discussion (opens in new tab) on the Raspberry Pi forum, with a thread started by Pi-watcher and friend of the Tom’s Hardware The Pi Cast (opens in new tab), Jeff Geerling, who also made a video about it.
Revolution Pi’s claim is that the 4S board is at the heart of its new S and SE series products, used in industry to control, monitor, and automate processes. It gives the specs of the CM4S as broadly in line with what we’d expect, with a Broadcom quad-core Cortex-A72 CPU at 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM, up to 32GB of eMMC flash, HDMI 2.0a and Ethernet up to 350Mbit/s in a 68 x 31 x 4.7mm package with a single SO-DIMM edge connector. Using the SO-DIMM connector over the Compute Module 4's dual 100 pin board-to-board connectors means that the Compute Module 4S will not have access to PCIe or Gigabit Ethernet, but it could be a drop in replacement for industrial customers wishing to upgrade their existing kit.
On its web page, Revolution Pi makes much of the global chip shortage as to why its products, based on the Compute Module 3+, have not been available. It claims that “The Raspberry Pi organization has therefore offered us a special alternative to the Compute Module 3+: The Compute Module 4S. This is a Compute Module in the form factor of the CM3+, on which the more powerful Arm Cortex-A72 processor of the CM4 is installed”.
The news comes on the back of a statement (opens in new tab) by Raspberry Pi co-founder Eben Upton on stock issues among the various iterations of the popular single-board computer, with the recommendation that prospective purchasers consider the Raspberry Pi 400 (opens in new tab) and Pi Pico (opens in new tab) packages, as these have the most availability. As stock of the older Raspberry Pi models dwindles, and Raspberry Pi also prioritizing industrial and commercial customers, now could be the time for those customers to upgrade to a newer Pi. The Compute Module 4S could be a cost effective alternative, requiring no re-work of any bespoke PCBs or carrier boards. There have been other attempts to use SO-DIMM form factors with the Compute Module 4, most notably Gumstix's range of adaptors. As Geerling mentions in the video, these boards are often have hit-or-miss compatibility.
We have reached out to Raspberry Pi Ltd for confirmation and details of the new board, and will update this story when we get new information.
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BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) – Starbucks Workers United says the employees of the nation’s first unionized store, in Buffalo, have walked off the job.
According to the group, the workers left due to “unsafe working conditions.”
“They have been pressured to work by Starbucks despite understaffing and health concerns,” Starbucks Workers United wrote. “We believe everyone deserves the right to feel safe at work! Partners will return when it’s safe to do so.”
A protest taking place outside the store was streamed live on Instagram.
King Soopers workers vote to strike
It was just last month that the Buffalo coffee shop became the first of nearly 9,000 company-owned stores in the United States to unionize.
In order to unionize, a store needs a majority vote, which means at least 50 percent, plus one. During recent votes, another location voted against unionizing, while election results at a third are unclear due to contested votes.
Outside of New York, Starbucks workers in Boston, Massachusetts are also looking to unionize after the results of the Buffalo vote.
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Ahead of National Pet Day, the LendingTree survey explores the metro areas that are the most pet-obsessed
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingTree®, the nation's leading online loan marketplace, released its study exploring pet ownership across the U.S. With April 11th marking National Pet Day, the survey found that women, baby boomers, and Cincinnati residents are the most pet-obsessed. Women spend more on pets than men, baby boomers spend more on pets than any other generation, and the Cincinnati metro area has more pet stores than any other metro area in the U.S., per capita. Additionally, the study uncovered that American households spend an average of $690 on their pets.
- Cincinnati is the most pet-obsessed U.S. metro. A breakdown of data from the 50 largest U.S. metros shows the Ohio metro has 1.93 pet stores per 1,000 businesses — the most in the nation. Bridgeport, Conn. (1.89), and Buffalo, N.Y. (1.83), rank next.
- Birmingham, Ala., is the least pet-obsessed U.S. metro. The Alabama metro has 0.77 pet stores per 1,000 businesses. San Jose, Calif. (0.90), and Oklahoma City (1.02) are just ahead.
- Pet spending has risen 50% and households spend an average of $690 on pets, up from $460 since 2013. From 2013-to-2020, overall spending rose 20%, meaning pet spending grew 2.5 times faster.
- Women spend more than men on pets. Single women spend an average of $504 a year on pets while men spend an average of $381.
- Baby boomers spend the most on pets. People born between 1946 and 1964 spend an average of $834 on pets. Gen Xers spend $700, millennials spend $695, and Gen Zers spend $42 on their pets.
The Most Pet-Obsessed Metro Areas:
- Cincinnati, OH
- Bridgeport, CT
- Buffalo, NY
- Columbus, OH
- Seattle, WA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Portland, OR
- Tampa, FL
- Hartford, CT
- Providence, RI
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https://www.lendingtree.com/personal/pet-obsessed-metros-study/
LendingTree researchers analyzed U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Expenditure Surveys from 2013 through 2020 to find out how much Americans have spent on their pets over time and by various demographics.
Note that the gender data looks at 2019-2020 two-year averages from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Surveys, while the generation data looks at 2020 — both based on the latest available information.
We defined generations as the following ages in 2020, according to the BLS data:
- Generation Z: Birth year of 1997 or later
- Millennial: Birth year from 1981 to 1996
- Generation X: Birth year from 1965 to 1980
- Baby boomer: Birth year from 1946 to 1964
- Silent generation: Birth year of 1945 or earlier
LendingTree researchers also analyzed U.S. Census Bureau 2019 County Business Patterns Survey data — the latest available — to rank the most pet-obsessed metros.
Specifically, researchers compared the number of pet stores to the total number of businesses in each of the 50 largest U.S. metros. We then ranked these metros based on which had the most pet stores relative to the total number of businesses.
LendingTree is the nation's leading online marketplace that connects consumers with the choices they need to be confident in their financial decisions. LendingTree empowers consumers to make smarter financial decisions through choice, education and support. Consumers can compare multiple offers from a nationwide network of over 500 partners in one simple search, and can choose the option that best fits their financial needs. Services include mortgage loans, mortgage refinances, auto loans, personal loans, business loans, student loans, insurance, credit cards and more. Through the logged-in experience, consumers receive free credit scores, credit monitoring, recommendations to improve credit health, and notifications when the proprietary algorithm identifies a savings opportunity. LendingTree, LLC is a subsidiary of LendingTree, Inc. For more information, go to www.lendingtree.com, dial 800-555-TREE, like our Facebook page and/or follow us on Twitter @LendingTree.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says U.S. airport security procedures will become more gender-neutral.
Among the changes are updates to scanners used for screening and the use for the first time of an "X" for travelers going through Precheck who do not identify as male or female.
Transportation Security Administration officers will also receive new instructions on screening intended to make procedures less invasive.
The changes announced by the Department of Homeland Security are among a series of travel-security measures announced by DHS to mark International Trans Day of Visibility.
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Manchester Airport’s managing director has stepped down amid Easter Holiday chaos.
Karen Smart took on the senior role at the start of the Covid pandemic but was with the company eight years.
Her departure comes amid demands for police to step in, with staff shortages and post-lockdown surges in passenger numbers sparking carnage.
Manchester Airport said Ms Smart had decided to return to the south of England, where her family is based, to ‘pursue fresh career opportunities’.
She has guided the airport ‘through the most challenging period of its 84-year history’, Charlie Cornish, the group’s chief executive officer, said.
The airport faces challenges ahead but ‘will soon start to see the benefits of the recovery plans Ms Smart has helped put in place’, he added.
Ian Costigan is set to take on the role of interim managing director and will be leading the recruitment drive bosses are praying will solve issues ahead of the summer.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WPBeginner Growth Fund, the leading investment fund focused on WordPress businesses, is pleased to announce that it has acquired an investment stake in India-based WooFunnels, a popular sales funnel builder & marketing automation platform for WooCommerce.
Over 18,000+ eCommerce website owners use WooFunnels to capture more leads, increase average order value, do timely follow-ups with customers, and add other eCommerce automation features that are proven to boost revenue.
"The decision to invest in WooFunnels was a no-brainer. It's a must have tool for all eCommerce websites because it helps you increase profits without increasing traffic or ad spending," said Syed Balkhi, Founder and CEO of WPBeginner & Awesome Motive.
Over 19 million websites use Awesome Motive growth tools including OptinMonster, WPForms, MonsterInsights, AIOSEO, and others. WPBeginner Growth Fund's investment in WooFunnels will help unlock strategic synergy across the portfolio and further Balkhi's mission of helping small businesses grow & compete with the big guys through superior growth tools and training.
"We're excited to be a part of WPBeginner Growth Fund family and to work with Syed as he joins our board," said Daman Jeet Singh, co-founder and CEO of WooFunnels. "WPBeginner has a strong history of helping top-tier WordPress product companies accelerate their business to achieve their full potential. We believe this is a huge opportunity, and we're very pleased to add a partner that can go the distance with us."
WooFunnels has other products including the marketing automation software, Autonami, and a suite of conversion tools on XLPlugins, all of which are part of the investment deal.
About WPBeginner Growth Fund
WPBeginner Growth Fund is a leading investment fund focused on WordPress businesses. Created by Syed Balkhi, founder & chief blogger at WPBeginner, the fund's portfolio boasts an impressive list of WordPress companies including MemberPress, Pretty Links, Formidable Forms, Uncanny Automator, Wholesale Suite, and more. WPBeginner is one of the largest free WordPress resource sites for beginners. Learn more about WPBeginner Growth Fund at wpbeginner.com
About WooFunnels
WooFunnels was launched in 2018 to help store owners easily create high-converting checkouts, add order bumps, and one-click upsells. Today it has become a powerful sales funnel builder & marketing automation tool used by 18,000+ smart eCommerce website owners to capture more leads, increase order value, do timely follow-ups with customers, and add other eCommerce automation features that are proven to boost your revenue. Learn more about WooFunnels at buildwoofunnels.com
About Awesome Motive
Awesome Motive is a technology holding company behind popular web apps and growth tools like AIOSEO, OptinMonster, MonsterInsights, WPForms, and over a dozen others. Over 19 million websites use Awesome Motive tools to get more traffic, subscribers, and sales. Learn more about Awesome Motive at awesomemotive.com.
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Opinion: The thin line entrepreneurs must be careful not to cross
Opinion by Scott Galloway for CNN Business Perspectives
Remember when Adam Neumann, the CEO of WeWork, pronounced that his startup was going to “elevate the world’s consciousness” versus what the company really did, which was renting desks? There’s a term for that: “Yogababble.”
Yogababble is an attempt to smear Vaseline over the lens of truth, and often used by entrepreneurs to make their company, brand or products appear more compelling than they actually are. It enables founders to fog over the difference between truth and illusion and has become a viable formula for cheap capital — using visionary language to tickle our tribal senses and distract the public from the cold truth of numbers.
Case in point? Elon Musk. In April of 2019, Musk said Tesla would have more than 1 million robotaxis capable of driving themselves in 2020. The number of these cars on the road in early 2022? You guessed it: zero. (Tesla has rolled out a suite of driver-assist features, but the cars aren’t fully autonomous yet. It hopes the features will eventually enable the cars to drive themselves.)
Yogababble statements aren’t just the errant missives of CEOs with God syndrome — it’s often codified into a company’s culture. At best, a company’s mission statement describes the purpose and value of its product in a clear, concise manner. However increasingly, these statements massively exaggerate the cosmic relevance of a firm, obscuring its actual product and means of generating revenue.
Here’s another example: Peloton says it sells happiness — no, it sells exercise equipment. However, selling happiness is sexier, attracting cheap capital and a cult-like fascination with the brand that led to a valuation of $50 billion.
Today, the market capitalization is roughly $9 billion and likely would fall further if not for recent speculation the firm may be acquired, looking for the attention of influential wealthy people, whether they’re happy or not.
Let’s be clear, “entrepreneur” is a synonym for “salesperson,” and “salesperson” is the pedestrian term for “storyteller.” We entrepreneurs are all impostors who must deploy a fiction or story that captures imaginations and capital to pull the future forward and turn rhyme into reason.
No business I have started, at the moment of inception, made any sense — until it did. (Or didn’t.) This is not the same as lying. There’s a real distinction between an entrepreneur and a liar: Entrepreneurs believe their story will come true, while fraudsters know they are lying and plan to hit the exit before the reality is revealed.
Said differently, Elizabeth Holmes might have been one funding round away from being at Davos versus in a jail cell. The line is thin. Holmes lied and raised $945 million from investors and is headed to prison. Neumann exaggerated, raised billions from investors and was forced out of the company, but he walked away with millions of dollars.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, he's planning to play this week in the Masters, a little more than a year after nearly losing a leg in a car crash.
The five-time champion at Augusta National made the announcement Tuesday morning. He will play nine more practice holes on Wednesday before making a final decision, but will be doing so with the intention of playing Thursday.
“As of right now," Woods said, “I feel like I'm going to play."
Woods was asked if he believes he can win this week. “I do,” he said.
“I can hit it just fine,” Woods added. “I don’t have any qualms about what I can do physically from a golf standpoint. It’s now, walking’s the hard part. This is not an easy walk to begin with. Now given the condition that my leg is in, it gets a little more difficult. And 72 holes is a long road. It’s going to be a tough challenge and a challenge that I’m up for.”
There had been plenty of signals in recent days that Woods was on the cusp of deciding it was time to play again. He came to Augusta National for a practice round last week, then returned Sunday — saying he'd be “a game-time decision" — and Monday for more. On Tuesday morning, with bad weather in the forecast, he spent plenty of time in the practice areas.
“It’s great to be back,” Woods said.
He's scheduled to tee off Thursday at 10:34 a.m. with Louis Oosthuizen and Joaquin Niemann. That threesome plays again Friday starting at 1:41 p.m.
Woods played in December at the PNC Challenge, a 36-hole scramble on a flat Florida course where he and his son Charlie finished second to John Daly and his son. Woods was allowed to use a cart in that event, and when those rounds were over he flatly dismissed any notion that his game was tour-ready again.
“I can’t compete against these guys right now, no," Woods said on Dec. 19. “It’s going to take a lot of work to get to where I feel like I can compete at these guys and be at a high level."
About 3-1/2 months later, Woods apparently feels differently. If he plays, he'll be in the Masters for the 24th time; he's finished in the top five 12 times in his previous 23 appearances.
“I love competing,” Woods said. “I feel like if I can still compete at the highest level, I’m going to. And if I feel like I can still win, I’m going to play. But if I feel like I can’t, then you won’t see me out here.”
Thursday's opening round would mark the first time Woods competes against the world's best players since Nov. 15, 2020, which was the final round of that year's pandemic-delayed Masters.
He had his fifth back surgery two months later and was still recovering from that on Feb. 23, 2021 when he crashed his SUV over a median on a suburban coastal road in Los Angeles and down the side of a hill.
Woods' injuries from that crash were so severe that doctors considered right leg amputation, before reassembling the limb by placing a rod in the tibia and using screws and pins to stabilize additional injuries in the ankle and foot.
“It's been a tough, tough year ... but here we are," Woods said.
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Communities in the rural West can stand up to giant outside gas companies, if they work together despite their differences. That’s how the Jordan Cove gas pipeline project was finally killed in Oregon by a coalition of conservative ranchers and farmers, climate activists, Indigenous tribal leaders, anglers and coastal residents.
The victory occurred last December, when a Canadian energy company called Pembina announced it would halt plans to build a 230-mile pipeline through rural southwestern Oregon, crossing more than 400 streams and rivers along the way. The pipeline was to carry fracked gas from the Rockies to a huge terminal proposed for the coastal town of Coos Bay, where it would be loaded onto ships bound for Asia.
When the Jordan Cove export project was first announced some 15 years ago, the odds of stopping it appeared slim. Supporters included the state’s governor and its two U.S. senators — all Democrats — plus most of the Republican political establishment.
But community organizers in Coos Bay and beyond didn’t give up.
“The last thing we needed was another giant fossil-fuel project and another major fire hazard just to profit an outside corporation,” recalls Allie Rosenbluth, campaigns director of Rogue Climate, a grassroots group in southern Oregon.
Rogue Climate contacted hundreds of landowners whose property would be affected, while also working with local environmental groups like Rogue Riverkeeper.
They quickly found many ranchers were angry about threats from the company. If landowners didn’t let the pipeline cross their land in return for a one-time payment, they were told, the power of eminent domain would be invoked to impose it on them anyway. Congress granted this power to gas pipelines in 1947.
During a seven-year period, an unlikely coalition grew in strength, turning out thousands of residents to public hearings and spurring more than 50,000 people to submit written comments to regulatory agencies. A delegation representing all parts of the coalition even held a sit-in in the governor’s office.
Seven rural landowners from across the political spectrum also published a column in the state’s largest newspaper, The Oregonian. It was blunt: “We are sick and tired of the pie-in-the-sky speculation by these for-profit corporations. We can’t build, we can’t plan, and we can’t sell if we choose because of the threat of eminent domain.”
Don Gentry, chair of the Klamath Tribes, protested that the pipeline would “strip shade from streams and pollute them with sediment, harming fish central to the Klamath’s traditions and way of life.”
Bill McCaffree, a lifelong Republican, and longtime president of the local electrical workers union in Coos Bay, also publicly disagreed with construction union leaders who wanted the short-term work for their members.
“Everyone who works in the building and construction trades wants to build things that benefit communities and don’t cause harm,” McCaffree said. “Since I was a kid, there have been jobs here in Coos County from fishing, clamming and oyster farming. What would happen to those jobs when the bay is disturbed by construction and operation of this export terminal?”
A better strategy for creating good, stable jobs, McCaffree said, would be investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy development. That sector is “creating jobs at a rate 12 times faster than the rest of the U.S. economy.”
In the wake of this broad and vocal resistance, state agencies finally announced that the pipeline and terminal failed to qualify for necessary permits. That led Pembina to tell federal regulators it was dropping the project.
The coalition didn’t stop with its victory. Members convinced the Oregon Legislature last year to pass bills to transition the state to 100 percent clean energy by 2040, provide $50 million for community-based resilience and renewable energy projects outside of Portland, and appropriate $10 million for energy-efficient home repairs for low-income households. The Legislature also banned any new natural gas power plants in Oregon.
“Most of us who live in small towns and rural areas all want the same things,” said Rogue Climate’s Hannah Sohl. “Good jobs, a healthy climate, communities that work for everyone. We can accomplish a lot when we talk to each other and organize.”
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Carol Lynne Barteck
Jan. 8, 1948 - March 31, 2022
Carol Lynne Barteck (nee Roller) age 74 years, of West Bend passed away on March 31, 2022, due to complications from cancer.
Carol was born on January 8, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Raymond and Norma Roller (Busch). She was united in marriage to Donald Barteck on October 16, 1982, at Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church in West Bend.
Carol enjoyed many activities in her life: gardening, working at the Muskego Food Pantry and running elections. Most of all she loved going to Green Lake Campground and spending time with all her friends. We also cannot forget how much she loved Christmas! Between her Santas, making fudge and decorating the house, Carol made the day very special for all her children and grandchildren.
Our most cherished memories were how much Carol loved her grandchildren: Alex, Jack, Toby, Nick, Abby, Sammy, Brooke, Deston, Nora, Katie and Seth. They will all miss her dearly.
Carol leaves behind many loved ones to cherish her memory including her husband of 39 years, Donald; her children, Robin (Juli) Pickering, Stephanie (Andy) Holtz, Michael (Emiley) Pickering, and Jennifer Woolley; her stepchildren, Laurie (Vince) Honningford and Todd (Linda) Barteck; her 11 grandchildren; 2 siblings, Pat Petras and Ray Roller; as well as nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
In addition to her parents, Carol was preceded in death by her daughter, Michelle Pickering; and brother-in-law, Sandy Petras.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 8, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at Myrhum-Patten Funeral & Cremation Service. The family will greet relatives and friends on Friday at the funeral home from 3:00 p.m. until the time of service.
Myrhum-Patten Funeral & Cremation Service has been entrusted with CarolÕs arrangements. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Salvation Army or the Muskego Food Pantry. Please consider signing our online guest book (www.myrhum-patten.com) to share your condolences with the family.
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The Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that the fallen Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah died of multiple organ failure.
Dr. Aceng who was a personal doctor to the late Oulanyah made the revelation during the special sitting of Parliament aimed at honouring his contributions to the August house.
“The immediate cause of death was multiple organ failure; heart, lungs, liver, and kidney failure. He had multiple infections discovered both here and in Seattle,” she revealed.
The ill-health of the late Speaker dated way back in 2019 when he discovered a swelling in his neck. The swelling was removed in Germany however he was told it was cancer. He started treatment which he finished at the Uganda Cancer Institute.
“On 23rd January, he was admitted to Mulago, where he was to stay for two weeks as we prepared him to travel. His bone marrow wasn’t functional, and he had to be protected from infection, and that’s why visits were restricted.”
Oulanyah died on 20th March 2022 in Seattle, USA barely two months after he was admitted in February this year.
Oulanyah died eight months after he was elected the Speaker of Parliament of Uganda. He defeated the Incumbent Kamuli Woman MP Rebecca Kadaga and Kira municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda. Since then, Oulanyah has been in and out of Hospitals over unrevealed health complications.
According to the burial program, Oulanyah’s body will tomorrow be taken to Kololo Ceremonial Grounds for a State Funeral. The casket will then be airlifted to Omoro, Lalogi village; the Speaker’s ancestral home where it will be received by the family and Acholi leaders.
Thursday 7th April 2022 the body will lie at Lalogi for final respects by members of the public. Friday 8th April 2022 the burial ceremony will start at 9.00 am. The day will be observed as a Public Holiday as declared by H.E. the President.
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Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLMD – Get Rating) shot up 2.6% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $30.78 and last traded at $30.73. 916 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 100% from the average session volume of 339,304 shares. The stock had previously closed at $29.96.
Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Relmada Therapeutics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 26th. SVB Leerink decreased their target price on shares of Relmada Therapeutics from $50.00 to $42.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Relmada Therapeutics from $69.00 to $53.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $38.11.
The company’s fifty day moving average is $21.22.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Point72 Asset Management L.P. lifted its holdings in Relmada Therapeutics by 330.1% in the 4th quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 946,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,320,000 after purchasing an additional 726,313 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in Relmada Therapeutics by 1,604.7% in the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 449,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,777,000 after purchasing an additional 422,982 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in Relmada Therapeutics by 1,468.7% in the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 254,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,673,000 after buying an additional 238,351 shares during the last quarter. Altium Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Relmada Therapeutics during the fourth quarter valued at about $4,641,000. Finally, BlackRock Inc. grew its holdings in Relmada Therapeutics by 14.5% during the fourth quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,385,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,211,000 after acquiring an additional 174,994 shares during the period. 52.89% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
About Relmada Therapeutics (NASDAQ:RLMD)
Relmada Therapeutics, Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It focuses on the development of esmethadone (d-methadone, dextromethadone, REL-1017), an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, which is a New Chemical Entity (NCE) that potentially addresses areas of high unmet medical need in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases and other disorders.
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DELAFIELD — IL MITO Cafe, a new restaurant owned by Chef Michael Feker, who owns Zesti in Hartland and other culinary ventures across Southeast Wisconsin, will open in Delafield on Wednesday. With an IL MITO Enoteca’s location in Wauwatosa, Feker’s new IL MITO Cafe will soon be opening in the Lake Country area.
Feker announced the restaurant, 515 W. Wells St., Delafield, will have a grand opening on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The new restaurant will bring robust Italian and Mediterranean cuisine to the Lake Country area. According to his biography, Feker is a 27-year veteran in the restaurant industry. Born in Persia, he’s experienced food from around the world.
For more information on the new restaurant, visit www.facebook.com/ilmitocafe.delafield.
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Woodbridge Cup: Steve Lane appointed head coach of Molong Bulls
Steve Lane would have to go back to the days of the Cabonne 'Roos for the last time he called Molong Recreation Ground home.
And, after many years in Group 10, 11 and Woodbridge Cup, the mercurial half can't quite specify how long it would've been since running out there as the home team.
"It was around 2007. 20 odd years of first grade footy mate, it starts to catch up with you," he laughed.
Now, after over a decade since pulling on the 'Roos jersey, the rugby league stalwart will return to Molong as coach of the Bulls Woodbridge Cup side.
"Last two weeks I started out there," he said.
"I got a phone call from Jenny Barrow and she asked if I'd be interested in taking on the coaching job at Molong.
"She told me she had some good juniors coming through out there so they're looking for someone with experience to come out and take on the role."
Lane's first assignment will be at Trundle this weekend as the Boomers host Woodbridge Cup 10s on April 9.
Molong will sit in Pool D for the tournament with Oberon and Peak Hill with their first game at 2:20 against the Tigers.
"I'm looking forward to this week (at training) with the tournament at Trundle ahead," he said.
"I don't know if I'll have a run, I more just want to have a look at what we've got for the year and whether we need a couple of extra players."
With Lane playing at Cabonne, Blayney, Orange Cyms, Orange Hawks, Bathurst Panthers, Mudgee Dragons, Cargo Blue Heelers, Orange United Warriors and Lithgow Workies (we may have missed one there), he's usually had a partner in crime - Bubba Kennedy.
Asked on whether the legendary halves partner would be joining him at the Bulls, Lane teased all local rugby league fans: "We will see what happens".
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, he's planning to play this week in the Masters, a little more than a year after nearly losing a leg in a car crash.
The five-time champion at Augusta National made the announcement Tuesday morning. He will play nine more practice holes on Wednesday before making a final decision, but will be doing so with the intention of playing Thursday.
“As of right now," Woods said, “I feel like I'm going to play."
Woods was asked if he believes he can win this week. “I do,” he said.
“I can hit it just fine,” Woods added. “I don’t have any qualms about what I can do physically from a golf standpoint. It’s now, walking’s the hard part. This is not an easy walk to begin with. Now given the condition that my leg is in, it gets a little more difficult. And 72 holes is a long road. It’s going to be a tough challenge and a challenge that I’m up for.”
There had been plenty of signals in recent days that Woods was on the cusp of deciding it was time to play again. He came to Augusta National for a practice round last week, then returned Sunday — saying he'd be “a game-time decision" — and Monday for more. On Tuesday morning, with bad weather in the forecast, he spent plenty of time in the practice areas.
“It’s great to be back,” Woods said.
He's scheduled to tee off Thursday at 10:34 a.m. with Louis Oosthuizen and Joaquin Niemann. That threesome plays again Friday starting at 1:41 p.m.
Woods played in December at the PNC Challenge, a 36-hole scramble on a flat Florida course where he and his son Charlie finished second to John Daly and his son. Woods was allowed to use a cart in that event, and when those rounds were over he flatly dismissed any notion that his game was tour-ready again.
“I can’t compete against these guys right now, no," Woods said on Dec. 19. “It’s going to take a lot of work to get to where I feel like I can compete at these guys and be at a high level."
About 3-1/2 months later, Woods apparently feels differently. If he plays, he'll be in the Masters for the 24th time; he's finished in the top five 12 times in his previous 23 appearances.
“I love competing,” Woods said. “I feel like if I can still compete at the highest level, I’m going to. And if I feel like I can still win, I’m going to play. But if I feel like I can’t, then you won’t see me out here.”
Thursday's opening round would mark the first time Woods competes against the world's best players since Nov. 15, 2020, which was the final round of that year's pandemic-delayed Masters.
He had his fifth back surgery two months later and was still recovering from that on Feb. 23, 2021 when he crashed his SUV over a median on a suburban coastal road in Los Angeles and down the side of a hill.
Woods' injuries from that crash were so severe that doctors considered right leg amputation, before reassembling the limb by placing a rod in the tibia and using screws and pins to stabilize additional injuries in the ankle and foot.
“It's been a tough, tough year ... but here we are," Woods said.
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Supermodel Helena Christensen looks incredible rocking her new fashion collaboration 'Karen Millen Icons Series x Helena Christensen' - and we want it all
Helena Christensen reminded the world why she is an international icon of the 90s this week, looking every inch the supermodel in the most stunning sheer ensemble that has left fans pining for more.
SEE: Helena Christensen causes a meltdown in low-cut bodysuit in jaw-dropping new photos
The 53-year-old star has launched a new fashion line with Karen Millen and the entire range, aptly named the 'Icon Series' is available to purchase now. Helena modelled a series of stunning looks from her new collection, including a figure-hugging black lace trim bodysuit with sheer panelling around the torso. What set the outfit apart from everyone else's fashion looks was the gorgeous buttercup yellow, lux leather blazer which she casually threw on over her incredible figure.
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Helena's soft yellow leather 'Longline Relaxed Blazer' is crafted from premium leather and will make for a contemporary addition to our wardrobes for trans-seasonal layering. The relaxed tailored fit and single button design make it perfect for workwear or a night out over a little black dress – we can already picture all the ways we would wear it!
Longline Relaxed Blazer, £319.20, Karen Millen
Helena posted photos of herself modelling items from the 14-piece range on her Instagram account, writing: "I'm super duper excited to be part of @karen_millen's THE ICONS campaign inspired by my favourite era, the 90s." She was immediately showered with thousands of compliments from celebrity friends and fans including Lisa Eldridge, the global creative director of beauty giant Lancôme, who posted flame emojis and wrote, "Stop it!"
The range includes bodycon mini dresses, sophisticated midi pencil silhouettes, a satin double-breasted blazer and edgy premium leather jackets. All designs consist of well-constructed tailoring and luxury fabric in black and bright colours to suit everyone.
Another item on our wish list item would have to be the 'Cut-out Stud Sleeve Pencil Dress' available in black or lime, boasting a cut-out detail on the front and little studs on the sleeve adding a fun flourish to the classic LBD. It is currently on special offer at £159 down from £199.
Cut-out Stud Sleeve Pencil Dress, £159, Karen Millen
Helena is obviously passionate about this range too and released a statement saying: "I'm excited to partner with Karen Millen on their first ICONS Edit. It was essential to me that the collection featured sharp, interesting pieces with that cool ‘90s edge which can easily be added to your core wardrobe and be worn and loved for years to come."
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Helena has also designed 'Italian Technical Power Stretch Stirrup Leggings' which are cut to sit high on the waist. The investment piece, priced at £140, is described on the website as an "elevated basic" - and the way Helena rocks them with stilettos and a biker jacket couldn't be further from basic.
Stretch Stirrup Leggings, £140, Karen Millen
One last piece we have to mention is the 'Italian structured mini skirt', which would be perfectly paired with a white T-shirt or blouse during the day. It is also part of the special promotion at £79 reduced from £99.
Structured Mini Skirt, £79, Karen Millen
The powerful and pared-back look of the 90s era inspires the mood for the rest of the 14-piece 'Karen Millen Icons Series x Helena Christensen' collection where items range from £79 up to £549.
This 'ICONS' series is set to feature iconic figures from the Eighties, Nineties and Noughties – curating dedicated collections inspired by their own unique style, fused with the brand's classic design.
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Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the bill that guarantees abortion access and other reproductive rights in state statute on Monday.
HB22-1279, the Reproductive Health Equity Act, says that state and local public entities are prohibited from interfering with a person’s right to continue a pregnancy, give birth, or have an abortion. It also calls people’s access to contraception a “fundamental right.”
The bill passed the Senate on March 23 to head to Polis’ desk after more than 36 hours worth of public testimony in both chambers of the legislature.
Polis thanked the bill’s sponsors – Rep. Meg Froelich, House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar and Sen. Julie Gonzales – for sponsoring the legislation as the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to rule this summer on a challenge regarding a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks, which the sponsors and other say is a direct challenge to the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.
“In the state of Colorado, the very serious decision to start a pregnancy or end a pregnancy with medical assistance remains between a person, their doctor and their faith,” Polis said in the bill signing news conference. “…As the federal legal landscape further evolves, Colorado can now continue to assure our residents that the very intimate right to choose how and whether to proceed with family planning and pregnancy can continue as it has been protected at the state level. Because in Colorado, we truly respect individual rights and freedom.”
Sponsors have pointed to Texas’ Senate Bill 8 took effect last September, which bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
Colorado decriminalized abortion care in 1967 six years prior to the Roe v. Wade decision.
They have also said that Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada would likely be the only states in the Rocky Mountain region where people might have access to abortion care.
“We don’t ever want to see something that’s happening in Texas happen here in Colorado, and it’s too bad that we have to do this,” Esgar said. “But we’re seeing what’s happening on the federal level and we need to be making sure that we are doing our job as lawmakers here to protect the people of Colorado.”
Sponsors said earlier this month they will also prepare a statewide constitutional amendment ballot measure for 2024 to enshrine reproductive rights in the constitution as well.
“The people speaking unanimously through their democratic elected representatives in both chambers have affirmed that we should trust Coloradans to make their own reproductive health care decisions,” Gonzales said, also thanking the various groups that have supported their measure and other reproductive rights bills.
“This is about freedom and this is about power,” she added. “The freedom to decide when, whether, and how to become a parent. The power to make your own decision about your body and your health without having to ask permission of your local politician.”
This story was first reported by Blair Miller at KMGH in Denver.
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HBO Max International boss explains why streamers need to go global
By IANS | Published: April 5, 2022 09:32 PM2022-04-05T21:32:12+5:302022-04-05T21:50:07+5:30
Los Angeles, April 5 Johannes Larcher, Head of HBO Max International, the streaming service of WarnerMedia, has made ...
Los Angeles, April 5 Johannes Larcher, Head of HBO Max International, the streaming service of WarnerMedia, has made a strong case for why growth for the global OTT platforms can now only come from markets outside the United States.
Speaking at the MipTV market in Cannes, Larcher pointed out that the international might of Netflix is a motivating factor for HBO Max's own growth beyond the U.S.
In a number of slides dedicated solely to Netflix, reports 'Variety', Larcher highlighted the projected growth in Netflix's international subscribers from 2021 to 2026 (147 million in 2021 to an estimated 266 million by 2026).
"Netflix is clearly reaching saturation in the domestic market. Where will growth come from? Only one place: outside the US," Larcher said, citing analyst estimates.
He also pointed to Netflix's aggressive content spend, which he said was expectd to grow from $12 billion in 2021 to $21 billion by 2026.
"$9 billion additional programming dollars buy a lot of content," Larcher pointed out. "That buys you almost 700 episodes of 'The Crown', 50 'Spider Man: No Way Home' movies. That ability to spend more on content on behalf of fans drives the need to go global."
A streamer can only afford such dizzying levels of content spend, Larcher continued, "if you can leverage the investment over a larger number of subscribers. That's why all of us desire to go global."
HBO Max outside the U.S., which garnered 27 million subscribers by December 2021, is leaning into "different elements" of the service, Larcher pointed out. The streamer says it intends to launch in India soon, but it has not announced a firm date.
It is "heavily emphasising" core IP such as 'Sex and the City' and 'Game of Thrones' shows that are more likely to be household names in global markets as well as local originals.
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My mother once told me there are two types of women: the kind who get a yeast infection maybe twice in her life, and the kind who get them CONSTANTLY. Since I was sixteen, I've known I'm one of those women who gets yeast infections pretty much at the drop of a hat, and I've adapted my lifestyle accordingly.
I don't drink a lot or eat huge amounts of sugar. I drink a lot of water. My doctor knows that if I need antibiotics for any reason I'll also need a prescription for fluconazole, a single pill can take instead of spending a week shoving slime-filled eggs up your snatch to cure what ails you.
It's a miracle drug if ever there was one. I don't wear underwear. (That's right — I'm freeballing it right now because of yeast infections.) I ate so much yogurt I eventually learned to make it on my own to cut down on my grocery bills.
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It didn't take a lot of months of combining kill-me-now-cramps and itching that feels like somebody shoved raw wool inside my lady cave to figure out that tampons were another thing I'd have to eliminate from my life if I wanted to avoid the yeasty plague. So I stopped using them regularly early on in my adult life.
But maxi pads aren't a whole lot better. And who really likes going around with a fluffy, diaper-y wad of cotton crammed in their pants, or with an ultra-thin type pad that just makes your panties feel wet all the time?
The options suck, and most months I did as much hiding out in my home, avoiding human contact or real clothing as I could arrange. But a couple of days a month, I'd still have to use tampons, if only for a few hours during the day. It was a constant balancing act trying not to bleed everywhere, to be comfortable, but also not end up with a yeast infection at the end of the week.
And then the heavens opened up and angels sang, and I got a menstrual cup.
The first few months were weird at best and disastrous at worst. If the cup isn't in correctly, you might as well not have it in at all. And you only need to lose it once in a public restroom and come out of your stall with blood coated on your hand up to the elbow to really question your priorities in life.
Then there was the harrowing moment when my menstrual cup slipped from my fingers and fell into an airplane toilet and I was pretty sure that no matter how much I cleaned it I was going to end up with vaginal ebola if I put it back in. But I stuck with it, and I'm so glad I did.
For one thing, I bleed a lot less. Did you know that cotton, and the bleach most feminine hygiene companies treat it with, actually make your vagina bleed? Not your uterus, which is where menstrual blood comes from, but your actual love tunnel? So bleeding less with less vaginal discomfort was a huge plus for me.
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Another great thing about the menstrual cup is that it doesn't give me any yeasty problems. The sterile silicone used to make my menstrual cup is as benign as it gets. But the best part, without a doubt, is that I actually learned so much about my body by using a menstrual cup.
It might sound totally gross, but it's empowering to know what's coming out of your vagina when you're on the rag. (Or on the cup, rather.)
I've learned to identify different cramps and know what they're actually doing when they happen. I've gotten up close and personal with the sludge of my shed endometrial lining. All in all, there's less stuff coming out when I menstruate, but what does come out starts to make a lot more sense instead of just being a gory mystery.
Women are so reluctant to talk about their periods. They'll talk about what it's like to be on their periods, but the thing itself, the mostly not-blood tissue that comes out of your uterus, the process of evacuating it from your body, the smells, and textures, and colors and sensations are so shrouded in stigma and solitude that we don't often get a chance to ask the question that burns in pretty much all of our minds:
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"Is this NORMAL?"
Since becoming a cup convert, I've talked to a lot of women about their time of the month and learned, yeah, it's normal when stuff that doesn't act like plain, ordinary blood comes out. It's normal for discharge to shift color over the course of a period, change viscosity, change smells.
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I might still be weird and different for super-occasionally coming out of a bathroom stall looking like I gutted somebody with my bare hands, but I'm confident my body is doing the things it naturally should do, with less extra bleeding, less extra pain, and practically none of the extra cost that comes with buying tampons and pads.
I haven't bought tampons OR fluconazole in over a year, and my life is immeasurably better for it.
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Lea Grover is a writer and speaker living on Chicago's south side.
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Tiger Woods says he’s planning to play the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, he’s planning to play this week in the Masters, a little more than a year after nearly losing a leg in a car crash.
The five-time champion at Augusta National made the announcement Tuesday morning. He will play nine more practice holes on Wednesday before making a final decision, but will be doing so with the intention of playing Thursday.
“As of right now,” Woods said, “I feel like I’m going to play.”
Woods was asked if he believes he can win this week. “I do,” he said.
“I can hit it just fine,” Woods added. “I don’t have any qualms about what I can do physically from a golf standpoint. It’s now, walking’s the hard part. This is not an easy walk to begin with. Now given the condition that my leg is in, it gets a little more difficult. And 72 holes is a long road. It’s going to be a tough challenge and a challenge that I’m up for.”
There had been plenty of signals in recent days that Woods was on the cusp of deciding it was time to play again. He came to Augusta National for a practice round last week, then returned Sunday — saying he’d be “a game-time decision” — and Monday for more. On Tuesday morning, with bad weather in the forecast, he spent plenty of time in the practice areas.
“It’s great to be back,” Woods said.
He’s scheduled to tee off Thursday at 10:34 a.m. with Louis Oosthuizen and Joaquin Niemann. That threesome plays again Friday starting at 1:41 p.m.
Woods played in December at the PNC Challenge, a 36-hole scramble on a flat Florida course where he and his son Charlie finished second to John Daly and his son. Woods was allowed to use a cart in that event, and when those rounds were over he flatly dismissed any notion that his game was tour-ready again.
“I can’t compete against these guys right now, no,” Woods said on Dec. 19. “It’s going to take a lot of work to get to where I feel like I can compete at these guys and be at a high level.”
About 3-1/2 months later, Woods apparently feels differently. If he plays, he’ll be in the Masters for the 24th time; he’s finished in the top five 12 times in his previous 23 appearances.
“I love competing,” Woods said. “I feel like if I can still compete at the highest level, I’m going to. And if I feel like I can still win, I’m going to play. But if I feel like I can’t, then you won’t see me out here.”
Thursday’s opening round would mark the first time Woods competes against the world’s best players since Nov. 15, 2020, which was the final round of that year’s pandemic-delayed Masters.
He had his fifth back surgery two months later and was still recovering from that on Feb. 23, 2021 when he crashed his SUV over a median on a suburban coastal road in Los Angeles and down the side of a hill.
Woods’ injuries from that crash were so severe that doctors considered right leg amputation, before reassembling the limb by placing a rod in the tibia and using screws and pins to stabilize additional injuries in the ankle and foot.
“It’s been a tough, tough year ... but here we are,” Woods said.
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BOSTON (WHDH) - A strange odor prompted the evacuation of three buildings in Boston’s Beacon Hill section on Tuesday morning, officials said.
Firefighters conducting a hazmat response in the area of Grove Street ordered the evacuation of the buildings as a precaution, according to the Boston Fire Department.
Crews spent about an hour monitoring air quality in the area before allowing people back into the buildings.
There were no reported injuries.
The cause of the odor remains under investigation.
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Alphamin boosts cash reserves after tin price scales new heights in Q1
ALPHAMIN continues to thrive saying today it expected to report first quarter earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $98m – an increase of 32% over the previous quarter.The Congo tin producer said that contained tin output of 3, 061 tons was largely flat quarter-on-quarter but sales were 9% higher at 3,336 tons for the period. The big kicker in the numbers was the tin price which averaged $43,813 per ton.Prices for the metal, used predominantly as a solder in the manufacture of electronics, hit a record of $48,650 a ton in early March. This is more than double the price of 2019 when Alphamin’s balance sheet was badly stretched.Alphamin’s studies suggest that even at an annual growth rate of between 2% to 3% an additional 8,000 to 10,000/t in tin demand will be generated.The company, which is listed in Toronto and Johannesburg, operates the Bisie operation located in the northern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Alphamin said today net cash increased $61m to end at $129.5m at quarter close. A dividend of $30m was paid to shareholders during the period. A tax liability of $43.5m is due for payment to the Congolese government in April, the company said.In January, the company announced it would pay a maiden dividend of three Canadian cents per share following a strong showing for its 2021 financial year. The company has guided to production of 12,000 tons in the 2022 financial year.Alphamin is targeting an increase in production to 20,000 tons a year through the expansion of the southern portion of Bisie, known as Mpama South. The company said last month it would proceed with the expansion.The post Alphamin boosts cash reserves after tin price scales new heights in Q1 appeared first on Miningmx.
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The Fair Labor Standards Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act are robust laws. For some employers, it’s not always clear when employee activities are protected under these laws.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently released guidance to help employers understand what constitutes illegal retaliation.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
In one sample scenario, an employee who worked as a cook contacted the DOL to ask about overtime pay. He told another cook that he learned they should be earning extra pay for overtime hours. A manager overheard the conversation and fired the cook.
That would be an example of unlawful retaliation. An employee cannot be fired for contacting the DOL.
In another example, a new mother used her meal break to express breast milk and was late returning to work. Her manager told her she could not use extra time for “personal stuff.” When she asked for another pumping break later in the day, her manager sent her home for the rest of her shift without pay.
This is a violation under the FLSA because employers are required to provide reasonable break time for expressing milk each time an employee has a need, for one year after the child’s birth. Employers are further required to provide a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion.
Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
In one scenario, an employee took approved FMLA leave to care for his daughter. The employee returned to work as scheduled but received three negative attendance points under the employer’s “no-fault” attendance plan. Employees who reach a set number of points can be fired.
Allocating absence points when employees are on FMLA leave is a violation. Protected leave cannot count under no-fault attendance policies.
In another example, a hotel clerk was approved for intermittent FMLA leave when migraines made it impossible for her to work. However, after using her leave a few times, her manager reduced her schedule from 40 hours to 20 hours a week, saying they needed employees who could show up consistently.
That qualifies as a violation. In that scenario, the DOL would require the hotel to reinstate the clerk’s original schedule and pay for lost wages as well as liquidated damages.
When employees are terminated or lose work hours due to protected activities, they can seek remedies such as reinstatement, lost wages and liquidated damages. Provisions allow for employees to receive an additional dollar of damages for every dollar of back wages owed.
Per DOL guidance, complaints made to the DOL are protected, and most courts have ruled that internal complaints to an employer are also protected.
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Sunderland arsonist made life hell for neighbours with campaign of harassment
An arsonist who made life hell for his neighbours during a campaign of harassment has been put behind bars.
Gary Welsh, 43, was already subject to a restraining order against the adjoining couple when he started a fire in his garden which damaged their conservatory.
Newcastle Crown Court heard he first breached the order in May 2020 when he began banging and shouting through the walls of the properties on Rushford, in Ryhope, Sunderland.
Prosecutor Nick Lane said: "All matters reflect a rather unhappy relationship between the defendant and his neighbours.
"The order stated the defendant was prohibited from contacting them directly or indirectly.
"The prosecution submit the defendant's behaviour is in contravention of the restraining order.
"On the 31st of May, after the complainant's husband left for work she decided to go to bed at half-past ten.
"While she was in bed she heard the defendant shouting and banging on the adjoining wall: 'I'll ******* burn your house down' and this was followed by further banging."
Mr Lane said that the noise continued into the next day when the husband was in bed after returning home from his nightshift.
The court heard that later on in the day the neighbours found a green petrol can outside in the alleyway which was full and could be traced to Welsh.
He was also found to have caused damage to his own property by tampering with the gas and electricity supply.
He was subsequently arrested but the following month was causing trouble again when he set fire to some plastic in his back garden.
Mr Lane added: "The neighbour went away and on his return he noticed the fence between his and the defendant's was ablaze, which was very close to his conservatory.
"He took steps himself to extinguish the fire with his garden hose."
However, the conservatory did end up damaged to the value of £340 whilst the cost to repair the fence was £200.
Welsh was arrested and released on bail but less than five months later was causing a nuisance again by kicking the back door of his other neighbour, which he did throughout the day before he could be located by officers.
The court heard just two days later Welsh was caught loitering outside the same neighbour's home before he smashed their CCTV system with a golf club which resulted in £250 worth of damage.
He also caused more trouble the following February by banging and smashing the rear windows of his own rented home.
One of the tormented neighbours said in a victim impact statement that she had lived at the home for 12 years with her husband, but knew Welsh was a problem as soon as she met him.
Welsh, now of no fixed abode, admitted breaching his restraining order, arson, criminal damage, using threatening words or behaviour and failing to surrender to court.
Helen Towers, mitigating, told the court Welsh had already spent ten months in custody and deserved credit for his pleas.
Judge Rodney Jameson QC told him: "You have shown a degree of self awareness now you are no longer subject to taking vast amounts of drugs and alcohol.
"The down side is over a period of 12 months you committed a substantial number of offences."
The judge sentenced Welsh to two-and-a-half years behind bars and imposed a further restraining order of five years.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For all California’s nation-leading attempts to regulate firearms, the state has not found a way to deter those happy to skirt the laws with stolen or homemade and increasingly prevalent “ghost” guns.
In just two recent examples, police say the first weapon recovered after gunmen killed six people and wounded 12 in downtown Sacramento early Sunday had been stolen. The homemade assault weapon a father used a month ago and a few miles away to kill his three daughters, their chaperone and then himself was unregistered.
“People argue that we’ve got the toughest gun laws in the nation. But they’re clearly not tough enough,” Democratic state Sen. Robert Hertzberg said Monday.
The latest mass shooting in a nightclub area blocks from the state Capitol renewed calls for tougher firearms laws from President Joe Biden. Biden called for Congress to take many of the steps nationwide that California already has in place — imposing background checks, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and outlawing ghost guns.
The most populous state will consider an innovative new approach Tuesday when Hertzberg, at the urging of Gov. Gavin Newsom, expects to take the first step to advance a bill allowing private citizens to sue anyone who distributes illegal assault weapons, parts that can be used to build weapons, guns without serial numbers, or .50 caliber rifles.
The penalty: at least $10,000 in civil damages for each weapon, plus attorneys fees.
But the bill would not bar anyone from possessing or using the weapons, though they’re illegal under other laws. And it would not include stolen weapons unless they are otherwise made illegal, for instance by filing off the serial number.
“It’s going to have hopefully a chilling effect on folks with ghost guns or assault weapons,” Hertzberg said. “You’ve got to have millions of eyeballs looking for these guns. If someone flashes one, talks about it, all of a sudden there’s an incentive among the public in a way that there’s never been before to try to pull them off the street.”
Yet, Hertzberg’s bill is patterned after a similar Texas law allowing citizens to go after those who provide or assist in providing abortions. And even if it becomes law, Hertzberg’s bill will automatically be invalidated if the Texas law is eventually ruled unconstitutional.
“This is tit for tat political gamesmanship, which is the worst reason to be passing some kind of a bill,” said Chuck Michel, president of the California Rifle and Pistol Association and an attorney who wrote a book about California’s complicated gun laws. “You’re going to deputize a bunch of amateurs — non-lawyers, non-cops — to judge a neighbor’s actions and then give them the right to drag them into court over it.”
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, which generally favors firearms restrictions, hasn’t taken a position on the bill.
The center’s state policy director, attorney Ari Freilich, said it “would essentially bring more enforcement oversight to some specific criminal laws in California.”
“It’s not something that’s really been tried before,” Freilich said.
He wouldn’t predict if it would be effective, but said the proposal has some “potential challenges.” Among them is encouraging civil actions to punish crimes, and establishing “a bounty” to be collected by those who haven’t been directly harmed.
His organization is backing other bills, including one that wouldmake it easier for people to sue gun companies for liability in shootings that cause injuries or death. Two other bills also target firearm parts and guns without serial numbers, and those made with 3D printers.
Legislative analysts also raised concerns, including that California’s bill might be seen as legitimizing Texas’ approach.
Much like the Texas law, the analysts said Hertzberg’s legislation is written so broadly that it might ensnare, for instance, “a taxi driver that takes a person to a gun shop,” though Hertzberg said that is not the intent.
Parts use to make weapons are not themselves illegal, but a California law taking effect July 1 will require that they be sold only through licensed firearms dealers.
Sen. Tom Umberg, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a Democrat like Hertzberg and Newsom, said he expects Hertzberg’s bill to clear his committee “in order to continue the conversation about the absurdity of the Texas law.”
Umberg said he supports Hertzberg’s goal, though he recognizes that “the enforcement mechanism is susceptible to challenge.”
The bill would then have to clear two other committees before getting a full Senate vote. It would also have to pass the Assembly before going to Newsom.
Hertzberg said he thinks his bill could also help root out dangerous domestic abusers like David Mora. Investigators said Mora used a homemade semiautomatic rifle-style weapon with an illegal 30-round ammunition magazine to kill his daughters at a Sacramento church Feb. 28 despite a restraining order barring him from possessing weapons.
“I think this will have bigger teeth, sharper teeth than a court order,” Hertzberg said. “This goes to somebody’s bank account. You win this case, you seize their bank account. Their world changes.”
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According to A.M. Best Company, Erie Insurance Group, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, is the 12th largest homeowners insurer, 13th largest automobile insurer and 13th largest commercial lines insurer in the United States based on direct premiums written. Founded in 1925, Erie Insurance is a Fortune 500 company and the 16th largest property/casualty insurer in the United States based on total lines net premium written. Rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best, ERIE has more than 6 million policies in force and operates in 12 states and the District of Columbia. News releases and more information about Erie Insurance Group are available at www.erieinsurance.com.
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The production mishaps, which involved a pair of attempts to place one of the two jets under development onto jacks, risked damaging the aircraft whose development is already behind schedule, these people said.
The incidents came a few months after a couple of empty tequila mini-bottles were found on one of two aircraft under development at Boeing’s production facility in San Antonio.
The highly classified jets, which will be known as Air Force One when the commander-in-chief is on board, are heavily modified 747-8 Boeing aircraft known as VC-25B military variants. Boeing attorneys, in court documents filed in a supplier dispute last year, described the Air Force One jets as “effectively an airborne seat of government” ranking alongside U.S. defense programs such as ballistic missiles that carry the “highest national priority.”
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Shut inside a derelict barn with 44 other dogs and never once taken for a walk, border collie Ellie's life was one of complete misery and neglect. That is, until her rescue from the run-down premises 15 months ago.
However, while almost all those animals have since been rehomed to loving families, she is still waiting to be adopted some 450 days later. That means she's now been in the RSPCA 's care longer than any other dog in Wales, North Wales Live reports.
Currently being looked after at the charity's Bryn-y-Maen Animal Centre in Upper Colwyn Bay, staff there blame the neglect Ellie suffered for her anxiety and inability to trust people. Along with the other dogs, she was completely unsocialised and had never gone outside, worn a collar or been exercised.
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The pack were removed from the mid-Wales property after the owner agreed to work with the RSPCA. He admitted the situation got out of control due to the sheer number of dogs he'd amassed and that he was no longer able to meet their basic needs.
"When Ellie arrived at the centre she was unsocialised and understandably nervous," said Victoria Williams, Bryn-y-Maen’s manager. "She'd been living rough in inappropriate conditions in a dilapidated outhouse with 44 other dogs and had never experienced a normal life, so we’ve worked really hard to build up her trust and confidence.
“For the first couple of months we’d sit outside her kennel and throw in high value treats for her. Once she was comfortable with that we fed her through the kennel bars before letting her out in the main block, leaving food bowls in different areas and gradually introducing more staff around her.
“The next step was to get her used to a collar and a lead, and about three months after she arrived, she was finally ready to go for a walk. It was really important not to rush Ellie and to let her do everything at her own pace.
"She’s been with us a long time and has seen her friends from the barn all go off to new families, so we’d really love to see her settled and happy in her own home after everything she’s been through." Victoria added that Ellie will need a quiet rural or semi-rural environment with understanding owners. She also needs to go to an adult-only home with no other pets present. To find out more about adopting Ellie, click here.
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Fertiliser cooperative IFFCO targets to produce 5 crore bottles of nano-urea this fiscal, utilising its full capacity against about 80 per cent capacity utilisation recorded last year after it launched the liquid nitrogen crop nutrient in August 2021.
“We were able to produce 2.9 crore bottles of nano-urea which are equivalent to 13.05 lakh tonnes (lt) of conventional urea available in a 45-kg bag,” IFFCO’s managing director US Awasthi said. By producing full capacity of nano-urea and if farmers use the entire quantity, country can save 22.5 lt in the total volume of import, he said.
Ambitious target
India had imported 98.3 lt of urea during 2020-21 and industry sources said that 81 lt was imported during April-February of 2021-22 fiscal, whereas the total consumption has been pegged at 342 lt (excluding nano-urea) for last year.
The government is looking to increase nano-urea production to 44 crore bottles per year (equivalent to 198 lakh tonnes of conventional urea) when all seven plants in the pipeline become operational in the next two years. “ It is good for soil health as liquid nutrient will be used through foliar sprays and, fortunately, drone technology has also arrived simultaneously boosting the possibility of rapid adoption by farmers. However, new technology will take some time as many farmers may want to observe its impact for one season,” said a former agriculture commissioner.
Even though the production of nano urea was 2.9 crore bottles (of 500 ml each), IFFCO could sell 2.15 crore bottles during August-March 2021-22. The cooperative had produced 43.61 lt of urea, 26.87 lt of DAP and 43.42 lt of complex fertilisers last year.
Five additional facilities
IFFCO intends to set up five additional facilities across the country in the next 12-22 months to increase the availability. Besides, National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) plan to make their nano urea plants operational by July 2024. The government has also been asking IFFCO to transfer the technology to another PSU - Brahmaputra Valley Fertilisers Company Limited (BVFCL) for free of cost.
Nano urea has been developed for the first time in the world by IFFCO and the government allowed its usage in February, 2021. Nano urea contains nitrogen particles of 20-50 nanometre size. This is very small in size and one conventional urea prill, with the average thickness of which is 2.8 mm, equals 55,000 nano urea particles in size. One bottle of 500 ml costs ₹240 whereas the conventional subsidized urea is ₹266.5 per 45-kg bag.
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Best sleep headphones UK 2022: comfy, thin sleep earbuds and noise-cancelling headphones to help you sleep
Looking for blissful slumber? A great, comfortable pair of noise-cancelling or white noise sleep earbuds will block out unwanted noise and help you get to sleep
Best earbuds and headband headphones to help get a good night’s sleep
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Sleep - most of us struggle to get enough of it. From those of us that struggle with chronic insomnia, to those with personal circumstances preventing slumber (a snoring partner, street noise, or worries about the state of the world), the effect of a rubbish night sleep is deadening. Not to mention the veritable laundry list of issues sleep deprivation causes: low libido, prematurely aged skin, heightened susceptibility Alzheimer’s or diabetes, the list goes on.
Little wonder so many people are turning to sleep apps and tech to help them nod off. From ambient sounds, ASMR, sleep podcasts, guided meditation, soothing music, or audiobooks - there’s a plethora of sound related tech out there designed to help usher us to dreamland.
Great though they may be, these sleep aids they require sleep-friendly earbuds or headphones to work (regular headphones are, in the main, too uncomfortable to wear at night).
Ideally, you’ll be wanting to find a pair that either blocks out external noise, or better yet, has noise-cancelling technology. Noise-cancelling earbuds are simply wondrous - the best pairs can block out almost all of the sounds of the outside world, the better to focus on your preferred sleep aid.
The portability of sleep earbuds is an added bonus: wear them on a plane to drown out the engine, take them on the train for a morning snooze or use them when sleeping in an unfamiliar place to make you feel at home.
Is it comfortable to sleep with earbuds or headphones on?
As with most tech, not all earbuds and headphones are created equal - and if you’re looking for a pair to sleep in, you’ll need to find some that sit comfortably in or on your ears.
Which ones you go for will be down to you, your needs and your sleep position: side sleepers and back sleepers, for example, would find different pairs comfy. We’ve covered the best for individual circumstances below, so you can find a pair to suit your needs.
Is it safe to wear headphones when sleeping?
Yes, it is safe to wear headphones at night - provided you’re smart about a couple of crucial factors.
When wearing earbuds to sleep, make sure you’ve got the volume at a safe level to avoid damaging your ears, and we’d recommend going for wireless ones to avoid tangled wires.
What should I look for in a pair of sleep earbuds/headphones?
You should also spend time looking at the ear tips that will come with your product to make sure you have the perfect size for you: the wrong size could feel uncomfortable and won’t be as effective at blocking out sound.
You’ll also need to pick a pair that have holes in, to allow air to circulate - otherwise your ears will be moist, which is detrimental to their health.
As earbuds are pricy, you’ll probably want a pair that function just as well during the daytime, whether to listen to music on during your commute, or to take calls on while on a walk outside. If you’re not really a music lover and just want to block out all noise to sleep, you can save some cash and invest in a simple ear plug.
Whatever you need to catch forty winks, you’ll find a variety of options to suit you in our round up.
We’ve also looked at the best mattresses for kids, and the comfiest pyjamas to help you slumber.
Bose Sleepbuds II
These aren’t precisely headphones, neither are they simply earplugs.
Rather, they don’t play music or podcasts, only sounds from the Bose sleep app designed to aid slumber: from dulcet tones, soporific ambient, to nature sounds like falling rain or a roaring fire.
Sounds are downloaded directly to the Sleepbuds, so you can switch your phone off overnight (good for sleep hygiene if you struggle with nodding off). You can also set an alarm using the Sleepbuds.
Sleepbuds aren’t technically noise-cancelling: instead, they utilise white noise to block the outside world. The result? You don’t hear anything but the sounds you’ve chosen.
In practical terms, the small, well-fitted buds are easy to wear and light enough to sleep on without discomfort. We found the nature sounds lulled us to slumber very swiftly. Indeed, when insomnia struck in the early morning, another shot of the Sleepbuds knocked us out impressively quickly.
They’re not cheap, but if you’re struggling with regular insomnia, these are invaluable for helping you get some much needed kip. Highly recommended.
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Key Specs: Run time: 11 hours; Active Noise Cancelling; Mic and remote no; iOS and Android, Case included: yes
If it’s comfort you seek, the Kokoon headphones will delight you: they are exceptionally soft and comfortable. Designed to be used both for everyday wear and to help you relax/fall asleep, the ‘Flexmould Comfort’ patented design helps the headphones mould to the shape of your head.
These cans work best when connected to the Kokoon app, which houses an extensive audio library of relaxation and sleep programmes, including many informed by CBT techniques. Indeed, we found the programmes great at lulling us to sleep.
Unfortunately, the hard shell of the headphones meant that as side-sleepers they were too hard for us to doze on, but if you sleep on your back they may be a terrific sleep aid.
Kokoon’s active noise cancellation (ANC) system is on by default. It’s impressive - making a marked difference to the sound of the world around you. It works best in lower frequencies - such as a snoring partner or an airplane cabin - blocking out the external world impressively well.
There’s also the option for active white noise, using the app. The headphones will detect when you’ve fallen asleep, fade out your music, and introduce white noise to help protect your sleep.
The Kokoon would be our choice for long-haul travel, helping unwind, and - if you can sleep on your back - happily sending you off to sleep. They work well as regular Bluetooth headphones, too.
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1+ Earbuds
We were really impressed by the Melomania 1+ Earbuds, from British audio manufacturer Cambridge Audio.
When you take into account their sound quality, battery life and premium appearance, these earbuds offer considerable value for money.
The sleek smartphone app pairs with your earbuds and allow you to tailor the sound depending on what you’re listening to. They sit comfortably in the ear and are compatible with various sleeping positions, though we found them best when sleeping on our back.
A nice touch was the the app’s “Find My Earbuds” feature - perfect for those who are prone to losing things - and we also liked the fact you could turn off the controls on your earbuds, great if you’re a wriggly sleeper and are worried about accidentally pressing buttons or picking up calls while you snooze.
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{{/hasItems}} {{#items}} {{/items}}Panasonic RZ-S500W True Wireless Earbuds with Dual Hybrid Noise Cancelling
If you’re after premium noise cancellation and great sound quality for a very fair price, the Panasonic RZ-S500W True Wireless Earbuds are an ideal choice.
The earbuds’ noise cancellation technology offer excellent value for money, and we found them comfortable to wear to sleep on our back, though they might be a tad bulky for side sleepers.
If you like listening to music as you drift off, this pair will bring your favourite tracks to life, with its sound powerful, clear and crisp.
We also found the battery life impressive, and liked that you can customise your listening experience through the accompanying app, which allows you to do everything from changing the level of noise cancellation to enhancing the sound of the bass.
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It’s harder to find comfortable earbuds for side sleepers, but these will do the trick nicely. The JBL Live Pro + wireless earbuds don’t just look great: they’re also seriously comfortable in a variety of sleeping positions.
The adaptive noise cancelling technology effectively blurs out the outside world and lets you zero in on whatever you’re listening to.
They’re also compatible with voice assistants, so when you’re too lazy to reach for your phone to call someone or set your alarm, your earbuds can do the work for you.
When you’re listening to music with them, we recommend the app, which helps you do everything from choosing the best ear tip for your ear shape to adjusting the sound depending on what genre you’re listening to.
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{{/hasItems}} {{#items}} {{/items}}Klipsch Lifestyle T5 II True Wireless In-ear Headphones
The Klipsch Lifestyle T5 II True Wireless In-ear Headphones look amazing from the moment you open the box, and their audio performance is just as impressive.
If you’re looking for a pair of earbuds that are comfortable to sleep in and that will offer amazing audio quality whether you’re listening to rock music during the day or relaxing tunes at night, this is the pair for you.
The fit is so snug that the buds stay put in your ear, whether you’re running for the bus or tossing from side to side before bed.
While they don’t offer noise cancellation technology, we found the sound quality of these earbuds so immersive that it really helped block out the outside world and allowed us to drift off quicker than ever.
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If you’re after a wallet-friendly solution and you’re craving a quiet night’s sleep, do your ears - and budget - a favour by snapping up these Custom Fit Ear Plugs from travel accessory brand Go Travel.
They come with four size adjusters so you can find the best fit for your ears, and the moulds are made of silicon for a cosy, accurate fit.
They also come with a carry case so you can take them on holiday with you.
We found them to be comfortable to wear to sleep, efficient at blocking out noise, and best of all, a bargain.
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Top general urges more US troops in eastern Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States should look at the development of more bases in Eastern Europe to protect against Russian aggression, but rotate forces through them rather than make permanent deployments, the top U.S military officer told Congress on Tuesday.
Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the basing could be funded by other countries such as Poland and the Baltics that want more U.S. troops. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said any effort to expand security in Eastern Europe is a “work in progress” that probably will be discussed at the NATO summit in June.
Milley and Austin were testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on the 2023 budget proposal, but the early focus of the hearing was the Russian war against Ukraine and what the U.S. can do to better help Ukraine and strengthen security across Europe.
Milley was asked about the need to reallocate forces to Europe’s eastern flank, where NATO allies are worried that they may be Russia’s next target.
“My advice would be to create permanent bases but don’t permanently station (forces), so you get the effect of permanence by rotational forces cycling through permanent bases,” he said. “I believe that a lot of our European allies, especially those such as the Baltics or Poland and Romania, and elsewhere — they’re very, very willing to establish permanent bases. They’ll build them, they’ll pay for them.”
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced last month that NATO is creating four new battlegroups, which usually number between 1,000 troops and 1,500 troops, to send to Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. NATO allies are set to discuss additional security measures at the upcoming summit.
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Milley has advocated using rotational forces more around the globe to defray the costs of permanently stationing troops and their families in allied countries at risk of war, such as South Korea and in the Persian Gulf. He said using this would eliminate some of the costs associated with schools, housing and other such services.
Rotational forces deploy for shorter periods of time. Permanent forces are often deployed for two years to three years.
Milley and Austin told the committee that the U.S. has learned a number of things as it has watched Russia struggle to fight against an unexpectedly fierce Ukrainian defense over the past month. They said Russia has significant military capabilities but has been unable to use them effectively.
Austin said Russian forces lack training among their noncommissioned officers and the Kremlin has been unable to get the supplies and logistics needed to ground troops
Austin said Ukraine has used Stinger and Javelin missiles effectively against Russian troops and weapons. Milley said that Ukraine’s junior officers, many trained by the U.S., have shown initiative and good command and control abilities.
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DALLAS, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As we continue to forge ahead in helping take restaurant technology to new heights, we are excited to welcome Kendall Ware to Milagro's Board of Directors. He is our first external Board Member and will collaborate closely with the founder and executive team to help Milagro achieve our long-term strategies and goals.
Kendall Ware, age 34, is the former President, Chief Brand Officer of Cinnabon and Carvel and was responsible for all elements of brand management for the two specialty brands and their 1,300+ locations in North America, including strategic growth, innovation, franchise operations and marketing.
He has 17 years of leadership experience in growing brands, building strong teams, and improving operations as a strategic business and franchising leader. Each year, he speaks at various hospitality and franchise industry conferences as well as serving as an advisor for emerging brands. He has also invested in other brands as a franchisee along the way. This gives Kendall a unique perspective from both sides of the relationship that will help Milagro's all-in-one technology platform deliver on the specific needs of a small business owner or an enterprise level organization.
Prior to being an executive at Focus Brands, leading their two most iconic brands, Ware at the age of 30 became the President and Chief Operating Officer of Orange Leaf, a 200+ location treat franchise with presence in 30 states, Australia, Dubai, and Mexico. Ware, along with members of his Orange Leaf leadership team, co-founded Humble Donut Co., a mini donut and craft coffee franchise that served as a co-brand solution to maximize revenue potential. To further maximize efficiency through shared services and increase overall valuation, Ware also acquired Old School Bagel and launched their first franchising program.
At Orange Leaf, his efforts helped the company turnaround a seven-year sales decline by achieving positive comp sales for two consecutive years, increased AUV and significantly improved franchisee satisfaction.
In late 2020, Ware initiated and led the sale of Orange Leaf and Humble Donut Co. to Brix Holdings/JAMCO Interests, the parent company of Red Mango, Smoothie Factory and Friendly's.
"We are overjoyed to have such a young and visionary voice on our board. We strongly believe that the addition of such a forward-thinking leader and industry expert will enable Milagro to deliver on its mission to change the restaurant industry and revolutionize the way brands engage with their guests," says Hamed Mazrouei, Founder & CEO of Milagro.
About Milagro
Milagro has created a revolutionary POS platform that serves as a gateway to unlock actionable data about your guests and automatically converts it into individualized marketing campaigns to drive more traffic. One vendor, one platform, one dashboard that helps you manage, market, and grow your restaurant. Milagro creates a profile for every guest automatically, identifying their preferences to individually and effectively deliver the experience they desire while measuring the ROI of each campaign. Milagro's customizable technology platform includes Point-of-Sale, AI Marketing Automation, Employee Scheduling, Wait List & Reservations, Guest Experience Survey, Online Ordering, Digital Menu & Mobile Payments, Gift Cards, Loyalty, PCI Compliance, Managed Network Security and more. For more information visit www.MilagroCorp.com
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Which headphones are best for exercising outside?
Choosing the right pair of headphones for exercise takes a little extra time, especially if you work out in the great outdoors. You may want to be aware of your surroundings, such as other people or traffic, or you may want to drown out the sounds of the gym with a noise-canceling feature. Whether you prefer on-ear headphones, earbuds or bone conduction technology, there are plenty of models available with great sound quality, reasonable prices, advanced features or some combination of the three.
Best earbuds for outdoor exercise
Earbuds are a go-to style for indoor and outdoor exercise, mainly because they’re compact, lightweight and often connect to your smartphone easily via BlueTooth. No matter your budget, there are plenty of great in-ear models to choose from, many of which are versatile enough to wear just about anywhere. Compared to other exercise-friendly headphone styles, earbuds generally offer more premium features, such as advanced Bluetooth codecs and active noise canceling.
These true wireless earbuds have it all, including a secure fit, great sound quality and active noise canceling. It also has an optional transparency mode that lets you hear your surroundings. You can opt for the Elite 7 Active, which is Jabra’s more premium option. It has slightly better battery life and sound quality but is more expensive and doesn’t support the aptX codec.
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If you want several advanced features without spending a fortune, consider these updated in-ear headphones from Anker. Their multimode noise cancellation offers indoor, outdoor and transport settings that block out different sounds. These modes allow you to enjoy your music while being aware of what’s happening around you.
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Whether you’re running in the woods or lifting at the gym, the Powerbeats Pro are some of the most comfortable and secure earbuds available. Thanks to their powerful Apple H1 processor, they deliver great audio and enhanced bass response.
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These are great general-purpose earbuds for anyone who wants to save a little money. While they lack most advanced features, they have a long battery life, are lightweight and use Bluetooth 5.2 for a robust wireless connection.
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Anyone who has trouble with earbuds staying in their ears should consider this option from Anker due to their comfortable ear hooks. They’re completely waterproof, with an IP68 rating, so they’ll hold up even if you get caught in heavy rain.
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From one of the most well-known headphone manufacturers, these are a great choice if you value premium sound quality in addition to comfort and convenience. If you want active noise canceling, however, you’ll have to invest in their more expensive relative, the Bose QuietComfort earbuds.
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Best on-ear headphones for outdoor exercise
Over-ear headphones generally don’t work as well for exercise because they’re bulky and hot. On-ear headphones, however, are ideal for people who dislike the fit and feel of earbuds. If you’re one of those people, there are some excellent on-ear models specifically designed for breathability and comfort during exercise. Another benefit of on-ear headphones is that you can hear more of your surroundings.
If you don’t like earbuds, the Adidas RPT-01 should be at the top of your list due to the removable and washable knit ear cushions. They are well-ventilated, and the IPX4 rating means they’re resistant to sweat. The control knob is easy to use, even when you’re exercising.
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Ideal for those with small ears, the Fit 500 is compact and weighs just over 5 ounces. They’re equipped with nano-coating that can repel a significant amount of water, and they’re incredibly affordable too.
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These are one of the extremely rare on-ear models that boasts active noise canceling, which makes them more versatile than much of the competition. If you don’t need noise canceling and want to save money, consider their more affordable option, the JBL Tune 500BT.
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Best bone conduction headphones for outdoor exercise
Bone conduction technology creates a different sound than normal headphones. Instead of pumping sound directly into your ears, they send vibrations through the bone and cartilage in the sides of your head. As a result, bone conduction headphones let 100% of outside sounds pass through, so you’ll be aware of your surroundings.
The downside of bone conduction is that they don’t deliver much bass, and if your headphones don’t fit right, you’ll have trouble hearing some genres of music. On the other hand, bone conduction headphones are great for vocal-centric music or podcasts and perfect for passing the time while running or lifting weights.
These are the most refined model yet from the premier manufacturer of bone conduction headphones, and they offer a better fit. They have a better overall sound than any others on the market. The only drawback is that they’re relatively expensive.
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If you want bone conduction headphones but don’t want to spend a fortune, this is an effective pair that’s sweat-resistant, moisture-resistant and uses Bluetooth 5.0. Their six-hour battery life will last you through your longest workouts.
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The Acreo OpenBuds lie somewhere between bone conduction and typical wireless earbuds. They use more traditional dynamic drivers like normal headphones but lack the ear tips that many find uncomfortable. These earbuds do a better job of transmitting bass than normal bone conduction does.
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Nigerian atheist sentenced to 24 years in 'blasphemy' case
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Nigerian atheist activist Mubarak Bala, detained in April 2020, was sentenced Tuesday to 24 years after pleading guilty to 18 charges in a blasphemy case that had been widely condemned by UN experts and international rights groups.
The 37-year-old was accused of writing Facebook posts criticising Islam and its prophet, which the court said were capable of breaching public peace in the conservative Muslim north where sharia law is enforced alongside common law.
"The court hereby sentences Muhammad Mubarak Bala to 24 years... This will take into consideration the time he served awaiting trial," Kano-based judge Faruk Lawan said.
His lawyer James Ibor objected to the guilty plea and asked the judge if he could talk to his client, a request that was accepted.
"I wanted to be sure he was under no influence or intimidation," Ibor said, and that his client understood "the implication of his plea."
When the court resumed, the defence counsel said its client wanted to change the plea which it believed was the result of frustration after two years in custody.
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But Bala rejected his own lawyer's statement, and again pleaded guilty.
UN rights experts and other groups had already condemned his detention and demanded his release, saying the case risked tainting fundamental human rights in Africa's most populous country.
Power and influence
As president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, Bala was an advocate for freedom of religion and against Islamic extremists in the country.
From a religious family and environment himself, people close to him say he fully knew the risks he was taking, opposing northern clerics who yield significant power and influence.
In 2014, Bala was forcibly admitted by his own family to a psychiatric ward for 18 days because he said he did not believe in God.
Despite that experience, Bala redoubled his activism in the years that followed, using social media to share his views.
Looking in good health as he appeared in court in a white short-sleeve shirt, he said he was "pleading for mercy and leniency."
"The intention of the posts was not to cause violence but I have realised they are capable of causing violence. I will take care in the future," he said.
The judge asked the defendant if he was pressured to plead guilty or promised anything if he did so, to which Bala said no. Faruk Lawan also asked him if he knew the implication of his plea. "Punishment," replied the defendant.
'Immense pressure'
Founder of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, Leo Igwe, said the ruling undermined "the rights of people who are not religious to express their mind freely."
"Today is a very sad day for humanism, human rights and freedom because Nigeria through the court ruling has decided to identify with tyranny," Igwe told AFP.
According to the rights activist, Bala was "under immense pressure... to plead guilty as the only way for him to gain freedom... from family members and members of the Islamic establishment."
The judge said Bala was "free to believe in his ideology" but that it "does not give him the right to insult other religious beliefs in a way capable of breaching public peace."
"The court hopes this (ruling) will serve as deterrent," said Lawan.
As a first time offender and considering the guilty plea, Ibor tried to argue for a lesser sentence, but wasn't successful.
The plea cannot be changed but Bala could decide to appeal the length of the sentence.
"What is possible to challenge at appeal is the sentence," said Ibor. "The length of time is outrageous."
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(NEXSTAR) – If you use Twitter you’ve likely found yourself face to face with a spelling error in one of your tweets but, with no way to edit it, you couldn’t do anything about it. Could that be changing?
Twitter does offer an ‘undo’ button to its Twitter Blue subscribers, which allows users to cancel a tweet before anyone else sees it. But even being a paying subscriber doesn’t give you access to a simple edit button. Currently, if you want to change a tweet, you’d have to delete and rewrite it, or correct it in a thread.
On Monday, after becoming the social media platform’s largest outside stakeholder, Elon Musk tweeted a poll asking followers if they wanted an edit button. Within an hour of the poll being posted, the majority of voters selected “yse” rather than “on.”
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal retweeted Musk’s poll, saying, “The consequences of this poll will be important. Please vote carefully,” copying a March tweet by Musk.
Tweets and polls aside, Twitter did tweet on Friday, April 1 that they “are working on an edit button.” Unfortunately, considering the tweet came on April Fools’ Day, it’s unclear if Twitter is actually working on a highly requested feature.
According to Reuters, when asked whether it was real, a Twitter spokesperson told them, “We cannot confirm or deny but we may edit our statement later.”
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said in a 2020 interview with Wired that the company would “probably never” create an edit button, noting that while it would be helpful for some errors, it could give way to malicious changes to tweets.
“You might send a tweet and then someone might retweet that, and then an hour later you completely change the content of that tweet and that person that retweeted the original tweet is now retweeting and rebroadcasting something completely different,” Dorsey said. “So that’s something to watch out for.”
Twitter finally getting an edit button may also be something to watch out for.
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Here are the latest, unofficial returns from California by county in
the special election for U.S. House District 22 Unexpired Term .
AP Elections 04-05-2022 10:00
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Here are the latest, unofficial returns from California by county in
the special election for U.S. House District 22 Unexpired Term .
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Ivanka Trump to Testify to House Panel Investigating Jan. 6 Attack
WASHINGTON — Ivanka Trump, former President Donald J. Trump’s eldest daughter, who served as one in all his senior advisers, plans to testify on Tuesday earlier than the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in response to an individual conversant in the matter.
Ms. Trump was one in all a number of aides who tried to steer the president to name off the violence that in the end injured greater than 150 law enforcement officials and despatched lawmakers and Vice President Mike Pence fleeing for security, in response to proof gathered by the committee.
The schedule for her testimony, which was reported earlier by NBC, comes days after her husband, Jared Kushner, who was additionally a prime adviser to Mr. Trump, sat for an interview and supplied what one member of the panel described as “valuable” and “helpful” information.
“There were some things revealed, but we’ll just share that a little later,” Representative Bennie Thompson, Democrat of Mississippi and the chairman of the committee, stated of Mr. Kushner’s testimony.
Ms. Trump and Mr. Kushner are among the many highest-ranking Trump White House officers to testify earlier than the committee. The interviews have been closed to the general public because the panel conducts its work in secret.
Ms. Trump’s attorneys have been in talks with the committee since January, when it sent her a letter requesting voluntary testimony. In the letter, dated Jan. 20, the committee stated it had heard from Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant normal who was Mr. Pence’s nationwide safety adviser. Mr. Kellogg had described Mr. Trump’s refusal to sentence the violence because the mob engulfed the Capitol, regardless of White House officers — together with Ms. Trump, a minimum of twice — urging him to take action, the letter stated.
Mr. Kellogg testified that the president had rejected entreaties from him in addition to from Mark Meadows, his chief of workers, and Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary. Mr. Kellogg then appealed to Ms. Trump to intervene.
“She went back in, because Ivanka can be pretty tenacious,” Mr. Kellogg testified.
Mr. Kellogg additionally testified that he and Ms. Trump had witnessed a phone name within the Oval Office on the morning of Jan. 6 through which Mr. Trump pressured Mr. Pence to go together with a plan to throw out electoral votes for Joseph R. Biden Jr. when Congress met to certify the Electoral College outcomes. The name to Mr. Pence was a part of an effort to invalidate the 2020 election and provides Mr. Trump an opportunity to remain in workplace.
Mr. Kellogg instructed the committee that the president had accused Mr. Pence of not being “tough enough” to overturn the election. Ms. Trump then stated to Mr. Kellogg, “Mike Pence is a good man,” Mr. Kellogg testified.
The committee has interviewed greater than 800 witnesses and plans to interview dozens extra. Mr. Thompson instructed reporters on Monday that he had approved 5 further subpoenas that day.
Capitol Riot’s Aftermath: Key Developments
Ivanka Trump to testify. The former president’s daughter, who served as one in all his senior advisers, plans to testify before the Jan. 6 House committee. Ms. Trump was within the West Wing as a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol. She is alleged to have tried to steer her father to name off the rioters.
Mr. Thompson stated the committee had dominated out a subpoena for Mr. Pence, citing “significant information” it had obtained from two of his aides, Marc Short and Greg Jacob.
“There won’t be a subpoena,” Mr. Thompson stated, including, “We’ve been able to validate a lot of the statements attributed to President Trump and the vice president without his specific testimony.”
“There’s no effort on the part of the committee to get him to come in,” he stated of Mr. Pence, including: “We initially thought it would be important, but at this point we know that people broke in here and wanted to hang him. We know that his security detail had to protect him in an undisclosed location in the Capitol. We know the people who tried to get him to change his mind, about the count and all of that. So what is it we need?”
Mr. Thompson additionally indicated that the panel wouldn’t be more likely to name Mr. Trump as a witness.
“I don’t know anything else we could ask Donald Trump that the public doesn’t already know,” Mr. Thompson stated. “He ran his mouth for four years.”
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Motherhood and a later menopause may cut the risk of women developing dementia, study claims
- George Institute for Global Health studied 273,240 Brits' medical records
- Entering menopause before 47 is linked with a 43% higher chance of dementia
- Claim higher incidence of dementia in women could be down to hormones
Motherhood and a later menopause could reduce the risk of women developing dementia.
A woman with no children is 18 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than a mother-of-two, a study of more than half a million people has found.
Dementia is also 32 per cent more likely in a woman who naturally enters the menopause at the age of 47, compared to one whose menopause comes later at the age of 50.
Pregnancy and longer child-bearing years before the menopause could help to ward off dementia by exposing a woman to more oestrogen within her lifetime.
The hormone, at the right level in the body, can help to protect the brain.
That could explain an additional finding that women are 20 per cent less likely to develop dementia if they have previously taken the contraceptive pill.
Women who go through menopause early are more likely to get dementia, a study by the George Institute for Global Health headquartered in Australia claimed today
The pill, which alters hormone levels, may also be good for the brain.
Researchers looked at around 273,000 women and 229,000 men aged 40 to 69, from the UK, who were followed up for almost 12 years on average to see if they developed dementia.
The study set out to look specifically at women, who are more likely to get dementia than men and make up two-thirds of dementia deaths.
Researchers looked at the role of 'reproductive factors' like their age when they started the menopause, had a baby or went through puberty.
Jessica Gong, who led the study from the George Institute for Global Health in Australia, said: 'While the risk of developing dementia increases with age, we don't yet know whether the higher rates seen in women are simply because they live longer.
'But it's possible that female-specific reproductive factors may be able to explain some of the sex differences.'
Starting puberty earlier in life was linked to a reduced risk of getting dementia in the study findings.
A woman who reported getting her first period after the age of 14, compared to one who had it aged 13, was almost a fifth more likely to develop dementia.
That could be because of the oestrogen needed to produce an egg every month after going through puberty.
Starting this monthly cycle earlier could mean a longer lifetime of exposure to oestrogen, with its potentially beneficial effect on the brain.
This is also likely to be the reason that women who went through the menopause, at the age of 47 were at higher risk of dementia than those who entered the menopause aged 50.
On average, women go through the menopause between the age of 45 and 55, and every year later it comes, the more oestrogen they may have to protect their brain.
Among the people analysed by researchers, who were part of the UK Biobank study, 1,866 women developed dementia, as did 2,202 men.
Women who had been pregnant were 15 per cent less likely than those who had never been pregnant to get dementia.
But a similar reduced risk in men with children suggests this finding is not all about hormones in the body.
Having a family may simply help to keep parents' brains active and ward off dementia.
However the results suggest you can have too much of a good thing, with much larger families linked to a higher risk of dementia.
Women with four children, compared to those with only two, had a 14 per cent higher likelihood of getting dementia.
Men with four children had 26 per cent higher odds of getting dementia, compared to those with two children.
The study authors suggest too many children may lead to stress and financial hardship, which is not good for brain health.
The research, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, found no link between women taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and dementia, despite this topping up oestrogen in the body.
Having had a hysterectomy, especially if a woman also had her ovaries removed, was associated with a higher risk of getting dementia or dying from it, but this was only a significant factor for women from poorer socioeconomic groups.
The study results were based on women reporting life events like their age of puberty and menopause, which they may not have remembered accurately.
But it shows hormones and life events may reduce people's risk of dementia, and that having children may be good for both men and women.
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Following the Google for Games Dev Summit, April 2022 brings five four games to Stadia Pro in a slight decrease from the previous drop.
Update: The April 2022 games — World War Z: Aftermath, Deliver Us The Moon [delayed], City Legends: The Curse of the Crimson Shadow, Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, and Chicken Police – Paint it RED — are now available for Stadia Pro subscribers.
Friday, April 1 — appropriately — will see all the titles come to the $9.99 per month membership, starting with World War Z: Aftermath ($39.99), the first of three games launching straight to Pro:
World War Z: Aftermath is the ultimate co-op zombie shooter inspired by Paramount Pictures’ blockbuster film, and the next evolution of the original hit World War Z that has now captivated over 15 million players. Turn the tide of the zombie apocalypse on consoles and PC with full cross-play. Join up to three friends or play on your own with AI teammates against hordes of ravenous zombies in intense story episodes across new zombie-ravaged locations around the world. Take back Vatican City in an epic confrontation in Rome, and join forces with survivors in Russia’s snowbound Kamchatka peninsula.
Deliver Us The Moon and City Legends: The Curse of the Crimson Shadow ($19.99) round out that trio:
Deliver Us The Moon is a Sci-Fi thriller set in an apocalyptic near future where Earth’s natural resources are depleted. In an effort to solve the energy crisis, global powers created the World Space Agency and secured a promising new source of energy on the moon.
As a renowned horror author, you’re no stranger to terrifying tales. But this time, your search for inspiration has put you in the path of a dangerous legendary spirit! After watching a strange video about the Crimson Shadow, the specter himself is set on claiming you for his own, and you’re not the only one he’s after. You’ll need to delve into the history of the Order of Witches and uncover their ties with the famed phantom to escape his clutches in time. Do you have what it takes? Find out in this chilling Hidden-Object Puzzle adventure!
There’s also Ys IX: Monstrum Nox ($59.99) and Chicken Police – Paint it RED ($19.99):
Adol Christin is cursed by a mysterious woman and becomes a Monstrum, a powerful being who can exorcise monsters. To escape from the city of Balduq, he must ally with five other Monstrums, each with their own unique Gifts, and stop the Grimwald Nox, a shadowy dimension on the verge of overflowing into the real world.
Sonny Featherland and Marty MacChicken were once a legendary detective-duo, called the Chicken Police. But that was almost a decade ago, and time had ruthlessly passed them by. Now Sonny and Marty are forced to work together on a case that is weirder than anything they’ve ever encountered before!
This month sees four claimable games leave — for prospective subscribers — Stadia Pro: Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA, Moonlighter, DreamWorks Spirit Lucky’s Big Adventure, and Crayta: Premium Edition.
The count now stands at 52 titles after the additions/subtractions:
Wave Break, HITMAN – The Complete First Season, République, Cake Bash, Destroy All Humans!, Journey to the Savage Planet, Epistory – Typing Chronicles, PixelJunk Raiders, It Came From Space And Ate Our Brains, Terraria, Killer Queen Black, Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince, Kemono Heroes, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III, The Darkside Detective, FLOOR KIDS, Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager, Hundred Days – Winemaking Simulator, Blue Fire, Control Ultimate Edition, GRIME, Foreclosed, PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay, ARK: Survival Evolved, Unto the End, The Falconeer: Warrior Edition, Hello Engineer, Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, Wavetale, TRANSFORMERS: BATTLEGROUNDS, Wreckfest, Darksiders 3, Bloodstained, Shantae: Risky’s Revenge, Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark, DreamWorks Dragons: Dawn of the New Riders, Life Is Strange Remastered, Life Is Strange: Before The Storm Remastered, Nanotale – Typing Chronicles, Merek’s Market, One Hand Clapping, PHOGS!, Race with Ryan: Road Trip Deluxe Edition, Adam Wolfe, Dawn of the Monsters, Darksiders Genesis, Darkwood, World War Z: Aftermath, Deliver Us The Moon, City Legends: The Curse of the Crimson Shadow, Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, Chicken Police – Paint it RED
The latest Pro titles go live at midnight PT. You can visit the Store on Android, iOS, or web to claim the Stadia Pro April 2022 games. They will join the Pro games carousel or you can manually find the listing.
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LOS ANGELES, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boutique Los Angeles law firm Reuben Raucher & Blum announced that Partner Stephanie Blum has been named to the National Law Journal's 2022 list of "Family Law Trailblazers," published today.
National Law Journal says it compiles a list of professionals who have moved the needle in the legal industry, attorneys "that are truly trailblazers." The special report features for each of the honorees, examples of their pioneer spirit, trails blazed and future explorations.
Blum, a Certified Family Law Specialist who has practiced exclusively in the area of Family Law for 25 years, was selected for her work supporting those who face the turmoil, uncertainty and challenges of divorce. The publication reveals that experiencing her parent's difficult divorce as a child is part of the genesis of Blum's trailblazing path. "Not only can I help guide my clients through what can be one of the difficult times in their lives," says Blum, "but I can also help make a difference in the lives of their children."
The publication says that partnership and responsiveness are what sets Blum apart from other divorce attorneys. "I believe that clients should understand the pros and cons of their options since their decisions have lifelong impact," Blum says in the feature. "I support my clients' efforts to mediate their disputes. However, if that is not possible, I will fight aggressively to ensure my client's rights are protected."
A Cornell University graduate and USC School of Law alumna, Blum speaks regularly before professional organizations on various aspects of family law. She has frequently appeared on radio and television shows and co-authored the book "Divorce and Finances: Know your Rights Clearly and Quickly." Blum has been featured and quoted in publications and print, such as Variety, CBSMarketWatch.com, People Magazine, US Weekly and the Los Angeles Daily Journal and she is a Contributing Expert to Living Brentwood Magazine on family law topics.
In 2022, the Daily Journal named Blum to its list of Top Family Law Attorneys. Last year, she was selected by the Los Angeles Times as an "Inspirational Women Award" nominee and was honored by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a "Leader in Law." Blum has been recognized by Southern California Super Lawyers as a "Top Rated Family Lawyer" for the past 10 years.
REUBEN RAUCHER & BLUM has earned widespread recognition as a boutique litigation and family law firm representing a broad spectrum of clients. The firm has an outstanding track record in resolving complex disputes for its clients through mediation and other settlement methods, but also has obtained multi-million dollar results, as well as total vindication and recovery of attorney's fees when representing the defense. For more information, please visit https://www.rrbattorneys.com/.
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Claudio Santoro's fourteen symphonies represent the largest and most significant set of works in the genre ever composed in Brazil. Written between 1940 and 1989, they cover most of the composer's different aesthetic phases, and offer a comprehensive and detailed survey of the way in which his music evolved over the years. Santoro began his musical training in his native city of Manaus. An extremely talented violinist, he received a local government scholarship to continue his studies in Rio de Janeiro, and his earliest works date from this period.
His first symphony, written in 1940, when he was just twenty-one and had not yet begun to study composition in any formal way, impressed the German musician and teacher Hans-Joachim Koellreutter, leader of the 'Musica Viva' movement, made up of young composers seeking out new directions in which to take Brazilian music in line with the European avant-garde of the time. In the late 1940s however, Santoro's music took a radical turn as a result of his political-ideological convictions and his role as the Brazilian delegate to the 1948 Prague Congress of Progressive Composers, whose final manifesto urged composers to avoid excessive subjectivity and look to their national folk traditions for inspiration.
The works Santoro wrote during the 1950s were influenced by his search for a more direct and immediately communicative idiom, an effect he achieved by using national elements. During that decade, he composed four symphonies, of which the Fifth and Seventh were the most imposing in scale.
Listen — Santoro: Andante mosso - Allegro moderato (Symphony No 5)
(8.574402 track 1, 4:54-5:48) ℗ 2022 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd :
Santoro's Fifth Symphony was composed in 1955 and premiered the following year by the Rio de Janeiro Orquesta Sinfonica do Theatro Municipal, under the baton of the composer. Although this is one of the central works of Santoro's Brazilian phase and draws on folk-based material, his way of using this material is very different from the solutions employed by other composers of the period, in that he applies a more abstract approach, with no thought of reproducing traditional music or recreating the atmosphere of folk or other traditional forms.
Santoro's national decade was essentially rounded off by his Seventh Symphony, written in London in 1959 for a contest sponsored by Brazil's Ministry of Education and Culture to commemorate the completion of the construction of the country's new capital 'Brasília', officially inaugurated in April 1960. One of the longest and most complex of all Santoro's symphonies, this was also one of the composer's own favourite works and seems to point to the importance the city went on to have in his life in the decades to come.
Although it is not programmatic as such, the symphony does reflect with great intensity the historic moment at which it was composed, and, above all, the visions of modernity associated with the building of the new capital city. The Seventh Symphony was premiered in 1964 in Berlin, with Santoro himself at the helm of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. In the short space of time since its composition, however, as with the transitions between the previous decades – and as would also be the case with each of those to come before his death – Santoro had already gone through another turbulent period, experiencing a series of events that would have a profound impact on his music: the building of the Berlin Wall, the founding of the University of Brasilia, whose music department he established in 1962, and the military coup in Brazil in early 1964.
By that point, his music, as foreshadowed in the finale of the Seventh Symphony, was already heading in new directions. Indeed, for the rest of the decade up until his death in 1989 aged seventy, Santoro would be led into unchartered territory just like any other contemporary Brazilian composer. This is music by a restless and versatile composer who lived during a time of great changes, both in his country and in the world in general, so his compositions reflect all of this turmoil and his obsessive quest to be an artistic prophet of his day. This music is challenging in the extreme, but passionately and intensely executed by Neil Thomson and his Brazilian ensemble, the Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra.
Listen — Santoro: Allegro molto (Symphony No 7, Brasília)
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The good news is that this issue is the first volume of a projected cycle of all the Santoro Symphonies from the Naxos label. As in such previous undertakings, Naxos has always regaled us with invaluable collections that have enriched our knowledge of many a rare repertoire. I have no doubt that this 'Santoro' voyage will be a triumph as well.
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These are America's favorite pickup trucks
The truck sales race is closer than usual
Pickup inventories are down and prices up due to the ongoing parts shortages slamming the auto industry, especially semiconductors, but there still has to be a best-seller.
First quarter results have been reported and the winner is clear, but the truck sales race is one of the closest ever.
The Ford F-Series retained its traditional top spot despite seeing a 31% drop in sales with 140,701 of the full-size trucks delivered to customers during the first three months of 2022.
Ram had the second-best selling truck for the first time for all of 2021 and has held onto that position with 127,116 so far this year, not far ahead of the Chevrolet Silverado's tally
121,107.
However, when you add sales of the GMC Sierra, the Silverado's mechanical clone, GM's total was 177,724.
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The list could shake up soon, however, as all of the automakers are seeing a small improvement in semiconductor supplies.
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NEW YORK, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Euclid Transactional, LLC ("Euclid Transactional"), a global managing general agent focused on transactional insurance, announced today that Hudson Insurance Group ("Hudson") and Westfield Insurance will participate in its North American program and current partner Zurich North America has agreed to increase its committed capacity. The new and expanded insurance carrier support will raise Euclid Transactional's maximum per-deal underwriting limit of liability to $90 million.
Hudson and Westfield join Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, SCOR, Aspen, Zurich North America and CNA in supporting Euclid Transactional's global team, which specializes in representations and warranties, tax and contingent insurance underwriting and claims handling services.
Jay Rittberg, Managing Principal of Euclid Transactional, commented, "With use of transactional insurance at record levels, we are grateful to have support from a world class panel of creditworthy insurance carrier partners. The addition of Hudson and Westfield and increased capacity from Zurich will enhance our ability to deliver thoughtful, commercial solutions to our valued clients."
Christopher Gallagher, President and CEO of Hudson Insurance Group, noted, "We support several affiliated Euclid programs. Our first program relationship with Euclid incepted in 2003. We are excited to expand on this core relationship by being a part of the panel that will allow Euclid Transactional to continue to focus on best-in-class execution on transactions."
"Euclid Transactional is a leader in the growing transactional insurance market and well positioned to help our clients with their M&A deals," stated Jack Kuhn, President of Westfield Specialty. "Westfield looks forward to supporting Euclid's talented team through this partnership."
John N. Colis, President and CEO of Euclid Insurance Services and a Director on the Board of Directors of Euclid Transactional, noted, "It is fantastic to have Hudson on yet another Euclid program and to welcome Westfield to Euclid Transactional's panel of A.M. Best rated A or better carriers."
Euclid Transactional has increased in scale significantly since its inception in 2016 and today features a team of more than 120 members across offices in New York, Chicago, Toronto, London, Frankfurt, Stockholm, and Copenhagen. The company recently expanded its tax and middle market practices in 2021 and now has the largest fully dedicated U.S.-based tax insurance underwriting team in the transactional insurance space.
Since its founding in 2016, Euclid Transactional has underwritten nearly 4,000 policies and insured deals with a combined value of over $3 trillion.
About Euclid Transactional
Euclid Transactional, LLC is a managing general agency specializing in the underwriting of representations & warranties, tax liability, contingent liability and other transactional insurance coverages. Operated by one of the industry's largest teams of experienced underwriters and claims executives, Euclid Transactional provides the size and security of a large insurer with the customer service of a boutique. The firm has offices in New York, London, Chicago, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Toronto, and offers full-service underwriting for deals across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Euclid Transactional is an affiliate of Euclid Insurance Services, a program administrator that provides its partners with advisory, accounting, information technology and human resource services. Euclid Transactional's insurance capacity is provided by premier insurers, all of which are rated AM Best A (Excellent) or better.
About Hudson Insurance Group
Hudson Insurance Group is a market-leading specialty insurer that offers a wide range of property and casualty insurance products to corporations, professional firms and individuals through retailers, wholesalers and program administrators. Headquartered in New York City with offices throughout the U.S. and in Vancouver, Canada, Hudson underwrites specialty primary and excess insurance on both an admitted and non-admitted basis. Its companies are rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best, Financial Size Category XV. Hudson Insurance Group is the U.S. Insurance Division of the Odyssey Group, a leading global provider of reinsurance and specialty insurance. Odyssey Group is a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. For more information, visit hudsoninsgroup.com.
About Westfield Insurance
Westfield Specialty Insurance Company offers innovative insurance solutions to help customers manage risk and safeguard the value of their business. Westfield Specialty is backed by Westfield, one of the nation's leading property and casualty insurers with proven financial strength and over 2200 employees in the U.S. Westfield has an "A" XV ("Excellent") rating by A.M. Best Company, Inc. Learn more about Westfield at www.westfieldinsurance.com.
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Woman Bans Friend From Wedding for Being ‘Jealous’ She’s Marrying Her Ex
A bride's wedding day is one of the most special moments in her life.
Emotions run high in the months, weeks, days and even moments before the nuptials.
One woman wasn't going to allow her friend to ruin her special day, so when the pal in question started making "sly digs" at her the day before the celebration, she banned her from the wedding.
The anonymous bride took to Reddit to explain instead of having traditional bachelor and bachelorette parties, she gathered friends, her soon-to-be husband and his friends together for a pre-nuptial party.
After drinking a little too much, one of the woman's friends, named Abby, spilled she had dated the bride's beau when they were teens and started to make little comments about their wedding arrangements.
"We rented a castle for our wedding, and we have a friend Abby who honestly had a drink in her hand all of yesterday," she wrote, according to the Mirror. "My fiancé, James, took the guys out on the grounds for paintball that he had previously planned with the owner and we went to a spa."
"Don't get me wrong we were drinking, but it was at most two glasses of champagne as we were saving ourselves for the evening. Abby must have had around eight glasses," the bride continued. "She then went on to say how she 'dated James in high school' and how she's in her own words 'like so happy for us' while she said giving me the stink eye and nearly walking into the door."
It was when the evening came, however, that Abby's comments started to get nastier. For instance, she apparently told the bride and groom their wedding was "doomed" because they saw each other the night before the wedding.
"The night came and she kept making sly digs. We had a big drink and a dinner at the castle for everyone, no separate things. She kept saying how we were doomed because I saw him before our wedding," the bride-to-be detailed. "She loudly asked him if I'm pregnant and if that's why he was marrying me."
Abby's abhorrent behavior continued: "She also started taking photos of the castle saying how fake everything is. How rude of her!"
Ultimately, Abby was uninvited to the wedding.
"I told her not to come tomorrow. I said she's only invited because she follows her brother everywhere like some lost puppy and that we felt sorry for her. I don't care what she does, I don't want her at our wedding at all. Not even the party," she wrote, noting her fiancé supported her decision. "James backed me up and she looked at him, asked if he was serious and then ran off."
After Abby was banned from the wedding she kept "telling everyone" the woman was a "bridezilla."
Reddit users backed up the bride-to-be, letting her know that she made the right choice by banning Abby from the ceremony.
"You can’t have somebody that toxic attending what will be one of the happiest days of your life. She will get drunk again and spoil your wedding. Actions have consequences. Abby uninvited herself from your wedding," one user wrote according to the outlet, while another commented: "She sounds jealous. I personally would have loved being invited to a castle! Enjoy your day and forget about her. She did this to herself."
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CHICAGO, Ill. — Last week, a district in Florida said it was forced to cut school bus routes due to the ongoing problem of recruiting and retaining drivers. Thousands of those high school students will lose their bus rides this fall.
From California and Iowa to Virginia and Florida, schools are having to make tough choices about how to keep the wheels on the bus going round and round.
The deepening shortage of bus drivers has districts adjusting which routes to keep and how many students they can bus in.
“You just saw it all over the country, there were districts that had to go remote because they didn't have bus drivers. There were districts that reduced service and increased walk boundaries,” said Joanna McFarland, CEO and founder of HopSkipDrive, a school ride service that operates a fleet of cars and SUVs in ten states.
“We've had a driver shortage in this country for ten plus years. I think the pandemic really exacerbated that,” said McFarland.
Bus driver vacancies remain unfilled across the country as aging drivers are retiring in droves.
According to a newly released survey from HopSkipDrive, 88% of survey respondents said the bus driver shortage is the biggest transportation issue they face – a 10% increase from last year. 67% said they saw a direct link between access to transportation and attendance in their district.
“If you can't get to school, you can't get to learning. And unfortunately, we see that that chronic absenteeism tends to hit our more vulnerable populations,” said McFarland.
“We largely have been using sort of the same one size fits all transit solution of a yellow school bus for over 80 years,” said Emily Anne Gullickson, founder and CEO of A for Arizona.
The nonprofit education advocacy group recently administered a first-in-the-nation state grant program to fund alternative student transportation options.
“The reality is it's been a barrier for many families, especially working-class and low-income families for a long time. We know families with means have had transit options for years. And so, it's also time we finally have that conversation,” said Gullickson.
Recruitment appears to be the top problem. According to the survey low pay, early retirement, and ongoing covid health concerns remain contributing factors.
Districts around the country have raised the hourly pay and even offered signing bonuses in the thousands.
In January, the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Education announced they would allow states to waive some CDL skill requirements to help bolster school bus driver applications.
But that waiver expired in March.
“We can try to recruit more bus drivers, but I think we need to look at other ways of addressing it that may not involve more school bus drivers,” said McFarland.
School transportation insiders say more alternatives to the yellow bus like carpooling, ridesharing and shuttles.
“The fact that you can't get to school because we aren't willing to think outside the box, that's going to haunt us for a very long time,” said Gullickson.
Otherwise, more students may find themselves stranded this fall.
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LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday accused PM Imran Khan for using the platform of the National Security Committee (NSC) for his political gains.
Speaking during a press conference in Lahore, Maryam said that the PTI-led government, instead of talking about its achievements, resorted to using a “fake letter” to gain popular support.
Maryam Nawaz said why Prime Minister Imran Khan is not showing the alleged threatening letter and she went on to say that there is no such letter.
Maryam Nawaz asked why the Pakistan Envoy to US, who received the threatening letter was shifted to Brussels? She demanded to present the envoy in the SC.
Read more: Asif Zardari says PM Imran hiding behind threat letter
Maryam Nawaz said that the declaration of the NSC did not mention the alleged foreign plot to topple Imran Khan’s government and urged the establishment to clarify its position on the issue.
Earlier, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has also urged Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major General Babar Iftikhar to clarify whether the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting declare the 197 members of the National Assembly traitors and part of the foreign conspiracy.
Taking to Twitter, Bilawal asked, “Can foreign office or defense ministry produce any official correspondence between 7-27th on foreign sazish[conspiracy].”
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NSC meeting
On March 31, the 37th meeting of NSC took place at the PM Office with PM Imran Khan in the chair, where National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf briefed the committee on the formal communication of a senior official of a foreign country to Pakistan’s ambassador in the said country during a formal meeting.
The Pakistani ambassador “duly conveyed” the message of the foreign official to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the statement had reported.
Former federal ministers of defence, energy, information and broadcasting, interior, finance, human rights, planning, development and special initiatives, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Services Chiefs, NSA, and senior officers attended the meeting.
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BRUSSELS — The European Union says 19 Russian diplomats are being expelled from Belgium.
The move comes amid blistering criticism of Russia’s war in Ukraine and discussions on a new set of sanctions targeting the Kremlin for the Feb. 24 invasion of its neighbor.
“I decided to designate persona non grata a number of officials of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the EU for engaging in activities contrary to their diplomatic status,” said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in a video statement Tuesday.
He said the Russian envoy was being summoned to the EU to explain the move.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Ukraine's leader to brief top UN body on alleged massacres
— EU proposes Russian coal ban in new sanctions
— Japan's top envoy brings back 20 Ukrainians from Poland
— Go to https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine for more coverage
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia is reducing the Russian mission in the country and expelling some Russian diplomats.
Slovenia’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the Russian ambassador has been informed of the move. The ministry says Slovenia is cutting down the number of staff at the Russian embassy in Ljubljana to the level of Slovenia’s embassy in Moscow.
While the ministry did not specify how many Russian diplomats would have to leave Slovenia, Prime Minister Janez Janša tweeted that the number would be reduced “drastically.” The STA news agency says that the Russian mission is the largest in Slovenia with 41 diplomats and other staff.
Slovenia’s foreign ministry also has conveyed to the Russian ambassador the"‘strongest protest and dismay" over the killing of civilians in Bucha and other towns in Ukraine.
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RICHMOND, Va. — Ukraine’s top cybersecurity official says cyberattacks against his country have increased in the last two weeks and there’s evidence that Russian military hackers that tried to break into Ukrainian state agencies also attempted to hack Latvian officials’ email accounts.
Victor Zhora told reporters Tuesday that a major Ukrainian telecommunications provider, Ukrtelecom, suffered an attack on March 28, but was able to restore most of the affected service within a day.
Kirill Goncharuk, Ukrtelecom’s chief information officer, said hackers used compromised credentials of an employee in Russian-occupied territory occupied to break in to his company’s network. He said the employee was okay but couldn’t disclose additional details for safety concerns.
Zhora said hackers had also recently gained access to the emails of staff at Ukraine’s foreign ministry. He said despite the increased hacking attempts in recent days, he’s not seen any successful “complicated attacks” on any Ukrainian critical infrastructure targets.
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HOUSTON — NASA’s record-setting astronaut Mark Vande Hei says he and his Russian crewmates focused on their mission, not the “heartbreaking” news unfolding in Ukraine, while serving aboard the International Space Station.
His 355-day spaceflight ended last Wednesday with a landing in Kazakhstan. He returned to Earth in a Russian Soyuz capsule with cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, the latter of whom also spent a year in orbit.
In his first news conference back on Earth, Vande Hei said Tuesday that he did not shy away from the topic with his Russian crewmates while aboard the space station. “They weren’t very long discussions, but I did ask them how they were feeling and sometimes I asked pointed questions. But our focus really was on our mission together."
Vande Hei also cleared up any misunderstandings about the yellow-with-blue-trim flight suits worn by their Russian replacements when arriving at the space station last month. Those were the school colors of their university, Vande Hei said from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and not meant as a political statement. “The folks who wore them had no idea that people would perceive that as having anything to do with Ukraine ... I think they were kind of blindsided by it.”
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UNITED NATIONS — Ukraine’s president told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes, accusing invading troops of the worst atrocities since World War II.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, making his plea via video, cited reported atrocities against civilians carried out by Russian forces in the town of Bucha on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv, saying they are no different than other terrorists like the Islamic State extremist group.
Images of slain bodies on the ground, particularly from the town of Bucha, have stirred global revulsion and led to demands for tougher sanctions and war crime prosecutions against Russia.
Zelenskyy, making his first appearance before the U.N.’s highest body, stressed there are more places in Ukraine that have suffered similar horrors. He called for a tribunal to be established that is similar to the Nuremberg tribunal set up to try war criminals after World War II.
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WARSAW, Poland — Britain's foreign secretary says her country will urge the G-7 group to impose more sanctions on Russia, saying that current sanctions have already had a “crippling effect.”
Liz Truss said in Warsaw that sanctions have already frozen $350 billion of “Putin’s war chest,” saying that makes more than 60% of Russia’s $604 billion in currency reserves unavailable.
“Our coordinated sanctions are pushing the Russian economy back to the Soviet era,” she said at a news conference with her Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau.
She observed that Poland had seen more clearly the threat that Moscow posed in past years, even as Western countries embraced doing business with Russia.
“Poland has always been clear-eyed about Russia. You have understood Putin’s malign intent. You were right,” she said.
Truss said Britain will encourage the other G-7 countries to ban Russian ships from its ports, crack down on Russian banks, set a timetable to eliminate imports of Russian oil and gas, and try to prevent Russia from using gold to fund its war effort.
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ROME — Italian Premier Mario Draghi is demanding that Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as the Russian authorities and the Russian army “answer for their actions” in Ukraine, including the “documented massacre of civilians” in Bucha, Irpin and other Ukrainian towns.
In a speech Tuesday in Turin, Italy, Draghi said the atrocities committed in those and other Ukrainian towns “shake deep down the souls” of people who are democratic.
The war crimes “must be punished,” added Draghi. “To President Putin, I say again, ‘Put an end to the hostilities, interrupt the massacres and make a cease-fire.’”
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UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations chief says it is more urgent by the day to silence the guns in Ukraine, citing rising deaths and a new U.N. analysis indicating that 74 developing countries with a total population of 1.2 billion people are especially vulnerable to spiking food, energy and fertilizer prices.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that as a result of the global impact of Russia’s “full-fledged invasion on several fronts” of Ukraine, he said “we are already seeing some countries move from vulnerability into crisis and signs of serious social unrest.”
“The flames of conflict are fueled by inequality, deprivation and underfunding,” he said. “With all the warning signals flashing red, we have a duty to act.”
On food, Guterres urged all countries to keep markets open, resist unjustified export restrictions, make reserves available to countries at risk of hunger and famine and fund humanitarian appeals.
On energy, he said that using strategic stockpiles and reserves could help ease the energy crisis in the short-term “but the only medium- and long-term solution is to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy.”
On finance, he said “international financial institutions must go into emergency mode.” He urged the world’s 20 leading economies, the G-20, and international financial institutions “to increase liquidity and fiscal space so that governments can provide safety nets for the poorest and most vulnerable.”
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BERLIN — Germany’s foreign minister has spoken out in favor of providing Ukraine with additional weapons to defend itself against Russia.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday that “we are looking at what solutions there are, together with the EU, NATO and in particular the G-7 partners.”
She dismissed criticism that Germany wasn’t doing enough to arm Ukraine, saying “there aren’t many other countries that have supplied more (weapons).”
Baerbock spoke following a conference in Berlin on support for Moldova, a poor, small eastern European nation bordering Ukraine that has been strongly affected by the conflict.
Participants agreed to take in 12,000 Ukrainian refugees currently in Moldova, provide 71 million euros in aid and almost 700 million euros in loans to the country, and support its efforts to fight corruption and decrease its energy dependence on Russia.
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HELSINKI — Estonia and Latvia will close Russia’s consular missions in two cities each and expel a total of 27 Russian diplomats and employees currently stationed in the Baltic countries.
Estonia’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday the country decided to expel the staff of Russia’s consulates in the southern city of Tartu and border city of Narva and close the premises. The combined 14-member Russian staff, including 7 employees with diplomatic status, must leave the country by April 30, the ministry said.
The ministry’s undersecretary Mart Volmer said “there can be no talk of business as usual” with Moscow following allegations of atrocities against civilians in Ukrainian cities by Russian forces.
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rincevics said in a tweet that Latvia will close Russian consulates in Daugavpils and Liepaja and expel 13 Russian diplomats and employees.
Daugavpils is Latvia’s second largest city situated close to the border with Belarus and Lithuania in southeastern Latvia, not very far from the Russian border, and Liepaja is a major port city.
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MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that any move by foreign countries to nationalize Russian stakes in companies would be “a double-edged sword.”
“We are already hearing statements from officials about a possible nationalization of some of our assets,” he said. “How far will that get us? Let no one forget that it is a double-edged sword.”
Putin also bemoaned what he said was “administrative pressure on our company Gazprom in some European countries.” Germany on Monday put a government agency in charge of a longtime German subsidiary of Gazprom, the Russian state-controlled energy giant.
The move falls short of nationalization because the German state has not taken ownership of the shares, and it is a temporary change of administration through September.
Gazprom said last week it had cut ties with the unit but Germany says that was invalid because the identity of any new owners is unclear and the deal happened without the required government approval.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel’s prime minister says he is shocked by the gruesome images emerging from the Ukrainian town of Bucha, but he stopped short of accusing Russia of being responsible or calling the atrocities a war crime.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told reporters Tuesday that “we are, of course, shocked by the harsh scenes in Bucha. Terrible images, and we strongly condemn them.”
He said that “the images are extremely horrible. The suffering of the citizens of Ukraine is huge and we are doing everything we can to help.”
With Israel one of the few countries to have good relations with both Russia and Ukraine, Bennett has emerged as a mediator in efforts to end the war.
In order to preserve his relationship with Vladimir Putin, Bennett has been measured in his criticism of the Russian president. Instead, he has allowed Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to voice harsher condemnations.
Bennett referred reporters to the comments Monday by Lapid, who said the civilian deaths in Bucha constituted a “war crime.”
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BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says he expects more atrocities to come to light in Ukraine as Russian troops continue to retreat from areas around Kyiv.
Stoltenberg said Tuesday that “we haven’t seen everything that has taken place because Russia still controls most of these territories” around the capital. “But when and if they withdraw their troops and Ukrainian troops take over, I’m afraid they will see more mass graves, more atrocities and more examples of of war crimes.”
Stoltenberg rejected Russian assertions that the atrocities were staged.
He said that “these atrocities have taken place during a period in which Russia controlled these areas. So they are responsible. Second, we have information from many different sources.”
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BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive branch has proposed a ban on coal imports from Russia in what would be the first sanctions targeting the country’s lucrative energy industry over its war in Ukraine.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday that the EU needed to increase the pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin after what she described as the “heinous crimes” carried out around Kyiv.
Von der Leyen said the ban on coal imports is worth 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) per year. She added that the EU has already started working on additional sanctions, including on oil imports.
Von der Leyen didn’t mention natural gas. A consensus among the 27 EU member countries on targeting gas that’s used to generate electricity, heat homes and power industry would be more difficult to secure.
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MOSCOW -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the expulsions of Russian diplomats by European countries will prompt a response from Moscow and will complicate international relations.
Germany, France, Italy and Spain are among the countries which have expelled diplomats since Monday.
Peskov said that “we view negatively, we view with regret this narrowing of possibilities for diplomatic communication, diplomatic work in such difficult conditions, in unprecedent crisis conditions.”
He added that “it is short-sighted and a step which firstly will complicate our communication, which is required in order to seek reconciliation. And secondly it will inevitably lead to reciprocal steps.”
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MADRID -- Spain is joining other European Union countries in expelling Russian diplomats.
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares announced Tuesday that at least 25 diplomats and staff at the Russian Embassy in Madrid are being expelled.
He said the group represents a threat to Spain’s security and the timing of the expulsion “is a response to crimes that cannot go unpunished,” in a reference to what he said were “barbaric” Russian war crimes in Ukraine in recent days.
Albares said that evidence of massacres of civilians in areas that Russian troops recently left amounts to “a turning point which the international community cannot ignore.”
He said the full list of who is to be expelled is being finalized and may amount to more than 25 people.
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PARIS — French prosecutors say they’re opening investigations into possible war crimes committed against French nationals in Ukraine since Russian troops invaded.
The national prosecutors’ office that specializes in terrorism cases said it launched three war crimes investigations on Tuesday, against suspects yet to be identified.
French law allows prosecutors to investigate suspected war crimes committed outside of France if they involve French victims or suspects who are French or who reside in France.
The three French probes will look into suspected suspected crimes in Mariupol, Chernihiv and Hostomel.
The prosecutors’ statement said the suspected crimes could include deliberate attacks against civilians and deliberately withholding the essentials they needed to survive, physical assaults, and the deliberate destruction of civilian installations.
The statement did not explain how investigators will go about their work or give details about the suspected French victims and what happened to them.
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GENEVA — The U.N. migration agency now estimates that more than 11 million people have fled their homes in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion.
The International Organization for Migration, in its first such full assessment in three weeks, reported Tuesday that more than 7.1 million had been displaced within Ukraine as of April 1. That comes on top of the figure of more than 4 million who have fled abroad, reported by the U.N. refugee agency.
IOM said more than 2.9 million others are actively considering “leaving their place of habitual residence due to war.”
Ukraine had a pre-war population of 44 million.
The tally marked an increase from IOM’s tally in mid-March of more than 9.7 million displaced internally in Ukraine or driven abroad.
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LVIV, Ukraine — The governor of eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region has urged residents to stay inside, shut windows and doors and prepare wet face masks after a Russian strike hit a tank containing nitric acid.
Serhiy Haidai said on the messaging app Telegram Tuesday that the incident occurred near the city of Rubizhne, which the Ukrainian military says the Russians have been trying to take over. He didn’t specify what area the warning applies to.
Haidai warned that nitric acid “is dangerous if inhaled, swallowed and in contact with skin and mucous membranes.” The Russian military has not commented on the claim, and it could not be verified independently.
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BERLIN — The prime minister of Moldova says the poor eastern European nation needs major international support to cope with the influx of people fleeing neighboring Ukraine.
Natalia Gavrilita told a donor conference in Berlin on Tuesday that Moldova is hosting about 100,000 refugees from Ukraine, about a quarter of those who have entered since late February.
Gavrilita said Moldova, with a population of 2.5 million, has tried to provide refugees with decent conditions thanks to an “unprecedented mobilization” by the public and private sectors.
But she said “coping with this influx is one of the biggest challenges any Moldovan government has faced over the last three decades.”
She said that in addition to financial aid, Moldova also needs help building electricity interconnectors to Romania. She asked the European Union to open its market to agricultural imports from her country as it pivots away from Russia.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Sweden's foreign minister says the Scandinavian country is expelling three Russian diplomats.
Foreign Minister Ann Lindeannouncement on Tuesday came after Denmark and Italy said they were expelling 15 and 30 Russians, respectively. On Monday, France and Germany announced that they wer kicking out dozens of Russians with diplomatic status.
Last month, Sweden’s domestic intelligence agency, SAPO, said that “every third Russian diplomat in Sweden is an intelligence officer.”
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ROME -- The Italian Foreign Ministry says Italy is expelling 30 Russian diplomats.
Tuesday’s announcement followed expulsions by several other European countries. Germany said Monday that it was expelling 40 Russians with diplomatic status and France kicked out 35.
Germany’s interior minister said authorities attribute those who are being kicked out to Russian intelligence services. And Denmark said on Tuesday that it is expelling 15 Russian intelligence officers who worked at Russia’s Embassy in Copenhagen.
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KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine says a civilian ship is sinking in the port of the besieged city of Mariupol after Russian forces fired on it.
The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said in a statement Tuesday that the ship was struck during “shelling from the sea” by Russia, causing a fire in the engine room. The crew was rescued, including one injured crew member, it added.
The ministry said the ship was flying the flag of the Dominican Republic and posted a picture of a cargo vessel. It didn’t specify how many people were on board or the nationalities of the crew members.
Russian forces have been bombarding Mariupol for weeks as they try to tighten control over Ukraine’s southeastern coastline.
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GENEVA — An international Red Cross team has shelved for Tuesday hopes of entering the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol after being held overnight by police in a town about 20 kilometers (12 miles) to the west.
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which has been trying to get a small team into Mariupol since Friday as part of efforts to escort beleaguered civilians out and aid in, said the team held by police in Manhush was released overnight. It did not identify the nationality of the police involved, but Manhush is under Russian control.
The ICRC said in a statement that the team’s focus now is on the evacuation operation, and the “incident yesterday shows how volatile and complex the operation to facilitate safe passage around Mariupol has been for our team.”
Jason Straziuso, an ICRC spokesman, said the team was “not planning on trying to enter Mariupol today. Our team’s humanitarian efforts today are focused on helping the evacuation efforts in nearby areas.”
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark’s Foreign Ministry says the country is expelling 15 Russian intelligence officers who worked at Russia’s Embassy in Copenhagen.
The ministry said the Russian ambassador was informed of the decision on Tuesday. It said Denmark strongly condemned “Russia’s brutality against Ukrainian civilians in Bucha” and stressed that “deliberate attacks on civilians are a war crime.”
The officers have two weeks to leave Denmark. Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said “they pose a risk to our national security that we cannot ignore.”
The move came after France and Germany on Monday announced the expulsion of dozens of Russians with diplomatic status.
France plans to expel 35. The French Foreign Ministry cited national security reasons for the expulsions, saying the Russian diplomats were conducting “activities contrary to our security interests.” It gave no details.
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Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta said in February that the team made a mistake expecting a full return to form for left tackle Ronnie Stanley in 2021 and that miscalculation cost them when Stanley’s ankle injury knocked him back out after one game.
Stanley’s recovery has reportedly been going well, but last season’s experience has made the team leery of guaranteeing anything when it comes to Stanley’s role this fall. DeCosta made that much clear when asked at a Tuesday press conference about whether the tackle’s availability will impact the team’s draft plans.
“We’re not sure how Ronnie is going to rebound. We’re optimistic,” DeCosta said, via Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com.
DeCosta said that the team sees opportunities to add talented tackles throughout the draft and the need to be prepared for all eventualities with Stanley will likely have Baltimore taking a long look at some of them later this month.
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The Buncrana school was trailing 1-0 to St Attracta's CS, Tubbercurry, until the last minute of normal time, with Bria McGilloway forcing the game to extra-time.
St Attracta's were then reduced to 10 in injury-time, and the momentum was with Scoil Mhuire, who pushed on to find a winner late in the second half of extra time to avoid penalties. The South Sligo school certainly had the better of the chances in the early stages of the game, with Pixie O'Hara causing problems for the Scoil Mhuire defence.
Attracta's should have been well ahead at half-time, with Hollie Ferguson saving on numerous occasions to keep her side in the game at the half way point. Ferguson made herself big to distract O'Hara just before half-time, and O'Hara's effort was straight at the keeper from close range.
The Buncrana side were reduced to half chances in the opening stages, but the Tubbercurry side would later rue all their missed opportunities. Minutes into the second half, St Attracta's again should have been ahead. Superb work from Lauren Normanly to shake off two defenders saw her play in O'Hara, but again with just the goalkeeper to beat she couldn't get her shot on target.
On 52 minutes, the Tubbercurry side were ahead. Ferguson spilled the cross from Rebecca Doddy, with Normanly on hand to nod it into the net to put her side ahead.
Jodie Loughrey fired wide from distance, as the clock was ticking down and it looked as though it was Attracta's who were headed to the final. In the dying stages, Ferguson forced O'Hara's effort wide, but Scoil Mhuire were pushing hard for an equaliser.
Macayla Burke in the Attracta's goals had very little to do early on, but she had to come off her line in the dying seconds to make the save as Niamh Harkin was charging forward.
Superb defending from Cara King prevented Loughrey from getting in on goal, before the equaliser arrived with seconds left on the clock. A late inviting corner came to Bria McGilloway who fired with precision past Burke, to huge celebrations.
And so, extra-time arrived. And while the first half was somewhat cagey, the conditions didn't help as the rain poured down. The Sligo side were reduced to ten in the last minute of the first half of extra-time, as referee Tony McNamee felt Burke handled the ball outside the box as she made a vital save to deny McGilloway from getting through on goal.
Scoil Mhuire were knocking at the door for a winner for the second-half of extra-time, and it arrived with seconds left.
Keri Loughrey's free kick fired into the back of the net by her sister Jodie to seal a spot in the final for Scoil Mhuire.
Scoil Mhuire: Hallie Ferguson, Alana Graham, Niamh Harkin, Leah Deehan, Jodie Loughrey, Heidi Gill, Cliona O'Donnell, Keri Loughrey, Bria McGilloway, Leah mcCarron, Aine McCallion (Grace McGonigle,58).
St Attracta's: Macayla Burke, Cara King, Ciara Walsh, Eimear Hunt, Leah Walsh, Jessica Casey (Aoife Prendergast, 70+8), Ciara Brennan, Pixie O'Hara, Lauren Normanly (Rebecca Staunton, 70+6), Rebecca Doddy, Ellen Kelleher.
Referee: Tony McNamee.
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The live right arm of Yohan Ramírez remains a tantalizing and elusive grail among the many volatile “what if?” aspects of the Mariners bullpen in 2022. Let’s be honest, though. With an average BB% of 15.4% from his combined appearances in 2020 and 2021, Ramírez is ideally not Plan A, B, or C when it comes to the bullpen. But, with the loss of Casey Sadler to injury and the (spits through fingers, tosses salt over shoulder) impending avalanche of arm injuries sure to come league-wide in the wake of an abbreviated Spring Training, Ramírez stands to get plenty of opportunities to get his control woes behind him and evolve into the good kind of “effectively wild” relief pitcher the Mariners will need to compete in 2022.
Staff writer and pitching analyst Mikey Ajeto wrote about the improvements Ramírez made in 2021. By lowering his arm slot, similar to what Paul Sewald did, Ramírez added a level of deception to his delivery and to the movement on this pitches that makes life extra difficult for batters.
As Mikey notes, this arm slot change has also helped Ramírez hit the zone more regularly, which can be bad for his home run numbers if he’s too in the zone or misses his spot. But, generally speaking, being able to throw strikes when you need to is better than walking the whole world.
In five appearances in 2022 Spring Training, Ramírez has managed to keep the walk rate fairly respectable in that small sample size (5 IP) with a BB/9 of 5.4, along with 7 strikeouts. We take all ST stats with a massive grain of salt, but it’s reassuring to see things are more or less in line with where he left off.
When a pitcher gets the “effectively wild” reputation, it tends to stick for their whole career. Whenever I hear that tag, I think of two things: Fernando Rodney and the “Drunken Master” martial arts movies starring Jackie Chan. Rodney needs no introduction here at LL, but we are all aware of how pitch control issues can turn a sure victory into a demoralizing loss in a hurry. We also know about the joy of seeing a pitcher hone in control of such devastating pitches and seeing them embarrass batters with half-swings and knee-bucklers.
For those unfamiliar with the concept of Drunken Boxing, it’s a fascinating and mythologized style of Chinese martial arts in which the combatant imitates the off-kilter behavior of a drunk person. As a young preteen who was obsessed with video games like Street Fighter II and later the Tekken series, it quickly became a big deal for me whenever a new Jackie Chan movie hit the theaters in the US, starting with “Rumble in the Bronx” in 1995. In 2000, perhaps my favorite Jackie Chan movie showed up in US theatres six years after it came in Hong Kong, re-titled as “Legend of Drunken Master.” Now, teenage Eric thought this was the first time anyone had ever portrayed this style of Drunken Boxing on film, but of course it turned out that Chan had already made several movies about the style dating back to the 70’s and this was just the re-packaged, cranked-up-to-11 for American consumption version and man, I was SOLD.
Anyways, we’re in the weeds now, but hey that’s what you’re here for, right? In the movie, (and most Drunken Boxing-related movies) Chan realizes how self-destructive the style can be if/when he over-indulges and he gets into all kinds of trouble with family and friends (extremely relatable, right?) before figuring out how to “dial it in” and use the style correctly to protect himself and others. Sounds like an “effectively wild” reliever, right? Reader, I know you already got there a couple paragraphs ago, but I just like talking about Jackie Chan whenever possible, so here we are. Just watch the final fight scene before you move on, trust me. It’s nine minutes of PURE CINEMA (pinched fingers emoji).
Can Yohan Ramírez be the “Drunken Master” of the Mariners bullpen, but in a good way? Can he keep batters completely off-balance and in fear of their lives due the unpredictable path of scorching sliders and fastballs? Doing so will require Ramírez proving he can indeed hit the zone when he needs to, otherwise the walk rate will continue to climb and sad times will ensue. Here’s hoping Ramírez can regularly find that sweet spot between blackout drunk and effortlessly, beautifully buzzed whilst striking out the side during each appearance in 2022.
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Stephen A. Smith got tricked by a parody account — again — and Kevin Durant laughed at him for it.
On Monday’s episode of “First Take”, Smith cited reports as saying that things with James Harden and the Nets reached a breaking point when Kyrie Irving called him washed up.
This “scoop” came from the parody account Ballsack Sports, and Smith had already incorrectly cited the same “report” in early March.
“Damn steve,” Durant responded to a clip of the ESPN host falling for the fake report. “Got ya ass.”
Durant and Smith have a long, testy history with each other, dating back to 2015 when Durant was on the Thunder and accused Smith of lying about linking him to the Lakers. Smith responded by threatening Durant that “you don’t want to make an enemy out of me.” The two have had several frosty interactions since then.
In fairness to Smith, the Ballsack Sports account has hoodwinked numerous on-air personalities and outlets into citing its fake news as real.
The proprietor of the account, a 24-year-old from Ohio named Matt who has not publicized his last name, told the website Awful Announcing in February that “I wanted to start Ballsack Sports because I wanted to rile up as many people as possible under the most obscenely obvious satirical name. I thought I could do it. And so, I just kind of started making satirical quotes.”
“I want to be very transparent that we are not legitimate,” he said. “I don’t know if that isn’t clear.”
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Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (NYSE:HY – Get Rating)’s stock price gapped down prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $34.35, but opened at $33.44. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares last traded at $33.11, with a volume of 243 shares trading hands.
Separately, StockNews.com initiated coverage on Hyster-Yale Materials Handling in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “sell” rating on the stock.
The company has a quick ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $38.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.30.
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 22nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 8th were given a $0.322 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 7th. This represents a $1.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.86%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -12.54%.
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in Hyster-Yale Materials Handling by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 801,271 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $32,934,000 after acquiring an additional 19,692 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its holdings in shares of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 764,854 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,435,000 after purchasing an additional 75,210 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling by 48.4% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 450,129 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $18,500,000 after purchasing an additional 146,869 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Hyster-Yale Materials Handling by 31.4% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 276,447 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $13,894,000 after buying an additional 66,047 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Hyster-Yale Materials Handling by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 258,400 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $10,620,000 after buying an additional 3,527 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.00% of the company’s stock.
About Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (NYSE:HY)
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, and services a line of lift trucks, attachments, and aftermarket parts worldwide. It manufactures components, such as frames, masts, and transmissions; and assembles lift trucks. The company markets its products primarily under the Hyster and Yale brand names to independent Hyster and Yale retail dealerships.
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Pope Francis to visit Lebanon in June during economic crisis
Pope Francis will visit Lebanon in June, the presidents office said Tuesday, in an apparent show of support for the country experiencing an unprecedented economic meltdown.Francis has held special prayers for Lebanon and has repeatedly said he plans to visit the small country since the economic meltdown began in October 2019.The announcement about the visit came two days after Francis said he was still working on arranging a meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, despite that leaders seeming justification for Russias invasion of Ukraine.
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Pope Francis will visit Lebanon in June, the president's office said Tuesday, in an apparent show of support for the country experiencing an unprecedented economic meltdown.
Francis has held special prayers for Lebanon and has repeatedly said he plans to visit the small country since the economic meltdown began in October 2019.
The announcement about the visit came two days after Francis said he was still working on arranging a meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, despite that leader's seeming justification for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Francis said he wouldn't rule out traveling to Ukraine if it would help.
Speaking to reporters while returning home from Malta on Sunday, Francis said he and Patriarch Kirill were considering a possible location in the Middle East. It was not immediately clear if their meeting will be held in Lebanon. The two religious leader spoke by video on March 16. The call was all the more remarkable because Francis and Kirill have only met once — at the Havana airport in 2016 — in what was then the first encounter between a pope and Russian patriarch in over 1,000 years.
Francis' trip will be the first visit by a Pope to the Mediterranean nation since 2012, when Pope Benedict XVI paid a three-day visit to Lebanon.
President Michel Aoun's office said he received the Vatican's ambassador to Lebanon who informed him that Francis will visit in June and the exact date and schedule would be decided later.
“The Lebanese have been waiting for this visit for a long time to express their gratitude to the Pope for his stance toward Lebanon and its people,” Aoun was quoted as saying. Francis' visit will also come after a massive blast at Beirut's port on Aug. 4, 2020 that killed more than 216 people, injured over 6,000 and damaged parts of the capital. The explosion of hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate was one the largest non-nuclear blasts in history.
The visit also comes as more than 70% of Lebanon's 6 million people, including 1 million Syrian refugees, now live in poverty because of the crisis rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement by the ruling class. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 90% of its value and tens of thousands of people have lost their jobs during the crisis that the World Bank described as one of the worst the world has witnessed since the 1850s.
Francis insisted last year that Lebanon must remain a “land of tolerance and pluralism” as he welcomed the country's Christian patriarchs to the Vatican to pray for an end to the economic and political crisis that has thrown the country into chaos and threatened its Christian community.
Lebanon has the largest percentage of Christians in the Middle East and is the only Arab country with a Christian head of state. Christians make up a third of the population. The Vatican fears the country's collapse is particularly dangerous for the continued presence of its Christian community, a bulwark for the church in the Mideast.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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“When a government that’s engaged in armed conflict is blocking or limiting access to online services within their country, while they themselves continue to use those same services to advance their positions and viewpoints – that creates a harmful information imbalance”, says Yoel Roth, Head of Site Integrity at Twitter.
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LAS VEGAS, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alkame Holdings, Inc. (OTC PINK: ALKM), is pleased to provide a corporate update.
Valued shareholders,
As the first quarter of 2022 has come to an end, we would like to take this opportunity to provide an update of what has been happening with our company since our last corporate update for the fourth quarter 2021.
There are several exciting and positive updates that we are pleased to share with you.
As we mentioned in our last corporate update, one of our goals was to continue to reduce our corporate debt and we continue to do so. We recently settled a $500,000 + dispute over an equipment transaction for the West Salem Facility. We replaced that debt with a new third party $100,000 UCC-1 assumption on the equipment under the terms of our credit facility note. We also structured a deal to buyout $280,000 of equipment for the West Salem Facility and have already paid $100,000 towards that purchase. The remaining balance is to be paid by end of august 2022. Our corporate debt has been reduced by over $1,000,000 this past quarter.
We continue to work hard to increase our revenues, enabling us an opportunity to further reduce our debts from cash flow. The heightened demand for Food & Beverage co-packing and contract manufacturing line time space currently plays very well for us. With line time scarce in the industry, we are in a unique situation to be selective in the inquiries that we continue to receive from small to medium size companies, to even large major household name brands. This leads us to another of our corporate goals of increasing our revenues and cash flow situation to further reduce debt obligations.
We made major changes to our operational model this year. We no longer act as the "bank" for our customers or clients. Previously, we were purchasing our clients supplies and ingredients which constantly put a strain on our cash flow. While we will forgo top line revenue, our commitment to bottom line revenue will increase as we no longer need to finance the materials and ingredients for our clients. We still provide our clients with assistance in the sourcing and procurement with our vendors for the purchasing of these items, we no longer have to outlay the cash for those purchases.
At the end of last year we established a $1,000,000 credit facility which allows us to improve our manufacturing capabilities and footprint, as well as finance any operational requirements based on purchase orders. With that facility we have been able to reduce debt, increase our footprint, and improve our operations and production capacity.
On New Year's Eve we purchased too long-established Jam and Jelly brands, Maury Island Farms Jams and Quinn's Pepper Jellies. We have just recently begun production and have already been receiving orders and getting product ready to ship. We are very excited about entering this new market segment.
We are looking to increase our production space at the West Salem facility to expand out hot pack capabilities to compliment both our Bell Food & Beverage Plant as well as accommodate the influx of business we are currently getting for hot packed products. After a lot of hard work and investment, this facility started production in December of 2021, and we look to have hot pack capabilities in that facility by the end of 2022.
We have many more good things in the works to announce shortly, including but not limited to production and development deals with several new clients. Stay tuned.
About Alkame Holdings, Inc.
Alkame Holdings, Inc. is a publicly traded health and wellness technology holding company, with a focus on patentable, innovative, and eco-friendly consumer products. The Company's wholly owned subsidiaries manufacture products with enhanced water utilizing a proprietary technology to create products with several unique properties. The organization is diligently building a strong foundation through the launch and acquisition of appropriate business assets, and by pursuing multiple applications by placement into several emerging business sectors, such as consumer bottled water and RTD products, household pet products, horticulture and agriculture applications, hand sanitizers, and many other various water-based treatment solutions to both new and existing business platforms.
Disclaimer/Safe Harbor: This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. The statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Among others, these risks include the expectation that Alkame will achieve significant sales, the failure to meet schedule or performance requirements of the Company's contracts, the Company's liquidity position, the Company's ability to obtain new contracts, the emergence of competitors with greater financial resources and the impact of competitive pricing. In the light of these uncertainties, the forward-looking events referred to in this release might not occur. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
For more information, visit www.alkameholdingsinc.com.
Alkame Holdings, Inc. Investor Relations
Website: www.alkameholdingsinc.com
Email: info@alkameholdingsinc.com
Phone: (702) 273-9714
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