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These are boom times for Verstappen. His team looks like it has overcome the reliability issues that plagued his car early in the season, when he failed to finish two of the first three races. The Red Bull has been the most well rounded car in the field, and Verstappen has driven it brilliantly.
He has finished six races, winning five and placing third at Monaco, where passing cars on the track is exceptionally difficult. He is the No. 1 driver for the No. 1 team, and another win this weekend would give him an even greater advantage in a championship he already leads by 21 points over his teammate. Thankfully, there is some suspense in that department (see below).
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Gold rallied on Wednesday in international markets as the dollar and Treasury yields retreated after the Federal Reserve announced the biggest US interest rate hike since 1994 and flagged economic risks.
The Fed raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to stem a surge in inflation and projected a slowing economy and rising unemployment in months ahead.
Spot gold rose 1.4% to $1,833.42 per ounce by 4:09 p.m. EDT (2009 GMT), while US gold futures settled up 0.3% at $1,819.60 per ounce.
At 9.29am, gold contracts were trading 0.36 percent higher at Rs 50,619 for 10 grams on the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), while silver gained 0.62 percent to Rs 61,075 a kilogram.
Precious metals gained in the previous session as the US dollar and benchmark Treasury yield remained down before the Fed meeting. Fed raised the interest to 1.75% from 1% previously. It remained more hawkish than expected in curbing rising inflation. However, precious metals gained on expectations of economic damage due to the aggressive rate hike. Technically, gold and silver prices may witness selling pressure at upper levels. Gold has support at Rs 50000 and resistance at Rs 51200. Silver has support at Rs 59500 and resistance at Rs 62000, said Nirpendra Yadav, Senior Commodity Research Analyst at Swastika Investmart.
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Rahul Kalantri, VP Commodities, Mehta Equities
The gold and silver market is holding its ground and clocked modest gains after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 basis points and indicated aggressive rate hikes through the rest of the year to cool inflation. Markets were happy to see the Fed taking inflation seriously, according to analysts. Also mid-week saw an emergency meeting of the European Central Bank. The governing council will discuss current market conditions.
Gold has support at $1816-1805, while resistance is at $1840-1851. Silver has support at $21.24-20.85, while resistance is at $21.65-21.85. In rupee terms gold has support at Rs 50,240–50,010, while resistance is at Rs 50,780–51,150. Silver has support at Rs 60,120-59,550, while resistance is at Rs 61,380–61,710.
Tapan Patel, Senior Analyst (Commodities), HDFC Securities
Gold prices held steady on Thursday with COMEX spot gold prices trading near $1832 per ounce in morning. Gold prices held strong after Fed rate decision. The weaker dollar and fall in US bond yields pushed bullion prices higher on economic growth worries.
We expect gold prices to trade sideways to up for the day with COMEX spot gold support at $1810 and resistance at $1842 per ounce. MCX gold August support lies at Rs 50100 and resistance at Rs 50900 per 10 grams.
Ravi Singh - Vice President and Head of Research - ShareIndia
Gold prices are witnessing indecisiveness as growth worries, geopolitical uncertainty and spiralling inflation are pulling it up whereas firm US dollar and upside in bond yield is eroding gold’s sheen. The Fed's aggressive rate hike is also on the cards, putting pressure on gold prices. Investors are not able to decide whether to buy on dips or short on highs. Gold indecisiveness may remain for sometime.
Buy zone near Rs 50300 for target of Rs 50500Sell zone below Rs 50200 for target of Rs 50000
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Migrant crossings at US border rise for 4th straight month
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. border authorities stopped migrants more often on the southern border for a fourth straight month in May, apparently unaffected by expectations that pandemic-era limits on asylum may be lifted. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday that migrants were stopped more than 239,000 times last month, up 2% from April Recent months are the busiest in decades, but comparisons to pre-pandemic levels are complicated because migrants expelled under a public health authority known as Title 42 face no legal consequences, encouraging repeat attempts. Title 42 was set to expire May 23 but a judge has kept it in effect. | https://kesq.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/15/migrant-crossings-at-us-border-rise-for-4th-straight-month/ | 2022-06-16T05:22:59Z | https://kesq.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/15/migrant-crossings-at-us-border-rise-for-4th-straight-month/ | true | null |
OncoCyte Corporation (OCX) CEO Ronnie Andrews on Q4 2021 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
OncoCyte Corporation (NASDAQ:OCX) Q4 2021 Earnings Conference Call March 10, 2022 4:30 PM ET
Company Participants
Troy Williams - LifeSci Advisors
Ronnie Andrews - President and Chief Executive Officer
Mitch Levine - Chief Financial Officer
Conference Call Participants
Mark Massaro - BTIG
Mike Matson - Needham & Company
David Westenberg - Piper Sandler
Mason Carrico - Stephens
Paul Knight - KeyBanc
Thomas Flaten - Lake Street Capital Markets
Bruce Jackson - The Benchmark Company
Operator
Greetings. Welcome to the Oncocyte Corporation Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this conference is being recorded.
I would now turn the conference over to your host, Troy Williams of LifeSci Advisors. You may begin.
Troy Williams
Thank you, Kyle, and thank you everyone for joining us for today's conference call to discuss Oncocyte’s fourth quarter and year end 2021 financial results and recent operating highlights. If you have not seen today's financial results press releases, please visit the Investors page on company's website.
Before turning the call over to Ronnie Andrews, Oncocyte's President and Chief Executive Officer, I would like to remind you that during this conference call, the company will make projections and forward-looking statements regarding future events. Any statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. We encourage you to review the company's SEC filings, including, without limitation, the company's Forms 10-K and 10-Qs, which identify the specific risk factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements.
These factors may include without limitation, risks inherent in development and/or commercialization of potential diagnostic tests, uncertainty in the results of clinical trials or regulatory approvals, the need to obtain third-party reimbursement for patients use of any diagnostic test the company commercializes, our need and ability to obtain future capital and maintenance of IP rights, risks inherent in strategic transactions such as failure to realize anticipated benefits, legal, regulatory or political changes in the applicable jurisdictions, accounting and quality controls, greater than estimated allocations of resources to develop and commercialize technologies or failure to maintain any laboratory accreditation or certification, and uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and its possible effect on our operations.
Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Oncocyte expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements except as otherwise may be required under applicable law.
With that, I'll turn the call over to Ronnie Andrews. Ronnie?
Ronnie Andrews
Thanks, Troy. And welcome everyone to our conference call to discuss our fourth quarter 2021 and year end financial results and operating highlights. Joining me today is Mitch Levine, our Chief Financial Officer. Following our prepared remarks as always, we'll be happy to take questions.\
Today I'm going to be sharing a few slides which we believe will be instrumental in bringing clarity to our progress against our strategic milestones, as well as provide a thorough overview of our Q4 achievements. I hope all of you are able to either join in or listen to the replay of our Investor Day that we had in December. But if not, I'll use a few of those slides today to review our 2022 strategy, the key milestones for this year and provide updates on all our products during today's call.
For the new OncoCyte, two years ago, my team and I stepped in to reposition the company for the future, and laid out a compelling strategy to bring up market - thought to bring to market a portfolio of tests that would complement each other and deliver answers to clinical questions, physicians and patients face today that large scale genomics continue to fail to answer.
We believe two major decisions still face every physician managing cancer patient, what's the best treatment option? And is the therapy working for my patient? The advancement of targeted and immunotherapy options has happened rapidly with a clinical trial pipeline full of promising drugs across all major solid tumors.
As the options for mono or combinatorial therapy expand, a new treatment paradigm has emerged. We're understanding the tumor biology of each patient's tumor is becoming essential to answering these questions. With confidence, I can say that in two short years and in the face of a global pandemic, team Oncocyte has made several important strategic advances that have moved us rapidly to the forefront of precision oncology diagnostics, to position us well to capitalize on the opportunities in this emerging paradigm.
The next slide is an overview of the determined platform Determa platform strategy that's really been our playbook for the last few years. We came in with the ambitious goal of bringing four major products to market to complete the patient care continuum by our third anniversary as a management team.
We remain on track to have the DetermaIO for immunotherapy optimization and DetermaTx, our comprehensive molecular profiling test, joined DetermaRx to complete our treatment selection menu by the end of the first half of 2022. And by the summer, we also plan on launching DetermaCNI, our blood based only monitoring test, as a research only product for post cancer treatment monitoring in various types of clinical trials.
This will fulfill our commitment to concurrently bring the complete menu to market and will begin to initiate the reimbursement process for these exciting products in the second half of 2022. We're enthusiastic about a product offering and look forward to being the first company industry to offer the complete testing menu needed by physicians to manage their cancer patients throughout the journey for diagnosis, all the way through to therapy monitoring.
And as you've heard by now, we're not stopping there, with our acquisition of Chronix Biomedical in April of 2021, regained a powerful test for transplant rejection monitoring called TheraSure.
After CMS issued a blanket coverage decision for this technology, specifically citing our papers and patents last April, we made the decision to allocate a small team to stand up a transplant monitoring business and rapidly tech transfer and validate the test in our Nashville, CLIA lab.
We remain on track to complete the work and have our lab developed tests completed for commercialization by the end of March. We continue to believe that our decision to establish a transplant monitoring business will create significant revenue opportunities for OncoCyte beginning later this year, as we hopefully gain access to coverage under the blanket LCD granted to our technology. Platform partnership discussion is on schedule from TheraSure as well, and we've opened new avenues to generate non-dilutive working capital for the company.
In our December Investor Call, I shared the milestone scorecard for each product for 2022. And as you will see in the next slide, we have identified the critical success factors could currently bring our major products through the development process to commercialization.
We exited Q4 of 2021 with momentum to execute against our milestones, and we'll use the milestone slide throughout 2022 to ensure you are investors have a good understanding of how we are progressing against the major milestones.
Assuming with each of these milestones, we will exit 2022 with all major products launched, at least two with high value reimbursement and gaining revenue traction and two more with reimbursement dossiers submitted awaiting CMS approval.
We will have dedicated and global platform partners for oncology and for transplant and be in full clinical trial mode to gain the data necessary for regulatory submission for DetermaIO in Europe, and TheraSure Transplant Monitoring here in the US.
Bottom line is this, our ambitious strategy of developing and launching a full continuum of treatment selection and blood based monitoring products will be almost complete in 2022 and the subsequent revenue growth is on the horizon.
Now for a short update on the progress in each progress area. For DetermaRx, Q4 of 2021 saw returned to double - digit quarter-over-quarter growth as the pandemic affected regions open back up and surgeries began to pick up again.
Though procedures are still behind pre-pandemic levels for early stage non-small cell lung cancer surgery, this was welcome news for OncoCyte. Our commercial team delivered a strong 152% growth in revenues for Q4 of '21 compared to Q4 of 2020. Needless to say, this was a welcomed outcome given the headwinds of the pandemic, which has slowed our revenue growth from the DetermaRx throughout 2021.
We continue to see solid quarter-over-quarter growth in the number of sites and physicians onboarded at 16% and 17%, respectively. And now have a solid onboarding base of physicians of 429 surgeons and oncologists that are trained to order and utilize our test.
I remain encouraged with the fact that we have continued to build an onboard physician base every quarter since we launched the product. And clearly, we saw the benefit of that large install base in our fourth quarter sample volumes.
In Q4, our tech transfer team successfully completed the transfer of DetermaRx to our Chinese partner Burning Rock, and we're happy to report that DetermaRx is officially on the market in China, as of this call. As Mitch will discuss OncoCyte earned an important milestone payment, as a result of this accomplishment.
The enormity of the challenge of transferring a complex molecular profile and successfully validating for market readiness within 12 months should not be underestimated. The two teams work heroically to very restrictive pandemic conditions. And the successful outcome is a testimony to the incredible professionals on both sides of the Pacific.
On the determined IO front, we launched the test - we launched the test in our early access program in November in late stage non-small cell lung cancer and early stage triple negative breast cancer. We now have our seven early adopter sites up and running.
All the medical oncologists in the program today have acknowledged a significant unmet need for precision immunotherapy biomarkers and have chosen to participate in the program, because of the strength of our clinical evidence to date.
During the EAP, the physicians are getting a first hand experience of a test and are providing feedback on the real world utility of the test and optimizing immunotherapy, which is a challenge I face every day for patients who are eligible for this treatment.
There's also significant interest in this test and alternative tumor types, which suggests there's a broad demand for the test across solid tumors. So we will continue to pursue clinical studies to validate the test across many solid tumors.
Key learnings from daintiness [ph] from the program are this, there are significant interest in understanding the tumor immune microenvironment across solid tumors, there's a growing body of evidence to support the tumor immune microenvironment, or as we call it TIME, as a way to assess the biology of the tumor and provide valuable information to pathologist and treating physicians, none of the currently commercialized clinical tests used for treatment decisions today assess the microenvironment of the tumor. There are now numerous papers showing that the microenvironment plays a critical role in response and resistance to immune therapy.
DetermaIO has a growing and very impressive data set across four tumor types, and continues to show the ability to effectively quantify the time and identify tumors that are poised to respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
In Q4 we had abstracts at both Cinci [ph] and San Antonio Breast conferences, highlighting the term IO precision and identifying ICI response in both TNBC and lung cancers, our two early launch indications.
We now have over 1000 patients studied and data published in abstract or papers supporting the use of DetermaIO. The next step - the next steps were to make our time test broadly available across additional tumor types to pathologists and to treating physicians via full market launch of our non-small cell lung cancer and triple negative breast cancer indications, as well as to apply to CMS for coverage, starting with those tumor types where we have the strongest peer reviewed clinical evidence.
Now turning to DetermaTx, our comprehensive gene panel for answering the question when targeted drug is now patient's tumor eligible for. In Q4, we completed the in silico design and received our first custom panel and began work on the actual development of the test. We are now in full clinical validation phase to validate performance across the various genes of known significance and to establish our test reproducibility.
Just like for transplant, there's already an existing LCD in place for next gen sequencing test. And our validation data should enable us to get coverage for this test for patients diagnosed with advanced solid tumors.
Turning now to DetermaCNI. The second question I mentioned a moment ago that physicians face that remain unanswered for the majority of tumor types is this, is the therapy working? If provided early in disease cycle, this information could allow changes in therapy to be made in real time that does potentially offer better outcomes for more patients.
While their company is beginning to offer tests that help identify minimal residual disease or MRD, to answer whether patients were adequately treated by surgery alone, they can only serve a subset of patients whose tumors can be adequately removed or biopsy to obtain sufficient tissue samples. These tests are complicated to execute because they need to be personalized to individual patients and require genomic sequencing of the resected tumor specimen prior to the monitoring test being performed. This takes time, and the extra tissue required for these tests is not always available.
Moreover, the fact is that the majority of decisions in solid tumor treatment monitoring happen without a surgical resection of the tumor, meaning these patients have no option today, since the MRD test can typically not serve them.
When we acquired Chronix Biomedical earlier this year, we acquired patents and proprietary methods that allow a blood only report approach to therapy monitoring. This allows immediate initiation of testing upon the start of therapy and interpretation of test results without requiring prior knowledge of the tumor genome.
Out therapy monitoring products from the CNI was launched in the European Union in the summer of 2021 for research use, and we're on track to complete tech transfer to the US in the first half of 2022. As a reminder, our test is a blood based test and does not need resected tumor tissue, offering physician an option for the majority of patients they serve.
In fact, we not only saw the tumor tissue requirement issue, DetermaCNI also provide results on disease progression at the second cycle of treatment. It is not limited to immunotherapy, since we have data as well on target and chemo therapeutic options. Our ability delivers information the second cycle of treatment provides important disease progression information weeks earlier than MRD, our imaging to provide, thereby allowing oncologist the opportunity to start a more effective treatment regimen much earlier. So very exciting opportunity for OncoCyte to participate in the $4 billion to $6 billion global therapy monitoring market.
With DetermaIO now in its launch phase, our development teams efforts can now focus on getting more clinical studies for DetermaCNI under our belt, so we can submit for reimbursement in early 2023 and move his highly differentiated test closer to clinical market release in the US.
When we offer DetermaCNI, we will then become the only diagnostic company to offer a solution to inform some elite [ph] treatment selection upfront with a proprietary tumor, immune microenvironment assay for immunotherapy optimization, and a blood only monitoring of patients on that same treatment to detect progression early.
The Q4 update for DetermaCNI is this, we now have more than 1200 patients under study across several tumor types. We had a major paper published in cancer in late December showing outstanding results in ovarian cancer. This paper put our number of patients under study well over 500 with many more papers to come in 2022.
Taken as a whole, our monitoring capability rounds out a very robust offering that represents the only comprehensive set of tests to answer every question facing patients and the physicians who treat them throughout the patient journey.
The bottom line is this, when the pandemic has slowed other companies development efforts, I'm excited to say that we stay focused and are now poised to deliver the full complement test and our current oncology portfolio to the market over the next four quarters.
With these products launched, OncoCyte will now enter a very large market opportunity with unique and proprietary capabilities. Based on our current momentum, within the next 12 months, all of the current tests in our portfolio will be on the market, receiving reimbursement and driving the rapid revenue growth we envisioned when we laid out our compelling strategy a few years ago.
Next, I'd like to spend a little time on transplant. Through the acquisition of Chronix Biomedical, we acquired access to the fair share transplant moderate test for early transplant solid organ rejection monitoring. This is an extremely large market of $2 billion in the US alone with an established reimbursement rate of $2700 and $2800 per patient depending on the organ [ph] type.
Given the repeat testing modality for monitoring for transplant rejection, this is a recurring revenue stream and represents a very large and very exciting revenue opportunity for OncoCyte. As discussed at our Investor Day, call in December, we're on a fast track to launch an LBT in the United States by the end of Q1 2022. So we can begin our efforts to gain access to the current reimbursement that is offered by CMS.
One of our key milestones for transplant is identifying and contracting with a large global digital PCR platform company. We're very close to an agreement and continue to work on non-dilutive investment approaches for the development kit rights [ph] we're very to decentralize the technology into transplant centers in the US and in Europe.
We know from our extensive markets research that providing transplant centers the ability to deliver same day turnaround time on important monitor results, as well as participate in the economics from the reimbursement is a game changer in this exciting market.
We remain incredibly enthusiastic about the potential of donor derived cell free DNA testing deliver cost effective, precise surveillance to transplant recipients, which will decrease premature graft loss resulting in the need for re-transplantation.
In summary, our differentiated approach is more specific, cost-effective, and can provide same day turnaround time of important information for patient management, as well as provide quantitative results for longitudinal follow up for the life of the organ, attributes only OncoCyte Therasure can deliver for the foreseeable future.
In summary, I'm very excited for our team and our investors who supported us through the development phase of our comprehensive offering. We're continuing to make progress on each product area are in a good market position with solid momentum toward our goal of launching a compelling and powerful portfolio of molecular diagnostic test assets, with a large combined market opportunity of well over $10 billion.
And when we get the portfolio launched, we'll have proprietary positions in some of the fastest growing areas of molecular oncology, and transplant. I continue to be amazed by the dedication of our incredible team, particularly during the relentless challenges of the pandemic. And I'm incredibly proud of how organizations respond to keeping all major programs on track.
I can say with incredible conviction, the team OncoCyte believes we have the potential to transform treatment decisions in oncology and transplant, and their unwavering commitment is evidence.
Now I'd like to turn the call over to Mitch to review our financials. Mitch?
Mitch Levine
Hey. Thanks, Ronnie. Hi, everybody, thanks for joining our call. Our consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2021 were approximately $3.6 million, representing an increase of 614% year-over-year.
Revenues for the full year of 2021 were $7.7 million, representing an increase of 535% year-over-year. Progress with DetermaRx remain solid. Fourth quarter revenues associated with DetermaRx were $821,000, an increase of 152% year-over-year, and an increase of 104% from Q3. For the full year, DetermaRx revenues were $2.5 million, an increase of 354% from the previous year.
In the quarter, we promised to process 444 samples, an increase of 54% over the third quarter. As I have mentioned on prior calls, we track adoption growth for DetermaRx by the number of physicians we have onboard or trained to use the test, as well as by adoption and community cancer treatment centers and hospital systems.
In the fourth quarter, the pool of onboard prescribing physicians increased by 17% from Q3 and 202% year-over-year. Similarly, ordering hospital and account sites increased 16% from Q3 and increased 184%. Year-over-year.
We received $2.3 million in licensing revenues in the fourth quarter from licensing our proprietary molecular tests to third parties in Europe and China, including a milestone payment of $2 million from Burning Rock, our technology transfer of the DetermaRx diagnostic test.
Our pharma services business generated $493,000 in the fourth quarter, an increase of 180% year-over-year and an increase of 75% quarter-over-quarter. As we have discussed previously, revenue and pharma services will likely fluctuate as we receive samples from biopharma clinical trials. We encourage - we are encouraged by our ramping work with diagnostic companies. And we expect an increasing predictable level of pharma services revenue ahead.
Constant revenues for the fourth quarter was approximately $2.2 million, including $1.2 million from the cost of diagnostic test and testing services we performed for our pharma customers and $983,000 in non-cash amortization expenses related to our two acquisitions.
Cost of revenues for the full year was approximately $7.5 million, including $3.4 million in non-cash, amortization expenses that we acquired intangibles. It is important to note that as we ramp our testing volumes, we expect to see continued improvement in gross margins in future quarters for the DetermaRx test.
Research and development expense for the fourth quarter 2021 was $4.6 million, as compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2020. R&D expense for the full year was $13.6 million, as compared to $9.8 million in 2020. The increase in R&D expense was related to increase headcount and investment in clinical trials, as we continue to build out our pipeline of diagnostic tests.
General and administrative expense for the fourth quarter was $4.1 million, as compared to $3.4 million for the same period in 2020. G&A expense for the full year was approximately $22.3 million, which increased versus the prior year prior, primarily due to personnel and related expenses.
During 2021, we incurred professional and legal fees, as well as other acquisition and business development related costs, which we account for as one-time items. Sales and marketing expense for the quarter was $3.3 million, as compared to $1.1 million - $1.9 million for the same period of 2020.
For the full year, sales and marketing expense was approximately $11.2 million. The decrease [ph] year-over-year was primarily attributable to an increase in headcount and continued ramp in sales and marketing activities to support the commercialization efforts of our diagnostic tests.
Now, I would like to turn to our GAAP and non-GAAP analysis. We believe that non-GAAP, which are cash based metrics provide a more meaningful measure of our underlying operating performance.
Non-GAAP operating loss as adjusted for the fourth quarter was $5.3 million, a decrease of $859,000 as compared to the same period in 2020. GAAP operating loss as reported for the fourth quarter was $35.7 million, an increase of $29.4 million from the fourth quarter of 2020.
The increase in GAAP loss is actually due to a piece of good news. We estimate that our forecasted revenues for DetermaCNI is higher than our original forecast, when we acquired Chronix Biomedical about a year ago. We now see greater revenue potential and lower commercialization risk for DetermaCNI, so that increases the fair value of our acquired asset.
Non-GAAP operating loss as adjusted for the full year was $33.2 million, an increase of $6.7 million as compared to the prior year. GAAP operating loss as reported for the full year was $74.2 million, an increase of $44.5 million from the prior years.
For the fourth quarter, we reported a GAAP net loss of $35.9 million or $0.39 a share, as compared to $6.3 million or $0.09 a share for the fourth quarter of 2020. For 2021, net loss was approximately $64.1 million or $0.72 per share, as compared to $29.9 million, or $0.46 per share during 2020.
We have provided a reconciliation between the GAAP and non-AAP operating losses in the financial table, including with our - included with our earnings release.
Turning now to balance sheet. As of December 31 2021, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $36.5 million. We are considering several non-dilutive forms of financing from potential strategic partners and capital providers, as we navigate our business and capital strategy. Net cash used in operations for the quarter was $7.1 million, a level which we expect to make - to approximately maintain.
That concludes my review of our financial highlights, and I'll return the call to Ronnie.
Ronnie Andrews
Thanks, Mitch. Operator, we can now open the call for questions.
Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
[Operator Instructions] Our first question is from Mark Massaro with BTIG. Please proceed with your question.
Mark Massaro
Hey, guys, congrats on the quarter. Thanks for taking my questions. I guess the first one, maybe Ronnie, can you expand on what you're seeing in the end markets? You know, I think, you know, a lot of other companies have talked about things opening up, maybe just the hospital access, and what your expectations are.
And maybe if you could kind of characterize what you saw at the end of Q4 with Omicron. And where you are now in March, we're almost done with Q1, but like what you saw in January and February?
Ronnie Andrews
Yeah, so happy to do that Mark. You know, look, I think we all would probably hear this, I hear this from a lot of my CEO colleagues that, you know, it's just - right now it's hard to predict when and where we're going to see markets open up. What we did see in the fourth quarter and we had sort of forecasted this at our third quarter is probably [ph] in early November, but it sure played out through the quarter, is that there was a lot of pent-up demand for these early stage lung cancer surgeries. And we started seeing surgical suites open up.
Obviously, the Omicron variant became - while was certainly scary, it became more of a common cold and did not really - it did not really impact a lot of the surgical suites, as much as I think people thought it was going to.
And clearly what we saw was people taking advantage of their paid up deductibles as they headed into December. And they were eager to get these procedures done. Anecdotally, you know, lots of friends that are surgeons, and they basically had not worked a lot during the summer and early fall. And so they work through Christmas and the New Year holiday.
So we anecdotally heard a lot of those stories. Our reps in certain areas were able to get in to see docs. I will say this Mark, we also did see and hear reports of physicians, basically still having a hangover of just from seeing reps from the summer, and still wanted to have those happen virtually. So we were able to accommodate that, of course, but we would like to see our reps, you know, there's nothing better than a face to face opportunity for our reps to detail our products and to close the business.
But, you know, January always starts out slow and our industry people, like I said, you spend the deductibles in a lot of the surgeries that are picked up and you forget God [ph] in November. And certainly we saw very strong December, which to be candid, I didn't necessarily expect in my career, typically December, you've seen a lot of holiday law, but we didn't see that.
So January, I think was you know, was good for us. But you know, certainly wasn't as strong as December. February, of course, had a fewer number of actual days for those - for surgeries. And then March is obviously, you know, remains on track with that same pace.
So it looks like we're in a position to see a very steady access to more and more physicians. And - but we'll know more as we get through March. Typically in our industry and I can relate this back to my days of anatomical pathology with Clarion all the way through the days of selling the genome equivalent - genomic equipment.
That you know, typically January slow. February is a short month, but has some good weeks. But March is really where things start to happen in Q1. So jury [ph] is still out. But we certainly believe that we're on track for more and more access in 2022 than we saw in '21.
Mark Massaro
Okay, great. And then on your core DetermaRx, you know, you grew 54% sequentially. I was modeling a 11%. So that was a really big B. Can you just speak to what you saw that drove the demand? I don't think you've increased your sales force that I'm aware of. But maybe can you just give us an update on where you are now with reps and where you think you might go over the next year or two?
Ronnie Andrews
Absolutely. Mark, that the real testimony to the metric we've been using, really since the beginning of the launch, which was in the middle of the pandemic was this onboarding physicians, which we knew that once surgery started back and onboarded physician that found a patient that was early stage and performed surgery that was already trained would use the test. And we saw that in q4, we certainly saw the benefit of our over you know 400, what I call install base of physicians. We certainly saw that.
And so we did not add the reps in Q4, we did - we are in the process of adding three new reps that we will have 13 in Q1 of this year, actually, we've already hired them. So we have 13, right now in Q1. So we will be – we'll be going forward with 13 reps for the year in the key territories.
But we do believe that this onboarding physician number becomes more important as things open up in terms of this sort of the folks that are trained to use the test. And as they have surgeries and are able to get their surgical suite open, they're able to run the test. So we're very hopeful and bullish on that as we head into the middle of the year, and certainly through the fall.
Mark Massaro
Okay, great. I want to move to transplant. So you indicated that you're planning to launch their Therasure as an LBT, later this month?
Ronnie Andrews
Yeah.
Mark Massaro
Your also talked about, you know - you're sort of in late stage talks with a potential partner. Can you just walk us through, you know, are you planning to hire any of your own people? Or should we think of this entirely through a commercial partnership?
And then, second part of that, you've talked about, you know, liver will be the first indication, and you're sort of on track with your Medicare submission. But can you just give us a sense for when you think you can get reimbursement for liver and then when you think you can get reimbursement for kidney?
Ronnie Andrews
Yeah, absolutely. We are going launch at the end of March. We will launch as the LBT. And with that launch, we will start the process to complete the samples that we already have in house for a liver submission to CMS.
We also have line of sight for kidney as well. Our goal was to have both of those submitted to CMS before the end of Q2. Obviously, we have already been in touch with CMS, but we aren't sure, you know, the timing of our submission, you know, is we think will be will be sooner than we thought, but we aren't sure what will the docket look like at CMS and how quickly they - will they be able to review our submissions. But obviously, our goal and our hope is that with a 90, you know, 100 day review that we would see reimbursement sometime in the fall.
Mark Massaro
Okay, great. I will hop back in the queue.
Ronnie Andrews
Yeah. And you know what, Mark, I didn't answer the platform questions. So I owe you that. Let me finish that, I forgot. The platform discussions are ongoing. We are going to hire a small sales force to sell the LBT. We believe we can provide very rapid turnaround time given our test of the digital PCR test. And so we are going to have a small sales force targeting key areas that are geographically adjacent to where our lab is, and we think that will be a nice start for us.
But our long term goal is, you know, is to have a one or maybe two platform partners, depending on how the non-dilutive investment that they're willing to make plays out. But the goal is to have both of those one or at least, one of those, maybe two of those nailed and announced in Q2.
Mark Massaro
Okay. Thanks, Ronnie.
Ronnie Andrews
Thanks, Mark.
Operator
Our next question is from Mike Matson with Needham & Company. Please proceed with your question.
Mike Matson,
Yeah, thanks. So I want to ask about, I guess DetermaIO, so that can maybe just talk about how the Early Access program is going there, and kind of what - kind of feedback you're getting from the clinicians that are using it?
Ronnie Andrews
Sure. And, you know, right now, we've seen some good steady use by the EAP physicians. We are collecting feedback on things like the report layout, do they like the report, how might we change the report. We found out very quick like that, that the indications that we have which are non-small cell and triple negative breast are not the only places people want to see - what need help, if you will, and selecting patients for response.
So we understand quickly that we need to think about not only DetermaIO as a predictor of response in non-small cell and in triple negative, but potentially also look at marketing an LBT for assessing the tissue or I'm sorry, the tumor microenvironment and other tumor types.
So we're certainly going to look at that, as a way to engage more tumor types and as a way to get more facilities up and going and maybe engaged with our medical affairs team, so that we can begin to expand the clinical indication.
So, so far, it's been a really positive response. It's incredibly additive to what they have today, which is you know is PDL-1. And, you know, we're learning a lot about the test. And we're also candidly learning a lot about the need to have pathology involvement. Because the medical oncologist while incredibly capable of selecting the therapy, and knowing what therapy to select, they don't always understand how these tools inform biology of the tumor. And so we are going to began to lean on some programs to educate and train pathology as well.
So those are been the key learnings so far. And again, we're early, but it's been it's been a good launch. And we're excited about where we are with DetermaIO, at least in the two indications that we have clinically validated today.
Mike Matson,
Okay, got it. And then on DetermaRx, did you say that, you say you completed the tech transfer to Burning Rock. So I think I heard you say that it's commercial in China now, is that right?
Ronnie Andrews
Yes…
Mike Matson,
I think there's another part of the milestone that you're expecting there something about a million, or is that right?
Ronnie Andrews
It is. So yeah, it's a great question. We - it is on the market, it's launched, they are actually selling it. So we were excited for that. That was, as I said, it's, you know, I think emotionally for us, it was a big victory, because it was such a hard lift during the pandemic, but there was great energy on both sides to get it done. And we were able to do it.
We did successfully complete the milestone. However, there was an accommodation made to Burning Rock, they needed to add a synthetic control. So they didn't have to create their own controls, which allows them stronger reproducibility in China. And so we as a good, you know, good colleague and good partner, we wanted to accommodate that. Because obviously, we'd like for this not to be the only opportunity we have as together as a company, as partners.
And so we accommodated that. So we have recorded $2 million of the $3 million milestone in Q4. And we will deliver that synthetic miles - synthetic control in Q1. And so we are - hopefully, obviously too early, but we hope to make - to be able to collect the cash and record that as revenue in Q1. But you know, Q1s not closed, and we'll have to wait until we get to the audit to make sure that's applicable.
Mike Matson,
Okay, got it. And then just one for Mitch. So I want to clarify something that I think I heard you say so, when you're talking about the cash flow from operations or cash, cash assumptions, right, were but – I think you said it was $7 million in operations in the fourth quarter. And did I hear you say that that was kind of rate you expected for the rest of the year - this year for 2022, quarterly kind of rate or $7 million for that…
Mitch Levine
Yeah, Mike. Its been net cash burn, so it's inclusive of our revenue, et cetera. And so that's a level that we hope to maintain throughout the year, around $7 million net cash burn.
Ronnie Andrews
Mike, I can say this. We understand the world is different today than it was six months ago. And we have a fiduciary responsibility to our shareholders, as well as to our internal team to be a little more thoughtful of you might in studies that we might have to put on the back burner for a while just to make sure that we manage cash a little tighter than we have in the past because we were in a full quarter press if you will, so this March Madness season, to get all of our products to market as fast as we can.
And therefore we really loaded up on various studies in 2021. And coming into 2022 depending on how the capital markets begin to either settle down or not, then we'll - we want to be able to, you know, manage that, that cash burn more appropriately. So you'll see those types of things come out of us this year. And it may mean we slow some studies here and there. But we will - we do plan to obviously deliver - with our revenues growing we think we can manage the cash burn more effectively in 2022. Especially given that we think the revenues will be more predictable with the pandemic behind us.
Mike Matson,
Okay, got it. Thank you.
Operator
Our next question is from David Westenberg with Piper Sandler. Please proceed with your question.
David Westenberg
Hi. Thank you for taking my question. And congrats on some good Determa revenue numbers here. So it's obvious to me that need to combine profiling and IO. How much do you anticipate physicians will order both DetermaIO and DetermaTx at the same time?
Ronnie Andrews
Yeah, we actually think it's going to be a high percentage of folks that if they order IO, I'm sorry if they were TX they almost always order IO. We don't expect every IO or to come in with a TX order. And the reason being there are folks that are using blood based liquid biopsy, comprehensive profiling, that don't need to send the tumor tissue to us. But they still need to turn the IO, because as you probably know, the blood base panels do not allow for certain things like TMB, et cetera.
And so for us, you know, we are a nice adjunct, if you will, or complement to the companies like Garden and Circogeme [ph], you have the blood based versions of that. But where there's tissue, and it needs to be conserved. That's what we think we'll see the combination of DetermaTx and DetermaIO.
And as you imagine, in our earliest indicator, or at least indications of triple negative breast cancer, and most importantly, non-small cell lung cancer, as you know, biopsies are sparse and non-small cell. So we expect that either a blood comprehensive panel, plus IO will be used, or they'll send it to us because as you know, from DetermaTx, we are going to have the - we believe the lowest tissue requirement in the industry for a large comprehensive panel and IO together.
David Westenberg
Got it? No, thank you very much. I know - I realize it's still early. But any thoughts to order frequency of the 492 physicians that have been onboarded? Can you give us any kind of flavor for how long between onboarding and actually ordering? And then a continuation of Mark's question on in terms of like opening up, did you see more ordering frequency in the back quarter of the year? I mean, in the back half of the quarter? And I'll stop there.
Ronnie Andrews
Yeah, we did see that. And we saw that primarily, I think, you know, in just anecdotally talking to folks is that they felt like that with the surgical suites opening in the scare of the Omicron variant going - getting lower, that people were more eager to use their deductibles that were already paid for to go get their surgeries.
And we probably don't appreciate that as much in our industry as we should. But obviously patients have to pay these out of pocket costs. And if they're already paid off, and most cancer patients have max their deductible by November, December, then they want to get the surgery. So that is one of the unique phenomenons of what we do.
I would say this, that I do think that the 429 base install base or onboarding base that we have, most of these are community physicians, that was our target audience when went to market. So if you can imagine there's about 40,000 early stage lung cancer patients each year that are eligible for our test, some of those get EGFR first. And if EGFR is positive, they won't get DetermaRx.
And so if you think about this total numbers that would be associated with those 400 plus physicians, you're probably looking at maybe somewhere in the neighborhood of two to four patients per quarter that they would see.
And so, you know, we'll monitor that more closely. Now that we're getting back to pre pandemic surgical levels, we'll have a better number for you probably at the end of Q1 or maybe Q2, but we'll monitor that very closely as well.
David Westenberg
Actually, that was very helpful. So thank you very much. I’ll hop off.
Ronnie Andrews
Thank you.
Mitch Levine
Thank you.
Operator
Our next question is from Mason Carrico with Stephens. Please proceed with your question.
Mason Carrico
Hey, guys. Thanks for taking.
Ronnie Andrews
Hey, Mason.
Mason Carrico
Maybe just one or two quick ones from me first. Could you talk a bit about the primary ordering physicians for DetermaRx and DetermaIO, given that one of the indications for IO is long? Is there a percentage of those onboarded physicians that could also order the IO test?
Ronnie Andrews
Absolutely. And that was always part of our strategy was to go after long because RX, you know the target audience RX is the surgeon, thoracic surgeon first and the oncologist second, and obviously the term IO it's the oncologist first. So we believe that it's complimentary in non-small cell lung cancer.
And so we think that that will be helpful for us, as we go in to meet with our current physician base and looking forward to a what we would call a full market launch. We're not quite ready for that we're still at the EAP phase, but hopefully by the time we are ready for duck DetermaTx launch will be ready for the full market launch of DetermaIO. And then like I said, once we get out there, we'll see how complimentary it actually is. But our projections and our belief is it's going would be very complimentary.
Triple negative breast cancer is a different story, as you might imagine. And so since today, we're calling on oncologist, that and thoracic surgeons, we aren't calling on breast surgeons, and we're not calling on med [ph] oncologist that are specific to breast cancer unless you get into the community setting, a small community where you have a generalist who can do both.
So the TNBC type is a smaller market opportunity. And so we'll certainly go after it. But we're going to go to places like Florida oncology, our [indiscernible] oncology, you're across the hall, you're at the - with the, with the lung cancer doc, and across the hall is the breast cancer doc.
So it's easier in those larger practices to do a same store sell than it is if you're in a smaller community where you have to go find the breast surgeon and breast cancer versus the long, long.
So again, more to come, we got a small sales force and so our focus will be on non-small cell lung cancer. And we believe that's where the biggest upside is for us in a rep - from a revenue perspective, long term.
Mason Carrico
Got it. That's helpful. For DetermaIO and the Early Access program, how's the operational side of that gone? Could you remind us of your expectations for turnaround time? And have you been able to maintain that time during the Early Access program?
Ronnie Andrews
Yeah, so our turnaround time is less than 10 days, we have been able to maintain that so far. Obviously, we monitor that closely. We have learned a lot. So there have there will be continued to be logistical tweaks to make sure that we have you know better tracking of the sample once it leaves the physician side or the hospital side or website into our facility.
Because the cost for our clients starts when they put it in a package, the cost for us can start what enters the door because we can't run it if we don't have it. So our team has been working on ways to track that, know what's coming in and to plan the various, you know, operational cycles to access or to access the sample and then put it in the queue for running.
So, so far, so good. But obviously the volumes are low right now to get us some [indiscernible] But as we ramp up. The good news, I can say and I can say this with incredible confidence, the person we have running and the team that's running that lab are world class, they they've been with me and our team for a long time. And they were the stewards of the highest volume immunohistochemistry lab, single day volume in the country for years, when we were at Clarion and ran - they outperformed all the competitors, including Quest and LabCorp. So we have a lot of confidence in Yob [ph] and his team and their ability to deliver the turnaround time with the greatest amount of operational efficiency.
Mason Carrico
Got it? That's it for me. Thanks, guys.
Ronnie Andrews
Thanks, Mason. Take care.
Operator
Our next question is from Paul Knight with KeyBanc. Please proceed with your question.
Paul Knight
Ronnie, as you look at the upcoming tests, we're going to see go commercial, what are your thoughts on pricing?
Ronnie Andrews
Yeah, so you know DetermaTx is pretty well set because the current ADP or current reimbursement for those larger panels today is about $24, $2,500. And that's kind of what the industry is getting now with that blanket LCD.
If you look at for instance, if you look at the transplant assay, those are already set at 2700 for kidney and 2800 for a heart and we hope somewhere 2800 for liver once we get liver in front of them. So those are nice AUPs and really nice gross margins for us.
The one we aren't sure about is obviously DetermaIO. When you look at the health economics, Paul, have a test that can identify response and non-response to do a drug type, we're only 15% to 25% of the people respond or patients respond with durable response. You know, you can probably do calculations quickly that the health economics are strongly in the favor of d DetermaIO.
So we will go with a dossier much like we did with the - DetermaRx and DetermaIO [ph] as you know is in the low 3000s. And we hope to get somewhere in that range for DetermaIO. But you know, we've got work to do there to get that in front of CMS and document it.
Paul Knight
Okay. And how about CNI?
Ronnie Andrews
Yeah, CNI is already - there's already a blanket LCD for CNI. And there's a immunotherapy monitoring, there's a blanket LCD, somewhere in the $24, $2,500 range. So, you know, if you look at CNI, with three assays you can imagine, you know, you can somewhere, we hope to get somewhere between the $25,00 and 4,000 per patient event in initial phase. And then obviously, each month for depending on the organ [ph] type, it'll be seven or four times in year one, and then four times in year two and four times in year three. So we calculate Paul, for modeling, we calculate somewhere between $40 and $50,000 per patient over a three year monitoring life.
Paul Knight
Thank you.
Ronnie Andrews
Thank you, Paul.
Operator
Our next question is from Thomas Flaten with Lake Street Capital Markets. Please proceed with your question.
Thomas Flaten
Hey, thanks for taking the questions, guys. Back to the question of the install base. Ronnie, what of the 429, do you have a sense of, of the 40,000 early stage lung cancer patients? What kind of coverage you have of that? And as the new reps get out there with 13 reps, how much of that market you can capture with a relatively small sales force?
Ronnie Andrews
Yeah, it's a great question. Right now, we're in somewhere, and this is really a Padma question, she's not on the call today. So maybe we can get her to follow up with you. But somewhere under 10% of the total available, or total served market is being served today, with our current sales force and the surgeons that we have on board. So got - we've still got plenty of upside in terms of new surgeons and new doc's that we can onboard. So that's the good news.
So we'll, again, we'll continue to monitor that. And we'll get a more specific answer from Padma, she can she can give you those data.
Thomas Flaten
And then sticking with the sales force, as I think you mentioned, your prepared comments that you had the 13, you would stick with them throughout the year. So is the implication there that once you launch IO and TX that footprint of 13 will stay or is there a simultaneous expansion that will take place in the field team to support those launches?
Ronnie Andrews
Yeah, Thomas, we're looking at two avenues. One is obviously to expand our own sales force. And that is a approach we can take. And certainly, if the markets calm down a little bit and clear up and we would probably forge ahead and hire our own team. If not, then we might look to some of these platform partnerships to get ahead of the platform launch to use some of their sales team as lead generators.
So there's some creative things we can do to create engagement with physicians and maximize our 13 we have, but more than likely, as you know, we're going to have to get sales force is going to have to read somewhere between 20, 25 reps, you know, in early next year, so that we can maximize the performance of DetermaIO and TX as IO gets reimbursement.
Thomas Flaten
And just one final one, and I know that the data is limited, but have you - from the Early Access program with IO. Have you gotten any feedback that treatment decisions have been changed on the basis of the IO result?
Ronnie Andrews
You know, since it's this early in the day that we're still in the infant stage stages of the data being published across multiple tumor types. What we are hearing and what they're using it for is really to look at case cases where you have a PDL-1 that's indeterminant. And they want to give the patient immune therapy, and we can identify that there's a high probability of response. We know anecdotally, the doctors feeling much more confident and giving that immune therapy because of our result.
Thomas Flaten
Got it. Appreciate it, guys. Thank you.
Ronnie Andrews
Thanks.
Operator
[Operator Instructions] Our next question is from Bruce Jackson with The Benchmark Company. Please proceed with your question.
Bruce Jackson
Good afternoon, and thank you for taking my question. So if you round up the Therasure discussion, we've got the clinical data of reimbursements in place. Can you tell us about physician adoption and are there any clinical guidelines or educational programs that need to happen in order to get adoption?
Ronnie Andrews
Yeah, the good news for us is, you know, there's already two very confident competitors in the market and selling a next gen sequencing central lab product They've done a terrific job of getting out and beginning the education for us. We think our education is going to be centered around educating on why digital PCR is a more accurate result. And why absolute quantification matters so that you can monitor small logarithmic changes as a predictor of potential organ failure.
So, for us, it's more taking what's already been done, and really narrowing it down to the differences between our technology and our capabilities, and what's already being used in the market.
And as you know, the good news is that even though those two companies have done very, very well, they still don't, you know, they're still about 60% of the market that is not using molecular monitoring for donor rejection. And so we still think there's a lot of I call Blue Ocean opportunity to go and educate.
So much like we did Bruce, with oncology with our virtual programs, we're going to do a very similar virtual program with transplant. And we certainly believe that when we're able to name the platform partner, I think you'll see that the power of that partner will be to touch and reach more and more physicians, as well as these transplant centers.
Bruce Jackson
Okay. And then a question for Mitch, on Burning Rock, after you get the last milestone payment, what's the continuing stream that’s going to come from that agreement in terms of licensing or [indiscernible] as well?
Mitch Levine
We'll get some revenue from materials that are purchased from Larson [ph] also we'll get a royalty stream of double digit, low double digit royalty stream from every time they sell one of the samples that became commercializing in October and began ramping up by early [indiscernible].
Bruce Jackson
Okay, great. That’s it from me. Thank you.
Ronnie Andrews
Thanks, Bruce.
Operator
We have reached the end of the question-and-answer session and I will now turn the call over to Ronnie Andrews for closing remarks.
Ronnie Andrews
Okay. Well, thanks everyone for being patient today. Obviously lots to talk about we appreciate your support and certainly will acknowledge the making effort of our employee base. So thanks everyone and have a great day.
Operator
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2022 Hyundai Venue facelift launch LIVE updates India: Price, specifications, features, design and more
2022 Hyundai Venue facelift India launch LIVE updates: The new model promises better design, added features and improved mechanicals over the outgoing compact SUV.
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2022 Hyundai Venue facelift India launch LIVE updates: The new Hyundai Venue facelift will be launched in India today (June 16) and is one of the most awaited compact SUVs in the Indian market. The compact SUV is one of the best selling models for the South Korean automaker along side the Hyundai Creta, putting it at the front of SUV makers in India. The new compact SUV has been teased and also leaked a dozen times ahead of scheduled launch today. The Hyundai Venue was the first SUV in India to get connected car technology called BlueLink Connect and ahead of the launch of the Venue facelift, we already know quite a lot about the SUV. Here's the live launch blog revealing minute to minute updates from the 2022 Hyundai Venue facelift launch event:
2022 Hyundai Venue facelift: Price
The Hyundai Venue facelift is expected to have a starting price of Rs 8 lakh. The ongoing model of the Hyundai Venue has a starting price of Rs 7.62 lakh going up to Rs 13.35 lakh for the top variant.
2022 Hyundai Venue facelift: Design
The Hyundai Venue facelift design is largely drawn from the previous edition of the car but with far more modern updates. The compact SUV carries forward the signature design language of the car with premium and futuristic details. To give it a more appealing look, the SUV is now updated with a dark grille right on the face of the SUV. In addition, the new grille gives it a wider and more confident look. The new Hyundai VENUE's rear section features first-in-segment Connecting LED Tail Lamps with unique vertical design elements. The Connecting LED Tail Lamps stretch across the back and add a futuristic and distinct look to the overall design, while the hexagonal cut crystal design adds a luxurious yet hi-tech touch.
2022 Hyundai Venue facelift: Cabin
To get it up to date, the automaker has revamped the interiors to bring forth some major changes in the SUV. The SUV is now expected to have a 10.25-inch touchscreen, with the Boese sound system, among other major new changes. To add to the visual appeal, the facelift version will have a revised centre console, steering wheel et al.
2022 Hyundai Venue facelift: Rivals
The Hyundai Venue facelift will compete directly against existing rivals like Tata Nexon, Kia Sonet, Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Nissan Magnite and more.
2022 Hyundai Venue facelift: Engine
The facelifted Hyundai Venue's engine options will remain unchanged. The vehicle will continue to be available with three engine options: 1.2L NA petrol, 1.0L turbo-petrol, and 1.5L turbo-diesel. However, a 6-speed iMT or a 6-speed AT with an oil burner is likely to be added to the list. In addition, the Venue facelift will be available with three transmission options: 5-speed manual, 6-speed automatic, and 7-speed DCT. | https://zeenews.india.com/auto/live-updates/2022-hyundai-venue-facelift-india-launch-live-updates-price-features-design-and-more-2474309 | 2022-06-16T05:29:22Z | https://zeenews.india.com/auto/live-updates/2022-hyundai-venue-facelift-india-launch-live-updates-price-features-design-and-more-2474309 | false | 2 |
New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Strides Pharma Science on Thursday said its subsidiary has received EU-GMP certification for two of its manufacturing facilities from Hungary's National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition.
Stelis Biopharma, an emerging biopharmaceutical and vaccine Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) and the biologics arm of Strides Pharma, has received the European Union Goods Manufacturing Practices (EU-GMP) certification for the two manufacturing plants.
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"The approval from EU-GMP is a significant first step in our journey to build a global biologics CDMO platform that offers end-to-end solutions across the modalities," company founder Arun Kumar said in a statement.
The facilities are designed to meet global regulatory standards, and as the other global inspections also come through, the company would have all the necessary approvals to cater to global players, he added.
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"The last few quarters for our CDMO business have been eventful as we concluded various major contracts. These contracts have added new service revenues to our business and resulted in a commercial sales value of over USD 85 million in the peak year," Kumar stated.
Stelis' flagship facility (Unit 2, Bengaluru, India) is an integrated manufacturing set-up that leverages microbial and mammalian platforms for developing and commercialisng biologics and biosimilars in multiple fill-finish formats, including cartridges, devices, pre-filled syringes, liquid, and lyophilized vials.
Besides, its small-scale cGMP manufacturing facility (Unit 1, Bengaluru, India) is designed to support small-scale commercial and cGMP clinical trial material generation and initial technology transfer activities across multiple modalities.
With over USD 300 million in investments, Stelis has built a robust CDMO platform that offers one of APAC's largest drug substance capacities with over 48,000 litre across various modalities and drug product capacities exceeding 400 million units per annum.
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The Parksville Royals bantam baseball team played host to a doubleheader with the Mid-Island Pirates in Port Alberni on Saturday, June 11.
Four Port Alberni players are on this year’s Royals roster: Peyton Lucas, Josh Hillman, Jackson McGiffin and Kolton Ivezich. Coach Kelly McGiffin is also from Port Alberni. Although the Royals are based out of Parksville, they play and practice in Comox, coach Steve McNamee said.
Because there is such a strong contingent of Port Alberni players on the roster, the Royals wanted to bring a couple of home games to the mid-Island city, he added. Lon Miles Field at the Klitsa Fields complex is set up for baseball, and the Port Alberni Baseball League host men’s games at the same field.
Despite a late run in the final inning by the Royals, the Mid-Island Pirates won the first game 7–5.
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The Royals started out the second game of the doubleheader with Port Alberni’s Hillman pitching and Lucas catching. The home team went up 1-0 early in the contest and held the lead until the fourth inning, when the Pirates found their bats and scored six runs in the top of the inning. The Royals responded with five in the bottom to knot the score 6–6 going into the fifth inning.
The Royals’ offence was no match for the Pirates’ defence, however, and the game wrapped with the Pirates taking a 14–7 victory.
The Royals were off to Whalley early Sunday morning for another doubleheader, this time against Whalley Chiefs. They dropped both games, 3-2 and 11–3.
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ALONG BAYOU POINTE-AU-CHIEN, La. (AP) — Driving through her village along a southeastern Louisiana bayou, tribal official Cherie Matherne points out the remnants of house after house — including her own — wrecked nine months ago when Hurricane Ida roared through the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe community.
Beige trailers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and travel campers sit next to pilings that elevated homes 14 feet (4.3 meters) off the ground to protect them from flooding. But it was the wind that got them this time. For hours, the Category 4 hurricane tore off roofs and siding, ripped out insulation and scattered treasured belongings. It destroyed shrimp boats and tossed crab traps.
“It’s going to take years before people can get back to their lives. The majority of people are still at a standstill,” said Matherne, the tribe’s cultural heritage and resiliency coordinator.
When Hurricane Ida barreled through southeast Louisiana on Aug. 29, it slammed into an area home to many Native American tribes, battering people already struggling to overcome decades of coastal erosion, the long shadow of discrimination and a more recent catastrophe — the pandemic.
As a new hurricane season begins, the sounds of recovery — the pop of nail guns and whine of circular saws — are largely absent. And tribal officials worry an equally bad season could put their people in the crosshairs again.
“Ida was the worst storm we've ever had in our area," said August Creppel, chief of the United Houma Nation. The tribe’s roughly 19,000 members are spread across coastal Louisiana, about 11,000 of whom experienced some sort of damage from Ida, according to Creppel.
“Some of our people don’t even have a house to go back to," he said.
Other tribes in southeastern Louisiana also were hammered. Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe member Theresa Dardar said only about 12 homes in the lower part of the Pointe-Au-Chien community where many tribal members live actually survived the storm. Farther west, where many members of the Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw live, Chief Shirell Parfait-Dardar said everyone had some sort of damage, with about 20% of homes a total loss, even her own.
Native Americans have lived in the southeastern Louisiana bayou regions that stretch toward the Gulf of Mexico since long before French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier reached the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1682 and claimed it for France — launching waves of colonization that would drastically alter the landscape and Native peoples' way of life.
After colonization, the bayous became a place of refuge to Native people pushed out of their homelands by violence or disease, said Liz Ellis, assistant professor of history at New York University. That trend accelerated after the American Revolution as more settlers moved into the region, she said.
Historically, the Native American people in these areas are intimately tied to the land and water. Many make their living shrimping or crabbing in the marshes and estuaries; their parents and grandparents before them also trapped muskrats or nutria.
But decades of development have eroded that land from under them. Levees built to prevent the Mississippi River from flooding have starved coastal Louisiana of the fresh sediment it needs to rebuild land; canals dug to facilitate oil and gas development or shipping have allowed saltwater to encroach farther inland.
That means the buffers of land, trees and marsh grass that once protected Native American communities from storms in the Gulf have dwindled even as climate change portends a future of stronger, wetter hurricanes that pack more storm surge and intensify more quickly.
Lester Naquin's father, a trapper, used to take his son crabbing and shrimping. Naquin remembers when there was so much land that his family raised cattle behind his house in Pointe-au-Chien. Now, he said, if you go past the levee to fish from a pirogue — a type of canoe traditionally used by many Native Americans in this region — you'll be catching speckled trout, a saltwater fish.
The 70-year-old Naquin loves the bayou. That's why he decided to come back even after Ida destroyed the home he used to share with his extended family. With FEMA money and materials and contractors paid for by a charity, he's been one of the few to rebuild in the region, although the home is significantly smaller than before. He's still living in a FEMA-supplied trailer while the interior of the house is finished.
But for a man who used to live with multiple generations, it's lonely in the trailer. And he's not sure how many of his family will move back. The shell of his nephew's home still stands next door. But this is where Naquin grew up, where his memories are. There are people, he said, who move from place to place. He's not one of them.
“As long as I can stay down here, I will,” he said.
Decades of discrimination against Native people in southeast Louisiana reverberate today in ways that affect their ability to prepare for and recover from hurricanes, tribal officials say.
Discrimination restricted where they could go to school, and when they were allowed to go to school, many faced harassment. Louise Billiot, a tribal official with the United Houma Nation who helps people get job training, said she can see the ripple effects of that lack of education among tribal elders who have difficulty using computers or cellphones to file hurricane claims or track their appeals.
The tribes most affected by Ida did not have federal recognition, although they're engaged in a lengthy, decadeslong process seeking it. Tribal officials say federal recognition would give them better access ahead of storms to funding for stronger, more hurricane-resistant homes and other programs to help improve their members lives.
After storms, federal recognition would allow them to negotiate directly with the federal government, tribal officials say. When the Seminole Tribe of Florida was hit by Hurricane Irma in 2017, the federally recognized tribe requested and received an emergency declaration from then-President Donald Trump to help address their needs.
In the aftermath of Ida, there was even confusion about whether some tribes were state recognized. A resolution that failed to make it out of the Legislature this session sought to reaffirm their state recognition, saying the lack of clarity “inhibited the delivery of life-saving aid during Hurricane Ida.”
As it is, tribal members are essentially acting on their own, applying for FEMA or other types of aid.
Parfait-Dardar said the Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw is looking at ways residents can rebuild homes stronger than before. “We’re an adapting people, always have been,” she said.
But that takes more money than most people have, and she worries that tribal members who cannot afford to rebuild will be forced to move, with high housing prices pushing them farther and farther away. The tribe is exploring the possibility of resettling to another area, but that is also costly. And this is their home.
Rebuilding also can be an exhausting process, especially for older tribal members who might not be physically able to do the back-breaking work of gutting their house or who struggle to afford repairs on a fixed income. Tribal officials worry about the stress many of their members are experiencing.
Irene Verdin, a 67-year-old member of the United Houma Nation who lives in the Pointe-au-Chien area, is living in a FEMA trailer next to the remains of her house, where mementos and pieces of water-logged furniture still lie on the floor. Her roof is long gone — somewhere in the marshes behind her house. Showing the house to a reporter, she repeatedly apologizes for the mess.
She is the main caretaker for her bed-bound sister-in-law, who has had two strokes. And Verdin's 73-year-old husband, who used to work on boats, had a heart attack this year. In his younger years, when they needed money for something like a car or repairs to their house, he'd work a bit extra to cover it. But his health now makes that impossible. Since the storm, her own blood pressure is climbing.
Deciding what to do is almost paralyzing. She'd like to rebuild, but just getting an estimate from a contractor is difficult — let alone finding a way to pay for construction. Verdin said she sometimes feels like those living down the bayou are forgotten.
“It’s still up in the air in my head. It’s still up in the air as to what we’re going to do," she said. "It’s hard."
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Getting your hydration right and performing at your best go hand in hand. If you get the first one wrong, you'll almost likely fall short of your potential in every way. Why are electrolytes and hydration so important? Because they aid in a variety of basic biological activities, including the appropriate and smooth contraction of muscles.
Drinking enough water every day, together with regular exercise and a well-balanced diet, will help your body work at its best. Age, gender, activity level, and overall health all influence daily fluid intake recommendations. Water consumption is generally recommended at 9 cups per day for women and 12.5 cups per day for males. Individuals who are pregnant or breastfeeding, have congestive heart failure, or have been diagnosed with renal disease have different fluid requirements.
Here are some signs of dehydration to look out for:
• Constant thirst
• Dark coloured urine
• Fatigue
• Decreased exercising capacity
• Flushed skin
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• Dizziness
Water is all that is required to keep most individuals hydrated. A sports drink, on the other hand, may be beneficial if you will be exercising at a high intensity for more than an hour. Sports drinks contain calories, potassium, and other nutrients that can help you perform for extended periods of time by providing energy and electrolytes.
Electrolytes must be replenished within an hour of relatively strenuous activity. Proper hydration along with a comprehensive electrolyte replenishment profile (the four important minerals–potassium, sodium, magnesium, and calcium) is essential for peak physical and mental performance as well as good health.
Electrolytes are molecules found in your body's fluids that help you stay hydrated. Chloride, phosphate, potassium, sodium, and calcium are among them. These are necessary for regular physiological functions and should be present in specific amounts. An electrolyte imbalance occurs when the levels of electrolytes in your body are either too low or too excessive. It's critical to keep your electrolyte balance in order for your body to run smoothly.
Electrolytes are necessary for survival here's why:
• They aid in the regulation of body fluid and blood plasma levels.
• Maintain a normal blood pH level.
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• Messages from muscles, nerve cells, the heart, and other cells are transmitted.
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Drinking a powerful electrolyte drink to enhance your hydration status before long or extremely strenuous training sessions and events will help you perform better and go on longer keeping you fit and healthy. Remember that sodium, instead of potassium, perform the number one function in electrolyte substitute and is for this reason an extra crucial thing whilst identifying which electrolyte product to purchase.
Electrolytes are available in a variety of forms, including tablets, powders, gels, chews, blended sports drinks, table salt, and food. Electrolytes are commonly used by most elite athletes in the form of sports drinks and powders mixed with water. To enhance salt consumption while limiting liquid intake, endurance athletes may select electrolyte tablets or chews. Athletes should use electrolytes throughout and after an exercise, regardless of method, to evaluate how it improves their training. Athletes can regulate their electrolyte intake over time to tailor it to their own performance needs!
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Nevada Republican Jim Marchant insisted there hadn't been a legitimate election in his state in more than a decade. All of Nevada's election winners since 2006, he said on a recent podcast, were “installed by the deep-state cabal.”
But when Marchant won the Republican nomination for Nevada secretary of state this week, he immediately celebrated the victory as legitimate.
“I am beyond humbled by the overwhelming support of our campaign. Nevadans made their voices heard,” Marchant declared on social media.
Such inconsistency has become a hallmark of “election deniers” in Republican primary contests across the U.S. in this year's midterms. Dozens of GOP candidates who sought former President Donald Trump's backing in Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and elsewhere have spent months parroting his baseless claims of 2020 election fraud but then declared victory without raising such concerns in their own elections.
Amid such seeming hypocrisy, many Republican candidates are still vowing to pursue a series of election reforms that could make it more difficult to vote — particularly for those who traditionally support Democrats — in the name of election integrity.
Democratic National Committee Chair Jamie Harrison warned that “MAGA Republicans will do anything in their desperate chase for power."
“From undermining our democracy by spreading Trump’s Big Lie, to laying the groundwork to try to cancel votes when they don’t agree with the outcome, but falling silent if they win, this is today’s Republican Party,” Harrison told The Associated Press.
In Nevada on Tuesday, Marchant was among a slate of election deniers who secured their places on the November ballot without questioning the legitimacy of the results. The group included candidates for Senate, state treasurer and a Las Vegas-area congressional seat. That's even as the majority of counties relied upon Dominion voting machines, which continue to be the target of conspiracy theories by Trump and his allies.
The phenomenon extends well beyond Nevada.
In Pennsylvania, Republican nominee for governor Doug Mastriano spearheaded a state Senate hearing in which witnesses — including former Trump campaign attorneys Jenna Ellis and Rudy Giuliani — aired false claims about mass voter fraud. Mastriano also was outside the U.S. Capitol when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the building during the deadly 2021 insurrection. And he later tried to bring a partisan election audit to Pennsylvania before he was stripped of his committee chairmanship by his own party.
Mastriano made no mention of voter fraud as he declared victory in Pennsylvania's Republican primary for governor last month.
“God is good,” a smiling Mastriano told cheering supporters.
The Mastriano campaign declined to respond to a question about the apparent double standard.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton also ignored questions about his contradictory positions on voter fraud.
Paxton won his fiercely contested primary last month after spending much of the last year championing Trump's bogus claims of election fraud. In the aftermath of Joe Biden’s presidential win, Paxton filed a legal challenge to the election results in four battleground states. He asked the U.S. Supreme Court to set them aside and allow the Republican-controlled state legislatures to determine the winner.
Seventeen other Republican state attorneys general supported the effort.
The high court rejected the challenge three days after the lawsuit was filed, finding Texas did not have standing to sue other states over how they conduct their elections. And the state bar moved to discipline Paxton just days after his primary win, claiming his leading role in petitioning the Supreme Court to block Biden’s victory was “dishonest.”
State and federal election officials across the country and Trump’s own attorney general have said there is no credible evidence the election was tainted. The former president’s allegations of fraud also were roundly rejected by courts, including by judges he appointed.
But after nearly two years of Trump's constant claims that the election was “stolen,” which have been embraced by hundreds of Republican candidates across the U.S. seeking his support, an extraordinary number of Americans have lost faith in the U.S. election system.
Only 45% of U.S. adults said they have significant confidence that votes in the 2022 midterm election will be counted accurately, and 30% have some confidence, according to a February AP-NORC poll. Democrats were much more likely than Republicans to be very confident, 66% vs. 24%.
Polling continues to show most Republicans have doubts about the 2020 presidential election. In July 2021, 68% of adults -- but only 33% of Republicans -- said Biden was legitimately elected president, according to an AP-NORC poll. Sixty-six percent of Republicans said he was not legitimately elected.
In addition to key state officials, several Trump-backed Senate candidates promoted the specter of election fraud over and over — except when delivering their primary victory speeches in recent weeks.
Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker repeatedly claimed Biden's victory was tainted by fraud over the last year and even called for seven swing states Trump lost to vote again. Ohio GOP Senate candidate J.D. Vance claimed the 2020 election was “rigged" or “stolen.” North Carolina Senate nominee Ted Budd, a Republican congressman, refused on the day of his May primary victory to say that Biden won the 2020 presidential election. And Pennsylvania Republican nominee for Senate Mehmet Oz said there was “definitely” widespread fraud in his state, even as the evidence says otherwise.
None raised similar claims about their own primary victories.
In Nevada, state GOP Chair Michael McDonald said Marchant acknowledging his primary win wasn’t hypocritical because he continued to have questions about vote-counting in the Las Vegas area.
“He was questioning the results last night, even though he was winning, which I found admirable,” McDonald said, recounting a 1:30 a.m. phone call with Marchant.
Marchant did not respond to requests for comment, but his campaign consultant Rory McShane said he continued to have questions about voting in Clark County, which leans Democratic and is where the vast majority of the state's population lives, despite the race being called for him.
There may be no more vocal proponent of Trump's baseless claims of election fraud falsehoods than Marchant, a 66-year-old former failed congressional candidate.
Marchant was present in Carson City when the party sent a dueling slate of electoral votes to Congress in December 2020. Throughout the primary, he was a fixture at rural county commission meetings during discussions about Dominion voting machines and potentially switching to hand-counting ballots. And he has toured the country with other 2020 election denialists, using phrases and terminology associated with QAnon conspiracy theorists.
Cisco Aguilar, the Democrat running against Marchant, described the Republican's statements about the 2020 election, voting machines and mail-in ballots as out of touch with reality.
In an interview, Aguilar said he feels immense responsibility after Marchant’s victory and said he's now weighing questions he hadn’t anticipated when he entered the race, such as whether agreeing to a debate would be giving a conspiracy theorist a platform.
“He’s created a massive fear among a subgroup of individuals here in Nevada,” Aguilar said. “I don’t even know if you can have a debate with someone who is unwilling to listen.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Pence won’t be testifying at Thursday’s Jan. 6 committee hearing. But he will be in the spotlight as focus turns to former President Donald Trump’s desperate and futile attempts to persuade his vice president to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and deliver them a second term.
“As you will hear, President Trump engaged in a relentless effort to pressure Pence both in private and in public,” Rep. Liz Cheney, the leading Republican on the committee, said last week. “Vice President Pence demonstrated his loyalty to Donald Trump consistently over four years, but he knew that he had a higher duty to the United States Constitution.”
What we know about Pence’s actions leading up to and during that day:
UNDER PRESSURE
As Trump’s frantic efforts to stave off defeat were quashed by courts and state officials, he and his allies zeroed in on Jan. 6 — the day a joint session of Congress would convene to formalize President-elect Joe Biden’s victory — as their last chance to remain in power.
The heavy-handed pressure campaign intensified in the days leading up to the 6th as Trump, lawyer John Eastman and others in Trump’s orbit tried to convince Pence that he had the power to overturn the will of voters in a handful of critical battleground states by simply rejecting Electoral College votes or sending the results back to the states — even though the Constitution makes clear the vice president’s role in the proceedings is largely ceremonial.
Pence spent hours huddling with staff, including his general counsel, Greg Jacob. He studied the Electoral Count Act of 1887, which governs the proceedings, and met with the Senate parliamentarian to understand his role. He also received outside counsel, including from former Vice President Dan Quayle.
Some aides appealed to Trump not to put his unflinchingly loyal vice president in such a precarious position. Pence was already widely seen as a potential future presidential candidate and a public fissure with Trump was seen as a potential career ender. But Trump kept pushing, both publicly and behind the scenes.
On Monday, Jan. 4, Eastman and Trump pressed Pence to go along with the scheme in an Oval Office meeting. And at a rally that night in Georgia, Trump said his fate rested in his vice president’s hands. “I hope Mike Pence comes through for us,” he told the crowd.
Trump continued to push in an Oval Office meeting the next day, where he again urged Pence to use powers the vice president did not possess to overturn the will of voters. Pence by then made clear that he was unconvinced.
That day, Jacob sent a memo putting in writing his conclusion that if Pence followed Eastman’s proposal, he would likely lose in court, at best, or spark a constitutional crisis, Politico first reported. The tensions were so high that Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, placed a call to Pence’s lead Secret Service agent that day, The New York Times first reported, informing him that the vice president’s refusal to go along with Trump was about to become public.
‘HANG MIKE PENCE’
The pressure continued through the night. “If Vice President @Mike_Pence comes through for us, we will win the Presidency,” Trump tweeted around 1 a.m.
“All Mike Pence has to do is send them back to the States, AND WE WIN,” he wrote later that morning. “Do it Mike, this is a time for extreme courage!”
Pence was at his residence at the Naval Observatory the morning of Jan. 6 when he spoke a final time with Trump, who was joined in the Oval Office by his daughter Ivanka and Pence’s national security adviser, Keith Kellogg. During the call in the 11 o’clock hour, Trump berated Pence, chastising him for not being tough enough to go along with the scheme, according to Kellogg’s testimony to the committee.
Pence then headed to the Capitol to oversee the counting of the Electoral College votes that would formalize Trump’s defeat.
But first Pence made official what his aides had already made clear. In a letter addressed to his colleagues in Congress, Pence explained why he couldn’t go along with Trump’s plan.
“It is my considered judgment that my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not,” he wrote.
At 1:03 p.m., he officially gaveled the U.S. Senate into session as pro-Trump rioters, who had already breached Capitol barricades, were outside clashing with police.
By that point, Trump was already close to wrapping up his speech on the Ellipse in which he repeatedly targeted Pence and urged his supporters to “fight like hell.”
“If Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election,” Trump falsely told the crowd. “All Vice President Pence has to do is send it back to the states to recertify and we become president and you are the happiest people.”
Outside the Capitol, the scene devolved into violent chaos as rioters, some armed with pipes, bats and bear spray, charged into the Capitol, quickly overwhelming police. One officer was beaten and repeatedly shocked with a stun gun until he had a heart attack. Another was foaming at the mouth and screaming for help as rioters crushed him between two doors and bashed him in the head with his own weapon. At 1:49 p.m., D.C. police officially declared a riot.
At about 2:12 p.m., Pence was rushed off the Senate floor as rioters flooded inside. The Washington Post first reported that Pence, who had been joined that day by his wife and their daughter, was at one point less than 100 feet from a group of protesters.
IN HIDING
Pence spent the next hours in hiding with his staff and family — first in his ceremonial office and then in an underground loading dock inside the Capitol complex. At least twice, he rejected pleas from security staff to leave the building, insisting it was crucial that he remain in place.
But even as the horror played out live on television, Trump, instead of urging his supporters to go home, blasted Pence.
“Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify,” Trump tweeted at 2:24 p.m. “USA demands the truth!
Trump’s tweet echoed through the angry mob. Footage obtained by the committee shows rioters reading Trump’s words aloud and crowds breaking into chants of “Hang Mike Pence!” A makeshift gallows was photographed outside.
The committee alleges Trump was made aware of the chants and “responded with this sentiment: ‘Maybe our supporters have the right idea.’ Mike Pence ‘deserves’ it,‘” Cheney charged.
“LET’S GET BACK TO WORK”
At 8 p.m., after hours of fear and carnage, the Capitol was finally deemed secure and Pence reconvened the Senate with a message.
“Today was a dark day in the history of the United States Capitol. But thanks to the swift efforts of U.S. Capitol Police, federal, state and local law enforcement, the violence was quelled. The Capitol is secured. And the people’s work continues,” he told the nation. “Let’s get back to work,” he said to applause.
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Damaging floodwaters that tore through Yellowstone National Park menaced communities downstream where residents cleaned up from the mess and kept an eye on rising river levels while others braced for the economic fallout while the park remains closed.
After wiping out miles of roads and untold number of bridges in the park and swamping hundreds of homes in surrounding communities, the roiling waters threatened to cut off fresh drinking water supplies to Montana's largest city.
Officials asked Billings residents Wednesday to conserve water because it was down to a 24- to 36-hour supply after a combination of heavy rain and rapidly melting mountain snow raised the Yellowstone River to historic levels that forced them to shut down its water treatment plant.
“None of us planned a 500-year flood event on the Yellowstone when we designed these facilities,” said Debi Meling, the city’s public works director.
While expressing optimism the river would drop quickly enough for the plant to resume operations before tanks were drained, the city of 110,000 stopped watering parks and boulevards, and its fire department filled its trucks with river water.
Cory Mottice, with the National Weather Service in Billings, said the river was expected to crest Wednesday evening and drop below minor flood stage, 13.5 feet (4.1 meters), by mid to late Thursday.
The unprecedented and sudden flooding earlier this week drove all but a dozen of the more than 10,000 visitors out of the nation's oldest park.
Remarkably no one was reported hurt or killed by raging waters that pulled homes off their foundations and pushed a river off course — possibly permanently — and may require damaged roads to be rebuilt a safer distance away.
On Wednesday, residents in Red Lodge, Montana, a gateway town to the park's northern end, used shovels, wheelbarrows and a pump to clear thick mud and debris from a flooded home along the banks of Rock Creek.
“We thought we had it, and then a bridge went out. And it diverted the creek, and the water started rolling in the back, broke out a basement window and started filling up my basement,” Pat Ruzich said. “And then I quit. It was like, the water won.”
While the Yellowstone flood is rare, it is the type of event that is becoming more common as the planet warms, experts said.
“We certainly know that climate change is causing more natural disasters, more fires, bigger fires and more floods and bigger floods,” said Robert Manning, a retired University of Vermont professor of environment and natural resources, “These things are going to happen, and they’re going to happen probably a lot more intensely.”
Park officials say the northern half of the park is likely to remain closed all summer, a devastating blow to the local economies that rely on tourism.
The rains hit just as area hotels filled up in recent weeks with summer tourists. More than 4 million visitors were tallied by the park last year. The wave of tourists doesn’t abate until fall, and June is typically one of Yellowstone’s busiest months.
The season had started well for Cara McGary who guides groups through the Lamar Valley to see wolves, bison, elk and bears. She'd seen more 20 grizzlies some days this year.
Now, with the road from Gardiner into northern Yellowstone washed out, the wildlife is still there but it's out of reach to McGary and her guide service, In Our Nature, is suddenly in trouble.
“The summer that we prepared for is not at all similar to the summer that we’re going to have,” she said. “This is an 80% to 100% loss of business during the high season.”
Flying Pig Adventures, a Gardiner-based business that guides rafting trips on the Yellowstone River, will need to rely more on tourists staying in Montana now that roads into the park are impassible, co-owner Patrick Sipp said Wednesday.
It’s a blow not unlike how COVID-19 temporarily shut down Yellowstone two years ago, reducing the park’s June 2020 tourist visits by about one-third before they rebounded over the rest of that summer.
“We’re definitely a resilient company, we’ve got a very tough crew," Sipp said. “But it’s devastating. You just hate seeing stuff like that in the community. We’re just hoping that we can get back out there relatively soon.”
Meantime, as the waters recede, parks officials are turning their attention to the massive effort of rebuilding many miles of ruined roads and, possibly, hundreds of washed-out bridges, many of them built for backcountry hikers. Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly said assessment teams won't be able to tally the damage until next week.
Kelly Goonan, an associate professor at Southern Utah University and an expert in national parks and recreation management, said rebuilding will be a long process.
“This is something we’re definitely going to feel the impacts of for the next several years,” Goonan said.
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Khushi Kapoor in a mini green knit dress makes a chic case for a winning winter look; Yay or Nay?
Khushi Kapoor shows green is in and so are mini dresses. What doesn't say love here? Take tips and get, set, slay!
We're all being orbited by sunshine and rain in unequal measure lately. The weather is doing what it feels best and no matter what frame of sartorial mind you're right now in, a dress knows a thing or two about how to comfort and chic up our day. So no matter what your mood board for the day roots for, hit up this inspiration for a glam sun-kissed or a cosy cute lunch look. Yes, it works both ways. A first look at this little green dress will tell you that Khushi Kapoor is embracing the Ooty chills in style. Feels like the winter days of December have returned.
The 21-year-old is with her The Archies clan busy shooting for months now. Lately, their aesthetically-pleasing social media feeds are painted with serene lush green backdrops. It's a thing of the Western Ghats mountains. Moving on, Khushi's recent fashion look consisted of a knitted sweater dress from Zara. Its mission to flatter and look natty works as seen here. Since it’s a sleeveless number, it could make a warm day bearable. Much credits to the body-hugging silhouette and the diamond-shaped prints placed in shades of black, white, and green with cross marks all over them.
Retro feels but make it look modish. Khushi Kapoor's Instagram is now a hub for all things classy and cool. It has lovely offerings for when you want to be a wedding guest, party-goer, jet-setter, and pull off frequent dates. This green number is worth Rs. 2,590 featured a round neckline and hem, both shaped with ribbed details. Bring on any season, and we're up for a fabulous day! You'd style yours with boots or white sneakers. How about a crossbody or a baguette bag to top off your look? Seal it off with mini hoop earrings, and multiple rings. The Kapoor girl left her hair down and had simple makeup on with red lipstick, a touch of blush, and groomed eyebrows.
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EL MONTE, Calif. – The wife of a man who killed two Southern California police officers Tuesday in a shootout told a television station that her husband had previously attacked her and she warned the officers that he had a gun inside a suburban Los Angeles motel.
The gunman, identified as Justin William Flores, was shot and killed at the scene. His wife told KCBS-TV that he had attacked her two days ago and she had moved into the motel to escape him but he tracked her down.
“I am so deeply sorry, my deepest condolences for saving me, I’m so, so, so sorry,” Diana Flores tearfully told the TV station. “They didn’t deserve that, or their families. They really didn’t. They were trying to help me and I told them before they went in the room, ‘Don’t go in. He has a gun.’”
The officers — Cpl. Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana, who were identified Wednesday — were both slain while investigating a possible stabbing at a motel in El Monte.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that flags at the state Capitol will be flown at half-staff in their honor.
Paredes and Santana — one on the force for more than two decades and the other for just months — were both were raised in and worked for the city of El Monte, a suburb of 107,000 people in the San Gabriel Valley. They became only the third and fourth officers in the El Monte Police Department’s history to die in the line of duty. A vigil is scheduled for Saturday.
Flores was on probation for a gun charge at the time of the shooting, which occurred a day after his probation officer requested that he return to court later in the month, court records show.
The coroner’s office has not yet released the name of the suspect but the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office identified Flores to The Associated Press.
Mourners on Wednesday left bouquets, wreaths of flowers and candles outside the El Monte police station to honor the fallen officers.
“Corporal Paredes and Officer Santana paid the ultimate sacrifice,” the city of El Monte wrote in a news release, “while in performance of a noble profession, serving the community they loved.”
Flores, 35, served two stints in state prison for vehicle theft and burglary, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and was most recently released in 2012.
In March 2020, Flores was arrested and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possession of narcotics for personal use. He pleaded guilty last year to being a felon in possession of a firearm, a felony charge that could have sent him back to prison for three years.
Instead he was sentenced to two years of probation and 20 days in jail and LA County District Attorney George Gascón, who is facing a recall effort for his progressive policies, is facing criticism for Flores’ plea deal.
“The sentence he received in the firearm case was consistent with case resolutions for this type of offense given his criminal history and the nature of the offense,” the DA’s office said in a statement Wednesday. “At the time the court sentenced him, Mr. Flores did not have a documented history of violence.”
Court records obtained by AP do not specify why Flores’ probation officer had requested Monday that he return to court; records show that a hearing was scheduled for June 27.
The county’s probation department declined to comment and Flores’ attorney in the case did not return a request for comment on Wednesday. But the Los Angeles Times reported that Flores had violated his probation, triggering the return to court.
Few details have emerged about what occurred during Tuesday’s violence. The officers went to the Siesta Inn in El Monte, east of Los Angeles, around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, for a welfare check where a woman had possibly been stabbed.
The officers “confronted the suspect,” Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide Capt. Andrew Meyer said Tuesday.
Gunfire erupted inside a motel room and the gunman then fled into the parking lot, where more gunfire was exchanged, Meyer said.
Meyer said he didn’t know whether the officers were shot inside the motel or outside. They died at a hospital. A gun was found at the scene.
Meyer said investigators were interviewing a woman from the hotel who they believe was the suspect’s girlfriend. Diana Flores, who described herself as the suspect’s wife and had his first name tattooed on her chest, told KCBS that officers must have been reacting to a “false call” because she hadn’t been stabbed on Tuesday.
“I got stabbed the day before that,” she told the TV station.
Paredes, 42, started as a cadet in the department before becoming a full-time officer in 2000, according to a news release. He is survived by his wife, daughter and son.
Santana, 31, had been with the El Monte force for less than a year when he was killed. He previously served as a deputy with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department for three years, the news release stated.
This tragic loss hits close to home for us,” the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department wrote on Twitter. “He was a great partner and loved by all who knew him.”
Santana also worked as a part-time public works employee for El Monte for six years before turning to law enforcement. He is survived by his wife, daughter and twin sons.
El Monte interim Police Chief Ben Lowry on Tuesday called the officers heroes.
“These two men were loved,” Lowry said. “They were good men. They paid the ultimate sacrifice, serving their community trying to help somebody.”
“They were murdered by a coward and we are grieving, and that hurts,” he said.
El Monte Mayor Jessica Ancona said the officers died “while trying to keep a family safe.”
The killings came just one day after a California Highway Patrol officer was shot and critically wounded during a traffic stop in the Studio City area of Los Angeles.
The 27-year-old officer is expected to recover, authorities said. A bloodhound helped police track down the suspect, who surrendered to police Tuesday in a homeless encampment in the San Fernando Valley.
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Single day rise of 12,213 new COVID-19 cases, 11 fatalities push India's infection tally to 4,32,57,730, death toll to 5,24,803: Govt.
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As we’ve discussed before, although most horological enthusiasts consider the tourbillon as the pinnacle of watchmaking expertise, others believe it’s the minute repeater instead. If you want to invest in a timepiece that showcases the latter, Chopard’s L.U.C. Full Strike Sapphire is an extravagant choice which is limited to only five examples globally.
This release commemorates the watchmaker’s Haute Horlogerie L.U.C collection’s 25th anniversary. Previous outings saw this minute repeater model clad in 18k rose gold followed by another in 18k white gold. Now, true to what Chopard calls it, the watch arrives in a 42.50 mm x 11.55 mm full sapphire case.
Remarkably, even the crown and the watch’s minute repeater pusher are crafted out of the crystal. This affords owners views naturally opaque material cannot hope to offer. Within the transparent housing, the L.U.C. Full Strike Sapphire holds a sapphire dial with special cutouts to accommodate the in-house L.U.C. 08.01-L caliber with a 60-hour power reserve.
All of the L.U.C. Full Strike Sapphire’s indications start off as engravings, which Chopard then paints in black. Applied hour markers and Dauphine hands feature rhodium plating. At 3 o’clock, you can see the “L.U.CHOPARD” branding in black on an 18k white gold plaque. Meanwhile, occupying the section from 9 to 11 o’clock are the hammers that chime the time.
Traditionally, minute repeaters use steel alloy gongs to generate the sound. However, the L.U.C. Full Strike Sapphire turns the front sapphire crystal into one and even doubles as the resonator. Finally, completing the elegant look of the timepiece is a hand-sewn gray alligator leather strap with an 18k white gold folding clasp closure.
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More than half of the first team for the Class AAA All-State Baseball squad come from teams that ended the season in the state tournament at Appalachian Power Park in Charleston.
State champion Hurricane had three selections, as did Bridgeport, which saw its streak of consecutive championships (six in AA and one in AAA) end against the Hurricanes with a 3-2 semifinal loss in nine innings.
Jefferson was represented by a pair of players, including the first-team captain in Griffin Horowicz. George Washington, which defeated Jefferson in the semis and then lost to Hurricane in the title game, has one first-team player on the team, Isaac McCallister, which was announced today by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.
Horowicz, a senior, was selected as a pitcher after posting a 8-0 record with five saves, an ERA of 0.42 and 38 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings. He was also a force at the plate, hitting .330 with three home runs and 33 RBI.
Senior Ben McDougal and junior Reece Sutphin were the starting pitchers for Bridgeport and Hurricane, respectively, in that state semifinal game (neither factored in the decision) and they join Horowicz as first-team all-state pitchers.
McDougal was 6-1 on the mound with a 1.14 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 55 1-3 innings while hitting .395 with two homers, 11 doubles, four triples, scoring 34 runs and driving in 26.
Sutphin finished with a perfect 9-0 record and an ERA of 1.24.
Bridgeport and Hurricane each had a first-team infielder as well as first-team outfielder. For the Indians, senior Cam Cole was chosen as an infielder after hitting .369 with 10 doubles, 39 runs, 25 RBI and 32 stolen bases. Bridgeport’s first-team outfielder is senior Aidan Paulsen, who hit .394, with three home runs, 22 RBI, seven doubles, three triples, 49 runs and 14 stolen bases.
For the Redskins, senior Ethan Spolarich was selected as an infielder after hitting .438 with seven homers, 31 RBIs and scoring 51 runs. In the outfield for Hurricane, junior Damian Witty was honored after hitting .438 with 10 doubles, 27 RBIs and scoring 34 runs.
Horowicz was joined on the first team by senior teammate Sammy Roberts, who takes one of the utility spots. Roberts had a .382 batting average with 27 RBI and was 5-1 on the mound with a 2.82 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings.
George Washington’s McCallister, a senior, is also a first-team utility selection. He hit .472 with 13 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 46 RBI 48 runs and 24 stolen bases to go along with a 2-0 record with two saves and a 2.90 ERA.
Ripley senior Brett Haskins (.412, 53 runs, 20 RBI, 11 SBs) and Huntington senior Eli Shouldis are the first-team catchers.
The first-team infield is rounded out by University junior Aaron Forbes (.471, 10 HR, 40 RBI) and Martinsburg senior Hudson Clement (.422, 49 runs, 51 stolen bases).
Joining Paulsen and Witty in the outfield is Morgantown junior Aaron Jamison (.396, 14 HR, 44 RBIs), while the final utility spot went to Spring Valley junior Branson McCloud (.391, 5 HR, 29 RBIs, 6-2 record, 1.00 ERA).
Huntington junior pitcher Braden Shepherd was named the second-team captain.
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BAAR, Switzerland and ZURICH, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss company presents a significantly improved, natural breeding of the crop Jatropha curcas as the basis for profitable removal of CO2 from the atmosphere. It is the first supplier in the world to offer seed for an edible variant of the plant that produces high-quality protein.
Jatropha curcas is a wild plant found throughout the world whose fruits produce valuable vegetable oil and protein. Compared to conventional crops, there is a decisive advantage: The plant thrives on previously unproductive fallow land, of which there are millions of hectares worldwide. No cultivated land is needed, forests do not have to be cut down, and artificial irrigation and herbicides are not necessary. The plantations require little fertilizer and are not monocultures, which is beneficial to biodiversity.
Degraded soils become the object of sustainable value creation and at the same time the basis for effective measures against climate change. Fallow land becomes cultivated land with a demonstrated ability to remove several tons of carbon dioxide per ha/year from the atmosphere for long-term storage.
This removal of CO2 - known as "carbon capture and removal" - is certifiable through the use of unproductive soils. This makes plantations one of only 4% of global climate projects that actually remove CO2 from the atmosphere (source: IPCC).
The research program has significantly improved crop fruit yield, stress tolerance and drought resistance. The yield compared to the wild plant was increased fivefold. The enhanced edible variant of the plant has already received a validated pre-notification from the EU Food and Drug Administration.
The new solution offers decisive advantages: CO2 removal, certifiable sustainability and ease of scalability due to the presence of large land reserves. All this profitably, thanks to revenues generated from plantations as well as lower investment requirements. Restored, replanted fallow land has been proven to combat desertification, climate change, poverty and migration, and promote biodiversity.
The innovation offers companies, government organizations and NGOs the opportunity to implement tailored, cost-effective business solutions to combat climate change or directly finance projects to competitively offset their own CO2 emissions, while growing high-quality food on previously unused land. This enables a direct link between CO2 emitters seeking a solution and the states, corporations and landowners implementing that solution for them.
About Jatropower AG
The Swiss company, based in Baar (ZG), operates several demo plantations in India and Madagascar and is financed by private Swiss investors. The innovation was awarded the "Solar Impulse Efficient Solution" label by Prof. Bertrand Piccard's Swiss Solar Impulse Foundation and included in the list of the best solutions for protecting the environment.
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Ms Hyslop (SNP) said: “A decade of Tory austerity coupled with a Brexit that Scotland didn’t vote for has made us poorer. As the cost of living crisis deepens for people across West Lothian, it’s right that the Scottish government lays bare the cost of living with Westminster in this series of papers.
“They outline how other comparable nations are wealthier, happier and fairer than Scotland currently is under Westminster control.
“We have the ambition, the talent and the mandate to create a better future. Scotland needs the powers that only independence can deliver now, to create real meaningful change for our country and our people.” | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/fiona-hyslop-welcomes-scottish-independence-papers-3732235 | 2022-06-16T06:35:01Z | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/fiona-hyslop-welcomes-scottish-independence-papers-3732235 | false | null |
THE issues involved in the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other three university-based unions are more complicated than they seem, the Federal Government has said.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this while briefing correspondents at the end of the virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday.
The minister’s remark came on a day the Council also approved the establishment of e-learning centres for primary schools across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The university…
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Crenezumab did not statistically significantly slow or prevent cognitive decline in people with a specific genetic mutation which causes early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
Numerical differences favouring crenezumab over placebo were observed across the co-primary, multiple secondary and exploratory endpoints
Initial data will be presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) on August 2, 2022
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AC Immune SA ( ACIU), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering precision medicine for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced results from the Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative (API) Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer's Disease (ADAD) Colombia Trial. The study evaluated the potential of crenezumab, an investigational medicine, to slow or prevent Alzheimer’s disease in cognitively unimpaired people who carry a specific genetic mutation which causes early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Numerical differences favouring crenezumab over placebo were observed across the co-primary, multiple secondary and exploratory endpoints, though none were statistically significant. The co-primary endpoints assessed the rate of change in cognitive abilities or episodic memory function, measured by the API ADAD composite cognitive total score and the Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT) Cueing Index, respectively. Crenezumab was generally well tolerated during the study and no new safety issues were identified. Further analyses of data are ongoing. Initial data will be presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) on August 2, 2022.
Dr. Andrea Pfeifer, CEO of AC Immune commented: “While we are disappointed that the primary endpoints were not met, crenezumab’s safety profile and the favorable numerical differences observed across primary, secondary and exploratory endpoints, warrant further analyses of the data.
“We are grateful to all those involved in this landmark study, which will undoubtedly increase the scientific community’s understanding of pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease and prevention studies conducted in this population. We would like to especially recognize the trial participants and their families, whose courage continues to inspire us. We also thank our colleagues and partners at the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (BAI), Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia (GNA), at the University of Antioquia in Colombia, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, and the National Institute on Aging for their faultless commitment to the diligent execution of this nine-year study.”
The trial enrolled 252 people who are members of the world’s largest extended family with ADAD in Colombia. Two-thirds of participants carried the Presenilin 1 E280A mutation which typically causes cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease around age 44. Participants were randomised to receive crenezumab or placebo over five to eight years. During the trial, the dose of crenezumab was increased as knowledge about potential treatment approaches for Alzheimer’s disease evolved.
The study, which was supported by National Institute on Aging, generous philanthropic contributions to Banner Alzheimer’s Foundation, and Roche, has generated a wealth of data that will advance the early detection, tracking and study of Alzheimer’s disease and inform the design of future Alzheimer’s prevention trials.
Crenezumab is an investigational treatment discovered by AC Immune SA and designed to neutralise a pathological species of the beta-amyloid protein called oligomers. It is developed by Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, under a license and collaboration agreement established in 2006.
About the Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative and the API ADAD (Colombia) Trial
The Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative (API) is an international collaborative formed in 2009 to launch a new era of Alzheimer’s prevention research. Led by the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, the API conducts prevention trials in cognitively healthy people at increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease. API continues to establish brain imaging, fluid biomarker and cognitive endpoints needed to rapidly test promising prevention therapies. It also leads participant recruitment registries to accelerate enrollment into Alzheimer’s-focused studies. API is intended to provide the scientific means, accelerated approval pathway and enrollment resources needed to evaluate the range of promising Alzheimer’s prevention therapies and find ones that work without losing another generation.
First proposed by investigators from BAI, the API ADAD trial (NCT01998841) was a prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group label enabling Phase II study of the efficacy of crenezumab versus placebo in cognitively unimpaired individuals who have no clinical symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and carry the PSEN1 E280A autosomal dominant mutation. Participants who are mutation carriers were randomised in a 1:1 ratio to receive either crenezumab or placebo for at least 260 weeks. Crenezumab was initially administered subcutaneously 300 mg every two weeks. Dosing was amended in 2015 to 720 mg subcutaneously every two weeks and in 2019 the option to increase the dose to 60 mg/kg, delivered intravenously every four weeks, was offered to participants. A cohort of participants (non-mutation carriers) were also enrolled and dosed solely on placebo.
The trial, which was supported by National Institute on Aging's (NIA) generous philanthropic contributions to Banner Alzheimer’s Foundation and Roche, was the first NIH-supported prevention trial of an experimental prevention therapy in cognitively unimpaired persons at known risk for the disease.
For more information, go tohttps://alzheimerspreventioninitiative.com/.
About Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease
Autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s Disease (ADAD; also known as familial AD or dominantly-inherited AD [DIAD]) is a rare, inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease caused by single gene mutations in the APP, PSEN1 or PSEN2 genes. Less than 1% of all Alzheimer’s cases worldwide are thought to be caused by genetic mutations. It usually has a much earlier onset than the more common sporadic Alzheimer’s disease, with symptoms developing in people in their 30s to 60s. If an individual has one of these mutations they are nearly certain to develop Alzheimer's and there is a 50% chance they will pass it on to each of their children.
About the PSEN1 E280A mutation and the Antioquia kindreds
The PSEN1 E280A or ‘Paisa’ mutation virtually guarantees that carriers will develop Alzheimer’s at the average age of 44 and dementia at the average age of 49. The Colombian PSEN1 E280A kindred are the world’s largest extended family with ADAD, with ~6,000 family members and ~1,200 with the mutation.
The API ADAD trial was conducted in collaboration with neurologist Francisco Lopera and his team, Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia (GNA), at the University of Antioquia in Medellín, Colombia. Dr. Lopera followed the kindred for three decades prior to the start of the trial and has established a close relationship with many members.
About crenezumab
Crenezumab is a humanised monoclonal antibody, an investigational treatment designed to slow Alzheimer’s disease progression by neutralising neurotoxic beta-amyloid oligomers. It was designed by AC Immune to be a conformation-specific monoclonal antibody targeting multiple forms of misfolded Abeta. Crenezumab has an antibody backbone (IgG4) designed to minimise the inflammatory response in the brain, which may result in a lower risk of certain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) abnormalities known as ARIA (Amyloid-Related Imaging Abnormalities).
About AC Immune SA
AC Immune SA is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that aims to become a global leader in precision medicine for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and NeuroOrphan indications driven by misfolded proteins. The Company’s two clinically validated technology platforms, SupraAntigen® and Morphomer®, fuel its broad and diversified pipeline of first- and best-in-class assets, which currently features ten therapeutic and three diagnostic candidates, six of which are currently in clinical trials. AC Immune has a strong track record of securing strategic partnerships with leading global pharmaceutical companies including Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Eli Lilly and Company, and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., resulting in substantial non-dilutive funding to advance its proprietary programs and >$3 billion in potential milestone payments.
SupraAntigen® is a registered trademark of AC Immune SA in the following territories: AU, EU, CH, GB, JP, RU and SG. Morphomer® is a registered trademark of AC Immune SA in CN, CH, GB, JP, NO and RU.
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Forward looking statements
This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical fact and may include statements that address future operating, financial or business performance or AC Immune’s strategies or expectations. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “potential,” “outlook” or “continue,” and other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. These risks and uncertainties include those described under the captions “Item 3. Key Information – Risk Factors” and “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” in AC Immune’s Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These include: the impact of Covid-19 on our business, suppliers, patients and employees and any other impact of Covid-19. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and AC Immune does not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable law. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. | https://www.gurufocus.com/news/1762446/ac-immune-provides-update-on-alzheimers-prevention-initiative-study-evaluating-crenezumab-in-autosomal-dominant-alzheimers-disease | 2022-06-16T06:55:32Z | https://www.gurufocus.com/news/1762446/ac-immune-provides-update-on-alzheimers-prevention-initiative-study-evaluating-crenezumab-in-autosomal-dominant-alzheimers-disease | true | 6 |
One of the most difficult things for businesses to predict about their operations is how to most efficiently, effectively and affordably reach and engage with target audiences. Even the best product development and highly productive logistics in the world don’t matter if businesses cannot get their message across to the right people at exactly the right time.
Today, digital marketing is the most important tool available to businesses, whatever their goals, to reach the right target audience. In essence, it has changed the face of modern businesses, by providing them with easier and more affordable ways to promote their products, services and brands.
Digital marketing is a promotional strategy connecting businesses with potential customers using the internet and various other digital communication forms. The benefits of digital marketing are far-reaching. These include allowing businesses to reach a larger, global audience, getting trackable and measurable results, enhancing customer engagement and saving marketing costs.
But digital marketing is constantly evolving and for businesses to stay ahead, they need to invest in more innovative strategies. As a result, many businesses turn to hiring skilled and experienced digital marketing consultants as part of a remote marketing team.
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The Responsibilities of a Dedicated Marketing Consultant
A marketing consultant is a virtual marketerand advisor who specializes in working with companies to create and implement effective marketing strategies. They can help to identify a business’s marketing message, develop a detailed marketing plan and determine the appropriate marketing platforms to get the message out to the right target market.
Some of the main responsibilities of a dedicated marketing consultant as a digital marketing expertinclude:
- Analyzing and evaluating companies’ profiles and their operations to understand their marketing needs.
- Conducting research to specify industry trends, identify market demographics and determine profit-making opportunities.
- Executing effective marketing strategies in line with businesses’ goals and budgets.
- Providing overall direction for a range of marketing efforts using the best techniques and tools.
- Overseeing marketing projects and evaluating results.
- Generating reports with recommendations for new ideas.
- Evaluating competitor offerings.
- Tracking the ROI regarding marketing initiatives.
Skills Every Dedicated Marketing Consultant Should Have
Marketing consultants are online marketing specialistexperts who must be able to think both analytically and creatively. While creativity is very important, it’s also essential for these consultants to be capable of accomplishing results from that creativity. Additionally, they should ideally have the following skills:
- Strong research skills
Consultants must be able to conduct market research, manage competitive analysis, run brand analysis, and do customer persona analysis. They should also be able to plan and implement the research and use the results to leverage success.
- Effective communication skills
To ensure everyone works together to reach certain marketing goals, consultants must have strong written and verbal communication skills. They must be transparent during all stages of strategy design and implementation.
- Analytical skills
Consultants must have the ability to carefully analyze reports and results and use the insights to improve marketing strategies.
- Creativity
To stand out, businesses must invest in innovative marketing strategies. Consultants must be creative and be able to implement their ideas effectively.
- Problem-solving skills
Not all marketing strategies always run smoothly. Therefore, digital marketing consultants must be able to identify problems quickly and find and implement suitable solutions.
- Strong leadership skills
Consultants must have the ability to work in a team and maintain strong direction for stakeholders at all levels, including internal departments and the marketing manager.
The Bottom Line
Marketing consultants can help businesses improve their marketing plans and strategies to reach customers more effectively. However, it is important for all businesses to carefully consider the essential skills required from a marketing consultant before investing in digital marketing outsourcing. | https://www.ilounge.com/articles/what-skills-a-dedicated-marketing-consultant-should-have | 2022-06-16T06:55:54Z | https://www.ilounge.com/articles/what-skills-a-dedicated-marketing-consultant-should-have | true | 1 |
Thomas Park of the Warren Artist Market will perform in an evening reading/show at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 17, at Frontier Warren, 140 S. Main St., Warrenton.
He describes the event as “half a one-man show, half a short dramatic reading, and a lot of enlightening fun.”
In the first production of ‘Lies: A Juneteenth Revival,” Park will present the dramatic reading of his short play, “We Gone,” which portrays the events that occur one evening down in Texas on a small slave holding plantation when the captives receive important news.
Park will share new poems prepared for the event and perform three monologues he calls his “little trinity,” including “Frederick Douglass,” “The Queer Sufi: Abdul Hadith Dolla” and another special historical guest.
Refreshments will be served while they last, and there is no admission charge.
This event was also made possible by a North Carolina Arts Council-Artist Support Grant and the Warren County Arts Council. | https://www.warrenrecord.com/arts_entertainment/article_62b14ed4-ecbb-11ec-8f51-7f1c3b39ce90.html | 2022-06-16T07:15:59Z | https://www.warrenrecord.com/arts_entertainment/article_62b14ed4-ecbb-11ec-8f51-7f1c3b39ce90.html | false | 1 |
New Delhi: Massive protests erupted in Bihar and Rajasthan against the Agnipath recruitment scheme as protesters raised concerns over job security and pension. Protesters in large numbers crowded the streets of Bihar and Rajasthan as they shouted slogans against the the Agnipath Yojana. Many also held placards and burned tyres to rollback the Agnipath scheme via which soldiers would be recruited into the Armed Forces on a four-year contract basis. Staging demonstration against Centre, the job seekers voiced apprehensions over the future of their services as the scheme pushes for only 25 per cent of the soldiers recruited to be retained for full term.Also Read - Violent Protest in Bihar's Jehanabad, Munger Against Agnipath Recruitment Scheme; Trains Set on Fire | LIVE
Agnipath scheme: Why protests being held and what job seekers say
Two days after the Centre announced the Agnipath Yojana, Army aspirants disrupted rail and road traffic in several parts of Bihar in protest against the recruitment scheme which proposes recruitment of jawans on a contractual basis for a four-year-period followed by compulsory retirement for most without gratuity and pension benefits. The protests took a violent turn on Thursday in Bihar’s Munger and Jehanabad as several agitators burned tyres, vandalised buses and set trains on fire while raising slogans against the Agnipath scheme.
Speaking to news agency ANI over taking part in the agitation, a protester voiced concerns over next step after serving in the Army for four years as only 25 per cent of soldiers will be enrolled in the regular cadre.
“Where will we go after working for only 4 years? We will be homeless after 4 years of service. So we have jammed the roads; the country’s leaders will now get to know that people are aware,” a protester in Jehanabad said.
Another protesters said, “We work hard to get inducted into the Armed forces. How will the service be for 4 years, with months of training and leaves? How will we protect the nation after getting trained for just 3 years? Govt has to take back this scheme,”
Another defence job seeker in Munger urged government to withdraw the Agnipath scheme so that recruitment in the Armed Forces can be carried out the way it was done earlier. “We demand that the recruitment be done as it used to be done earlier, Tour of Duty (ToD) be rolled back and exams be held as earlier. Nobody will go to Army just for four years,” the protester told ANI.
What is Agnipath scheme?
- The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the attractive recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’ which provides an opportunity for Indian youth to serve in the regular cadre of the Armed Forces for a period of four years.
- The scheme has been designed to enable a youthful profile of the Armed Forces and provide a fresh lease of ‘Josh’ and ‘Jazba’ whilst at the same time bringing about a transformational shift towards a more tech-savvy Armed Forces – which is indeed the need of the hour. The selection will be the exclusive jurisdiction of the Armed Forces. A total of 46,000 Agniveers will be recruited this year.
- The Agniveers recruited under the scheme would form a distinct rank in the armed forces. It will be different from the existing ranks. Post four-year service, they will be offered an opportunity to apply for permanent enrolment in the Armed Forces. However, not everyone will be accepted to serve full term in the Army.
- The applications will be considered in a centralised manner based on objective criteria, including performance during their four-year engagement period, and up to 25 per cent of each specific batch of Agniveers will be enrolled in the regular cadre of the Armed Forces. 100 per cent of candidates can apply on a volunteer basis to enrol in the regular cadre.
- They would be required to serve for a further engagement period of a minimum of 15 years and would be governed by the existing terms and conditions of the service of Junior Commissioned Officers/Other Ranks in Indian Army and their equivalent in Indian Navy and Indian Air Force and that of Non-Combatant enrolled in the Indian Air Force, as amended from time-to-time.
Recap: Protests held across Bihar and Rajasthan against Agnipath recruitment scheme. The defence job seekers mainly raised concerns over job security and pension. | https://www.india.com/explainer/agnipath-scheme-protests-why-protests-erupted-against-army-recruitment-scheme-agnipath-yojana-2022-agnipath-protest-bihar-rajasthan-agniveers-5456471/ | 2022-06-16T07:18:41Z | https://www.india.com/explainer/agnipath-scheme-protests-why-protests-erupted-against-army-recruitment-scheme-agnipath-yojana-2022-agnipath-protest-bihar-rajasthan-agniveers-5456471/ | true | 1 |
Indian markets opened higher tracking gains in global equities amid a relief rally spurred by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell downplaying the outsized interest rate hikes after a 75 basis points (bps) increase. Powell in his speech also said that 75 bps hikes were not the norm and that the pace of tightening would depend on the course of inflation.
After the initial spurt, the markets erased all of the morning gains and are now awaiting the outcome of the European Central Bank ECB meeting after a news report said its rate-setting governing council would hold an unscheduled meeting to discuss the recent selloff in the government bonds market. The Bank of England rate decision is also due on Thursday. Despite slowing growth, BoE is expected to hike rates by 25 bps as inflation continues to run extremely high.
Analysts’ views post US Fed meeting
Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, Bank of Baroda
The Fed rate hike was more or less on expected lines and indicates that the central bank means business and will continue raising rates till it is satisfied that inflation is under control. We may expect the rate to be pushed to the range of above 3 percent from the current range of 1.5-1.75 percent.
This would mean two things for India. First, the investment flows will be impeded further with higher interest rates making US markets more attractive than Ems (emerging markets). Second, currency volatility will be here to stay and the rupee will move down. The extent will depend on how the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) manages the same. So far the rupee has depreciated at about the median rate and is hence not out of sync with what is happening to other currencies. But our monetary policy will largely be driven by the domestic inflation trajectory while keeping an eye on the fallout of Fed rate hikes
Madhavi Arora, Lead Economist | Emkay Global Financial Services
While we believe the money market may have largely baked it in, as we previously argued, the pain would likely linger for equities and credit markets. Our study also shows that historical precedent depicts how equities and credit struggle well after rates market peak. Thus investors may brace ahead at best for occasional bear market rallies in coming months. 2023 will possibly, ironically, probably deliver recession but broadly positive returns across multiple asset classes, because 2022 will have front-loaded so much stagflation into valuations.
Radhika Rao senior economist DBS Bank
Overnight rate action underscored US Fed’s keenness to bring forward policy adjustments and our inhouse call is for the policy rate to be at 3.5% by end-year. An aggressive US hike cycle puts considerable pressure on the Asian central banks to follow suit, as their policy dashboard broadens from being focused on domestic growth and inflation path, to also include financial stability and outflow risks. The need to anchor domestic inflationary expectations and to preserve financial market stability, are likely to nudge regional central banks to undertake timely and frontloaded action even if they don’t seek to match the quantum or pace of the US hike cycle.
BofA Global Research
We continue to expect the US rates market will keep flattening with risk of ongoing front-loading of rate hikes and economic slowdown concerns. Powell stressed the Fed will remain data dependent and react to incoming information. Inflation is expected to remain elevated near-term which may push the market to further press 75 bps of hikes in July and pull forward the timing of rate hikes further into ’22. We continue to view back-end rates constructively in the face of an upcoming economic moderation. Near-term curve dynamics are likely to be influenced heavily by market pricing of 50 vs 75 bps in July but we suspect long-end US rates will be more well-anchored due to slowdown concerns.
Morgan Stanley US Economics & Global Macro Strategy report
The Fed is “strongly committed” to reducing inflation and the June data won't look much better at the core level, which leads us to expect the Fed to follow with another 75 bps hike at its July meeting. Chair Powell delivers his semi-annual testimony to Congress on June 22. We now see a steeper path and higher peak rate, ending this year at 3.625 percent, compared with the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) median projection at 3.4 percent. The steeper path we think slows the economy and inflation more meaningfully compared with the Fed. In 2023 we flatline the Fed funds forecast at 3.625 percent while the Fed continues to hike to 3.8 percent in its projections. | https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/stocks/analysts-views-post-us-fed-meeting-8694061.html/amp | 2022-06-16T07:22:24Z | https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/stocks/analysts-views-post-us-fed-meeting-8694061.html/amp | false | 2 |
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CA San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA Zone Forecast for Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for tonight, Thursday, Thursday night, and Friday.
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West Side Mountains north of 198-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 65. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 82 to 92. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows 54 to 59. West winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 71 to 78. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 57. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 79.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 58.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, warmer. Highs 79 to 85.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 59 to 64. Highs 88 to 94.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 64 to 70. Highs
92 to 101.
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San Luis Reservoir 61 86 56 74 / 0 0 0 0
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Los Banos - Dos Palos-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 62. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 94. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 56. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as warm. Highs 75 to 80. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 54. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 81.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 60.
Highs 83 to 88.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 91 to 96. Lows 60 to 65.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 97 to 103. Lows 61 to
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Los Banos 58 89 54 77 / 0 0 0 0
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1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
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.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 93. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as warm. Highs 75 to 80. Northwest
winds up to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 81.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 58.
Highs 82 to 87.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 90 to 95. Lows 58 to 63.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 96 to 103. Lows 59 to
64.
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Livingston 55 88 51 76 / 0 0 0 0
Merced 58 92 53 78 / 0 0 0 0
Chowchilla 57 91 51 77 / 0 0 0 0
Madera 58 92 52 76 / 0 0 0 0
Firebaugh 57 92 52 78 / 0 0 0 0
Mendota 58 93 52 78 / 0 0 0 0
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1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 62. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 94. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 56. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as warm. Highs 74 to 79. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Clear. Highs 76 to 86. Lows 48 to
53.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 54 to 64. Highs
90 to 95.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 96 to 103. Lows 61 to
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Planada 59 91 53 77 / 0 0 0 0
Le Grand 59 91 52 76 / 0 0 0 0
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1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 65. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 97. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler. Lows 52 to 57. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as warm. Highs 75 to 80. Light winds
in the morning becoming north around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Clear. Highs 77 to 85. Lows 50 to
55.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 56 to 61. Highs 89 to 94.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 62 to 69. Highs
95 to 102.
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Coalinga 61 94 52 78 / 0 0 0 0
Avenal 63 94 55 77 / 0 0 0 0
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1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 64. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 97. North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler. Lows 51 to 56. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as warm. Highs 76 to 81. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 53. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 87. Lows
50 to 60.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 90 to 95. Lows 59 to 65.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 97 to 104. Lows 61 to
67.
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Huron 61 95 53 78 / 0 0 0 0
Five Points 60 94 53 78 / 0 0 0 0
NAS Lemoore 60 94 53 78 / 0 0 0 0
Kettleman City 63 95 57 78 / 0 0 0 0
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1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 62. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 97. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as warm. Highs 75 to 80. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 52. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 87. Lows
48 to 58.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 91 to 96. Lows 58 to 63.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 97 to 104. Lows 60 to
65.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Selma 61 94 55 78 / 0 0 0 0
Kingsburg 59 95 53 78 / 0 0 0 0
Sanger 61 94 54 77 / 0 0 0 0
Kerman 58 92 51 77 / 0 0 0 0
Caruthers 59 94 52 77 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ307-161100-
Fresno-Clovis-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 65. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 97. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 58. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as warm. Highs 75 to 80. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 54. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Clear. Highs 77 to 87. Lows 50 to
56.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs
91 to 96.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 97 to 104. Lows 63 to
68.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Clovis 64 94 57 77 / 0 0 0 0
Fresno 64 94 57 77 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ308-161100-
West Side Mountains South of 198-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 62 to 67. Northwest winds up to 10 mph in
the evening shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 97. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler. Lows 53 to 58. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as warm. Highs 76 to 81. North winds
up to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Clear. Highs 77 to 85. Lows 51 to
56.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 58 to 63. Highs 89 to 94.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 63 to 69. Highs
95 to 101.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Livingston 55 88 51 76 / 0 0 0 0
Merced 58 92 53 78 / 0 0 0 0
Chowchilla 57 91 51 77 / 0 0 0 0
Madera 58 92 52 76 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ309-161100-
Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 65. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 98. Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 58. Northwest winds up to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Not as warm. Highs 78 to 83. Light winds in the
morning becoming north around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 86. Lows
50 to 60.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 90 to 95. Lows 60 to 65.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 96 to 103. Lows 62 to
67.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lost Hills 61 94 54 79 / 0 0 0 0
Buttonwillow 63 96 57 82 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ310-161100-
Delano-Wasco-Shafter-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 63. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96. Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 57. Northwest winds up to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as warm. Highs 77 to 82. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows
47 to 52. Northwest winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming
light and variable after midnight.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 77 to 85. Lows
49 to 58.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 89 to 94. Lows 57 to 62.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 95 to 103. Lows 61 to
66.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Alpaugh 59 92 53 78 / 0 0 0 0
Allensworth 60 94 54 80 / 0 0 0 0
Wasco 60 94 55 81 / 0 0 0 0
Delano 60 94 55 80 / 0 0 0 0
McFarland 61 94 54 81 / 0 0 0 0
Shafter 61 94 56 81 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ311-161100-
Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 62. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 97. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 56. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as warm. Highs 76 to 81. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming clear.
Lows 47 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 86. Lows
49 to 58.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 90 to 95. Lows 58 to 63.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 96 to 103. Lows 60 to
65.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lemoore 61 94 54 78 / 0 0 0 0
Hanford 60 95 56 78 / 0 0 0 0
Corcoran 60 94 54 78 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ312-161100-
Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 63. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 97. Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 57. Northwest winds up to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as warm. Highs 76 to 81. Northwest
winds up to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows
47 to 52. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 85. Lows
49 to 59.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 90 to 95. Lows 59 to 64.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 96 to 103. Lows 62 to
67.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Reedley 59 95 54 78 / 0 0 0 0
Dinuba 59 94 53 78 / 0 0 0 0
Visalia 58 95 55 79 / 0 0 0 0
Exeter 60 95 54 79 / 0 0 0 0
Tulare 62 95 56 79 / 0 0 0 0
Lindsay 60 94 54 79 / 0 0 0 0
Porterville 62 94 57 80 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ313-161100-
Buena Vista-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 65 to 70. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 98. Light winds in the morning
becoming north around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 62. West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Not as warm. Highs 79 to 84. Light winds in the
morning becoming north around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 57. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 84. Lows
53 to 63.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 89 to 94. Lows 64 to 69.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 95 to 102. Lows 66 to
71.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Taft 68 94 60 80 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ314-161100-
Bakersfield-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 69. North winds up to 10 mph in the
evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 97. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 56 to 64. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 85. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows 50 to 56. Northwest
winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable
after midnight.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 84. Lows
51 to 61.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 89 to 94. Lows 61 to 69.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 96 to 102. Lows 64 to
72.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bakersfield 66 94 61 81 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ315-161100-
Southeast San Joaquin Valley-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 65. North winds up to 10 mph in the
evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 59. Northwest winds up to
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Not as warm. Highs 77 to 82. Light winds in the
morning becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 53. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 76 to 83. Lows
50 to 60.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 87 to 92. Lows 59 to 65.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 94 to 101. Lows 63 to
69.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Richgrove 60 94 54 80 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ316-161100-
South End San Joaquin Valley-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 64 to 70. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 97. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 63. Northwest winds up to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 85. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 57. Northwest winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 77 to 83. Lows
53 to 62.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 88 to 93. Lows 63 to 69.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 95 to 101. Lows 66 to
72.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Arvin 66 96 60 84 / 0 0 0 0
Lamont 64 95 59 84 / 0 0 0 0
Mettler 66 94 60 81 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ317-161100-
Mariposa Madera Foothills-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 64. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 86 to 94. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows 51 to 56. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as warm. Highs 71 to 77. West winds
up to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 52. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 71 to 79. Lows 47 to
53.
.JUNETEENTH AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 84. Lows 53 to
59.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 87 to 93. Lows 59 to 65.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 93 to 100. Lows 62 to
68.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mariposa 60 85 50 69 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ318-161100-
Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 54 to 64.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 88.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 44 to 54.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs 61 to 71.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 39 to 49.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 62 to 72. Lows 39 to
49.
.JUNETEENTH AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 67 to 77. Lows 46 to
56.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 77 to 87. Lows 52 to 62.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 83 to 93. Lows 55 to
65.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Oakhurst 55 90 47 72 / 0 0 0 0
Bass Lake 57 85 50 67 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ319-161100-
Fresno-Tulare Foothills-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 67.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 97.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler. Lows 54 to 59.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as warm. Highs 72 to 80.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows
49 to 54.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Clear. Highs 74 to 84. Lows 49 to
54.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 56 to 61. Highs 86 to 94.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 61 to 69. Highs
92 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Millerton Lake 62 93 54 76 / 0 0 0 0
Three Rivers 64 97 57 81 / 0 0 0 0
Springville 60 89 54 75 / 0 0 0 0
Tule River Reservation 68 94 60 79 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ320-161100-
Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 69.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 90.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler. Lows 50 to 60.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. Cooler. Highs 63 to 73.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing.
Colder. Lows 43 to 53.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Clear. Highs 65 to 75. Lows 43 to
53.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 50 to 60. Highs 76 to 86.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58 to 68. Highs
83 to 93.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Auberry 66 88 54 69 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ321-161100-
South End Sierra Foothills-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 62 to 68.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 94.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler. Lows 55 to 61.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Not as warm. Highs 76 to 81.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 55.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Clear. Highs 74 to 81. Lows 50 to
56.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 56 to 62. Highs 86 to 91.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 62 to 71. Highs
92 to 99.
=
$$
CAZ322-161100-
South End of the Lower Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 67.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 89.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler. Lows 50 to 58.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 65 to 75.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows 43 to 51.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 62 to 72.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND JUNETEENTH...Clear. Lows 42 to 52. Highs
64 to 74.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear, warmer. Lows 48 to 58. Highs
75 to 85.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 57 to 67. Highs
81 to 91.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Camp Nelson 55 82 50 68 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ323-161100-
Yosemite NP outside of the valley-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 62 at 5000 feet...42 to 52 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 82 at 5000 feet...61 to 71 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows 44 to 53 at 5000 feet...
38 to 47 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Patchy blowing dust in the
afternoon. Highs 58 to 65 at 5000 feet...45 to 55 at 8000 feet.
Over higher elevations, southwest winds around 25 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph over higher elevations.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 36 to 45 at
5000 feet...27 to 36 at 8000 feet. Over higher elevations, gusts
up to 45 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Mostly clear. Highs 58 to 68 at
5000 feet...46 to 56 at 8000 feet. Lows 35 to 45 at 5000 feet...
26 to 34 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 42 to 52 at 5000 feet...
33 to 42 at 8000 feet. Highs 73 to 78 at 5000 feet...59 to 67 at
8000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 51 to 61 at
5000 feet...40 to 50 at 8000 feet. Highs 77 to 85 at 5000 feet...
63 to 73 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Tuolumne Meadows 39 72 37 56 / 0 0 0 0
Wawona 55 85 49 68 / 0 0 0 0
Hetch Hetchy 60 85 53 68 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ324-161100-
Yosemite Valley-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 65. West winds up to 10 mph in the
evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 87. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler. Lows 50 to 56. Southwest winds
up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs 60 to 70. Light winds in
the morning becoming southwest around 10 mph with gusts to around
25 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 40 to 48. Southwest
winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable
after midnight.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 59 to 69. Lows
38 to 48.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 64 to 74.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 45 to 55. Highs 74 to 84.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 53 to 63. Highs
79 to 89.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Yosemite 55 91 50 74 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ325-161100-
San Joaquin River Canyon-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 56 to 66. West winds up to 10 mph in the
evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 85. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler. Lows 51 to 59. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the evening becoming
light and variable after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs 58 to 68. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming clear.
Colder. Lows 40 to 50. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 30 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 57 to 67. Lows 39 to
49.
.JUNETEENTH AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 62 to 72. Lows 45 to
55.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 72 to 82. Lows 52 to 62.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 78 to 88. Lows 54 to
64.
=
$$
CAZ326-161100-
Upper San Joaquin River-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 42 to 52.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 61 to 71.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 38 to 48.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Breezy, cooler. Patchy blowing dust in
the afternoon. Highs 46 to 56. Over higher elevations, southwest
winds 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 50 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming clear.
Breezy, colder. Lows 27 to 37. Over higher elevations, southwest
winds around 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 43 to 53. Lows 25 to
35.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 47 to 57.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 31 to 41. Highs 57 to 67.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 39 to 49. Highs
62 to 72.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Devils Postpile 48 68 45 53 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ327-161100-
Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 66 at 5000 feet...45 to 53 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 79 at 5000 feet...68 to 74 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows 50 to 55 at 5000 feet...
41 to 47 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. Cooler. Highs 56 to 62 at 5000 feet...52 to 60 at
8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing.
Colder. Lows 42 to 49 at 5000 feet...31 to 37 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 56 to 63 at 5000 feet...50 to 56 at
8000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND JUNETEENTH...Clear. Lows 42 to 48 at
5000 feet...30 to 35 at 8000 feet. Highs 59 to 67 at 5000 feet...
53 to 59 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 48 to 56 at 5000 feet...
35 to 41 at 8000 feet. Highs 70 to 76 at 5000 feet...63 to 69 at
8000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 54 to 64 at
5000 feet...42 to 51 at 8000 feet. Highs 75 to 84 at 5000 feet...
68 to 75 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Huntington Lake 49 68 44 53 / 0 0 0 0
Shaver Lake 52 75 46 58 / 0 0 0 0
Lake Wishon 53 76 48 60 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ328-161100-
Kings Canyon NP-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows around 59 at 5000 feet...44 to 52 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 85 at 5000 feet...68 to 78 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 57 at 5000 feet...42 to
49 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy.
Windy. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs around 72 at
5000 feet...54 to 64 at 8000 feet. Over higher elevations,
southwest winds 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon, Gusts up to
50 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy, colder. Lows around 46 at
5000 feet...31 to 38 at 8000 feet. Over higher elevations,
southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph in the
evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 67 at 5000 feet...50 to 60 at
8000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND JUNETEENTH...Clear. Lows around 42 at
5000 feet...28 to 35 at 8000 feet. Highs around 70 at 5000 feet...
53 to 63 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 49 at 5000 feet...
35 to 42 at 8000 feet. Highs around 78 at 5000 feet...62 to 72 at
8000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 54 to 59 at
5000 feet...41 to 51 at 8000 feet. Highs 82 to 87 at 5000 feet...
68 to 78 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Cedar Grove 55 90 52 76 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ329-161100-
Grant Grove Area-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 65 at 5000 feet...46 to 53 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 83 at 5000 feet...66 to 72 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler. Lows 55 to 60 at 5000 feet...
41 to 49 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. Cooler. Highs 63 to 68 at 5000 feet...52 to 58 at
8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows 45 to 50 at
5000 feet...31 to 38 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 60 to 65 at 5000 feet...48 to 54 at
8000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND JUNETEENTH...Clear. Lows 44 to 49 at
5000 feet...30 to 37 at 8000 feet. Highs 63 to 68 at 5000 feet...
51 to 56 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 51 to 56 at 5000 feet...
36 to 43 at 8000 feet. Highs 73 to 78 at 5000 feet...60 to 66 at
8000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 57 to 65 at
5000 feet...43 to 53 at 8000 feet. Highs 78 to 84 at 5000 feet...
66 to 73 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Grant Grove 55 75 47 59 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ330-161100-
Sequoia NP-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 63 at 5000 feet...43 to 53 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 81 at 5000 feet...64 to 74 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 56 at 5000 feet...39 to 49 at
8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy.
Breezy. Highs 60 to 66 at 5000 feet...52 to 62 at 8000 feet.
Gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon. Over higher elevations,
southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing.
Breezy, colder. Lows 42 to 47 at 5000 feet...28 to 38 at
8000 feet. Over higher elevations, southwest winds around 25 mph
with gusts to around 50 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 58 to 63 at 5000 feet...47 to 57 at
8000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND JUNETEENTH...Clear. Lows 41 to 46 at
5000 feet...27 to 36 at 8000 feet. Highs 60 to 65 at 5000 feet...
49 to 59 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 47 to 52 at 5000 feet...
33 to 43 at 8000 feet. Highs 71 to 76 at 5000 feet...59 to 69 at
8000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 55 to 62 at
5000 feet...42 to 52 at 8000 feet. Highs 75 to 82 at 5000 feet...
64 to 74 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lodgepole 48 75 44 61 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ331-161100-
South End of the Upper Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 61 at 5000 feet...45 to 55 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 87 at 5000 feet...71 to 81 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 57 at 5000 feet...42 to 52 at
8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 65 to 75 at 5000 feet...59 to
69 at 8000 feet. Southwest winds around 25 mph with gusts to
around 45 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy, colder. Lows 40 to 48 at
5000 feet...32 to 42 at 8000 feet. West winds around 25 mph with
gusts to around 45 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 59 to 69 at 5000 feet...53 to 63 at
8000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND JUNETEENTH...Clear. Lows 39 to 46 at
5000 feet...30 to 40 at 8000 feet. Highs 61 to 71 at 5000 feet...
54 to 64 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 45 to 52 at 5000 feet...
36 to 46 at 8000 feet. Highs 72 to 82 at 5000 feet...64 to 74 at
8000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 52 to 61 at
5000 feet...43 to 53 at 8000 feet. Highs 78 to 88 at 5000 feet...
70 to 80 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Johnsondale 49 89 45 75 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ332-161100-
Kern River Valley-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 67. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 87 to 97. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows 55 to 63. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 74 to 84. West winds up to 10 mph
in the morning increasing to southwest 15 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy, cooler. Lows 46 to 54. West
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 68 to 78.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND JUNETEENTH...Clear. Lows 45 to 53. Highs
70 to 80.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear, warmer. Lows 51 to 57. Highs
82 to 92.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58 to 67. Highs
88 to 97.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Alta Sierra 58 77 52 64 / 0 0 0 0
Kernville 63 96 58 83 / 0 0 0 0
Lake Isabella 67 95 62 81 / 0 0 0 0
Weldon 63 96 59 83 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ333-161100-
Piute Walker Basin-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 65.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 89.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler. Lows 49 to 59.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 66 to 76.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy, colder. Lows 41 to 51. West
winds around 25 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 60 to 70.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND JUNETEENTH...Clear. Lows 40 to 50. Highs
62 to 72.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear, warmer. Lows 45 to 55. Highs
73 to 83.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 54 to 64. Highs
80 to 90.
=
$$
CAZ334-161100-
Tehachapi-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 65.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 79 to 89. West winds around
25 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy, cooler. Lows 49 to 59. West
winds around 25 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 67 to 77. West winds around 25 mph
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy, colder. Lows 40 to 50. West
winds around 25 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 60 to 70.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND JUNETEENTH...Clear. Lows 40 to 50. Highs
62 to 72.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear, breezy, warmer. Lows 45 to 55.
Highs 74 to 84.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 54 to 64. Highs
80 to 90.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bear Valley Springs 55 80 49 68 / 0 0 0 0
Tehachapi 56 86 52 73 / 0 0 0 0
Twin Oaks 65 89 59 76 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ335-161100-
Grapevine-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 56 to 65. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 87. North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler. Lows 49 to 58. West winds up to
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 66 to 76. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 43 to 51. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Clear. Highs 62 to 72. Lows 43 to
52.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear, warmer. Lows 49 to 57. Highs
74 to 84.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 56 to 66. Highs
80 to 90.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Grapevine 64 90 58 79 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ336-161100-
Frazier Mountain Communities-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 65.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 88.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler. Lows 48 to 58.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 66 to 76.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 41 to 51.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Clear. Highs 63 to 73. Lows 42 to
52.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 47 to 57. Highs 74 to 84.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 56 to 66. Highs
80 to 90.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Pine Mountain Club 55 80 49 67 / 0 0 0 0
Frazier Park 53 86 47 73 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ337-161100-
Indian Wells Valley-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 66 to 72. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 97 to 106. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 64 to 70. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 86 to 95. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy, cooler. Patchy blowing dust
in the evening. Lows 55 to 61. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with
gusts to around 40 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 88.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 62.
Highs 81 to 90.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 89 to 96. Lows 62 to 68.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 95 to 104. Lows 66 to
71.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Inyokern 71 103 70 93 / 0 0 0 0
Ridgecrest 68 105 67 94 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ338-161100-
Mojave Desert Slopes-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows 63 to 73. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 88 to 98. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy, cooler. Lows 57 to 67. West
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 75 to 85. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy, cooler. Patchy blowing dust
in the evening. Lows 49 to 59. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts
to around 40 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 68 to 78.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows 47 to 57.
.JUNETEENTH AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs 70 to 80.
Lows 52 to 62.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 80 to 90. Lows 59 to 69.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear, breezy. Highs 86 to 96. Lows
61 to 71.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mojave 68 98 65 85 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ339-161100-
Mojave Desert-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 70. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 96 to 102. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows 60 to 66. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 85 to 91. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy, cooler. Patchy blowing dust
in the evening. Lows 52 to 57. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with
gusts to around 40 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 84.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 59.
Highs 80 to 86.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 89 to 95. Lows 57 to 65.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 94 to 101. Lows 60 to
68.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Randsburg 71 97 67 86 / 0 0 0 0
California City 63 101 62 89 / 0 0 0 0
Edwards AFB 62 100 62 89 / 0 0 0 0
Rosamond 63 99 61 87 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
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Shares of Eversource Energy
ES,
-0.20%
sank 0.20% to $80.58 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+1.46%
rising 1.46% to 3,789.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.00%
rising 1.00% to 30,668.53. This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses. Eversource Energy closed $14.05 below its 52-week high ($94.63), which the company achieved on April 21st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Dominion Energy Inc.
D,
+0.38%
rose 0.38% to $74.88, National Grid PLC ADR
NGG,
+1.77%
rose 1.77% to $64.81, and Consolidated Edison Inc.
ED,
-0.60%
fell 0.60% to $88.25. Trading volume (2.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
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Startling moment gunmen open fire on an Outlaws bikie gang clubhouse before speeding away as $250,000 reward is offered and CCTV released to track them down
- The two shootings occurred in Melbourne the suburb Carrum Downs in 2019
- CCTV has been re-released of the first shooting on September 27
- Police believe the shots were fired from the dark-coloured SUV seen in footage
- Image also released of VW Golf in relation to the SUV set on fire the next day
A $250,000 reward has been offered by police in the hope of solving two bikie-related shootings from three years ago.
The shootings took place in 2019 outside the Outlaws bikie gang clubhouse in the Melbourne suburb of Carrum Downs.
CCTV has been re-released of the first shooting that occurred just after 7.45pm on September 27.
In the footage, shots can be seen being fired into the clubhouse as a crowd of people gathered near the road outside (pictured)
In the footage, shots can be seen being fired into the clubhouse as a crowd of people gathered near the road outside.
No one was injured in the attack.
Police believe it was a targeted attack and could be linked to increasing tension between the Outlaws and Comancheros gangs.
The shots were allegedly fired from the dark-coloured SUV that was seen in the CCTV driving along the street at the time.
It's alleged that the shots were fired from the dark-coloured SUV (pictured) that was seen in the CCTV driving along the street at the time
An unmarked police car soon arrived at the scene after hearing the gunshots.
While patrolling the area, their vehicle was shot at but neither officer was hurt.
At the time of this second shooting, a crowd of people and vehicles had gathered outside the Outlaws clubhouse.
The next day, a dark-coloured Audi Q7 SUV was set on fire in a laneway at the western end of Hallam Valley Road in Dandenong South.
Surveillance from that area showed the SUV and a silver VW Golf turning right on to Hallam Valley Road from South Gippsland Highway, just before the vehicle was set alight.
The silver VW Golf then left the area and police believe the offenders from the fire were in that VW.
The silver VW Golf (pictured) left the area where the SUV had been set alight and police believe the offenders from the fire were in that VW
The Audi Q7 SUV is allegedly the same vehicle that was used in the initial shooting at the Outlaws clubhouse the night before.
It was stolen from a home in the western suburbs earlier in September 2019.
Anyone who recognises these vehicles or may have details was urged to come forward.
A reward of up to $250,000 will be issued for information leading to the capture of the shooters. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10921839/A-250-000-reward-offered-police-solve-Melbourne-bikie-shootings-2019.html | 2022-06-16T07:32:41Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10921839/A-250-000-reward-offered-police-solve-Melbourne-bikie-shootings-2019.html | false | 3 |
Sugar Land 6, Round Rock 3
El Paso 10, Las Vegas 9
Albuquerque 5, Salt Lake 1
Tacoma 3, Sacramento 1
Reno 9, Oklahoma City 3
Sugar Land 10, Round Rock 4
El Paso 11, Las Vegas 4
Albuquerque 20, Salt Lake 8
Tacoma 4, Sacramento 1
Oklahoma City 8, Reno 3
Sugar Land at Round Rock, 8:05 p.m.
Las Vegas at El Paso, 8:35 p.m.
Salt Lake at Albuquerque, 8:35 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Reno, 9:35 p.m.
Sacramento at Tacoma, 10:05 p.m.
Sugar Land at Round Rock, 8:05 p.m.
Las Vegas at El Paso, 8:35 p.m.
Salt Lake at Albuquerque, 9:05 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Reno, 9:35 p.m.
Sacramento at Tacoma, 10:05 p.m. | https://www.eagletribune.com/ap/sports/agate/triple-a-pacific-coast-league-glance/article_e36dd8cc-7ebc-574e-b508-9c2323435bff.html | 2022-06-16T07:33:37Z | https://www.eagletribune.com/ap/sports/agate/triple-a-pacific-coast-league-glance/article_e36dd8cc-7ebc-574e-b508-9c2323435bff.html | true | null |
Thomas Muller is known for his refreshing straightforwardness. No matter if there is a reason to celebrate or setbacks need to be dealt with, the Bavarian footballer likes to put things bluntly.
Statistics don’t seem to bother the Bayern striker overwhelmingly after his side crushed the 2020 European Champion Italy 5-2 in a Nations League encounter.
Just 161 days ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Germany might have secured the highest victory against Italy in 83 years.
Joshua Kimmich, Ilkay Gundogan’s penalty, Muller, and a quick-fire Timo Werner double turned things to better for a German team seeking stability.
German Football Federation Taking No Action Against Anti-Qatar Banner
Muller talked about a pleasant evening in the Moenchengladbach arena but neglected any informative value. “Most important is to enter our vacation with a good feeling after a stressful season and recover," the forward said. “It doesn’t mean a lot regarding the World Cup despite everyone asking for it."
Germany managed to remain unbeaten in 13 games under coach Hansi Flick and accomplished their mission to beat one of football’s great nations, reports Xinhua.
Despite coach Hansi Flick having found his bearing axis in Manuel Neuer, Antonio Rudiger, Kimmich, and Muller, the 2014 World Champion are far from what you call a tournament favourite.
“We know we can beat everyone on a good day, but things can still go in both directions. The Nations League games don’t deliver answers but only hints," Muller said. Germany remain a magic bag regarding the Qatar tournament in the striker’s opinion.
Coach Flick might draw a more valuable picture as competition has increased within the squad. Regulars such as Serge Gnabry and Leon Goretzka (Bayern) experienced they are replaceable.
Challengers such as Jonas Hofmann (Moenchengladbach) and Ilkay Gundogan (Man City) developed into the winners of the World Cup preparations aside from Hoffenheim’s full-back David Raum.
Flick spoke about a passed stress test and Gundogan called his team hard to beat, but “we should not get carried away by one game", Muller demanded.
“Confidence has increased, as we often managed to win the ball back after having lost it, but there is a lot of work ahead of us," he said.
The current inconsistency of several European teams doesn’t mean a thing from Mullers’ perspective. The Bayern striker demanded to “see things as they are. None of the so-called favourites know about their performance level in five months."
Having to kick the can down the road until the kick-off in mid-November in Qatar is a mental challenge. “It’s about gaining a positive feeling and preserving it," Muller said with Germany having to face World Cup group opponents such as Japan, Spain, and Costa Rica.
The victory against the newly formed Italian team is “something to get rid of some of your doubts for the moment. That’s it," Muller, the 2020 treble winner, stated.
While goalie Neuer called the victory a milestone, Muller is relying on his gut feelings, which are telling him not to get too enthusiastic.
The current struggles of the 2018 World Champion France or England are not more than a snapshot he insisted.
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Sint Maarten and World Bank sign US$26.8m grant for Fostering Resilient Learning Project
The infrastructure of Sint Maarten’s education sector was significantly damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, with detrimental effects on children’s learning environments.
Today, the Government of Sint Maarten and the World Bank signed a US$26.8 million grant agreement for the Fostering Resilient Learning Project. The project aims to rebuild the Sister Marie Lawrence (SML) and Charles Leopold Bell (CLB) schools, to restore access to library services through the reconstruction of the Philipsburg Jubilee Library (PJL), and to strengthen the government's management information system for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (MECYS).
The infrastructure of Sint Maarten's education sector was significantly damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, with detrimental effects on children's learning environments. As a result, access to schooling and to the extra-curricular programs of the SML and CLB schools – including those targeting special needs and at-risk youth and students - either were discontinued or could not be implemented as planned. Moreover, the PJL – a critical center for literacy, culture, and artistic expression in Sint Maarten – remains severely damaged and unusable. Its reconstruction is needed to return PJL to its pre-hurricane role of providing access to culture and education for the community.
"The reconstruction of Sister Marie Laurence and Charles Leopold Bell schools and of the Philipsburg Jubilee Library will improve learning environments and strengthen human capital in the country," said Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for the Caribbean. "I am delighted that this project will reopen access to critical educational and learning services, especially for those Sint Maarten youth who have special needs or are at-risk."
The project will also support the development of a comprehensive management information system to inform Government decision-making and oversight of the education, culture, youth, and sport sectors.
"Strengthening the MECYS's management information system that allows for more reliable and accessible data will inform the decision-making of policymakers for a better management of the sector," said Claret Conner, Director of the National Recovery Program Bureau, the implementing agency of the project.
The project complements ongoing activities financed by the Trust Fund. These activities include the repair of 19 schools under the Emergency Recovery Project, the strengthening of the child protection and education system under the Child Resilience and Protection Project, and the support provided by R4CR (Civil Society Partnership for Resilience Project) to early childhood education and sports facilities. The new project will also collaborate with the government's Digital Leadership Team in the context of the national digital transformation strategy.
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End to electric car grants is backwards step, warns Halfords boss
The Government confirmed on Tuesday that it is scrapping the £1,500 subsidy for purchases of new electric cars.
The boss of Halfords has accused the Government of taking a “backwards step” with its decision to end the plug-in car grants scheme.
The Government confirmed on Tuesday that it is scrapping the £1,500 subsidy for purchases of new electric cars.
The Department for Transport said it will “refocus” funding to encourage users of other vehicles to make the switch to electric as a result.
However, Halfords chief executive Graham Stapleton said the move will delay the transition towards the greater use of electric vehicles.
“Until now, we have been greatly encouraged by the Government’s commitment to making the transition to electric cars,” he said.
“However, the sudden and complete removal of the plug-in subsidy is a backward step.
“It will delay mass adoption at a time when we need to be doing everything we can to help people to choose greener transport options.
“We are writing to the Secretary of State for Transport to ask him to reconsider.”
It came as Halfords also revealed a jump in profits as the retailer was buoyed by continued growth in its motoring and autocentres businesses.
The London-listed company reported a 49.8% increase in pre-tax profits to £96.6 million for the year to April 1, compared with the previous year.
It added that this also represented a 325% rise on the £22.7 million profit it posted in the 2019-20 financial year, before the full impact of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, total revenues increased by almost a fifth to £1.37 billion compared with pre-pandemic levels.
Retail motoring sales grew by 6.5%, while its cycling business saw sales up 2.7% against two year ago but tumbled significantly lower against last year after a cycling boom during the pandemic.
Halfords added that its bike business also witnessed “supply chain disruption during the period”.
The company told shareholders that its expects pre-tax profits to be lower in the new financial year, at between £65 million and £75 million, amid economic uncertainty.
The group said it faces the prospect of “reduced demand, particularly for more discretionary, higher ticket items, and significant cost inflation” potentially affecting its performance.
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Shares of McDonald's Corp.
MCD,
+0.06%
inched 0.06% higher to $238.90 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+1.46%
rising 1.46% to 3,789.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.00%
rising 1.00% to 30,668.53. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. McDonald's Corp. closed $32.25 below its 52-week high ($271.15), which the company reached on January 4th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Starbucks Corp.
SBUX,
+2.60%
rose 2.60% to $74.19, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.
CMG,
+5.16%
rose 5.16% to $1,266.16, and Yum! Brands Inc.
YUM,
+1.52%
rose 1.52% to $111.90. Trading volume (3.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.8 M.
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While the world may be taking it's time in realizing that the future of the earth lies in our hands and it is upon us to save it, Tanishaa Mukerji's NGO 'Stamp' has already picked up the onus of replenishing the environment with what it has lost. With a clear aim to promote Forestation, Stamp prides in bringing together the population of India towards the right path.
Introducing exciting and inclusive initiatives like Earth renewal project, The stamp school initiative, The stamp plaque program and many more, this enlightened group has vowed to continue inspiring and motivating people to grow, nurture and care for trees and plants in urban as well as rural communities. It aims to reduce our carbon footprint by increasing the green cover and by nourishing and understanding the effects that nature has on us.
Tanishaa Mukerji speaks to us saying, "Stamp is my dream project and taking care of the environment has always been a second nature to me. My parents, my family have all been super supportive and encouraging to me and now the objective is to spread the word. More and more people should understand and feel it deep within their hearts that the environment that sustains human life is slowly being destroyed and we ought to salvage it. By schemes like The stamp gardens of the world and The stamp school initiative we hope to inculcate the habit of nurturing plant life and nature and bringing about the necessary change in the mindsets of this generation."
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“Governance of the KCPD is an atavistic vestige of slavery and Jim Crow that does not foster public confidence and trust. The stakeholders whose tax dollars fund the department lack the power to redress the KCPD’s incompetence and deficiencies. Despite the abysmal clearance rate, the BOPC maintains the status quo. As a result, the community is disillusioned by its disenfranchisement and the department’s incompetence. Victims of violent crime who lack confidence that the perpetrators will be brought to justice take matters into their own hands contributing to an escalating cycle of violence.” — Kansas City civil rights leaders to Attorney General Merrick Garland
In 2019, officers of the Kansas City Police Department investigating a traffic accident stormed into the backyard of Cameron Lamb’s home and shot him dead as he was backing his truck into his garage. Those officers, never prosecuted, still are on the force.
In 2020, a KCPD officer shot Donnie Sanders in the back as he fled from a traffic stop. The officer, who was not wearing a body camera, and who falsely claimed Sanders had a gun, was neither disciplined nor reprimanded.
Last year, Malcolm Johnson was shot execution-style in the head while face down on the ground with several police officers on his back. Officers allege that Johnson had a gun and shot an officer in the leg, but video captured at the scene raises questions about their account.
The list of similar incidents is appallingly long. KCPD officers have used deadly force more often than 98% of similarly-sized departments, killing 36 people between 2012 and 2020. A Black person was more than four times as likely to be killed by police as a white person in Kansas City from 2013 to 2020. Does this staggering use of deadly force make the KCPD more effective? Far from it. The department has cleared or solved only two out of every 10 violent crimes and placed 495th out of 500 of the largest law enforcement agencies in the country. But the citizens of Kansas City, 30% of whom are Black, have little recourse because of a racist policy dating to the Jim Crow era that gives a state board control of the city’s police force.
This week, the National Urban League took our 21 Pillars Tour — a nationwide initiative to promote our common-sense framework for safe and effective law enforcement — to Kansas City. Watch the event here: https://nul.org/program/police-reform. We heard heartbreaking stories from the survivors of KCPD racism and violence. We engaged in substantive discussions with members of the law enforcement community. And we reiterated our wholehearted support for the tireless activists and advocates who are working to bring about much-needed reforms, most notably Urban League of Kansas City President and CEO Gwen Grant.
Grant, who helped lead a successful effort to oust former KCPD Chief Rick Smith, is suing to release the department from state control and has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the department’s disturbing patterns of misconduct, discrimination and violence against communities of color.
As Grant explained in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, “During the Civil War, Missouri never seceded, but it was mostly sympathetic to the Confederacy. St. Louis, however, was Union-leaning. Claiborne Jackson, Missouri’s segregationist governor, didn’t want St. Louis to control its own arsenal, so in 1861, he encouraged the state legislature to pass the ‘Metropolitan Police Bill’ that gave the state control of St. Louis’s police department … one state representative called the bill ‘an effort to disenfranchise and oppress the people of St. Louis because they were not sound on the Negro question.’ One of Jackson’s appointees to the first police board confirmed that it was ‘adopted to enable our people to control St. Louis.'”
In 1874, the state also seized control of the Kansas City force. The Missouri Supreme Court declared the Kansas City Board of Police unconstitutional in 1932, but another segregationist governor, Lloyd Crow Stark, reinstituted the board in 1939.
St. Louis took back control of its police force in 2013, leaving Kansas City the only city in Missouri, and the only major city in the United States, without local control of its own police department.
For Kansas City, the Jim Crow era persists.
Morial is president/CEO of the National Urban League. | https://www.washingtoninformer.com/morial-nuls-21-pillars-tour-focuses-on-racism-excessive-force-among-kansas-city-police-department/ | 2022-06-16T07:57:41Z | https://www.washingtoninformer.com/morial-nuls-21-pillars-tour-focuses-on-racism-excessive-force-among-kansas-city-police-department/ | true | 1 |
Corrects first para to show Jyske is in talks to buy Handelsbanken's Danish business
STOCKHOLM, June 16 (Reuters) - Denmark's Jyske Bank JYSK.CO is holding discussions with Swedish banking group Handelsbanken SHBa.ST to buy its Danish business, the two companies said late on Wednesday.
"In response to market rumours, Jyske Bank confirms to be in discussions to acquire Svenska Handelsbanken's Danish activities. No agreement on the acquisition has been reached," Jyske Bank said in a statement," adding it had no further comments.
Handelsbanken said in a separate statement that it confirmed the discussions, but gave no further detail.
(Reporting by Helena Soderpalm; editing by Johan Ahlander)
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. | https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/jyske-bank-in-talks-to-buy-handelsbankens-danish-business | 2022-06-16T07:57:43Z | https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/jyske-bank-in-talks-to-buy-handelsbankens-danish-business | false | null |
Meta finally announced that it had rolled in support for WhatsApp data transfer from Android to iOS recently, and we told you how to do it. Now, the reverse is also possible and has been around for quite some time, allowing for easy WhatsApp data transfer between iOS and Android. And today we’re going to tell/remind you how to do that.
If you have been using an iPhone for all this time and want to switch to an Android smartphone, or if you want to just shift your WhatsApp to an Android device with your chat history intact - here’s what you need to do.
- Ensure that your Android smartphone is running Android 12. It ideally should be a new Android device that has not been set up yet or you can all factory reset on the smartphone before you begin the transfer.
- Start the process by connecting your iPhone to the Android smartphone with a USB Type-C to Lightning cable.
- Next, follow the on-screen instructions to import all selected data from iPhone to the Android device. Here you can select WhatsApp data (chats, photos, etc).
- Once the transfer is done, tap on ‘Continue’, and then scan the QR code shown on the Android device with your iPhone.
- When this is done, you need to complete the process by setting up WhatsApp on the Android device.
Now, some Samsung smartphones allow you to transfer WhatsApp data from iOS even if they are not on Android 12. This is thanks to a collaboration between WhatsApp and Samsung. If you are on one of these Samsung devices, here’s what you need to do:
- Make sure the Samsung smartphone is freshly reset.
- Connect your Samsung smartphone to the iPhone with the USB-C to Lightning cable and follow the prompts given by the onboard smart-switch application.
- Select all the apps and the data you’d want to transfer, including WhataApp.
- Next, you will have to scan the QR code on your Samsung phone which should open WhatsApp on the iPhone.
- Press ‘Start’ to continue with the data transfer.
- Finish setting up WhatsApp on the Samsung device and log in with the same number you were using on the iPhone.
- Press ‘Import’ when prompted and this will complete the data transfer.
Also Read: How to move your WhatsApp data from Android to iOS
Also Read: WhatsApp gets Android to iOS chat transfer feature: 10 things you should know | https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/how-to-transfer-whatsapp-data-from-iphone-to-android-337854-2022-06-16 | 2022-06-16T08:02:03Z | https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/how-to-transfer-whatsapp-data-from-iphone-to-android-337854-2022-06-16 | false | 2 |
By Sabela Ojea
Rockhopper Exploration PLC said Wednesday that it has proposed to raise around $4.5 million via a discounted share placing and subscription, as well as $5 million via an open offer.
The oil-and-gas company that appraised Sea Lion said that each share will be issued at a price of 7 pence. The company's closing price on Tuesday was 8 pence a share.
"The proceeds from the proposed placing and subscription are expected to provide the company with sufficient working capital to the end of June 2023," it said.
Write to Sabela Ojea at sabela.ojea@wsj.com; @sabelaojeaguix | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/rockhopper-exploration-launches-discounted-share-placing-subscription-271655311093 | 2022-06-16T08:06:35Z | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/rockhopper-exploration-launches-discounted-share-placing-subscription-271655311093 | false | null |
Shares of Simon Property Group Inc.
SPG,
+1.03%
rose 1.03% to $97.50 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+1.46%
rising 1.46% to 3,789.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.00%
rising 1.00% to 30,668.53. The stock's rise snapped a five-day losing streak. Simon Property Group Inc. closed $73.62 short of its 52-week high ($171.12), which the company achieved on November 18th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.
ARE,
+0.27%
rose 0.27% to $135.73 and Vornado Realty Trust
VNO,
+1.69%
rose 1.69% to $29.45. Trading volume (2.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use. | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/simon-property-group-inc-stock-rises-wednesday-still-underperforms-market-01655328086-1a2a9da5ab80 | 2022-06-16T08:09:45Z | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/simon-property-group-inc-stock-rises-wednesday-still-underperforms-market-01655328086-1a2a9da5ab80 | true | 3658 |
NEW YORK – Kristia Leyendecker has navigated a range of opposing views from her two siblings and other loved ones since 2016, when Donald Trump's election put a sharp, painful point on their political divisions as she drifted from the Republican Party of today and they didn't.
Then came the pandemic, the chaotic 2020 election and more conflict over masks and vaccinations. Yet she hung in there to keep relationships intact. That all changed in February 2021 during the devastating freeze in the Dallas area where they all live, she with her husband and two of their three children. Leyendecker's middle child began a gender transition, and Leyendecker's brother, his wife and her sister cut off contact with her family. Their mother was caught in the middle.
“I was devastated. If you had told me 10 years ago, even five years ago, that I would now be estranged from my family, I would have told you you were lying. We were a very close family. We did all holidays together. I’ve been through all of the stages of grief multiple times,” says the 49-year-old Leyendecker, a high school teacher.
Since, there have been no family picnics or group vacations. There were no mass gatherings for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Heading into summer, nothing has changed.
For families fractured along red house-blue house lines, summer’s slate of reunions, trips and weddings poses another exhausting round of tension at a time of heavy fatigue. Pandemic restrictions have melted away but gun control, the fight for reproductive rights, the Jan. 6 insurrection hearings, who's to blame for soaring inflation and a range of other issues continue to simmer.
Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers, co-hosts of the popular Pantsuit Politics podcast, have been hosting small group conversations with listeners about family, friendships, church, community, work and partners as they've launched their second book, “Now What? How to Move Forward When We're Divided (About Basically Everything).”
What they've heard is relatively consistent.
“Everyone is still really hurt by some of the fallout in their relationships over COVID,” Stewart Holland says. “People are still brokenhearted about some friendships that fell apart, partnerships that are now strained, family relationships that are estranged. As people start to come back together again, that pain is right on the surface, about the last fight or the last disagreement or the last blowup.”
She called this moment in a nation still greatly polarized as a “bingo card of political conflict for certain families right now.”
Reda Hicks, 41, was born and raised in Odessa, the epicenter of the West Texas oil industry. Her family is large, conservative and deeply evangelical. She's the oldest of four siblings and the senior of 24 first cousins. Her move to Austin for college was an eye-opener. Her move to ultra-progressive Berkeley, California, for law school was an even bigger one.
She's been in Houston since 2005 and has watched friction among friends and family from her two very different worlds devolve on her social media feeds, emboldened by the distance the internet affords.
“There's been a horrific caricaturing on both ends of that spectrum. Like, `I’m going to talk to you like you are the caricature in my mind of a hippie' or `I’m going to talk to you like you’re the caricature in my mind of a roughneck,' which means you’re an idiot either way and you have no idea what you’re talking about," says Hicks, a business consultant and the mother of two young children.
“It all feels so personal now.”
Immigration and border security pop up regularly. So does abortion and access to health care for women. Religion, particularly the separation of church and state, is a third hot button. And there's gun reform in light of the recent mass school shooting in Uvalde at home in Texas and other massacres. She has relatives — including her retired military and conservative husband — who own and carry guns.
In offline life, Hicks' family interactions can be tense but do remain civil, with regular get-togethers that include a recent group weekend at her second home in the Pineywoods of East Texas.
She has never considered a transition to no contact with conservative loved ones. With a brother living just across the street, that would be difficult to pull off. As a couple, Hicks and her husband have made a conscious decision to openly discuss their opposing views in the presence of their children, ages 11 and 5.
It's a humbling of sorts, making space for them to agree to disagree. “And we disagree a lot. But our ground rules are no name calling. If something gets extra heated, we take a timeout."
No real ground rules are set when it comes to the rest of their families, other than a change of topic when things appear headed for a boil over.
Daryl Van Tongeren, an associate professor of psychology at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, is out with a new book on the quiet power of restraint, “Humble: Free Yourself from the Traps of a Narcissistic World.” In his eyes, the Hickses have got it right, though cultural humility is a big ask for some divided families.
“Cultural humility is when we realize that our cultural perspective is not superior, and we demonstrate curiosity to learn from others, seeing the multitude of diverse approaches as a strength,” Van Tongeren says. “This humility does not come at the cost of fighting for the oppressed nor does it require that people shy away from upholding their personal values. But how we engage with people with whom we disagree matters."
Van Tongeren is an optimist. “Humility,” he says, “has the potential to change our relationships, our communities and nations. It helps bridge divides, and it centers the humanity of each of us. And it is what we desperately need right now."
In the humility camp, he's not alone. Thomas Plante, who teaches psychology at California's Santa Clara University, a liberal Jesuit school, urges the same.
“Having a heated conversation during a picnic or over the barbecue isn’t going to change anyone’s mind. It only creates tensions and hurt feelings as a rule,” Plante says.
Carla Bevins, an assistant teaching professor of communication at Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business, focuses on interpersonal communication, etiquette and conflict management. The wells of emotional reserves have fallen even lower at the start of summer's closeness, she says, compared to the stressful family times of, say, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
“We're so worn out,” she says. “And so often we’re framing our own response before we really even hear what the other person is trying to say. It needs to be about finding that commonality. Ask yourself, how much energy do I have in a day? And remember, there's always the option to just not go.”
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Follow Associated Press journalist Leanne Italie on Twitter at http://twitter.com/litalie | https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2022/06/16/for-families-deeply-divided-a-summer-of-hot-buttons-begins/ | 2022-06-16T08:10:29Z | https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2022/06/16/for-families-deeply-divided-a-summer-of-hot-buttons-begins/ | false | 52 |
Shares of Southern Co.
SO,
-0.31%
sank 0.31% to $66.57 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+1.46%
rising 1.46% to 3,789.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.00%
rising 1.00% to 30,668.53. This was the stock's sixth consecutive day of losses. Southern Co. closed $10.67 below its 52-week high ($77.24), which the company reached on April 21st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as NextEra Energy Inc.
NEE,
+3.79%
rose 3.79% to $74.19, Dominion Energy Inc.
D,
+0.38%
rose 0.38% to $74.88, and Duke Energy Corp.
DUK,
-0.75%
fell 0.75% to $100.18. Trading volume (6.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.4 M.
Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use. | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/southern-co-stock-underperforms-wednesday-when-compared-to-competitors-01655328071-ff4a242a639f | 2022-06-16T08:11:34Z | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/southern-co-stock-underperforms-wednesday-when-compared-to-competitors-01655328071-ff4a242a639f | false | 3658 |
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ALL roads lead to Donegal for the Tyrone rallying fraternity this weekend as the jewel in the crown of the Irish rally calendar makes its long overdue return after a Covid-inflicted break since 2019 in order to celebrate its 50th year in the process.
Throughout the star-studded entry-list there are crews from the ‘Red Hand’ county who are all champing at the bit to tackle the challenging three-days of demanding stages over the Donegal hills that are as much a test of man as they are of machine.
At the top of the list is current Irish Tarmac Rally Championship leader, Josh Moffett, who has enjoyed a scintillating start to the 2022 season, but he will have a host of Tyrone drivers in his rearview mirror all weekend.
Alastair Fisher and Omagh co-driver Gordon Noble, who won the Circuit of Ireland before enduring a miserable end to their Kilarney assault, will be keen to claim a second win this season, while Dromore’s Cathan McCourt, who will have Liam Moynihan alongside him, believes who ever can retain their concentration, maintain their pace and ensure their car survives will be the likely winner come Sunday.
“Whoever can keep the concentration, can keep the car going over a long three days will be in with a shout,” McCourt said.
“But it’s hard to know what the best approach is because if you look at all the international rallies this year, they have nearly been lost in the first two stages, so it’s hard to know how to attack it.”
McCourt started his season behind the wheel of a Rally2 Ford Fiesta before moving into a Skoda Fabia but he has now settled into life back in a Citroen, something he promised never to do again back in 2017.
“I like it. The Fiesta is a good car, I liked it too but I always thought you were always on the door handles on it to keep up, whereas the times seem to be coming a wee bit handier in the Citroen,” he explained.
“It could be all in my head but I feel comfortable and I’m enjoying driving it. Although, I had a smash in the older Citroen back in 2017 and I vowed back then I’d never get back into one of them again but I can’t say a bad word about this one, it seems to be a good package.”
And while the Dromore ace is looking forward to the unique challenges that lie ahead in Donegal this weekend, when he hopes for success, he feels the strength in depth of the entry list makes it impossible to guess who the main challengers will be.
“Everyone is on serious pace this year!,” he exclaimed. “From the R5 boys right down to the boys competing in a Civic, every man is on the door handles.
“They haven’t got out for a few years so you can see the pent up frustration being unleashed! And because of that there’s 20 or 30 boys you couldn’t pull away from the win.”
And that’s certainly true from a Tyrone perspective with Omagh’s Seamus Leonard, Victoria Bridge’s Jason Mitchell, Drumquin’s Ashley Dickson, Castlederg’s Gareth Sayers, Donemana’s Niall and Sean Devine and Clady’s Declan McCrory all keen to make an impact amongst the four-wheel-drive combatants.
There is also sure to be an exciting two-wheel-drive battle involving local crews, with Ryan Loughran, fresh from an outstanding drive at the Tyrone Stages Rally, set to resume hostilities with Moy’s Frank Kelly, Donaghmore’s Adrian Hetherington and Ballygawley’s Vivian Hamill, while Galbally’s Darren Hamill and Martin Harte and Dungannon’s Declan Campbell will also be hoping to be there or there abouts.
In the front-wheel-drive section, there will be another battle royale between two of the area’s top young drivers with Drumquin’s Jason Dickson and Strabane’s Ryan Caldwell both embroiled in the battle for the ITC3 title, while Australian import, Colin McRae’s nephew Max McRae set to add an interesting angle in a Rally4 Ford Fiesta owned by Donagh Kelly.
And in the historic class, Omagh’s Ryan Barrett will be partnered by Dunamanagh co-driver Peter Ward and Trillick’s Ronan Campbell will also be keen for a solid run.
The Donegal International Rally kicks off with a ceremonial start in Letterkenny this evening before six stages on Friday, eight stages on Saturday, and a final six on Sunday.
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When Microsoft launched Viva last year, it framed the platform as an employee portal where you might go to find out parental leave policy or other internal communications directed more generally at company policies and culture. It further reinforced this idea last month when it released Viva Goals, a Viva module designed to give employees access to their KPIs.
But it seems that Microsoft has broader ambitions for Viva than simply providing important information for employees found in the typical employee intranet. Today, it announced the first of what could be multiple jobs supported inside Viva, starting with sales.
Emily He, corporate vice president in charge of business applications at Microsoft, says that this announcement is something that brings information together in a way for specific jobs that she’s been hearing about as a kind of employee holy grail for years across companies and jobs, and it was one of the reasons she was drawn to Microsoft.
“Viva Sales in my mind really represents a new way of working by breaking down silos of data and breaking down silos of experience,” she told TechCrunch.
She said one thing she has learned in working with salespeople is that they have too many tools and they need a way to pull meaningful information out of the tools they are using to present it in a more centralized way. “They really want a more simplified experience. So Viva Sales enables a seller to use the tools they already love and use every day including your email system like Outlook, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, as well as Teams,” she said.
The tool is built on Office 365 and tuned for Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM. By tagging a customer name or contact, Viva Sales can pull the documents, spreadsheets, presentations, emails and other materials into the CRM tool automatically, all organized under the tag, greatly reducing the amount of manual data entry required.
“Sellers do spend a lot of time manually entering account information or forecasting data. So this eliminates [much of the] manual data entry. But more importantly, now it generates a more holistic view of the customer,” He told me.
With all that data stored in a single place, it means that customers can use it to fuel machine learning models around how to improve sales. “You can use AI and machine learning to come up with recommendations for the sellers and deliver those recommendations to the sellers wherever they are, whether they’re writing their emails or in virtual meetings,” she said.
While it appears to be Microsoft-centric, out of the box it will also support Salesforce CRM, and He says that they may add support for additional tools over time as customer demand dictates. Further, the company plans to add more job types to Viva over time.
The end game here appears to be extending the employee communications portal to include not only the company materials that are useful to employees, but also tools for doing their specific jobs. She says they are doing this because they have been hearing employees asking for this kind of help from inside the same portal.
It’s worth mentioning that Viva Sales will be offered for free to Microsoft Dynamic 365 customers, but as you access third-party data like using Salesforce, you will be charged for using the tool.
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Penske disappointed to miss podium on Le Mans 24 Hours return
Penske has admitted to disappointment with fifth in class on its modern debut at the Le Mans 24 Hours after challenging for a podium for much of the race.
The result for the Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 shared by Felipe Nasr, Dane Cameron and Emmanuel Collard matched Penske’s aspirations going into last weekend’s double-points round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
But after the car consistently ran in the top three for more than half the event, Cameron conceded that fifth was disappointing for the American team.
“We’d have been happy with that two days ago, but now having been up there running near the front it is a bit disappointing,” Cameron told Motorsport.com after the race.
“It felt like a podium was a strong possibility for a lot of the race, but we had a few little bubbles that put us back.”
Jonathan Diuguid, who has managed the Penske P2 programme, believes the team could have taken the fight to the second-placed Prema car driven by Robert Kubica, Louis Deletraz and Lorenzo Colomobo but for a series of minor delays.
“Hand on heart we couldn’t match the winning JOTA car, but I would say we were on a par with Prema - we raced with them pretty closely,” he explained.
“Things didn’t go our way in the end, but there were different parts of the race I thought a podium was possible.”
#5 Team Penske Oreca 07 - Gibson LMP2 of Dane Cameron, Emmanuel Collard, Felipe Nasr
Photo by: JEP / Motorsport Images
The Penske Oreca was delayed when Nasr ran over some debris, which resulted in the nose of the car being replaced and a brake duct being reconnected.
It also lost more vital seconds in a crowded pitlane, which meant the Penske car lost contact with Prema.
The team was in a fight with the TDS Racing Oreca for fourth position in class in the closing hours, but lost out because the Penske's Gibson engine needed a top-up of oil at every stop.
“We were burning and/or losing a litre an hour for maybe the final six hours,” explained Diuguid. “That was something that really hurt us in the fight with the #13 [TDS] car.
“The high oil consumption meant we were taking a kind of five-second penalty at every stop.”
Le Mans was the last race of Penske’s 2022 WEC campaign in P2, which it undertook to prepare for its entry into the series next year with Porsche’s LMDh prototype.
Cameron feels that Le Mans this year was a valuable experience for Penske, which last contested the French enduro in 1971 with a Ferrari 512M driven by Mark Donohue and David Hobbs.
“The good thing as a group is that we know now what Le Mans is all about,” he said.
The new Porsche Penske Motorsport entity will now concentrate on development of the LMDh and the expansion of its test programme into North America where it will also race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
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StockNews.com upgraded shares of Chico’s FAS (NYSE:CHS – Get Rating) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report report published on Monday morning.
Separately, B. Riley cut their price target on shares of Chico’s FAS from $6.00 to $5.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 2nd.
Shares of NYSE CHS opened at $5.66 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $5.02 and its 200-day moving average is $4.89. The stock has a market cap of $708.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.75 and a beta of 1.33. Chico’s FAS has a twelve month low of $3.80 and a twelve month high of $7.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.
In related news, insider Bonnie R. Brooks sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.12, for a total value of $512,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 1,285,277 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,580,618.24. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.
A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Chico’s FAS by 8.8% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 358,351 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,721,000 after purchasing an additional 28,842 shares during the period. Walleye Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Chico’s FAS in the first quarter valued at $449,000. Neuberger Berman Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Chico’s FAS by 16.3% during the first quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 4,180,927 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $20,066,000 after purchasing an additional 584,658 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Chico’s FAS by 695.2% during the first quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 88,564 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $425,000 after purchasing an additional 77,427 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirabella Financial Services LLP bought a new position in shares of Chico’s FAS during the first quarter valued at about $48,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.88% of the company’s stock.
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Chico's FAS, Inc operates as an omnichannel specialty retailer of women's private branded casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, and complementary accessories. It operates under the Chico's, White House Black Market (WHBM)and Soma brands. The Chico's brand primarily sells private branded clothing focusing on women with moderate to high household income levels.
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NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper yesterday revealed that a recent mission to the Middle East has resulted in a number of technical cooperation agreements to enhance the country’s tourism and aviation sector.
During his budget debate contribution, Cooper highlighted his recent mission to the State of Qatar and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“In Qatar, I met with Prime Minister Sheik Khalid Althani, Minister of Transport Jassim Suif Ahmed, Acting President of Qatar Civil Aviation Authority Mohamed Faleh Al-Hajri, Qatar Airways CEO and Head of Tourism Board Akbar Al Baker, Chief Commercial Officer Qatar Airways Group Thierry Antinori,” he said.
“While there, we agreed, in principle, to enter into memoranda of understanding to establish a technical training agreement between The Bahamas and Qatar Civil Aviation Authority for continuous technical exchange.
“Qatar Airways offered, at their expense, technical assistance/consultation to Bahamasair to assess the economic benefit and offer recommendations for improvement of business model,” Cooper continued.
“They will consider a hub and spoke system. I can tell you that we have locally formed an Aviation Task Force for the creation of Exuma as a hub by 2023. Qatar’s Ministry of Transport and Qatar Aeronautical Academy are to enter into technical cooperation with the Department of Aviation (Bahamas Aeronautical Academy) for technical training to support air traffic training, civil aviation, engineering, and flight operations, and other areas, with the institute to launch by early 2023.”
Cooper also noted that Qatar’s Tourism Board has agreed to enter into a marketing and promotional partnership with The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism around working with destination management companies; offering tour packaging services etc.
“Bahamasair and Qatar Airways plan on entering into an interline agreement, to be able to book straight true from Doha to North Eleuthera for example without touching your checked bags,” he said.
“It should be noted that Qatar is a member of the OneWorld Alliance and offers great connections via American Airlines and British Airways that can easily be worked into bringing more visitors to The Bahamas.”
Cooper said: “Our vision is to ultimately establish the Bahamas as a hub for passengers and cargo for Latin America and Caribbean Markets and onward to the USA strategically harnessing our pre-clearance.”
Cooper further noted that In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, he and other members of the delegation met with the CEO of the tourism development fund, the minister of tourism, the minister of investments and several other high ranking government officials.
“The kingdom will share technical assistance and support on tourism development for the Saudi market for the Bahamas. The Bahamas will assist the kingdom through technical cooperation on workforce talent development sharing some key programs – BahamaHost and People to People, for example. We will be exporting some of our expertise.
“We will enter into an MOU on technical cooperation and cruise tourism development. The Bahamas plans to enter into a technical exchange with the kingdom on tourism Marine Protected Areas and sustainable tourism.”
Cooper said The Bahamas and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plan to enter into a joint-marketing campaign around the promotion of tourism between both countries. Bahamasair and Saudi Airlines also plan to enter into an interline agreement,” said Cooper.
“We have agreed to enter into an MOU on the establishment of a Sustainable Tourism Global Center.The Bahamas is to sit on STGC Advisory Board and we have designated tourism professional Kristal Bethel to lead this initiative on our behalf as we partner with Saudi Arabia.”
He added: “This work will support advocacy already driven by the prime minister around climate change. We will advance this agenda via the UNWTO, as we make the case for small island developing states dependent on tourism.” | https://ewnews.com/dpm-touts-success-of-middle-east-mission?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dpm-touts-success-of-middle-east-mission | 2022-06-16T08:30:32Z | https://ewnews.com/dpm-touts-success-of-middle-east-mission?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dpm-touts-success-of-middle-east-mission | false | 1 |
The Biden Administration Is Quietly Urging Companies to Buy Products from Russia: Report
A new report indicates that the Biden administration’s highly publicized sanctions against Russia have worked too well — to the point where officials are now trying, with limited success, to convince U.S. companies to buy and carry Russian products to lessen the “collateral damage” that’s been done to the American economy.
“[S]ome Biden administration officials are now privately expressing concern that rather than dissuading the Kremlin as intended, the penalties are instead exacerbating inflation, worsening food insecurity and punishing ordinary Russians more than Putin or his allies,” Bloomberg reported.
According to sources Bloomberg did not name, the Biden administration has been “encouraging” businesses in the agriculture, medicine and telecommunications sectors to stay connected to Russia.
For instance, “[t]he US government is quietly encouraging agricultural and shipping companies to buy and carry more Russian fertilizer, according to people familiar with the efforts, as sanctions fears have led to a sharp drop in supplies, fueling spiraling global food costs,” Bloomberg reported Monday.
But domestic businesses, fearful of being hit with costly sanctions, are reluctant to do so.
Last month, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said companies could continue to pay taxes, fees and import duties linked to doing business in Russia.
“The message was clear: Doing business in Russia is allowed, provided companies aren’t working with sanctioned entities,” Bloomberg wrote.
Adam Smith, a former senior adviser to OFAC, noted that agriculture, medicine and telecommunications were left out of a recent order banning consultants from doing business with other sectors of the Russian economy.
The Bloomberg report said that the administration was alarmed at the damage done when the imposition of sanctions triggered a mass corporate flight out of Russia, which then triggered supply chain issues and shortages, noting that “collateral damage from the sanctions has been wider than expected. “
That collateral damage includes energy costs that have spiraled, fueling inflation that has become a political liability for President Joe Biden.
Justine Walker, the head of global sanctions and risk at the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, said companies fear being caught up in the webs of sanctions from the U.S. and the European Union.
“Because we just have so many changes at once, governments are not able to step in and give precise clarification and we are seeing many, many examples of authorities coming to different positions,” Walker said. “Companies ask, ‘Should we be applying sanctions to this entity?’ and the government will come back and say, ‘You need to make your own decision.’”
The Biden administration said it has not fumbled with its imposition of sanctions.
“The story that the sanctions are causing the problem, I think, is deeply misleading,” Ambassador Jim O’Brien, head of the State Department’s Office of Sanctions Coordination, said.
“Sometimes companies are confused about what’s allowed and what’s not, and we will try to clarify so that they are able to go forward. But we are also working proactively by trying to inform companies about what they are allowed to do,” he said.
The Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute estimates that 1,000 companies pulled out of Russia after the sanctions were imposed.
Smith said because companies pulled out on their own, sometimes selling assets at fire-sale prices, lifting sanctions does not mean they will return.
He said the flight of American companies from Russia “does some psychological harm to Russia, psychological injury.”
However, he added, “at the end of the day, is removing elements of US soft power where the US wants to be?” he said.
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Shadows (DOWS) traded up 7.6% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 0:00 AM E.T. on June 15th. Shadows has a total market cap of $242,580.09 and approximately $8,522.00 worth of Shadows was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last seven days, Shadows has traded 31.1% lower against the U.S. dollar. One Shadows coin can currently be bought for about $0.0092 or 0.00000041 BTC on exchanges.
Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours:
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded up 5.9% against the dollar and now trades at $22,332.65 or 0.99987010 BTC.
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004476 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded up 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded up 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004478 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- THETA (THETA) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $5.25 or 0.00010640 BTC.
- yOUcash (YOUC) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $0.50 or 0.00002238 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded up 10.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.43 or 0.00001930 BTC.
About Shadows
According to CryptoCompare, “Shadows Network is the underlying network for the DiFi synthetic asset issuance agreement and the synthetic asset trading based on Substrate, the backbone of the web 3.0 store of value that will enable the free trading of on-chain assets by anyone, anywhere. “
Shadows Coin Trading
It is usually not presently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Shadows directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Shadows should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as GDAX, Changelly or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Shadows using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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Parlophone Records has released a new version of David Bowie’s “Starman” to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of the singer’s seminal album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. The previously unreleased track, “Starman (Top Of The Pops Version – 2022 Mix),” was recorded during his iconic appearance on Top Of The Pops and remixed this year.
The Top Of The Pops broadcast recording, taken from the BBC’s master, was first released on the “Starman” 7″ pic disc in 2012. In 1972, the Musicians Union rules stated that to appear on Top Of The Pops, the artist must re-record their track and sing live over the top.
The new version of “Starman” features the backing track and the backing vocals, featuring a one-off Bowie ad-lib “Hey Brown Cow,” recorded for the show and adds the lead vocals from the album version, recorded at Trident Studios. The 2022 mix was created by Ziggy Stardust co-producer Ken Scott from the multi-tracks earlier this year.
Along with the track, Parlophone will unveil a reissue of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP and a picture disc featuring the same master and a replica promotional poster for the album. The LP was cut on a customized late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original Trident Studios master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. The half speed was cut by John Webber at AIR Studios.
Bowie is also the subject of an upcoming documentary, Moonage Daydream, from director Brett Morgen. Set for release in September, it is the film about David Bowie to be sanctioned by the artist’s estate and mines five decades worth of material from Bowie’s archives, from exclusive drawings, recordings, and films to journals, personal footage, and unseen performances.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars Tracklist:
SIDE ONE
1. Five Years
2. Soul Love
3. Moonage Daydream
4. Starman
5. It Ain’t Easy
SIDE TWO
1. Lady Stardust
2. Star
3. Hang On To Yourself
4. Ziggy Stardust
5. Suffragette City
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India has made a strong strategic statement and commitment, by joining the newly announced 13 nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and the announcement of the Quad’s new initiative to combat illegal fishing in the Indo-Pacific region under the Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPDMA). These are two positive outcomes of the second Quad leaders’ summit held in Tokyo, building on the first summit in Washington, which resulted in charting an agenda and giving direction to the Quad.
Despite the fact that China has not been named, the goal of both of these initiatives is clear: to counter China’s rise and disregard for international law and rules-based order, which has shaken the region. China’s reaction was swift, and it slammed it even before it was officially launched, declaring it as doomed to fail.
India is targeting multiple objectives.
One, India is telling China that it’s game on – in the strategic competition that China has initiated. India had tried to work a modus vivendi with China after the Doklam stand-off with the two informal summits that Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated with Chinese President Xi Jinping. But this was rebuffed violently by China with the Galwan clash in June 2020 that resulted in the killing of 20 Indian soldiers and 45 Chinese troops, after China intruded into Indian territory in multiple places in India’s Union Territory of Ladakh.
India has repeatedly stated that relations between the two countries cannot be normal with border problems. New Delhi appears to be avoiding a war until imposed on it, deferring the resolution of the border as it builds its economic and military capabilities, and partnerships to strengthen itself. India deepening its relations with the Quad countries and its commitment towards the Quad is an important part of it. As India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar recently stated, India’s decisions are made by balancing its values and interests, rather than being cynical and transactional.
Deepening commitment to the Quad and joining the IPEF are deliberate decisions based on an assessment that China is not interested in peaceful relations with India. China is unlikely to work towards resolving the current border incursion, let alone the unresolved boundary issue, with China occupying nearly 40,000 square kilometres of Indian territory and claiming the entire Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Although it is said that nothing is permanent in international relations, India appears at a point of no return in its relations with China.
Two, it demonstrates India’s commitment to the region’s countries, particularly ASEAN. China’s illegal fishing has no direct impact on India, nor does it face any intrusion into its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) by Chinese fishing trawlers, at least not yet. However, China uses its massive fishing fleet not only to fish illegally in the territorial waters and EEZs of South East Asian countries, but also to assert its territorial claims. China has an armed fishing militia that is armed and funded by the People’s Liberation Army and is integrated with its commercial fishing fleet. It goes without saying that the Quad’s anti-illegal fishing initiative is aimed squarely at China. India, which has increased its naval presence in the South China Sea, is diving into the contested waters on the side of the South East Asian countries.
Three, to the democratic world at large – that India is ready to collaborate with a grouping of like-minded countries to preserve the rules based order that has kept global peace since the Second World War and brought economic growth and prosperity. This is a departure from India’s historic stance on forming groups targeting third countries.
Critics of the IPEF and the IPDMA argue that there is nothing tangible. The IPEF does not increase market access nor reduce tariff barriers, and there is no clarity on how the Quad will counter illegal fishing. While the argument is correct, it overlooks the fact that the initiatives are strategic in nature. The framework is pillared on trade, supply chain, clean energy, decarbonization, and infrastructure, and tax and anti-corruption. Keywords like – inclusive, free and fair, sustainable and durable infrastructure, transparency, resilient supply chains, access to critical minerals, concessional finance, fair competition and anti-bribery, are squarely to counter China’s trade practices, and its Belt and Road Initiative, that is a debt trap, especially for small nations ruled by strongmen who China influences with its money power.
The IPEF is not intended to provide immediate economic benefits by increasing market access and lowering tariffs, but rather to form a coalition of the willing to set the rules of the game in accordance with international law. The fact that major ASEAN nations, which had been wary of the Quad, have joined the IPEF attests to this. The framework also gives meaning to ASEAN centrality, which the Quad frequently emphasises. It also demonstrates that China’s policies have alienated the previously friendly ASEAN. Although the IPEF is an American initiative, it is likely that the Quad nations were involved in its conceptualization, an argument bolstered by the fact that it was called a notable initiative on the sidelines of the Quad leaders’ summit by India’s foreign minister S. Jaishankar. As a result, the IPEF appears to be a Quad initiative that was made palatable in order to bring these countries together.
India, which wants to play a leading role in shaping the region, sees the IPEF as a regional rule-making body, similar to the Quad, which it sees as a necessity given the failure of existing multilateral institutions. The lack of a provision to increase market access and lower tariffs also aided the decision to be part of it, as both India and the US are wary of multilateral trade agreements and prefer bilateral trade agreements. Given India’s concerns about cross-border data flows and data localization which the United States intends to pursue as part of the framework, India becoming part of it demonstrates the comfort level and confidence in working with the United States and seeing the larger strategic benefits. India is also eyeing the benefits of decoupling from China, which is what resilient supply chains alludes to.
From India, a clear strategic direction is visible. In pursuit of its national interest, it sees value in the Quad and is betting big on it. It would have been difficult to imagine India participating in an American-led economic initiative just a few years ago. It now sees it as beneficial and complementary to its own Act East and Neighbourhood First policies. Furthermore, it is doing so with confidence and is not allowing other countries to have a veto over its decisions, which has previously stifled bold decision-making. India is unequivocally telling China that the bilateral relations are damaged beyond repair.
Yusuf T. Unjhawala is editor of Defence Forum India and Adjunct Scholar at the Takshashila Institution. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent the stand of this publication.
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Ethics adviser to scandal-hit UK leader Boris Johnson quits
LONDON (AP) — The ethics adviser to scandal-hit British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has quit. Christopher Geidt stepped down late Wednesday with a terse statement saying “with regret, I feel that it is right that I am resigning from my post.” Johnson’s office said it was surprised by the decision. The resignation comes weeks after an investigator’s report criticized the British leader for presiding over a culture of rule-breaking in government. Johnson was fined by police over parties held during lockdown, and a civil servant’s report said Johnson and senior officials must bear responsibility for “failures of leadership and judgment.” Geidt’s resignation is the latest blow for Johnson, who survived a no-confidence vote by his own Conservative Party last week. | https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/16/ethics-adviser-to-scandal-hit-uk-leader-boris-johnson-quits/ | 2022-06-16T08:40:48Z | https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/16/ethics-adviser-to-scandal-hit-uk-leader-boris-johnson-quits/ | true | null |
HONG KONG and LOS ANGELES, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, global lifestyle brand CASETiFY announced an exciting new collection with Japanese anime series, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. The highly designed collaboration brings together fans worldwide encouraging them to harness the power to transform and protect their phone. Fans of the series are invited to sign up now at casetify.com/co-lab/sailor-moon for priority access to the collection ahead of launch day on Jun 30.
Inspired by the popular anime series, the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon x CASETiFY collection is every fan's dream filled with iconic characters, symbols, and elements that tie directly back to the series, reminding fans to phone a friend and celebrate their love for one another "to the moon and back." Cases in the collection feature elements from the show including each character's signature catchphrase—such as Sailor Moon's "In the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"—as well as special Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask Stickermania Cases offered on CASETiFY's best-selling Impact Case series. Exclusive to this collaboration, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon x CASETiFY will introduce an all new limited edition reflective Pink Mirror Case, available for early purchase on the CASETiFY Co-Lab app.
"This collection is a joyful celebration of strength and friendship, bringing together the CASETiFY Community and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon fans all around the world," said CASETiFY CEO and co-founder, Wes Ng. "We hope fans carry these accessories as a reminder to be themselves and find their power within."
Fans can also pay tribute to Luna, with a specially designed Luna-shaped 3D AirPods Case and a limited edition Sailor Moon Beaded wristlet, featuring unique Luna, star, and moon-shaped charms. Designs in the tech accessory lineup extend to AirPods, Apple Watch bands, water bottles, and a special Nintendo Switch Carrying Case,retailing for $25 - $75 USD.
Fans looking to test their knowledge ahead of the launch can take part in the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Trivia game, found exclusively on casetify.com/co-lab/sailor-moon. Those who choose to participate will be automatically entered to receive priority access to shop the collection on launch day. Products ship worldwide to more than 100+ countries, with accessories available for purchase online, in the new CASETiFY Co-Lab app (available to download now in the App Store), and at participating CASETiFY Studio locations. To receive updates on CASETiFY Co-Lab launches, visit CASETiFY.com and follow along on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter.
About CASETiFY
CASETiFY is the global lifestyle brand and home to the first and largest platform for customized tech accessories. Created with the highest-quality materials and most cutting-edge designs, CASETiFY's products turn your personal electronics into stylishly slim, drop-proof accessories. Known for tapping top artists and creatives for its Co-Lab program, CASETiFY gives brands and individuals the opportunity to share their unique visions with the world. For more information on CASETiFY, its stores, partners and products, please visit www.CASETiFY.com.
About "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon"
Naoko Takeuchi's original girls' manga began its serialization in the monthly magazine "Nakayosi" (published by Kodansha) in 1991. The original work has been translated into 17 languages, and the animated series has been developed in more than 40 countries, creating a social phenomenon in Japan and abroad. In 2012, a new project was launched to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the work. The original manga was renewed, made available in e-book format, and expanded into an all-color version. On top of this, a new anime series, a musical, and an official fanclub were released. In 2022, the 30th-anniversary project will finally begin. Further developments have been announced and are expected to generate a great deal of excitement.
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MLB Weather Report for Monday, June 13 (What's the Forecast for Every MLB Team and Matchup Today?)
The heat wave across the west and midwest of the U.S. continues this Monday, with scorching heat expected in St. Louis for tonight's game between the Cardinals and visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. At first pitch, temperatures are projected to be 99 degrees, with a heat index several degrees higher, eventually...
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New Delhi: India on Wednesday successfully test-fired it’s indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile during night time as part of a user training trial from a test range off the Odisha coast. An official statement says: A successful training launch of a Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II was carried out today at approximately 1930 hrs from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha. The missile is a proven system and is capable of striking targets with a very high degree of precision.Also Read - Deva Snana Purnima Today: Odisha Police Form 5-Layer Security in Puri For Lord Jagannath's Bathing Rituals
Stating that the user training launch successfully validated all operational and technical parameters of the missile, the DRDO said: Prithvi-2 missiles test fired successfully and test met all parameters. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, was carried out from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near here at around 7.30 pm, sources said adding that it is a routine training trial. Earlier, Prithvi-II also was successfully test fired during night time on February 21, 2018 from ITR at Chandipur. Later on November 20,2019, two trials consecutively of Prithvi-II were conducted successfully during night time from the same base. Prithvi-II is capable of carrying 500-1,000 kilogram of warheads and is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines. The state-of-the-art missile uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory to hit its target, officials said. Also Read - Reminisce The Past Or Relive The Youth At These Top 10 Tourist Places In India For Elderly Travelers
The missile was randomly chosen from the production stock and the entire launch was carried out by the Strategic Force Command (SFC) of the Army and monitored by the scientists of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as part of a training exercise, they said. The missile trajectory was tracked by radars, electro- optical tracking systems and telemetry stations by the DRDO along the coast of Odisha, said the source. The downrange teams onboard the ship deployed near the designated impact point in the Bay of Bengal monitored the terminal events and splashdown. In salvo mode, on November 21, 2016, two missiles were successfully test fired in quick succession from the same base. Also Read - Devotees Will be Allowed to Witness in Lord Jagannath's Snana Jatra on 14 June
Already inducted into the armory of Indian defence forces in 2003, the nine-meter-tall, single-stage liquid-fuelled Prithvi is the first missile to have been developed by the DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). | https://www.india.com/science/india-successfully-test-fires-prithvi-ii-missile-4-5456820/ | 2022-06-16T08:50:12Z | https://www.india.com/science/india-successfully-test-fires-prithvi-ii-missile-4-5456820/ | true | 2 |
Hyundai Venue facelift launched: Check price, features, other specifications
2 min read . Updated: 16 Jun 2022, 01:05 PM IST- The new 2022facelift Venue SUV from Hyundai will also be offered with Drive Mode Select with Normal, Eco and Sports modes, and a digital instrument cluster. | https://www.livemint.com/news/india/hyundai-venue-facelift-launched-check-price-features-other-specifications-11655360982802.html | 2022-06-16T08:54:34Z | https://www.livemint.com/news/india/hyundai-venue-facelift-launched-check-price-features-other-specifications-11655360982802.html | true | null |
Updated June 9, 2022 at 7:40 AM ET
VYNNYKY, Ukraine — In this town on the outskirts of Lviv in western Ukraine, on the unkempt grounds of a rambling concrete school building, a gaggle of school-aged children in brightly patterned baseball caps is playing on bicycles and skateboards. This is the temporary home of 31 children, the youngest just 5 years old.
They arrived here as a group evacuated from the northeastern city of Kharkiv in early March.
The evacuation happened really fast, explains Olga Dolgareva, one of the two caregivers who came east with these children. Russian airplanes started bombarding Kharkiv, and local officials and volunteers helped them move — first about 140 miles south to Dnipro by bus, and then all the way across the country in a jam-packed train. For many of them, says Dolgareva, it was their first time on a train, ever.
The United Nations estimates that two-thirds of Ukraine's children have had to leave their homes at some point in the three months since Russia invaded the country. Among those are tens of thousands for whom home, before the war, was an institution. Their fates underscore the daunting task of providing care and stability to all the country's children amid the chaos.
A safe place, but it's not home
"I like it here," says Olena, who's 11. "There's no bombardments. It's quiet." NPR is not using her last name to protect her privacy.
The children sleep together in large dormitories, converted from classrooms in the school, with two rows of beds. There's a comfortable bomb shelter in the basement when the air raid sirens go off, daily lessons for the children, a doctor on hand, even tae kwon do lessons. When we visit, they are packing for a summer excursion within Ukraine to the Carpathian Mountains.
There's just one thing Olena is missing.
"I want to go home," she says, her face crumpling. "I want to hug my mother, and tell her I love her."
None of these children are orphans — or at least, they weren't at the beginning of the war.
The place they evacuated from is one of a few hundred government-run child facilities of various kinds across the country: baby homes for infants and toddlers up to 3 years old, boarding schools where some of the students stay all year round and others go home on weekends, "family orphanages" with less than a dozen children and institutions for children with disabilities. Dolgareva's institution was originally founded as a tuberculosis sanatorium in the 1950s, and today cares for children for up to six months.
Collectively these places hold tens of thousands of children at a given time. Most are from poor and single-parent families.
Daria Gerasimchuk, the Ukrainian president's commissioner for children's rights, tells NPR the government's priority is for all children to live with loving families.
In the United States, children like these might be placed in foster care, or if they have disabilities, cared for at home with aides paid for by insurance or the government. Ukraine's policy of "deinstitutionalization" has been in place for a decade, Gerasimchuk says. But the transition away from Soviet-era practices is far from complete. And now, because of the war, more children will lose or be separated from parents and caregivers; and more families are under the kind of stress, including from poverty, that can lead to parental rights being challenged.
Children are waiting in unfamiliar places
When the war started, Gerasimchuk says, 83 of these group institutions were picked up and moved to safety within Ukraine, while another 181 were evacuated to Poland, Germany and elsewhere outside the country. Gerasimchuk emphasizes that these evacuation groups consisted of "children who lived in institutions before the war 24 hours a day. And we can say that those kids are from families with a difficult situation. And even before the war, they didn't have a stable contact with their parents."
It was at times a rocky process. Vilshany Orphanage is a facility for people with disabilities from 4 to 35-years-old, in far west Ukraine. Being in a relatively safe place, it received 38 evacuated people from two different institutions in the east of the country, added to the 175 who were already there. Many require around-the-clock care. In one case, their caregivers deposited them and then left. The institution gave up its rehabilitation room and two game rooms to house the newcomers. "We had no choice," says Bogdan Kykyna, who works at Vilshany Orphanage. "We have to admit that it is war and we have to do what we do."
Of the dozens of children Dolgareva originally evacuated from Kharkiv, most had parents or other relatives who were able to follow them west, reclaim them and sometimes take them out of the country as refugees. Of the 31 children now left, about a third have parents whose rights are being challenged by the state. During the war, those cases can't proceed, so the children are effectively in limbo.
Six-year-old Nika says she "doesn't know" how long she's been at the institution — Dolgareva says she came to them in November 2021.
Some of the children, especially the older ones, have their own phones that they use to keep in touch with their families. Others, like Nika, Olena and her little brother Zhenia, who's 9, have no idea what has happened to them in the past three months. "What can I say?" Olena sighs. "We lived in Kupiansk [now in occupied territory] and now it's under fire. I'm worried."
The soccer player
And then there's Ruslan, whose presence in Vynnyky is a simple twist of fate. Twelve years old, tall, with freckles and clear blue eyes, he comes up to a reporter without hesitation to tell his story. "My name is Ruslan," he says in English. "I am a sportsmen [athlete]," he adds.
Ruslan and the rest of his soccer team happened to be boarding a train to Lviv from their home in Kharkiv to play a big game on Feb. 23 — on the eve of the war. Once the Russian invasion started, it was decided that they should stay in Lviv.
Soon, the rest of the team's mothers came west to join them. Almost all left the country as refugees, for Portugal or Germany. But Ruslan's mother died a few years ago. His father wasn't allowed to leave the country due to the government mandate for men of conscription age to remain. He came out to visit Ruslan, but he didn't feel he could leave his post as an agronomist at the university in Kharkiv, and didn't think it was safe for Ruslan to come home. So Ruslan is waiting here.
NPR spoke to his father, Vitaly, who says he misses his son like crazy. He didn't want to give his last name to shield his son's identity. "The war, unfortunately, restricts us a lot in our choices. And sometimes we have to choose not things we really want," he says. "For now the first place, unfortunately, is life and safety."
There's another soccer player here too, with a similar story, from the occupied southeastern city of Melitopol. And there are two girls who evacuated west to stay with their older sister. She works long hours as a humanitarian volunteer, so the girls stay with Olga five days a week and go home to a nearby suburb on the weekend.
Why you can't adopt a Ukrainian child right now
Sherri McClurg is a clinical psychologist who directs an organization called New Horizons for Children, serving vulnerable children in Ukraine and around the world since 2005. Her organization has been working with local governments to resettle Ukrainian refugee children from institutions into temporary "safe havens" in Europe.
The country has chosen to freeze international adoptions for now, including those already underway, and McClurg and other advocates agree with the decision.
"A lot of people are advocating you throw away the process, let it happen once the children are here in the States or whatever other country," she says. "But that creates, again, a little bit more chaos and a little bit more risk. And I know these families love and care for these children. I'm not trying to say they shouldn't get their children. But again, there's a reason for that process and we need to be super careful."
A trauma on top of a trauma
With nearly the entire country on the move, ensuring children's well-being while protecting their and their families' rights is not going to be easy.
On June 1, Ukraine's Children's Day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to the plight of the nation's children. At least 243 have been killed in the war and another 446 injured. He further alleged that Russia has forcibly deported an estimated 200,000 children into its territory, including some children from institutions.
"We have to get them out of shelling. We have to get them physically safe," McClurg says. "But then we also have to take care of them emotionally. And what does that look like? Because these are kids from complex developmental trauma and now we've added a whole other layer of situational trauma. We've got to help calm things down for them."
McClurg is trying to support caregivers in safe havens with mental health techniques — as simple as breathing, or staying hydrated — so they can support the children. Because, she points out, the caregivers are traumatized by the war too.
Zhanna Marchenko, the other caregiver for the children in Vynnyky, says although they're happy enough in the daytime, a lot of the little ones talk in their sleep. The youngest boy wakes up every night and says he's scared, demanding that she sleep in their room.
Marchenko and Dolgareva don't expect to go back to Kharkiv before the end of the summer. So for now these children will stay together, far from anything that feels like a home.
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The Vishva Hindu Parishad and its youth wing Bajrang Dal Thursday staged demonstrations here against the recent violence in parts of the country over the controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad by two now-removed BJP functionaries.
The VHP said the demonstrations have been organised outside at least 10 sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) offices in the national capital against the "growing extremist incidents by Islamic Jihadi fundamentalists".
The demonstrators have demanded strict action against those who "instigated" people that led to violent protests after Friday prayers on June 10.
The VHP-Bajrang Dal protestors outside the Nand Nagri's SDM office raised slogans like 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', Vande Mataram and vowed "attacks on Hindus will not be tolerated".
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‘I love the job that I have’: Pritzker addresses speculation about presidential run
SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is heading to the east coast this weekend for several events to support Democrats. While he is running for re-election this year, there is speculation that the governor is aiming for the White House in 2024.
Although, Pritzker laughed and smiled when a reporter asked him if he is considering a run for president.
“I can’t tell you anything other than I love the job that I have,” Pritzker said. “It’s why I’m running for re-election as governor of our state and I intend to continue to do a good job for the people of the state for the next four years.”
The governor also explained that he will be speaking at events to help elect Democratic governors in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. This is a top priority for Pritzker with abortion rights on the line this summer if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
“The governors are the ones who are going to have the power to make sure that we preserve reproductive rights for women and broadly rights that are going to be taken away as a result of their overturning of the right to privacy,” Pritzker said.
He stressed that the country needs governors who will stand up for women, the LGBTQ community, and everyone’s individual rights.
Pritzker will also be in Washington DC Friday with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot urging Democratic leaders to pick the Windy City to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
The trip comes less than two weeks before the June 28 primary election. Republican candidates for governor were quick to criticize Pritzker’s plans to head out of state campaigning for others. The current frontrunner, Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), said Pritzker doesn’t care about struggling Illinois families. The downstate Republican claimed Pritzker cares about lifting his national profile and pushing an extreme agenda.
“Working families and taxpayers deserve better,” Bailey tweeted. “We need a governor focused on Illinois and lifting up our families and communities.”
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin’s campaign also took a hit at Pritzker’s east coast trip. The campaign said Pritzker is leaving “damage he’s already done in Illinois.” They specifically noted that the Democratic governor is meddling in the GOP gubernatorial primary by spending billions of dollars in ads against Irvin. The campaign frequently says Pritzker is supporting Bailey’s run for the governor’s mansion through his own ads and work with the Democratic Governors Association.
“The quickest way to run for President is to pick the easiest person to beat in your re-election for Governor,” said Irvin’s campaign spokesperson Eleni Demertzis. “Presidential hopeful Pritzker knows a vote for Irvin is a vote for change in Illinois and a vote for Bailey is a vote for his re-election as governor and beyond.”
Meanwhile, Jesse Sullivan said the people of Illinois are being left behind while Pritzker teases a presidential campaign in New Hampshire. He stressed that Caterpillar is leaving Illinois under Pritzker’s watch.
“Businesses are leaving for well-run states like Texas and Florida, and families are leaving to escape the Democrats’ sky-high taxes and corruption,” Sullivan said.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The trial of a British man charged with the premeditated murder of his sick wife got underway Thursday in Cyprus’ coastal resort town of Paphos, with defense lawyers arguing that David Hunter should instead be charged with assisting a suicide.
Justice Abroad, a group that defends Britons embroiled in legal difficulties in foreign countries, says the case against Hunter, 74, is likely the first euthanasia case to be tried on the east Mediterranean island nation. It comes as lawmakers debate whether to decriminalize euthanasia, amid strong opposition from conservative circles, including the influential Orthodox Church.
Hunter’s wife Janice, 74, died in December 2021 at the couple’s retirement home in Paphos where many of the up to 60,000 British expatriates live.
Justice Abroad spokesman Michael Polak said Janice was on heavy medication for a type of blood cancer. He said Cyprus’ Attorney General George Savvides rejected a defense request to reduce the charge to assisted suicide, which would likely keep Hunter out of jail, without providing any reasoning for his decision.
“No one believes Mr. Hunter should go to jail for this,” Polak told The Associated Press.
Speaking to the U.K. newspaper the Mirror, Hunter’s daughter Lesley said that her mother had “begged him for a long time (to assist her death) and was very clear about what she wanted.”
But prosecutors say there’s no tangible evidence — like a written note — to suggest that Hunter’s wife had ever asked him specifically to help her die.
Prosecutors also disputed that there was any medical diagnosis proving that Janice Hunter suffered from leukemia or “blood cancer.” They also said defense attorneys turned down a deal to have Hunter plead guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter that would have resulted in a prison sentence of only a few years.
Polak countered that the burden remains on prosecutors to demonstrate a motive as to why Hunter would want to murder his wife.
He said there was an “unofficial” offer to get Hunter to plead guilty to manslaughter, but there would be “no point” in putting a man of his age in prison, dismissing a suggestion by prosecutors that anything short of manslaughter charge would create a negative legal precedent. | https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4572107 | 2022-06-16T09:06:33Z | https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4572107 | true | 13 |
You came up with Safe Birth Initiative, what do intend to achieve with it and what is the funding mechanism?
The Safe Birth Initiative (SBI) is a sustainability agenda of Coca-Cola Nigeria, to support and strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare capacity in mitigating the alarming rate of neonatal and maternal mortality, with a view to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in relation to maternal and new-born mortalities.
This intervention is valued at $10.8m to purchase maternal and neonatal medical equipment to fully kit hospitals for the preparatory rooms, operating suites and recovery rooms, maternity wards as well as neonatal wards across the selected (15) public hospitals.
The initiative was launched in 2018 in partnership with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGS, Federal Ministry of Health, and US-based International NGO, Medshare International. The SBI has been reducing mother and infant death through equipping neonatal units in over 10 teaching hospitals and Federal Medical Centres (FMC) in Nigeria, with the essential infrastructures to aid safe deliveries and post-delivery care for mothers and babies, including intensive care provisions to help professional management of delivery complications.
How has it impacted Nigeria’s healthcare system since inception?
The initiative has reached over 56,000 families impacting over 21,000 mothers and babies with professional medicare – in equipment and personnel. I have to explain that in addition to donating medical equipment, Coca-Cola Nigeria has successfully upskilled over 150 Biomedical Engineers and 400 end-users to ensure optimal utilisation and effective maintenance of the equipment.
The training is done with a view to promoting a maintenance culture and rehabilitation of abandoned medical equipment. Through this also, we are helping in reducing downtime across the various medical facilities in Nigeria.
In geographical spread, the impact of the SBI can be seen pan Nigeria. Some of the medical facilities that the SBI has impacted through are, Federal Medical Center, Ebute-Metta, University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Wesley Guild Hospital Ilesha, Abuja National Hospital, and Alimosho General Hospital, with more hospitals in progress.
What contributions are you making this year on this initiative?
We are well pleased with the impact the SBI is making and remain motivated to sustain the goal of supporting the healthcare system in Nigeria. For this purpose, we shall be donating more state-of-the-art medical equipment, to more teaching hospitals and FMCs across Nigeria as well build capacity for biomedical engineers and end users to ensure maximum uptime of the donated equipment.
Some countries, including Nigeria need to wake up on the war against neonatal and maternal mortality. Experts posit that the infant mortality rate in Nigeria stands at 58.23 per 1000 births. They attribute this to various factors including infection, premature birth, asphyxia, or congenital anomalies, and dearth of neonatal care facilities at hospitals in Nigeria.
For instance, the World Health Organisation (WHO) states that “The most common direct causes of maternal injury and death are excessive blood loss, infection, high blood pressure, unsafe abortion, and obstructed labour, as well as indirect causes such as anemia, malaria, and heart disease. Most maternal deaths are preventable with timely management by a skilled health professional working in a supportive environment.”
This partly explains why the Coca-Cola System is deploying so much resources to curbing this menace through the SBI. We place priority on this because the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) states that Nigeria currently contributes 10 percent to the global neonatal death rate, which stands at 576 per 100,000 live births. According to UNICEF, the neonatal mortality rate in Nigeria stands at 56.220 deaths per 1000 live births, which is a 2.57 percent decline from 2021.
What’s the ultimate aim of the SBI?
Our core objective, which we are diligent to achieve is that no family should ever experience the loss of a mother or a newborn-child due to absence of equipment at a critical stage in delivery or even as a result of lack of functional lifesaving medical equipment in healthcare institutions in Nigeria. Our intent is to make our maternal and child care interventions in Nigeria a sustainable one. To ensure the sustainability of this scheme and extend its reach, we will strive to create partnerships with like –minded organizations and donors. We believe that by creating a network of partners we can future-proof the scheme and increase our impact. | https://leadership.ng/were-investing-10-8m-to-aid-safe-births-in-public-hospitals-onyemelukwe/ | 2022-06-16T09:11:39Z | https://leadership.ng/were-investing-10-8m-to-aid-safe-births-in-public-hospitals-onyemelukwe/ | true | 1 |
*OL Paul McQuistan signed with the Browns on Monday.
On Monday's "Cleveland Browns Daily, Driven by Liberty Ford," co-hosts Vic Carucci and Jim Donovan, who is filling in for Nathan Zegura, reported on the Browns' newest signing of offensive lineman Paul McQuistan. They also evaluated the need for a veteran quarterback and had the opportunity to speak with McQuistan.
Nathan joined the show with is reaction to the signing of McQuistan, along with his adamant thoughts on upgrading the cornerback position. Mary Kay Cabot, from the Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com, joined the show from Orlando, Fla., site of the 2014 owners meeting, to discuss general manager Ray Farmer's plans not to attend Johnny Manziel's pro day, in addition to Farmer's thoughts on the roster needs of the Browns.
Bob Condotta, from the Seattle Times, provided insight on McQuistan, whom he covered during Paul's time with the Seattle Seahawks.
Here are some highlights:
Vic Carucci: "McQuistan is not a surprise to me. I think it's hugely important that they got the guard position addressed and with his experience, coming from the Super Bowl champions, and a team that had a really good run game, there is reason to be encouraged. You have a guy who feels comfortable in a scheme similar to the one the Browns will run. Guys will respect him because of his Super Bowl ring and you have to feel comfortable with the versatility and work ethic he brings. … I'm curious as to why the Browns weren't more aggressive with Matt Schuab. Ray Farmer acknowledged that the Browns made a play to get him here and I would have liked to see how he would have fit with Kyle Shanahan's offense. Of the remaining free-agent quarterbacks, neither (Rex) Grossman nor (Mark) Sanchez excites me. That doesn't leave me with a great deal of comfort or confidence that the position will be in good shape this year."
Jim Donovan: "McQuistan played well at Seattle in front of a young quarterback (Russell Wilson) and probably someone who took a little longer to decide what to do. All of that will help here in Cleveland, where there is a good chance he will be playing in front of a similar guy. What I take away from Paul is that he is a guy who will show up and play every Sunday. There will be no question whether he gave his all on game day. …I think there is a comfort level with Brian (Hoyer), but I still think another veteran quarterback will come in. The body of work with him is small, so competition-wise, it makes sense. Brian isn't afraid to compete and did really well during the preseason games last year. The Matt Schaub thing was interesting to me and the fact that the Raiders traded him for a sixth round pick makes me question why the Browns wouldn't try harder to pursue him, given all their draft ammunition. At the end of the day, as long as the front office is committed to putting all their assets and research in to finding the right guys, we just have to trust them."
Nathan Zegura:"Right now, I'm going to pencil (McQuistan) in as a right guard. He gives the versatility to play guard or tackle and if you look at ProFootballFocus.com and isolate his guard play, he really wasn't that bad. Compared to (Shaun) Lavauo and (Oniel) Cousins, it's a big upgrade. He's not a game-changer, but he's filling in those small holes that need to be filled. I think a corner is likely to be among the first three picks of the Browns (in the draft). I wouldn't be surprised if they took two corners. You need at least four very good corners, maybe even five in the NFL today. You need some corners to be versatile and cover inside and out. Finding those players is a top priority for the Browns."
Mary Kay Cabot:"We talked to Ray Farmer about the quarterback situation and, surprisingly, he's not going to Johnny Manziel's personal pro day workout (on Thursday). I do find it interesting that they are not sending their representatives. If you're thinking about it or want people to think you are thinking about it, you have to show some interest. Instead, Ray said they will focus on the private workouts with these guys, which they feel they will get a lot more out of. Paul McQuistan can come in and start, without a doubt. He can make an immediate impact and helps solidify that side of the line and fill in wherever they need him in an event of an injury. We saw a lot of really good cornerbacks fly off the shelf at the start of free agency, so I think they have to get one and they have to get one fairly high in the draft. I would anticipate them getting one in the second or third round."
Bob Condotta:"I think the Browns are getting a player (in McQuistan), who is dependable and reliable. I'm not sure Paul was Seattle's best guy, but they trusted him and he knew their offense. I got the feeling that he was forced to look elsewhere, but it does sound like it's a good situation for him in Cleveland. The Seahawks do a lot of zone blocking, so he'll be familiar with that and will be able to hit the ground running with Kyle Shanahan's offense. He was one of the more soft-spoken guys in the locker room, so I'm not sure that winning mentality will carry over from Seattle to Cleveland. I think it's more relevant to focus on if the Browns are going to go with a zone-blocking scheme. He should be very familiar with that and can help the young guys learn that offensive scheme."
Paul McQuistan:"I really like the direction this team is headed. It was a great experience being in Seattle and it's something I will always keep close to me, but I'm turning the pages and writing a new chapter in Cleveland. I think it's a good group of guys and I'm excited to get in there and work hard and go from there. Ben Tate is a good guy, but it's always fun, regardless of who is back there, to try and get him some yards and that's what I intend on doing. It's fun when you're winning and it's a great feeling to have in the locker room, so hopefully we can get that going in Cleveland." | https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/cleveland-browns-daily-talks-with-new-offensive-guard-paul-mcquistan-12805544 | 2022-06-16T09:14:05Z | https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/cleveland-browns-daily-talks-with-new-offensive-guard-paul-mcquistan-12805544 | true | 1 |
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Bournemouth 2022-23: Full Premier League schedule released, key dates & ticket details
Bournemouth will open the 2022-23 Premier League season with a home date against Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa.
After being welcomed back into the big time at the Vitality Stadium, the Cherries will then head out on the road to face defending champions Manchester City.
Scott Parker will be aware of just how big the challenge is that his side face, as they attempt to cement a standing among the elite of English football, but the intention is to enjoy that battle.
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Tickets for Bournemouth’s Premier League games can be bought through official club channels.
Games are divided into categories, depending on the opponent, with prices varying according to category and seat position. Category A games – against the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City – will be the most expensive.
Season tickets are still available, with adult renewal prices having started at £550 while Junior Cherries can catch top-flight action for just £115.
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THE HOUSES OF the Oireachtas is planning to splash out up to €300,000 on its own brand of wine over the next four years to sell to customers in Leinster House.
The bespoke-labelled booze has proven to be a hit since it first went on sale at the end of 2013, selling around 8,000 bottles over the following five years.
A tender was advertised this week, seeking suppliers to provide “entry-level” and “mid-range” wines to be branded with the Houses of the Oireachtas label and sold in its on-site bars and restaurants.
The parliamentary authority is looking for a “young, clean, fresh, fruity” style of white wine to put its own label on, and expresses a preference in the tender documents for a Sauvignon Blanc as its entry-level offering.
It wants a light- or medium-bodied wine for its entry-level red, with a “young, fruity, dry” Merlot preferred. The mid-range option will be dry and medium-bodied red wine, such as a satellite Bordeaux, Malbec or Rioja.
A sparkling wine and non-alcoholic alternative will also be required from the successful supplier, and the total spend under the contract is expected to be between €225,000 and €300,000 over a maximum of four years.
The Houses of the Oireachtas will provide a “creative design scheme” for the production of bespoke labels for the wine, and the minimum production order will be 1,800 bottles in respect of the entry-level wine and 1,200 bottles of the mid-range wine.
Its own-label wine is currently available by the bottle or by the glass in the various hospitality facilities in Leinster House, which include two restaurants, two bars and a coffee dock.
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The Members’ Restaurant seats approximately 150 people and is used for a formal lunch and dinner service during Dáil and Seanad sitting terms, catering for TDs and senators, as well as their guests, staff and visiting delegations.
The self-service restaurant is an informal setting and seats approximately 160 people, according to the tender documents, offering a range of hot and cold menu items. It also offers breakfast, lunch and dinner services, serving up to 500 meals a day.
The bar facilities in Leinster House are divided into the Visitors’ Bar and the Members’ Bar, which is exclusively for current and former members of the Oireachtas.
Prospective suppliers have until 14 July to submit tenders for the contract, and will be expected to supply samples for blind tasting as part of the evaluation process. | https://www.thejournal.ie/oireachtas-own-brand-wine-tender-e300000-5792228-Jun2022/ | 2022-06-16T09:23:19Z | https://www.thejournal.ie/oireachtas-own-brand-wine-tender-e300000-5792228-Jun2022/ | false | 3 |
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KIGALI, Rwanda — With fresh coats of paint and streets swept clean, Rwanda's capital is preparing for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit, which will bring leaders of the 54-nation group of mostly former British colonies whose relevance is sometimes questioned.
President Paul Kagame will host Prince Charles, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and scores of world leaders in a glittering summit, which takes place between June 20 and 25, that he hopes will promote this East African country's standing.
The summit is an opportunity to highlight Rwanda's stability and relative prosperity under Kagame's rule. It also will focus attention on Rwanda's widely criticized deal with Britain to deport asylum-seekers from the U.K. to Rwanda. Legal challenges stopped a flight that would have brought the first group just days before the summit.
The Commonwealth is a bloc of many developing nations but includes richer ones such as Singapore and Australia. Members range from established democracies such as Canada to more authoritarian ones like Rwanda itself.
Homeless people and sex workers have recently been removed from Kigali's streets as the government detained them ahead of the summit, according to Human Rights Watch.
What do the Commonwealth's countries have in common aside from their colonial past? Where is the bloc's voice in international affairs? And how does Africa, a continent of 1.3 billion people, benefit?
Climate change, and how to rebuild the global economy facing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, will be high on the summit's agenda, organizers say. The event also will discuss business, civil society, youth and gender issues.
Rwanda, a former Belgian colony now ruled by an Anglophile leader, seeks to show how the country of 13 million people has progressed since the genocide in 1994. It is the sixth African country to host the Commonwealth's biennial summit since 1971. Neighboring Uganda hosted the summit in 2007.
Commonwealth summits in Africa have been noteworthy. The 1979 gathering in Zambia helped to bring an end to white minority rule in Rhodesia, which became majority-ruled Zimbabwe in 1980. The 1991 summit in Zimbabwe saw the Commonwealth increase international pressure to bring an end to South Africa's racist system of apartheid.
"The Commonwealth is relevant, but the question is to whom? Do governments get political capital out of it? You profile your country, you profile your name," said Mwambutsya Ndebesa, a political historian at Uganda's Makerere University. "You can derive political legitimacy out of hosting such an event."
That rare opportunity is why countries such as Rwanda appear eager to "spend their meager resources" to host the summit, he said.
Rwandan authorities said they would spend roughly $10 million improving infrastructure ahead of the summit, which was initially scheduled to happen in 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hotels and restaurants are fully booked, ensuring the summit's popularity among some Rwandans.
"The bottom line is to showcase what products we Africans have, and visitors will always come back to buy or invest," said teacher Agnes Nadin. "This is the beauty as CHOGM attracts a big gathering."
But others who spoke to The Associated Press were less enthusiastic, asking what the Commonwealth means for Africans.
"The former master's underlying motivation is not good governance in Africa or improvement on the human rights platform but influence-seeking," said Dias Nyesiga, a business consultant in Kigali.
The Commonwealth should establish a peer-review mechanism of steps each member should take to achieve the bloc's values, including good governance and the protection of human rights, he said.
The Commonwealth would be more influential if it worked boldly to address global challenges such as "the consequences of pandemics," said Eric Ndushabandi, a professor of political science at the University of Rwanda.
Representing 2.5 billion people, the Commonwealth notably monitors elections among member countries and makes recommendations in its reports.
The bloc has suspended member states in response to events deemed to be in violation of its values. Nigeria was suspended for years after a harsh military government executed environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others in 1995.
Zimbabwe left the bloc in 2003 as President Robert Mugabe's government faced criticism over disputed elections and seizures of farms owned by white people. Zimbabwe's current government now seeks readmission, and analysts say President Emmerson Mnangagwa is pushing for greater international legitimacy after taking power from Mugabe in 2017. Zimbabwe remains under international sanctions.
"Mnangagwa sees it as politically expedient to be added back into the Commonwealth because in as much he has been described as 'worse than Mugabe,' he wishes to be seen as a good global citizen," said Zimbabwean political analyst David Chikwaza. "The Commonwealth's association is something he believes will cement his mantra of reengagement."
The Commonwealth undermines its influence by appearing to be more of a nostalgic political group rather than a trading bloc, Chikwaza said.
Commonwealth leaders at a summit in 2018 pledged to boost trade within the bloc to $2 trillion by 2030. But trade between Britain and Commonwealth countries was so low by 2020 that the bloc accounted for only about 9% of the U.K.'s total trade, with the value of exports to the Commonwealth falling by 16% between 2019 and 2020, according to the U.K.'s Office for National Statistics.
With China now Africa's leading trade partner, the U.K.'s political influence in its former colonies has waned. In Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, a mountain-top parliamentary building erected by the Chinese is set to replace the Victorian-style chamber.
Edson Sangwa, a Zimbabwean vendor of cheap electronics and children's toys imported from China, quipped: "What is the Commonwealth? We know China!"
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Muhumuza reported from Kampala, Uganda. Farai Mutsaka in Harare, Zimbabwe, contributed. | https://www.startribune.com/as-rwanda-hosts-commonwealth-summit-blocs-role-questioned/600182582/ | 2022-06-16T09:38:50Z | https://www.startribune.com/as-rwanda-hosts-commonwealth-summit-blocs-role-questioned/600182582/ | true | 24 |
CHICAGO, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pastor John Harrell, the president of Black Men United, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and media figure Candace Jordan will take part in a Father's Day giveaway on North Michigan Avenue this Sunday, June 19.
The giveaway will take place between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Pearson Street. Some of the unique gifts they will be handing out include: air fryers, car battery chargers, cell phone chargers, handheld massagers, humidifiers and small ice makers.
"This is part of the mission of Black Men United," Harrell said. "Giving back to the community. I'm thrilled to be partnering with Treasurer Pappas and Candace on this special giveaway."
"Fathers are underappreciated in our society," Pappas said. "This is just a small way to honor them on their special day."
Black Men United is a nonprofit dedicated to changing the narrative of the Black community and bringing hope by building bridges in communities across America. Harrell is also pastor of Proviso Missionary Baptist Church in Maywood.
The Treasurer's Office has partnered with Black Men United in the past. Last month, Pappas was one of the local leaders that helped pack three trucks with food and aid to the people of Buffalo, N.Y. following the mass shooting at a grocery store. In March, Pappas joined the organization in sending aid to Ukraine.
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President Biden has announced another $1 billion in weaponry for Ukraine, including anti-ship missile launchers, longer range artillery and rounds for mobile rocket launching platforms.
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LONDON (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is appearing in a London court Thursday to face charges of committing sexual offenses against three men.
Photographers and television cameras thronged Spacey, 62, as he arrived at London’s Westminster Magistrates Court for a preliminary hearing.
The former “House of Cards” star is accused of four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.
The alleged incidents took place in London between March 2005 and August 2008, and one in western England in April 2013. The victims are now in their 30s and 40s.
In a statement issued last month, Spacey said he would go to court to face the charges and was confident he would “prove my innocence.”
Spacey was questioned by British police in 2019 about claims by several men that he had assaulted them. The two-time Academy Award winner ran London’s Old Vic theater between 2004 and 2015.
Spacey won a best supporting actor Academy Award for the 1995 film “The Usual Suspects” and a lead actor Oscar for the 1999 movie “American Beauty.”
But his celebrated career came to an abrupt halt in 2017 when actor Anthony Rapp accused the star of assaulting him at a party in the 1980s, when Rapp was a teenager. Spacey denies the allegations. | https://www.greenwichtime.com/entertainment/article/Kevin-Spacey-appears-in-UK-court-to-face-sex-17245434.php | 2022-06-16T09:48:51Z | https://www.greenwichtime.com/entertainment/article/Kevin-Spacey-appears-in-UK-court-to-face-sex-17245434.php | true | 17 |
Dele Alli grabs stunning new girlfriend Cindy Kimberly’s bum and passionately kisses model on yacht in Capri
DELE ALLI couldn't keep his hands off stunning new girlfriend Cindy Kimberly while holidaying on a luxury yacht in Capri.
The Everton star split from his ex Ruby Mae in March last year with pals blaming the amount of time Dele spent playing video games, as exclusively revealed by The Sun.
But now Dele, 26, has seemingly confirmed a new relationship.
The England ace was spotted with a cheeky hand on Cindy's bottom, and also passionately kissed the 23-year-old model.
Dele and Cindy piled on the PDA as they soaked up the sun on board luxury yacht Riva off the coast of Italy.
The pair spent the day kissing and hugging and enjoyed a dip in the water.
Cindy also lay sprawled across Dele with her hand on his abs as they kicked back and relaxed on holiday.
Dele is currently enjoying some time off before returning for pre-season duty with Everton ahead of his first full-season with the club.
He joined the Toffees from Tottenham in January but has struggled to make an impact at Goodison, and SunSport revealed last month the midfielder could even leave this summer.
Dele though put his club woes behind him as he romantically cuddled Cindy while enjoying his summer break.
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The couple frolicked in the sea using Scubajets and Cindy also whizzed through the waves on a jetski.
Cindy, who has seven million followers on Instagram, wore a stunning all-white strapless swimsuit while Dele donned a pair of stylish Prada trunks.
The brunette stunner used to date Justin Bieber and was romantically linked to F1 star Lewis Hamilton in 2019, although Cindy insisted at the time the duo were "just friends".
But Amsterdam-born Spaniard Cindy, who is also a YouTuber, entrepreneur and social media personality, appeared completely smitten by Dele as the pair put on an affectionate display.
Dele had been rumoured to be dating Pep Guardiola's daughter Maria after they were spotted snogging in May of last year.
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MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — A fisherman confessed to killing a British journalist and an Indigenous expert in Brazil’s remote Amazon and took police to a site where human remains were recovered, a federal investigator said, closing out 10 days of suspense as teams searched for the missing pair.
Authorities said Wednesday night without giving any details that they expected more arrests would be made soon in the case of freelance reporter Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira of Brazil, who disappeared June 5.
At a news conference in the Amazon city of Manaus, a federal police investigator said the man who had been the prime suspect confessed Tuesday night and detailed what happened to Phillips and Pereira. Investigator Eduardo Alexandre Fontes said Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, 41, nicknamed Pelado, told officers he used a firearm to kill the men.
“We would have no way of getting to that spot quickly without the confession,” Torres said of the place where police recovered human remains Wednesday after being led there by Pelado.
Torres said the remains were expected to be identified within days, and if confirmed as the missing men, “will be returned to the families of the two.”
“We found the bodies three kilometers (nearly two miles) into the woods,” the investigator said, adding that officers traveled about one hour and forty minutes by boat on a river and 25 more into the woods to reach the burial spot.
Pelado’s family had said previously that he denied any wrongdoing and claimed police tortured him to try to get a confession.
Another officer, Guilherme Torres of the Amazonas state police, said the missing men’s boat had not been found yet but police knew the area where it purportedly was hidden by those involved in the crime.
“They put bags of dirt on the boat so it would sink,” he said. The engine of the boat was removed, according to investigators.
The news conference at Brazil’s federal police headquarters in Manaus also included military leaders, who joined the effort to find Phillips and Pereira a few days after their disappearance was reported.
President Jair Bolsonaro, a frequent critic of journalists and Indigenous experts, has drawn criticsm that the government didn’t get involved fast enough. Earlier on Wednesday, he criticized Phillips in an interview, saying without evidence that locals in the area where he went missing didn’t like him and that he should have been more careful in the region.
The efforts to find the two were started by Indigenous peoples in the region. UNIVAJA, an association of Indigenous peoples of the Javari Valley, mourned the loss of “two partners” in a statement Wednesday, adding they only had help and protection from local police.
As federal police announced they would hold a news conference, colleagues of Pereira called a vigil outside the headquarters of the Brazilian government’s Indigenous affairs agency in Brasilia. Pereira was on leave from the agency.
Pereira, 41, and Phillips, 57, were last seen on their boat in a river near the entrance of the Javari Valley Indigenous Territory, which borders Peru and Colombia. That area has seen violent conflicts between fishermen, poachers and government agents.
Developments began moving Wednesday when federal police officers took a suspect they didn’t identify at the time out on the river toward search parties looking for Phillips and Pereira.
An Associated Press photographer in Atalaia do Norte, the city closest to the search zone, witnessed police taking the suspect, who was in a hood.
On Tuesday, police said they had arrested a second suspect in connection with the disappearance. He was identified as Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, 41, a fisherman and a brother of Pelado, who police already had characterized as their main suspect.
Police investigators said Wednesday that de Oliveira had not confessed to any participation in the crime, but added they had evidence against him.
Indigenous people who were with Pereira and Phillips have said that Pelado brandished a rifle at them on the day before the pair disappeared.
Official search teams concentrated their efforts around a spot in the Itaquai river where a tarp from the boat used by the missing men was found Saturday by volunteers from the Matis Indigenous group.
Authorities began scouring the area and discovered a backpack, laptop and other personal belongings submerged underwater Sunday. Police said that evening that they had identified the items as the belongings of both missing men, including a health card and clothes of Pereira. The backpack was said to belong to Phillips.
Police previously reported finding traces of blood in Pelado’s boat. Officers also found organic matter of apparent human origin in the river that was sent for analysis.
Authorities have said a main line of the police investigation into the disappearance has pointed to an international network that pays poor fishermen to fish illegally in the Javari Valley reserve, which is Brazil’s second-largest Indigenous territory.
Pereira, who previously led the local bureau of the federal Indigenous agency, known as FUNAI, took part in several operations against illegal fishing. In such operations, as a rule the fishing gear is seized or destroyed, while the fishermen are fined and briefly detained. Only the Indigenous can legally fish in their territories.
“The crime’s motive is some personal feud over fishing inspection,” Atalaia do Norte’s Mayor Denis Paiva speculated to reporters without providing more details.
While some police, the mayor and others in the region link the pair’s disappearances to the “fish mafia,” federal police have not ruled rule out other lines of investigation, such as narco trafficking.
Torres, the federal police officer, reiterated that point Wednesday night, saying he could not discuss specifics of the investigation.
“We are working with several lines of investigation,” he said.
After the news of the recovery of human remains, Phillips’ wife, Alessandra Sampaio, said the find “puts an end to the anguish of not knowing Dom and Bruno’s whereabouts.”
“Now we can bring them home and say goodbye with love,” Sampaio said in a statement. ”Today, we also begin our quest for justice.”
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Maisonnave reported from Manaus and Savarese reported from Sao Paulo. | https://www.upmatters.com/news/international/ap-international/police-amazon-fisherman-confesses-to-killing-missing-pair/ | 2022-06-16T09:50:51Z | https://www.upmatters.com/news/international/ap-international/police-amazon-fisherman-confesses-to-killing-missing-pair/ | true | 27 |
Jon Rahm is getting set to defend his U.S. Open title at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., but all anyone can seem to talk about is the upstart LIV Golf tour.
The Saudi-backed start-up held its first event last weekend and saw 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel win it and take home the $4 million grand prize. Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson have already played on that tour, but now, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed and Rickie Fowler are set to join them, and that has created some distractions ahead of golf's third major of 2022.
Nonetheless, Rahm is staying focused on the task at hand. After all, he is preparing to defend his title against a stacked field that includes within it 29 of the top 30 players in the world. The only one of the top 30 not playing is Paul Casey, who has dealt with back problems for the majority of the 2022 PGA Tour season.
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Rahm will face stiff competition from the likes of Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, who are both coming off a strong week at the Canadian Open. The No. 2 golfer in the world is paired with Collin Morikawa — the world's No. 7-ranked golfer — and 2021 U.S. Amateur champion, James Piot during his first two rounds.
Elsewhere, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will look to push Rahm and win his second major of the season. Scheffler won the Masters back in April. Meanwhile, Mickelson will also play in this week's event as he looks to complete the career grand slam with a U.S. Open title.
This week marks Mickelson's first involvement with the PGA Tour since January. The U.S. Open is governed by the USGA, but it is also considered a part of the PGA Tour as well as the European and Asian Tours. Already, Mickelson has drawn plenty of attention for his remarks about LIV Golf, and it will be interesting to see if the verbal fireworks spill over onto the golf course.
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KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — With fresh coats of paint and streets swept clean, Rwanda's capital is preparing for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit, which will bring leaders of the 54-nation group of mostly former British colonies whose relevance is sometimes questioned.
President Paul Kagame will host Prince Charles, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and scores of world leaders in a glittering summit, which takes place between June 20 and 25, that he hopes will promote this East African country's standing.
The summit is an opportunity to highlight Rwanda's stability and relative prosperity under Kagame's rule. It also will focus attention on Rwanda's widely criticized deal with Britain to deport asylum-seekers from the U.K. to Rwanda. Legal challenges stopped a flight that would have brought the first group just days before the summit.
The Commonwealth is a bloc of many developing nations but includes richer ones such as Singapore and Australia. Members range from established democracies such as Canada to more authoritarian ones like Rwanda itself.
Homeless people and sex workers have recently been removed from Kigali's streets as the government detained them ahead of the summit, according to Human Rights Watch.
What do the Commonwealth's countries have in common aside from their colonial past? Where is the bloc's voice in international affairs? And how does Africa, a continent of 1.3 billion people, benefit?
Climate change, and how to rebuild the global economy facing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, will be high on the summit’s agenda, organizers say. The event also will discuss business, civil society, youth and gender issues.
Rwanda, a former Belgian colony now ruled by an Anglophile leader, seeks to show how the country of 13 million people has progressed since the genocide in 1994. It is the sixth African country to host the Commonwealth's biennial summit since 1971. Neighboring Uganda hosted the summit in 2007.
Commonwealth summits in Africa have been noteworthy. The 1979 gathering in Zambia helped to bring an end to white minority rule in Rhodesia, which became majority-ruled Zimbabwe in 1980. The 1991 summit in Zimbabwe saw the Commonwealth increase international pressure to bring an end to South Africa's racist system of apartheid.
“The Commonwealth is relevant, but the question is to whom? Do governments get political capital out of it? You profile your country, you profile your name," said Mwambutsya Ndebesa, a political historian at Uganda's Makerere University. “You can derive political legitimacy out of hosting such an event."
That rare opportunity is why countries such as Rwanda appear eager to “spend their meager resources" to host the summit, he said.
Rwandan authorities said they would spend roughly $10 million improving infrastructure ahead of the summit, which was initially scheduled to happen in 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hotels and restaurants are fully booked, ensuring the summit's popularity among some Rwandans.
“The bottom line is to showcase what products we Africans have, and visitors will always come back to buy or invest," said teacher Agnes Nadin. “This is the beauty as CHOGM attracts a big gathering.”
But others who spoke to The Associated Press were less enthusiastic, asking what the Commonwealth means for Africans.
“The former master’s underlying motivation is not good governance in Africa or improvement on the human rights platform but influence-seeking,” said Dias Nyesiga, a business consultant in Kigali.
The Commonwealth should establish a peer-review mechanism of steps each member should take to achieve the bloc's values, including good governance and the protection of human rights, he said.
The Commonwealth would be more influential if it worked boldly to address global challenges such as “the consequences of pandemics,” said Eric Ndushabandi, a professor of political science at the University of Rwanda.
Representing 2.5 billion people, the Commonwealth notably monitors elections among member countries and makes recommendations in its reports.
The bloc has suspended member states in response to events deemed to be in violation of its values. Nigeria was suspended for years after a harsh military government executed environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others in 1995.
Zimbabwe left the bloc in 2003 as President Robert Mugabe's government faced criticism over disputed elections and seizures of farms owned by white people. Zimbabwe's current government now seeks readmission, and analysts say President Emmerson Mnangagwa is pushing for greater international legitimacy after taking power from Mugabe in 2017. Zimbabwe remains under international sanctions.
“Mnangagwa sees it as politically expedient to be added back into the Commonwealth because in as much he has been described as ‘worse than Mugabe,’ he wishes to be seen as a good global citizen," said Zimbabwean political analyst David Chikwaza. “The Commonwealth’s association is something he believes will cement his mantra of reengagement.”
The Commonwealth undermines its influence by appearing to be more of a nostalgic political group rather than a trading bloc, Chikwaza said.
Commonwealth leaders at a summit in 2018 pledged to boost trade within the bloc to $2 trillion by 2030. But trade between Britain and Commonwealth countries was so low by 2020 that the bloc accounted for only about 9% of the U.K.’s total trade, with the value of exports to the Commonwealth falling by 16% between 2019 and 2020, according to the U.K.’s Office for National Statistics.
With China now Africa’s leading trade partner, the U.K.’s political influence in its former colonies has waned. In Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, a mountain-top parliamentary building erected by the Chinese is set to replace the Victorian-style chamber.
Edson Sangwa, a Zimbabwean vendor of cheap electronics and children's toys imported from China, quipped: “What is the Commonwealth? We know China!”
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Muhumuza reported from Kampala, Uganda. Farai Mutsaka in Harare, Zimbabwe, contributed. | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/As-Rwanda-hosts-Commonwealth-summit-bloc-s-role-17245366.php | 2022-06-16T09:53:11Z | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/As-Rwanda-hosts-Commonwealth-summit-bloc-s-role-17245366.php | false | 24 |
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Hardik Pandya has been appointed as the captain of the Indian team for the Ireland tour. Whereas Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be supporting Hardik as the vice-captain for this series. The BCCI on Wednesday announced the Indian team squad for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland, starting June 26th in Malahide, Ireland.
VVS Laxman will usher the coaching staff for the Ireland tour. He will also be present in England during the warm-up matches (from July 1).
Fortunately, Suryakumar Yadav has returned from injury and will join the squad soon. After an impressive show in IPL 2022, Rahul Tripathi has received a maiden call-up.
The blue squad will travel to Ireland for two T20Is, which are set to leave on June 22.
India vs Ireland Schedule
For the first time since 2018, India will play two T20Is against Ireland.
- Ireland vs India, 1st T20- Sun Jun 26
- Ireland vs India, 2nd T20- Tue Jun 28
India vs Ireland match time and Venue
Time– 4:30pm IST / 7am EST / 11am GMT
The Village Malahide, Dublin
India Vs Ireland T20I squads
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Indian squads: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
Ireland Squad: Andrew Balbirnie (Captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young. | https://www.kreedon.com/india-tour-of-ireland-schedule-venue-match-time-squads/ | 2022-06-16T09:57:34Z | https://www.kreedon.com/india-tour-of-ireland-schedule-venue-match-time-squads/ | true | 1 |
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the U.S. announcement that it's sending an additional $1 billion in military aid that includes heavy weapons for the outgunned Ukrainian military.
"It's yet another sign that Western support for Ukraine is here for good," Zelenskyy said in his regular late-night address. "I'll keep asking for necessary weapons and equipment, but the bravery and skillfulness of our service members can't be imported."
In another development, Zelenskyy on Thursday is hosting the leaders of Germany, France and Italy, who are making their first visit to the Ukrainian capital since Russia's invasion in February.
French President Emmanuel Macron of France, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi traveled by train to Kyiv because all of Ukraine's civilian airports are closed due to the security risks.
Ukrainian leaders have criticized what they describe as lukewarm support from these key European countries, and Thursday's meeting is being closely watched to gauge the level of support for Ukraine's war with Russia.
Ukrainian leaders have been upset with Macron in particular for saying that Russia must not be "humiliated." Scholz has said Ukraine should not lose the war, but has not gone so far as to say it should win.
"How can the country that rapes our women be allowed save face?" Mykhailo Podolyak, a top adviser to Zelenskyy, told NPR in an interview. "What do we need to win this war to have this war come to an end? We need weapons."
Meanwhile, the United States on Wednesday announced an additional $1 billion in military assistance to Ukraine. That includes heavy artillery and rockets, as well as training for Ukrainian troops.
Podolyak is Ukraine's chief negotiator, and in the early weeks of the war he led a team that met with Russian representatives five times. But the talks made no progress. In addition, as evidence of Russian abuses mounted, the Ukrainian public turned against such talks.
In a poll last month, more than 80% of Ukrainians said they were unwilling to give up territory for peace, even if it means a prolonged conflict, according to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.
Podolyak said if Ukrainians cede territory to Russia now, even if under a temporary ceasefire, there are no guarantees that Russia would not invade again later.
"A cease-fire would be a de facto Russian victory," he said. But, he added, "We are ready to agree to something so long as this [Russian] threat does not persist."
For now, Podolyak and other Ukrainian leaders say Ukraine desperately needs more artillery to combat the Russian forces that are making grinding progress in the eastern part of the country. After weeks of heavy fighting, the Russians are on the verge of capturing the city of Severodonetsk in the Donbas region.
Podolyak posted a wish-list of weapons on Twitter, which included requests for 1,000 howitzers, 1,000 drones and 500 tanks. He said this would give Ukraine "parity" with Russian forces.
He stressed that Ukraine is increasing dependent on Western weapons because it is running out of ammunition for its aging Soviet-era arsenal. Additional ammunition for those weapons is not widely available outside of Russia.
Ukraine has been transitioning to NATO equipment in recent years, but Podolyak says it takes European buy-in for Ukraine to fully transition to more modern systems which are made and sold worldwide.
But as long as the Russians have an advantage in artillery by a ratio of 10-to-1 or more, Ukraine will continue to struggle on the battlefield, he said.
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Crystal Palace fixtures 2022-23: Full Premier League schedule released, key dates & ticket details
Crystal Palace will begin their 2022-23 Premier League campaign at home to Arsenal as former Gunner Patrick Vieira returns to his old stomping ground.
The Eagles have a relatively tough start to the season, with a trip to Anfield to face Liverpool on Matchday Two, while games against Aston Villa and Manchester City follow after that.
GOAL brings you Crystal Palace's full Premier League fixture list for 2022-23, key dates and ticket details for those wishing to go to games.
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Crystal Palace Premier League 2022-23 fixture list
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Crystal Palace tickets: Prices & how to buy
Tickets for Crystal Palace games can be purchased through the club's official website.
Premier League games are divided into different categories depending on the opponent and prices vary by category and seat position.
Season tickets can cost from£850 to £520 for an adult, with reduced prices available for family tickets. They can be bought through official channels, but demand is high and you may need to join a waiting list.
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Apple Lays Out More Pieces of Its Future AR Headset Puzzle
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Covid-19 loan guarantee schemes save up to half a million UK businesses
The loan schemes were “instrumental in enabling businesses to remain operational”, according to an evaluation report commissioned by the British Business Bank
The loan schemes were “instrumental in enabling businesses to remain operational”, according to an evaluation report commissioned by the British Business Bank
The UK government’s Covid-19 loan guarantee schemes are estimated to have saved between 150,000 and 500,000 businesses from permanently closing, according to a new report commissioned by the British Business Bank.
The evaluation report by London Economics and Ipsos found in the absence of the support schemes, an additional 146,000 to 505,000 Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) borrowers and 5,000 to 21,000 Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) borrowers could have permanently ceased trading in 2020.
The emergency loans were “important lifelines” for many businesses and guaranteed finance for “even the smallest of businesses”, said Martin McTague, national chair of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
“As today’s findings demonstrate, this swift action prevented vast numbers of businesses from going under; protecting jobs, livelihoods, and enabling these firms to be part of the economic recovery.”
Between 500,000 to 2.9 million jobs could have been lost without the £78bn of state-backed loans, according to the report.
The loan schemes, in some cases, were “instrumental in enabling businesses to remain operational in the midst of pandemic-induced disruption”, according to the report.
Alongside using the funds for working capital, businesses also used the resource to support the adoption and/or expansion of digital technologies and to build business resilience which they would have done to a lesser extent or not at all in the absence of the measures, found the report.
“The Covid-19 emergency loan schemes were designed to address a drastically altered economic landscape for smaller businesses as lockdowns took effect,” said Catherine Lewis La Torre, CEO at British Business Bank.
“This evaluation is the first indication of just how important those schemes were in saving livelihoods, businesses and hundreds of thousands of jobs, and we are proud to have played a vital role in their delivery.”
The introduction of the bounce back loans helped to accelerate the timescale for loan approvals, noted the report.
Had lenders conducted their standard checks on such a volume of applications, it would have created “an extensive backlog” with businesses waiting “significantly longer” for a loan, putting the survival of the business at greater risk, it found.
The loose checks on borrowers for the bounce back loan opened the doors to billions of pounds lost to fraudsters. It is estimated that out of the £47bn paid out through the support measure, almost £5bn of that was lost to fraud, according to a government committee report.
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New York-based market intelligence platform AlphaSense has raised $225 million in Series D funding round, led by the Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Viking Global Investors. The new round also includes an undisclosed amount of debt investment from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, an American multinational investment management corporation.
AlphaSense in a statement on June 16, announced that the current round of funding values the company at $1.7 billion, nearly double the valuation of its last round. The company plans to use the funds infused to invest in product development, content expansion, customer support, and to drive organic growth.
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Founded in 2011 by Jack Kokko and Raj Neervannan, AlphaSense leverages technology powered by AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Natural language processing (NLP) to extract relevant insights from public and private content, including company filings, earnings transcripts, expert call transcripts, news, trade journals, and equity research.
“The Series D round highlights investor confidence and shows the quick pace at which AlphaSense has been growing. The fresh funding will help us improve our value offering, furthering our mission to help companies across industries make better decisions faster and with greater confidence,” said Neervannan, who is also the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at AlphaSense.
He added, “We recently doubled our India presence to over 325 people with the recent addition of our Delhi office, and, with our hiring efforts underway to recruit the best talent, we expect our employee count to continue to grow substantially in the coming months.”
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Four people were arrested and charged in connection to last month's shooting that claimed the life of an 80-year-old woman at a high school graduation ceremony in New Orleans, police said Wednesday.
Augustine Greenwood was killed on May 31 at Xavier University of Louisiana, which was hosting the ceremony for students at nearby Morris Jeff Community School, the city's coroner office told CNN.
Brandon Rock, 18, and Laverne Duplessis, 40, were charged with manslaughter and possession of a firearm in a gun-free zone, the New Orleans Police Department said in a news release. Duplessis also faces an obstruction of justice charge.
Additionally, Frank Bartholomew, 49, was charged with obstruction of justice, and a 15-year-old is accused of possessing a firearm in a gun-free zone, police said.
It's not clear whether the suspects have legal representation.
The shooting unfolded when an argument escalated to gunfire in the parking lot of the Xavier University Convocation Center after the ceremony, police said. New Orleans police officers working a security detail responded to a call for shots fired at around 11:45 a.m. local time.
When officers arrived, they found three gunshot victims -- two men and one woman -- who were all taken to local hospitals. The woman, later identified as Greenwood, died at a hospital, police said. Greenwood had just watched one of her grandchildren graduate before gunfire struck her, CNN affiliate WVUE reported.
"There was a fight that broke out between apparently two females," said NOPD Chief Deputy Superintendent Christopher Goodly at the time of the shooting. "Subsequent to this fight, subjects produced weapons, and shots were shot."
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Even though we’re living in the digital age, a certain amount of paperwork is inevitable. Documents like birth certificates, passports and insurance information are important pieces of paper that need to be stored somewhere securely.
If you find yourself frustrated while looking through an endless pile of paper, you could benefit greatly from a filing system. For a great plastic file box, consider the Bankers Box Heavy-Duty Plastic File Storage Box With Hanging Rails.
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Think about how much space you have and where you would like to store the file box. If you have a home office with plenty of space, you can likely invest in a bulkier box that takes up more room.
You also want to consider the size of the paperwork that you’ll be filing. Most people have items of varying sizes, such as legal or letter, and miscellaneous odd-shaped documents, such as receipts or identification. Select a filing system that’ll accommodate your paperwork without compromising the integrity of any items.
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Assess how much you have to store. With more and more people working out of a home office now, the amount of paperwork has increased. You want to select a file box that easily accommodates all of your important documents, both personal and professional.
If you need something to hold them together, invest in a product that can keep work and personal items separated within the storage system. You don’t want to invest in a product that won’t function the way you need it to.
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Some filing boxes are easy to move, while others are meant to stay in place. If you travel from a home office to a workspace and need to take a lot of items with you, something portable will work best for you. Look for a plastic file box that has a handle and is easy to carry.
If it’s not a priority to move the box, look for something designed to be stationary. Many boxes are stackable, but make sure you don’t overfill the boxes to the point that you can’t move them if need be.
What to look for in a quality plastic file box
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Although plastic file boxes are fairly foolproof when it comes to water, you want to exercise caution with hot liquids. If hot coffee or tea spills on the box, there’s a chance the plastic could melt and become misshapen. Darker liquids could also stain important paperwork if it seeps into the box.
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The paperwork that you’re filing is very likely important, so you want to keep it safe. Select a plastic file box that has a lid you can secure easily so that items won’t spill out. If it has a latch, double-check that it fastens well and won’t wear out after a few uses.
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What color is best for a plastic file box?
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Why do you need a plastic file box instead of a regular storage box?
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Bankers Box Heavy-Duty Plastic File Storage Box With Hanging Rails
What you need to know: This rectangular plastic file box with lid safely stores both letter and legal-size documents.
What you’ll love: It’s easy to lift and TSA approved for traveling.
What you should consider: It doesn’t accommodate legal-size folders that aren’t hanging files.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top plastic file box for the money
Lorell Portable Plastic File Box
What you need to know: This clear plastic file box stores both letter- and legal-size files and it’s easy to see what’s inside.
What you’ll love: The lid has interlocking snaps for quick and easy closing. The stackable plastic unit is sturdy enough to pile several boxes high.
What you should consider: Because it is clear, it doesn’t offer a lot of privacy.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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What you need to know: Made for simple transportation, this mobile filing box is perfect for the person on the go.
What you’ll love: It has a lid with a handle that double latches for added security. This plastic file box holds 8.5 by 11 hanging folders.
What you should consider: Black is the only color this particular plastic file box is only available in.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Revealing how much you make to coworkers and your family is becoming less taboo.
For the past two months, Adam Ali has gone around Charlotte asking people to reveal how much they make for his TikTok account "American Income."
"It is not easy, convincing random people to tell you how much they make," Ali said. "Some people feel like that's an invasion of privacy."
It all started from Ali's own curiosity about how much people were actually making.
"After going to college for about a year, I myself was having trouble figuring out what I wanted to do, what profession I wanted to be in," Ali said.
While figuring out his own life, people have been following along on social media. In just two months, Ali's TikTok account has gained more than 87,000 followers and more than 1.6 million likes.
Ali said with so many nationally recognized schools in North Carolina, it's been surprising to see how much young people are making.
"We have a bunch of talent here in the state, we have the second-largest bank and capital in the United States," Ali said. "It's surprising how much young people are getting paid."
By asking about salary, Ali is tapping into a growing trend across the country.
A recent Bankrate survey found that 42% of Gen Zers (ages 18-25) and 40% of millennials (ages 26-41) say they’ve shared their salary with a coworker or a professional contact.
Older generations are less likely to share their salary. The Bankrate survey found 31% of Gen Xers (ages 42-57) and 19% of baby boomers (ages 58-76) have revealed their salaries.
"There are so many factors that make younger people more likely to break these taboos," Sarah Foster, an analyst at Bankrate said. "I think social media is a major part of it, it's made people more comfortable with being open."
Foster said the Great Resignation is leading to a new level of urgency when it comes to salary transparency.
"It's only going to help with your wallet, as far as making sure that you get a raise or know that you're being paid fairly," Foster said.
If you're looking to reveal your salary to a coworker. Foster recommends disclosing it out of the office and off of slack so you're not revealing your pay on company time.
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Spooked by the bear market and worried about what’s next, investors are looking for ways to shield their portfolios from more pain. Yet money moves made in fear can be bad ones, advisers and behavioral economists warn.
On Monday, the S&P 500 closed more than 20% down from recent highs, officially entering a bear market. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve approved the largest rate increase since 1994 in a bid to hit the brakes on rampant inflation.
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