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In a report for the Centre for Policy Studies, rail industry analyst Tony Lodge said the Government is facing “the trap of spending money on yesterday’s technology”.
Ministers are looking to bring in pay-as-you-go systems similar to London Oyster card, with rail passengers tapping in and out of stations they pass through.
But Mr Lodge’s report warned that such a system is already being overtaken by cloud computing technology.
He highlighted what happens in Amazon Fresh supermarkets where customers with the relevant app can leave without any physical checkout process.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced the plan for contactless tap-in and tap-out ticketing last November, which the Government says will be installed at more than 700 stations across the country – including 400 in the North – over the next three years.
Mr Shapps said at the time: “Passengers across the North and Midlands have waited far too long to see the same fast, easy and convenient ticketing as those in London. We’re determined to put that right.”
But Mr Lodge’s report questioned whether the move was an effective use of public money.
He said: “No two retail technologies are moving faster than mobile and remote payments.
“So, if we can already see a future where bank cards will be a virtual asset that sits on your mobile phone, which in turn is a powerful mini-computer that already has the ability to track you and pull a ticket from the cloud, why would we put a single spade in the ground developing a contactless system that has a dependency on vast arrays of new hardware such as expensive station barriers in thousands of unmanned and smaller railway stations across Britain?
“Consider what consumers can now enjoy in an Amazon Fresh store where shoppers download the app, collect their items and then leave without facing any physical payment checkout process.
“In other words, we must avoid the trap of spending money on yesterday’s technology.
“Current ambitions of bringing forward pay-as-you-go (PAYG) to the North and the Midlands, budgeted at a widely publicised £360m, are a real concern.
“The London Oyster programme was created at a time when physical hardware was the only option (2003), but a modern ‘ticket in the cloud’ solution would prove to be substantially cheaper.”
Changes 'first stage in improving journeys'
The Government has said it is “rolling out the biggest changes to rail in a generation” as part of its reform programme.
A Department for Transport spokesperson said it was working to deliver better services to passengers.
In November, the DfT said the new contactless ticketing systems were the “first stage of the Government’s commitment to roll out convenient and modern digital ticketing across the whole rail network, improving thousands of daily commutes, simplifying journeys and ensuring passengers are charged the best price”.
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First chaos and anarchy, then despair.
The ruined seaside city of Mariupol, whose capture has become a key Russian objective, is now irrevocably etched into Ukrainian history, regardless of the outcome of the war.
In the end,a small group of outgunned and outmanned nationalist fighters held out for months, drawing Russian airstrikes, artillery and tank fire down upon the massive Azovstal steel plant, where they made their last stand.
“The 83 days of the defense of Mariupol will go down in history as Thermopylae of the 21st century,” said Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine’s president. “The Azovstal defenders thwarted the enemy’s plans to seize eastern Ukraine, drew away enormous numbers of enemy forces, and changed the course of the war.”
Thermopylae is widely considered one of history’s most glorious defeats, in which 300 Spartans held off a much larger Persian force in 480 B.C. before finally succumbing. They were killed to a man, including their king.
Mariupol’s martyrdom first came into focus with the March 9 Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital, then with another airstrike a week later on a theater that was serving as the city’s largest bomb shelter, with the word “CHILDREN” written in Russian on the pavement outside to deter an attack. Nearly 600 people were killed, inside and outside the theater, by some estimates.
Suddenly, no place felt safe, and its residents fled by the thousands.
But those at Azovstal, the steel mill in the port on the Sea of Azov, hunkered down in the labyrinth of tunnels and underground rooms. On some days, it was targeted by dozens of explosions. Little by little, the Azovstal civilians took advantage of humanitarian cease-fires to flee.
Finally, on Monday, more than 260 fighters — some of them seriously wounded and taken out on stretchers — emerged and turned themselves over to the Russian side. The two governments are negotiating their fate.
Other fighters — their precise numbers unknown — remain inside the ruins that sprawl over 11 square kilometers (4 square miles) in the otherwise now Russian-held city of shattered buildings and apartment blocks.
What Russia described as a mass surrender, the Ukrainians say was a mission fulfilled.
The capture of the strategic port city would allow Moscow to link the Crimean Peninsula, which it annexed in 2014, with the separatist regions of the Donbas that it now controls, and on to the Russian border. Seizing Mariupol also gives President Vladimir Putin an elusive military victory — won at the cost of the city itself, which lies in ruins as it has since the siege began in the beginning of March.
Said one Mariupol resident, who fled her home in April with little hope of return: “It is very difficult when you see that your city, which has been built before your eyes and restored becoming more and more beautiful, is dying.” | https://www.wjtv.com/news/international/ruined-mariupol-now-forever-etched-in-ukraines-history/ | 2022-05-18T07:02:36Z | https://www.wjtv.com/news/international/ruined-mariupol-now-forever-etched-in-ukraines-history/ | true | 41 |
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager, Kole Calhoun and the Texas Rangers chased Reid Detmers early with homers in the left-hander's first start since throwing a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Angels.
They won it late with bloops, walks and LA errors.
Seager triggered a seven-run eighth inning with a pop-up double long after his first-inning homer off Detmers, and the Rangers rallied to beat the Angels 10-5 on Tuesday night.
Mike Trout put the Angels ahead 4-3 with a leadoff homer in the seventh before the wild eighth that started with Seager and Adolis García both beating the shift.
“There’s all kind of nuance to that inning,” Angels manager Joe Maddon said. “It just started out badly and kept getting worse. It was just a really awkward, unfortunate inning.”
Seager's blooper down the left-field line eluded Anthony Rendon, the third baseman who had to sprint all the way from near second base. García's infield single brought Seager home from third when second baseman Luis Rengifo ran down the grounder but made an ill-advised throw to first.
The fielding adventures were just getting started for the Angels after first baseman Matt Duffy had to leave after Rengifo's throw ended up hitting him in the face as he collided with García.
Ryan Tepera (1-1) set up the meltdown with back-to-back walks to Jonah Heim and Calhoun to load the bases before Nathaniel Lowe's single for a 5-4 Texas lead.
After Sam Huff's bloop two-run double to right for his third hit, leadoff hitter Eli White, who struck out his first four times, circled the bases when left fielder Brandon Marsh let a sharp single slip by his glove and roll to the wall. Three runs scored for a 10-4 lead.
Tepera (1-1) didn't get an out while allowing five runs — all earned despite the fielding adventures behind him. He had been replaced by César Valdez, called up from Triple-A earlier in the day, before White's sprint around the bases.
Texas won when trailing after seven innings for the first time after coming in 0-10 in such games. The Rangers also clinched the series with the Angels after answering LA's three-run first in the series opener with six in the bottom of the inning in a 7-4 victory.
“Really cool to see everything click in that one inning. It won us the ballgame,” Calhoun said. “That’s what this team can do. It showed up in the first inning yesterday and it popped up in the eighth inning tonight.”
Calhoun chased Detmers with a tying two-run homer with two outs in the fourth after Seager went the opposite way to left in the first against the 22-year-old left-hander, who was the youngest to throw a no-hitter in 16 years in a 12-0 win over Tampa Bay.
“You have success one day and then the next day you don't,” Detmers said. “That's just how it is. You've got learn from it. It's just baseball.”
Trout's homer was his 10th this season and 42nd against the Rangers, one behind Reggie Jackson for the most by an opponent since the franchise moved to Texas 50 years ago.
Taylor Ward homered leading off the third before Rendon put the Angels up 3-1 with a two-run shot with one out off Texas starter Taylor Hearn.
Dennis Santana (1-1) struck out two in a scoreless eighth before the Texas rally.
RANGERS 8, DODGERS 7
Seager’s opposite-field shot to left was his eighth — all at home in his Texas debut after signing a $325 million, 10-year contract.
Seager now has more homers at Globe Life Field as a Ranger than a Los Angeles Dodger after hitting seven for LA during the neutral-site postseason in 2020. He was the NL championship series MVP and World Series MVP for the champs.
OHTANI'S PAIN
Shohei Ohtani had a painful night when he fouled a ball off his groin area before a second strikeout that left him at 0 for 4. He singled in the ninth before being replaced by a pinch-hitter.
TRAINERS ROOM
Angels: INF David Fletcher (hip surgery) was transferred to the 60-day IL to make room on the 40-man roster for the addition of RHP César Valdez from Triple-A Salt Lake. The Angels needed bullpen depth with Jaime Barría unavailable for a few days after pitching 4 1/3 innings in the opener. RHP Andrew Wantz was sent down.
Rangers: C Mitch Garver (right forearm strain) will be limited to designated hitter for a while when he returns from a rehab assignment, manager Chris Woodward said. Garver could return to the club for the start of a four-game series at Houston on Thursday. He has been out since May 8.
UP NEXT
Angels: Ohtani (3-2, 2.78 ERA) is set for the series finale. Ohtani is 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA since the two-way star allowed six runs in 3 2/3 innings in a 10-5 loss at the Rangers on April 14. It was his second consecutive loss to open the season after losing just twice in 23 starts last year.
Rangers: RHP Dane Dunning (1-2, 4.06) gave up a season-high five runs in a 7-1 loss to Boston in his most recent start after allowing a total of four earned runs in his previous three starts.
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Apple, in a catastrophe for its endeavors to reestablish business as usual to its activities, has suspended its necessity that workers return to the workplace this month for something like three days per week due to a resurgence of Covid-19 cases.
The inversion was great news for a large number of workers who stood up against the organization’s interest that they start coming to the workplace three days seven days in late May. Early this month, the gathering, which refers to itself as “Apple Together,” distributed a letter approaching the chief group to take into account a crossbreed and adaptable plan for getting work done, saying they could team up remotely utilizing the web instruments like Slack and extra themselves long periods of driving.
One of Apple’s driving man-made consciousness engineers, Ian Goodfellow, surrendered toward the beginning of May as a result of the workplace merchandise exchange. Mr. Goodfellow didn’t answer quickly to demands for input.
Apple said in a note to representatives on Tuesday that it would continue with an experimental run program to take a few laborers back to the workplace two times per week in the weeks to come. It expressed anybody in that program who felt “awkward coming into the workplace” would have the “choice to remotely work.”
The organization additionally asked that representatives who in all actuality do come to grounds wear veils in like manner regions and lifts. It said it would keep on checking Covid cases and give workers refreshes no less than about fourteen days before any future changes to its office strategy.
The pandemic hit under a year after Apple commended the launch of its new, $5 billion central commands in Cupertino, Calif., a sensational roundabout structure that looks like a spaceship. It has generally sat unused for the beyond two years.
The news was welcomed by an employee group worried about growing coronavirus rates.
An Apple representative late surrendered after the iPhone 13 producer made it mandatory for workers to work from the workplace. Ian Goodfellow, who managed AI and man-made consciousness at Apple, surrendered referring to the absence of an adaptable workplace and approaches. Goodfellow has now apparently joined Google days after his exit from Apple. | https://techstory.in/apple-delays-and-modifies-its-return-to-office-plans/ | 2022-05-18T07:05:25Z | https://techstory.in/apple-delays-and-modifies-its-return-to-office-plans/ | true | 1 |
Patients can expect "significant disruption" in hospitals today due to industrial action, the HSE has warned.
The strike involves 2,100 medical scientists, who are picketing over pay and career development issues.
The scientists mainly work in public hospitals and are refusing to carry out routine lab services from 8am to 8pm on Wednesday.
Liam Woods, the HSE's director of acute operations, said the action will affect services.
"We expect today's action by laboratory scientists to have a significant impact on hospitals, including emergency departments.
"Perhaps the biggest impact will be on the cancellation of planned work, or elective work. Patients whose work is being cancelled or postponed will be notified, and have been notified by hospital sites over the last day or so."
Five more days of industrial action are planned for the coming weeks – on May 24th, May 25th, May 30th, June 1st and June 2nd.
Terry Casey, the general secretary of the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association, said it was important that the further strikes do not go ahead.
"I think we need to ensure that those actions don't proceed, and the only way that can happen is by really sitting down now and try to address the issues to a finality. And unfortunately that has been missing to date." | https://www.echolive.ie/nationalnews/arid-40875206.html | 2022-05-18T07:11:18Z | https://www.echolive.ie/nationalnews/arid-40875206.html | true | 1 |
The pandemic has dragged on, prompting colleges to ricochet back and forth on mask mandate policies and rules about holding classes in person versus online. Professors report that students are disengaged, so much so that it’s even hard to get them to take advantage of free support services. Many faculty and staff members say they feel burned out and demoralized. And college enrollments are down overall.
Meanwhile, institutions and instructors have been pushed to try new strategies—some of which seem promising. Shifting practices regarding grades may inspire students to take risks and study for the sake of learning. Recognition that the digital divide prevents academic progress has prompted colleges to do more to connect students with tech tools.
In the midst of these trends, we wanted to hear how academic innovation leaders are thinking and feeling about higher education right now. What are they worried and excited about? What do they believe is working well, and what should change?
We talked to:
- Michelle Cantu-Wilson, director of teaching and learning initiatives and special projects at San Jacinto College
- James DeVaney, associate vice provost for academic innovation and founding executive director for the center for academic innovation at the University of Michigan
- Brian Fleming, associate vice chancellor of learning ecosystem development at Northeastern University
- Sean Hobson, assistant vice president and chief design officer of EdPlus at Arizona State University
- Matthew Rascoff, vice provost for digital education at Stanford University
- Tyler Roeger, director of the center for the enhancement of teaching and learning at Elgin Community College
- Wendy Schatzberg, director for the center of teaching and learning at Utah Tech University
- Terik Tidwell, executive director of the Smith Tech-Innovation Center at Johnson C. Smith University
Here are the top trends they’re seeing.
Flipping the Classroom
Professors who recorded video lectures for online learning during the pandemic are realizing they have a new resource at their disposal. Some are putting those recordings to use by adopting the “flipped classroom” model of instruction.
Traditional teaching uses class time to introduce students to concepts, which they then engage with on their own through homework. In contrast, flipped learning involves students learning material on their own first, reserving class time for group activities and active learning.
The pandemic prompted more faculty to ask the question, “What do we actually want to use class time for?” says Tyler Roeger, director of the center for the enhancement of teaching and learning at Elgin Community College. And the answer many of them are landing on, he adds, is: “Actual face-to-face time can be dedicated to problem-working, and working in groups together.”
That model requires that students adjust how they spend their time and how they perceive course materials. For example, some students mistakenly assume that recorded lectures are “optional resources” rather than asynchronous assignments, Roeger says.
Flipped learning can be a big adjustment for professors too. So faculty who try it out should be open to evolving as they go, recommends Wendy Schatzberg, director for the center of teaching and learning at Utah Tech University.
“This is an interesting time to be innovative. It's an interesting time to try out something new. If you've been interested in doing a flipped classroom, why not try it, see if it works. Be very open-minded into what will work, what isn't—be adaptable,” she says. “Maybe I'm only gonna do a flipped classroom three days out of five, or two days out of five, and adjust to the circumstances of students.”
Building Virtual Reality In-House
As education, social media and entertainment technology companies promote virtual reality tools and services, some faculty members are putting in the effort to create their own VR experiences.
That’s the case at Utah Tech University, thanks in part to mini-grants that the center of teaching and learning makes available to faculty who want to test innovative ideas to improve instruction. Professors in the dentistry department are creating VR programs that replicate what it’s like to work with a body or mannequin. A physics professor is creating labs that can be done online or in virtual reality. And a third professor is learning how to code her own VR escape room.
One reason to build in-house VR systems is that there aren’t many great educational options on the market yet, says Schatzberg of Utah Tech. Plus, when professors create their own materials, she adds, it helps the university and students avoid having to pay licensing fees.
Certain disciplines and classes lend themselves to simulations that take advantage of the strengths of VR. Medicine and nursing programs have been natural fits, but some in the humanities are experimenting too, such as in architecture and film. Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a VR experience that lets students step into the virtual set of a final scene in the classic Orson Welles film “Citizen Kane.”
“You can operate an old-timey camera (virtually) and reshoot the scene and make an argument for why it would be better that way,” says James DeVaney, associate vice provost for academic innovation at Michigan and founding executive director for the university’s center for academic innovation. The university had already started a push to VR experimentation before the pandemic, but the health emergency accelerated interest and development, he adds.
Accessibility concerns remain with VR technology, and Utah Tech University is working on accommodating students who don’t want to or can’t use it. For example, if a student tries to participate in a VR physics lab but finds it uncomfortable, he or she can switch into an in-person section of the course instead.
Embedding Student Supports in Courses
Students show up to college needing all kinds of support. But they don’t always know where to find it or feel empowered to seek it out—even when it’s free.
So Elgin Community College has been moving to embed information and access to support services within academic departments, courses and the learning management system used across the institution. For example, librarians are now tied directly into courses and work closely with faculty throughout the semester, so that students can more easily tap into their expertise.
Similar systems could work for embedded tutoring, health and wellness and advising, says Roeger of Elgin Community College.
“All those things being sort of put in the course itself is something I think that’s happened a lot more in response to the pandemic,” he says. There is “so much more being at student's hands, readily available, rather than having to go out and seek things on our campus.”
It’s not just students who might benefit from this kind of shift. Rather than waiting for professors to find him at the center for the enhancement of teaching and learning, Roeger tries to put himself where faculty are.
Adopting a Student-Centered Outlook
As college campuses (like the country writ large) return to in-person activities, these shifts are accompanied by some flavor of “back to normal” messaging tinged with relief.
That doesn’t mean universities will do away with the innovations they deployed at lightning speed during the pandemic, though. The crisis did something in a few years that might have otherwise taken decades, says Sean Hobson, assistant vice president and chief design officer of EdPlus at Arizona State University, which supports the institution’s extensive online-education efforts. For better or worse, the pandemic gave every college student—along with teachers, parents, employers and just about everyone else—experience with online education. He calls it an “evolution in digital literacy.”
“I think it's a really exciting opportunity for institutions, for faculty, for students, for technology companies to get back to the designer’s table to think about how to create some of these experiences that ultimately work better for the learner,” Hobson says.
Part of that innovation, to Hobson’s mind, will be adapting systems to students rather than the other way around. Ones that take into consideration how students learn best and are personalized to their needs. Tutoring, for example, during quarantine went from a process that required students to take care of scheduling and be physically on campus to one they could access remotely from their homes.
But the question remains, he says, whether there will be enough instructional designers in the job market to help those changes materialize.
“You couldn't talk to a [university] president in this country who wouldn't say they want to evolve and change and innovate and do these things,” Hobson says, “but the people that can actually get in the trenches and do that work, understanding the academic culture and the rules and the technologies and the people with the emotional intelligence necessary to get to an objective, there's going to be talent issue.”
Building Community With Empathy
As college communities are rounding out their third spring living with and adjusting to the consequences of COVID-19, students and professors alike have been depleted by the pandemic, says Michelle Cantu-Wilson. She’s director of teaching and learning initiatives and special projects for the San Jacinto College District.
Cantu-Wilson posits a solution that is—given the copious Zoom hours logged by students over the past few years—decidedly analog: more empathetic classrooms. It's important for commuter colleges like hers where students come from diverse backgrounds, don’t live on campus and don’t have time to stick around after class.
That means the community-building that’s going to connect students to support has to happen during class, Cantu-Wilson says. It can be as simple as a professor asking students how they’re doing or talking about available scholarships before jumping into a lecture.
“I still believe that we don't know the depth to which they felt isolated,” Cantu-Wilson says of students during remote learning. “I don't think we understand how severe the impact was to their psyches, to their hearts. But I do know that a faculty member who educates the whole student and appreciates the whole student and sees the whole student and validates the whole student is going to help to remediate some of that.”
San Jacinto College faculty and staff are taking eight weeks of training to do just that, Cantu-Wilson says, through asynchronous courses that cover topics including implicit bias, microaggressions and imposter syndrome. While Gen Z students—currently those ages 18 to 25—are adept at recognizing burnout and asking for help, it’s older age groups that she worries about. The ones who are caring for families and working full time alongside school.
“They're not going to say that they're struggling; they're too proud,” Cantu-Wilson says. “That's the same for first-generation students. We are gonna figure it out ourselves, come hell or high water.”
Rethinking How Universities Work
Some academic innovation leaders say they’re focused on stepping back to rethink how universities work—and developing practices to continually improve campus operations.
“Universities are in the business of knowledge, but universities do a very poor job of managing their own knowledge and strategy,” says Brian Fleming, associate vice chancellor of learning ecosystem development at Northeastern University. “You may have faculty members who study organizational development, but none of that gets applied to the university.”
He’s looking for ways to harness that internal expertise and build relationships with colleagues and peers across campus.
“When you really think about the volume of ideas that are out there,” he says, “how do we manage that knowledge and how do we build connections across those ideas?”
University leaders should learn to think more like futurists, he argues, working to imagine scenarios that might need planning for but are beyond the usual one-year or five-year planning cycles. He points to modeling tools like Earth 2050, a tool to think through predictions of how various technologies might evolve about 30 years from now, and resources from the nonprofit Institute for the Future.
“We need to start thinking more meaningfully about the future,” Fleming adds.
Gathering Pandemic Lessons
It’s been more than two years since the pandemic first shuttered campuses and forced a period of emergency remote learning online. With events evolving so fast and with so much uncertainty, it can be hard to take time to gather lessons from what’s worked and what hasn’t.
That’s a task that Stanford University researchers have been doing through an effort to draft a white paper that gathers observations about teaching and learning during the pandemic and notes key lessons that could be built on going forward.
“Every institution should be doing something like this, and have a process for collecting, documenting and synthesizing lessons learned from the pandemic,” says Matthew Rascoff, vice provost for digital education at Stanford University. “We need some shared narrative.”
Other universities are doing the same. At Harvard University, researchers gathered a “Harvard Future of Teaching & Learning Task Force” that issued a report in recent weeks. “We have an opportunity to not merely bounce back but to stride forward,” the report concludes.
Some academic innovation leaders say that the exposure to new teaching technologies by so many faculty members has upped their interest in trying new teaching techniques.
“There’s this newfound love for innovation growing throughout the corridors of many institutions,” says Terik Tidwell, executive director of the Smith Tech-Innovation Center at Johnson C. Smith University. “They’re asking: What can we scale next?” | https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-05-17-the-pandemic-s-lasting-lessons-for-colleges-from-academic-innovation-leaders | 2022-05-18T07:12:04Z | https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-05-17-the-pandemic-s-lasting-lessons-for-colleges-from-academic-innovation-leaders | false | 1 |
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His father was a brutal dictator who ruled with an iron fist, while his mother Imelda’s notorious shoe collection became a meme for corruption. In 1986 they were ousted in a popular, globally lauded, nonviolent uprising, but now the son is back in power.
In the annals of Cold War history, Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos stands out as one of the most notorious autocrats of the developing world. His 14-year dictatorship, which ended with the 1986 People Power revolution, was marked by brutal violence, massive corruption, and economic mismanagement. Despite this sordid past, however, the Marcos family has achieved an incredible feat: a return to the apex of power.
With 98 percent of precincts reporting in the May 9 Philippine presidential elections, Marcos’ son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, appears to be headed for a landslide victory. The unofficial count shows Marcos Jr, known as Bongbong, with 58 percent of votes. Trailing him with 30 percent is Leni Robredo, the incumbent vice president, who is a former human rights lawyer. This would be the widest electoral margin for a presidential candidate since the Philippines transitioned to democracy in 1986.
The election has also been marred by extensive problems with vote counting machines and allegations of vote rigging. But irregularities at the polls are unlikely to affect the overall results, which are consistent with pre-election surveys. Nonetheless, anger at these irregularities has already spurred protests in front of the offices of the Commission on Elections.
As a former governor, congressman, and senator, Bongbong Marcos’ record is very thin. But what has fueled his winning campaign is a forceful strategy of misinformation and historical whitewashing. Historical amnesia in the Philippines has thus helped propel an otherwise lackluster candidate.
Under Marcos Jr’s father, security forces carried out extrajudicial executions of more than 3,250 people. They tortured 34,000 and imprisoned 70,000 people. The Marcos family plundered some U.S. $10 billion from the country, of which only U.S. $3.3 billion has been recovered.
Devastated by the Marcos family’s corruption, the economy tanked in the 1980s. Negative growth rates, massive debt, runaway inflation, and rising unemployment increased hardships for Filipinos. The sinking economy helped fuel the mass emigration of hundreds of thousands of Filipino workers to all corners of the world.
This weight of history did not, however, weaken Bongbong Marcos’ claim to the presidency. On the contrary, the historical past of his father has been celebrated as a badge of pride for the son, and for the nation. In this political stupor, dictators are nostalgically remembered as strong leaders, historical facts are purposely manipulated, and the past is perceived to be glorious when compared to the present.
President Rodrigo Duterte has contributed to the country’s misremembering of its past. An ally of the Marcoses, Duterte allowed the former dictator’s family a long-standing demand: burial of Ferdinand Marcos in the National Heroes’ Cemetery. Symbolically, this helped shroud the elder Marcos with the aura of a presidency distinguished by great achievements.
Duterte’s widespread popularity has also fed a desire for the politics of strongmen. Just as Ferdinand Marcos ruled with an iron first, so Duterte has similarly shown a penchant for heavy-handed leadership. His style of governance has been characterized by relentless attacks on his critics, including the jailing of former Liberal Party Senator Leila de Lima; the dismissal of the chief justice of the Supreme Court, Maria Lourdes Sereno; and the hounding of journalist Maria Ressa, founder of Rappler media, who is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Bongbong Marcos inherits this vision of progress through discipline because his father is now being remembered as a powerful strongman, and because he enlisted Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of the president and mayor of Davao, as his running-mate. While President Duterte flirted with running for vice-president—he is constitutionally ineligible for reelection – he also curtly dismissed Bongbong and even hinted that he was a drug user. This animosity came in part out of Duterte’s belief that his daughter should have taken the top slot in the electoral campaign. Yet, in voters’ eyes, Bongbong Marcos is the inheritor of the Duterte mantle, whose signature policy has been a merciless war on drugs.
The Marcos campaign has also employed social media to devastating effect in purposely rewriting history. In a country with some of the world’s highest social media usage, the campaign has flooded Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok with stories and images of the Ferdinand Marcos regime as if its reign had been a golden age of growth and glamor. In this false narrative, the dictatorship is whitewashed of human rights violations and of corruption cases filed against it. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa has termed this “digital authoritarianism.”
The willful distortion of history is aided by a demographic structure in which about 50 percent of the country’s voters, aged between 18 and 41, never experienced the violence of the Marcos dictatorship. This group is most susceptible to disinformation on social media. But the problem is deeper than demography. Historical amnesia is not just about willful disinformation by political partisans. In many democracies, nations can often forget a past marked by brutality when current governments fail to improve the lives of the middle and working classes.
The 1986 People Power movement earned worldwide praise for its success in overthrowing a tyrant without violence. It was a watershed for democracy, but it was also an incomplete project. The Philippines was unable to build on its democratic triumph, strengthen institutions, protect human rights, and spread economic gains. This developmental gap created a collective desire for a strongman to solve the country’s problems.
The election of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr as president of the Philippines will inevitably have a resounding impact on democracy, undermining its values and institutions. But just as important will be the lessons we learn from such turns in history. The phenomenal strength of the Marcos campaign demonstrates amply that historical amnesia must be forcefully challenged if democracy is to hold its ground. | https://opencanada.org/why-did-filipinos-vote-overwhelmingly-for-ferdinand-marcos-jr/ | 2022-05-18T07:16:38Z | https://opencanada.org/why-did-filipinos-vote-overwhelmingly-for-ferdinand-marcos-jr/ | false | 1 |
The school organised ‘SIS Safari’— a jungle summer party — on the theme ‘Save Wildlife’. The theme attempted to explain to students of primary and pre-primary classes the need and the steps that can be taken to preserve wildlife. The set-up gave the feeling of a jungle with a cool breeze, perfumed with the fragrance of green and medicinal leaves. The sounds of animals, chirping of birds and flowing river helped in transporting kids to a virtual forest. The tiny tots wore masks of different animals, such as tiger, rabbit, monkey, lion etc, and danced as an animal dance video was played. Students of Class I and II dressed up like animals found in the wild, trees and tribals and raised the slogans “Save water, save life”, “Save trees, they will save you”and “Save the wildlife”. A variety of activities, like nature-based games and talks that focused on raising awareness about the conservation of wildlife, were also organised. A movie was also shown to the children. Principal Inderjeet Kaur Sandhu appreciated the efforts of the students and teachers.
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Norwegian households paid an average of 117.2 øre/kWh for electricity in the first quarter of 2022, marking a new price record.Over the last five years, the average price in the first quarter has been a little over 40 øre/kWh. This year, it climbed almost three times as high.From very low electricity prices throughout the country in 2020, the prices in southern and more populated part of the country increased sharply through 2021 before reaching the highest level ever on record.Despite the record prices, households had on average a lower price to pay than in the previous quarter due to electricity subsidies and the reduction of the electricity tax – measures adopted by the government to shield the population from the price hikes.“When we deduct the electricity subsidy, the total price households had to pay was some 25 percent higher than the average for the first quarter of the last five years”, Thomas Aanensen emphasised.The electricity support was first introduced in December 2021, and will last until March 2023.The rise in electricity costs, especially in the southern part of the country, has been pinned on weaker than usual reserves, as well as price hikes on gas, coal and carbon dioxide quotas. In recent months, electricity prices across Europe have skyrocketed, prompting governments from Sweden in the north to Bulgaria in the south to pledge support and relief to both companies, businesses and private households.
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The spike in electricity prices, which above all hit the most populated southern part of Norway, has been linked to a combination of weaker than usual reserves coupled with rising costs of gas, coal and carbon dioxide quotas. This trend has been mirrored across Europe, prompting governments to take measures to shield consumers and businesses.
Norwegian households paid an average of 117.2 øre/kWh for electricity in the first quarter of 2022, marking a new price record.
Over the last five years, the average price in the first quarter has been a little over 40 øre/kWh. This year, it climbed almost three times as high.
“This is the highest electricity price we have measured since the measurement started in 1998”, Thomas Aanensen of Statistics Norway
warned in a statement.
From very low electricity prices throughout the country in 2020, the prices in southern and more populated part of the country increased sharply through 2021 before reaching the highest level ever on record.
“It is important to remember that these figures show the national average”, Thomas Aanensen stressed. “Recently, there have been large price differences between parts of the country, especially between southern Norway and northern Norway, and therefore it is not certain that everyone recognises themselves that well in the numbers”, he added.
Despite the record prices, households had on average a lower price to pay than in the previous quarter due to electricity subsidies and the reduction of the electricity tax – measures adopted by the government to shield the population from the price hikes.
“When we deduct the electricity subsidy, the total price households had to pay was some 25 percent higher than the average for the first quarter of the last five years”, Thomas Aanensen emphasised.
The electricity support was first introduced in December 2021, and will last until March 2023.
The rise in electricity costs, especially in the southern part of the country, has been pinned on weaker than usual reserves, as well as price hikes on gas, coal and carbon dioxide quotas. In recent months, electricity prices across Europe have skyrocketed, prompting governments from Sweden in the north to Bulgaria in the south to pledge support and relief to both companies, businesses and private households. | https://sputniknews.com/20220518/norway-hits-its-highest-electricity-price-on-record-1095595450.html | 2022-05-18T07:16:59Z | https://sputniknews.com/20220518/norway-hits-its-highest-electricity-price-on-record-1095595450.html | false | 1 |
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that Finland, Sweden have officially applied to join the world's biggest military alliance, a move driven by security concerns over Russia's war in Ukraine.
"I warmly welcome the requests by Finland and Sweden to join NATO. You are our closest partners," Stoltenberg told reporters after a receiving their application letters from the two Nordic countries' ambassadors.
The application must now be weighed by the 30 member countries. That process is expected to take about two weeks, although Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed reservations about Finland and Sweden joining.
If his objections are overcome, and accession talks go as well as expected, the two could become members within a few months. The process usually takes eight to 12 months, but NATO wants to move quickly given the threat from Russia hanging over the Nordic countries' heads.
Canada, for example, says that it expects to ratify their accession protocol in just a few days.
Public opinion in Finland and Sweden has shifted massively in favor of membership since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Finland and Sweden are NATO's closest partners. They have functioning democracies, well-funded armed forces and contribute to the alliance's military operations and air policing. Any obstacles they face will merely be of a technical, or possibly political nature.
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Sri Lanka parliament blocks move to condemn president, lawmakers arrested over violence
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Sri Lanka's parliament on Tuesday voted against fast-tracking an opposition move to condemn President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the prime minister warned that the country was in a precarious economic situation and down to its last day of petrol supplies.
Lawmakers voted 119 to 68 against fast-tracking the largely symbolic motion through parliament, which reconvened for the first time since violence flared last week and the prime minister quit. It is likely to be debated later in the week.
If the motion eventually passes, it could increase the pressure on the president to resign, following his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa who stood down as prime minister in response to the economic crisis that has triggered violent protests.
Ranil Wickremesinghe, the new prime minister, said in a televised address on Monday that the island nation had to face "unpleasant and terrifying facts".
"At the moment, we only have petrol stocks for a single day. The next couple of months will be the most difficult ones of our lives," he said.
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Foreign reserves had come close to zero from $7.5 billion in November 2019, he added, with the country requiring $75 million in the next few days to keep the economy running. Essential medicines had run out.
Power cuts could extend to as much as 15 hours a day because of the lack of fuel, which is mostly imported.
Wickremesinghe said he planned to ask for foreign assistance, privatise Sri Lankan Airlines and seek parliamentary approval to increase Treasury bill issuance to 4 trillion rupees ($11.27 billion) from 3 trillion.
"For a short period, our future will be even more difficult than the tough times that we have passed," he said.
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More than a month of predominantly peaceful protests against the government's handling of the economy turned deadly last week when supporters of the former prime minister stormed an anti-government protest site in the commercial capital, Colombo.
Days of subsequent clashes between protesters, government supporters and police left nine dead and more than 300 injured.
Mahinda Rajapaksa then resigned, leaving Gotabaya, his younger brother, to rule as president.
Police said on Tuesday they had arrested two lawmakers from the Rajapaksas' Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna in connection with last week's violence.
Sri Lanka's economic crisis, unparalleled since its independence in 1948, has come from the confluence of the Covid-19 pandemic, rising oil prices and populist tax cuts by the Rajapaksas.
The chronic foreign exchange shortage has led to rampant inflation and shortages of medicine, fuel and other essentials, bringing thousands out on the streets in protest in the Indian Ocean nation, where China and India are battling for influence.
Wickremesinghe's four cabinet appointments to date have all been from the Rajapaksas' party to the dismay of protesters, who want to exile the family from the nation's politics.
He is yet to announce key portfolios including the crucial post of finance minister, who will negotiate with the International Monetary Fund for financial help.
Former Finance Minister Ali Sabry had held preliminary talks with the multilateral lender, but he quit along with Mahinda Rajapaksa last week.
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Trinseo (NYSE:TSE – Get Rating)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Noble Financial in a note issued to investors on Monday, Stock Target Advisor reports.
Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Trinseo in a research report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Trinseo from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, May 6th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Trinseo from $34.00 to $33.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $12.30 target price on shares of Trinseo in a research report on Monday. Finally, HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating on shares of Trinseo in a research report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $38.08.
Shares of NYSE TSE opened at $46.08 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $47.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $51.50. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.72 and a beta of 1.31. Trinseo has a 12-month low of $40.72 and a 12-month high of $69.73.
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Trinseo by 316.7% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,189,826 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $62,418,000 after purchasing an additional 904,287 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Trinseo by 103.2% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,287,060 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $69,475,000 after purchasing an additional 653,776 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Trinseo during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $18,520,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Trinseo by 244.2% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 493,702 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $25,899,000 after purchasing an additional 350,256 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of Trinseo during the first quarter valued at approximately $13,355,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.05% of the company’s stock.
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Trinseo PLC, a materials solutions provider, manufactures and sells plastics and latex binders in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through six segments: Engineered Materials, Latex Binders, Base Plastics, Polystyrene, Feedstocks, and Americas Styrenics.
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Leading global aerospace company invests heavily in the cloud native ecosystem
VALENCIA, Spain, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, today announced that The Boeing Company has joined the Foundation as a Platinum member. As part of its Platinum membership, the company will also have a representative on the CNCF Governing Board.
Boeing, one of the world's largest global aerospace manufacturers, has over a century-long tradition of aerospace leadership and innovation. The company has built a huge software footprint and global community of thousands of software engineers who share a passion for computing, learning, and expanding technological boundaries. As Boeing invests in accelerating the digital revolution, it is looking for opportunities to foster and contribute as well as create new open source projects built on top of open source technologies.
"At Boeing, we are working to leverage the flexibility and massive scalability of public cloud deployments to build extremely robust aerospace products and deliver software solutions with rapid iteration and innovation to our customers," said Jinnah Hosein, Boeing's Vice President of Software Engineering. "Boeing is pleased to join CNCF and be part of the ecosystem. I am looking forward to this partnership and together we'll change the world with extremely robust software deployments."
Boeing is committed to increasing its involvement in open source projects, and recently started its first Open Source Program Office (OSPO). As a company that, from the sea floor to space, protects, connects, and explores our world, Boeing is dedicated to learning, knowledge sharing, and providing its global team members opportunities to grow and thrive.
"Boeing is an enduring global company that impacts the lives of people all over the world. The company has significant experience and resources that will hugely benefit the CNCF community," said Priyanka Sharma, Executive Director of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. "We look forward to collaborating with them and welcoming Ricardo Torres to the Governing Board."
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Barrenjoey’s value hits $750m as Barclays ups stake
United Kingdom banking giant Barclays is tipping an extra $75 million into Magellan-backed investment banking challenger Barrenjoey, as the financial services firm expands its markets business.
The capital injection values Barrenjoey, which has worked on some major deals in the local market since its 2020 launch, at about $750 million, and gives Barclays a stake of 18.2 per cent in the company.
Barrenjoey was launched in 2020 in a partnership with Barclays and with backing from beleaguered fund manager Magellan, recruiting a series of high-profile bankers and analysts in an attempt to take on established players such as Macquarie Group, UBS, and other global investment banks.
Barrenjoey chief executive Brian Benari said it was still early days for the company, as he highlighted the benefits of its partnership with Barclays, under which Barclays provides lending and other services to clients being advised by Barrenjoey.
Benari said the company had benefited from strong market conditions, but also stressed the importance of its partnership model, and the staff it had hired.
“That’s what has been the magic of the success of where we’ve got to so far, but it’s only the beginning of a long journey,” Benari said.
Barrenjoey, which has former UBS banker Matthew Grounds as co-executive chairman and David Gonski as non-executive chairman, earlier this year reported it had started making profits, helped by a strong year in mergers and acquisitions.
The company has been involved in high-profile M&A activity including the mammoth $20 billion bid for Ramsay Health Care from a consortium led by private equity giant KKR, last year’s takeover of Sydney Airport, and Telstra’s acquisition of Digicel Pacific.
Barclays suddenly quit the Australian market in 2016, only to announce it was re-opening an office here two years later, before gaining a licence to take deposits in Australia last year.
Barclays global head of corporate and investment banking, Paul Compton, said Barrenjoey had been delivering on its plans since 2020 and it had a strong working relationship with the company. “Providing global solutions and products to the Australian client base is at the core of our strategic partnership and this investment will only strengthen it further,” he said.
As a result of Barclays’ capital injection, Magellan’s stake in Barrenjoey has fallen from 40 per cent to 36.4 per cent. Amid speculation about how the turmoil at Magellan could affect Barrenjoey, Magellan chairman Hamish McLennan in February dismissed speculation it could sell the stake, saying “we’re not sellers.”
On Wednesday Magellan said: “As a foundation investor and major shareholder, Magellan is committed to the long-term success of Barrenjoey.”
Barrenjoey staff now own 45.4 per cent of the company, while retaining 90.02 per cent of its voting rights.
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New CNF Test Suite-based program will allow CSPs and telecom organizations to adopt Kubernetes and cloud native tools with confidence
VALENCIA, Spain, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe -- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, today announced the Cloud Native Network Function (CNF) Certification Program. The CNF Certification Program will help Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and other telecommunications organizations identify which Network Equipment Providers (NEPs) follow cloud native best practices.
CNFs are applications that implement or facilitate network functionality in a cloud native way. CSPs and other telecom organizations are migrating away from traditional Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) toward CNFs and Kubernetes-based infrastructures that provide service reliability while lowering capital and operating expenses and encouraging cross-cloud compatibility. The program will enable NEPs and CNF creators to demonstrate the adoption of cloud native best practices in their networking products.
"Moving to cloud native infrastructures has long been difficult for telecom providers who have transitioned to VNFs and found themselves with siloed resources and specialized solutions not built for the cloud," said Priyanka Sharma, executive director of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. "The CNF Certification program is designed to fill this gap by creating solutions optimized for cloud native environments. Some of the world's largest telecom organizations, including Huawei, Nokia, T-Mobile, and Vodafone, already use Kubernetes and other cloud native technologies, and this program will make it easier for others to do the same."
The CNF Certification Program runs on CNCF's CNF Test Suite and supports any product that runs in a certified Kubernetes environment. The CNF Test Suite is an open source test suite for telcos to validate how well they are following cloud native principles and best practices, like immutable infrastructure and declarative APIs. It leverages 10 CNCF-hosted projects and several open source tools, including Fluentd, Helm, Jaeger, and Prometheus. Currently, the CNF Test Suite can run approximately 70 workload tests, which are segmented into seven different categories, including:
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To get started, NEPs and CNF creators can self verify an application using the CNF Test Suite and submit results via pull request. Organizations that may not be ready to submit their results can still get started with the CNF Test Suite and use it to improve the "cloud-nativeness" in their products. CNFs that pass the CNF Certification will be considered 'Certified,' with more advanced levels to come as the program expands.
To learn more about the CNF Certification Program or get involved in CNCF's Telco initiatives:
- Read CNCF's recent blog, 'Testing cloud native best practices with the CNF Test Suite'
- Join the conversation on Slack (#cnf-certification, #cnf-testsuite-dev)
- Attend CNF Test Suite Contributor calls on Thursdays at 14:15 UTC
- Join the CNF Working Group meetings on Mondays at 16:00 UTC
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"Building, deploying, and operating Telco workloads across distributed cloud environments is complex," said Tom Kivlin, principal cloud architect at Vodafone. "It is important to adopt cloud native best practices as we evolve to achieve our goals for agility, automation, and optimization. The CNF Certification is a great tool with which we can measure and drive cloud native practices across our platforms and network functions. We look forward to working with our partners and the CNCF community to further develop and drive adoption of the CNF Certification Program."
"F5 enthusiastically supports the CNCF Certification Program in promoting consistent performance, quality, and rigor as CSPs modernize their application, networking, and security infrastructures to deliver superior digital experiences," said Ahmed Guetari, VP of Products for Service Providers at F5. "CNCF certification efforts provide valuable validation, yielding best practices to improve critical vendor interoperability and encouraging additional momentum around CNF deployments."
"MATRIXX is excited to participate in the CNCF CNF Certification Program. We believe it will be instrumental in helping the telecom industry adopt cloud native technologies and best practices by harnessing the power of open source innovation and community collaboration," said Marc Price, CTO, MATRIXX Software. "To realize the full potential of 5G, service providers are transitioning to CNFs, though telecom networking presents new and unique challenges that require a continued evolution in cloud native best practices. This program will help our advancements in cloud native solutions while ensuring customers can implement these tools with confidence."
"PANTHEON.tech is delighted to be part of CNCF's initiative to show what cloud native computing should strive to be for telecom organizations," said Miroslav Mikluš, CPO of PANTHEON.tech. "We're excited to demonstrate our expertise in cloud native network functions by being one of the pioneering solutions to try the CNF Certification. Open source values and cloud native best practices are at the heart of what we do, and we are glad to be part of CNCF's effort to drive these forward."
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A girl is reportedly in hospital after her face was savaged by a dog as she attempted to help the owner to fix its harness.
Police said the incident occurred in Navigation Park in Altrincham last night at around 9pm.
It is understood a man, aged around 70, was walking with a dog in the park.
The 17-year-old victim was trying to put the dog's harness back on when it suddenly attacked her.
It savaged her face and is understood to have left her with a "substantial" injury to her cheek and face.
Police are now urging any witnesses to come forward with information.
The man has been describes as a white male, aged around 70 and around 5ft 9in tall, according to a post on the official GMP Trafford South Facebook page.
It was added that he looked unstable on his legs and was sporting a long, brown leather jacket and bobble hat.
The dog has been described as looking similar to a Labrador, being skinny and "fairly young".
The post also said the young canine was wearing a red harness.
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The incident comes after a three-year-old boy tragically died in hospital after "a devastating" farm dog attack.
Young Daniel Twigg was remembered by his family as a "happy, kind and caring little boy who was loved by all who knew him."
Little Daniel was living on the Rochdale farm with his family who were renting their home where the incident happened, according to the Manchester Evening News.
He was taken by ambulance to hospital but soon after was sadly pronounced dead.
A 48-year-old man has been arrested under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 after handing himself in to custody where he remains for questioning.
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20 Best Places To Visit in India With Friends in 2022
Enough with romantic getaways and family vacations. If you’ve been looking forward to a good trip with your friends for a long time, we’ve got everything you’ll need right here! A trip with friends strengthens friendships. So gather your belongings, enlist the help of some old pals, crank up your engines, and set out for some of the best places to visit in India with friends for the most amazing, and insane trip of your life, because holiday with friends is never enough!
Here are the 20 best places to visit in India with your friends in 2022,
1. Manali
In Northern India, Manali is usually the first option of all college students. The ease of access, the lively atmosphere, and the beautiful mountains are just a few of the reasons why young (and old) people flock to this town. It is one of the nicest destinations to visit in India with friends, especially since the Bollywood film ‘Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani’ was filmed here, revealing some of the enjoyable characteristics of this hip northern town.
2. Ladakh
The river Zanskar is one of the greatest places to visit in India with friends since it freezes in the winter months of January and December and transforms into a haven for adventure seekers. The Chadar Trek, which begins in Tilat Sumdo and ends in Tilat Sumdo, will take you and your brave companions through this ice expanse surrounded by breath-taking vistas.
Laughing despite the continual worry of falling or the ice cracking is the best thing you’ll ever do to remember this excursion for the rest of your life. This is undoubtedly one of the best destinations in India to visit with friends.
3. Andaman
Escape to Andaman, one of the most exciting spots in South India to visit with friends. Everything about this place screams ‘adventure,’ from jet boating to the Havelock Islands to finally plunging into the deep Indian Ocean. The turquoise waters that surround these stunning Indian islands are home to the most diverse array of coral reefs and marine life you’ll ever see. It is a perfect holiday destination to go with friends.
4. Pangong Tso
We’ve been looking forward to visiting Pangong Tso Lake ever since we first saw it in the Bollywood film ‘3 Idiots.’ Though the lake is as beautiful in person as it appears on TV, the bad news is that ‘waiting’ won’t bring you there. Getting up and planning a trip to Ladakh, on the other hand, might just work! So gather a group of nice friends who don’t mind the cold and head to the best place to visit with friends in India.
5. Goa
Goa is a great spot to visit with friends in India. Like, Duh! But it’s the experience of riding bikes and gipsies on those seaside lanes with fun-loving companions that makes it all the more delightful. It’s the best spot on the planet to forget about your troubles, whether it’s bitterness over not getting your dream job, a break-up with your latest version of ‘I can’t live without you!’ or even a basic beach desire.
6. Gokarna
Goa, is blessed with enough beaches to satisfy your thirst for sea, sun, and sand. Remove the noisy sea of tourists and add a laid-back environment and a hippy lifestyle. What you’ll receive is an incredible paradise in Karnataka, which is one of the best place to visit in India with friends and an eccentric vacation.
You and your friends can go to Gokarna’s numerous temples and shrines. Gokarna is one of the best places to visit in India with friends in low budget. Gorgeous beaches, lively flea markets, fascinating forts, mouth-watering seafood, and watersports are just a few of the many reasons why you and your friends should start packing for Gokarna as soon as possible!
7. Hampi
If your idea of a “friends trip” includes visiting old ruins of prestigious temples and archaic monuments with secrets hidden beneath their foundations, then a trip to Hampi is essential. The enchanting scenery and beautiful architecture of Hampi’s temple remnants, which are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, will undoubtedly inspire a sense of tranquilly in you and your guests.
You and your companions can go rock climbing, meet people from all over the world, eat delectable Karnataka cuisine, and ride coracles down the Tungabhadra River, among other exciting activities.
8. Pondicherry
There’s no better alternative than this if you’re seeking some thrilling yet completely safe places to go with a friend! Pristine beaches, sun-kissed shorelines, beach campfires with music, and picturesque cruises, are just a few of the attractions. Sounds exciting, right? Then gather your friends and begin planning!
9. Delhi
Innumerable bars, lounges, pubs, clubs, music venues, cafes, and gaming lanes combine a dash of Mumbai’s laid-back atmosphere with a taste of Goa’s hippy culture. Is there anything further to say? It may be noisy, busy, and polluting, but that doesn’t stop people from all over the country from visiting and having a good time. The nightlife in Delhi, India’s capital and a city of 25 million people, is not to be missed during your visit.
Also Read: Top 20 Cheapest Places To Visit In India – Budget Travel 2022
10. Mount Abu
This hill station is surrounded by beautiful splendor all around, nestled amidst the high mountains of the Aravalli Range. The good climatic circumstances, the tranquil scenery, and the abundance of tourist attractions all contribute to a delightful trip with friends. Take a trip to one of the hills with your friends to see a spectacular sunset.
11. Kasol
Kasol, which is located on the banks of the Parvati River, is one of India’s most popular tourist destinations, drawing enormous crowds all year. Kasol is all about living the high life, a destination for travellers looking to rest, unwind, and take in the scenery of the spectacular Himalayas.
12. Coorg
Coorg, located in Karnataka’s the Western Ghats, is a popular summer destination for those seeking relief from the heat and an escape to the greenery away from the concrete jungle. It’s also a great place to get together with some buddies and arrange a trip to appreciate nature and tough hikes. There will also be some gorgeous waterfalls to delight the sight and instantly revive your soul.
13. Valley of Flowers
Valley of Flowers is one of the treks that may be completed without the assistance of a guide. If you and your pals enjoy adventure, trekking with them would be a fantastic experience. The location is known for its flowering and is only open for a limited time each year. Because it is popular with adventure and environment lovers, you will need to make all of your preparations ahead of time. So, plan ahead of time.
14. Kannur
Kannur is most recognised for its beachside sites, diverse beaches, and proximity to the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, all of which contribute to the region’s thriving cultural scene. Come for relaxing long-term retreats with friends, and stay for the iconic eateries, sightseeing locations, and adventure-friendly day adventures. Kannur can be a low budget holiday with friend.
15. Sunderbans
The West Bengal mangrove wonderland is home to some of India’s most diversified flora and animals. The Sundarban National Park, hidden amidst the Ganga delta, is the highlight of this vacation, where you may see regal Bengal tigers. If you want to go on an adventure holiday with your friends and experience a beautiful region of Eastern India, come here.
Also Read: Top 10 Backpacker Hostels In India Every Traveller Should Know in 2022
16. Roopkund Lake
There is no better, more thrilling trip than walking to the Roopkund Lake in Uttarakhand, where hundreds of people perished on that awful day many years ago. Sure, it’ll be a lengthy trip through snowy landscapes, forests, streams, meadows, and more, but you and your friends won’t find as much peace and closeness to nature anywhere else!
17. Bhangarh
Each group has that one guy or girl who never misses an occasion to talk about his bravery and courage. Bring that person to Bhangarh and see how brave he truly is! It’s without a doubt one of the best sites in India to visit with pals for some small-time frightening thrills. If you want to get a big adrenaline rush and spot the weasel in your team, you’ll need to be inside the ruined fort after sundown, which is located in Alwar.
18. Jim Corbett
This place had to be on the list of magnificent places to visit with friends in India. How can you plan a trip with your pals without considering a wild adventure safari? Get out of town and into the wilderness with your closest pals. A visit to Uttarakhand’s Jim Corbett National Park will allow you to connect not just with nature, but also with one another. There are about 400 types of animals and flora in the park. Explore the forest with your guide and you might just come upon a Royal Bengal Tiger, a Leopard, or a herd of wild elephants.
19. Spiti Valley
Consider a large expanse of the dry area with a clear blue sky, cotton candy clouds at high elevations surrounded by snow-capped mountains, and fluttering prayer flags against vivid Buddhist monasteries in the distance. Spiti Valley is a vast, cold desert mountain valley located in Himachal Pradesh’s Himalayas. This is the territory that separates Tibet from India, thus a trip to this section of the northern land with friends is unavoidable.
20. Nainital
The primary attraction here, known as India’s Lake District, is the Naini Lake, where boating and a horseback ride to the top of Naina Peak, the highest point, are two of the best things to do. You can do a few things here with your pals while admiring the visual magnificence of the strange scenery and the beautiful Himalayan ranges that surround it.
Also Read: 15 Best Countries To Visit Without Visa From India in 2022
Make a trip to one of these Indian vacation spots with your friends. You can also construct a low-budget bucket list of locations to visit in India with your friends so that you don’t have to break the bank while having fun.
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Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Recruitment 2022 OUT – Computer Knowledge Needed!!!
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Recruitment 2022 OUT – Computer Knowledge Needed!!!
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Recruitment 2022 OUT – For Consultant Vacancy | Download
Notification PDF and Apply Here.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has released the recruitment notification for the post of Consultant. Total numbers of vacancies are 02. Interested candidates are advised to visit the Official site and download the notification PDF. Check eligibility Criteria using the official notification then proceed to apply for MPA Recruitment 2022.
Agricoop Recruitment 2022 Last Date
Official notification release date is 27.04.2022 and Last date for receipt of application is within 30 days from the date of publication of the advertisement in Employment News. Applications not accompanied with the required certificates/documents or after due date of submission will not be entertained.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Careers 2022 Details
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Careers 2022 Eligibility Criteria
Age Limit
Candidate age limit shall not be beyond 64 years as on the closing date of receipt of application is needed.
Other Criteria
Candidate should be Retired as SO/ASO Should have knowledge of service rules &Noting/Drafting/e-office. Good working computer knowledge and Experience in Administration/establishment/Procurement procedure/Secretariat matters/ Parliamentary issue/GEM/Govt. Accounting procedure/PFMS etc.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Salary Details
A fixed monthly amount shall be paid as per the Government norms, arrived at by deducting the basic pension from the basic pay drawn at the time of retirement. The amount of remuneration so fixed shall remain unchanged for the term of the contract. There will be no annual increment/percentage increase during the contract period.
Agricoop Recruitment 2022 Selection Process
Candidates meeting the conditions as given above shall be shortlisted based upon criteria formulated the duly constituted Selection Committee. The Communication shall be given on the postal address/E-mail ID provided by the Candidate.
How to Apply for Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Recruitment 2022?
- Go to the official site of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare website
- Select the required notification on the Whats New section.
- Find and select the required notification on the Home page.
- The notification contains application form also.
- Fill the application form and send it to the belonging address.
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Royce Lewis optioned to Triple-A; Carlos Correa set to return
OAKLAND, Calif. — Royce Lewis doubled, homered and made a nice defensive play in the Twins’ 5-2 loss to the Athletics on Tuesday night.
The reward for his efforts?
A trip back to Triple-A.
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli announced after Tuesday’s game that the Twins have optioned the top prospect back to Triple-A to make room for star shortstop Carlos Correa, who is set to come off the injured list and play in Wednesday’s game.
“This was an opportunity that he grabbed onto and I think it lays a beautiful foundation on which he’ll build a really good major league career,” Baldelli said of Lewis.
The Twins promoted Lewis earlier this month after Correa took a pitch off his right middle finger. While the Twins initially feared a broken finger, Correa ended up walking away with a painful bone bruise instead.
While he was sidelined, the Twins turned to Lewis, whom they selected as the top pick in the 2017 draft. Lewis has been a heralded prospect for years, his journey to the majors slowed by a tear of his right anterior cruciate ligament, which cost him all of last season.
Because of Correa’s injury, he arrived ahead of scheduled — and he delivered.
Lewis hit .308 with a .889 OPS in 11 games with the Twins. His first career home run, a grand slam, earned him an ovation from the Target Field crowd.
“I enjoy each and every day,” Lewis said before the game. “Rarely complain, especially when you’re up here living your dream. I don’t know how you can be upset.”
Even when getting news of his demotion, the shortstop had a smile on his face through the disappointment, Baldelli said.
“That young man is not going to stop working. He’s not going to be any less motivated. I don’t see him changing one bit,” Baldelli said. “He’ll be ready to play, first game back in St. Paul. And he’ll be ready for us when we need him next time around. He’s a good-looking player.”
While the Twins saw plenty to like from Lewis, they also want him to get consistent at-bats, which becomes impossible with Correa’s return.
Baldelli said Lewis would get most of his work in at shortstop, but he would also be moving around the field a little bit to get him more exposure at different spots.
“The last thing we would want to do is start sending him all around the field to play in places where he’s literally never played a game,” Baldelli said. “You can do that at times if you do it one-off and you send a guy out to a particular spot. But bouncing him all around right now, probably not the best way to go and not the best way to prepare him to play at this level.”
And while Baldelli said optioning Lewis was “not an easy decision,” the Twins are pretty excited about the guy they’re activating from the injured list.
“We’re adding one of the best players in the game back to play shortstop for us every day. That’s pretty nice to be able to write Carlos’s name in the lineup (Wednesday) and I’m very pleased to be doing that,” Baldelli said. “I have no doubt that Royce is going to have a lot of great moments for us going forward and we could be seeing those sooner than later.”
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Sundown (2021): Should You Stream It Or Skip It? Where To Watch It Online?
The dramatic movie ‘Sundown,’ directed by Michel Franco, stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tim Roth, Iazua Larios, Albertine Kotting McMillan, and Henry Goodman, among many others. The movie is Roth’s second collaboration with Mexican writer-director Franco. The gentle thriller follows a very well British household on holiday in Mexico.
However, they must get back as soon as allowed during the reserve. However, a family participant’s action in the aftermath of the disaster shatters the close-knit group. Without question, the idea has piqued your interest. So, if you’re interested in knowing more about the film and how to view it, you have come to the right place. Read on. Everything is detailed here!
Is it Worth Watching Or Not?
The character, portrayed by Tim Roth, is a greedy monster who can be seen in well-to-do areas all around the planet. We’re not intended to like him or even appreciate his point of view. After a while, audiences might discover themselves chuckling at how casually he dumps aside not just stuff but individuals who should potentially mean it all to him.
You might think it strange that a review would advise you not to read any more until you’ve seen the film, but “Sundown” is much more absorbing if you know very little about the tale heading in. So, make your decision.
The film had the foresight to select Tim Roth. Few performers are better at portraying reptilian immobility and transparency and also prompting us to think about what’s going on underneath the attentive yet remote eyes and the motive behind a cast’s facial expression, which may be a grimace or a grin.
What Is The Story About?
Neil and Alice Bennett, siblings, are the foundation of a rich household. They take a trip to Mexico with the latter’s 2 young kids. Neil and Alice hear some unpleasant information from residents while relishing the sun and everything that Acapulco has to offer. They receive a call alerting them that Neil and Alice’s mom has died. As a result, they must return to the United Kingdom as rapidly as feasible to conduct their mom’s burial.
However, things turn for the worse when Neil pretends to have lost his passport. He can’t travel back to the house till that matter is resolved. As the plot continues, emotions in the household mount, prompting the inquiry, “Why would Neil do something like that?” If you’re curious about how you would stream this compelling family drama, we’ll go through your alternatives.
Where To Watch
Sundown can now stream, buy, rent, or have free viewing on YouTube, Apple iTunes, AMC on Demand, Amazon Video, Vudu, Spectrum On-Demand, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Redbox, and DIRECTV.
Should You Stream It Or Skip It?
STREAM IT. Sundown is a fascinating, simple movie that has a superb appearance by Roth. Roth is captivating in the scenes. Together with Bergman Island, it has pushed him into the spotlight.
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The President of the United States of America Joe Biden has close to 22.2 million followers on Twitter, but according to a company called SparkToro, nearly half of these are fake. SparkToro is a software company that has an audit tool that found 49.3 percent of Biden's followers to be “fake”. This estimation is based on different factors such as location, default profile images and new users.
SparkToro defines fake followers as "accounts that are unreachable and will not see the following account's tweets (either because they're spam, bots, propaganda, etc. or because they're no longer active on Twitter)."
The tool can be accessed by any Twitter user for checking how many of their followers are fake. NDTV, however, can't authenticate the results shown by SparkToro.
Earlier this month the same tool was claim to show that 53.3 per cent of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's followers are fake.
Speaking about its methodology, SparkToro told The Independent, “This audit analyses a sample of 2,000 random accounts from the most recent 100,000 accounts that follow elonmusk, then looks at 25+ factors correlated with spam/ bot/ low quality accounts.”
Mr Musk who is currently in the middle of trying to buy Twitter has over the last few weeks expressed concern over fake accounts. The 44 billion dollar deal is held up due to Musk claiming that the number of fake followers Twitter estimates is much smaller than it actually is. CEO Parag Agrawal has said that 5 percent of all twitter accounts seem to be fake, but Musk believes this number to be much higher, closer to 20 percent. | https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/nearly-half-of-president-joe-bidens-twitter-followers-are-fake-report-2986186 | 2022-05-18T07:45:45Z | https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/nearly-half-of-president-joe-bidens-twitter-followers-are-fake-report-2986186 | false | 1 |
Whenever President Muhammadu Buhari looks back over the past seven and half years of his government, he must wonder why a man like him who was so popular but dreaded during his military government now receives bad press and attracts poor rating in the public sphere. No matter how he evaluates himself, Buhari must take full responsibility for the performance of his government, particularly his ministers who are virtually unseen in the ministries assigned to them.
There are two fronts on which Buhari’s image operates in the public arena. The first is the perception that the President is unable to manage a country as diverse and difficult as Nigeria. The second is the control that a group of self-centred inner cabinet members known as the “cabal” have over the government. These two factors and more have cast Buhari as an inexperienced President who is just hanging on, waiting for his tenure to end in 2023.
Many politicians are already so exasperated with the performance of the government that they can hardly wait for the starter’s gun to be fired before jumping on the presidential campaign train. Virtually every politician of high or low repute wants to become Buhari’s successor in 2023. What they overlook in their frenetic election campaign speeches are the enormity of the problems facing Nigeria, and how difficult it would be for the new President to put the nation on the right path to recovery within three years.
Right from the start of the first term, everything Buhari touched, every decision he rolled out, seemed to attract negative assessment in mainstream and online media. Buhari, we must admit, is not your classic charismatic President who commands widespread admiration and support across the country. Since the inauguration of his government in 2015, he has faced a cynical audience that quickly realised that the changes promised by Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC) party during that year’s election campaigns have turned into some kind of fantasy, never to be attained. These and other low performance indicators relating to the government’s lack of integrity meant that Buhari’s public profile has suffered and continues to suffer.
Against the background of his low achievement record, Buhari has a tall mountain to climb to make any positive impact on citizens or to help his party to improve its chances for re-election next year. First, Buhari must change his style of leadership. Unfortunately, time is the big enemy. Second, he must drop some members of his “kitchen cabinet” whom he trusts so much that he does not believe they can make mistakes. Third, he must engineer or craft new policies designed to tackle major challenges (such as insecurity) and move the nation forward. So far, everything seems to be falling out of alignment. And that’s not good for Buhari’s image or any attempts to burnish his public persona.
Let us consider this fact. Under Buhari, most ministries lack an identifiable public face. The ministers appointed to manage the ministries are so invisible that secondary school students cannot recite, in their weekly civics’ classes, the names of federal ministers and their ministries. This is clearly a departure from the past when students found it easy to answer current affairs quizzes about the names of ministers and their ministries.
Ministers are appointed to transform government policies and programmes from the realm of ideas into the platform of practical, on-the-ground achievements. Ministers who cannot convert policy to action that would affect the lives of citizens have no business serving in government. They must fulfil responsibilities assigned to them. They must be hardworking, committed, and result oriented. These are the minimum tasks the ministers must perform. If the ministers lack the will to act, if they cannot deliver verifiable results, if they are incapable of holding public office, the ministers must resign or they should be sacked.
One of the serious challenges that continues to threaten Buhari’s government is the rapid collapse of national security, the breakdown of law and order, the failure of intelligence, and the emergence of diverse criminal groups operating freely across the country. Bandits, “unknown gunmen” and “gunwomen”, kidnappers, and various nationalist organisations have been striking indiscriminately and sometimes awfully close to the centre of government and often near the hub of the nation’s security network and infrastructure, including military institutions that ought to be impenetrable to bandits or terrorists. This is a clear challenge to the government and the security forces.
Over the years, people have asked the question: Is Buhari an unlucky President, an accidental President, or is he a man weighed down by the hardships of managing Nigeria at a time of rising insecurity and growing public demands on national leaders? Buhari must be aware that he has not impressed people with his style and speed of government. A good government must impact positively on the lives of ordinary people.
To be sure, Buhari has been criticised heavily not because of his region of origin or his ethnicity or his religion. None of all that. Buhari has been assailed essentially because he has paid little or no attention to insecurity and the fight against corruption. He has also been criticised because he failed to match his words with action every time he talked about his determination to overcome the intractable electricity sector, or to renovate worsening infrastructure.
Above all, I would argue, Buhari has been destabilised by his own undistinguished leadership methods, the lack of accountability and transparency in the way his government operates, his reluctance to drop from his cabinet inefficient ministers, the lack of any quick solutions to the deteriorating state of insecurity, and the common view that the government talks more but achieves little or nothing.
In public and private spaces, you will find that many people are disappointed and frustrated. They wonder when and whether Nigeria would ever rise from the ashes of failure to replicate its glorious years that would make life easier and widely appreciated by citizens. The current situation is appalling.
Buhari and his ministers must reflect energetically on the difficulties that have faced the government and the most effective way to deal with those challenges. Less than a year to the end of his second tenure, Buhari must organise the government to become more productive, more accountable, more transparent, more responsible, and to provide clearer direction for the nation. He must think about how to improve the welfare of Nigerian people.
Given that the government has less than a year to live, all these might seem like a tall order. Nevertheless, by the time he leaves office in 2023, Buhari will be judged, among other things, by the number of promises he made but failed to fulfil, and the number of meaningful projects he was able to complete and put into active service.
Buhari has noticeably fleeting time to make a difference and to change the way the public perceives him. Whether he would do so, considering his body language, remains an open question. Regardless of what happens, he must think quickly about the legacies he would leave behind when he departs the stage next year, particularly how the nation would remember him and his government. It is time Buhari stepped up to the platform of practical action. No excuses would do.
The overarching question remains: Does Buhari have time enough to transform Nigeria and the lives of the citizens? At a practical level, I do not think so. He had eight years to demonstrate his skills as an efficient manager. Six to nine months is not enough time for Buhari to commence work. | https://www.sunnewsonline.com/assessing-buhari-his-ministers-and-tasks-undone/ | 2022-05-18T07:46:13Z | https://www.sunnewsonline.com/assessing-buhari-his-ministers-and-tasks-undone/ | true | 1 |
Vanstar Mining Resources Inc. (OTCMKTS:VMNGF – Get Rating) shot up 6.7% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $0.27 and last traded at $0.27. 5,500 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 76% from the average session volume of 23,017 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.25.
The stock’s fifty day moving average is $0.29 and its 200-day moving average is $0.31.
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ISIS murders 20 Nigerian Christians in ‘revenge’ for setbacks in Middle East
Twenty Christians have been murdered by Daesh (ISIS) militants in Nigeria in revenge for the deaths of several of the group’s leaders in the Middle East. The atrocity took place in Borno state, where seven people were also killed by Islamists in an attack last week. Footage of the killings of...
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When it comes to the end of the financial year there are two things that are important: your taxes and sales. Luckily for us, JB Hi-Fi is having a massive Tax Time sale.
Retailers typically put on big sales in anticipation of EOFY spending by businesses and individuals who can then mark-off their purchases as tax deductions for the year.
There are a bunch of EOFY sales going on right now and one of the biggest is from electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi. Just remember to keep an eye on the end date of these sales. Many of them are wrapping up on May 25, but no doubt a new batch of tax specials will replace them in June.
To save you trawling for all the good deals, we’ve gathered some of the best from JB Hi-Fi’s sale for you below.
Best JB Hi-Fi Sales for EOFY
JB Hi-Fi EOFY Deals: Computers and Home Office
- 16-inch Victus Gaming Notebook – $1599 ($600 off)
- 16-inch Omen Gaming Notebook – $2798 ($500 off)
- Logitech M185 Wireless Mouse – $9
- Logitech Streamcam – $159 ($70 off)
- Logitech MK270R Wireless combo – $39 ($20 off)
- HiRise Adjustable stand for MacBook – $99 ($30 off)
- 15% off ASUS computers (until May 23)
- 25% off Lenovo, HP and ASUS Chromebooks (until May 25)
JB Hi-Fi EOFY Deals: TVs
- LG C1 55-inch Self Lit OLED 4K UHD Smart TV (2021) – $2195 (save $300)
- Samsung Q80A 65-inch QLED 4K Smart TV (2021) – $1995 (save $300)
- Samsung 75-inch The Frame QLED 4K Smart TV (2022) – $3295 (save $200)
- Hisense U7G 65-inch 4K ULED Smart TV (2021) – $1195 (save $200)
- Samsung QN90A 65-inch Neo QLED 4K Smart TV (2021) – $2995 (save $500)
- Samsung The Premiere Laser 4K Smart Projector – $4495 (save $500)
- Hisense U80G 75-inch 8K ULED Android TV (2021) – $2995 (save $1000)
JB Hi-Fi EOFY Deals: Vacuums
- Dyson V8 Animal – $599 (save $50)
- Electrolux UltimateHome 900 Pet Stick Vac – $649 (save $230)
- Eufy RoboVac X8 Hybrid – $999 (save $300)
JB Hi-Fi EOFY Deals: Home Appliances
- LG GS-VB655PL Side by Side Fridge with InstaView 655L – $2147 ($252 off)
- Electrolux EWF1041R9WB 10kg AutoDose Front Load Washer – $1599 ($400 off)
- Hisense HRBM482SW Bottom Mount Fridge 482L – $1255 (save $37)
- Hisense HWFM8012 8kg Front Load Washing Machine – $499 (save $50)
- Germanica 9L Dual Air Fryer – $149 (save $150)
JB Hi-Fi EOFY Deals: Smart Home
- Netgear Orbi Tri-Band WiFi6 Mesh System 8 Series 2 pack – $1199
- Netgear Orbi Whole Home High-Performance AC3000 Tri-ban Mesh WiFi system (2p) – $279
- EufyCam 2C Pro 2K Wireless Home Security System (4pk) – $749 (save $50)
- Philips Hue E27 A60 Colour Bluetooth Starter Kit – $239 (save $60)
JB Hi-Fi EOFY Deals: Smart Watches
- Fitbit Charge 4 (Storm Blue) – $129 ($50 off)
- Forerunner 55 Sports Watch (Black) – $249 ($80 off)
- Huawei GT Runner 46mm Smart Watch (Black) – $449 ($150 off)
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Nearly half a million Indians have fled their homes as one of the world's largest rivers, the Brahmaputra, burst its banks in the country's northeast.
More than 500,000 people have fled their homes in India's northeastern state of Assam to escape heavy floods triggered by pre-monsoon rains that drowned seven.
Authorities on Wednesday warned that the situation could worsen as further flooding has been forecast for the next two days.
One of the world's largest rivers, the Brahmaputra, which flows into India and neighbouring Bangladesh from Tibet, burst its banks in Assam over the last three days and the downpour continued, inundating more than 1,500 villages.
"More than 500,000 people have been affected, with the flood situation turning critical by the hour," Assam's water resources minister, Pijush Hazarika said, adding that the seven drowned in separate incidents during the last three days.
Soldiers of the Indian army retrieved more than 2,000 people trapped in the district of Hojai in a rescue effort that continues, the state's health minister, Keshab Mahanta, said.
READ MORE: Scorching heat kills dozens in Maharashtra in record-breaking Indian summer
#AssamFloods2022
— The Weather Channel India (@weatherindia) May 17, 2022
As #Assam struggles to cope with the flurry of flash floods & landslides, the death toll in the state has risen to 8 in the last 24 hours.
To make matters worse, the IMD has predicted that the Northeast will face heavy rains until May 18.
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Water levels in the Brahmaputra are expected to rise further, national authorities said.
"The situation remains extremely grave in the worst-hit Dima Hasao district, with both rail and road links snapped due to flooding and landslides," said Assam's revenue minister, Jogen Mohan, who is overseeing relief efforts there.
Cities elsewhere in India, notably the capital, New Delhi, are broiling in a heatwave.
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New CNF Test Suite-based program will allow CSPs and telecom organizations to adopt Kubernetes and cloud native tools with confidence
VALENCIA, Spain, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe -- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, today announced the Cloud Native Network Function (CNF) Certification Program. The CNF Certification Program will help Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and other telecommunications organizations identify which Network Equipment Providers (NEPs) follow cloud native best practices.
CNFs are applications that implement or facilitate network functionality in a cloud native way. CSPs and other telecom organizations are migrating away from traditional Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) toward CNFs and Kubernetes-based infrastructures that provide service reliability while lowering capital and operating expenses and encouraging cross-cloud compatibility. The program will enable NEPs and CNF creators to demonstrate the adoption of cloud native best practices in their networking products.
"Moving to cloud native infrastructures has long been difficult for telecom providers who have transitioned to VNFs and found themselves with siloed resources and specialized solutions not built for the cloud," said Priyanka Sharma, executive director of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. "The CNF Certification program is designed to fill this gap by creating solutions optimized for cloud native environments. Some of the world's largest telecom organizations, including Huawei, Nokia, T-Mobile, and Vodafone, already use Kubernetes and other cloud native technologies, and this program will make it easier for others to do the same."
The CNF Certification Program runs on CNCF's CNF Test Suite and supports any product that runs in a certified Kubernetes environment. The CNF Test Suite is an open source test suite for telcos to validate how well they are following cloud native principles and best practices, like immutable infrastructure and declarative APIs. It leverages 10 CNCF-hosted projects and several open source tools, including Fluentd, Helm, Jaeger, and Prometheus. Currently, the CNF Test Suite can run approximately 70 workload tests, which are segmented into seven different categories, including:
- Compatibility, Installability & Upgradability
- Microservice
- State
- Reliability, Resilience & Availability
- Observability & Diagnostics
- Security
- Configuration
To get started, NEPs and CNF creators can self verify an application using the CNF Test Suite and submit results via pull request. Organizations that may not be ready to submit their results can still get started with the CNF Test Suite and use it to improve the "cloud-nativeness" in their products. CNFs that pass the CNF Certification will be considered 'Certified,' with more advanced levels to come as the program expands.
To learn more about the CNF Certification Program or get involved in CNCF's Telco initiatives:
- Read CNCF's recent blog, 'Testing cloud native best practices with the CNF Test Suite'
- Join the conversation on Slack (#cnf-certification, #cnf-testsuite-dev)
- Attend CNF Test Suite Contributor calls on Thursdays at 14:15 UTC
- Join the CNF Working Group meetings on Mondays at 16:00 UTC
Supporting Quotes:
"Building, deploying, and operating Telco workloads across distributed cloud environments is complex," said Tom Kivlin, principal cloud architect at Vodafone. "It is important to adopt cloud native best practices as we evolve to achieve our goals for agility, automation, and optimization. The CNF Certification is a great tool with which we can measure and drive cloud native practices across our platforms and network functions. We look forward to working with our partners and the CNCF community to further develop and drive adoption of the CNF Certification Program."
"F5 enthusiastically supports the CNCF Certification Program in promoting consistent performance, quality, and rigor as CSPs modernize their application, networking, and security infrastructures to deliver superior digital experiences," said Ahmed Guetari, VP of Products for Service Providers at F5. "CNCF certification efforts provide valuable validation, yielding best practices to improve critical vendor interoperability and encouraging additional momentum around CNF deployments."
"MATRIXX is excited to participate in the CNCF CNF Certification Program. We believe it will be instrumental in helping the telecom industry adopt cloud native technologies and best practices by harnessing the power of open source innovation and community collaboration," said Marc Price, CTO, MATRIXX Software. "To realize the full potential of 5G, service providers are transitioning to CNFs, though telecom networking presents new and unique challenges that require a continued evolution in cloud native best practices. This program will help our advancements in cloud native solutions while ensuring customers can implement these tools with confidence."
"PANTHEON.tech is delighted to be part of CNCF's initiative to show what cloud native computing should strive to be for telecom organizations," said Miroslav Mikluš, CPO of PANTHEON.tech. "We're excited to demonstrate our expertise in cloud native network functions by being one of the pioneering solutions to try the CNF Certification. Open source values and cloud native best practices are at the heart of what we do, and we are glad to be part of CNCF's effort to drive these forward."
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Cloud native computing empowers organizations to build and run scalable applications with an open source software stack in public, private, and hybrid clouds. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) hosts critical components of the global technology infrastructure, including Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Envoy. CNCF brings together the industry's top developers, end users, and vendors and runs the largest open source developer conferences in the world. Supported by more than 500 members, including the world's largest cloud computing and software companies, as well as over 200 innovative startups, CNCF is part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation. For more information, please visit www.cncf.io.
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Different, Yet The Same: Montana Roots Bond My Kids For Life
If you have them, it's hard to forget growing up with your siblings. My situation was a little different because I had 3 older sisters that were all gone before I even got into high school.
For my kids, it was different at the ranch, where siblings are with each other for more extended amounts of time because of the nature of the business. They are your best friends that you spend the day with.
It's funny now because all four of them are spread out in all different regions of the country and have chosen career paths that are so different.
Yet they still have that common denominator that keeps them close.
Take for instance, my two boys. They both loved all the same things growing up: Sports, junk food, Duke, riding their mud shark bikes, shooting prairie dogs, etc.
Now that they have entered a different stage of life they have gone in completely opposite directions.
Jake is fine-tuning his orthopedic surgery skills outside of Los Angeles (pictured left, below), and John has been tearing up the NBA 2 K league in Atlanta playing competitive professional video basketball (pictured right).
I know, two totally different directions.
Both are far from what I do for a living too, but there is one common bond that holds us together -- my daughters also -- and that would be the life we knew on the ranch. That will keep them together forever. In fact, Jake is getting married next week and his long-time best friend that he grew up with will be there by his side as his best man even though they are so different now.
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This has created a huge opening in the middle of the road which connects to Achimota.
Danger looms on Kubease-Achimota as 'road cave-in'
There is danger looming on the Kum Hotel down the road following the caving in of a section of the road along Achimota in the Greater Accra Region.
Motorists are advised to be extra careful on the stretch of the highway, especially at night.
According to sources, this same section was damaged a year ago.
However, no proper repair work has been done, instead, it has been left unattended which is now a death trap for drivers.
Drivers plying the route have appealed to the Ghana Highway Authority to repair the road to prevent the unfortunate from happening.
While the authorities take the necessary actions to repair the road, motorists using the road are advised to be careful when approaching Kum Hotel down road section.
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The WHO has said that there is benefit of administering an additional booster dose of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for highest risk groups, health workers, those over 60 years of age or with immunocompromising conditions.
As a general principle, an interval of 4-6 months since completion of the primary series of the vaccine could be considered for a first booster, especially in the context of Omicron, said the World Health Organisation, with the support of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunisation and its COVID-19 Vaccines Working Group.
The WHO said that in considering additional booster doses, the two main scenarios to assess are the use of additional booster doses in those who are not able to mount and sustain adequate immune responses and considerations for additional booster doses to be administered in order to protect high risk populations and health workers to maintain the health system during periodic waves of disease surges.
It said that available data for WHO EUL COVID-19 vaccine products suggest that vaccine effectiveness and immunogenicity are lower in immunocompromised persons (ICPs), compared to persons without immunocompromising conditions.
An additional dose included in an extended primary series enhances immune responses in some ICPs. Given the significant risk of severe COVID-19 for ICPs, if infected, WHO has already issued a recommendation for an extended primary series (i.e. third dose) as well as a booster dose (i.e. fourth dose) for ICPs, for all COVID-19 vaccines, it said.
The WHO noted that additional booster doses beyond the first booster dose are currently being offered by some countries, adding that data on additional booster doses as of May 2022 only exists for the mRNA vaccines, and not for other vaccine platforms.
The WHO cited seven studies, conducted during a time when Omicron was the predominant circulating strain globally, that evaluated the relative effectiveness of a fourth dose four months after a third dose of mRNA vaccine compared to those who received three doses.
Taken together, these studies show some short-term benefit of an additional booster dose of mRNA vaccine in health workers, those over 60 years of age or with immunocompromising conditions, the WHO said.
It said that data to support an additional dose for healthy younger populations are limited; preliminary data suggest that in younger people, the benefit is minimal.
The limited available data suggest that for highest risk groups, there is a benefit that supports the administration of an additional booster dose, the WHO said, adding that in those most at risk for severe disease or death (i.e. adults above the age of 60 years, or those who are not able to mount a full immune response), the additional benefit of an additional booster dose of mRNA vaccine might be warranted. It said while seasonality is not yet fully established for SARS-COV-2, evidence from the past two years support the notion of more substantial transmission during the winter season.
Therefore, for countries with either a Northern or Southern Hemisphere winter season, plans for catch-up to improve primary series coverage and boosting for those at highest risk, campaigns should take seasonality into account, the WHO added. | https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/some-short-term-benefit-of-additional-booster-dose-of-mrna-vaccine-in-health-workers-who-8529961.html/amp | 2022-05-18T08:20:49Z | https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/some-short-term-benefit-of-additional-booster-dose-of-mrna-vaccine-in-health-workers-who-8529961.html/amp | false | 10 |
Source: Uncle (54) rapes niece (13) – NewsDay Zimbabwe
BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA
POLICE at Sadza growth point, Mashonaland East province are hunting for a 54-year-old man who allegedly raped his 13-year old niece who brought food to his room while he was ill.The man from Chief Neshangwe, Chikomba district, is on the run after he reportedly raped his niece before threatening to kill her with a machete.
Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Simon Chazovachii confirmed the case yesterday.
“Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of the suspect in connection with a rape case. We also urge members of the public to quickly report rape cases so that victims can be quickly assisted to get treatment. The public should also know that relatives and neighbours are potential abusers,” he said.
The alleged rape happened sometime in April when the complainant was sent to serve food to the ill man by her mother.
The suspect then took a machete from under the bed, forced the girl to lie on the bed and raped her once.
He threatened to kill her if she reported the matter, but on May 11, the complainant told her mother about the rape and a police report was filed.
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Chaotic Scene Erupts Outside NBA Arena as Playoff Game Ends, 20 Shot in Single Night
A watch party Sunday for Game 7 of an NBA playoff series has been canceled after a total of 20 people were shot in downtown Milwaukee on Friday night in two incidents, including one outside the arena where the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics were playing in an NBA playoff game.
The first shooting took place at about 9 p.m. not far from Fiserv Forum, where the Bucks lost to the Celtics in Game 6 of the series, according to CNN.
Milwaukee Police Capt. Warren Allen said a 16-year-old girl and two men, one 26 and one 29, were wounded in the shooting outside the arena, according to CNN.
A 19-year-old man was arrested. Charges against him are pending, Allen said.
Videos posted to Twitter showed fans stampeding away from the arena after the shots rang out.
With more than a minute left in the game, fans start sprinting out of Deer District. pic.twitter.com/WqKPGejrAw
— Natalie Shepherd (@NewsNatalie) May 14, 2022
Almost two hours after the first incident, gunfire again erupted downtown in a wild spree that left 17 people wounded.
Police said the victims, all of whom were expected to live, were between 15 and 47 years old. Five of them were armed and taken into custody.
After the second shooting, police arrested 10 people and confiscated 10 guns.
Police Assistant Chief Nicole Waldner said the shootings did not appear to be connected.
In response to the shootings, Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced a curfew for Saturday and Sunday nights beginning at 11 p.m. The curfew will apply to most people under 21. Violators face arrest and a $691 fine, according to police.
“To put it simply, if you intend to loiter, if you intend to act out, cut up, if you intend to do anything that is unlawful, then my message is simple: Don’t come here,” Johnson said Saturday, according to CNN. “Don’t come down here, don’t mess it up for everybody else.”
Johnson addressed the victims of the shootings on Friday night.
“To those who were injured last night, I am hoping for a prompt and speedy recovery,” he said. “You came down to enjoy yourself, to have a good time in our city, and people should be able to do that downtown or anywhere else in Milwaukee.”
I’m at the intersection of Water Street and Juneau Avenue in Milwaukee, where 17 people were shot last night.
Trash everywhere. Shattered glass and some apparent spatters of blood. pic.twitter.com/vbgJg7xfaE— Sophie Carson (@SCarson_News) May 14, 2022
Waldner said that in the second shooting, at least two people fired at one another “despite the incredible amount of police presence that was downtown.”
“I think it goes further than respect for law enforcement; I think it goes towards respect for human life,” Waldner said, according to CNN. “I mean, despite if police were there or not, what makes people think that they can just have a shootout on a public street in our entertainment district?”
BREAKING: 1 adult male shot near MLK & Highland as @Bucks game ends. This is what we saw as fans ran from the area. @WISN12News pic.twitter.com/JE6Ax1OPsn
— Joyce Garbaciak WISN (@JoyceGarbaciak) May 14, 2022
The Bucks canceled the watch party that was scheduled for Sunday’s game, which is set to tip off at 3:30 p.m. at Boston’s TD Garden arena.
“The shootings that happened in downtown Milwaukee last night were horrific and we condemn this devastating violence,” the team said in a statement, according to CNN. “We are grateful to local law enforcement for its valiant efforts to try to contain what was a dangerous and fluid situation.”
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There are laws that are as out of time and place today as the Rowlatt Act was a century ago, explains Aakar Patel.
The Supreme Court has put a stay on the sedition law, and the Union government has also said the prime minister wants colonial era legislation to be phased out.
This is a good moment.
The law said: 'Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the Government established by law in India, shall be punished with imprisonment for life'.
The Web site Article-14.com (external link) has done great work in compiling the misuse of the law by the government and is responsible for the issue being in the public domain.
Experts have cautioned that firstly, sedition cases can still be filed by the government and second that there are many other laws that are problematic and can be misused.
Both of these are true. However we must rejoice and take heart in the general direction.
Once it dawns on the judiciary that some laws are out of place in a 21st century democracy, then problematic laws will fall.
Nations reform themselves internally when they realise such truths.
India has many laws that need to be examined in light of individual liberties guaranteed to us in the Constitution.
And sedition is not the only type of colonial law that we face.
The Rowlatt Act that Gandhi opposed and led to the massacre of Jallianwala Bagh did away with fundamental principles of the rule of law.
It could detain people without charge or trial and it did away with jury trials, in favour of in-camera trials by judges.
This is called administrative detention, meaning the jailing of someone without a crime having been committed, merely on the suspicion that they will commit a crime in future.
But we have several such laws in India today.
In 2015, over 3,200 people were held in 'administrative detention' in India.
Gujarat has the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act of 1984. It allows for detention without charge or trial for a year.
Uttar Pradesh has the National Security Act allowing detention without charge or trial for a year to 'prevent a person from acting in any manner prejudicial to the defence of India, the relations of India with foreign powers, or the security of India' or 'from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State, or from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, or from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community'.
This law has been used to jail Muslims accused of cattle smuggling and slaughter in Madhya Pradesh.
Tamil Nadu has the Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-offenders, Forest offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand-offenders, Sexual Offenders, Slum-grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982.
It allows the state to jail without trial or charge 'any bootlegger or drug offender or forest offender or goonda or immoral traffic offender or sand offender or slum-grabber or video pirate... to prevent him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order'.
Karnataka has the Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Acid Attackers, Bootleggers, Depredator of Environment, Digital Offenders, Drug Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Land Grabbers, Money Launderers, Sexual Predators and Video or Audio pirates Act, 1985.
It allows for detention without charge or trial of up to 12 months of 'any acid attacker or bootlegger or depredator of environment or digital offender or drug offender or gambler or goonda or immoral traffic offender or land-grabber or money launderer or sexual predator or video or audio pirate... to prevent him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order'.
Assam has the Preventive Detention Act, 1980. It can jail individual for two years, without charge or trial.
Bihar has the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act, 1984.
It allows for 'detention without charge or trial for up to two years to prevent a person from i) smuggling goods, or (ii) abetting the smuggling of goods, or (iii) engaging in transporting or concealing or keeping smuggled goods, or (iv) dealing in, smuggled goods otherwise than by engaging in transporting or concealing or keeping smuggled goods, or (v) harbouring persons engaged in smuggling goods or in abetting the smuggling of goods.'
Jammu & Kashmir has three laws, one allowing detention without charge or trial for six months, another for a year and third for two years.
West Bengal has the Prevention of Violent Activities Act of 1970.
Journalists in Chhattisgarh are regularly jailed under the NSA and kept in prison for a year for their reporting.
As we can see from the dates, none of these are so-called colonial laws.
These are laws we have gifted ourselves.
Every state uses them liberally and there is no resistance from the judiciary.
These days we have classified sections of the Indian people as the enemy through the use of the phrase anti-national.
We not have Jallianwala Bagh-type gatherings today and if we did, against such laws, we would be called anti-national.
But that does not change the fact that these laws are as out of time and place today as the Rowlatt Act was a century ago.
Once that realisation dawns on us as a nation, and especially in the higher judiciary, we can expect that there will be reform of the sort that we have just seen with sedition.
And that is something to be hopeful about for our future.
Aakar Patel is a columnist and writer and you can read Aakar's earlier columns here.
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Connecticut authorities probing fatal shooting of black bear
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Wildlife authorities in Connecticut are investigating the recent fatal shooting of a female black bear that left two cubs orphaned.
The shooting occurred Thursday in Newtown. Police in Ridgefield, about 20 miles away, said an off-duty officer from their department was involved in the shooting, but did not elaborate and referred questions to state officials.
In posts on social media, local residents have identified the bear as a familiar face in town known as “Bobbi.” They’ve launched two Facebook pages in its honor.
State environmental conservation police are investigating the shooting but haven’t released details. The two cubs, who are still in the area, were being monitored.
Some officials want the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to bring the cubs to a wildlife rehabilitation organization.
“If they survive, which they cannot do on their own at this age, these cubs will suffer this trauma for the rest of their lives,” Annie Hornish, Connecticut’s director of the Humane Society of the United States, said in a statement.
It’s illegal to hunt or trap bears in Connecticut, though a person may kill a bear in self-defense and state law also allows the killing of a bear deemed a public health or safety threat. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2603289388144/connecticut-authorities-probing-fatal-shooting-of-black-bear | 2022-05-18T08:32:11Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2603289388144/connecticut-authorities-probing-fatal-shooting-of-black-bear | false | 2 |
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Russia to service foreign debt in roubles if other options blocked -finance minister
Russia will service its external debt obligations in roubles if the United States blocks other options, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told a forum on Wednesday.
Siluanov said Russia will not call itself in default as it has money to pay its debts.
Washington is considering blocking Russia's ability to pay its U.S. bondholders by allowing a key waiver to expire next week, a U.S. administration official said on Tuesday, which could put Moscow closer to default.
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The Mumbai police told a special court in the city on Wednesday that they will not arrest independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana till June 9, the next date of hearing on the police's plea seeking cancellation of their bail in a case pertaining to the row over recitation of 'Hanuman Chalisa'.
The Ranas were arrested by the Mumbai police on April 23 after they announced they will recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's private residence 'Matoshree' in suburban Bandra.
On May 5, special Judge R N Rokade had granted them bail while imposing certain conditions on the couple, including that they must not make any statements to the press related the case.
The judge had also said that the bail will be forfeited if the couple committed similar offences again.
The Mumbai police on May 9 approached the special court seeking that the politician couple's bail be cancelled on the ground that they had allegedly violated the bail conditions.
On Wednesday, Navneet Rana, the Lok Sabha member from Amravati in Maharashtra, and Badnera MLA Ravi Rana filed a joint reply to the police's plea.
The couple said they had neither interfered with the police probe, nor had they made any public statements related to the case.
They also said the police had failed to give a “cogent reason” for seeking cancellation of their bail.
Following their reply, the police in a statement before the court said they would not take any coercive action against the couple till the next hearing.
The special court accepted the statement and posted the matter for further hearing on June 9.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) | https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hanuman-chalisa-row-mp-navneet-rana-mla-ravi-rana-wont-be-arrested-till-june-9-mumbai-police-tells-court-2986368 | 2022-05-18T08:42:17Z | https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hanuman-chalisa-row-mp-navneet-rana-mla-ravi-rana-wont-be-arrested-till-june-9-mumbai-police-tells-court-2986368 | false | 4 |
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Katy Perry is enjoying her new “bubble” far away from the city of lights. The “Firework” singer revealed that she moved to Kentucky earlier this year and it’s been “quite an amazing experience.”
“I’m living, like, in Kentucky and I have for almost a month now and that’s quite an amazing experience,” Perry, 37, told Chelsea Handler in a new episode of her podcast “Dear Chelsea.” “Because it reminds you that Hollywood is not America.”
Perry noted that leaving Los Angeles helped her “understand people better,” with Handler adding that it’s “nice to go outside of what you know to be normal and your reality.”
Perry — who shares almost-2-year-old daughter Daisy with fiancé Orlando Bloom — explained that they live in a “bubble” that is “completely opposite” of Hollywood.
“You’ve been in different bubbles, because you grew up in a bubble,” Handler said to the “American Idol” judge. “You grew up super religious and that’s one bubble. Then you came into this industry, that’s another bubble. Right?”
Perry replied, “Right, it’s an anthropology study of humans.”
Elsewhere in the candid conversation, which also included producer Catherine Law, Perry touched on how motherhood was the “best decision I ever made in my entire life.”
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She shared that she wasn’t “very maternal” growing up but would always be the “mom” in her friend group. Perry said that seeing Bloom with his son, Flynn, whom he shares with ex-wife Miranda Kerr, “influenced” her desire to become a mother.
“Something inside of me said, ‘You, mid-30s, this man is nice. Must breed,’” she joked, later adding, “My daughter has reshaped my life, my perspective, and given me a love I’ve never had before.”
The pop star also shared some insight into her relationship with the British actor. The two began dating in 2016, before splitting in 2017. A year later, they rekindled their romance and got engaged in February 2019.
“Your partner usually sees your best and a lot of your worst sides because they’re there to be your mirrors,” she said giving a listener relationship advice, adding that she and Bloom go to couples therapy. “And we love it because it just keeps us in tune and the resentment can get really strong when you’re both working hard and, god bless, successful people in the spotlight.”
She added that when they want to be “normal” people in a domestic setting with their child and that therapy has helped them.
This story first appeared on TODAY.com. More from TODAY: | https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/katy-perry-says-moving-to-kentucky-reminded-her-hollywood-is-not-america/2835578/ | 2022-05-18T08:43:58Z | https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/katy-perry-says-moving-to-kentucky-reminded-her-hollywood-is-not-america/2835578/ | false | 11 |
TAIPEI – U.S. authorities say the gunman behind an attack on a church in southern California in which one person was killed and five injured was motivated by a hatred for Taiwan.
Although born in Taiwan, David Chou nurtured a resentment toward the Taiwanese and reportedly had ties to a China-backed organization dedicated to furthering Beijing’s goal of annexing the self-governing island, by force if necessary.
That has revived questions about the complex and sometimes antagonistic relationship between the two sides, which separated amid civil war in 1949 and have followed very different paths since then — the one toward liberal democracy, the other toward increasingly repressive authoritarian rule under the Chinese Communist Party, which claims Taiwan, despite never having governed the island.
The following is a look at that background and the current state of affairs between the sides.
WHAT IS THE HISTORY BETWEEN CHINA AND TAIWAN?
Taiwan had only been a Chinese province for 10 years before it was ceded to Japan as a colony in 1895, and was later handed over to Chiang Kai-shek's Republic of China at the end of World War II. Taiwan separated again from China in 1949 when Chiang relocated his government to the island as Mao Zedong's Communists swept to power on the mainland.
While they have established strong economic ties, efforts at political reconciliation have stumbled in recent years as Taiwan asserts its own identity and China ups its demands that the island accept its terms for unification between the sides.
WHAT ABOUT DIVISIONS WITHIN TAIWAN?
Native Taiwanese and mainland migrants were divided initially by language, culture and politics, with the mainlanders continuing to identify closely with China and holding to Chiang's dream of eventually returning home as victors. Under nearly four decades of martial law, political power resided mainly with the mainlanders while Taiwanese dominated the private sector.
While there was some intermarriage, frictions, confrontations and bullying between them were not unusual. Some mainland youth formed gangs with links to organized crime, the government and military, partly as a means of defending their interests. Among younger islanders, such divisions have largely receded along with the flourishing of the separate Taiwanese identity.
Now 68, Chou appears to have been fairly typical of the “second generation mainlander" cohort who never fully integrated into Taiwanese society or came to see the island as anything other than a province of the China they continued to identify with.
Chou appeared to have left Taiwan before the process of democratization and the Taiwanese identity took hold, so his participation in the pro-reunification group, by “Taiwanese standards is fairly fringe,” said James Lin, a historian of Taiwanese history at the University of Washington.
Taiwan's politics “are different from the fringe diasporic politics,” Lin said.
WHAT ARE THE GOVERNMENTS' POLICIES?
China says Taiwan is a part of its territory with no right to independent recognition as a state or representation on the world stage. Since Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen took office in 2016, Beijing has refused all contacts with her government.
China sends military aircraft into Taiwan's air defense identification on a regular basis in what it calls an advertisement of its threat to use force. It has adopted increasingly menacing language, warning that Tsai, her ruling pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party and others will pay a dire price for refusing its demands and that Taiwan will be attacked if it declares formal independence.
Tsai says Taiwan has no need to make such a declaration since it is already de-facto independent, and has refused to meet China's basic demand that she recognize Taiwan as part of the Chinese nation. She has built up Taiwan's traditionally strong ties with the U.S., Japan and other allies as she has sought to boost the armed forces' ability to resist a potential Chinese invasion.
HOW DO THEIR PUBLICS VIEW THE SITUATION?
China allows no independent polling on the question, but public sentiment tends to run strongly in favor of its arguments on the need for, and inevitability of, unification between the sides. That is solidly in line with the Communist Party's relentless propaganda on the issue and the strongly nationalist tone it has adopted since jettisoning orthodox Marxism.
In contrast, support for unification has fallen to single digit percentages in Taiwanese public opinion polls, with the vast majority favoring a continuation of the status quo of de-facto independence. Most now identify exclusively as Taiwanese, with the government and many social organizations supporting that view. The Presbyterian church, whose parishioners were attacked in the California church, has been closely associated with the pro-democracy movement and promotion of Taiwan’s independent identity. It's still unclear whether the gunman targeted the church because of its Presbyterian affiliation.
Concerns have also risen about Chinese influence on Taiwan's media and the impact of propaganda campaigns pressed by the Communist Party's United Front Work Department, which works in overseas Chinese communities and below-the-radar in Taiwan to promote China's political agenda. At a news conference in Taipei on Wednesday, Presbyterian Pastor Chen Shin-liang said the government should seize the incident to “face up to the hate speech spread by some United Front groups in Taiwan."
ARE CONFRONTATIONS FREQUENT?
Tensions are higher now than they have been in years, but outside of China's military threats they have been largely relegated to rhetorical and diplomatic sparring.
Overseas, Chinese and Taiwanese communities overlap in some situations, but Beijing's demand for political loyalty creates deep fissures. Taiwanese and Chinese maintain their own student groups on campus, with China maintaining strict control over its nationals. That situation is reflected in the business community and politically aligned groups such as the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification, with which Chou reportedly had links. Since the shooting, photos have appeared of Chou speaking at one of the group's events in his home of Las Vegas.
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Associated Press writer Huizhong Wu and video journalist Johnson Lai contributed to this report. | https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/national/2022/05/18/explainer-whats-behind-difficult-taiwan-china-relations/ | 2022-05-18T08:45:19Z | https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/national/2022/05/18/explainer-whats-behind-difficult-taiwan-china-relations/ | false | 30 |
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warns in his new book that the United States could face simultaneous sky-high unemployment and inflation on levels not seen since the 1970s, The New York Times reports.
Mr Bernanke, who ran the United States’ central bank from 2006 to 2014, said he wrote his book during the Covid-19 pandemic and it provides a history of the Federal Reserve and how it responded to economic crises in the past century.
Mr Bernanke said he is confident that current Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, whom the Senate confirmed to serve a second term last week, can handle the troubled waters but warned about stagflation, which is when both unemployment and inflation are high.
“Even under the benign scenario, we should have a slowing economy,” he told The Times. “And inflation’s still too high but coming down. So there should be a period in the next year or two where growth is low, unemployment is at least up a little bit and inflation is still high.”
In turn, he said, “So you could call that stagflation.”
In the 1980s, former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker drastically raised interest rates to tame inflation, which triggered a recession and massive public anger toward the Federal Reserve. Mr Bernanke, who served during George W Bush and Barack Obama’s presidencies during the financial crisis of 2008 and the subsequent Great Recession, said inflation was more universally felt.
“The difference between inflation and unemployment is that inflation affects just everybody,” Mr Bernanke said. “Unemployment affects some people a lot, but most people don’t respond too much to unemployment because they’re not personally unemployed. Inflation has a social-wide kind of impact.”
Mr Bernanke also said that the Federal Reserve should not move its inflation target, which is currently at 2 per cent.
“Inflation targets should not be used as a short-run tool, you know?” he said. “If you raise the inflation target to 3 percent for some short-term purpose, then why not 4 percent, or why not 3.5 percent, or why not create a band, or whatever?”
Source Link Former Federal Reserve chairman warns of ‘stagflation’ crisis similar to the 1970s | https://neptunepine.com/former-federal-reserve-chairman-warns-of-stagflation-crisis-similar-to-the-1970s/ | 2022-05-18T08:46:17Z | https://neptunepine.com/former-federal-reserve-chairman-warns-of-stagflation-crisis-similar-to-the-1970s/ | true | 1 |
Shots! Pope jokes 'a little tequila' would ease knee pain
Pope Francis has quipped that a shot of tequila would help him with a painful knee that has forced the 85-year-old Argentinian to use a wheelchair.
"You know what I need for my leg? A little tequila!" Francis joked with a group of Mexican priests in a video posted on TikTok that went viral Monday.
The pontiff was doing the rounds of St. Peter's Square in the Vatican in his pope-mobile after the general audience on Wednesday when he stopped to say hello to the group of newly-ordained priests, one of whom asked him about his knee.
"Very capricious," replies a smiling Francis, who has had to cancel some audiences due to an injured ligament in his right knee and chronic arthritis.
The priest thanks the pontiff for his good mood "in spite of your discomfort", prompting the head of the Roman Catholic Church to confess he would be even jollier had he some tequila to hand.
It is not the first time Francis has wisecracked about tequila. In 2016, ahead of a trip to Mexico, one enthusiastic priest shouted out to Francis in Saint Peter's Square "we are waiting for you!"
"With tequila or without tequila?" the pontiff asked with a cheeky smile. | https://nation.africa/kenya/news/world/shots-pope-jokes-a-little-tequila-would-ease-knee-pain-3819286 | 2022-05-18T08:47:08Z | https://nation.africa/kenya/news/world/shots-pope-jokes-a-little-tequila-would-ease-knee-pain-3819286 | false | 5 |
'Red letter day' for Newbury family
Dear Editor:
Thursday, May 5, 2022, was a red letter day for our family. The dedication of the Newbury Family Welcome Center at Howard Payne University was a great honor for all of us. We are humbled and grateful to the HPU Board of Trustees, Administration, Faculty and Staff. It was a great pleasure to visit with so many friends during the dedication program.
We salute Dr. Cory Hines and his excellent team for the great strides made since his administration began, and we also extend deepest thanks to HPU’s first lady, Melinda Hines, who also is rendering great service to the university. The couple is indeed tireless, and their all-out efforts to advance HPU are exemplary. Indeed, its finest years are ahead.
The Welcome Center is both beautiful and functional, and we tip our hat to Waldrop Construction Company, to lead architect David Lee and others who made this facility possible. That is has opened “paid in full” is a great accomplishment, and tells me that support for HPU is growing at a strong rate. We cannot imagine a nicer “front door” to Howard Payne, or a better way for the university to manifest cooperation with persons and entities throughout the area who likewise will find the facility useful.
Brenda joins me in “saying thanks,” and in expressing thanksgiving for the happy years we were privileged to serve there. We rejoice at HPU’s remarkable progress, and cannot imagine anyone else matching the leadership Dr. Hines is providing.
Sincerely,
Don Newbury, HPUchancellor | https://www.brownwoodtx.com/story/news/2022/05/17/red-letter-day-newbury-family/9805351002/ | 2022-05-18T08:51:14Z | https://www.brownwoodtx.com/story/news/2022/05/17/red-letter-day-newbury-family/9805351002/ | true | 1 |
GENEVA – The United Nations chief on Wednesday launched a five-point plan to jump-start broader use of renewable energies, hoping to revive world attention on climate change as the U.N.’s weather agency reported that greenhouse gas concentrations, ocean heat, sea-level rise, and ocean acidification hit new records last year.
“We must end fossil fuel pollution and accelerate the renewable energy transition before we incinerate our only home,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. “Time is running out.”
His latest stark warning about possible environmental disaster comes after the World Meteorological Organization issued its State of the Climate Report for 2021, which said the last seven years were the seven hottest on record. The impacts of extreme weather have led to deaths and disease, migration, and economic losses in the hundreds of billions of dollars — and the fallout is continuing this year, WMO said.
“Today’s State of the Climate report is a dismal litany of humanity’s failure to tackle climate disruption,” Guterres said. “The global energy system is broken and bringing us ever closer to climate catastrophe.”
In his plan, which leans into the next U.N. climate conference taking place in Egypt in November, Guterres called for fostering technology transfer and lifting of intellectual property protections in renewable technologies, like battery storage.
Such ambitions – as with his call for transfers of technologies aimed to fight COVID-19 – can cause innovators and their financial backers to bristle: They want to reap the benefits of their knowledge, investments and discoveries — not just give them away.
Secondly, Guterres wants to broaden access to supply chains and raw materials that go into renewable technologies, which are now concentrated in a few powerful countries.
The U.N. chief also wants governments to reform in ways that can promote renewable energies, such as by fast-tracking solar and wind projects.
Fourth, he called for a shift away from government subsidies for fossil fuels that now total a half-trillion dollars per year. That’s no easy task: Such subsidies can ease the pinch in many consumers’ pockets – but ultimately help inject cash into corporate coffers too.
“While people suffer from high prices at the pump, the oil and gas industry is raking in billions from a distorted market,” Guterres said. “This scandal must stop.”
Finally, Guterres says private and public investments in renewable energy must triple to at least $4 trillion dollars a year. He noted that government subsidies for fossil fuels are today more than three times higher than those for renewables.
Those U.N. initiatives are built upon a central idea: That human-generated emissions of greenhouse gas in the industrial era have locked in excess heat in the atmosphere, on the Earth’s surface, and in the oceans and seas. The knock-on effect has contributed to more frequent and severe natural disasters like drought, hurricanes, flooding and forest fires.
Climate scientist Zeke Hausfather of the tech company Stripe and Berkeley Earth, a nonprofit focused on environmental data science, says a good way to head toward net-zero emissions is “to make clean energy cheap.”
“While rich countries can afford to spend extra on clean energy, poor and middle income countries may be less willing to accept tradeoffs between reducing emissions and lifting millions out of abject poverty,” he said. “If clean energy sources are cheaper than fossil fuels, they become win-win and will be adopted more rapidly.”
The WMO report breaks little new ground in terms of data, but compiles earlier studies into a broader picture of the global climate.
Its secretary-general, Petteri Taalas, pointed to a downward blip in emissions in 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic dampened human activity. But he said that doesn’t change the “big picture” because carbon dioxide – a leading greenhouse gas – has a long lifetime and lingers on, and emissions have been growing since then anyway.
“We have seen this steady growth of carbon dioxide concentration, which is related to the fact that we are still using too much fossil fuel,” Taalas said in an interview. “Deforestation in regions like Amazon, Africa and southern Asia still continue.”
Last year's U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, failed to muster carbon-cutting pledges from the “BRICS” countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — which threaten a key goal of the 2015 Paris accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, he said.
“We are rather heading towards 2.5- to 3-degree warming instead of 1.5,” Taalas said.
Climate experts lauded the U.N. ambitions and lamented the WMO findings, and said some countries are headed in the wrong direction.
“If climate change is death by one thousand cuts, in 2021 we took our thousandth,” said Rob Jackson, professor of Earth System Science at Stanford University, who also chairs the Global Carbon Project that tracks carbon emissions.
“Dirty coal use roared back through economic stimulation incentives for COVID in China and India. We built more new coal plant capacity worldwide than we took offline,” he added. “How is this possible in 2021?”
Jonathan Overpeck, a professor of environmental education at the University of Michigan, noted that fossil fuels have a role in the Russian government’s war in Ukraine. Russia is a key global producer of oil and gas, including through a pipeline that transits Ukraine to supply homes and businesses in Europe.
“The secretary-general has it right in pointing the blame at fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are creating an ever-worsening climate crisis and all that comes with it,” Overpeck said. “The solution for climate change, the deadly air pollution and true national security is to leave fossil fuels behind in favor of clean renewable energy.”
“It’s getting scary," he added. "The climate crisis and the European war are a call to action, and to rid the planet of fossil fuels as fast as we can.”
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AP Science Writer Seth Borenstein in Washington contributed to this report. ___
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The scrip has climbed 15.33 per cent in the last one year till date, while the 30-share index has gained 10.15 per cent during the same period.
The stock's 52-week high price stood at Rs 2587.95 and the 52-week low price at Rs 1900.5.
Trading volume on the counter stood at 21,989 shares, while it quoted a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.65, an EPS value of 90.35 and a price-to-book value of 2.91. In the Nifty50 pack, 21 stocks traded in the green, while 29 stocks were in the red.
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Promoters held 54.53 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Mar-2022, while overseas investor and mutual funds' ownership stood at 22.44 per cent and 9.23 per cent, respectively.
For the quarter ended 31-Mar-2022, the company reported consolidated sales of Rs 4485.01 crore, up 4.8 per cent from the previous quarter's Rs 4279.64 crore and up 3.44 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 4335.94 crore. The company reported net profit of Rs 396.31 crore for the latest quarter.
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CA Sacramento CA Zone Forecast for Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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Interior Northern California Zone Forecasts for California
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117 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for today, tonight, and Thursday.
CAZ013-182300-
Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County-
Including the city of Shasta Dam
117 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 73 to 88 higher elevations...85 to
93 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph shifting
to the northwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 59 higher elevations...54 to
62 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 62 to 77 higher elevations...
74 to 84 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 34 to 49 higher
elevations...44 to 54 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 61 to 76 higher elevations...74 to
82 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 40 to 55.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 71 to 86.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 62.
Highs 74 to 89.
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SHASTA DAM 91 61 82 / 0 0 0
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Including the city of Burney
117 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 74 to 85. Prevailing east winds up
to 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 51. Prevailing west winds
5 to 15 mph shifting to the south after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs
62 to 74. Prevailing north winds up to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 30 to 39. Prevailing
north winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 57 to 69 higher elevations...66 to
72 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds 5 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 35 to 43.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 68 to 80.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to
51. Highs 68 to 82.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 72 to 86. Lows
42 to 51.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
BURNEY 82 47 72 / 0 0 0
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Northern Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Redding and Red Bluff
117 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 90 to 98. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 67. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs 81 to 89. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the north 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy, cooler. Lows 51 to 57.
North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs 79 to 87. North winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 54 to 62.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 87 to 93.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 68.
Highs 88 to 98.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
REDDING 95 59 85 / 0 0 0
RED BLUFF 96 66 88 / 0 0 0
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Central Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Chico, Oroville, and Marysville/Yuba City
117 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs around 97. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 66. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs 87 to 93. Northwest winds
10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows around 57. Northwest
winds 15 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs 82 to 88. North winds 15 to
30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 63.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 94.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 56 to 62.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 91 to 97.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 61 to 67. Highs 91 to 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 64. Highs
92 to 100.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
CHICO 97 67 90 / 0 0 0
OROVILLE 97 67 90 / 0 0 0
MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY 98 65 92 / 0 0 0
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CAZ017-182300-
Southern Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Sacramento
117 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 101. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 62 to 68. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs 87 to 95. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows around 57. Northwest
winds 10 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs 82 to 89. North winds 15 to 30 mph
with gusts to around 40 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 63.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 86 to 94.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs
88 to 98.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SACRAMENTO 98 68 93 / 0 0 0
SAC EXEC AIRPORT 98 65 92 / 0 0 0
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CAZ018-182300-
Carquinez Strait and Delta-
Including the city of Fairfield/Suisun
117 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 91 to 97. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 66. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 86 to 92. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows 55 to 61. Northwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 82 to 88. North winds 15 to 25 mph
with gusts to around 35 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 58.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 85 to 91.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows around 55. Highs 86 to
92.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 57 to 63. Highs 88 to
94.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
FAIRFIELD/SUISUN 98 61 92 / 0 0 0
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CAZ019-182300-
Northern San Joaquin Valley-
Including the cities of Stockton and Modesto
117 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 98. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 71. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs 87 to 95. Northwest winds
10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy, cooler. Lows 55 to 61. Northwest
winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 80 to 88. Northwest winds 10 to
25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 60.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 84 to 94.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 54 to 63.
Highs 85 to 95.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Highs 89 to 99. Lows 57 to 65.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
STOCKTON 97 66 93 / 0 0 0
MODESTO 95 69 94 / 0 0 0
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CAZ063-182300-
Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County-
Including the city of Alder Springs
117 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 85 higher elevations...85 to
95 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 63 higher elevations...59 to
67 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 35 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 61 to 76 higher elevations...
76 to 86 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy, colder. Lows 36 to
51 higher elevations...47 to 55 lower elevations. Prevailing
north winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs 58 to 73 higher
elevations...75 to 81 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds
15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 46 to 61.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 70 to 85.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 64.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 73 to 88. Lows
51 to 66.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
ALDER SPRINGS 80 56 73 / 0 0 0
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CAZ066-182300-
Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Paradise
117 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 83 to 93. Prevailing north winds up
to 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 68. Prevailing north winds up
to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 73 to 85. Prevailing northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 44 to 58. Prevailing
north winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 84. Prevailing northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 61.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 77 to 89.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 63.
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 80 to 95. Lows
53 to 68.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
PARADISE 87 66 80 / 0 0 0
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CAZ067-182300-
Motherlode-
Including the cities of Grass Valley and Jackson
117 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 84 to 94. Prevailing northeast
winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 65. Prevailing northwest winds 5 to
15 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 78 to 90. Prevailing northwest
winds up to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows 49 to 57. Prevailing
northwest winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the north after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 85. Prevailing northeast winds 5 to
15 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 57.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 88.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 62.
Highs 78 to 90.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Highs 82 to 94. Lows 56 to 64.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
GRASS VALLEY 85 59 80 / 0 0 0
JACKSON 91 61 85 / 0 0 0
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CAZ068-182300-
Western Plumas County/Lassen Park-
Including the cities of Chester and Quincy
117 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 66 to 81 higher elevations...
74 to 88 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to
10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 55 higher elevations...46 to
61 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 56 to 71 higher elevations...
64 to 79 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds up to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 27 to 42 higher
elevations...33 to 48 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.
Gusts up to 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs 51 to 66 higher
elevations...59 to 72 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast
winds 10 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 36 to 51.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 64 to 79.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 57.
Highs 67 to 82.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
QUINCY 87 49 80 / 0 0 0
CHESTER 83 47 74 / 0 0 0
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CAZ069-182300-
West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-
Including the city of Blue Canyon
117 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 66 to 81 higher elevations...78 to 88 lower
elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the
west in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 57 higher elevations...53 to
65 lower elevations. Prevailing west winds 5 to 15 mph shifting
to the northeast after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 61 to 76 higher elevations...
72 to 84 lower elevations. Prevailing west winds up to 15 mph.
Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 31 to 46 higher
elevations...43 to 57 lower elevations. Prevailing west winds
5 to 15 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. Gusts up to
30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 53 to 68 higher elevations...68 to
78 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds 10 to 20 mph
shifting to the north 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 37 to 52.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 63 to 78.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Clear. Lows 41 to 56. Highs
66 to 81.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 60. Highs
69 to 84.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
BLUE CANYON 77 58 71 / 0 0 0
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A ballot box was recently placed in front of the new White Pine County Courthouse. Nichole Baldwin, White Pine County clerk, noted this was possibly the first of its kind in White Pine County. And although there are only 5,600 current registered voters, this could provide a more convenient and secure option for some.
“The secure ballot box allows voters to drop off their ballot 24/7 without having to walk through security in the new courthouse and without having to chance it getting lost in the mail,” Baldwin said.
Sample ballots were already being seen in mailboxes last week.
The box is located to the right of the entrance at the new courthouse located at 1786 Great Basin Blvd., near the flag poles.
The cost of the ballot box was $2,502, paid for by the State of Nevada with Assembly Bill 321 funds.
“Ballots will be going out in a couple of weeks so look for yours in the mail,” Baldwin said.
The close of voter registration for the June 14. Primary election is as follows:
- May 17 is the last day to register to vote, update registration or change party affiliation by mail or by appearing in person at the White Pine County Clerk’s office.
- May 28 – June 10-14 allows for only same day in-person registration at the White Pine County Clerk’s Office during early voting hours and on Election Day with a valid Nevada Driver’s License and proof of address in White Pine County.
Voters are encouraged to confirm that their voter registration information is up-to-date, including mailing address and political party affiliation now and not rely on the same-day registration process.
Visit www.RegisterToVote.NV.gov to register to vote online or make updates to your existing voter record.
If you would like to register to vote or update your voter information, contact the County Clerk’s Office located in the new Courthouse at 1786 Great Basin Blvd., Suite 3, or call (775) 293-6509. You may also register online at www.RegisterToVote. NV.gov or check your voter information at https://nvsos.gov/votersearch/
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Pollution was responsible for nine million deaths in 2019 - equivalent to one in six deaths worldwide - and India leads with nearly 2.4 million deaths, according to a study published on Wednesday in The Lancet Planetary Health.
Of the nearly 2.4 million deaths in 2019, air pollution accounted for 16.7 lakh deaths - the highest in any country. Further, more than 5 lakh lives were lost in the country due to water pollution, followed by occupational pollution (more than one lakh) and lead exposure (over 2 lakh).
Globally, of the nine million pollution-attributable deaths in 2019, air pollution (both household and ambient) remains responsible for the greatest number of deaths at 6.67 million worldwide.
Water pollution was responsible for 1.36 million premature deaths. Lead contributed to 9,00,000 premature deaths, followed by toxic occupational hazards at 870,000 deaths.
The report states that although the number of deaths from pollution sources associated with extreme poverty (such as indoor air pollution and water pollution) has decreased, these reductions are offset by increased deaths attributable to industrial pollution (such as ambient air pollution and chemical pollution).
"The health impacts of pollution remain enormous and low- and middle-income countries bear the brunt of this burden. Despite its enormous health, social and economic impacts, pollution prevention is largely overlooked in the international development agenda," said Richard Fuller, from Global Alliance on Health and Pollution, Geneva, Switzerland.
"Preventing pollution can also slow climate change - achieving a double benefit for planetary health - and our report calls for a massive, rapid transition away from all fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy," added co-author Professor Philip Landrigan, Director, Global Public Health Programme and Global Pollution Observatory at Boston College.
The decline in deaths from traditional pollution since 2000 (household air pollution from solid fuels and unsafe water) is most evident in Africa. This can be explained by improvements in water supply and sanitation, antibiotics and treatments, and cleaner fuels.
However, this mortality decrease has been offset by a substantial increase in deaths from exposure to industrial pollution - such as ambient air pollution, lead pollution, and other forms of chemical pollution - across all regions over the past 20 years.
This is particularly evident in Southeast Asia, where rising levels of industrial pollution are combined with aging populations and increasing numbers of people exposed.
Ambient air pollution was responsible for 4.5 million deaths in 2019, up from 4.2 million deaths in 2015 and 2.9 million in 2000. Deaths from hazardous chemical pollutants increased from 0.9 million in 2000 to 1.7 million in 2015, to 1.8 million in 2019, with 900,000 deaths attributable to lead pollution in 2019.
Overall, deaths from modern pollution have increased by 66 percent in the past two decades, from an estimated 3.8 million deaths in 2000 to 6.3 million deaths in 2019. Figures on deaths from chemical pollutants are likely to be underestimated as only a small number of manufactured chemicals in commerce have been adequately tested for safety or toxicity, the report noted.
Excess deaths due to pollution have also led to economic losses totaling $4.6 trillion in 2019, equating to 6.2 percent of global economic output.
The study also notes pollution's deep inequity, with 92 percent of pollution-related deaths, and the greatest burden of pollution's economic losses, occurring in low-income and middle-income countries.
The study also provided recommendations such as the need for an independent, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC)-style science/policy panel on pollution, alongside increased funding, and improved pollution monitoring and data collection. (AA/IANS) | https://www.newsgram.com/ecology/2022/05/18/nine-mn-lives-globally-in-2019-were-lost-due-to-pollution-and-india-tops-the-list | 2022-05-18T09:03:53Z | https://www.newsgram.com/ecology/2022/05/18/nine-mn-lives-globally-in-2019-were-lost-due-to-pollution-and-india-tops-the-list | true | 7 |
The YouTube app gains more shortcuts to jump from a music video to YouTube Music
YouTube Music and the full YouTube experience are closely knit together. You can play your YouTube-based playlists on the Music app and whatever you like on one app will affect your recommendations on the other. And while YTM fulfills most listening needs — even coming with a feature to watch music...
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Tech giant Google has announced that its music streaming app YouTube Music for Wear OS can now let users stream content over Wi-Fi and LTE.
The company said that starting this week users will be able to stream music over LTE or WiFi, so they can listen to their favorite playlists wherever they go, even when their phone is not nearby.
Second, users can now add a new YouTube Music tile to their watch that allows quick access to a recently played playlist or the browse page of the YouTube Music app.
"As a YouTube Music Premium subscriber, you will have access to more than 80 million songs and thousands of playlists on your YouTube Music app," the company said in a blogpost.
This standalone app is said to be the first smartwatch app from YouTube Music that allows YouTube Music Premium subscribers to download and stream music for ad-free listening, even without their phones nearby.
The app also comes with the Smart Downloads feature, which refreshes the songs users have downloaded to their watch whenever it is connected to WiFi.
The app will even offer tailored playlists based on your listening history, so users can choose the perfect soundtrack for whatever they are doing. (AA/IANS) | https://www.newsgram.com/technology/2022/05/18/youtube-music-for-wear-os-can-now-let-users-stream-content-over-wi-fi-and-lte | 2022-05-18T09:04:46Z | https://www.newsgram.com/technology/2022/05/18/youtube-music-for-wear-os-can-now-let-users-stream-content-over-wi-fi-and-lte | false | 4 |
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Insurance Global Market Report 2022
Major companies in the insurance market include Allianz Group, Ping An Insurance, Axa Group, Anthem Inc. , China Life Insurance, Centene, People’s Insurance Company of China, Humana, Assicurazioni Generali S.
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p.A., and Japan Post Group.
The global insurance market is expected to grow from $5,376.92 billion in 2021 to $5,938.41 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.4%. The market is expected to grow to $8,398.11 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.1%.
The insurance market consists of sales of insurance products by entities (organizations, sole traders, and partnerships) that undertake underwriting (assuming the risk and assigning premiums) on annuities and insurance policies.Insurance providers invest premiums to build up a portfolio of financial assets to be used against future claims.
Direct insurance providers are entities that are engaged in primary underwriting and assuming the risk of annuities and insurance policies. Reinsurance providers are businesses that assume all or part of the risk associated with an existing insurance policy or set of policies, originally underwritten by another insurance carrier (direct insurance carrier).
The main types of insurance are life insurance, property and casualty insurance, health and medical insurance.Life insurance refers to the insurance that covers the package of lifetime critical benefits for the individual.
The various mode is online, offline. The services are used by corporate, and individual end-users.
North America was the largest region in the insurance market in 2021.Asia Pacific was the second largest region in the insurance market.
The regions covered in this report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, and Africa.
The rapid growth in internet penetration and increased risks associated with internet use for critical transactions is driving the demand for cyber insurance.Cyber insurance covers internet-based risks and risks related to information technology infrastructure.
It also covers property theft, business interruption, software and data loss, cyber extortion, network failure liability, cyber-crime, and physical asset damage. For instance, in 2021, according to the National Health Authority of India, an Indian government agency, there were 1.18 billion mobile connections, 600 million smartphones, and 700 million Internet users in India, which are increasing by 25 million every quarter. Therefore, the rapid growth in internet penetration and increased risks associated with internet use drives the insurance market.
Peer-to-peer insurance is gradually gaining prominence both in emerging and developed markets driven by the reduced cost of premium in emerging countries resulting from improved internet penetration in those regions.Peer-to-peer insurance is based on pooling insurance premiums of participating individuals that can be used to compensate future uncertain losses and share the left-over amount among participants.
It aims to reduce premium and overhead costs than traditional Insurance Providers, decrease inefficiencies, and increase the transparency of businesses.
The countries covered in the insurance market are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
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Malian authorities have arrested suspects after an announcement by the ruling junta that it had foiled a coup attempt supported by an unnamed Western government.
Security forces thwarted the countercoup against two-time coup leader Col. Assimi Goita, according to a government statement.
The army on Tuesday said that authorities arrested suspects who are being questioned.
“For the moment, investigations and interrogations of those arrested are underway and it is after this work that details can be communicated to the public,” Mali army spokesman Col. Souleymane Dembélé said.
Early Tuesday, a list of several Malian military personnel suspected in the attempt was circulated throughout the intelligence community, according to a Malian security official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to speak to the media on the issue.
“These soldiers were supported by a Western state,” said the initial announcement of the foiled coup. The junta’s statement, read by government spokesman Col. Abdoulaye Maiga on television Monday night, gave few details but said security forces had put down the coup last week.
The news of a failed countercoup comes as Mali faces domestic political uncertainty and international isolation as the ruling junta has announced it intends to stay in power longer than it had earlier announced.
Mali’s relations with former colonizer France have deteriorated significantly under the rule of Goita, who led coups in 2020 and again in 2021 when the transitional government showed signs of being independent from him. Goita then declared himself president of the West African nation and recently said his junta would stay in power for another two years.
Earlier this year Goita ordered French troops to leave. France later announced it would withdraw its estimated 5,000 troops after spending nine years fighting the country’s Islamic extremist rebels.
The accusations of foreign interference come as Goita’s regime becomes increasingly isolated within West Africa. Earlier this week, Mali announced that it was pulling out of a five-nation regional counterterrorism force known as the G5 because it appeared other members did not accept that Goita should take over the rotating leadership of the force.
The longer transition period and Mali’s growing regional and international isolation create a favorable environment for attempts to destabilize the junta, according to Malian analyst Brehima Dicko, researcher at the University of Bamako.
“Mali is at the end of what can be called the first transition of 18 months, which was widely agreed upon by Malians and countries in the region, such as the ECOWAS organization, following the first coup in 2020. Therefore from this moment on there may be other military personnel who may attempt a coup,” he said. “It’s also possible that disgruntled soldiers who served under former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita may feel isolated and want to stage a coup to return to previous leaderships.”
After seizing power in 2020, Goita’s junta initially agreed to an 18-month transition to return to civilian rule, but it failed to organize elections by the deadline in February. Last month, the government said it would need an additional two years in power before it could organize a vote.
Dicko said the country identified as Western by Mali’s government may not necessarily be France.
“Even if there is a real tension between France and Mali, this Western country mentioned in the government’s communiqué can be any country that wants to position itself in the geopolitics of the Sahel,” he added.
France and other nations sharply condemned the August 2020 overthrow of Mali’s democratically elected president Keita and the second coup by Goita just nine months later.
This is not the first attempt to destabilize Mali’s ruling junta. Last year, a man armed with a knife tried to slit Goita’s throat while he was taking part in the Tabaski prayer at a large mosque in the capital, Bamako.
Source Link Mali arrests suspects after announcing foiled coup attempt | https://neptunepine.com/mali-arrests-suspects-after-announcing-foiled-coup-attempt/ | 2022-05-18T09:09:38Z | https://neptunepine.com/mali-arrests-suspects-after-announcing-foiled-coup-attempt/ | false | 37 |
Mercedes-Benz teases the new Mercedes GLC promising a new interior, all-hybrid powertrains and evolutionary design. Debuts 1 June 2022.
According to Mercedes, the GLC is “the global market leader in its segment“, so a new GLC is a big deal, even as Mercedes’ new model focus shifts to EVs.
Three years on from the last GLC titivations, Mercedes is teasing a new GLC to be unveiled on June 1 with a single image (above) showing the back end. And from what we can see (after a bit of Photoshopping) Mercedes is taking no chances on alienating customers with a bold new look and is sticking firmly to the ‘evolutionary’ route.
Although the exterior of the new GLC is evolutionary – with strong cues from the new C-Class – it’s the interior where you’ll find bigger changes, much in line with the new C-Class, including a big 12.3″ digital dashboard and 11.9″ infotainment.
Under the skin, the GLC moves to the same platform as the new C-Class – and it’s going to be all 4MATIC – with a variety of hybrid and plug-in hybrid engine options, with the PHEVs expected to offer an EV range of over 60 miles, enough for all but the longest journeys possible on electric power only.
All will be officially revealed on June 1 2022. | https://www.carsuk.net/new-mercedes-benz-glc-teased-ahead-of-june-1-debut/ | 2022-05-18T09:16:20Z | https://www.carsuk.net/new-mercedes-benz-glc-teased-ahead-of-june-1-debut/ | false | 1 |
The source also said that around 260 visas were facilitated by Karti and others for Chinese nationals.
The Talwandi Sabo Power Limited was in the process of establishing a 1,9800 MW thermal plant in Mansa, Punjab. The same was outsourced to to a Chinese company called Shandong Electric Power Construction Corp (Spec). Since the project was running behind schedule, the company was trying to bring in more Chinese professionals to the site in order to avoid penal action.
It is alleged that the home ministry under the UPA government had allegedly cleared illegal visas for Chinese nationals in lieu of bribe for Karti Chidambaram in the year 2011.
The CBI took Bhaskararaman for questioning late on Tuesday evening and he was placed under arrest in the early hours of Wednesday, the officials said.
The agency has alleged that Bhaskaraman was approached by Vikas Makharia, the then associate vice president of Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd (TSPL), for the reissue of project visas for 263 Chinese workers working at the Mansa-based power plant which was in the process of being set up.
The CBI case (FIR), which contains a findings of the investigating officer who probed the PE, has alleged that Makharia approached Karti Chidambaram through his "close associate/front man" Mr Bhaskararaman, the officials said.
"They devised a back-door way to defeat the purpose of ceiling (maximum of project visas permissible to the company's plant) by granting permission to reuse 263 project visas allotted to the said Chinese company's officials," they said.
Searches were conducted at nine locations including three in Mumbai, three in Tamil Nadu and one place each in Karnataka, Punjab and Odisha. The search was conducted following the registration of a fresh case by the CBI in connection with an alleged foreign remittances case that took place between 2010 and 2014.
The source also said that he had allegedly facilitated the visas of 250 Chinese nationals for a power project in Punjab between 2010 and 2014. In Delhi, the CBI searched the 80 Lodhi Estate residence of Chidambaram this morning. The staff in the house were questioned following which the officials took some papers with them. It was during the investigation into the INX Media case that the CBI found papers relating to the existing case.
Karti the son of former union minister, P Chidambaram has been facing multiple corruption cases. He has already been charged in the INX Media money laundering case. He had been arrested by the CBI in February 2018 and later released on bail in connection with the INX case. | https://www.oneindia.com/amphtml/india/chinese-visa-racket-karti-chidambaram-s-close-aide-held-3409647.html | 2022-05-18T09:17:15Z | https://www.oneindia.com/amphtml/india/chinese-visa-racket-karti-chidambaram-s-close-aide-held-3409647.html | true | 2 |
K Vijay Bhaskar directed super hits like Swayamvaram, Nuvve Kavali, Nuvvu Naku Nachav, Manmadhudu, and Malleeswari in the past. After delivering half a dozen flops, Vijay Bhaskar lost trace and is left with no offers. Trivikram Srinivas penned the script and dialogues for all the super hit films directed by Vijay Bhaskar. After Trivikram’s exit as a writer, Vijay Bhaskar delivered several flops. The veteran director is now making his comeback after nine years.
He is soon launching his son in the lead role in his comeback film. The details about the project are kept under wraps for now. The film will be launched in a grand manner soon and the shoot commences later this year. More details to be announced officially very soon. | https://www.telugu360.com/veteran-director-to-launch-his-son/ | 2022-05-18T09:17:47Z | https://www.telugu360.com/veteran-director-to-launch-his-son/ | true | null |
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police said Wednesday they arrested 24 suspected militants believed to have links to extremists accused of beheadings in remote mountain jungles and who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.
Twenty-two of the suspects were arrested over the weekend in Poso, an extremist hotbed in Central Sulawesi province, and two others were arrested in East Kalimantan province on Borneo and in Jakarta’s satellite city of Bekasi, said Central Sulawesi Police Chief Rudy Sufahriadi.
The suspects are active supporters of the East Indonesia Mujahideen, Sufahriadi said. The extremist network has claimed responsibility for the killings of police officers and minority Christians in Central Sulawesi, some by beheading, and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.
The group has been weakened over the past decade by a sustained crackdown on militants by joint military and police forces. More than 40 of its remaining members have plotted and launched attacks from the mountainous jungles of Poso district.
Security operations in the area killed the group's leader, Abu Wardah Santoso, in 2016. Dozens of other leaders and members of the group have been killed or captured since then, including Ali Kalora, another leader, who was killed by security forces last year. Police are pursuing two other members of the group who remain at large in the jungle.
The suspects arrested over the weekend attended military-style jihadi training in Central Sulawesi, Sufahriadi said. They also supplied weapons and food to militants in the jungle and have hidden information about them from the authorities.
Police seized a revolver, 10 air guns, an arrow and 26 machetes in the raids and were interrogating the suspects, Sufahriadi said.
Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, launched a crackdown on militants following bombings on the resort island of Bali in 2002 killed 202 people, mostly Western and Asian tourists.
Militant attacks on foreigners in Indonesia have been largely replaced in recent years by smaller, less deadly strikes targeting the government, mainly police and anti-terrorism forces, and people militants consider to be infidels, inspired by Islamic State group tactics abroad. | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Indonesian-police-arrest-24-suspected-militants-17180869.php | 2022-05-18T09:26:14Z | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Indonesian-police-arrest-24-suspected-militants-17180869.php | false | 11 |
The state police made him do it.
That’s the excuse Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gives on his Texas ethics disclosures in place of revealing, as required by law, the addresses of properties he owns in Austin and College Station.
“Redacted for security purposes on request of TX DPS,” the second-term Republican has written on every disclosure form since he began work as attorney general.
There are two problems with that statement: Nothing in the law allows him to refuse to provide the addresses, and none of the parties involved — the Department of Public Safety, Texas Ethics Commission or even Paxton’s own office — could produce any records proving such a request was ever made.
“The department doesn’t have any record of making that request,” DPS spokesman Travis Considine said.
An attorney general’s office spokesman and Paxton’s campaign spokeswoman did not respond to requests for comment.
The ethics commission is barred from releasing Paxton’s home address in McKinney to the public. He provides that address to the agency annually. It’s unclear, however, why Paxton wouldn’t disclose the addresses of his other properties.
The agency, which enforces campaign finance and political ethics laws, keeps the information on file to ensure transparency for voters and guard against conflicts of interest. Paxton did include the properties’ counties, zip codes and acreage on the paperwork.
One of the unknown addresses is likely that of an Austin home that Paxton’s former aides claim was remodeled by Nate Paul, one of the various perks they said Paxton received in exchange for using his office to benefit Paul, a wealthy investor and campaign donor.
The home, in the Tarrytown neighborhood of Austin, was purchased by Paxton in 2018, county records show. Its appraised value in 2022 was nearly $1.7 million.
Such accusations have fueled the campaign of Land Commissioner Bush, who has used Paxton’s 2015 indictment on felony securities fraud charges and an FBI investigation of a complaint filed by the aides to argue that he’s not fit for public office.
Paxton got the most votes in the March primary, and he and Bush are going head-to-head in the May 24 runoff. Early voting in the race began Monday.
In a statement to Hearst Newspapers, Bush also pointed out that Paxton “is the only candidate on the ballot who failed to file his campaign finance report,” which was due Monday.
“He routinely breaks the law, snubs his nose at ethics, and embroils himself in scandal after scandal,” Bush said. “Enough is enough. It’s time to restore integrity to the AG’s office.”
Paxton also faces possible discipline from the Texas State Bar over his December 2020 suit before the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to overturn the results of the presidential election. In a suit brought against his top litigator, the bar said the case was frivolous and included statements known to be false.
Still, GOP voters are generally unbothered by those legal issues, and most of them believe Paxton has integrity, public polling has shown.
Paxton has framed both the securities fraud indictment and the looming discipline from the Texas Bar as political witch hunts.
By state law, the ethics commission must redact a fair amount of information from the ethics commission forms before releasing them to the public, including: filers’ home addresses, telephone numbers and names of dependent children.
People who hold public office can check a box to indicate an address is a home address, as Paxton has done most years for his McKinney property, which has a market value of nearly $1.2 million. But those redactions are the commission’s purview.
“A filer may not choose to make their own redactions,” said J.R. Johnson, general counsel with the Texas Ethics Commission. “A filer must include all information required by law.”
Some laws govern the privacy of certain types of officials’ personal information. For example, state law requires the commission to remove the addresses of federal and state judges and their spouses from any forms that are made available to the public. Attorneys general are not mentioned in that law.
Errors on disclosure forms can be dealt with in a number of ways — often starting with a simple alert to correct errors or omissions.
Any Texas resident can also file a sworn complaint or the commission can vote to initiate one of its own. The commission must keep the process confidential, so it’s unclear whether one has been filed regarding Paxton’s self-redacted addresses.
The result of the complaint process, which can take anywhere from six months to a year or longer, would only become public if there was a finding of a violation.
Paxton and the ethics commission have had a strained relationship for some time. The attorney general, which is supposed to defend state agencies and officials, has declined to do so in multiple cases in recent years, including an attempt to gut the agency of most of its power to regulate campaigns and political donations.
In that case, Empower Texans, a now-disbanded tea party group that promoted small government and low taxes and aggressively campaigned against establishment Republicans, is suing the agency. Paxton had received nearly $400,000 in donations and a $1 million loan from the group’s political action committee at the time.
“We take the duty to defend the state seriously and routinely defend agency enforcement actions whenever consistent with our duty to uphold the Constitution,” said Mark Rylander, a spokesman for Paxton at the time in 2018. “However, where we determine those two duties are in conflict, our first obligation is to defend the Constitution and the basic rights it guarantees to each and every Texan.”
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MLB News & Moments You Should Know – May 14
Stay updated on everything baseball with our morning MLB News & Moments articles. We’ve got you covered to keep you in the know. Friday the 13th. It puts everyone on high alert for strange things to happen. And in baseball, you can usually count on something unusual. But...
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TULSA, Okla. — We know Tiger Woods is playing this week’s PGA Championship and Phil Mickelson isn’t.
Bryson DeChambeau’s status isn’t quite as cut and dried.
The 28-year-old DeChambeau, the 2020 U.S. Open champion at Winged Foot, arrived to Southern Hills late in the day Monday and is testing his surgically repaired left wrist and hand to see if he’ll be fit to compete this week.
DeChambeau has been out of action since early April. He missed the cut at the Masters, shooting 12-over par then had April 14 surgery on his left wrist to repair a fractured piece of his hamate bone.
“On my way to Southern Hills CC,” DeChambeau tweeted Monday. “Going to test how I am feeling over these next couple days and decide on whether to compete. Looking forward to being in Tulsa.”
On May 14, a month removed from surgery, DeChambeau tweeted a video of himself hitting a driver into a net in his backyard.
If DeChambeau decides he’s unable to play before Thursday’s opening round, Joel Dahman is the next alternate and would replace him in the field.
Brooks Koepka was an hour late for his pre-tournament press conference Tuesday because he locked his keys in his courtesy car, which was already running with his golf clubs in the back.
Later, he poked fun at himself for it.
“Only me, man,” Koepka said. “It’s like a theme of car troubles. Run out of gas [at home recently] and then this. I’m just glad it didn’t happen on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.”
Eyebrows have been raised this week at Southern Hills by the exorbitant prices at the concession stands that the PGA of America is charging. Justin Thomas saw some tweets that some beers were costing $18 and $19 and reacted incredulously on Twitter Monday.
Tuesday he said he saw the prices and, “I was blown away.’’
He called the prices “a bummer.’’
“You want people to come to the tournament,’’ Thomas said. “I was just blown away because I’ve never seen a beer $18 or $19 in my life. Guys have been talking about it, so I had to stand up for the fans. Felt like it was right.’’
Rory McIlroy said he prepared for this week’s PGA Championship before he arrived on site by watching a fly-over video of Southern Hills, which he’d never visited.
“I think Golf Digest had like a few flyovers of the golf course, so just tried to get online,’’ he said. “I tried to dig up some footage of last year’s Senior PGA, but it was pretty limited. I just tried to find some stuff online just to get a feel for what the golf course was like and what Gil [Hanse, who recently touched up the course] tried to do with it and what sort of philosophy he was trying to use and what sort of shots he wanted guys to try to play.
“It sort of seemed pretty apparent that this is an approach shot and short game [course], like iron play and chipping is going to be really important this week.’’
PGA of American CEO Seth Waugh was asked Tuesday if a player opted to play in the Greg Norman-led LIV Golf league event would be banned from playing in the PGA Championship next year.
“We’ve got a lot of time between now and Oak Hill [the site of the 2023 PGA], and I think we all have to sort of take a deep breath, see how it plays out, and what the ecosystem looks like at that point,’’ Waugh said. “We’re a fan of the current ecosystem and world golf ranking system and everything else that goes into creating the best field in golf. Right now, I don’t know what it’ll look like next year. We don’t think this [Saudi league] is good for the game. We have our own bylaws that we will follow towards those fields.’’
Asked if those bylaws preclude letting players play if he plays on a rival tour, Waugh said, “Not specifically, but our bylaws do say that you have to be a recognized member of a recognized tour in order to be a PGA member somewhere, and therefore eligible to play.’’ | https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/sports/bryson-dechambeau-testing-injury-to-see-if-he-can-play-pga/189096/ | 2022-05-18T09:30:14Z | https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/sports/bryson-dechambeau-testing-injury-to-see-if-he-can-play-pga/189096/ | false | 3 |
Gavin Peers played one season for Derry City back in 2018.
Former Derry City defender Gavin Peers has announced his retirement from football.
Signed by Kenny Shiels ahead of the 2018 season, Peers made his debut in a 2-0 away win at Sligo Rovers before going on to make 23 appearances in all for the Candystripes.
Peers was part of the team which defeated Dinamo Minsk in Belarus in the Europa League and played in City’s record win in League of Ireland, the 12-2 win over Blarney in the FAI Cup.
Peers was a league title winner with Sligo Rovers in 2012 and also won three FAI Cups with the club in 2010, 2011 and 2013. He spent 11 seasons at the Showgrounds and also won the League Cup in 2010 and the Setanta Cup in 2014. Peers also won the Irish Cup with Glentoran in 2020 and closed out his career at Warrenpoint Town. He is now taking up a coaching role with the Republic of Ireland Under-15s.
Peers said: “All good things must come to an end. After 20 years of playing, I am hanging up the boots. A big thanks to all the managers and players I’ve played for and alongside. I’ve been lucky enough to have won every trophy in the League of Ireland and the Irish Cup in Northern Ireland.
"I have made friends for life along the way and had many great experiences. I couldn’t have done it all without the support of my wife and family around me and they deserve so much thanks.
"It’s time to concentrate on coaching now and help the younger generation. One door closes and another door opens, I am really looking forward to the future with the FAI and working with the Irish Under 15 team. Trust me, I have the same hunger and desire for coaching as I did for playing. Thanks to everyone who encouraged me along the way. We will meet again.”
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We have a fantastic day of weather on the way for the six state region of New England.
Despite the cooler start out there, our temperatures will rebound quickly, climbing into the 60s north and 70s south, with less wind than yesterday and plenty of sunshine, too.
Some clouds will advance in from west to east this evening ahead of a warm front that will approach tomorrow. Expect some rain to break out during the overnight into pre-dawn Thursday, and continue as a steady rain for many Thursday morning to midday.
After that, we’ll stay cloudy but mainly dry for the remainder of the day in southern New England, and see a renewed area of showers develop from west to east in central and northern New England during the afternoon to evening. So it’s worth having the wet weather gear with you on Thursday and plan on budgeting a little extra time for the morning commute too.
By Friday, we’re on the warmer side of the front, and temperatures will climb well into the 70s and even some lower 80s.
We really crank up the thermometer this weekend; highs will soar into the upper 80s and lower 90s, challenging records in many communities. Combined with the humidity, it’ll be a full fledge summer feel, so plan on taking it easy.
Both weekend days will also feature the threat for thunderstorms, though more scattered action is anticipated on Sunday (hit or miss stuff Saturday) – so if you have outdoor plans, make sure to have a backup plan to seek shelter indoor should you need to.
Behind that weather boundary, we’ll be about 20 degrees cooler (around 70) on Monday. Highs next week will be more “normal” – running 65 to 70 most days with a few showers possible, especially on Wednesday as seen in our exclusive 10 day forecast. | https://www.necn.com/weather/stories-weather/another-pleasant-spring-day-before-rain-moves-in/2741579/ | 2022-05-18T09:39:20Z | https://www.necn.com/weather/stories-weather/another-pleasant-spring-day-before-rain-moves-in/2741579/ | false | 2 |
Oil Rises as Traders Focus on US Gasoline Market, China Demand
(Bloomberg) -- Oil rose as tight US product markets and the prospect of higher demand in China, the world’s top importer, add urgency to the hunt for barrels.
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West Texas Intermediate surpassed $114 a barrel, recovering from Tuesday’s drop. The American Petroleum Institute is set to report that gasoline inventories sank by more than 5 million barrels last week, according to people familiar with the data, which also showed lower crude holdings. Official figures come later Wednesday.
In Asia, traders are on the lookout for signals that China may be poised to ease curbs imposed on Shanghai, potentially reviving energy consumption. Chinese officials had locked down the financial capital and other cities in an effort to eliminate coronavirus cases. The main commercial hub again reported no new infections outside of quarantine, even as other locales reported rising cases.
Oil is on course for a sixth monthly increase -- potentially the best run in a decade -- as rising demand and disruptions from the war in Ukraine combine to support gains. The surge is contributing to higher inflation, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell vowed Tuesday that the US central bank would keep raising interest rates until there is clear evidence price gains are slowing.
“The short-term solution for higher oil prices is that there really isn’t one,” said Matt Stanley, a trader and broker at Starfuels in Dubai. “I can’t find a drop of diesel out there and that goes for all fuels. There isn’t anything that’s not needed, and that’s driving the entire oil complex higher.”
Oil markets are in backwardation, a bullish pattern in which near-term prices trade above those further out. The spread between WTI’s two nearest December contracts is near $13 a barrel, up from $5 at the start of the year.
To ease the products shortage and take pressure off prices, refineries would have to retool to take different crude grades as oil processors in Europe and the US look for replacements for Russian barrels, Stanley said. That will take time and investment, keeping prices high, he added.
US gasoline prices, both futures contracts and at the pump -- have touched unprecedented levels despite President Joe Biden ordering a vast release of crude from strategic reserves. Gasoline holdings have already dropped by about 3% in 2022, and stand below the five-year seasonal average.
“US inventory data has proved supportive for oil,” said Warren Patterson, Singapore-based head of commodities strategy at ING Groep NV. “A tightening gasoline market as we head into driving season should be supportive for crude demand, given the need for higher refinery runs.”
With the summer driving season about to begin, there’s plenty of pain at the pump. Retail gasoline prices have risen above $4 a gallon in all US states for the first time, with California, the most expensive state, seeing prices average more than $6 a gallon, according to data from auto club AAA.
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Using their own history as inspiration, Mignon Faget's hot new Summer Collection brings pearls, bronze, and colorful fun to summertime jewelry.
NEW ORLEANS, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "Like a box of old photographs or a bag of shells taken from the beach years ago, we look back fondly on our memories as we move forward in creating new ones," says Marketing Manager, Sophia Perlander. The new Summer Collection pays tribute to past Mignon Faget Collections with a modern gaze into their loud, bright future ahead.
The design house of Mignon Faget has always taken inspiration from the world around us. Whether it be from the historical New Orleans architecture or from the jasmine vines that line the wrought iron fences. The 2022 Summer Collection looks back at both archived and recent designs to create familiar yet contemporary pieces. It also pays homage to Mignon herself from images taken from a 1980s commercial shot on the Barrier Islands, which have since lined the walls of their longtime production house on Magazine Street. The new campaign ties together the idea that the designs are timeless, just as Mignon has always created them to be. Infusing the pieces with vibrant colors of turquoise, fuchsia, and bronze and pairing those with uniquely shaped pearls and stones, generates the feeling of renewal within the collection.
The vibrant colors are consistent throughout the strands, however, just like shells, each individual jewel is unique. Blending rare silhouettes of pearls like blister, baroque, biwa, potato and peanut with various gemstones and "rondelles" makes each necklace a one and only. These designs were created to be the perfect addition to brighten up anyone's light and airy attire for summer.
Following suit from the Spring Collection, the Summer Collection continues to lead Mignon Faget into a newer and brighter light. The jewels, along with the brand, have become timeless stamps on their collector's lives and proceed to evolve with life's changes.
About Mignon Faget
For over 50 years, the design house of Mignon Faget has handcrafted jewelry inspired by the scenery around its home of New Orleans. Mignon Faget artisans are influenced by the city's streets that are lined with wild jasmine, wrought iron balconies, and the sparkling night sky. Never shying away from standing out, Mignon Faget is preparing to withstand the test of time
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Silver Minings: Workplace issues mount for Mark Davis and Raiders
The Las Vegas Raiders got in hot water last week when former president Dan Ventrelle was allegedly fired for being a whistleblower by reporting the organization and Mark Davis to the NFL for creating a hostile work environment. A spokesperson from the league later stated that they were recently made aware...
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HONG KONG, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited, the main offshore investment and asset management platform of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (2318.HK, 601318.SH), together with its subsidiaries ("PAOH"), is pleased to announce that, Ping An China New Economy Fund, LP (the "Fund") has achieved USD 300 million in capital commitments.
Ping An China New Economy Fund is the only dedicated USD-denominated investment vehicle of Ping An focusing on growth-stage private equity investing in Greater China. The Fund will be managed by a seasoned investment team of high caliber, with diverse investment and business development experience in the Greater China region, as well as proven track record of outstanding investment performance.
The Fund will primarily focus on sectors that benefit from China's economic transformation, and where PAOH has extensive experience and historical success. The Fund targets opportunities where it has advantaged angles of value-creation, which will enhance the abilities of PAOH in getting access to the most compelling investment opportunities, and also providing meaningful post-investment services to its invested companies. The breadth of the "Ping An ecosystem" should make PAOH a "partner of choice" of enterprises in its focused sectors.
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As COVID-19 rapidly sweeps through North Korea, with cases inching closer to crossing the 2 million mark, the country's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un has other priorities.
What Happened: According to a Reuters report, North Korea is preparing to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's first official trip to South Korea.
On a condition of anonymity, a U.S. official told the news outlet that the latest intelligence showed North Korea could carry out an ICBM test as soon as Thursday or Friday.
South Korean defense ministry spokesperson said South Korean, and U.S. intelligence authorities are monitoring such activities and closely coordinating, and its military is also maintaining a firm readiness posture.
See Also: North Korea's Kim Jong-Un Deploys Army To Battle COVID-19
Why It Matters: U.S. President Biden will be visiting South Korea on Friday to hold bilateral talks with his South Korean counterpart — President Yoon Suk-yeol — before visiting Japan. The White House officials announced last week that Biden was considering a trip to the Demilitarized Zone on the border with North Korea.
The official trip will be Biden's first to the region as president and the first summit with the South Korean president, who took office on May 10.
Last week, the Biden administration said it currently has no plans to share COVID-19 vaccines with North Korea. However, it supported providing aid to North Korea.
Read Next: Kim Jong-Un Slams Officials For 'Immaturity,' 'Slackness' In Fighting North Korea's COVID-19 Crisis
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Kabul: The Taliban-led government has ordered female staff members of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to wear the hijab. The directive was issued by the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, Khaama Press reported.
According to a UNAMA statement, a delegation of Taliban officials from the Ministry said that female employees should consider wearing the hijab, while reporting to duties.
The statement also notes that the personnel of the Ministry will stand outside the UN office to "monitor if hijab is used or not". If a female staffer is found without a hijab, they will talk to her "politely" to wear it as it is mandatory outside, Khaama Press reported.
In addition to that, outside the UN office, the Ministry has also placed a poster calling on women to wear the "hijab". The Ministry, which had recently ordered that the hijab was mandatory, said the best type in the directive was Chadari or Burqa.
"Taliban claim new women`s dress rules are `advice` but are imposing them as mandatory, including on Afghan women working at UN." Heather Barr, Associate Director of the Women`s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, tweeted.
Despite Taliban rules, Barr called upon UNAMA on "how will (it) protect (its) colleagues` safety & freedom?". Barr tweeted a photo of the poster, which shows a black layered niqab and a bright blue Burqa (Chadari), as examples of hijab. | https://zeenews.india.com/world/taliban-govt-orders-un-female-staff-in-afghanistan-to-wear-hijab-2464734.html | 2022-05-18T09:54:05Z | https://zeenews.india.com/world/taliban-govt-orders-un-female-staff-in-afghanistan-to-wear-hijab-2464734.html | false | 4 |
Illinois EPA finalizing plan for EV rebate program
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WGEM) - Illinois is moving closer to finalizing the rules for an electric vehicle rebate program starting this summer. It is part of the goal to have 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2030. That goal was a key pillar of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act signed into law last year.
Illinois residents who buy new or used electric vehicles starting July 1 will be eligible for the rebate checks. A proposed rule from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency notes owners must keep the EV for at least a year to be eligible for the rebate. Anyone who doesn’t keep their electric vehicle or fails to register it in Illinois would have to reimburse the full amount. The owners would also have to apply for the rebate within 90 days of buying the EV.
The EV rebates will be prioritized for households making less than 80% of the state’s median income. The median income in Illinois this year is $65,886. Eighty percent of that income is roughly $52,700.
People could receive $4,000 for buying electric cars or trucks starting July 1. That amount will drop to $2,000 for anyone buying electric vehicles past July 1, 2026. They could receive $1,500 by purchasing an EV after July 1, 2028. Meanwhile, people buying electric motorcycles would receive $1,500 this summer.
EV owners would be required to fill out a form from the EPA noting the make, model and model year of their vehicle. They would also document when the EV was purchased along with information about the dealership. A copy of the vehicle registration, proof of purchase, purchase agreement and completed IRS W-9 would also be required.
The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules voted Tuesday to extend the second notice period for this rule by an additional 45 days. The agency hopes to have JCAR members approve the rule on June 14.
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Matt Kuchar was flopping shots out of the rough during his practice round at Southern Hills on Tuesday when he chunked one so fat that it came up several yards short of the hole, teetering precariously on the edge of the green.
“Knock that back to me,” Kuchar told playing his partner, Dustin Johnson, who replied simply: “I don’t think I have to.”
Just as he predicted, the ball began trickling back off the green, finally stopping at Kuchar’s feet some 20 yards away.
It’s the kind of thing that could happen on any number of holes during the PGA Championship this week, hilarious to fans and maddening to players. But it’s also what famed golf course architected Perry Maxwell had in mind when he first laid out the venerable course near downtown Tulsa nearly 90 years ago, and what Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner tried to restore when the club’s membership asked them to take it back to its roots in time for its next major championship.
“It’s a sweet place,” said Justin Thomas, who has always preferred classic courses. “You know, big fall-offs and run-offs on the greens, and the Bermuda grass makes it very difficult to chip, so it puts a premium on having different techniques and different styles around the greens, and also puts a premium on ball-striking to where you can hit the green.
“I think,” Thomas said, “this is an unbelievable major championship venue.”
It’s been a popular one, for sure, the first to host five PGA Championships and one of the few to have hosted it along with the U.S. Open multiple times. But the course where Tiger Woods won the PGA in 2009, and Retief Goosen the U.S. Open in 2002, is far different from the one that Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler and everyone else will face this week.
It’s more like the one where Tommy Bolt triumphed in the 1958 U.S. Open.
The course had changed over the years. It had grown and evolved. Entire creeks that were once in play had disappeared amid thick stands of trees. And those greens, with their trademark “Maxwell’s rolls,” had lost their original character, turning into saucers that welcomed poorly hit approach shots rather than subtle mounds that rejected them.
It was up to Hanse and Wagner, fresh off a similar restoration of Los Angeles Country Club, to peel back the layers of time.
They got help from Southern Hills club historian Clyde Chrisman, who provided photographs and other material from when the club was established in 1936, along with superintendent Russ Myers, who had worked with them on other projects.
The restoration of the greens was perhaps the biggest change, but it was hardly the only one. Hundreds of trees were removed to create open views across the property. Landing areas were widened. Bunkers were reshaped and moved to more accurately reflect the challenge that Maxwell intended in the days before 300-plus-yard drives became standard.
“I think they did an incredible job,” said the PGA’s Kerry Haigh, who is responsible for setting up the course for the tournament. “They added five or six new tees for the back. State-of-the-art hygronics on the greens for cool-season grasses here in the hot heat of the summer. And all of that just gives us more sort of canvas to test the best players. It provides a lot more shot options, a lot more shot variety, a lot more options to hit woods or drivers off the tee.”
Southern Hills is not necessarily unique in that regard. Many of the nation’s historic courses have undergone extension restoration efforts in recent years. Hanse has helped to reshape Merion, Winged Foot and The Country Club, while Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw have worked on such esteemed layouts as Pinehurst No. 2, Riviera and Seminole.
They’ve become part golf course architects, part golf course archaeologists. Yet in turning back time, they’ve also somehow managed to not only maintain the integrity of the original layouts but produce something as relevant as ever.
“The game has changed a lot,” Woods said before his practice round Tuesday, “and because the game has changed a lot, Gil has done a fantastic job of altering the golf course. It has a lot more shot options, that’s for sure. And we are going to be tested around the greens a lot. A lot of grain, a lot of creativity, but it still puts a premium in putting the ball in play and in the fairway and somehow below the holes in the right spots.”
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Annual Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) has come in at 5.9 percent for April 2022.
It is unchanged from the previous month. Statistics South Africa data shows that CPI index increased by 0.6 percent month-on-month last month.
Annual consumer price #inflation was 5,9% in April, unchanged from 5,9% in March. The #CPI increased by 0,6% m/m in April 2022.
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Earlier, economists said inflationary pressures are coming from food and high fuel prices. In April, the price of a litre of petrol increased by between 28 and 36 cents depending on the grade.
While a litre of diesel had a steep increase of between R1,52 and R1,68.
A larger increase was countered by the R1,50 reduction in the fuel levy, bringing some relief to consumers. Food prices have also been on an upward trajectory, global supply chain problems are to mainly to blame.
Standard Bank Chief economist Goolam Ballim said, “We’ll continue to see pressures from food, grain prices especially and of course elevated fuel prices with the more recent weakness in the rand does pose cumulative upside risks to the consumer price index over the coming months as well, all end, we anticipate further monetary policy tightening by the SARB as a consequence of this elevated inflation readings which are very close to the ceiling SARB 3-6% target band.”
The Reserve Bank is likely continue to hike interest rates as a result of the high inflation and the upside pressures going forward.
Chief economist at Investec Annabel Bishop said, “South Africa see the MPC meet this week on Thursday, it’s expected they’ll hike the repo rate by 50 basis points , this is what the markets expects and the SARB tend to follow…in July as well.” | https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/cpi-for-april-at-5-9-percent-unchanged-from-previous-month/ | 2022-05-18T10:00:24Z | https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/cpi-for-april-at-5-9-percent-unchanged-from-previous-month/ | true | 1 |
Pls Throw Your Challenge at Me: Biker Riding from UK to Lagos Says as Lady Gives Him N41k for Carrying Her
- Kunle, the Nigerian man making his way to Lagos from London via a motorbike has declared that he is open to challenges from people
- The adventurer made this statement after revealing that a Burkinabe lady supported his charity fund with $100 (N41k) because he accepted her challenge to carry her
- He shared a picture in which he carried the lady and added that those who would want him to carry out their challenge must be willing to meet a condition
As adventurer Kunle Adeyanju nears his final stop in Lagos, the biker has informed his growing followers and fans that he is open to carrying out challenges they throw at him.
The Nigerian who embarked on a London to Lagos bike travel in order to raise money for polio shared this new update as he revealed how a lady who had challenged him made good her cash promise.
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Kunle was challenged to carry a lady
In a recent tweet, Kunle said that a Burkinabe Rotarian identified as Miriam had challenged him to carry her with the promise to support his charity with $100 (N41k).
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The author shared a picture in which he carried the lady in fulfillment of her challenge.
He stated that anyone throwing him a challenge should be ready to support his charity fund to enable him fulfill their request.
He tweeted:
"Rotn Miriam threw a challenge at me… “if you carry me, I will donate $100 to the charity” and she did!
"Pls throw your challenge at me and support the Charity fund and I will do my part."
See his tweet below:
Social media reactions
@kissyomyom said:
"Broda kunle I hope you aren't planning to go through Ghana? This 1 wey u Don dey carry mariam for Burkina. When you see Ghanaian babes kaka hmmm I hope the journey won't change to Londontoaccra ooo. Try reach promise land ooo."
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@Carluiz3 said:
"Shey una female comrade dey see am.....na woman donated 100dolls o.....una for here na so so billing billing billing......smh.....e b like say na this ivory coast I go fine ma wife go."
@DsmileO said:
"The comments here is full of negativity. As an athlete we do more of this with our female athletes. Mind you, they either dress in pants and tube or tight. A journey of more than 25days isn't a joke. Seeing people like Miriam to welcome and share him is a welcome idea."
@Lobitorichie said:
"If u can ride back to London from where u reached right now and start the journey at fresh without no delaying on ur journey back to Lagos, I will donate $500 ASAP. It's a challenge as u said ."
Kunle shares why he was first denied entry into Cote D'Ivoire
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that biker Kunle had opened up on why he was turned down at Cote D'Ivoire borders.
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Legit.ng reached out to Kunle to find out exactly why and he said that the border authorities at the Mali-Cote d'Ivoire border had issues with a permit (laissez-passer) issued to him by the Nigerian Embassy in Mali.
Kunle told Legit.ng that the border authorities rejected the permit, saying it was supposed to be issued by the Nigerian Embassy in Cote d'Ivoire, and not Mali.
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My neighbours want to build tacky suburban cottages next to my historic home – it’s going to ruin how they look
A MILLIONAIRE designer has said a neighbour's new home is “too suburban” to be built next to his £3million historic country pile.
Glenn Kinnersley, 60, and wife Donna said neighbour Paul Dixon’s barn conversion will spoil the stately image of their property.
Photographer Paul and wife Angela want to build two new dwellings in Kent by converting and revamping outbuildings, which used to be within the grand house's estate.
It will include demolishing a garden wall which they say is crumbling, while rebuilding an alternative wall and restoring an old glasshouse.
But the Kinnersley's say the wall is historic and told Maidstone Borough Council of their "disappointment with the suburban design".
They are now challenging the council in the High Court after it granted planning permission for the build in January 2021.
The couple claim officials ignored the project's impact on the prized "heritage asset" of their ancient home.
They moaned that many "features" of the proposed build next door were "out of keeping with the prevailing character of the site and will detract from the agricultural character of the building and from the overall aesthetic of the estate".
And they were critical of plans for “dominating windows” which would be “highly visible from the listed walled garden" they own.
The features would “draw the eye and significantly alter the experience of the historical surroundings of Hollingbourne House”, they claimed.
Mr and Mrs Kinnsersley put forward an alternative scheme but the Dixons insisted they have done their all to design a project in keeping with the environment and historical profile of the house.
The council’s barrister Giles Atkinson rejected arguments that planning approval ignored the impact of the barn conversion on a “historically significant” location.
He said it was a “public benefit” pinpointed by conservation experts as “offering a significant gain for this historic asset”.
But Harriet Townsend - for the Kinnersleys - claimed Maidstone Borough Council “adopted a flawed approach to the assessment of heritage impact”.
Judge Karen Walden Smith reserved her ruling in the case.
Mr and Mrs Kinnersley bought Grade-II listed Hollingbourne House, which dominates a crest on the Kent north downs for £1.6million in 2005, before transforming it.
Mr Kinnersley is the founder of global corporate and interiors design brand, Kinnersley Kent, a flourishing business based in London and Dubai.
He and his wife's 18th century mansion, which came with eight acres of grounds and “vast cellars”, was originally the seat of a family of prominent Kent landowners - the Duppas - and was designed by the architect Charles Beazley as a “grand neo-classical residence”.
The Dixons live in Mulberry Cottage, which adjoins Hollingbourne House and which they rescued from a derelict wreck when they moved in 24 years ago. | https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/18605076/neighbours-suburban-cottages-historic-home/ | 2022-05-18T10:02:18Z | https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/18605076/neighbours-suburban-cottages-historic-home/ | true | 2 |
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is optimistic about meeting the asset monetization target of Rs 20,000 crore in the current fiscal amid ongoing economic uncertainties and geo-political instability, a top official said. The national road infrastructure building entity will raise the monetization amount through NHAI Infrastructure Investment Trust or InVIT and Toll-Operate-Transfer or TOT routes.
In the previous fiscal, NHAI had raised Rs 8,000 crore monetization for five projects accounting for 400 km through the first tranche of InVIT. InvITs are collective investment vehicles similar to a mutual fund, which enables direct monetary investment from individual and institutional investors in infrastructure projects which earn them a small portion of the income as a return. "We are optimistic about the asset monetization plan of Rs 20,000 crore in the current fiscal as the appetite remains robust among investors," NHAI chairperson Alka Upadhyaya told. | https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/mcminis/markets/nhai-optimistic-about-meeting-asset-monetization-target-of-rs-20000-crore-in-fy23-chairperson-8530321.html | 2022-05-18T10:08:04Z | https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/mcminis/markets/nhai-optimistic-about-meeting-asset-monetization-target-of-rs-20000-crore-in-fy23-chairperson-8530321.html | true | null |
Uniontown
Barry Keith Burwell, 64, of Uniontown, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022, in his home.
He was born June 22, 1957, in Uniontown, a son of the late Clarence E. Burwell and Bette Lou Humperys Burwell.
Barry was a 1975 graduate of Uniontown High School. He worked as a guard at the Fayette County Prison.
Barry enjoyed hunting, gun collecting, fishing, auto racing and watching the Pittsburgh Penquins.
Left to cherish Barry's memory are his sister, Lynda L. Burwell Fike and husband Tom of Uniontown; niece, Reagan Fike Rager and husband Dave of Brownsville; nephew, T. J. Fike of Uniontown; great-nephew, Travis Fike of Uniontown; and Barry's dog, Gunner.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the ANDREW D. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME, 80 Morgantown Street, Uniontown, where the family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m., the time of a service celebrating Barry's life, Thursday, May 19, with the Rev. Reagan Fike Rager officiating. Interment will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at adferguson.com and on the funeral home Facebook page. | https://www.heraldstandard.com/news/obituaries/barry-keith-burwell/article_89c9a83a-89b5-5f00-ad68-31372c0cf50e.html | 2022-05-18T10:13:05Z | https://www.heraldstandard.com/news/obituaries/barry-keith-burwell/article_89c9a83a-89b5-5f00-ad68-31372c0cf50e.html | false | 1 |
The five most interesting matchups on the Seahawks 2022 schedule
The schedule is out, and there are some nifty storylines to keep this season intriguing for the Seattle Seahawks. Here are the five most interesting games Seattle will play this year. Not in how they affect the standings, because let’s face it who cares this season. These? These are for...
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The engineering students invented something called "Tastee Tape" — possibly the world's first edible tape that can stick to food. Gone are the days of burritos, gyros and wraps falling apart.
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The engineering students invented something called "Tastee Tape" — possibly the world's first edible tape that can stick to food. Gone are the days of burritos, gyros and wraps falling apart.
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Comeback-king Dodgers pursue series sweep of D-backs
The Los Angeles Dodgers are rolling again, and it seems as if all they needed to hit their stride once more was a heavy dose of reality.
The Dodgers will try to finish off a four-game sweep of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon, one day after sweeping a day-night doubleheader.
Los Angeles also will try to extend its winning streak to five games, a run that started with a comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
In three previous home games against the Phillies, before the win streak began, the Dodgers watched their opponent score 29 runs. Los Angeles lost all three contests to Philadelphia but has shown much better energy since.
After winning the opener of the Tuesday doubleheader 7-6, the Dodgers rolled to a 12-3 victory in the nightcap.
Following a slow start to the season, when he was batting just .171 with a .496 OPS after 10 games, Mookie Betts has come to life of late. He is looking more like the 2018 American League MVP when he was a member of the Red Sox and the player who earned World Series championship rings with Boston in 2018 and Los Angeles in 2020.
Since April 20, Betts is batting .302 (29-for-96) with eight home runs and 17 RBIs in 24 games. He also has three home runs over his past five games after not hitting his third homer of the season until April 30 in his 19th game.
While the Dodgers have been getting victories, they have had to come back to do it four times over the past three days.
"I mean, we're obviously a resilient team and we're going to play 27 outs," Betts said. "We're going to make people earn it. I think we're a lot better when we're playing downhill, but right now, the cards we're being dealt is playing from behind, so we have to play from behind."
Try as they might, the Diamondbacks have been unable to find the same resolve. They had a 2-0 lead on the Dodgers in the fifth inning Monday, only to lose 5-4. Arizona had a 3-0 advantage in the fourth inning in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader, only to fall again.
The Diamondbacks had another 2-0 lead in the first inning of Game 2 before the Dodgers powered their way to an 8-2 lead after two innings, with three runs coming on a homer from Edwin Rios. Arizona committed three errors and walked seven batters in the second game of the twin bill.
"I thought we got off to a good start. We had a couple of solo home runs and we were ready to go," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "But we're a young team and we did a lot of immature things today. We have to tighten that up."
The Diamondbacks were without Ketel Marte in the second game after he injured his left hand on a swing in the doubleheader opener. He is considered day-to-day moving forward.
The doubleheader sweep Tuesday gave the Dodgers 27 victories over the Diamondbacks in the past 33 meetings.
The Diamondbacks will send right-hander Zach Davies (2-1, 3.57 ERA) to the mound Wednesday. He is 4-3 with a 2.43 ERA over 10 lifetime starts against the Dodgers.
The Dodgers will counter with right-hander Walker Buehler (4-1, 2.81 ERA), who has dominated Arizona with a 5-0 record a 1.96 ERA in 12 lifetime starts.
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TEL AVIV, Israel , May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MOV.AI announced today its partnership with Ouster, a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors, to provide autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) with uninterrupted autonomy in today's challenging intralogistics and industrial environments. MOV.AI has integrated Ouster digital lidar into its Robotics Engine PlatformTM for industrial equipment manufacturers that are looking to automate.
The global warehousing and storage market is estimated to grow from approximately $450 billion in 2021 to $605 billion in 2027.[1] Demand for material handling and warehouse logistics is driven by the dramatic growth of e-commerce, where U.S. online sales, for example, were up by 32% in 2020.[2]
With the demand for intralogistics services skyrocketing, warehouse environments are becoming increasingly dynamic and dense. AMRs need to be able to navigate and move around autonomously, in tall, narrow aisles, with frequently changing inventory and very few fixed physical features to guide them.
Ouster's digital lidar provides AMRs with high-resolution data to accurately perceive the environment and accomplish specific tasks. The OS0 sensor's ultra-wide vertical field-of-view allows AMRs to map the entire warehouse environment, from floor to ceiling, in real-time. This data is then used in autonomy algorithms to help the AMR safely and efficiently navigate throughout the warehouse.
Combining Ouster's high-resolution data with the MOV.AI Robotics Engine PlatformTM, advanced SLAM navigation, obstacle avoidance, and risk avoidance solutions, AMRs can operate efficiently and continuously in challenging warehouse environments, including:
- Dynamic environments
- Environments with little static information (features)
- Environments with repeated structures
The MOV.AI ROS-based Robotics Engine PlatformTM provides AMR manufacturers and automation integrators with navigation, localization, calibration, and the enterprise-grade tools they need for advanced automation. It includes a visual Integrated Development Environment (IDE), off-the-shelf algorithms and integrations, fleet management, flexible interfaces with warehouse environments such as ERP and WMS, and cyber-security compliance.
"MOV.AI's mission is to speed up robot development and to provide AMR manufacturers and integrators with everything they need to develop and operate great robots," said Motti Kushnir, MOV.AI's CEO. "Through our partnership with Ouster, we are able to offer our customers autonomy solutions that work seamlessly in environments with a limited field-of-view and physical features."
"Digital lidar is great for warehouse automation due to its high-resolution, wide field-of-view and reliability. It can provide incredibly precise 3D spatial information that just isn't possible with legacy laser scanning systems, cameras, or radar alone. Reliable data is what enables the robots to move safely and efficiently in dynamic environments," said Aaron English, Ouster's Head of Product Marketing for Industrial & Robotics. "The industry is at a tipping point for automation, which is why we're excited to be partnered with MOV.AI as they scale adoption of their Robotics Engine PlatformTM."
To learn more about MOV.AI solutions, visit www.mov.ai
About MOV.AI
MOV.AI is changing AMRs as we know them. It provides AMR manufacturers and integrators with the tools they need to create enterprise-grade robots quickly, allowing users to benefit from automation products that are as flexible as the age we live in. MOV.AI is a Robotics Engine platform based on ROS and packaged in an intuitive web-based interface. It contains everything needed to build, deploy and operate intelligent robots. MOV.AI completely changes the way Autonomous Mobile Robots are developed, in terms of time to market, cost and flexibility. For more information, visit www.mov.ai, or connect with us on Twitter or LinkedIn
About Ouster
Ouster (NYSE: OUST) is building a safer and more sustainable future through its high-resolution digital lidar sensors for the automotive, industrial, smart infrastructure, and robotics industries. Ouster's sensors offer an excellent combination of price and performance with the flexibility to span hundreds of use-cases and enable revolutionary autonomy across industries. With a global team and high-volume manufacturing, Ouster supports approximately 600 customers in over 50 countries. Ouster is headquartered in San Francisco, CA with offices in the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. For more information, visit www.ouster.com, or connect with us on Twitter or LinkedIn.
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[1]Global Warehousing and Storage Market to Reach US$ 605.6 Billion by 2027, Impelled by Increasing Preference for Online Shopping, January 2022, IMARC Group
[2]Coronavirus pandemic adds $219 billion to US ecommerce sales in 2020-2021, March 2022, Digital Commerce 360
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The Maharashtra secretariat ‘Mantralaya’ reopened for the public on Wednesday, two years after it was shut following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. A government circular said the general public will be able to get entry to the government headquarters after 2 pm.
In March 2020, after the outbreak of the pandemic, there was a lockdown and in the wake to COVID-19 cases in the secretariat, the premises was closed for the public. On April 2 this year, the Maharashtra government lifted all COVID-19 restrictions, including wearing of masks in public places.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had on April 13 visited the state secretariat for the first time after recovering from a spine surgery which he underwent in November last year. He had then asked the state administration to focus on paperless governance with increased use of technology.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A controversial bill that was signed into law by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee last year has now been struck down by a federal judge. House Bill 1182 was signed into law on May 17, 2021, and went into effect on July 1, 2021.
The law required businesses that allow transgender people to use public restrooms that match with the gender they align with to post signs stating, “This facility maintains a policy of allowing the use of restrooms by either biological sex, regardless of the designation on the restroom.” Business owners who refused could face criminal charges, according to the law.
According to the Tennessee General Assembly website, the bill went into effect last year, but a preliminary injunction was granted, blocking the law just eight days later on July 9.
The injunction was a result of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Bob Bernstein, owner of the restaurant “Fido” in Nashville. Bernstein objected to the signs, saying they presented a stigmatizing message.
At Fido, the restaurant has policies that allow customers to use whatever bathroom they believe is appropriate for them. The restaurant also reports it has had no complaints or concerns about the policy.
The injunction filed on behalf of Bernstein lasted through the judge’s decision Tuesday to strike down the law.
In the decision, the judge wrote in part, “Transgender Tennesseans are real. The businesses and establishments that wish to welcome them are real. And the viewpoints that those individuals and businesses hold are real, even if they differ from the views of some legislators or government officials. While those government officials have considerable power, they have no authority to wish those opposing viewpoints away.”
Last year, Davidson County’s District Attorney, Glenn Funk, stated he would not enforce the rule, even after it was signed into law. In a June 2021 letter to lawmakers, Funk wrote, “District attorneys have discretion of when and under what circumstances to enforce laws enacted by the legislative branch and signed by the executive.”
The DA said his office is devoted to public safety, prosecuting violent crimes, and supporting victims, and the bathroom sign law, “does not accomplish those goals.”
In a release issued the following week, the Nashville DA stated, “I believe every person is welcome and valued in Nashville. Enforcement of transphobic and homophobic laws is contrary to those values. My office will not promote hate.”
Tennessee was the first state to require such signage inside businesses that allow transgender people to use multi-person bathrooms that align with their gender. | https://www.fox46.com/news/u-s/tennessee/tennessee-transgender-bathroom-law-struck-down-by-federal-judge/ | 2022-05-18T10:25:27Z | https://www.fox46.com/news/u-s/tennessee/tennessee-transgender-bathroom-law-struck-down-by-federal-judge/ | true | 22 |
AIOU Extends Admissions' Date Of MA/M.Sc Programs Till June 15
Muhammad Irfan Published May 18, 2022 | 02:43 PM
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has extended the admissions date of MA/M.Sc programs offered in Semester Spring, 2022 till June 15 with late fee charges
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th May, 2022 ) :Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has extended the admissions date of MA/M.Sc programs offered in Semester Spring, 2022 till June 15 with late fee charges.
AIOU has offered the admissions of MA/M.Sc programs for the last time under the policy of Higher education Commission, a press release on Wednesday said. These programs will not be offered from next semester.
Last date for admissions in MA/M.Sc was April 18 but VC, AIOU, Prof. Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum has extended the admissions date of these programs so that a maximum number of students can get benefit from it.
Moreover, the results of the Matric and FA programs offered in the spring semester 2021 are currently being compiled and will be announced soon.
It is pertinent to mention here that Directorate of Public Relations, AIOU is operating Facebook pages "Life at AIOU", "AIOU-Directorate of Public Relations" and " Allama Iqbal Open University" verified by Facebook to disseminate news and information among students and they are advised to keep checking these social media pages to avoid any misinformation or false news.
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Microsoft's president says will address cloud computing complaints
BRUSSELS, May 18 (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT.O, which had been fined a total 1.6 billion euros ($1.7 billion) by EU antitrust regulators in the previous decade, will address competition complaints about its cloud computing services, its president Brad Smith said on Wednesday.
The company will make some changes, marking the first step to allaying the concerns, Smith told a conference organised by think tank Bruegel in Brussels.
The company found itself on the EU competition enforcer's radar again after German software provider NextCloud, France's OVHcloud OVH.PA and two other companies filed complaints about Microsoft's cloud practices.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. | https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsofts-president-says-will-address-cloud-computing-complaints | 2022-05-18T10:27:45Z | https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/microsofts-president-says-will-address-cloud-computing-complaints | false | 1 |
Garena keeps Free Fire MAX filled, intending to keep the players engaged in the battle royale title by enticing the player base by offering premium items free of cost. The past few weeks have been fascinating for gamers, beginning with the BTS partnership, the Ramadan festivities, and the FFWS 2022 Sentosa activities.
Users can now acquire multiple legendary rewards, and Garena will incorporate many more in the next few days. Here is a complete overview of the gun skins, emotes, loot boxes and other legendary rewards they can get in the MAX version.
How to get legendary gun skins, emote and other rewards in Free Fire MAX
Haven Warrior Loot Box (Champion Training)
Champion Training is one of the more recent events in Free Fire MAX that involves eliminating a given number of opponents to receive various rewards. This includes the Haven Warrior Loot Box as a reward for eliminating 50 foes in any game mode until 22 May to receive it.
Haven Guardian Loot Box and Weight of Victory (FFWS Top-Up)
The FFWS Top Up event started on 12 May 2022 in Free Fire MAX and has been one of the better events in its category in recent times. It provides two legendary rewards to gamers for acquiring diamonds until its conclusion on 18 May, i.e., today.
Gamers will receive a Haven Guardian Loot Box to acquire 100 diamonds and a Weight of Victory emote to obtain 300 diamonds.
Gun skin (Login for Gun Skin)
Like the login event providing a permanent pet skin, the developers will also offer a legendary gun skin to the users. They will have to log in to their account on 23 May 2022 to claim one of the three-gun skins of their choice.
The available ones are:
- M4A1 – Glacier Netherworld
- UMP – Zebra Papercut
- M60 – Volcanic Whirlwind
Users are advised not to miss out on this event as it will not take more than a minute to get the legendary skin through this event.
Magic Cube (Claim Free Magic Cube)
Free Magic Cube is one of the most exciting items up for grabs in Free Fire MAX and can be acquired through the upcoming event. Players will have to play the battle royale title for 15 minutes between 25 and 26 May to get it.
Users can subsequently exchange the cube for a permanent outfit from the Magic Cube tab in the redeem section of the store. Essentially, the developers offer a permanent outfit via this event.
Bronze Horse Loot Box and Premium Room Card (Added Extra Rewards)
Free Fire MAX players have been grinding through the tasks to acquire the special Flame token since late April 2022. Gamers can trade these for multiple items, including a gun skin bundle, among several other items.
The two legendary rewards in this segment include Bronze Horse Loot Box and Premium Room Card. Gamers will need 15 Flame tokens for the former, while the latter will be available for exchange at 10 Flame tokens. | https://www.sportskeeda.com/free-fire/how-get-free-gun-skins-emotes-loot-box-legendary-free-fire-max-rewards-may-2022 | 2022-05-18T10:28:14Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/free-fire/how-get-free-gun-skins-emotes-loot-box-legendary-free-fire-max-rewards-may-2022 | false | 1 |
Sri Lanka’s former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday made his first appearance in Parliament since he was forced to resign as prime minister and take shelter in a navy camp under high security amidst violent protests against the economic crisis largely blamed on the Rajapaksas.
Mahinda Rajapaksa, 76, who served as the country’s prime minister thrice, saw his residence set on fire last week. He, along with his wife and family, had fled his official residence - Temple Trees - and took shelter at the naval base in Trincomalee.
Mahinda resigned as prime minister last week, hours after his supporters attacked anti-government protesters, prompting authorities to impose a nationwide curfew and deploy Army troops in the capital.
The attack triggered widespread violence against pro-Rajapaksa politicians.
At least nine people died with over 200 being hospitalised. Some 58 of Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government colleagues have seen arson attacks on their personal properties.
Mahinda Rajaspaksa, who is an MP, was seen in Parliament, his first appearance since he was forced to resign and retreat to a Navy Camp in the Eastern Province following the May 9th Black Monday violence, the News First newspaper reported.
His son and former cabinet minister Namal Rajapaksa also attended the Parliament session.
Both Rajapaksas were notable absentees on Tuesday when a motion to suspend the Standing Orders to debate the motion expressing displeasure on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was taken up for a vote, it said.
The motion was defeated.
On May 11, Defence Secretary Gen. (Rtd.) Kamal Gunaratne confirmed that former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was temporarily moved to the Trincomalee Navy Dockyard.
“He will not live there forever. After the situation returns to normal, he will be relocated to a residence or location of his choice," he said.
He said the former prime minister will be protected as long as he lives, as every former president is entitled to security and protection.
Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence from Britain in 1948.
The crisis is caused in part by a lack of foreign currency, which has meant that the country cannot afford to pay for imports of staple foods and fuel, leading to acute shortages and very high prices.
Thousands of demonstrators have hit the streets across Sri Lanka since April 9 seeking the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the government ran out of money for vital imports.
Read all the Latest News , Breaking News and IPL 2022 Live Updates here. | https://www.news18.com/amp/news/world/mahinda-rajapaksa-seen-in-sri-lankan-parliament-for-the-first-time-since-resignation-5197831.html | 2022-05-18T10:29:08Z | https://www.news18.com/amp/news/world/mahinda-rajapaksa-seen-in-sri-lankan-parliament-for-the-first-time-since-resignation-5197831.html | true | 7 |
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Tuesday that authorities were prepared for an anticipated increase in migrants crossing the border from Mexico, days before a public health order is set to end after being used to turn people away nearly 2 million times without a chance to seek asylum.
A federal judge may order that pandemic-related asylum limits continue, but Mayorkas offered public reassurances of readiness after a whirlwind tour of Texas' Rio Grande Valley, the busiest corridor for illegal crossings. Homeland Security has said it will prepare for as many as 18,000 daily crossings, compared with a daily average of about 7,800 in April, though Mayorkas emphasized that those are not projections.
Mayorkas visited a remodeled processing center in McAllen, the region's largest city, where migrants sat on metal benches and on sleeping mats spread on the floor, as aluminum thermal blankets made rustling noises. Televisions pointed into cells.
The center reopened about six weeks ago for about 1,200 migrants. Chain-link fences have been replaced with cinder block walls. Cells have an open roof that Border Patrol officials said provides better ventilation.
The center is divided into two sections: one for women in 17 cells of varying sizes and another for men in four wings, with about 24 rooms. There are 44 shower stalls.
Processing for immigration court appearances can take about two hours a person with an average stay of 43 hours at the facility. Authorities distribute monitoring devices for 250 to 350 migrants released daily.
Up to 600 have been released in a day to Catholic Charities of Rio Grande Valley, officials said.
The Biden administration has sent more personnel and equipment and erected temporary holding facilities to process migrants to prepare for the end of the pandemic-era rule on Monday. Title 42 authority, named for a 1944 public health law, forbids migrants from seeking asylum under U.S. law and international treaty on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
The agency also plans to increase prosecutions for illegal border crossings, crack down on smugglers and speed up evaluation of asylum claims, Mayorkas said at a news conference in McAllen.
“We're a nation of immigrants and we are also a nation of laws," he said. "We enforce the law and will continue to do so.”
Customs and Border Protection officials stopped migrants 234,088 times on the Mexican border in April, one of the highest in decades and a 5.8% increase from 221,303 in March, according to figures released this week.
But the April tally included 20,118 Ukrainians, nearly all of them entering the country at San Diego’s San Ysidro border crossing from Tijuana, Mexico, on humanitarian parole. That number has plummeted since April 25, when the Biden administration stopped accepting Ukrainians at land crossings with Mexico and instead directed them to fly directly to the United States.
Many migrants are repeat crossers because there are no legal consequences of being expelled under Title 42 authority. In April, about 28% were encountered at least once in the previous year.
U.S. authorities applied Title 42 in about four out of every 10 encounters. The rest were subject to immigration laws, which include a right to seek asylum.
The administration said in a court filing Monday that about 91,000 migrants were paroled into the U.S., including people permitted to make asylum claims.
Cubans continued crossing in large numbers, aided by eased travel restrictions to Nicaragua that allow them to fly from the Caribbean island nation to Central America and travel by land to the U.S. border. They were stopped 35,079 times in April, up 8.3% from 32,402 times in March and more than 10 times April 2020.
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18 May 2022, 11:30 CET
ArcelorMittal (‘the Company’) announces that 60 million treasury shares have been cancelled to keep the number of treasury shares the Company holds within appropriate levels. This cancellation takes into account shares already purchased under the US$1 billion share buyback announced on 5 May 2022.
As a result of this cancellation, ArcelorMittal will have 877,809,772 shares in issue (compared to 937,809,772 before the cancellation).
Details on share buyback programs can be found at: https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/investors/equity-investors/share-buyback-program.
With reference to article 14 of the Luxembourg law and the Grand Ducal regulation of 11 January 2008, on transparency requirements for issuers of securities (‘Transparency Law’), the total number of the Company’s voting rights and capital is available in the Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s electronic database OAM on www.bourse.lu and on the company’s website under ‘Investors - Corporate Governance - Shareholding structure’.
ENDS
About ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel and mining company, with a presence in 60 countries and primary steelmaking facilities in 16 countries. In 2021, ArcelorMittal had revenues of $76.6 billion and crude steel production of 69.1 million metric tonnes, while iron ore production reached 50.9 million metric tonnes.
Our goal is to help build a better world with smarter steels. Steels made using innovative processes which use less energy, emit significantly less carbon and reduce costs. Steels that are cleaner, stronger and reusable. Steels for electric vehicles and renewable energy infrastructure that will support societies as they transform through this century. With steel at our core, our inventive people and an entrepreneurial culture at heart, we will support the world in making that change. This is what we believe it takes to be the steel company of the future.
ArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of New York (MT, Financial), Amsterdam (MT, Financial), Paris (MT, Financial), Luxembourg (MT, Financial) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS).
For more information about ArcelorMittal please visit: http://corporate.arcelormittal.com/ | https://www.gurufocus.com/news/1715899/arcelormittal-cancels-60-million-treasury-shares | 2022-05-18T10:31:46Z | https://www.gurufocus.com/news/1715899/arcelormittal-cancels-60-million-treasury-shares | true | 7 |
Megan Thee Stallion has reconfirmed that her new album – the official follow-up to her 2020 debut, ‘Good News’ – is nearing completion, revealing that she’s now “95 per cent done” with the record.
The teaser came during Megan’s appearance at the 2022 Webby Awards on Monday (May 16), where she was honoured with the gong for Artist Of The Year. “I’m actually probably like 95 per cent done with my new album,” the rapper said backstage. “I wanna tease that for the Hotties. I haven’t even told them nothing about my album.”
Last night, Webby Artist of the Year @theestallion told our Manager, Editorial Strategy @jordanajarrett that she's about 95% done with her new album. "I wanna tease that for the hotties, I haven't even told them nothing about my album." You heard it here first! 😳❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/bsFwkVa5GF
— The Webby Awards (@TheWebbyAwards) May 17, 2022
In accepting her Artist Of The Year award, Megan said (per Billboard): “First of all, thank you to the Hotties, because without the Hotties, there would be no Hot Girl Coach. Everybody in this category is a winner. I feel like we all been working so hard all year, we been working hard for a long time. And it’s just so nice to be appreciated and recognized by your peers and celebrated by your peers and celebrated by your supporters.”
Megan’s new, as-yet-untitled record will be formally classed as her second studio album – however in February, she filed a lawsuit against her record label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, for allegedly attempting to keep her locked into a contract by not acknowledging her recent ‘Something For Thee Hotties’ compilation – which landed last October – as an album.
It’s at least the third time Megan has filed legal proceedings against 150. In March 2020, the rapper claimed the label was preventing her from releasing new music after she attempted to renegotiate parts of her contract, which the label refused.
Thus far, Megan has shared two singles from her upcoming album: the Dua Lipa-featuring ‘Sweetest Pie’ and ‘Plan B’. The latter was debuted at Coachella, where she described it as “very motherfucking personal” to her and said it was addressed “to whom the fuck it may concern”. Earlier this week, Megan performed both songs at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.
Meanwhile, May 2 has officially been declared Megan Thee Stallion Day in Houston, where the rapper grew up. She was honoured at a formal ceremony the day prior, where Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner – along with members of Houston City Council – celebrated her philanthropic achievements, which include launching the Pete and Thomas Foundation in 2021. | https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-says-her-upcoming-album-is-95-per-cent-done-3228279 | 2022-05-18T10:35:45Z | https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/megan-thee-stallion-says-her-upcoming-album-is-95-per-cent-done-3228279 | true | 4 |
SuperSport United’s Kuda Mahachi Cries Foul After Being Denied Access To His Son Over Abuse Allegations
SuperSport United’s Kuda Mahachi Cries Foul After Being Denied Access To His Son Over Abuse Allegations
Suspended Supersport United player Kudakwashe Mahachi has denied allegations that he scalded his four-year-old son Diego with boiling water.
Speaking through his lawyer Nkosiyabo Sibanda of Tanaka Law Chambers, Mahachi revealed that his ex-wife Maritha Ndlovu and the authorities at Bulawayo’s Mpilo Central Hospital barred him from seeing his son.
The Zimbabwe Warriors player has been hogging the limelight for all the wrong reasons after gruesome pictures of his son made rounds on social media.
Mahachi is alleged to have scalded the four-year-old boy with boiling water in South Africa before smuggling the minor to Zimbabwe.
Diego suffered extensive injuries, which resulted in his right foot being amputated after he failed to get medical attention on time.
Denying the allegations, Mahachi’s lawyer said:
Our client wishes to advise the public on the allegations that have been levelled against him through various media platforms.
Firstly, our client wishes to indicate that he loves his son and what he has seen circulating on various platforms is unfortunate, worrisome and it has tormented him as deeply as it exposed his son’s medical condition, which ought to have been private, but has been made public.
On the allegations that our client scalded the minor, he wishes to state that he never did such an act to his only son and the stories that he is responsible are a fabrication, malicious and are designed to tarnish him as a successful international footballer with a desire to end the career of Mahachi.
With what has happened, our client advises further that he will soon take the legal route to protect his son first and, secondly, he will be approaching the courts to deal with the issue of his image.
Mahachi is said to have engaged two medical practitioners to assess the child but they were barred from examining Diego.
Regarding his son, our client advises that he has tried all efforts to do the fatherly duties towards the minor by providing primary care, medical care and, in this instance, our client engaged two medical doctors, who are specialists in matters of children’s health.
The two medical practitioners were barred from assessing the minor child and to provide further medical health care.
Our client is of the view that there are people who are benefiting from the false narrative that has been sold to the public.
Mahachi was suspended by his club following this saga making noise on social media and various media outlets. | https://iharare.com/supersport-uniteds-kuda-mahachi-cries-foul-after-being-denied-access-to-his-son-over-abuse-allegations/ | 2022-05-18T10:39:14Z | https://iharare.com/supersport-uniteds-kuda-mahachi-cries-foul-after-being-denied-access-to-his-son-over-abuse-allegations/ | true | 1 |
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More than 100,000 sign petition calling on Tesco to ditch self-service checkouts and #BringBackTescoStaff
- Customers claim queuing for traditional checkout aisles now take much longer
- They say they miss human interaction with staff, especially those who are lonely
- Tesco said it launched self-service 20 years ago and that manned tills still open
Fed-up Tesco shoppers are demanding more manned tills after struggling to use self-service check outs and 'missing human interaction' with staff.
Scores of customers have taken to social media to implore the supermarket giant to stop 'replacing humans with machines', using the hashtag #bringbacktescostaff.
The petition which launched the campaign has now received more than 100,000 signatures.
Tesco told MailOnline today that it brought in self-service machines 20 years ago to give customers choice, adding that there are still staff manning tills.
But customers claim those wanting to be serviced by traditional check outs often face longer queues due to fewer lanes being open.
One Twitter user wrote: 'I never use self-serve tills. Invariable the bloody things find something wrong with my purchase, or my bag, or the way I'm looking at it, so I have to get staff over to fix it anyway.'
Another said: 'A friendly face at a till improves customer experience hugely. It makes checking out easier, friendlier and addresses problems... machines alienate customers.'
Pat McCarthy, 69, of Brentford, West London, started the online petition calling for more cashiers on tills because the self-service checkouts make her shopping experience 'physically difficult and overwhelming', adding that she missed chatting with the staff, particularly as she lives alone.
The petition which launched the campaign (pictured) has now received more than 100,000 signatures
Pat McCarthy (pictured), 69, of Brentford, West London, started the online petition calling for more cashiers on tills because the self-service checkouts make her shopping experience 'physically difficult and overwhelming'
Tesco told MailOnline today that it brought in self-service machines 20 years ago to give customers choice, adding that there are still staff manning tills. (Stock image of Tesco self-service check out machines)
She wrote: 'These new self-service card tills have displaced mainly part-time women staff.
'I love chatting with the staff, albeit briefly, especially as l live on my own. Talking with human staff is important to me. Now that experience has been taken away from me.'
She added: 'These new tills are not accessible for people who don't have credit cards and can only use cash or those with little confidence to use these self-service card-only tills - myself included.
'People such as carers, older people, disabled people with mobility problems or lifting problems have to queue waiting for more than 30 minutes.
'I couldn't lift the windscreen wash the other day in Tesco because it was so heavy and some men were lovely to help and had to put it in my car for me. If they weren't around and my daughter wasn't with me, I would have been helpless.'
Some customers support the unmanned tills, with one tweeting: 'Being on the autistic spectrum, I find self service tills a godsend as I don't have to queue anxiously waiting, knowing I have to speak to someone.'
A Tesco spokesperson told MailOnline: 'Our colleagues and the friendly service they provide are absolutely vital to our stores and will always be on hand to help our customers, whether they are checking out at one of our colleague-operated or self-service checkouts.
Social media users demand more staff be brought back to Tesco stores, while some praise the self-service checkouts
'We first introduced self-service checkouts nearly 20 years ago to give our customers a choice and our stores have both types of checkout.'
Tesco launched its first checkout-free high street store in Holborn, central Londo last October, where shoppers can pick up groceries and leave without the need for a till.
It is among the latest retail giant to open a branch where high-tech cameras are used to track the items customers place in their baskets.
To use the shop, visitors need to use the Tesco.com app, scanning this in as they enter.
They then pick up the items they wish to buy and walk straight out of the store, getting a receipt and being charged for the products once they have left.
It registers the items people pick up using cameras as well as weight sensors to recognise when items are taken off shelves.
Amazon opened its first Amazon Go grocery shop in the UK in March 2021, before expanding to five more sites, while Aldi opened its own till-free shop in September.
Tesco is launching its first checkout-free high street store today, where shoppers can pick up groceries and leave without the need for a till
Tesco stressed that the move away from cashiers would not reduce the number of staff employed in stores, with the High Holborn site continuing to employ 22 workers, which it said was in line with other convenience stores.
There is also a section in the store specifically for age-restricted products, with a separate exit where staff check ID.
Kevin Tindall, managing director of Tesco Convenience, said at the time: 'This is a really exciting moment for Tesco as we launch GetGo with customers.
'We are constantly looking for ways to improve the shopping experience and our latest innovation offers a seamless checkout for customers on the go, helping them to save a bit more time.
'This is currently just a one-store trial, but we're looking forward to seeing how our customers respond.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10828605/More-100-000-sign-petition-calling-Tesco-ditch-self-service-checkouts.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-05-18T10:43:18Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10828605/More-100-000-sign-petition-calling-Tesco-ditch-self-service-checkouts.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true | 4 |
Indonesia is lifting its outdoor mask mandate because its COVID-19 outbreak is increasingly under control, President Joko Widodo says.
However, a mask mandate remains in place for indoor activities and public transportation, he said.
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Widodo also said all fully vaccinated travellers will no longer be required to undergo COVID-19 tests to enter Indonesia.
Aussie travellers are reporting some airlines still require proof of test at this stage, so it is recommended to check the rules with your airline before travelling.
It comes as low-cost airline AirAsia resumed its popular Perth to Bali flight route at the weekend, with the planes returning to WA skies for the first time since the pandemic struck.
The flight route was last operated in March 2020 before international COVID-19 travel restrictions forced operators to pull the plug.
Now it’s back in action, offering eager travellers more opportunities to return to the tropical holiday destination.
Pre-pandemic demand saw the airline offering three daily services to Bali, and the service is back operating on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
“The past two years have been extremely difficult for everyone, however, things are finally returning to normal,” AirAsia Indonesia CEO Veranita Yosephine said.
“We are thrilled to return to West Australia. It was truly an incredible moment to welcome everyone onboard our first flight from Perth to Bali since March 2020.”
AirAsia has hinted at more services to come, saying it will continue to review opportunities to provide more flights in the future to match the pent-up demand.
The travel announcements came two weeks after millions of Indonesians celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan by travelling to see their families, ending two years of pandemic restrictions and travel curbs.
COVID-19 cases have continued to decline, prompting the government to relax its mask policy.
“When people are doing outdoor activities, or in open areas that are not crowded with people, then they are allowed not to wear masks,” Widodo said in a televised address.
In March, Indonesia lifted quarantine requirements for overseas visitors, joining a number of other countries in the region including Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines that have announced or already made such moves.
The country has largely recovered since an Omicron-driven surge peaked at about 64,700 cases a day in mid-February.
New confirmed daily infections have fallen to about 200 and about 80 per cent of the eligible population of 208 million has been fully vaccinated.
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Suspect fatally shot man, wounded another after traffic crash on Chicago's West Side: police
CHICAGO - A man is dead, and another was wounded after a suspect fired shots following a traffic crash on Chicago's West Side Saturday night....
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NEW YORK, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. f/k/a Peridot Acquisition Corp..
Shareholders who purchased shares of LICY during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: February 16, 2021 to March 23, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Li-Cycle's largest customer, Traxys, is not actually a customer, but merely a broker providing working capital financial to the Company while Traxys tries to sell Li-Cycle's product to end customers; (2) the Company engaged in highly questionable related party transactions; (3) the Company's mark-to-model accounting is vulnerable to abuse and gave a false impression of growth; (4) a significant portion of the Company's reported revenues were derived from simply marking up receivables on products that had not been sold; (5) the Company's gross margins have likely been negative since inception; (6) the Company will require an additional $1 billion of funding to support its planned growth (which is a figure greater than the Company raised via the merger); and (7) as a result, Defendants' public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: June 20, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/li-cycle-holdings-corp-f-k-a-peridot-acquisition-corp-loss-submission-form/?id=27344&from=4
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Accolades to the police department, a preview of roadwork to be completed, news about a park project and a presentation about edible food recovery were among items covered in a quick Tehachapi City Council meeting Monday, May 17.
With all five council members present, the regular session agenda was handled in less than an hour, including time to recognize May 15-21 as National Police Week and honor a police sergeant who is leaving.
With seven members of the Tehachapi Police Department present, Mayor Phil Smith presented a proclamation recognizing the work of local police and those from surrounding agencies for their work and dedication to the law enforcement profession.
Tehachapi Police Chief Kent Kroeger said 2021 was a particularly bad year for the profession.
“Record number of law enforcement officers — 458 — died in the line of duty,” he said.
Smith then presented a certificate of recognition to Sgt. Amelia Thompson, who is leaving Tehachapi.
Thompson was one of the first officers to serve the city when it reestablished a police department in 2007. The mayor thanked her for her service as a distinguished leader and law enforcement professional.
Roadwork
Noting that roadwork within the city is funded in various ways, Development Services Director Jay Schlosser said one of the requirements for receiving funding from SB 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, is for the city to adopt a resolution itemizing projects it expects to complete during the coming fiscal year.
Schlosser said the city plans to use SB 1 funding to rehabilitate portions of West D, E and F streets and a block of East E Street adjacent to Philip Marx Central Park.
Park update
Schlosser also provided an update on the new park the city plans to develop on Valley Boulevard using a nearly $2.1 million grant from Caltrans. The council approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign a contract and said he expects the park to be complete by fall 2023.
Council members and City Manager Greg Garrett expressed concern that Caltrans is using transportation funds to build parks but moving slowly on efforts to address problems on Highway 58.
However, the city purchased the one acre parcel a number of years ago with hopes of developing a park there and took advantage of the funding to provide the asset for the community, Schlosser said.
Edible food waste
Assistant City Manager Corey Costelloe presented information about the city’s efforts to comply with provisions of SB 1383, which requires the city to take a number of actions, including reducing food waste and helping address food insecurity.
The council approved the plan he presented that calls for the city to partner with the Salvation Army, which Costelloe said already has a robust and strong edible food recovery program. It works with local supermarkets to direct food donations to people in need.
The Tehachapi Salvation Army currently has food donation agreements in place with Albertsons, Dollar General, Save Mart and Walmart, he noted.
“These items are distributed locally to residents both in Tehachapi and East Kern in conjunction with the efforts of the Community Action Partnership of Kern,” he said.
Also at the meeting
Among other matters covered at the meeting, the council:
• Held a public hearing — with no comment — prior to approving assessments for three special districts within the city. The districts provide various services, including landscaping, lighting or drainage, to specific areas and taxes properties receiving the benefit to pay for the services.
• Authorized disposition of outdated city-owned property including four vehicles.
• Heard a short comment from Garrett regarding the city’s financial situation. “You know this year and the next couple of years are going to be very challenging for the city and many cities up and down our state, with unfunded mandates, our rising fire protection costs and the cost of services and products just going up every day,” he said. Garrett noted that the council’s next regular meeting will be on June 6. He said he expects the 6 p.m. meeting will be preceded by a budget hearing at 4 p.m.
Claudia Elliott is a freelance journalist and former editor of the Tehachapi News. She lives in Tehachapi and can be reached by email: claudia@claudiaelliott.net. | https://www.tehachapinews.com/news/city-council-honors-police-hears-updates/article_c2dad39c-d5fb-11ec-8e31-dff1f403c2b3.html | 2022-05-18T10:48:19Z | https://www.tehachapinews.com/news/city-council-honors-police-hears-updates/article_c2dad39c-d5fb-11ec-8e31-dff1f403c2b3.html | false | 1 |
Police in Dallas arrested a suspect early Tuesday who is linked to a shooting last week at a hair salon that left three women of Korean descent wounded.
An FBI spokesperson also confirmed that the Dallas FBI Field Office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District in Texas, and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice have opened a federal hate crime investigation.
The suspect was identified as Jeremy Theron Smith, 36, according to an arrest warrant affidavit submitted by the police, according to the Dallas Police Twitter account.
Smith is accused of entering The Hair World Salon in the city’s Koreatown on May 11 and opening fire on the people inside, injuring the owner, a hairdresser on duty and a client.
The women were rushed to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Smith is being detained in a Dallas County jail on three charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, jail records show.
Police Chief Eddie Garcia said investigators were looking into a possible connection between the hair salon shooting and other hate crimes against Asian Americans that recently took place in the area, according to the Dallas Police Twitter account. Garcia said a maroon or red vehicle had been spotted at all three crime scenes.
In a report released last August, the FBI said 279 anti-Asian incidents were reported in 2020, up 77% from 2019.
Garcia also said police will be increasing security measures and the number of patrol officers stationed in areas of the city with large Asian American communities.
The shooting is one of several following a surge in attacks and violence against Asian Americans across the country during the 2-year-old COVID-19 pandemic.
Some information for this report came from Reuters and NBC News.
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WA Seattle WA Zone Forecast for Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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National Weather Service Seattle WA
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for today, tonight, and Thursday.
WAZ558-182300-
Seattle and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Seattle, Shoreline, Federal Way, and Kent
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Windy. Rain at times in the morning, then showers likely
in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an
inch possible. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. South wind 20 to
30 mph becoming southwest 15 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts to
45 mph.
.TONIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower to mid 40s. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing
to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 50s to lower 60s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
25 mph in the morning becoming light.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
North wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the evening
becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Light
wind.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Seattle 57 43 58 / 90 40 50
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WAZ559-182300-
Bremerton and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Bremerton and Silverdale
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Windy. Rain at times in the morning, then showers likely
in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an
inch possible. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. South wind
15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph becoming southwest 15 to 30 mph
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Windy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
near 40. Southwest wind 15 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 50s to lower 60s. Southwest wind to 10 mph with gusts to
20 mph in the morning becoming light.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows near 40. North wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts
to 30 mph in the evening becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light
wind.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.MONDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bremerton 57 39 57 / 90 30 50
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Everett and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Everett, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Marysville,
and Arlington
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Windy. Rain at times in the morning, then showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall
amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except higher
amounts possible in thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 50s to lower
60s. South wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Windy. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except
higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to
mid 40s. West wind 20 to 30 mph becoming south 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny. A
chance of showers. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. South wind
10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
Northwest wind around 10 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the evening
becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light
wind becoming west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning,
then rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s.
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Edmonds 58 43 56 / 90 50 40
Everett 57 42 56 / 90 60 50
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Tacoma Area-
Including the cities of Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup, and Sumner
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Windy. Rain at times in the morning, then showers likely
in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an
inch possible. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. South wind 20 to
30 mph with gusts to 45 mph becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph with
gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts
less than a tenth of an inch likely. Highs in the mid 50s to
lower 60s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph
becoming west in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows near 40. Northwest wind around 10 mph in the
evening becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Light
wind.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.MONDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Puyallup 58 42 59 / 100 50 60
Tacoma 56 42 58 / 100 50 60
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Bellevue and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and Issaquah
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Breezy. Rain at times in the morning, then showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts
a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except higher amounts
possible in thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
South wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph becoming southwest
with gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Windy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then cloudy with a
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming south around 10 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny. A
chance of showers. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. South wind
to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
wind around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Light
wind.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bellevue 58 43 58 / 90 50 50
$$
WAZ555-182300-
East Puget Sound Lowlands-
Including the cities of Gold Bar, Enumclaw, North Bend,
and Buckley
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Breezy. Rain at times in the morning, then showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts
a quarter to a half inch possible, except higher amounts possible
in thunderstorms. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s. South wind 15 to
25 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 mph.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers likely after
midnight. Rainfall amounts a quarter to a half inch possible,
except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Lows near 40.
Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south around 10 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Rain showers likely in the morning, then mostly
cloudy with a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Rainfall
amounts less than a tenth of an inch likely. Highs in the 50s.
Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows near 40. Northwest wind around 10 mph in the
evening becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light
wind.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows near 50.
.MONDAY...A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Gold Bar 57 39 57 / 100 90 60
Enumclaw 55 39 55 / 100 70 70
North Bend 58 39 58 / 100 70 60
$$
WAZ503-182300-
Western Whatcom County-
Including the cities of Bellingham, Blaine, and Lynden
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Windy. Rain at times in the morning, then showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts
a quarter to a half inch possible, except higher amounts possible
in thunderstorms. Highs in the 50s. South wind 20 to 35 mph
becoming southwest 15 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts to
45 mph.
.TONIGHT...Breezy. Rain showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch
likely, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower to mid 40s. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to
35 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the
morning, then a slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the 50s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in
the afternoon. Gusts to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to mid
40s. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast to 10 mph
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light
wind becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.MONDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs near 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bellingham 56 44 57 / 90 50 30
Sumas 55 43 58 / 90 60 40
$$
WAZ506-182300-
Western Skagit County-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley,
and Burlington
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Very windy. Rain at times in the morning, then showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall
amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except higher
amounts possible in thunderstorms. Highs in the 50s. South wind
25 to 40 mph becoming west 20 to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Windy. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except
higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to
mid 40s. West wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then
partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the 50s. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph in the
morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
West wind around 10 mph becoming south to 10 mph with gusts to
20 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Light
wind becoming west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.MONDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Anacortes 56 45 56 / 80 50 30
Mount Vernon 58 43 58 / 90 60 40
$$
WAZ001-182300-
San Juan County-
Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Eastsound,
and Roche Harbor
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Very windy. Rain at times in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an
inch likely. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s. South wind 25 to
40 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Windy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower to mid 40s. West wind 15 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to
20 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the 50s to lower 60s. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph
in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Gusts
to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Light
wind.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.MONDAY...Rain likely. Highs near 60.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 40s to lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs near 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Friday Harbor 57 44 57 / 80 40 20
Eastsound 53 45 54 / 80 40 20
$$
WAZ510-182300-
Admiralty Inlet Area-
Including the cities of Port Townsend and Port Ludlow
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Very windy. Rain at times in the morning, then partly
sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts less than a
tenth of an inch likely, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. South wind
25 to 40 mph becoming west 20 to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Windy. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Northwest wind
20 to 30 mph becoming west 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the 50s. West wind 10 to
20 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts to
30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Gusts
to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Light
wind becoming northwest to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.MONDAY...Rain likely. Highs near 60.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows near
50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs near 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Oak Harbor 58 46 56 / 80 50 30
Port Townsend 58 44 55 / 80 40 30
$$
WAZ511-182300-
Hood Canal Area-
Including the cities of Hoodsport and Brinnon
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Windy. Rain at times in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Rainfall amounts a quarter to a half inch possible.
Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph
with gusts to 45 mph.
.TONIGHT...Windy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows near 40. Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 mph or
less after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the 50s to lower 60s. Southwest wind to 10 mph with gusts to
20 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows near 40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to 25 mph in the evening becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light
wind.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Shelton 56 40 59 / 90 40 40
$$
WAZ504-182300-
Southwest Interior-
Including the cities of Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Centralia,
and Toledo
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Windy. Rain at times in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Rainfall amounts a quarter to a half inch possible.
Highs in the mid to upper 50s. South wind 20 to 30 mph becoming
southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. West wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest around
10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Rain showers likely in the morning, then mostly
cloudy with a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Rainfall
amounts less than a tenth of an inch likely. Highs in the mid 50s
to lower 60s. Southwest wind to 10 mph with gusts to 20 mph
becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows near 40. West wind around 10 mph with gusts
to 20 mph in the evening becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Light
wind.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 70.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs near
70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper
40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Chehalis 57 41 58 / 90 50 60
Olympia 57 41 59 / 100 50 50
$$
WAZ512-182300-
Lower Chehalis Valley Area-
Including the city of Montesano
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Breezy. Rain in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Rainfall amounts a quarter to a half inch possible.
Highs in the 50s. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west 10 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows near 40.
West wind 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then partly sunny with
a chance of showers in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts less than
a tenth of an inch likely. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
West wind around 10 mph. Gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows near 40. West wind 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light
wind.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
mid to upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid to upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the lower
to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs near 60.
$$
WAZ514-182300-
Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca-
Including the cities of Sequim and Port Angeles
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Windy. Rain at times in the morning, then partly sunny
with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts less
than a tenth of an inch likely. Highs in the mid 50s to lower
60s. West wind 15 to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Windy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
near 40. West wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in the
morning, then mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain showers
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. West wind 10 to
15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West wind
10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs near 60. Light wind.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the lower
60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
upper 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Port Angeles 57 42 55 / 90 40 30
Sequim 59 41 56 / 80 40 30
$$
WAZ515-182300-
Western Strait of Juan De Fuca-
Including the cities of Joyce and Clallam Bay
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Breezy. Rain in the morning, then showers likely and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts
a quarter to a half inch possible, except higher amounts possible
in thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Southwest
wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers likely in the evening, then rain showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except
higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s.
West wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in the
morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
to mid 50s. West wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West wind
10 to 15 mph becoming variable to 10 mph after midnight, Gusts to
25 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. Light
wind.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid to upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid to upper
50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Sekiu 52 42 54 / 90 70 50
$$
WAZ517-182300-
Central Coast-
Including the cities of Hoquiam, Aberdeen, Westport,
and Ocean Shores
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Windy. Rain in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Rainfall amounts a quarter to a half inch possible.
Highs in the lower to mid 50s. West wind 20 to 35 mph with gusts
to 45 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Showers likely. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter
of an inch possible. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. West wind
10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then partly sunny with
a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts
less than a tenth of an inch likely. Highs in the 50s. West wind
10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to mid
40s. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph decreasing
to 10 mph or less after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Light
wind becoming west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the
40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid to upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the upper
50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
to upper 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hoquiam 55 44 56 / 90 50 60
$$
WAZ516-182300-
North Coast-
Including the cities of Neah Bay, La Push, and Forks
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Very windy. Rain in the morning, then showers likely and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall
amounts a quarter to a half inch possible, except higher amounts
possible in thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
Southwest wind 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph decreasing to
15 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Breezy. Showers likely in the evening, then showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except
higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s
to mid 40s. West wind 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain showers in the morning,
then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s to mid
50s. West wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to mid
40s. West wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 50s. Light wind becoming
west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the
lower to mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs near 60.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid to upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid to upper
50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Forks 53 43 55 / 80 70 50
$$
WAZ513-182300-
Olympics-
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then showers, snow showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level
near 4000 feet. Rainfall amounts a half inch to one inch
possible, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Snow
accumulation near Hurricane Ridge up to 1 inch.
.TONIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then showers, snow
showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then a slight chance
of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near 3000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 5000 feet increasing
to 6000 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain after
midnight. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 6500 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 6500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hurricane Ridge 36 28 38 / 80 50 50
$$
WAZ567-182300-
Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties-
Including the cities of Marblemount and Concrete
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
.TODAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then showers, snow showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level
near 4500 feet. Rain may be heavy at times in the morning.
Rainfall amounts one to three inches possible, except higher
amounts possible in thunderstorms. Snow accumulation of 3 to
8 inches.
.TONIGHT...Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Snow level near 3000 feet. Rainfall amounts a
quarter to a half inch possible, except higher amounts possible
in thunderstorms. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Total snow
accumulation 4 to 11 inches.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near
3000 feet. No snow accumulation.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5000 feet in the afternoon. Freezing
level near 4500 feet in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 7000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Snow
level near 6000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight.
Snow level near 6500 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 6000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 5500 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mount Baker 37 28 37 / 100 80 60
$$
WAZ568-182300-
Cascades of Snohomish and King Counties-
Including the cities of Snoqualmie Pass, Darrington, and Index
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
.TODAY...Breezy. Rain and snow in the morning, then showers, snow
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Snow level near 5000 feet. Rainfall amounts a half inch to one
inch possible, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Snow accumulation of 1 to 5 inches. Afternoon pass temperatures
in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Southwest wind in the passes 10 to
20 mph becoming west 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts to
35 mph.
.TONIGHT...Showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Snow level near 3500 feet. Rainfall amounts a half
inch to one inch possible, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms. Snow accumulation of 1 to 4 inches. West wind in
the passes 10 to 20 mph. Gusts to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near
3000 feet. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Total snow
accumulation 2 to 10 inches. Afternoon pass temperatures near 40.
West wind in the passes 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 5000 feet.
Northwest wind in the passes around 10 mph in the evening
becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of snow showers in the
afternoon. Freezing level near 4000 feet in the morning.
Afternoon pass temperatures in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Light
wind in the passes.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 7000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight.
Snow level near 7000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 6500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 6500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 6000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Snoqualmie Pass 44 32 43 / 90 60 60
Stevens Pass 39 27 38 / 90 70 60
$$
WAZ569-182300-
Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties-
Including the cities of Randle, Packwood, Ashford, and Morton
303 AM PDT Wed May 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 6500 feet decreasing to 5000 feet in
the afternoon. Rainfall amounts a half inch to one inch possible.
Snow accumulation up to 2 inches.
.TONIGHT...Showers likely. Snow level near 3500 feet. Rainfall
amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible. Snow
accumulation of 1 to 3 inches.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level near
3000 feet. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Total snow
accumulation 1 to 7 inches.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level
near 3500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 4000 feet increasing
to 5500 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 5500 feet increasing to 6500 feet in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight.
Snow level near 7000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 6500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 6000 feet.
$$
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