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The Indian Navy’s preparations are not a provocation to any aggression, but rather ensure peace and prosperity in the region, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
After viewing the naval facility in Karwar, Karnataka, he took a sea sortie aboard a Kalvari class submarine, the INS Khandari, off the coast of Karwar. Singh was visiting the Naval Base in Karwar on a two-day visit.
‘Whatever I have seen today and experienced, I am assured that the Indian Navy is capable of vigilant, variant and victorious in every situation’, Singh said, adding, ‘INS Khanderi is a make in India inspired submarine. It was commissioned by me in the year 2019. The ships and other platforms launched by the Indian Navy have given a boost to the PM Modi’s Make in India campaign’.
During the visit, the Minister also evaluated the development of infrastructure upgrades under ‘Project Seabird’ and talked with senior Navy personnel at the base’s ‘Bada Khana’.
Khanderi, the second of the Project 75 submarines built at Mazagon Docks Limited in Mumbai as part of the ‘Make in India’ initiative, was commissioned by the Defence Minister in September 2019. The Defence Minister had already seen the Indian Navy’s three-dimensional combat capacity when aboard the INS Vikramaditya in September 2019 and the P8I earlier this month.
The Scorpene submarines are exceptionally powerful vessels that are equipped with both long-range guided torpedoes and anti-ship missiles. They also have excellent stealth features. These submarines have a cutting-edge SONAR and sensor package, giving them exceptional operational capabilities.
During the sortie, the Raksha Mantri was shown the Stealth submarine’s entire range of underwater operational capabilities. ‘This year when we are celebrating Aazadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, INS Vikrant is getting ready to commission. Both Vikrant and Vikramaditya will enhance the maritime security of India. The Indian Navy is counted among the frontline Navy of the world. Big maritime forces are ready to cooperate with India’, he said.
Simulated weapon launches and advanced MR – Sub cooperative exercises with P8I aircraft were among the operational displays.
The Indian Navy currently has four submarines of this type in service, with two more expected by the end of next year. These submarines have considerably improved the Indian Navy’s underwater capability in the Indian Ocean region. The Defence Minister’s sea sortie falls on the same day as the ‘Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ celebrations. | https://www.eastcoastdaily.in/2022/05/28/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-completes-sea-sortie-in-submarine.html | 2022-05-28T01:52:33Z | https://www.eastcoastdaily.in/2022/05/28/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-completes-sea-sortie-in-submarine.html | false | 1 |
Sunak: If you’re rich like me, give windfall tax of £400 to charity
Rishi Sunak has said people should follow his lead and give the government’s £400 energy bill assistance to charity.
The chancellor of the exchequer made his comments this morning after it was announced everyone will get a grant as part of a £21bn living support package.
This comes after pressure on the government to impose a £5bn windfall tax on energy firms to ease the cost of living crisis, after they made bumper profits in part due to the war in Ukraine.
“When you’re trying to help people on that scale when you’re trying to get help to tens of millions of people, you have a choice. How can you deliver that? The reality is, when you’re talking about that number of people, there aren’t many ways to do it. We wanted to make sure this was as universal as possible”.
Speaking on Sky News this morning, Sunak said he had considered an alternative way of giving people the grant, including a targeted council tax rebate.
But this, he said, would mean people in areas with high-value properties would miss out, even if they need support.
“So actually this being universal means that we avoid all of those problems and really do get help to everyone who needs it and you, like me, I am sure like me, you can also give that money to charity if you don’t need it.”
He also reflected on electricity companies not being included in the windfall tax, saying he is aware “extraordinary profits been made in that sector as a result of elevated gas prices due to the war in Ukraine”.
The government was trying to “understand the scale of the scale those profits and then decide on the appropriate next step”. | https://www.cityam.com/sunak-if-youre-rich-give-windfall-tax-400-to-charity-like-me/ | 2022-05-28T01:53:29Z | https://www.cityam.com/sunak-if-youre-rich-give-windfall-tax-400-to-charity-like-me/ | true | 1 |
CINCINNATI — A couple hours before first pitch here Friday, players from the Giants and Reds met in the outfield. These were not your typical pregame greetings: Joc Pederson and Tommy Pham had an apparent beef to settle.
While the Reds were taking batting practice and Giants players were stretching in left field, approximately 30 players and staff members were involved in an altercation near center field. It lasted mere moments, and no blows were exchanged.
The incident took place while most Giants players were in the clubhouse, but Pederson was accompanied by about 10 others in San Francisco gear; there were about 20 Reds involved. Pederson and Pham had to be separated, according to reporters who witnessed the altercation.
Giants manager Gabe Kapler said the team was still investigating and was not prepared to comment further.
“We’re looking into it. Taking it very seriously. And learning as much as I and we can as quickly as we can,” Kapler said.
A photo showed reliever Jarlín García appearing to be escorted away by assistant pitching coach J.P. Martinez, while another Giants player led Pederson away. Cincinnati’s Mike Moustakas greeted Pederson with a handshake as he left the field.
Asked about his role in the incident, García declined comment through Spanish language translator Erwin Higueros.
“The best person that can tell you what happened out there is the person involved in it,” García said.
Pederson, however, twice declined reporters’ interview requests in the clubhouse, saying, “I’ve got to go hit.”
Pham told reporters in the Cincinnati clubhouse that Pederson was the instigator.
Pederson, who put on a majestic display of power with four home runs over the Giants’ final two games of their homestand, did not accompany the team on its charter flight to Cincinnati after Wednesday’s game.
Pederson, a Palo Alto, Calif., native, stayed back in the Bay Area to attend Game 5 of the Warriors’ Western Conference finals series against the Dallas Mavericks at Chase Center. He rung the cable car bell that has become a tradition before Warriors games at Chase Center before flying to Cincinnati on Friday.
“We were joking that may have been a hologram,” Kapler said. “We celebrate that. We believe that the way guys want to spend their off days, especially in this case, supporting the local team, is a great way to blow off steam. It’s a great way to get away from the game for a little while. We’re really happy that Joc got to experience that.”
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Wall Street brokerages expect Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP – Get Rating) to announce earnings per share (EPS) of ($0.01) for the current quarter, Zacks reports. Eight analysts have issued estimates for Snap’s earnings, with the lowest EPS estimate coming in at ($0.03) and the highest estimate coming in at $0.02. Snap reported earnings of $0.10 per share during the same quarter last year, which indicates a negative year over year growth rate of 110%. The firm is scheduled to report its next earnings report on Monday, January 1st.
Zacks’ EPS averages are a mean average based on a survey of sell-side analysts that follow Snap.
Snap (NYSE:SNAP – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 21st. The company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.01 by ($0.03). Snap had a negative return on equity of 16.37% and a negative net margin of 12.71%. The company had revenue of $1.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.07 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.19) EPS. Snap’s quarterly revenue was up 38.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
SNAP traded up $0.77 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $15.58. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 65,507,131 shares, compared to its average volume of 39,029,473. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $29.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $37.33. Snap has a 12 month low of $12.55 and a 12 month high of $83.34. The stock has a market cap of $25.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.28 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a current ratio of 7.19, a quick ratio of 7.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05.
In other news, CTO Robert C. Murphy sold 900,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.55, for a total transaction of $26,595,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 75,110,002 shares in the company, valued at $2,219,500,559.10. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Michael J. O’sullivan sold 12,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.85, for a total transaction of $498,125.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,555,687 shares of company stock valued at $44,789,003.
A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of SNAP. Lone Pine Capital LLC increased its holdings in Snap by 47.9% in the 4th quarter. Lone Pine Capital LLC now owns 33,478,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,574,500,000 after buying an additional 10,839,980 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in Snap by 95.8% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 17,811,242 shares of the company’s stock worth $641,028,000 after buying an additional 8,712,380 shares during the period. Edgewood Management LLC increased its holdings in Snap by 9.0% in the 1st quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 79,851,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,873,871,000 after buying an additional 6,591,367 shares during the period. Baillie Gifford & Co. increased its holdings in Snap by 123.8% in the 4th quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 11,709,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $550,682,000 after buying an additional 6,477,834 shares during the period. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in Snap by 1,817.5% in the 1st quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 6,621,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $235,088,000 after buying an additional 6,275,700 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 53.88% of the company’s stock.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Aaron Lieberman ended his campaign for Arizona governor Friday, saying there's no viable path to victory.
Lieberman, a former state lawmaker from Paradise Valley, struggled to gain traction against the Democratic front-runner, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who has built a national profile as a staunch defender of Arizona's election.
“It is clear to me that there’s just not a realistic path forward in this race this year, and I owe it to all the people who have so generously supported our campaign to be honest with them about what the path ahead would look like,” Lieberman said in a statement.
He thanked his supporters and said electing a Democratic governor “will be a top priority of mine over the next few months.”
Lieberman founded two organizations focused on early childhood education before being elected to the Legislature in 2018. He’s developed a reputation as a moderate during two terms in the House. He resigned last year to focus on his campaign for governor.
In an announcement video released last summer, Lieberman presented himself as an entrepreneur and pragmatic problem solver.
“When we turn the page on this pandemic, let’s turn the page on our politics too,” Lieberman said in the video.
More recently, he tried to jumpstart his campaign with a television ad proclaiming, “right now, Arizona's politics are a dumpster fire.”
Through the end of March, Lieberman reported raising just over $1.4 million for his campaign, trailing both Hobbs and the other Democrat in the race, former Nogales Mayor and Obama administration border official Marco Lopez.
In a message posted on Twitter, Hobbs thanked Lieberman for participating in the race and his service as a lawmaker.
“I look forward to the fight ahead 一 as we all come together and stand up to those who are threatening our basic freedoms in Arizona,” Hobbs wrote. | https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/Lieberman-ends-Democratic-campaign-for-Arizona-17204628.php | 2022-05-28T01:59:29Z | https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/Lieberman-ends-Democratic-campaign-for-Arizona-17204628.php | true | 11 |
Trump speaks at NRA convention in Texas
This weekend the National Rifle Association is holding its annual convention in Houston. As former president Trump addressed attendees, gun-safety demonstrators rallied outside. Natalie Brand reports. (5-27-22) | https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/trump-speaks-at-nra-convention-in-texas/ | 2022-05-28T02:00:04Z | https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/trump-speaks-at-nra-convention-in-texas/ | true | null |
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Digital and mobile technology coupled with the explosive adoption of social media globally has fundamentally disrupted consumer expectations, and how businesses must operate to support their customers. If you want to understand the forces driving and transforming businesses today and how cutting-edge digital strategies can help businesses grow and thrive in this dynamic environment, this course will help you do so. You will learn the core principles of digital marketing before diving deeper into the basics of digital strategy, audience and competitive research, and how to connect with the customer. After completing this course, you will be able to: - • Understand how digital and social media have disrupted the way businesses sell to consumers • Use digital research and social listening to gain insights into your audience, competitors, and industry • Recognize the core components of an effective digital marketing strategy • Recognize how marketers use the Buyer’s Journey model to influence purchase decisions over digital platforms using digital content and tools • Use the principles of content marketing to create effective content that engages an audience This course also explains how to choose the right content for your customers – and how to develop a creative strategy to deliver on key business goals. This is the first course in the Digital Marketing Institute’s Digital Strategy specialization. On completion of all courses in your Specialization, you will also be awarded a Digital Marketing Institute Certified Digital Marketing Associate certification, along with three months of free Power Membership, allowing you to boost your career and unlock your next opportunity. 92% of DMI members have said their courses have had a positive impact on their careers, while 88% are now working at senior or manager level. | https://www.coursera.org/learn/digital-strategy-business-opportunity | 2022-05-28T02:03:13Z | https://www.coursera.org/learn/digital-strategy-business-opportunity | true | 1 |
Men Charged with Trafficking 16-Year-Old Runaway
(STL.News) Two men who allegedly trafficked teenage girls have been federally charged, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
LaDarius Alton Smith, 33, and Ulises Rene Garcia, 22, were indicted on Tuesday on two counts of sex trafficking a child. Both have been ordered detained pending trial.
According to court documents, the case began when the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services contacted the North Texas Trafficking Task Force to report that a 16-year-old runaway, identified in court documents as JD 1, had been spotted on megapersonals.eu, a known commercial sex database.
An undercover agent initiated conversation with the individual who posted the ad and arranged for a commercial-sex date at a hotel in Dallas on April 12.
Once there, the agent encountered a 17-year-old girl, identified as JD 2, who said she had locked herself out of the room. Mr. Garcia gave JD 2 a key to that room, and then she began conversing with the agent. Another individual, later determined to be Mr. Smith, spoke with the agent on the telephone and promised to bring JD 1 to the hotel soon.
A surveillance team then observed a dark blue BMW enter the hotel parking lot. Mr. Smith got out and escorted JD 1 and another 17-year-old, JD 3, to the hotel room.
Agents recovered the girls and transported them to the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center for comprehensive care.
Meanwhile, law enforcement conducted a search of the hotel room, where they found a backpack containing JD1’s high school schedule.
An indictment is merely an allegation of criminal conduct, not evidence. Like all defendants, Mr. Garcia and Mr. Smith are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
If convicted, they each face up to life in federal prison.
Homeland Security Investigation’s Dallas Field Division conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Magliolo is prosecuting the case.
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Report: Marcos Alonso 'Allowed' to Leave Chelsea in the Summer
Marcos Alonso is said to be 'allowed' to leave Chelsea in the summer amid his links with a move to Barcelona, according to reports. Alonso joined the Blues in the summer of 2016 from Fiorentina, making a total of 212 appearances and scoring 29 goals in all competitions ever...
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Court Ruling By Jury Asserts Validity of Gibson Trademarks -- Deems Them Not Generic -- Putting Gibson In A Position To Own Their Legacy Innovations And Be Future Focused
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The court's decision by jury today, to uphold Gibson's long-established and well-recognized trademarks for Gibson's innovative and iconic guitar shapes is a win for Gibson and the music community at large. The court found that the Gibson Trademarks are valid, the Gibson shapes are not generic, and the defendants were guilty of both infringement and counterfeiting. Gibson is very pleased with the outcome after years of simply trying to protect their brand and business through well recognized intellectual property rights, rights that have been Gibson's for decades.
Gibson's guitar shapes are iconic and now are firmly protected for the past, present, and future. From a broader perspective, this court decision is also a win for Gibson Fans, Artists, Dealers, and related Partners who expect and deserve authenticity. Not to mention for all of the iconic American brands that have invested in meaningful innovation and continued protection, only to see it diluted with unauthorized and often illegitimate knock-offs. Gibson can now focus attention on continuing to leverage its iconic past, and invest in future innovation, with confidence.
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A special prosecutor said Friday that he has filed charges of sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree against former Alaska Attorney General Clyde “Ed” Sniffen.
Gregg Olson said the charges were filed Friday but he did not yet have a stamped copy of the documents or a case number to provide. The case did not yet show up in an online court records system Friday afternoon.
An attorney who has represented Sniffen did not immediately return a phone message from The Associated Press.
Cori Mills, a deputy attorney general with the Alaska Department of Law, sent an email to staff saying the office had learned that Olson had filed three counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree against Sniffen.
The email was provided by the department to the AP, which had requested it.
Sniffen was a longtime attorney with the department who was appointed attorney general by Gov. Mike Dunleavy in January 2021. However, Sniffen resigned shortly afterward. Attorneys general must be confirmed by the Legislature, and Sniffen resigned before that point.
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Sniffen had replaced as attorney general Kevin Clarkson, who in 2020 submitted his resignation for what he called a “lapse of judgment” after details of text messages he sent to another state employee were revealed.
The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica last year reported that Sniffen's resignation was announced as they were reporting on allegations of sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old girl three decades earlier. The woman had told the news organizations that she and Sniffen began a sexual relationship in 1991 while she was a high school student. At the time, he was a 27-year-old attorney with a local law firm and a coach of her school’s mock trial competition team, the news organizations had reported.
“As you are all aware, an independent investigation into Mr. Sniffen’s relationship with a 17-year-old (at that time) girl many years ago had been ongoing since the relationship came to light in January 2021,” Mills wrote in her email.
“The Anchorage Police Department conducted the investigation, and the special prosecutor reviewed the investigation independent of our department. Now that charges have been filed, a grand jury will determine whether to indict based on the evidence presented to them," Mills wrote.
Mills said the “charging decision was made by the special prosecutor and all other prosecutorial actions in this case will likewise be handled by the special prosecutor.”
Sniffen “worked alongside us for many years. He was a valued colleague and to many of us, a friend," Mills wrote. “Today’s filing of charges may be disappointing and even discouraging, but our department serves all the people of Alaska and is committed to fairness and justice for everyone."
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Once you have hired good employees, the next step that successful people managers take is to develop the full potential of their employees. Performance management is a process that helps managers achieve the goal of getting the best from their employees.
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In this module, you will begin your journey into learning about managing employee performance for your organization. We will cover performance management fundamentals and discuss ways to be more strategic in implementing better performance management in your organization. Two key elements that will be useful to people managers in this module are the difference between performance appraisals and performance management and recognizing how performance management can affect your organization.
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In this module we will begin to put structure around performance management. We will discuss the difference between results and behavior and how to describe and identify performance objectives and standards. You will also learn how to identify employee skills and how you can use this to develop performance standards. Finally, you will learn about three ways to measure results and behaviors and the different benefits and limitations each approach offers.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Evening" game were:
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MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration has renewed a license partially exempting Chevron from sanctions on Venezuela so it can keep operating in the oil-rich, socialist-run nation.
The license issued Friday by the U.S. Treasury Department allows the California-based Chevron and other U.S. companies to perform only basic upkeep of wells it operates jointly with state-run oil giant PDVSA, dashing the hopes of those who wanted to see a resumption of exports to ease pricing pressure at American pumps.
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and ensuing international sanctions targeting Russia’s oil industry have led the Biden administration to reconsider longstanding policies isolating two other oil powers: Venezuela and Iran.
In March, three senior Biden officials traveled to Caracas to meet with President Nicolás Maduro to try to lure him back to negotiations with the U.S.-backed opposition and release several Americans imprisoned for years. Their carrot: the possible lifting of crippling oil sanctions imposed in 2019 after Maduro breezed into a second term following elections considered undemocratic by the U.S. and dozens of allies.
While Maduro has welcomed the surprise outreach, joking that he wanted to soon travel to New York to attend a salsa festival, there’s been little progress since.
Meanwhile, opposition hardliners and even some Democrats in Congress have accused the administration of bending over backward to appease an oil despot for little gain because of Venezuela’s diminished importance in global energy markets.
Venezuela sits atop the world’s largest oil reserves but due to mismanagement, and more recently U.S. sanctions, production has been declining steadily from the 3.5 million barrels per day when Hugo Chávez took power in 1999. In April, output stood at barely 700,000 barrels per day — the lowest level in decades.
Chevron, which has been operating in Venezuela since the 1920s, had been pushing for an expanded license that would allow it to resume exports and stem the growing influence of oil companies from China, Russia, Iran and other U.S. adversaries.
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Dane Co. health officials to hold rally to raise awareness of gun violence
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Dane County health officials are hosting a walk and rally next week to show the importance of gun violence prevention and awareness.
Following the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school this week, Public Health Madison and Dane County Director of Policy, Planning and Evaluation Aurielle Smith says it’s time for change and action now more than ever.
“We are heartbroken for the 19 children and 2 teachers whose lives were tragically cut short,” Smith said.
The “Wear Orange Day” walk and rally will take place on June 3 in collaboration with community partners and to recognize National Gun Awareness Day. The event is an initiative of Everytown for Gun Safety, which is an organization led by parents, survivors, educators and citizens.
The agency noted that the U.S. has four times the number of gun homicides per 100,000 residents in any other country worldwide, which includes children. PHMDC noted that 18,000 children and teens are shot and either killed or wounded every year.
“This kind of senseless violence sends shockwaves of harm and trauma through the families involved and extends into communities throughout our country,” Smith said. “Our children deserve better. Our children deserve to feel safe in our community. Our children deserve action. We ask that you show your support by wearing orange, and joining us on June 3.”
Those who wish to join the rally can wear orange and meet at Villager Shopping Center parking lot at 2300 South Park Street. The walk will end at Penn Park at 2101 Fisher Street.
Community speakers and organizations will be at the event to discuss gun violence prevention in the community.
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Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai written update May 27: Akshara and Abhimanyu argue over her new job
- Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai written update May 27: Akshara leaves her haldi ceremony to confront the woman who has been trying to flirt with Abhimanyu.
It’s time for Akshara to face another obstacle in her married life by making a choice between her career and her husband. Abhimanyu has always supported Akshara but in this episode of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, we will see him planning and plotting to prevent Akhsara from joining her new job. Read the full article to find out why Abhimanyu doesn’t want Akshara to take her new job and how this will affect Akshara’s career. Also Read| Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai written update May 26: Akshara goes for job interview despite Abhimanyu’s disapproval
Akshara pranks Abhimanyu
In the previous episode, we saw how Akshara helped a nurse treat a little kid. The doctor who witnessed it gets impressed by her therapy and immediately gives her the job. Abhimanyu continues to worry about her safety in the hospital. Akshara has nothing but good news to tell Abhimanyu but she decides to add a little drama.
She tells Abhimanyu that he was right and he won’t even believe what people at the hospital did to her. Abhimanyu gets anxious but before Akshara could say anything further, she cuts the call. Abhimanyu, obviously, assumes that the worst has happened. He instantly decides that Akshara will not work at the charitable hospital or any place like that, she will work at a safe and known hospital. He calls his friend Dr.Vineet and pulls in a favor to get Akshara a job.
What worse could have happened after this? Aarohi, who is already furious at Abhimanyu after what Rudra told her, overhears this conversation. She is further agitated at Abhimanyu after finding out that he is himself using his sources to get Akshara a better job, but he denies helping her or promoting her. How will Aarohi react to this? Keep watching this space to find out.
Two Appointment letters
Akshara comes back home to surprise Abhimanyu with her appointment letter. However, she herself gets shocked by the appointment letter Abhimanyu gets for her. Neel, Shefali, and Parth find the two appointment letters and congratulate Akshara. Shefali suggests Akshara work at
Abhimanyu’s friend’s hospital as it matches their standards. They later find out that Abhimanyu has made the decision without Akshara’s knowledge and Shefali comments that Abhimanyu is trying to control her. Even though Akshara is upset with Abhimanyu, she still defends him and his decision. Finally, we see the two of them talking their differences out and Abhimanyu supporting Akshara’s decision to work at the charitable hospital.
Manjari as well as the Goenkas celebrate Akshara’s achievement. Akshara finds out about Manjari’s broken dreams. Aarohi continues to feel jealous of Akshara seeing everyone rejoicing over Akshara’s job and not paying attention to her. In the upcoming episodes, we will see more twists and turns in the show as Neel will make a big mistake at his new job. How will Harsh react to this new drama? Keep reading to find out what new hurdles Akshar will face next in the Birla family. | https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-written-update-may-27-akshara-and-abhimanyu-argue-over-her-new-job-101653702847996.html | 2022-05-28T02:47:54Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-written-update-may-27-akshara-and-abhimanyu-argue-over-her-new-job-101653702847996.html | false | 2 |
In the wake of the Uvalde, Texas mass shooting, we have been told a number of things by the police "in charge" of that situation. And the "official" story has changed a lot. Resource officer. Oops, no resource officer. Went right in after him. Nope, waited for an hour.
"We couldn't rush in because we didn't know where he was. If we had rushed in, and he killed us, then even more kids would end up dying as a result. And with him barricaded in a classroom, at least he was kept away from all those other kids."
Okay, you had no idea where he was, but he was "barricaded in a classroom." You saved "all those other kids" for a full hour while he shot any and all of the kids he felt like killing in that classroom. For an hour. This was an hour of sheer hell for those who did survive. One kid rubbed her dead friend's blood all over herself to play dead. Another kid interviewed after the fact asked a stunningly meaningful question, "Why is this happening?"
Well, let's just see about that. It doesn't happen in our neighbor, Canada. It doesn't happen in the United Kingdom. It doesn't happen in Australia. It doesn't happen in New Zealand. It doesn't happen in Japan. Gee, I wonder what the common thread is. Well, it turns out the common thread happens to be more strict gun-control laws. These countries don't have mass shootings. They also don't have semi-automatic rifles available to the public. I wonder if there could be any connection, there.
"Strict gun-control laws are for totalitarian dictatorships." Nope. None of the countries we just mentioned are totalitarian dictatorships. "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun." Nope. Those countries have almost completely eliminated mass shootings, and they didn't do it by supplying "good guys" with more guns. If good guys with guns is the answer, I wonder why they don't allow guns at National Rifle Association meetings. I believe there are roughly 20 percent more guns in the United States than there are people. If "more guns" was the answer, this would be the safest country in the world, instead of the only country in the world so graphically afflicted with gun violence. "Why is this happening?"
Perhaps the most touching recognition of our status in the world on this point, was the expression of concern, sympathy, and sorrow for our situation by VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, the president of a nation currently under brutal assault.
When the cops in Texas decided to wait for an hour instead of rushing the perpetrator murdering children, they proved their worthlessness. If kids are escaping the building through windows, couldn't you perhaps have gained access to the "barricaded" perp through a window? Ever heard of snipers with scopes? These poor clownish Texas cops "didn't know where he was" when he was "barricaded in a room." And this was with crying parents outside literally begging the cops to go in. Pathetic. Yeah, that word seems to fill in the blank pretty well. | https://www.opednews.com/articles/Texas-Cops-are________-Fi-by-Dan-Cooper-Cop-Block_Cop-Culture_Copwatch-220527-963.html | 2022-05-28T02:48:53Z | https://www.opednews.com/articles/Texas-Cops-are________-Fi-by-Dan-Cooper-Cop-Block_Cop-Culture_Copwatch-220527-963.html | true | 1 |
The suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18, authorities say, when they bought the weapons used in the attacks — too young to legally purchase alcohol or cigarettes, but old enough to arm themselves with assault weapons.
The Buffalo suspect was taken to a hospital last year for a mental health evaluation, but the incident didn't trigger New York's “red flag” law and he was still able to purchase a gun. The Texas suspect’s mother told ABC he gave her an “uneasy feeling" at times and could “be aggressive ... If he really got mad." But authorities say he had no known criminal or mental health history. The state has no such red flag law.
They are just the latest suspected U.S. mass shooters whose ability to obtain guns has raised concerns. In some cases shooters got guns legally under current firearms laws, or because of background check lapses or law enforcement’s failure to heed warnings of concerning behavior.
After the shootings, which together left 31 people dead, President Joe Biden renewed calls for stronger gun laws and questioned whether people as young as 18 should be allowed to purchase firearms. In the past, Biden has called for banning assault weapons and expanding background checks. Many Republicans oppose the measures.
A look at how suspects in recent mass shootings obtained guns, based on police accounts, court documents and contemporaneous reporting:
UVALDE, TEXAS: MAY 24, 2022. 21 DEAD.
Salvador Ramos legally purchased two guns in the days before the attack that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School — an AR-style rifle from a federally licensed gun dealer in the Uvalde area on May 17 and a second rifle on May 20. Ramos made the purchases just days after turning 18, the minimum age under federal law for buying a rifle. He also purchased several hundred rounds of ammunition. At least one of the rifles was a DDM4, made by Daniel Defense and modeled after the U.S. military’s M4 carbine rifle, though without the M4's ability to switch to fully automatic or fire a three-round burst. “The idea that an 18-year-old kid can walk into a gun store and buy two assault weapons is just wrong,” Biden said hours after the shooting Tuesday. “What in God’s name do you need an assault weapon for except to kill someone?” Ramos was killed at the school by a Border Patrol team.
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BUFFALO, NEW YORK: MAY 14, 2022. 10 DEAD.
Payton Gendron legally purchased the Bushmaster XM-15 E2S used in the attack on Tops Friendly Market from a federally licensed gun dealer near his home in Conklin, New York, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Buffalo. In a personal, online diary that surfaced after the attack, Gendron said he bought the AR-15-style weapon in January, bought a shotgun in December and received a rifle as a Christmas present from his dad when he was 16. Last year, Gendron was taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation under a state mental health law after writing “murder-suicide” in response to a teacher’s question. New York is one of 19 states with red flag laws that allow courts to take guns from people posing immediate danger, but that didn't happen with Gendron, who was 17 at the time. State police described his threat as “general in nature" and said it didn't “specifically mention shooting or firearms.” After the shooting, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order underscoring the need for red flag interventions and said she would seek to bar people under 21 from buying some semi-automatic weapons in the state. A similar law in California was ruled unconstitutional. Gendron is charged with murder.
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BOULDER, COLORADO: MARCH 22, 2021. 10 DEAD.
Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa bought a Ruger AR-556 pistol, a semi-automatic weapon with a capacity of up to 30 rounds, six days before the shooting at King Soopers grocery store, police said. Alissa was prone to sudden rage and was convicted of misdemeanor assault and sentenced to probation for attacking a high school classmate. Colorado has a universal background check law covering almost all gun sales, but that misdemeanor would not have prevented him from buying a weapon, experts said. Had it been a felony, federal law would've barred his purchase. Days before the shooting, a judge struck down city ordinances banning assault rifles and high-capacity magazines in Boulder, citing a state law prohibiting local gun bans. The NRA backed the lawsuit challenging the ordinances. A judge ruled last month that Alissa is mentally incompetent to stand trial.
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ATLANTA: MARCH 16, 2021. 8 DEAD.
Robert Aaron Long purchased a 9 mm handgun just hours before going on a shooting rampage at three massage businesses in the Atlanta area, police said. A lawyer for the gun shop said it complies with federal background check laws. Georgia, like the majority of states, has no waiting period to obtain a gun. Long claimed to have a “sex addiction,” police said, and he spent time at an addiction recovery facility last year. Federal law bans guns for people who are “unlawful users of or addicted to a controlled substance” or who’ve been court-ordered to a mental health or substance abuse treatment facility, but doesn’t mention treatment for other compulsions as a barrier to ownership. Long is serving a sentence life without parole.
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MIDLAND, TEXAS, AUG. 31, 2019. 7 DEAD.
Seth Aaron Ator purchased an AR-style rifle through a private sale, allowing him to evade a federal background check, and fired it indiscriminately from his car into passing vehicles and shopping plazas. He also hijacked a mail truck, killing the driver. Ator had been blocked from getting a gun in 2014 after his background check was flagged because a court determined he was mentally ill, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter. Private sales, which account for up to 40% of all gun sales according to some estimates, are not subject to a federal background check and private sellers aren't required to determine if a buyer is eligible to own a gun. Ator was killed by police.
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DAYTON, OHIO: AUG. 4, 2019. 9 DEAD.
Connor Betts’ classmates said he was suspended in high school for compiling a “hit list” and a “rape list,” but authorities said nothing in his background prevented him from purchasing the AR-15-style pistol used in the shooting at Ned Peppers Bar. Ohio law requires that sealed records of any juvenile crimes be expunged either after five years or once the offender turns 23. Betts, who was 24 at the time of the shooting, bought the gun online from a Texas dealer. It was then shipped to a Dayton-area firearms dealer, in accordance with federal law. Betts was killed by police.
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EL PASO, TEXAS, AUG. 3, 2019. 23 DEAD.
Patrick Crusius bought an AK-47-style rifle and 1,000 rounds of hollow-point ammunition online 45 days before he walked into a Walmart store and opened fire, killing 23 people and injuring two dozen others, before confessing that he had been targeting Mexicans, according to prosecutors. A Crusius family lawyer said his mother raised concerns about the purchase in a call to police on June 27. Police said she asked if Crusius, who was 21 at the time, was old enough to buy a gun. Police said she was assured he was and that he'd qualify if he passed a background check. Police said she expressed concern only about his safety and said she’d seen no recent change in his behavior. Crusius posted a racist screed online just before the attack and appeared to target Mexicans. He's charged with capital murder in Texas and federal hate crimes and firearms offenses.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: MAY 31, 2019. 12 DEAD.
Former Virginia Beach city employee DeWayne Craddock legally purchased six firearms in the three years before he opened fire on a municipal building, including the two .45-caliber pistols used in the attack. An independent review of the shooting, commissioned by the City of Virginia Beach, found that Craddock displayed no warning signs or “prohibited behaviors associated with a pathway to violence,” and that he had no known history of mental health treatment. Craddock was killed by police. ___
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA: NOV. 7, 2018. 12 DEAD.
Ian David Long, a former Marine machine gunner who served in Afghanistan, used a legally purchased .45-caliber pistol with an extended magazine in the shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill. California tried to outlaw high-capacity magazines, but a federal judge reversed that after a pro-gun group sued. Months before the shooting, sheriff’s deputies called to Long’s home found him acting irrationally, but a mental health specialist didn’t feel he needed to be involuntarily committed. California has a red flag law, but there’s no indication authorities sought a court order to take away Long's guns. Long killed himself.
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PITTSBURGH: OCT. 27, 2018. 11 DEAD.
Robert Gregory Bowers had a carry license and legally owned the Colt AR-15 SP1 and three Glock .357 handguns police said he used to kill worshipers at Tree of Life synagogue. Bowers spent months posting rants against Jews on Gab, a social media site favored by right-wing extremists. He also posted photos of his "glock family.” Just before the attack, he posted a screed against a Jewish organization that resettles refugees, saying: “I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I’m going in.” None of the rhetoric appeared to raise red flags. His case is pending. ___
SANTA FE, TEXAS: MAY. 18, 2018. 10 DEAD.
Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a 17-year-old student, used a shotgun and a .38-caliber handgun that his father purchased legally and stored in a closet at their home, authorities said. It wasn’t clear if his father knew he’d taken the guns. Prior to the attack, Pagourtzis posted a photo on social media of a T-shirt with the phrase “Born to Kill” and had writings indicating he planned to attack his high school. A judge sent him to a mental health facility after ruling he was incompetent to stand trial.
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PARKLAND, FLORIDA: FEB. 14, 2018. 17 DEAD.
Nikolas Cruz legally purchased a Smith & Wesson M&P 15 rifle in February 2017 from a licensed dealer a few miles from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, authorities said. He’d been treated at a mental health clinic but hadn’t been there in more than a year. Federal law prohibits gun purchases if a court declares a person a “mental defective” or commits that person to an institution, but not if the person seeks treatment voluntarily. Cruz was 19 at the time of the shooting. He pleaded guilty in October and is scheduled to be sentenced next month. ___
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TEXAS: NOV. 5, 2017. 25 DEAD.
Devin Patrick Kelley’s history of domestic abuse barred him from buying guns. He was able to because information about his crimes was never entered into a federal database used for background checks. The Air Force failed to follow rules requiring that it inform the FBI about his conduct. Kelley purchased four guns, including an AR-15-style rifle found at First Baptist Church, from licensed Texas and Colorado dealers over a four-year span. Kelley killed himself. ___
LAS VEGAS: OCT. 1, 2017. 58 DEAD.
Stephen Paddock purchased 33 of the 49 weapons found in his hotel room and at his homes in the year before he opened fire on a country music festival. Paddock passed all background checks. His gradual accumulation of guns went undetected because federal law doesn't require licensed gun dealers to alert the government about rifle purchases. Paddock killed himself. ___
ORLANDO, FLORIDA: JUNE 12, 2016. 49 DEAD.
Omar Mateen purchased an AR-15-style rifle, a Sig Sauer MCX, and a handgun from a licensed dealer on separate days about a week before the Pulse nightclub attack. He passed a background check and had a security license that allowed him to be armed while on duty. The FBI investigated Mateen in 2013 and 2014 over co-workers’ concerns that he’d spoken about ties to terrorist groups. Neither inquiry led to charges. Even if he'd been placed on a terrorism watch list, Congress in 2015 rejected attempts to prevent people on the list from purchasing guns. Mateen was killed by police.
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SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA: DEC. 2, 2015. 14 DEAD.
Syed Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, used weapons the FBI said his neighbor, Enrique Marquez, legally purchased from a licensed dealer in 2011 and 2012. Marquez pleaded guilty to charges he conspired to provide support to terrorists and made false statements to acquire a firearm. He told investigators Farook asked him to buy the weapons because he would draw less attention. Farook and Malik were killed by police.
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ROSEBURG, OREGON: OCT. 1, 2015. 10 DEAD.
Christopher Harper-Mercer and his family members legally purchased the handguns and rifle used in the Umpqua Community College shooting from a licensed dealer. Investigators found six guns at the college and eight at an apartment. Neighbors said Harper-Mercer and his mother went target shooting together. Harper-Mercer killed himself after he was wounded by police.
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CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA: JUNE 17, 2015. 9 DEAD.
A drug arrest should've prevented Dylann Roof from purchasing the pistol he used at Emanuel AME Church, but a record-keeping error and background check delay enabled the transaction to go through. The FBI said a background check examiner never saw the arrest report because the wrong arresting agency was listed in state criminal history records. After three days, the gun dealer was legally permitted to complete the transaction. He was convicted and is on federal death row.
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WASHINGTON: SEPT. 16, 2013. 12 DEAD.
Aaron Alexis, a former reservist turned civilian contractor, passed background checks and legally purchased the shotgun used in the Washington Navy Yard shooting despite recent mental health treatment and a history of violent outbursts. He previously fired a gun in anger twice but wasn’t prosecuted in either case. Alexis was killed by police.
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NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT: DEC. 14, 2012. 26 DEAD.
Adam Lanza used his mother’s weapons, including a .223-caliber semi-automatic rifle, in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lanza’s mother, whom he fatally shot before going to the school, also purchased the ammunition. Lanza killed himself.
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AURORA, COLORADO: JULY 20, 2012. 12 DEAD.
James Holmes was receiving psychiatric treatment when he passed required federal background checks and legally purchased the weapons he used in his movie theater assault. As in the Parkland and Navy Yard cases, treatment alone did not prevent him from buying guns. He was convicted and sentenced to 12 life terms and thousands of years in prison. | https://www.whas11.com/article/news/nation-world/how-mass-shooters-exploited-gun-laws-loopholes/507-1c2b1d66-3f9b-4286-8de9-10969a9e7804 | 2022-05-28T02:51:30Z | https://www.whas11.com/article/news/nation-world/how-mass-shooters-exploited-gun-laws-loopholes/507-1c2b1d66-3f9b-4286-8de9-10969a9e7804 | false | 91 |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 22 points, Danielle Robinson had 10 points and 11 assists and the Indiana Fever held off the Los Angeles Sparks 101-96 on Friday night for interim coach Carlos Knox's first victory.
Indiana (3-7) fired coach Marianne Stanley on Wednesday after her teams won just 14 games in a little more than two seasons. This win snapped a five-game losing skid.
Indiana led by as many as 18 points in the second half, but Los Angeles battled back and Brittney Sykes' jumper at the free-throw line pulled the Sparks within 95-93. It was the closest Los Angeles had been since the first quarter. Robinson made two free throws with a minute left to give Indiana a two-possession lead and she added two more at 20.1.
After the final whistle, the Indiana players surrounded Knox for a celebration embrace.
NaLyssa Smith and Victoria Vivians each scored 17 points for Indiana. Emily Engstler added 13 points and nine rebounds.
Nneka Ogwumike scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Los Angeles (3-6). Katie Lou Samuelson scored a career-high 19 points and Liz Cambage was held to 13 points on 2-of-11 shooting.
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Which charging station for multiple devices is best?
Keeping your devices charged is critically important today, and most users have more than just a smartphone that needs charging. From phones and tablets to game controllers and Bluetooth speakers, having a charging station for multiple devices can change your home’s organization.
The SooPii Quick Charge 3.0 Charging Station For Up To 6 Devices offers one of the best balances of affordability, design and convenient charging for six devices at once.
What to know before you buy a charging station for multiple devices
Your charging needs
The best charging stations tend to have a few things in common, but it’s important to consider your particular needs. If you have a specific number of devices, for example, you need a charging station with enough ports to accommodate all of them. And if you need something other than typical USB ports, make sure your station has the charging technology you need.
Charging-station location
Consider where you plan to put your charging station, as this may affect which will best suit your needs. While many prefer charging stations that can fit tablets and some larger devices, others simply have a variety of phones in one household or office, which could let you buy a smaller station.
Qi charging vs. USB charging
Qi charging, largely called wireless charging, is common for some devices, especially newer models of things including the iPhone and Apple Watch. While some of these also can charge using a cable, it’s worth considering if any of your devices work with wireless charging, since you can also find charging stations that will do both.
What to look for in a quality charging station for multiple devices
Multi-port device charging
How many devices do you plan to charge? Depending on how many ports, slots or other charging features you need, you could simply look for charging stations with the most spaces possible, or you may only need a station with two or three ports.
Does it hold devices safely?
Nobody wants their iPad falling on the ground after being precariously stacked, so another major feature to consider is how the charging station holds your devices. Get a charging station that will safely accommodate your variously sized devices.
Is it well-designed?
As with any product you plan to keep on a shelf, desk or counter, make sure your charging station has a design you like, and that matches with your other decor. This is highly subjective, but could significantly affect which model you end up with.
How much you can expect to spend on charging stations for multiple devices
Cheap charging stations for multiple devices tend to cost $15-$40, while high-end charging stations land near the $40-$60 range.
Charging station for multiple devices FAQ
Can charging stations charge multiple device types simultaneously?
A. Most charging stations can charge multiple different device types at once. For instance, some charging stations will come with both Qi charging and USB charging, letting the user charge multiple devices with different methods.
Are charging stations the same as USB hubs?
A. While charging stations are responsible for helping to keep your devices charged, or for organizing your devices around a power strip, USB hubs have a primary purpose of transferring data. Not every USB hub includes charging capabilities, but with a charging station, you can expect to be able to charge at least a few devices.
What’s the best charging station for multiple devices to buy?
Top charging station for multiple devices
SooPii Quick Charge 3.0 USB Charging Station For Up To 6 Devices with Cables
What you need to know: This minimal take on a multi-port charging station offers an aesthetically pleasing option for up to six devices at once.
What you’ll love: It features six USB ports, one of them a fast-charging port, and eight short cables. Its simple white-and-clear design fits in well with just about any space.
What you should consider: Some buyers used this unit in their bedrooms and said the blue charging indicator was a bit too bright when they were trying to sleep.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top charging station for multiple devices for the money
Slitinto USB Charging Station For Up To 8 Devices With Cables And LCD Display
What you need to know: Along with a reasonable price point, this USB charging station features eight ports and an LCD display that shows info about charge levels.
What you’ll love: There are seven USB-A ports and a USB-C port. This station plugs into wall outlets and features 60 watts and 12 amps of power. It’s available in black or white, making it easy to match with your other electronics.
What you should consider: This model doesn’t come with cables like some other charging stations.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Prosumer’s Choice Natural Bamboo Charging Station Rack With Five Device Slots
What you need to know: If you don’t need the charging hardware, this five-slot bamboo rack is perfect for a simple approach to device-charging organization.
What you’ll love: Featuring five slots with built-in holes for charging cables, this model makes it easy to set charging devices side-by-side and organize cable routing for a clean look. It easily conceals a power strip beneath, with a minimal, bamboo aesthetic.
What you should consider: This model isn’t suitable for those who need more than a device stand.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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UPDATE: Strong thunderstorms rolling toward Clarksville area
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A thunderstorm is rolling toward Clarksville, with gusty winds in excess of 30 mph. Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of eastern Montgomery, Davidson, northeastern Dickson, western Sumner, Cheatham and Robertson counties through 5 p.m., according to an alert from...
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By Peter Ryan
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has questioned the logic behind Friday night’s controversial decision to not pay a 50-metre penalty against Sydney’s Chad Warner for delaying the game, after he kicked the ball into the grandstand following a free kick awarded on the siren to Richmond’s Dion Prestia.
The Tigers were trailing by a goal when the decision was made by non-officiating umpire Matt Stevic to give Prestia a free kick on the wing as the siren went.
Warner kicked the ball in celebration and the officiating umpire John Howarth said he would not pay the 50m penalty due to a common-sense interpretation that the Sydney player did not know the free kick had been paid.
“He couldn’t have heard, common sense, OK?” Howarth told a Richmond player.
Hardwick said post-game he would not comment on the decision that is certain to cause debate this week, but he posted a playful comment on social media on Saturday morning. “Common sense. Sorry, what? [laughing emoji],” he wrote.
Under rule 19.1, “after a mark or free kick has been awarded to a player, a fifty-metre penalty will be awarded against the opposing team which delays or impedes the play, or behaves in an unsportsmanlike manner”.
The AFL backed the umpire’s decision to not award a 50m penalty against Warner, releasing a statement on Saturday morning.
“The AFL confirms the decision late in last night’s match to not pay a 50-metre penalty was correct,” the league’s statement said.
“The free kick to Richmond player Prestia was correctly paid [by the non-controlling umpire in the centre of the ground] and almost immediately after the free kick was paid, the siren sounded.
“The umpires then made the correct call in not applying a 50-metre penalty against Swans’ player Warner, given the immediacy of the free being paid, the siren sounding and the ball being kicked into the crowd. It is the same discretion often used around the ground when umpires don’t believe a player has heard the whistle and kicks the ball.”
Meanwhile, star Swans forward Lance Franklin is waiting for the match review officer’s assessment of an incident from the match when he appeared to strike Richmond’s Trent Cotchin with an open hand to the face. The umpire reversed a free kick and awarded it to Richmond.
Franklin could miss the round 12 match against Melbourne if the officer determines his conduct was intentional, high and low impact.
He would receive a fine if his action is determined as careless, high and low impact and be cleared if the act is considered to be of insufficient force.
Franklin kicked five goals and was the matchwinner as he was named best on ground.
More to come
Keep up to date with the best AFL coverage in the country. Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter. | https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/afl/common-sense-sorry-what-hardwick-questions-call-to-not-award-50m-penalty-20220528-p5ap87.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport_afl | 2022-05-28T02:58:50Z | https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/afl/common-sense-sorry-what-hardwick-questions-call-to-not-award-50m-penalty-20220528-p5ap87.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport_afl | true | 10 |
A That 70s Show Fave Beat Netflix To The Punch And Revealed Their Return For That '90s Show
Now that That ‘70s Show fans know we’ll be hanging out down the street with most of the original cast (albeit temporarily) for Netflix’s upcoming continuation series That ‘90s Show , all we have to do is sit back and enjoy the ride until the show premieres. And what better way to enjoy that wait than with a bit of the good stuff from my man Leo over here. Oh wait, why is Leo here? Because, man, Tommy Chong is coming back to Wisconsin, man, to reprise his sitcom character, man.
That ‘90s Show started filming back in February 2022 , and while fans were kept wondering for a couple of months whether or not the original stars would return, the news broke that Topher Grace would return to his breakout role as Eric Foreman , along with everyone else. (Wilmer Valderrama had zero troubles getting back into Fez mode .) Tommy Chong’s return was announced via somewhat different means, in that he revealed himself that Leo will be back, while serving as a guest on the podcast The Dark Mark Show . When That ‘90s Show came up, Chong confirmed he’s part of the new episodes, saying:
Now, did Netflix want Tommy Chong to come out and say that? Not necessarily, although we'll probably never know for sure. According to the longtime comedian and actor, he wouldn't have cared anyway. Here's how he followed that news-drop up:
It's unclear when those with Netflix subscriptions will be able to watch That '90s Show , but if Tommy Chong has already filmed his parts, everything sounds like it's going smoothly. And barring any news that 60% of the show will be CGI madness, this comedic spinoff could be popping up on the streaming service before the year's end.
As far as what viewers can expect to see, That ‘90s Show will focus on Kurtwood Smith’s Red Forman and Debra Jo Rupp’s Kitty Forman as they watch over Callie Haverda as Eric and Donna’s daughter Leia , who’s got brains, savvy, and a need to have adventures. Leia’s story will feature her connecting with other teenagers in the neighborhood, including: Ashley Aufderheide’s Riot Grrrl rebel Gwen, Maxwell Acee Donovan as Gwen’s mirthy brother Nate, Sam Morelos’ as Nate’s ambitious girlfriend Nikki, Reyn Doi as the openly gay and insightful Ozzie, and Mace Coronel as a charming videographer named Jay.
Along with the previously mentioned Topher Grace, Laura Prepon will return as Donna, Ashton Kutcher will be back as Kelso, Mila Kunis as Jackie, and WIlmer Valderrama as Fez. With Tommy Chong returning as Leo now, it'll be awesome to see who else may come back into the fold when the show debuts on Neflix.
Hopefully someone will bring That '70s Show back to streaming, even if Topher Grace probably won't be rewatching himself . | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2614155427899/a-that-70s-show-fave-beat-netflix-to-the-punch-and-revealed-their-return-for-that-90s-show | 2022-05-28T03:00:38Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2614155427899/a-that-70s-show-fave-beat-netflix-to-the-punch-and-revealed-their-return-for-that-90s-show | false | 2 |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:
5-1-7
(five, one, seven)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:
5-1-7
(five, one, seven) | https://www.thetelegraph.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Numbers-Evening-game-17204756.php | 2022-05-28T03:02:07Z | https://www.thetelegraph.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Numbers-Evening-game-17204756.php | true | null |
PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) meets with Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger in Hanoi on May 27. (Photo: VGP)
The PM spoke highly of the US firm’s engagement in the building of a digital economy and society in Vietnam, which matches Vietnam’s development priorities as well as the two countries’ relations.
He asked Intel to continue investing in Vietnam in both depth and breadth, noting that the Government is prioritising the investments applying high and clean technology and contributing to the development of digital economic infrastructure and high-quality human resources.
PM Chinh also called for Intel to help the country create an ecosystem for innovation and startups, improve labour productivity, and diversify supply chains, adding that the Vietnamese Government is ready to support businesses, including FDI companies, to operate fruitfully.
He voiced his belief that with the existing foundation and determination, Intel’s investment in Vietnam will reach a new level and generate more effectiveness.
For his part, Gelsinger said Intel has been investing in Vietnam for 15 years.
Agreeing with the PM’s opinions, he noted during its operation in Vietnam, his corporation realised that the country boasts an industrious and creative workforce, and that it has received strong support from the Government.
Therefore, it decided to scale up its investment by multiple times, he said, perceiving that Vietnam is an attractive destination for investors thanks to its dynamic economy, high potential, and numerous cooperation chances in the areas Intel is strong at such as manufacturing, research and development.
Thanking the Government for assisting his firm to develop, the CEO expressed his hope for continued favourable policies for Intel and other high-tech companies. | https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/international/pm-welcomes-intels-investment-expansion-in-vietnam-99468.html | 2022-05-28T03:03:19Z | https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/international/pm-welcomes-intels-investment-expansion-in-vietnam-99468.html | true | 2 |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Montana State men’s track and field team saw three more of its athletes claim their tickets to Eugene as multiple Bobcats advanced to the national stage with their finishes on Friday, May 27, at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds at John McConnell Field.
MSU’s day began with Duncan Hamilton and Levi Taylor both running in the first of three heats of the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase. The top three times in each heat, along with the three next best times completed, would qualify for the national championship field.
Hamilton took charge of the lead from the opening gun and never surrendered the spot over the course of the race. The Bozeman native paced the field and eventually came in first place in the heat with a time of 8 minutes, 34.58 seconds, to automatically qualify for Eugene.
Levi Taylor meanwhile stuck with the lead pack of runners that featured five runners for a majority of the race. That group stuck together through six laps before the top four began to create even more separation with Taylor in the fourth spot. The Laurel, Mont., native closed down the home stretch on BYU’s Garrett Marsing and Estanis Ruiz of LMU and narrowly finished behind the two. Taylor finished just a half a second behind Marsing (8:36.19) and Ruiz (8:36.42) despite clocking a lifetime best mark of 8:36.42.
Taylor, who improved on his time that sits third all-time at Montana State, would have to wait out the next two heats to see if his time stuck as one of the top three fastest times outside of automatic qualifying position. His mark would hold up as the second fastest as he finished eighth overall in the entire field, while Hamilton’s was the fourth fastest time.
Hamilton will be making his second trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships returning to Hayward Field after finishing fifth in the steeplechase at last season’s national meet. Taylor is making his first national championship appearance. It’s the first time Montana State sends multiple steeplechasers to the same NCAA Championship.
MSU wasn’t done stacking its contingent to send to Eugene.
Drake Schneider raced in the second heat of the men’s 400 hurdle quarterfinals on Friday. Schneider was neck-and-neck with the leaders the entire race and wound up second in his heat with a time of 49.33 which was the second fastest mark of his career. His second-place finish in the heat automatically earned Schneider a spot at the national championships.
Schneider will be making his second appearance at Hayward Field – previously competing last summer in the US Olympic Team Trials – but first at the NCAA meet. His time in the prelims was the fourth fastest overall in the field and was faster than any competitor in the East Preliminary Rounds. Schneider is also the first Bobcat men’s 400 hurdler to ever qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Hamilton, Taylor and Schneider, along with Colby Wilson who qualified for the NCAA meet in the pole vault on Wednesday, sets a program record of four men’s athletes to advance to the same national championship. The Bobcats’ previous best of three was set in 1997.
Two other Bobcats participated in the West Preliminaries on Friday. Ben Perrin ran in the first of two heats of the 5,000. He stuck with the lead pack for more than 4,200 meters but would finish 14th in his heat and 27th overall with a time of 13:53.28. Ian Fosdick made his first prelims showing in the triple jump but didn’t record a mark in his three opportunities at jump attempts.
Montana State winds down the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds on Saturday. Lucy Corbett is scheduled to compete in the women’s high jump which begins at 1:30 p.m. MT. Alex Hellenberg is slated to take part in the triple jump that starts at 5 p.m. MT. | https://www.kulr8.com/sports/montana-state/three-montana-state-men-secure-spots-at-ncaa-national-championships/article_194954ac-de2f-11ec-961b-7f8b4915da51.html | 2022-05-28T03:05:07Z | https://www.kulr8.com/sports/montana-state/three-montana-state-men-secure-spots-at-ncaa-national-championships/article_194954ac-de2f-11ec-961b-7f8b4915da51.html | false | 6 |
Hoosier Brehmer’s 4-hitter eliminates Illini in Big Ten 8-1
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bradley Brehmer pitched a complete game four-hitter and eighth-seeded Indiana scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to eliminate fourth-seeded Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers bounced back from a heart-breaking 11-inning loss to top-seeded Maryland to face the loser of the Michigan-Maryland game on Saturday. Brehmer (5-4), a senior transfer from Wright State, had his best outing for the Hoosiers, holding the Illini to a sixth-inning run that tied the game 1-1, a tie his teammates quickly broke with an unearned run in the bottom of the inning. He struck out six, walked two and hit a batter. Five different players drove in a run in the eighth when Indiana used four hits, two errors, a walk and a hit batter to break it open. | https://ktvz.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/27/hoosier-brehmers-4-hitter-eliminates-illini-in-big-ten-8-1/ | 2022-05-28T03:11:42Z | https://ktvz.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/27/hoosier-brehmers-4-hitter-eliminates-illini-in-big-ten-8-1/ | true | null |
EasyJet is to cancel more than 200 flights over the next 10 days as transport disruption hampers the outset of the half-term break.
The airline said the cancellations would affect about 24 flights per day from London’s Gatwick airport between May 28 and June 6.
It added the cancellations were “necessary to provide reliable services over this busy period”.
It comes after a software failure forced EasyJet to cancel around 200 flights on Thursday.
A spokeswoman for the company said in a statement: “We have taken the decision to make advance cancellations of around 24 Gatwick flights per day starting from tomorrow 28 May until 6 June.
“We are very sorry for the late notice of some of these cancellations and inconvenience caused for customers booked on these flights, however we believe this is necessary to provide reliable services over this busy period.
“Customers are being informed from today (Friday) and provided with the option to rebook their flight or receive a refund and can apply for compensation in line with regulations.”
“Over the next week we will be operating around 1700 flights per day, with around a quarter of these operating to and from Gatwick.”
Elsewhere, Liverpool FC supporters travelling to the Champions League final and families embarking on half-term getaways faced long queues at the Port of Dover and UK airports.
Thousands of fans descended on the Kent port on Friday to board cross-Channel ferries en route to Paris for Saturday’s match.
Airline passengers were also stuck in lengthy queues at airports such as Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted and Bristol.
There is also high demand for sailings from families embarking on trips to the continent for half-term.
The port advised passengers to “pack adequate supplies including food and water” as it is expecting “a very busy week ahead”. | https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2022/05/28/easyjet-to-cancel-more-than-20-daily-half-term-flights-from-gatwick/ | 2022-05-28T03:17:27Z | https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2022/05/28/easyjet-to-cancel-more-than-20-daily-half-term-flights-from-gatwick/ | false | 8 |
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HOUSTON — One by one, they took the stage at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Houston and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state. And one by one, they insisted that further restricting access to firearms was not the answer to preventing future tragedies.
"The existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law-abiding citizens," said former President Donald Trump, who was among the Republicans who lined up to speak before the gun rights lobbying group Friday as thousands of protesters angry about gun violence demonstrated outside.
"The existence of evil is one of the very best reasons to arm law-abiding citizens," he said.
The gathering came just three days after the shooting in Uvalde and as the nation grappled with revelations that students trapped inside a classroom with the gunman repeatedly called 911 during the attack — one pleading "Please send the police now" — as officers waited in the hallway for more than 45 minutes.
The NRA had said that convention attendees would "reflect on" the shooting at the event and "pray for the victims, recognize our patriotic members and pledge to redouble our commitment to making our schools secure."
The meeting was the first for the troubled organization since 2019, following a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization has been trying to regroup following a period of serious legal and financial turmoil that included a failed bankruptcy effort, a class-action lawsuit and a fraud investigation by New York's attorney general. Once among the most powerful political organizations in the country, the NRA has seen its influence wane following a significant drop in political spending.
Wayne LaPierre, the group's embattled chief executive, opened the program with remarks bemoaning the "21 beautiful lives ruthlessly and indiscriminately extinguished by a criminal monster."
Still, he said that "restricting the fundamental human rights of law-abiding Americans to defend themselves is not the answer. It never has been."
Later, several hundred people in the auditorium stood and bowed their heads in a moment of silence for the victims of the shooting. Several thousand people were inside the auditorium during the speeches, which appeared fewer than the number gathered outside. Many seats were empty.
Trump accused Democrats of trying to exploit the tragedy and demonizing gun owners.
"When Joe Biden blamed the gun lobby he was talking about Americans like you," Trump said, referring to the president's emotional plea in a national address asking, "When in God's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?"
Trump called for overhauling school security and the nation's approach to mental health, telling the group every school building should have a single point of entry, strong exterior fencing, metal detectors and hardened classroom doors and every school should have a police officer or armed guard on duty at all times. He also called yet again for trained teachers to be able to carry concealed weapons in the classroom.
He and other speakers overlooked the security upgrades that were already in place at the elementary school and did not stop the gunman, who entered the building through a back door that had been propped open.
According to a district safety plan, Uvalde schools have a wide range of safety measures in place. The district had four police officers and four support counselors, according to the plan, which appears to be dated from the 2019-20 school year. It also had software to monitor social media for threats and software to screen school visitors.
Security experts say the Uvalde case illustrates how fortifying schools can backfire. A lock on the classroom door, for instance — one of the most basic and widely recommended school safety measures — kept victims in and police out.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who, like Trump, is considered a potential presidential candidate in 2024, railed against Democrats' calls for universal background checks for gun purchases and bans of assault-style weapons and instead pointed to broken families, declining church attendance, social media bullying and video games as the real problems.
"Tragedies like the event of this week are a mirror forcing us to ask hard questions, demanding that we see where our culture is failing," he said. "We must not react to evil and tragedy by abandoning the Constitution or infringing on the rights of our law-abiding citizens."
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, another potential presidential contender, said calls to further restrict gun access are "all about control and it is garbage. I'm not buying it for a second and you shouldn't, either."
Some scheduled speakers and performers backed out of the event, including several Texas lawmakers and "American Pie" singer Don McLean, who said "it would be disrespectful" to go ahead with his act after the country's latest mass shooting. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Friday morning that he had decided not to speak at an event breakfast after "prayerful consideration and discussion with NRA officials."
"While a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and an NRA member, I would not want my appearance today to bring any additional pain or grief to the families and all those suffering in Uvalde," he wrote in a statement.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who was to attend, addressed the convention by prerecorded video instead.
Outside the convention hall, protesters gathered in a park where police set up metal barriers — some holding crosses with photos of the Uvalde shooting victims.
"Murderers!" some yelled in Spanish. "Shame on you!" others shouted at attendees.
Among the protesters was singer Little Joe, of the popular Tejano band Little Joe y La Familia, who said in the more than 60 years he's spent touring the world, no other country he's been to has faced as many mass shootings as the U.S.
"Of course, this is the best country in the world," he said. "But what good does it do us if we can't protect lives, especially of our children?"
Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who is challenging Abbott in the governor's race, ticked off a list of previous school shootings and called on those attending the convention to "join us to make sure that this no longer happens in this country."
While Biden and Democrats in Congress have renewed calls for stricter gun laws after the Uvalde shooting, NRA board members and others attending the conference dismissed talk of banning or limiting access to firearms.
Samuel Thornburg, 43, a maintenance worker for Southwest Airlines in Houston who was attending the NRA meeting, said: "Guns are not evil. It's the people that are committing the crime that are evil. Our schools need to be more locked. There need to be more guards."
There is precedent for the NRA to gather during local mourning and controversy. The organization went ahead with a shortened version of its 1999 meeting in Denver roughly a week after the deadly shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado.
Texas has experienced a series of mass shootings in recent years. During that time, the Republican-led Legislature and governor have relaxed gun laws.
Most U.S. adults think that mass shootings would occur less often if guns were harder to get and believe schools and other public places have become less safe than they were two decades ago, polling finds.
Many specific measures that would curb access to guns or ammunition also get majority support. A May AP-NORC poll found, for instance, that 51% of U.S. adults favor a nationwide ban on the sale of AR-15 rifles and similar semiautomatic weapons. But the numbers are highly partisan, with 75% percent of Democrats agreeing versus just 27% of Republicans.
Though personal firearms are allowed at the convention, guns were not permitted during the session featuring Trump because of Secret Service security protocols.
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Colvin reported from New York. Associated Press writer David A. Lieb contributed from Jefferson City, Missouri.
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More on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas: https://apnews.com/hub/school-shootings. | https://www.news-journal.com/nra-speakers-unshaken-on-gun-rights-after-school-massacre/article_e6769614-de30-11ec-9b7b-6f6f7e05b59a.html | 2022-05-28T03:20:17Z | https://www.news-journal.com/nra-speakers-unshaken-on-gun-rights-after-school-massacre/article_e6769614-de30-11ec-9b7b-6f6f7e05b59a.html | false | 43 |
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–The underdog Missouri State Bears were hunting for another victory Friday afternoon in the Valley baseball tournament.
The Bears stunned the top seed Southern Illinois to advance to the action against Bradley.
Missouri State is the sixth seed, the Braves are the fourth seed.
And the Bears strike first in the first, Drake Baldwin takes this deep to right center over the wagon gate and gone, a two run shot, it’s 2-0 Bears.
Missouri State had Adam Link on the hill and he strikes out Bradley’s Connor O’Brien swinging, link had four strikeouts in three innings of work.
It’s 3-0 in the second when the Bears add to their lead, Baldwin doubles into the right field corner, Spencer Nevins scores it’s 4-nothing.
Then Mason Greer doubles off the fence in right center, that scores Mason Hull and Baldwin, it’s 6-0.
Missouri State smashed five home runs, and set a Hammons Field record with a 19-3 whipping of the Braves. | https://www.ozarksfirst.com/uncategorized/bears-bash-braves-in-valley-tournament/ | 2022-05-28T03:21:16Z | https://www.ozarksfirst.com/uncategorized/bears-bash-braves-in-valley-tournament/ | false | 1 |
NEW DELHI:
India is expected to face a wider
coal shortage during the quarter ending September over expectations of higher power demand, an internal power ministry presentation seen by Reuters showed, worsening risks of widespread power outages.
The grim forecast shows the extent of the fuel shortage in India, at a time when annual power demand is seen growing at the fastest rate in at least 38 years and global coal prices are trading at near-record levels due to a supply crunch resulting from the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
India has stepped up pressure on utilities to increase imports in recent days, warning of cuts to supply of domestically mined coal if power plants do not build up coal inventories through imports.
However, one of the slides in the presentation showed that most states had yet to award contracts to import coal and that Indian utilities would run out of coal by July if no coal was imported.
Only one state had awarded a contract to import coal as of end-April, a power ministry import status report reviewed by Reuters showed.
India expects domestic coal supply of 154.7 million tonnes, 42.5 million tonnes short of the projected requirement of 197.3 million tonnes in the September quarter, the presentation showed. It previously expected a shortage of 37 million tonnes.
The presentation was made on Friday in a virtual meeting in which the coal and power ministers were present, with top energy officials from the federal government and the states in attendance, according to two government officials familiar with the matter.
The coal and power ministries did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment. Details on the presentation have not been previously reported.
Coal inventories at power plants have declined by about 13 per cent since April, which translates to eight days of coal requirement, the lowest level at this time of the year in at least nine years. The higher coal demand could also stifle efforts to build power plant inventories.
India now expects the demand for coal from utilities to be 784.6 million tonnes for the year ending March 2023, the presentation showed, 3.3 per cent higher than projected earlier.
The projected annual
coal shortage is now 49.3 million tonnes, nearly three times the 17.7 million tonnes projected earlier, the presentation showed.
India reconciled its coal demand projections after higher-than-expected power demand growth in April, when electricity use hit a record high due to soaring temperatures.
Many states on Friday called for the federal government-run
Coal India to import coal in bulk and distribute it among the states, the officials said.
States cited high global prices and supply challenges to seek aggregated imports, the officials said, adding that the coal minister had told states the demand would be considered.
Higher imports could put further pressure on state-government-owned power distribution companies, which are already saddled with debt and owe billions of dollars to generators as they have historically absorbed higher input costs to keep tariffs steady.
Coal India did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment. The world's largest miner has not imported coal in the recent years. | https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/coal/india-seen-facing-wider-coal-shortages-worsening-power-outage-risks/91845534 | 2022-05-28T03:21:48Z | https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/coal/india-seen-facing-wider-coal-shortages-worsening-power-outage-risks/91845534 | false | 16 |
CLST Holdings, Inc. (OTCMKTS:CLHI – Get Rating) saw a significant drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,600 shares, a drop of 72.6% from the April 30th total of 9,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 176,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.
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Former President Donald Trump said Americans need the Second Amendment to protect against the “existence of evil” during his Friday speech at the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention.
The former president said Democrats need to set aside their “far-left political agenda” and to stop “blaming” their enemies in order to save and protect American children. He then called for the nation’s schools to be “the single harshest target in our country” by allowing teachers to concealed carry and prevent gun-free zones.
“There’s no sign more inviting to a mass killer than a sign that declares a gun-free zone,” Trump said. “The most dangerous place. I know it sounds good and it really does, doesn’t it sound wonderful? But it’s not. And statistically it’s a total disaster. A gun-free zone, they look at that sign and they say ‘that’s where I’m going.’ We cannot have that because if somebody goes into that building, all of those innocent people will be taken out, will be killed, will be tortured. Bad things will happen, [we] have to get rid of it.”
“As the age-old saying goes, ‘the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,'” he continued. (RELATED: Gov. Abbott Cancels NRA Convention Appearance Following Uvalde Shooting)
The former president said an expertly trained member of the NRA is needed to protect the innocent from an armed bad guy. He then criticized Democrats for allegedly wanting “complete gun confiscation” and placing the Second Amendment “under siege.”
“This would be a first step. Once they get the first step, they’ll take the second step, the third, the fourth and then we’ll have a whole different look at the Second Amendment which is, by the way, totally under siege,” he said. “But we stopped it for four years and we’ve got to stop it. But even if every decent and honest American gave up their guns, the criminals would never give up theirs and they never will. They’re never going to give up theirs.”
“The fact is there will always be sick and demonic souls who wish to harm the innocent and see malice and triumph over good. But the existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law-abiding citizens who know how to use their weapon and protect a lot of people,” said Trump. “The existence of evil is one of the very best reasons to arm law-abiding citizens.”
He pointed to the NRA’s mission is to train and equip nearly 1 million Americans in order to be ready to defend themselves to protect “the vulnerable” and by “safeguarding the innocent.” He pointed to FBI data finding that armed individuals took out four active shooters in the last year to save “countless innocent lives.”
“Last year, there were four active shooters who were taken out by an armed civilian bravely exercising their Second Amendment rights,” he said. “Saving countless [of] innocent lives. That is what the Second Amendment is all about.” | https://dailycaller.com/2022/05/27/trump-existence-of-evil-second-amendment-nra/ | 2022-05-28T03:24:38Z | https://dailycaller.com/2022/05/27/trump-existence-of-evil-second-amendment-nra/ | true | 1 |
- BridgeBio Pharma Inc BBIO has announced interim Phase 1 data from healthy volunteers, supporting the development of BBP-671 for pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN) and organic acidemias.
- BBP-671 is being developed as a potential therapy for diseases in which coenzyme-A (CoA) metabolism is deficient, including PKAN, propionic acidemia (PA), and methylmalonic acidemia (MMA).
- BBP-671 was detected in healthy volunteer plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which suggests BBP-671 is entering the brain.
- Related: BridgeBio Inks Licensing Pact With Bristol Myers For SHP2 Inhibitor In Oncology.
- BBP-671 increased whole blood acetyl-CoA levels.
- The drug was generally well-tolerated following oral dosing in healthy volunteers, with no serious adverse events observed.
- Mild treatment-related emergent adverse events included headache, abdominal pain, and nausea.
- Asymptomatic neutropenia was observed in three individuals with repeat dosing of BBP-671.
- BridgeBio plans to move forward with the second part of its Phase 1 clinical study in patients with PA and MMA in 2H of 2022 and initiate a pivotal Phase 2/3 clinical study in PKAN in 2023.
- Price Action: BBIO shares are up 0.38% at $6.66 during the market session on the last check Thursday.
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NEW YORK, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPST) between March 18, 2021 and May 9, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") of the important July 12, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Upstart securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Upstart class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6208 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 12, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Upstart's AI model could not adequately account for macroeconomic factors such as interest rates that impact the market-clearing price for loans; (2) as a result, Upstart was experiencing negative impact on its conversion rate; (3) as a result, Upstart was reasonably likely to use its balance sheet to fund loans; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about Upstart's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
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New Delhi, May 27
A fake certificate controversy has rocked the Punjab Athletics Association (PAA), with PAA secretary KPS Brar and president AK Sharma taking conflicting positions.
Brar has filed a police complaint, alleging that bogus certificates have been issued to athletes in two tournaments. Brar, a deputy commissioner in the income tax department, has alleged that the joint secretary of PAA signed on the certificates when no one other than the secretary can be the authorised signatory.
The police complaint has been filed with IG police, Bathinda range. It names Sangrur district secretary Sanjay Kumar, Prem Singh and Jasvinder Singh from Kapurthala who, Brar alleges, are handing out fake certificates.
Brar has cited two events – Junior Open Punjab Athletics Championships held in Ludhiana in October 2019 and Federation Cup Punjab Junior Athletics Championships, held in Sangrur – in which, he alleges, the above-named officials handed out bogus certificates.
“I have been asking for all the records from these events and till today, I have not been able to see the report. I had no option but to file a complaint in this case,” Brar told The Tribune.
“Also, Mr Sanjay Kumar has signed these certificates over my name, which he is not authorised to do as the rules only permit the signatures of the president, organising secretary and the secretary general. This is nothing but a racket that needs to be stopped at the earliest,” he added.
Brar has apprised Director Sports of Punjab about the circulation of the fake certificates. “… In view of the facts narrated above, certificates issued without the signatures of the General Secretary cannot be considered as valid and the same may not be taken into consideration for Gradation purposes. It is hoped that your good self would please find it in order and take necessary action in the matter at your level,” Brar wrote in his letter to the Sports Department.
No foul play
However, PAA president Sharma dismissed the allegations.
“We had appointed a two-member committee to probe the allegations and the report has not found anything wrong. We have accepted the report,” Sharma clarified.
“His (Brar’s) allegation is that Sanjay Kumar has signed the certificates. If the secretary general is not around, someone has to sign the certificates, right? Sanjay is the joint secretary of the PAA and he signed them. All the districts have participated in these two meets and I do not know why he is raking up this non-issue,” he added.
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- Hundreds of Aspen Dental offices to open doors for annual Day of Service, honoring veterans
- Veterans and their families can call 1-844-277-3646 to schedule an appointment
CHICAGO, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, June 11, participating Aspen Dental locations nationwide will open their doors to provide free care to military veterans across the country. Now in its 8th year, the Aspen Dental Day of Service provides much-needed dental care for veterans and their families at no cost to honor their service and break down barriers to health care.
Appointments are still available for veterans in Pennsylvania, at the following Aspen Dental locations:
- Altoona, Pennsylvania
- Cranberry Township
- Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
- Greensburg, Pennsylvania
- Johnstown, Pennsylvania
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Lebanon, Pennsylvania
- Meadville, Pennsylvania
- Monaca, Pennsylvania
- Mt. Pocono, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Red Lion)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (North Hills)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Robinson)
- Pottstown, Pennsylvania
- Quakertown, Pennsylvania
- Springfield, Pennsylvania
- Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
- Uniontown, Pennsylvania
- Washington, Pennsylvania
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Wyomissing, Pennsylvania (Reading)
Veterans and their families can call 1-844-277-3646 (1-844-ASPENHMM) to find a participating Aspen Dental office in their community and schedule an appointment. Advance appointments are required. During the Day of Service, Aspen Dental doctors and their teams focus on treating the most urgent dental needs for veterans and their families - with a focus on getting them out of pain, from fillings and extractions to dental hygiene and basic denture repairs.
Millions of Americans struggle to access dental care every year, and veterans are no exception. In fact, U.S. veterans are ineligible for dental benefits through the Veterans Administration unless they're 100% disabled, have a service-related mouth injury, or were a prisoner of war.
Visit www.HealthyMouthMovement.com to learn more.
About Aspen Dental
Aspen Dental was founded in 1998 in New York by Bob Fontana with a simple goal in mind: to break down the barriers that doctors and patients face when it comes to dental care. Today, more than 20 years later, with nearly 1,000 Aspen Dental locations nationwide, the mission of the company remains the same – to bring better care to more people. Aspen Dental is the largest group of branded dental offices in the world. For more information, visit aspendental.com, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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TAG – The Aspen Group was built on the simple idea of bringing better health care to more people. TAG and the independent health care practices it supports operate more than 1,100 locations in 45 states through its four health care support companies: Aspen Dental®, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers®, WellNow Urgent Care® and Chapter Aesthetic StudioSM. Combined, the companies serve more than 35,000 patients a day and more than 8 million patients each year. TAG is headquartered at 800 W. Fulton Market in Chicago. For more information, visit teamtag.com, and follow us on LinkedIn and
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Rodriquez dominant as Norfolk Tides win at Gwinnett
The Norfolk Tides (22-24) got back in the win column on Friday night with a 5-0 shutout victory over the Gwinnett Stripers (23-23) at Harbor Park.
Grayson Rodriguez, MLB.com’s No. 3 overall prospect, turned in another dominant performance on the mound, tossing 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits while striking out 10 batters without issuing a walk. He did not allow a runner to reach second base and at one point in his start, he had retired 17-straight batters.
It was his second-straight quality start of the season and he has allowed just three runs in his last five starts, spanning 28.2 innings. He has fanned 43 batters during that span while walking nine. He has earned the win in three-straight starts.
Jacob Nottingham launched a two-run shot in the second to put the Tides in front, his sixth home run of the year. Dylan Harris doubled and later scored on a wild pitch in the fifth to put Norfolk in front 3-0.
Shed Long Jr. delivered his first hit of the season in the seventh, an RBI-double to score Cadyn Grenier, with Richie Martin also scoring on the play on an error.
The Stripers scored both of their runs in the eighth, on a two-out RBI-double by Ryan Goins and then an RBI-single from Drew Waters. Gwinnett has been held to three runs or fewer in three of the first four games of this series.
Nick Vespi worked a perfect ninth inning to earn his team leading fifth save of the season. He has not allowed an earned run in his first 14 games, spanning 16.1 innings.
The two teams will be back in action tomorrow night in game five of this six-game set. The Tides have yet to announce their starter while RHP Touki Toussaint (2-1, 5.00 ERA) is tabbed to make the start for the Stripers, with first pitch slated for 6:35 p.m. | https://augustafreepress.com/rodriquez-dominant-as-norfolk-tides-win-at-gwinnett/ | 2022-05-28T03:47:12Z | https://augustafreepress.com/rodriquez-dominant-as-norfolk-tides-win-at-gwinnett/ | true | 1 |
After waging the hospital’s first strike in 40 years, more than 2,000 healthcare workers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and hospital management have ratified a new three-year labor agreement that includes higher wages and increased safety protocols.
The agreement was announced late Friday, May 27.
The employees — including clinical partners, transporters, foodservice technicians, environmental services staff and surgical technicians — are represented by SEIU-UHW.
Jose Sanchez, a lead transporter at Cedars, said the outcome was welcome after weeks of failed labor negotiations.
“Reaching an agreement was not easy,” he said. “But we fought hard for better working conditions, wages and benefits that reflect the difficult yet vital work we do every day to provide the best care for our patients.”
The new three-year agreement includes the largest raises ever in the union’s contract history at Cedars.
The contract includes:
- Improved safety measures, including access to proper personal protective equipment and testing for all workers, as well as notification of exposures
- Average raises of 17.46% at the end of three years
- An increased minimum wage that will rise to $21 per hour by 2024
- Protected healthcare and other benefits
The workers launched a five-day strike the week of May 9, alleging they were underpaid, understaffed and struggling to provide adequate patient care. They had accused the Los Angeles hospital of unfair labor practices and were urging the facility to bargain in good faith.
The 2,000-plus employees represent about 14% of Cedars’ workforce. Their previous three-year contract expired March 31.
In a May 8 letter to employees, patients and the community, Cedars President and CEO Thomas Priselac said the hospital’s precautions and safeguards were “consistent with federal and state guidelines to protect all employees who enter patient areas.”
“We also provided the same level of access to personal protective equipment to all employees—regardless of the job they performed,” he said, adding that the hospital continues to pay employees who are sick with COVID-19 while they recuperate so they don’t have to use their accrued vacation or sick leave to take time off.
State health and safety regulators fined Cedars $97,700 last year for seven citations that were in violation of Cal/OSHA regulations aimed at protecting workplace safety.
Four were classified as “serious” health and safety violations related to COVID-19 prevention, including a failure to immediately report the serious illness of several workers who contracted COVID-19, and a failure to maintain an adequate exposure-control plan to protect employees who are at increased risk of contracting certain airborne infections. | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/05/27/cedars-sinai-healthcare-workers-hospital-ratify-three-year-labor-contract/ | 2022-05-28T03:48:34Z | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/05/27/cedars-sinai-healthcare-workers-hospital-ratify-three-year-labor-contract/ | false | 6 |
National Bank of Canada NTIOF is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Friday, 2022-05-27. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.
Analysts estimate that National Bank of Canada will report an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.75.
National Bank of Canada bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.
New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).
Here's a look at National Bank of Canada's past performance and the resulting price change:
Stock Performance
Shares of National Bank of Canada were trading at $73.84 as of May 24. Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 5.3%. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are likely unhappy going into this earnings release.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.
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Petersburg Garden Club's 2022 home and garden tour: The Progress-Index exclusive images
Club members create and display amazing designs in homeowners' pride and joys.
PETERSBURG — Did you miss the Petersburg Garden Club's walking/driving tour this year during the Garden Club of Virginia’s 89th annual Historic Garden Week? Homeowners and Club members knocked themselves out. It was spectacular!
"It was an above-average year for us," Kathy Hayes, co-chair of Petersburg Historic Garden Day said. "Four hundred twelve tickets were purchased; we usually sell between 300-350."
The tour was primarily focused in the Historic Poplar Lawn area. It featured four private homes and gardens as well as an enchanting woodland garden.
The homes included 129 Marshall Street [Michael Maszaros and Andrew Cushin], 133 Marshall Street [Jill Hendricks and Jason Lucas], 215 South Jefferson Street [Deborah and Conway Boyce], 221 South Jefferson Street [Eleni and Richard Murphy], and garden only at 1675 Mount Vernon Street [Barb and Gary Rudolph].
Cockade City Garden Club
The Cockade City Garden Club served lunch at Second Presbyterian Church at 419 W. Washington St. in Petersburg. Diners were treated to a continuous fashion show provided by All Manor of Things Gift Shop. In addition to the luncheon and fashion show, a geranium plant sale fundraiser took place chaired by Cockade City Garden Club member Linda Maclin.
According to Cockade City Garden Club member Linda Wynne, lunch will be served at Flowerdew Hundred in Prince George County next year.
"It was a great day, and the weather was perfect. I think we had more people attend the luncheon than other years." Wynne who chairs the luncheon said. "We were busier than ever before, but it was a great busy. We sold out of geraniums."
Ticket holders previewed “Matters of Scale: Charles F. Gillette in Petersburg,”, a public exhibit at the Petersburg Public Library until June 30.
Renowned landscape architect Charles F. Gillette [1886–1969] designed gardens in Petersburg. The special exhibit features Gillette's garden blueprints for Petersburg clients from the 1920s to the ’50s. It also includes his desk and a bench designed and made by Gillette.
Artist Catherine Venable's "Matters of Scale" painting which commemorates Petersburg Historic Garden Day and the Gillette exhibition was on display at the Library. It features properties on the tour, the Petersburg Public Library as well as garden club members making flower arrangements.
Garden party at 'Strawberry Hill':Petersburg Garden Club celebrated on historic lawn: Cats, dogs, elephants fall from sky
Petersburg points of interest
Centre Hill Museum provided complimentary cups of tea and cookies in the dining room of the Bolling family home. At Historic Battersea, a rare example of Palladian-style architecture listed on the National Register of Historic Places, tours were given.
Ticketholders were also encouraged to visit the Exchange Building Museum and Blandford Church Museum.
Proceeds from the tour support the Garden Club of Virginia's mission to restore and preserve Virginia's historic public gardens and landscapes and fund research fellowships in landscape architecture.
Visit VAGardenWeek.org to read descriptions of each property. At the top of the website, click on Tour Guidebook. The Petersburg tour can be found on pages 170 - 172.
According to Hayes, the 2023 Petersburg Historic Garden Day will take place on Tuesday, April 18.
Exhibit curated by Library of Virginia:Petersburg hosts public exhibit: Charles F. Gillette, renowned landscape architect
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The policy in question once called “rigorous implementation.”
It was the stated position of the Alliance Party in confederacy with Sinn Fein, the SDLP and the NI Greens that there should be no tweaks, changes or elements of the Northern Ireland Protocol ever being overridden by the British Government.
Back in 2020 the four pro-EU parties wanted a full, undiluted, unbending Protocol that while guaranteeing no hard border on the island of Ireland placed a new frontier down the middle of the Irish Sea, which in unionist eyes has since de-coupled Northern Ireland from Great Britain economically and constitutionally.
Now midway through 2022 we hear a very different message from at least two of those parties that signed a joint letter urging “rigorous implementation” of the post-Brexit trade deal.
On Thursday after their meeting with Richard Neal and his colleagues from the US House of Representatives, the Alliance Party were singing a different tune from the one they were performing two years ago.
Alliance deputy leader Stephen Farry revealed that he had suggested to the US delegation that they use their influence in Brussels to urge the EU to be more “flexible” in negotiations aimed at fixing the Protocol.
When asked what the Congress members’ response to that request was, Mr Farry said: “They absolutely concur with that and indeed they stressed to us that that was the message handed to Maros Sefkovic only a few days ago” when they met in the Belgian capital.
It is certainly a long way from “rigorous” to “flexible” and underlines how facts on the ground (or more accurately facts on sea and at the ports) have shifted Alliance’s stance.
The SDLP and even Sinn Fein have talked in recent days about practical changes that may be needed to re-calibrate the post-Brexit trade arrangement albeit with all Europhile parties urging the DUP to rejoin the Executive now.
The DUP is likely to take a very different lesson from the one that commercial reality has taught the pro-Protocol parties - pressure can work.
The quiet abandonment of “rigorous implementation” combined with the Liz Truss legislation empowering the UK to unilaterally alter the Protocol will embolden the DUP to hold out until they see the Bill in its entirety, | https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/henry-mcdonald-the-quiet-retreat-from-rigorous-implementation-of-the-northern-ireland-protocol-3712750 | 2022-05-28T03:51:21Z | https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/henry-mcdonald-the-quiet-retreat-from-rigorous-implementation-of-the-northern-ireland-protocol-3712750 | true | 1 |
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Lee Greenwood is an icon for Republicans, the NRA, and Trump rallies, but unlike the former so-called president, Greenwood is canceling his appearance at this weekend's NRA convention in Houston.
Greenwood said he was canceling because appearing at the convention would signify his approval of the AR 15 that massacred nineteen elementary kids and two teachers in the Uvalde massacre this week.
Fox and Friends interviewed him earlier today and asked him why he wasn't going to attend the NRA convention.
Greenwood explained a lot of artists were contracted to appear this Memorial Day, after the last two years of conventions were canceled because of Covid.
Greenwood said, "The unfortunate shooting in Texas took place at a very bad time, and for me to go play at the NRA just days after the shooting would be an endorsement, and people would then deem that as 'I like this weapon' and obviously, that weapon killed kids. And I just couldn’t go.”
Fox and Friends immediately changed topics. That was a little too much truth on Fox News for one day.
Good for Greenwood in canceling.
The NRA and its convention are an atrocious insult to every innocent person killed by gun violence, and their mourning families.
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Stephen King Has Written A Surprise Sequel To One Of His Scariest Books
By Eric Eisenberg published
Hell yeah!
Stephen King has written an astonishing number of bone-chilling books over the course of his half-century career as a novelist, but few are quite as brilliantly effective as Cujo. First published in 1981, it's a claustrophobic tale about a woman and her son being trapped in a broken down car by a rabid Saint Bernard, and it features what is undeniably one of the most crushing conclusions in the King canon. It's the kind of book that you can really only read once... which is in part why it's eye-opening to hear that the author has finished work on a novella that he says functions as a sequel to the killer dog story.
Stephen King's next novel, Fairy Tale, is set to be published in the fall, and he has confirmed that he has already written yet another book featuring protagonist Holly Gibney (from the Mr. Mercedes trilogy, The Outsider, and "If It Bleeds"), but the prolific wordsmith confirmed to The Losers' Club podcast that he has also finished a new novella titled "Rattlesnakes." It sounds horrifying, and King noted that he sees it as a follow-up to Cujo. He said,
From his statement, it's unclear exactly how "Rattlesnakes" connects to Cujo, but perhaps that will be an exciting thing left to discover when Constant Readers get a hand on a copy – much like how we discovered that his last three novels are linked to IT, The Shining, and The Dark Tower series, respectively.
Obviously this isn't the first time that Stephen King has gotten into sequel territory. In addition to the aforementioned Holly Gibney books and The Dark Tower, he also has the Gwendy Trilogy (co-written with Richard Chizmar and released between 2017 and 2022); the Jack Sawyer duology (The Talisman and Black House, co-written by Peter Straub); and, of course, there's Doctor Sleep – King's follow-up to The Shining published in 2013 (which writer/director Mike Flanagan turned into one of the best Stephen King movies of all time).
Even without direct plot connections, if Stephen King is saying here that "Rattlesnakes" is a spiritual sequel to Cujo, readers should be in for one hell of a ride. If the novella packs even a fraction of the devastation that the 1981 hit does, we should be in for a treat.
We don't have any release details for "Rattlesnakes" yet (it's even unclear if it will be featured in a collection or released independently), but it instantly becomes an anticipated literary event. For more about Cujo, you can read my Adapting Stephen King column about the the Lewis Teague-directed adaptation that was released in 1983 (and features a performance King thinks should have won an Oscar). And to learn about all of the movie and television projects in the works that are based on the author's writings, head over to our Upcoming Stephen King Movies and TV guide.
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Schaeffer, Honeycutt help UNC beat Va. Tech in ACC tourney
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Vance Honeycutt hit two of North Carolina’s four home runs, Brandon Schaeffer pitched his first career shutout and the Tar Heels beat top-seeded Virginia Tech 10-0 at the ACC Tournament. No. 8 seed North Carolina (36-19), which has won five consecutive games, plays fourth-seeded Notre Dame in the semifinals. Honeycutt hit a two-run homer to right-center as part of North Carolina’s four-run first inning and after Angel Zarate led off the second with a home run, Honeycutt added a solo shot to make it 6-0. Schaeffer (7-2), a JUCO transfer, threw a season-high 102 pitches, scattering six hits and hitting a batter with six strikeouts. The Hokies, ranked No. 2 nationally in the D1baseball.com poll, had their seven-game win streak snapped. | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/27/schaeffer-honeycutt-help-unc-beat-va-tech-in-acc-tourney/ | 2022-05-28T04:14:03Z | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/27/schaeffer-honeycutt-help-unc-beat-va-tech-in-acc-tourney/ | true | 5 |
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Analog Security Camera Market Size to Grow by USD 345.62 million | Advanced Technology Video Inc. and Costar Technologies Inc. Among Key Vendors | Technavio
NEW YORK, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The analog security camera market is segmented by end-user (public, commercial and industrial, and residential) and geography (APAC, North America, Europe, MEA, and South America). The public segment will have significant market share growth during the forecast period. The demand for analog security cameras is rising from government offices and organizations, as well as public infrastructures such as metro stations, traffic signals, and federal prisons.
The analog security camera market size is expected to grow by USD 345.62 mn from 2020 to 2025. Moreover, the growth momentum of the market will accelerate at a CAGR of 1.61% during the forecast period.
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Analog Security Camera Market 2021-2025: Vendor Analysis
The market is fragmented, and the degree of fragmentation will accelerate during the forecast period. Advanced Technology Video Inc., Costar Technologies Inc., Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd., Hanwha Group, Hitron Systems Inc., Honeywell International Inc., Motorola Solutions Inc., Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Co. Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH, and Vicon Industries Inc. are among some of the major market participants. The key offerings of some of these vendors are listed below:
Advanced Technology Video Inc. - The company offers various security cameras such as IP video solutions, analog cameras, analog recorders, and clearance items.
Costar Technologies Inc. - This company offers various analog security cameras such as OCTIMA 3430HD Series and OCTIMA 3490HD Series.
Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd. - The company offers various analog security cameras such as Turbo HD Products, Thermal products, HiLook and network products.
Hanwha Group - This company offers various analog security cameras such as Wisenet X series, Wisenet PTZ PLUS, Wisenet AI Cameras, and Wisenet Q series.
Hitron Systems Inc. - The company offers various analog security cameras such as NJH-3811, NVH-78K1V, NVH-78K1, and NUH-64J1F.
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Table of Contents:
1 Executive Summary
2 Market Landscape
2.1 Market ecosystem
2.2 Market characteristics
2.3 Value chain analysis
3 Market Sizing
3.1 Market definition
3.2 Market segment analysis
3.3 Market size 2020
3.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2020 - 2025
4 Five Forces Analysis
4.1 Five forces summary
4.2 Bargaining power of buyers
4.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
4.4 Threat of new entrants
4.5 Threat of substitutes
4.6 Threat of rivalry
4.7 Market condition
5 Market Segmentation by End-user
5.1 Market segments
5.2 Comparison by End user
5.3 Public - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
5.4 Commercial and industrial - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
5.5 Residential - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
5.6 Market opportunity by End user
6 Customer landscape
6.1 Overview
7 Geographic Landscape
7.1 Geographic segmentation
7.2 Geographic comparison
7.3 APAC - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
7.4 North America - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
7.5 Europe - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
7.6 MEA - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
7.7 South America - Market size and forecast 2020-2025
7.8 Key leading countries
7.9 Market opportunity by geography
8 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
8.1 Market drivers
8.2 Market challenges
8.3 Market trends
9 Vendor Landscape
9.1 Overview
9.2 Landscape disruption
10 Vendor Analysis
10.1 Vendors covered
10.2 Market positioning of vendors
10.3 Advanced Technology Video Inc.
10.4 Costar Technologies Inc.
10.5 Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd.
10.6 Hanwha Group
10.7 Hitron Systems Inc.
10.8 Honeywell International Inc.
10.9 Motorola Solutions Inc.
10.10 Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Co. Ltd.
10.11 Robert Bosch GmbH
10.12 Vicon Industries Inc.
11 Appendix
11.1 Scope of the report
11.2 Currency conversion rates for US$
11.3 Research methodology
11.4 List of abbreviations
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“It was always Paris and you changed as it changed.”
—Ernest Hemingway
We began with a croque-monsieur. A simple, hot, bubbly, cheesy sandwich retrieved by my palate from dusty memories of cafés and Gauloises cigarettes and black express in tiny cups.
It was March of 2020. COVID had descended. Our boys were home. We were all home. All the time. Back in February, in a moment of uncharacteristic prescience, my worst-case-scenario thinking had paid off: I had thought,“Yeah, our kids are coming out of school any day now.” Over two weeks, I cleaned our entire, rambling pre–Civil War money pit while the kids were in school. Then, one stormy evening at dinner, as February turned to sleet-and-brown-snow March, I turned to my two boys, ages eleven and five, and tried to sound casual: “So, guys . . . if we were to take you out of school, or school just somehow stopped, say, and we had to homeschool, what would you want to study? Just for a few weeks?”
My eleven-year-old son, M., paused his recitation of his favorite lines from the “Taco Town”skit on Saturday Night Live.
“Huh?” His eyes tried focusing on the extraterrestrial that had replaced his mother.
My youngest son, L., piped up.“Egypt,”he said, and then,“mummies.” M. had another suggestion:“How about French?” he asked.
Ah, French. A language that I once spoke fluently. Before going to Brown, I took a gap year in Paris to study French language and culture at the Sorbonne. At Brown, I became a French language teaching assistant my sophomore year and then went on to study French poetry. I went back to Paris one more time in 1998, with my dad.
But as of 2020, I hadn’t strung together more than ten French words since that last trip. French had become a forgotten and lost part of my story, as the many selves I once was were sloughed off, leaving only the one enormous, engulfing role of maman.
“OK,” I said.“Great ideas.” When lockdown began, we dove into Egypt and mummies immediately and decided to commit to a “French Friday” for language study.
When that first Friday rolled around, after an ersatz on-the-fly French lesson, it occurred to me that the kids and I should make something French for lunch. Rooting around the fridge showed me that I had bread and smoky turkey bacon and cheese.
“OK, so there’s this sandwich,” I explained. “Maybe we can make it? It’s got bread and cheese and ham . . . but . . . I think we can use this turkey bacon. Here’s a photo of one; it’s called a croque-monsieur, which I think means Crunchy Mister. Or maybe it’s Mister Crunch. One of those two! Bof!”
“Crunchy Mister! Mister Crunch! Bof!” hooted L.
Both kids could agree that it looked mighty tasty. Too late, I realized that béchamel was involved, and we were already out of lait.
I scanned the fridge. Hmmm. No milk, but I had yogurt. And butter.
“M.,” I said,“can you find the Calvados in the cupboard over there? I think we can make something with yogurt and butter and Calvados.”
L., on the other hand, was busily pulling every bag of flour onto the counter and reaching for an old bag of marshmallows. “Non, non,” I scolded.“Assieds toi! Sit down. In a minute you can cut the bacon.”
Quickly, M. and I whisked together the butter, Calvados, and some brown rice flour over low heat. As he stirred, I scooped in the cream top of the yogurt. He kept whisking. It was getting thick. I ground up some pepper in the mortar and pestle and added that and some salt.
It needed nutmeg. I called L. for the task.
Grating noix de muscade is a very special and favorite chore in our house. Even L., at five, understands that to make an unctuous Bolognese, a transcendent creamed spinach, or a sublime apple pie, the tiniest hint—never too much—of nutmeg is the secret. He arrived with his chest puffed out with importance, clutching the grater and the little acorn-shaped spice. Râper, râper, râper.
“Parfait!” I exclaimed.
I tasted it. Then we all tasted it. “Ajouter du sel,” I said. We added salt. Hmmm. “Oh, I know. A bay leaf.” I threw that in. “And Parm.” I added some grated Parmesan, because who had Gruyère lying around in their frigo on March 20th of 2020?
“Ajouter de beurre,” I told M. He regarded me for a long second. I stared back.
“Oh, I know . . . butter?” he asked. “Oui.”
“Jeez, why didn’t you say so?”
We all tasted it again. “Wow,” M. said. It was delicious. Tangy and cheesy and warm and savory, with the tiniest hint of Calvados.
Then, he asked,“Is that what béchamel is supposed to taste like, Mama?” “Pretty darn close,” I said, pretty darn amazed.
Finalement, we had two sandwiches slathered with béchamel and stuffed to the gills with thick slices of bacon and a deceptively Gruyère-like Parmesan and cheddar cheese mixture. We popped them into the oven and waited. It felt like hours.
Well, cooking with one’s children toujours feels like hours. And when they are hungry, it feels like des années. Mais, enfin, the sandwiches got melty and golden brown, and the smell in the house was cheesy and aromatic.
There was only enough for two. As our children ate, saying,“Oh God, this is the best sandwich ever,”my husband and I hovered like hungry dogs, lucky enough for the piece of crust our youngest threw us to split.
But, oh, the joy on their two faces!
From that Friday forward, for a year-and-still-counting, French class became language-plus-a-full-family cooking class. We’ve made a tarte Tatin; croissants that made the house smell like a real pâtisserie, palmiers, clafoutis, crêpes, sole meunière, bifteck haché, salade niçoise, gougères, mousse au chocolat, soufflé aux fraises, chicken roasted with forty cloves of garlic, pissaladière, steak-frites, and pain bagnat for a picnic at Morse Mountain.
And each Friday, in the chaos of flour going everywhere, my kids snatching spoons from each other and yelling, some tears of frustration of my own, and four rumbling bellies, we have found a few minutes to laugh and, eventually, to sit down to eat something unexpectedly wonderful. Admittedly, a glass of Bordeaux became de rigueur for the grownups.
With that glass in my hand, and les bougies flickering from the center of the dining table and radiating a warm glow into the afternoon gloam, I’ve found myself, week after week, in the momentary silence of my children devouring something delicious and new and interesting, going back in time using the portkeys of my nose and taste buds. First, I wander into the pâtisserie around the corner from my light-filled apartment in the Fourteenth arrondissement, ironically on the Avenue du Maine, the same name as my home state. My apartment had balconies all around and louvered doors from which I could step outside high above the avenue. Watching my family eat on Friday afternoons, I could almost feel the weight of two warm baguettes for dinner in my arms, and I could smell their yeasty, crusty fragrance, and taste the sweet pastry chouquette I had bought to tide me over on the cold walk home, that Parisian wind cutting right through my stylish dark wool coat. In the approximate quiet of “mms” and chewing from my boys, I could remember the roseate face of the butcher at the Sunday street market not a five-minutes’ walk from my apartment, who sold me a dinde for Thanksgiving that year; I thought of the time my friend Nils taught me to make mousse au chocolat in his apartment and the time another friend, Luce, taught me how to use crème fraîche in, well, everything. I’ll never forget standing next to the actor Daniel Auteuil at a café bar as we both drank our morning expresso together, our shoulders touching; or the chocolat chaud delivered in a bowl at Café de Flore, making me feel like a spoiled child, and over in the corner sat Kristin Scott Thomas drinking a modest tisane; or the cobblestone and falafel smell of the Marais; or reading—uninterrupted—(something I can’t even imagine now with two young children) for entire afternoons at the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, the brass lights on the long wooden tables casting golden orbs onto ancient texts. Finally, I find myself entering the sculpture garden of the Musée Rodin, which I did at least once a week to draw or, sometimes, to just sit on a bench, and a feeling of bliss and peace comes over me, once again.
“Paris,” as the great writer once wrote,“is a moveable feast.” I just didn’t know that it could be resurrected for me quite like this, despite the loud bumps and bangs of two energetic boys, as we all sheltered in place. With out their even knowing it, my kids were giving me back a part of myself, long forgotten. And I was accepting it, like une boisson of cool water on a hot day.
This essay appears in Breaking Bread: Essays from New England on Food, Hunger, and Family. Edited by Debra Spark and Deborah Joy Corey (Beacon Press, 2022). Reprinted with permission from Beacon Press.
Caitlin Shetterly is the Editor-in-Chief of Frenchly and is the author of four books. Her latest, a novel, Pete & Alice in Maine, will be published by Harper Books in 2023. www.caitlinshetterly.com. | https://frenchly.us/covids-moveable-feast-an-excerpt-from-the-new-book-breaking-bread/ | 2022-05-28T04:23:23Z | https://frenchly.us/covids-moveable-feast-an-excerpt-from-the-new-book-breaking-bread/ | false | 1 |
While his grandson waits for a new heart, Tom Franzak will put on a charity concert to benefit other children in need of organ transplants.
Franzak, of Bethel Park, is the director of music ministries for St. Benedict the Abbot Church in Peters Township. The concert is in honor of his 2-year-old grandson, Jude Sedor-Franzak, who has been at the Cleveland Clinic for several weeks.
The concert will take place at at 5 p.m. June 5 at St. Benedict's and will benefit the Children's Organ Transplant Association (COTA).
Jude was born six weeks premature with a small hole in his heart, according to Franzak.
Franzak said doctors told T.J. and Jessica Sedor-Franzak, Jude's parents, that the hole would possibly have to be repaired when he turned 1.
When that time came, doctors discovered the hole had only grown larger, and Jude needed open heart surgery. The hole was repaired, and Jude was given a pacemaker to regulate his heart rhythm.
"It seemed like all was well. His energy, his enthusiasm, an always happy baby. All of that came back," Franzak said.
However, during a Valentine's Day appointment, their doctor found his heart had enlarged. Jude then went to Akron Children's Hospital.
"After a few days, it was clear that they were not going to be able to handle him," Franzak said.
T.J. and Jessica took their son to Cleveland Clinic, where they learned he was in heart failure. Jude was connected to an artificial heart.
"He'd been basically unconscious for a good part of that time because his heart was so unstable," Franzak said.
While Jude has gone through medications, being on a ventilator and other procedures, his grandfather said he has struggled to understand the situation.
"He's 2, so his communication is limited. He just looks at you like, 'Isn't there anything you can do about this?' You feel helpless. All you can do is sit by his side and read him a book and tell him everything is going to be OK," Franzak said.
Franzak explained that there is no "list" for the new heart, as finding one that will work for someone as young as Jude is not easy.
"We're looking for something so special that when something comes up, he will get it," Franzak said.
Franzak said that he used to travel the country quite frequently and put on concerts at events for youth and young adults.
"I haven't done as much traveling as I used to, so I thought, 'How about one more time?'" Franzak said.
Admission to the concert will be free, but donations will be accepted. Donations can also be made at cota.org/campaigns/cotaforjudesfight/blog/our-story.
"Hopefully we'll have a good time. It should be a good, family-oriented event," Franzak said. | https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/toddler-waiting-for-heart-transplant-inspires-charity-event/article_14cb5028-dc50-11ec-9a71-4f49720f4ac6.html | 2022-05-28T04:24:41Z | https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/toddler-waiting-for-heart-transplant-inspires-charity-event/article_14cb5028-dc50-11ec-9a71-4f49720f4ac6.html | false | 1 |
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ANAHEIM ― The most recent photo on Juan Lagares’ Instagram feed was posted on April 19. He’s at a beachside cantina near his home in the Dominican Republic, sipping a beverage. His 8-year-old son is unseen, but father and son were together on the shore that afternoon. It was a good day.
It’s not a typical April day for a Major League Baseball player. Lagares, 33, nearly went all winter and all spring without a contract. His minor league deal with the Angels became official on May 8.
The veteran outfielder said he had other offers to consider, but “I decided to come back here because I had a good time last year. Good group of guys. They know me. I think I made the right decision.”
Instagram is notorious for creating false impressions. Lagares had no intention of spending this season at the beach. Although he was hoping to sign a major league contract after electing free agency last November, Lagares was not ready to call it a career when the Angels came calling with an opening in the outfield at Triple-A Salt Lake.
Lagares was the Angels’ fourth outfielder in 2021. Because Mike Trout’s calf injury cost him most of the season, Lagares saw action in 112 games. He finished the year with a .236 batting average, six home runs, and 38 RBIs.
After the season, Lagares went home and played 20 games with the Águilas Cibaeñas in the Dominican Winter League. He continued to train at their home stadium, Estadio Cibao, after the lockout ended. Playing in the majors was Plan A for 2022; Lagares said there was no Plan B.
“That’s what I know,” he said. “I hope I do my job and they can call me as soon as possible.”
Lagares got his second consecutive start in right field on Friday, giving Taylor Ward’s injured shoulder another needed day of rest.
An extended offseason and a minor league contract were not what Lagares had in mind, but it came with a silver lining: more face time with his son outside of, well, FaceTime.
“Last year I didn’t have the opportunity to see him a lot,” Lagares said. “This year, I had the time. He’s still little. I try to explain to him every time he tells me he wants to see me, I can’t.”
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The Angels ordered an MRI on third baseman Anthony Rendon’s sore right wrist. He was not in the starting lineup Friday after exacerbating the injury on a swing in Thursday’s loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Tyler Wade got the start at third base instead. He and Matt Duffy will get the lion’s share of innings in Rendon’s absence, Manager Joe Maddon said, unless Rendon is placed on the injured list and the Angels are able to recall an extra infielder – likely Jack Mayfield – from Triple-A.
Rendon has appeared in 41 of the Angels’ 46 games this season. His 173 plate appearances rank second on the team to Shohei Ohtani, who coincidentally sat out Friday’s game with a stiff back. Rendon is hitting .242 with five home runs and 23 RBIs in the third year of a seven-year, $245 million contract.
Head athletic trainer Mike Frostad said Ohtani’s injury is to the middle-right side of his back. The injury cropped up in the third inning of Thursday’s game, in which Ohtani threw six innings and allowed five runs.
Although he wasn’t in the lineup Friday, Ohtani was expected to be available off the bench and possibly resume DH duties on Saturday. With Ohtani out, Ward started at DH for the first time since May 20.
Frostad said Ward’s shoulder strength is up to “65, 70 percent.”
Left-hander Jose Quijada, who threw one inning for Single-A Inland Empire on Thursday, is eligible to be reinstated after completing his rehab assignment, Frostad said. Quijada made one appearance with the Angels before he was felled by a right oblique strain.
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Ukraine fears repeat of Mariupol horrors elsewhere in Donbas
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow-backed separatists pounded eastern Ukraine’s industrial Donbas region Friday, claiming to capture a railway hub, as Ukrainian officials pleaded for the sophisticated Western weapons they say they need to stop the onslaught.
The advance of Russian forces raised fears that cities in the region would undergo the same horrors inflicted on the people of the port city Mariupol in the weeks before it fell.
The fighting Friday focused on two key cities: Sievierodonetsk and nearby Lysychansk. They are the last areas under Ukrainian control in Luhansk, one of two provinces that make up the Donbas and where Russia-backed separatists have already controlled some territory for eight years. Authorities say 1,500 people in Sievierodonetsk have already died since the war’s start three months ago. Russia-backed rebels also said they’d taken the railway hub of Lyman.
The governor of Luhansk warned that Ukrainian soldiers may have to retreat from Sievierodonetsk to avoid being surrounded. But he predicted an ultimate Ukrainian victory. “The Russians will not be able to capture Luhansk region in the coming days, as analysts predict,’’ Serhiy Haidai wrote on Telegram on Friday. “We will have enough forces and means to defend ourselves.’’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelesnskyy also struck a defiant tone. In his nightly video address Friday, he said: “If the occupiers think that Lyman or Sievierodonetsk will be theirs, they are wrong. Donbas will be Ukrainian.’’
For now, Sievierodonetsk Mayor Oleksandr Striuk told The Associated Press that “the city is being systematically destroyed — 90% of the buildings in the city are damaged.”
Striuk described conditions in Sievierodonetsk reminiscent of the battle for Mariupol, located in the Donbas’ other province, Donetsk. Now in ruins, the port city was constantly barraged by Russian forces in a nearly three-month siege that ended last week when Russia claimed its capture. More than 20,000 of its civilians are feared dead.
Before the war, Sievierodonetsk was home to around 100,000 people. About 12,000 to 13,000 remain in the city, Striuk said, huddled in shelters and largely cut off from the rest of Ukraine. At least 1,500 people have died there because of the war, now in its 93rd day. The figure includes people killed by shelling or in fires caused by Russian missile strikes, as well as those who died from shrapnel wounds, untreated diseases, a lack of medicine or being trapped under rubble, the mayor said.
In the city’s northeastern quarter, Russian reconnaissance and sabotage groups tried to capture the Mir Hotel and the area around it, Striuk said.
Hints of Russia’s strategy for the Donbas can be found in Mariupol, where Moscow is consolidating its control through measures including state-controlled broadcast programming and overhauled school curricula, according to an analysis from the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank.
Gen. Phillip Breedlove, former head of U.S. European Command for NATO, said Friday during a panel mounted by the Washington-based Middle East Institute that Russia appears to have “once again adjusted its objectives, and fearfully now it seems that they are trying to consolidate and enforce the land that they have rather than focus on expanding it.”
That aggressive push could backfire, however, by seriously depleting Russia’s arsenal. Echoing an assessment from the British Defense Ministry, military analyst Oleh Zhdanov said Russia was deploying 50-year-old T-62 tanks, “which means that the second army of the world has run out of modernized equipment.”
Russia-backed rebels said Friday that they had taken over Lyman, Donetsk’s large railway hub north of two more key cities still under Ukrainian control. Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych acknowledged the loss Thursday night, though a Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesperson reported Friday that its soldiers countered Russian attempts to completely push them out.
As Ukraine’s hopes of stopping the Russian advance faded, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba pleaded with Western nations for heavy weapons, saying it was the one area in which Russia had a clear advantage.
“Without artillery, without multiple launch rocket systems we won’t be able to push them back,” he said.
The U.S. Defense Department would not confirm a CNN report that the Biden administration was preparing to send long-range rocket systems to Ukraine, perhaps as early as next week. “Certainly we’re mindful and aware of Ukrainian asks, privately and publicly, for what is known as a multiple launch rocket system. And I won’t get ahead of decisions that haven’t been made yet,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that providing rockets that could reach his country would represent “a most serious step toward unacceptable escalation.” He spoke in an interview with RT Arabic that aired Friday.
Just south of Sievierodonetsk, volunteers hoped to evacuate 100 people from a smaller town. It was a painstaking process: Many of the evacuees from Bakhmut were elderly or infirm and needed to be carried out of apartment buildings in soft stretchers and wheelchairs.
Minibuses and vans zipped through the city, picking up dozens for the first leg of a long journey west.
“Bakhmut is a high-risk area right now,” said Mark Poppert, an American volunteer working with British charity RefugEase. “We’re trying to get as many people out as we can.”
To the north, neighboring Belarus — used by Russia as a staging ground before the invasion — announced Friday that it was sending troops toward the Ukrainian border.
In Russia’s Far East, a legislative deputy offered a rare display of opposition to the war in Ukraine, demanding the end of the military operation and the withdrawal of Russian troops. “We understand that if our country doesn’t stop the military operation, we’ll have more orphans in our country,” Leonid Vasyukevich of the Communist Party said Friday at a meeting of the Primorsk regional Legislative Assembly in the Pacific port of Vladivostok.
His comments, which he addressed to President Vladimir Putin, were shown in a video posted on a Telegram. Another deputy followed to support Vasyukevich’s views. But the legislative assembly’s chairman issued a statement afterward calling the remarks a “political provocation” not supported by the majority of lawmakers.
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Karmanau reported from Lviv, Ukraine. Andrea Rosa in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Andrew Katell in New York and AP journalists around the world contributed.
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This story has been edited to correct that 1,500 people have died in Sievierodonetsk alone, not the Donbas region as a whole.
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After completing 52 months of service, I have decided to do something on my own. Can I withdraw the full amount from my Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) account? I understand that for the withdrawal of the EPF balance to be tax-exempt, one has to complete five years of service. Is there any option/declaration form for a person who is no longer looking to do a job? Or is it that such a person will have to pay the tax?
Answer: As far as the taxability of the money accumulated in your provident fund account is concerned, it becomes taxable if you have not completed five years of service, and contributions for at least five years have been made in the account as per rule 8 of the fourth schedule of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The withdrawal before the stipulated period of five years is exempt only in very exceptional circumstances, like an employee’s job being terminated due to ill health, due to the closure or discontinuance of the business of the employer, or for any reason beyond the control of the employee. As your case is not covered under these exceptions, and since you have not completed five years, whatever money you withdraw along with the interest will become taxable in your hand. Moreover, in case the aggregate amount exceeds Rs. 50,000, tax at 10 per cent shall be deducted by the PF authorities or PF trust. The employer’s contribution will become taxable under the head "Salaries", whereas the interest accumulated and your contribution will be taxed under the head "Income From Other Sources". If there is no other income, you will be able to claim a Standard Deduction against the income becoming taxable under the head "Salaries".
I own a house in Rajasthan, where my parents live, and for which I have taken a home loan. A substantial portion of the loan has been paid in respect of this house. I want to buy another house here in Pune, where I have been staying for the past four years. Can I get tax benefits for a home loan for two houses simultaneously? Is it possible to forgo the advantage of tax benefits on the first home, since the amount outstanding is not huge, and the interest and principal amount are only nominal now?
Answer: There is no restriction under the income tax laws about how many houses one can own or how many houses one can take a home loan benefit for. Tax laws also allow a person to have a maximum of two houses as self-occupied. The house occupied by your parents can be treated as self-occupied for this purpose. So, tax laws allow you to avail yourself of the tax benefits in respect of repayment of a home for any number of home loans under Section 80C within the overall limit of Rs. 1.50 lakh every year. Likewise, in respect of a maximum of two self-occupied houses taken together, you can claim a deduction for interest up to Rs 2 lakh every year. So you can claim the tax benefits for both the home loans simultaneously within the limits discussed above.
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Rename Mexico’s Golden Triangle for ‘good, hard-working people’: president
Mexico City: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday he wants to change the name of a notorious drug-producing area known as “the Golden Triangle” to “The Triangle of Good, Hard-Working People.”
The remote, mountainous area in northern Mexico is where the borders of the three states of Chihuahua, Sinaloa and Durango meet.
For decades, drug cartels have used the area to grow marijuana and opium poppies, because much of region is difficult to access and has little police or army presence.
But López Obrador said on Friday during a visit to the region that the name unfairly stigmatised residents.
“I don’t like it, it bothers me that it is called the Golden Triangle, and hopefully we can all try to find a way to call it “The Triangle of Good, Hard-Working People” or ‘the region of good neighbours,’ or something like that,” he said.
“This has to change already because there is much goodness here, a lot of good, hard-working people, as has been said,” the president said.
López Obrador has sometimes praised drug cartel leaders and in 2019 ordered the release of Ovidio Guzman, one of “El Chapo” Guzman’s sons, to avoid bloodshed after Sinaloa Cartel gunmen assaulted the city of Culiacan to try to win his release.
In 2021, López Obrador praised the largely peaceful voting in elections that year and sent a message of recognition to the drug cartels that fuel much of the country’s violence.
“People who belong to organised crime behaved very well, in general, there were few acts of violence by these groups,” the president said. “I think the white-collar criminals acted worse.
Drug exports from Latin America have long been an area of concern for the US, which, under President Joe Biden, is initiating a broad diplomatic outreach to the region.
The United States will host the Summit of the Americas from June 6 to 10 in Los Angeles, and has said it will not invite the governments of Venezuela or Nicaragua.
A bloc of leftist countries meeting in Havana on Friday condemned the exclusion of certain nations from next month’s Summit of the Americas, after the United States said it only wanted leaders of governments that respect democracy to attend.
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THEY walked in silence and perhaps this was a time when no words were required, but instead they were united in their grief after losing loved ones during the pandemic.
Bereaved relatives Connie McCready, Peter McMahon and Carolyn Murdoch led the inaugural memorial walk moments after the first phase of Scotland’s Covid memorial officially opened.
And joining them for part of the walk, was Deputy First Minister John Swinney who had taken time out to speak to those affected by loss and who are still grieving.
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Mr Swinney officially opened the National Covid Memorial at Glasgow's Pollok Country Park on Friday, May 27. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had been due to attend but is now recovering from Covid herself.
The campaign to create a memorial was initiated and led by The Herald. A public fund was launched for the close to £250,000 project and artist Alec Finlay was appointed to design the memorial which is a series of wooden tree supports based on physical poses.
Dozens of people filed behind for the short stroll from the Riverside Grove, passing Pollok House, and leading on to the Ash Road. It was a walk of discovery as supports came into vision on the trail to a second focal point, the Birch Grove.
And just as the walkers began to reach the grove where three supports have been installed, sunshine broke through. Already for some mourning the loss of a loved one, they have found their special place in the park.
Connie McCready became involved with the memorial project just weeks after it launched. She had lost her fiancé Jim Russell to Covid in May 2020. The couple, from Glasgow, had known one another for six years and were planning to marry in 2020. By way of a tribute a close family friend wanted to make a donation to The Herald’s memorial. This led to Ms McCready being closely involved with The Herald Covid memorial campaign and has been a supporter and ambassador for the project.
Through her own grief, Ms McCready reached out to other bereaved relatives and set up a facebook support group Covid 19 Families Scotland. It is a group which has sadly grown in numbers with more than 200 members as more families were affected by loss. She has helped others who have been bereaved by creating a safe and welcoming online community for them.
“It has been very beautiful here today. For so long we have wanted somewhere to remember our loved ones and now we have this amazing memorial,” said Ms McCready. “There was something very peaceful and open about the Birch Grove, but it is all wonderful.
“"I know Jim’s not here, but just coming and getting away from the outside world is fabulous and for his family and friends, who don't have a grave to go to, which is the same for a lot of families, here is somewhere they can come and reflect."
Ms Murdoch attended the ceremony for the opening of I remember: Scotland's Covid memorial to remember her late father John Connelly and has been involved in the campaign for more than a year.
Her father died in April 2020 aged 104 after he contracted Covid in a care home.
"It was very difficult not having the support you should have, which makes this (memorial) so relevant," she said.
"These supports depict how a lot of people felt."
Ms Murdoch said she and her brother only had 15 minutes each with their father the day before he died. Mr Connelly died alone in Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Ms Murdoch said: "He was a special wee man.
"It's lovely to be part of this memorial, and to remember your loved one walking through it."
For Peter McMahon the walk was an opportunity to bring his family together and even his youngest grandchildren Brodie, six, and Bella, two, joined him.
Their waterfall laughter was a lighter moment during what was an emotional memorial walk.
Mr McMahon, whose wife Debbie died from Covid in October 2020 at the age of 53, said: "This is a place to feel a connection and hopefully those who come here will feel supported."
The Herald has worked with partners Glasgow City Council, who offered to host the memorial in Pollok Country Park, and our commissioning partner Scotland’s parks and outdoor charity, greenspace Scotland.
Newly installed Glasgow Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren said she hoped the ceremony would bring some comfort and solace.
During the two year campaign we received support from individuals, businesses and politicians, many of whom were able to join The Herald for the official opening.
Former Glasgow Lord Provost, Councillor Philip Braat has supported the campaign from the outset and as he too strolled to the Birch Grove, he said: "It is important to have this memorial here in Pollok Country Park as a quiet place of reflection.
"This is the first steps in bereaved families being able to come here to support one another and if anything the memorial trail will build in strength and offer that support."
Campaign supporter and donor John Watson OBE, whose foundation donated £10,000, said the memorial was a special place and great vision which has been carried through by artist Alec Finlay.
We also received generous donations from the Scottish Government, The Hunter Foundation, The City Charitable Trust, The Freemason’s of Glasgow and an initial donation by the Harry Clarke Group of companies, based in Hillington, which kickstarted the public fund. The £5000 donation was made in memory of Jim Russell.
It is the hope that what has begun at Pollok Country Park could have a ripple effect across Scotland with satellite supports installed up and down the country.
To find out more go to www.iremember.scot
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Die Antwoord respond to abuse allegations by former foster son
Once upon a time they were hot property both on the local and global music scene, making waves with their catchy sound and unique style.
But South Africa Zef-duo Die Antwoord has been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons over the last couple of years.
The couple, Waddy Jones (Ninja) and Anri du Toit (Yolandi Visser), have been accused of various abuses by various people, the pair's former foster son, Tokkie.
He told News24 that he had been the victim of child abuse at their hands and claimed to have been shown pornography, seen rituals involving blood and been subjected to violence whilst in their care.
On Tuesday, Die Antwoord took to social media to deny the allegations against them.
"Tokkie is a young man (20 years old) that Ninja and Yolandi helped foster since he was a kid. However when Tokkie got older and started taking drugs, Ninja and Yolandi put their foot down and stopped supporting him financially" they said in a statement.
The couple also claimed that they were the victims of 'fake news' being generated by a former, disgruntled employee who Die Antwoord says have had no contact with them, or their family "for years".
"The video Ben and Tokkie made has a paypal account attached, so that people can donate money to Tokkie to 'fix up his house'. However Ben and Tokkie split the paypal donations they receive. Tokkie continues to use the donation money to buy drugs, and Ben, who is unemployed, uses the money to live off."
Ben Crossman, they say he has an axe to grind because he was a former cameraman [for Die Antwoord] who was fired and they say he's made it his life's work to create fake news to discredit them.
Barbara Freidman, Digital editor - Cape Talk
The statement also addressed the matter of social workers being called to investigate the safety of their 17-year-old biological child.
"When Social Services visited Ninja, Yolandi, and their daughter, Sixteen Jones, they found that Sixteen was perfectly safe, that everything was cool, and that there was no need for concern."
This article first appeared on CapeTalk : Die Antwoord respond to abuse allegations by former foster son
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Today in History
Today is Saturday, May 28, the 148th day of 2022. There are 217 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 28, 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, made up of freed Blacks, left Boston to fight for the Union in the Civil War.
On this date:
In 1892, the Sierra Club was organized in San Francisco.
In 1918, American troops fought their first major battle during World War I as they launched an offensive against the German-held French village of Cantigny (kahn-tee-NYEE’); the Americans succeeded in capturing the village.
In 1934, the Dionne quintuplets — Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne — were born to Elzire Dionne at the family farm in Ontario, Canada.
In 1937, Neville Chamberlain became prime minister of Britain.
In 1940, during World War II, the Belgian army surrendered to invading German forces.
In 1959, the U.S. Army launched Able, a rhesus monkey, and Baker, a squirrel monkey, aboard a Jupiter missile for a suborbital flight which both primates survived.
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Jimmy Butler set a personal playoff high with 47 points and contributed nine rebounds, eight assists and four steals to lead the Miami Heat to a 111-103 victory over the host Boston Celtics on Friday night to tie the Eastern Conference finals at three games apiece.
Butler had scored just 27 points over the previous three games before erupting during a must-win situation in Game 6. He made 16 of 29 field-goal attempts -- including 4 of 8 from 3-point range -- and sank all 11 free-throw attempts while reaching the 40-point mark for the second time in this series and the fourth time in the postseason.
Kyle Lowry recorded 18 points and 10 assists before fouling out for the Heat. Max Strus scored 13 points and P.J. Tucker added 11.
Jayson Tatum registered 30 points and nine rebounds, Derrick White scored 22 points and Jaylen Brown added 20 for Boston. Marcus Smart had 14 points and Robert Williams III tallied 12 for the Celtics.
Game 7 is Sunday night in Miami.
Butler converted a tiebreaking three-point play to give Miami a 102-99 lead with 2:06 remaining. Tucker made three of four free throws during a 20-second span to make it a six-point margin with 1:25 left.
Butler's jumper with 43.9 seconds left provided another six-point lead and the Heat closed it out.
Miami guard Tyler Herro (groin) missed his third straight game. Herro won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award for this season.
The Heat shot 46.2 percent from the field, including 15 of 35 from 3-point range. Miami was 24 of 25 from the free-throw line.
Boston hit 44.4 percent of its shots and was 11 of 33 from behind the arc. The Celtics were 28 of 31 from the line.
Miami used a 13-2 spurt in the third quarter to open up a 70-58 lead with 5:31 left. Victor Oladipo and Strus canned back-to-back 3-pointers to cap the run.
The Heat pushed their advantage to 13 on two free throws by Oladipo with 2:08 left in the period and settled for an 82-75 lead entering the final stanza.
Boston's Al Horford buried with a trey to tie it at 94 with 5:31 left. White followed with a 3-pointer to give Boston a 97-94 edge with 4:43 left before the Heat controlled the final minutes.
Butler had 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists as Miami led 48-46 at the break. Tatum and Brown scored 18 first-half points apiece for the Celtics.
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The upcoming IPL Closing Ceremony on May 29 is set to be headlined with performances from A R Rahman and Ranveer Singh, in addition to a video tribute to Indian cricket coinciding with the ongoing celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of India’s independence.
Playing her part in transforming cricket into a ‘sportainment’ spectacle is Ms. Chanda Singh, CEO of XP&D, a venture that ‘believes in changing the landscape of experiential marketing through technology and digital experiences.’
Ahead of the IPL Finale, Ms Singh exclusively spoke to Sportskeeda on the exciting possibilities around conceptualizing and activating entertainment campaigns surrounding live sports events.
She also touched upon the scope for re-imagining sporting heroes as motivational icons, as well as the various considerations to be kept in mind while curating Indian visits from global sporting icons.
Read on for the full interview.
Writer's note: The transcript has been lightly edited for better readability.
On Activating Live Sports Experiences in India
1) When it comes to sports, beyond core on-field action, what are the various types of event-based activations (such as IPL opening/closing ceremonies, IPL auctions etc.) that are possible?
Beyond just [IPL] opening ceremonies, [IPL] closing ceremonies and [IPL] auctions, there’s a lot of on-ground activation that’s possible – with entertainment [and] without entertainment as well.
You just need to have that one thing in common for all of these sports, which is fans. As long as you have fans available for these sports, you can do an umpteen number of things with them. It could be online or offline, doesn’t necessarily need to have an offline large scale opening or closing ceremony.
It could just be [about] creating a community of fans and doing day-to-day engagements with them, keeping them completely active in the sport that they are in. It could be creating these small engagements with people where they themselves get to see them[selves] on screen.
These are the kind of activations that we have been working on in the last few years. As long as ‘I’ can be heard and seen on screen, I’m totally glued to the entire match or the screening.
On Gujarat Titans’ Innovative Logo & Jersey Launch in IPL
Very recently, for Gujarat Titans, making their debut in this year’s IPL, it was very important for them to move away from the legacy of what the other [IPL] teams have created over the last 15 years.
It was important for them to create not just a ’Gujarat community' fan following for them but a worldwide fan base. Not just [by] doing the specific launches that we would have done in the past few years for other franchisees by launching their logos online [but] we actually launched them on the Metaverse, and that was a crazy thing that we did for the first time for any of the teams at IPL.
It just didn’t create a small buzz for them, it got people from all over the world talking about it. We created a dugout for Gujarat Titans’ fans on the Metaverse, where our players interact with the fans on a daily basis whenever they are getting time off-field, which is not possible on a regular [IPL] brand activation campaign.
We launched their [IPL] jersey at the Narendra Modi stadium but we just didn’t launch an offline event, we actually made it absolutely viral where a drone came, picked up the jersey, and in an augmented reality format, it actually reached out to everyone’s home.
So you’re not just engaging yourself by seeing what’s happening on-screen, you can catch the drone, see the jersey, experience it 360-degree and get a chance to win or get the IPL jersey with your name and number.
So by just trying to go beyond the excitement that one can see only with stars performing, it’s something more close and personal, it’s something more experiential, and it’s more ‘live’ for everyone.
2) For the 2017 IPL edition, you successfully executed eight opening ceremonies in a span of 10 days. Can you tell us more about the challenges you faced and the highs you experienced?
Every stadium had its own challenges because they are managed by a different curator. Every stadium had its own entries and exit nuances, things that we can do and can’t do on the Field of Play (FoP).
When you are on the Field of Play, and because these ceremonies are happening just before the toss, you had to plan it very differently. So you have to think through the execution plan in a manner that you bring ‘stages’, because without that, the performers will not act.
But you cannot destroy the grass. You cannot have so much weight on that it burns the grass. So our entire planning was done from an approach where you bring in things and you take things out. And while the ceremony was only 20 minutes long, we were ‘out’ in seven minutes.
You have to plan in a manner that not even a single nail is left on the field of play because if by any chance anyone gets hurt you are blacklisted completely. So you have people running with metal detectors, and you have people removing things at the same time.
I would say when you are standing there and seeing it, it all just looks like chaos. But after you’ve executed everything, it just looks very streamlined. So many challenges, but I think what I have learnt from that experience is that you are only as strong as your team.
And if your teams are absolutely sorted and you’ve cleared everything for them in a manner that is just plug and play, it works brilliantly. And that’s the learning that we are applying here [for upcoming the IPL 2022 Closing Ceremony] as well.
3) You’ve facilitated the Indian visits of global legends like Andre Agassi and Michael Phelps. Broadly, what are the pointers/concerns to keep in mind while bringing international sporting celebrities to the country?
Primarily [it’s important to keep in mind] the fact that these guys are "sporting" legends and you cannot treat them as film stars. You have to be very specific about their travel, stay and food.
That’s the first thing that you have to keep in mind. Also, you can’t block their entire day and tighten the agenda so badly that they don’t have time to breathe, because at the end of the day, they need that relaxing time, right?
Phelps had to meet the swimming school students, the media, our channel partners, the organizing committee, brands a lot of things that are packed and they can’t stay here for three or four days.
So we try and curate the agenda in a manner where you have enough time and more given to the audience that you are coming to meet. But at the same time, you are taking care of yourself because I don’t want the sporting legend to fall sick, either while you are here or when you go back.
And these guys are all coming after 19-30 hour flights so it’s anyways very very tiring. So that is something that we need to keep in mind. Otherwise, they are absolutely brilliant. I mean, they know what they have to do.
They don’t need to be briefed much. They just need to be taken broadly through what we expect from them, and they’re just sporting legends so they are just very sporting.
4) Having created and curated experiential campaigns across banking, finance, lifestyle, music and sports, what stands out when it comes to live sports events?
Honestly, what stands out is the budget that they [sports industry events like IPL] spend versus other industries on creating such events.
I just feel that the appetite to bring in the legends on these kind of shows is more from [IPL type] sporting events versus the appetite that the corporate brands have for their corporate events. Having said that, the intent is absolutely different. Here, you are creating a TV show, a broadcast event that the world-at-large is seeing.
On the other hand [in non-sports industries], you’re creating an event that is very dedicated and directed to your set of people who you are inviting for the event. These are not broadcast or televised events.
[When it comes to sporting events like IPL] you have to think from the point of view of what the masses and the world will like. It has to be an international standard, it has to be at a level that people across the globe will be able to consume versus [for corporate events, where the focus is on] what your dealer partners will like, what your internal teams will like and what your internal stakeholders will like.
So the requirements are fairly different, which is why I think the budgets are fairly different. The intent is purely entertainment on one side and very entertainment-informative-educative on the other side.
5) You executed MS Dhoni’s Life Insurance campaign with Exide. This had a powerful impact on Exide’s employees. Would you say sports stars make for natural motivational figures, and are we doing enough to leverage Indian sporting celebrities for speaking engagements?
So, answering your first question, they definitely make of a huge motivational moment for any of our experiential events that we’ve done.
Twenty years in the industry and I don’t remember any one sales conference that I’ve done without a sporting legend. From Mr Kapil Dev, to Rahul Dravid, to Dhoni, to Virender Sehwag, to [Sachin] Paaji to [Harbhajan Singh] Bhajji…the stories are just so unique that everyone…I mean everyone…wants to just hear them.
You listen to people, to presentations throughout the day, but the moment these sporting legends walk into the room, the euphoria changes, the entire vibe changes. They are our national heroes.
I’m not talking just about cricket, cricket is definitely there. I’m talking about even from Sindhu [to] Mary Kom, they have such vivid stories about themselves and the experiences that they’ve had that there are definitely takeaways for people who are sitting inside the room.
I think the brands themselves have realized and come to a conclusion that the moment they bring in a sports personality into the room, it just uplifts their entire experiential engagement, so I think it’s fairly tapped by all the brands across the industry.
6) The IPL Auction ceremony was a big hit in terms of viewership. Do you believe similar potential exists to conceptualize, market & monetize non-core live events surrounding the actual on-field action – such as opening and closing ceremonies/jersey launches/championship parades etc?
You know, honestly, it’s strange that I was speaking about this with the BCCI official and discussing that is there anything else that we can do at an auction? I mean, these are really tight schedules from morning till evening [so] for IPL auction, there is no window of creating anything different.
However, if there is any other sport that requires a little more relaxed auction happening around it, there is definitely scope to talk about the players, giving it a little more depth by showing what the players’ back-stories are all about making them come out and speak to the camera and say ‘I’m so happy that this team has taken me on.’
So there are those little things that we can do based on what we see the international market and international brands doing. But specifically to IPL, right now there is no scope.
7) In the US, half-time performances during the Super Bowl become a viral sensation. The IPL closing ceremony happens before the finals. Keeping logistics issues aside, do you think it makes more sense to have the entertainment performances between two innings, rather than prior to the toss? Would this scale up the attention that these events get?
It definitely makes sense for sporting [events] to have some half-time entertainment between the two innings. I’m not too sure if [IPL] cricket has that much time or not, plus the logistics of ensuring that the grass is well taken care of and the pitch is not disturbed is in itself a huge thing. But having said that, you will be able to entertain the live audience more if you are in half-time.
[Prior to the start of the IPL match] people in the stadiums are still coming [and] are completely inside during half-time. So for the offline audience which is inside the stadium, definitely a halftime entertainment makes sense, but for the viewers who are watching it [IPL] on TV, whether it’s at 6.30 or 9.30pm, it’s absolutely fine.
IPL Closing Ceremony 2022
8) Can you tell us what to expect from the IPL 2022 Closing Ceremony in Ahmedabad? Any new innovations this time around compared to previous IPL Closing Ceremonies?
What you wouldn’t have seen earlier [in IPL] is broadcast augmented reality (AR) that will be happening for the first time here. We’re [also] paying tribute to Indian cricket, which has evolved and given us so many memories to cherish upon in the last 75 years.
It is very beautifully coinciding with Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, ‘India at 75’. It’s the 15th IPL, so obviously it is big, [and] it’s bigger because of the ten teams we have.
It’s at the largest stadium in the country (and in the world if I may say so). So what people have not seen in the past at an IPL ceremony are the two entertainment acts that we are bringing to the innovation of bringing alive the moments of the past, through broadcast AR. It’s something that BCCI has not gotten in the past, in [the] form of creating a record that you will be seeing this time for the first time. | https://www.sportskeeda.com/bos/news-ipl-closing-ceremony-interview-chanda-singh | 2022-05-28T05:14:02Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/bos/news-ipl-closing-ceremony-interview-chanda-singh | false | 1 |
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Thomas Bartlett Releases 'Bach: French Suites'
The suite was composed by Bach for the harpsichord between the years of 1722 and 1725.
Acclaimed pianist/composer/producer Thomas Bartlett has released his new solo recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's French Suites today.
Thomas Bartlett's remarkable career has seen the musician, composer, and producer performing around the world both as Doveman and alongside The National, David Byrne, Nico Muhly, Anohni, Rufus Wainwright, and his own group, The Gloaming.
As a producer, Bartlett has collaborated with an equally impressive array of diverse but like-minded artists, including St. Vincent, Florence and the Machine, Yoko Ono, Mandy Patinkin, and Sufjan Stevens, with whom he earned Academy Award and GRAMMY® Award nominations for "Mystery of Love," featured on the soundtrack to the 2017 film, Call Me By Your Name.
Bach: French Suites marks the latest in Bartlett's ongoing series of solo piano recordings begun with 2020's Shelter, an acclaimed collection of original compositions that NPR's Bob Boilen called "beautiful."
Composed by Bach for the harpsichord between the years of 1722 and 1725, the French Suites have famously been performed by such contemporary virtuosos as András Schiff and Glenn Gould. Bartlett's earliest memory of falling in love with music was hearing the measured, mathematical Suite No. 3 in B Minor, at the age of 11.
"As the melody unfolded, somehow both improvisatory and inevitable" he recalls, "it felt like it was rearranging my insides."
In 2020, with the first lockdown ending, Bartlett traveled to England to be with his partner, actress Ella Hunt, spending a month holed up in an old farmhouse in her native Devon. He found himself returning to classical repertoire from his childhood, and, at Hunt's suggestion, prepared a piano recital for her parents, which included the Suite No. 3 in B Minor. Recorded in New York over four days the following spring, Bartlett's rendition of the French Suites is a homecoming record - a return to Bach, a return to domestic happiness, and a recovery (or at least a respite) from the social and political horrors of the past year.
"It comes from a place of contentment and stillness, for sure," says Bartlett.
Bartlett's recording process was straightforward, using his studio neighbor Nico Muhly's printer to run off copies of each movement, which he taped to his upright Yamaha piano. Taking it one suite at a time allowed Bartlett to find his perfect flow state, and as a result, these new recordings offer a truly distinct take on the French Suites.
"There's a way in which it feels like hubris for me to release Bach recordings," Bartlett says, "because my technical limitations are real, and I love so many of the recordings that exist, so it feels presumptuous for me to be like, Here's my take. But the other side of that is that, with Bach, I do have a way that I really like it to be played."
Where traditional renditions can be bright and bracing, Bartlett's gentle, precise playing provides a kind of gateway to guide unfamiliar listeners to Bach, offering a chance to exhale at a time when the need for peace and stillness could not be greater.
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In this course, we will explore basic principles behind using data for estimation and for assessing theories. We will analyze both categorical data and quantitative data, starting with one population techniques and expanding to handle comparisons of two populations. We will learn how to construct confidence intervals. We will also use sample data to assess whether or not a theory about the value of a parameter is consistent with the data. A major focus will be on interpreting inferential results appropriately.
This course is part of the Statistics with Python Specialization
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About this Course
High school algebra, successful completion of Course 1 in this specialization or equivalent background
What you will learn
Determine assumptions needed to calculate confidence intervals for their respective population parameters.
Create confidence intervals in Python and interpret the results.
Review how inferential procedures are applied and interpreted step by step when analyzing real data.
Run hypothesis tests in Python and interpret the results.
Skills you will gain
- Confidence Interval
- Python Programming
- Statistical Inference
- Statistical Hypothesis Testing
High school algebra, successful completion of Course 1 in this specialization or equivalent background
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University of Michigan
The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
WEEK 1 - OVERVIEW & INFERENCE PROCEDURES
In this first week, we’ll review the course syllabus and discover the various concepts and objectives to be mastered in weeks to come. You’ll be introduced to inference methods and some of the research questions we’ll discuss in the course, as well as an overall framework for making decisions using data, considerations for how you make those decisions, and evaluating errors that you may have made.
WEEK 2 - CONFIDENCE INTERVALS
In this second week, we will learn about estimating population parameters via confidence intervals. You will be introduced to five different types of population parameters, assumptions needed to calculate a confidence interval for each of these five parameters, and how to calculate confidence intervals. Quizzes will appear throughout the week to test your understanding. In addition, you’ll learn how to create confidence intervals in Python.
WEEK 3 - HYPOTHESIS TESTING
In week three, we’ll learn how to test various hypotheses - using the five different analysis methods covered in the previous week. We’ll discuss the importance of various factors and assumptions with hypothesis testing and learn to interpret our results. We will also review how to distinguish which procedure is appropriate for the research question at hand. Quizzes and a peer assessment will appear throughout the week to test your understanding.
WEEK 4 - LEARNER APPLICATION
In the final week of this course, we will walk through several examples and case studies that illustrate applications of the inferential procedures discussed in prior weeks. Learners will see examples of well-formulated research questions related to the study designs and data sets that we have discussed thus far, and via both confidence interval estimation and formal hypothesis testing, we will formulate inferential responses to those questions.
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TOP REVIEWS FROM INFERENTIAL STATISTICAL ANALYSIS WITH PYTHON
Great course with practical experience with Python. There are many courses that teach statistics with R but this is the first one to do so in Python.
Good theoretical foundation, but lacks explanation on python libraries extensively used in the course.
Great in-depth content of further statistics, applied using Python Jupyter Notebooks. Python Code was comprehensive and enabled easy following.
A very in-depth learning material for inferential statistics. Very good explanation of p-value which clarifies some of the prevailing misunderstandings.
About the Statistics with Python Specialization
This specialization is designed to teach learners beginning and intermediate concepts of statistical analysis using the Python programming language. Learners will learn where data come from, what types of data can be collected, study data design, data management, and how to effectively carry out data exploration and visualization. They will be able to utilize data for estimation and assessing theories, construct confidence intervals, interpret inferential results, and apply more advanced statistical modeling procedures. Finally, they will learn the importance of and be able to connect research questions to the statistical and data analysis methods taught to them.
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Price Alert: Shares of IT Packaging (ITP) Trade 12.24% Higher at Midday May 27
Equities Staff Follow |Today IT Tech Packaging Inc (NYSE: ITP) is trading 12.24% higher.
The latest price, as of 12:00:13 est, was $0.16. IT Packaging has risen $0.0177 so far today.
3,322,457 shares have exchanged hands.
As of the previous close, IT Packaging has moved YTD 37.13%. The company anticipates its next earnings on 2022-08-09.
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About IT Tech Packaging Inc
Founded in 1996, IT Tech Packaging, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in North China. Using recycled paper as its primary raw material (with the exception of its tissue paper products), ITP produces and distributes three categories of paper products: corrugating medium paper, offset printing paper and tissue paper products. With production based in Baoding and Xingtai in North China'sHebei Province, ITP is located strategically close to the Beijingand Tianjinregion, home to a growing base of industrial and manufacturing activities and one of the largest markets for paper products consumption in the country.
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Following a long, but successful school year, Emily Baxter is ready for summer break.
Baxter was born and raised in Treynor, and she graduated from Treynor High School in 2014. Following high school, she attended Iowa Western Community College to get an associate’s degree in education.
Baxter said she wanted a career in which she could help impact the lives of young people, and she felt that teaching would be a good path to follow.
After Iowa Western, she went to Buena Vista University in Storm Lake and earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 2018. Baxter worked as a paraeducator at Bloomer Elementary School in Council Bluffs while working toward her bachelor’s degree and then was hired on full-time.
She then started working toward a master’s degree in reading instruction from Grand Canyon University. She earned that degree last year, and she remains at Bloomer, teaching first grade.
Thursday marked the end of the school year for the Council Bluffs Community School District, and the fourth year of Baxter’s career at Bloomer. She said it was an emotional day saying goodbye to her students, but it just showed how much the school has meant to her the past few years.
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“It’s been great,” she said. “The families are amazing and I’ve had a great experience with the administrative staff and coworkers. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”
While she had a great school year, Baxter said she is excited for the summer break. She plans on taking a couple trips to Okoboji with her husband, Zach, and their 18-month-old son, Bronson.
They also enjoy riding all-terrain vehicles, and they’ll be taking a trip to South Dakota for some off-road excursions.
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Price Alert: Shares of Valhi, (VHI) Trade 5.52% Higher at Midday May 27
Equities Staff Follow |Valhi, Inc. (NYSE: VHI) has risen $2.71 (5.52%) and is currently sitting at $51.62, as of 12:07:07 est on May 27.
32,086 shares have been traded today.
The Company has risen 15.37% over the last 5 days and shares have risen 63.04% over the last 30 days.
Valhi, anticipates its next earnings on 2022-08-04.
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About Valhi, Inc.
alhi, Inc is a Delaware corporation that has operations through majority-owned subsidiaries or less than majority-owned affiliates. Valhi, Inc. is engaged in the titanium dioxide products, component products (security products and recreational marine components) and real estate management and development industries.
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WWE Gives Injury Update On Randy Orton
May 27, 2022 | Posted by
WWE gave an update on Randy Orton’s status after the attack by the Bloodline on last week’s episode of WWE Smackdown. After Orton was attacked on last week’s show following the Usos’ unification of the Tag Team Championships, Riddle revealed on Raw that Orton was out of action.
WWE provided a new update on Friday, which read:
“Randy Orton is currently undergoing consultations with neurosurgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons to determine the extent of his injury and to recommend course of treatment.”
An update on @RandyOrton's condition. pic.twitter.com/vAnYek3Noy
— WWE (@WWE) May 28, 2022
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Stock Alert: Cardiff Oncology (CRDF) Up 10.83% in Pre-Market Trading for May 27
Equities Staff Follow |Shares of Cardiff Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CRDF) are on the move in pre-market trading for May 27.
Ahead of the market's open, Cardiff Oncology stock has risen 10.83% from the previous session’s close.
Cardiff Oncology was up $0.03 in the last session and aims for another gain today.
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About Cardiff Oncology Inc
Cardiff Oncology is a clinical-stage biotechnology company with the singular mission of developing new treatment options for cancer patients in indications with the greatest medical need. Its goal is to overcome resistance, improve response to treatment and increase overall survival. The company is developing onvansertib, a first-in-class, third-generation Polo-like Kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibitor, in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy and targeted therapeutics. Its clinical development programs incorporate tumor genomics and biomarker technology to enable assessment of patient response to treatment. Cardiff has three clinical programs that have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of onvansertib: a Phase 1b/2 study of onvansertib in combination with FOLFIRI/Avastin® (bevacizumab) in KRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC); a Phase 2 study of onvansertib in combination with Zytiga® (abiraterone)/prednisone in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC); and a Phase 2 study of onvansertib in combination with decitabine in relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A new Phase 2 trial of onvansertib in combination with nanoliposomal irinotecan, leucovorin and fluorouracil for the second-line treatment of patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is planned for initiation in the first half of 2021.
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Blue jays second. Bo Bichette doubles. Teoscar Hernandez singles to shortstop. Bo Bichette to third. Alejandro Kirk grounds out to shortstop. Teoscar Hernandez out at second. Bo Bichette scores. Raimel Tapia grounds out to shallow infield, Chase Silseth to Jared Walsh.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 1, Angels 0.
Angels second. Luis Rengifo singles to left center field, advances to 2nd. Fielding error by Raimel Tapia. Brandon Marsh strikes out swinging. Andrew Velazquez singles. Luis Rengifo scores. Juan Lagares strikes out swinging. Tyler Wade grounds out to shallow infield, Santiago Espinal to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Blue jays 1, Angels 1.
Angels third. Taylor Ward strikes out swinging. Mike Trout strikes out swinging. Jared Walsh homers to center field. Max Stassi called out on strikes.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 2, Blue jays 1.
Blue jays fifth. Alejandro Kirk doubles to deep right center field. Raimel Tapia singles to center field. Alejandro Kirk to third. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubles to deep right field. Raimel Tapia to third. Alejandro Kirk scores. Cavan Biggio lines out to first base to Jared Walsh. George Springer pops out to second base to Luis Rengifo. Santiago Espinal strikes out swinging.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Blue jays 2, Angels 2.
Angels fifth. Tyler Wade homers to right field. Taylor Ward strikes out swinging. Mike Trout doubles, advances to 3rd. Throwing error by Lourdes Gurriel Jr.. Jared Walsh reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Mike Trout out at home. Max Stassi reaches on error. Jared Walsh to second. Fielding error by Bo Bichette. Luis Rengifo lines out to center field to Raimel Tapia.
1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 left on. Angels 3, Blue jays 2.
Blue jays seventh. Alejandro Kirk lines out to shortstop to Tyler Wade. Danny Jansen pinch-hitting for Raimel Tapia. Danny Jansen singles to left field. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. singles to left field. Bradley Zimmer to second. Matt Chapman pinch-hitting for Cavan Biggio. Matt Chapman singles to shallow infield. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to second. Bradley Zimmer scores. George Springer strikes out swinging. Santiago Espinal flies out to right field to Juan Lagares.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Blue jays 3, Angels 3.
Blue jays ninth. Alejandro Kirk singles to shortstop. Bradley Zimmer out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Max Stassi to Jared Walsh. Alejandro Kirk to second. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. singles to right field. Alejandro Kirk scores. Fielding error by Juan Lagares. Matt Chapman strikes out swinging. George Springer reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. out at second.
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NRA speakers unshaken on gun rights after school massacre
HOUSTON (AP) — One by one, they took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state. And one by one, they insisted that further restricting access to firearms was not the answer to preventing future tragedies.
“The existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law-abiding citizens,” said former President Donald Trump, who was among the Republicans who lined up to speak before the gun rights lobbying group Friday as thousands of protesters angry about gun violence demonstrated outside.
“The existence of evil is one of the very best reasons to arm law-abiding citizens,” he said Friday.
The gathering came just three days after the shooting in Uvalde and as the nation grappled with revelations that students trapped inside a classroom with the gunman repeatedly called 911 during the attack — one pleading “Please send the police now” — as officers waited in the hallway for more than 45 minutes.
The NRA had said that convention attendees would “reflect on” the shooting at the event and “pray for the victims, recognize our patriotic members and pledge to redouble our commitment to making our schools secure.”
The meeting was the first for the troubled organization since 2019, following a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization has been trying to regroup following a period of serious legal and financial turmoil that included a failed bankruptcy effort, a class-action lawsuit and a fraud investigation by New York’s attorney general. Once among the most powerful political organizations in the country, the NRA has seen its influence wane following a significant drop in political spending.
Wayne LaPierre, the group’s embattled chief executive, opened the program with remarks bemoaning the “21 beautiful lives ruthlessly and indiscriminately extinguished by a criminal monster.”
Still, he said that “restricting the fundamental human rights of law-abiding Americans to defend themselves is not the answer. It never has been.”
Later, several hundred people in the auditorium stood and bowed their heads in a moment of silence for the victims of the shooting. Several thousand people were inside the auditorium during the speeches, which appeared fewer than the number gathered outside. Many seats were empty.
Trump accused Democrats of trying to exploit the tragedy and demonizing gun owners.
“When Joe Biden blamed the gun lobby he was talking about Americans like you,” Trump said, referring to the president’s emotional plea in a national address asking, “When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?”
Trump called for overhauling school security and the nation’s approach to mental health, telling the group every school building should have a single point of entry, strong exterior fencing, metal detectors and hardened classroom doors and every school should have a police officer or armed guard on duty at all times. He also called yet again for trained teachers to be able to carry concealed weapons in the classroom.
He and other speakers overlooked the security upgrades that were already in place at the elementary school and did not stop the gunman, who entered the building through a back door that had been propped open.
According to a district safety plan, Uvalde schools have a wide range of safety measures in place. The district had four police officers and four support counselors, according to the plan, which appears to be dated from the 2019-20 school year. It also had software to monitor social media for threats and software to screen school visitors.
Security experts say the Uvalde case illustrates how fortifying schools can backfire. A lock on the classroom door, for instance — one of the most basic and widely recommended school safety measures — kept victims in and police out.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who, like Trump, is considered a potential presidential candidate in 2024, railed against Democrats’ calls for universal background checks for gun purchases and bans of assault-style weapons and instead pointed to broken families, declining church attendance, social media bullying and video games as the real problems.
“Tragedies like the event of this week are a mirror forcing us to ask hard questions, demanding that we see where our culture is failing,” he said. “We must not react to evil and tragedy by abandoning the Constitution or infringing on the rights of our law-abiding citizens.”
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, another potential presidential contender, said calls to further restrict gun access are “all about control and it is garbage. I’m not buying it for a second and you shouldn’t, either.”
Some scheduled speakers and performers backed out of the event, including several Texas lawmakers and “American Pie” singer Don McLean, who said “it would be disrespectful” to go ahead with his act after the country’s latest mass shooting. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Friday morning that he had decided not to speak at an event breakfast after “prayerful consideration and discussion with NRA officials.”
“While a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and an NRA member, I would not want my appearance today to bring any additional pain or grief to the families and all those suffering in Uvalde,” he wrote in a statement.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who was to attend, addressed the convention by prerecorded video instead.
Outside the convention hall, protesters gathered in a park where police set up metal barriers — some holding crosses with photos of the Uvalde shooting victims.
“Murderers!” some yelled in Spanish. “Shame on you!” others shouted at attendees.
Among the protesters was singer Little Joe, of the popular Tejano band Little Joe y La Familia, who said in the more than 60 years he’s spent touring the world, no other country he’s been to has faced as many mass shootings as the U.S.
“Of course, this is the best country in the world,” he said. “But what good does it do us if we can’t protect lives, especially of our children?”
Democrat Beto O’Rourke, who is challenging Abbott in the governor’s race, ticked off a list of previous school shootings and called on those attending the convention to “join us to make sure that this no longer happens in this country.”
While Biden and Democrats in Congress have renewed calls for stricter gun laws after the Uvalde shooting, NRA board members and others attending the conference dismissed talk of banning or limiting access to firearms.
Samuel Thornburg, 43, a maintenance worker for Southwest Airlines in Houston who was attending the NRA meeting, said: “Guns are not evil. It’s the people that are committing the crime that are evil. Our schools need to be more locked. There need to be more guards.”
There is precedent for the NRA to gather during local mourning and controversy. The organization went ahead with a shortened version of its 1999 meeting in Denver roughly a week after the deadly shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado.
Texas has experienced a series of mass shootings in recent years. During that time, the Republican-led Legislature and governor have relaxed gun laws.
Most U.S. adults think that mass shootings would occur less often if guns were harder to get and believe schools and other public places have become less safe than they were two decades ago, polling finds.
Many specific measures that would curb access to guns or ammunition also get majority support. A May AP-NORC poll found, for instance, that 51% of U.S. adults favor a nationwide ban on the sale of AR-15 rifles and similar semiautomatic weapons. But the numbers are highly partisan, with 75% percent of Democrats agreeing versus just 27% of Republicans.
Though personal firearms are allowed at the convention, guns were not permitted during the session featuring Trump because of Secret Service security protocols.
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Colvin reported from New York. Associated Press writer David A. Lieb contributed from Jefferson City, Missouri.
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Learners might have learned the basic concepts of the acoustics from the ‘Introduction to Acoustics (Part 1).’ Now it is time to apply to the real situation and develop their own acoustical application. Learners will analyze the radiation, scattering, and diffraction phenomenon with the Kirchhoff –Helmholtz Equation. Then learners will design their own reverberation room or ducts that fulfill the condition they have set up.
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The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) was established in 1971 by the Korean government as the nation’s first research-intensive graduate school for science, engineering and technology. It has now grown into one of the world’s best universities, delivering top notch education and research programs for undergraduate and graduate students. KAIST encourages interdisciplinary and convergent research across a wide spectrum of disciplines, as well as strong collaborations with industry and global institutions.
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INTRODUCTION
RADIATION
You will be going to learn breathing sphere problem, then compare with the trembling sphere problem.
K-H Equation & Baffled Piston Problem
First, you will learn Kirchhoff-Helmholtz equation, then you will adapt into the baffled circular piston problem.
DIFFRACTION AND SCATTERING
Using Kirchhoff-Helmholtz equation that you have learned last week, you will apply into diffraction and scattering problem.
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A great course overall to understand the basic theory of acoustics. I have some suggestions. Quizzes need to be improved with more questions. I thought the quizzes were too easy
Part 2 was excellent! It would be nice to have reference to the text book, and also sometimes the questions in the quizzes are hard to stand because of the language.
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Antonio Conte will be hoping to see new arrivals at Tottenham in various positions this summer. The Italian wants at least six new names at Spurs, and would like some of these to be more experienced players in order to continue building a squad with a strong mentality.
The Lilywhites secured Champions League football for next season, after their fourth place finish in the Premier League, which will give them an added boost in attracting players to N17. The North London club have already been linked with players across the world.
Free agents in the summer Fraser Forster, Christian Eriksen and Ivan Perisic have all been linked, with the former's deal seemingly close. With Tottenham's £150million investment from ENIC, there will also be some players the club spend money on, with the likes of Alessandro Bastoni and Filip Kostic already heavily linked.
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However, if Conte looks a bit closer to home, he could find a player with great potential and someone who could strengthen Spurs. James Ward-Prowse is Southampton's current captain and is known for his quality set-piece taking, something Pep Guardiola has previously commented on.
"They [Southampton] have the best free-kick taker I have seen in my life in Ward-Prowse," the Man City boss admitted in 2020. Earlier this year, the 27-year-old's midfield partner Oriol Romeu, was also full of praise for his Saints teammate.
"He is an unbelievable player, the way he works," Romeu explained. "He always finds a good option, he never gives the ball away, he works the hardest, he runs the longest. Ward-Prowse is probably going to be one of the most important players for this club."
This season, the midfielder scored 10 goals and registered five assists in his 36 Premier League appearances - an impressive return for a struggling side. And former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara says his former club could help bring out the best in Ward-Prowse.
"I’d love to see Spurs sign Perisic, who’s been playing left wing-back at Inter Milan," O'Hara told Grosvenor Sport. "I think Spurs can get hold of him, he’d be a great signing for the club.
"I'd love to see James Ward-Prowse in a Tottenham shirt too. I think he’s underachieving at Southampton.
"He’s a top player: set-pieces, delivery and scoring ability. I think he’d be perfect for the team, he would add loads of quality."
The England international could definitely bring a lot of good qualities to Spurs' side, with his set-piece ability alone something that Conte's side could do with improving. However, there could be some concern as if he is 'underachieving' at his current club; will he produce the same quality if he made the step up and moved to Tottenham?
However, Ward-Prowse has plenty of Premier League experience, something that would be an added bonus for the Italian. The 27-year-old also has experience at international level, playing with the likes of Harry Kane, and O'Hara went on to explain the need for a backup option to the England captain.
"He [Kane] will pick up injuries, we know that. He never lasts a whole season. They need someone to come in," the ex-Spurs man said.
"I’d love to say Gabriel Jesus, but is he going to play second fiddle to Harry Kane? I doubt it. But they need a really good, solid, goal-scoring centre-forward that doesn’t mind sitting on the bench.
"It’s such a difficult one trying to sign a striker for Tottenham because every single striker knows, if you’re coming to play for Tottenham you’re sat on the bench. You’re playing Carabao Cup games, FA Cup games and you might feature off the bench in the Champions League.
"But Harry Kane is the number one and he’ll always be the number one, so you’ve got to be prepared to play second fiddle and that’s hard for a player when you’re going to a huge football club, to accept you’re not going to start. It’s a difficult situation for Tottenham."
If Ward-Prowse made the move to Spurs and impressed Conte, he would certainly have to compete for his spot in the regular XI, but may not have the struggle of sitting on the bench every week. Rodrigo Bentancur and Pierre Emile Hojbjerg have built up a good midfield partnership since the Uruguayan's arrival, and Oliver Skipp should be back in time for the next campaign.
However, with the amount of games Tottenham have there will have to be rotation. It may not be so easy for Spurs to get the Saints skipper if the 27-year-old was someone they decided to target.
"He has another four years on his contract here, he is happy here, he is our captain and he will stay here," Southampton boss Ralph Hassenhuttl explained earlier this month. There have been a number of other players linked with a move to Spurs and many have been more heavily linked then Ward-Prowse, but with the summer window not even open yet, a lot can still change. | https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/antonio-conte-tottenham-transfer-england-24083496 | 2022-05-28T06:07:26Z | https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/antonio-conte-tottenham-transfer-england-24083496 | true | 1 |
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SEATTLE (AP) — After being shut down by Justin Verlander twice already this season, the approach by the Seattle Mariners this time around was to be overly aggressive.
“I said it to the club before the game, ‘If it looks like you can hit it hard, swing at it. Take our chances,’” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “And that's what we did tonight.”
Rookie Julio Rodríguez hit the first of Seattle’s four home runs off Houston's ace, and the Mariners thumped the Astros 6-1 on Friday night.
Rodríguez, Kyle Lewis, Ty France and Taylor Trammell went deep off Verlander, tying his career-high for homers allowed in a start. Verlander (6-2) entered with seven earned runs allowed in 51 2/3 innings this season and gave up six to the Mariners, all via the long ball.
“I think I made a lot of really hittable pitches and just needed to execute a little bit better,” Verlander said.
Rodríguez got the Mariners started with a two-run opposite field homer in the first inning on the first pitch he saw from Verlander. Four batters later, Lewis unloaded with his first of the season, also a two-run homer. Lewis’ long ball was estimated at 441 feet and was his first since May 28 last year before suffering a knee injury that required surgery and forced the 2020 AL Rookie of the Year to miss the rest of the season.
“We’ve faced him enough times to know that runs are hard to come by,” Lewis said. “So just trying to be aggressive as possible. That’s one thing we preached in the pregame and try to really go out and execute. It's actually a good job of seeing the pregame transition into the game.”
France added a solo homer run in the third, his seventh of the season, and Trammell barely cleared the fence in right-center field in the sixth inning.
Seattle’s 10 hits were the most allowed by Verlander since April 15, 2017, when he still pitched for Detroit. The six earned runs were the most allowed since 2018 when Verlander also gave up six runs to the Mariners.
Verlander started the night with a scoreless streak at 19 innings — one off his career-best — and a major league-leading 1.22 ERA. The scoreless streak ended after three batters, and his ERA ended the night at 2.03.
“They had a good game plan. Kind of kept me off balance all night. Was never able to get into a good rhythm," Verlander said. "I had one kind of quick inning, but other than that it was a bit of a struggle.”
On the other side, Seattle’s Chris Flexen tossed a gem, rebounding from three consecutive shaky outings. Flexen (2-6) allowed one run and seven hits over seven innings with six strikeouts. Flexen has allowed five earned runs in 18 innings over three starts against Houston this season.
“I just tried to flip the script. Been struggling lately and tried to get back to how it was last year,” Flexen said. “Be a better competitor and get back to execution for me and was able to do that tonight.”
Houston’s lone run came on Jose Siri’s fielder’s choice in the second inning. Houston was held to three runs or less for the seventh time in the past 11 games.
HOMER HAPPENINGS
Verlander allowed four homers in a game twice while pitching for Detroit — both against Cleveland in 2006 and 2016 — and once with the Astros against the Tigers on July 15, 2018.
ROSTER MOVES
Seattle selected the contract of LHP Roenis Elías from Triple-A Tacoma and designated RHP Riley O’Brien for assignment. Seattle had an open roster spot after optioning struggling reliever Drew Steckenrider to Tacoma on Thursday. Steckenrider was one of Seattle’s top relievers a year ago but is 0-2 with a 5.65 ERA.
It’s the second stint this season for Elías with the Mariners.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: RHP Ken Giles (finger) is expected to soon start a rehab assignment with a mix of Tacoma and Class-A Everett. ... RHP Erik Swanson (elbow) could throw off a mound before the end of the weekend and be sent out on a rehab assignment next week. ... INF Abraham Toro (shoulder) should be ready ot come off the 10-day IL when eligible next week.
UP NEXT
Astros: RHP José Urquidy (4-1, 2.94) is coming off his best start of the season throwing 6 2/3 innings allowing one run and striking out 10 in a victory over Texas.
Mariners: RHP Logan Gilbert (4-2, 2.60) looks to throw at least seven innings for a third straight start. Gilbert allowed three runs on five hits in his last start against Boston and had a no decision.
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Grille 92
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Analyst Ratings for Vera Therapeutics
Vera Therapeutics Questions & Answers
The latest price target for Vera Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VERA) was reported by HC Wainwright & Co. on May 2, 2022. The analyst firm set a price target for $35.00 expecting VERA to rise to within 12 months (a possible 120.26% upside). 5 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Vera Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VERA) was provided by HC Wainwright & Co., and Vera Therapeutics initiated their buy rating.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Vera Therapeutics, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Vera Therapeutics was filed on May 2, 2022 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 2, 2023.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Vera Therapeutics (VERA) rating was a initiated with a price target of $0.00 to $35.00. The current price Vera Therapeutics (VERA) is trading at is $15.89, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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One person dead after Ontario police chase and shooting
A police chase that began in Ontario and entered Pomona ended in a shooting that left one person dead Friday night, authorities confirmed.
Cpl. Bill Lee, an Ontario Police Department spokesperson, said he wasn't able to confirm whether an officer's shot killed the suspect or whether the suspect was armed.
Officers tried to pull over a vehicle at 7:37 p.m. in the area of Mission Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue in Ontario, but the driver failed to yield and officers gave chase, Lee said.
Information about why officers tried to pull the vehicle over, and a vehicle description, wasn't immediately available.
The pursuit went through Montclair and into Pomona, where it ended when the suspect crashed into an uninvolved person's vehicle in the area of Kadota Avenue and 9th Street, Lee said.
He wasn't able to immediately confirm the other driver's status.
The suspect got out of the vehicle after the crash and at least one officer opened fire, Lee said. The suspect was pronounced dead after the shooting, although information on whether that was at a hospital or at the scene wasn't available late Friday.
No officers were injured during the incident, he said.
Further information about the pursuit and shooting wasn't available Friday.
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Shares of Cerner Corp.
CERN,
+0.14%
inched 0.14% higher to $94.68 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+2.47%
rising 2.47% to 4,158.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.76%
rising 1.76% to 33,212.96. Cerner Corp. closed $0.06 short of its 52-week high ($94.74), which the company reached on May 24th.
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MMM,
+1.68%
rose 1.68% to $149.51, General Electric Co.
GE,
+2.27%
rose 2.27% to $78.76, and McKesson Corp.
MCK,
-0.43%
fell 0.43% to $334.96. Trading volume (2.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M. | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cerner-corp-stock-rises-friday-still-underperforms-market-01653684195-fc17f07ec0fb | 2022-05-28T06:39:57Z | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cerner-corp-stock-rises-friday-still-underperforms-market-01653684195-fc17f07ec0fb | false | null |
ISLAMABAD: Youm-e-Takbeer is being observed on Saturday with national zeal and fervour to commemorate the historic nuclear tests at Chaghi in 1998. This year theme of the day is “Na Jhuky thay na Jhuken gay”. On this day, Pakistan became the seventh nuclear power of the world with a demonstration of nuclear capabilities and the first in the Muslim world after conducting nuclear tests at Chaghai in Balochistan on 28th May 1998 as a response to India’s nuclear bomb tests on 11th and 13th May of the same year at Pokhran in the Rajasthan state of India. The successful tests made Pakistan’s defense invincible. Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif was the prime minister of Pakistan at that time, under whom nuclear tests were carried out as major world powers urged him to avoid the tests. Special prayers were offered in the morning for the progress and prosperity of Pakistan, the supremacy of the constitution, and eradication of terrorism. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has also released a national song in this connection with an aim to highlight the importance of this day. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had already announced ten-day celebrations on the completion of 24 years of nuclear tests. | https://dailytimes.com.pk/942579/pakistan-observes-youm-e-takbeer-today-with-full-national-zeal-and-fervour/ | 2022-05-28T06:44:58Z | https://dailytimes.com.pk/942579/pakistan-observes-youm-e-takbeer-today-with-full-national-zeal-and-fervour/ | false | 1 |
The A3072 remains closed in both directions following a crash in the early hours of this morning near Holsworthy. The road is closed between Bovacott Lane at Middlecott to Hillmoor Cross at Black Torrington.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue crews from Holsworthy, Okehampton and Middlemoor attended and released one casualty from a single-vehicle road traffic collision near Brandis Corner, Holsworthy, in the early hours of today (Saturday).
Two fire engines and a heavy rescue unit were all sent to a report of an incident just before 3am. It is not yet known if any injuries were sustained as a result of the crash.
Read more:Young Devon postman's life tragically cut short after night out
We will bring you the latest updates on this incident in our blog below as we get them. If you are at the scene and it is safe to share any information you can email us .at lisa.letcher@reachplc.com..
Fire crews rescue one casualty from vehicle
On arrival, crews found that the vehicle had overturned and one person was trapped inside. Crews used two sets of hydraulic cutting equipment to free the casualty, who was then conveyed to hospital via ambulance.
Firefighters tweeted at 5.07am: "Crews from Holworthy, Okehampton and Middlemoor have released one casualty from a single-vehicle road traffic collision near Brandis Corner, Holsworthy."
Crews from #Holsworthy #Okehampton and #Middlemoor have released one casualty from a single vehicle road traffic collision near Brandis Corner, Holsworthy. https://t.co/qvFzj20lDU pic.twitter.com/xiho0GKHz2
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10 Popular TV Shows That Were Almost Cancelled
It’s hard to imagine a popular series such as Seinfeld or Parks and Recreation ever being on thin ice, but it happens more often than you’d think. After all, it takes a lot to keep a show on air. A whole season of television costs a lot of money to produce, and sometimes a network is no longer willing to take that financial risk. As a show grows in popularity, there are cases — such as with Friends — in which the lead actors are paid a hefty sum to stay attached to the series.
Since television can be so expensive to make, it often doesn’t make sense to produce another season of a show if the viewership numbers are dropping. However, these decisions can be met with pushback from the series’s passionate fanbase. As it turns out, a high-profile fan campaign can sway a network in their overall decision of whether or not to can the show. It can make a network realize the show’s true potential and bring it back for another season, rather than just nixing it altogether. Other times, it can motivate another network to pick up the show and put it back on air.
While some TV series never fully lift off the ground, others just need an extra push. When a network can see past a show’s initial unpopularity, there’s a chance that the series will grow into something that fans can’t live without. And while every show eventually comes to an end, it's always nice when it gets to finish on its own terms. Here are 12 popular TV shows that were almost canceled too soon, but weren’t. | https://liteonline.com/popular-tv-shows-that-were-almost-cancelled/ | 2022-05-28T06:52:06Z | https://liteonline.com/popular-tv-shows-that-were-almost-cancelled/ | false | 5 |
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Akshay Kumar, Manushi Chhillar Head To Somnath Temple, Varanasi & Rai Pithora With Samrat Prithviraj's Flag
Akshay Kumar's next is Yash Raj Films' first historical, Samrat Prithviraj, which is based on the life and valour of the fearless and mighty King Prithviraj Chauhan. He is essaying the role of the legendary warrior who fought valiantly to protect India from the merciless invader Muhammad of Ghor in this visual spectacle.
We have learnt from sources that Akshay Kumar, director Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi and YRF is planning to give the grandest salute to Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan in the release week of the film.
As per our informers, Akshay Kumar, Manushi Chhillar and the director will be visiting Somnath Temple and Varanasi with Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan's flag and seek blessings post which they will travel to Rai Pithora, the king's fort, in New Delhi to put the flag there in his honour!
Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi confirms this saying, "Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan was the last Hindu Samrat of our country who stood up to protect Bharatmata's freedom and dignity from merciless invaders who wanted to plunder India. We made this film to salute his glorious spirit and we are now travelling with Samrat Prithviraj's flag to the Somnath Temple and Varanasi to seek blessings with the flag that represented freedom for our country."
He adds, "Once we put the Holy water of Ganga on the flag and take blessings at the Somnath temple, we will visit Rai Pithora - Samrat's fort - and place the flag there in his honour. The mighty king taught us never to bow down in front of invaders and evil and we hope that our film will inspire the youth of India to imbibe the same spirit of undaunting courage."
The Somnath temple is one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites for Hindus and is believed to be first among the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva. The temple was reconstructed several times in the past after repeated destruction by multiple Muslim invaders and rulers, including Mahmud of Ghazni, who reportedly attacked the temple 17 times. Incidentally, Prithviraj's arch enemy Mohammad of Ghor also ruled over Ghazni. He laid the foundation of the Muslim rule in the Indian subcontinent which lasted for several centuries.
Manushi Chhillar plays the role of King Prithviraj's beloved Sanyogita in Samrat Prithviraj and her launch is definitely one of the most awaited debuts of 2022. The film is set to release on June 3 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. | https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2022/akshay-kumar-manushi-chhillar-head-to-somnath-temple-varanasi-rai-pithora-with-samrat-prithviraj-335275.html | 2022-05-28T06:55:06Z | https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2022/akshay-kumar-manushi-chhillar-head-to-somnath-temple-varanasi-rai-pithora-with-samrat-prithviraj-335275.html | true | 5 |
The middle block of the school celebrated the World Commonwealth Day to salute and commemorate the united efforts of the Commonwealth countries to accomplish unanimous goals. Taking the responsibility to educate and enlighten the young minds to work towards the Commonwealth goals, the school organised a host of activities, which included poster-making, group discussions, slogan-writing and PowerPoint presentations, etc. The students spoke about the purpose for the establishment of the Commonwealth group i.e. to promote sustainability, trade, peace and prosperity for all. The need to put up a united front and collaborated efforts to fight and bounce back was emphasised upon by the students. The Management members and the Principal Monica Chawla shared the significance of the day and underlined the need to stand and support fellow nations for the accomplishment of the common goal — World Peace and Prosperity.
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I had the extreme honor and pleasure of being a participant of the veterans Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. on May 23. I would like to commend everyone of the Honor Flight of Dubuque and the Tri-States committee, all the members of Veterans Freedom Center and anyone in the area who contributed to this great event. Perry Mason, all his staff and all volunteers should be very proud of themselves and they deserve a lot of gratitude from all veterans who had the pleasure of attending this trip. It was wonderful to see my family and the families of all the veterans who showed up to greet us back home with a wonderful reception. I would also like to give a big thank you to all the people who escorted us to and from the airport and all who participated in the receptions when we left and when we returned. This is a great honor for all veterans who are fortunate to participate in one of these events.
To everyone one in the tri-states who may see any event for supporting this organization for future Honor Flights, please donate and I promise you will have the gratitude of all veterans who are lucky enough to participate.
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This course will examine the music industry in the United States, with the unique perspective gained by Vanderbilt University’s location in Nashville, TN. Nashville is a major center of music in the United States, and the music created here has a global reach, particularly in the country, rock, pop, singer-songwriter, and Americana genres. However, students will learn that the basic principles of recording, marketing, copyright, licensing, and live performance are the same, regardless of musical style or genre.
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Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tenn., is a private research university and medical center offering a full-range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees.
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Recording & Record Labels, Part 1
Part 1 of this module will cover the basics of audio recording. You’ll learn about the pros and cons of home vs. studio recording, hear perspectives from both home and professional studio owners, and learn about different jobs and roles in recording environments. Finally, you will watch the evolution of the theme song for our course, starting with a rough demo sung into a phone recording app, and following through to the end of the recording session with professional musicians in Nashville.
Recording & Record Labels, Part 2
Week 2 of the Recording & Record Labels module considers questions about education and the music business (and includes an interview with a music school dean), reviews the history of audio formats with an on-location visit to a popular music archive, and outlines the differences between major and independent record labels. At the end of this module, you will be asked to think about the current state of the recording industry, and consider questions about the value of recorded music in a rapidly shifting environment. What is a recording worth?
Copyright & Publishing
In this module, learners will wade into the complicated world of music copyright and publishing. Interviews with an executive from a performing rights organization and another music school dean with a background in publishing and intellectual property rights will help to decipher the world of publishing- and sound recording-related royalties and the question of public domain. The question of fair payment to songwriters is one of the most hotly contested issues in the music industry today, and you will think critically about how value is assigned to compositions in different media environments. What is a song worth?
Media
The subjects in this segment – PR, publicity, marketing, social media, radio, and streaming services – could all come under the heading “Getting The Word Out”, or “Cutting Through The Noise.” You will learn how innovations in technology are changing the means by which audiences connect with music, and you will consider the ways that innovation causes controversy within the music industry, as old boundaries are challenged. You will hear about jobs and roles related to media and music. Interviews with a radio station owner and a communications school dean will highlight the important issues and shifts happening in this field.
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RIDGEFIELD — What looked to be an ironclad lead turned out to be a little less stable than the Toutle Lake baseball team may have thought, but the Fighting Ducks held off a pesky Colfax team in 10-7 win in the semifinals of the 2B State tournament.
And at this point in the postseason, the final score is all that matters.
“It got interesting for sure,” TL skipper Jerry Johnson said. “They battled, and Colfax is a very good program and they showed why. They didn’t give up, had a lot of fight in them. I’m glad we were able to scrape some more runs together toward the end. It came out the way we hoped that it would, and now we’ll play for a state title.”
That the top-seeded Ducks will, back at the RORC on Saturday at 1 p.m. in a chalk state finale against No. 2 Brewster.
For the first three and a half innings, Toutle Lake looked like it was playing a completely different game than Colfax. On one side of the ball, the Ducks put up eight runs in the first four innings, manufacturing offense against Colfax’s slow-throwing JP Wigen, taking advantage of a fair few Bulldog miscues in the field, and stealing bases at will. On the other, sophomore Zach Swanson struck out six straight to start his outing, and had a no-hitter going through three.
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Then the bottom of the fourth rolled around, and the foundation began to quake.
“With high school athletes, you get a lead and you tend to relax a little,” Johnson said. “And you can’t. Especially this far into the season, you’ve got to stay focused.”
A walk and a weak single broke up the no-no and set the table, and a throwing error brought a run home and got the Bulldogs starting to move. By the time Swanson got back in the inning, Colfax had scored three more runs and Johnson was getting his bullpen moving.
After Toutle went down in order in the top of the fifth, the Bulldogs led the bottom of the frame off with back-to-back singles, and that ended Swanson’s outing. The sophomore ultimately was charged for four runs on four hits and four walks, and struck out nine.
Connor Cox came out from behind the plate in relief, got Toutle out of the fifth without and damage, and pitched an easy sixth, but the Bulldogs managed to score three more times in the seventh to bring the tying run to the plate before the Ducks were finally able to smash Cinderella’s glass slipper.
Toutle added what ended up being vital insurance in the top of the sixth and seventh innings. At the heart of the order, fifth-year senior Fisher Wassell led the way with four RBIs, going 3-for-4 with a sacrifice fly.
“I knew today was going to be a good day,” the Ducks’ first baseman said. “I’d been struggling to find the ball on my bat pretty much. Had a rough, rough, rough districts and regionals, but I knew it was coming.”
Down at the very bottom of the lineup, sophomore Jacob Nicholson gave the Ducks three huge hits, helping to start their three-run rally in the second, driving two in on a bases-loaded single in the fourth, and adding another in the sixth.
Eddie Gould added a pair of walks and a single, while Connor Cox scored twice and drove another run in on a sacrifice fly.
The Ducks ended up needing just about it all to stumble across the finish line Friday, but after one last sleep in the postseason, they get to wake up one win away from their fifth state title in program history, and their first in over 30 years. | https://tdn.com/sports/2b-state-baseball-toutle-lake-holds-on-to-win-heads-to-state-title-game/article_2580c6e4-de46-11ec-9ab1-43409d26d905.html | 2022-05-28T07:24:29Z | https://tdn.com/sports/2b-state-baseball-toutle-lake-holds-on-to-win-heads-to-state-title-game/article_2580c6e4-de46-11ec-9ab1-43409d26d905.html | false | 1 |
Dear Car Talk:
I am a dinosaur when it comes to new technology.
I parked my wife’s new Toyota RAV4 Hybrid in our garage. Not hearing the engine, I went in the house. But the ignition was still on. Fortunately, my wife needed the car 15 minutes later, and there were no fumes in the garage.
Would the electric motor have just died if she had not used the car so soon after I left it on? — Xavier
No. This is a pretty common problem, Xavier. We’ve done that ourselves at the garage.
We’ll have a hybrid in for an oil change, and one of the mechanics will put it up on the lift and drain out the oil. Then, all off a sudden, the engine will start up. Usually, the guy’s eyeballs will pop out of his head, like in an old Saturday-morning cartoon. Then, he’ll climb up the lift like a guy who’s escaping from prison, in order to shut off the ignition.
Fortunately, in your case, Xavier, the car would have turned itself off. If a Toyota hybrid is stopped and the transmission is in park, the car will shut itself off after about an hour — figuring another numbskull did what you did, Xavier. It’s also smart enough to know that if someone taps the brake, there’s a human in the car, so it’ll reset the timer.
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Now, depending on the condition of the battery (whether it needs charging), the powertrain management software may turn on the gasoline engine from time to time to charge the battery.
So, if your garage is attached to your house, keep in mind that it may produce some exhaust fumes. But given the number of minutes it’ll be running, and that cars these days produce so little carbon monoxide from their tail-pipes now, I don’t think you’d be in any danger.
Fortunately, Toyota had you (and me) in mind when they created this feature, Xavier. | https://richmond.com/richmond-drives/car-talk/smart-cars-for-absent-minded-owners/article_2f113d78-dc53-11ec-bfb0-ef63ad8cccec.html | 2022-05-28T07:29:40Z | https://richmond.com/richmond-drives/car-talk/smart-cars-for-absent-minded-owners/article_2f113d78-dc53-11ec-bfb0-ef63ad8cccec.html | false | 4 |
Dubai: Apart from the host nation Qatar, the FIFA World Cup 2022 should deliver sizeable economic prospects for UAE and Bahrain too.
The football carnival is expected to give a $20 billion to $25 billion boost to Qatar. In addition, rising liquid natural gas (LNG) prices and the spurt in orders from Europe will add further impetus to government revenues and overall GDP.
Although the IMF has pegged Qatar’s GDP growth rate at 3.5 per cent, other forecasts suggest it could be in excess of 5 per cent in 2022. “PMI data continue to point to strong non-oil & gas growth in Q1-2022, with the headline PMI averaging 60.2,” said Khatija Haque, Head of Research & Chief Economist of Emirates NBD.
“This reflects a sharp expansion in business activity as well as new work. We expect this to continue as the country prepares to host the World Cup.”
Tourism boost
Post FIFA 2022, Doha aims to transform World Cup infrastructure into new communities, schools, and hospitals as well as springboards for tourism in-flows. The Qatar National Vision 2030 (QNV 2030) envisions a diversified economy in which the private sector plays a prominent role and includes a project pipeline worth some $200 billion.
Tourism got a big fillip under the National Development Strategy (NDS) 2011-16 from large investments in transport and urban infrastructure, such as the Hamad International Airport that opened in 2014, spawning new hotels, resorts, malls and conference centres.
Spillover effects
Thetravel and tourism demand generated by the World Cup is expected to spillover to neighbouring countries, especially the UAE and Bahrain.
Dubai and Abu Dhabi with their significantly large hotel room capacities are expected to see a surge in demand around the event.
Gas fundamentals
LNG is expected remain the key driver of Qatar’s continued economic expansion. The heavy investment in vertically integrated LNG infrastructure, downstream, shipping, re-gasification infrastructure, as well as its location, structural cost advantage and economies of scale have allowed it to become the world’s largest LNG exporter.
According to estimates, Qatar Petroleum is expected to raise the country’s LNG production capacity to 120 million tons per annum (mtpa) by 2027, a 64 per cent increase from current levels. Qatar’s hydrocarbon production is projected to increases from 3.6 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (mboe/d) in 2021 to 5.0 mboe/d by 2025.
Medium term, Qatar will also benefit from the European Union’s resolve to diversify its gas sourcing away from Russia. The European Commission plan announced in March, aims to make the EU independent of Russian fossil fuels by 2030. | https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/qatars-gdp-growth-will-be-fuelled-by-fifa-world-cup-and-gas-prices-1.88199902 | 2022-05-28T07:33:21Z | https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/qatars-gdp-growth-will-be-fuelled-by-fifa-world-cup-and-gas-prices-1.88199902 | false | 1 |
Austin FC (7-3-3, second in the Western Conference) vs. LA Galaxy (6-5-2, fifth in the Western Conference)
Carson, California; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Los Angeles -116, Austin FC +273, Draw +297; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The LA Galaxy face Austin in a conference matchup.
The Galaxy are 4-4-1 against Western Conference opponents. The Galaxy rank fourth in the MLS allowing only 14 goals.
Austin is 4-3-2 in conference matchups. Austin is first in the Western Conference with 27 goals. Sebastian Driussi paces the team with eight.
The matchup Sunday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Galaxy won the last game 1-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Chicharito has scored five goals for the Galaxy. Marky Delgado has one goal over the last 10 games.
Driussi has scored eight goals with three assists for Austin. Maximiliano Urruti has four goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Galaxy: 4-4-2, averaging 0.9 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 6.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.
Austin: 5-2-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 4.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Galaxy: Adam Esparza-Saldana (injured), Jorge Villafana (injured).
Austin: Brad Stuver (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/article/LA-Galaxy-host-Austin-in-Western-Conference-play-17204971.php | 2022-05-28T07:39:17Z | https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/article/LA-Galaxy-host-Austin-in-Western-Conference-play-17204971.php | false | 11 |
Ukrainain forces may have to retreat from their last pocket in the Luhansk region to avoid being captured, according to the regional governor, as Russian troops advance in the east of the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has conceded the situation in Donbas is "very difficult."
The Donbas refers to two eastern Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk — a major strategic, political and economic target for the Kremlin.
Russian forces have begun direct assaults on built-up areas of Severodonetsk, a city in the Luhansk Oblast and one of Russia's immediate tactical priorities.
The offensive come despite Russian forces not yet having fully encircled the city, according to The Institute for the Study of War. The U.S. think tank says Russian forces will likely struggle to take ground in Severodonetsk itself. | https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/28/russia-ukraine-live-updates.html | 2022-05-28T07:50:38Z | https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/28/russia-ukraine-live-updates.html | true | null |
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