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BERLIN (AP) — German automaker Mercedes-Benz said Thursday that it has auctioned an extremely rare car from its company collection for a roaring 135 million euros ($143 million).
The company said the price paid by a private collector earlier this month for the 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé, with its distinctive gullwing doors, makes it the most valuable car of all time. The claim couldn’t be independently verified.
Mercedes Benz said the proceeds would be used to launch a fund providing scholarships for young people to learn about and research environmental science and decarbonization. The greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, released by burning fossil fuels, is largely blamed for climate change.
The car was one of just two prototypes built in 1955, and named after the company’s then-chief engineer Rudolf Uhlenhaut.
“We would like to encourage a new generation to follow in Rudolf Uhlenhaut’s innovative footsteps and develop amazing new technologies, particularly those that support the critical goal of decarbonization and resource preservation,” the CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group, Ola Kallenius, said.
The company’s said its collection comprises some 1,100 cars dating back to 1886. | https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/world-news/mercedes-claims-record-price-for-rare-winged-car-at-auction/ | 2022-05-20T00:44:32Z | https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/world-news/mercedes-claims-record-price-for-rare-winged-car-at-auction/ | false | 31 |
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The Friendly Spot Ice House will host a National Rescue Dog Day.
Friendly Spot Ice House and Texas Beer Co. are teaming up for a pint night that celebrates both National Rescue Dog Day and U.S. veterans.
Taylor-based Texas Beer Co. will be on hand this Friday at the Southtown drinking spot to pour pints of its K9 Lager, a charity collaboration with
K9s For Warriors. The Florida-based nonprofit trains rescued canines to become service dogs for veterans.
From 5-8 p.m., a portion of sales from the German-style lager will benefit K9s For Warriors. Representatives from the organization also will be on hand to offer info about adopting and fostering service dogs.
According to K9s For Warriors' website, the group's end goal is to prevent veteran suicides, which occur at the rate of roughly 20 per day.
The Friendly Spot is located at 943 S. Alamo St.
So many restaurants, so little time. Find out the latest San Antonio dining news with our Flavor Friday Newsletter. | https://www.sacurrent.com/food-drink/san-antonios-friendly-spot-hosting-pint-night-and-service-dog-benefit-this-friday-28929560 | 2022-05-20T00:45:20Z | https://www.sacurrent.com/food-drink/san-antonios-friendly-spot-hosting-pint-night-and-service-dog-benefit-this-friday-28929560 | true | 1 |
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Queensland Health puts off procedures because of product shortages
By Sean Parnell
Queensland Health is advising some patients a worldwide shortage of contrast solutions used in medical imaging will delay their scheduled procedures.
The solutions are used in computerised tomography (CT) scans and other imaging, for example to show narrowed or blocked arteries.
Queensland Health’s supplier is located in Shanghai, where COVID-19 lockdowns have affected production and worldwide distribution.
The head of patient safety and quality improvement at Queensland Health, Kirstine Sketcher-Baker, said she expected supply issues until the end of June - if not longer.
“It may take longer than this given the volatility of COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai,” Sketcher-Baker said.
“Along with the federal government, we are also investigating other sourcing options and strategies to conserve stocks and seek other alternatives until this issue is resolved.”
Sketcher-Baker said the situation was “unfortunate but unavoidable”.
“For the time being, we will need to reschedule some non-urgent elective procedures that require medical imaging until we can replenish stocks,” she said. | https://www.smh.com.au/politics/queensland/queensland-health-cancels-procedures-because-of-product-shortages-20220520-p5an17.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed | 2022-05-20T00:46:33Z | https://www.smh.com.au/politics/queensland/queensland-health-cancels-procedures-because-of-product-shortages-20220520-p5an17.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed | false | 4 |
Down a narrow Financial District street one block north of the Federal Reserve — past a cobbler and a secondhand gem seller — an era has quietly come to an end in one of Manhattan’s earliest skyscrapers.
“Everyone in my building had lived there for over a decade,” artist Molly Crabapple told The Post of 14 Maiden Lane, the 128-year-old former Diamond Exchange she’d called home for 12 years before being evicted along with all other building residents last month.
Built for jewelers in 1894, the 10-story, nine-unit loft building discreetly served as a private arts mecca over the past decade — a residential hub of creativity for inhabitants and their huge network of friends and collaborators.
Blessed with enormous lofts, the occupants built a community for themselves and the countless like-minded spirits they invited into their sprawling, light-filled apartments. The tenants lacked the star power or notoriety to earn the building anything close to a Chelsea Hotel or Factory-level reputation, but for those in the know, the address was a diamond in the rough of Manhattan’s tourist and financier-filled southern tip.
“It was a really uniquely magical building. You wouldn’t think that there would be so many artists in the Financial District, but I guess that’s the benefit of being in such a profoundly uncool neighborhood,” said Crabapple, who’d lived in her approximately 1,000-square-foot unit with her partner, the illustrator Fred Harper, since 2010. “We were really tight as a building. I feel really lucky to have had that experience. It was beautiful.”
Life at 14 Maiden Lane was always a trade-off, former residents say: Having an entire, ethereal corner of New York City to themselves for below market rent came at the cost of dealing with a landlord they allege was negligent, refused to fix most issues and periodically showed up in disguise to steal from them. After the building sold in January, for $9.5 million, the new owners allegedly let everyone’s leases run out and served all remaining tenants eviction papers, giving them only the minimum legal warning.
The building’s owners, Diamond Lane LLC, did not return The Post’s request for comment. An attorney for the owners didn’t immediately provide comment on their behalf.
At the very least, former residents have their memories.
During the Occupy Wall Street protests in 2011, the building — which is a block away from Zuccotti Park — became something of an “unofficial press room” for protestors who’d “drink my whiskey, use my outlets, take showers after they got out of jail” Crabapple recalled. Later on, there were parties where “we would have every war journalist and porn star crowded onto the fire escape, smoking cigarettes till dawn.”
“I’ll always miss it,” former resident Crystal Thompson told The Post. “I just think I’m the luckiest person to have been in that building. The rest of it was a horror, but the art was so great.”
A film and TV tailor who does occasional work for the Metropolitan Opera, Thompson and her husband — a “lighting guy for corporate things” — have a side business doing pop-up events and would often throw themed soirées in their third-floor unit.
Those would frequently feature multi-story projections out their window, across the empty lot next door and onto the adjacent building. “You would get all kinds of reflections back into the apartment, and nobody was downtown at that time, and we used to laugh that anyone who was never bothered to look up,” she said.
Once a water pipe broke in the elevator shaft the morning of a party, “so all these people, including a French designer for the Met, they had to go up all these stairs and past this busted pipe” to get to her colorfully lit apartment. “They were like, ‘What is this amazing world?’ ”
Before they lost roof access, the residents had countless photoshoots with the water tower. A German model at one point started a thriving skincare line out of her loft, and the brocade wallpaper in Crabapple’s bathroom became something of a meme, with a fan once creating an entire Tumblr account dedicated to it. During the pandemic, residents sent cocktails up and down the elevator to each other. Through her window, a photographer filmed the second tower coming down on 9-11, and the subsequent cloud of ash that enveloped the neighborhood.
“I don’t think there’s been anything like it. We had art coming from different apartments — this floor that floor — it was about how they combined,” said Thompson of their home’s special dynamic. “We were a bunch of artists in downtown Manhattan, which is kind of no-man’s land, but we had big space and it was super DIY. I don’t think if we lived in another kind of building I could’ve become the artist that I did.”
One resident who was “too stressed” and sad to speak to The Post, had been living in the building since soon after 9/11.
“I think of all of us, it was the worst for him. It was his home for a really long time, and I think he had an extraordinarily good price,” said Kristin Rose, a former small-business owner who lived in the building from 2015 until late 2020.
“It was hard to leave,” she added. “If we could’ve we would’ve stayed there indefinitely.”
Indeed, the eviction was a crushing blow to the remaining residents.
“We had just been through COVID together, we felt like ‘It’s all good, we’re gonna make it,’ and then it ended up being a 90-day thing,” said Thompson. “It’s really not much time when you’ve been somewhere so long.”
“It’s the classic story of a developer buying the building and throwing everyone out. ‘OK, you paid your rent on time for 20 years’ and then in three months you have to pack up your life and go ’cause a speculator thinks he can squeeze more money out of the building,” said Crabapple. “This sort of thing shouldn’t be normal. It’s pure greed and it’s displacing people.”
Rose is concerned that the building, which isn’t landmarked, will soon be demolished. (To date, no demolition permit exists, according to city Department of Buildings records.)
“It was an extraordinary place, and it’s sad that it’s being lost to whatever,” she said. “It’s legitimately a great loss to the city, cause it’s an interesting part of early American architecture.”
“I think this is just the story of NYC. People are constantly trying desperately to hold onto a little space here, but this is a city run by real estate,” said Crabapple. “Just to have some space is the greatest luxury in New York.” | https://nypost.com/2022/05/19/landlord-evicts-entire-building-of-manhattan-artists/ | 2022-05-20T00:47:51Z | https://nypost.com/2022/05/19/landlord-evicts-entire-building-of-manhattan-artists/ | false | 1 |
DaBaby says he had to pay off the entire airport before leaving Nigeria.
The Charlotte rapper has never had an issue with shelling out cash for his clothes, kids, and jewelry. However, DaBaby was not too happy about having to pay an arm and a leg to get on a flight out of Lagos after a recent trip.
The North Carolina native recently went to Nigeria to work on a music video with Afrobeat superstar, Davido. The “Rockstar” rapper shared photos and videos of his trip on his Instagram earlier this week. We all know DaBaby knows how to have a good time, so it was no surprise that multiple fans were able to capture him in his element, rapping and dancing.
When it came time to leave, however, he encountered a slight hiccup. The rapper was unable to depart from Nigeria, but he did not disclose why.
Yesterday, he took to his Instagram to share a video of him seated on the aircraft. The video was captioned, “Boy I done had to pay the whole airport off to make this flight.”
Not much more information has been given as to why he was unable to leave or why he had to dip into his wallet to board the flight, but what we do know is that he thoroughly enjoyed his work trip.
Davido ensured that DaBaby was well taken care of, taking him to his hometown and showing him all his favorite spots.
The music video was shot in a rural town in Nigeria, and while the exact details have not been released, fans were able to share snippets of the shoot as it was underway. Baby’s fans were also able to capture him at various times during his trip. At one point, he stopped with his team and purchased popcorn with a $100 bill.
Baby has been in the spotlight recently, mostly for his contentious relationship with his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child, singer DaniLeigh. The pair have rehashed the most intimate aspects of their relationship on social media for everyone to see.
Outside of all that drama, Baby has upcoming tour dates throughout the remainder of the Spring through to the summer. His tour will see him traveling through the US and Europe. | https://trinidadtribune.com/dababy-claims-he-was-extorted-at-nigeria-airport-before-leaving-country/ | 2022-05-20T00:48:50Z | https://trinidadtribune.com/dababy-claims-he-was-extorted-at-nigeria-airport-before-leaving-country/ | true | 14 |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An abortion opponent was arraigned Thursday on charges of felony stalking and other misdemeanors after he targeted a physician at home and barged into the San Francisco health clinic where the physician works, frightening the doctor, patients and staff, District Attorney Chesa Boudin said.
Aaron Jonathan Hurley, 37, pleaded not guilty to charges that also included misdemeanor obstructing freedom of access to a clinic and vandalism. The Los Angeles resident is affiliated with the group Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising, Boudin said in a press release.
“Reproductive rights are under attack across the country — and here in San Francisco,” Boudin said. “Make no mistake: anyone who harasses, threatens, or interferes in any way with the constitutionally protected work of doctors and staff — who heroically provide care —will be held accountable."
Allison Aranda, senior staff counsel with Life Legal Defense Foundation in Napa and Hurley's attorney, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
Boudin's office said that Hurley and three others on March 14 used a decoy to get into the Women’s Options Center at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. When the nurse went to speak to a woman pretending to need counseling, the group barged into the clinic, began filming and chanting the doctor's name along with: “We know who you are, we know what you do,” according to the press release.
That night, according to the press release, Hurley and the others went to the doctor's home, placed stickers that said “a killer lives in your neighborhood” at neighbors’ houses and on the doctor’s front door. They also placed flyers with a QR code that led to a website naming the doctor, forcing the doctor to fear for their safety, the statement said.
The group also allegedly defaced a bronze statue of the Madonna and Child at the hospital the previous night, covering it with what looked like fake blood and stickers with the doctor’s name on it, said the DA's office.
Two people both featured in the about section of the anti-abortion group's website were cited and released after the hospital incident. The DA's office has issued an arrest warrant for another member of the group. The investigation is ongoing.
The judge denied the office's request for electronic monitoring and released Hurley with orders to stay away from the doctor, said Rachel Marshall, spokeswoman for Boudin’s office. The next court date is June 13.
A leaked copy of a draft opinion made public earlier this month indicates that the U.S. Supreme Court intends to overturn Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 ruling that guarantees people the right to terminate their pregnancy. | https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/Abortion-opponent-charged-with-stalking-San-17185628.php | 2022-05-20T00:50:10Z | https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/Abortion-opponent-charged-with-stalking-San-17185628.php | true | 22 |
Which freezerless refrigerator is best?
Freezerless refrigerators aren’t just for the backrooms of restaurant kitchens. They can be a valuable asset at home, especially if you need to store enough food and drink to feed large groups, whether it be family or friends. They’re particularly good for those who hate shopping and like to stay fully stocked for long periods.
The best freezerless refrigerator is the KoolMore 29-Inch Stainless Steel Solid-Door Commercial Reach-In Refrigerator. It’s a professional-grade refrigerator that makes for an excellent at-home fridge, thanks to its adjustable temperature settings and shelving options.
What to know before you buy a freezerless refrigerator
Freezerless refrigerator types
There are three main types of freezerless refrigerators — compact, standard and built-in two-drawer.
- Compact fridges focus more on storing drinks and would be ideal for dorm rooms or entertainment centers.
- Standard fridges are similar to freezer/fridge combos, but they don’t have split storage spaces.
- Built-in two-drawer fridges are expensive, but, in return, you get two temperature- and humidity-controlled drawers. These are perfect for ensuring your fruits and vegetables last longer than before.
Size and capacity
Freezerless refrigerators are all about storage. However, you should carefully consider how much space you have for installation, as well as how much food you plan to store.
- Size: Compare the dimensions of your prospective fridge to where you plan to put it. You should be able to open the door completely without hitting any walls. You also need to leave an inch or two of space around the back, sides and top for proper ventilation. Failing to do so will make the fridge work harder to operate and decrease its lifespan.
- Capacity: Capacity can vary, even when you compare two fridges that are almost the exact same size. Compact models typically have 3-10 cubic feet of space while standard models have 15-20. In order to run most efficiently, you should keep it relatively full. It’s OK to have a little bit of empty space, but don’t buy a larger fridge than you need.
What to look for in a quality freezerless refrigerator
Adjustability
The best freezerless refrigerators have multiple aspects you can adjust to your needs. The most common one is fully adjustable shelving and drawers, as well as an adjustable temperature.
Alarms
Since freezerless refrigerators have more storage capacity, losing temperature is more of a risk than in a combo freezer/fridge. As such, the best freezerless refrigerators have one or more alarms to ensure you’re aware of any changes in the temperature.
- Door alarms will go off if the door has been left open for too long.
- Blackout alarms go off if there’s a loss of power, whether it be from a power outage or a tripped breaker.
- Temperature alarms go off if the internal temperature becomes too high.
How much you can expect to spend on a freezerless refrigerator
Freezerless refrigerators typically cost $400-$2,000-plus. Smaller, basic models generally cost less than $700, while larger basic models cost up to $1,000. Larger, more advanced fridges usually cost $1,000-$2,000, with the absolute best costing several thousand dollars.
Freezerless refrigerator FAQ
Are freezerless refrigerators more effective than freezer/refrigerator combos?
A. Yes. Freezerless refrigerators don’t have to work as hard because they only have to maintain one temperature in one section. That said, freezer/fridge combos are still more for the average home. If you have the space in a garage, for example, it might be worth adding a pair of freezer- and refrigerator-only appliances.
What does being Energy-Star certified mean?
A. Energy-Star certified freezerless refrigerators meet the energy usage guidelines set by the Environmental Protection Agency. Not all fridges have this certification, and using one without it will cost you more money in the long run.
Do freezerless refrigerators require any assembly?
A. Most freezerless refrigerators do require some assembly, but rarely anything complex. The most common assembly steps are attaching the door and handle, if it has one, as well as sliding in the shelves and drawers.
What’s the best freezerless refrigerator to buy?
Top freezerless refrigerator
KoolMore 29-Inch Stainless Steel Solid-Door Commercial Reach-In Refrigerator
What you need to know: There’s plenty of storage space, whether you own a small business or have a large family to feed.
What you’ll love: It has 19 cubic feet of interior space and comes with adjustable shelving so you can easily organize your food. It comes on casters, so it’s a breeze to move and reposition as needed. And you can use the digital control panel to finely tune the internal temperature.
What you should consider: It can generate quite a bit of noise. And since it’s designed for commercial use, the aesthetics might not match your kitchen decor.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top freezerless refrigerator for the money
Danby 11-Cubic-Foot Apartment Refrigerator
What you need to know: This refrigerator has the space and price to be perfect for two-person households.
What you’ll love: It offers plenty of storage space for an excellent price. It operates quietly and is Energy Star-compliant. Plus, if you maintain it properly, this refrigerator will last for years. It comes in solid white or stainless steel with black accents.
What you should consider: There’s no door handle, so some may struggle to open it. A few customers reported occasional leaks.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Worth checking out
Kalamera 15-Inch Stainless Steel Beverage Refrigerator
What you need to know: It’s designed for use as a beverage fridge but is great for holding snacks, too.
What you’ll love: It’s compact and can hold up to 104 12-ounce cans. It runs quietly, and the stainless steel design is simple and clean. It has a temperature range of 32-41 degrees.
What you should consider: A few purchasers had issues with long-term durability, including problems with the handles and shelving. Others found it not to cool as much as expected.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Angel Olsen has shared her new single ‘Through The Fires’ – you can listen to the track below.
The song is taken from her forthcoming new album ‘Big Time’, which is set for release on June 3 via Jagjaguwar. It’s the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Whole New Mess’, which featured a host of reworkings of tracks from Olsen’s 2019 LP ‘All Mirrors’.
‘Through The Fires’ is the third preview of ‘Big Time’ to be released following its title track and her March single ‘All The Good Times’.
Speaking about ‘Through The Fires’, which you can hear in the below lyric video, Olsen said that the track is “the centrepiece statement of this record”.
“It’s a song I wrote to remind myself that this life is temporary, the past is not something to dwell on, that it’s important to keep moving, keep searching for the people that are also searching, and to notice the moments that are lighter and bigger than whatever trouble I’ve encountered,” she added.
Olsen and director Kimberly Stuckwisch recently announced a new film, also titled Big Time, that will premiere on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch and via the Amazon Music App next month.
Olsen will head out on a UK and Ireland tour in support of ‘Big Time’ in October. You can see her upcoming tour dates below, and find tickets here.
October
18 – O2 Academy Brixton, London
19 – The Forum, Bath
20 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
21 – Albert Hall, Manchester
24 – Vicar Street, Dublin | https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/angel-olsen-through-the-fires-single-3229814 | 2022-05-20T00:57:19Z | https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/angel-olsen-through-the-fires-single-3229814 | true | 3 |
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A look at what's happening around the majors on Friday:
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CANADIAN CLUBBIN’
Reds star Joey Votto expects to come off the COVID-19 list this weekend, just in time to play the Blue Jays in his hometown of Toronto.
A six-time All-Star in 16 seasons, Votto hasn’t played a lot in front of the local fans — only nine games at Rogers Centre, during which he’s hit three home runs while going 8 for 33 (.242) with seven RBIs.
Asked what sights he was looking forward to seeing, the 38-year-old first baseman playfully referenced the restaurant that used to overlook center field at the ballpark.
“Parts of the city? Somewhere around Windows? Maybe the second deck?” he said this week. “We’ll see, maybe somewhere around there.”
“That’s what I’m targeting. That’s what I’m most looking forward to,” he said.
Votto is off to a tough start this season. He’s hitting a meager .122 with no home runs and three RBIs in 22 games, and struck out 29 times in 74 at-bats.
He last played for Cincinnati on May 1. Votto did a rehab assignment with Class A Dayton leading up to this weekend.
SCHERZER SIDELINED
Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is expected to miss six to eight weeks with a strained oblique muscle in his left side, the latest blow to a New York pitching staff already missing ace Jacob deGrom.
Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, had an MRI on Thursday, a day after he pulled himself from a start against the St. Louis Cardinals. New York said the scan detected a moderate-to-high grade strain of the internal oblique, a musle on the side that causes pain over the ribcage. Despte the injuries, the Mets lead the NL East by seven games, matching their season high.
Scherzer, a 37-year-old right-hander is 5-1 with a 2.54 ERA in eight starts after signing a $130 million, three-year contract with the Mets. An eight-time All-Star, Scherzer has struck out 59 and walked 11 in 49 2/3 innings.
YOU AGAIN?
Bryce Harper battered away at Dodger Stadium last weekend, leading the Phillies to three straight wins over Los Angeles. He homered in each game, and went 8 for 12 with four doubles and eight RBIs.
The only thing that stopped Harper was a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow that prevented him from playing Sunday. The reigning NL MVP hasn't been in the lineup since then because of the lingering effects.
Harper could return return this weekend to face a familiar foe when the Dodgers visit Citizens Bank Park.
AILING GUARDIANS
Cleveland star third baseman José Ramírez is having X-rays and other tests on his right shin after fouling a ball off himself. He could miss a game or two.
Ramírez was hurt in the eighth inning of Thursday’s 4-2 loss to Cincinnati. Down in the dirt for several minutes, he got up and singled for his 34th RBI, then was pulled for a pinch-runner.
Guardians manager Terry Francona will miss the series opener at home against Detroit while he has a minor surgical procedure. He’s expected to return Saturday.
Francona returned after testing positive for COVID-19 and missing four games to guide the team against the Reds.
AVAILABLE
In a mutual decision, three-time All-Star infielder Matt Carpenter has been released by the Texas Rangers from their Triple-A team and become a free agent.
The 36-year-old Carpenter went to spring training on a minor league contract and accepted the assignment to Round Rock when he didn’t make Rangers’ opening day roster. He hit .275 with six homers and 19 RBIs in 21 Triple-A games, but Texas didn’t have room for him in the majors.
Carpenter played his first 11 major league seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. He hit .169 in with three homers and 21 RBIs in 130 games last season, and batted .186 with four homers and 24 RBIs over 50 games in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
A lefty bat, his last All-Star season was 2016.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Following the rescue of 35 dogs and one cat in unsafe conditions on Wednesday, Corpus Christi Animal Care Services (CCACS) is calling on the community for emergency help.
“They were in a cruelty situation with wide assortment of cruelty violations present," program Manager of Animal Care Services, Joel Skidmore said.
Animals living in squatter conditions were found which is considered cruel confinement.
The condition in which these animals were found were: multiple animals to one kennel, untreated medical conditions, and close proximity to their feces and urine.
The dogs rescued put animal care services in a bind with little to no room.
In a video posted to Facebook, CCACS said they are over max capacity after bringing in the rescued dogs. So they made an urgent plea to the community to come to adopt or foster the dogs they already had.
Bruce Bishop walked in CCACS on Thursday after hearing about the conditions the 35 dogs were in.
“If you’re a big animal lover you feel like you want to help out in some way," said Bishop. "I have a lot of animals as it is, but I thought maybe if I found one that appealed to me and tugged at my heartstrings I might adopt.”
Bishop, like many others, showed up right after CCACS opened up at 1 p.m., looking for a way to help.
"We have seen a good response," Skidmore said. "Numerous rescues that we work with have reached out, expressing interest in tagging the animals.
Skidmore said many citizens have walked in wanting to know what they can do to sign up to foster an animal.
“It’s difficult on one hand with inflation and prices skyrocketing, but if I could help out I'd like to,” said Bishop.
Becky Veit and her husband Jerry stopped by CCACS as well after learning about what happened on Niagra Street.
“I was hoping that I could find out more information, about when I can adopt one, if possible, and see if we can help out some,” said Becky.
Their toy poodle ran away and has been looking for another dog for some time now.
"Got loose and ran away or something, I don't know what happened to him," Jerry said. "But toy poodle is hard to come by, so."
"We're just looking for something small, has to be small," Becky added.
People have also been curious to see if their lost dog was one of the 35 that were rescued.
That's what one couple hoped with their pit bull named Duke that has been missing for two months.
“We literally found out yesterday and then called this morning and came straight over here,” said Calista Olszewski.
“I mean its crazy because if there’s one lady with 35 dogs, how many other people have dogs like that? I mean because we’re pretty sure he got stolen,” Michael Hyland said.
Olszewski and Hyland ask if you find Duke, he's a white pit bull with a brown spot over his left eye, to reach them at 361-537-9399.
While it’s unclear when the dogs that were rescued will become adoptable or able to be fostered, many dogs remain ready to go at CCACS.
Walk-in adoptions are available from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
For the latest local news updates click here, or download the Action 10 News App. | https://www.kztv10.com/news/local-news/rescue-of-35-dogs-puts-animal-care-services-in-huge-need-of-adoptions | 2022-05-20T01:00:06Z | https://www.kztv10.com/news/local-news/rescue-of-35-dogs-puts-animal-care-services-in-huge-need-of-adoptions | false | 1 |
Rand Paul Wants SCOTUS Leaker Found by Using Lie Detector Test
May 19, 2022 | Tags: LIBERTY DAILY
It’s not a horrible idea. It may not be effective in a court of law and any dismissal will be challenged in lawsuits, but Senator Rand Paul’s idea to sniff out the person who leaked the draft majority opinion regarding Roe v. Wade may be the only way to learn the truth.
According to The Daily Mail:
- The Kentucky Republican accused whoever was behind a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning abortion rights of trying to foment political violence
- Paul also called for protesters outside of justices’ houses to be arrested
- Earlier this month someone leaked a draft Supreme Court opinion indicating the conservative majority may overturn landmark case Roe v. Wade
- It’s inspired protests on both sides of the aisle, with progressives ratcheting up the demonstrations to appear outside conservative justices’ homes
- The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly also preparing for increased political violence in the wake of the final opinion, which is expected in June
Chief Justice John Roberts has said an investigation is underway. But considering the Department of Justice doesn’t have a strong track record in recent years of investigating anything other than concerned parents at school boards and January 6 mostly peaceful protesters, few have hopes that they’ll find the culprit in the leak.
The post Rand Paul Wants SCOTUS Leaker Found by Using Lie Detector Test appeared first on 🔔 The Liberty Daily. | https://freedombunker.com/2022/05/19/rand-paul-wants-scotus-leaker-found-by-using-lie-detector-test/ | 2022-05-20T01:00:58Z | https://freedombunker.com/2022/05/19/rand-paul-wants-scotus-leaker-found-by-using-lie-detector-test/ | false | 1 |
kyiv: The Ukrainian military reported on Thursday that Russian forces trying to break through to Sloviansk, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, had suffered losses and retreated.
Despite artillery and missile attacks by Russian forces on a wide front over the past 24 hours, there are no signs they have taken new territory.
“The enemy conducted battle activity in Velyka Komyshuvakha area with the support of artillery; had no success, suffered significant losses in some areas and was forced to withdraw to previously occupied positions,” the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces claimed in its daily update.
There has been fighting in the Velyka Komyshuvakha area since late April — since the Russians took control of Izium and tried to push toward Sloviansk — but the front lines have changed little.
Ukrainian defenses were holding around the industrial city of Severodonetsk, and Russian assault operations in the Zolote area had been unsuccessful, it said.
Serhii Hayday, head of the Luhansk military administration, said Severodonetsk had suffered the most in the latest attacks and confirmed that four civilians were killed on Wednesday.
Elsewhere: Other regions also reported Russian artillery and missile strikes overnight.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region in the south, the city military administration in Kryvih Rih said “there was enemy shelling along the entire line of contact during the night.”
It said there had been heavy shelling of residential areas of Velyka Kostromka, a town that lies some 20 miles south of Kryvih Rih that has been on the front lines for more than a month.
-CNN | https://postcourier.com.pg/russians-suffer-losses/ | 2022-05-20T01:01:10Z | https://postcourier.com.pg/russians-suffer-losses/ | true | 1 |
NEW YORK (WPIX) — The New York City Department of Health is investigating a possible case of monkeypox within the city Thursday, one day after the smallpox-like illness was confirmed to be in Massachusetts.
The possible monkeypox patient is being treated at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. Isolation protocols are being followed, according to the Department of Health. If positive, tests will be sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Monkeypox is uncommon in the U.S. It usually presents as a flu-like illness accompanied by swelling and a rash on the face and body. In 2003, 47 people in six U.S. states had confirmed or probable cases. They caught the virus from pet prairie dogs that been housed near imported small mammals from Ghana.
The virus originates in wild animals like rodents and primates, and occasionally jumps to people. Most human cases have been in central and west Africa, where the disease is endemic.
Monkeypox can be fatal for up to one in 10 people and is thought to be more severe in children.
People exposed to the virus are often given one of several smallpox vaccines, which have been shown to be effective against monkeypox. Anti-viral drugs are also being developed.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.cbs17.com/news/national-news/possible-monkeypox-case-reported-in-new-york-city-health-department-says/ | 2022-05-20T01:03:30Z | https://www.cbs17.com/news/national-news/possible-monkeypox-case-reported-in-new-york-city-health-department-says/ | true | 34 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Keno" game were:
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The Park View High School varsity softball team swept a doubleheader against visiting Franklin HS in South Hill last Tuesday afternoon.
The two wins improved the Lady Dragons to 13-5 overall and 11-1 in the Tri-Rivers District.
Park View topped the Lady Broncos 10-0 in the first contest after scoring six runs in the first inning and four in the second in the shortened three-inning contest
Alex Love and Tori Powell combined on a no-hit shutout in the circle with Love throwing one inning and striking out two while Powell struck out five over two innings.
Paige Springer went 2 for 2 at the plate to lead Park View while Powell, Jordyn Jackson, Ashlyn Lewis, Avery Evans, Jordyn Maclin, Carrington Sasser and Love added one hit apiece.
Powell, Jackson, Lewis and Evans scored two runs apiece while Kaylee Coker and Abby Clary scored one.
The Lady Dragons took the nightcap of the double dip with an 11-0 win as Powell and Love combined on a 1-hit shutout. Powell pitched two innings and struck out five while Love struck out two over one inning.
Coker and Jackson led Park View with two hits in the game while Love had a homerun and added 3 RBI. Danasia Sturdivant, Powell, Lewis, Sasser, Springer and Maclin had one hit apiece.
Jackson, Lewis and Love scored two runs apiece in the game while Coker, Sturdivant, Evans, Sasser and Maclin scored one run apiece. | https://www.southhillenterprise.com/sports/article_b19d86e6-d6d3-11ec-ba27-8ffbeedb3c17.html | 2022-05-20T01:03:56Z | https://www.southhillenterprise.com/sports/article_b19d86e6-d6d3-11ec-ba27-8ffbeedb3c17.html | false | 1 |
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360-degree, large-scale digital art experience offering visitors total immersion in Van Gogh to be held at former Gidding-Jenny department store on 18 West Fourth Street
CINCINNATI, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment producer Exhibition Hub together with Fever, the leading entertainment discovery platform, have today announced that Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience will debut at 18 West Fourth Street early next month.
Located in one of Cincinnati's most iconic buildings, this spacious area right in the heart of the city, is almost as old as Vincent van Gogh! Constructed in 1860, when the artist was only 7 years old, the venue began its life as the Fifth Bank Building. It soon became Fifth Third Bank, a soaring space that once boasted a 40+ foot high atrium. It was then converted into a two-story building when retailer Gidding-Jenny expanded its operation from 10 West Fourth Street to take over the former bank building. Guests will marvel at the priceless Rookwood facade, that was the signature mark of the Gidding-Jenny building, before becoming immersed in the Van Gogh experience.
"We are thrilled to be a part of the continued renaissance of West Fourth Street and to be a significant draw that will continue to bring art, culture and tourism back to downtown Cincinnati," said Mario Iacampo, CEO and Creative Director of Exhibition Hub. "Cincinnati has a vibrant arts community, and we look forward to sharing our award-winning Immersive Experience with the city and the entire region."
At the exhibition, visitors are invited to step into more than 400 of Van Gogh's sketches, drawings, and paintings by using floor-to-ceiling digital projections, made possible by state-of-the-art video mapping technology.
As well as the two-story tall central projection area, the exhibition also includes a one-of-a-kind VR experience in a separate gallery. This multi-sensory experience guides the viewer through a ten-minute journey on "a day in the life of the artist", providing a chance to discover the inspiration behind some of his most beloved works including Vincent's Bedroom at Arles, and Starry Night Over the Rhone River.
A drawing studio and additional galleries that explore the life, works and techniques of Van Gogh, create a truly immersive experience that provides its audience with a new, intimate understanding of the post-impressionist genius and his work.
"As an Ohio native, who has spent a lot of time in Cincinnati, I am proud to be a part of bringing Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience to the heart of the city," said John Zaller, Executive Producer of Exhibition Hub. "In addition to delivering this world-class Experience, we are also creating more than 100-jobs in the city, including engaging local artists in the creation of custom murals that guests can explore as a part of the experience."
Immersive and educational, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience provides a COVID-safe digital experience and great day out for adults and children alike. Tickets are on sale now via Fever's marketplace and start from $32.20 for adults and $19.10 for children.
All ticket holders will also receive access to the interactive landing page here, enhancing the edu-tainment experience, allowing guests to explore the story behind the exhibit and enjoy online activities. These include 360º panoramas, created from Van Gogh artworks that allow you to explore the surroundings and environment of Van Gogh himself; visual trivia that can be answered from the information and fun facts that appear on the website; and a "download" section with templates of Van Gogh's main artworks to color.
To view a video trailer of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience please click here and high resolution images and further video content are available here.
About Exhibition Hub:
Exhibition Hub is a curator, producer, and distributor of large exhibitions across the world, from Brazil to China to Paris to Moscow. They deliver edutainment experiences to wide audiences and adapt their productions to the venue creating each time an original experience from museums, exhibition centers, galleries to shopping malls, old churches, historical buildings, and other unique spots.
Nowadays, Exhibition Hub focuses more and more on immersive experiences. They offer a spectacular 360° video, light and music experience and a one-of-a-kind virtual reality experience each a compliment to the immersive experiences, didactic introduction galleries allowing the visitor to immerse himself/herself into the artist before experiencing the spectacular larger than life projections all synchronized to an original score of music.
About Fever:
Fever is the leading global live-entertainment discovery platform, helping millions of people every week to discover the best experiences in their cities, with a mission to democratize access to culture and entertainment in real life.
Through its platform, Fever inspires users to enjoy unique local experiences and events, from immersive exhibitions, interactive theatrical experiences, festivals, to molecular cocktail pop-ups, while empowering creators with data and technology to create and expand experiences across the world.
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Russia's 'wanted' list ensnares blogger, military analyst shedding light on Ukraine war
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- Vladimir PutinPresident of Russia
Popular Russian blogger Michael Nacke and military analyst Russlan Leviev are now officially wanted by the Russian state for discrediting the army -- but neither of them are in Russia right now.
Nacke told Fox News the announcement about being in trouble has just added wind to his sails. "They said that I said something bad about Russian army. Everybody in the world right now says something bad about Russian army because it's really bad," he said. "But it's good at killing the peaceful people of Ukraine."
For Nacke, this war is the most horrible occurrence imaginable. He says he's sleeping with it and waking up with it. He told Fox News that all he's wanted to do is help in some way to make it stop, and that he's long wondered if his work reporting on the war with Leviev daily is making any difference. "Now I have the answer, because if the Kremlin or Putin's regime think that I'm a danger for them, that means that I am doing the right thing."
Leviev's experience stemmed from the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT). He said he will keep doing videos, and more of them.
Nacke left Russia long before the war at a point when he felt the situation had become too ominous there. Since Feb. 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, he and Leviev have been a tag team: Nacke the interviewer., Leviev the expert, the wonk who has studied images of military hardware on TikTok and other forms of social media, scanned open-source reports, scrutinized satellite imagery.
A couple of times, they have gotten things wrong. Nacke said Leviev always has corrected such errors soon as he catches them to set the record straight. They have spoken, Nacke said, with soldiers who wanted out. "They write to me and say, Michael, we don't want to take part in this war. Some of them, not all of them. Part of them are just, you know, monsters, really monsters, but some of them, they said that they were forced into this battle."
Nacke has some 700,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. When asked about the most interesting aspect of this war they've reported on, he claimed it was a story about transport vehicles being used to cart stolen goods out Ukraine, specifically washing machines.
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"They left the dead bodies of their soldiers behind and used the vehicles to move washing machines," he said. "It's what you need to know about the Russian army--that nobody cares about anybody."
The recruitment of young men from impoverished regions of Russian has been widely reported.
Few casualties seem to involve soldiers from the big cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg, because there are ample opportunities for work there. Still, the looting has been just another unsettling aspect of the conflict.
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Nacke cited another story of an officer who was in charge of a tank battalion that was all but crushed in a battle. The leading officer, according to Nacke, was not even present at the battle. His father, a general in the Russian army, then rushed to award his son a medal. Nacke claimed he and Leviev put the story together from bits and pieces including some learned from state TV. "It's corruption," Nacke said.
He claimed it's worse in the army than it's been in other sectors of Russian life, and that is why the equipment has let the troops down. He described the supposedly sophisticated weaponry Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown off in recent years as "cartoons--with bad graphics because in graphics they have corruption too."
Nacke said it's easy to say all these fancy missiles exist, without backing it up. Nobody seems to really know just what Russia's got in its arsenal.
Nacke said that he thought Ukraine will win, and that the Ukrainians have been good at defending their country. He described himself as being eager to see how they might attack once they get more weapons. Will they claw back Crimea?
He also said he didn't think Putin was crazy. "He tries to get everyone to believe that he is mad because it is his weapon. If everyone thinks you will start a nuclear war, then they will be afraid of you."
Nacke concluded that Putin liked his life, his riches, his family that's included "many kids from different women." Of course, Putin is famously secretive about his personal life, so all this talk about multiple children and lovers remains in the realm of speculation.
As if this "wanted notice" has fired Nacke up, he said, "I believe, and I hope after he loses this war, he (Putin) will lose his power. I'm not in Russia right now and it's not very good for me. I love Russia. I'm a patriot in a good way. I want to go back. I will come back on the first plane when this man dies or leaves his post or goes to prison, or something." | https://news.yahoo.com/russia-apos-apos-wanted-apos-221251454.html | 2022-05-20T01:22:45Z | https://news.yahoo.com/russia-apos-apos-wanted-apos-221251454.html | true | 3 |
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Apple Bluetooth headphones review
Headphones are great for listening to audio at home or on the go, but not all are created equal and some offer low-quality sound. You might be used to Apple’s compact in-ear AirPods, but with the AirPods Max, Apple has given us over-ear headphones for a more immersive listening experience.
According to Apple, these headphones offer high-fidelity audio and effective active noise cancellation. They’re supposed to be comfortable to wear and effortless to set up with seamless switching between devices. We wanted to know if the Apple AirPods Max lived up to these claims, so we tried them out in the real world. This is what we discovered.
Testing the Apple AirPods Max
To discover how products truly perform day-to-day, we have a group of testers who try them out in their homes. This lets us better gauge how convenient they are to use over time and find any frustrating quirks that might not be apparent in a brief lab test.
For this article, our tester used these headphones for two weeks, trying out all their features. They had owned AirPods and AirPods Pro before trying out AirPods Max, giving them an insight into how they compare.
What are the Apple AirPods Max?
AirPods Max are over-ear wireless headphones. They have a sturdy aluminum body with mesh ear cups and padding in the headpiece to prevent overheating when you wear them. These Bluetooth headphones come in five colors: space gray, silver, pink, green and sky blue.
Apple AirPods Max price and where to buy
The full list price is $549, but you can buy them for around $480 at Amazon.
How to use Apple AirPods Max
These over-ear headphones are simple to use, but before starting, you need to pair them with your phone, laptop, tablet or another compatible device.
How you do this depends on your device and operating system. If you have an Apple device, it should detect them automatically. Then, you can follow the pairing instructions on the screen. For other devices, you might have to go to Bluetooth settings to start the process and you may need to press and hold the noise control button if your device doesn’t find them automatically.
Once paired, they’ll automatically play any audio of your choice. You can pause, play and adjust volume from your device, but they have a two-button interface on the ear cups to control some functions. We found these easier to use than the buttonless gesture controls found on AirPods and AirPods Pro, as well as some other over-ear headphones.
Although these are wireless headphones, you have the option to use a cable if you want to listen to music from a stereo or other device that isn’t Bluetooth-compatible.
Apple AirPods Max benefits
Great sound quality overall
On the whole, audio sounds great on AirPods Max. All types of audio, from music to podcasts to phone calls, sound crisp, clear and balanced.
Impressive noise cancellation
We tested out the noise cancellation by wearing the headphones and having others try to talk to us to get our attention, and by talking to people while they tried wearing the headphones. The results were impressive. If you didn’t know differently, you’d never know someone was talking to you. They’re also great at canceling out ambient sounds like traffic noise.
Spatial audio
This feature is designed to give the illusion of space in an audio recording. We found it highly effective, especially compared to the spatial audio offered by other AirPods.
Seamless device switching
Once you’ve paired your AirPods Max to one compatible device, they’ll automatically switch to any other compatible device without needing to pair them again. This handy feature works well, but it’s only an option with Apple devices running iOS 14.3 or later, iPadOS 14.3 or later or macOS Big Sur 11.1.
Durable with a premium feel
The aluminum body of these headphones is durable and has a premium feel compared to plastic headphones. Although we didn’t do any stress testing, they feel like they can stand up to wear and tear.
Transparency mode
The transparency mode lets you turn off noise cancellation so you can hear your surroundings better at times when this is important — for instance, when you need to hear the doorbell or cross busy roads.
Breathable ear cups
We found the mesh ear cup pleasantly breathable compared to the leather and faux leather ear cups found on most other over-ear headphones.
Excellent battery life
The AirPods Max have a battery life of roughly 20 hours. That’s 20 hours of play time, so if you only listen to a couple of hours of audio on them a day, they could last several days without needing a charge.
Apple AirPods Max drawbacks
Bass could be better
While we were quite pleased with the audio quality, we found that the bass wasn’t as deep as other headphones. You can adjust this using the equalizer settings, which improves the listening experience, and it may not even matter to many users, depending on the type of audio they tend to listen to.
Transparency mode needs improvement
We like the fact the transparency mode exists, but the microphone picks up too much white noise while it’s picking up the sounds around you. This causes a noticeable drop in sound quality, which is frustrating and led us to avoid using transparency mode unless absolutely essential.
Poor case design
The case doesn’t protect the headphones all that much, so it’s not great for anyone who might habitually chuck their headphones into a full backpack when not in use.
Somewhat heavy
We found them slightly heavy, but we understand it’s the tradeoff for sturdy, durable headphones.
Should you get the Apple AirPods Max?
These were easily some of the best headphones we have ever used. They hold a charge for days at a time, the on/off detection is far greater than the AirPods and AirPods Pro, and the simple noise-cancellation/transparency combined with the on-ear volume control makes them a perfect set to wear without needing your phone nearby.
Consider other products
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Dunwoody man missing after going for a walk last week
DUNWOODY, Ga. - Police in Dunwoody are searching for a missing 25-year-old man who was last seen taking a walk.
Shaihi Hassan Stukes has not been seen since May 11, Dunwoody police said. He was last seen walking south on Ashford Dunwoody Road into the city of Brookhaven, police said.
Stukes is described as being 5-feet-9-inches tall, weighing about 205 pounds, with brown eyes, and brown hair in an afro style. He also has a mustache and chin beard.
While he has been known to wear glasses, he was not at the time he was last seen.
He was last seen wearing a black sweater, blue jeans, and multicolored Converse shoes.
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Anyone who sees Stukes is asked to call 911 or Detective Waldron at 678-382-6911. | https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/shaihi-hassan-stukes-dunwoody-missing | 2022-05-20T01:42:09Z | https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/shaihi-hassan-stukes-dunwoody-missing | false | null |
Unloaded gun found at Mill Creek High, school officials say
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - Gwinnett County School officials have confirmed an unloaded gun was found under a seat a one of its high schools.
It happened at Mill Creek High School on Thursday. Officials said along with the unloaded gun was paraphernalia.
The items were found after officials became aware of an incident. Several students were extensively searched by Gwinnett County Schools police.
It was not clear if any of those students were arrested or face in-school disciplinary actions.
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Friday's weather forecast
09:00 May 20, 2022
SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Friday.
Temperature (C) Condition Possibility
High/Low of Rain (%)
Seoul 26/16 Sunny 30
Incheon 22/15 Sunny 30
Suwon 25/14 Sunny 30
Cheongju 28/15 Cloudy 0
Daejeon 28/14 Cloudy 0
Chuncheon 27/13 Sunny 30
Gangneung 28/20 Cloudy 0
Jeonju 26/14 Sunny 20
Gwangju 27/15 Sunny 60
Jeju 23/18 Cloudy 30
Daegu 28/16 Sunny 20
Busan 23/17 Sunny 20
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Mets' Marte loses grandmother 2 years after wife's death
NEW YORK — (AP) — New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte was placed on the bereavement list following the death of his grandmother, which came nearly two years to the day after his wife died of a heart attack.
Mets manager Buck Showalter said Tuesday that Marte's grandmother, Ponga Brigida, died unexpectedly. Marte was raised by his grandmother in the Dominican Republic after his mother died when he was 9.
Wednesday will mark two years since Marte's wife, Noelia, died of a heart attack.
“It was heart-wrenching talking to him yesterday,” Showalter said. “I don’t think most people realize, he’s had a tough go.
“He’s home for as long as he needs to be there,” he added.
Marte can stay on the bereavement list for three to seven days after being added Monday. Showalter said the team would figure out a way to let him grieve longer if needed.
The 33-year-old Marte signed a $78 million, four-year deal with the Mets as a free agent last offseason. He is hitting .266 with three homers, five stolen bases and a .714 OPS in his first season in Queens.
New York also announced that ace Jacob deGrom had follow-up imaging Monday that showed progressive healing in the stress reaction in his right scapula. The team said he will continue to ramp up his throwing.
DeGrom has not pitched this season and has been expected to be sidelined at least until June. The Mets shifted the two-time Cy Young Award winner to the 60-day injured list last week. He went on the IL opening day, April 7, after injuring his right shoulder blade late in an abbreviated spring training.
“He’s going to move back further and throw harder, and those are good things,” general manager Billy Eppler said.
Right-hander Steve Nogosek was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and righty Adonis Medina added as the 27th player for a doubleheader Tuesday against St. Louis.
New York also said right-hander Trevor Williams would start the opener of Tuesday's doubleheader and righty Taijuan Walker would pitch Game 2.
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In continuation of his consultations with stakeholders and delegates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has visited Niger State, where he restated his dedication to diligently serve the country just as he received more commendations, including from the Niger State Governor and the Emir of Minna.
Laolu Akande Senior Special Assistant to the President on the Media & Publicity Office of the Vice President disclosed this in a statement he signed and made available to vanguard.
He said, “The Vice President was warmly received on arrival in Minna, the Niger State capital, by an enthusiastic crowd lining the streets, as the VP’s convoy drove into the city to the palace of the Emir of Minna, Alh. Umar Faruq Bahago.”
The Emir, in the company of other traditional chiefs, welcomed the VP warmly and prayed for the success of his aspiration and campaign to be president.
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“I admire your loyalty (to President Muhammadu Buhari) and I pray for your good success,” the Emir said to Prof. Osinbajo.
Prof. Osinbajo, who formally informed the Emir of his aspiration and sought royal blessings, restated that his decision to put himself forward was to serve the country wholly with his knowledge and experience.
Thanking the Emir for the very warm welcome, the VP said, “Your Highness, you know I have served as Vice President for seven years. I’ve been exposed to many aspects of governance under President Muhammadu Buhari…. learning how to balance the various complications and demands of our society.
“One thing that I am certain about is that God has given me all those experiences for a certain purpose, and I think that that purpose is now, when the President will leave at the end of May, 2023, and we will have a new President.”
With the ongoing revamping and reengineering of the nation’s security architecture by the Buhari administration, the Vice President noted that the country will be better prepared to tackle and resolve the current security challenges and be better prepared going forward.
Later on, the VP, who had been warmly received by the State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, proceeded to the venue of the meeting with the State’s APC delegates, accompanied by the Governor.
“Your Excellency, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, our presidential aspirant, Insha Allah,” Governor Bello, said as he introduced the VP to the State’s delegates.
“Your Excellency, for Nigeria to become a more progressive and well-developed country, we must pay attention to the quality of leadership, starting from the ward level.
“And I can assure you all our ward executives and delegates in Niger State are responsible people because they were carefully selected. They are men and women of high integrity… I believe the delegates are eager to hear from you. Not many of them have had the privilege of seeing the Vice President live.”
At the meeting, Prof. Osinbajo interacted widely with the delegates in a robust Question-and-Answer session, where he spoke about and responded to several national issues; including addressing economic and security challenges, youth empowerment, technology, education and health, expanding the Social Investment Programmes, more inclusivity for women in government, among others.
The VP also spoke about the North East Children’s Trust (NECT), which he championed and helped establish in Borno State, to provide quality education and cater for the welfare of vulnerable children in the North-East affected by the insurgency.
“For me, one of the most important things as a politician, and leader, is the desire to serve our people,” Prof. Osinbajo emphasized.
Many of the delegates expressed appreciation to the Vice President for his commitment and significant role in President Buhari’s administration, for showing “sound leadership” as deputy to President Buhari and when he was acting president.
The Vice President was accompanied on the trip by former Governor of Kano State and current member of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, Senator Kabiru Gaya; the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, among other senior government officials.
The VP returned to Abuja last night, and today continues his nationwide consultations with the APC stakeholders in Rivers and Katsina States. | https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/in-niger-governor-admires-osinbajo-emir-lauds-his-loyalty-as-apc-delegates-commend-vps-leadership-qualities/ | 2022-05-20T01:57:04Z | https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/in-niger-governor-admires-osinbajo-emir-lauds-his-loyalty-as-apc-delegates-commend-vps-leadership-qualities/ | false | 2 |
By Hassan Kyari Nguru
The Senate President Senator Ahmad Lawan is right now one of the leading presidential aspirants of the governing APC for the 2023 general elections. His entrance into the presidential race is a game changer and it opens a new chapter in Nigeria’s democratic journey. As a politician and a leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan he has been actively on the political stage since 1999 – and needs to introduction nationwide.
He has been in the legislature since 1999 as well; rising from the House of Representatives to the pinnacle, as the chairman of the National Assembly and Senate President. The increasing support he is getting across the nation is a clear testimony of his impeccable record of leadership and patriotism – and commitment to making Nigeria work.
Senator Ahmad Lawan has been leading the affairs of the upper chamber of the National Assembly in a way that established mutual respect between the legislature and the executive. He is leading by firmly protecting the independence of the legislature and putting Nigeria and Nigerians first – in everything.
His leadership, so far, shows the evolution of the Nigerian legislature; carrying out its constitutional duties without acrimony or unnecessary drama. This is a remarkable achievement because it has brought the stability and the harmony that are key to making governance work for Nigerians.
The ninth senate under the leadership of Senator Ahmad Lawan had also carried out amendment of key legislations, many important nominees’ screenings, parliamentary investigations – and also carried out many oversight functions diligently and effectively.
Anyone conversant with the past of the National Assembly can easily understand why it is important to mention this as achievement. At the level of his legislative responsibilities Senator Ahmad Lawan has facilitated and attracted many development projects to his constituency and Yobe state in general.
Senator Ahmad Lawan has so far demonstrated exceptional ability to solving problems.
One of the reasons why Nigeria will benefit from his leadership is his commitment to youth and job creation. He has been offering empowerment opportunities to his constituents in so many sectors. In September 2020 he sponsored the training of youths in the area of GSM technology. The training was conducted at the three senatorial zones of Yobe state. At least 1000 youths benefitted from the training that also includes; hands-on on hardware, software and entrepreneurship development.
Giving youths what can be described as ‘skills of the moment’ is a way of preparing them for the future. Through his various empowerment projects youth have acquired skills and employment that enable them to realize their potentials.
Education can be described the priority of Senator Ahmad Lawan. All through, he annually award scholarship to youth from all the local governments of Yobe North. He built schools across the six local governments of his senatorial district. The schools provided a model that helps in increasing school enrolment and making education accessible to rural communities. Has been offering scholarships and other forms of educational support. He also facilitated the establishment of ICT Park in Nguru town.
In the area of roads, Senator Ahmad Lawan has already achieved the reconstruction of Nguru-Gashua road and Gashua-Baymari road. Through his efforts the Federal Executive Council approved the construction of Gasamu—Amshi—Gogaram road at the cost of N14.5 billion. For years Senator Ahmad Lawan has been sponsoring free animal vaccination which protects against Contagius Bovine Pleuro Pneumonia (CBPP) The lawmaker is also undertaking urban and rural roads, water provision and solar streetlights protects across the six local governments that constitute Yobe north senatorial district.
Infact, there will not be enough space to list the numerous projects Senator Ahmad Lawan attracted to the people he is representing across Yobe north. The achievement of Senator Ahmad Lawan in improving the lives of the people who elected him is a clear pointer to his leadership and prospects if given the chance to lead Nigeria.
Leading the bold step towards giving Nigeria a stronger electoral system is one of the outstanding achievements of Senator Ahmad Lawan that demonstrates his commitment to the development of the country. The passage of the Electoral Act (2022) will improve the nations electoral system.
The new electoral act will enhance the quality of party primaries, as well as provide an electronic voters register. Under the new Act, the use of electronic devices such as smart card readers, electronic voting machines and other technological devices, is allowed in the accreditation process for voters and in the general conduct of elections.
The new Electoral Act also provides for electronic transmission of election results. At the centre of the focus of the National Assembly under his leadership is using the legislature to make Nigeria and Nigerians better. Politically, Senator Ahmad Lawan has been loyal and dedicated to championing the ideals and values of the APC.
Giving Senator Ahmad Lawan the chance to lead Nigeria is a way of keeping the nation on the right track of progress and development. He has all the potentials to move the nation forward, unify the country and solidify our democracy.
Hassan Kyari, Bulabulin Ward, Nguru, Yobe state. | https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/nigeria-the-potentials-of-sen-ahmad-lawan-opinion/ | 2022-05-20T01:58:54Z | https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/nigeria-the-potentials-of-sen-ahmad-lawan-opinion/ | false | 2 |
UPDATED, May 19, 2:50 p.m.: Tricera Capital’s co-founders are going their separate ways, with Ben Mandell now controlling a majority stake in the Miami investment firm, The Real Deal has learned.
Mandell took over as CEO, while Sherman will take a seat on the firm’s new advisory board, according to a statement provided to TRD. Sherman is keeping control and ownership of legacy deals as required in the agreement, a spokesperson said.
Sherman is launching his own firm, Torose Equities, according an e-blast.
Mandell and Sherman, once executives at competing firms, launched Brickell-based Tricera in early 2017.
Mandell previously was a managing director at RKF, while Sherman was vice president of acquisitions at Thor Equities. Over the past five years, they focused on urban street retail within large-scale developments. Tricera now has more than 35 properties totaling about 2.7 million square feet across the Southeast, and about $1 billion in assets under management, according to a press release.
Sherman will be part of the seven-person advisory board Tricera is creating. Both he and Mandell declined to be interviewed, but in a written statement, Sherman said he and Mandell “mutually agreed that this is the best path forward for Tricera Capital.”
Mandell also said in a statement that the two partners “concluded that we have different visions, and that the time was right to make this leadership change.” He added that he plans to get back to Tricera’s “roots as a forward-thinking, contrarian real estate investment firm” that focuses on retail and office in dense, vertical markets.
Among Tricera’s recent deals, it and Merrimac Ventures sold the retail component at Society Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale in February for $17 million to an entity linked to Adam Neumann. Last year, Tricera and David Edelstein’s Tricap, the Related Group and Lndmrk Development purchased a Wynwood development site for $26.5 million.
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- A former DC newswoman testified how she made the Chrisley family famous.
- Annie Kate Pons worked briefly for Chrisley before she started working in TV.
- She knew right away that the boisterous Atlanta family would make for great TV, she said.
"Chrisley Knows Best" producer Annie Kate Pons met Todd and Julie Chrisley in 2009 when she moved from Washington DC to Los Angeles to work in TV.
Pons, who had just left the DC news circuit, was pivoting to try and sell a line of baby clothes with a friend when she met Todd Chrisley, who, along with his wife, is now on trial for tax evasion and bank fraud.
She arranged a meeting with Chrisley, who was attempting to launch a luxury department store called "Chrisley and Co.," Pons, a former Fox News employee, told the federal jury Thursday.
After meeting him in an impressive office in an upscale California neighborhood, she was immediately struck by his personality and candidness, she said.
"We're both southern living in LA," she said, about their connection.
Chrisley didn't end up buying the line of clothes, but offered Pons a job as a buyer in the future department store.
At the time, she hadn't worked in that kind of job before, but figured it was "something I could figure out," so she accepted, according to her testimony at the federal trial in Atlanta.
Because the store didn't exist, she was hired as an employee of Chrisley's real estate company, but her work revolved around meeting with luxury fashion designers and trying to get them to sign on with the department store.
During one New York fashion week, Pons flew to New York and tried to get the department store brand off the ground.
"I knew if I could get him into a room with designers, people would like him," Pons said, noting Chrisley was easy to get along with.
The department store never got off the ground and Chrisley never paid Pons $10,000 in back wages, she testified.
He kept telling her, "the check is in the mail," or "you'll be paid," Pons said. "But it never came."
Made for TV
Pons testified that she parted ways with Chrisley on good terms, letting the unpaid wages go.
A few years later, though, when working in TV, Pons couldn't get Chrisley and his family off her mind, she said.
In late 2010, Pons said she was working for Ellen Rakieten, a co-creator of the Oprah Winfrey Show, and she pitched the idea of a show following the Chrisley family.
She and another person in the industry then met with Chrisley at a Beverly Hills hotel and spoke for four hours, she remembered.
"They were just incredibly interesting and unique," Pons testified. "We walked away from that lunch thinking 'There is definitely something there.'"
They then started working on a "sizzle reel," a short episode to market the show to networks. The show eventually got offers from eight networks, including USA Network, which recently renewed it for a 10th season.
An authentic "open book"
Todd and Julie Chrisley are accused of evading taxes and operating a conspiracy defrauding banks to make it look like they were wealthier than they were to live an extravagant lifestyle they couldn't afford.
The Chrisleys deny the charges — instead alleging that the "tax evasion" was just the result of a sloppy accountant — who is also on trial for his alleged role in the conspiracy.
When FBI and IRS investigators started digging into the case in 2017, they reviewed a radio interview where Todd Chrisley told a reporter that he paid the federal government between $700,000 and $1 million a year in taxes.
The reality was he "hadn't paid a dime" in years, Assistant US Attorney Annalise Peters told an Atlanta federal jury in her opening statement.
Todd Chrisley's lawyer Bruce Morris, though, said his statement to that reporter in 2017 was just an act. That, like much of what is said on the "reality show," wasn't true.
For example, he said, Todd Chrisley said in the first season of "Chrisley Knows Best" that his family spends $300,000 a year on clothes. That, too, Morris said, was a lie.
"He was in bankruptcy at the time," Morris told the 16-person jury Tuesday. "It's all part of the sizzle. It's all part of the show. It's all part of the act."
Pons, though, testified Thursday that "Chrisley Knows Best" wasn't scripted.
Part of the reason they were a good fit for reality TV was that they were authentic, and Todd Chrisley is an open book, Pons said.
"On and off camera, he is the same person," Pons said.
Prosecutors said that between 2007 and 2012, just before the Chrisleys were first given their show, they created fake documents that made it look like they had far more money than they did.
They submitted them to dozens of Atlanta community banks to get personal loans, Assistant US Attorney Annalise Peters said.
Altogether, they took out $30 million in loans — much of which they used to buy luxury cars and designer clothes, prosecutors say. Then, in 2012, Todd Chrisley declared bankruptcy, walking away from $20 million in unpaid loans. From then on, the couple — and their accountant — schemed to hide their $6 million income from the reality show so the IRS couldn't retrieve $500,000 Todd Chrisley owed on his 2009 taxes, prosecutors said.
Pons recalled on Thursday that while filming the first season of the show in 2012, the Chrisleys were living in a beautiful, "wonderfully decorated" Atlanta house that the network didn't help furnish.
Todd Chrisley's closet was full of designer clothes, and he was driving a luxury car, Pons said.
She used tidbits of his lavish lifestyle in the show to demonstrate that they were extremely wealthy, but also — in other ways — like "any other family."
Assistant US Attorney Annalise Peters asked Pons if she had any idea Chrisley was in bankruptcy at the time.
She testified that she did not.
Pons told the jury that she only worked on the first season of "Chrisley Knows Best," but she has producer credit for the lifetime of the show.
To this day, she makes about $200,000 a year for her work. | https://www.insider.com/how-newswoman-turned-the-chrisleys-into-reality-tv-stars-2022-5 | 2022-05-20T02:08:07Z | https://www.insider.com/how-newswoman-turned-the-chrisleys-into-reality-tv-stars-2022-5 | true | 2 |
Elon Musk Says He'll Scrap Twitter Buy Unless He Gets Clarity on Fake Account Volume
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter can't move forward unless the company shows public proof that less than five percent of the accounts on the social media platform are fake or spam. Musk made the comment in a reply to another user on Twitter early...
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In the space of six weeks during a gruelling federal election campaign there has been a marked change in Australia's economic environment.
And that is even before the election result is known.
Inflation is ballooning, wages are growing nowhere as fast, and interest rates are set to increase more quickly than expected a few months ago.
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The election trail has also highlighted that, despite what politicians might boast they can or will do in government, there are global factors and independent institutions that take decision-making out of their control.
A spike in annual inflation to 5.1 per cent was greater than either the government or the Reserve Bank of Australia had been predicting.
Even in the departments of treasury and finance pre-election economic and fiscal outlook, released in the early days of the campaign, they were still predicting an inflation rate peak of 4.25 per cent.
At 5.1 per cent, it is the fastest pace since the introduction of the goods and services tax at the turn of the century, and the RBA is expecting a rate of six per cent by the end of 2022.
It forced the independent central bank to raise the cash rate for the first time in 12 years, and far earlier than it was indicating last year when it was still talking about 2024 as the likely timing of the first move.
The cash rate was hiked to 0.35 per cent from a record low of 0.1 per cent and economists are predicting it could reach at least 1.5 per cent by early next year, adding hundreds of dollars to residential mortgages.
The rate hike coming in the middle of a campaign was something not seen since the 2007 election - a poll then-Liberal leader John Howard went on to lose after repeatedly saying rates would always be lower than under Labor.
While that may be statistically the case, Scott Morrison fell into the same trap earlier in the year, not just boasting that rates would be lower under his government, but so would petrol prices.
The cost of fuel went on to reach record levels above $2 a litre as a result of global oil prices surging following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The government did provide an $8.6 billion cost-of-living package in the March budget, which included halving fuel excise for six months and temporarily provided some relief at the bowser.
But petrol prices are again on the rise and by mid-May were closing on a return to the $2-a-litre mark against the backdrop of stubbornly high global oil prices and a weaker Australian dollar impacting import costs.
While high fuel costs are adding further pressure to the cost of living, wages growth remains sluggish despite a falling unemployment rate, which at 3.9 per cent is the lowest since 1974.
Despite much crowing by the government about the strength of the labour market, wages are growing at 2.4 per cent annually, less than half the rate of inflation.
There was much political argy bargy when Labor leader Anthony Albanese said he wanted to see the minimum wage increased in line with inflation during the campaign.
Mr Morrison warned it would add to inflation pressures and lead to even higher interest rates.
But like interest rates, the minimum wage is set independently by the Fair Work Commission, whatever political leaders may think. | https://7news.com.au/politics/economy-changes-despite-political-boasts-c-6869375 | 2022-05-20T02:19:36Z | https://7news.com.au/politics/economy-changes-despite-political-boasts-c-6869375 | true | 4 |
Ames' Corey Phillips ends illustrious high school career with boys discus school record at state track
It was the fitting end to an amazing final season for beloved Ames senior Corey Phillips.
Phillips, who helped the Little Cyclones win the Class 4A boys state basketball championship and had a big year at tight end/receiver in football, placed second in the 4A boys competition at the state track meet Thursday in Des Moines.
"I had a great year," Phillips said. "All you can really ask for is to compete at the highest level. I feel I did that all year round and this feels great."
In taking runner-up honors behind Indianola's Walker Whalen, Phillips set a new school record with a throw of 195 feet, 10 inches. Whalen set the all-time state meet record with a winning throw of 204-9.
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Phillips hit his school-record throw on the final attempt of his career. He threw 180-7 on his second attempt in the second flight to reach the finals; he scratched on his other two attempts.
In the finals, Phillips was on top of his game. He threw 187-5 and 187-9 before setting the school record.
Whalen also hit his best mark on his final attempt.
"Hats off to Walker — he deserves it," Phillips said. "But I had a great year. I'm happy."
Ames places second in 4A girls 4x800
Marley Turk wasn't expecting her team to be in the thick of the 4A girls 4x800-meter relay during the morning session of the state track meet Thursday.
Ames entered the meet ranked second, but Turk said she figured the Little Cyclones were going to fall back once competition got going at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.
“Before this meet started, I saw we were second and I was like that won’t last long," Turk said. "I thought we’re probably going to get sixth or seventh.”
That is until she saw her older sister Sydney about to get her the baton on the final exchange.
"When I saw Sydney come around in third place, I thought, 'This might be a reality,'" Marley Turk said. "I just went out and focused on the Pleasant Valley girl."
Turk passed Pleasant Valley's Josie Case early in the final leg. Dubuque Hempstead's Brooke O'Brien had too big of a cushion in first place for Turk to make up, so she focused on Valley's 9:31.73 time that won the first heat.
"I started to cruise and my legs started to get a little bit heavy," Marley Turk said. "I saw the time and I realized, 'You'd better run a 1:20 in your last 400 meters so you can beat Valley.'"
She ran a 2:19.669 on her split to give Ames a time of 9:29.10 to best Valley and Pleasant Valley's 9:32.33 for second place behind Hempstead's 9:21.09.
“I gave everything I got," Marley Turk said. "Even if I fell down at the finish line, they were not catching me.”
Her older sister was thrilled with the victory.
“It’s incredible,” Sydney Turk said. “Getting second is such a big accomplishment.”
Ames placed 13th in last year's 4x800 at state.
“That's a ton of improvement,” Ames senior Nyadio Chan said.
Claire Helmers ran the opening leg for Ames. Helmers was sick when Ames placed 10th at the Drake Relays in 9:44.73, so the freshman was glad to get a second go-around on the blue oval.
“I was like, 'I need to redeem myself at state,'” Helmers said. “Being able to redeem myself and do it with these girls was fun.”
Marley Turk had also battled health issues this spring. She suffered a stress fracture and sesamoiditis, inflammation in the bones and tendons on the balls of her feet, which held her out until late in the season.
Those injuries made Turk focus extra hard when she returned to the track.
“With the injury, I realized I was taking racing for granted,” she said. “I realized I need to give it my all.”
The Ames girls shuttle hurdle team ran in the 4A preliminaries Thursday. The Little Cyclones came up short of qualifying for the finals, with the team of Aker Yor, Ireland Buss, Sammi Schaben and Claire Galvin taking third in their heat and 16th overall with a time of 1:10.67.
Galvin also placed 14th in the 4A girls high jump with a jump of 5 feet even. Ella Stagg finished 17th in the 4A girls discus with a personal-record throw of 103-2 and Chan came in 18th in the open 400 with a time of 1:01.27.
The Ames boys 4x800 team also ran Thursday. The Little Cyclone quartet of Charlie Bennett, Camden Wacha, Connor Johnson and Zachary Lenkaitis placed 21st with a season-best time of 8:25.91.
Alexis Houge finishes sixth in the Class 1A girls 400
Collins-Maxwell senior Alexis Houge picked up an individual medal in Class 1A girls competition Thursday.
Houge bounced back from scratching in the 100 dash prelims to place sixth in the 400. She ran a time of 1:00.14.
"I feel like I gave it everything I had," Houge said. "I've been wanting a medal. Obviously I wanted to place higher, but it's OK. A medal is a medal."
Nashua Plainfield's Cadence Huck won in 57.35.
Houge will have a chance to earn two more medals. She runs in the sprint medley and 4x100 relays over the weekend.
"We're going to do really well in those relays," Houge said. "I'm excited for those."
Collins-Maxwell also ran in the 1A girls shuttle hurdle relay prelims Thursday. The team of Marissa Boege, Gracie Leslie, Hannah Kimberly and Avery Fricke took 16th overall with a time of 1:12.57.
Individually, Mary Staudt took 14th in the 1A girls shot put for the Spartans with a personal-record throw of 33-10.5 Ethan Haus took 20th for the Collins-Maxwell boys in the 1A 3,200 with a personal-record time of 10:47.05. | https://www.amestrib.com/story/sports/2022/05/19/corey-phillips-sets-new-ames-record-boys-discus-iowa-state-track-field-meet-championships/9834780002/ | 2022-05-20T02:23:10Z | https://www.amestrib.com/story/sports/2022/05/19/corey-phillips-sets-new-ames-record-boys-discus-iowa-state-track-field-meet-championships/9834780002/ | false | 1 |
Tokyo stocks open higher on dip-buying, capped by Wall St. fall
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Tokyo stocks were slightly higher in early trading Friday as investors sought value after the Nikkei index's 2 percent plunge the previous day, though gains were capped by the Dow Jones index's drop overnight to its lowest level in over a year. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 83.09 points, or 0.31 percent, from Thursday to 26,485.93. The broader Topix index was up 3.13 points, or 0.17 percent, at 1,863.21. On the top-tier Prime Market, gainers were led by marine transportation, nonferrous metal, and iron and steel issues. At 9 a.m., the dollar fetche... | https://www.nippon.com/en/news/kd900179777632305152/tokyo-stocks-open-higher-on-dip-buying-capped-by-wall-st-fall.html | 2022-05-20T02:23:15Z | https://www.nippon.com/en/news/kd900179777632305152/tokyo-stocks-open-higher-on-dip-buying-capped-by-wall-st-fall.html | true | null |
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Communications giant Vodafone has unveiled plans for a major office upgrade in an effort to fill 300 vacancies at its Stoke-on-Trent contact centre.
The company launched a recruitment drive in March for hundreds of new sales staff as part of ongoing expansion plans to create a 'centre of sales excellence' in the city.
Vodafone has already upgraded its benefits package for staff, including increased parental, maternity and paternity leave, discounts and vouchers and free access to services to support wellbeing and financial health.
Staff also get dedicated time during the year to step back from their normal work routine to participate in development and training courses.
Now the company is preparing to transform part of its Etruria base to create the 'workplace of the future' for new and existing staff.
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The new office space will include a 'mock shop' which will be home to Vodafone's first virtual store, a sales lounge, breakout areas and an auditorium for briefings as well as dedicated project spaces, a wall of praise and a new prayer room and washing facilities.
Jon Shaw, head of consumer sales in the UK at Vodafone, said: "We wanted to create an environment where the team want to come in, and as a result we have started to bring more jobs to Stoke-on-Trent.
"The plans for the new office space have been driven by the staff and it will continue to develop as the team continues to feedback.
"We know that if our staff are happy here, they will stay here – and bring their friends."
Ryan Rubertazzi, Vodafone's head of telesales and retention, added: "There is so much opportunity for progression here at Vodafone, we've promoted 76 people in the last 12 months, so the job that someone starts on day one isn't necessarily the job they will end up with.
"We've also become more flexible when it comes to shift patterns and part-time options for say, working mothers, and this has led to us building a really diverse workforce."
Stoke-on-Trent Central MP Jo Gideon was recently given a tour of Vodafone's Stoke-on-Trent base.
She said: "I'm absolutely delighted to hear about the 300 new jobs that are being created at Vodafone, and the plans for the new office space.
"Vodafone's Stoke-on-Trent operation truly is a major hub outside of London, particularly when it comes to training, and it is vital that we are able to attract large companies to the city.
"We have seen a huge cultural shift over the last two years and businesses are now starting to understand what a modern workplace needs to look like in order to attract and retain people – and the employee experience is a vital element of that.
"During my visit I was able to have a conversation with staff members who told me that they have moved from other companies in the city and Vodafone is an exceptional place to work." | https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/vodafone-plans-stoke-trent-office-24006443 | 2022-05-20T02:27:40Z | https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/vodafone-plans-stoke-trent-office-24006443 | true | 1 |
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A few minutes before 8:11 a.m. Thursday, three of the most recognizable faces in the world of golf arrive at the 10th tee box, one after another, and a buzz begins to grow around Southern Hills Country Club.
It’s early on the first day of tournament play at the 2022 PGA Championship. But already, the seats in the surrounding grandstand are filled and the fairway galleries below run several rows deep.
The noise begins when 2015 PGA runner-up Jordan Spieth steps to the tee. It jumps a few more decibels for two-time PGA Champion Rory McIlroy. But the crowd’s raucous crescendo, naturally, only comes when Tiger Woods does, fairway wood in hand, eyes locked on the 441-yard, par-4 in front of him.
Soon, three balls sit in the fairway and the most popular trio at Southern Hills on Thursday is off on the 7,556-yard course, the masses on hand trailing behind them.
The featured group of featured groups went on to produce three very different opening rounds on Day 1.
McIlroy’s 5-under, 65 sends the four-time major winner into Friday atop the tournament leaderboard, one stroke ahead of Americans Tom Hoge and Will Zalatoris at 4-under. Spieth, who followed a 2-over start with an even-par second nine, sits in a tie for 61st place. Woods, who winced often and carded seven bogies, enters Day 2 4-over, tied for 102nd.
Fifty-four holes lie ahead this week at Southern Hills. But for 18 on Thursday, the trio with 22 majors victories between them held an onlooking crowd that grew to upwards of 10,000 onlookers with rapt attention.
A bright and early good morning from Southern Hills.
Round 1 of the 2022 PGA Championship is a few hours away. Tiger, Rory and Speith tee off at 8:11 a.m. CT. There’s no coffee to be found in the media center.
Before Friday’s Round 2, take a trip inside the ropes of Thursday’s opening round with McIlroy, Woods and Spieth:
No. 10: Promising start
Descending from the elevated tee box, Woods walks the 10th fairway roughly 20 yards behind McIlroy and Spieth.
Moments earlier, the club in his right hand helped stripe a drive down the right side of the 10th fairway. Now, Woods is using it to support his own weight, favoring an ailing right leg he’ll later say was “not feeling as good as I would like it to be.”
As he strides toward his Bridgestone ball, Woods needs some space.
“Back off a bit,” he tells the television camera operator tailing him from the rough.
The crowd roars when Woods lands his approach shot a few feet past the pin, closer than either of his two playing partners for the day. He watches Spieth, putting on the same line, leave his third shot short of the hole. When it’s Woods’ turn, he makes sure not to repeat the mistake.
A Tiger birdie on Hole No. 1. The crowd roars again.
No. 11: "The car's fault"
Woods, McIlroy and Spieth each par the 173-yard, par-3 11th. While they finish out, Brian Baker stands greenside and marvels at the size of the crowd enveloping the space around him.
“It’s amazing how many people show up now,” Baker says, peering over at Woods. “He’s the one who created it all.”
Baker, a 40-year old from Hobart, came to know Woods — like so many others — as the rising megastar on his television in the late-1990s. Thursday morning, he’s watching Woods in the flesh for the first time, his son, Jacob, there with him.
When Woods misses his birdie putt, Jacob blames a honking horn from the nearby road.
“That’s the car’s fault,” he says.
No. 12: Par for Woods
On the tee box of the 461-yard 12th hole, McIlroy and Spieth pull drivers from their bags. Woods reaches for a low iron.
“I was playing to my spots,” Woods said after the round. “And those guys obviously have a different game plan. It's just different.”
Wood’s game plan leaves him 40 or 50 yards behind the pair when they all reach the fairway. On the green, Spieth sinks a 9-footer for birdie. McIlroy follows with the first of four straight birdies.
Woods settles for a par. The group heads to the 13th hole level at 1-under.
No. 13: Par for Woods, Spieth; birdie for McIlory
Woods’ limp is more pronounced now. This time he’s using a different club to support his weight after sending his tee shot far left.
From the rough, he lays up. Woods’ second shot is accompanied by a single voice in the gallery.
“That’s butter,” the spectator shouts. “Put that on a roll.”
All three players find the bunkers around the green. Woods and Spieth save par. McIlroy birdies again.
No. 14: Woods 2-under through 5
McIlroy lands a 6-iron approach shot 26 feet, 4 inches from the pin and sinks the putt to notch the third of his seven birdies on the day.
Spieth misses left on his 13-foot birdie putt. Woods holes his from the same distance and sits 2-under through five holes.
No. 15: Fan back following Tiger
Woods’ tee shot goes right. Over on the left, Robert Drlicka wears a wicker sun hat adorned with an orange, foam tiger on top.
Drlicka’s schtick dates back to the mid-1980s and Greg Norman. Before the foam tiger, the man from Austin, Texas, wore a white shark on his head. Eventually, Drlicka swapped the big fish for a jungle cat and began following Woods around the PGA Tour.
After a break of several years, Drlicka is back in the tiger hat and back trailing Woods to various PGA Tour stops. Fans routinely stop him for photographs. Woods’ story, Drlicka says, is what drew him back in.
“Tiger is out there patching himself together in front of all of us,” he says. “He’s teaching us something about dreams.”
Speith and Woods record their first bogeys on the 15th green. McIlroy pencils in a birdie for a fourth straight hole.
No. 16: Spieth falling
Spieth draws “ohs” and “ahs” from the gallery with a soft flop shot out of a greenside bunker. But he misses the par putt en route to his second-straight bogey, falling to 1-over.
No. 17: Missed opportunity for Woods
Woods again goes for the driving iron and pumps a low, stinger down the fairway. It’s a shot he spent several minutes honing on the practice range Thursday morning.
When his birdie putt misses on the short par-4, Woods hunches and leans over his putter.
No. 18: Worth the wait?
The crowd following the group is getting larger. Spectators have been waiting for them along the 18th hole.
Woods yanks his approach shot and the gallery lets out a collective gasp when his par putt rolls past the hole. Spieth closes the first nine with a bogey, too.
One spectator says they waited two hours for the group to pass through.
Worth the wait?
“Oh yeah,” she says.
McIlroy leads the event at 4-under. Woods sits even par. Spieth is 2-over.
No. 1: Getting tougher
The trio makes the turn around 11 a.m. The crowd is swelling. The wind is swirling. The course conditions are getting tougher.
Woods' drive lands behind a tree and he labors over the second shot before laying up. Three shots later, he putts in the second of three consecutive bogies.
No. 2: Walking hurts
Woods clubs a tee shot and then visits a tee box-side porta potty.
On his way down the fairway, spectators shout in Woods' direction; things like "Let's go Tiger" and "We love you, Tiger". They also wonder about his health.
After the round, he acknowledges his right leg has been bothering him.
"Well, I just can't load it," Woods says. "Loading hurts. Pressing off it hurts. And walking hurts. And twisting hurts."
On the green, Woods three-putts. He's beginning to fade. McIlroy drops to 5-under with another birdie — his favorite of the day. He's just getting started.
No. 3: Crowd goes wild
As the gallery whispers over Woods' third bogey in a row, he fires an approach onto the green and regains their attention.
While he stands over a tap-in birdie putt, spectators watch with phones drawn, waiting in anticipation. They go wild when he finally sinks it.
No. 4: Another bogey
As Woods strikes his second shot, a spectator offers comment.
"Didn't sound like he got all of that," the fan says.
Woods didn't. His approach falls short of the green and rolls into a nearby bunker. He winces as he steps into the sand and finishes with his fourth bogey in five holes.
No. 5: McIlroy surging
The spectators' attention Woods enjoyed at the start has shifted over to McIlroy, and the 33-year-old rewards them, escaping a greenside bunker to drill an 11-foot putt and go 6-under.
No. 6: Spieth struggling
Spieth three-putts and celebrates going 3-over by tossing his ball into the nearby water hazard.
"He must have something else on his mind," a gallery onlooker jokes.
No. 7: Boomer, Sooner
Woods' tee shot goes right. McIlroy's heads left. In the gallery, a man wears a red shirt with white writing. It reads: "Make Tiger Great Again."
Spieth recovers from the three-putt with a birdie. After he plants his second shot on the green, a spectator tells him "he's not bad for a Texan."
When Spieth sinks the birdie putt, he's met with a series of "Boomer, Sooner" chants.
No. 8: Woods now 3-over
Woods' want his shot to bite out of the bunker. It doesn't.
He three-putts for a second time on the day and drops to 3-over.
No. 9: Another bogey
Woods isn't even done with his swing before his right hand leaves the club and reaches for his right leg. Later on the final hole, it takes him two tries to escape the thick, greenside rough. He closes with another bogey.
McIlroy's tee shot isn't much better.
"Sit ... sit ... fore left," he shouts as his ball veers for the gallery.
McIlroy bounces back. When he holes a 19-footer for birdie to finish, McIlroy turns to the crowd, raises his putter into the air and walks off the green as the Day 1 event leader.
Photos: Thursday's first round of the PGA Championship at Southern Hills
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CHICAGO – It wasn’t the result that many in the crowd were hoping for, but for a few fans in the stands and in the city, it was a moment to remember.
That came in the fifth inning of the Cubs’ contest with the Pirates at Wrigley Field with the game tied up at two. It was then that a graduate of Taft High School had arguably the best at-bat of his still very young career in Major League Baseball.
Chicago native Jack Suwinski smacked a solo homer to center field of Cubs’ starter Drew Smyly that traveled 410 feet which gave Pittsburgh the winning run in a 3-2 victory.
It was his only hit of the day but it was a big one as the run allowed the Pirates to avoid the sweep at the hands of the hosts, who won the previous two games by a combined score of 16-0.
The moment was celebrated by the Suwinski family, who were wearing their Pittsburgh gear in support of Jack as he took part in the first series of his career in his hometown. The Pirates’ television broadcast even caught the reaction of the group as they watched his first homer sail out of the “Friendly Confines.”
Suwinski’s father, Tim, even tipped his cap towards his son as he rounded the bases after the home run in an emotional moment caught on camera.
A standout at Taft High School, the outfielder was selected in the 15th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Padres and was in that organization through the summer of 2021. He wouldn’t debut with the Padres as they traded him to Pittsburgh as part of the Adam Frazier deal last July.
After starting the season in the minor leagues, Suwinski made his MLB debut on April 26th as he started in right field against the Brewers at PNC Park, collecting his first hit that day as well. He would hit the first home run of his career at home against the Dodgers on May 9th.
In 20 games this season with the Pirates, Suwinski is hitting .188/.246/.359 with three homers and six RBI, along with one memorable homer in his home town. | https://wgntv.com/sports/cubs/chicago-native-jack-suwinski-has-his-wrigley-field-moment-with-the-pirates/ | 2022-05-20T02:43:26Z | https://wgntv.com/sports/cubs/chicago-native-jack-suwinski-has-his-wrigley-field-moment-with-the-pirates/ | true | 1 |
Mumbai: There was massive pressure on Virat Kohli heading into RCB’s last game of the season versus the table toppers. But as they say ‘Cometh the hour, cometh the man’. RCB needed a big win to improve their Net Run Rate and still have an outside chance of making the playoffs.
Kohli came up with the goods with the bat at the Wankhede stadium on Thursday to guide RCB to an eight-wicket win. The ex-RCB captain hit a brilliant 73 off 54 balls. His innings was laced with eight fours and two sixes.
Ahead of the game, Kohli revealed his future goals as a cricketer. The ex-India captain said that he wants to win India the Asia Cup and the T20 World Cup. | https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/rcb-vs-gt-virat-kohli-admits-future-goals-amid-ipl-2022-says-want-to-win-asia-cup-t20-world-cup-for-india-1022658 | 2022-05-20T02:45:17Z | https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/rcb-vs-gt-virat-kohli-admits-future-goals-amid-ipl-2022-says-want-to-win-asia-cup-t20-world-cup-for-india-1022658 | false | null |
Internalization of IoT-telematics technology will drive Carrot to further expand applications of IoT across new insurance business opportunities
IoT technology will accelerate transformation of insurance as it will empower preemptive detection of risks and real-time communication with customers
SEOUL, South Korea, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrot ("Carrot" or the "Company") and Luxrobo announced today the establishment of a Joint Venture (JV) that brings together two premier tech companies from the field of digital insurance and IoT-technology. Together they operate as Lucky Box Solutions Inc. to deliver the most optimized IoT systems and telematics devices while positioning itself as the leader of InsurTech, industry that has become the noise of the town in recent years. Both companies have established proven track records of providing innovation in emerging sectors and are poised to offer cutting-edge solutions in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Interoperability, Analytics and Processing, and Internet of Things while providing risk prevention and insurance protection services.
Carrot has made a name for itself over the past few years by providing modernized insurance service to the consumers of South Korea with its customer-centered design of Pay-Per-Mile auto insurance product. As seen with its top-tier customer retention, customers are highly praising for its fair and transparent pricing, month-end payment term, IoT-driven emergency and other value-added services, and cash incentive program that rewards customers based on their safe-driving scores.
The insurance landscape has been transforming over the years through the adoption of technologies and tech-embracing insurers are disrupting the legacy industry with changes across vectors of customer experience, distribution experience and product and pricing innovation. For an instant, IoT-infused insurance data analytics may monitor health or behavioral data, predictively calculate risk, and provide preventive measures before incidents are accounted. Whereas, legacy insurance has only been relying on the past insurance records and statistical data, which are far limited and inaccurate in terms of risk prediction.
Through the recent JV formation, Carrot plans to absorb and internalize IoT technology, and expand the scope of IoT application across other insurance business opportunities, such as pet and mobility, while deploying exceptional quality control and fulfillment of supply chain of Carrot's IoT-telematics devices.
About Carrot General Insurance Corp.
Based in Seoul Korea the company was established through a JV partnership with some of the big-name investors, including Hanwha, SK Telecom, Hyundai Motor Group, Altos Ventures, and Stic Investments. Being the nation's first fully-licensed 100% digital insurance carrier, Carrot has been disrupting the market with innovative products and has outpaced its global peers in terms of the speed of acquiring customers to its usage-based insurance program. The company's successful footprint owes itself to strong customer value propositions, including easy and accessible insurance, transparent premiums, AI automated accident registration and prompt dispatch of help services all made possible via proprietary technology. The company is also pursuing business in Pay-As-How-You-Drive auto insurance, which assesses the premiums as per customer's driving patterns and behavior through sensor data analytics. In line with the company's open innovation strategy, Carrot has 100+ national & international partnerships, including South Korean government unit that oversees national highways and traffic controls.
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Craig McLachlan to drop defamation case against Herald, ABC
Actor Craig McLachlan is set to drop his defamation case against two media organisations and a former colleague two weeks into his trial.
McLachlan, 56, sued The Sydney Morning Herald, the ABC and actress Christie Whelan Browne in the NSW Supreme Court in 2018 over an investigation which alleged he indecently assaulted and sexually harassed female performers during the 2014 stage production of The Rocky Horror Show.
When the trial began this month, the media organisations and Whelan Browne argued the defences of truth and contextual truth, with the court hearing 11 women would give evidence that they were harassed by McLachlan over the course of his career.
On Friday, when the media and Whelan Browne were set to open their case, barrister Michael Hodge, QC, said he had “just been given notice that Mr McLachlan is applying for leave to discontinue the proceedings”.
He said there would be a question about the conditions for this withdrawal, including what costs orders should be made against McLachlan, and whether he would be limited from suing again over the same subject matter.
McLachlan’s barrister Kieran Smark, SC, said he had no issue with an order preventing McLachlan from suing over the same matters. He said the real question was what form the discontinuance would take, and not whether it would happen.
The court adjourned for discussions to take place, with the proceedings due to resume at 2pm for the case to be withdrawn.
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ARS Investment Partners LLC cut its holdings in Organon & Co. (NYSE:OGN – Get Rating) by 19.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 83,365 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,914 shares during the period. ARS Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Organon & Co. were worth $2,538,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in OGN. Magnolia Capital Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Organon & Co. during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Cutler Group LP bought a new stake in shares of Organon & Co. during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Dixon Hughes Goodman Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Organon & Co. during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. CI Investments Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Organon & Co. during the 3rd quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Concord Wealth Partners raised its position in shares of Organon & Co. by 2,143.1% during the 4th quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 1,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 1,243 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.85% of the company’s stock.
Shares of NYSE:OGN traded up $0.61 on Thursday, reaching $36.57. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,399,277 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,075,619. Organon & Co. has a 52-week low of $27.25 and a 52-week high of $39.47. The company has a market cap of $9.28 billion and a P/E ratio of 7.17. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.40.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 16th will be paid a $0.28 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 13th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.06%. Organon & Co.’s payout ratio is currently 21.96%.
Several brokerages have recently commented on OGN. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Organon & Co. in a research report on Wednesday, April 27th. They set a “buy” rating and a $40.00 price objective on the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Organon & Co. from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Organon & Co. from $37.00 to $35.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Organon & Co. has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $39.89.
About Organon & Co. (Get Rating)
Organon & Co, a health care company, develops and delivers health solutions through a portfolio of prescription therapies in the United States and internationally. Its women's health portfolio comprises contraception and fertility brands, such as Nexplanon/Implanon, a long-acting reversible contraceptive.
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Kathy Hilton knows a thing or two about the perfect baby gift! The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star told ET's Lauren Zima that she gave Rihanna a few items to prepare her for motherhood.
On Thursday, ET confirmed that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcomed their first child together, a baby boy -- so Kathy's gifts should come in handy!
Paris and Nicky Hilton's mom shared with ET that she gave the new mom "a hot water bottle, a humidifier," and "things that you'll need for the first year."
In addition to helping Rihanna out, Kathy is also doing baby prep for her daughter, Nicky, who announced in January that she is expecting her third child, a boy, with husband James Rothschild. This will be Kathy's first grandson.
“I’m so excited,” gushed the proud grandma, who is already making space for a nursery in her home. "I’m getting the room up there ready."
In the meantime, Kathy is hosting whimsical tea parties at her house. "This is something that I enjoy, my daughters' enjoy, my daughter's two little girls enjoy, and all our friends," she told ET of her latest soirees. "It’s so whimsical and I’m so excited to just see everybody's face when they walk in."
And when it comes to throwing the perfect event, whether it's tea, a baby shower, or daughter Paris' lavish wedding, Kathy is adamant that the key is "lighting."
"Candles in the evening, so that everything looks very glowy and happy. The women look great, the men look great," Kathy advised. "And enough beverages for everybody, a good enough selection and definitely something to eat."
For more with Kathy and RiRi, check out the links below!
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CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday that social services workers will receive a 15 percent pay increase by tapping funds from existing vacant positions after such efforts failed in the Legislature.
About 970 employees of the Department of Health and Human Resources’ Bureau for Social Services will receive the raises starting June 18.
More than 6,500 children are in the care of the state. According to the DHHR, there is a 30 percent vacancy rate statewide for foster care employees.
“I told you we’d get this done and we got it done without spending any excess money,” the Republican governor said in a statement. “I always say we need to mind the store and we’ve done it the right way. As a result, we’re now able to compensate these people that are doing incredible work."
Employee pay raises and other key provisions were stripped from a social services bill before it died on the final day of the regular legislative session in March. After the pay raises were gutted, DHHR Secretary Bill Crouch told a Senate committee that the department would reduce the number of open positions to provide the much-needed raises to child protective services employees.
Crouch said Thursday those vacant positions indeed funded the raises.
“We did take existing positions in DHHR. We swept those. We will remove those,” he said. “We’ve had to do some juggling to get this done. But again, the governor was adamant that we do it.”
In addition, Justice announced that a dashboard with some foster care data collected by the state will be made available to the public on the DHHR's website starting June 1. That dashboard also was cut from the bill by lawmakers.
Advocates have said having the data available could help both policymakers and nonprofit groups while keeping residents informed. For example, it will include information on Child Protective Service placements, referrals and case workloads, Justice said. The dashboard will be updated monthly.
“It's a way for folks to see what's going on with the state in regard to our CPS program and making sure we keep children safe," Crouch said.
The state also is in the midst of a hiring a consultant to review the massive DHHR, which has a $7.6 billion budget, or 39 percent of the state’s entire spending. In late March, Justice vetoed a bill that would have split the DHHR into separate agencies, saying he first wanted to look into its “issues, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies.” | https://www.register-herald.com/news/state_region/w-va-social-services-workers-get-raises-dashboard-to-debut/article_03b9db32-3f16-551b-8e30-78c219fa4446.html | 2022-05-20T02:53:58Z | https://www.register-herald.com/news/state_region/w-va-social-services-workers-get-raises-dashboard-to-debut/article_03b9db32-3f16-551b-8e30-78c219fa4446.html | false | 12 |
Founded in 2013, The FOC Thailand is the only official Ferrari Club in the country and Its members come from a range of different professions and cultural backgrounds.
The goal is to celebrate the pastime of the Prancing Horse and let the Members share their passion for Ferrari.
Today, the Club has a strong national presence abd organizes each year several events, such as road trips, track day,and sunday morning coffee. | https://www.ferrari.com/en-CY/auto/ferrari-owners-club-thailand-new | 2022-05-20T03:01:24Z | https://www.ferrari.com/en-CY/auto/ferrari-owners-club-thailand-new | true | null |
GOP Congressman Exposes How Formula Bill Does 'Nothing to Put More Formula on the Shelves'
Republican Rep. Timothy Burchett of Tennessee slammed the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, saying it does more to expand bureaucracy than address the ongoing baby formula shortage.
The bill, alongside the Access to Baby Formula Act, passed the House on Wednesday with the stated goal of helping ensure families have access to critical nutrition for their infants as baby formula products disappear from shelves nationwide.
“I voted for the bipartisan Access to Baby Formula Act because it gives the USDA flexibility to address emergencies and supply chain disruptions,” Burchett said in a Thursday news release from his office.
The congressman further stated he had called on Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to “investigate any potential price-gouging related to this crisis.”
While he supported and voted for the Access to Baby Formula Act, which passed 414-9, Burchett said he could not do the same for the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act.
The Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act “provides the FDA with $28 million in new funding, $23 million of which will go toward administration expenses that will not address the immediate crisis and will only grow the bureaucracy at the FDA,” Burchett said in the news release.
Burchett clarified his remarks in a Thursday video shared on Twitter, highlighting that over three-quarters of the additional funding the bill sets aside for the FDA goes to “administrative costs and salaries.”
The $28 million baby formula bill pays $23 million in salaries and does NOTHING for the shortage. pic.twitter.com/jpQcxSIutf
— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) May 19, 2022
“What the Democrat leadership did was use a bill, title it something that’s dealing with people that are genuinely hurting, and just use it as an instance to increase pay at the FDA,” Burchett said. “That ought to disgust you — I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican — using a real tragedy.”
The bill “did nothing to put more formula on the shelves,” the lawmaker continued, saying that the legislation “just did more to hire more bureaucrats and create more of a power structure here in Washington.
“They misname these bills on purpose, and honestly the left just eats it up and they throw it back at us, but in reality it’s just not true,” Burchett said.
Democrats say the bill will help solve the formula crisis.
“This bill takes important steps to restore supply in a safe and secure manner. Additionally, with these funds, FDA will be able to help to prevent this issue from occurring again,” Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut said in a Tuesday news release, adding that “this bill is the first step to help restock shelves and end this shortage.”
“This bill provides FDA with the resources to prevent fraudulent products from being placed on shelves and to help acquire better data on the infant formula marketplace,” DeLauro said. “This bill also funds the balance of necessary FDA activities, strengthens the workforce focused on formula issues, and increases FDA inspection staff.”
While Democrats in the House were able to pass the two bills, one of them with massive bipartisan support, the legislation’s likelihood of passing the Senate remains uncertain.
Should Senate Republicans vote along the lines of House Republicans, the Access to Baby Formula Act could pass with minimal opposition.
However, the same cannot be said of the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, which passed 231-192 in the House.
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested Wednesday that lawmakers could try to pass the bills by making a unanimous consent request, according to CNN.
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These North Carolina Cities Are Among The Best Places To Live In 2022
North Carolina has no shortage of amazing communities, both big and small, that many are proud to call home. But how do they measure up to other cities around the country?
U.S. News & World Report analyzed the 150 most populous metropolitan areas around the U.S. to determine which areas are the best places to live in 2022, using data such as quality of life, job market and desirability. Eight cities in the Tar Heel State made the list, with two even cracking the Top 10 overall.
These North Carolina cities are among the best places to live in the country:
- No. 6: Raleigh & Durham
- No. 30: Charlotte
- No. 31: Hickory
- No. 46: Asheville
- No. 56: Winston-Salem
- No. 90: Greensboro
- No. 143: Fayetteville
Coming in sixth overall, Raleigh & Durham were named the best places to live in the state and among the best in the entire country. With an overall score of 6.7, the two cities were recognized for their strong job growth and high quality of life as well as its "strong sense of community."
These are the Top 10 best places to live, according to the list:
- Huntsville, Alabama
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Boulder, Colorado
- San Jose, California
- Raleigh & Durham, North Carolina
- Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Portland, Maine
- Sarasota, Florida
- San Francisco, California
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BENICIA, Calif. (AP) — California workplace safety regulators fined a San Francisco Bay Area refinery and three contractor companies more than $1.75 million for safety violations in the death of a worker who suffocated while trying to clean a well, officials said Thursday.
California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited Valero Energy Corp.'s refinery in Benicia and contractors JT. Thorpe & Son, Inc., T.R.S.C. Inc. and Total Safety a combined $1.75 million for safety violations following the Nov. 12, 2021, death of Luis Gutierrez.
Messages seeking comment from the companies weren't immediately returned.
The 35-year-old Gutierrez, an employee of the Richmond-based contractor JT Thorpe & Son, lost consciousness after descending into a regenerator overflow well at the refinery to evaluate the condition of the well interior and to perform cleaning operations in advance of a welding crew, the division, known as Cal/OSHA, said in a statement.
Inspectors determined that a welding torch left in the well was leaking argon, an odorless gas that displaced oxygen inside the confined space, the agency said.
Gutierrez was found suspended by fall protection equipment inside the regenerator. A refinery emergency rescue team got him out and emergency workers could not resuscitate him, the agency said.
“Working in confined spaces is extremely dangerous, as is working with argon,” said Cal/OSHA Chief Jeff Killip. “The employers involved had a responsibility to keep their workers safe. The first step to preventing a completely avoidable fatality is to identify hazards before a worker enters a confined space.”
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DinoX (DNXC) traded up 1% against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 21:00 PM E.T. on May 19th. One DinoX coin can currently be purchased for about $0.0263 or 0.00000086 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. DinoX has a total market capitalization of $893,319.96 and $1.01 million worth of DinoX was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last week, DinoX has traded 16.6% lower against the dollar.
Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:
- JUMPN (JST) traded 25.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $64.64 or 0.00181864 BTC.
- Tether (USDT) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00003281 BTC.
- Bitsubishi (BITSU) traded 2.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $180.14 or 0.00591648 BTC.
- XRP (XRP) traded 5.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.43 or 0.00001410 BTC.
- Wrapped Cardano (WADA) traded 5.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.54 or 0.00001771 BTC.
- Enegra (EGX) (EGX) traded 5.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $131.25 or 0.00431095 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded 0.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2,947.45 or 0.07417648 BTC.
- Polkadot (DOT) traded 7.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $10.17 or 0.00033403 BTC.
- PLC Ultima (PLCU) traded 12.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $47,760.51 or 1.56865964 BTC.
- Gateway Protocol (GWP) traded 0.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $2.62 or 0.00008606 BTC.
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Gas prices could surpass $6 nationwide by August, JPMorgan says
The average national retail price for a gallon of regular gasoline is projected to surpass $6 by the end of summer, according to a recent JPMorgan research note.
On Wednesday, the national average hit another record, reaching $4.56 per gallon, according to AAA. That's already up nearly 50 cents from a month ago, and $1.52 from this time last year, according to AAA's recent data.
GAS PRICES: HOW YOUR DRIVING BEHAVIOR IMPACTS COSTS AT THE PUMP
According to JPMorgan, prices could surge another 37% by August, hitting a $6.20 per gallon national average.
This is due to "expectations of strong driving demand" throughout the summer driving season, which spans from Memorial Day and lasts until Labor Day, the analysts, led by Natasha Kaneva, the head of JPMorgan's global commodities strategy team, wrote.
Gas prices are displayed at a Sinclair station on April 27, 2022 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
"Typically, refiners produce more gasoline ahead of the summer road-trip season, building up inventories," the analysts said. However, since mid-April, "gasoline inventories have fallen counter seasonally and today sit at the lowest seasonal levels since 2019," the analysts continued.
The analysts cautioned that "gasoline balances on the East Coast have been even tighter, drawing to their lowest levels since 2011."
GAS PRICES HIT $4 IN ALL 50 STATES FOR THE FIRST TIME, NATIONAL AVERAGE REACHES RECORD HIGH
Earlier this week, Los Angeles became the second metro, joining San Francisco, with the average cost for a gallon of gasoline surpassing $6.
"It's likely that more Californian cities will join," Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, told FOX Business. Although, De Haan noted that he doesn't see any other cities "at high risk of hitting $6" just yet.
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However, for the first time ever, the average cost for a gallon of gasoline surpassed $4 in all 50 states, driven by the high cost of oil, according to AAA.
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Yoliswa Dube-Moyo, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief
PRELIMINARY investigations into the Bucks Mine accident in Colleen Bawn at the weekend which claimed the lives of seven miners indicate that the equipment that was in use had not been certified by the Government inspectorate.
Before any mine in the country begins operations, all moving and non-moving equipment should be inspected and certified by the chief Government mining engineer before it is commissioned.
Investigations have revealed that health and safety regulations were not followed, leading to the death of the seven miners after hoisting ropes to the skip bringing the miners to the surface snapped, plunging them down a 240-metre-shaft.
Chief Government Mining Engineer Michael Munodawafa said the cocopan that plunged had seven miners but it was supposed to carry four people.
He said the rope had not been approved by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development inspectorate.
“Investigations are still ongoing but one of the major issues is the non-commissioning of the equipment at the mine. Any moving and non-moving equipment should be commissioned. Even the shaft itself should be commissioned. We’re supposed to come and inspect as well as certify the equipment.
Once it’s certified, it means the problem has moved from the mine owner to the regulating authorities. We’ve found out that an eight-millimetre wire rope was used, which was not enough to hold a one-tonne cocopan. The rope should’ve been at least 13 millimetres and above. Also, a cocopan takes four people but they put seven.
The rope itself is supposed to be commissioned by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development inspectorate but not even our Gwanda or Harare offices have any documentation pertaining to the commissioning unless the mine owners can prove otherwise. We keep a copy in Gwanda, another in Harare and one for the miners,” said Mr Munodawafa.
He said it is important for mine owners and workers to follow health and safety regulations in order to prevent accidents.
“We don’t want the same thing happening, day in, day out. Before any mine owner starts operating, an environmental impact assessment should be done. In their plan, they must show how they’re going to protect the environment. The mining plan should also highlight whether or not a shaft will be sunk, how deep it will be, how far apart the shafts will be and so forth.
In some cases, you find that the shafts may be too close together. We don’t allow that because with time, as you blast, the whole thing can collapse,” said Mr Munodawafa.
Turning to the slow pace of the rescue mission of the trapped manners which spanned over 72 hours, Mr Munodawafa said the area was confined which limited the number of rescue workers that could be deployed to do the job.
“If you get too many people, they’ll be chaos and it’ll be difficult to work. In most cases, we do such retrievals at night, when everyone is gone. But the nature of this accident was not going to spare any lives. It would’ve been a miracle if any of the miners survived. I’ve however, seen miracles happen in the mines.
We retrieved some people at Battlefields near Kadoma who had been trapped in the mine for six days with water getting up to their necks. They had not been eating for all those days but they survived. In Mutoko, we saved two young boys after three days,” said Mr Munodawafa.
Zimbabwe Miners Federation Matabeleland South chapter chairman Mr Philemon Mukwili said there was a need to scale up training and awareness campaigns on mine safety to prevent similar accidents in the future.
“We saw this accident as a challenge to us because we now understand that most small-scale miners lack knowledge of health and safety which is very important in our mining operations. We’ll be training our miners so that they understand the importance of safety in the mines.
Most miners were not taking issues of health and safety seriously such that when we called for training, most miners were not coming. However, these trainings will be useful in reducing accidents in our mines,” said Mr Mukwili.
He said the organisation had engaged the Midlands State University and the Zimbabwe School of Mines to start the training next month.
“We’ll be targeting the miners on the ground so that they understand the importance of health and safety and the need to protect the environment when doing mining activities,” said Mr Mukwili. – @Yolisswa | https://www.chronicle.co.zw/mine-tragedy-governement-unearths-irregularities/ | 2022-05-20T03:15:29Z | https://www.chronicle.co.zw/mine-tragedy-governement-unearths-irregularities/ | true | 1 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely divided House approved legislation Thursday to crack down on alleged price gouging by oil companies and other energy producers as prices at the pump continue to soar.
A bill backed by House Democrats would give President Joe Biden authority to declare an energy emergency that would make it unlawful to increase gasoline and home energy fuel prices in an “excessive” or exploitative manner. The bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to punish companies that engage in price gouging and adds a new unit at the FTC to monitor fuel markets.
“At a time when people across the country are feeling the pinch at the gas pump, Congress needs to be doing all it can to bring down costs for American families,″ said Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., who co-sponsored the bill.
She called it “infuriating” that spikes in gas prices were “happening at the same time that gas and oil companies are making record profits and taking advantage of international crises to make a profit. This must stop.″
The measure was approved, 217-207. Republicans unanimously opposed the bill, along with four Democrats. It now goes to the Senate, where a similar bill faces steep odds amid a 50-50 split between Democrats and Republicans.
The focus on price gouging comes as gas prices hit an average of $4.59 per gallon Thursday — 49 cents a gallon higher than a month ago and $1.55 higher than a year ago, according to AAA.
ExxonMobil, Chevron and other major oil companies announced surging profits totaling more than $40 billion in the first quarter of the year, a fact Democrats repeatedly cited in floor debate. Many of the companies are spending billions on stock buybacks and dividend payments to investors.
“Big Oil is price gouging families because they can,” said Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., another co-sponsor. “Enough is enough.”
Republicans and industry groups called the bill misguided, saying there is no evidence of price gouging. Oil is a global commodity and prices are set on the global market.
Gas prices rose late last year amid supply chain problems and increased demand as the economy recovered following the COVID-19 pandemic, but prices have spiked ever higher since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. has banned imports of Russian oil and other countries are seeking alternatives to Russian energy, driving prices up.
Biden, aware of the political stakes, has vowed to do all he can to ease “pain at the pump for American families,” including ordering release of record amounts of oil from the nation’s strategic reserve.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden “welcomes all ideas to protect consumers and to make sure that oil companies aren’t taking advantage of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s war and are competing fairly.″
Republicans say the answer to higher gas prices is to increase production here in the United States.
Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, called the bill an attempt by Democrats “to distract and shift blame from the administration’s self-inflicted energy and inflation crisis.”
Scalise called the bill “a socialist price-fixing scheme that hurts small businesses and consumers the most.” He accused Democrats of ”politicizing” the FTC by giving the commission “wide-ranging powers based on undefined parameters that will allow it to usurp market forces and set government-controlled gasoline prices.”
Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., said the bill was needed. “The price of crude oil fell last month, yet the prices consumers pay at the pump continued to rise. We have to put an end to this corporate profiteering and give families relief,” he said.
The American Exploration and Production Council, a lobbying group that represents independent oil and gas producers, called the bill counter-productive. “Energy prices are determined by supply and demand, not false accusations of ‘price gouging’ motivated by the upcoming election,” said Anne Bradbury, the group’s CEO.
The House vote comes as Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said she will release a long-delayed, five-year plan that allows Interior to conduct new offshore oil and gas lease sales. The current plan expires June 30, and administration officials had not said when or if a replacement would be released, even as they canceled three offshore lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the Alaska coast.
Haaland told the Senate Energy Committee the new plan will be made public by June 30. The plan does not issue specific leases or authorize any drilling project.
“As we take this next step, we will follow the science and the law, as we always do,” Haaland said Thursday, vowing a “robust and transparent review process that includes input from states, the public and tribes.”
The Biden administration has come under pressure to increase U.S. crude production as fuel prices spike because of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
Biden also faces pressure from Democrats and environmental groups urging him to do more to combat climate change, even as his legislative proposals on climate and clean energy remain stalled in a sharply divided Congress.
Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat who chairs the energy panel and plays an outsized role on energy policy, said Thursday that “even as we see Russia wage a war enabled by energy insecurity in Europe, this administration has made its opposition to domestic oil and gas production crystal clear.”
Manchin said he supported a pause on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters announced by Biden soon after taking office in January 2021. By last summer, he told Haaland, “the time for a pause had come and gone.”
Now, 16 months after the pause was announced, “we still have no new leases,” Manchin said. “I’m sorry to say it has become crystal clear that the ‘pause’ is in fact a ban.”
Interior conducted an offshore lease sale last fall, responding to a court order, but the sale was later vacated by a federal judge.
The administration has scheduled onshore lease sales next month in eight mostly Western states. However, officials scaled back the amount of land offered for drilling and raised royalty rates charged to energy companies by 50%.
The four Democrats who opposed the House bill are Reps. Lizzie Fletcher of Texas, Jared Golden of Maine, Stephanie Murphy of Florida and Kathleen Rice of New York. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/political-news/house-approves-bill-to-take-aim-at-gasoline-price-gouging/ | 2022-05-20T03:16:19Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/political-news/house-approves-bill-to-take-aim-at-gasoline-price-gouging/ | false | 30 |
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State of Oklahoma
Posted: May 19, 2022 12:20 PMUpdated: May 19, 2022 12:21 PM
Stearman and Daniels' Abortion Bill Heads to Governor
The Oklahoma House of Representatives approves House Bill 4327 as amended by the Senate, which provides civil liability for anyone performing or abetting an abortion in Oklahoma.
HB4327 now proceeds to Governor Kevin Stitt for his signature. If signed it will take immediate effect. Gov. Stitt said in April that he would support any bill that would outlaw abortion in the state.
The measure was authored by Republican Rep. Wendi Stearman of Collinsville and Republican Sen. Julie Daniels of Bartlesville. Structured much like the "Heartbeat" bill recently passed in this state and other states, HB4327 became the most strongly pro-life bill of its kind by allowing civil liability from conception.
"It is my sincere hope that, in addition to the criminal bill passed this session, this civil liability bill will provide strong, additional protection of the life of unborn children in Oklahoma," Stearman said.
The intent of this bill is to provide an additional layer of protection of human life in addition to criminal charges. Because civil action may be brought by any private person on behalf of an unborn child, this bill does not depend on prosecutorial discretion for its enforcement. The intent is that exposure to civil liability can be a powerful, additional incentive to protect the life of the unborn child.
Stearman thanked Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, Sen. Daniels and Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, for their work in both chambers to secure passage of the bill.
"This bill furthers our efforts to protect the life of the unborn and to stop those who participate in their deaths," Roberts said. "The sanctity of life is our most precious gift, and I'm happy to have lent my support to this and all the other pro-life bills that have passed the House."
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing’s crew capsule rocketed into orbit Thursday on a repeat test flight without astronauts, after years of being grounded by flaws that could have doomed the spacecraft.
Only a test dummy was aboard. If the capsule reaches the International Space Station on Friday and everything else goes well, two or three NASA test pilots could strap in by the end of this year or early next for the company’s first crew flight.
It’s Boeing’s third shot at the high-stakes flight demo.
At least this time, Starliner made it to the proper orbit, quickly giving chase to the space station. But the all-important rendezvous and docking loomed.
Starliner’s first test flight in 2019 was stricken by software errors so severe that the capsule ended up in the wrong orbit and had to skip the space station. The spacecraft came close to being destroyed as ground controllers hastily cut short the mission.
After dozens of safety fixes, Boeing returned a different capsule to the launch pad last summer. Corroded valves halted the countdown, resulting in another round of repairs.
The drawn-out test flight program has cost Boeing approximately $600 million.
“We’re not going to fly (crews) unless we feel like we’ve bought down the risk,” NASA space operations chief Kathy Lueders stressed on the eve of liftoff.
Boeing is seeking redemption as it attempts to catch up with SpaceX, NASA’s other contracted taxi service. Elon Musk’s company has been flying astronauts to and from the space station for two years and delivering cargo for a full decade.
Eager to reduce its high-priced dependency on Russia for crew transport, NASA hired Boeing and SpaceX to launch astronauts to the space station after the shuttle program ended in 2011. That’s why it’s so important for Boeing’s Starliner to succeed, said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
“We always, in this case, want to have a backup,” Nelson told The Associated Press hours before liftoff.
Different in looks but similar in function to SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, Boeing’s fully automated capsule will attempt to dock at the space station on its own. Station astronauts will be ready to steer the capsule by remote control, if necessary.
Starliner will spend close to a week at the space station before aiming for a touchdown in the New Mexico desert.
NASA has yet to finalize which astronauts will be on the first Starliner crew. The program is so far behind that the original three have stepped aside. The leading candidates gathered at Cape Canaveral for the evening launch of Starliner atop United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket.
“We’re thrilled for this because the next one is us,” said astronaut Butch Wilmore.
Besides Rosie the Rocketeer — a space-age version of World War II’s Rosie the Riveter — the capsule is carrying groceries and spacewalking gear for the seven station residents. U.S. spacewalks have been on hold since an astronaut’s helmet took on water in March. NASA is sending up extra absorbent pads for use in helmets, in case an emergency spacewalk is required as the investigation continues.
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Lightning (LIGHT) traded 0% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 22:00 PM ET on May 19th. During the last seven days, Lightning has traded 43.6% lower against the U.S. dollar. One Lightning coin can now be purchased for $0.0181 or 0.00000060 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Lightning has a total market capitalization of $1.16 million and $22,895.00 worth of Lightning was traded on exchanges in the last day.
Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded up 5.4% against the dollar and now trades at $30,274.13 or 1.00014705 BTC.
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded down 0.2% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00003301 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded up 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00003306 BTC.
- THETA (THETA) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $5.25 or 0.00010640 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded up 7.1% against the dollar and now trades at $0.66 or 0.00002178 BTC.
- yOUcash (YOUC) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.50 or 0.00001652 BTC.
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The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Thursday:
9-5-6
(nine, five, six)
0-1-2
(zero, one, two)
2-8-3-1
(two, eight, three, one)
0-4-4-6
(zero, four, four, six)
01-04-10-12-20
(one, four, ten, twelve, twenty)
Estimated jackpot: $270,000
7-4-9
(seven, four, nine)
6-9-2
(six, nine, two)
5-1-5-1
(five, one, five, one)
1st:11 Money Bags-2nd:7 Eureka-3rd:1 Gold Rush, Race Time: 1:45.65
(1st: 11 Money Bags, 2nd: 7 Eureka, 3rd: 1 Gold Rush; Race Time: one: 45.65)
02-24-35-37-38
(two, twenty-four, thirty-five, thirty-seven, thirty-eight)
12-14-22-24-28
(twelve, fourteen, twenty-two, twenty-four, twenty-eight)
3-2-2
(three, two, two)
3-3-0
(three, three, zero)
2-8-6, WB: 4
(two, eight, six; WB: four)
0-7-1-6, WB: 8
(zero, seven, one, six; WB: eight)
1-0-8
(one, zero, eight)
9-3-4
(nine, three, four)
6-8-7-2
(six, eight, seven, two)
1-7-6-0
(one, seven, six, zero)
9-7
(nine, seven)
0-8
(zero, eight)
7-4-2
(seven, four, two)
5-3-3
(five, three, three)
9-8-4-6
(nine, eight, four, six)
6-5-3-0
(six, five, three, zero)
4-2-0-3-3
(four, two, zero, three, three)
1-2-2-3-0
(one, two, two, three, zero)
0-6, Fireball: 3
(zero, six; Fireball: three)
3-7, Fireball:
(three, seven; Fireball: zero)
4-9-6, Fireball: 3
(four, nine, six; Fireball: three)
3-7-6, Fireball:
(three, seven, six; Fireball: zero)
1-3-7-0, Fireball: 3
(one, three, seven, zero; Fireball: three)
0-8-1-9, Fireball:
(zero, eight, one, nine; Fireball: zero)
9-1-4-6-2, Fireball: 3
(nine, one, four, six, two; Fireball: three)
0-7-5-9-6, Fireball:
(zero, seven, five, nine, six; Fireball: zero)
1-8-9
(one, eight, nine)
5-4-7
(five, four, seven)
8-1-4-2
(eight, one, four, two)
9-6-8-6
(nine, six, eight, six)
8-7-9-8-4
(eight, seven, nine, eight, four)
7-8-3-5-3
(seven, eight, three, five, three)
1-2-5
(one, two, five)
5-6-9
(five, six, nine)
7-8-7-8
(seven, eight, seven, eight)
2-2-4-5
(two, two, four, five)
05-07-13-24-30
(five, seven, thirteen, twenty-four, thirty)
10-27-35-42-43
(ten, twenty-seven, thirty-five, forty-two, forty-three)
Estimated jackpot: $850,000
04-12-15-18-25-28-30-34-47-48-49-50-55-65-68-70-74-77-79-80, BE: 48
(four, twelve, fifteen, eighteen, twenty-five, twenty-eight, thirty, thirty-four, forty-seven, forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty, fifty-five, sixty-five, sixty-eight, seventy, seventy-four, seventy-seven, seventy-nine, eighty; BE: forty-eight)
6-2-9, SB: 5
(six, two, nine; SB: five)
6-7-1-1, SB: 5
(six, seven, one, one; SB: five)
6-2-9
(six, two, nine)
6-7-1-1
(six, seven, one, one)
0-7-7
(zero, seven, seven)
8-8-8
(eight, eight, eight)
5-9-6
(five, nine, six)
3-4-9-4
(three, four, nine, four)
AD-QS-3C-8C-6H
(AD, QS, 3C, 8C, 6H)
05-19-28-33-34, Bonus: 8
(five, nineteen, twenty-eight, thirty-three, thirty-four; Bonus: eight)
2-8-7
(two, eight, seven)
4-9-0
(four, nine, zero)
1-1-9-0
(one, one, nine, zero)
2-4-3-5
(two, four, three, five)
7-7-1-3-1
(seven, seven, one, three, one)
9-5-2-5-3
(nine, five, two, five, three)
04-05-08-15-34
(four, five, eight, fifteen, thirty-four)
1-3-9-6
(one, three, nine, six)
4-6-1-9
(four, six, one, nine)
04-17-24-26-34
(four, seventeen, twenty-four, twenty-six, thirty-four)
AD-2D-7D-7H-2S
(AD, 2D, 7D, 7H, 2S)
5-2-5
(five, two, five)
0-5-3-0
(zero, five, three, zero)
4-2-3
(four, two, three)
0-8-3-8
(zero, eight, three, eight)
01-16-19-33-39
(one, sixteen, nineteen, thirty-three, thirty-nine)
Estimated jackpot: $171,000
04-07-10-13-18-21-32-33-34-35-38-43-46-54-57-63-64-65-66-72-73-75
(four, seven, ten, thirteen, eighteen, twenty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-eight, forty-three, forty-six, fifty-four, fifty-seven, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-five, sixty-six, seventy-two, seventy-three, seventy-five)
6-5-9
(six, five, nine)
08-12-16-22-23
(eight, twelve, sixteen, twenty-two, twenty-three)
Estimated jackpot: $30,000
2-7-1
(two, seven, one)
9-4-1
(nine, four, one)
5-6-3-8
(five, six, three, eight)
2-0-5-2
(two, zero, five, two)
11-17-20-30-39
(eleven, seventeen, twenty, thirty, thirty-nine)
09-13-25-29, Bonus: 4
(nine, thirteen, twenty-five, twenty-nine; Bonus: four)
Month: 6, Day: 3, Year: 38
(Month: six; Day: three; Year: thirty-eight)
5-4-4, Fireball: 7
(five, four, four; Fireball: seven)
9-0-7-2, Fireball: 7
(nine, zero, seven, two; Fireball: seven)
5-6-7
(five, six, seven)
5-4-2-9
(five, four, two, nine)
06-11-23-25-35
(six, eleven, twenty-three, twenty-five, thirty-five)
3-6-9
(three, six, nine)
3-6-7-1
(three, six, seven, one)
03-08-12-15-19-26-29-31-34-37-41-42-48-52-58-63-64-68-70-76
(three, eight, twelve, fifteen, nineteen, twenty-six, twenty-nine, thirty-one, thirty-four, thirty-seven, forty-one, forty-two, forty-eight, fifty-two, fifty-eight, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-eight, seventy, seventy-six)
6-8-9, Lucky Sum: 23
(six, eight, nine; Lucky Sum: twenty-three)
2-2-2-7, Lucky Sum: 13
(two, two, two, seven; Lucky Sum: thirteen)
3-7-9
(three, seven, nine)
7-0-4
(seven, zero, four)
0-5-4-4
(zero, five, four, four)
0-6-0-1
(zero, six, zero, one)
2-1-2-9-2
(two, one, two, nine, two)
7-2-8-4-4
(seven, two, eight, four, four)
09-16-27-30-35
(nine, sixteen, twenty-seven, thirty, thirty-five)
Estimated jackpot: $247,000
05-20-21-29-36
(five, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-nine, thirty-six)
02-06-11-15-19-23-27-32
(two, six, eleven, fifteen, nineteen, twenty-three, twenty-seven, thirty-two)
Estimated jackpot: $38,000
5-7-8-6
(five, seven, eight, six)
9-2-3-7
(nine, two, three, seven)
7-9-2-8
(seven, nine, two, eight)
08-10-16-20-34
(eight, ten, sixteen, twenty, thirty-four)
Estimated jackpot: $250,000
03-09-26-28-33-43
(three, nine, twenty-six, twenty-eight, thirty-three, forty-three)
Estimated jackpot: $940,000
1-2, Wild: 3
(one, two; Wild: three)
6-7, Wild: 7
(six, seven; Wild: seven)
2-7-5, Wild: 3
(two, seven, five; Wild: three)
5-4-5, Wild: 7
(five, four, five; Wild: seven)
6-1-3-1, Wild: 3
(six, one, three, one; Wild: three)
2-6-2-0, Wild: 7
(two, six, two, zero; Wild: seven)
7-7-8-4-8, Wild: 3
(seven, seven, eight, four, eight; Wild: three)
8-8-8-5-4, Wild: 7
(eight, eight, eight, five, four; Wild: seven)
04-20-21-23-30
(four, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-three, thirty)
Estimated jackpot: $12,000
2-5-7-7
(two, five, seven, seven)
6-9-2-4
(six, nine, two, four)
01-07-25-29-34, Extra: 31
(one, seven, twenty-five, twenty-nine, thirty-four; Extra: thirty-one)
Estimated jackpot: $70,000
03-06-07-24-29, Power-Up: 2
(three, six, seven, twenty-four, twenty-nine; Power, Up: two)
4-0-3, FB: 9
(four, zero, three; FB: nine)
6-4-5, FB: 3
(six, four, five; FB: three)
6-2-0-3, FB: 9
(six, two, zero, three; FB: nine)
3-9-2-2, FB: 3
(three, nine, two, two; FB: three)
2-6-0, Wild: 4
(two, six, zero; Wild: four)
7-8-9, Wild: 9
(seven, eight, nine; Wild: nine)
0-9-1, Wild: 7
(zero, nine, one; Wild: seven)
2-0-6-7, Wild: 2
(two, zero, six, seven; Wild: two)
7-4-0-2, Wild: 1
(seven, four, zero, two; Wild: one)
5-1-1-1, Wild: 1
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6-0-4-0, FIREBALL: 9
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1-5-0-4, FIREBALL: 4
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5-7-7-5, FIREBALL: 7
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9-9-4, FIREBALL: 7
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4-3-6, FIREBALL: 7
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7-7-8, FIREBALL: 4
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6-3-8
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5-3-5-6
(five, three, five, six)
05-08-12-24-28-35, Doubler: N
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With “The Tin Woman,” Elgin Theatre Company chose a superb play for inclusion in its 70th season. In a drama-comedy, it’s often difficult to establish credibility and believability, but they all pull it off with warmth, pathos and a great deal of hope and humor.
Read more at tinyurl.com/2p9eddcy | https://www.shawlocal.com/best-of-the-fox/newsletter/2022/05/20/cast-of-the-tin-woman-playing-with-heart/ | 2022-05-20T03:38:16Z | https://www.shawlocal.com/best-of-the-fox/newsletter/2022/05/20/cast-of-the-tin-woman-playing-with-heart/ | true | null |
Fans love to create their own Magic: The Gathering custom cards, to show off their expert knowledge of the game and play around in new design space. But usually, a prolific custom MTG card maker will dart around a bit – they might design a powerful commander one day, a new planeswalker the next. Not Reddit user AnarchyStarfish though. They’ve spent an entire year putting out variations of precisely the same sort of card – mono red burn spells.
The Redditor seems to have dedicated an enormous amount of time to designing and sharing red damage-dealing custom cards like the infamous Lightning Bolt. Eight months ago, they posted a gallery of 100 cards all fitting this mould to r/custommagic, but they’ve shown no signs of burnout (ha ha) and are still churning out new red cards to this day.
If you can think of a concept for a red spell that can damage creatures or players, chances are AnarchyStarfish has already made it. Some of their custom cards use niche keywords like Explore, some destroy artifacts or lands before dealing damage, and some can become board wipes with a little extra work.
That’s just the tip of the fiery iceberg, though. There’s no real way to summarise the collection, other than suggesting you go look for yourself. We will highlight a personal favourite, however – Hematic Reprisal, a burn spell all opponents can copy if they pay three life. We can imagine that one causing all kinds of chaos (of the best sort) in a commander deck.
It just goes to show how much room there is to iterate when designing Magic cards. There are some card archetypes that seem to show up in every MTG set. For example, there’s always a blue ‘transform’ combat trick like Suit Up, or a black discard spell like Mind Rot. If you were worried about Wizards of the Coast running out of new ideas for these sorts of cards, look upon the work of AnarchyStarfish and take comfort.
AnarchyStarfish is clearly not completely devoted to red burn decks, as in previous years they’ve tackled other card archetypes. For example, they put out 100 mono-black kill spells in 2018, and came up with 100 new mono-blue counterspells in both 2020 and 2019 – the monster. They jokingly call their habit: an “unsolicited and unpopular tradition”.
If you enjoy finding out about the ways MTG fans get creative with cards, try our MTG proxies guide, to hear about another tradition – one with many adherents… | https://www.wargamer.com/magic-the-gathering/custom-cards-red-burn-spells | 2022-05-20T03:38:36Z | https://www.wargamer.com/magic-the-gathering/custom-cards-red-burn-spells | false | 1 |
Deepika Padukone drops new pics of Cannes Day 3 look in Louis Vuitton gown, shows how to slay 'red' on the red carpet
Cannes Film Festival 2022: Actor Deepika Padukone has been slaying the red carpet fashion at the ongoing 75th Cannes Film Festival, and each look has left the internet equally excited. While the last red carpet look showed the Gehraiyaan actor embracing Indian fashion elements by draping herself in a striped Sabyasachi saree and accessories, for the new look, she donned a custom creation by Louis Vuitton. Deepika recently became the House Ambassador for the luxury fashion house and even starred in their campaign for the LV Dauphine bag. Now Deepika has dropped brand new pictures of her all-red Cannes look on Instagram, and it shows her posing in a scenic locale in the French Riviera town. Fans love every bit of it.
On Friday, Deepika took to the photo and video sharing app to share her stunning get-up for the Day 3 of the Cannes Film Festival 2022. The actor, who is married to Ranveer Singh, tagged Louis Vitton and Nicolas Ghesquière, the creative director of Louis Vuitton, in her post. She teamed the ensemble with jewels from Cartier, and celebrity stylist Shaleena Nathani styled her. Her post garnered more than a lakh likes and comments. Scroll ahead to see it. (Also Read: Deepika Padukone attends Cannes Film Festival jury dinner in sleeveless Louis Vuitton mini dress and boots: Pics, videos)
Deepika's custom LV silk gown comes in a bright crimson shade. It features barely-there spaghetti straps to hold the dress together, a plunging V neckline on the front and a deep back, cinched detail on the torso, an additional layer on top of the structured skirt defining her silhouette, and a short train attached to the ensemble.
Deepika wore the gown with minimal accessories, including a Cartier diamond necklace and matching stilettos. She tied her tresses in a messy ponytail with teased ends. And for the glam, Deepika chose subtle eye shadow, mascara on the lashes, bold red lip shade, glowing skin, sharp contouring, well-defined brows and blushed cheeks.
Meanwhile, Deepika is part of the jury at the 75th Cannes Film Festival with other members, including Rebecca Hall, Asghar Farhadi, Ladj Ly, Jeff Nichols, Joachim Trier, Noomi Rapace and Jasmine Trinca. Additionally, French actor Vincent Lindon is the Jury President of the 75th Festival de Cannes. The festival is scheduled to run till May 26 in the French Riviera town. | https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/deepika-padukone-drops-new-pics-of-cannes-day-3-look-in-louis-vuitton-gown-shows-how-to-slay-red-on-the-red-carpet-101653012443882-amp.html | 2022-05-20T03:41:03Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/deepika-padukone-drops-new-pics-of-cannes-day-3-look-in-louis-vuitton-gown-shows-how-to-slay-red-on-the-red-carpet-101653012443882-amp.html | true | 2 |
Soaring house prices create a new crisis in Australia
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN
Faye sits on a couch, her long hair twisted into a gray braid that comes down to her waist.
Her pale blue eyes fill with tears as she describes how she became homeless and her terror of what may happen if she’s not able to find a permanent place to stay.
“I’ll be happy if I can just get a little roof over my head,” Faye says, pausing to correct herself. “A safe roof over my head.”
At 72, the great-grandmother never thought she’d be here — in a bare-walled flat in emergency accommodation on the Gold Coast of Australia — but life hasn’t worked out as she hoped it would.
She once owned her own home, had a husband and two children, but found herself without enough savings to cushion her against unexpected events later in life: poor health, unemployment, abuse, divorce.
Faye, who is using an alias for privacy reasons, is part of the fastest growing group of homeless people in Australia: women over 55. Older women made up a relatively small proportion of the 116,000 people who reported themselves homeless during the last national Census night in 2016. Most were young and living in “severely crowded” homes — houses that would need at least four extra bedrooms to cater for the number of people living there.
But at the time, researchers noted a rapid rise in the number of older homeless women — up 31% in five years — and experts say there’s no sign the trend has slowed. If anything, it has worsened due to job losses during the pandemic, rising rental costs and soaring inflation.
For decades, women worldwide have earned less money than men — a disparity known as the gender wage gap. Now with fewer retirement savings, thousands of Australian women are finding themselves without a safe space to sleep at night. On Saturday, Australians will vote in a federal election — and housing has emerged as a key issue.
How a life falls apart
There was nothing unusual about Faye’s life. She married a man, they bought a house and had two children. But when the children were in primary school, she said her husband “played up on her” — cheated — and moved in with the other woman.
Faye tried to make it work as a single mother, but eventually she and the children had to move in with her parents. “I ended up selling the house. And he took most of it anyway,” she said of her ex-husband.
She then met another man who was out of work and bought him a business, which he ran into the ground. Faye didn’t get her money back. When her next partner became violent, she fled, leaving everything behind.
Faye has been supported by some family members, but nobody has the space to take her in. Besides, she doesn’t want to be a strain. “You don’t want to be a burden to people, you know, because you’re older,” she said. “You can’t stay with people. You just can’t. You’re in the way.”
Low interest rates have pushed Australian house prices to record highs. On the Gold Coast, where Faye lives, some homeowners have sold up to cash in their profits, displacing long-term renters. The coastal city, south of Brisbane, has become a popular destination for people moving north from southern states that suffered bigger Covid outbreaks. Recent floods have also added to demand for accommodation.
The rental market is now tighter than ever, and people like Faye, who receive the age pension — almost 1,000 Australian dollars ($697) a fortnight for people aged 66 years and six months or over — struggle to afford to rent in the private sector.
The median weekly rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the central Gold Coast is 644 Australian dollars ($448). Anyone who’s spending over 30% of their income on accommodation is considered to suffer “rental stress,” so estate agents typically won’t approve their applications, but there are very few other options.
As of 2021, the average wait for social housing on Australia’s Gold Coast was over 3.5 years.
While most Australians will save for retirement by paying into a scheme which requires employers to contribute to their pension pot, Elise Klein, a senior lecturer in public policy at the Australian National University, says structural inequalities, such as the gender wage gap, mean that many women don’t have enough of their own savings to support themselves in retirement.
According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, women in Australia earn on average $255.30 ($178) a week less than men. Time out of work to care for children also limits their retirement savings.
Some older women can lean on their partners for financial support, but many don’t have that option. “It shouldn’t be a situation where a woman’s choice to be a single woman is a defining marker of if she’s going to have a house over her head or not,” Klein said. “But it is a major contributor to homelessness, because of the ways in which the economy is structured to completely undervalue unpaid care work.”
Shut out of the market
In Australia, owning your own home can mean the difference between a comfortable retirement and homelessness, according to research from independent think tank the Grattan Institute.
“Half of all renters retire in poverty compared to less than 10% of homeowners,” said Brendan Coates, director of the institute’s economic policy program.
Coates added that following a divorce, fewer women than men buy another home, partly because banks evaluate loans on the size of the deposit and ongoing earnings. As women earn less, they’re likely to be offered a smaller loan — if any at all — so some are shut out of the market.
Older renters can run into trouble if they lose their jobs before the retirement age of 66 years and six months, Coates added. Then, they may have to survive on unemployment benefits, which are even lower than the age pension.
Faye retired early after suffering a brain aneurism requiring surgery in her early 60s. By the time she had recovered, she was too frail to stand for hours behind the till working as a retail assistant. Today, her most valuable possession is her car, but she now hopes to sell it for 2,000 Australian dollars ($1,393) to help pay for food and other expenses. Partly as a result of the war in Ukraine, inflation is at 20-year high in Australia and the cost of most daily items is rising, including fuel.
Voting for change?
The housing crisis has been building in Australia for years as house prices surged, making it harder for people to save a deposit.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison entered the final week of the election campaign with a promise to allow some people to dip into their retirement savings to get into the market. His Labor rival Anthony Albanese says, if elected, his government will top-up the deposit for a small number of first-time buyers.
Both policies created headlines, but their pitch to women voters was more low-key. Morrison says, if re-elected, his government will allow working parents to share up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave. Albanese is promising to increase childcare subsidies to get more women back to work. Both are offering more support for victims of domestic and family violence, though only Labor has committed to backing a new policy of 10 days leave for victims of family violence.
Morrison has touted his party’s past success in reducing the gender wage gap, while Albanese says he’ll make it easier to force companies to pay women more.
Whoever wins Saturday’s election, women’s rights campaigners and charity workers say much more needs to be done to level the playing field — and not just through policies.
“There’s still a systemic attitude around who is the main breadwinner, and who is able to be financially independent,” said Cherylee Treloar, the CEO of Footprints, a non-profit community group that supports people at risk of homelessness. “That concept of women being able to be financially independent is still something that there’s a psychological resistance to in Australia.”
Last year, thousands of Australians joined the “March for Justice,” a campaign that started with a call for women’s safety and grew into a wider campaign for gender equality.
One year on, the movement’s co-founder Janine Hendry said politicians have still not done enough to address longstanding issues. “We’re talking about the gender pay gap, but we’re not really talking about the overall economic insecurity that is occurring for women as a result of inequality,” she said. This includes women like Faye.
Back on the Gold Coast, Faye says she plans to vote in the election despite not having a fixed address — voting is compulsory in Australia. She’s not sure who she’ll vote for but has a simple request.
“I just want somebody that’s going to do the best for the country, and for everybody.”
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NEW YORK: Twitter executives told employees on Thursday that the $44 billion
deal to sell the company to billionaire Elon
Musk is moving forward as planned, and that they won’t renegotiate the agreed-upon price of $54. 2 per share.
Vijaya Gadde, Twitter’s top lawyer and head of policy, also told workers at an allhands meeting that there is “no such thing as a deal being on hold,” according to people who attended the meeting. She was pushing back on claims from Musk over the past week that he is pausing the deal while he learns more about the number of bots and spam accounts on the platform. Twitter stock jumped about 2% on the news of the meeting.
Other executives, including CEO
Parag Agrawal, also addressed staffers, said thepeople. They addressed questions about the deal, including whether Twitter would try and legally force Musk to buy the firm based on his agreement. Gadde assured staffers that Musk must “do everything he can” to make sure he gets his financing in order, and that it’s possible Twitter could try and “enforce” the terms of the deal “if we ever needed to do that in a court”. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/musks-deal-not-on-hold-top-twitter-execs-tell-staff/articleshow/91677335.cms | 2022-05-20T03:45:13Z | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/musks-deal-not-on-hold-top-twitter-execs-tell-staff/articleshow/91677335.cms | true | 1 |
Nestor Cortes addresses tweets in which he used n-word dozen times
New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes said he was "pissed" at himself after his old tweets resurfaced and insisted that was not the message he wanted to send out. On Sunday, Cortes' tweets in which he used the n-word dozen times resurfaced. Those tweets were posted nearly a decade...
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By Jason Drake
SCIENCE
Future Superhuman
Elise Bohan
NewSouth, $29.99
H.G. Wells once said that every time he saw an adult riding a bicycle, he no longer despaired for the future of the human race.
That looks like a rosy view of the relationship between human technology and human nature in the 21st century.
What would Wells have made of a Twitter feud, though? Or a combat drone?
Humans have accomplished incredible things, but we’re sitting on time bombs of our own devising. The problems that human nature causes may exceed the capacity of human ingenuity to resolve – but can we go beyond human? Become something better, something that doesn’t make the same mistakes? Future Superhuman makes the case for transformation.
Transhumanism as an academic field still carries a whiff of mad science, thanks largely to popular fascination with the most sensationalist possibilities. Killer cyborgs. Cryogenics. A technological ‘singularity’.
A certain suspicion of the field should be expected. The line between science fiction and scientific rigour is often blurred, and transhumanism has attracted some truly eccentric adherents: you might remember the story of the Sydney ‘biohacker’ who implanted an Opal card in their body.
Elise Bohan takes pains to distance her work from the “foil-hat-wearing cranks” who often derail the conversation. As a research scholar at Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute, she may be one of the best-positioned people to assess the road ahead. She argues that as the rate of technological development gathers pace, so too does the urgency and relevance of transhumanist study.
Already, tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are deeply invested in explicitly transhumanist projects that seek to fundamentally alter our species, from brain-chip interfaces to extreme longevity. These projects, Bohan reasons, might sound fantastical, but then humanity couldn’t reasonably predict going “from horse-drawn carts to a global digital brain”.
So, what happens next? It’s a fascinating, if confronting, question. Bohan asserts that humanity can be “beautiful, and tragically flawed, at the same time”. Sounds dramatic, but Bohan isn’t looking to dump humanity, just upgrade it.
An immediate and obvious upgrade lies in the staggering potential of information technologies. Everything from pandemics to politics is now affected by computing capacity, and computers will almost certainly be smarter than us “absent any major setbacks this century”. The implications are exciting, if disquieting; we’ll probably continue to unload even more of our daily responsibilities onto computer systems, for better or worse.
Automation also dominates Bohan’s assessment of our future direction. It has already transformed the workforce but a far more radical change is in store. The “9-5 lifestyle” is starting to crumble and a “mass unleashing” of workers from their cubicles and factories seems nigh. Work as a cornerstone of identity may not be sustainable for much longer.
Your job isn’t the only thing that could be automated, though. Bohan devotes a chapter to the emergence of “sex-bots” and their potential consequences. Her hilarious encounter with a poorly programmed VR lover (a “lumbering, dead-eyed porn star”) opens a frank and delicious appraisal of the industry.
Sex-bots aimed at women are woefully behind those targeting men (another blow for gender equality!) but these advancements on the blow-up doll seem poised to significantly change how we have sex. Would an AI partner trump a flesh-and-blood one for you? The opportunity to find out is fast approaching.
Though the book avoids what Bohan calls “event horizon” speculation – topics like full brain uploads or nanotechnology – it does look at current science with a critical and creative eye, racing through subjects such as immortality, genome manipulation and even nuclear power with almost dizzying speed. That sense of acceleration is at the core of Future Superhuman’s “transhuman era”.
Things are now moving much faster than a bicycle, and if the road ahead looks precarious, one thing is certain: whatever the future holds, we’ll need to make even more use of our technology to keep up with the pace of change that it brings.
The Booklist is a weekly newsletter for book lovers from books editor Jason Steger. Get it delivered every Friday. | https://www.theage.com.au/culture/books/sex-bots-and-foil-hats-reconfiguring-what-it-means-to-be-human-20220518-p5ame8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture | 2022-05-20T03:45:52Z | https://www.theage.com.au/culture/books/sex-bots-and-foil-hats-reconfiguring-what-it-means-to-be-human-20220518-p5ame8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture | true | 8 |
Top 10 Performances at Shaky Knees 2022
by Hadley Schaffer // DJ Duckington
10. Hunny
This was a band I was looking forward to seeing even though I wasn’t overly familiar with their music. I knew they were popular in the college radio scene, but I had no idea how great they would be live. Just listening to their stuff, you would not expect the crowd to be nearly as crazy as it was, but Hunny managed to get everybody off their feet and jumping around pretty effortlessly, which made for such a fun and memorable experience.
9. Faye Webster
As one of my favorite artists going into the festival, she did everything but disappoint. She had a pretty short set at just 45 minutes, but she managed to play pretty much all of her best music and sound just as good live as she does in her studio recordings. Hearing some of these songs live was so moving I actually teared up. I do wish there were some horns incorporated into the band, but the performance was great nonetheless.
8. Shannon and the Clams
The circumstances leading up to this performance alone were enough to place them on this list, but the fact that they managed to do such a fantastic job with a replacement guitarist who had just learned the music is something not many bands can say. Most people would have given up after being removed from the lineup because their guitarist couldn’t be there, but not Shannon and the Clams. Their style translated beautifully onto the stage and made for such a lively performance, and I’m very happy they ended up playing in spite of everything that happened.
7. Nine Inch Nails
This was one of the most shocking setlists of the weekend, with the band playing almost exclusively older material, and I think we were all better off because of it. Hearing so many fan-favorites in one night was a once in a lifetime experience, and the strobing white lights and raging mosh pit added to it greatly.
6. My Morning Jacket
It’s almost poetic that My Morning Jacket would have the longest set of the weekend, since the whole music festival was named after one of their lyrics. Their music fit the festival’s aesthetic better than anything, and it was the perfect way to end the weekend.
5. PUP
I’ve been a fan of PUP for a while now, but I never realized just how great their live shows were. The setlist was made up of a perfect mix from all of their albums, and there was not a single lull for the entire hour. Everybody in the crowd appeared to be having the time of their lives, and the band matched this energy with everything they had. I still can’t get over hearing “If This Tour Doesn’t Kill You, I Will” straight into “DVP;” genuinely a highlight of my life.
4. Gang of Youths
I had only heard one song from this band going into the festival, and it did not prepare me for just how brilliant their live show would be. That frontman was born to be on the stage; I don’t think he stood still for a single second of his performance, and he would not rest until he got the rest of the crowd dancing too. This was by far one of the most fun and entertaining performances to watch at Shaky, and it made me want to check out so much more of their music.
3. Green Day
I think my low expectations for this set made me enjoy it even more than I would have if I’d been a big Green Day fan. Billie Joe knows how to control a crowd better than just about anyone I’ve ever seen, and it made my jaw drop so many times that I couldn’t get it back up. This man invited people on stage, gave away a guitar, and played so much great music all in one show. You really can’t ask for more than that.
2. Amyl and The Sniffers
I acknowledge that I am a bit biased towards pit shows, and Amyl and The Sniffers’ music simply goes way too hard to not mosh as hard as you possibly can. There were bodies going up to crowd surf every thirty seconds, people were constantly running into each other at full speed, and there was more headbanging than I saw at any other show. It was the perfect storm for anyone who loves moshing, and I am most definitely one of those people.
1. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
King Gizz is indisputably one of the best touring acts of this generation. Their vocal range is impeccable, the instrumentation is unreal, and the crowd goes absolutely insane for anything they play. Sure, there was dust flying everywhere and a lot of people got their phones stolen, but that doesn’t change the fact that King Gizz put on the show of a lifetime, and witnessing it live and in person is unlike anything else you can ever experience. | https://wusc.sc.edu/top-10-performances-at-shaky-knees-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-10-performances-at-shaky-knees-2022 | 2022-05-20T03:52:13Z | https://wusc.sc.edu/top-10-performances-at-shaky-knees-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-10-performances-at-shaky-knees-2022 | true | 1 |
FBC-Fiji launches redesigned news website
The Fijian Broadcasting Corporation has launched its redesigned FBC News website.
Chief Executive Riyaz Sayed-Khayyam said the website would place greater emphasis on sports this year as thousands of fans converged on stadiums after the pandemic lockdowns.
He said the unique design allowed both news and sports enthusiasts to easily navigate the website and access information of their choice side by side.
“Media is about keeping things fresh, keeping things relevant and being able to interact with the audience,” he said. “That’s why we have a policy that every few years…we try and freshen things up, add new elements to our website, make it more interactive, make it more appealing to our audience that uses it.”
The FBC website had 35 million page views in the first four months of 2022.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said with more dynamic and animated advertising spots, businesses would see tangible benefits from advertising on the home page and story pages.
FBC also has a news and sports app. | https://www.abu.org.my/2022/05/20/fbc-fiji-launches-redesigned-news-website/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fbc-fiji-launches-redesigned-news-website | 2022-05-20T03:53:40Z | https://www.abu.org.my/2022/05/20/fbc-fiji-launches-redesigned-news-website/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fbc-fiji-launches-redesigned-news-website | true | 1 |
Following the resignation of Anamosa High School Principal Erin Thompson at a special meeting May 11, after a closed session of the board, the Anamosa school board met May 16 in a special meeting to take needed steps in the search for a new administrator.
The board voted to approve Grundmeyer Leadership Services, who helped the district find their incoming superintendent, to help with the recruitment of a new principal. The district will be invoiced $2,500 for the service.
Thompson will stay with the district through June 30.
In addition to hiring Grundmeyer to recruit a new principal, discussion was had about adjusting the contract for Bret Jones, assistant principal and activities director. The board approved the change, which included adding days.
Jones will be assisting with the search for the new principal at the high school. If a suitable candidate is not found at such a late stage for the principal search, Jones could serve as principal in an interim basis for the upcoming school year. The school board members thanked him for his willingness to take on the role if need be.
“I hope we find a great person, but I’ll do what I can to help,” Jones said, noting he felt that was preferable to a rushed hiring process if the district felt they had to go with a candidate they weren’t comfortable with.
The adjustment was given the blessing of incoming superintendent Darren Hanna, who was given plaudits for leading on the situation.
Acel and Rita Nowachek of Wyoming will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Saturday, May 14. Axel is retired from Farmer’s Supply Centers in Delma and Rita is retired from the Midland Community School District. They are the parents of Dean (Jodi) Nowachek of Monmouth and MaryJo (Kerry) … | https://www.eastcentraliowanews.com/anamosa/news/new-principal-search-starts/article_e958137f-326d-57c4-90de-b086dde02b7f.html | 2022-05-20T03:53:59Z | https://www.eastcentraliowanews.com/anamosa/news/new-principal-search-starts/article_e958137f-326d-57c4-90de-b086dde02b7f.html | false | 1 |
A fan favorite took the top spot during a one-on-one street dance competition with no planned choreography and no pre-selected music.
Leo Ra Soul was victorious during the Red Bull Dance Your Style Atlanta qualifier.
The dancer competed against the region’s top street dancers in hip-hop, house, waacking, popping, krumping, locking, and dominated with his one-of-a-kind “Innerflow” fusion style.
By securing his win, he will head to the U.S. Red Bull Dance Your Style National Finals taking place from May 21-22 in New Orleans, Lousiana.
Atlanta’s event was hosted by local personalities Paige Shari & SideShow, and DJ Jash Jay provided the spontaneous soundtrack of the night – from chart toppers to timeless classics. Audiences also enjoyed a performance from special guests Bad Boy Skate Crew.
Standout Red Bull Dance Your Style Atlanta competitors included Lenataa who wowed the crowd with her Lateral Ts and freestyle flexibility…
and Don Soup who made it to the final round and took on Leo Ra Soul head-on.
A staple in the Red Bull Dance Your Style competition and a fierce competitor, Soup left the crowd wanting more after making jaws drop with his hypermobile moves.
Ultimately however Leo Ra Soul, who’s been dancing since he was four and is crafting his own style, was victorious and the crowd voted in his favor to rule the dance floor.
As previously reported The Red Bull Dance Your Style competition will complete its U.S. circuit with the Red Bull Dance Your Style National Finals in New Orleans, where one competitor will go on to represent the U.S. at the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Finals in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Check out more details below and tune in to BOSSIP’s socials for more on this exciting weekend!
Red Bull Dance Your Style National Finals New Orleans
Pre-Finals, May 21 at 7:00 PM ET
Finals, May 22 at 1:00 PM ET
With no planned choreography or pre-selected music, America’s best street dancers face the ultimate improvisational test as they seamlessly transition between hip-hop, house, waacking, turfing, krumping, popping, locking, footwork, jookin’, and more. The results will be as unpredictable as their kinetic freestyles, with the audience judging the competition in real-time. This year’s event will also spotlight the rich dance and music traditions of New Orleans with participatory workshops and community events.
Maurice Lacroix is the official timekeeper of Red Bull Dance Your Style. For more information, please see: www.mauricelacroix.com
Tickets to the Red Bull Dance Your Style National Pre-Finals and Finals are $5 and are available for purchase here and here. For more information click HERE.
Check out the full schedule of programming below.
Friday, May 20
RED BULL DANCE YOUR STYLE PRESENTS: THE RUNWAY – a moment to celebrate street dance, movement, and fashion on the catwalk. With original music by DJ Shash’u and special appearances by Popin Pete, Femme Fatale and Dolores & Javier Ninja, top dancers from across the US introduce the crowd to their signature dance styles in custom fits by New Orleans collective likesushi.
Location: The Historic Carver Theater, 2101 Orleans ave, New Orleans, LA 70116
Start Time: 7:30pm
Saturday, May 21
RED BULL DANCE YOUR STYLE WEEKENDER PRE-FINALS USA The Red Bull Dance Your Style runner ups of qualifiers in Boston, Tampa, Chicago, Washington D.C., Oakland, and Atlanta will have a final shot at advancing onto the Red Bull Dance Your Style National Finals by battling wildcards at random including Lily Frias, Nick Fury, Tyler D Creator and Toyin.
The four winners of the Red Bull Dance Your Style National Pre-Finals will advance to the National Finals on May 22.
DJ Jess will rock the 1s & 2s while audiences can look forward to a Celebration of Bounce by legendary New Orleans artist HaSizzle and a dance performance by Memphis Jookin’ legend G-Nerd.
Event Date: Saturday, May 21
Location: House of Blues | 225 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Doors: 7pm
Tickets
WORKSHOP: HOW TO WORK ON YOUR FREESTYLE SKILLS W/ LADIA YATES
Event Date: Saturday, May 21
Location: Passion Dance | 3117 St Roch Ave, New Orleans, LA 70122
Start Time: 10am
LADIA YATES:
A California Bay Area native, Ladia was discovered to possess a natural talent for dance and love for music at an early age. When she was 16, Ladia moved to Memphis, TN where she discovered “Memphis Jookin” which was the springboard she needed to elevate her talent to another level. Ladia’s efforts have gained her nationwide exposure and recognition from the world’s biggest superstars and dance icons such as Lil Baby ,Usher, Janelle Monae, Missy Elliott and more. Ladia continues to shock fans with her unique dance as evidenced by over 300 million total views across YouTube and other social media platforms. Ladia’s life mission is to share her gift with the world and inspire others, whether new or experienced to believe in the power of dance therefore she has opened a dance academy in Memphis TN ,”Ladia Yates Entertainment Academy ” also know “L.Y.E Academy”. As she actively carves out a niche in the dance world, she hopes to inspire others to find their unique place in dance and soar, too!
WORKSHOP: HOW TO WIN OVER A CROWD W/ FLASH & SKIP
Event Date: Saturday, May 21
Location: Passion Dance | 3117 St Roch Ave, New Orleans, LA 70122
Start Time: 11:30am
FLASH:
Flash, is an all around Entertainer, Dancer, Rapper and Singer born in Battlecreek Michigan; he found a
passion for entertaining, wanting to make people smile, happy and feel AMAZING with his
Entertaining gifts. He’s been on stage with the likes of Fantasia, Big Freedia, New Kids On The Block, Choppa Style and many more. Flash has also been on Fuse TV for 6 seasons as a cast member of Big Freedia’s Reality TV Show ‘The Queen of Bounce’.
SKIP:
Shelby “ Skip” Skipper, is an International Entertainer Born and raised from the
unique city of New Orleans, LA. Skip was the Lead Male Dancer for Big Freedia for 5 years touring all over the world, performing on prestigious stages such as the Kennedy Center, SXSW, and Lil Weezyana Fest. He has been featured on: So You Think You Can Dance, The Ellen Show, The Apollo, Bring It, & The Jimmy Kimmel Show. Skip was also a cast member on Big Freedia’s reality Show the ‘Queen of Bounce’ on Fuse TV.
Skip is now an Exploring his talents as a music artist collaborating with different artists and performing on stages taking Bounce Music to the next level.
Sunday, May 22
DANCE YOUR STYLE NATIONAL FINALS USA
Recognized for its vibrant music scene, annual festivities & larger than life street parties, the city of New Orleans knows a thing or two about song & dance. The question is… can they prove it on the battle floor? The Red Bull Dance Your Style winners of qualifiers in Boston, Tampa, Chicago, Washington D.C., Oakland, and Atlanta are about to meet on the National Finals USA stage. They’ll be ready to test the limits of their dance skills in a bout of ultimate supremacy.
The winner of Red Bull Dance Your Style National Finals will compete to represent the USA at the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Finals in Johannesburg, South Africa in December 2022.
DJ mikeyoffline will be rocking the dance floor for the competition along with performances by New Orleans’ own GBL WRMNG and a special pop up performance by viral dance icon Griddy!
Event Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022
Location: Generations Hall | 310 Andrew Higgins Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70130
Doors: 2pm
Tickets
WORKSHOP: CREATIVITY W/ DASSY
Event Date: Sunday, May 22
Location: Passion Dance | 3117 St Roch Ave, New Orleans, LA 70122
Start Time: 9am
DASSY:
Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Red Bull Dancer, Inyoung ‘Dassy’ Lee started dancing at the age of 12. Exploring different styles, Dassy excels in Popping and moved to the USA at the age of 21. She was the first Korean dancer featured in the award-winning TV program ‘So You Think You Can Dance,’ finishing in the Top 8 of over 4000 contestants. She has been featured in national commercials for brands such as FitBit, Timberland, Splat and Mastercard as well as music videos for Calvin Harris, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Pitbull and One Republic. Dassy was our Dance Your Style National Finals Runner Up in 2021
WORKSHOP: HOW TO IMPROVISE & ENTERTAIN A CROWD W/ SHEIK
Event Date: Sunday, May 22
Location: Passion Dance | 3117 St Roch Ave, New Orleans, LA 70122
Start Time: 10:30am
SHEIK:
Ashly ‘ SHEIK ‘ Nguyen, known for her exhilarating, emotional, and powerful Waacking persona, was born in New Orleans, LA. In addition to actively participating in battles across the gulf coast, Sheik has navigated her passion towards engaging in battles across the U.S. and teaching in-studio to help empower the local scenes towards progression for the underground dance community surrounding New Orleans. Sheik also focuses on House and unique expressive floorwork in combination with Waacking.
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Recently, there has been a lot of talk about honour and independence in international relations, specifically in foreign policy formulation. Imran Khan particularly has struck a chord with the population all across the country. Right or wrong, his narrative of a “foreign conspiracy” to stop his “independent foreign policy” is gaining traction within the masses. Many of his recent statements confirm this notion – two especially, “no country is respected unless it stands on its own two feet,” and “my independent foreign policy was clear from day one, if someone didn’t like it, then I don’t know about it.” While these comments are good rhetoric, they are not easy to implement. Consider. This links back to the rebooted national security framework which I have expressed in previous opinion pieces as a “four pillar” system. The foremost is national identity. Then, comes the national purpose. The penultimate pillar is national interests. While the national security policy, along with strategies to execute this policy, is the final leg of this structure. The critical requirement for the national security framework is that all the pillars are working with each other – in harmony – as opposed to acting as contradicting forces. If the latter happens, the national security framework can come crashing down, very quickly and very gravely! This is what seems to be happening currently. Talk of a sovereign foreign policy is good but without a robust national security framework – particularly with no defined national interest – it mostly sounds hollow! Talk of a sovereign foreign policy is good but without a robust national security framework, it almost sounds hollow! I have elaboratively discussed all components of the national security framework in the past but national interests merit a repeat here. They are the penultimate pillar of the national security framework and can be best expressed by the French expression raison d’état, reason of state in English. National interests are generally the goals and aspirations of a nation which can guarantee its survival. These are also what states seek to protect or achieve in relation to each other. For Pakistan, the following national interests were what I listed and believe should be defined, disseminated and reiterated. One, Pakistan should become a nationally harmonious country. Two, it should become a secure state, especially with regard to its territory, citizens, and constitution. Three, Pakistan needs to be a successful economy and enhance the standard of its citizens through favourable social opportunities. Four, promote a morally stable and secure world governed by the rule of law. Five, initiate friendships globally by acting as a democratic and credible partner. The astute amongst us would note that all five national interests are focused on the economic bounty, national security and favourable conditions. These – and the relevant national interests – are the lynchpin of an independent foreign policy! The same may be said of the complete national security framework but at least the securing of national interests – in one form or another – is key to honour and confidence in international relations! One must walk before one can run! While it is very important to aspiring for honour, courage and respect, it is equally important to ensure that the foundations are there to enable one to do so! It just seems that at this critical juncture the cart is before the horse. No matter! At least the current political climate has opened up a national debate about what it means to have a sovereign foreign policy and that is how one progresses from idea to implementation. It is not only Pakistan that will need to hold national interests and an independent foreign policy dear. Pakistan’s regional and global allies will tend to do the same. The recent announcement by Pakistan’s all-weather-friends to make bilateral loans conditional on IMF involvement indicates such. China, Saudi and UAE have said that they will discuss bilateral help once the next phase of the IMF programme is agreed upon. For Pakistan, this scenario contradicts the national interests espousing favourable regional and global conditions – which it should work on! For the others, it perhaps aligns with their national interest of being a credible and sensible nation on the world stage – which they should always desire to! Glance through the global checkerboard and you would notice that countries that aim to be big players in this world are the ones who have acutely, passionately and successfully set up their national security framework – to an extent that they can now claim to have an independent foreign policy which secures their national interests further. As big a nation as the US and as small a city-state such as Singapore, both have followed the same blueprint, of national security framework first and a sovereign foreign policy second! Ultimately, it is a power-oriented world where the weak can’t demand, only plead and honour and sovereignty may not easily be the luxury of a struggling country. Therefore, it is important to get one’s priorities right and only then one can provide true impetus to an independent foreign policy! 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6 States Giving Out Stimulus — How Much That Money Could Grow by Saving or Investing
The big, hefty federal stimulus checks that went out to just about everyone during the pandemic are long gone -- although those who invested those payments wisely are still reaping the rewards.
Even so, a few select states are still lending a helping hand with stimulus checks of their own. Only a half-dozen or so states are sending rebates and other direct payments, according to Forbes, and they're not nearly as big or widely distributed as the federal checks from 2020-21 -- but in times of high inflation and a brutal stock market, every little bit counts.
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If you blew through your federal stimulus but you live in a state that's still writing checks, now's your chance to grow that money instead of spending it this time around. Here's a look at how money from the new payments could grow if you saved it or invested it instead of exchanging it for stuff.
The Most Common Ways To Grow Your Payment
If you're lucky enough to live in a stimulus state, you might have a decent chunk of change coming your way. Here's how it would grow through the most common investment and savings vehicles, considering their current yields or average returns.
- Savings Account: 0.06%
- 12-Month CD: 0.15%
- Stocks: Average historical growth of 10% per year (S&P 500)
- 10-year government bonds: 2.75%
Now it's time to learn how those rates and returns would affect the stimulus money that's being distributed in the six states that Forbes confirms are moving forward with payments. But first, the federal government is considering one last series of payments, too, but this time, in response to sky-high gas prices.
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The Federal Government
In March, Democratic Reps. Mike Thompson of California, John Larson of Connecticut and Lauren Underwood of Illinois proposed a $100 monthly stimulus payment called the Gas Rebate Act of 2022.
It still has to work its way through the House and the Senate before it lands on the president's desk for a signature, but if the bill becomes law, that would be $100 in your pocket every time the national average price for a gallon of gas goes over $4. If you get that $100 for a year, that'd be $1,200. Here's how it might grow:
- Savings account (compounded daily): $1,200.72 after one year
- CD (compounded daily): $1,218.14 after one year
- Stocks: $1,320 after one year
- Bonds: $1,574 after 10 years
Georgia
The government of Georgia is enjoying a historic budget surplus -- and the state is giving much of that leftover cash back to the people. Those who filed tax returns for both 2020 and 2021 are eligible for rebate payments that are good for up to $250 for single filers and $500 for married couples filing jointly. For a single filer, that comes out to:
- Savings account (compounded daily): $250.15 after one year
- CD (compounded daily): $250.38 after one year
- Stocks: $275 after one year
- Bonds: $328 after 10 years
Idaho
Eligible Idahoans can line up for their share of a $350 million rebate, which comes out to $75 per person or 12% of your 2020 Idaho state taxes, whichever is greater. Presuming $75, here's how it could grow:
- Savings account (compounded daily): $75.05 after one year
- CD (compounded daily): $76.13 after one year
- Stocks: $82.50 after one year
- Bonds: $98.37 after 10 years
Indiana
The governor of Indiana signed off on a one-time $125 tax refund for eligible residents after the state found itself with a sizable surplus at the end of 2021, same as Georgia. There are no income requirements and married couples filing jointly get $250. Presuming a single filer, here's how your investments would pan out:
- Savings account (compounded daily): $125.08 after one year
- CD (compounded daily): $126.89 after one year
- Stocks: $138 after one year
- Bonds: $164 after 10 years
Maine
The biggest windfall out of all the stimulus states comes courtesy of the government of Maine, where qualifying residents will receive a direct payment of $850. The following is a look at how that might grow if saved or invested:
- Savings account (compounded daily): $850.51 after one year
- CD (compounded daily): $862.85 after one year
- Stocks: $935 after one year
- Bonds: $1,115 after 10 years
New Jersey
In 2021, the governor of New Jersey approved legislation that would give a one-time rebate check of $500 to nearly 1 million Garden State residents. Here's how that money might grow for the New Jerseans who save or invest it:
- Savings account (compounded daily): $500.30 after one year
- CD (compounded daily): $507.56 after one year
- Stocks: $550 after one year
- Bonds: $640 after 10 years
New Mexico
In New Mexico, the governor signed a bill that includes a series of rebates that pay eligible single filers as much as $750 -- married couples filing jointly could get up to $1,500. Presuming a single filer, here's how it would grow:
- Savings account (compounded daily): $750.45 after one year
- CD (compounded daily): $761.33 after one year
- Stocks: $825 after one year
- Bonds: $960 after 10 years
Current savings and 12-month CD rates come from the Federal Reserve of St. Louis. The 10-year government bond yield rate is from ycharts.com and the historical average stock market return is from SeekingAlpha. All calculations were made with simple investment calculators from Investor.gov, CIT Bank and SmartAsset.
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Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz has raised concerns about the ongoing impact the current generation of Formula 1 cars will have on drivers.
New aerodynamic regulations introduced this year in an effort to spice up the on-track action have seen teams run their cars lower and stiffer than in recent decades.
The knock-on is that much of the energy absorbed by the car is now transferred to the driver, with Sainz worried that it will have a lasting impact.
At the Miami Grand Prix last time out, the Spaniard crashed during Free Practice 2 leaving the 27-year-old with a sore neck for the balance of the weekend.
“I haven’t had expert advice,” he said when asked of the aftermath of the Miami weekend.
“I’ve done my usual checks on my back, neck tightness, and I see this year I’m tighter everywhere.
“I’m already feeling it. I don’t need expert advice to know that 10 years like this it’s going to be tough, and you’re going to need to work a lot in mobility, flexibility.
“I’m going to need to invest in health, overall body health.”
“It’s probably a question that I think as drivers we don’t like talking [about] much because we don’t like sounding, say, weak,” he added.
“I’m strong, I’m very fit, I consider myself one of the fittest drivers, and I’ve never struggled in an F1 race at all.
“But it’s more long-term and for the benefit of all of us that maybe we should put it out there to talk about and see what options do we have.”
He warned that the sport’s governing body may need to get involved if things carry on.
“It will get to a point that when, if we decide to go in certain directions, the FIA needs to get involved for sure. Let’s see in the future.”
With F1 set to head to Monaco next weekend, it’s therefore expected that drivers will suffer around the bumpy confines of the Principality.
“I think it’s going to be a big challenge,” Sainz admitted.
“I think already the kerbs in Miami felt proper aggressive in these cars. There’s been a few bumps in Imola that were quite hard on the body.
“More than Monaco, we need to think as drivers and F1 [about] how much of a toll a driver should be paying for his back and his health in an F1 career with this kind of car philosophy?
“I think we need to open the debate more than anything.
“I think the regulations are great, they’re doing exactly what we need it for racing, but do we need to run as stiff for our necks and back as we are having to run lately, with this car mass?
“For me it’s more a philosophical question that I put out there, maybe for F1 and everyone to rethink about how much the driver needs to actually pay a price in his career with his health, in order to combat this.
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The United States has ordered 13 million additional doses of the Monkeypox vaccine after a Massachusetts man contracted the rare – but potentially severe – virus, officials said on Thursday.
The massive $119 million order of Jynneos jabs, which can be used to treat both monkeypox virus and smallpox virus. It was created by the biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic, according to Newsweek.
In 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration approved the use Jynneos as a vaccine for the rare virus.
Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958 among a group of monkeys that were kept for research, but the first human case was recorded in 1970.
Symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion and, in some cases, rashes.
Within recent years, there have been several flare ups of the disease, several of them in the UK. Two cases were reported in the US in 2021.
On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed that man who had been to Canada had contracted the virus and was hospitalized in good condition. The agency said there was “no risk to the public.”
“DPH is working closely with the CDC, relevant local boards of health, and the patient’s health care providers to identify individuals who may have been in contact with the patient while he was infectious,” the agency said in a statement.
Other countries say they have seen a larger outbreak of the virus. In the United Kingdom, the UK Health Security Agency reported 9 cases of the virus had been detected, mainly among men.
As of Thursday, there was no direct travel link between a country where Monkeypox is endemic, which means it could spread locally.
According to research Bavarian Nordic has worked with the United States since it’s first Monkeypox outbreak in 2003, supplying nearly 30 million doses Jynneos.
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R Madhavan’s debut directorial venture Rocketry: The Nambi Effect premiered at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Thursday. It was attended by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, composer AR Rahman, and former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan. R Madhavan, dressed in a dapper blue suit, was seen welcoming the dignitaries, as per ANI.
In the film, Madhavan plays former rocket scientist at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Nambi Narayanan. Head of ISRO’s cryogenics division, Narayanan was falsely accused of espionage and arrested in 1994. All charges against him were dismissed by the Supreme Court in 1998.
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Earlier, in a conversation with Variety, Madhavan said that he decided to direct the film because no one else was well-versed with the scientific information that was an essential part of the film. He said, “At that point of time to get somebody to understand rocket science or liquid fuel engine or what rocketry is or what a specific impulse is, or what escape velocity is and how it has to be depicted, a ready director of that caliber in the industry was next to impossible.” He added, ”So the choices were – dump the film or take the plunge as a director.”
The actor also mentioned that before Rocketry, he had never even shot a film on an iPhone. He told the publication, “I feel like I’ve done my duty. I feel a sense of pride. I feel that I have set out and achieved what I want to in terms of telling a story.”
Madhavan explained that he had to don various hats while making Rocketry: The Nambi Effect as he was the producer, director, and actor on the project. He said, “I come in as a producer, sort out all the production issues for the day, then I go in as a director and set up, to see what I’ve envisaged and hope to achieve. Then while the lighting happens, the director is thrown out of my body and I become Nambi Narayanan.”
India is the ‘country of honour’ at the Cannes Film Market this year. The Indian delegation, led by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, includes AR Rahman, Shekhar Kapur, Urvashi Rautela, Pooja Hegde and Tamannaah Bhatia among others. Indian actor Deepika Padukone is one of the jury members at the festival this year while festival regular Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also walked the red carpet.
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NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (May 19, 2022) Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visits the Littoral Combat Ship Training Facility during a base visit at Naval Station Mayport, May 19, 2022. Del Toro toured the Littoral Combat Ship Training Facility and Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Little Rock (LCS 9) during his visit to Naval Station Mayport. During his two-day trip to the Southeast region, Del Toro also visited USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and U.S. Southern Command, where he met with Sailors, Marines and leadership. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet supports U.S. Southern Command’s joint and combined military operations by employing maritime forces in cooperative maritime security operations to maintain access, enhance interoperability, and build enduring partnerships in order to enhance regional security and promote peace, stability and prosperity in the Caribbean, Central and South American region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Juel Foster)
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The proliferation of name, image, and likeness money is causing chaos for college football. Which has caused chaos between Alabama coach Nick Saban and a pair of his colleagues.
A day after Saban singled out Texas A&M and Jackson State, prompting strong reactions from Jimbo Fisher and Deion Sanders, respectively, Saban said he was wrong to single them out in suggesting that they bought players with NIL money.
“I should have been more specific when I said ‘bought’ in saying you can buy players now through name, image and likeness and never mentioned any specific school and just said ‘across the sport,'” Saban said. “That’s on me. But other than that, I don’t have any regrets over what I said Wednesday.”
Saban claims that he’s speaking out because he doesn’t want to adopt the if-you-can’t-beat-em-join-em approach.
“I don’t want to go down that road of bidding for players out of high school,” Saban said. “I don’t. But if we go through this recruiting class this year and we lose all the players, because they’re making a hundred thousand dollars going someplace else, then what can you do?”
But if he could do it, wouldn’t he already be doing it? This notion that Saban is complaining about the rules before exploiting them continues to seem naive. He would just exploit them, if he could. He’s complaining because he can’t.
“This is not professional sports,” Saban said. “I mean, we have free agency and no salary cap. That’s basically what we have, right? There’s no professional league that has that circumstance because none of them are stupid enough to have it, and that’s what we have.”
That’s what you have, Nick, because that’s what you deserve. Decades of exploitation of players has brought about chaos. Now, you and every other coach has to deal with it.
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on the first round of the PGA Championship (all times local):
6:45 p.m.
For the first time in more than two months, Masters champion and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler had to sign for a round over par. And that included an eagle on his fifth hole.
Scheffler opened with a 1-over 71, leaving him six shots out of the lead in his quest to win the first two majors of the year. It could have been worse. He had to make a 15-foot par putt on the final hole at Southern Hills.
His last round over par was a closing 76 at The Players Championship in March.
Scheffler was 2 under until missing a 3-foot par putt on No. 12. He drove into the water on the 13th and made bogey. After a birdie on the 15th, he followed with two more bogeys.
It wasn't a bad start considering he played in the afternoon. And it wasn't bad compared with other top players. Scheffler played in a group of the top three players in the world. Jon Rahm at No. 2 had a 73, while Collin Morikawa at No. 3 shot a 72.
4:45 p.m.
Brooks Koepka hasn't played since the Masters, and it's starting to show. The four-time major champion had a 40 on the front nine and has yet to make a birdie.
Koepka has been dealing with injuries the last few years. He shot 75-75 at the Masters and missed the cut. He pulled out of the Byron Nelson last week to help get ready for Southern Hills.
Koepka isn't the only top player to struggle.
Patrick Cantlay, the PGA Tour player of the year, has three-putted twice for bogey and was 4 over through 12 holes. Dustin Johnson, who returned to competition last week following his wedding, has back-to-back bogeys and fell to 2 over through 12 holes.
From the afternoon starters, Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and Bermuda winner Lucas Herbert have done the best. They are at 2 under.
3:15 p.m.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has kick-started his opening round at the PGA Championship with an eagle on the fifth hole in the chase to catch leader Rory McIlroy.
The Masters champion was at even par until the par-5 No. 5 at Southern Hills. His second shot on the hole went 306 yards and left him inside of 11 feet to the pin for the putt.
McIlroy still tops the leaderboard after his 5-under 65 earlier in the day.
Tiger Woods said his right leg was “sore” after his first-round 4-over 74. The leg needed reconstructive surgery after an auto accident 15 months ago.
Woods was clearly favoring the leg on several holes Thursday and said he plans a “lots of ice baths” to prepare for Friday’s second round.
“Pressing off it hurts, and walking hurts, and twisting hurts,” Woods said. “It’s just golf.”
1:30 p.m.
Rory McIlroy’s birdie on the final hole put him back on top early in the PGA Championship at Southern Hills.
The Northern Irishman held a commanding lead at 6-under, then gave back two shots before his strong finish at 5-under 65. American Will Zalatoris was a shot behind him with a 4 under.
Tiger Woods played in the same group with McIlroy. His round was a struggle and Woods will need a big recovery round Friday. He finished Thursday 4 over, tied for 82nd when he walked off the course after closing his round with consecutive bogeys.
Woods is playing his second competitive tournament after a car crash 15 months ago that nearly led to his right leg being amputated.
12:30 p.m.
Another wild ride for John Daly has ended at the PGA Championship.
The 56-year-old Daly was the first to tee off at Southern Hills and he made it look like a blast from the past with two quick birdies. His name was on the leaderboard all morning. He was 2 under after a 7-foot birdie on the 10th hole.
And then he ran out of gas at the end. Daly finished with four bogeys over his last five holes. Three bogeys were from the bunker. He three-putted the 18th. He finished with a 74.
It still beats the rounds of 85-86 he shot last year at Kiawah Island. Whether Daly agreed is uncertain. He declined requests for an interview.
Rory McIlroy, meanwhile, made his first bogey on the par-3 sixth hole. With three holes left, he was leading by two over. Tiger Woods was still seven shots behind at 2-over par.
11:30 a.m.
Tiger Woods is starting to face an uphill battle early in the PGA Championship.
Woods was 2-under par at Southern Hills until he ran into trouble off the tee and around the greens on multiple holes. That led to four bogeys in a five-hole stretch to fall to 2 over. And he doesn't need a leaderboard to see where that leaves him.
Rory McIlroy is playing alongside Woods. He made a 15-foot birdie putt on No. 2 to reach 5 under through 11 holes. He's already seven shots ahead of Woods and Jordan Spieth, who also is in the feature group of the morning.
The surprise? John Daly is still hanging in there. He's 2 under with three to play with a beard that is longer than the rough at Southern Hills.
11 a.m.
Rory McIlroy’s pursuit of his first major victory since 2014 is off to a big start in the opening holes of the PGA Championship at Southern Hills.
The Northern Irishman had a run of four consecutive birdies that earned him a spot at the top of the leaderboard at 4-under par after nine holes. Playing with Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth in the featured group of the first round, McIlroy birdied holes Nos. 12-15. The group started on No. 10.
McIlroy is seeking his fifth major championship. He won the PGA in 2012 and 2014. He hasn’t led a round of a major championship since that 2014 victory.
Woods, playing in his second competitive tournament in his return from a car crash 15 months ago that nearly led to his right leg being amputated, was in a group tied for 20th at even par.
Three-time major winner Spieth was 2 over in his pursuit of a victory that would earn him a career Grand Slam.
7:25 a.m.
The PGA Championship began at Southern Hills with a stacked field that included Tiger Woods in one of the morning’s featured pairings but no defending champion after Phil Mickelson withdrew amid scrutiny last week.
Woods was due to go off with Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy in a grouping that is sure to have massive crowds packed into every corner of the compact, recently restored Perry Maxwell layout near downtown Tulsa.
That trio has combined to win 22 major championships.
As for Mickelson, the defending PGA champion chose to extend his hiatus from competitive golf after incendiary comments that he made about a Saudi-funded rival league that is due to hold its first event next month in London.
Bryson DeChambeau also is missing after he withdrew Wednesday to give more time for his injured wrist to heal.
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The Gorgeous House with Famous “Roots” for Sale in Hudson Valley
In another episode of gorgeous Hudson Valley homes we can't afford, let's check out an amazing $3.95 million farmhouse in Westchester County, NY that has multiple claims to fame, including playing host to the front man of one of the most innovative music groups of the 21st century and the house band for the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon: Questlove of The Roots.
Farmhouse in Pound Ridge, NY
Don't let the unassuming front façade fool you: this humble-looking farmhouse compound is hiding almost 6,000 square-feet of living space, and has two separate homes on the property. The second, which we'll take a look at in a minute, served as the backdrop for Questlove in March of 2020, at the beginning of the lockdown and the pandemic. He hosted a livestream DJ set to support schoolchildren in New York City. From The Roots' YouTube page:
I’m raising money to support Food Hub to provide NYC students who depend on school meals who no longer have access. Let’s party. But let’s also help our fellow man.
You can check out the set below, but first let's ogle at some real estate.
Beautiful open kitchen? Check. Gym? Yup. The nearly 7 acres of property even includes your very own orchard. Also for NYC commuters, its just a short train ride down to the city. Honestly, I don't know why you'd leave though. As Questove proved, you can easily work from home while enjoying the beauty of the lower Hudson Valley. Oh, and we didn't even cover the pool yet.
Beautiful In-Ground Pool
This would be the type of rich I'd like to be. This property has absolutely everything you could want (and more) but it's not smacking you over the head with ostentatious luxury. Check out the pool, for example. It must have cost a fortune to install (and maintain), especially with how well it blends into the natural landscape, but that's the point! You have a ridiculously awesome pool without shouting "Hey! Look! I have a ridiculously awesome pool!"
The "second home" on the property includes a massive second story with lofted ceilings and a fieldstone fireplace; the perfect location for one of the most talented musicians of our era to host a digital dance party. Check out his set below, and keep scrolling as it plays to check out everything else this amazing property has to offer. | https://hudsonvalleypost.com/questlove-roots-house-for-sale-westchester-ny/ | 2022-05-20T04:27:17Z | https://hudsonvalleypost.com/questlove-roots-house-for-sale-westchester-ny/ | false | 2 |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man charged in an on-stage attack of comedian Dave Chappelle has now also been charged with the attempted murder of a roommate months earlier, authorities said Thursday.
Isaiah Lee, 23, has pleaded not guilty in the December stabbing that occurred during a fight at a Los Angeles transitional living facility, the LA County District Attorney's Office said.
The publicity that followed the Chappelle incident helped lead to Lee's identification and arrest in the previous attack, prosecutors said.
A message left with the county public defender's office seeking comment from an attorney for Lee was not immediately returned.
Lee was arrested May 3 after allegedly rushing the stage and tackling Chappelle during his stand-up set at the Hollywood Bowl.
He was carrying a replica handgun with a large blade that folded out of it similar to a pocket knife, according to police, who released a photo of the weapon.
Chappelle was not hurt, and finished the show that was part of the “Netflix Is a Joke” comedy festival.
Lee pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of battery, possessing a deadly weapon with intent to assault, and two counts related to interfering with a public event. He has remained jailed since the attack. | https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/alleged-chappelle-tackler-also-charged-in-roommate-stabbing/MCAJI2YAZBENLHJR3HXN3IRJMY/ | 2022-05-20T04:29:00Z | https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/alleged-chappelle-tackler-also-charged-in-roommate-stabbing/MCAJI2YAZBENLHJR3HXN3IRJMY/ | false | 33 |
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I’m scared for my life, man accused of killing Pinto says
“I survived being hanged in Kamiti Maximum Prison, to come die in freedom,” says Mr Kisilu Mutua, the man who was convicted for the assassination of Pio Gama Pinto in 1965.
At only 23, he was jailed for 36 years for the killing of the fiery politician two years after independence.
Kisilu, who was pardoned by President Daniel Moi in July 2001 after a campaign by his family and pressure groups, insists he was not responsible for the murder of Mr Pinto who was involved in the independence struggle.
Now 80, Kisilu laments that a recent development threatens to rob him of his life in old age. He regrets that a plot he was gifted by the government in Kiambiyo area in Eastleigh Section III after his release, is about to be taken away from him.
At the time of his release in 2001, his mother, who had last visited him in 1971, had died. His father had long died prior to his arrest. In early July 2001 authorities took him to their home in Machakos where more shock awaited him.
“I was taken to the Ministry of Home Affairs and transported to my home in Machakos where my family lived. But my mum had died and I remember the last time she visited me was in 1971. Now I was free but she was no more. My two brothers also had passed on, and my other sibling disappeared to Tanzania, that’s what I was told,” Kisilu recollects.
With none of his immediate relatives around, their land had new occupiers.
“When I got home, I was extremely scared because people had occupied our land. So I thought, they will kill me since may be they have heard of what I was accused of,” Kisilu recounts. He opted to return with his benefactors to Nairobi.
“I opted to come back in the same car, to go back to the ministry so that they could help me get somewhere to settle.”
The ministry instructed the Nairobi City Council to find a place to resettle him. That is how he secured the Kiambiyo plot and authorities permitted him to establish a carpentry business. He put up at a temporary premise paid for by the government as the paper work for the plot was processed.
But his joy was short-lived as his new home was being claimed by a church. One Sunday morning in 2004, the land dispute turned ugly when his makeshift iron sheet house was demolished.
“Some people came and removed my house, and went with all the materials. I was called by some boys who told me people from this neighbouring church had removed everything. I found the last person carrying the last iron sheet,” Kisilu remembers.
This account is corroborated by copies of various correspondence, one of which is a 2006 letter by the Eastleigh South ward manager. The letter addressed to the Provincial Probation Officer also confirms the state’s move to resettle him.
“I refer to the above memo dated 1/12/2005 to confirm to you I have visited this site given to Mr Kisilu Mutua and confirmed its not illegal... Please do the necessary,” reads the letter dated January 16, 2006.
A year later, Kisilu complained to authorities that members of a nearby Church had “demolished 11 poles, which had been reinforced with cement and concrete.”
“The plot had been identified and given to him by the ward managers ... The chief valuer had given direction to the ward manger to identify the plot in his letter dated 1st December 2006. Please assist Mr Kisilu to get back the said items,” Ms Jane Mwangi, the Provincial Probation Officer, wrote on June 19, 2007 to concerned authorities.
Kisilu says the threats of evictions never quite went away and have become bolder recently, prompting him to speak out, especially given that he now has a family looking up to him.
“I had to get married and get children. I lost everyone, including my family while I was in prison, loneliness is what kills you inside there and I never wanted to feel lonely again,” he says.
On Wednesday, the Nation visited his home, an old two-room iron sheets house, sitting on the 40 by 80ft plot that is at the heart of the protracted dispute.
Inside the humble abode, a black 14-inch TV is placed on the far right side of the room. In the middle is a wooden black table with pieces of food. A panga can be seen under the curtain that divides the living room and the bedroom. The other room doubles up as a store and a carpentry workshop. An old green kerosene stove stands at the farthest corner of the room next to an old sofa.
Kisilu, seated on a stool facing his TV, stares at the blank screen for a while before he raises his head to recount an attack that convinced him the threats weren’t idle. He had to send his wife and two children back to his in-laws in Machakos.
“I have three children, two boys and my small girl. I am scared for them. I had to send them home because in April I was attacked. Five men armed with pangas broke into my house at 12am. My family was asleep. I woke up and grabbed a panga. I was scared but I am a father, I have to protect my family,” he recalls.
“I knew that was the day I was going to die, but luckily three of the men recognised me during our time in prison. They spared me. That’s why I had to send my wife and children back home in Machakos because I don’t want to risk their lives,” Kisilu says.
“I learnt carpentry while in prison and now I make sofa sets for a living, but I cannot display them because the church has built a wall in front of my house. Now people cannot see what I have made, that was my source of income.
“I have never done anyone wrong, I was falsely accused and did 36 years in prison. And it’s the government that put me here. I have built a home here, I need help. If they can attack me while there was no wall, now that I am enclosed what will happen? I am scared for my life,” Kisilu says. | https://nation.africa/kenya/news/i-m-scared-for-my-life-man-accused-of-killing-pinto-says-3821304 | 2022-05-20T04:42:32Z | https://nation.africa/kenya/news/i-m-scared-for-my-life-man-accused-of-killing-pinto-says-3821304 | true | 1 |
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 4" game were:
0-1-3-8
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Ruchika M Khanna
Chandigarh, May 19
The AAP government is looking at over 30 per cent increase in excise duty revenue, by implementing a new excise policy from July 1 this year. The policy is also targeted to break the monopoly in both liquor manufacturing and liquor trade.
No draw, may opt for tender
- Govt may do away with allotment of liquor vends through draw of lots, and instead invite tenders
- AAP is targeting a revenue of Rs 10K cr from excise. Last fiscal, the then Cong govt had targeted Rs 7K cr
- Excise duty earned was Rs 6,158.18 cr. As govt took over in March, previous policy was extended till June 30
Sources say the government is looking at increasing its excise duty collections to over Rs 10,000 crore this fiscal. For this, the government may do away with the system of allotment of liquor vends through a draw of lots, and instead invite tenders from contractors for allotment of liquor vends.
The policy, which is in the works, was discussed between the CM, Finance Minister Harpal Cheema and senior officers this morning.
Sources privy to the discussions told The Tribune the government was also mulling increasing the size of the groups (licensing units).
In the past few excise policies, announced by the previous governments, the size of the licensing units had been kept small. However, this led to the “unviable” liquor vends not finding any takers and it was difficult to auction these after repeated attempts, and state government found it difficult to meet its excise duty collection targets.
Sources say by expanding the size of the group, the Excise Department is looking at ensuring the unviable vends too are auctioned with the other profitable vends.
In yet another departure from the excise policies of the previous Congress government, the new government is looking at promoting setting up of new distillery in the state.
The previous government had banned the setting up of new distilleries — which the present government sees as promoting and protecting the business interests of the existing manufacturers.
During the meeting today, the government discussed that allowing new entrants in liquor manufacturing would break the monopoly of the existing manufacturers. It may be noted of the 16 distilleries in the state, eight are connected to political and other influential persons. Sources say in the new policy, which is likely to be announced by the end of this month, the maximum retail price will be fixed. The licencees can sell at rates lower than MRP. This will create competition among various contractors and help keep liquor prices in check.
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New Delhi, May 19
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda met National Security Adviser Ajit Kumar Doval on Thursday to request India to garner international support to help his country recover from economic crisis.
During their discussion, a comprehensive review of the status of the bilateral relationship was carried out and priority areas for future cooperation were deliberated on.
The discussion particularly focused on the present economic crisis in Sri Lanka, and the High Commissioner thanked the NSA for the support extended by the Indian Government to Sri Lanka to manage the situation, stated a Lanka High Commission statement.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Both sides of the debate over Ohio House Bill 454 agree on one thing: this is a life-or-death matter for the state’s young people. But there is fierce disagreement on exactly what that means.
HB 454, also known as the SAFE (Save Adolescents from Experimentation) Act, would ban gender-affirming care for minors who are transgender or gender non-conforming. Insurance and Medicaid would not cover the treatment, and healthcare providers who do provide it would be penalized. In addition, school nurses, counselors, teachers and principals would be banned from withholding students’ gender identity concerns from parents.
“Save the adulting for adults, and let kids be kids,” said. Rep. Gary Click, R-Vickery, who sponsored the bill.
He argues the brains of minors are not fully developed enough to fully understand the long-term impact of gender-affirming care.
“When a person gets to be 18 and is an adult, make up your own mind, live how you want to, that’s okay,” he said. “But when you are a minor, you don’t understand these things.”
The American Pediatric Association strongly supports gender-affirming care, even going so far as partner with the ACLU to support legal briefs in several states.
But Rep. Click is not swayed by the leading medical guidance.
The majority’s not always right,” he said. “The majority thought smoking cigarettes was okay. The majority used to use leeches. The majority is not always right when it comes to medicine. They are influenced by lobbyists, they are influenced by peer pressure groups. They are not influenced by science.”
But Rep. Click did believe the science he says was presented during Thursday’s hearing, which offered proponents of HB 454 a chance to speak.
One of those speakers was Dr. Daniel Weiss, who practices in northern Ohio. While he does not treat pediatric patients, he testified in favor of the bill.
He argued that doctors should not allow children to self-diagnose themselves and said there are many doctors who agree with him but feel silenced by advocacy groups that support gender-affirming care.
“I think it’s insane to just delegate care to the child,” Dr. Weiss said. “It’s irresponsible, and it’s dangerous, and I think the state has a responsibility in helping parents out in this because there’s a lot of confusion, and there’s even confusion amongst physicians.”
Two of the more controversial speakers at the hearing were from the Alliance Defending Freedom, which has been designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the American College of Pediatricians, which the Southern Poverty Law Center describes as a fringe anti-LGBTQ hate group.
“Today’s hearing brought in out-of-state hate groups with an extreme agenda to bully our kids,” said Rep. Beth Liston, D-Dublin. “Vulnerable children in Ohio should have the freedom to access evidence-based healthcare and should not be used as pawns by politicians.”
Rep. Liston, who is a doctor, spent a lot of time during Thursday’s hearings questioning the science and studies cited by many of the speakers.
Lawmakers also heard from Helena Kerschner, who described herself as a de-transitioned woman. She says she spent five years, from adolescence into young adulthood, living as a transgender man. And she now regrets that.
“I am here to support the SAFE Act because it would protect adolescents, like I once was, from having irreversible medical interventions before they have the chance to mature and understand themselves in a more complex way,” she said.
Kerschner describes taking testosterone and changing her name, while now feeling she was pushed toward transitioning from both healthcare providers and school leaders.
“I am here out of a grave concern for those teenage girls seeking these procedures because I know, based on personal experience as a member of the trans community and the emerging testimonies of de-transitioners like myself, that there are unique needs going completely unaddressed in this cohort,” she said.
Just outside the hearing room was a group of protestors, rallying in opposition of the bill. The voices did carry into the room, and Rep. Click admitted he could hear them.
“We are being as loud as we can to try to overshadow the people who are trying to gaslight our community, spew ignorance and intolerance and try to sell lies that taking care of children and affirming their identity and being good caretakers is somehow abusive,” said Felicia DeRosa, a transgender woman and member of Trans Talks.
She took specific exception to the portion of the law that would ban school leaders from withholding information from parents.
“I would never betray the trust of my students if students came to me and said that, I am this identity, or that identity, but please don’t tell my parents because it’s not safe at home,” she said. “I’m not going to betray that trust, I don’t care what the law says.”
DeRosa describes decades of trauma in her own life caused by not being able to identify in a way that was not true to her authentic self. That’s why she says she showed up on Thursday and why she plans to speak before lawmakers at a future hearing.
“I’m here to protect the future of all children, especially our trans and LGBT and BIPOC children so that they can have the same opportunities as any other kid to grow up in a healthy and safe environment, to have the freedom to explore who they are and express themselves in a true and authentic way and, therefore, be uplifted and develop into healthy and productive members of society,” she said.
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Japan PM to unveil boost in defense spending at Biden summit -TV Asahi
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — It was lunch hour at the abortion clinic, so the nurse in the recovery room got her Bible out of her bag in the closet and began to read.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding,” her favorite proverb says, and she returns to it again and again. “He will make your paths straight.”
She believes God led her here, to a job at the West Alabama Women’s Center, tending to patients who’ve just had abortions. “I trust in God,” said Ramona, who asked that her last name not be used because of the volatility America’s abortion debate.
Out in the parking lot, protesters bellowed at patients arriving for appointments, doing battle against what they regard as a grave sin.
The loudest voices in the abortion debate are often characterized along a starkly religious divide, the faithful versus not. But the reality is much more nuanced, both at this abortion clinic and in the nation that surrounds it. The clinic’s staff of 11 — most of them Black, deeply faithful Christian women — have no trouble at all reconciling their work with their religion.
And as the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to dismantle the constitutional right to an abortion, they draw on their faith that they will somehow continue.
God is on our side, they tell each other. God will keep this clinic open.
Robin Marty, who moved from Minneapolis to Tuscaloosa a couple years ago to help run this clinic, was surprised to hear nurses pray for guidance as the future of abortion grows uncertain.
“That is one of the things that has caused a whiplash for me — I had this stereotype in my head of a Southern religious person,” said Marty. “I just assumed that there was no compatibility between people who are religious and people who support the ability to get an abortion.”
Marty realized she was wrong — most people are.
“We need to have a real conversation about what we describe as Christianity,” said Kendra Cotton, a member of the Black Southern Women’s Collective, a network of Black women organizers, many of them from faith-based groups.
The white evangelical worldview that abortion is murder has consumed the conversation, flattening the understanding of how religion and views on abortion truly intersect, she said.
Before Roe v. Wade, faith leaders in many places led efforts to help pregnant women access underground abortions, because they considered it a calling to show compassion and mercy to the most vulnerable.
Now, Black Protestants have some of the most liberal views on access to abortion: Nearly 70% believe abortion should be legal in most or all cases, according to the Public Religion Research Institute. White evangelicals are the other extreme, with only 24% believing abortion should be allowed in most or all cases.
For faithful women of color, there’s often a very different balancing act of values when confronting the question of whether women should be able to end unwanted pregnancies, Cotton said.
“We know that Christianity supports freedom, and inherent in freedom is bodily autonomy. Inherent in Christianity is free will. When people talk about the body being a temple of God, you have purview over your body, there is nothing more sacred,” Cotton said.
The idea of the state restricting what a person can do with their own body is in direct conflict with that, she said, and it is reminiscent of being under someone else’s control -- of slavery.
“You don’t get to tell me what to do,” Cotton said
In Tuscaloosa, the West Alabama Women’s Center sits on the edge of a nondescript medical plaza, a half-mile from the University of Alabama campus. Though many of the center’s clientele are college students, others come from all over the state and some surrounding ones -- it is the only abortion clinic for two hours in every direction. Many of their clients are Black, many already have children and more than 75% survive below the poverty line.
Every patient comes into Ramona’s recovery room after their abortion. She keeps the lights low. Working here, to her, feels like a righteous calling. She believes the Christian way is to love people where they are, and that means walking kindly with them as they make the best decision for themselves.
Sometimes they cry, and tell her they didn’t want to be there. She’s heard stories of rape and domestic violence, but most talk about fear of having more mouths they can’t afford to feed. She always says, “I understand.”
“I mean that, I do understand, I’ve gone through that myself,” she said.
Ramona, 39, is a single mother of four children, and had her first child at 16. She sometimes imagines what her life might have been had she started her family later. She had to drop out of college. There were times, when her children were young, when she couldn’t pay the gas bill, and she boiled water so they could have warm baths.
“Women go through so much, it’s hard,” she said. “So you should have that choice, whether or not you’re ready to be a mother. No one else should choose for you.”
Her daughter used to say “Mom, I want to be just like you,” and she would stop her. “No ma’am,” she’d say to her. “I want you to be better.” Her daughter is now 22 and studying to be a doctor.
She clawed herself out of poverty and built a life she loves. Her co-worker at the front desk calls her Miss Wonderful -- she’s at peace with God, she said, so every day is a great one.
For a time, she tried to be friendly with one of the regulars who protested outside, trying to convince patients that abortion is murder and they shouldn’t go in. She’d visit on her breaks or as she was leaving for the day. They discussed Scripture, forgiveness, sin.
She’d say, “I can see where you’re coming from. Can you see where I’m coming from? I’m not going to love you any less because of what you believe in or what you think.”
Then one day she was walking by and he shouted at her: When you die, you know where you’ll be going, and it isn’t heaven. She doesn’t talk to him anymore.
Alesia Horton, the clinic’s director, eyed the protesters from the window.
“I don’t know what Bible they’re reading, 'cause it’s not the one that I read,” she said. She and Ramona have been friends since childhood and share a Christian faith.
If people heard the stories she had inside this clinic, she can’t imagine trying to mandate that people be forced into motherhood. She had a patient once who had cancer, wanted the child but couldn’t continue chemotherapy while she was pregnant. She had to choose between her own life and the child she wanted.
Just two weeks before, Horton wept when she met a 13-year-old who’d been raped, and she can’t shake the look on the child’s face, staring blankly in the exam room.
“It’s going to be OK. Don’t think you did anything wrong because you didn’t,” Horton told her.
She often hears patients cry that they’re going to go to hell.
“I’ve had patients against abortion until it happened to their child, or it happened to them,” she said. “The first thing they say, ‘I don’t believe in this.’ And I say, ‘Let’s get past that. Now that you’re pregnant, what are you doing to do? Are you still not going to believe in this? Now you’re on the other side. Where you were judging, now it’s you.’”
They pray that the Supreme Court won’t overturn Roe v. Wade, because they know their poorest patients will bear the burden of abortion bans. Wealthy women will always find a way. They can travel to states where abortion is legal and all the headaches that entails: time off work, babysitters, a tank full of gas, hotel rooms.
If Roe falls, abortion would be barred in Alabama in almost every instance. A 2019 state law, put on hold by the courts for now, outlaws the procedure in all but emergency cases. This clinic is going to try to stay open for those left behind. It is expanding into a full-service gynecological office that people can turn to if they self-administer an abortion and require medical attention, without fear that someone will report them to the police.
In the meantime, the ideological gulf between the believers inside and outside remains wide.
Some of the protesters outside stand quietly, holding signs and hoping their silent presence rattles patients enough to head back to their cars and go home. Some shout at patients as they walk through the parking lot into the clinic, trying to hand them leaflets or direct them to the anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center next door. Some say they want abortion barred completely, with no exceptions even for rape or life-threatening complications, because they believe abortion is murder no matter the circumstances. Most would not give their names; the pregnancy center declined an interview.
The protesters are sometimes aggressive: They have screamed into the clinic’s back doors, recorded biohazard bins being carted away, called police if a patient lashes out when they tell them they’re going to hell.
The clinic locks the doors for security reasons during the lunch hour between morning and afternoon appointments. On a recent day, as Ramona read her Bible in the back room, a 23-year-old woman arrived and couldn’t get inside.
A group of protesters beckoned the woman, who did not want to be named. She was confused — perhaps these people worked for the clinic. “We can help you,” they told her.
“I just walked over there and had a million things thrown in my face,” the woman said. “I’m a baby killer, I’m a murderer.”
She ran away weeping. The clinic staff heard and sought her out.
“I’m so sorry,” Horton said.
She glared at the protesters from the window.
“God isn’t theirs,” she said, “God is all of ours.” | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Religious-backers-of-abortion-rights-say-God-s-on-17186015.php | 2022-05-20T05:04:17Z | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Religious-backers-of-abortion-rights-say-God-s-on-17186015.php | false | 43 |
Jewish Community Center Reacts To Bomb Threat, Anti-Semitic Email
OWINGS MILLS, MD. — The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore received an email filled with hateful and anti-Semitic language, which threatened to bomb their facility Saturday, the organization wrote to its members.
Baltimore County Police deemed the threat non-credible.
“The threat we and other JCCs have received are full of anti-Semitic language and causes frustration and anxiety,” the CEO Barak Hermann and Board Chair Laura Rubenstein wrote jointly to members.
As a precaution, police evacuated the Owings Mills campus to do a full sweep of the building. After two hours, law enforcement did not find any evidence of a bomb threat.
At the time, there was a children’s dance competition scheduled at the center, according to Howard Libit, the executive director of the Baltimore Jewish Council.
“A number of girls and their families had to be evacuated for a while as our partners with Baltimore County Police did a thorough job with searching,” Libit said.
The Park Heights campus was closed on Saturday but police still went through the building and cleared it of any threats.
Outside of working directly with law enforcement, both campuses are also staffed with security, Libit said.
“We’re always vigilant,” he said. “We have to be, and so we invest a lot of money in security across all the system and the synagogues do as well.”
This is one of the latest local threats against a group of people.
“I’d love to get the opportunity to talk to them, to try to better understand what it is . . . how hate has come to fill their heart,” Libit sad. “Hate is… it takes so much out of you, and as a society, as a community, we have to overcome it.”
Center for Health and Homeland Security Michael Greenberger has noted that there is an increase in extremism and hate crimes being fueled by politics.
“It’s not just hate rhetoric but it’s hate rhetoric that conveys to the listener or reader that their way of life is in danger by the group that is targeted,” Greenberger said. “Besides it being a popular vehicle for voting support, too much of it will lead to the kind of devastating act that took place in Buffalo on Saturday.”
In the email to members, there was a reminder that if you see something to say something.
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WECHU reports 53 new high risk COVID-19 cases
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting 53 new high risk COVID-19 cases since Tuesday.
Officials say 38 of the high risk cases were reported on May 18 and 15 cases were reported on May 19.
The region currently has 68 active high risk cases.
A total of 25 people are receiving hospital care for COVID-19 with four cases in the Intensive Care Unit.
Since the pandemic began, 623 COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in Windsor-Essex.
There is currently 11 active outbreaks in the area, with seven in a long-term care or retirement home, one is in a hospital unit, while another three are listed as community outbreaks.
To date, 86.6 per cent of individuals five-years of age and over in Windsor-Essex have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
83.9 per cent have received two doses.
51.9 per cent of residents 12 and over have received a booster.
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NYU Grossman School of Medicine grad walks across stage to receive diploma after relearning how to walk
NEW YORK -- Graduating from medical school alone is a tremendous accomplishment, but for one young man, it has a whole new meaning.
David Jevotovsky walked across the stage to get his diploma from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine on Wednesday, but it's been a long journey.
During Jevotovsky's second year, he was involved in a biking accident that left him in a coma for a month. He eventually had to learn how to walk and talk again.
Jevotovsky is among the 107 graduates in his class to receive their Doctor of Medicine degrees.
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Lebanon Valley College senior Robert Moul, ‘22, an ACS chemistry and neuroscience double major, was named a Fulbright Finalist and will conduct research in Hungary, according to a college release.
He will conduct full-time research with the chemical biology research group at Budapest’s Research Centre for Natural Sciences.
Moul, from East Berlin, is the 12th LVC student in the past six years and the first since 2020 to be named a Fulbright Finalist. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government.
“I will work to design novel neurotransmitter photocages to further our knowledge of the impact that various neurotransmitters have on the function of our nervous system,” said Moul.
In preparation for his Fulbright experience, Moul conducts research at a biochemical level in his neuroscience major. He also completed behavioral studies through the Biology Department that fueled his honors research proposal and summer research.
Moul first learned about the Fulbright Program as an LVC sophomore by attending a seminar presented by Dr. Philip Benesch, chair of social sciences, associate professor of political science, and director of pre-law and external scholarships and fellowships.
“That initially sparked my interest in applying to various scholarships, and the Fulbright program was a great match for my interest and experience in research,” said Moul. “I have never traveled abroad, so I am very excited to see what life is like in different areas of the world. I am most looking forward to learning about different cultures and values and trying new cuisine.”
Along with his research experience, Moul joined other LVC students to help choose the recipe and brew this year’s Flying Dutchmen Ale, a project between the College and Snitz Creek Brewery. He also is a member of the Tri Beta, Gamma Sigma Epsilon, and Sigma Alpha Pi honor societies and has presented work at the College’s annual Inquiry celebration.
“I was not as involved as I wanted to be in high school, so I came to LVC with a mindset to be involved,” said Moul. “However, I did not think I would have the academic and personal growth opportunities I found at LVC. I have accomplished more than I ever thought and gained interests in many new areas.”
As he heads toward graduation, Moul said it’s the relationships with his classmates, professors, and other LVC staff that have made an impact.
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- The pandemic and rising fuel prices are encouraging many more consumers to look at micromobility
- Yet, only one in five consumers surveyed plan to use micromobility for their commute to work
- City planners and the micromobility industry need to work together to design integrated solutions to overcome barriers to adoption
BOSTON, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the world's leading management consulting firms, and the University of St. Gallen announced today the release of the article "Putting Micromobility at the Center of Urban Mobility," which previews the findings from a new survey of 11,000 consumers across 23 cities in 10 countries. The article examines consumers' views and usage patterns for micromobility vehicles, including bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-mopeds, and it analyzes the incentives and deterrents to broader adoption.
As cities worldwide grapple with the impact of increasing vehicular traffic, micromobility has the potential to reduce congestion and pollution, while offering accessible, convenient, and affordable forms of transportation. But, according to the article, micromobility can only fully realize its potential if it is designed as part of an overall intermodal transportation system.
During the pandemic, many people saw micromobility as a safer alternative to public transportation. The recent spike in fuel prices is also increasing the attractiveness. Indeed, the size of the global micromobility market—including bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-mopeds and covering the owned, shared, and subscription segments—has already reached almost €100 billion. Although ownership is the biggest segment by volume, subscriptions are the fastest-growing category, with CAGR projected to exceed 30% over the next decade.
Yet, despite these impacts and its growth rate, micromobility has in many places not yet advanced from being a fad to becoming a mainstream form of transportation.
"Apart from the weather, the biggest barriers to increased use of micromobility include cost, insecure bike lane networks, inadequate connections, and limited suburban services. The cities that address these obstacles the fastest and best will make micromobility much more attractive for commuters—and, thus, become more attractive places for employers and their employees," said Nikolaus Lang, a BCG managing director and senior partner, and coauthor of the article.
The survey revealed that offering bundled options—combining micromobility transportation options with public transit—could likely increase use considerably. Consumers surveyed indicated that they would be willing to pay 22% to 25% more (a weighted average increase) for different bundled offerings.
Coauthor Andreas Herrmann, director of the Institute for Mobility at the University of St. Gallen, said, "There is no one-size-fits-all solution. What works for Amsterdam won't necessarily be right for Boston or Berlin. Moving micromobility to the mainstream over the next few years requires city planners and micromobility operators to work together to create the right incentives."
At scale, not all micromobility modes deliver equal benefit, and promoting micromobility without considering the totality of impacts can have a negative effect on the environment. "Integration is key, and technology and understanding usage patterns will be at the heart of this," added Herrmann.
Download a copy of the report here: https://www.bcg.com/publications/2022/the-future-of-urban-mobility
For more information, please contact Brian Bannister at +44 7919 393753 or bannister.brian@bcg.com.
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Ali Abdelaziz has suggested that Islam Makhachev will make Charles Oliveira look like an amateur in a potential UFC lightweight title matchup. Speaking to MMA Junkie’s Danny Segura, Abdelaziz addressed the possibility that one of his clients, Makhachev or Beneil Dariush, could face Oliveira for the title next.
Oliveira missed weight and was resultantly stripped of his UFC lightweight title prior to his incredible win over Justin Gaethje earlier this month. However, UFC president Dana White later confirmed that Oliveira will surely fight for the vacant title next against an opponent yet to be determined.
MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz highlighted that although he respects Oliveira, he believes the Brazilian fighter isn’t the best lightweight in the world today. Abdelaziz claimed that lightweights such as Makhachev, Arman Tsarukyan, and the currently-injured Dariush could defeat Oliveira. He insinuated that Makhachev and Dariush in particular would be huge favorites to beat Oliveira.
He proposed that Oliveira should face either Makhachev or Dariush for the title in Brazil later this year. Furthermore, putting forth his take regarding Makhachev or Dariush fighting Oliveira, Abdelaziz stated:
“I believe both will finish him [Oliveira]. I think Islam gonna submit him. I think Beneil can submit him too. Beneil can knock him out and submit him. I think Islam definitely can submit him and dominate him. Islam can make him look like an amateur, a hundred percent. Beneil is a little bit crazy. He like to fight. He’s more gonna get maybe wild then, catch him, put him to sleep.”
Abdelaziz added:
“He [Oliveira] is not an easy fight, in any imagination. But I think stylistically, he’ll beat everybody, except Islam and Beneil.”
Watch Ali Abdelaziz’s conversation with Danny Segura in the video below:
Daniel Cormier explains why Islam Makhachev should fight Charles Oliveira next
Islam Makhachev was scheduled to fight Beneil Dariush earlier this year. Unfortunately, the fight fell apart as Dariush withdrew due to an ankle injury. In a recent edition of ESPN MMA’s DC & RC Show, Daniel Cormier touched upon this and pointed out that Dariush hasn’t fully recovered yet.
DC noted that with Dariush out of action, Islam Makhachev ought to fight Oliveira for the vacant title rather than wait for him [Dariush] to return from his injury hiatus. Cormier said:
“I understand that he had one more step to cross in terms of Dariush; Beneil Dariush is hurt right now. So, I think it's fast forward Islam Makahchev to the championship and make him versus Charles Oliveira. Eleven wins in a row [Oliveira]- Ten wins in a row [Makhachev].”
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YOYOW (YOYOW) traded up 30.1% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 0:00 AM Eastern on May 19th. YOYOW has a market capitalization of $825,328.91 and $163,211.00 worth of YOYOW was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last seven days, YOYOW has traded up 93% against the dollar. One YOYOW coin can now be bought for about $0.0016 or 0.00000005 BTC on popular exchanges.
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- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00003316 BTC.
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MIAMI, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveHire Ltd. (ASX:LVH), a global software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform connecting companies and candidates, wins the HR Tech Award for "Best Innovative or Emerging Tech Solution" in the Talent Acquisition category.
The HR Tech Awards program is powered by Lighthouse Research & Advisory and rigorously reviews solutions across multiple categories that are designed to serve employers and the workforce. LiveHire was amongst hundreds of HR technologies focused on driving innovation and solving problems.
According to Lighthouse Research & Advisory data, the HR technology landscape consists of more than 5,000 providers with more entering each day. The HR Tech Awards recognize nearly 1% of those providers for their dedication to creative solutions that aim to solve the problems their customers face.
LiveHire enables its clients to move away from a reactive and expensive approach to recruitment to a digitally-powered, proactive recruitment methodology that engages talent in an authentic, humanized way while dramatically lowering the costs of finding the best new hires.
LiveHire solves the problem of managing talent acquisition in today's highly competitive market for contingent or full-time hiring by unlocking quality hires at speed through the power of exceptional candidate experience.
As an all-in-one Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) and Applicant Tracking System (ATS), LiveHire allows its users to achieve many competitive advantages through its key differentiators and innovations:
- Branded talent community sign up pages (to enhance employer branding)
- Rapid two-way candidate messaging via email and texting, native (with bulk option) and fully integrated into the LiveHire platform experience (enabling industry-leading candidate response time)
- Proactive AI-driven talent pooling and workforce planning (reducing time-to-hire)
- Intelligent job matching and candidate suggestions (eliminating recruitment admin)
- Ability to create a total talent view; external, internal, contractor, and alumni (revealing strategic recruitment insights)
"If you're going to sell something, you need to go where buyers are already interested in what you have to offer. Hiring follows the same logic: if you want to offer a job, it's faster and easier to hire if you find someone who is interested in your company. LiveHire's platform helps employers to identify and tap into talent that has already expressed an interest, creating higher quality conversations and better hires overall." - Ben Eubanks, Chief Research Officer, Lighthouse Research & Advisory.
"We are honoured and proud to be recognized by the HR Tech Awards for the 'Best Innovative or Emerging Tech Solution' in the Talent Acquisition category," says Christy Forest, CEO of LiveHire, "this award is a testament to our team's dedication to solving the challenges our customers face and our mission to empower the flow of the world's talent. We are proud to be helping large and small organizations transform the way they recruit talent, and we're just getting started."
About LiveHire
LiveHire is a globally-leading total talent platform - enabling clients to attract and engage both permanent employees and contingent workers through branded Talent Communities. LiveHire offers an award-winning candidate experience and provides talent-on-demand through its unique talent pooling and 2-way text messaging functionality, having successfully enabled end-to-end recruitment from sourcing through to hire of diverse workforces for over 150 clients across 20 verticals globally.
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Great Reviews Land Its Hotels a Place Among Travelers' Favorites
BELLEVUE, Wash., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Staypineapple, a hospitality company based in the Pacific Northwest, has been recognized as a 2022 Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award winner in the hotel category for hospitality excellence.
Recognizing the best in tourism and hospitality, the awards celebrate businesses that have received great reviews from travelers around the globe on Tripadvisor over the last 12 months. Recipients of the Travelers' Choice awards are ranked in the top 10 percent of hotels worldwide.
"We are incredibly thankful to be recognized by our amazing guests through their reviews," said Dina Belon-Sayre, Vice President of Operations and Real Estate Assets for Staypineapple. "It is a testament to our talented team that inspire out-of-the-ordinary experiences at our hotels."
Each Staypineapple hotel is outfitted with colorful, stylish decor, and one-of-a-kind ambiance. Fun and unique amenities include The Naked Experience with cloud-like European-style individual duvets, big thirsty towels, and cozy robes. Afternoon Delights of freshly brewed coffee and pineapple treats are available to guests during their visits. Staypineapple also welcomes dogs with open paws and treats at all of its 10 properties.
Staypineapple is a brand of upscale, out-of-the-ordinary boutique hotels in urban markets nationwide, owned and managed by Pineapple Hospitality, based in Bellevue, Wash. Focused on thoughtful service and design, with an uncanny knack for anticipating needs, the dog-friendly hotels wholeheartedly embrace the pineapple's symbol of hospitality and joy. For more information or to make a reservation, visit Staypineapple.com or call (866) 866-7977. Follow Staypineapple on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
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Diageo (NYSE:DEO – Get Rating) was upgraded by StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Friday.
Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Diageo from GBX 3,100 ($38.21) to GBX 3,200 ($39.45) in a report on Friday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Diageo from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 17th. Credit Suisse Group raised their target price on shares of Diageo from GBX 4,500 ($55.47) to GBX 4,700 ($57.94) in a report on Wednesday, April 6th. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Diageo from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $214.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Friday, April 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Diageo from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $2,923.17.
DEO stock opened at $179.62 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $198.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $202.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.52. Diageo has a 52 week low of $175.46 and a 52 week high of $223.14.
Diageo Company Profile (Get Rating)
Diageo plc, together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and sells alcoholic beverages worldwide. The company offers scotch, whisky, gin, vodka, rum, ready to drink products, Irish cream liqueur, raki, liqueur, wine, tequila, Canadian whisky, American whiskey, cachaca, and brandy, as well as beer, including cider and non-alcoholic products.
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