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Chennai, Jun 18 (PTI) Wondering if the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) is empowered to discuss Karnataka's Mekedatu balancing reservoir project across the Cauvery river at its meeting, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday contended that the decision to discuss the subject is "arbitrary and illegal."
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Expressing shock over CWMA chairman S K Haldar's remarks in Thanjavur that the matter would be discussed at the meeting on June 23, Stalin sought to know if Haldar has "powers to make arbitrary decisions."
The CWMA does not have powers to discuss a subject that has already been taken to the Supreme Court, the Chief Minister said in a statement here. "Knowing about this and announcing to discuss the issue are illegal," Stalin claimed.
Hence, it has been decided to send a legislature party delegation under State Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan to New Delhi to convey people's anguish to the Centre. "We have sought appointment from the Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. The panel will very soon visit Delhi and convey the people's anguish caused by Haldar's announcement in Thanjavur," he said.
Tamil Nadu would not allow the construction of the dam and would fight against it in the Supreme Court, Stalin said. "Tamil Nadu's legal battle will continue and this government will fight for its rights over our livelihood issue," he said. The Chief Minister claimed that the proposed project would prevent Tamil Nadu from exercising its rights on the river water. Besides it would reduce the quantum of water meant for the State and this would tantamount to deceiving the farmers, he said and added that the denial of water is against the principles of cooperative federalism.
He has been consistently opposing the neighbouring Karnataka's attempt to build the dam and even took up the issue during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital. An all-party delegation called on Modi and apprised him about Tamil Nadu's concerns and the State Assembly passed a resolution against the proposed dam. "Yet, Karnataka has not given up on its stubborn stand," Stalin said. Claiming that his counterpart Basavaraj Bommai was in Delhi to exert pressure on the Centre, Stalin said "the BJP-led government should not yield. I hope the Centre will uphold the principles of cooperative federalism." PTI
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New Delhi, Jun 18 (PTI) Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran suffered a straight game loss to Chinese Taipei's Chuang Chih-Yuan in the quarterfinals to crash out of the men's singles event of the WTT Contender 2022 in Zagreb, Croatia on Saturday.
Sathiyan, world no. 34, lost 7-11 9-11 5-11 against the world no. 18 Chih-Yuan.
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It was a disappointing result for the Indian, who had started his campaign here with a stunning 6-11 12-10 11-9 12-10 win over world no. 6 and reigning European champion Darko Jorgic of Slovenia.
Sathiyan then defeated 16-year-old Chen Yuanyu of China 11-9 11-7 12-10 to advance to the quarterfinals.
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Sathiyan is part of the Indian table tennis squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Games which is scheduled to be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8.
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Gem Exchange and Trading (GXT) traded down 1.7% against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 8:00 AM ET on June 18th. One Gem Exchange and Trading coin can now be purchased for about $0.13 or 0.00000672 BTC on major exchanges. Gem Exchange and Trading has a total market capitalization of $10.84 million and approximately $541,476.00 worth of Gem Exchange and Trading was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last seven days, Gem Exchange and Trading has traded down 3.3% against the US dollar.
Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005175 BTC.
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded 0.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $20,468.62 or 1.00000000 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 down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005179 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 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.50 or 0.00002588 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded down 6.2% against the dollar and now trades at $23.09 or 0.00119570 BTC.
Gem Exchange and Trading Coin Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “GXT is a global company headquartered in Singapore that conducts business with overseas companies in a total of 7 countries including Dubai, India, Virgin Islands, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Kazakhstan. The main countries of use are Japan, China, Vietnam, and Korea, and are used in a total of 20 countries. The GXT system consists of platforms, services, and exchanges, and acts as an important element of the token economy. GXT Token will be traded through public exchange listing, available on the GXT Platform, and will be used when using financial services through tokens and swaps on the Global Exchange (Fiat).The GXT Token is being promoted to receive financial services (overseas remittance, simple payment, debit card) through XIGNAL exchange. “
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Work on the Interstate 25 North Express Lanes Project will require temporary full closures of nearby roads next week.
From 7 a.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Saturday, Gateway Drive at Weld County Road 48 will close to allow for an update to the median and widening and repaving of the intersection, according to a Colorado Department of Transportation news release. Drivers will detour onto Gateway Circle to the west.
From 5 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Larimer County Road 14 below I-25 will close as crews pour concrete for a new bridge deck. Westbound traffic will detour north on the eastern Frontage Road to East County Road 16 before taking the western Frontage Road south back onto westbound Larimer 14. Eastbound traffic will also detour north and south via the frontage roads, taking East County Road 16 to avoid the closure.
For more about the project, go to codot.gov/projects/north-i-25. | https://www.greeleytribune.com/2022/06/17/gateway-drive-larimer-county-road-14-to-close-temporarily-for-i-25-project/ | 2022-06-18T12:47:42Z | https://www.greeleytribune.com/2022/06/17/gateway-drive-larimer-county-road-14-to-close-temporarily-for-i-25-project/ | true | null |
In an effort to stem the protests against the new Agnipath recruitment policy, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced that there will be a 10 per cent quota in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles across the country for Agniveers. The soldiers recruited under this scheme will be called ‘Agniveers’.
The Ministry of Home Affairs also announced three years age relaxation beyond the prescribed upper age limit for Agniveers for recruitment in the two paramilitary forces.
Soon after, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with the chiefs of the three services — Army Chief General Manoj Pande, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, and Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari — and the Defence Ministry also announced 10 per cent reservation in jobs in the ministry and Defence Public Sector Undertakings for Agniveers.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said it is looking forward to inducting the highly skilled, disciplined, and motivated Agniveers into its various services.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways also announced six service avenues for smooth transition of Agniveers in various roles of the Merchant navy, post their stint with the Indian Navy. According to an official statement, the scheme will enable Agniveers to acquire necessary training, with naval experience and professional certification to join the remunerative merchant navy across the world.
The panacea comes amid country-wide protests, which saw violence in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan. In Bihar, the house of Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi was attacked amid the protests. Train services have been stopped in Bihar till 8 pm on Saturday and will be suspended again at 4 am tomorrow till 8 pm, authorities said as the state continued to reel under the worst outbreak of violence.
As the violence grew, several other states stepped up in to provide assurance to Agniveers. Here is a list:
Uttar Pradesh: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the government will give priority to ‘Agniveers’ in recruitment to police and related services in the state.
Haryana: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rajnath Singh, said 46,000 Agniveers would be recruited this year and recruitment rallies for this will start in the next 90 days. The Haryana government will also give preference in jobs and other works to the youth who complete this service.
Madhya Pradesh: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced that under the Agniveer Yojana, priority will be given to the soldiers working in the army in the Madhya Pradesh Police. Announcing this through a video, Chouhan said: “Indian Army is the pride of India and pride of the countrymen. Army personnel are our heroes, role models.
Assam: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, too, has said that those completing four years of service will be given preference in recruitment to the state police.
Karnataka: The state government will induct Agniveers into state police after completion of their service in the Agnipath recruitment scheme. “I condemn the protests that are happening to oppose this scheme,” said Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra.
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Player arrives to further strengthen the French squad
While preparing the resignation of Pochettino for the arrival of a new coach, PSG, according to the journalist Fabrizio Romano, closed with its first reinforcement for the next season of European football. The player arrives at Porto, for 40 million euros.
One of the good highlights of Porto, Vitinha will be a PSG player for the next few seasons. The Ligue 1 club, in the face of strong competition, accepted to pay the young player’s termination clause and closed with Porto for a value of R$ 216 million (40m euros). Journalist Fabrizio Romano informs that only details are missing for the announcement to be made official.
Vitinha is 22 years old and is considered one of the great promises of football in Portugal. Before PSG, he found himself in the crosshairs of other big clubs in European football. Thus, PSG was faster and closed with the Portuguese.
Born in Porto, Vitinha has a short, lackluster stint in English football. At the time, he defended the colors of Wolves, today, in the Premier League.
PSG remains in the market
While waiting for Vitinha, PSG keeps an eye on the market in search of more good names. The idea is to hire a high-level defender, with Skriniar, from Inter, the chosen one. | https://thegoaspotlight.com/2022/06/18/psg-agrees-to-pay-brl-216-million-and-closes-with-its-first-signing-for-the-season/ | 2022-06-18T12:52:34Z | https://thegoaspotlight.com/2022/06/18/psg-agrees-to-pay-brl-216-million-and-closes-with-its-first-signing-for-the-season/ | true | 2 |
Erik ten Hag remains relaxed despite the fact Manchester United are struggling to land a single one of his targets.
The Frenkie de Jong saga remains ongoing but reports in Spain have now suggested that the Dutch midfielder has in fact emptied out his locker. Christian Eriksen is also wanted by United's new manager - and offer has been made to the Dane. However, he may reject the Red Devils in favour of staying in London.
Elsewhere, Timber has turned down United in favour of staying at Ajax and increasing his Netherlands chances at the World Cup. This move, though, has left Ten Hag stunned.
Follow all the latest Manchester United transfer news below...
Man Utd 'prepare' fresh De Jong bid
Manchester United have began preparing another bid for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
According to Spanish outlet Sport, United's fresh offer will be £61million - £4m more than their intial offer.
Talks to 'intensify' between Man Utd and Barcelona for De Jong
It has been reported that Frenkie de Jong is set to leave Barcelona this summer with Manchester United in 'intensive' talks with the club for his signature.
As per AS, it is becoming "more evident" every day that De Jong will not play for Barca next season amid interest from United. He has even empited his Barca locker in preparation for a move away.
Now, negotiations are expected to advance between the two parties over the signing of the £60m-rated De Jong.
Erik ten Hag stunned by Man Utd transfer rejection
Erik ten Hag's vision for Manchester United will be in tatters if the club fails to land Frenkie de Jong and Christian Eriksen.
United's new boss has told Old Trafford bosses that the midfield duo will be the focal point of his team.
However, after Jurrien Timber rejected a move to the Red Devils, it is understood Eriksen wants to stay in London and De Jong is happy at Barcelona.
Man Utd's defensive midfielder search 'will depend on budget'
Manchester United's search for a new defensive midfielder in the summer transfer window will depend on the budget they have to spend.
As per Fabrizio Romano, the Red Devils will wait to see how much they have left before making a decision on signing anyone in that position amid links to Wilfried Ndidi and Palhinha.
United 'pushing hard' to sign Ebiowei
Manchester United are reportedly pushing hard to sign Derby starlet Malcolm Ebiowei this summer.
According to Jonas Hen Shrag, the Red Devils are hoping to get a deal done for the talented 18-year-old winger.
Pereira 'will not be bought' by Flamengo
Andreas Pereira will return to Manchester United this summer following his loan spell at Flamengo.
According to journalist Vene Casagrande, Flamengo requested to extend Pereira's loan until December but United refused and believe they have a better offer to sell him.
Man Utd 'willing to sell five players' this summer
Manchester United are looking to offload a number of players to finance their summer spending.
The Daily Mail suggest Dean Henderson, Anthony Martial, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are all available for transfer if an appropriate offer comes in.
Eriksen 'appears to rule out' Man Utd switch
Christian Eriksen has appeared to rule out a move to Manchester United with the Denmark international wanting to stay in London.
The Athletic say Eriksen would prefer to stick in the capital, which could prove to be a boost for Tottenham Hotspur, who are interested in the 30-year-old free agent following his release from Brentford.
Henderson talks progressing over Forest move
Dean Henderson's proposed move to Nottingham Forest is 'progressing positively' with the Manchester United stopper set to agree a season-long loan switch with an obligation to buy, as per The Athletic.
The goalkeeper has often played second fiddle behind David de Gea over the past two seasons and wants regular football again following a two-year stint with Sheffield United.
Man Utd's summer priority outlined
Manchester United will priortise signing Frenkie de Jong, a right-back, a centre-back and a striker this summer.
That's according to Fabrizio Romano, who says United will look to add at least four new additions to their squad with De Jong at the top of their list.
Jurrien Timber, Denzel Dumfries, Christian Eriksen and Antony have also been named as top targets.
Ronaldo 'does not feel involved' in Ten Hag's United project
Repubblica suggest Cristiano Ronaldo does not feel involved in Erik ten Hag's project going forward and could look to leave Manchester United this summer.
They claim both AS Roma and Sporting Lisbon are both dreaming of a move for the Portuguese superstar.
Sarri 'blocks' Lazio move for free agent Mata
Maurizio Sarri has reportedly turned down the chance to sign Juan Mata for free this summer following his release by Manchester United.
l Messaggero reports Mata’s agent proposed him to Lazio this summer but Sarri did not believe he would be the right fit for his side.
Good night!
That concludes today's Man Utd transfer live blog - return same time, same place tomorrow for more Red Devils gossip!
Man Utd miss out on another target
Manchester United appear to have been pipped to the post by Paris Saint-Germain for the services of Porto midfielder Vitinha.
United had been touted heavily with a move for the Portugal international, but transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has claimed it is now PSG who are on the verge of completing the deal.
Serie A side snub Mata offer
Italian outfit Lazio have turned down the chance to sign Juan Mata following the expiration of his Manchester United contract.
Mata's representatives tried to thrash out a deal with Lazio that would see their client head to the Stadio Olimpicio, but it is not a prospect that interests the club.
Football Italia report that Maurizio Sarri had no plan to integrate Mata into the first-team fold.
Paul Pogba dubbed a "virus" to United
Former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys has not held back with his assessment of ex-United midfielder Paul Pogba.
Keys took to Twitter to express his outrage at Pogba's comments towards United in his Amazon Prime documentary.
"I doubt there’s anything in the Pogmentary that will persuade me that Pogba isn’t a virus & United are well rid of him. £300,000 per week - nothing?", Keys wrote.
"Didn’t feel loved? Please. Mourinho told me about his rows & there’s only one side to take.”
Ward-Prowse would get into United's side "with ease"
Paul Merson believes Southampton star would be an ideal signing for Manchester United this summer.
The pundit told the Daily Star: “I think he is one of the best passers of the ball in England and Arsenal are crying out for a player who can spray the ball around from the middle of the pitch.
“I think he's massively underrated. He could play for any of the top clubs. He would walk into the Manchester United team. He'd be perfect for them as well.”
United in for Juventus midfielder
Italian outlet Calcio Mercato report that United are taking steps to sign Juventus star Adrien Rabiot.
The 27-year-old France international has just one year left to run on his current deal in Turin and is in line for either a switch to Old Trafford or a return to Paris Saint-Germain.
United are hoping his transfer fee will not rise beyond £15m.
United up their De Jong offer
United have reportedly increased their most recent offer for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
Transfer expert Gerard Romero claims that United have lodged a £70m offer, much closer to the Catalan giant's asking price.
United remain hopeful an agreement can be struck for the Netherlands international.
United miss out on Ajax star
The Red Devils look set to miss out on Ajax central defender Jurrien Timber as the young defender plans to remain in Amsterdam.
Dutch journalist Mike Verweij (via the Manchester Evening News) has reported that while Timber was flattered with United's interest, he has opted to stay put at Ajax.
United legend expresses Ten Hag reservations
Manchester United legend Teddy Sheringham has admitted he has some reservations over new boss Erik ten Hag.
“I don't know an awful lot about Ten Hag, but he's got a tough job on his hands," he told Lord Ping.
"The scale of the job at United is huge and I felt that, at this moment in time, United needed someone that knows and has experience of the Premier League, which Ten Hag doesn’t have."
United face PSG fight
Erik ten Hag could face competiton for FC Porto star Vitinha as Paris Saint-Germain declare their interest in the midfielder.
The Portuguese giants are firm in their £40m asking price - meaning it really is a race to activate the star's release clause.
Erik ten Hag must heed Cristiano Ronaldo warning
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag should do what his predecessor Ralf Rangnick didn't and listen to Zinedine Zidane's advice on Cristiano Ronaldo.
Zidane coached Ronaldo while he was at the helm of Real Madrid and the pair enjoyed a stellar working relationship. During their shared time together in the Spanish capital, the duo won one La Liga title alongside three consecutive Champions League crowns.
Full story found HERE.
Juan Mata poised for Saudi switch
Outgoing Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata could be in line to join Saudi Arabian giants Al-Hilal once his Old Trafford stay officially ends.
Mata's United contract ends at the end of this month and Al-Hilal are rumoured to have offered the former Spain international a staggering £8.5m per-season to join them and link up with ex-Red Devils striker Odion Ighalo.
De Jong gearing up for move
In yet another twist to this lengthy Frenkie de Jong saga, Spanish outlet AS report the midfielder has cleared out his locker at the FC Barcelona training complex.
This news would add further to reports that his Camp Nou exit is imminent as United prepare to ramp up their interest in the Netherlands international.
Erik ten Hag's obsession
Erik ten Hag will demand his Manchester United players cut out the sloppiness which afflicted them last season as he ushers in a new era at Old Trafford.
The Dutchman, 52, joins the Red Devils after a hugely-successful spell in his homeland managing Ajax. During four-and-a-half years at the helm, he led the Amsterdam giants to three Eredivisie titles, two Dutch cups and the Champions League semi-finals in 2019.
Ten Hag forged a reputation for playing attractive, high-intensity football which requires his players to be in peak mental and physical condition. As exclusively reported by Mirror Sport, he has ordered many of the players who bitterly underperformed last campaign to return from their holidays early and begin a rigorous pre-season training regime.
Read the full story HERE.
Nev responds to Pogba comments
Neville has responded to Pogba's comments on wanting to show United made a mistake not offering him a better contract.
He said on TikTok: "I’m not bothered about Pogba’s comments to be honest with you.
"I think that once a player has left, he can say whatever he wants. Fine, no problem. But I don’t think he has performed well over the last six years.
"I don’t think the club have performed well with him either, or handled him well. It’s been a partnership that, to be fair, has failed on both sides so that is what you’d have to say.
"There is no winner when a player leaves after six years with the money that has been spent and very little has been won.
"The player leaves dissatisfied and the club are dissatisfied with it as well. It leaves a bad taste in the mouth because it’s the second time it’s happened.
"You wish him all the best in the future at Juventus."
Pogba's lack of class
For someone capable of oozing such class as a player, Paul Pogba's latest exit from Manchester United has been distinctly lacking in that trait.
While Juan Mata said goodbye to United this summer with a classy video message befitting of such a fine figure, Pogba's departure has centred on settling scores and painting himself as wronged. Pogba does just that in an Amazon Prime documentary, absurdly and conceitedly entitled The Pogmentary, which attempts to provide some understanding of the enigmatic France midfielder.
In it, Pobga – a free agent on June 30 - takes aim at United, for failing to “seduce” him with a big enough contract offer and accuses them of failing him – rather than the other way round. Pogba, now 29, returned to United from Juventus in 2016 for a club record fee of £89million, aged 23, for what should have been the prime years of his career.
Eriksen boost
It seems Champions League football is not a deal breaker for Eriksen who will give United's offer serious consideration. That is according to The Athletic's David Ornstein.
The Dane could become United's first signing of the season, in a summer which they are expected to make several more.
Eriksen will not be a marquee signing for United but he will add quality to a depleted midfield.
Porto boss annoyed at United
United have been heavily linked Vitinha over the past few days but it seems his boss at Porto has become aggrevated by the situation.
According to Friday's edition of Portuguese outlet Record, as per Sport Witness, Sergio Conceicao was given assurances he would not lose his midfielder this summer.
With United one of the leading contenders for his signature, among the likes of PSG, the Porto boss may not get his wish. | https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manutd-transfer-news-live-dejong-27236984 | 2022-06-18T12:54:46Z | https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manutd-transfer-news-live-dejong-27236984 | false | 2 |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Borda will retire as president and CEO of the New York Philharmonic at the end of the 2022-23 season and will be succeeded by Gary Ginstling, head of Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra since 2017.
Borda, who turns 73 on July 15, returned to the Philharmonic in 2017 for her second stint in charge and presided over the unprecedented dual challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and the reconstruction of David Geffen Hall, the orchestra’s long-maligned Lincoln Center home that reopens Oct. 7.
Ginstling will become the Philharmonic’s executive director on Nov. 1 and take over from Borda when she retires June 30, 2023. Borda will then became executive adviser to Ginstling and the board of directors, a role in which she will concentrate on fundraising and anticipates cutting her work hours in half.
“We had a wild five years, which have been tremendous,” Borda said Friday. “We’ve managed to take COVID and turn it into a positive thing and open the hall almost two years early, on time and on budget.”
Borda said she and Ginstling both will be part of the search for a successor to Jaap van Zweden, who announced in September that he will leave at the end of the 2023-24 season after six years as music director, the shortest tenure of anyone in a half-century. Borda said it is not certain whether a decision will be made before she steps down, but if the search extends past next summer, she will continue to advise on it.
Ginstling said he was contacted by a search firm in late February or early March, and talks were finalized in May. He thought back to hearing the Philharmonic under music director Zubin Mehta and attending Leonard Bernstein’s Mahler concerts.
“It’s a combination of the New York Philharmonic’s storied history, its really innovative work in recent years and then the enormous potential that I see for the future as David Geffen Hall prepares to reopen,” he said. “My love for orchestras, my passion for orchestral music, it started with the New York Philharmonic. It was the first professional orchestra I ever heard. I can remember in junior high school going to concerts. My parents were subscribers to the Philharmonic for decades.”
Ginstling, 56, was born in Queens and grew up in New Jersey. He received a bachelor’s degree from Yale, a master’s degree in music from The Juilliard School where he studied clarinet, and a master’s in business administration from UCLA.
He served as executive director of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra from 2003-06, director of communications and external affairs of the San Francisco Symphony from 2006-08 and general manager of the Cleveland Orchestra from 2008-13. Ginstling was CEO of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra before replacing Rita Shapiro as the NSO’s executive director in 2017.
With the NSO, Ginstling inherited Gianandrea Noseda, hired by Shapiro in January 2016 to become music director for the 2017-18 season. Ginstling negotiated a pair of extensions for Noseda, first in September 2018 through 2024-25 and then this month through 2026-27.
Borda navigated a pandemic that caused the cancellation of the final 33 concerts of 2019-20 plus all 119 concerts of 2020-21. and she accelerated the $550 million reconstruction of Geffen Hall. The Philharmonic returned from the pandemic to split the 2021-22 season between Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall and Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater.
A native New Yorker and a former violist, Borda held top management positions with the San Francisco Symphony, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Detroit Symphony Orchestra before she was hired as managing director of the New York Philharmonic in 1991. She announced her departure in September 1999 to become president and CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
“I did leave in frustration in ’99 because I just felt like we could not make progress with what really seriously needed to be done to renovate the hall,” she said, “and then when 17 years later the board came back and I saw that there was a real possibility for this to happen but it was going to need a very heavy lift, it just felt like a perfect circle. It was unfinished business.”
Borda oversaw the opening of Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and in 2007, hired acclaimed young conductor Gustavo Dudamel to succeed Esa-Pekka Salonen as music director for the 2009-10 season.
“In the orchestra world, there’s a clear consensus that Deborah has certainly been one of if not the most transformational leaders in our field,” Ginstling said. “The chance to work alongside her and then eventually to succeed her is for me the opportunity of a lifetime.” | https://www.informnny.com/entertainment-news/borda-to-retire-as-ny-philharmonic-head-ginstling-hired/ | 2022-06-18T13:01:50Z | https://www.informnny.com/entertainment-news/borda-to-retire-as-ny-philharmonic-head-ginstling-hired/ | false | 32 |
'We all know someone:' Third Street offers public sobriety event at South Park
The Third Street Family Health Services offered a free outdoor sobriety event Wednesday evening at South Park.
"This is our first summer event. It's not just for teenagers or younger adults, it's just for people," said Rachel Evans, the MAT (medication-assisted treatment) coordinator at Third Street and one of the event organizers. "We have a recovery program specifically for teenagers. We have a recovery program for expected mothers and a recovery program for anybody. It's a family community event — because nobody knows anybody who hasn't been touched by addiction. We all know someone. It's nice when we can give back and celebrate our patient's success."
Third Street partnered with organizations such as Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition, Help Me Grow, and the North Central Harm Reduction for the event.
"We want to show people you can have fun without getting high," said Javar Jackson, the chief operating officer at Third Street. "It's for the whole family. It's a way for us to celebrate the community and show that Third Street is more than just a healthcare provider."
The event included face painting, refreshments, a food truck, dancing, music and cornhole games. People who attended were provided with harm-reduction supplies by vendors.
"We want to one, promote that we love our community and that there are fun things to do that are sober," said Rebecca Jones, an event organizer. She's part of the SOR (State Opioid Response) program at Third Street, which provides support and responses for people who are in the recovery process. "All our agencies worked together and it's something to do for everybody."
Other key supporters of the sobriety event included United Way Community and United Healthcare Community Plan.
"It helps and supports the people who have gotten really far in their recovery," said Evans. "It's a beautiful, full-circle event." | https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/2022/06/18/third-street-offers-public-sobriety-event-south-park/7647515001/ | 2022-06-18T13:07:22Z | https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/2022/06/18/third-street-offers-public-sobriety-event-south-park/7647515001/ | true | 1 |
Bartlett & Co. LLC raised its holdings in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (BATS:FLOT – Get Rating) by 11.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 49,024 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,875 shares during the quarter. Bartlett & Co. LLC’s holdings in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF were worth $2,487,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,103,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $512,534,000 after acquiring an additional 1,063,784 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. grew its stake in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 6,337,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $321,519,000 after purchasing an additional 66,082 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF by 10.8% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,308,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $167,821,000 after buying an additional 321,697 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 2,437,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,679,000 after buying an additional 94,630 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advocacy Wealth Management Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Advocacy Wealth Management Services LLC now owns 2,303,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,853,000 after purchasing an additional 55,008 shares during the last quarter.
BATS FLOT opened at $50.05 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $50.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $50.55. iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $50.76 and a 12-month high of $51.10.
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EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. (OTCMKTS:ELCPF – Get Rating) saw a large decrease in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,571,200 shares, a decrease of 20.0% from the May 15th total of 4,462,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7,142.4 days.
Shares of EDP – Energias de Portugal stock opened at $4.54 on Friday. EDP – Energias de Portugal has a 52-week low of $4.26 and a 52-week high of $5.54. The company has a fifty day moving average of $4.83 and a 200-day moving average of $4.89.
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Ask practically anyone in the Chicago area about the price of gasoline and you can count on hearing a diatribe. As of Thursday, Cook County averaged a shocking $5.96 per gallon for regular unleaded, according to AAA. Motorists are angry, and no wonder.
Sticker shock at the pump has become Exhibit A of how inflation is pushing up the cost of living across the board. For the many businesses reliant on gas, diesel or jet fuel, high costs are hammering growth plans and profitability. It’s small consolation that Europe is suffering even more, as Russia’s war on Ukraine sends European Union members scrambling for alternative oil and gas suppliers. Prices in the U.K. are now close to the equivalent of $9 a U.S. gallon.
Previous energy shocks suggest that high prices won’t go away anytime soon. During the Arab oil embargo of 1973-74, prices soared and never returned to their previous levels, apart from a couple of short-term blips in the market.
Yet as painful as they are to live through, a surprising lot of good can come out of these debacles. We hope the U.S. is on track for some positives once the sting of higher prices begins to subside.
For starters, the world now recognizes the folly of relying too heavily on energy supplies from Russia — or any other corrupt autocratic power, for that matter. The EU had been importing 27% of its oil and 40% of its natural gas from Russia. Now, belatedly, it’s shifting gears. Landlocked countries like Hungary will take longer to wean themselves off energy from Putin & Co., but over time the EU is on track to become less dependent on Russian imports.
America learned a similar lesson during the 1970s, when Arab countries protesting U.S. support for Israel cut off supplies. At the time, the U.S. had price controls in place that discouraged domestic oil production, contributing to an artificial supply shortfall and long lines at gas stations. Removing those price controls not only revived domestic production but also, happily, discouraged similar anti-free-market regulations in the future.
Although oil imports went up again after going down in the immediate aftermath of the crisis, America today is less dependent on imported oil and gets more of its foreign supply from the friendly governments of Canada and Mexico. The country is better off for it.
Another legacy of the 1970s oil shock was a steady increase in energy efficiency in everything from transportation and power generation to household appliances. Part of the impetus was the political necessity to “do something.” The oil embargo pressured the U.S. to adopt fuel-economy standards for passenger vehicles, a gas-saving, 55-mph highway speed limit and increased government support for alternative energy sources such as solar and wind — mostly positives from our point of view.
The 1970s also were a decade of reckoning for the U.S. Federal Reserve. Faced with skyrocketing inflation and slow growth, the Fed raised and lowered interest rates in stop-and-go fashion, making it impossible for businesses to plan future investments. The result was stagflation — inflation plus a stagnant economy.
Pundits who say the country is facing another period of stagflation to rival the 1970s clearly don’t remember the 1970s. True, inflation is at a 40-year high, but the U.S. economy is a lot stronger now than it was, interest rates are still lower and, importantly, the Fed is a different beast, providing much clearer advance guidance on its intentions and goals.
Anyone who lived through the 1970s also surely recalls the finger-pointing that characterized political discourse. Politicians casting blame on others is not something invented in the current era by the rise of Fox News, MSNBC or Twitter.
The list of villains for the Arab oil embargo started with the Arab oil producers, naturally, but also included Detroit automakers, multinational oil companies and hapless federal bureaucrats, among other juicy targets. Publicity hounds like Ralph Nader were active in spreading conspiracy theories. Sound familiar?
The finger-pointing had its most obvious effect on presidents. If not for the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon might have been best remembered for his mismanagement of the national economy. Gerald Ford hardly did better, and Jimmy Carter was an apt punching bag for the economic disaster of the late 1970s.
The low approval ratings of President Joe Biden are no accident and, if gasoline stays near $6a gallon, he and other Democrats will pay a price at the ballot box during the midterm elections later this year.
When the dust clears from this latest energy shock, let’s hope America and its closest allies emerge more self-reliant, smarter about economic policy and careful to conserve precious energy. The last thing America needs is a rerun of the 1970s.
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Carlos Simon is a young composer on the rise, with an ear for social justice. His best known work so far, Elegy, is a string quartet in honor of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Next year, a large-scale tribute to George Floyd will premiere with the Minnesota Orchestra, and Simon's new album, Requiem for the Enslaved has just been released. The piece confronts Georgetown University's troubled past and its ownership of enslaved individuals. It follows in the wake of other high profile institutions – including Harvard, Columbia and the University of Virginia – admitting their own past history with slavery.
The story behind Simon's Requiem begins in 1838, in Washington, D.C., where Jesuit leaders of Georgetown College sold 272 enslaved people in order to rescue the financially strapped institution, later renamed Georgetown University. Children, including 2-month-old babies, were sold by Georgetown and loaded on ships to New Orleans where they were dispatched to plantations near Baton Rouge.
Fast-forward to 2019: Georgetown students voted to set up a University reparations fund for the descendants of the enslaved individuals and began to protest the school's troubled history. Another result was the commission for Simon, an assistant professor at Georgetown, to compose a requiem.
He asked the Memphis-based rapper and activist Marco Pavé to write and deliver the texts, which can sound inflammatory, consoling or prayerful, like a church service.
Let us go
Set us free
Lord have mercy on my soul, set us free, make us whole
Lord have mercy on my soul, set us free!
This is not a world created by God, this is a country created by mobs
Kill
Pillage
Freedom. Robbed.
We were stolen, no time to sob
Simon begins his Requiem with a practice we've heard too often in our own time — saying the names out loud. Over pensive winds, strings and a mournful solo trumpet, the names of the family of a man called Isaac are intoned within a thicket of interlocking voices.
Given Georgetown's Catholic roots, Simon structures his piece after the traditional requiem mass for the dead, but fills it with Black music – hip-hop, jazz and spirituals. In "Light Everlasting (interlude)" Pavé recites a prayer to grant eternal rest and perpetual light while, underneath, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" whispers delicately in the piano.
Many of the major American orchestras have commissioned works from Simon, but for the Requiem he sits at the piano with a small chamber ensemble. A nimble quartet of winds and strings from Boston, called Hub New Music, shifts with the moods of Simon's music. Another key presence is trumpeter MK Zulu, who can summon sorrow or swing in equal measure. In "Shine upon them," he and Simon put a funky spin on "When the Saints Go Marching In."
Requiem for the Enslaved unfolds leisurely. Over a 45-minute span, Simon builds spaces for anger, for calm reflection, and passages of pure joy, like the "Gloria," bustling with hope for a brighter tomorrow — with help from an acrobatic bass clarinet.
Simon's Requiem begins with chains, but ends in freedom – the freedom of heaven. For Pavé, it's a place to look down from and call it like it is, when he says: "Now when you read the word slave in your false history books, you will know the truth. The so-called masters unknowingly elevated the souls of their property while simultaneously building a tomb in hell for themselves."
Last December, Georgetown students accused the university of stalling on its reparations promise. And today, if you go to Georgetown's website, it's not easy to find the history that Carlos Simon has set to music. Music that, in all its beauty and struggle, is a warning against history repeating itself.
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Sylhet, Bangladesh: Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed at least 41 people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of others stranded, officials said Saturday. Floods are a regular menace to millions of people in low-lying Bangladesh, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency, ferocity, and unpredictability. Relentless downpours over the past week have inundated vast stretches of Bangladesh’s northeast, with troops deployed to evacuate households cut off from neighbouring communities. Schools have been turned into relief shelters to house entire villages inundated in a matter of hours by rivers that suddenly burst their banks. “The whole village went under water by early Friday and we all got stranded,” said Lokman, whose family lives in Companiganj village. “After waiting a whole day on the roof of our home, a neighbour rescued us with a makeshift boat. My mother said she has never seen such floods in her entire life,” the 23-year-old added. Asma Akter, another woman rescued from the rising waters, said her family had not been able to eat for two days. “The water rose so quickly we couldn’t bring any of our things,” she said. “And how can you cook anything when everything is underwater?” Lightning triggered by the storms has killed at least 21 people around the South Asian nation since Friday afternoon, police officials told. Among them were three children aged between 12 and 14 who were struck by lightning on Friday in the rural town of Nandail, said local police chief Mizanur Rahman. Another four people died when landslides hit their hillside homes in the port city of Chittagong, police inspector Nurul Islam told. At least 16 people have been killed since Thursday in India’s remote Meghalaya, the state’s chief minister Conrad Sangma wrote on Twitter, after landslides and surging rivers that submerged roads. Next door in Assam state, more than 1.8 million people have been affected by floods after five days of incessant downpours. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters he had instructed district officials to provide “all necessary help and relief” to those caught in the flooding. – ‘The situation is bad’ – Flooding in Bangladesh worsened on Saturday morning after a temporary reprieve from the rains the previous afternoon, Sylhet region chief government administrator Mosharraf Hossain told. “The situation is bad. More than four million people have been stranded by flood water,” Hossain said, adding that nearly the entire region was without electricity. The flooding forced Bangladesh’s third-largest international airport in Sylhet to shut down on Friday. Around the regional capital, residents waded through waist-deep water along roads next to partially submerged stuck vehicles. Forecasters said the floods were set to worsen over the next two days with heavy rains in Bangladesh and upstream in India’s northeast. Before this week’s rains, the Sylhet region was still recovering from its worst floods in nearly two decades late last month, when at least 10 people were killed and four million others were affected. | https://dailytimes.com.pk/954120/41-dead-millions-stranded-as-floods-hit-bangladesh-india/ | 2022-06-18T13:43:03Z | https://dailytimes.com.pk/954120/41-dead-millions-stranded-as-floods-hit-bangladesh-india/ | true | 11 |
German far-right elects new leaders after co-chair quits
BERLIN (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany on Saturday elected two prominent figures to lead the party for the next two years, after one of its co-chairs quit in January saying it had become too radical. Delegates voted for Alternative for Germany’s remaining co-chair, Tino Chrupalla, to head the party together with parliamentary caucus leader Alice Weidel. The vote became necessary after European lawmaker Joerg Meuthen stepped down from the leadership in January, warning that the party risked being driven into “total isolation and ever further toward the political edge” with its current course. Meuthen was the party’s third leader to quit since Alternative for Germany was founded in 2013. All cited extremist tendencies within the party. | https://kesq.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/18/german-far-right-elects-new-leaders-after-co-chair-quits/ | 2022-06-18T13:44:32Z | https://kesq.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/18/german-far-right-elects-new-leaders-after-co-chair-quits/ | false | null |
The Duchess of Cornwall has revealed that she plays Wordle with her granddaughter every day in a rare, highly personal interview. During a lengthy conversation with British Vogue, Camilla gave intimate details about being a grandmother, balancing royal duties with her marriage to the Prince of Wales, and turning three quarters of a century old next month.
The duchess, who will celebrate her 75th birthday on July 17, spoke with the magazine’s Giles Hattersley over a cup of tea and Duchy biscuits at Clarence House, the London home she shares with Charles. Camilla will also be guest-editing Country Life to mark her birthday, and an upcoming ITV documentary will offer an insight into her work at the magazine.
The future Queen Consort told British Vogue that she loves texting with her five grandchildren, aged between 12 and 14. “I do Wordle every day with my granddaughter,” she said, revealing a fondness for the online five-letter word puzzle.
“She’ll text me to say, ‘I’ve done it in three’, and I say, ‘Sorry, I’ve done it in two today.’ It’s very satisfactory when it tells you how brilliant you are. It’s very nice getting a text.
“We learn from very young people and they learn from us, too. That’s the way it’s always been.”
Camilla’s son Tom Parker Bowles has a daughter named Lola and son Freddy, while her daughter Laura Lopes has three children – Eliza, Gus and Louis. The duchess said she enjoys spoiling them occasionally by giving them “more of the things that their parents forbid them to have”.
She also disclosed that she picks one of her grandchildren up from school near to her Wiltshire home. “The girls are beginning to get into clothes and make-up and, you know, it’s rather frightening when you see them, coming out with pierced ears and a lot of new make-up and funny-coloured hair and stuff,” she added.
Camilla said her grandchildren want her to get her ears pierced for her birthday but she will not be persuaded. Speaking about the milestone birthday, she said: “I’d be very happy to turn back the clock.
“When you get to any big number, whether it’s 30, 50, 70, you think: ‘God, that’s so old.’ You know, my mother died when she was 72, so I’ve outlived my mother, which is quite strange.”
When asked whether there were benefits to being in your 70s, she said: “Well, I think you can’t do much more about yourself. You’ve done what you can. I think you just accept that you are who you are.
“You get to be a 75-year-old.”
She added that there “won’t be much celebration” for her birthday, which will be spent with family and a small circle of friends. The duchess also opened up about handling press scrutiny from the 1990s onwards.
She said: “It’s not easy. I was scrutinised for such a long time that you just have to find a way to live with it.
“Nobody likes to be looked at all the time and, you know, criticised and… but I think in the end, I sort of rise above it and get on with it.”
Camilla said balancing royal work with her marriage is “not easy sometimes” but she and Charles make sure to “sit down together and have a cup of tea and discuss the day”.
She said: “You know when we go away, the nicest thing is that we actually sit and read our books in different corners of the same room.”
An avid reader, the duchess said she was amazed when her online book club, The Duchess Of Cornwall’s Reading Room, garnered a hefty following on Instagram – now at the 138,000 mark. he July issue of British Vogue, which includes the full interview, is available from June 21.
Ahead of its release, the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Edward Enninful, described Camilla as one of the most “enigmatic” women in the world. Writing on Instagram, he said: “The duchess may be one of the most recognisable women in the world, but she is also one of its most enigmatic.
“As she approaches another chapter, we are pleased to mark her Vogue debut with photographer Jamie Hawkesworth’s intimate portraits. They capture not only a moment in time but also a moment in history.”
The ITV documentary – called Camilla’s Country Life, by Spun Gold TV and award-winning director Michael Waldman – accompanies the duchess as she plans an overseas special edition of the magazine for its 125th year.
Jo Clinton-Davis, ITV controller of factual, said the documentary will show Camilla “at close quarters” as she invites writers to discover her passions and meets charity workers.
Ms Clinton-Davis said: “This film presents a unique opportunity to gain an insight into the Duchess of Cornwall, at close quarters, immersed within her personal passions and engaged with some of those closest to her.” | https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/camilla-plays-wordle-grandaughter-every-24262223 | 2022-06-18T13:45:48Z | https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/camilla-plays-wordle-grandaughter-every-24262223 | false | 9 |
Jack Wilshere has urged his former club Arsenal to sign Raphinha from Leeds United this summer. The Brazilian winger has been linked with a move to the Emirates after Barcelona were unable to meet the asking price set by the Whites.
The Gunners are understood to be hopeful of adding Raphinha to their attacking ranks as they prepare for the return of European football. Although, as of yet, they are yet to have held any formal talks with Leeds over his potential signing.
Speaking to TalkSPORT, Wilshere believes his fighting edge is exactly what Arsenal need this summer. He said: “For someone who's only been in England for two years, he's got a lot of experience.
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“He came to England and just clicked straight away. He was in a relegation battle last year so he knows he's up for a fight. I think he'd be a good one for Arsenal. He'll be expensive, of course he will.”
A huge few months await Raphinha between now and the end of the year as he will be desperate to play a key role for Brazil at the World Cup in Qatar. Luckily for Leeds, there is no pressure on him to pursue a move in order to gain more international recognition.
All nine of his caps for the Selecao have come during his time at Elland Road and he started both of Brazil’s recent fixtures, against South Korea and Japan. Manager Tite clearly believes that, despite not playing for a team competing in European competition, the 26-year-old is more than good enough to feature regularly for his country.
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If you’re getting ready to hit the road on a nice family vacation but the idea of being surrounded by stinky smells that tend to linger in cars, vans, and RVs, has your stomach churning, we have the perfect gadget to take care of your smelly concerns.
You’ve probably heard of the cool portable and eco-friendly air purifier, VentiFresh Plus. It’s used in many homes to deliver fresher and cleaner air but now you can take that purified air on the road with you this summer with the popular VentiFresh Plus: Next Generation Germ & Odor Eliminator Car Pack, now on sale for only $59.99.
From yucky smells to dangerous germs, the VentiFresh is ready to break down those nasty odors and banish foul smells by using a super cool technology implemented by NASA. Yes, the same technology that is used in the International Space Station.
The technology is called photocatalyst and it works by decomposing odor through natural photosynthesis which then produces cleaner air. It actually removes the bad smell in the air in your car, van, or RV rather than just masking it like those cheap car air fresheners.
It’s pretty small, just over 2 inches and it comes with a USB cable so you can plug it in or charge it before you hit the road and use it wirelessly. You’ll also get a vent clip and magnet mount so you can set it up, however, works best for your vehicle. When you’re not traveling, you can just move the VentiFresh Plus into your home to enjoy its clean air benefits.
This amazing device was funded on Indiegogo and raised over 388% and has been given outstanding reviews. Engadget says, “A sure shot solution to make home environment odor-free.”
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If you want to travel to places you’ve always dreamed about — and have the freedom to go whenever you like — then teaching English as a foreign language is a great way to do it. With the ability to teach English anywhere, suddenly travel isn’t something you need to save months or years for, but something you can enjoy a sustainable income from as you go. There’s a huge demand for TEFL teachers right now, across the world, with China, Brazil, and South Korea just some of the countries all reporting an increased need for qualified teachers — and the boom shows no sign of slowing.
Even better, right now you don’t have to enroll in an expensive school to get the qualifications you need to make it happen. Today, we’ve found the expert-approved The Complete Accredited TEFL Certification Course Online, usually $650, on sale for just $49.99. Totally online, you can complete the course in your own time, from home.
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Millions of iPhone users could be eligible for payouts, following the launch of a legal claim accusing Apple of secretly slowing performance of older phones.
Justin Gutmann alleges the company misled users over an upgrade that it said would enhance performance but, in fact, slowed phones down.
He is seeking damages of around £768m for up to 25 million UK iPhone users.
Apple says it has “never” intentionally shortened the life of its products.
The claim, which has been filed with the Competition Appeal Tribunal, alleges Apple slowed down the performance of older iPhones, in a process known as “throttling”, in order to avoid expensive recalls or repairs.
It relates to the introduction of a power management tool released in a software update to iPhone users in January 2017, to combat performance issues and stop older devices from abruptly shutting down.
Mr Gutmann, a consumer champion, says the information about the tool was not included in the software update download description at the time, and that the company failed to make clear that it would slow down devices.
He claims that Apple introduced this tool to hide the fact that iPhone batteries may have struggled to run the latest iOS software, and that rather than recalling products or offering replacement batteries, the firm instead pushed users to download the software updates.
Mr Gutmann said: “Instead of doing the honourable and legal thing by their customers and offering a free replacement, repair service or compensation, Apple instead misled people by concealing a tool in software updates that slowed their devices by up to 58%.”
The models covered by the claim are the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, SE, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus and iPhone X models.
It is an opt-out claim, which means customers will not need to actively join the case to seek damages.
In a statement, Apple said: “We have never, and would never, do anything to intentionally shorten the life of any Apple product, or degrade the user experience to drive customer upgrades.
“Our goal has always been to create products that our customers love, and making iPhones last as long as possible is an important part of that.”
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WFO SPOKANE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, June 18, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
512 AM PDT Sat Jun 18 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Washington...Idaho...
Pend Oreille River below Albeni Falls affecting Pend Oreille and
Bonner Counties.
For the Pend Oreille River...including Hope, Albeni Falls, Albeni
Falls...Minor flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 500 PM PDT.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pend Oreille River below Albeni Falls.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 100000.0 cfs, Beehive Lane and Bear Paw Dr will be
flooded at low spots. Water will be up to several homes on Yergens
Rd, Riverbend Loop Road, and on Highway 20 near Deeter Road. Water
will be up to the south end of Riverbend Loop Road. Many yards,
outbuildings, and recreational sites along the river between
Newport and Ione will be flooded. This flow corresponds
approximately to 2042.5 feet (river rising 5/16/1997) to 2045 feet
(river receding 6/24/1997) at the Cusick gage, based on 1997
records.
At 105000.0 cfs, Water will be over the South end of Riverbend
Loop Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:00 AM PDT Saturday the flow was 102,200 cfs
- Recent Activity...The maximum river flow in the 24 hours
ending at 4:00 AM PDT Saturday was 103,700 cfs.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 104,000 cfs by Tuesday,
then lower but remain above minor flood stage for the rest of
the week.
- Flood flow is 95000.0 cfs.
- It is not expected to be reach as high as 2011 or 2018.
- http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=otx&gag
e=alfw1
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Downturn in housing permits and starts in May
An across the board downturn for housing permits and starts in May
Housing permits and starts declined across the board in May.
In the past year there has been a unique divergence between permits and starts due to construction supply shortages. This has been reflected in the number of housing units authorized but not started increasing to a near-50 year records of 298.4 in March. In May that number increased from April by 1.5 million annualized to 287.6:
As a result, for the time being I am paying the most attention to the three month average of housing starts (blue in the graph below), as these reflect actual economic activity, vs. permits (gold) which are only potential activity. That three month average declined to 1.691 annualized, a 5 month low:
For the month, single family permits (red above, right scale) declined 61,000 annualized to 1.048 million, a 22 month low. Total permits declined 128,000 to 1.695 million annualized, an 8 month low, and starts declined for the month by 261,000 to 1.549 annualized, a 13 month low.
Finally, below is the most recent version of a graph I have run many times in the past 10 years, showing that mortgage interest rates (red, inverted *10 for scale) lead housing permits (gold) and starts (blue):
Interest rates are higher by 2% vs. one year ago. As the graph shows, the last time the comparison was this bad was 1994, resulting in a 20% decrease in permits and starts the following year. Both permits and starts have now turned negative YoY.
The “demographic tailwind” that buoyed housing activity 5 and 10 years ago has dissipated, as the number of 25-35 year old first time buyers has stopped increasing. Thus I expect a 20% YoY decline in housing permits and starts to manifest over the coming 12 months.
The conundrum is whether the 50 year high backlog in units not yet started will delay the downturn until it clears – which might take another 6 to 12 months. Since starts are the actual economic activity, until I see an unequivocal downturn there, the massive negative signal from permits, mortgage rates, and mortgage applications remains open to question. | https://angrybearblog.com/2022/06/downturn-in-housing-permits-and-starts-in-may | 2022-06-18T13:51:05Z | https://angrybearblog.com/2022/06/downturn-in-housing-permits-and-starts-in-may | true | 1 |
Nutrition Kitchen is a series of online nutritional cooking classes geared toward service members and their families. The series aims to inspire healthier meal choices while providing viewers the science behind their choices to “level up” their nutrition knowledge.
Created by the Lifestyle and Performance Medicine working group, Nutrition Kitchen will introduce a resource requested by service members striving to optimize their health through lifestyle changes.
The recipes for this series were developed to be tasty, easy to prepare, and low cost all while providing the fuel necessary to “level up” ones’ health.
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Walleye Capital LLC increased its stake in Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB – Get Rating) by 36.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 21,128 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,694 shares during the quarter. Walleye Capital LLC’s holdings in Proto Labs were worth $1,085,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in PRLB. Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Proto Labs by 34.0% in the 1st quarter. Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. now owns 166,743 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $17,531,000 after purchasing an additional 42,323 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Proto Labs by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 370,382 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $34,001,000 after purchasing an additional 120,022 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in shares of Proto Labs by 29.8% in the 3rd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 5,133 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $345,000 after purchasing an additional 1,177 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Proto Labs by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 4,440 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $276,000 after acquiring an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in Proto Labs by 19.2% during the 3rd quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 34,205 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,277,000 after acquiring an additional 5,503 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.35% of the company’s stock.
Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Proto Labs in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Craig Hallum dropped their target price on shares of Proto Labs from $56.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, May 9th.
Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.07. Proto Labs had a net margin of 7.01% and a return on equity of 4.19%. The company had revenue of $124.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $122.03 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that Proto Labs, Inc. will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Proto Labs, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an e-commerce driven digital manufacturer of custom prototypes and on-demand production parts in the worldwide. The company offers injection molding; computer numerical control machining; three-dimensional (3D) printing, which include stereolithography, selective laser sintering, direct metal laser sintering, multi jet fusion, polyjet, and carbon DLS processes; and sheet metal fabrication products, including quick-turn and e-commerce-enabled custom sheet metal parts.
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Scientists in China have announced that they've detected what may be signals from an alien civilization using the world's largest radio telescope, but warned they could be just radio interference.
Scientists in China have announced that they've detected what may be signals from an alien civilization using the world's largest radio telescope, but warned they could be just radio interference. | https://mirtesen.ru/dispute/43593357694/China-says-it-detected-alien-signals-using-giant-Sky-Eye-telesco | 2022-06-18T14:10:08Z | https://mirtesen.ru/dispute/43593357694/China-says-it-detected-alien-signals-using-giant-Sky-Eye-telesco | false | null |
Lady Vols’ incoming freshman Justine Pissott scored two points for Team USA in its 77-41 victory over Mexico in the 2022 FIBA U18 Women’s Americas Championships.
Pissott, a 6-foot-4 wing player from Toms River, New Jersey, played 12 minutes, 34 seconds at Estadio Obras Sanitarias in Buenos Aries, Argentina.
The Lady Vol recorded three rebounds and three assists in the quarterfinal game. She was 0-for-1 from the floor and 0-for-1 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Pissott was 2-for-2 from the free throw line for Team USA (4-0), which opened a 29-6 lead in the first quarter.
Team USA has won nine consecutive gold medals in the U18 Women’s Americas Championships and has claimed 10 gold medals since the event’s inception in 1988. | https://volswire.usatoday.com/2022/06/18/justine-pissott-team-usa-defeats-mexico/ | 2022-06-18T14:20:35Z | https://volswire.usatoday.com/2022/06/18/justine-pissott-team-usa-defeats-mexico/ | true | null |
Sanjeev Sanyal, member of the economic advisory council to the prime minister Saturday said that the country’s internal market is in a good position and its macroeconomic stability is in a comfortable zone despite the ravage by the pandemic.
Speaking at the Bharat Chamber of Commerce here, Sanyal said that there has been an unprecedented crisis during the two-year-long pandemic and the Indian economy has emerged stronger after that.
Speaking at the Bharat Chamber of Commerce here, Sanyal said that there has been an unprecedented crisis during the two-year-long pandemic and the Indian economy has emerged stronger after that.
”The world has never been in equilibrium”, he said indicating that dynamics keep changing. Sanyal said, ”The policies adopted during the last two years has made the Indian economy emerge stronger. The internal market is in a good position, banking system is much better now compared to the crisis before. The macroeconomic stability is in a comfortable zone”.
The economist said that the supply side, which went into complete disarray, has improved now and the benefit of getting resources after the introduction of GST has now began to kick in.
According to him, India is sitting on huge foreign exchange reserves which can be used when the country needed to. ”We need to deal with an uncertain future. The uncertainty is so much it has becomes difficult to frame policies at times”. Sanyal said ”Earlier it was a Newtonian (mechanistic) world … Equilibrium was a term not related to any economic connotation.”.
He said India had rightly moved to a market-based economy in 1991 with aspirations to access some optimal equilibrium. ”But there is no such equilibrium in economies.” Asked about the country’s needs in the next 25 years, Sanyal said the first priority would be to enforce contract for delivering justice and no legal jugglery should be allowed to interfere. There is need for reforms in administration as well, he added. | https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/internal-market-in-a-good-position-sanjeev-sanyal-8704751.html/amp | 2022-06-18T14:21:51Z | https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/internal-market-in-a-good-position-sanjeev-sanyal-8704751.html/amp | false | 7 |
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Optical illusion hides very important message in welcome mat – did you spot it?
An artist handpainted this awesome door mat with hundreds of tiny people for those who feel 'walked all over'.
Spanish painter PEJAC crafted the amazingly realistic outdoor mini-mural on a stone doorstep outside a home in Aberdeen, Scotland, this month.
The finished piece uses tiny figures in dark clothes like those seen in an L. S. Lowry painting to spell out the word 'Welcome'.
The artist said: 'This new artwork is dedicated to all those people that have felt marginalised and stepped over by society.
All together, they form a doormat greeting anyone who wishes to be welcomed.
'The multitude of tiny figures that make up this doormat come together to stand for every aspect of the welcome concept, the meaning of which has been increasingly hard to find recently.
'The message is one of dignity, understanding that those who have been pushed to the margins of society can recognise the importance of an open and heartfelt welcome more than anyone.
It reframes the potential of those who have been discriminated against and in some sense stepped over by society, and presents them as united and proud.'
The artist said the property was specifically chosen for the painting because it hosts many charities as well as homes for vulnerable residents facing social exclusion.
The art was made for the Nuart Festival 2022, which took place from June 9 to 12. The theme was to reconnect the city and its people.
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Elsewhere there's an animal hidden somewhere in this drawing of a man's face and TikTok users are trying to find it.
Some viewers are claiming to have spotted the animal right away, but others have suggested taking a different perspective.
And by the time you've spotted the sniper, it's already too late.
Somewhere in this hillside terrain is a perfectly camouflaged marksman who is aiming at you and ready to pull the trigger.
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Gore (4-3) took a four-inning loss against the Rockies on Friday, allowing eight runs on nine hits while striking out one and walking three.
Gore added more than a run to his ERA after allowing eight earned runs, including three home runs, in Friday's loss to Colorado. He lasted just four innings after going 2.1 in his last appearance, also against Colorado. The young lefty had been stellar this season up until his last two games and still holds a solid 3.64 ERA. Gore will look to make some adjustments before his next outing.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas City infielder Nicky Lopez lost his salary arbitration case with the Royals on Friday and will get $2.55 million instead of his $2.9 million request, a decision that clinched management’s third straight winning record.
Teams lead 8-3 with just three cases pending, involving New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, Atlanta left-hander Max Fried and Miami catcher Jacob Stallings. Hearings are scheduled through next week.
Melinda Gordon, Scott Buccheit and John Woods made the Lopez case decision on Friday, a day after hearing arguments.
Lopez had career bests of a .300 average and 22 stolen bases in 23 chances last season, when he had two homers and 43 RBIs. He made $597,500 and was eligible for arbitration for the first time. The 27-year-old shortstop and second baseman is hitting .214 with five RBIs and four steals this year.
No statistics or evidence from after March 1 are admissible other than contract and salary comparisons. The timing was set when Major League Baseball and the players’ association agreed to the deal that ended the lockout.
In earlier decisions, Atlanta outfielder Adam Duvall ($9,275,000), Braves third baseman Austin Riley ($3.95 million), injured Atlanta reliever Luke Jackson ($3.6 million), St. Louis outfielder Tyler O’Neill ($3.4 million), Miami right-hander Pablo López ($2.45 million), Milwaukee right-hander Adrian Houser ($2,425,000) and Cincinnati pitcher Lucas Sims ($1.2 million) lost their cases.
Atlanta shortstop Dansby Swanson ($10 million), Seattle second baseman/outfielder Adam Frazier ($8 million) and Kansas City outfielder Andrew Benintendi ($8.5 million) won.
Arbitration hearings usually are held during the first three weeks of February but were delayed by the lockout.
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Freeland (3-5) picked up a seven-inning win against the Padres on Friday, allowing four runs on eight hits while striking out none and walking one.
Freeland did not pitch his best, but picked up a win anyway, thanks to his offense scoring 10 runs. Although he did not strike out any batters and allowed eight hits, the lefty was able to limit the damage to four runs. Freeland showed efficiency, throwing 56 of 82 pitches for strikes across seven frames. He will have to do better in his next outing to ensure a win, since he likely will not get another 10 runs of support.
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There is an undeniable pleasure in learning the foundational sonic stones of the most iconic artists that pop and rock music have ever produced. Just as it is a thrill to connect with your friends and family over shared interests and cultural touchpoints, to hear the first and most memorably music moments of an artist’s career is a warming and welcoming notion. Luckily, some of our favourite performers of all time have shared their most cherished songs, albums, performances, and so. Pink Floyd guitarist, David Gilmour, is one such artist.
Becoming a senior member of Pink Floyd, first as a replacement for Syd Barrett’s drug-deficient performances on stage as the lead singer and guitarist for the acid rock group and later as a permanent member when Barett’s sanity couldn’t be retrieved, Gilmour has cemented himself as a true icon. Unassuming in many ways, Gilmour’s technical prowess has made him a guitar hero, while his incandescent signature songwriting style balanced his appeal. It’s a delicate dichotomy that one can witness throughout his influences too.
Once voted the greatest Fender guitarist of all time, Gilmour’s influence with the axe is often underestimated. While not possessing the same flair as some of his heroes, Gilmour’s work has always been complex yet earnest. It is an ethos that can be found in his songwriting too. However, the indelible image of Gilmour with a guitar in his hands will always be seared into our collective rock memories. It makes sense then that he should be invited to be a part of an album recommendations slot as part of Guitar Tricks Insider back in 2017.
In the piece, Gilmour offers only the album titles and the artists behind them, so there is a bit of inference on our part in discerning why he picked them. However, one thing is undoubtedly clear, if David Gilmour is suggesting that these five albums are essential listening for any budding guitarist, then you best get them together and onto a playlist as soon as humanly possible. Luckily, we’ve already done that for you, and it can be found below.
It’s fair to say, that on every record suggested by Gilmour, there exists at least one iconic guitarist in the studio. First up is the iconic Hank Marvin of The Shadows and their set of Greatest Hits. Another member of the ‘foundational players’ list, Marvin, is often cited by Keith Richards as a favourite too, particularly resonating with the British public through The Shadows, who were as big as The Beatles in many parts of the country. Marvin’s unique guitar style would influence countless bands of the 1960s and can still be a formative experience for any player to this day.
“I copied – don’t be afraid to copy – and eventually something that I suppose that I would call my own appeared.” this was the famous quote from Gilmour when asked about his signature style. Some obvious candidates for such copying can be found in our list below. Jeff Beck of the Yardbirds would show a young Gilmour that guitar sound didn’t have to be restrictive and later, as Gilmour found his own fame, that he shouldn’t be afraid to try new paths to reach his end goal. Using one’s instrument, you could create new sonic landscapes, something Beck did effortlessly on Blow by Blow, from 1975.
Another hero of Gilmour’s was the empirical Eric Clapton, who also enjoyed spells in most of Britain’s formative blues groups. Here, he joins John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, who also included Mick Taylor and Peter Green at one point in time, to provide one of 1966’s best albums. Speaking with Relix in 2015, Gilmour noted of the band: “All of those guys were incredible. I spent time trying to learn how to play their licks perfectly. I would suggest any young player should try to sit down and do that. You will wind up knowing how to play their stuff quite well. But eventually, you will find your own style from that. It forces its way out of the copying.”
Selecting Dire Straits’ hugely popular self-titled album may confuse some people; however, Mark Knopfler’s guitar sound is regarded as one of rock and roll’s pivotal turning points. Gilmour said of the guitarist in 1985: “Mark Knopfler has a lovely, refreshing guitar style. He brought back something that seemed to have gone astray in guitar playing. These days I don’t listen to other people with the objective of trying to steal their licks. Although I’ve got no objections to stealing them if that seems like a good idea. I’m sure that I’m still influenced by Mark Knopfler and Eddie Van Halen as well.”
Last and certainly not least, is the magnanimous Jimi Hendrix and his wondrous second album Electric Ladyland. Gilmour once famously mixed Hendrix’s iconic Isle of Wight performance and would later refer to him as the greatest guitarist of all time. Speaking to the BBC in 2006, Gilmour said: “Jimi Hendrix, fantastic. I went to a club in South Kensington in 1966. This kid got on stage with Brian Auger and the Trinity. (He started to play) the guitar with the other way around (upside down). Myself, and the whole place, were with their jaws hanging open.”
“I went to the next day to record shops and I said, ‘You’ve got anything by this guy Jimi Hendrix?’ So they said, ‘Well, we’ve got a James Hendrix’. He hadn’t yet done anything. So I became rather an avid fan waiting for his first release.” Gilmour was certainly ready when Hendrix’s secondary effort hit the shops. With such a wide range of influences and a heap of great music, below, we bring you David Gilmour’s five favourite albums of all time.
David Gilmour’s 5 favourite albums:
- Greatest Hits – The Shadows
- Blow by Blow – Jeff Beck
- Dire Straits – Dire Straits
- John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton – John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
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Winter can sometimes feel like a never-ending cycle of runny noses, fevers, and chesty coughs.
If you’re looking for ways to avoid sitting in the waiting room for a doctor’s appointment this winter, Tea4Kidz partner dietician Mbali Mapholi has a few tips on how to boost your child’s immune system.
Mapholi says child sickness in winter can be difficult because of the loss in school time and the costs associated with managing sickness in the home, as well as the challenge of caring for sick children, when parents and caregivers work full time.
“Getting nutrition right at this time of year can play a key role in reducing those sick days. Nutritious food and drinks contain a range of different vitamins and nutrients, that are key to supporting the body’s natural immunity.
“We should always start with what we are putting into our body from a food and beverage point of view, when we want to boost our body’s natural defences against colds and flu,” she says.
Mbali Mapholi’s three simple tips to boost children’s immunity.
Feed them the rainbow
Fruit and vegetables are packed with nutrients – vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre, and more.
Fruits, especially seasonal fruits, such as citrus, are packed with vitamin C, which plays a key role in boosting immunity.
Orange-fleshed vegetables, such as butternut, gem squash, pumpkin, and sweet potato are packed with vitamin A and carotenoids, which have been shown to benefit immunity.
Feeding children a variety of vegetables and fruits with different nutrients not only boosts their immunity, but also plays an important role in mental health and lifting their mood. Here’s an easy and delicious Rooibos butternut soup.
Ingredients
500ml water
3 Tea4Kidz Original Rooibos teabags
500ml chicken or vegetable stock (Dissolve 1 stock cube in 500ml hot water)
1kg or 1 whole butternut, medium (peeled and deseeded)
1 tbs cooking oil
1 finely sliced, medium onion
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
125ml cream (optional)
Method
Boil water and add to tea bags to brew for at least 5 minutes.
sauté onions with oil until cooked, then add butternut, Rooibos tea, stock, and seasoning.
Boil until soft and the liquid is reduced, then set aside and blend.
Add cream and serve with warm bread of choice.
Keep children hydrated
Drinking water in winter can be difficult because it’s cold, which means a risk of dehydration and a dip in mood, exacerbating the symptoms of common colds and flu.
Get enough sleep
During sleep, the immune system releases proteins called cytokines, some of which help promote sleep.
Certain cytokines need to increase when a person has an infection or inflammation, or is under stress. Sleep deprivation may decrease the production of these protective cytokines.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered after being surprised by his mom’s first visit to see him at Citi Field, Pete Alonso slugged a grand slam during an eventful sixth inning and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 10-4 Friday night.
Lindor’s wife, Katia, surprised her husband by flying in his mother, Maria Serrano, for her first visit to New York since Lindor was acquired from Cleveland in January 2021. Lindor said his mother’s travel has been limited since she suffered an aneurysm that led to a stroke in 2020.
“My wife was very emotional, telling me she was going to give me one of the great Father’s Day gifts,” Lindor said. “She’s the best. She surprised me (and) my whole family.”
The visit in the press conference room a little more than an hour before first pitch provided a lift to Lindor, who has been battling a sore right middle finger — he accidentally caught it in a hotel room door in Los Angeles on June 2 — and entered Friday hitting .173 this month.
“It gave me that extra energy that I needed,” Lindor said.
Lindor yelled as he rounded the bases during his three-run homer in the first inning off Pablo López (4-3) before pointing to his family in the suites after he crossed home plate.
“Those are moments — I got emotional when he hit his home run, I could tell he was too, to see her son do that tonight,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said.
Lindor robbed Willians Astudillo and Jazz Chisholm Jr. of hits in the second and third innings.
The Puerto Rican star was later hit by two pitches — including one with the bases loaded. The oft-plunked Mets were stuck four times, pushing their major league-leading total to 49.
Carlos Carrasco (8-2) allowed three runs on eight hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.
Lindor drew a bases-loaded hit by pitch in the sixth, one pitch before Alonso hit his second career grand slam to cap a seven-run frame in which it briefly appeared the Marlins turned a triple play. Alonso doffed his cap to a crowd of 36,111 chanting “M-V-P!”
Earlier in the sixth, J.D. Davis had an RBI single and Starling Marte coaxed a bases-loaded walk.
“You go from a triple play to 10 runs,” Showalter said. “That’s a turning point.”
Center fielder Bryan De La Cruz, who dropped a routine fly by Marte immediately before Lindor’s homer, led off the fifth by homering off Carrasco. Jorge Soler delivered an RBI double in the sixth, when Jon Berti hit into a run-scoring fielder’s choice. Lewin Díaz scored on a balk in the eighth.
Soler, Cooper and Avisaíl García had two hits apiece for the Marlins, who outhit the Mets 10-9.
“Felt like we were kind of swimming up stream from the very beginning of that game — three hitters in, we’re down 3-0,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said.
López, pitching for the first time since he was hit on the right wrist by Michael Brantley’s comebacker June 10, gave up seven runs (six earned) on eight hits with one walk and five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
ALMOST TWICE (OR THRICE) AS NICE
De La Cruz came within inches of a spectacular catch that briefly had the Marlins thinking they’d turned a triple play in the sixth.
With two out, he tracked Luis Guillorme’s fly to the warning track, collided with the wall and barehanded the ball after several bobbles for an apparent catch. He then threw to the infield, where Mark Canha and Jeff McNeil were doubled off for a triple play.
McNeil, however, had tagged up at second upon seeing De La Cruz apparently catch the ball and would have been safe at third.
Replays showed the ball hit the wall before De La Cruz caught it. The out call was overturned and Guillorme was awarded a single.
SIGN OF THE TIMES
Longtime MLB umpire Dale Scott signed copies of his book “The Umpire is Out” before the game in the rotunda at Citi Field. Scott came out as gay after the 2014 season. He was in the majors for 33 seasons until retiring in 2017 and worked the World Series three times.
Scott was in town for the Mets’ Pride Night, one of seven Pride events he’ll attend this month.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: 1B Jesús Aguilar and OF Jesús Sanchez were each placed on the injured list without a designation. The Marlins recalled Díaz and OF Jerar Encarnacion from Triple-A Jacksonville. … IFs Brian Anderson (back) and Joey Wendle (right hamstring) are scheduled to take batting practice at the Marlins’ spring training complex Saturday.
Mets: RHP Tylor Megill (right shoulder) was shut down for four weeks after an MRI revealed a strain. … 3B Eduardo Escobar was available off the bench after missing Thursday’s game while undergoing tests at a local hospital. Escobar said he had a headache and felt dizzy while taking grounders Thursday afternoon. … RHP Jacob deGrom (right scapula) threw his fifth bullpen session Friday.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Braxton Garrett (1-1, 4.00 ERA) will make his third start since being promoted from Triple-A Jacksonville on June 5.
Mets: RHP Taijuan Walker (4-2, 3.08 ERA) struck out a season-high 10 batters in a win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday — his most strikeouts since he whiffed 12 against the Chicago Cubs on June 15, 2021. | https://wgno.com/sports/ap-sports/mets-lindor-homers-after-surprise-visit-from-mom/ | 2022-06-18T14:40:27Z | https://wgno.com/sports/ap-sports/mets-lindor-homers-after-surprise-visit-from-mom/ | true | 28 |
Anthony Fauci Tests Positive for COVID, Is 'Experiencing Mild Symptoms'
Dr. Anthony Fauci has tested positive for COVID-19.
A statement released by the National Institutes of Health revealed that Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, tested positive for the virus on Wednesday.
The statement emphasized that Fauci has received the COVID-19 vaccine as well as two booster shots.
“He is fully vaccinated and has been boosted twice,” the NIH said.
The announcement said that Fauci is “experiencing mild symptoms” and specified that he will continue working from home while isolating.
“Dr. Fauci will follow the COVID-19 guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and medical advice from his physician and return to the NIH when he tests negative,” the NIH explained.
The agency said that Fauci hasn’t recently been in close contact with President Joe Biden or senior federal officials, an occurrence that would likely trigger quarantine protocols for those involved.
As an 81-year-old man, Fauci is a member of a demographic more likely to face health risks from the coronavirus disease. However, the NIH hasn’t given any indication that his medical situation is serious.
As Biden’s chief medical adviser, Fauci was largely responsible for coordinating the coronavirus response of the federal government. The career bureaucrat also advised President Donald Trump during his tenure.
His policy prescriptions were widely criticized, with Fauci himself lashing out at his critics for spreading what he called “misinformation, disinformation and outright lies.”
With the coronavirus fading as a topic of public conversation, Fauci has reportedly criticized members of the Biden administration for failing to obey his guidelines.
Fauci, who was worked for the federal government since the 1960s, is the single highest-paid employee of the U.S. government.
Fauci has suggested he is considering retiring. Republicans have promised to scrutinize his pandemic policies if they take control of Congress this fall.
Truth and Accuracy
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Every game is a referendum in and of itself, of course, and today’s was no different. The ballot paper can be exhausting, if not exhaustive, with qualitative propositions stretching into the distance.
Munster v Leinster? Player or manager? Thurles or Croke Park?
Put your X on the box for team identity here, then. Galway came in looking to redeem themselves after a disappointing Leinster final; Cork entered the field trying to reestablish themselves as All-Ireland contenders.
Who topped the poll?
After the Wagnerian drama of the Munster final this was comic opera at times, particularly in the first half. Players fluffed frees and lost the flight of the ball, hooked shots wide and spilled possession.
Cork will have nightmares about their first half: they left 2-4 behind them in the first 10 minutes alone as their forwards sailed through the Galway defence. In comparison, Galway were a model of economy.
The westerners created one real goal chance in the opening half but scored two - Grealish’s speculative first-minute effort looping into the top corner, and Conor Whelan’s terrific solo effort, quarried out of a losing cause in the left corner on 26 minutes.
On 26 minutes it was 2-2 to 0-5: a Tailteann Cup scoreline, but Galway surged with three points on the bounce, an outrageous Whelan effort the pick of the bunch. In a first-half that simmered without sizzling that counted as a rich vein of form.
There’s an argument that Galway probably lost the first-half battle on almost every metric - Cork slashed through their rearguard and muzzled their attack for long stretches - except one. When the chances came they took them (and even when they didn’t, witness Grealish’s goal).
Late in the half that run of three consecutive points was cohesion beyond a Cork side whose shooting disintegrated almost totally. At the break the men in red had seven points on the board to Galway’s 2-6; we better retract that earlier crack about the Tailteann Cup.
To be fair the quality overall from both candidates picked up in the second half. Shane Kingston slashed through for a Cork goal early on but Galway maintained a three- or four-point cushion thanks to Whelan’s combativeness, the forward giving a master class in work rate and application. And accuracy, come to that.
In relative terms they scored with more ease than Cork, but a sudden flash of scores brought them within one; Galway stretched it to three again with the final quarter dawning and Joseph Cooney howitzered a point from his own half to make it four.
From then on they only needed to match Cork point for point, and they did, winning by one in the finish. Tight, but a deserved win.
Attention will be paid, understandably, to Cork’s finishing, but credit to Galway for their puck-out strategy, particularly in the second half: their ability to get points from their own restarts was a major plus, and Cork’s inability to shut them down an issue for the Munster side.
For Cork the season ends as it began, in disappointment. Some of those who came up the motorway on the team bus will hardly make that journey again; auditions begin soon enough in the local championship.
Galway will take positives from the game, but issues remain. They conceded far too many frees, for instance: if Cork had converted a reasonable percentage of those the game would have taken on a different dimension, and from this point onwards conversion rates among the contenders spike steeply upwards. Aaron Gillane and TJ Reid, for instance, don’t turn their noses up at opportunities to score from frees.
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Gone are the days when the HR department had a software system to only manage attendance and payroll. Want someone to take care of online application tracking? Check. Need to outsource video interviewing? Not a problem. Require help with employee engagement during hiring? It can be taken care of. Today, there’s a SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform available for almost every conceivable people function—courtesy several start-ups trying to solve for all possible gaps in the hire-to-retire employee journey. “Organisations realise that people make a company. Raw materials or factory assets don’t—they are essential, but that’s the extent of it,” says salary-on-demand start-up Refyne’s Co-founder and CTO Apoorv Kumar, calling Covid-19 an inflection point in the journey of HR tech start-ups. Its flagship product of Earned Wage Access allows employees to withdraw from whatever salary they have earned till that date.
“Because of the pandemic, a lot of hiring went online, and there is more acceptance for digital tools. Hence, the adoption for a tool like mine has gone up and I see an increase in revenue,” says skill assessment platform DoSelect’s Co-founder Rohit Agarwal. The company was acquired by Naukri.com in 2021. Most of these start-ups are in their growth stage and claim manifold increase in their user base. Co-founder and CEO of BetterPlace, Pravin Agarwala, says the blue-collar HRMS (human resource management system) provider used to train 50,000 people through its mobile app two years ago. “Today, we do almost 400,000.”
Recruiting firm Careernet’s CEO and Co-founder Anshuman Das says Covid-19 showed companies that remote, online hiring could be efficient, cost-saving and done at scale. He gives the example of a leading IT major, which used to hire 18,000-20,000 freshers from 500 campuses over nine months. “In one project that we were working with them, we were able to hire 25,000 from 700 campuses in 25 days,” he says. Once that trust was earned, technology started getting built into other HR functions as well, he adds. “Overall cost of hiring goes down because of lack of travel, and companies are spending that money on these platforms.”
Business analytics platform CB Insights estimates that HR software is projected to become a $43-billion industry worldwide by 2026. India-specific data was not available, but people in the field say there is a huge opportunity as all organisations use some technology in their HR functions. Enterprise application software firm SAP’s Success Factors powers the HR functions of 13,000 customers globally across 25 industries. Sanket Deodhar, SAP Indian Subcontinent’s Vice President for Tata group & Unicorns, says, “The maturity of adoption of digitalisation in HR is comparable with other functions like finance, supply chain as well as manufacturing processes.”
With the pandemic shining a spotlight on the HR department and employee experience, several of these start-ups have been attracting investor bucks as well—more than $900 million between January 2021 and April 2022, according to Venture Intelligence. That’s only a fraction of the billions flowing into edtech and fintech, but two HR tech unicorns have come up so far, one of which is HRMS provider Darwinbox. The end-to-end-suite provider, which counts steel giant JSW and new-age firm bigbasket among its clients, says its mobile-first offering developed for the Asian market sets it apart from multi-billion-dollar MNCs like SAP and Oracle. “Culturally, the ability to marry (in your portfolio) up-and-coming e-commerce companies and huge promoter-driven business concentration meant there is a need for a lot of approvals, but with the need for a lot of customisation and individualisation,” says its Vice President and Global Head of Transformation, Vijayshankar Ananthanarayan.
“That’s how HR tech start-ups are: either they solve for problems for which there was no solution provider,” says Blume Ventures’ Director Sajith Pai, referring to its portfolio company—blue-collar workforce management firm Smartstaff—which also finds temporary workers for clients when there is a shortfall. “Or the solution provider existed but was not able to cater properly (at your scale or geography).” They typically fall into one of three buckets—HRMS providers, hiring and recruitment firms like Apna.co (which is the other HR Tech unicorn), and niche players such as tech assessment firm HackerRank, on-demand interview platform Monjin, or corporate health insurance start-ups such as Onsurity and Nova Benefits.
“SMEs have both white-collar and blue-collar employees. The latter category has high attrition due to tough competition from the app-based delivery companies, which are able to offer health benefits. SMEs are not able to do the same and are unable to retain that talent,” says Onsurity Co-founder Kulin Shah. Although more of a health tech start-up for SMEs, Onsurity offers employee health benefits and insurance, another crucial sub-sector after the pandemic. Now, the founders say, they are also getting requests from larger organisations.
Within the problems being solved, some have more popular use cases than others. Trident’s Group CHRO Pooja B. Luthra says, “I don’t know of one organisation that is not using HR tech in some way or the other, especially in recruitment. Definitely in learning management, too. That’s the second most commonly used [area], I find.” Pai is also betting on a pure-play learning and development (L&D) unicorn emerging. Again, with the pandemic exacerbating the need for skilling, upskilling and reskilling, L&D is certainly one of the crucial pieces in the lifecycle, say many. Darwinbox itself uses an external learning management system. “We’ve made a conscious choice not to develop one on our own because we believe it’s a specialised space and we are doing deep integrations on learning,” says Ananthanarayan. It’s quite common to find start-ups using each other’s offerings. Most of them, if not all, can be plugged into the existing HRMS of companies.
Meanwhile, a dozen and more start-ups are solving for the blue-collar space, which accounts for the lion’s share of the Indian workforce. Kunal Patil, CEO of blue- and grey-collar job search app WorkIndia, attributes it to the cheap data and smartphone revolution of 2017, which put internet into the palms of millions in the country, and the pandemic, which changed how people used their smartphones beyond just entertainment and for business and payments. “In India, there were 320 million smartphones in 2017 before Jio came in. Today, there are 720 million. Eighty per cent of this was driven by low-cost smartphones priced at Rs 8,000-10,000, which are used by blue-collar workers.” The firm enables job seekers to call the employers directly instead of waiting for them to call back after applying.
BetterPlace’s Agarwala says the models may be the same as the ones for the white-collar workforce, but the nuances differ and solutions can’t be copy-pasted. “In white-collar, onboarding is almost two months long. In blue-collar, it happens in two hours and in a distributed environment. For example, a security guards’ firm we work with, operates in 2,000 sites across country. It’s a decentralised on-the-fly onboarding process,” he says.
Careernet’s Das cautions that blue-collar solutions may be harder to monetise because companies won’t shell out much per worker. But he estimates that a company’s overall dependence on third-party HR vendors has gone up from 25-30 per cent to 50 per cent (of the total HR function). Refyne’s Kumar doesn’t have an exact number for how many HR tech tools an organisation may be using today, but he says there are a few key elements everyone has to deal with—HRMS solutions, employee insurance, employee engagement and rewarding solutions. Ananthanarayan says Darwinbox has replaced giants like SAP’s Success Factors, Oracle or Workday in 150 cases.
“While many start-ups are mushrooming in this space, they fix a tiny problem in the entire hire-to-retire cycle. We do understand that no single vendor can own and solve every issue that a customer can require for their HR transformation. So, we have a unique innovation programme to work with start-ups,” says SAP’s Deodhar about Success Factors. He says their appeal among clients—enterprises and start-ups—also lies in being able to manage the law beyond India. Rival Oracle launched a new employee experience platform, Oracle ME, in April. Asia Pacific Vice President (HCM) Deepa Param Singhal says, “Our differentiation factor has always been the kind of industry insights we procure and implement for our solutions,” adding that Airtel has transformed all its internal processes with Oracle’s portfolio.
Trident’s Luthra says the immediate problem start-ups are able to solve is making the processes seamlessly digital. “Take interviewing platforms. They are definitely fulfilling a gap without compromising on the candidate experience. Only research will tell us the validity and viability of some of their assessments, but it improves the experience for sure,” says Luthra. Besides, they are more flexible and agile than legacy firms, she adds. “When it’s time for objectives and key results (OKRs), they are quick to change the look and feel of the product. Something like Success Factors, which is a part of a larger organisation, tends to be slower in adapting and customisation. But the start-ups have to do everything from scratch.”
Their challenges are that of any start-up, Das says. “Will a big enterprise customer really believe them?” pointing out that a user company could struggle if it takes a solution from a start-up that then goes bust. But Luthra disagrees: “That may be true only for HRMS, which forms the base of everything being integrated into it, but not for other niche offerings where we are spoilt for choice,” she adds, highlighting another challenge for start-ups—differentiating themselves among a growing pool of big and small players, and finding the right pricing fit. But the biggest question remains, how they help companies attract and retain talent—the topmost workforce-related concern for any organisation. The start-ups claim to automate mundane tasks to free up time for an HR professional to implement better people policies and processes and, in turn, become more attractive to employees. “I may need 15 variations for onboarding, which has so far been a standard process. One for an intern, a returning mother, a gig worker, fresher from a tech campus versus a management campus and so on,” says Ananthanarayan of Darwinbox.
While employee experience is certainly crucial for organisations, the legacy players and the start-ups have different takes on solving for it. “The journey of digitisation in HR is moving from point solutions to end-to-end experience with a core foundation and integrated talent management on top of that. It is not just adoption of tools but looking at the employee lifecycle within the company without any broken pieces,” says SAP’s Deodhar. BetterPlace’s Agarwala, on the other hand, says more niche-play start-ups will start coming up focussed on solving one specific problem, for a specific vertical like manufacturing or retail or a specific audience like blue-collar/white-collar workers. “Now, the generic approach of HR has changed to newer models.”
But as of now, there is enough space for everyone to play as organisations are transforming their people processes, experts say. “HR tech is definitely a growing segment and the start-ups are not going anywhere anytime soon because there is a lot of creativity in this. They will run parallel to the giants,” says Luthra.
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Racenet Form Abbreviations
Overview
- Early Speed = Greyhound Recorder early speed rating
- Career = Overall Career record
- Track & Distance = Statistic at track and distance
- Best T/D = Greyhound best time at track and distance
- Rating = Greyhound Recorder rating
- GR Price = Greyhound Recorder price
- Best Odds = Best odds on offer for greyhound
- Flucs = Fluctuations
Recent Form
- FIN = Finishing position
- BOX = Box greyhound exited from
- MGN = Winning margin or margin from winner
- TRK = Track
- DIST = Distance
- GRD = Grade
- TIME = Time of greyhound
- WIN T = Winning race time
- BON = Best of Night (rows highlighted in green are BON)
- SECT = First sectional time
- IN RUN = Position during race
- WGT = Weight
- SP = Starting Price
- WINNER/SECOND = Winning greyhound or second placegetter
Key Stats
- LAST 4 = Finishing position last four
- CAREER = Overall career record
- TRK/DIST = Track and distance statistics
- PRIZE MONEY = Prize money
- BEST TIME = Best Time at track
- FSH = First start here
- BEST FIRST = Best first sectional
- NBT = No Best Time
- WIN % = Win percentage
- PLACE % = Place percentage
Trainer Stats
- CAREER = Career statistics last 12 months
- CAR W% = Career win strike-rate
- CAR P% = Career place strike-rate
- TRACK = Track statistics last 12 months
- TRK W% = Track win strike-rate
- TRK P% = Track place strike-rate
Dog Details
- CAREER = Greyhound colour
- SEX = Male/Female
- WHELPED = Date born
- SIRE = Sire name
- DAM = Dam name
- PRIZE MONEY = Prize money earned
- SPEED = Greyhound Recorder speed rating
- RATING = Greyhound Recorder rating
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$3125
09:40
Dog/Box
Early Speed
Career
Track & Distance
Best T/D
Rating
GR Price
Best Odds
Flucs
Key Stats
LAST 4
null
PRIZE MONEY
$0
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
159: 23-31-32
CAR W%
14.5%
CAR P%
54.1%
TRACK
99: 12-18-24
TRK W%
12.1%
TRK P%
54.5%
Key Stats
LAST 4
null
PRIZE MONEY
$0
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
159: 23-31-32
CAR W%
14.5%
CAR P%
54.1%
TRACK
99: 12-18-24
TRK W%
12.1%
TRK P%
54.5%
OPEN
$-
HIGH
$-
LOW
$-
Key Stats
LAST 4
57
CAREER
2: 0-0-0
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$155
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
150: 33-26-24
CAR W%
22%
CAR P%
55.3%
TRACK
83: 17-10-16
TRK W%
20.5%
TRK P%
51.8%
Box Stats
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
Key Stats
LAST 4
57
CAREER
2: 0-0-0
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$155
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
150: 33-26-24
CAR W%
22%
CAR P%
55.3%
TRACK
83: 17-10-16
TRK W%
20.5%
TRK P%
51.8%
Box Stats
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
OPEN
$-
HIGH
$-
LOW
$-
OPEN
$-
HIGH
$-
LOW
$-
Key Stats
LAST 4
57
CAREER
2: 0-0-0
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$155
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
150: 33-26-24
CAR W%
22%
CAR P%
55.3%
TRACK
83: 17-10-16
TRK W%
20.5%
TRK P%
51.8%
Box Stats
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
Key Stats
LAST 4
4
CAREER
1: 0-0-0
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$100
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
2616: 231-284-379
CAR W%
8.8%
CAR P%
34.2%
TRACK
811: 69-100-96
TRK W%
8.5%
TRK P%
32.7%
Box Stats
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
Key Stats
LAST 4
4
CAREER
1: 0-0-0
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$100
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
2616: 231-284-379
CAR W%
8.8%
CAR P%
34.2%
TRACK
811: 69-100-96
TRK W%
8.5%
TRK P%
32.7%
Box Stats
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
OPEN
$-
HIGH
$-
LOW
$-
OPEN
$-
HIGH
$-
LOW
$-
Key Stats
LAST 4
4
CAREER
1: 0-0-0
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$100
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
2616: 231-284-379
CAR W%
8.8%
CAR P%
34.2%
TRACK
811: 69-100-96
TRK W%
8.5%
TRK P%
32.7%
Box Stats
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
Key Stats
LAST 4
5
CAREER
1: 0-0-0
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$0
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
2616: 231-284-379
CAR W%
8.8%
CAR P%
34.2%
TRACK
811: 69-100-96
TRK W%
8.5%
TRK P%
32.7%
Box Stats
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
Key Stats
LAST 4
5
CAREER
1: 0-0-0
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$0
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
2616: 231-284-379
CAR W%
8.8%
CAR P%
34.2%
TRACK
811: 69-100-96
TRK W%
8.5%
TRK P%
32.7%
Box Stats
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
OPEN
$-
HIGH
$-
LOW
$-
OPEN
$-
HIGH
$-
LOW
$-
Key Stats
LAST 4
5
CAREER
1: 0-0-0
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$0
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
2616: 231-284-379
CAR W%
8.8%
CAR P%
34.2%
TRACK
811: 69-100-96
TRK W%
8.5%
TRK P%
32.7%
Box Stats
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
Key Stats
LAST 4
33
CAREER
2: 0-0-2
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$500
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
100%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
71: 28-16-10
CAR W%
39.4%
CAR P%
76.1%
TRACK
32: 16-6-4
TRK W%
50%
TRK P%
81.3%
Box Stats
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 100%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
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P%: 100%
RUNS: 0
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P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
0
0%
0%
1
0%
100%
0
0%
0%
1
0%
100%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
Key Stats
LAST 4
33
CAREER
2: 0-0-2
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$500
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
100%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
71: 28-16-10
CAR W%
39.4%
CAR P%
76.1%
TRACK
32: 16-6-4
TRK W%
50%
TRK P%
81.3%
Box Stats
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 100%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
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P%: 100%
RUNS: 0
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P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
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P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
0
0%
0%
1
0%
100%
0
0%
0%
1
0%
100%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
OPEN
$-
HIGH
$-
LOW
$-
OPEN
$-
HIGH
$-
LOW
$-
Key Stats
LAST 4
33
CAREER
2: 0-0-2
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$500
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
100%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
71: 28-16-10
CAR W%
39.4%
CAR P%
76.1%
TRACK
32: 16-6-4
TRK W%
50%
TRK P%
81.3%
Box Stats
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 100%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
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P%: 100%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
0
0%
0%
1
0%
100%
0
0%
0%
1
0%
100%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
Key Stats
LAST 4
6
CAREER
1: 0-0-0
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$0
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
2616: 231-284-379
CAR W%
8.8%
CAR P%
34.2%
TRACK
811: 69-100-96
TRK W%
8.5%
TRK P%
32.7%
Box Stats
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
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P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
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P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
Key Stats
LAST 4
6
CAREER
1: 0-0-0
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$0
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
2616: 231-284-379
CAR W%
8.8%
CAR P%
34.2%
TRACK
811: 69-100-96
TRK W%
8.5%
TRK P%
32.7%
Box Stats
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
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P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
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P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
OPEN
$-
HIGH
$-
LOW
$-
OPEN
$-
HIGH
$-
LOW
$-
Key Stats
LAST 4
6
CAREER
1: 0-0-0
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$0
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
0%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
2616: 231-284-379
CAR W%
8.8%
CAR P%
34.2%
TRACK
811: 69-100-96
TRK W%
8.5%
TRK P%
32.7%
Box Stats
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
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P%: 0%
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P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
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P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
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P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
Key Stats
LAST 4
33
CAREER
2: 0-0-2
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$1455
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
100%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
150: 33-26-24
CAR W%
22%
CAR P%
55.3%
TRACK
83: 17-10-16
TRK W%
20.5%
TRK P%
51.8%
Box Stats
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 100%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
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P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
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P%: 100%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
1
0%
100%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
0%
100%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
Key Stats
LAST 4
33
CAREER
2: 0-0-2
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$1455
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
100%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
150: 33-26-24
CAR W%
22%
CAR P%
55.3%
TRACK
83: 17-10-16
TRK W%
20.5%
TRK P%
51.8%
Box Stats
RUNS: 1
W%: 0%
P%: 100%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
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P%: 0%
RUNS: 1
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P%: 100%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
RUNS: 0
W%: 0%
P%: 0%
BOX
RUNS
WINS
PLACES
1
0%
100%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
1
0%
100%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
0
0%
0%
OPEN
$-
HIGH
$-
LOW
$-
OPEN
$-
HIGH
$-
LOW
$-
Key Stats
LAST 4
33
CAREER
2: 0-0-2
TRK/DIST
0: 0-0-0
PRIZE MONEY
$1455
BEST TIME
FSH
BEST FIRST
NBT
WIN %
0%
PLACE %
100%
Trainer Stats (Last 12 months)
CAREER
150: 33-26-24
CAR W%
22%
CAR P%
55.3%
TRACK
83: 17-10-16
TRK W%
20.5%
TRK P%
51.8%
Box Stats
RUNS: 1
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NBT
WIN %
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20.5%
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KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — Three teenagers who discovered a house on fire helped six people and four animals escape the flames in Kokomo, authorities said.
Max Campbell and brothers Alex and Julian Lindley, all students at Taylor High School, were dropping off a friend when they saw the fire early Thursday. They immediately knocked on the door.
“They didn’t believe us at first,” Alex told the Kokomo Tribune. “They thought we were pranking them. And we were like, ‘Dude, your house is on fire.’ … The fire was spreading quickly, too.”
Kokomo Fire Chief Chris Frazier praised the teens.
“Houses can be fully involved, and because of trees and things like that, you may not even notice it," Frazier said. “So the fact that those boys were able to pick out that it was on fire, stop, initiate 911 and get us on our way and also try to go get those people out of the house — that says a lot about them.”
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
“It’s just one of those things that there can’t be any hesitation in a serious situation like that because when there’s hesitation, that’s when things go from bad to worse,” Max said. "We just happened to do the right thing at the right time.” | https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/article/Right-thing-at-the-right-time-Teens-save-6-17250793.php | 2022-06-18T14:58:19Z | https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/article/Right-thing-at-the-right-time-Teens-save-6-17250793.php | true | 15 |
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. financial markets will observe the Juneteenth holiday for the first time on Monday.
Last year, Juneteenth was designated a federal holiday to mark the effective end of slavery in the U.S. Since June 19 falls on a Sunday this year, it will be observed on Monday.
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Which men’s compression socks are best?
Our bodies aren’t meant to be stationary. But in our modern lifestyle, we often find ourselves sitting or standing for prolonged periods of time. This can result in blood pooling in the legs, causing discomfort, swelling or a heavy feeling.
Compression socks are a simple fix to improve circulation and to keep your lower extremities feeling energized. They come in different levels of pressure, from mild to prescription. For moderate compression, the MudGear Premium Compression Socks are your best bet.
What to know before you buy men’s compression socks
Uses
Men’s compression socks are worn during inactivity or activity, depending on your needs. Under a doctor’s supervision, they can treat or prevent a number of venous conditions. By hugging your leg muscles and feet, the socks keep veins straight and narrow so that the valves can pump properly. This improves circulation and keeps legs feeling refreshed.
Types of compression socks
Compression socks fall into two categories: anti-embolism (or TED hose) and graduated.
- Anti-embolism or thrombo-embolic deterrent (TED hose) compression socks provide uniform pressure throughout the sock. They are used almost exclusively on bedridden patients or post-surgery, and typically have lower pressure than graduated socks.
- Graduated compression socks are widely available. They can be used to treat conditions such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), varicose veins, spider veins, swelling or discomfort from prolonged sitting or standing. They are tightest at the ankle and decrease in pressure/tightness as they ascend the leg.
Compression levels
Compression socks use a medical unit of measurement, millimeters of mercury (mmHg), to rate their level of pressure.
- Zero compression would be the pressure a regular athletic sock provides, which isn’t constricting but may offer arch support and padding.
- Mild compression, between eight to 15 mmHg, alleviates general discomfort and tiredness. This level can also help reduce varicose and spider veins.
- Moderate compression, between 15-20 mmHg, can help prevent varicose and spider veins. They are also an excellent choice for preventing DVT while traveling.
- Firm compression, between 20-30 mmHg, are used to manage more serious venous disorders. They also can prevent DVT while traveling and they help reduce swelling.
- Extra firm compression, between 30-40 mmHg, offer prescription level pressure and should only be worn under the supervision of a doctor to treat severe venous disorders.
What to look for in quality men’s compression socks
Style
There are several styles and lengths of compression socks.
- Knee-high socks are ideal for everyday use. They fit over the calf and are perfect for alleviating achy or swollen feet and legs. They are also easy to put on.
- Athletic socks are also knee-high length but feature extra padding and breathable materials, such as mesh. Many users find that regular knee-high compression socks work just fine for activewear.
- Thigh-high socks are used for issues that stem from above the knee. They often feature silicone bands to keep them from riding down.
- Waist-high stockings offer full-length compression from the foot to the hip. They resemble tights and may not have full coverage on the feet. They are also pricey.
- Compression sleeves, also called open-fit compression socks, and feature partial or no foot coverage. These can be worn with sandals but aren’t recommended if you’re experiencing swelling in the ankles or feet.
Material
Most compression socks feature a blend of materials including polyester, nylon, Lycra, cotton and Spandex. Select socks incorporate silver or copper nanoparticles to curb the growth of odor-causing bacteria and fungus. Others may feature zinc-infused yarns to increase blood flow. If you’re wearing compression socks for athletic activities, select a moisture-wicking and breathable material, such as microfiber.
Size and fit
Men’s compression socks come in small to extra-extra-large sizes. Look at the manufacturer’s sizing chart for ankle, calf and thigh measurements. Some brands come in sock sizes four through16. You don’t want a compression sock to fit too loosely or it will have no benefit. A compression sock that’s too tight, however, will cut off blood flow and cause more problems. Be sure your socks don’t bunch or crease, which can also restrict blood flow.
How much you can expect to spend on men’s compression socks
Expect to pay less for less compression, such as $10-$20 for a pair of mild compression socks. Moderate to firm compression socks cost between $40-$60. Prescription socks and waist-high ones can cost upwards of $100.
Men’s compression socks FAQ
Is there anyone who shouldn’t use compression socks?
A. Yes, if you have fragile skin, dermatitis or a skin infection, avoid compression socks. Also, if you’re experiencing severe swelling, peripheral artery disease or peripheral neuropathy don’t use compression socks. Also consult your doctor if you have concerns about wearing compression socks with your medical condition.
How do I clean my compression socks?
A. The answer varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. Some compression socks can be machine-washed while others can be hand-washed only. We recommend only doing so in cold water. Air-drying your compression socks can help them last longer and reduce shrinking or damage to fibers.
What are the best men’s compression socks to buy?
Top men’s compression socks
MudGear Premium Compression Socks
What you need to know: These graduated compression socks offer superior performance for a wide variety of activities.
What you’ll love: The knee-high length offers moderate compression and stays up as you run or hit the trail. They feature ventilated mesh and padding for athletic wear, and they’re built to be durable for long-distance competitions.
What you should consider: The thick material can be too warm for hotter weather.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top men’s compression socks for the money
Dickie’s Men’s Light Comfort Compression Over-the-Calf Socks
What you need to know: For mild compression, these comfy socks do the trick and are a great value.
What you’ll love: The knee-high length offers eight to 15 mmHg of pressure, and they work fantastically without being too tight. The footbed is nicely cushioned and the material is moisture-wicking. They’re perfect for everyday wear and won’t slide down.
What you should consider: For some users, they didn’t notice any compression and the pair feels like regular socks.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Dr. Scholl’s Men’s Graduated Over-the-Calf Compression Socks
What you need to know: A two-pack of compression socks, these have light compression perfect for everyday wear.
What you’ll love: They look like dress socks and can be worn to work and have high marks for alleviating foot swelling. They can be tumble-dried and don’t need to be hung up to dry. They are also very comfortable to wear and don’t restrict blood flow.
What you should consider: The socks are too loose-fitting for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Ganiyu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Saturday in Ikere-Ekiti that the simultaneous accreditation and voting had saved a lot of time.
Ekiti Decides: Election peaceful, transparent, free, fair- Olukere
The Olukere of Ikere, Oba Obasoyin Ganiyu, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the smooth conduct of the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti.
According to him, the process cast away tension which also simplified the process. The traditional ruler said that before now, it used to be a long process that wasted much time and at the end many electorate lost interest in voting.
“A situation where you come and vote at the same time is so impressive and a good development in our electoral system,” he said.
The Olukere commended INEC for the new technology being used in the election and the timely supply of every material needed. He, however, urged INEC to keep the good work going.
Ganiyu decried the unruly behaviour of some military men posted to the town for the election.
He said they were intimidating and chasing people away from the polling units.
"The military are trained for war not for election purposes. I pray that the time will come where military will not intervene in the election process," he said.
The traditional ruler also commended the voters for defying the intimidation as they turned out en-masse to exercise their civic responsibility.
He said, “Ekiti South Local Government area is our home and we must join hands to ensure that we build it up to a better place for all of us to dwell.”
NAN observed that the voting was largely peaceful though, there were incidents of minor clashes among the party supporters in some polling centres.
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The goal was enormous: Return to the NBA’s mountaintop.
And now with that monumental task complete, the NBA champion Golden State Warriors already have a new target: staying up there for a while.
The victory cigars hadn’t been extinguished after the title-clinching win in Boston, the last celebratory bottles of Moët & Chandon hadn’t been emptied, and the topic — can the Warriors win it again next season? — was already coming up. They have been installed by FanDuel Sportsbook as the favorites for the 2023 NBA title, and with Finals MVP Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green all back it would be foolish to think that their chance at a fifth championship in nine years isn’t very real.
“It still has not been proven, that when we’re whole, that anybody can stop it,” Green said.
That’s true, and that’s why it makes sense for the Warriors to carry the burden of being favorites into next season. They know what it takes; they have as many championships in the last eight seasons — four — as the rest of the league combined. The last run that was better than this was put together by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, winning six in an eight-year span of the 1990’s.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr — now a nine-time champion — played for the Bulls for some of that run, and has led Golden State to all four of these titles.
“They are all unique. They are all special,” Kerr said. “I think this one may have been the most unlikely just from the standpoint of where we’ve been the last couple years. A lot of unknowns.”
Indeed, there were questions.
The Warriors answered them all. No, the core wasn’t too old. Yes, Thompson would come back from more than 900 days on the sidelines with injuries. And absolutely, Curry can still be unstoppable in the biggest moments.
They took that core and fortified it with a new group of talent. Among those on that list: 27-year-old Andrew Wiggins, the 2014 No. 1 pick who has come into his own and was nothing less than a star in the NBA Finals; Jordan Poole, who turns 23 this weekend and will celebrate as a champion who has blossomed after facing off against Curry in practice all the time; and Jonathan Kuminga, the 19-year-old who got into 86 games and is raved about by teammates.
“And we ain’t done,” Thompson said early Friday while appearing on Green’s podcast, The Draymond Green Show. “That’s the beautiful thing about it. We got these young bucks behind us and we got the same squad coming back? That’s scary for the NBA.”
Green concurred. “It is very scary,” he said.
They earned that championship moment, after going through an NBA Finals loss in 2019 to Toronto and then two seasons with a combined 54-83 record, a million miles away from being the team that the Warriors demand they be.
The Warriors had the NBA’s worst record in 2019-20 in large part because of roster turnover — Kevin Durant, who was out that whole season while recovering from Achilles surgery, had just left for Brooklyn — and injuries. Thompson didn’t play that season because of a knee injury suffered in the final game of the 2019 finals. Curry played in just five games. It was the reset year.
The bounceback was supposed to be last season, but Thompson had to sit out again, this time because of an Achilles tear of his own. The Warriors lost in the play-in tournament. But seeds were planted for something great; how great, even Golden State wasn’t sure, but Curry insisted something was brewing.
“You don’t want to see us next year,” Curry said when the 2020-21 season ended.
Prophetic words.
Thompson came back in January and the Golden State goal was clear — win it all, again. The Warriors have played 24 playoff series with Curry, Thompson and Green together in the last eight years. They’ve won 22 of them; the exceptions being the 2016 and 2019 finals, when injuries took a toll.
This time, there was no stopping the Dubs.
“I saw it in the beginning of season,” Thompson said. “People called me crazy. I said ‘Championship or bust’ because I saw how we came out of the gate, 18-2. And playing just that Warriors brand of basketball that made us so successful, and then knowing I was going to be inserted in that, I knew we had a chance to do something special, and here we are. It’s so incredible. Wow.”
Training camp is only three months away so the revving-up process for next season will start sooner rather than later. The Warriors know they’ll be right back in the center of the NBA spotlight, playing tons of national TV games, getting every opponent’s best shot, drawing massive attention everywhere they go again.
It’ll be just like old times. For many Warriors, it’ll be a first. For the old guard, the core of four-time champions like Curry, Green and Thompson — plus Andre Iguodala, if he decides to postpone retirement for one more year — it’ll be familiar territory.
“I think this one is definitely different because of the three years of baggage we carried coming out of that Game 6 in 2019,” Curry said. “I can say it now: I don’t know how many teams could carry that as long as we have with the expectations of comparing us now to teams of past and make it to the mountaintop again.”
His team did.
And next year, they’ll try to do it again.
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A few showers today and more heat expected through next week
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A Heat Advisory is in effect for the entire ArkLaTex today. The heat remains the main story through next week with a stretch of triple digit temperatures possible in the coming days. The forecast is mainly dry with only a few showers or storms expected this weekend.
Temperatures will be heating back up today under the strong June sun. We’ll quickly climb into the 90s by the Noon hour with afternoon highs reaching the mid to upper 90s. With the humidity it will feel as hot as 105-110. A few pop-up showers or storms are expected as well, but coverage of rain will be sparse at most. Heavy downpours may provide some heat relief and a few storms could produce some gusty wind.
Rain chances will fade this evening with another warm and muggy night ahead. Temperatures will settle back into the mid 70s by morning.
More heat is coming on Sunday with temperatures once again reach the mid to upper 90s. We’ll be mostly sunny with only a slim rain chance mainly in our east Texas counties.
Next week is continuing to look hot, hot, hot! Temperatures will likely inch a little higher into the low 100s as a strong ridge of high pressure builds over the area. On a positive note, the humidity may back down slightly. It’s still going to be muggy, but maybe not as steamy as it has been. Dry weather is likely to persist with quickly worsening drought conditions possible.
Have a great Saturday!
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PoliticsFederalBest of cartoonsBest of cartoons, June 19, 20225 ImagesThe news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.June 18, 2022 — 9.45pmSaveLog in, register or subscribe to save articles for later.1/5Dionne Gain2/5Suzanne White3/5Matt Golding 4/5Reg LynchAdvertisement5/5Joe Benke | https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/federal/best-of-cartoons-june-19-2022-20220618-h24jdi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed | 2022-06-18T15:11:22Z | https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/federal/best-of-cartoons-june-19-2022-20220618-h24jdi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed | true | null |
Nayef Aguerd confirms ‘difficult decision’ to leave Rennes as £20m West Ham transfer nears
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Nayef Aguerd has posted an emotional goodbye to Rennes and the club’s supporters as the defender prepares to join West ham.
David Moyes made signing a new left-footed centre-back a priority this summer and is closing in on a move for the Morocco international despite suggestions of rival interest from Newcastle United.
The 26-year-old will likely join for an initial fee of around £20m, although that fee could rise significantly should certain clauses be met.
Aguerd, who is known for his aerial presence, ability to read the game and sharp recovery speed, will likely push Issa Diop further down the pecking order and allow Moyes to consider a sale this summer.
Once the Moroccan star arrives, West Ham are believed to be keen on signing a new forward and extra at left-back as Moyes attempts to build a squad capable of dealing with a European challenge alongside Premier League commitments.
Taking to Twitter ahead of his move, Aguerd wrote: “People of Rennes, it is with great emotion that I announce that I played my last match under the colors of Lille.
“It’s a difficult decision as I have spent exceptional times here since my arrival at the club in August 2020. Between the discovery of the Champions League together, the qualification for the Conference League last season, the Europa League this season, the boiling atmospheres of Roazhon Park against PSG, Lyon, Leicester or OM, I leave the branded club.
“I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart all the components of the club:
“My teammates with whom I have fought 80 fights over the past two seasons and who are and will remain for me a second family. The supporters, RCK in mind, for their unfailing support in good and bad times.
“The shareholder, Mr Pinault, who allows the club to grow day by day and to be respected not only in France but also on the European scene. Club management: Nicolas Holveck to whom I wish the greatest victory in his constant fight against illness and Olivier Cloarec with whom our paths have followed each other since 2018 in Dijon.
“Florian Maurice who came to pick me up in Dijon and for whom words are not enough to describe our relationship, it’s not enough, Julien Stéphan, Bruno Génésio and all of their staff, two very high level coaches both in football and human terms.
“All of the club’s employees who allowed us to work in an extremely healthy environment I gave everything from the start to the last day in matches and in training, on and off the pitch and will be your supporter. I sincerely wish you the best. Forever Nayef.” | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/nayef-aguerd-confirms-difficult-decision-145411380.html?src=rss | 2022-06-18T15:11:56Z | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/nayef-aguerd-confirms-difficult-decision-145411380.html?src=rss | false | 1 |
District 65 reflects on 2021-22 school year, discusses disproportionately high suspension rates for Black students
Many Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board members called for centering student voices during Monday’s board meeting to plan for the future following a “difficult year” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and recent reports of racist hate messages and student altercations at Haven Middle School. The meeting...
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Psagot Value Holdings Ltd. Israel cut its stake in DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ:DKNG – Get Rating) by 99.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 22 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,969 shares during the period. Psagot Value Holdings Ltd. Israel’s holdings in DraftKings were worth $43,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Psagot Value Holdings Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of DraftKings by 8.1% in the third quarter. Psagot Value Holdings Ltd. now owns 3,991 shares of the company’s stock valued at $192,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of DraftKings by 12.4% in the third quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 2,731 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,000 after acquiring an additional 301 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in DraftKings by 3.7% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 12,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $602,000 after purchasing an additional 452 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its stake in DraftKings by 24.9% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 469 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanders Morris Harris LLC lifted its stake in DraftKings by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC now owns 8,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 33.91% of the company’s stock.
Shares of DKNG opened at $11.42 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $13.84 and its 200-day moving average is $19.91. DraftKings Inc. has a 12 month low of $9.77 and a 12 month high of $64.58. The firm has a market cap of $9.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.82 and a beta of 2.07. The company has a quick ratio of 2.96, a current ratio of 2.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.
Several analysts recently commented on DKNG shares. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their target price on shares of DraftKings from $40.00 to $34.00 in a research note on Monday, May 9th. Cowen cut their target price on shares of DraftKings from $60.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their target price on shares of DraftKings from $65.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 22nd. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of DraftKings from $30.00 to $22.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 22nd. Finally, Northland Securities reduced their price target on shares of DraftKings from $40.00 to $25.00 in a research report on Monday, May 9th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, DraftKings presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $35.52.
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DraftKings Inc operates a digital sports entertainment and gaming company. It offers multi-channel sports betting and gaming technologies, powering sports and gaming entertainment for operators in 17 countries. The company operates iGaming through its DraftKings brand in 5 states, as well as operates Golden Nugget Online Gaming, an iGaming product and gaming brand in 3 states.
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LONGVIEW, Texas — As inflation tightens its grip on Americans, surging costs squeeze the nonprofits like Habitat for Humanity trying to help.
Despite the challenge -- they still manage to find a way.
April Dixon was chosen to be a Habitat homeowner 10 years ago. Though the burden of surging housing costs is off of her shoulders, inflation didn’t let her off the hook completely.
“I'm still not making enough money to live you know, to cover this gas to cover my food or whatever I need," Dixon said.
LaJuan Gordon, North East Texas Habitat for Humanity CEO, said nonprofits like hers have 40% higher expenses, receive less donations and yet still face a higher demand for help.
“What that means for a habitat of our size is we'll be building fewer homes, unless we can find assistance to make up that gap," Gordon explained.
Pre-pandemic, the North East Texas Habitat for Humanity team was able to build or repair 150 homes. In 2020, they managed 100 homes and that number is on track to keep declining through 2022.
The organization's lifelines are volunteers who help to cut labor costs that filter back into making the homes as affordable as possible.
Dixon physically helped build her neighbors’ homes and her own.
“I was able to stay in my house and not be out in a shelter somewhere,” Dixon said.
The nonprofit's next application cycle will begin in the fall, but will accept applications for home repairs year-round. | https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/community/nonprofits-feel-inflation-pressure/501-1e6fe3a3-3285-49b2-b2c5-9577a7d51eef | 2022-06-18T15:17:07Z | https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/community/nonprofits-feel-inflation-pressure/501-1e6fe3a3-3285-49b2-b2c5-9577a7d51eef | false | 1 |
A standoff between law enforcement and a man accused of barricading himself and his daughter in a home in Lynn late Friday has ended, and the child is safe, authorities said.
“Our STOP Team just made entry and took the suspect into custody and secured the child,” Dave Procopio, a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson, told MassLive on Saturday. “She is safe.”
According to NECN, authorities say the man became upset and barricaded himself and the young child in the home after the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families went to his residence.
Negotiations between the man and authorities began Friday night, with the incident sparking a significant response from State Police and Lynn police, The Daily Item newspaper reported.
State Police and Lynn police were still negotiating with the individual around 10:30 a.m. Saturday, authorities said.
The State Police Bomb Squad was also at the scene of the hours-long standoff with a robot that they could deploy into the home to provide images if needed, according to Procopio.
The Daily Item reported that police officers carried guns and wore tactical gear, and one even held a battering ram.
There is no immediate danger to the public, and a crisis negotiator from the Department of Children and Families was at the scene, police told WHDH. | https://www.masslive.com/police-fire/2022/06/man-barricades-himself-with-child-in-lynn-home-in-standoff-with-massachusetts-state-police.html | 2022-06-18T15:17:41Z | https://www.masslive.com/police-fire/2022/06/man-barricades-himself-with-child-in-lynn-home-in-standoff-with-massachusetts-state-police.html | false | 1 |
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DENVER (AP) — The temperature ticked upward recently as members of Denver’s Street Enforcement Team talked with two men living in tents and under patio umbrellas near a scrap yard just south of the Auraria Campus.
The team, known as SET, had been here before and was looking for a woman who said she wanted them to come back and help her connect to housing services, but she wasn’t home.
Instead, they met a man who said he wanted help, that he was tired of living this way. He just didn’t trust that the member of the Denver Police Department’s Homeless Outreach Team that the SET members called for him wouldn’t run him for warrants, despite the street team members’ assurances the officer would just give him a ride.
“If you want help, we can help,” said Scott Lawson, a SET supervisor.
The Street Enforcement Team is the city’s latest effort to impose its controversial camping ban, which makes it illegal for people to sleep on city streets, parks and sidewalks. For years, service providers, people experiencing homelessness and advocates have said Denver’s camping ban does nothing to help unhoused people and instead punishes them for not having a home.
The goal of the Street Enforcement Team is to remove police from enforcing the camping ban and a limited set of other small municipal violations and free officers up to work on higher-level crimes, said Jeff Holliday, the deputy director of the Department of Public Safety who oversees the program.
The team’s members can devote more time to each stop and talk with the people they’re interacting with and build relationships. The team covers the entire city and some calls can last three or four hours, Lawson said.
Critics of the Street Enforcement Team said it doesn’t matter that its members aren’t police — they still have the same powers to enmesh someone in the criminal legal system. They’re still “targeting folks for surviving in public,” said Terese Howard with Housekeys Action Network Denver. The SET workers also have less oversight than police, Howard said, and do not wear body cameras.
“It’s not really replacing law enforcement, it’s extending them,” said Vinnie Cervantes of the Denver Alliance for Street Health Response.
— “It’s a complicated conversation”
Since it started working in September, the Street Enforcement Team hasn’t given out any tickets. That’s mostly because the City Council did not want the team members citing people until they received their uniforms, which have been backlogged since the fall, Holliday said. The team is not involved in encampment sweeps.
“We want to make sure there is no confusion,” he said. “This conversation is a hot point for a lot of people and we want to make sure there is no confusion when a SET person is engaging with someone and we reach a point where we’re going to issue a citation that they’re very clearly identifiable for who they are and we don’t confuse this with residents stepping into this role.”
The team has had success getting people to comply with its orders to move along voluntarily, Lawson said. Members have contacted people in 2,465 tents and RVs and helped 335 people connect with resources. The team has only had to call in Denver police as backup in one situation, when a team member was assaulted.
Holliday has heard all the criticism of the program. SET workers have been protested by people who oppose the camping ban and the team’s work.
“It’s a complicated conversation,” he said. “The fact of the matter is that unauthorized camping is very clearly not supported by the residents in the city and county of Denver. And they have an expectation that the city enforce that.”
Holliday is also trying to be responsive to the daily complaints about encampments from people and some neighborhood groups. The number of complaints has grown significantly in the last year, department data shows. The tone of calls has also shifted.
But Holliday acknowledged tickets don’t solve a person’s problems and that the threat of a ticket — or a ticket itself — will not motivate some people.
“They hear this from folks, ‘You can write me 100 tickets, write them now. I don’t care, I’m not moving, I’m staying right here,’” Holliday said.
SET workers won’t give out tickets before the person they’re talking to receives a verbal warning, a written warning and a referral to services. If someone at any point accepts services or indicates they may be interested, the threat of a ticket will be dropped.
“Because a citation in and of itself isn’t going to fix the underlying situation,” he said.
A ticket for unauthorized camping carries a maximum penalty of 60 days in jail, though people convicted of the crime could get a probationary sentence, diversion or credit for time already served, Denver City Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Jacqlin Davis said. There is no monetary fine attached to that particular citation, she said.
Some people are motivated by the threat of a ticket for trespassing or unauthorized camping, however, and will move or talk about services available to them, Holliday said.
“That’s ridiculous,” Howard said. “(A ticket) puts people backward, not forward.”
The ticket starts out as a ticket, but almost always turns into a failure to appear warrant when the person misses their court date, Howard said. That warrant eventually turns into an arrest, which means time in jail. While the person is in jail, there’s a good chance their belongings will be stolen or trashed. Then they get out and start all over, but this time with an arrest on their record that can hinder their access to housing.
The Street Enforcement Team works side-by-side with the Early Intervention Team, which tries to help people experiencing homelessness who are living in encampments. The Early Invention Team began in the Department of Safety and the Street Enforcement Team was created as the Early Intervention Team moved to the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment.
The city budgeted $977,894 for SET in the Department of Public Safety’s 2022 budget along with $206,800 from a different fund for program vehicles. The department used about $200,000 in vacancy savings to fund the program in 2021.
Howard, who has been homeless, said the money would be better spent housing people, creating regular trash services for encampments or even further expanding the city’s STAR program, which sends behavioral health clinicians to calls instead of police.
“There are countless very vital lifesaving things that could be happening,” she said.
— “A work in progress”
The members of the Street Enforcement Team are not licensed clinicians or social workers. The job requires a high school diploma and “one year of experience in regulation compliance, enforcement, safety, community outreach, customer service or similar experience,” according to a job listing. Holliday said the No. 1 skill he looks for in candidates is the ability to build relationships and a strong sense of empathy. The city is hiring six more people for the team, Holliday said.
The five members currently on the team spend about eight hours a day out on the street. They know many of the people they contact. In their cars — unmarked city vehicles — they keep duct tape, trash bags, cleaning wipes, clothes and socks.
When the officer arrived recently to take the man living near the scrap yard to the Behavioral Health Solutions Center, the man started having second thoughts. He felt rushed, he said, and was worried about leaving his bike frame behind. After 15 minutes of conversation with the SET members, he agreed to get in the car, putting his bike frame in the trunk.
The members of the team were relieved. The man had been making suicidal comments and if he hadn’t agreed to go to the Solutions Center, they would’ve called in the STAR van or other mental health professionals.
At another encampment tucked between the railroad and Lipan Street, the team looked for a man with serious health problems to make sure he had made it to his medical appointments. He wasn’t home when they knocked on his plywood shack, but they talked to a woman living in a trailer on unoccupied private property. They’d talked to her before and Lawson told her she needed to get the trailer off the property by 3 p.m. She agreed, she just needed to get her friend with a truck to come by.
The encampment had been there for months, Lawson said, with a revolving group of residents. They’d built relationships with some of the people and are hopeful they’ll be able to help some of them.
“It’s a work in progress,” Lawson said. | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/No-tickets-yet-from-team-enforcing-Denver-s-17250761.php | 2022-06-18T15:17:51Z | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/No-tickets-yet-from-team-enforcing-Denver-s-17250761.php | false | 14 |
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 9, 2022
- Black Knight's Optimal Blue Mortgage Market Indices tracked the steep ascent of conforming 30-year rates, which finished the month at 5.42%, eclipsing recent peaks to hover at their highest point in nearly 13 years
- Rate-lock production reflected the current rate environment with overall volumes dropping 20% from March, led by yet another sharp drop (-50%) in rate/term refinance activity
- Cash-out refinance locks fell 40% from last month as homeowners likely look for other avenues (HELOCs, 2nd liens, etc.) to access tappable equity without sacrificing historically low first-lien mortgage rates
- The combined decline in refinance locks pushed the refi share of the market down to just 20% in April, the lowest point on record since at least January 2018, when Optimal Blue began tracking the metric
- While purchase locks fell 11% from March, they remained flat on a year-over-year basis, indicating consistent and resilient demand from homebuyers
- Government-backed lending picked up in April as FHA and VA locks captured market share from conforming products
- Credit scores were flat for purchases and ticked higher for rate/term refis; however, cash-out credit scores fell 8 points on average as higher-credit score borrowers move to the sidelines
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE:BKI, Financial) announced the release of its latest Originations Market Monitor report, looking at mortgage origination data through April month-end. Leveraging daily rate lock data from Black Knight's Optimal Blue PPE – mortgage lending's most widely used pricing engine – the Originations Market Monitor provides the industry's earliest and most comprehensive view of origination activity.
"Mortgage interest rates continued their steep ascent in April, with our OBMMI daily interest rate tracker showing 30-year conforming offerings, which finished the month at 5.42%," said Scott Happ, president, Optimal Blue, a division of Black Knight. "To put that in perspective, in the last few weeks, we've blown through the recent peak seen in 2018 and are now hovering at or near the highest interest rates we've seen since the Great Recession."
The month's pipeline data showed overall rate locks down 20.3% month-over-month, driven by a steep 50% drop in rate/term refinance lending activity. Cash-out refinance locks also fell, coming in 40% below March levels. The combined decline in refinance locks pushed the refi share of the market down to just 20%, the lowest point on record since at least January 2018, when Optimal Blue began tracking the metric. Government loan products gained market share as FHA and VA lock activity increased at the expense of agency volumes. Pull-through rates – the share of locks that result in funded loans – continued to fall on both purchase and refinance locks, with refi pull-through falling to just 62.7%.
"Seen in the light of such quick and sharp rises in 30-year rates, April's declines in rate lock activity – though bracing – are hardly surprising," Happ continued. "That's particularly true of refinance locks when half of all mortgage holders have current first lien rates below 3.5%. That being said, while purchase locks were down somewhat from March, they remained flat from last April, reflecting consistent and resilient demand from homebuyers."
Each month's Originations Market Monitor provides high-level origination metrics for the U.S. and the top 20 metropolitan statistical areas by share of total origination volume. Much more detail on April's origination activity can be found in the full Black Knight Originations Market Monitor report, located here.
About Black Knight
Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE:BKI, Financial) is an award-winning software, data and analytics company that drives innovation in the mortgage lending and servicing and real estate industries, as well as the capital and secondary markets. Businesses leverage our robust, integrated solutions across the entire homeownership life cycle to help retain existing customers, gain new customers, mitigate risk and operate more effectively.
Our clients rely on our proven, comprehensive, scalable products and our unwavering commitment to delivering superior client support to achieve their strategic goals and better serving their customers. For more information on Black Knight, please visit www.blackknightinc.com/.
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Muhlenkamp & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEARCA:AMLP – Get Rating) by 0.5% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 281,693 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,493 shares during the quarter. Alerian MLP ETF comprises 3.8% of Muhlenkamp & Co. Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Muhlenkamp & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Alerian MLP ETF were worth $10,789,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Evergreen Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alerian MLP ETF by 29.0% during the fourth quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 243,878 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,985,000 after purchasing an additional 54,824 shares in the last quarter. Friedenthal Financial bought a new position in shares of Alerian MLP ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $426,000. Tyler Stone Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Alerian MLP ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $330,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Alerian MLP ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $1,099,000. Finally, Visionary Wealth Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Alerian MLP ETF by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Visionary Wealth Advisors now owns 6,759 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $221,000 after purchasing an additional 718 shares in the last quarter.
Shares of NYSEARCA:AMLP opened at $34.02 on Friday. Alerian MLP ETF has a 1 year low of $30.04 and a 1 year high of $42.18. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $39.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.81.
ALERIAN MLP ETF seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (the Index). The Index is a rules based, modified capitalization weighted, float adjusted index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of the United States energy infrastructure Master Limited Partnership (MLP) asset class.
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REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but said he wasn't hurt.
“I'm good,” he told reporters after U.S. Secret Service Agents quickly helped him up. “I got my foot caught” in the toe cages.
Biden, 79, and first lady Jill Biden were wrapping up a morning ride when the president decided to pedal over to a crowd of well-wishers standing by the bike trail. Biden, who was wearing a helmet, tumbled when he tried to dismount, apparently falling on his right side and rolling on to his back before being helped up.
The president quickly collected himself and spent several minutes chatting with people who had gathered to watch him bike. Biden did not need medical attention and is “fine”, according to a White House statement.
The Bidens are spending a long weekend at their Rehoboth Beach home. They marked their 45th wedding anniversary on Friday. | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Biden-takes-spill-while-getting-off-bike-after-17250789.php | 2022-06-18T15:27:19Z | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Biden-takes-spill-while-getting-off-bike-after-17250789.php | false | 19 |
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board reduced its holdings in shares of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI – Get Rating) by 7.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 30,586 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 2,300 shares during the period. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board’s holdings in Analog Devices were worth $5,052,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Analog Devices by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 21,482,120 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,775,912,000 after purchasing an additional 569,252 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Analog Devices by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,832,559 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,548,089,000 after buying an additional 305,461 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Analog Devices by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,893,756 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,387,487,000 after buying an additional 120,370 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Analog Devices during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,092,374,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Analog Devices by 49.9% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,866,350 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $815,014,000 after purchasing an additional 1,620,336 shares during the last quarter. 86.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analog Devices stock opened at $144.63 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $158.62 and its 200-day moving average is $163.31. The company has a market cap of $75.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.53. Analog Devices, Inc. has a 12 month low of $141.69 and a 12 month high of $191.95.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 31st were given a $0.76 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 27th. This represents a $3.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.10%. Analog Devices’s payout ratio is 86.12%.
Several research firms have recently commented on ADI. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Analog Devices from $186.00 to $173.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 10th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Analog Devices from $194.00 to $203.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 19th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $210.00 price objective on shares of Analog Devices in a report on Monday, May 16th. StockNews.com began coverage on Analog Devices in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on Analog Devices to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 19th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Analog Devices presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $199.30.
In other news, CFO Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah sold 3,901 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.14, for a total value of $636,409.14. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 16,108 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,627,859.12. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Edward H. Frank sold 1,435 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.90, for a total value of $239,501.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 2,525 shares in the company, valued at approximately $421,422.50. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 14,636 shares of company stock worth $2,440,461. Company insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.
Analog Devices Company Profile (Get Rating)
Analog Devices, Inc designs, manufactures, tests, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems that leverage analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing technologies. The company provides data converter products, which translate real-world analog signals into digital data, as well as translates digital data into analog signals; power management and reference products for power conversion, driver monitoring, sequencing, and energy management applications in the automotive, communications, industrial, and high-end consumer markets; and power ICs include performance, integration, and software design simulation tools for accurate power supply designs.
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A quarter of a century after she became the first woman to professionally play King Lear in Helena Kaut-Howson’s lauded 1997 production at Leicester Haymarket Theatre, Kathryn Hunter has reunited with the director to retell the tragedy to a new generation at Shakespeare’s Globe for a limited run. It also stars Michelle Terry, artistic director of the Globe doubling up as the Fool and Cordelia, Lear’s least sycophantic daughter.
This isn’t the first time 65-year-old Hunter, a famously protean actor, has taken on Shakespearean male roles but it’s a mistake to presume that the gender-bending here is a reductive feminist reading of the play. Instead, this production attempts to underline the humanity of the petty and despotic king while ruminating on ageing, madness and blindness to justify retreading a story that has such a long performance history and is so familiar to audiences.
The challenge for any new production then becomes how to render afresh the story of an ageing, narcissistic king abdicating his throne to whichever of his three daughters professes to love him the most, the effect of that transference of power, his resulting downfall and deterioration in mental health, and subsequent insight and reconciliation.
Although Hunter is diminutive in stature, it’s her prodigiously powerful stage presence, masculine body language and stentorian voice, in combination with the black suit and lank grey hair recreated from the production 25 years ago, that anchors this rendition. Even so, it’s an unfortunately patchy and thematically rudderless take on Shakespeare’s great tragedy. What is this production trying to say other than recreate the action of the play? It doesn’t seem sure of what it wants to be.
While it isn’t quite harking back to 1681 when poet laureate Nahum Tate altered Shakespeare’s original to a happy ending that endured for 150 years, there is a disconnect between the tragic story and this production’s seeming desire to mine every opportunity for humour. The first indication of this is when Lear first enters on stage wheelchair bound and playing the Alphabet Song on a tin whistle.
There are plenty of laughs, which makes for an uplifting night at the theatre but this also dilutes the cathartic pathos inherent in Shakespeare’s original and sits at detrimental odds with the powerful metaphor of designer Paweł Dobry rust-ridden scaffolded set and the murderous mayhem ensues. When, for instance, Gloucester’s eyes are gouged out by Regan and her cohorts, it’s such a moment of screaming, camp melodrama it made me feel amused rather than horrified.
This disjointedness was also echoed in the costumes. Running the gamut of everything from SS-style greatcoats and Mad Max references to medieval breastplates and 21st century suits, it was, perhaps, intended that they would bridge the gap between the past and the present in a nod to the timelessness of Shakespeare’s story. The effect was an unfocused mishmash that further highlighted the unevenness of energy among the cast.
There were times when the collective effervescence of the cast ramped up such as when Terry came on stage as the Fool. Frustratingly, it also meant that there were instances when a collective propulsive energy was so lacking that Ryan Donaldson’s largely charismatic turn as Edmund played a little like a cartoonish villain in the initial stages of the play.
This lack of collective pep can be forgiven given the director was in a car accident two weeks before the show opened and the cast and crew have had to work without her guiding hand. That can be fixed. What can’t be is the scuppered opportunity to reflect true-to-life 21st century concerns such as Britain’s ageing monarch and its impending transference of power to a younger generation.
Until 24th July. Tickets: 020 7401 9919; Shakespeare’s Globe | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/king-lear-globe-review-kathryn-hunter-impresses-otherwise-uneven/ | 2022-06-18T15:37:09Z | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/king-lear-globe-review-kathryn-hunter-impresses-otherwise-uneven/ | false | 1 |
The Golden State Warriors were the No. 1 defensive team in the league when Draymond Green was healthy this season. With Green missing two months with a back issue, the Boston Celtics took (and kept) that No. 1 spot. But Golden State was so good when Green was healthy (they allowed 1.9 fewer points per 100 possessions through his last pre-injury game on Jan. 5), they didn’t fall to No. 2 until the final week of his two-month absence.
Shortly after Green returned, Stephen Curry was lost to a foot injury. But the Warriors’ two stars, along with an improving Klay Thompson and the other three guys in their top six, have been available throughout the playoffs. And with that, they’re in the NBA Finals for the sixth time in eight years.
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Still, the Warriors’ defense hasn’t been able to reach the level it was at through early January. And Game 1 of the Finals on Thursday was the team’s third worst defensive performance of the season, with the Celtics scoring 120 points on just 93 possessions (129.0 per 100). The only two games where a team scored more efficiently against the Warriors were a March visit to Dallas (without Green) and Game 5 of the conference semifinals in Memphis, a 39-point defeat. Game 1 was the first time in 51 home games that the Warriors allowed at least 120 points per 100 possessions, and they had allowed more than 130 per 100 before the Celtics let the clock run out on their final possession of the night.
The Warriors were in the bottom five in opponent free throw rate in the regular season, but free throws weren’t really an issue on Thursday. The Celtics’ free throw rate (16 free throw attempts; 85 field goal attempts) was both their third-lowest of the playoffs and the third-lowest the Warriors have allowed in the playoffs.
The Celtics also got themselves some second chances, but their offensive success was mostly about their shooting from the field, including an incredible effective field goal percentage of 88.6% in the fourth quarter. Boston certainly exceeded their expected effective field goal percentage (based on the quality of the shots they took) by a healthy margin. But while they made some tough shots, there was a lot more than that going on as the Warriors allowed them to score more efficiently than the Brooklyn Nets did in any game in the first round.
Here are some numbers and film regarding the Celtics’ Game 1 offense:
1. Five out
After giving Curry too much space to shoot early on, Robert Williams III had a better second half defensively. He blocked a Curry step-back and then made a timely rotation to block the Warriors’ star at the rim.
Still, the Celtics were better with Williams off the floor, and that was mostly about their offense. They scored just 32 points on 34 possessions (0.94 per) with Williams and Al Horford on the floor together, but 48 on 34 (1.41 per) with Horford on the floor without Williams.
With Horford at the 5, the Celtics had five guys who can shoot and could make the Warriors’ bigs pay for protecting the paint.
Late in the second quarter, Green was zoning up in the paint as the Celtics ran a pin-down action on the left side of the floor. Green’s presence kept Marcus Smart from passing to Derrick White under the basket when Curry got turned around, and it also allowed Andrew Wiggins to top-lock Jayson Tatum with Horford setting another screen, knowing that if Tatum went back door, Green was there.
Given Horford has the ability to shoot himself, Tatum took the screener’s role, setting a pick on Green in the paint as Horford popped out to the wing. Wiggins was a half-second late in recognizing what was happening and Horford drained the second of his career-high six 3-pointers:
The Warriors’ small-ball look, with Green at the five, has been hugely successful for them over the years. But Golden State’s small-ball look still has at least one guy (Green) who doesn’t shoot well (or often) from the perimeter. The Warriors were a minus-13, (allowing 62 points on 43 possessions) in a little less than 22 minutes with Green at the 5 on Thursday, because the Celtics’ Horford-at-the-5 lineups were better.
2. The 3s were open
According to Second Spectrum tracking, 23 (56%) of the Celtics’ 41 3-point attempts were wide open*. That’s a higher rate than three of the Celtics’ four games against Brooklyn in the first round, and the Nets were not good at defending the 3-point line.
* In the regular season, 48% of 3s league-wide were wide-open, according to Second Spectrum. That was the Celtics’ rate in both the first round (overall) and the conference semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks (who’ve allowed the most 3s in each of the last four seasons). Only 32% of Boston’s 3-point attempts were wide open in the conference finals.
Some of that is the Warriors allowing certain shooters (Horford and White accounted for 13 of those 23 wide-open attempts) to shoot. Even though White had already made a 3, Green didn’t close out with any urgency against him early in the second quarter:
Over the first three rounds, White was just 13-for-44 (30%) on wide-open 3s, so you can understand the Warriors’ willingness to let him shoot.
3. All eyes on Tatum
Tatum was just 3-for-17 (18%) in Game 1, his worst shooting performance in 69 career playoff games. And he definitely missed some good looks, going 0-for-3 on those wide-open 3s that the Warriors allowed. But the Warriors also showed him a crowd.
The Celtics tried to get Tatum matched up with Curry often. The guy Curry was guarding set seven ball-screens for Tatum, while Tatum set eight ball-screens for the guy Curry was guarding, according to Second Spectrum. But the Celtics scored only 10 points on those 15 chances.
When Tatum isolated or posted up against Curry, the Warriors were ready with help. Heck, even when Tatum was isolated against Green (arguably the best defensive player in the league), Curry was creeping off of Payton Pritchard in the strong-side corner to provide help:
And while Tatum did force some things, he generally made the right play, and the 13 assists on Thursday marked a career high (435 total games, including regular season and Play-In). He created 35 points from his assists, and also one of Horford’s wide-open 3s via a great across-the-body, cross-court kick-out and a swing pass from Smart:
The Celtics scored 108 points on 82 possessions (132 per 100) with Tatum on the floor, and (even if you discard that last possession of the game) just 12 points on 13 possessions with him off the floor.
4. Mistakes
The Warriors also had some breakdowns. Right after Otto Porter Jr. put them up 14 with a 3 late in the third quarter, Horford was wide open in the corner, with Green hanging in the paint:
While White hasn’t shot well in these playoffs, Horford has. Over the first three rounds, he was 28-for-60 (47%) on wide-open 3s. Now, he’s 33-for-66.
5. Hammer!
According to Synergy tracking, the Celtics have been the most efficient team, scoring 1.03 points per possession, out of timeouts. And another one of their seven corner 3s came on their first possession of the second quarter via a “Hammer” play, with Daniel Theis setting a weak-side back-screen for Pritchard, Grant Williams delivering the cross-court pass, and Green (hanging in the paint again) reacting just a half-second too slow:
Gibson Piper has a good breakdown of that Hammer play (and others) here.
The league has averaged about 3.3 corner 3s (per team) per game this season. The Warriors have allowed 23 in their last three games.
Overall, the Warriors have allowed 123.8 points per 100 possessions over those three games, the most they’ve allowed in any three-game stretch with Green in the lineup this season. They can certainly believe that the Celtics won’t shoot better than 50% from beyond the arc again, but they should also believe that they need to be better defensively in Game 2 on Sunday (8 ET, ABC).
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police said Saturday that a third suspect in the deaths of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira has been arrested. The pair went missing almost two weeks ago; Phillips’ killing was confirmed after forensic exams; other remains are believed to belong to Pereira.
Police said in a statement that Jefferson da Silva Lima, known as Pelado da Dinha, turned himself at the police station in Atalaia do Norte in the Amazon.
Police said the suspect will be referred to a custody hearing.
Two other men are already in prison for alleged involvement in the killings: Amarildo Oliveira, known as Pelado, and his brother, Oseney de Oliveira, known as Dos Santos.
Phillips and Pereira were last seen June 5 on their boat on the Itaquai river, near the entrance of the Javari Valley Indigenous Territory, which borders Peru and Colombia.
On Friday, federal police said that human remains found in Brazil’s remote Amazon have been identified as belonging to Phillips, 57.
Additional remains found at the site near the city of Atalaia do Norte have not yet been identified but are expected to belong to Indigenous expert Pereira, 41.
“The confirmation (of Phillips’ remains) was made based on dental examinations and anthropological forensics,” Federal Police said in a statement. “Work is ongoing for a complete identification of the remains so we can determine the cause of death, and also the dynamics of the crime and the hiding of the bodies.”
The remains were found on Wednesday, after fisherman Pelado confessed to killing the pair, and took police to the place where he would have buried the bodies. He told officers that he used a firearm to commit the crime.
The remains had arrived in the capital city of Brasilia on Thursday for forensics to work.
The area where Phillips and Pereira went missing has seen violent conflicts between fishermen, poachers, and government agents. | https://www.chron.com/news/article/Brazil-police-arrest-3rd-suspect-in-Amazon-deaths-17250813.php | 2022-06-18T15:40:00Z | https://www.chron.com/news/article/Brazil-police-arrest-3rd-suspect-in-Amazon-deaths-17250813.php | true | 12 |
One of the key financial lifelines in Chancellor Rishi Sunak's £15billion package to alleviate the cost of living crisis was £650 for those on seven means-tested benefits and £150 for those on disability benefits.
There has been some blacklash over the lower payment, with a petition calling for the amount given to those on disability benefits to be boosted to £650. As a result, the issue has been raised by MPs asking why some have been excluded from the higher level of cost of living support.
Virginia Crosbie, Conservative MP for Ynys Mon, asked if the Government had explored the idea of extending the £650 payment to those on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Carer's Allowance. In addition, Charlotte Nichols, Labour MP for Warrington North, asked if it could also be made available to those on contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), the Daily Record reports.
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Addressing the concerns, David Rutley, Minister for Welfare Delivery at the DWP, said although the £650 was not directly aimed at people on PIP and Carer's Allowance, some of them will find they end up being eligible for it. This is because they are also getting a means-tested benefit, such as Universal Credit, Income Support or tax credits, and therefore would qualify for the £650 on that basis.
So, while those on Carer's Allowance would not be eligible for the £650 from that alone, many also get other state support that does enable them to qualify for this cash, he revealed. It's this 'double benefit' status that can appear to get around the rules. Those only on PIP and Carer's Allowance still won't be eligible at all.
He explained : "The £650 means-tested benefit one-off Cost of Living Payments have been designed to target support for 8 million households with low incomes, on means-tested benefits. Personal Independence Payment and Carer’s Allowance are not means-tested, but customers in receipt of these and other non-means-tested [benefits] who are also entitled to an eligible means-tested benefit will receive the payment. This means nearly 60 per cent of those who are working age on Carer’s Allowance will get a Cost of Living Payment.
"In addition, 6 million disabled people who receive an eligible non-means tested disability benefits, including Personal Independence Payments, will receive a one-off disability Cost of Living Payment of £150. Where people met the criteria for both types of payments, they will receive both the £650 and the £150, and carers living in the same household as the disabled person for whom they care will benefit from the disability Cost of Living Payment. The payments will be made automatically in September, bringing total support for households this year to £37 billion."
On the issue of contribution-based Employment Support Allowance and other non-means-tested benefits, Mr Rutley said : "The Government is committed to managing the public finances in a responsible way by targeting the £650 Cost of Living Payment support at low-income means-tested households where it is most needed.
"Cost of Living Payments have been designed to target support for households with low incomes, on means-tested benefits. These payments are in addition to the £400 of support for energy bills that the Government is providing through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme, doubling the £200 of support announced earlier this year and making the whole £400 a non-repayable grant. In addition, individuals may be able to benefit from the disability and pensioner Cost of Living Payments if they are in receipt of disability benefits or eligible for Winter Fuel Payments.
"In addition to the new support, people on low incomes but not means-tested benefits may also benefit from previously announced measures to help people tackle the cost of living, including frozen alcohol duty and fuel duty, raising the NICs threshold, council tax rebates and the further rise in the National Living Wage to £9.50 an hour from April 2022."
It's worth noting that while contribution-based ESA is excluded from the £650 payment, income-related ESA is among the seven benefits that do qualify for this sum.
They are:
- Universal Credit
- Income-based Jobseekers Allowance (JSA)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Income Support
- Working Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Pension Credit
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Andhra Pradesh: Train services continue to be disrupted due to stir
Published: Published Date - 07:50 PM, Sat - 18 June 22
Visakhapatnam: In view of suspected agitation at Visakhapatnam railway station and agitations in various zones, several trains are cancelled and a few diverted or rescheduled.
Trains cancelled were train No. 18045 Shalimar-Secunderabad East Coast Express leaving Shalimar on June 19, train No. 17240 Visakhapatnam-Guntur express leaving Visakhapatnam on Saturday, No. 17239 Guntur –Visakhapatnam express leaving Guntur on June 19, No. 17267 Kakinada-Visakhapatnam train leaving Visakhapatnam on Saturday, No. 17268 Visakhapatnam – Kakinada leaving Visakhapatnam on Saturday, No. 18528 Visakhapatnam- Rayagada express leaving Visakhapatnam on Saturday, and No. 18527 Rayagada-Visakhapatnam express leaving Rayagada on June 19.
Also, no. 12703 Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express leaving Howrah on June 19 is cancelled due to cancellation of the pairing train.
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A cardiac patient from Odisha, Jogesh Behara, 70, died as he ws unable to get medical attention in time in the wake of the Agnipath agitation.
He was travelling by the Korba-Visakhapatnam express for treatment in Visakhapatnam but the train was stopped at Kothavalasa on Saturday. As no ambulance was available, his family members rushed him to a private hospital in Kothavalasa for first aid where he breathed his last. | https://telanganatoday.com/andhra-pradesh-train-services-continue-to-be-disrupted-due-to-stir | 2022-06-18T15:47:49Z | https://telanganatoday.com/andhra-pradesh-train-services-continue-to-be-disrupted-due-to-stir | false | 1 |
US Open 2022: Collin Morikawa, Joel Dahmen sit atop packed leaderboard heading into weekend
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The third round of the U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, is scheduled to tee off Saturday morning, and a tight leaderboard should lead to a fun weekend for fans of golf.
Collin Morikawa and Joel Dahmen sit at the top of the leaderboard, tied a 5-under for the tournament, followed by 21 players within four shots of the lead.
Morikawa, who is looking for his third win at a golf major, shot a 66 on Friday, sinking five birdies with just one bogey on the day.
A win at The Country Club would be Morikawa’s first U.S. Open victory, and would put him within a win at the Masters of winning all four of golf’s major tournaments.
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“I never put an age on [the career Slam]. Never really thought about it. I just wanted to win golf tournaments, win majors, and compete against the best in the world, and luckily, I’ve been able to do that,” Morikawa said, according to Yahoo Sports.
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Dahmen – a relative unknown – shot a 68 in round two, and enters the weekend ahead of big names such as Rory Mcllroy, John Rahm, and Scottie Scheffler.
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Dahmen is the ultimate underdog, surviving a cancer diagnosis in his 20’s, and earning a spot in the U.S. Open via Final Qualifying.
“I’ve always just tried to be myself,” Dahmen said in the twilight Friday. “My rookie year out here, I was not myself. I was trying to be a pro golfer, and that’s not who I am, per se. I like to be a little more laid back and like to have a little more fun, and I have my best friend beside me in Geno, and he is a ton of fun, and he’s fun to be around.
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“It’s kind of weird how us just being ourselves and putting it out there for everyone, it’s kind of endearing,” he continued. “It’s pretty cool to have people root for you.”
Scheffler, the world’s number one golfer and winner of the 2022 Masters tournament, shot a 67 on Friday to put himself within two shots of the leaders. Mcllroy and Rahm are both 4-under for the tournament, one back of Morikawa and Dahmen.
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“I think it’s a testament to the health and the state of this game,” Rahm said of the leaderboard after his round on Friday, via ESPN. “It’s pretty amazing to see Rory back-to-back — it’s not like he ever went anywhere. Obviously, Scottie doing what he’s been doing all year, Collin doing what he always does, myself doing what I always try to do, as well. It’s fun for all of us because we all want to compete against the best and beat the best.” | https://1010wcsi.com/fox-sports/us-open-2022-collin-morikawa-joel-dahmen-sit-atop-packed-leaderboard-heading-into-weekend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-open-2022-collin-morikawa-joel-dahmen-sit-atop-packed-leaderboard-heading-into-weekend | 2022-06-18T16:09:18Z | https://1010wcsi.com/fox-sports/us-open-2022-collin-morikawa-joel-dahmen-sit-atop-packed-leaderboard-heading-into-weekend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-open-2022-collin-morikawa-joel-dahmen-sit-atop-packed-leaderboard-heading-into-weekend | false | 2 |
(NewsNation) — Meet the internet’s dad.
YouTuber Rob Kenney has become an internet sensation by giving fatherly advice to those who may not have had a dad to answer their questions. Kenney started his YouTube channel “Dad, how do I?” two years ago during the pandemic, posting “how to” videos demonstrating instructions on things such as how to tie a tie, or change windshield wipers.
“You know, I learned a lot of things the hard way because my dad left when I was 14. I was just trying to pass along some information, trying to download some stuff out of my own head that I learned the hard way,” said Kenney.
Shortly after his internet debut, millions of people subscribed to Kenney’s channel. His account went viral.
“I thought I was just going to help 30 or 40 people. I’ve said that from the beginning,” Kenney explained. “And it’s true. You know, I didn’t start out to switch careers or anything.”
Kenney’s success came to him as a surprise. He even admitted it terrified him that his face was everywhere.
But two years later, he said he’s finally adjusted and feels he has hit his “stride.”
Kenney attributed the popularity of his videos to the pandemic.
“I think there’s a lot of factors. It started out popular, I think, because of the pandemic. I was lonely. You know, we were all kind of cooped up,” Kenney said.
He believes his experience without a dad has helped him relate to the feeling of not having somebody there to walk him through some basic things. This has allowed him to step into that role where he has been able to help others who are in the same position he was. He thought it would be helpful to share his knowledge.
Kenney wrote a book based off his YouTube channel — also titled — “Dad, how do I?” The book helps readers learn how to do things, but also offers advice to dads who may question how they can be a good father to their own kids.
Kenney offered some additional advice on “Morning in America” for dads to take into consideration with their own kids:
“I think forgiveness is a big thing. And it’s a big part of my story. I think kids are pretty quick to forgive you if you ask them for it. Because we’re not perfect. You know, you’re doing the best you can and kids from their perspective. They just wonder ‘Why is dad grumpy today?’ I think it’s good to come back and ask for forgiveness.”
Kenney also suggests dads write a mission statement.
“You know, people do it for businesses, why not do it for when you have your first kid?” Kenney said, “You’re making all these promises and then you know, write it down, so you have something to go back to to keep you on track.” | https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/national-world/dad-helps-others-with-how-to-videos/ | 2022-06-18T16:11:24Z | https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/national-world/dad-helps-others-with-how-to-videos/ | true | 21 |
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WWE Superstar Happy Corbin shared his thoughts on completing ten years with the promotion.
The SmackDown star signed a contract with the Stamford-based promotion in August 2012. He initially reported to NXT before making his main roster debut in 2016.
Happy Corbin made an appearance on the Out of Character podcast. He spoke about the initial phase of his career and mentioned that it's surreal for him to complete 10 years in the business. Corbin had no prior experience before joining WWE.
The Lonewolf added that Johnny Stamboli and Val Venis helped him a lot before his tryout with the promotion:
"It's madness to me that I've been here 10 years and to see what I've accomplished in that time, coming in with zero experience. I'm a guy who had hit the ropes once before walking into NXT and that was because I knew I was getting this tryout and I didn't want to look like a complete idiot. I met Johnny Stamboli in Arizona and him and Val Venis had a school and they're like, 'yeah, come for the day.' I hit the ropes a couple of times and he showed me kind of how to take a bump, just so I have an idea, then taught me some of the things like shaking hands and how to pay respect and the things that are important. So when I walked in the door, at least I had an idea." (from 10:00 to 10:40)
Happy Corbin has been a prominent figure in WWE programming
Happy Corbin made his main roster debut at WrestleMania 32, winning the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal by last eliminating Kane. The former NXT Superstar has featured regularly in WWE programming since then. He has often been involved in high-end feuds with stars like Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins.
Speaking about his status in the company, Corbin highlighted that he has been a mainstay in WWE for six years:
"I was in NXT for a little over three years. I think going from zero to that and then going on the main roster, having success, and being a prominent figure on TV. I mean, my entire career, I've been on television. Every character has evolved and done things and continued to hold its spot on TV, which I think is important. I mean, how many people, aside from the likes of the Romans and the Seths and Randy Orton can say they have constantly been on TV." (from 10:41 to 11:07)
The SmackDown Superstar also competed against Kurt Angle at WrestleMania in what was the latter's retirement match. He is currently embroiled in a feud with Madcap Moss on the blue brand.
Please credit the Out of Character podcast with H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling if you use any quotes from the article.
Find out which promotion Alberto Del Rio is suing right here | https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/news-happy-corbin-comments-reaching-huge-milestone-wwe | 2022-06-18T16:32:16Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/news-happy-corbin-comments-reaching-huge-milestone-wwe | false | 1 |
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A second motorcyclist has been sentenced to probation after a man died during a street race in Des Moines in October.
The Des Moines Register reported Friday that 36-year-old Michael Crabb and 24-year-old Brady Joe Clausi both have now been sentenced after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide.
Crabb was sentenced to three years probation May 27. Clausi, who was also charged with driving while barred and leaving the scene of a fatal accident, was sentenced to four years probation in April.
Both men were charged after the Oct. 19 death of 37-year-old Kyle Houge. The three men, all from Des Moines, were racing their motorcycles on Iowa Highway 28 when Houge struck a median and crashed, a criminal complaint said.
According to court documents, Crabb told investigators he was driving 160 mph at the time of the crash while Clausi said he was going 187 mph. | https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/article/Second-motorcyclist-gets-probation-in-drag-racing-17250851.php | 2022-06-18T16:32:40Z | https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/article/Second-motorcyclist-gets-probation-in-drag-racing-17250851.php | true | 10 |
Cryptocurrency investment scammers on LinkedIn are a “significant threat” to user safety, FBI special agent Sean Ragan said Friday. “This type of fraudulent activity is significant,” Ragan said. “There are many potential victims, and there are many past and current victims.”
In 2021, LinkedIn removed over 136 million instances of spam and scam content on its platform, according to a recent company transparency report. | https://nextbigwhat.com/cryptocurrency-scammers-on-linkedin-are-a-significant-threat-fbi-agent/ | 2022-06-18T16:33:11Z | https://nextbigwhat.com/cryptocurrency-scammers-on-linkedin-are-a-significant-threat-fbi-agent/ | false | null |
Which soup bowls are best?
Few things are better on a blustery winter day than a big bowl of steaming hot soup. Even the delicious chilled soups of summer taste better when served in the perfect bowl. Deep and narrow, shallow and wide, handles or not, there are many decisions to make when looking for a new vessel for soup. So, grab your soup spoons and look at the six best soup bowls.
Soup bowls with handles or without
Some people prefer to cradle a warm bowl of soup in the palm of their hands, making a handle unnecessary. If this doesn’t sound like you and you prefer something more substantial to grip, choose soup bowls with generous handles. These may have a hook-shaped handle on both sides of the rim or one handle that extends from the bowl.
Soup bowl material
The best material for your soup bowl is determined by the eaters in your house.
- Plastic: For households with young children, plastic is the best option. Make sure it is clearly labeled food-safe, which means it’s free from bisphenol A and other harmful chemicals.
- Porcelain or ceramic: Porcelain or ceramic is a classic, available in everything from simple white pieces to rainbow colors. These are typically fairly sturdy, but make sure they are thick enough so that it does not burn your hands when you hold the bowl.
- Stoneware: Think artisan-crafted, unique pieces, and you’ll be imagining a thick stoneware bowl. These tend to stay cooler on the outside and can take years of use without chipping or cracking.
Soup bowl style
You may picture a traditional soup bowl as a deep vessel to hold a rich stew, but other bowl styles are available, too. There are seven traditional styles of soup bowls.
- Soup plate: This is a wide, shallow bowl with a slightly sloped rim. This is only used in formal dining.
- Coupe soup bowl: It has a saucer shape and is for informal dinners.
- Soup/cereal bowl: This bowl may not have a rim, and it is narrow and deeper than the soup and coupe bowls.
- Covered soup bowl: Covered soup bowls are narrower and deeper.
- Lug soup bowl: These feature solid handles extending horizontally from the rim of the bowl.
- Cream soup bowl: Cream soup bowls have open-loop handles. They are designed to serve the first course of pureed soup.
- Bouillon cup: This bowl comes with its own saucer and is for clear broth without a spoon.
Which is the best soup bowl?
These generous 22-ounce soup bowls are also available in a 39-ounce size for when you need a very hearty meal. They stack for storage and are safe in the microwave, dishwasher, freezer and oven. They are also made from lightweight porcelain that is very sturdy.
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Cutiset Multicolor Ceramic Soup Bowls With Handles
This set of four bowls comes in bright primary colors or muted glazed pastels. They hold 20 ounces of your favorite soup, chili or stew. The heavy stoneware is guaranteed to be lead-free and safe for food. The handles feel substantial and easy to hold.
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This set of four bowls holds 26 ounces each and is made from indestructible, food-grade plastic. These are perfect for households with children. They are safe in the dishwasher and the microwave, and they come in three fun colors or a set of four assorted colors.
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Traditionally designed with a slight neck leading to a flared opening, these porcelain french onion soup bowls hold 20 ounces of steaming hot broth topped with a sliced baguette and melted cheese. The set of four has a sturdy handle and is painted in fun colors with polka dots. They stack for easy storage.
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Lauchuh Soup Bowl Set With Handles
These matte black stackable bowls can nest in a stainless steel carrier for easy access and storage. The word “soup” is printed in block letters on each bowl. The premium porcelain is oven-safe to 450 degrees, holds 27 ounces per bowl and features two generous handles.
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This more sophisticated, shallow soup bowl is best for smooth soups and bisques. The wide rim is slightly angled toward the bowl to prevent soup from spilling as you carry it to the table. Each bowl in this set of four holds 20 ounces, and they are available in green, too.
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(NEXSTAR) – With inflation hitting near-record highs, Americans across the country are facing unprecedented financial challenges. Gas, food, rent — it’s all significantly more expensive than it was last year.
Hedging against inflation can also be a bit tricky, especially after the fact. And the Fed’s recent decision to hike interest rates by 0.75% won’t make it any easier for the average American to invest, or carry debt, until inflation (hopefully) slows in the coming months.
There is, however, one option for investors hoping to protect their current savings from losing value, and it’s becoming more and more popular.
Series I Savings Bonds, also known as I bonds, are a type of savings bond intended to keep pace with inflation. The bonds accrue interest based on two rates: a fixed rate that remains the same over the 30-year life of the bond, and an “inflation rate” determined every six months by the U.S. Treasury. I bonds purchased before Oct. 2022 are currently offering a return rate of 9.62%, with interest being compounded semi-annually.
“I bonds are getting a lot of attention,” Brian Therien, a senior fixed-income analyst with Edward Jones Investments, tells Nexstar. “I’ve definitely been getting more questions about I bonds recently, because of the high interest rates.”
It’s important to remember that those interest rates don’t remain constant. They’re based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and the U.S. Treasury calculates and updates those variable inflation rates twice per year.
“That interest rate, that’s not long-term,” says Therien, who explains that the interest rate on I bonds was much lower in recent years, and will drop when inflation slows.
Still, I bonds are considered very low-risk, largely because they can never decrease in value like treasury bonds, corporate bonds or even stocks. The trade-off, Therien says, is that I bonds also won’t pay out interest as income — rather, the interest is added to the principal.
“They’re best suited for investors that don’t need the income from the bonds,” Therien says.
There are a couple other caveats, too. Individuals can only purchase up to $10,000 in electronic I bonds per year (and $5,000 more in paper, if they buy with money from a federal income tax refund). Bond-holders also can’t redeem the bonds for at least a year, and they will be penalized for cashing out before the first five years by having to forfeit the previous three months of accrued interest, according to the Treasury Department.
That said, I bonds offer plenty of benefits for investors who can hold them for at least a year, or ideally at least five.
“Compared broadly to other bonds, they have what we call very strong credit quality,” says Therien. “They’re very high quality in that you can be very certain you’ll get your principal back, because they are backed by the U.S. Government.”
I bonds are also exempt from state and local taxes. Investors only need to pay federal income taxes on the interest, and even that can be deferred until cashing out the bond or waiting until it matures. Qualified taxpayers may also be able to exclude the interest from taxable income, if using the funds to pay for higher education.
“Price stability would be another benefit,” Therien adds. “There aren’t many opportunities to own something where the price really doesn’t fluctuate. Any other treasury bonds, stocks, cryptocurrency you buy, the price is going to fluctuate, but … with I bonds, that value doesn’t change. Not many investments can offer that.”
Series I Savings Bonds are only available to purchase directly through the U.S. Treasury. Click here for more information. | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/what-are-i-bonds-low-risk-investment-is-designed-to-protect-savings-from-inflation/ | 2022-06-18T16:38:21Z | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/what-are-i-bonds-low-risk-investment-is-designed-to-protect-savings-from-inflation/ | false | 16 |
"I know that I'm supposed to be here": Minnesota veteran helping Ukrainian refugees flee war
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. -- A Maple Grove man is risking his life in Ukraine working to get refugees to safety. Michael Hill has been overseas nearly three months, and he doesn't know when he's coming home. "We're actually out here on the front working with these units, making a...
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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – As of Friday, June 17, the COVID-19 daily average is 5.48%. Health Officials said the total number of positive cases as of Friday is 5,176 statewide.
The total number of COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide as of Friday is 1,842, a decrease of 42. Health Officials said, statewide there have been 13 deaths reported since Thursday.
According to the Health Electronic Response Data System (HERDS), the total number of deaths reported since the onset of the pandemic is now 56,375. HERDS reported that the total number of deaths by healthcare facilities is 71,670, in addition to the total number of deaths reported to and complied by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statewide.
Friday’s data is summarized briefly below:
- Total vaccine doses administered – 39,187,184
- Total vaccine doses administered over the past 24 hours – 16,212
- Total vaccine doses administered over the past 7 days – 103,990
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 92.7%
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 84.2%
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 95.0%
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 87.7%
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 80.4%
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 73.9%
- Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 82.3%
- Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 74.6%
- Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 90.9%
- Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 77.6%
Each region’s 7-day average of cases per 100K population is as follows:
Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows**:
** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and several other factors, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data — not percent positivity.
Each New York City borough’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows **:
** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and several other factors, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data — not percent positivity.
As of Thursday, June 16, 5,176 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,502,291. A geographic breakdown is as follows:
Below is data from yesterday that shows how many hospitalized individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 and were admitted for COVID-19/COVID-19 complications and how many were admitted for non-COVID-19 conditions:
As of Thursday, June 16, there were 13 total new deaths reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 56,375. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: | https://www.informnny.com/news/new-york-covid-update-friday-june-17/ | 2022-06-18T16:47:26Z | https://www.informnny.com/news/new-york-covid-update-friday-june-17/ | true | 3 |
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Two Uvalde city police officers passed up a fleeting chance to shoot a gunman outside Robb Elementary School before he went on to kill 21 people inside the school, a senior sheriff’s deputy told The New York Times.
That would mean a second missed opportunity for officers to stop Salvador Ramos before the May 24 rampage inside the school that killed 19 children and two teachers. Officials previously said that another officer, with the school district’s police, had driven past Ramos without seeing him in the school parking lot.
The unidentified Uvalde city officers, one of whom was armed with an AR-15-style rifle, said they feared hitting children playing in the line of fire outside the school, Chief Deputy Ricardo Rios of nearby Zavalla County told the newspaper.
The officers’ chance of stopping Ramos passed quickly, perhaps in seconds, Rios said.
Messages from The Associated Press to Rios and the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office have not been returned. The Zavala County sheriff’s officials responded to the shooting in support of Uvalde and Uvalde County officers.
Rios said he had shared the information with a special Test House committee investigating the school massacre.
Uvalde police officials agreed Friday to speak to the committee investigating, according to a Republican lawmaker leading the probe who had begun to publicly question why the officers were not cooperating sooner.
“Took a little bit longer than we initially had expected,” state Rep. Dustin Burrows said.
On Thursday, Burrows signaled impatience with Uvalde police, tweeting that most people had fully cooperated with their investigation “to help determine the facts” and that he didn’t understand why the city’s police force “would not want the same.” He did not say which members of the department will meet with the committee, which is set to continue questioning witnesses in Uvalde on Monday about the attack that killed 19 students and two teachers.
Uvalde police did not reply to messages seeking comment.
Weeks after one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, law enforcement officials have stopped providing updates about what they’ve learned about the shooting and the police response. Their silence comes after authorities gave conflicting and incorrect accounts in the days after the shooting, sometimes withdrawing statements hours after making them.
Officials also haven’t released records sought under public information laws to media outlets, including The Associated Press, often citing broad exemptions and the ongoing investigation. It has raised concerns about whether such records will be released, even to victims’ families.
The state House committee has interviewed more than a dozen witnesses behind closed doors so far, including state police, school staff and school district police. The list of witnesses provided by the committee so far has not included Pete Arrendondo, the Uvalde school district police chief, who has faced criticism over his actions during the attack.
Burrows defended the committee interviewing witnesses in private and not revealing their findings so far, saying its members want an accurate account before issuing a report.
“One person’s truth may be different than another person’s truth,” Burrows said Friday.
Since the shooting, Republican leaders in Texas have called for more mental health funding but not new gun restrictions. Authorities say the 18-year-old gunman used an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle. Police did not confront he gunman for more than an hour, even as anguished parents outside the school urged officers to go in. | https://www.nbc4i.com/news/u-s-world/deputy-2-officers-had-chance-to-shoot-uvalde-school-gunman/ | 2022-06-18T16:50:52Z | https://www.nbc4i.com/news/u-s-world/deputy-2-officers-had-chance-to-shoot-uvalde-school-gunman/ | true | 36 |
How to Watch Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox Live Online on June 18, 2022: TV Channels/Streaming
On Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 4:10 PM EDT, the Houston Astros face the Chicago White Sox. The game is airing exclusively on NBC Sports Chicago and AT&T SportsNet Southwest, which you can stream with a Live TV Streaming Service.
Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox
- When: Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 4:10 PM EDT
- TV: NBC Sports Chicago and AT&T SportsNet Southwest
- Stream: Watch with 5-Day Free Trial of DIRECTV STREAM
In Houston the game is streaming on AT&T SportsNet Southwest, which is available with a 5-Day Free Trial of DIRECTV STREAM. It’s also available on fuboTV. In Chicago, the game is streaming on NBC Sports Chicago, which is also available with DIRECTV STREAM. It’s also available on fuboTV, Hulu Live TV, and YouTube TV.
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Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros Game Preview: Astros bring 1-0 series advantage over White Sox into game 2
Chicago White Sox (30-32, third in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (40-24, first in the AL West)
Houston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Johnny Cueto (0-3, 3.53 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Astros: Justin Verlander (8-2, 1.94 ERA, .81 WHIP, 78 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -227, White Sox +189; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros face the Chicago White Sox with a 1-0 series lead.
Houston has gone 17-10 in home games and 40-24 overall. Astros hitters are batting a collective .239, which ranks seventh in the AL.
Chicago has a 30-32 record overall and a 17-15 record in road games. The White Sox have the fifth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .250.
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has eight doubles, two triples and 18 home runs for the Astros. Michael Brantley is 16-for-39 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Jose Abreu has nine home runs, 33 walks and 30 RBI while hitting .268 for the White Sox. A.J. Pollock is 17-for-43 with four doubles, a home run and 10 RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .268 batting average, 3.54 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
White Sox: 5-5, .299 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Astros: Jacob Meyers: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jeremy Pena: 10-Day IL (thumb), Parker Mushinski: 15-Day IL (left elbow), Blake Taylor: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jake Odorizzi: 15-Day IL (leg), Taylor Jones: 60-Day IL (back), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (forearm)
White Sox: Yoan Moncada: day-to-day (hamstring), Kyle Crick: 15-Day IL (elbow), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (arm), Yasmani Grandal: 10-Day IL (back), Michael Kopech: day-to-day (knee), Aaron Bummer: 15-Day IL (lat), Tim Anderson: 10-Day IL (groin), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eloy Jimenez: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Stiever: 60-Day IL (lat) | https://thestreamable.com/news/how-to-watch-houston-astros-vs-chicago-white-sox-2022-06-18 | 2022-06-18T16:57:42Z | https://thestreamable.com/news/how-to-watch-houston-astros-vs-chicago-white-sox-2022-06-18 | true | 1 |
Michael Felger of the Boston Herald, *Tom E. Curran of the *Providence Journal and *Alan Greenberg of the Hartford Courant* all offer stories about Tom Brady's new contract. Felger also discusses which Patriots players are due to become free agents next season.
Mike Reiss of the MetroWest Daily News also talks about Tom Brady's new contract and offers Patriots notes in his sports blog.
USA Today's "Inside Slant" discusses the Patriots depth on the offensive line and also offers Patriots notes.
Len Pasquerelli of ESPN.com writes that Tom Brady's new contract establishes him as among the NFL's highest paid players. | https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-com-news-blitz-05-09-05-130791 | 2022-06-18T17:01:29Z | https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-com-news-blitz-05-09-05-130791 | true | null |
Marks Group Wealth Management Inc boosted its holdings in BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK – Get Rating) by 26.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 872 shares of the asset manager’s stock after acquiring an additional 182 shares during the quarter. Marks Group Wealth Management Inc’s holdings in BlackRock were worth $811,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund bought a new position in shares of BlackRock during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,118,000. Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC lifted its position in shares of BlackRock by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC now owns 562,531 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $515,031,000 after buying an additional 4,700 shares in the last quarter. Virginia Wealth Management Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of BlackRock during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,086,000. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of BlackRock by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,052 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $963,000 after buying an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Herold Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of BlackRock by 22.8% during the 4th quarter. Herold Advisors Inc. now owns 1,860 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,702,000 after buying an additional 345 shares in the last quarter. 93.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
In other news, Director William E. Ford acquired 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 18th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $681.44 per share, for a total transaction of $1,362,880.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 14,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,163,677.60. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director William E. Ford acquired 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 14th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $701.00 per share, for a total transaction of $701,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 12,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,053,415. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 1.06% of the company’s stock.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 13th. The asset manager reported $9.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $8.92 by $0.60. The business had revenue of $4.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.76 billion. BlackRock had a net margin of 31.20% and a return on equity of 17.00%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $7.77 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that BlackRock, Inc. will post 38.35 earnings per share for the current year.
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 6th will be paid a $4.88 dividend. This represents a $19.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.35%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 3rd. BlackRock’s dividend payout ratio is presently 49.06%.
Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on BLK shares. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of BlackRock from $966.00 to $932.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on shares of BlackRock from $865.00 to $803.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 13th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Wednesday, April 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $873.00 price objective for the company. Exane BNP Paribas lowered shares of BlackRock from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $725.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, March 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on shares of BlackRock from $755.00 to $734.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $873.86.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The polls were closed in Iowa for less than 48 hours when South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott was shaking hands and posing for pictures with eastern Iowa Republicans at a Cedar Rapids country club last week.
Scott, one of the many Republicans testing their presidential ambitions, hardly has the state to himself.
At least a half-dozen GOP presidential prospects are planning Iowa visits this summer, forays that are advertised as promoting candidates and the state Republican organization ahead of the fall midterm elections. But in reality, the trips are about building relationships and learning the political geography in the state scheduled to launch the campaign for the party’s 2024 nomination.
While potential presidential candidates have dipped into Iowa for more than a year, the next round of visits marks a new phase of the ritual. With Iowa’s June 7 primary out of the way, Republicans eyeing the White House can step up their travel and not worry about stepping into the state’s intraparty rivalries.
“Now that it’s done, it’s full-bore,” state GOP Chairman Jeff Kauffman said. “It’s unfettered.”
Beyond Scott, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is expected to visit late this month, and plans to campaign with as many Iowa congressional Republican candidates as she can in a little more than two days.
Haley, who is also the former governor of South Carolina, another early-voting state in the presidential calendar, plans to begin her trip in eastern Iowa on June 29 with first-term Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. She’ll also headline a state GOP fundraiser in Dubuque.
Working from the Mississippi Valley westward, she plans to keynote a fundraiser for Gov. Kim Reynolds. Haley will also campaign with Zach Nunn, chosen to face two-term Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne, who is among the most vulnerable House members this year. Haley’s still-fluid schedule also includes attending Rep. Randy Feenstra’s annual fundraiser in GOP-heavy western Iowa.
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, who visited several times in 2021, is expected the first week in July to speak at the county GOP dinner in Story County in central Iowa.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has visited Iowa more often than any GOP prospect, is working out details for a late summer return, aides said, likely timed to the Iowa State Fair in August, a storied draw for would-be candidates.
Pompeo did endorse Nunn before the primary, a nod to their shared military experience, Pompeo aides said.
The plans also come in light of the Republican National Committee’s unanimous decision in April to open the 2024 presidential selection sequence in Iowa, a question still hanging over Iowa Democrats.
In 2020, a smartphone app designed to calculate and report the Democratic caucuses results failed, prompting a telephone backlog that prevented the party from reporting final results for nearly a week after the Feb. 3 contest. The Associated Press announced it was unable to declare a winner after irregularities and inconsistencies marred the results.
Stripped of their automatic special status in April, Iowa Democrats are trying to salvage their leadoff spot with a plan to allow early participation by mail and streamline the sometimes time-consuming process.
With Joe Biden in the White House, Democrats with White House ambitions have largely kept their distance from Iowa.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who won the 2016 caucuses and was the final candidate to drop from the 2020 Democratic contest, was in southeastern Iowa Friday to rally support for United Auto Workers striking at a CNH agricultural machinery plant. Sanders’ plans, which also included a stop in southeastern Wisconsin, sparked questions about whether the 80-year-old has a third White House bid in mind. He has said he wouldn’t challenge Biden if the president sought reelection, and Sanders advisers said there had been no stated changes in his plans.
On the GOP side, Scott’s return was not only timely. It reflected the dual aims of these early appearances, part introduction and part demonstration of support for the local party.
The 56-year-old sketched his childhood as one influenced by grandparents who helped raise him. Of his grandfather, Scott said, “For a guy who picked cotton in the 1920s, he lived long enough to watch me pick out a seat in the United States Congress.”
Sprinkled with lighthearted contrasts of his Southern home and Midwestern hosts, Scott also wasted no time noting he had contributed money from his campaign fundraising account to Iowa Republican candidates, including targeted eastern Iowa GOP House freshmen members Miller-Meeks and Ashley Hinson.
“It’s going to take us all pulling together,” he told a table of about 10 eating barbecue sandwiches, as he worked the dining room before the event.
Even before Scott’s arrival, former Vice President Mike Pence was on the phone that day to Chairman Kauffman and Steve Scheffler, Iowa’s Republican National Committeeman, to talk about the primaries and the summer ahead, they said.
Pence was planning a summer trip to Iowa, though the date was not yet confirmed, a senior aide to the former vice president said.
Notably missing from the Iowa travel schedule is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, among the most often mentioned rising national Republican figures in conversations with Iowa party activists this year. DeSantis’ priority is running for reelection this year, aides said.
“I love DeSantis,” said Emma Aquino-Nemecek, a Linn County Republican Central Committee member who attended the Tim Scott event. “Can you imagine if he comes? He would pack the place.”
DeSantis got within shouting distance of Iowa in September, when he helped headline a fundraiser for Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, but he did not cross the Missouri River to touch Iowa soil.
Even more notably missing from the summer schedule so far is former President Donald Trump, who staged a massive rally in Des Moines last year at the Iowa state fairgrounds, and has endorsed several Iowa Republicans.
Kauffman said he had not heard from Trump’s team. Likewise, Iowa operatives for Trump did not return messages.
Still, Trump sent signals to Iowa Republicans by paying for print ads in the program circulated at the Iowa Republican Party’s state convention Saturday, as did Scott, Pompeo and Florida Sen. Rick Scott.
Scheffler said non-Trump Republicans may feel emboldened in light of Georgia Republicans’ resounding rejection in last month’s primary elections of the former president’s endorsed candidate for governor.
Gov. Brian Kemp won the GOP primary comfortably over David Perdue, whom the former president endorsed after Trump narrowly lost Georgia in the 2020 presidential election, claiming without evidence the results were invalid due to rampant voter fraud.
The speed bump for Trump’s influence in the primary elections could signal to other 2024 prospects that the former president is not invincible, Scheffler said.
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Which Wi-Fi routers are best for long range?
Finding the best Wi-Fi router for long-range circumstances for a large home or office can be tricky. You’ll want to ensure that the router provides a strong signal throughout the space. Luckily, it’s much easier to find long-range models than it was a decade ago. The 2-Pack of Gryphon AC3000 Mesh Wi-Fi Router offers up to 6,000 square feet of range and is a great bet for long-range router needs.
What to know before you buy a Wi-Fi router for long range
Range extender vs. long-range Wi-Fi router
When looking for solutions to finding the best Wi-Fi router for long-range spaces, many elect to purchase range extending devices that can help your router’s Wi-Fi signal reach even further than its advertised range. Others, however, may find it more cost-effective to go with Wi-Fi routers that were designed with larger spaces in mind, or those with multi-router compatibility.
Overall router speed
While the best Wi-Fi routers may offer speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps, many users don’t need that high of a speed. Check in with your internet provider and consider running some speed tests to get an idea of how much internet speed you’ll actually need.
Connection type
Most routers currently available feature dual-band connectivity, meaning that the router offers both 2.4 GHz connections and 5.0 GHz connections—with tri-band and other multi-band routers sometimes offering even more.
What to look for in a quality Wi-Fi router for long range
Long range
Arguably the most important feature in a Wi-Fi router is its range. While getting the right long-range Wi-Fi router depends on the size of your space, most average Wi-Fi routers today have a 1,000 square feet range— excluding disruptions from walls or other signal barriers. Specially designed long-range Wi-Fi routers can offer as much as 7,500 square feet of range. Still, some buyers simply elect to buy add-ons to their existing router, like mesh Wi-Fi router systems or range extenders, to help improve their router’s range.
Mesh Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi router kits with mesh Wi-Fi usually refer to multiple-router Smart Home systems that can broadcast the main router signal further than it would be able to on its own. Mesh Wi-Fi routers offer the benefits of faster connection speeds, lower latency and greater range.
Bulk packs
Buying bulk packs of Wi-Fi routers is another great way to help extend the range and functionality of your internet service. Bulk Wi-Fi router packs are also a good choice for those with Smart Home systems since they can increase the number of rooms with Wi-Fi and voice command capability.
How much you can expect to spend on a Wi-Fi router for long range
Long-range Wi-Fi routers often cost significantly more than your average router, usually ranging somewhere between $100-$500. While you can still find some long-range routers or router-extender bundles at low prices, investing in a high-quality Wi-Fi router is worth the money.
Wi-Fi router for long range FAQ
What’s the difference between a Wi-Fi router and a modem?
A. While a modem connects your home to the internet through hard-wiring or ethernet, a Wi-Fi router connects your wireless internet to your household’s Wi-Fi devices.
How far can the average Wi-Fi router reach?
A. While the average Wi-Fi router’s signal reaches roughly 1,000 square feet, long-range Wi-Fi router signals can sometimes reach up to 7,000 square feet—with business models extending even further.
What’s the best Wi-Fi router for long range to buy?
Top Wi-Fi router for long range
Gryphon AC3000 2 Pack Mesh Wi-Fi Router with Up To 6,000 Square Feet of Range
What you need to know: This mesh Wi-Fi router system can project its signals up to 6,000 square feet, and comes in packs of either one, two or three for optimal range.
What you’ll love: The two-pack of mesh Wi-Fi routers offers up to 3 GB per second of internet speed, and has a user-friendly phone app. In addition, it includes parental control, security features and tri-band frequency connectivity.
What you should consider: This model is much more expensive than some other long-range Wi-Fi routers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Wi-Fi router for long range for the money
TP-Link Deco 3 Pack Mesh System Wi-Fi Router with Up To 5,500 Square Feet of Range
What you need to know: The TP-Link AC1750 Archer A7 offers an impressive 5,500 square feet of Wi-Fi signal range at a highly affordable price.
What you’ll love: With up to 5,500 square feet of Wi-Fi range, this model outperforms many competitors at this price point. It also works well with Smart Home voice assistants like Alexa.
What you should consider: Some users found that this unit didn’t send its signal as far as it advertised.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Google Nest AC2200 Mesh System Wi-Fi Router with Up To 4,400 Square Feet of Range
What you need to know: If you use Google Assistant or other Google Smart Home features, the Google Next Mesh Wi-Fi router is a must-buy, covering a respectable 4,400 square feet of area with Wi-Fi.
What you’ll love: This unit offers 2,200 square feet of range per router and is perfectly compatible with Smart Home use. It also offers impressive speeds, touch controls and a simple, sleek white design.
What you should consider: Some buyers reported that this model came with a few hidden fees in access point costs.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Time to 'chillax' as Dettori shows his character to bounce back in Coronation
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- Frankie DettoriItalian jockey
- John GosdenBritish horse trainer
- Christophe SoumillonFrench jockey
- Richard FaheyIrish horse trainer
Frankie Dettori said he could "chillax" after he bounced back from a "tough week" to get off the mark and win the feature Coronation Stakes on the third day of Royal Ascot with the impressive unbeaten filly Inspiral.
The 51-year-old Italian superstar lapped up the adulation and a warm welcome back in the winners enclosure from trainer John Gosden, who said it was good for Dettori to have "got the monkey off his back which had been strangling him".
It was a stark contrast to the icy atmosphere when he returned to see Gosden on Thursday after a heavily criticised ride on Stradivarius which saw him finish a gallant third but fall short of a record-equalling fourth Ascot Gold Cup.
Inspiral too looked to be having problems in finding a clear run but once Dettori found a gap the favourite sped clear to make a top class field look very ordinary.
"She has an engine and got me out of trouble," he said.
"It's been a tough week and we're on the board now. We can chillax a bit."
Dettori said he had been down in the dumps following racing on Thursday as he had also not pleased Gosden with his ride on Saga owned by Queen Elizabeth II when they finished second beaten only a head in the Britannia Stakes.
"My head was thumping last night," he said.
"I thought I have a couple of chances today and not all is lost yet so you have to make peace.
"It's hard to do, but you have to think out of the box, pull yourself together and concentrate."
Gosden -- who was responsible in 2013 for resurrecting Dettori's career after he served a doping ban -- said matters had been dealt with.
"You can't keep looking back," he said.
"You discuss it, deal with it and move on.
"Horses need your full attention and can't deal with you having your lip down.
"You just get on with it."
- 'A modest approach' -
Christophe Soumillon has 142 winners under his belt in France already this year -- including the French Derby -- but he reserved his biggest smile for when he steered Perfect Power to Group One success in the Commonwealth Cup.
The 41-year-old Belgian was recording just his third success ever at the meeting and celebrated by sticking his head in a bucket of cold water after dismounting.
He had certainly earned his fee as he conjured up a great run in bringing Perfect Power from way back to take the honours.
"Now we know he is a top sprinter," said Soumillon.
"He is a great horse. He has such a big heart."
Whilst Soumillon praised trainer Richard Fahey to the rafters it was more than reciprocated.
"Christophe Soumillon is the man," said Fahey.
Fahey was welcoming home his second winner of the week after 50/1 outsider The Ridler landed the Norfolk Stakes on Thursday.
However, The Ridler will have to achieve quite a bit more if he is to replace Perfect Power in his trainer's affections.
"When you have a great belief in a horse and he doesn't let you down -- it's fantastic.
"When you're a small trainer from the north of England, you need Group One horses. He is a special horse."
Ryan Moore took his tally to five for the week and his 71st at Royal Ascot in all as he recorded a double on Meditate in the opening Albany Stakes and then a bold front-running performance on Changingoftheguard in the King Edward VII Stakes.
The double also brought up 80 Royal Ascot winners for trainer Aidan O'Brien, who is just one shy of training 900 Group or Graded winners.
O'Brien as usual remained humble about his achievement and it was left to his biggest backer John Magnier to speak for him.
"899 winners that does the talking and he does not have to do it," said Magnier.
"It is refreshing to see a modest approach.
"You see it with (Australian trainer) Chris Waller too (he won the King's Stand Stakes on Tuesday with Nature Strip).
"Their records show it."
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sometimes it’s hard to tell who Hank Williams Jr. really is behind the dark sunglasses and the beard covering facial scars.
How much of him is a persona — or a stage presence — is further complicated by the fact that Williams takes on multiple identities, whether it’s Bocephus or Thunderhead Hawkins, who is the centerpiece on his latest album. Sometimes he talks about himself in the third person as if he’s reviewing a movie of his life.
“I’m a Gemini,” said Williams, referencing the astrological sign that is represented by twins as a way of explaining who he is.
Williams has often defied easy characterizations. He is the son of an icon, the elder Hank Williams, whose tragic death left him at a young age with a legacy to both uphold and expand upon. After surviving a near fatal fall off a mountain in 1975, Williams took his own rowdy blue-collar Southern rock sound to new heights, changing the sound of country music.
His new record, “Rich White Honky Blues,” his first album since 2016, gives more insight into the Country Music Hall of Famer’s early years and the influences that would eventually make him a singular artist.
Blues has always been a part of his musical DNA. His father learned to play guitar in Alabama from a Black bluesman named Rufus “Tee Tot” Payne, but his parents were running a boarding house and had few resources.
“They don’t have money to give him, but they did have food for the guitar lessons,” said Williams of Payne.
After his father’s death at age 29, Williams Jr. was expected at an early age to follow in his footsteps. By the time he was 8, he was performing his late father’s songs on stage, but on the car rides home, he was listening to blues by the likes of Bobby Blue Bland and late-night broadcasts of WLAC, a Nashville-based radio station that played rhythm and blues.“I’m not listening to the Grand Ole Opry,” said Williams. “Never been a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Never will be. Period. And I’ve done pretty good.”
Williams moved away from the traditional country that his father was known for and started merging genres — Delta blues, hard rock, country, soul — alongside bands like the Marshall Tucker Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
His No. 1 hits include “A Country Boy Can Survive,” “Family Tradition” and “All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin’ Over Tonight,” which later became the opening theme song for “Monday Night Football.” He’s been named entertainer of the year multiple times by the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music and won a Grammy for best country vocal collaboration.
But he also has become headline fodder for his boisterousness and brashness, especially in his later years. He’s not quiet about his conservative political beliefs, likes singing about God, guns and the South. His comments once cost him the “Monday Night Football” intro spot.
His new record continues to mythologize the macho boogie-woogie man, even as he has reached his 70s. The album is a sexualized romp through X-rated blues material by Robert Johnson, Lightnin’ Hopkins, R.L. Burnside and Muddy Waters, as well as Williams’ own original tunes. Recorded at Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Studio in Nashville, the session musicians include electric slide guitarist Kenny Brown, bassist Eric Deaton, drummer Kinney Kimbrough and Auerbach on guitar.
“We understood each other pretty quick,” said Williams. “I got over there with Kenny and them and Dan, and it was just like pouring water out of a cup. It went pretty smooth and we knocked it out in two and a half days.”
Ken Levitan, Williams’ longtime manager, said Auerbach, a Grammy-winning producer and one half of the rock duo The Black Keys, was just the right fit for Williams, drawn together because of their knowledge of the blues.
“There are matches that just work very, very well,” Levitan said. “And this one has worked extremely well.”
Williams added his own off-the-cuff lyrical riffs to the songs, including sometimes crude remarks about women as the band snickers in the background.
“We say a few dirty words. Several dirty words,” Williams said with a smile. “This is Thunderhead Hawkins, south Alabama, Mississippi juke joint. And that’s exactly how it sounds and how it feels.”
But for all the bravado that Williams displays, he can’t escape his own heartbreak as his family continues to endure tragedy.
Williams’ eldest daughter Kate died in a car accident at age 27 in 2020, just months before it was announced he would be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Then his wife, Mary Jane Thomas, whom he married in 1990, died in March after a medical emergency at a Florida spa.
The last track on the album “Jesus Won’t You Come By Here,” the only religious song on the record and penned by Lightnin’ Hopkins, was a song Williams loved for decades. After all the debaucherous blues, he sings, “Jesus, won’t you come by here/Down on my knees to pray,” like a sinner on Sunday.
He can’t bring himself to sing the song live now following his wife’s death.
“I loved that song 40 years ago. And still do love it,” Williams said, his words catching. “But I’m not going to be doing it live. Can’t do it. I’m pretty damn tough. I can do a lot. I can’t do that right now. Now you got the answer.”
“Hank’s had a very rough couple of years,” Levitan said. “At least in retrospect, (the song) has a huge significance at this point.”
Williams doesn’t like modern country record promotion, having little patience for interviews. He has an private jet waiting to take him back to his home a couple of hours outside of Nashville near Kentucky Lake and he made it clear he’s done talking.
“For everything that’s happened, I take a pretty positive attitude. But that song is wonderful,” he said. “The whole thing is getting a lot of attention. I guess that’s why we’re sitting here. It’s getting a lot of attention, folks. I guess you would call me an attention-getting blues man. Bye.”
And Thunderhead Hawkins left the room.
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Online: https://hankjr.com/
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(NEXSTAR) – La Nina, the potent weather event linked to more drought and wildfires in the western United States and more Atlantic hurricanes, doesn’t appear to be leaving us any time soon.
In fact, there is now an increasingly likely chance that the current La Nina pattern could stick around for a third fall and winter season – a rare “triple dip” phenomenon that’s only happened twice since 1950, according to Emily Becker, a climate prediction expert and author of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) ENSO blog.
In a June 9 update, Becker says the models now show a 59% chance of La Nina by early winter.
La Nina is a natural and cyclical cooling of parts of the equatorial Pacific that changes weather patterns worldwide, as opposed to El Nino’s warming. Often leading to more Atlantic hurricanes, less rain and more wildfires in the West and agricultural losses in the middle of the country, studies have shown La Nina is more expensive to the United States than the El Nino. Together El Nino, La Nina and the neutral condition are called ENSO, which stands for El Nino Southern Oscillation, and they have one of the largest natural effects on climate, at times augmenting and other times dampening the big effects of human-caused climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas, scientists said.
“They really have a very, very strong” effect, research scientist Azhar Ehsan, who heads Columbia University’s El Nino/La Nina forecasting, told the Associated Press in late May. “So a third consecutive La Nina is not at all a welcome thing.”
He said the dangerous spring heat in India and Pakistan was connected to La Nina.
The current La Nina formed in the late summer of 2020 when the Atlantic set a record for the number of named storms. It strengthened in the winter when the West’s drought worsened and in the early summer of 2021 it weakened enough that NOAA said conditions were neutral. But that pause only lasted a few months and by early fall 2021 La Nina was back, making it a double dip.
Normally second years of La Nina tend to be weaker, but in April this La Nina surprised meteorologists by setting a record for intensity in April, which is based on sea surface temperatures, Ehsan said.
Becker wrote that, instead of subsiding during the spring, May of 2022 was the “second-strongest La Nina month on record” with the easily the coolest water temperatures on record since 1950 when it comes to two-year La Nina events.
How might this affect me?
Should La Nina stick around for a third winter season it would mean a higher chance of prolonged drought in the western half of the country, as well as a greater number – and more powerful – storms during hurricane season.
NOAA models show a 60% chance that the Atlantic hurricane season will be above average, with the opposite effect in the Eastern Pacific, where storms will be less likely.
Becker explains that La Nina lessens “shear,” the change between lower and higher level winds which can tear apart a hurricane. Less shear allows hurricanes to grow stronger more easily.
For people living in areas prone to hurricanes, NOAA has created a preparation guide.
In the West and the Plains, a lack of rainfall from La Nina could drive up wildfire risk and worsen water deficits in states that are already under historic drought conditions.
For states that rely on the fall and winter to replenish the snow pack and reservoirs, a lack of rainfall this winter caused by La Nina could be devastating.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Protesters pray outside a library in New York City as Flame, a drag queen sporting a bright wig and a red gown, entertains the children inside by singing the ABCs, leading a coloring activity and reading books about how it’s OK to be different.
Outside Chicago, protesters harass parents attending storytime with their children and proclaim that the staff operating the event came “from the devil.”
And in a San Francisco suburb, men invade Panda Dulce’s reading at a library’s Drag Queen Story Hour, shouting homophobic and transphobic slurs.
After focusing on transgender athletes and youths, anti-LGBTQ rhetoric is now targeting drag storytimes — conceived as a way to educate and entertain children by appealing to their imaginations — with interruptions and other protests reported across the country in the past two weeks, since Pride Month began.
Organizers of the story hours say that social media accounts are fueling the backlash and that opponents claiming they want to protect children are actually scaring and endangering them. The organizers said they will enhance security but won’t stop their programs.
The reading groups have faced pushback from the beginning, but the recent vitriol is new, said Jonathan Hamilt, executive director of Drag Queen Story Hour and the co-founder of the New York chapter.
“Being a part of the LGBT community and a queer person in general, we’ve always experienced hate and slurs and homophobia and transphobia. That’s unfortunately just part of our existence,” Hamilt said. “All this feels different and very real, and it feels a bit scarier.”
Drag Queen Story Hour, a nonprofit, was started in San Francisco in 2015 by activist and author Michelle Tea. Chapters have since opened across the U.S. and elsewhere. Other organizations with readers in drag have also formed.
As part of Drag Queen Story Hour’s programming, drag queens read to children and their parents at libraries, bookstores, fairs, parks and other public spaces to celebrate reading “through the glamorous art of drag.”
When the library in San Lorenzo, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco, held its first Drag Queen Story Hour four years ago, people prayed across the street in protest, said Alameda County librarian Cindy Chadwick.
Last weekend, as the library hosted its second such event, at least five men — one of them wearing a T-shirt showing a rifle and the words “Kill Your Local Pedophile” — walked in and began hurling insults at Panda Dulce as she read to children and their parents, Chadwick said.
“The horrible irony of it was they said over and over, ‘We’re here to protect the kids.’ And it was the kids they were terrifying. The kids were afraid of them, and the kids were there with their parents who had brought them to this event,” Chadwick said.
A spokesperson for the county sheriff’s office said the men, who identified themselves as members of the Proud Boys, are all residents of the Bay Area. The episode is being investigated as a hate crime.
The Alameda County Library, which continues to receive threats, now plans to host a Pride event each month for the rest of the year, Chadwick said, and the sheriff’s office will provide security.
The library event was mentioned on a right-wing Twitter account that, along with other social accounts, has framed drag queens as abusive, depraved “groomers,” Chadwick said. The same account shared a promotion for a “Kiddie Korner” at a Pride event in Waukegan, Illinois, that was to include a drag storyteller and dress-up bin.
It resulted in dozens of angry calls and messages, said Nikki Michele, executive director of the nonprofit LGBTQ+ Center Lake County, which ran the event.
“A lot of, you’re a groomer, stop grooming children, groomer, groomer, groomer, you’re a pedophile,” Michele said.
The event was interrupted by protesters who tried to film children and yelled at their parents, Michele said.
In Mahwah, New Jersey, a flyer disseminated online and left on doorsteps and in condo lobbies misrepresented a drag performer as a “known PORNOGRAPHER” who “normalizes PEDOPHILIA AND ABUSE OF CHILDREN.”
Detractors called local government offices and the Mahwah Pride Coalition in attempts to shut down its storytime event, said Susan Steinberg, the nonprofit’s director. But Angel Lauriano, who performs in drag as Honey Marie, weathered protesters and showed up anyway Monday — in long sleeves — to talk to kids about cats, dogs and their dreams in life.
The protest campaign — as intended — is giving some parents pause about bringing their kids to a space where they could be harassed. But Michele said it’s important to be visible.
“That would be a bad show of faith if my own kids weren’t even there,” Michele said. “But I mean, it did scare me enough that I had that conversation with myself.”
Framing LGBTQ people as endangering children builds on the same playbook anti-gay crusaders used in the 1970s, said Don Haider-Markel, a University of Kansas political science professor.
“The term they used at that time was recruitment,” Haider-Markel said. “Now they’ve just switched that to groomers. It’s old wine in a new bottle.”
It’s a strategy conservative candidates are using to motivate white evangelical Christians to vote, according to Randall Balmer, a Dartmouth College historian of American religion.
“The drag queen story hour plays right into their fears that the children are going to be led astray by evil or satanic or alien ideas,” Balmer said.
Several politicians have discussed plans for legislation to ban drag shows for kids or punish parents for taking their kids to one. Among them is Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton, a Republican.
“Children don’t need to be focused on sex and sexualization, and we need to let them just grow up to be children and let them do that as they’re getting closer to being an adult,” he said in an interview.
While many drag queens are known for risqué and profane acts in nightclubs, Lauriano and others who read to children tailor these performances to be kid-friendly.
“People automatically assume because we do drag, we want to become females or we want to be sexualized,” he said. “It’s a way to make people feel happy. It’s to entertain. It’s to make people smile.”
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Which mold test kit is best?
When it comes to mold, you don’t want to take any chances — especially if you suspect a mold outbreak within your home. Part of the difficulty in identifying and ultimately doing away with mold is understanding where it’s coming from since it can live and travel through vents, into walls and in other hard-to-reach areas.
While it can be intimidating to decide which mold test kit to go with, the Mold Inspection Network DIY Mold Test Kit is a solid choice for at-home testing.
What to know before you buy a mold test kit
Types of mold test kits
The best mold test kit is the one that best suits your needs — leaving a wide range of options. Typically, mold test kits come in a few different common varieties: a tape or surface strip test; a visual swab sample test for clearly damp or moldy areas; chemical strips that can help identify certain types of mold; or a petri dish plate collection.
Mold test kit sample type
Depending on your budget, time constraints and other needs, it’s important to consider which mold test kit is best for your particular circumstances, whether this means an at-home test, a lab results test, an air-quality professional or a combination of all three. In general, mold test kits tend to fall into three categories when it comes to sample types, including air check tests, instant chemical tests and settling plate tests, which use the aforementioned petri dish model to collect samples.
Lab vs. no-lab mold test kits
Another important factor to consider when buying a mold test kit is whether or not you want to send your sample into a lab for results. While this can help confirm or identify the presence of a larger number of mold types than a typical at-home-only test may be able to, it also may take a longer period of time to await results, and it often includes extra fees.
What to look for in a quality mold test kit
Number of identifiable mold types
Tthe best mold test kits will identify the widest range of mold types, making this the most important factor to consider when choosing between different mold kits. Some buyers have found that certain mold test kits do not identify the specific type of mold in their home or space, and they either had to await secondary lab results or have the space tested by an air-quality professional. In either case, this can usually be avoided by spending a little extra to buy a test kit that covers a higher number of identifiable mold types.
Preferred mold test kit type
Different mold test kit types feature varying levels of reliability, so it’s basically up to the user to choose those that are more accurate than others. While an air-check mold test kit is typically the most reliable, it also tends to be the most expensive type of at-home mold test. Others, like chemical strips and swabs, tend to be a little less reliable, so they often include the aid of a lab results program.
How long results take
If you’re on a time crunch, you may not have time to wait for lab results or at-home results that need to incubate in a petri dish. Instead, it may be best to either hire a professional or to purchase a mold test kit that includes instant or fairly swift results.
How much you can expect to spend on a mold test kit
Those on a serious budget can find mold test kits for as cheap as $9; others may range between $10-$100 and sometimes more if you decide to hire an air-quality expert.
Mold test kit FAQ
Are mold test kits good for testing after repairs are made?
A. Yes. In fact, many professionals recommend following up mold repairs with a cheap mold test every so often to ensure the problem hasn’t come back. If the results come back positive after repairs, it may be a good idea to reach out to the person that made the repairs or another professional who can help you identify the mold.
Do mold test kits work?
A. In most cases, mold test kits do work. However, it is important to assess just what your needs are when dealing with potentially moldy areas and to make sure you get a test kit that will identify the type of mold you think you may have.
What’s the best mold test kit to buy?
Top mold test kit
Mold Inspection Network DIY Mold Test Kit With Lab Analysis and Expert Consultation
What you need to know: This kit has three separate surface mold tests included and an easy-to-follow instruction booklet and start guide. Lab results are included with the price of the kit.
What you’ll love: This mold test kit tests for a wide range of mold types, and lab results don’t take long to be returned. Buyers can also call the company to ask questions during the process.
What you should consider: Buyers must pay their own shipping costs when sending strips into the lab.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top mold test kit for the money
Mold Armor FG500 Do It Yourself Mold Test Kit
What you need to know: This mold test kit comes at an excellent price point and can be purchased in two, three or four packs for those who want to stock up.
What you’ll love: With three different mold test types, including an indoor air quality test, an A/C sampling test and a surface strip test kit, Mold Armor takes just 48 hours to detect a number of mold types. This mold test kit also includes a lab for results verification.
What you should consider: It costs extra to use the lab results feature, although it’s more accurate and easier to understand than the at-home testing methods.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Healthful Home 5-Minute At-Home Mold Test Kit
What you need to know: For those who don’t want to involve a mold lab, this five-minute mold test kit can test for up to 32 mold types.
What you’ll love: Many users didn’t want to have to wait for lab results to be returned via mail, so this mold test kit fills an important need for those who want to be able to test from home. This mold test kit also comes at a good price point.
What you should consider: Some buyers later found mold types that weren’t covered in this test kit.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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There is every chance that the next few decades can be India's as it is one of the fastest growing major economies in the world that is also pushing up global growth rates, former British prime minister David Cameron said on Saturday.
"There is a real opportunity for India to be a real thought leader on all the three fronts – the challenge on how we grow our economies, the challenge how we show that democracy is relevant and still works today and the challenge how we tackle climate," Cameron said.
Given the skills, energy, growing economy and leadership that the country has, the next few decades can belong to India, the former British prime minister said while speaking at a session 'India in the New International Order' on the second day of TV9 Global Summit.
Speaking on India's potential to aspire for a leadership position on the world stage, Cameron said, "I feel there is every chance that the next few decades can be India's. India is one of the fastest growing major economies in the world that is also pushing up global growth rates."
He also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi combines very powerful rhetoric and powerful arguments with the track record of delivering and implementing changes on the ground.
To a question of Russia's war on Ukraine, Cameron said only Russian President Vladimir Putin was responsible for the war.
"You have to blame for what has happened in Ukraine on one person and one person alone – Vladimir Putin. He has invaded a sovereign country and has been pounding it with artillery. It is an appalling act," he Cameron.
The former British prime minister also said China's continued rise in manufacturing was inevitable.
"The great economic rise of China will continue. China's rise is inevitable. It is something we have to try to manage and try to ensure that we have a safe world without conflict. There is a big opportunity for India as the world's biggest democracy," said Cameron who served as the Prime Minister of the UK between May 2010 and July 2016.
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Sherry Inaugurates NDRMF Project For Restoration Of Riverine, Dry-land In Sindh
Faizan Hashmi Published June 18, 2022 | 09:38 PM
Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Saturday inaugurated the project "Restoration of Riverine, Inland, Dry-land & Urban Ecosystems of Sindh" intended to ensure conservation of existing forest cover and plantation on the barren waste lands available with Sindh forest department
KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Jun, 2022 ) :Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Saturday inaugurated the project "Restoration of Riverine, Inland, Dry-land & Urban Ecosystems of Sindh" intended to ensure conservation of existing forest cover and plantation on the barren waste lands available with Sindh forest department.
The event was also attended by Minister Forests, Sindh Nawabzada Muhammad Taimur Talpur, said a news release received here.
Sherry Rehman appreciated the efforts of the Sindh forest department on reviving mangrove forests, "Pakistan is gradually losing its forest cover due to excessive deforestation and degradation activities mainly due to poverty, urban sprawl and lack of fiscal space for strong policy initiatives in protecting forests. With efforts of the government and conservationists the the flood plains covered by mangroves have increased from 10% to 13%.
Furthermore, this project will prove instrumental in maintaining the existing forest cover and will help rehabilitate riverine, dry-lands and mangrove forests in Sindh. I congratulate the Sindh government on their timely measures to restore our environment." Discussing the current water stress being faced by the country, she remarked "Pakistan is facing an acute water shortage.
Being at the tail end of River Indus, Sindh has been grossly impacted by water shortage. A lot of that can also be attributed to the lack of equitable distribution of water. The water accord of 1991 needs immediate implementation. If this pattern continues, Pakistan is expected to be water-scarce by 2025. Inland water ecosystems are imperative for our water requirements and need to be conserved. This project's pivotal focus on conservation of wetlands will prove to be a timely measure."This project envisages the creation of approximately 12,000 green jobs. Federal Minister said, "Currently, Pakistan faces an economic crunch and everyone is adversely affected by it. These jobs will help economically uplift the region." She further expressed the project's objective of public awareness, "Climate change and environment conservation require public awareness and community engagement. Policy formulation would be futile if we fail to properly implement them. For this, public buy-in is imperative. Unless the efforts are community-driven, such projects become an uphill battle."
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Mark Shields, the longtime PBS News commentator known for his weekly political analysis, has died Saturday morning at the age of 85, PBS NewsHour confirmed.
Shields died of kidney failure at his home in Chevy Chase, Md., NewsHour spokesman Nick Massella told NPR.
Before he retired in 2020, Shields provided thoughtful insights into the administrations of six U.S. presidents, on the Persian Gulf War, the Iran-Contra affair and 9/11. His tenure lasted for 33 years.
Shields was known for both his sense of humor and his expansive knowledge of American politics, Judy Woodruff, the anchor and managing editor of NewsHour said in a tweet announcing his death.
"I am heartbroken to share this..the @NewsHour's beloved long-time Friday night analyst Mark Shields, who for decades wowed us with his encyclopedic knowledge of American politics, his sense of humor and mainly his big heart, has passed away at 85, with his wife Anne at his side," Woodruff tweeted.
The Wall Street Journal called Shields "the wittiest political analyst around" and The Washington Post described him as "a walking almanac of American politics."
"Mark radiates a generosity of spirit that improves all who come within his light," David Brooks, a New York Times columnist, wrote shortly after Shields retired. The two discussed politics together on NewsHour Friday evenings for nearly two decades.
Shields was a native of Weymouth, Mass., and graduated from the University of Notre Dame. After college, Shield went on to serve in the United States Marine Corps. Afterwards, he worked for several local and presidential races before embarking on his PBS career in 1988. Shields was also a columnist for several news outlets, including CNN and ABC.
He showed his famous sense of humor in a 2006 commentary for NPR's "This I Believe" series, writing: "I admire enormously the candidate able to face defeat with humor and grace. Nobody ever conceded defeat better than Dick Tuck who, upon losing a California state senate primary, said simply, 'The people have spoken ... the bastards.' "
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How to save money on groceries: Store them properly so they don't die in the fridge
- Nearly half of the food in the U.S. is wasted, even as families struggle with food costs.
- Curbing food waste helps save money, and has positive environmental impacts, too.
- Here are helpful tips to buy and waste less, while keeping your food fresh longer.
This spring, the price of the food Americans buy at the store jumped 11%, the largest year-over-year increase since November 1980.
As gas remains pricey and the cost of essentials continues to creep, most U.S. consumers have a vested interest in saving money wherever possible. A good place to look is in the garbage.
According to the environmental advocacy group National Resources Defense Council, 40% of all U.S. food ends up in the trash. That means the water and other resources needed to produce all of that food go to waste, too. From field to consumer, that's just bad economics, among other things.
NRDC senior resource specialist Darby Hoover says curbing food waste is easier when consumers go to the grocery store prepared. It may seem like a no-brainer, but take time to know what’s in your pantry before you go shopping. Meal plan carefully so you don't overdo it.
"Avoiding overshopping will help you reduce the amount of food you waste, but also saves you some dollars," he said.
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You could further save money by developing your cooking skills rather than leaning too heavily on recipes, which often call for ingredients you might not otherwise use. Sometimes, however, having a little extra is unavoidable.
"For example, coconut milk typically comes in a can and, often, a can is too much for an everyday recipe," Darby said.
His advice: Pour the remaining coconut milk in an airtight container and keep it in the fridge or, for longer storage, pour it into ice cube containers and freeze for later use in a smoothie or curry, he said.
It's important to think carefully about portion sizes, particularly when purchasing perishable proteins. It's a good idea to have plans for potential leftovers. For example, should you purchase too much steak for dinner, make sure you have the ingredients to make a steak salad for lunch the next day.
Prepared food is a huge culprit in food waste. In a recent study, the NRDC found nearly 20% of food thrown away at home was leftovers. That's why the group created the Guestimator, a calculator that helps you with per-person portion control.
"Just input who's coming to dinner and find out exactly how many entrees and appetizers to make, and shop for the perfect amount of food," Darby said. Find the food calculator at savethefood.com/guestimator.
Once you've bought your food, you'll need to store it so it stays fresh. The NRDC has an interactive guide, savethefood.com/storage, that helps you make sure your groceries stick around long enough for you to eat them. These fridge-stocking tips will also help your food stay fresh longer.
The refrigerator, demystified
Temperature: 40 degrees Fahrenheit or cooler to help food last longer.
The upper shelves: These are warmer. Store leftovers and drinks here.
The doors: These are the warmest and prone to temperature fluctuations. Don't store milk or eggs here. Do store sturdy condiments here.
Humidity drawers: The levers on crisper drawers change the humidity. Leafy greens fare well in high-humidity environments, as do most vegetables prone to wilt. Fruits, along with vegetables that may break down and rot, prefer low humidity.
Lower shelves: Meats and fish are better off at the bottom. It's usually the coldest and reduces risk of contamination.
Not in the fridge at all: Potatoes, tomatoes, bananas, garlic and onions are among the ingredients best kept in a cool, dark place, but not the fridge.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Federal police said Friday that human remains found in Brazil’s remote Amazon have been identified as belonging to British journalist Dom Phillips, who went missing almost two weeks ago along with a Brazilian Indigenous expert in a case that drew world attention.
Additional remains found at the site near the city of Atalaia do Norte have not yet been identified but are expected to belong to Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, 41. The pair were last seen June 5 on their boat on the Itaquai river, near the entrance of the Javari Valley Indigenous Territory, which borders Peru and Colombia.
“The confirmation (of Phillips’ remains) was made based on dental examinations and anthropological forensics,” Federal Police said in a statement. “Work is ongoing for a complete identification of the remains so we can determine the cause of death, and also the dynamics of the crime and the hiding of the bodies.”
The remains were found Wednesday after fisherman Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, nicknamed Pelado, confessed he killed Phillips, 57, and Pereira, and led police to the site were the remains were found. He told officers he used a firearm to commit the crime.
Police also arrested Pelado’s brother, fisherman Oseney da Costa de Oliveira.
The remains had arrived in the capital city of Brasilia on Thursday for forensics to work.
The area where Phillips and Pereira went missing has seen violent conflicts between fishermen, poachers, and government agents.
Federal police said others may have participated in the crime but that organized criminal groups did not appear to be involved.
UNIVAJA, the local Indigenous association for whom Pereira was working, criticized that conclusion. It said in a statement the investigation had not considered the existence of a criminal organization financing illegal fishing and poaching in the Javari Valley Indigenous Territory.
“That was why Bruno Pereira became one of the main targets of this criminal group, as well as other UNIVAJA members who received death threats,” the statement said.
President Jair Bolsonaro, a frequent critic of journalists and Indigenous experts, has drawn criticism that the government didn’t get involved fast enough. Earlier, 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.
His main adversary in October’s election, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, said in a statement that the killings “are directly related to the dismantling of public policies of protection to Indigenous peoples. ”It is also related to the current administration’s stimulus to violence,” said da Silva, who leads in opinion polls.
The efforts to find the pair were started by Indigenous peoples in the region.
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. Authorities began scouring the area and discovered a backpack, laptop and other personal belongings submerged underwater Sunday.
Authorities have said a main line of the police investigation into the disappearances 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.
While some police, the mayor and others in the region link the pair’s disappearances to the “fish mafia,” federal police have not ruled out other lines of investigation, such as drug trafficking.
The case has put a global magnifying glass on violence in the Amazon.
Earlier on Friday, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Phillips and Pereira were “murdered for supporting conservation of the rainforest and native peoples there.”
“We call for accountability and justice — we must collectively strengthen efforts to protect environmental defenders and journalists,” Price said.
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Netflix has been hitting us with some truly fantastic releases in June 2022. Last week saw the release of the highly anticipated “Spiderhead” and the anime adaptation of “Spriggan.” And you might not believe us, but in the fourth week of June 2022, Netflix will blow its third week away.
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So let’s talk about the new releases coming to Netflix in the fourth week of June 2022. This list will cover all new releases coming to the platform from June 20, 2022, to June 26, 2022. But before that, let’s check out some highlights first.
The Umbrella Academy: Season 3 (Wednesday)
The Umbrella Academy is a brilliant superhero show based on a collection of comics and graphic novels created and written by My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way. After dealing with the 1963 nuclear apocalypse, the family returns to see a new group called “The Sparrows” living in their home. So we expect even more superhero chaos and hilarity in the new season.
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area (Friday)
What might be the biggest release of this month, “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area,” is a South Korean remake of the massively popular Spanish series “Money Heist.” Get ready for another awesome heist led by a genius strategist and some very interesting characters.
Everything heading to Netflix on June 4th week
June 20 (Monday)
- Doom Of Love — NETFLIX FILM
- Philomena
June 21 (Tuesday)
- All That: Seasons 2-3
- The Future Of — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
- Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual — NETFLIX COMEDY
- Kenan and Kel: Seasons 1-2
- Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide: Seasons 1-2
- Zoey 101: Seasons 1-2
June 22 (Wednesday)
- Bruna Louise: Demolition — NETFLIX COMEDY
- The Hidden Lives of Pets — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
- Love & Gelato — NETFLIX FILM
- The Mist (2007)
- ONE PIECE: New Episodes
- Sing 2
- Snowflake Mountain — NETFLIX SERIES
- The Umbrella Academy: Season 3 — NETFLIX SERIES
June 23 (Thursday)
- Best of the Fest — NETFLIX COMEDY
- First Class — NETFLIX SERIES
- Queen — NETFLIX SERIES
- Rhythm + Flow France — NETFLIX SERIES (new episodes)
June 24 (Friday)
- Angry Birds: Summer Madness: Season 2 — NETFLIX FAMILY
- Legacies: Season 4
- The Man from Toronto — NETFLIX FILM
- Man Vs Bee — NETFLIX SERIES
- Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area — NETFLIX SERIES
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DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon has gone from “Why me?” to “Why not us?”
After losing in the second round of the playoffs for the third consecutive year last season, the star-crossed superstar groused that he was eight years into his NHL career and he hadn’t won squat.
An offseason chat with his boss, Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic, helped the Colorado center realize he didn’t have to lug around the franchise’s fortunes and weight of hefty expectations squarely on his shoulders.
By dialing it down, MacKinnon perhaps has cracked the code.
“Nate is giving up probably playing the way he’s always played to make sure that he’s good on the defensive side of it, but he’s still contributing and it’s up to the other guys on the team to get the job done on some nights,” coach Jared Bednar said. “Different guys will step up on different nights. But that’s how you win in the playoffs, you have to be willing to sacrifice a little bit of your own game for what’s better for the team.”
That’s a lesson MacKinnon took to heart from the start of training camp and helped him lead the Avalanche to their first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 2001.
MacKinnon and his teammates will try to take a 2-0 lead over the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night at Ball Arena, where they won a 4-3 overtime thriller in the opener.
Sakic is trying to follow in the footsteps of friend and fellow Denver icon John Elway in winning a championship from the front office after a hoisting the trophy twice during his Hall of Fame playing career He exhorted MacKinnon not to be so hard on himself and to play more freely this season.
It’s worked wonders. MacKinnon said he no longer feels bogged down.
“I was in a different head space last year but definitely feel more free and feel good, for sure,” said MacKinnon, who had an assist in Game 1 but drew every eye — and plenty of Lightning attention — on multiple occasions.
“It’s a special group in there and you don’t get to the final by having selfish guys or guys going in different directions,” MacKinnon said.
Make no mistake, however: MacKinnon still leads aplenty by example.
“He’s such a driven guy,” defenseman Cale Makar said. “You see him — he’s almost on the ice every single day, one of the first guys, doing individual work or working with the boys. It’s not always all about himself and individual work, too. He is always about working with somebody else, whether it’s teaching or giving little pointers. He’s so driven and motivated and that’s what makes him great.”
And what’s helping the Avalanche close in on greatness themselves.
“I feel like he just does everything so well. He’s such a two-way player for us,” Makar said. “He comes up in those big moments … he comes up defensively for us, too. So there’s definitely nothing specific that I can nail down that makes him so special. He does everything so well.”
Trade deadline acquisition Josh Manson said MacKinnon’s all-round game, both physical and psychological, makes him the quintessential leader, one who makes all those around him better.
“Well, he wants to win. Since I got here, I’ve realized that that’s all he wants to do,” Manson said. “He wants to drive the rest of the team to win. He expects a lot of himself and he expects a lot out of his teammates. So he’s a good leader in that way. He pushes you to be better and he pushes you to drive yourself to win every game.”
By modifying his magnificent game in Year 9, MacKinnon has become the complete player everyone envisioned he’d grown into back in 2013 when he was a baby-faced 17-year-old and the No. 1 overall draft pick.
“I think that there’s a tremendous amount of growth in his game,” Bednar said. “The maturity of his game over the last couple of seasons and in going through what we went through in the playoffs last year, has kind of driven him to a different point this year. He has a better understanding and a growing understanding of everything that’s happening around him and that other guys play an important role in our team’s success and it doesn’t have to always just come back on him — and being at peace with that.
“Again, I’ll repeat it as many times as you ask, it doesn’t mean that he doesn’t put a lot of weight on his own shoulders. He does,” he said. “That’s the type of competitor he is.”
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With contributions from AP Sports Writer Pat Graham.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered after being surprised by his mom’s first visit to see him at Citi Field, Pete Alonso slugged a grand slam during an eventful sixth inning and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 10-4 Friday night.
Lindor’s wife, Katia, surprised her husband by flying in his mother, Maria Serrano, for her first visit to New York since Lindor was acquired from Cleveland in January 2021. Lindor said his mother’s travel has been limited since she suffered an aneurysm that led to a stroke in 2020.
“My wife was very emotional, telling me she was going to give me one of the great Father’s Day gifts,” Lindor said. “She’s the best. She surprised me (and) my whole family.”
The visit in the press conference room a little more than an hour before first pitch provided a lift to Lindor, who has been battling a sore right middle finger — he accidentally caught it in a hotel room door in Los Angeles on June 2 — and entered Friday hitting .173 this month.
“It gave me that extra energy that I needed,” Lindor said.
Lindor yelled as he rounded the bases during his three-run homer in the first inning off Pablo López (4-3) before pointing to his family in the suites after he crossed home plate.
“Those are moments — I got emotional when he hit his home run, I could tell he was too, to see her son do that tonight,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said.
Lindor robbed Willians Astudillo and Jazz Chisholm Jr. of hits in the second and third innings.
The Puerto Rican star was later hit by two pitches — including one with the bases loaded. The oft-plunked Mets were stuck four times, pushing their major league-leading total to 49.
Carlos Carrasco (8-2) allowed three runs on eight hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.
Lindor drew a bases-loaded hit by pitch in the sixth, one pitch before Alonso hit his second career grand slam to cap a seven-run frame in which it briefly appeared the Marlins turned a triple play. Alonso doffed his cap to a crowd of 36,111 chanting “M-V-P!”
Earlier in the sixth, J.D. Davis had an RBI single and Starling Marte coaxed a bases-loaded walk.
“You go from a triple play to 10 runs,” Showalter said. “That’s a turning point.”
Center fielder Bryan De La Cruz, who dropped a routine fly by Marte immediately before Lindor’s homer, led off the fifth by homering off Carrasco. Jorge Soler delivered an RBI double in the sixth, when Jon Berti hit into a run-scoring fielder’s choice. Lewin Díaz scored on a balk in the eighth.
Soler, Cooper and Avisaíl García had two hits apiece for the Marlins, who outhit the Mets 10-9.
“Felt like we were kind of swimming up stream from the very beginning of that game — three hitters in, we’re down 3-0,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said.
López, pitching for the first time since he was hit on the right wrist by Michael Brantley’s comebacker June 10, gave up seven runs (six earned) on eight hits with one walk and five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
ALMOST TWICE (OR THRICE) AS NICE
De La Cruz came within inches of a spectacular catch that briefly had the Marlins thinking they’d turned a triple play in the sixth.
With two out, he tracked Luis Guillorme’s fly to the warning track, collided with the wall and barehanded the ball after several bobbles for an apparent catch. He then threw to the infield, where Mark Canha and Jeff McNeil were doubled off for a triple play.
McNeil, however, had tagged up at second upon seeing De La Cruz apparently catch the ball and would have been safe at third.
Replays showed the ball hit the wall before De La Cruz caught it. The out call was overturned and Guillorme was awarded a single.
SIGN OF THE TIMES
Longtime MLB umpire Dale Scott signed copies of his book “The Umpire is Out” before the game in the rotunda at Citi Field. Scott came out as gay after the 2014 season. He was in the majors for 33 seasons until retiring in 2017 and worked the World Series three times.
Scott was in town for the Mets’ Pride Night, one of seven Pride events he’ll attend this month.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: 1B Jesús Aguilar and OF Jesús Sanchez were each placed on the injured list without a designation. The Marlins recalled Díaz and OF Jerar Encarnacion from Triple-A Jacksonville. … IFs Brian Anderson (back) and Joey Wendle (right hamstring) are scheduled to take batting practice at the Marlins’ spring training complex Saturday.
Mets: RHP Tylor Megill (right shoulder) was shut down for four weeks after an MRI revealed a strain. … 3B Eduardo Escobar was available off the bench after missing Thursday’s game while undergoing tests at a local hospital. Escobar said he had a headache and felt dizzy while taking grounders Thursday afternoon. … RHP Jacob deGrom (right scapula) threw his fifth bullpen session Friday.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Katie Ledecky has started the United States’ medal collection at the world swimming championships with a gold by reclaiming her title in the women’s 400 meters.
Ledecky clocked 3 minutes, 58.15 seconds on the first day of racing Saturday for her fourth world title in the 400 freestyle after 2013, 2015 and 2017.
Ariarne Titmus pipped Ledecky to the title in 2019 and took her world record last month but the Australian has skipped the worlds in Budapest to focus on the Commonwealth Games next month in England.
Canada’s 15-year-old Summer McIntosh finished 1.24 seconds behind Ledecky for the silver. Both were well ahead of the competition, with American Leah Smith 3.93 behind Ledecky in third and Australia’s Lani Pallister finishing fourth.
Australia’s Elijah Winnington took the first gold of the evening when he powered home in the final length of the men’s 400 meters to overtake Germany’s Lukas Martens. Winnington clocked 3 minutes, 41.22 seconds, a personal best and the third fastest time at a worlds.
“I try to keep up with the Australian guy but in the end he swam away,” said Martens, who finished 1.63 seconds behind.
Brazil’s Guilherme Costa was third.
None of the medalists from 2019 raced. Sun Yang of China is banned for a doping infringement, Australia’s Mack Horton – the 2016 Olympic champion – failed to qualify by 0.10 seconds, and Gabriele Detti did not enter.
Britain’s Benjamin Proud was 0.03 seconds faster than American star Caeleb Dressel and Italy’s Thomas Ceccon in the semifinals of the men’s 50 butterfly. The final is on Sunday.
American Torri Huske was quickest in the women’s 100 butterfly semifinals
More finals including relays were scheduled for later Saturday.
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Looking for something sweet to make with the kids while they’re out of school? These Rice Krispie treats are not only easy to make with the little ones, but they are also very affordable to make! If your little one is new to cooking, start with a sweet treat that will get them excited to be in the kitchen, and then slowly move to other items they may enjoy making or eating. Remember, exposure is very important in helping children try new foods, and what better way than involving them in the cooking process!
Rice Krispie Treats from BudgetBytes.com
INGREDIENTS
· 6 Tbsp butter (salted) ($0.60)
· 6 cups mini marshmallows (10oz. package) ($1.00)
· 1/2 tsp vanilla extract ($0.14)
· 4 cups Rice Krispie cereal ($0.56)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Line an 8×8 dish with waxed paper or foil and coat lightly in oil.
2. Add the butter to a pot and melt over medium heat.
3. Once the butter is melted, add the marshmallows and continue to stir and cook until the marshmallows are melted and incorporated into the butter.
4. Once the marshmallows are melted and incorporated, remove the pot from the heat. Stir in the vanilla extract.
5. Add the Rice Krispie cereal and stir until everything is coated in the marshmallow mixture.
6. Press the Rice Krispie mixture into the prepared dish using a lightly oiled spatula. Avoid over compacting the treats.
7. Allow the treats to cool at room temperature or in the refrigerator until solid. Slice into 9 pieces and serve.
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Despite the advice of preachers and philosophers warning us of the shortcomings of money, it’s hard to argue with Gertrude Stein’s observation: “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. Rich is better.”
Although money is better at reducing suffering caused by poverty and relieving anxiety caused by debt than it is at making us happy, it can buy lots of things that make us feel good and important.
But wealth is not a certain road to happiness. A poor person with good relationships is much more likely to be happy than a rich person with lousy ones. And people who earn moderate wages, but love their work, are much more likely to be happy than those who earn a lot but hate what they do.
It’s easy to expect too much from money. Rich people have different problems than the non-rich, but they do have problems. Many are related to wealth, including shallow relationships, spoiled children, and continuous pressure from relatives and friends who expect a handout. Rich people, as a whole, are not more content or emotionally satisfied than others, and neither are their kids.
The problem is that people preoccupied with money are never satisfied. Often, their desires and debts grow faster than their means. The more they have, the more they think they need.
There’s nothing inherently wrong with material wealth or its pursuit, but there is a danger of paying too much to get it. As Rousseau said, “The money you have gives you freedom, but the money you pursue enslaves you.”
We shouldn’t disdain money, but we should put its value in perspective.
The moral: focus first on forming deep and enduring relationships and finding work that makes you fulfilled. At best, money is the icing, not the cake.
Editor's note: This article first appeared in the Capital City Free Press on October 23, 2015.
About the author: Michael Josephson is one of the nation’s most sought-after and quoted ethicists. Founder and president of Josephson Institute and its CHARACTER COUNTS! project, he has conducted programs for more than 100,000 leaders in government, business, education, sports, law enforcement, journalism, law, and the military. Josephson is also an award-winning radio commentator.
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Masakazu Yamaguchi's Furin Shokudō Manga Ends
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
This year's 14th issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine published the final chapter of Masakazu Yamaguchi's Furin Shokudō (Adultery Restaurant) manga on Wednesday.
The manga centers on 35-year-old businessman Ryūichi Yamadera. Ryūichi travels around the country on business trips, and his sole pastime is trying different foods at local restaurants. He also ends up sleeping with the various married women he meets at the restaurants, while also being married himself.
Yamaguchi launched the manga in Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine in early 2016, and Shueisha published the manga's 20th compiled volume on February 18.
The manga's live-action net series adaptation premiered in March 2018, and a second season premiered in July 2019.
Yamaguchi's Dengeki Oshioki Musume Gōtaman manga inspired the Dengeki Oshioki Musume Gōtaman: Gōtaman Tanjō-hen (Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gautaman) OVA and the Dengeki Oshioki Musume Gōtaman R: Ai to Kanashimi no Final Battle (Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gautaman R) OVA in 1994. Tokyopop released his nine-volume Arm of Kannon manga in 2004-2007.
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